, 1869-04-21
> Il, APRIL 81, 1869.


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ADA AND THE ALABAMA c,.1Ms
Senator Chandler has continued his
Previous fh1uc, without material n1oIiica-
1s"a OF enhancement, by characteristic
srtech. proposing that the Government Of
Tie United States offer to Great Britain to
accept tie Dominion Of Canada in full set-
tlenent for Ill our claims against Graai
britain arising out Of the depredations of
Ler pirates. The first objection to this plan
Is tAaf 1t Is not payment Leave the Co..
hesGs anne for few years, cease making
Teur lists at them, and tler >rlll sock annex
atloz Of their own accord In Other words,
We shall get them for nothing. Senator
Clandler;s scheme is as If d man had caught
svily old plunaerer robbias his sheep-pen
and should offer to compromise by marry
ing his daughter. He seems to overlook
:le chief point in the problem, viz:
That the population Of Canada are
entitled like ourselves md like the pao-
I,le Of England to exercise seH-goyernmcnt.
They are not mere chattels, to be sold like
uua,iroon slaves to pay the debts Of their
l.re"t. At present, aad for many years,
iLer have exercised this right as fully as
perhaps anv people On earth, and ns fully,
st all events, as tbey wish. The authority
If England is nominal, barely sufficient to
extend over the Canedas the protection Of
the British name. They hive no debt ex-.
cept that incurred for their own internal im-
,,rov.ment. and their taxes are exceedingly
li.Et. Their si1 pcr cent securities, instead
Vi selling, like ours, Mt such a discount
as to make their rate of interest over eight
1t.- cent usually sell Mt sufficient .,remium
/, reduce theis rate Of interest to four and
:: half 1er cent. For many years they have
manifested devotion to the substantial
;,,iep.nlcnce they euioy under the
rover If nominal dependence on Encland,
:;s unanimous and hearty as even the North
,.r, ard loyal portion Of our own people
laye shown toward our republic. If it
v,7, freely nut to vote tomorrow whether
tnc7 shoul,1 remain with Great Britain or be
,,r,,ryt.3 In the United States, Mr.. Chandler
mast know that only small proportion Of the
,u,,niation would now vote for annexation,
Nevertheless, the feeling in favor of annex
a,;,n ,s incrcas,no and will continue to III
cr,.ose rn,,ss killed of {,y the speeches of
4,,,,,.oh,1aee ond rconsiderate 1,cr,x,ns like
f,,,ar,1,r Vha onneva+;onists ri the mari
,;,,,o nro-7ocea ,re a strong and aoores-
-n, 4h.;, ;,a,on,o !, o1readr
n,.,r;a,7 ~ ;,,nr,ss;,r on the Can,das
,-. =, 49,, sofo,,. ,,,r
4,,at 10 consent If Canada il
=, ,,rosont w,nt;nc Mr cbon1l.r's
,,'-:.:. :, ho.o,,os IVA of tho mo.t nm.
.,~.,>,e;t;,.,., o.or ,,ttora;, IN /,
1T, co1..a r. o,,,1,,a;as aa,;s7
80 ,,n,,1,r r;,,hts a. hind nna arhitra-r as
80, .1,n.,.o-;,o,a +,,o o,ae m, snnnoeod
+,>1,a 1,oct ,rh.n },r,ta f,,ca WIS tho SOLE
L.. - r,,.;o,.
W, 7..coonize thu fact that about six
+.r,hs ,.f +ba trade of C,nada 10 uith tb,
T,;...7 S,t,,. that bcr 7aa1 indnstria, va1
So ,1,,,,st % ,;,,,tr affoota;1 hv III,
1,.,rz IT,, ,,sc at wsshin1,,,u as ly' 'tbo.
4l,,. ,,,s. at Ottawa Hut II t1esnit
No., fac,s fbe Canadian peopl
49,, ,,+ ,ron,rca for annexation
!. .r,,1,,,,o M ,ct ~ na.;,na1 r,vishmep
..,,,r.tx,,,, ,x.,, t,,o r,,,,,+ of bar no,n]o T.
.nv"~,, ,h.w.,.,v.s nstrr their own nrefe,
fri. rrffj &h
,., n,sh,vc !, .. .,m,n;tt,n.,' whatever 1nir}
,,...- 1wen ner s,,n,athins. Hence eve,
r,e,n,.,1 hav,nr in view til. consu,uu,at atit
,t such !, wron. is m insult. which hinder
Instead af promoting, the growth If n sent
,ue1,t III Canada in favor ii Union with Ii
c,,nn,ry.
1I,. time i. n,st when the right to coyc,
s,L f.r money, We lave bought the juri
dlc;ioa over large tracts Of territory no
i,,cor7uratea into the United States. but
has 1eeu either where most of their neon
were American md ,1esirous to cast the
l,, with uurs. or where there were few ne
,L. ,f oov kind
1;c,,t rs are tho ta,ea on tho Cansli,
1,co1Ie their a,nount for two years is eau
+, the entire yn1uc If the vessels DESTROY
lx ,,o A,,,,on. n ia oc1r br ,a;no +
hind Tho more va1ue of the vessels DESTROY
on3 ,natinr n cla;,p for the General in;ur
10 ,n1 commerce and 10. supposed d
,o,,,,a+;,,n .f +,,o r.r +b.t "a can ;,r7ire
a ,urn of sufficient magnitude to call fo
ccssion of tarr;tory Hert, the neople of
ac,n;rad ter-itorv II, fnyor IF the ort of q
sion w.. IN not bel;cve that anv Il,
ox;.t ,xh,,+,I,v s,cb 5amn,a. can
..,;.,,o, -, ,,,o,;-;,,, +l,,+ ,,1a
,,.,.;a, ;,stitx +eoor<
in r,r-t ,f ;u,.;c. 1f thesa r,c1
1o.,s .+.,,o. ,x,,,,,r, .,> g,
,-,1,,,,.o,1;, .1,,,.I+.,,, =, ha7, =, ~
11aclaao ana lat in snnr,;as to Tho "a
f,,c,u ,n,.-e ,on1a bo er,n,na for saw
.,,S,~, ~ o. - 80
% .,,.>,>,;o, ,,
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,o,nat .;,,,,a F,,a,;yb cr,,;.or rr,,na m
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'n'a - ~. 'e.s pe'. i''e'. i'oA.lo'e '1''
Ws ~no''s 4Ae@l'''4e VI oe''5 'a|'1''
a. r.'-
-: H. ,,..',saHa, y. ...,-o.,
suggest the most appropriate remedy
even say whether the remedy should i
4boro+rra t,f av,,toeyv rr indemnity nr Il
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In making tl1tr demand upon England
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LIZ "l'A5 '1one ~ '"A ''NetethAss ="
Hgts OF recognition and OF Svmp!
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