The Portland daily press., 1871-06-08
Tie Democracy and the treaty of WASH
SIGNIFICANT CANADIAN VIEW OF

A SIGNIFICANT CANADIAN VIEW OF --
THE MATTER.
The Democratic Senators did not hesitate
f. put themselves ON record as hostile to the
treaty of Washington. They postponed the
Interests OF two great nations--ot inc Wnoie
laman race, in tactic the comparatively
t.iflng interests of patty BY voting as they
cid thew voted tor war, tor it is but too plain
mat il the disputes that are to be quoted by
The treaty are left open, war will in the end
)e resorted to as an arbler.
But there is another way In which the atti-
1u,le OF the Democracy is extremely preiudic-
.al TO the interests of their country and of
,nankind. Tue late speeches of Jen Davis,
which have been received with enthusiastic
approbation throughout the South by the en-
llte Democratic party OF that region. have
had their effect in Canada as we'll as here. The
Dominion journals say to this country-"f on
dare not insist cn your rights in the contro'
v1lses with Great Britain. There is the eX'
President of the Contederacy. supported by
the South and by the sympathy of Northern
Democrats, ready to raise the Rebel flag
again the moment you are involved in a for
eign war; The argument addressed to us by
t,e mother country that large concessions
both on her part and Oh ours are necessary in
order to avoid war with the States" falls to
the ground. With a1arge part of their pop
lation in a semi-rebellious state of feeling
The United States are necessarily more anX.
lous to avoid a conflict of arms than we car
be-" ..-.s.. tr-auF VS. HL.-...
This statement is based strictly on facts
Hear, for instance, what the Toronto Globe
the ablest paper in Canada, says on this
point:
Rr ;prasident Davis; has heen making {
speech at Augusta, Georgia, In which ms
views on the situation" were given with
more fraul<ness than policy, though he at The
same time took credit to himself for remark
able retcence and self-command, lest he
shouid compromise not himself but his hear
ers, aud injure the cause which, though ''lost,'
be thinks is not "lost" yet. The speech was
delivered in the presence of many of the
most influential citizens of Georgia, and was
received with bursts OF applause. The great
doctrine of States rights, and especially the
right OF secession, be said he still held mos
firmly; and that doctrine, be added, would bt
by and-by triumphant. The North wer,
jealous because they we're conscious of the
inferiority and of the justice of the Southern
cause, because they knew that covenants hat
been broken and the constitution violated
and they therefore trembled with fear wheI
they thought that right might again prevail
as certainly it would. Let them wait patient
ly and all would yet be well, and the rights o
the South be gained. Such talk as this from
such source shows how far the South is
from being reconciled, and how absurd it i
for our neighbors to talk of a war either witt
Britain or any other power. The first init
nation of such war would send a fiery
crosssthrough the entire South, and none
know this better than the Hers at Washing
ton. Yet our Imperial Government is so i'll
fatuared with the idea that they must main
tain peace with the States at whatever sacri
flee, that they will believe all the bluste
which none knows better how to indulge j,
than Brother Jonathan when an advantage
Gus bargain is within reach and yield ia
more than honor or justice demand, TO
fear of result which our neighbors have nj
more intention of bringing round than hat
Ancient Pistol when he cried, "Shall we EN-
brue ??