The Portland daily press., 1867-10-02
Terms Eight Dollars per annssu,. "a, od,ooce.

,latlolls OF the world. What NAV NOT ,h;s
NeW D'mlnlon achieve with s,,ch a. ;I,..:
Gus example close at hand? Sprunsr trn,,' a.
same hardy, enterprising and yaloro,'s o,a Ill, eiie
without the tremendous incubus Of sIo,.or,
with better government than theirs and
commencing our career ia peace. we n,a.' 'lu
safely hope in our future history TO record y
progress as complete as theirs. (Cheers
Dividing as we do the continent between
us. it is manifastly for the interes. of both
that we should live together in peace In
another century this continent will outweigh
in the Importance of its affairs the whole of
Emope with its burden OF empires. The An
gl,-Saxon race is the hope of the world, and
it has always been the wish OF the Mother
country that the. two great branches OF the
family planted in America should subslSt in
concord. 1t was this wish that led her in
1854 to arrange with the United States the
Reciprocity Treaty-a Treaty perhaps not
equitable in all its provisions-it should have
included reciprocal coasting trade but
winch, when we consider the international
troubles that preceded and led to its adop-
ton, the threats OF war arising
rom so many unsettled questions as we're
then pending, must be considered wise and
Deneilclai Treaty. Consulting her Colonies
Tor the first time, Britain asked our approyol
Of the Treaty. 1t may be interesting to know
that Mr.. Ryan, who to-day has represented
the opposers of the Quebec scheme as the op-
posers Of British policy, was himself one of
the first in our Province TO throw himself NJ
to an attitude of hostility to the policy of the
Empire. He did this in 1854 when he stated
that "he would not vote for anything that
went to approve OF the Reciprocity treaty"
And what was the reason assigned? That
"there was nothing in il tending to strength
en- and spread the loyal feelings oil the Colon
istsr
Mr.. Ryan thus opposed the policy of the
Empire and east a shadow of suspicion
on the fair fame of our loyalty. He as
sumed TO know better than England's states
men what would tend to perpetuate our 10y
al feelings, and feared that it allowed to trade
freely with our neighbors cur loyalty might
become shaken, have no such fears be-
lieve the loyalty OF our people above suspicion
Standing above the soil that contains the ash
es of our loyal ancestry the men |
who gave to us country and namc--who |
would dare to preach treason or insinuate |
that their children are tainted with it?-l
Among them were the battle-scarred veterans |
who had made their breasts the targets of |
England's foes, and others who had exchang-
ed property and wealth and rank in another
land for camp in British wilderness, that
they might live beneath her flag and
remain loyal to her government
These men, the fathers of our country, have
been laid away to their quiet rest beneath our
soil. No land contains within its bosom
richer treasure, or more honored dust than
theirs. While yet their self efsacrificing devo-
ton is fresh in our memories yet,
doubt not, some of the old men when see be-
fore me retain recollection OF their gray hairs
and their venerable forms-it is too soon to in
sinuate that their children, by trading with a
neighboring people, will be tainted with dis
loyalty. Such charge is sufficient to cause
the bones of our father TO move Indignantly |
in their graves. (Applause.l l believe, too,
that majority of the descendants OF this loyal |
stock, in 1866 voted against the Quebec |
Scheme. But trust they acted from honest |
conviction and that their motives are above |
suspicion.
If the expenditures of the new government |
should require such imposts as TO prevent |
trade between the United States and Prov
inces, the feeling for annexation which now |
exists would be greatly stimulated. o. G.