The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-12-06
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.
A Sermon in Favor Of the idea.

Kingston, TO large and fashisnabls
audience in favor of ahnetaton 10
the United States. The Reverend
gentleman in his opening address,
remarked:
i am aware that what am about
to advocate is at the present moment
distastefdl to small portion OF the
inhabitants Of Canada, aud there mar
be few ignorant persons present who
may accuse rae Of disloyalty to Eng
land. Yet, what am going 70 ad.
wise is not only in the interest Of
Canada, butin an especial degree Of
Great Britain. Lot no ono bo start
led whom l sAy that the greater por-
tion Of the inhabitants Of Canada,
are in favor Of annexation to the Uni
ted States Every question:, whether
from the pulpit OF the rostrum. should
be calmly diseased, for truth is sure
> to be elected in a collision of honest
thoughts. v.~.
:. The thundcrerorE Englaod i6forms1M
US that wc are drag on England;
that the mother country has 60 sup
Iplyus with men, money aud ships, =
aud erect forts for our defense, and
that,we are the only weak point in
the British Emphe, but If aauexed A'l-
to the Uited States, we should be
source of strength. Our members OF
Congress could speak in the halls or 7.'o
Washington, Of the gentle rule Of al91
Z England, and we could teach tbe asasl
Americans that England was their Sp'9
fiend, aud educate a better spirit
among her people, which would end 9sa ~
in full reconciliahop and lasting a1F
good will. 'heia 9a'g assi
England and America are strongrp
inunity. No great wsong could be
perpe,rated in the world agairst their aai;s
will. Has not the public press Of i4
England, tho organ oftho national esi AZ
mind, told us again and sgain, you l5aiM
are people thousands and thousands aii aui
of miles remote from us, aud who cam saog
form ajustcr opinion Of what is for &. 6ta
your interest thnn we who are so far iaai5
distant? Consult your own well be- yfa,
ling, and ask tor be annexed ito thsi5id
Great Republic. 1flyou say with nsolo9
us you must defend yourselves. Let nl,os
US be friends Living in peace, let r,,3
us part in peace. aHfo ali s. me,'i "a
"a !" This being the Interpretation Of
'Ipublicopinion in England, whyshould
it be styled treason in Canada BY
those at the head Of the Govern
ment?" fttf, .easy. ,,
i The learned divine continued at
Igreat length in explaining the senti
ments Of tho Canadians toward tho 'u'h
United States during the rebellion, -''i
and said that it was the duty Of Can 'ffT
ada to be annexed to the United fia
States, ia order that by their votes
they could save the South AL her for
mer rights under the old Union, and z ~
/ of recopciling tho North and South.
i 1t is said that the press and the sa
people of the United Stasss have Z.
aided and encouraged the Fenians in 2
their raids on Canada, which has tend. naJ
led, and justly. to exaspcrate the feeI.m
Iings Of Canadians and to make them
endure even war and invasion rather o.H'i
than submit to a people who are so
iguorant Of all international laws an
to seek to let loose upon usan armed Ia
body Of passionate aud m;sguided, g1q
though naturally brave and generous -.
men, boiling over with fselingseof eli
great wrongs against u.s. a neighbor- Via
ing people. who have nothing to do
with the crpel laws enforced on thcm
by England. ~
The Government Of tie United
States is censtired by many in conse-
lqucncc OF tho too tardy action ON tho b
invasin of our soil But in regard TO ss
the President, at least we ought to
take into consideration the power
those men could control in the Con-
gress Of the United States, and the
amount ofrcsolution reqairoa TO car
Try into effect the laws which we're
i spenlY denounced by the peoplas
Representatives at Washington.
Taking all things into CONSIDERS
tion, | heartily thank the President
flof the United Statesfor his deoEaiys
fIaction on the unhappy oceasiea sTtis ei
England flag She Eeii sSi'teand Rqe,
slus Those Of our eirEsns, Who have
i lived on the other side Of tia line. in,1
llform me that greater or more uniioFm
kindness they Heyer rexpesiensed.lhap
! ftom these Yankees whom, oying to.s
; lthc had specimens, inportes to this.
! side, We dislike. We End thom not
only attentive to sheir own ieieresss,
but iaielligeah Industrious and we'll