New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-09
THE NEW DOMINION.
WHAT THE COUNTRY PEOPLE THINK OF ANNEX
ALTON AND INDEPENDENCE.

WHAT THE COUNTRY PEOPLE THINK OF ANNEX
ALTON AND INDEPENDENCE.
MONTREAL, Aug. 4.-Traveling from Mon
trea east to Quebec and south to the boundary lne
have at length had what have long earnestly de.
sired, opportunity Of thoroughly inquring into tho
feeling existing throughout the Lower Provinces in
respect OF the great questions OF the day annexation
that Is to say everywhere II meets scarcely opposing
possible event. and by very large class and probably
the best class Of farming people openly adopted Ia
my attention particularly directed to eliciting
public feeling on these matters among all classes
heard two persons take up the cudgels against Annexa
ton and not one against Independence One OF the two
nounced himself loudly true Briton," and defed
the United states TO annex any part OF Canada He In
sisted that Canada better of financially agrcul-
turay, and commercially than the states; that in the
case OF between Great Britain and America, and
an attempt on the part Of the latter 10 obtain possession
of Canada the former would throw 1OOO 900 OF the best
fighting men I'm the world on these shores armed with
dnced and dirSced With the utmost military sl Which
the world has ever seem and that America devoted
every energy she possessed for i25 TO the acquire
men Of the soil Of canada she would be its
complishment at the end than at the beginning Finally
he asserted bis belief that should such war
occur the States would inevitably be by British
troops placed under the Government OF Great Britain
and annexed to Canada, the whole TO form new British
Empire On my word OF honor this Is almost word for
word what the gushing lOyast said. and It. was particu
larry observable and gratifying that none OF those present
who advocated annexation principles took oonse at tho
rather strong language he sometimes used Indeed,
everywhere find wide spread feeling OF extreme
loyalty to tho British Government and hrm determine
ton expressed that shall bring Canada into
the Union all have heard seeming TO rdiculo the idea
OF war OF Canada taking any side but that OF the Od
Country In the event OF lamentable contest occur
ing But the other hand there 10 be universal
belief In the incapacy OF the Federal Government, In
quick coming bankruptcy under the existing order OF
affairs and the absolute necessity for political change,
the only difference OF opinion being the choice between
Independence and annexation, j have talked TO men
with their thousands OF dollars yearly income, and men
who earn living by the sweat OF their brow, and
sngeness Of feeling existing II their words are TO be
believed is unquestionabe. They say, In fact Let us
have Independence and then n the people want anneXa-
ton and vote for IT, why don't see much objection to
It," In Lower Canada that the universal political pro-
fcssOn and tho elections OF 1870 will the truth OF this
tested at the hastings. At Richmond, growing and
important railway and agricultural center skrtDg the
Grand Trunk east 20 Quebec and south TO the boundary
line, calling Windsor, Brompton. Ulyeron, Drummond-
yile, LennOxville Waterylle Compton Coacook, Nor
ton, Hatley, and Stanstcad ana throughout the I'M
pOitant County Of Missssquoi, found the residents
almost wholly English speaking, with large sprinklng
OF folk from the NeWEngahd States; and Is slngafy
true OF these last they appear In almost all cases as at
tachcd 10 Canada and loyal as any ~ the land TO the
governing country whilo desiring political severance
In belief that IL Will prove beneficial 10 Doth Great
Britain aud the Dominion.