Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-05-12
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
BEL HIND THE seen Is.

4 correspondent sends US some interestin.
information concerning Canadian affairs "b,
hind the scenes, gathered from private let
| tiers received from that quarter Ii viii %,
remembered that the Confederation scheme
I contemplating the union Of all the British
North American provinces, inland and mari
time, passed the Canadian Parliament a few
weeks since but failed by large majority ir
New Brunswick. New Brunswick. Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island never had
much love for Canada, and 1t Is thought new
er will unite with the latter for any con,id-
cradle period. should they do 50 at all
From the letters before mentioned, we con-
dense the following
The overthrow Of the rebellion has made
quite a change in all the newspaper articles
ana everything else. and they fairly tremble
for fear the war in the South will wind up
soon and armies from the United States r.
heard nearer than agreeable. English mer-
chants are selling out as fast as they can and
are going home. They expect a storm. and
everybody now seems to be impressed with
the same idea. You have no idea what ..a
change has come DER the spirit OF their
dreams since the passport SYSTEM Wiz ~
augurated, stopping travel through Canada.
and of course decreasing business.
Hundreds of men on the Grand Trunk
Railroad are out of employment on that ace
count. If the reciprocity treaty il abolished
Upper Canada will endeavor 70 annex herself
u the United States IN less than two wears.
Being in near and direct communication Wit.
our western cities on the lakes, and being
largely settled with Americans ana p some
what better informed and more intelligent
portion u Victoria y. \. domains. Lpptr
Canada's interests are with the Great Wet
and not with Canada East Quiieu number
of the VI p P's are strongly Ia favor OF the
annexation, and say Fright out loud thar
= the quicker It's done the better 50
Tie parliament this =, s>ion have done
nothing but harp On Confederation. Some
p or 80 long winded speeche- can Dc bought
up cheap, and some % or 80 more will never
see light the news that New Brunswick
had gone " Anti-COniedcratIUn " created
about as much surprise ara Consideration
among the Mp. P. ss if double barrelleI
gun had gone off amid a large flock of
geese. They don't know what to do now
The scheme ha, already Gust Canada about
S5O0.000, and to have New Brunswick kick
II all over is about as much Is they eau
stand They consider It owing 10 Yankee I
iuhuence-trsde interests between the mari .
time provinces and the United States. but Of .
that We know not "yea or nay" The idea
they now have is, TO send some NJ 2. P.'sto
England and have her 'scOerce" the rcfractn-
" province "by the sea- for without them
they can't succeed in their present ideas
They have only one resort lcft-unite with
Uncle Sam. Parliament closed earlier than
was expected on account of this great mI-go.
A great deal that transpires here is LETT out
'f the Canadian papers. For instance, 30
frightened are they at the possibility of the
feDkees coming after the rebellion us over.
hat the royal Surveyors and Engineers on
sunday last were surveying all over Point
Ievi Heights opposite Quebec, tor place
lpon which to erect Notifications and
trengthen the defences of tbs capital OF
,anada. The NJ. F. P's have organized
ompany and they have been drilliDga their
pare time so as to set good example and
lso to be ready for an emergency. Speak
az OF President LineOln's Inaugural the
inter says . Uncle Abe's sermon takes the
hlne on from all the documents he ever Is
ned, and no one can say Anything against
in these parts, for as A. Ward says. 1t IL
, troo John A. "a prominent south |
m sympathizer) must feel bad be is a. d
III as though his tongue VS. LED q a Car .
Ia thistle"
We give these extracts To show thar can
Is is frightened ct the success OF the North.
I'D fears retribution for her treatment Of u. Z
Ihiie they are largely scared without cause, /
} far d an invasion of Canada is concerned, C