, 1881-07-01
THE FUTURE OF CANADA.
Annexation or It'd ercntlence.

Montreal StaF LR,t Is. "-
Politics nre dull. and will ronutu 1lll until tho
next Bruat questionable faturG OF tho Donin-
loti-con,cs up for discussion. My, moro, tho
timo for that discussion hns cutlp. It Ia upon
us now, md 1t Is Idle to postpone tho Saup N'l.
other hour. Thn intelligent public uplnlDn ut
tho country Is rlpu for tho ventilation Ut tho
grave question OF Cnnallas future. Tho Gsi-
lenco Ut this IL to bu sUGn everywhere nrOlltltl.
There Ia tho u1certnM tomper ,of tho po0plo.
There aro tho papers that 1cclarp III favOr OF
independence and thuro nro tho pabers that
deoueo tn fnvor Of unnoxatton.-the Toronto
Telegram Oh tho ono hand. una tho St.John Gl0bo
Oh the ot,lor. Tho Ottawa FREQ Press looks Us I'LL
WIS prorarcd for aHything. either lntoroMlenco
Or aunlxattou.. .Thcn,. sIcak to ao1ht, men on
tho .strools. itnar hu,y thsy dospa'r =, et
i Krauts from Europe nvoIA ouf s shores. Thoy
untad I s."tes. M D. III Thsy viii otio, isiI You that
thcrc must DO change. and tho sooner that M
chAsgc comes tho be[tur for Tue people. Wo
lIecnuso VIC nru notn ponplo. We have no MT.
tlUnnl sentiment, bGcAus0 we hayO no hatlonMl
5 W. ss SG S St5efs ossr e S a ss
stttEs. Wo nro mt united. because we have 10
universal sentiment around which all ran Fally.
W. lisp our niasli,uud with IAtcl brunth aud vow
our loyalty TOO oftcn, wlth 4 stnothoroa 10 on
S s Me afS Sy Il io Ss oy soaa
Mike Catlal hutton, AIT! YOU will sUon 100 III
cid 10 lnisrnal iuuds. ind nun win soon !earn
titvo us tlag uf our 0wn, ut,d yo!, VIII soon 500
i power it syriaos. : - 49,. :.
THO Coming t&1iention OF Independence.
IL tho Editor ot tha MoattetR Star: pormIt mo
to thank you for tito latrlolle uttgranecs Of
your luatlor OF Tuesday Dyenlng, ,--Appost, both
In tone ald tlInc,-nll tho moro f0rulUle In that
they follow, at considerable interval OF time,
kndrod expressions ut thought and opinion
which woro tlutlod nt tho tino with delight,
In which YOU sut1, "Chliata must ba frcc to do
Just as hur people wish III Nil colntnercaa! mt"
tors" "Caua ta a94t. ID tho moving, commercial
1plrt Of tho day." These utteEatlcc Of paper
occupying thu advanced position Of tho Star Are
halle{I with prdo and hupe; aud nre all tho moro
@ sS ea utosal saHs msbss. 70 Shos
ssS taSy aspes tes P'sss osso II 40! s a s say
'sans:s'l sssassss t'9 iss %sy*;
1as faas1s aats seYa 5SsGa is 6 t. mss
any treaty with any coun.ry which tI!veighs, ~
tho slightest degree, aRainst the Aothor C0nn.
hGtwcor1 Gruat l.ritaln ind tho United States,
for oxa,np!e, my. truaty between ~ anS nc
ss,es e sGaa hasS " aSs IS
ton ot Ckoitil dependence. 1.Gt us not shut our
eyuA to u fllct patent to everybody ols1 Can VIZ
! dpyUop tho what RESOURCES OF this G'nntry ~ \
GSEony y WI! .an4 rnpli!y ~ We oou fsSns
put It, ",The tsalu Of tho'tutIso rolates 70 tho
! 1tltus md destiny Ut Canada"
M man! III England Of out Of i, whose opln,,
lou ts 0ptitlod % Eesl'ect would, to-day ht Iarl
IL sacf Hussa stes tSsn
ever have beon In h0r Thirteen Colonies, aud no
| one out of Franco !und few In IL would Assers
| the belet that tnat country coultls under any
other form. Ut government. have exhibited ths
| alulpat tAtuoQa Fccuperatkyo force shuwu W
hvr slneo .he Kepupllo. AZ th!s H. wel! nndsF;; !:
havu due INFLUENCE should tho peapto OF Canada
earnestly petition for separation.
nut. trust, tho various ytows Of our pooplu. snd
dsG,tssl0u will, fully bel!uvu, loud u hArtuhNy
| on that point. Mcauti,uo, lot oyory tnan iAs.st
upon tho rixht 70 di4cuss tho subject coolly,
| aid without passion or fear, and thoM tlo cry Of
| "tToasan" shall ccAso to 10 u tegEor. EnxiAnd
does nut feel ooMpiln,entcd BY such n,Ahyfao.
| tured evidences Uf tho Insecurity by which she
holds bcr possessions. 4 tantly matter which !.
| 10 bud Us to put bau Oh frco discussion uoea
not, In amy scnsa. symbolzo our rctauhn to ouI
great And glorious mother, England. AHANDr.