Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-25
Canadian Affairs.
rCorrcspondeuce Of tue Boston Journal. !

was well informed upon public Affairs
eve shan't have it yet awhile, y he replied
"Nhy should We 20 in for annexation - he
coutln0ed. .sWhy should We wish 20 tax our
selves 10 pay your War debt ,. We can, bamb o.
ze our dear old mother England for fifty years
Ia CONF, We have through all the past years.
just look At IT, We sent over a delegation 10
tell John Ball that Canada must be defende l.. A
ulau was presented for fortifying Point Levi
The Eopks were 10 10 i've rnii,s in extent. We
have "a plan Tor the Home Goyerpment TO protect
Montreal ny iortifying Montreal Mountain, when
nny tine 10 ilas ever seen the'place knows that
such fuitfcatious wo'ld't he worth fart hing
against the United States We can fortify the
ST. Lawrence 50 that your iron clads can't come
up the riyer, but what would such Notifications
be worth against an army Of an hundred thou
sand men coming up from Maine. another cross
! ing Al Niagara another AZ Detroit ?. ret John
/ Bull IS such an old nincOmpoop, that he Is going
I 70 let us have millions Of money. The fOrtii-
+ UHuous wu,t be worth anything, BUT We shall
. have 50 much money p circulate IN the provin-
ccs-to be paid out for Canadian labor
/ But how about the reciprocity treaty will
your merchant, and manufacturing interests be
able to keep pac- with those ofthe United States,
stimulated IS they are by a high protective Ia
/ rih - ,- ...-- -
''Yes. sir. ,hink so. | noticed, however,
that he had no argument 70 give upon this point,
lie was not in mercantile life. lie admitted that
lust now there were great Inducements for young
I men 10 leave Canada for the States. lie was
riorou rhty acquainted with ali parts of Canada,
and the pcoule, especially with the Freuch Ca
I nadia "fhe Pri,sts Of the French Catholic
Church ,'''hs siii, ''are 20 q man opposed 10
ne1aueD. Tney hate RepablicaEisIn. it Is the
eDcny uf their religion \ Canadian Catholic
Who goes into the States fo- year or Two, when
I ne r,urus 3 a different sort u being from what
Ice vas Wbeu he went away. lie has seen the
world ile mas learned 20 tlink Tor himself tie
has learned that knowledge = power; that COM
; ni.u schools are .ctd thing; that reapiug ma
chimes and sewing mach,nts. tLd all labor-ssav-
.us %. allmr-, aTe better than the Old ways Of
h.- earl 10 years. The Priests can't control him.
fhev sui@ the te.,s'1. IL IS rePubiicsn'sm witch
Ass QA.I. Iu ir.m iheir control Hence they
oppose 90, aud they art a strong power, and are
4 Ds.-'aiu- stronger each year They VIII oppose
am sSatioC 10 the last
Ell a.a au E4s..slrh,u,' he added, ''born In
I.-alt I love the Queen, and love mon
44,.,. ;..u col government, and - do all Eng
Isln.t. lou viii not fui many Eagiisninen
rt,,aius r,e schener' Such were the view she
pre-,.,,j.
Blt tie.y is suolhes side to the question.
geut---..-. oI Montreal sid
o. Me must have annexation. or reciprocity, or
sometl,iu. olulsaleilI Our mercantile Interests
cannot keen pace wth those Of the United States.
Tie St4ie~ ale joo powerful for ". Climate =
against r- Ni;h oar htrbors sealed I've months
u a var, without different trade relations from
those nov III pospect, sooner or later cur int
ste must suiier. Our young men are leaving
Your factory agents are up here after operatives.
They lola yu' great inlu ;ements. Oar lands 30
not Increase Iu value a dollar from year TO year,
whiip ~ Illinois tiere is "a constant and steady
rat, of increase Oar politicians oppose annex
a,iou because ,hey w'sb TO introduce an order cf
mobility NJ = cf our politicians hate the Yam
kess iecau-e you have -uctceded IN subduiug
the rlttis; hui the people ARE beginning TO see
the power ,f your i1Fin Of gogernmeuI You
may -et u duNr.-sir, be sud with emphs's
-.tlat tiitre s 20 be "a great change m tanadiau
.uiulil ailaIs We must have annexation, or
.la, vl.eh wall put our comm,reial relations cn
au equality with lu1rs. ur VIZ canuot live
0uR coSsJ1 GFNEhtL.
rr,at hu, aid cry has been raised against
the Col.ul General Of Canada, Mr.. Potter, De-
csuse be saW III ~ say few words upon the
subject OF sIne1aiiou,in Detroit, when the Com
la,rc.ll ConNeuton met in that city. What he
saii touched the Canadian politicians ~ the.
guiek; not because what be ud Was false. but
because it wts - true reye alton Of the state Of
affairs. Perhaps u would have been better
policy ou she part Of Nr Potter 10 have Kept
be inform .ti.u o. huseif, or 20 have cgmmunI-
Gated % dirg.r 20 the Sttie Department but there
i,n 2 wori 0f truth 10 the chaICts which
nave been rnsie iy some of the Montreal papers
tI,, he sls abusing bis oti,ial position by inter-
ueijin- Il public aiurs. The Ga-eHe. eiitei
ID D --.,f 49, r
iasss unon Mr. Potter I, hfs eudeavorel Co
iuaalig ihr pisson ol the mob against him
The same paper, referring 10 the attempt to kii-
nap sanders say, SIT was rniutbteily got up
80 tLe instance 60 tnc Federal Governmental
sto~s n0E read % i,,0u every possible occasion,
% tramne on the rights and neutrality of c1uu-
.rir. which t believes 1t can insult with impuui-
/ ~" l. accuses Mr.. Holt Of being the manager
" the Attir,lul YET thus Is paper which wants
] rty.ip-rcilv The datrihes Of the Cd-e,ic had
4 fhe efe.t n stir up the mob 10 m,ke hostile de
( mon-tra,ious toward Mr.. Potter. one fellow
/ hsrrlngasI the crowd from the Post Office steps
aud urged that be ought to be driven out Of
] Canaii-
Singular how a love for the old aaz should
Z suddenly ftme up Ia the hearts Of secessionisis.
I Oh lir. Foote, OF Tennessee. made haste TO as
sure NJ. Potter that he VAS ready TO fight for
AAA. AfNltt4es wiz AaAff hGtAA al tA4N ANAN- 81
vice, offered their SERVICES; but the people could
not see that Mr. Potter had done anything
/ worthy of being mobbed. Neither could the
( Goytrument General see that he had done any
thing which demanded revocation Of his exc
quatar, although petition was sent in TO His
lxceeucy for that purpose.
such j. a bird's eve view Of affairs at the
present time ! am assured that the question
Of annexation Will be brought into Parliament
during us g.pseilt session At Quebec, not direct
ly. but rs glowing out of the questions of con-
federation and rec prociy- There is no doubt
that the abIogation Of the reciprocity treaty will
have q damaging effect on Canada. Our own
position has changed since its negotiation. Then
We hai no national debt. hut now We have 4
debt; We have a high tariff we must have re
venue. Il is mlnfestly necessary that the time
ms come ior different commercial relations with
n country which has been the asylum Of robber:
and assassins during our struggle for national
life | an fully convinced that there is 20 be
a revolution in Canada affairs; what 1t will end
ia remains 10 be seen. CARLETON.