The national Republican., 1869-06-18


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PROGRESS OF THE ANNENATION
SENTIMENT IN NOVA SCOTIA.
The announcement by telegram from Hal
lfaI, Nova Scotia, that ''the Repeal League
Convention adjourned Saturday evening,
and determined TO make annexation their
policy" affords a significant indication Of
Of the breadth and depth Of the annexation
feeling In that colony. The convention was
composed Of delegates from tho various re-
peal leagues throughout every county OF the
province. These repeal leagues, as their
name indicates, were organized to agitatc
the question Of repeal Of the act Of the
British Government by which Nova Scotia
Is confederated with Canada and made a
part Of the New Dominion. After pressing
the question two years, during which delega-
tions went twice to England and returned
without securing q repeal Of the act, so far
as Nova Scotia was concerned, these leagues
have come together for consultation, by del
egations from each, assembled In Halifax,
the largest city In the province and the seat
Of the local government. They met on the
10th Of June, and AFTER two days dclibcra-
tion on the issues before them, their decis-
ion, as indicated by telegram, is to abandon
the effort for repeal and press for annexation
to the United States. That the feeling in
favor Of this movement is general through
out the province may be gathered from the
fact that nine tenths of the people have al
ways been in favor Of repeal, and have al
ways declared that II they failed In that
the United States rather than submit to con-
federation with Canada, into which they
were forced under protest.
The question of annexation Is now squarey
before the people, and 1t is the purpose OF the
leaders in the enterprise to press steadily
forward to a successful consummation Of
the work by numbering Arcadia among
the States in the American Union.
One Of the first objects Of the new party
will be to organize their forces, and bring
the merits Of the question Of union with
the United States before the people in every
part Of the country. They will then appeal
to the British Crown for release from all
political connection with the parent State.
They believe that England will offer no
serious opposition to the united voice Of the
people (by petition) In their demand, re-
spectfully but firmly made, to be permitted
henceforward to form their own alliances
with other parts Of the world. 1t is now
well established fact, that England's policy
Is TO cut loose from the Dominion as soon as
arrangements can be completed to that issue
The London TINES stated in its editorial on
Mr.. Summers speech, few days ago, that,
"The relations between us and the Dominion
are well established. The Dominion has re-
ceived an absolute and complete gin Of self
government, and II there were entertained
among its citizens desire TO sever the con-
nection between US, whether with the pur-
pose Of establishing q condition OF formal
ances, England irould do nothing to put con-
straint upon their wishes. We have said
thus much often before now, and We shall
not shrink from declaring the truth when
ever challenged to do so. But, to imagine
that we should so utterly disregard the gift
of freedom Canada has received as to trans
fer the Dominion against Its will to the
United States, Is to imagine thing impossi-
ble." Nova Scotia proposes to test the sim
cerity Of this assurance made by the leading
press, and almost in the same language by
eminent British statesmen, both in the Lords
and In the Commons.
Nova Scotians have firm faith In the
Monroe doctrine, and the sentiment has beer
unreservedly expressed by the leading papers
in the colony, that small governments must
wane before greater ones, and that the United
States will yet embrace the whole North
American continent. They approve Of the
policy which looks TO this issue, and believe
most firmly, and most correctly too, that the
elevation of their colony into State In the
American Union will secure to them a
greater degree Of prosperity in every branch
Of industry, a larger field OF intellectual de
Velopment and energy, and greater security
against foreign enemies.
who oppose the annexation movement;
those who are now enjoying fat offices as
members Of the Dominion or local Govern
ment, and those who believe, or propose to
believe, that the United States Government
will revive the old reciprocity treaty, OIL
grant new and more liberal one, by which
they will again enjoy tho advantages of the
American markets without bearing any part
of the public burden by contributing to
wards the liquidation of the public debt
They go for free trade without taxes. Says
writer In the Halifax Citizen, of the l2th
instant: of the United States adopt a sys
TEN OF free trade, we might say certainly
our temporal prosperity will equal theirs.'
This Is decidedly cool.
Mr.. Halliburton, son of the late Judge Hall
burton, OF Nova Scotia, comes out in long
letter In the Halifax Reporter, over his own
name, in which he processes to be quite In.
dlgnant at the delay in granting our neigh.
bors free access TO our markets, and says
"The Americans have dangled reciprocity
before our noses, and now tell us II means
annexation" He douounccs the NArToNAL
REPUBLICAN,, which he Informs his readers
is ''the organ Of General Grant," and threat
ems vengeance against the American nation
because the REPUBLICAN said, In Il recent
Issue, "If the Canadians relish starvation
and loyalty, let them enjoy both till they are
satisfied" and then urges upon the Dominion
Government TO close the colonial fisheries
against American fishing vessels, and pro.
hibit the Introduction of -four, coal, salt, and
other American goods Into the Dominion by
excise duties. "We must" he says, "coun.
teract the policy Of the American Govern
ment by Initiating their example; and We
shall no doubt find that the starvation policy
will be at least equally effective In our hands
In securing converts to reciprocity" In the
United States. 1t Is consolation to know
that the Dominion Government has not yet
taken his advice TO close their markets against
our goods, and 1t is safe to say that Mr.. Hall
burton has not score Of followers In Nova
Scotia, and very few In the Dominion, out