Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-06
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luz for recognition by the United
~ atstss The memorial is signed By many
property holders and business men, to be
believed by snother which will contain
the names Of ell the British merchants
and other. &C Victoria and other places,
IN favor Of the transfer of British Column
bis 10 the United States. The President
returned to Mr.. Collyer verbal reply
4 that he had read the memorial with great
interest and sent it to the Secretary OF
State. Senator Sumner, chairman OF the
Il committee on foreign citations, examined
Il the document ard remarked that the move
y rnsnt was important and could have but
i one termination. Meanwhile, our govern
ment will undoubtedly give favorable con-
sideratiou to the subject. but will take no
active steps until England, which is fast
seeing the uselessness and impracticabil-
ity of an empire under its control on this
continent, shall make some expression Of
opinion upon the question.
The memorial is addressed to the Presi.
dent
The memorialists represent that they
are residents of the colony of British
Columbia, many of them British subjects
and all deeply interested in the welfare
and progress of their adopted country
that those who are British subjects are
penetrated with the most profound feelings
OF lloyalty and devotion 60 Her Majesty
and that all entertain for her feelings OF
the greatest attachment shat, while they
thus Indulge such feelings. they are con-
Strained by the duty they owe to them
selves and families, in view of the con-
stemplated severance of the political ties
which unite them to the mother country,
10 seek for such political and commercial
affinity as will insure them immediate
and continued prosperity that the colony
i now suffering great Depression, owing
to its isolation, the scarcity of population
and other causes; that they view with
Feelings Of alarm the intention of Eng
land to confederate them with the Do
ninion OF Canada, and believe THAI such
measure can only tend to still farther
Repression and ultimate injury, for the
folowiug reasons That confederation
Cannot give them protection against
Internal enemies or foreign foes, owing
to the distance Of the colony from Ottawa
That it cannot open to market for the
produce of lands, forests, mines, or wa
ters. That il cannot bring the population
Their greatest need as the Dominion it
self il suffering from the lack of it. That
their connection with the Dominion can
satisfy no sentiment of loyalty or devo-
ton. That her commercial and industrial
Interests are opposed to theirs. That the
tariff of the Dominion will be the ruin of
farmers aud of the commerce of their
chief cities That, though confederation
may benefit the Dominion, no benefit
-Iuiter present or 1uture can accrue TO them
8therefrom. A market III desired Tor coal
hand lumber and fish, and the Dominion
Meeks for the same produce of her own
Skoil; she can take nothing from them and
Aupply nothing in return. That confed-
Grating the colony with Canada may re-
aeve the mother country from the trouble
and expenee of fostering and protecting
that isolated distant colony, but it cannot
free them from their long-enduring depres-
tion owing to the lack of population as
aforesaid, and continued want of home
market for produce.
THE only remedy for the evils which
IIoeAst them is believed to be in a close
anioa with the adjoining States. They
are alMady joined to them by unity OF
objects ,snd interests. Nearly all their
commercial relations are with them.
They furnish the chief markets for the
products of their mines, lands and waters.
They supply the colony with most of the
ueoessaries of life They furnish the only
means Of communicating with the outer
F~1orld, and they are even dependent upon
< vbem for means of learning the events in
the mother country, or the Dominion.
For these reasons they earnestly de-
sire the acquisition of the colony by the
~ uited States 1t would result at once
~ opening au unrestricted market for
produce, bring an influx of population
tnd wealth, induce the investment of cap
&tal in coal and quartz mines, and in for
fests. 1t would insure regular mails and
Z communication with adjoining States and
IA TERRITORIES, and through them with the
n world at large 1t would lessen the ex-
n penses Of government by giving rep
N resentative institutions and immediate |
control of domestic concerns, besides
bringing protection against foreign enc
mics. Aud, furthermore, they would be
united toa people of our own kindred,
8religion and tongue; to people who for
Nall time must intimately affect them in all
FOUR relations for veal or woe.
In view of these facts, they ask the
p 7esident to lay the memorial before the
o.. 7ment of the United States, and
a. ny negotiations which may he
Sana;- Ndertaken between the gov
VI III tof Her Most Gracious
tnment and tina. .,on,on+ of +or,;tor;o,
lalesty for the set. -vors ho nd ~
4 o'ner questions endea We transfer OF
"uoo her 10 consent to t. les. They
pat colony to tho United Sta, ;roa 49,
'eheve Her Majesty earnestly des. >rle
velfare and happiness of all her pei. =
q view of fine circumstances that TO-
ears she has consented to an annual exc i
lug OF tens of thousands of her subjects a
9 the I'm tied States, and that she will h
ot let POI itical traditions and sentimental a
nhaence her against measure SO ear I
estly esired by the people of that poor, =
plated coufAtry.
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