The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-02
5 CANADA AND gHs UNITED srATEs. --The


New York .Jouraatgf C0ns,eercs .rsmaEks
that Senator Howard's reaolution asking
thslcessi6nE1f Canada by Great Britain,
,is based upon a principle akin to thnt
wl,ich wonld require property-holdera to
give up their premises to the police COM
:miesioners, because their money aud
bonds were standing temptation to
thieves, aud thus an obstacle to the per-
manens harmony which should exist be-
tween the CITY government and the citi-
zens. MIR. Howard declares that tho
ownership of the Northern portion OF
the continent by England sis, III its very
nature. IN obstacle to the permanent
harmony IF the two governments"
Therefore let lib have it, and keep the
peace! Perhaps he interprets the noble
sentiment in tho Presidents message,
''let us hive peace" in the sense that
when we covet what belongs to another.
it should DO given up promptly, in order
to preventa o quarrel. It may be doubted
whether other people will SEQ the morai-
ty of this idea. The harmony between
the United States aud Canada has been
impaired by the want of reciprocity
treaty, aud by the fishery dispute; and
no doubt there is some soreness arising
from the Alabama claims. These are the
causes Of any coolness that may exist,
and not the ownership Of Great Britain.
SO far as Fenian raids from the United
States are concerned, our national police
mas shown its ability to act promptly.
The equitable All justment Of the troubles
between ourselves aud Great Britain cuu-
not be facilitated by spirit like that
evinced by Mr.. Howard and Mr.. Butler.
The complaint of Mr.. Disraeli. in n
speech in the House of Commons, to
which We lately referred, that the tone
of leading officials in the United States
towards Great Britain was not as courto-
GUS as to other governments, may have
some foundation. and the resentment
which the speaker expressed was not III
together as absurd rs some OF our Jour
nalists seem to consider it, Iu ull tho
civilized countries Of the world men
holding snch prominent positions in tho
Government rs Senator Howard and
Representative Butler, are guarded III
their illusions to other countries, and
adopt no such Language as is common to
our demagogucs. unless they desire to
provoke o war. It is, therefore, not SO
unreasonable that foreigners should ut
tuch moro Significance to the uttcranccs
of some of our public men than they de-
serve, and that, even making all allow
nnces for Congressional appcnls to bun
combe, they should conclude that the
public sentiment must be hostile which
Is courted by such appeals. We agree
with tho journal Of Commerce that the
direct tendency of ull such talk is to
make Canada hate us, and to put Eng
land out OF the humor for concessions
The Howard resolution, by raising M
additional issue, tho surrender of Cana
da. md that in an offensive form, plays
into the bands Of party which has be-
gun to show itself since the appoint
mcnt of the joint commission, aud
which evinces purpose to prevent the
com mission from making any practica-
bio settlement. True statcsmunship
would dictate that if we want Canada, or
any other additional possession, we
should obtain it honestly, and also ms
justice and fair dealing may, in the end,
uttract Canada voluntarily to this coun-
try, and any other course, even if our
financial condition warranted us in going
into war for that or any other purpose
not demanded by national honor aud
self-preservation. wculd only bring her
in as slave. to he held down by the
strong arm of force. In truth, it con-
Germs ourselves as nearly as it does
foreign nations that we should maintain
standard OF honesty and morality in
our dealings with others, aud not de-
grade ourselves into land robbers, who,
like other robbers, when they have plum
dered all within their reach, fall TO fight
ing among themselves for division of
the spoils. .-Bdlin,ore San.
->se-
Gone LIVELY DAY.'-New Orlenns
had one lively day last week. young
man shot himself on account of quarrel
with his brothers wife, u steamboat nun
was fatally garrotcd aud robbed, negro
woman WAS mortally stabbed by another.
two men were drowned. painter fell
from platform and was killed, dray-
man was run over by his own team, a
burglar was fatally stabbed while trying
to enter dwelling, nnd random pistol
shot circulated among several gentlemen
on u public street.
NOBLE BENEFIoEScE.-On Washing.
toms birthday, MIR. Peter Cooper. Of
New York, entered his eightieth year.
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