New-York tribune., 1867-06-26
DIP N0RTEERN NELGHRORS.

Saturday, July LIST, Is 10 DE nOuuay dCIoss
our Northern frontier. On that day, The Do
"minion of Canada" becomes an actuality. 1t
embraces at present what were formerly known
as Upper Canada, (henceforth "Ontario,D
Lower Canada, (henceforth "Quebec,D New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but is eX-
pected soon to attract and incorporate
also Newfoundland, Cape Breton and, Ill
fact. all British America. Lord Monck, hlth-
erto Govemor-Genera of Canada, is to preside
over the new dominion" on n salary of
$4,000 per annum and his chief advisers are
to he drawn from each province of his sub
realm. The coalition of so-called Liberals and
Conservatives which has carried the consoli-
dation is to be perpetuated if possible; though
the greater number of the Liberals seem to think
that it has already lasted quite long enough.
After the new rule has dispensed its patron
age, the number of its adverSanes may he ex-
pected rapidly to increase. George Brown,
Editor of The Globe, will be a leader OF the
Opposition. Ottawa will he its capt.
tai. Its population and wealth exceed
those of our Thirteen Colonies when
they declared their independence
while their natural and artificial facili-
ties for both internal and external Commerce
are good. railroad from Halifax to the st.
Lawrence will doubtless soon be added to
them: while a wagOn-rOad from the western
settlements of Ontario TO those on the Red
River of the NorthTis to be opened forthwith
Newly opened Gold Mines, in Nova Scotia, in
"Ouebcc" and in "0ntario" are counted
on to enlarge scnsibly the resources
of the Dominion. Taxes are lower than
with us, though pretty high, and morally GER
tain to be higher directly. Many immigrants
are annually attracted from Europe, but they
have a prevalent habit of slipping over the
frontier, and making their homes in the Union.
Foreign goods are usually cheaper than in "the
States :" but Produce also is lower and farms
bring higher prices in gold on our
side of the boundary than on the other.
On the whole, though Canada has increased
fairly and steadily in wealth and population,
she is less thrifty, less enterprising, and makes
slower progress, than this country. She manu-
features too little, and imports far too much,
and is not likely to improve in either depart
ment. 1t were almost superfluous TO add that
she is always deeply in debt to the merchants
of the mother country.
That British America must ultimately choose
to enter our Union on fair and honorable con-
ditions, we believe; that the more intelligent
and energetic of her people already desire this
we cannot doubt; that few years expert
ence of the new rule will difluse and in
tensfy this feeling, we confidently predict.
The large, intelligent and substantial Farm
ing interest will not long rest content
with prices far below those realized for like pro-
ducts by their rivals few miles south of them.
Property in Canada is rendered inse cure while
costly improvements are discouraged by the
consideration that a war between Great
Britain and the United States would
very soon insure the OveTunning
of their selvage of inhabited country by ire
sistbe armies, while imposing intolcrable bur
dens on the outnumbered colonists. Quebec
Montreal, and Toronto, would each see its
buildings and lots doubled in value by Annex
alton, while their trade would be suddenly
expanded and their manufactures quadrupled.
But the dominion" must run its course. 1t
is Monarchy's "last card this side of the val
lev of the Amazon. Let us quietly watch the
progress of the experiment, deprecatmg and
Gf pOssible) averting any rupture with Great
Britain which would tend to excite hostile feel
ings between us and the Canadians, and thus
embarTass and postpone that fraternal sympa-
thy which will yet be developed. We would
not acquire Canada by conquest, nor yet by
purchase, no matter how moderate the price;
but, believing that the time and lasting interest
of both peoples would be signally promoted by
their fusion by mutual consent, we would be
careful to interpOse no obstacle to such con-
summation.