, 1881-01-09
THE UNIONS PROSPERITY.



Londo,, {Cdnada) Advertiser, Jdf: Il.
The United States Is making marvellous prog
ress. It will soon be the most wealthy country
on the globe. It possesses upwards OF a0O,Ooo
square miles of territory and population OF
sc, ,00Q, 600. During tho next decade its 1nhabl-
tants will have added to their number ABOUT
100000 more. There is yet but the nerest
fragment under cultivation, and without uhou!y
ctowding its people there is ample room for aoo,-
Ooo,0oo It is very favorably situated, being bor~
dered BIZ the ocean upon three sides, and pos
scsscs every variety Of climate within the Tenn
perate Zone. Between Its numerous states
there exists absolute free trade, aud the var1ey
Of climate and production esss s ver1 ~na arge rs
This ycAr the surplus revenues amount TO up
ward of $50 000, 200, which IS applied towards ne
Absolute Governments on the Continent Of
EurOpe has been growing worse, the credit OF
the United States Is improving. large reaue,
erected by the redemption OF old bonds, and by
new loans at lower rate Of interest; the Dur
dens have been yearly lightened BY part pay.
third Of their war debt has been paid OF, and
tho interest has been reduced by one hair. Al
the present time it s proposed TO G effect .t'es fns
and new loans at lower rate OF interest
The immigration into the United States M our
ing the last year has swollen 10 s;t rGe 1n
property to The value OF sss5 OK, ,0o0, and the
proa pproauct Of their industry will at ieast yield
Americans uluY have made with regard to their
customs duties, they have made none Win r., re-
gard to the principle upon whien Photle Ppht sn1 a
zone in debt for nothing except to maintain
Tie Union; they have not anticipates
their future they have %aae
fssm fse yfRe yTRey have sS 6ct sat BEEN
to pay for dead horses and The result Is tS !1as
Tremendous War debt their people are ' PAYING YIN
less interest upon their liabilities to-day tnan
We arc IL Canada III me1ose M nIv tn,S
the cost Of Government will be the smerest
IugatelIe while we, II we persist IN OUT preseht
policy, will 10 but little better OF than the
It is strange. indeed, that Government
should be 81 infatuated as the dovcrnmeat " VI
Cannda s The Temporary aavan1Hs tb Mpcn cnun
trv Mt the rate Of seven or eight millions year,
| and living upon it as though 1t were part ot
| our Industrial income, has come to az END. " g
ara now called upon to send out OF the country
yearly an equal sum to spny the interest," a' nppn
fSFeSn oR,ean1sns f2 WE e
Every year the disadvantage Of our policy must
70 on increasing, until We viii! he Ia the pos,lon
! Of Ircland,-not on account OF any wrong cone
| to us by England, but on account OF OUT o~n
The people Of ireland are impoverished / by y
the large sums which are yearly sent abroad Il to
nav av r. ia rents due nonresident landlords. We
send millions abroad every year to pay the IN
| eTpended more than S37, ,000,0 600 upon the Inter
colonial Railway, and we have increased th,s pr
| sum by losses sustained, and otherw,se, ny
nearly $4,000, QUO more We are engaGed1n IN MANY
other Enterprises equally pEottless. equally
foolish What hope have we before us, when yh,:,
nhlioatfons will draw from the industry of OIL
people at least sl2,ooo,ooo year for tnteEes
! alone2 .x+,,u1
| tina limited States wilt be our Of debt; her peo.
Die will be unburdeued; OURS will be WeiRhtee
| down with taxation. What chance Will we nave
| to secure immigration In this condition O
| things? It is high time that VIC should becom'
alive 10 our real condition; that we should tax
notice Of the policy that has been pursued an.
innllire whittier we nre drifting before thing
have becume too bad to mend.