, 1876-04-24

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| him to DO n true prophet, mono will hasten
TO acknowledge It and congratulate tho
country moro ongor1y than YnB CHICAGO
| TRIBUNE.
THE AMERICAN COLONY IN CANADA.
The planting Of colonies upon foreign soil
was part Of the grand policy Of all nncient
nations by which they sought 10 extend their
planted their people, their customs, and
laws upon other soil by encouraging or forcing
colonization. Spain md England, In lator
days, laid the foundations Of future empire
IN A'nerica by tho sumo process. Loss than
400 years ago, the first European landed on
thia continent, md tile sn,nli colonies Of al-
venturous peoplo who subsequently crossed
the Beas nro now, in their descondants, NUM-
/ bored by millions, and rule tho ocean-bound
| continent from tho Arctic to the Antarctic
circles. One groat end sought by tho plAnt-
ing Of colonies was the extension of
empire; but oven when the colonies
were independent, they were allies, kindred,
aud friends Of tho parent State. We have
| MI instance Of this hind In To1ns. Tie sur
| plus American population, to whom our laws,
especially tho criminal code, bad become dis
agreeable, moved to Texas wien sho was q
Mexican province. In time tho American
colony got numerically SO strong TINT it as-
serted It's Independence Of Mexico, and, Of.
ter a wnr, successfully established MI indo-
pendent Republic. III further ti,no To1as
was moro largely poopled from tho Unitod
States, md then the colonists applied and
were admitted as o soyerejRu State Of tho
Aniorican Union.
There Is inst now another American colo
ny forming in tho territory Of q foreign
power. This new colony is in tho Dominion
of Canada, within twelve hours travel from
Chicago, Now York, milwaukee,, and WASH
ington. Tho colonists who frat pooplod
Ameriea wero, ~ a class, mon Of small means,
| who came hithcr to improve their condition.
But tho Amorican. Canadian colonists 10 to
their now homes full-handod , tl,oy do not 20
tl,ere to work. labor, or produce they 90
thoro to euioy in pcocefu1 dignity md oaso
what they a]rcody possogy-the roward md
testimony Of tho ability and fidelity with
which they scrycd thoir native land They
do not seek homes among tho Canadians as
competitors for broad tlcy do not 40 thoro
to contest for employment with tho " na,iper
labor" which il represented aa 30 fatal to
American industry; they do not seek com.
mercial or political control; they carry with
them their wen!th and experience; tLoy seek
by union with tho Christian churches Of tho
Dominion to elevate tho pioty of the people,
and, by their example, to solieyo the
Canadian mind Of tho antiquntcd proiu-
dico TINT personal honesty ia indis-
ponsablo in ch1,rcl.mom bership. They
seek also to aproad tho doctrine OF free
Institutions. Thoy aro in advance Of tho
boaated Freedom of the United statcs. They
found tho laws Of the United StatcB incon-
sistent with tho personal freedom Of tho citi-
zon and with tho enjoyment Of his posscs-
sions, so they enlarged "tho area OF free-
dom by crossing tho border, and there will
become missionariea in promoting tho great
political morality which so fnr fails to DO
recognized by tho laws and courts of tho
United statcs.
Some fow years ago mcddlesomo uows-
paper, the New York Times, made the scan
dalous accusation TINT tho city had been
robbed of many millions Of dollars by certain
OF It's officers, Tho American law waa so i'm.
| rer1ect tlas, 1HsSoaQ OF 6npPfcsslDR th0
paper aud Furnishing the propriotors, legal
proceedings woro taken against the accused
officers. DMguated with such yiolation of
private right, largo body of tloso outraged
men converted their property into cash,
shook tho dust Of thoir native land from
, their feet, crossed the st. Lawrence River,
and untlor tho worry ahadow of the royal
standard plnntod distinctive American
!. colony on tho soil Of the Dominion Of Qana.
d. Tho colony has been receiving additions
:, daily ever glnco. Maino has contributed O
: liberal quota of cashiors, tellers, trusteos,
treaaurcrs. and other persons who have re.
fuscd to have their honesty and integrity and
, their private affairs investigated. All the
| other States, including tho far-oH Oregon. are
, | ..ta t. a. A:,, .s,.