The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-13
The March OF nestiny.

The March OF nestiny.
The question of the annexation of
Canada, and, in fact, of all British
North America, to the United States.
has ut length assumed a practical
shape. The Hon. Thos. w. Tavlor.
Special Agent Of the Treasury De-
partment for the District of Minneso-
ta, recently addressed to Secretary
McCu1loch report on the trade be-
tween the United States and Canada,
IN which, he expressed the opinion
that events have presented to the
United States an opportunity, which
it IS manifestly their duty to improve,
by proposing to Canada 4 union with
the United States Mr.. TAYLOR
sketches the outline of an Act for the
admission Of Canada and the other
provinces into the Union, the leading
features of which arc that the United
States shall assume and pay their
funded debt and all their contingent
liabilities; and shall also pay to the
Hudson Bay Company tho sum Of
SlO,O for their claims to territory
or jurisdiction i'll North America.
The United States shall also pay the
European and North American Rail
way Company, Of Maine, s., 900, 900
upon the construction Of a railroad
from Bangor to st. Johns.
Mr.. Taylor estimates that this
would entail an annual expenditure Of
ST, 53l, 600, to be Increased in 1875 to
somewhat over S9,0OO,00 But as
the public revenues Of the five East
ern provinces in 1864 were over $l3,- :
100000, there would, he thinks, be
no financial consideration to prevent
a union.
Secretary McCulloch transmitted
this report to the House Of Repre-
sentativcs, and it was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, who
made Mr.. Taylor's proposition the
basis Of a bill for the admission of
the States of Nova Scotia. New
Brunswick, Canada. East and Canada
West, and the organization of the
Territories of Sclkirk, Saskatchewan
and Columbia This bill was report
ed from the Committee by MI. Banks,
on Monday last, ordered to be print
ed, and then recommittcd to the same
Committee
A reference TO the details of the
bill, which we have not space to dis
cuss here. Will show that the desired
end of annexation is to be attained
ny the voluntary joint action of
Great britain and her provinces, and
although we have no positive infor-
nation on the subject, we should not
be ut all surprised if the seeming
obstacles in the way Of annexation
shall be found to be, in fact. no OBJ
staclcs ut all It l., hardly possible
that the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs would have authorized Mr..
Banks to report the bill unless they
were III possession of Information
which would Justify them in submit
ting the proposition t. her Majesty s
Government and the people of the
provinces. 1t is maniiestly the de-
sign of the United States to exert !;
controlling influence over the whole
continent of North America. and to
provide IL free Government for Cana
GA and stable ones for MEXICO and
Central America. 1t is :. mere 1ucs-
ton Of time, and it may be that both
England and Canada recognize this
TACT and are prepared to act accord
lnSly. .-.Ne~ York Nc,rs.
president JOHNSON VS. BKuwNLOv
4 Co.-The ~oto11ruS Forney is
shocked. His scnsibilities are dis
turbed. He discourses as follows:
His hostility TO Governor Brown.
low has something OF the demon in
it, and his last act to Colonel William
Is. Stokes, rs described by the Nash
vile Press utd Times, Il few davs ago
exhibited something more than
hatred, 1t appears that when the
name OF this brave soldier was sent
to him by the Secretary of War. to
be nominated for Il brevct, in rccor-
milton of distinguished courage on
the field of battle. Johnson was so
infnriated that he drew II pen across
the paper. without waiting to have
the official act duly and dccently can
, cellcd. The only sin committed bv
these gentlemen is, that they stand
where Johuson stood at the begin
ming and during the rebellion. They
have never had a personal difference
with HIM. and yet they are bounded
. by his Mcclellan and rebel agents. as
II they We're common felons The
war upon the patriotic people of Ma
ryland and Missouri, under the inllu-
cnre of the two Blairs, is simply
= mcrciless; and he who converses