The Portland daily press., 1867-01-14

he was SUBJECT, or to praise foreign Govern
ment at the expense of his own, would ensure
him the contempt of every honest patriotic
American citizen.
The frozen territory" of Canada West is In
the same latitude as northern New York and
new England and States further South, whilo
sne vast crops ofpotatoes, oats, peas and wheat,
80 '"e nerds OF lat cattle, the focks of sheep.
n0 thousands of horses with which the Provin-
snow, that with all the faults of
1 peopie they do not stand in need of any spe-
oiai comrniseration for their poverty or lisbili-
| ties to famine
heierrihg TO the alleged unkindness os tbs
canadians towards the States during the ,o,a
civil war, the same article from which IT,,
quoted above says:
W hateyer this, that, or the other Amarioo,,
may say, Canadians may be quite sure that the
people OF this country have forgotten none of
tnese things and want no intimate alliance
with the cowardly, backbiting insects whokent
up such Duzzlns two or three years ago.
am satisfied that the proportion of the peo-
pie of western Canada who sympathized with
the North in our late bloody struggle was very
much larger than our people were accustomed
to give credit for, while the feeling Of sympa-
Wy "hASA Qiu pICfdii tuG IcDCASJ Was Rather
the common sympathy felt for the smaller or
under dog in the fight" than any real sympa-
thy for the cause which the rebels were striv-
Ing to uphold. In conversation with an ed
ucated gentleman a few days since, touching
TINS very matter, he remarked that the great
mass OF the people of Canada did not fully
comprehend the merits of the issues involved
in our struggle, and that their Southern sym-
pathy was only the natural feeling experienc-
ed tor the weaker party, especially when such
party is borne down by overwhelming force.-
Upon the whole" said he, "I think the teeling
was rather creditable than otherwise" Know
ing him to be a true friend to our loyal cause.
added, more creditable to the heart than
the head" "That is So" he added. ard then
made the remark alluded to above, that few of
the common people had nice appreciation of
the Issues involved in the struggle.
That the Canadas will ever be annexed to
the States is question in relation to which L
predict nothing. That Canada West, If an
nexed fairly, would become noble, wealthy.
intelligent, loyal State, have no doubt at all.
That she now desires such relationship do
not believe That she never may is quite
probable. That many of her best men believe
annexation would promote her best interests,
think is true; that they are disposed to dis
turb present relations to secure such result
is quite another thing. That intimate rela-
tions between the two countries and the cult
vation of kindly feelings are desirable and
would be beneficial to both peoples, seems as
evident to my mind as the plsinest statement
of fact, and that, at no distant day, the people
of the two countries will think better Of each
other because better acquainted with each
other, seems to me equally plain.
One thing do know; that nearly all high
minded, intelligent gentlemen in this portion
of the Province feel annoyed and Inundated
whenever they see in the Provincial press any
exhibitions of ill-feehng towards their neigh
bors over the border, and insist that the best
way for Canadians to grow prosperous and to
develope their country is to exhibit the same
spirit of enterprise that SO highly distinguishes
the Yankee character, and by acts of fraterni-
ty and neighborly kindness invite an influx Of
men and money from "the other side" Is
not this much better than the "trepanning"
system, and more in harmony with the spirit
OF the age than the cultivation OF the me,aory
of past evil deeds and unkind words?
SPURyINK