The Portland daily press., 1871-10-05

THURSDAY, OCTOBER ), 1871.
Am Unexpected and Lamentaoie DestinF
ofthe American Republic.
PORTLAND


Late Canadian papers contain most start
ling piece of intelligence. Iii with great re-
Iuctance that We lay it before our readers. III
will dash their dreams of "manitess destiny
and the hope of the final absorption oil the
whole American continent, in most re-
morseless way. In the course of an article on
the treaty OF Washington the HALIFAX report
en- and Times says:
We are destined to closer alliance with the
United States, while retaining our allegiance
to the transatlantic branch of the English
speaking race; but that closer alliance is onlv
indefinitely postponed by the erection OF COM
mercial barriers, such as those provided nv
U. 5. Legislation during the past few wears
At the rate at which events hurry on in these
times, the time cannot be far distant. wbe
the century-severed branches shall come to
gether again, and when there shall be formed.
OUT Oh Tue reunited parts, greater Britain
InaiI tndt Wnich now monopoises the name.
bfadleugh says, SO our special telegram of last
night seems TO think that great political
changes will take place about the year 1876
tne anniversary of the severance of the IS
colonies from England. The changes will
not probably be such as he has indicated. tor
while Great Britain is becoming more demo
cratic, the States are becoming less so, and
both may by 1876 be fully prepared Tor an
alliance without requiring the disturbance
Of the naOndrchiot principle of hereditary
rulers.
Now this is too bad. After fighting two
long wars for our independence and for the
establishment of democratic government, and
after passing through all sorts OF painful cri-
ses, such as civil wars, terrible political con
WILSON'S, slavery agitations and impeachment
OF Presidents-all suffered tor the sake o.
founding commonwealth to endure for cen
turtles, and for beacon of hope for all the ma
lions OF the earth-it is indeed a gloomy end
ing OF the great drama to have the revolted
States, with all their acquisitions, hustled
back to their original state of dependence on
the British crown! 1t has been thought
doubtful if even the English people would
longer submit to kingly rule after the demise
of Victoria What a mistake Not only will
Britain submit, but we, too, must bow the
KNEE to his impotency of Wales, and wear his
livery. Well, it is a brilliant destiny tol
young man of Albert Edwards station il
lie to have his reign distinguished by so ire
mendous an addition to the domains OF hi
country. The crown of America will bea
with crushing weight on so feeble brow
which will already be crushed by that of tn
British Empire,
Think OF it! Our people have been won
10 talk chilly of absorbing Canada, or at leas
the maritime proVinces,-but these great
souled Nova Scotians have concluded to alb
sorh us! In just four years from the mex
fourth of July they will gravely say to u.s.
Your time is up-iold your rebellion FLAG
and join with us in singing God save the
Kingp" They will pull the American eagl,
ANONYMOUSLY from the perch whence for {
century he has screamed defiance to tn
world, and that proud bird will 90 perma
nently out of business.
What a scramble there will be for titles
Fisk will look to have his title Of Prince con
frmed, and Tweed will be Duke at least
These Tammany men will of course axpec
recognition for their unG enable services i
bringing contempt on popular institution
and impairing the simplicity of our demo
cratic manners. 1t is they who have per
celved the wrongfulness of the more equa
distribution of property that has obtainec
here, and have corrected it by accumuIatin;
good arlstocratic fortunes at the expense O
the lower classes Maybe Tweed will be th,
first Governol-General of this British prov
ince, while we shall have no end of Ear
Connolys and Count Halls. Nor will thu
Maine branch of Tammany be overlooked
If justice is done. Sir Charles P. Kimbal
sounds as well as Sir John A. Mcdonald O
Sir Alexander Gait. Let these things b
looked to ia season.