The Montana post., 1869-04-16
Is THE KINGDOM COMING

The new idea in diplomatic circles is
to trade our Alabama claims for Cans
ada-$13,000. for the Kingdom of
Canada, ten times as large as the State
OF Indiana and with two and a half
millions OF the least homogeneous peo-
pie on the Continent. However, il is a
good bargain-fOr u.s. and for thens if not
for England. We see il Canada has
its vision partially obscured. possibly
owing to the great Cataract on it. rhe
principal difficulty will be in convincing
Johnny Bull that his Lion would look
better, feel better, and be better with
his tail clipped off
The Kingdom, as constituted, could
not very well be mistaken for a Happy
Family. England does not abstractly
derive any great revenue, power or sat>
isfaction from its western auxiliary.
Still. neither are likely TO spring as
quickly at the Washington bait as a
trout at an anglers fly. Those in power
have the people well in hand, AMI will
not willingly let go certainty of office
for a bare. gaunt possibility. England
is proud and hopeful of her American
possessions, great in area as the United
States. 1t is true that a dozen years
ago she was paying 10000 pounds
sterling to maintain her power there,
and receiving only 1.l07 900 pounds
revenue, but then she can afford this
bagatelle 20 have her drum beat" throb
across this continent, and We know no
better than Britain that Canada given
over TO the United States. the remain
der of her American possessions will
melt into it as the icebergs that float
down from Labrador melt into the
great ocean. Even the people of Can-
ada have much 10 be grateful for TO
England, as well as to complain of. The
Crown has been liberal will its millions
in all public improvements. and set our
government worthy example in gaar-
anteeing six per cent. interest on $6O,>
100000 to develop the country by build
ing railways.
On the other hand, it is unwise TO
war against manifest destiny. One of
two things is about as inevitable as
death-the United States will go to
pieces like a bomb shell, or be the
sole. absolute possessor of this conti>
nent within q few years. Ii il the logi>
Iical sequence of the Monroe Doctrine,
tue clear tendency of events. the favor
ite contemplation of statesmen, and one
of the ideas for which all Am. Tica is
willing TO knock the chip of any shoul-
der in the naIionAI ring. One great
solicitude during the war was for exit TO
the Gulf through the Mississippi. 1t
drains the great valleys OF the interior.
and it's loss would have been fatal Why
should we not be interested in the &C
oujsition of the st. Lawrence Ii drains
half a dozen inland seas. with nine
great. young and vigorous States bor>
dsring upon them. ana through its sew
en- hundred miles the merchantmen OF
the world may sail to the Lakes and
the center of the American continent nj
the western end of Lake Superior
Bot there is the rub with England.
With this line of commerce controlled
bv the United States. the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad would be built, running
for 1900 miles along the British Posses
sions. Americanizing and leading 10
their absorption into the Union How
long would il be ere the Red River.
Saskatche wan. Kootenai. and other dis
tricts would be peopled by Americans.
and possessed by them toof Canada
now imports and exports more articles
from and 10 the United States than
with England and all other countries
combined. but with railroad on the
47th parallei. new tier OF settlements
would spring up, tributary entirely TO
American industries. England has no
fnncv for such a contamination NOVA
scotia and New Brunswick are tired of
thcfr .s.ociations. and q large proper