The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-06
Manifesto Of she News Scotia Annexa.
, t' ten League.

Mentfeste Of sbe News Scotia Annexa.
ten League.
R. Wilson has published by order of the
Nova Scotia Annexation League a manifesto
dated at HALIFAX, March 21st. The nantes
to declares that the silence that has been en-
forced BY few whose sympathies, connec-
tons and interests are English shall a. length
be-broken, and that the Annexation League
has been formed for the purpose of obtaining
new political connections that are absolutely
necessary to freedom of commerce with the
United States. It adds:
The forty millions of people in that country.
our kindred in manners and habits are the
chief consumers OF the goods we offer for sale !;
ard should they at any time, either by reason
Of q dispute with the Imperial Government.
OF Of any financial necessities of their own.
cl,se their markets to our goods, this Prov.
ince would speedily be reduced to state OF
pitiable distress. The ruinous effect of the
abolition OF the reciprocity treaty upon our
commerce, and more particularly upon our
coal and fishing interests, make this TACT an
parent beyond the possibility of a doubt
Within The past two years our exports and
imports have fallen off one third each, SO that
instead OF making that progress which might
sesS ~SSu SAkVSlCQ JIOIu q young country
possessing great natural resources, we have
actually retrograded though placed IN circum.
stances favorable in many respects, save in
our connection with country too far distant
70 minister to our prosperity, yet with power
10 oe"olve rron us enormous sacrifices. I'D
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Tao League is aware that this Province.
annexed to the United States, would be able
70 oner to American capitalists the best posi-
AMI fnV t1.,.~ ma /,
markets Of New England, New York and
New Jersey would be open to us, and We
with our immense coal beds, now living al
most useless in the earth, would prove a mos
tormidable competitor to all or any of the Goa
producing States OF the Union.
The League considers it unnecessary. now
10 specify In detail the statistics of our present
trade with the United States, or to prove
what Is already well known, that, were we
annexed, that trade would be speedily in.
creased ten fold, as our every product with
scarcely an exception would ind a ready
market among the Americans. -
LIE League would warn all who are in
sympathy with them against placing the
slightest reliance upon statements made in
our Provincial Press concerning the increased
taxation which, it is asserted, annexation
would entail upon us. Let the United States
assume our provincial debt and subject us
Suy W SAAS ACuCAdA td4dIlou, ana Wild our
trade greatly increased we would be less bur
dened with taxation than we are TO-DAY. while
In the matter of public liabilities we would
occupy position superior to that OF any 9TH
er State in the Union. -
The League, too, would call to the atten-
uon OF the people at large the fact that a
great portion of the taxes Of the United States
are fixed upon luxuries in which the people
OF this province have never had the opportu-
nifty, even it they had the inclination, Of in
dulgng to an extent at all proportionate to
their use among the Americans. s.
The League proposes to ORGANIZE the an
nexation party as tar as possible throughout
the province, SO that its strength NAV be
iairiy tested at all coming elections, and in
iurtherance of this object, conscious that the
action of any one county can do little to
pr1pg this grave question to speedy and
prosperous issue, would, in conclusion. hearti
y recommend that each county establish
branches Of the League, similar to that now
formed at Halifax, and maintain constant
communication Herewith, in order that the
progress Of annexation sentiment nav be
made known to all inclined to favor them.
and that united political action may be Sc,