New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.
FEW DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY.

FEW DIFFICULTIES ~ THE WAY.
An r,;vrrAr.oS FROM TIE UNITED STATES TIT;
PROPER THING n oGDRR-ONLY SLENDER TlZs
BINDING CANADA 10 ENGLAND.
20 the Edftor Of The Tribune.
SIR: II there must be an annexation furry for
want Of other topics 10 interest the public mind ia
the dull season. why do not the new.papcrs thar ais
irdnstrou.y working 10 mp give 70 sensible dir'c-
tiong No man with brains and patriotism ought 20
want single square mile of Mexican chappaIai AMI
bauditti added 10 our national domain. No health
ful territorial growth can be obtained by acquiring
any part Of the region beyond The Rio Grande. We
want no second Mexican war, nor do we want 10
grind the axes Of Spectators who have bought np
Texas border claims az a few cents on the dollar.
Their. is. however a region lying contiguous 81
orr borders that may reasonably desire % moor
porate az part Of the United states II s not inhab-
tied by half civilized race, speaking forcisn ian-
guag, and prone TO revolutions. bood,bed, and brig
andage. but IT'S people are enlightened. p'aceable.
industrious, and seil-goycrning They speak COM
mon language with ms, have "a common ancestry. anil
cherish the same AnCi0-SavOn traditions ol liberty
regulated by law. OF course refer 10 Canada. Tho
settled portion Of the Dominion stretches in nar-
row belt along our northern frontier. Is gcngTap'-
al position makes u separate nation oniy by SUE
france of the United States It's population Is homo
gcneous with our own, and IT, form 0i government
d. in e.. euco the same. To excite movement ID
seize upon this region by force would be foolish and
wicked If the Canadians ever unite thcir fortunes
with ours il VIII be because they are convinced that
such a change is for their benefit. Is nothing then
to be done on our part but to wait Il will b. sail
that they do not desire 10 into the Union. BIT
how do We know We have never invited them.
We arc strong and rich they are weak and compar-
atiyelv DOOR, Tie advances should come from oar
side Why not kindly ask them 10 consider ihe wis
dom Of changing their provinces into state. 90 tIo
American Union Ii 10 were done Ia the right ,prs
they could not take oficnse.
The provinces have a population ~ 3.44s.s31,
including Newfoundland, which Is not yet moor
porated In the Dominion. The political and ge'-
graphical divisions IF the country and The di-trbn-
ton of population are such that sour States could le
made each worthy to take its place a. once as
peer in population and intelligence II many Of the
older states Of the Union. The names and respective
population f these communtie, Ontario, 1920
sjI : Quebec. I,l91, 516; Nova Scotia, 3s4 500;
New-Brunswick 2S5. 504. 70 New brunswick might
be added Prince Edward Island with its oi.02l
inhabitants and to Nova Scotia the island Of New-
foundland which has population OF 1896.
There would remain as territories Manitoba and
British Coluu<a, with a population respectively n
/ / 1913 and 1O,JsO. What a wholesome balance
these States would give m our pptltal system 10
the rotten borough States Of the Western desert. and
the excitable, lynch-law loving communities Of tho
south Their people would assnilate closely with
those Of New England and New-York. The French
population Of Quebec are the only exceptions, but
they too are orderly. industrious. and thrifty. orr
public debt, greatly reduced in amount n has
been since the war; and 10 be all funded 10 low
interest bonds, is no longer an obstacLe 10 anneXa-
ton. The Dominion owes 500. 65l 900. which. IA
proportion To rs resources is as heavy burden az
We have to carry. II this debt were consolidated
with our own after union Of the two counties 40
injustice would be lone 20 either.
The slender tie that connects the Dominion with
Great Britain would not long hod the Canadians
back if they earnestly desired enter the family NJ
! American States. r. has been well understood f0r
many years In both England and the Provinces that
/ the people of the latter are masters If their own
/ destinies and THAI no compuslon would he hr,ncht
| 70 bear upon them in case they should desire 20
/ sever their connection with the Mother Country.
| They continue 10 maintain their provincial cDudi-
ton because they feel that they are not strong
enough 10 set up for themselves au independent
nation. with one Of tie most powerful countries IN
| fine world A. their next-door neighbour Ihcrc never
ha, been a general agitation Of the question oi M
nexation among them, and if movement in that
/ direction should originate IN the United States 10
would provoke their opposition If it took amy oih'r
form thau one Of friendly overture and suggestion.
! II would seem 20 De the part of Wis statesmanshp
in Ibis country 70 assure the people Of ia, Dominion
| thai .c should be delig ID to e them tonr 40
our family circle and 20 myir. tucW io CONSIDER "A
| their own sine d wav the wisdom Of doing 80
Washington, Q June % ls't' L. v l"