, 1880-11-27

fcphteu Efforts to bring this about nrc likely
to PROVE rs useless ai,l unsatisfactory rs II
l,e attempted to mix oil nnu winter.
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TIE ALARMING CANADIAN EXODUS.
| VIC have published from tfnie. to time tho
details Of tho Canadian exodus to tho Yankee
"States" which has been going on for, two
years nt tho rats Ut 100000 n year, md Whose
proportions have seriously alarmed tho
friends Of tho British connection" The
matter has ut last suggested to suiao Of tho
ruling class, what IIas long sFncc impressed
tic multitude, tint the must effective way to
arrest tho exodus Ut thu Canadian people to
tho Great Republic Is for tho Provinces Of the
Dominion 10 formally join tho Nrcat Reput-
lie Itself, a,d BECOME States OF tho American
Union.
We aro not aware tint at tllis time there Is
my burning desire in this country for tho
acquisition OF tho CanRtitnn provinces, even
II they would formally usk admission to tho
Union. This Importance Ut such nll aruul-
sition IL hardly considered by tic American
people, who l,aye lcarncd to rcgnrl Canada
rs q confederation Of petty provincial States
who net towards this country with spiteful
Mntignlty whenever MI occasion oilers.
At the satne time we cun welt understand
how the Canatlas will DO enormously beie-
iltcd BY such union, and low tho depop,l-
latlon VI tho Dominion woula he arrested,
tho rapid decadcnco Of Its trade re,nclFed,
md t4o lingering Coi![edcracy gain new
life.
The Cn natlInns claim that rs State 1t Is
able to ,naintaln trade alnl commerce with
the other States Of the world, rs well MS this
Republic can; TINT It has Its seaports and Its
Earbors; that 1t produces wares for snlo 10
foreign countries; that 1t flVs more favor
ablo thrl't to Invite Intercourse With foreign
nations. md Is capable of maintaining itself.
The direct answer to all this Is, tllat 1t Is u
sparsely settled country asld mere fringe
along our northern frontier, that the foreign
migration tl,atseelss It gradually abn1dons 1t,
and TINT tho exodus ut nntlro Ca11atltnns TX
ceeds tho natural Increase Of tho population.
OF the foreign trado OF Cann,la ut lc1st oue-
nal1 OF II Is with tho United Suites. 1t finds
IT to be more profitnble to sell Its products
Ill tals country, uespite our high tnriif, thai
10 sell t''om elsewhere, antl that 1t Is more
p9ohtaolo 10 purchase III tto ohlsed States,
aespa1o It's own Elsh tar'tt, thal' to 40 With
ont OF 10 pnfct'ase elsewhere.
1,o TACT -, tAo tahaalafs now sacrifice OH
MI they sell to tho United states tic a,aount
which tho AmerIcnn tariff cxacts; airl on all
they buy Of us they uru taxetl by tlleir own
tariff. They lose MI average Of 80 per cent
OH all they sell to lis. and pay purhaps rs per
| cent duty OH all they buy of lis,
AS States Of the Union they would pc FREQ
Of both those l,cayy exactions. They woull
bo OIL tho sn,nc footing with the w,,nle 1Jnto,,
that Illinois, Michigan, aud Ohio now are.
OF ths immense trade Of tho 10. 600 coo peoplo
of this Repub)tc. u,un-tenths il letwrnn
themselves. the foreinn trado mt cxcee,,lnv
10 pcr cent OF their total protllctnns n,'J ,,nr.
chases. Now. with Cnnndn n nart of the
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