Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30
Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Enquirer
ENSIAND-s COLONIES.

The Ere u q NelC Rsl0ll'i0a IN amer
leu Br7taiH's Chickens Ginning IiOgs'
to R00st-Ihe Cs1ndsiidn Sons Cf liz
efg Extend -a0-T Ter Object AllHern-
lion 10 The Ulaifod sStdfcs-D Determining
Resistance to Consolidation n British
PDlr.- on this Continent Confederation
cf the C5i0nics O BlOig at tte French
Canadians The French and feH1dl's
Horkfnq for ER0lGad-A FtTidR Ll-
l1si9a hhcir EtUHesf HOps-HOsr he
Cusad1S ou1 BE- G5Hgusreoi-Sepdrdt on
from England Their only SairGtiO5l
C1andd as q Base JOr FeTtldi opera
tiOEs.
HAN11T0N. C. W, Dec j..
The present moment, when the invas-
i've and apprehended conquest OF Canada,
bv lie Fenfans. Is attracting so much at
tention, ] have thought II would mol he
inopportune for a few remarks upon the
relations existing between England and
her Cslauies. Colonial destiny, and the
great political Questions now agitstini;
The minds of the Canadian statesmen AMI
u.a1ple. The better 20 perfc. m the task
attempted by me, il may be proper for
me here 10 take
4 Gialscr az Canadian History.
Nearly al your readers are more or
les aeunainted with Canada, its system
Of government, wealth, resources and the
composition Of its people; but few, e1-
cent those vino have made the matter a
sui iieet Of study. are familiar with the
political revolutions through which these
Provinces have pasfAd since they became
dependencies Of the British Crown
Hence shall here briefly review these
points.
From the time Of the oession OF the
Province 10 England. until that period
ending with the rebellion Of eighteen
hundred and thirty-seven, the French
Inhabitants Of Lower Canada may be
said u have been the lords OF the soil.
Upper Canada was sllarsely settled, WI lie
Lover Canada confined a large popJla-
ton. Prom the moment Canada became
British territory, emigration from the
British Isles began 10 fi0w in
The possession Of such q promising col
on naturally attracted thitheT, among
the emigrants. many young sci0ns OF
British bankrupt families, who used 10
find I'D olden times that India was fav-
orite a.vlum in WHICH TO retrieve their
broken fortunes. India had been 'plsyed
OUT and naturally the North American
colonies were looked upon As favorable
spot m which 10 operate. These young
hoods found their way 10 this country
where but g few years passed ere they
had worked themselves into positions
of trust, under the Government, which
received It's inspiration from Windsor
Castle. and gradually the people
We're crowded out Of positions of
sI-ust. tie Government became more and
more a Government FOR the enriching OF
the ari~tocrscv. at tie expense Of the
Door emigrant and the hardy h05adlas,
until eighteen hundred ana thirty-live,
when we ind the entire Government
controlled by beartiiess sp-igs from Eng
land, whose oppression OF the poorer
classes became 50 grieYolIs thst it ctllrrii-
nated ga 5be popular uprising oi eighteen
hundred and thirty-seven, under Papl-
uasu's and Mckenzie's iead-a rebellion
rllat was promptly suppressed by tle
mower Of British Aayunets partly, and
ngrtlv bv promises uf reform in the sys-
fau argoverument. With that rebellion
tBe Intelligent reader is familiar, 80 I VIII
pass on 20 the results.
The Commission sent out by the I'M
uerial Government to investigate the
Grievances of the colOnists possessed
much honesty and ability, and the result
MAS that manyTesorms were suggested
tnet we're subsequently, carried out.
Among Others were, that Of extending
the rights of the people, establishing
responsible Government, : C., making the
Government directly responsible % the
people ms cad of. 81 before, 10 the home
EoZarumeuc other reforms followed,
and in eighteen hundred and forty Eng
land Lva master stroke 0f policy, en-
Jasvored. or rather succeeded, in cohsoli-
dating her rawef by union Of Upper
and L I,o,rer canada under our Govern
neut. The object Of this was appar-
ent. The descendents Of Jacques
Carties. OF Lower Canada, largely
osifnunbered al the other inhabi-
tanfs from the British Isles; and Eng
land. far seeing and avarici0us - she has
alvavs shown herself, determined 10
strike q blow at She French power that
v-ould forever render il harmless. Nlth
ali the peridiOus cunning and treachery
for which she l. noted, under pretsNt Uf
q desire % aIlay political and religious
aaimosities. and strengthen the colonial
qovernment the French were forced
into this union, and compelled 70 give
Tpia.r Canada equal representation, al
t6oiigh ID WAS vastly inferior 70 them IN
noint Of population and wealth. These
brave and determined people accepted
the new union under protest, auG tbs re-
suit is that to-day they are threatened
with sha extinction Of their religion and
lSnguage.
me nsonaent rhe uuioa was affected
the tools of Albion set % Nork 10 rpsnlu-
fionize politics. Tory governments,
composed Of miserable, unprincipled sa-
traps Of Downing street, conspined 70
strengthen English power az tie expense
OF the Ea0r colonists, who were taxed 10
support pr0figate Oifice holdersi and
since then tie country hiss been gong
from bad 70 worse, until her present debt
:. over eighty million d0liars, 10 a pOpu-
lation Of less than three lqiiiion- II =
frvle. for short periods reform Govern
,r,eurs have administered the Affairs OF
lie Government, but Tory power is so
strong that their tenure of Office has been
short aud political parties have heoolae
10 mixed that no reform government can
stand the storm.
Sipce the union OF the provinces the
upre- province has developed itself and
increased Ia population and wealth at
such a rapid ratio that to-day We find
Opper Canada in the Ascendency and
Lower Csnada's population yearly de-
creasiug. Yet the Upper Canadians are
not satisfied, and for years have clam
ored foI renewed representation based
upon population. In it they see they
can out vote the French and hold the
balance Of power. These eencroachments
upon the rights Of the original owners o:
the soil partly led to the annexation
hurricane that passed over Canada in
eighteen hundred and forty nine. To
This demand fos Increased representation
the French CaSadians have declared
uliey viii never yield. FOr ten years il
has been the rsllyissg cry al every else-
tiOu, and a. Oxen have there been found
Upper Canadians ready 10 stand by the
Lover Oanadians and vote down all at
tempts t3swamp Lower Canadian power.
tQn. heofge brown, 81 the Toronto
6ioSe, has long been the chamDion Of
the Upper Canadian majority and REPRE-
senfafion by population, bat about two
wears AGO he met the leaders of The tory
9arfy IN cauplis, and Tie result was a
Coalition between the reiCrBn party he
reuTe=ented and The torie, led by Hon.
John A. Mcdonald. The basis Of this
aaaIition. in which Mr. 8uoNn tooE Of
Eas. vas confederation Of the British
Ro-fh American Colonies uEder one sroy-
e-nment. and the consolidation Of British
mower on this continent The real OBJ
i,-t however, was 70 circumveat TIE
Hreneh. as VI shall - IN see.
Fbe Confederation scheme.
Irpon which Messrs. Brown and Ne
Dsnald .coalesced, proposes 10 unite New
Brunswick, the CaHadss, Nova Scotia
newfoundland and Prince Edwards Is
lard under one general government
with separate local Legislatures 10 eaci
Coony, for the local government of IN
respective Cologies. l'0E tiaae this new
idsa aas received with much favor, a
commission was sent 10 England 70 ne
g0iiate with the Home Government OF
tao subject, and they returned pledged
b. carry out the measHIe % successful
isspe. with the support Of the hnDeria
authorities. When the det>ils Of the
scheme became public, the public for the
first time began b consider the point
involved IN the question; the enaTsnota
tax upon them for the defense Of the Con,
federate Colonies; and here was th,
turning point. The maratime PROVINCE
spoke iD an unmistasable manner thei
condemnation of the scheme, tm Ia
ground that Canada, being the large
I,ower ln the confederation, would h,a,
The balance Of power, and would use th
other Colonies for her own enrichmeat
Lower Canada sf last opened her eye