Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-07-25
Canadian Annexation,
Toronto Globe.

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and sagacity, do not realize the fact that
the annexation of Canada is altogether
out of the question. The sympathies
and sentiment of Canadians are against
1t; their interests are opposed to it the
whole tendency, both of imperial and
Canadian policy, has, for some time
past, been IN quite contrary direc-
ton. Time was when there were
Americans who thought that force
would accomplish this object. They
found out their mistake, and will never
again, we imagine, be tempted to resort
To such means for securing Canada'S
absorption into the union. In later
years some OF them hoped to Starve rs
into surrender. Hu; that effort failed
and If an absurd fiscal policy ON their
side excitcs a little grumbling here, it is
they who are the chief losers.
In every branch of industry, in n re-
lance on her own efforts, the Canada of
to-day is far ahead of the Canada of
1866. The world is wide, and there are
markets outside the limits of the United
States, although with all their restric-
tons they still find it necessary to buy
a very respectable proportion of our
exported products. Meantime the po-
litical situation has improved rs greatly
rs the commercial one. British North
America is no longer represented by
series of separate provinces with little
or no affinity for one another The
Dominion of Canada is consolidated
nationality. II has its difficulties, but
SO have the most ancient of empires
it has its work to do, but it has vigor-
Gus life wherewith to accomplish its
purposes. Ii is vet neither wealthy nor
populous, but il has nothing to dis
courage It's growth or expansion It's
constitution Is founded on a model
which has been the product of the
thought the struggles, the experience
of ages The most intelligent Amer
can admires its working, and admits
that his own frequently suffers by com
parison. Travel from Prince Edward
Island To Vancouver and YOU will find
a pcaceablcness, an absence of rowdy-
ism or violence, or of ENVIRONMENTS
with the aboriginal tribes, that show Just
principles to- be exercising II control
ling force III the minds of both rulers
and people. 1t Is not needtul to dis
parage our neighbors III order to show
that we have many advantages over
them which no supposed benefits ac-
crulng from annexation would induce
us to sacrifice.
1t is stated i'll the correspondence of
a New York paper that President Hayes
remarked in IA recent speech he would
prefer, i'll case there should be annex
alton, that it should he the north rather
than the south" ain other words
says the correspondent, if the Cana
dams should desire to cast their lot with
the Americans, he would help forward
their wishes" No doubt, and we are
obliged to President Hayes for his
courtesy, but never was it less wanted
than to-day. Canada doubtless would
be less troublesome than Mexico, but
Canada is not Mexico, and possesses
neither the disorders and troubles that
may induce Mexico 10 be annexed nor
the weakness that may tempt the
United States to annex her. If Presi-
dent Hayes coutemplatcs what is called
"a vigorous foreign policy" he will
certainly not look northward in the ag-
grcssive sense even automatically,
As to the southern outlook, events
may be too strong for him if he be ever
SO peacefully disposed. 1t is true that
the circumstances which rendered
Mexican war popular thirty years ago
have no existence to-day. The desire
to extend the area of slave territory has
no longer any place in the hearts of any
section Of the people. The north--no
longer divided into two camps the one
favoring and the other contending
against the cncroachments of the slave
power, would look probably with dis
favor on the political prcponderancc to
southern feeling and sentiment which
acquisitions of additional southern ter
ritory might give. But the tide toward
the Mexican frontier runs strongly.
Texas is rapidly filling up with popu-
latiOn who are quick to resent border
raids, or those petty aggravations which
are sure to arise when II government so
weak as that Of Mexico rules over II
population SO eXcitablc and so little
accustomed TO restraint Given on the
one hand Southern Pacific railroad to
invite immigration +; II race of hardy,
pushing, go-ahead, rather bcllicose set
tiers with anncxationist procivities and
traditions and on the other, people
who scarcely know to-day who may be
their ruler of tomorrow, naturally law
less, and poor enough to coyct the ilocks
and herds browsing across a mere geo
graphical border line, and it hTdly
needs the announcement Of "vigor-
Gus foreign policy" to predict what the
end will be. The cause may be some
local squabble appealing to the national
flag for redress or protection it may
be the refusal to acknowledge unsettled
claims which are said to be RAPIDLY ac-