The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-27
Canada and Annexation.

BY the termination Of the Reciprocity
Treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, the burdens Of restricted
intercourse have been again laid npon
Canadian producers, and the result is
manifest in the strong and growing
sentiment in favor of political union
with the great republic; to counterfeit
which the Government OF the Dominion
is using every effort to bring about
another convention for reciprocity Of
trade. hGr a&t9n ofha. @2-# l394
Canada is not Utopia yet. It's taxa>
ton is high, and its facilities for procu-
ring loans for internal improvements
limited, owing to the extravagant sys-
tenn adopted by its authorities in admin
istering previous trusts: the govern.
ment of the Dominion is cumbrous and
costly, and it's peoptc see that the
scheme was projected for the benefit of
but few politicians anxious to perpet-
uate their power and bask in the sun
shine Of semi royal splendor. In 1861
one ofits prominent officials informed
the writer that the debt of the two Prov
inces-East and West-amountedt to So
per acre upon the entire amount Of land
then actually under cultivation. Immi.
grafton merely passes through it on its
way to the Northwestern States and
Territories of this republic, and at the
present time formidable exodus is ta-
king place among that excellent class,
the hardy, Industrious economical
French of Canada East 2 5yroHa 95fsu
1t is curious to observe, upon public
occasions agricultural dinners ETC.,
tc-when the citizens Of French and
English descent are brought together, .
certain overstrained courtesy the su-
pcrfcial gloss of compliment which on
~ half conceals q deep antipathy of
race. This jealousy continues to crop
out in the halls Of legislation If an in
ternal improvement is projected for
Western or Central Canada, ariders to
the bill is Immediately attached in the
shape Of pier, . half aJmile orr mile
long, to be built out into the st. Law
renee from some small French Canadi-
an village down below Quebec or some
other expensive and unnecessary work,
to equalize the appropriations Under
the Dominion these antagonisms have
become still deeper, and the dissatisfac-
ton is still more decided, particularly
in Canada West. Here the burdens of
non-reciprocity are more seriously ex-
perienced and from the character of
the inhabitants, their proximity to the
border, and the identity Of their inter-
ests with those of their neighhors, un-
der wise political action upon this side
the overtures for annexation will first
come, and the card house of the Do
minion tumble to pieces by the removal
Of its base Of support tlads i
q 1t is self.interest, and that alone.
which will decide the question. Conver.
sing with prominent Canadian, some
one remarked that with annexation
property in the Dominion would adj
vance in value the next day full twenty
per cent. Yes was the reply--'nearer
fifty Hence the question may safely
oe left to the arbitration of time. Civ
en-, ten years, possibly five, Of the ex-
listing commercial status, and Canada
West will be in the American Union
How long the remainder can stay out
does not require much consideration
From Manifest Destiny in the Au-
gust No. Of Lippincott's Mag.
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