The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-06-09
The Alabama Claims and the O..
sion Of Canada;

A0c AonuOn OoserVer OF the 9Th MIR
after half column criticism on en-:
tor Summers recent speech, has thu -.
lowing slap at Senator Chahdler;
Another Senator had also distis;,;.t.
ed himself by his utteranees 8 =:
Alabama claims. Senator Chahals.sss
opinion was expressed az foilowE
"lf Great Britain should meet n. !.
. friendly spirit, acknowledge -.
wrong, and cede to MS all her infsrs.ss
in the Canada in settlement ofthoI
claims, We will have lasting peace NH
her but, If she does not, We must con.
quer peace. We cannot afford to hsrs
an ehemy's base % near to NJ. III.
national necessity that we should hav:
the British Prosecutions. He honsS
that such q negotiation would s.
opened, and that it will be . peaee1bl
one; but If it should not g.. "a
England ineists on war, then iet ~
war be short, sharp and decisiva. II
war should come. he would nav nov
that 10000 veteran soldiers Of Eich,.
gan re-. would take the contract to captute
the Chaadas In thirty days, without !
man or gun from any. other State
1t 10 difficult comment upou such
sentiments with any gravity. Even 4
this country were willing to cede Can.
ada, We should Be met 81. the deter.
mined Negative of the people Of en-.
da, and j: 10 hardly probable that: a.
ter conceding them parliamentary roy.
eminent and having assisted them 10
form the different portions Of Cansds
into powerful c6f1federacy, We shoold
join our forces to those Of the Unite1
States in order to annex. Canada =
them, for nothing abort Of that Noula
effect this result. The tendency ofre-
cent, events by NO means favoys the nee.
tensions Of the United States over On.
ada. The enormous taxation to whleh
the people of the United State
have now to submit will not In.
cline. the Canadians to. be GOV.
erned BY them. Besides With
those who enjoy the advantages of govern.
ing themselves are not generally 10 : horry
to give DIP their rights 10 order to submit
to be governed BY Others. There exists.
moreover, very strong pets6hal dislike on
The part of the Canadishs against the Uni.
led States. We believe that Wiz every
year the prospect Of Canada becomine 81.
nexed to the United States, except b.
main force. will rapidly diminish. Young
nations, like young men, are opt to dream
d many things which never become teal-
zed. The United States will have pleuty
o do for the, present generation at least il
'econciling the Southern States to their
ule, and in effaciDg the traces Of the late
var. 1t is dangerous to play with edsed
ools, to make demands without being 6ut
prepared to enforce them by war ii they
hnhld happen to be refused. and to keep
Ip alleged grievances merely for the Sake
u having agrievance. We believe. bow.
yer. better things of Gen. Grant He will,
re trust, Quietly ignore the impracticable
Jews which have been put forward By Seha.
ors Sumner and Chandler, and viii take
p definite position with respect 70 the
alabama claims--euch q position as be il
paily prepared to maintain. and which Win
e for the real and permanent interest II
10 country Of vhose policy he has now
he supreme direction. If he does that,
. have no fear but that the result will be
Iso completely satisfactory to this eoan-
J.