New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
THE NEW DOMINION.
FURTHER SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS FOR ANNEX
ALTON AND INDEPENDENCE.


seems to be rapidly fermenting the whole lump OF
Canada. Especially the French Canadians becoming
excited over the matter and throughout all the Catholic
counties meetings being held at the church
doors Sundays after vesper one OF the most notable
of these has just taken place at Stanfod the prcipa
place in the French County OF Arthabaska IL was at
tended by about 900 people The Independence and An
nexaton parties both sent down delegations from MOI
trea who with local speakers fully discussed the sub
iect Messrs Bines and Laurer OF Montreal spoke for
Independence Messrs Turgeon Pacaud and Others Tor
Annexation and Germ for the status quo Ihe speakers
were all good orators and were listened to with aten
ton stormIbrokeIup the meeting, but the feeling was
decidedly in favor of American Annexation Cries Tor An
nexation were frequent and one homely eutirdfesre-
ar expressed the sense OF the meeting perfecty All
we know is that We are not doing well now and that the
Americana are prosperng" The issue OF Independence
h generally disrusted only continuation OF te eVs
OF the present SYSTEM without its few advantages The
meeting broke UP singing the French Canadian hatoh
airs and with cries of Wire PAnnerion.
As representing pretty fully and fairly the IDEAS OF
both parties propose to translate for your edihcation
the two sets of resolutions offered at this meeting Those
of the Independencsts were as follows
Whereas It is an essential principle OF popular rights
that the mother country is vigorously bound 10 deIend
and protect her colonies and upon these conditions
ONLY claim their fidelity and allegiance.
solved TO withdraw and actually commenced with
drawing from this country her troops ana their mun-
Whereas our frontiers as a colony of the British En-
pre exposes ceaseessy to be the victim OF her pl
Tate oarrels and has twice this year forced the peo
pe of this country take up arms TO drive from their
hearths the enemies of England; and ,,,o,o,
VhercGs The Canadian Government has dlspatcheu
one OF ts members the Hon. Mr. Campbell to induce the
British Government to recopsder It's decision ana 10 20
continue to extend its protection to us as an the past DC
Psorcd That so long as the British Empire maintains
its sovereignty this country it owes to Canada ad
and protection complete and absolute; that the Govern, n
menf OF Great Britain by persisng IN tts resolution 10
with frOm
tarily its claim to the allegiance OF tne oadln PeoPe
that until the return Of the Hon. Mr. Campbell the peo
pe of this country should maintain attitude OF expec
fancy but take action that this meeting OF OPINION
hell does not obtain from the British Government that
protection ~ which We are entitled as colony Il viii VIII
then be the duty the Canadian people to demand their
national independence.
The following the resolutions Of the American SYM
pathizers:
ResoIred, That England, by the withdrawal OF a. her
troops and the removal aud dismanting OF her military
positions Canada has declared broken all the bonds OF
dependence which linked us to her, and we should seek
in another form OF government and new institutions
sureties and guarantees for our future as people, tha
the initiative in selecting such other form ana such new
political institutions belongs To and resides in the people
Of this country that the history OF the past proves ta
mnion, aided by England, have never been apie 10
develop the resources OF Canada or 10 lntrO-
duce popular education and lndustrlai ehler-
prise and therefore far from marching in unison with
the progressive spirit Of the age we have renamed pe
rninons taxes, which depopuate the country and con
duce to its ruin and that consequently we CANNOT form
mnion Of Canada to the United STATES of America would
assure to citizens all religious beliefs and nationa
the Of capital popular ~ ,Eo ednea
tion and the return TO their native land OF al the c
dans now scattered over the face of the Union That
the citizens of this County Of Arhabaska invite those Oh
all other Canadian counties to pronounce upon te co6e @
called upon To MAKE
These resolutions represent very faithfully the ideas Of
both parties, and require little or no comment.
CANADts ANNEXATION PARTY-THE UNION
DEPENDENT ANNEXATION LEADERS ARE
DOING.
OTTAWA, Aug. 4.-The advocates of annexa-
ton are finding the soundness of the advice over and
over again repeated in the columns OF THE TRIBUNE not
to hurry. without preparaton without knowing their
own strength, they ventured upon Joining issue with
established parties in Montreal, III Quebec, and in the
French districts south and east of Montreal They
gained successes but these were due to the
intermxture the independence element rather than
TO the ardor for annexation pure and simple Few men
Of reasonable mind would expect TO convert 100000 Of
| people at once from monarchists into enthusiastic
republicans from loyal coloniss of Great Britain into
keen citizens Of the Republic Yet this is what has been
attempted and, might have been expected many IN
ueptiaI people who would have thrown their energies
INTO gradual education OF the people for the coming
change by Of independence, have for the present.
being compromised by and reckessness of men
who chanced everything, ran every danger TO satisfy
ever popnlarify their cause had gained senseless
| eudeaVOr obtain useless puDHclty.
| Now, with regard TO the famous Union Annexation
League Montreal, unhestatingy, and with au-
never been on the st of June last the details of the
formation Of the League were published in full IN THE
hasty conduct of the Hon. John Young, Lalamme, and
ohersmen who ought by this time to nave learned eau
tion and prudenceat the Montreal meetings and after
ward, the League would have been great fact to-day.
And in accordance with the wellknown course of THE
question: must communicate that the League, as a
league, is dead a doornai The fourteen gentle
time have either dropped totally out of all connection
with the affair souty deny their completely, or indg
nanty repudate participation in the events which have
tbS bsye ta some troube TO trace the fate Of
each separate plank in the platform Of the Leagues
eranme, and will state the result in very few words.
which branches be formed throughout the
try Not single branch has been formally established in
the whole length and breadth Canada The classes
members were TO be AetreS, who to subscribe,
affairs and oG Ge nTafe hef open nodsap sapPp6F port
sSpPort, sgp%at''-d and The People who were to give
their presence at meetings, but were not to he asked
sumed efforts enroll these three classes of members
OF the Aetires, not 20 have been enrolled; Of the
genuine autograph; and Of the Peopte-wel the people
are" as you WERE" and we shall comeAo them by-and,
istanter by the famous IA gentlemen being at the rate
sOO each ten dollars have been disbursed and
tany not dollar has been paid IN to the credit OF the
nd-no such fund exists The Associations to be estab-
lshed after the 2st June last in the Eastern townships,
were not established and only one person Of any inu-
ence, am assured, received anything like proposal Of
the sort and he was altogether disconnected with the
said League-perhaps he getting up "A little League
on his account, gentleman in the City OF Mon
trea was give 600 when the first $4,000 raised.
The $4,000 raised and nothing has been
said about the 81 900 gentleman IN the city," Another
member, who guaranteed 5000 from his personal
friends" has not since been heard fron, and that
patriotic property holder who enthusiastically promised
donate S. when Canada independent
dhe object OF the League being distinctly not Inde-
pendence but Anne xation % keeps prudeny I'm the
| background, attending, IL il to be presumed,
| TO the property" he does hold, in the meanwhile.
OF the $4,000 to be raised IN Montreal in three months"
and the $1,000 members, not another cent not another
member can he sworn 10. OF the $4,000 expected by
Christmas fears entertained that the Is rather
larger than will be realized The League has never had