New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-13

| US into one war f0r tno vlIoiCo"on VI 0u'
rights, and gloat over our present misfortunes
with fendish intent to aggravate them 70 oul
utter downfall. The treatment we have en-
dured for the last fifteen months from Britain's
statesmen and writers will cost her az much, IN
the long run, as her bull.headed struggle against
our independence, which, after all, was adVan'
taceous to her as well as to ourselves.
1t is the manifest destiny of Canada to
exist separately from Great Britain. IL
may or it may not be our destiny TO
unite on terms Of equality and mu'
tual advantage with what is now British
America, or portion of it, Upper Canada,
at least, has very strong geographical and COM
mercial attractions toward the Union, as the
Reciprocity Treaty bears witness For the
present, her connection with Great Britain
may be advantageous, though we doubt it..
She is repealed from us by her hatred to Slay-
cry and her honorable aversion to negro.catch-
ing. But for this, she would gravitate strongly
toward us; for she would be more secure,
more thrifty, more naturally related, IN the
Union than she ever can be out of it. II Brit.
ish aristocracy could feed fat its ancient
grudge by achieving the dissolution OF our
Union, it would probably hasten the union OF
Upper Canada with the Free North. And
that no one of the parties interested would
probably have reason to regret.
! Precisely because we expect and desire the
ultimate accession of Upper Canada, ii not of
all British North America, to our Union, do
We deprecate war with Great Britain, or any
Indictment to an invasion Of Canada from this
SIDE Of the Lakes. The conquest of Canada by
our arms, whether lasting OF but temporary.
would seriously impede # not utterly preclude
q true union bet Seen us. The genius Of our
institutions reyolts at the idea Of conquest.
We desire equals, not subjects; federation, not
conquest.
/ Tie eiIeryesccnce of loyalty which disturbed
the Canadas last December was manly iacu-
tious. .Jobbers and wOuld-be contractors, en-
yiors of the sudden good fortune OF their haI-
fellows on tls side OF the liue: the recipients
of the last millions invested by creduous British
i
bonds; bankrupt traders and piayed-out specu-
lators hungry for +" raise;' oil who had buiId'
ipus 70 let. or produce TO sell. or fortunes TO
repair. were eager for an influx of British
troops. auarteruasters, commissarcs, aud gold
Tie wonder is not that they spit the general
ear by their yociicratious of Intcn3est loyalty
bu. that 80 ripe and cynical All observer as
Palmers,on should have beea at all m:sled BY
them.
" Tho Earth hath bubbles q. he water beth"
and veteran statesmen of large aud successful
experience should instantly measure and com
prchcnd them.
We trust the Canadians viii persist in say
ing their time a1d money. We assure chem
that our Government and People have no more
IDEA Of invading them than Of anncNing the
moou. If their masters make war upon US,
We shall have 70 resist them rs we best may;
but gc have no shadow of desire Ia fight them,
either before or after the wind-up Of our
domestic broil. We want to live peaceabiy
with all men, and shall do it whenever We can
with honor. IL was the greed OF Slavery alone
that drove us into rascaly war upon Mex
leo. II was Slavery alone that made US Fill
busters IN CeE;ral America aud set us To con-
spring and fighting for the annexation OF
Cuba Slayery's domination hore ceased IN
/ 1861, and can never be renewed. Icnceiorth,
we may be relied on as the most quiet sud
least coye,ous Of ncighbor..