, 1870-07-28
CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE,

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Af. II; teftAihiy not ! peneSe lhdepend-
Ii. Do YOU think that the ipdepcnaerce of
Canada wonla conflict With ihe coloni.i policy
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Mt. II. do hol Eoelsnd may pe e'aa 10
si ssith the uniied d: :,1atee. - . f'
L. / thought the policy Of England Was
- 'ehipe, colonies. and commerce ?"
A1r. Ii. 1t was at one time: now It il
Is slips. markets and commerce"
would England be the ,ueera
Mr. II. No; rather think abe would gain
by it. l am convinced that indcpe -deuee
would brig capitalists 10 CaEatla, Who would
dcyelupe our RESOURCES. aud in time we would
b.. ome profitablo customers to England,
Il. Does Cauatia derive anv benefit from
her connection With Englsnd3
Sir. n. Nothinc. e1rept in the matter Of
defence. snd This is OF doubtful utility for
nlo viii England defend us against but her
own enenies J? What Ind We to do with the
Trent aNair, tie Aiabama claims. or the Fem
means That CanslA may, at son1c future day,
hecnma ysst i,attIc-tiejd. tLe result OF
ouarrel which would not in the least concern
Us.
.eis with the United States be avoided :
Mr.H. do not mean to predict thAt; We
have no OCCASION for dangerous auarrels With
he Americans our interests are blended With
theirt. anJstend TO mutual benefit and gool-
viii however. the dangers Of conflict would
be greatly removed II the ties which bind "
10 f,rits;n Tete severed. Az il il st present.
Il could onjy be ibrouDh a desire to strikc at
Encland fiat The Americans wonlt attack III.
il But The United States might be ngcress-
;va wl,e,, Canada wou]d ba flenr1ye4l OF ii1ltial
u1otcction :?
Mr. II nea M rcason 10 fear It. the Amer
icans arc moi an aggressive people. Mexico.
Cs,i,s. and south Aner1ca have not been mo-
le.tej l,y the United States besides. I do not
,,,n,,ore fhcrc would be much lificulty for
C,ns,l, in Arranging. M a Dr;t,sh And Ayneri-
csn 1,rot ecinratS.
SJ;rl,t not Tho nresent war batwaen
France anJ pr,s+ia endaucer Canada:
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Enri,nd canon.;,,r me side and tha tinted
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t'.ns5e EonsS r. nSasc.l II veTy e,,,l,arr,as-
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! ~ Gra.t Nr;f,ir- Ti,ia sjrnnia facf .ione
! would seem 10 me 10 bc yery strouc argu-
| mcns in favor of Canadian iu]epeti,lepce.
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"Willie ihe nrest ite1ary or1an OF ENGLAND
,hrea1ens war with France, alter approytng 81 the
| military evacuation Of Canada ant1 her sister
provinces, General Graut orde1s the American
naxy to prelaIe for WaE. what noes II mean, mean
n'sr,ca n%s @ .nsi ,nta,rne fo4 F.nac Hnd IL can,
ads 10 SnsEa her sot The seuuicnre Of her chtlTru
| for the mere na1pe Of a connection which has
ceased to he reality: Our soil and our ships
must be made neutral By whatever means"
L. Then yonr connection with England oc'
cas!ons feeling o. insecurity
Mr. Il. 1t has done 70 all along, lhis reel
lnG OF flnsccunfy has rctArucd our prosperity
haH kept capitalista from our shorcs: In 1&ct
it would be difficult to estimate tho damaE.
which tllla feeling OF insecurity has ocs&s4ones
TO Canada. .--....-
II. Is the ieellng Tor inosrcnaeneo genera
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