The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-31
CANADIAN AGITATION.
The Independent Movement Among the
Oanuoks Some Viows and Lights
Upon tho Subject.
Now York ELarnIli

Ganprcpsnlnn Davis, Of Illinois IN MI inter
view with reporter Of the Chicago Tnnfa. or
tho twenty fourth Instant. eaYs lhero ia
quito ripple III congressional circles over
the visit nf ~ prominent Ganaftian. who repre-
seuis party In the Dominion deRirulis Of oh
thinning haft"r commercial terms from tho
United States. Gon. IInwIey IF Connecticut,
and other momherR of the Hnlee have heou
approached on thN subject From what |
hnvo hoard | think ihore ia n growing dis
position among the Canadians to bernm" On
Iiralr independent or Great britain, At least
that IL thn Impression tho 1elngntos Ian
glInga gnvp Eonn nf Us
What rnnsnns did he advance tor 80 radt-
eaI 81 measures ~
"In tho first place ho holds that connection
with England maltns America jnnloua of Can
ntlh M the attcr begins 10 grow larger, and
| there Is nh 0vidrni desire on tho pntt of tht,
present British government to establish cloa"r
relations With tho noionios. That IS. the I'm
! ncfinl idea of Lord BeHeonalield Is in tn" as
| poudant just now Many nf tho Canadians.
| ha anId. were more troubled about tH,r onuz
merCn than the crown, they complain that
| they are excluded hY Great iirinlu from "S=
porting certain gno,la 10 France nud other
| .trnfAnn enHntI iag. In tha matter ~ ehO@=i
thn Ift"nrh Euvnrnmnnt wished ~ import u
InrgA stock from Canada ti tho RpdteiH.
hrlt the restrictions tnpnHel hy England.
wlo tl.4lra this monopoly of tlHfl@. ate
| too hn,truaomn 'lhiss l. In itsrlf grievance.
I1n claims n Canada were To hsrotue indie.
pendent @@ fpui pun heroWn business. and,
finally. obtain more lthNrtl terms from lIa.
This might probably lead 10 anne Satipn.
Samn If ON GrnEre&sinHH advanced tho ntgll-
uent that lnE Innj woalai nat lot 90 hel hold
without II fight. lie r"nitrI that Great
l,titntn hoihrtpd rs sire l. hY AlEhansan
ana t!. lIish agitation Ion band letntn. could
r0t rpttt.a II demand of the nomlnlun fol in
Idcpen,Iauce. ,vnil werN she 50 disposed. fhe
ynr with tho American colonies tpnEht hen II
| l,,+.o titnt Gho n Hot likely I" forgot. h'
| 'hialta. lu amy c7a@. ho h"ld the a"@tlhH ~
Gnr,ntln H. IN tbn hand II the G,uadnrs@ nnd
| IT they my England m4IEt - RGe must aud
| thcr,'., an end or the nnlter"
"l!nt what forces could GHnAdn. IN tha event
| If Englnni rntHaing R"pa'a'i"H, bring 10 The
assertion ~ hcr ipl"p"nden@"2
"ph. plrntE. repli"d ~! DAVIS t nnada
! ts flr distant trpm tffeni Etttaiu. The itomG
gorriun,snt hpa foW enough eoldirfe left 10
| ipld ntl Tho eneml,s nt England In Asia and
.lsnNhrln Gnnnda h.ia y vGry eIl1'tnut vuun
/ tcnr f,r,"a wh0. ii " laiin"d. weuld stand ~
! III, Dpainirn Hs against IT,, EnpF" This
| would ita@e IagEIud III an arls ward fix, o&-
| pegiallY Het our government might llni y I'm
/ iosssibtft however good IL intention. 10 t'eI
| American GTnpattHI5fs from joining hand
| WITH tlrir Canadian nNlghnnfS. ms many oi
/ thnm miEht do. Inc neutrality laws might
lie honrafy enforced. but that T. aIt nwfui big
| frontier,
80 rou think the plan would m"et much
/ auppult in Cong GH,ss2
/ a., to That canuot say positively, In may
nth b,,twr,,f, E4gIard and hct colonies ths
tI5tliti,lIapf pf out people we,llh lnep ther aym
| rAi hfnR With the AHlHricnu side 81 this water
/ 0f tpur1o Representatives IN GpnEteEs woulc
hn swnynd more az f"ER hy public opinion
/ Fin" experiences of thNGanHdtan revolt in 81
| proved dcapit" thn RUFuelr s}@ 1T the Var
lhlfeu administration. Tint HE hsHrt af Amer
1 ira WhA with The Canadians in thHi @tfugEi"
Gofrret4. NJ II popular assembly. would h'
almost eetiain 70 ." tn"r" q" l"s+ nttn ne"t