, 1866-01-04
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
The Old Question Of Annexation
in q New Shape.
D'Arcy Is'Ecc'z Estimate Of The Effect
OH Canada OF Our JVnr.

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AL "ofHnemcn'8 festival IN Montreal on
tho estl ult., Hon. darcy at'Gee spoke In Fe-
gard to tho effect oi our war on Canada, a.
follows:
The pnbl'o of liz ual.sa States alone t.oos
among us BY events arising iii Tie United
seem to comprehend how jauch We hare beea
Taught By their civil war-at least, such Is my
impression fIom reading the comments Of the
daily journals on CaDalian asial1s, In Il hicll
they display little or no iaslght iato tue facts.
!. They do not seem to be aware that VIC have
passed Al bound, with the toesln Of thc great
Of colonial existence to arother-leaeersl-a
ncrc adyancta a6;. morc. Important one.
Whoever says We stand, OF caii .sr' back to
where VIC stood cycn ID 1860, much less in
1854, dreams. There Is new Republican
America, born in blood and baptized In fire,
Within these 1--WE years last past; there must
soon be new British America, or British
America must shortly cense 10 exist. [IIcar.]
Such, you will do me the Justice to remember,
has been my reading all along of the Sims oi
the 1imcs-
"A Toronto correspondent Of the N. 7.
Herald writes thus about Mr.. Browns posi-
tlou: The uL1s il the Cabinet growing out
tinres, and threatens the existence Of the CO.
alition. A great many absurd rnmprs have
been put a1loat Us to the question upon which
the split look place, but +. best informed
circles It is generally conceded that A1r. Brown
WIS in tavor OF making certain concessions to
the United States for The purpose of obtain
Ing q renewal Of the Reciprocity Treaty,
which were resisted by the entire Cabinet
preecnt. am pretty familiar with
1fr, Bruwu's antecedents and his
views on important questions affecting
these colonies, md / will hero venture
The prophecy that Mr., Brown Will soon he
In opposition, md that, before 1866 has walk
paper will be clamo1ing for independent na-
i{nnnlity. There il m doubt li91t tnis wnnid
Le received With lmIaense nopulnrity. not oniy
by Inc Irish and French tanadIaus. but by 4
yery larre proportion OF the native born de-
scen1auts Of Britain. That fndenen6ence
would follow there IS 10 doubt, md t1cn Hon.
George Brown would be the choice Of the pco-
5;oycrro1ehip Of all these proyinces is prize
worthy the ambition eYen oi Nj. Brown. aud
jt:Wnlild 1lufi0ubtCi div be his reward Wcrc hr
10 throT bfs fnfluenco into the arms If fhosc
who. While remaiufnc true TO RrItaIp. are In
favor Of accepting the offer Of Enrland to $50
6u Of opinIop that Afr, Brown il trIruminr ilia
sails Tor new tack, and TINT tack VilI be IN
dependence and nationality. WITH close aiii- ii
ance commercially with The United States.
The Jrish Canadian. The jcadfnr Cntholic
naper In Cauada, talks aiter tIis manner !:
1--WE have heard something or tho posi-.
bl1t.y Of The estnblIsh1ncDt in Dfitish Amcrlca
Of q monarchy similar 10 that alluded to In
ihe extract here quoted, and certain gentle
man. once rebei. bnt now chastencd {nto thu
EoEt unudulteIatetl LOYALTY by tie sscalm cx-
rericnce Of forty" went so IL as openly to
cxprcsa his prrfercnce for HiIttlc British
PrfnceS rs tie ruler Of our destinics In this
portion Of North America. This idea Of cis-
~alnntfc ROYALTY. however. don't appear to
t.iasci, viii. tj,e neon1a ~ canada md the
maritime nroyince.> Is is evidenced W by the M
unccremou{oas manner In which the Int.
Ter have tossed overland tha stcn-
nfnr stone cthereto-cnnffderat;o and #
wn sonnd tbe masses ncnIer home on tl,is con.
federhiion scheme ~ We shai ind IN IL liz w summit @
Tc1T M contsmn,ih'e ron = m3noritr % W Sodrcd IL ID IS far
thenI tie coIfesnondent % rcIeTred III % to abnye m
need need have M fcpSs We o orr nsonie ~ E'oot nof
deen,T IN 1ors With Tho t;nse1. and tr1mnerv
~ rnyai Hood nor is Il o1r deair, to ane thse
eustoms Of our - Epelish cousins'' in nnyinr
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