New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-04
FRON CANADA.
THE ANNEXATION M0VEMENT'
,-Ruinous Condition Of the Province
The Reciprocity Question

~ "a Our Special Correspondent
MONTREAL. July 80. 1865.
COLONIAL CANT.
The nrotestations of the very loyal pap'rs
-ox. too muoh. Affecting indifference. they show b!
he constancy Of their attacks upon the snnexatio'
.ovsmsnt a stro1g apprehension of IFS power. Men
@ no. usually grow sry and fume and threaten about
nothing. They DO not. day after day, for weeks de-
bource phanton ard argue against contingencies that
srs impossible Wien therefore, respectable and
Ssay able Journals all that there are but few annex
sftopiss In the r ovince yet all The time teS about
snnex tion with the declared object of putting ii down.
ne observing public TO the conclusion that the
authors Of the allegation are quite conscious Of its
klsiiy
Against the general assertions Of politicians and
er adbereuts place The ext erence of any man, moi
being partisan. who to-day travel IN any part OF
Canada Hitherto l have confined my reports to the
Western section Of tie Province. But use no such
limitation now. In Lower Canada, as IN Upper
Canada ths number Of those who see in annexation the
saivaton OF the Province steadily increases And In
18th sections the conviction prevails mainly among
She more thrifty Of the mechanics the more enterprs
hg of the traders, aud the more intelligent and
SAeughtful Of the farmers
PUBLIC OPINION on ANNEXATION.
Were i at liberty to publish tine letters I receive
Rom various localities you would have no difficulty in
tracing the that At work TO prevent more ex
pcit expressions OF opnoa than have yet been heard
D far the press is concerned, one Upper Canada
proprietor writes You poor devils Of news
paper can't afford to take outside position while
She movement, which may last time is going on.
And as il is with poor devils of newspaper men.
% is it with psor devils" OF politicians. They cant
F,rdn tah a; .Iav NJ colnnipS
generates funkeyisn rather than independence. Oar
ministers go be Dg errands to England ard come
back savish vorshiJ p ers of Imperial ideas. Our |
fashionable society derives its inspiration from the
shabby gentilty of Il mimic Court o. Quebec and the
vupercious snols " h. weir her Gaestys uniform in
NE garrison towns. The common sense OF tie Tuiti-
nde Is less demon strhiye than the blatant serviity
which goes by tie name of loyalty. The cant which
dominates on this subject Is eating to a healthy
stomach. LOttsslls Iuii, rsstc prayer comes 10 my
8ps more than oGee every cay;
Oh hat there might In Canada be
A duty on bypocrisyl
tax on bumbug IN excise
On solemn plausibihes.
A stamp every uan that-cante1!
By awaiting himself Of the hint, Mr.. Gait may bridge
Ne financial cbssu which yavns tefore him.
There nre "poor devils hov ever, Who not afraid
% tell the truth 10 The growth of en- annexation
party. The editor Of Tie Daily Wtness Of this city is
Of The number Referring to the prevailing discomfort
md the various remedies that ae talked Of by the poll
tcians, Tie Illness in recent ISSUE said: "Others
still. and Aeir oyy is IN boh s.i5ns rapidly ndH csius
n nambers Rave IL Of these proposed
6haBge but lelie q intimate destiny being an
nexst0n 20 the UDitedf States il is brought
about the better for 4 peace aud prosperity Of The
Province" What ad ei ht to the statement Is tire
Sact that tie senior Iropr etor and editor of Tie B,t
f.t.t 1..f. fhn
business OF a compiss merchant, and in that ca
Pscty Is brought into extensive correspondence with
Che farmers and TIA ers o. Upper Canada. nore es-
peciay these favorable to Temperance and other social
reforms with which be IA closely identified.
With The Weeiy Trade r riep OF this city read
srs are already acl srte Ny former illusions to its
sourse have BROUGHT down upon it more than forty
parson power Of y cant; AMI under the threat of
withdrawing tie advert Sc Iens OF English insurance
companies, its conductors disavow annexation seuti
rents Their Represent oas In regard 10 the develop
neat Of annexation feei4g published from time &c
NINE during the last six months, therefore particr
iarly noticeable. viii reproduce OF these repre-
pentaiions, and one only: Three months ago" arc
ths words Of Tie Retier, 1--WE yentured 70 suggest that
Mr.. Stewards whole policy toward Canada in the pas.
year had shown desire hs part TO force her into
She Union. Recent have confirmed this impress
scfttfrHf
% e annexation question Is iadeotOe Of Aop successful
IL Aas teen is sce sey TIN, in pre1oas period in
o. Aisory Of fe country has rt beea ropii repaioa
tx public opinion this question. Uhat three
.onils Jtsarded rank disoyaity, IL me
frequent topic Of dseassioR and Gdrocacy 6y II1s nun
AU Of the iscdas rem o. rs coua,ry AID z is mos.
marx able that g. C mos promieat o. them TO be
found among tie ola Tory plrty, those who, il
supposed would cling teHacousy 10 British con.
nection." pre- o: the testimony Of periodicals like /
The Trade Rrex TO that of journals dashed " tue Jug
Sernaut eels ri prty. i
Slowly but rely tie great fact forces itself into
recognition. Tie Post Journal published at ST. Cab.
sriaes, near t.e Magma fr ntier. hes opened iis
columns 10 contriSnti favorable TO annexation. In
what purpors be the first OF series Of articles from
She pen OF Mr. I. P. Thompson. the position to be up
1sli Is thus distinctly stated:
"In order that orr position may be definitely under
stood uld merely sey that we beiese annexation
tc be the solution Of the difficulties political. mill
Gary and commercial in which The British American
Provinces have 90 long been involved well as our
inevitable destiny. aud that such being the case our
visest is ~ lok realities in tic lace instead
ignoring item. and TO accept condi on alike forced OF
- BY events dictated by prudence and consistent with
the honor Of all parties concerned"
The writer proceeds to discuss some Of the perver
soDs and preudces which the opponents Of annexation
rely upon manfuy spurring tic hypocriticl cries Of
~tieason' and "C 10 atty" with which Office holders
hope to suppress discussion L
RUIsous cosDIIIoS OF CANADA.
Another favorable indication Is the refusal Of the
Better class OF weekly journals to acquiece silently in
eAo Misrepresentation INDUCED by Tie Toronto Gob,
ssa ceining the progress and condition of the Province