Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-01
THE CEs SIS ~ CANADA.

1t looks as if the crisis in Canada had al
last arrived. The news this week will he
sure to cause lively interest and w4rm dis
cussion in all parts OF the United States.
Yesterday we printed "a dispatch from
Montreal, stating that on Si.,urd night
there was held IN that city "a great !nae-
pendeuce mass meeting" III whlcn SIR John
Young made aurung speech declaring
that "Ihe time has now come when Canada
should sever the connection with Great
Britain, and become an Experimentation
At this The vast asseu bly, cheered Justify.
Diner speakers followed III the same strain,
one OF them ass :rin5 that. he present
imperial administration had deserted her
colonies, ana proved herself a stepmol er
to those who had .ostered tae deepest aii,ec-
ton for her. 1t WIS therefore folly to think
OF anything but Independence
1t appears quite incredible that Sir John
Young can have made any such speech as
that attributed to him, He is all English
baronel, and now holds Office as the Gov
ernor General OF Canada, the most import
ant Office in tie Dominion. To make such
"a speech as is alleged would seem to IN
volve The immediate loss OF his Office with
its annua salary OF $4,000. SO it is prob,
able that either the inammatory orator is
some other John Young, or that the real ad
dress Of the Aforementioned has been
tempered with.
But aside from this, there is ample evil
dence that there is in Canada very deep
Indignation toward England. Never in the
history OF the province was there such
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country. This hostility began to take form
when the hoGe government withdrew its
troops, and left the Dominion to defend
herself. 1t was then regarded by Canadians
as only a political expedient Of the ms to
satisfy the Outs who were clustering about
the expense of maintaining the army and
it WAS considered certain that the soldiers
would soon be restored But they have
not been. Canada has been left to
protect herself, not against her own enemies,
but against the enemies oi England.
This was bad enough. But the injury
was aggravated when England laughed al
the late Feniau raid as good joke, and
officially thanked he United States for its
''promptness and efficiency in dealing with
it. Canada is of the opinion that the
Presideu, might, if he had tried his best
have headed off the "myrmidons" before
they reached he line. They took Claren-
don's expression of gratitude to us as an
,nsult. In England they declare that the
colonies are too expensive unless they can
defend themselves. In Canada they declare
that the only enemies, they have to face are
England's enemies, and she ought to foot
the bills.
SO the cry for ndcI cndence has risen,
and is demanding TO be beard. The Toron-
to Globe smiles upon the movement. The
French organ, the Journal de Qaebec, says ::
Independence. we have said it thousand
times, has annexation as its inevitable
and immediate result. The Toronto 7ele-
graph says: 1--WE do not wish to fight
the battles of Great Britain on this contin
emit" 1t thinks that to Marshal Foster is
is awarded the credit that should have
been given to "our gallant defenders" the
provincial volunteers
Hon. Mr.. Campbell, President of the
Council has been dispatched to England
to set forth the grievances of his people.
and to demand "indemnily for the past
and security for the future" 1t is not i'm
possible that the turmoil may GUST the
Gladstone Cabinet. Though it will not be
likely to effect separation Immediately, it
will be sure to weaken the bonds of union,
and pave the way for amity and alliance
between the State and the provinces. Both
they and we can afford to wait, but we can
not escape the destiny which contiguitv
will ultimately compel.-- Chicago Ecrcning
Post.
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The aggregate amount of Iowa land own.
by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad at sho beginning Of last year was
552 900 acres, most oft lying west of Dos
Moines Since that time 10000 acres have
been sold to actual settlers. and the balance
has been appraised and is held at tho rate