The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1869-09-11
The British American Province,
From the Toronto Telegraph.

Ine Br1tIB0 American provinces
From the Toronto Telegraph.
The more one reflects" says the
Telegraph, " on the suggestive observa-
tions of the London Standard in regard
to the present and prospective relations
of the British American Provinces to the
mother country, the more reason there
seems to be for coming to the conclusion
that they are really getting tired of US
on the other side Of the water.
They say to us. in language which we
can hardly misinterpret: If you can
only set up for yourselves, we shall be
happy to give all the assistance in our
! power That is the admonition we re-
ceived from Sir John Young in his Que
bee speech 1t is not a pleasing admoni-
ton, because we have been as faithful to
England and to English interests as
England has been to US and to our in
terests.
We-speaking of the people of Cana
da-also remember how the sentiment
and soul of our people was stirred up
during the Indian mutiny. Our kindred
at the heart of the Empire could scarcely
have felt as we did here Ten regiments
could have been raised in a month in the
Province of Upper Canada alone, to
were mofe BFifiSsaR.e i fat fsTai9aYi cr,s,..
than the British themselves Through
out the miserable Trent difficulty, out of
which grew the Alabama claims, we ad-
hered to the old flag with a steadfastDess
which, considering our exposed condi-
tIon, has probably no PARALLEL in history
at nj &c nf IL
tainly, to be told that we are an incum-
branee. L only shows that communities,
like individuals, get old and get lazy
and that England is beginning to feel
that New Zealand, Australia and Cana
da, having had liberal nature for many
years. must now look to themselves, and
that she be relieved from responsibility
BE 1t so If Great Britain desires to
resign her indepeDdencies, she must be
content to resign her empire You can
not eat your cake and have it, Univer-
sal power and universal empire means
saeriice-heavy taxation, heavy burdens
on the minds of statesmen, strong endu-
rance-a pluck which shall not suecumb
to anything or anybody.
You are either to continue to be
power, and tremendous power on the
earth, or you are to revert to the condi-
ton of Venice or of Holland, and ask
younger nations, like that founded by
Peter the Great, or frederick, or Wash
ington, to come to the front and take
your place. So soon as the Stars and
Stripes are hoisted over the citadel at
Halifax, so soon departs, and departs fol.
ever, the glory Of England
I&e1tremely painful for US to be
corSPelled to write in this strain, because |
we believe that close and intimate con-
nection with the mother country is cur
salvation from misgovernment. But it |
is perfectly clear that any one of com
mon intelligence, that within FIVE or ten |
years after we are cut loose from the pa
rent State We shall be absorbed in the |
neighboring Republic"
From the Hamilton (ontario) Times
On the night preceding Dominion Day
come graceless wag climed to the top Of
a tos-g nag f-a>-s-e.s1 q. a. =
railway station, whici was erected at tne1
time of the visit of the Prince of Wales,
and nailed therssn an American Gag,
bearing the black lettered inscription,
g Ara ration" No person could be
foayd possessed Of sufficient temerity to
CLIMB the pole and tear down the rag, J
particularly as not a few persons were'
positive that the pole was rotten, and thas,
the life of any party making the attempt
would certainly be forfeited.
TheSSs, the obnoxious motto futtered
for l-e+@ss two months, in full view of the
crowds of travellers passing daily on the
railway, and the reputation OF Wood
stock was not likely to be benefited by
such a display. One of the telegraph
workmen, accustomed to climbing poles,
was taken up to Woodstock to perform
the job, but after climbing about two
thirds of the height, he declined to as
cend further, and declared he would
sooner resign his situation. Shooting
was next resorted to, and considerable
amount of powder was employed in the
effort to destroy the hateful emblem.
The flag and also the top of the pole
were pretty well shattered by this means,
and Annexation" was obliterated from
the rag at least On Monday last youth
in the employ of patent stove-drum
manufacturer, happened in the town, and
hearing of the matter, he very readily
rendered his services to "go for" the
thing The gallant lad performed the
act handsomely, ascending to the top of
the pole without difficulty, and tearing
off the last shred OF the tattered flag.
The question is, who was the intrepid
individual that put up the JOB.