Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19

this direction.
The young men OF Canada were already
bsglnnins TO breathe the air OF independ-
ance, and the Vast object lesson which tha
United States had nee before the world,
which had taught so many lessons to Euro
poau nationalitias, which had been so glor-
iou-ly Initiated within the last few weeks
by the United States OF Brazil, and which
was already beng Initiated by Australia
would certainly have LIS if3ct upon Uanlda.
To adopt q policy Of pressure, 10 antaEo-
niza and otfsnd, " "a now the worst step 70
take; while to encourage, to SHOW Wiling
ness for a commerclel alliance, would help |
forward immensely In Canata Tho dessre
for, tn the ToriE Of tha fratenent OF the |
question, "The Eallla. HnJ most desirable |
relations between the two countries"
GENERAL WILSON'S Address.
General Jamss n. Wilson was the first
speaker, aud ne occupied about 81 minutes
iii pres uf.Gg a n4S.ettS, oomprehehSlVs |
view OF tho suSjseI OF deh.Ea, In Thich |
TRADE relations were relegatei TO the rear,
while he proved that II wa9 incompatible |
with tile devtlopmeGt oG ths United States |
to form allg other than political union,
HIS aldtes3 WAS trsu tsln th7 rhetHri9Al
fou-lsues Of hts opponent end was plAla,
fotctbe ami uuadornet argumanC pns8d on
the broad lines Of patriotism, conceived in
putrtctlc manner ami appropriately
spol;en bya soldier. Space tocbid5tha pro-
duGtion Of the spescn LII tuii. but no said 10
part;
The question which wa ara about to dis.
cuss Is one of tremendous Importance and
has qualifications which are not dreamed
OF. What shall bs the government policy
of the United Statc5 and Canada bes chi
culatea to bring about the most satisfactory
relations Detwern the Two countries. Mr..
Wlman tells YOU that the best resnlrs Tor
both countries would be u customs union
at,,z a tl,,rt 10
the Geruaa states except austria. Ile
Immediate results OF tat5 insaEuie Wohld
be to tsoolieh all tbB custom houses on ta9
frontier and to remove them TO tho seq
eoHst or 10 the mey ltns cities. Tae tatin
would be necessarily thn sdrns tor hotn
countries, the cevRnGb therefrpm Wonld bs
pooled AID th9n digiini pro rata according
10 population between ths two aonntrl5s,
BUT GboVe ali, absolute free tEade would
pr vail between AL tine ptoTince5 ol the
Dominion on the Gna eide and al the states
OF the UaiOn on the other, Just a3 u now
prevails among tha states OF the uAltsa
Stat3s, while Il common protective ratIH
would be rnaintatnsi aud enforced against
the remainder OF the world, the Btllish
Umpire not exceDte1. / dluot Whetlef
suen project weta fGn.iDi4 even II both
c5untfigs were wtll.aH, III the vory simple
reason that CanaiA i5 Lot 4 sovereign
ppwor and cannot establish commercial
\ i.uioa WITH the Unitaa States II She would,
| because OF the exercise OF the constitutional
1 right Of veto which her nlEj2sty 5 govern
4 ment claims as right over her colonies.
| Ihe chief elm of the British government
! for tho last 2O0 Yeas has bsen 70 rlaihsaln
1 her commercial supremacy all oyer the
/ world and ia all inst tima no British states-
m IN has ever been false to that policy. A
commercial union Is i'm practicable aad, II
| consummated, 1t would not seftls OUT rela-
/ tlons on fair and satisfactory pasis. Dur
ing the late war Canada took the nfst
opportunity to di5plhy hostile alulade
toward th!s government. Those VINO are
familiar With the history OF Moth America
will recall tine fact tnat long before the set-
Element OF plymouth and jamestown tha
French had settled Acadia aad CanGue,
and while the English colonies We're
struggling Into existence between the
French empire was growing upon
the banks OF the s.. Lawrence and CT the
Mississippi. Francs Dasei her claims 60
the Interior or the continent upon eolonila'
tion and discovery, Eaglehd on the rlghta
of her colonies to own indehnitelY West
ward. The decisive struggle for tne PCS
session of North America began IN lf55
and As you ell Know u resulted In a CON.
pleta victory for the English and Ooionlal
arms and the French gave UP I'LL that they
had on this continent. England KEPT from
the colonies part OF what they had helped
to conquer. Whou Franklin visited lie
Canadians to induce them TO )in us in the
revolution, they refused, but ne always In
sisted that 1t was rather from iguornnet
than from any feeling of loyalty to the Eng
, lish government, and in alludfng 70 thS
matter afterwards ne lauShinBly declared
that "the next missionto Canada sAoaid pt
, ons of sehoolma7ters." EAgand's afla g
Canada Is based solely upon the tiSut ol
conquest.
nv point now is that England failed tc
give us the lust share OF Canada, TO WhicL
we were entitad by joliet conquest, and
, that although she has withheld Y from u
, for over 100 years, Te ssall pc JustIhsd II
claiming IL whenever We regard 4 as neces
sary tor the projection OF our great natlona
interests. II l had read the story artSh
! there f. a taint npon the character OF EES
i lands title which might become fat2i II 0t
| should find our permanent and paramount
' interests impelltng US toward the establish
! maat OF a similar 0Ae,
d.. Frnnklin's docttlne was good encugl
/. for England, and under similar condition
! ought 10 be good enough for us. Bssidus
! this law OF our national growth seaMs 10 b
!. acoretion, not colonization; aclrsElon bl
purchase, as In the case OF Louisiana
). Florida, Arizona AMI Aia5kai oy 'fsaIF an
[ mutual agsssmont, rs Ia tie case nl Ie&aa
or by conquest. as I'd the case of Galttornia
Yne GGcttine of manifest destiny Inns thu
I announced ltsef to every taoHEhtiu
4 stndsn- Of history. II has not ceased t
a work for the glory OF ths American name
> ard cannot ceasc or he defeated Of itS er'
4 and airn I'LL the American flng foRt5 eve
a every foot OF the Moth American continent
: II Is ~ impossible to suspend this law Il
0 It Is to make the waters OF th
Il st, Lawrence aud OF Lake Ontari,
/ How bGckwaris over the Falls Of Niagara
4 Ii is as immutaba and as constant as II
r law oil gravltatlon. II lies ut the very bas
/, of AmarITau pFogregI and although dor
a naut at times Il Is never absent. II ma
! y7ork slowly, as men measure time, but
a works as slendilp and as trresistlblT aB fat
!, Itself. Whether It requires one year or
q hundred, or even q Thousand, TO complst
a its task can make but little difference I
tho end, No poitcy on our part, or on th
part Of the Caaa'iians, or even on the pa!
OF the federated British empire, can abro
n | gate or aunul this law; and yet the uueE
j. ton OF policy is m important cne to thi
.s generation, for policy may hastea or della
70 The fulatment Of our destiny. though It cal
% NOT defeat It.
i. Mr.. Wiman urged tho American peopl
!. on both sides OF the dividing line to adoE
Il the plan of a customs or commercial unlot
Ii because they behave that that plan will IA
4 cllitats and increAse trado between then
ii and that unrestricted trade will ultimRtel
OF lead 10 polittca! union. oppose ths
Il plan because 1t is opposed to the law oil ou
ID national davelopmen and to the "Amerlcn
1t systen;" because l cannot regard com
d nlerca as solidarity; because we have nj
1t the same interest in Canada AMI the Oant
Ut d aus tuat we have In America and IN
o Americans. am willing TO admit that III
al restriered fres trade with us would be
il good thing tor the Canadians, and that
10 nli;yht bo haueti .ial TO us IN comrnetett
II aensa-pur | bet!eve also In tine Old dootrin
st tnGt charity begins at home.
ia oppose tho policy OF commercial unto