New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-08
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.

The accounts received from the Cana.
dian provinces all tend to show that the
prevailing sentiment of the people there
is in favor Of annexation to the United
States. It is said by those who have
been in the habit of mingling with the
population there that the question is Of
ten put: is there any good reason why
this country should not be annexed to
the United States?" Especially since the
establishment of that singularly artificial
government, known as the Dominion
Of Canada, has the feeling in
favor Of annexation become wide
spread and openly manifest in
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The
people Of those countries have no inter-
est in common with Canada that makes
their union with that dominion natural
one. They are geographically isolated
from the rest of the Canadian territory,
have no railroad communication with any
part Of it, and can reach the capital of
the New Dominion only by long sea voy-
ages or by impracticable roads through an
immense wilderness. They have few bust
ness affairs to lead them in that direction
and no intercourse with the people of the
upper provinces, that gives them the feel
ing of common nationality. On the other
hand, their natural trade relations are
with the New England States. They
make frequent journeys to Portland and
Boston, while few Of them ever see Quebec,
Montreal or Toronto. Their young men
find homes and business in the United
States, and keep themselves informed of
the rapid development of the republic,
which they contrast with the slow pro-
gress of the provinces. A similar condi-
ton of things is perceptible along that
portion Of Canada contiguous to and bor-
dering the st. Lawrence from Quebec to
Kingston, and from Kingston, on Lake
Ontario, to Niagara Falls. The habits and
customs of the people of the United
States, who travel extensively every sum-
ner season through the upper and lower
provinces, have impressed the people of
that section of the New Dominion with
the great benefits to them of annex
alton to our country. The difficulty
which has attended the reciprocity move
ments has served to intensity a favorable
sentiment for union with the States, |
which will bring to them the adj
vantages of trade and communication |
without the onerous burdens of tariff |
duties. Since the defeat Of the scheme of
confederation by the people of the most
eastern portion Of the New Dominion, the
the annexation party has largely increased
in numbers and influence In the lower
provinces especially is this the case.
These are business men, merchants, fish
ermen, ship-builders, lumbermen, bank
Frs, railroad directors, mine owners and
others, who See that their natural indus
rial relations are with the United States,
md that all their material interests would
De promoted and their industries stimu-
ated by union with US. They want our
'apital and enterprise to help them de-
'e!op their neglected natural resources,
md they want to sell in our cities their
'oal, gypsum, lumber, ships, hay, potatoes
nd fish. They say that Nova Scotia, with
wenty times the natural wealth of SIassa-
husetts, has only three hundred thou
and population, against one and a half
Millions in the latter. If Nova Scotia
we're one of the States Of the Union, her
and would double in value, her popula-
ion would increase, and her great natural
esources, in forests, mines, soil and fish
ries, would Oe made to produce ten
ines the wealth they now yield. There
an now be no reasonable doubt but
be ultimate destiny of these Canadian
rovinces must be that Of annexation to
be United States. England can not
ford to hold them. They have cost her
lore than is profitable, and already the {
ONE government is weary with the {
RATS which have been made upon it for ,
ne support Of this distant dependency.
nth the feeling on the part of the
eople in favor Of annexation, it can not
long before the United States may
old undisputed sway to the frozen S
'gions of the north on this our peculiar t
ountry and continent.
A NARROW ESCAPE,
bennett whose surname is Chattanoo- L