The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-20

clearly aud well, Whether psychometry
is positive science is not yet
proven, though DIR. ]. r. Buchanan, in his
book on the subject written many years ago
(alludod to in this artiele) hoped to provo
it such, This learned man has not been
heard from in some time, but he was always
too great an enthusiast in such a study to
have lost interest in it. 1.-THE Gotta Canal"
by w. W. Thomas, Jr., which carries us
across Sweden, is, says the writer, mis-
leading in its name "canal." More than
four-fifths of the way" he proceeds TO say,
you are sailing upon rivers and lakes or
among the Islands of the Baltic" very
different thing from the monotony and
tediousness of what we understand as a canal.
The Gotta Canal is forty-six feet wide on the
bottom, eighty-six on the surface and ten
feet deep, 1t has sevcnty-six locks, and your
steamer rises to hight of 800 feet in cross
ing" The answers of the symposium of
public men, to the question addressed them
by the Cosmopoiitrn, SIS the annexation of
Canada desirable for the United States?'
are, with one or two exceptions in
favor of ii. The gentlemen forming this
symposium are Judge Kelley Speaker
Carlisle Senator ingalls,, James b. McCreary
Chairman OF the House Committe on For
eign A Hairs, Senator Hiscock (of New York;,
Maj. Mckinley (of Ohiol C. X. Breckenridge
(of Arkansasl Senator Sherman, Senator
Morgan (of Alabama) and Mr. BENJAMIN
Butterworth (of Ohio) Senator ingalls, says:
I'm general terms, l would say yes; but
there are many reasons, whose expressions
| should desire To defer 10 q more formal
occasion" Speaker Carlisle thinks that =
Annexation would greatly promote tho
interests OF the people Of both countries"
- 'and have no doubt that such q
union will be ultimately effected" Senator
Sherman, when asked, referred the person
to his speech on the subject In the Senate,
one Of the paragraphs of which is as follows:
THE admission Of Canada into the Union,
divided into States and Territories upon
the basis of our Federal system, would
be Of untold advantage to both coun-
tries Four or five States could be admitted,
each with an already established autonomy.
defined boundaries and sufficient popula-
ton, and the remainder divided into terri
tories, would have the benefit OF local gov
eminent aud become the scene Of migra-
ton only exceeded by that of the Northwest
Territory. The natural advantages OF tho
union would be in closing forever all con.
troyersies inseparable from long boundary
line, in giving the broadest free trade in tho
productions of continent, in combining
the interests and pride aud achievements OF
Tkindred population fairly represented in
the Congress OF the United States. In in
creasing the power and influence oi Repub-
lican institutions among the nations Of the
world and in giving additional security
against the aggression OF European nations
But TO our mind IL matters but little what
American statesmen may think aud express,
ovcrtures must first come from Canada.
The APPEAL Is indebted to the publisher,
for advance sheets Of tho February install.
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tDry Magazine which We lind to be Of al.
sorbing interest. Great men, great events.
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some sort a measure Of their greatness. Tried
by this standard, as Morley wrote o. Burns.
Lincoln must be great indeed. forduring the +.
twenty-threc years which, have passed since
bis assassination mems interest In the
man himselfand their estimate Of his genius
for was he not one?--has been steadily In.
crcnsing Nothing la. more plainly shown
the long.sulicring forbcaancc aud noblcncs.
Of Mr.. Lincoln's nature than his perfect con.
hdencc In and patience with Gen. Mcclellan
at this time, as these chapter. show,
or when the moment came, how quickly
aud with what decisive promptnc.s h. could
act. Besides the removal OF Gen. Mcclellan.
THE financial measures undertaken by
Mr. Chase and advocated by Mr.. Lincoln for
carrying on the war, the relations between
President Lincoln and Secretaries Seward
and Chase including the incident OF the
simultaneous resignation Of the two Secrc.
tarics aud the manner In whichMr Lincoln
avcrted political catastrophe" will be tho
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