Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-18

Islands observation-disclosures. 266j,s5s $685.
SAs estimated in 1852.
Besides the territories and Arctic islands.
if all these provinces were to he admitted as
States there would be IL added to the mum
her of United States senator's, eight based
on the four States with only 4O9, 295 of pop
ulation, or double the number of their rep
rcsentatives in the House, where each State
would be accorded one member, though pos
siby upon fraction of the number re
quired 10y the general ratio. All of the pro
vinces would he likely to insist upon being
represented in the Senate To the older
members of our Union this would not be ac-
ceptabie 1t may be true. however, that
the province, now having the smallest mum
Der of inhabitants, Manitoba and British
Columbia, promise with the greatest certainty
q future increase With the exception of On
tario, none Of the other provinces are likely
to have any large and progressive aces
siOns to their numbers
CANADIAN SENATOR'S WOULD HAVE THE
BALANCE OF POWER.
The conference. as a political unit, of JIG
senators, suddenly admitted from the North,
would be inevitable and they would soon
! learn their power to build up or to break
I uONll DOln nltuSllIpS anu Dnel Inc luluIt
success or failure of parties might depend
| upon their Canadian policy.
| The public lands of the respective parties
present questions of Importance. Our pub
/ lie lands, whether for settlement as home
steads or as sources of revenue. would be
/ come common property. to be disposed Of for
the general welfare--as much for the benefit
/ of the Canadian States n tor the rest of the
/ Union, and the public lands of the Canadas
would therefore have to he coded to the
/ United States, to he held on similar terms.
The absolute cleavage and abandonment
of the power of Great Britain over any part
of the North American continent would he a
/ sine qpo non on the part of the United
States. There must he nothing lett Ia
breed national contention, and, although the
extreme hyperborean regions north of the
Canadas are destitute of much commercial
value when our flag goes north it should
cover the whole country.
Canada was originally a colony of France,
and there are now over | ,OOOO GOO of French
Canadians, descrihed 10y Goodwin Smith the
eloquent propagandi,t of commercial union,
a. an "unprogresive, religious, submissive.
courteous, and, though poor, not unhappy
people He adds, that while they have q
very Indifferent reputation as farmers,
''thcy are governed 10y the priest, with the
occasional assistance oi the notary. This
certainly is not high commentator. Re
tanning III Il poor way tnclr French Ian
guage, they have not been asSimiIated ol
Angiicizcd. perhaps cannot he AmeIicanized
and we have Vet to learn that the i.atiI
race have anywhere appeared to accept Of {
republican form of government with any
staying enthusiasm.
Ii iN-ilS has
served to provide in English colonies a re
tug, for the destitute younger sons OF thu
ari,tocracy, and this class, with those deepen
dent upon British pensions and annuities
must be expected to perletuate national an
, hnusltie~ and long 10 remain SO welded L
the British monarchy "a TO he unable L
contemplate Il republic without hereditary
hatred. The loyaists, or tories, who lief
our country during and after the revolution
+ have nulseQ and retained much oil their All
Cient bitterness. on the ground that the
were not treated with proper masnanimitl
and theso. with their descendants, are no,
tile to all republican theories and method
, OF government
The SIX on :, ZEN hundred millions whiC
the mother country has now invested in I'll
provinces would be fruitful oil evil influence.
OF litigation, and in important cases of non
a payment, OF serious national complication
- The various Indian tribes Of the Unite
G States have been tor many generations
source OF large expense, and bloody rat
/ and outbreaks. In fact, they are still III
= skeletons in the closets OF our war and IL
terror departments. Unfortunately III
I Canadian dominion, with its 1T ditferel
"A tribes OF bands of Indians, is comparativel
j. more seriously burdened with this unwe
II come and destitute race, all of whom hay
, had and must continue to have asslstan,
in their sorry struggle for life, especially
an extreme northern climate. To the Cam
dian, they bring "A large item of eXpenS
!; and TO us the expense would be much large
- as our system OF support has been Tar MOI
- generous
/ The annual appropriation of the dominic
. for fishery bouuJies is $50 900 for supe
f. animation, S202, 2S5 tor aid 10 immigr
i ton, Si62 SG3 and for subsidies and stear
= ship subventions, S213, 1876. Whether
d not all these peculiar benefactions would co
" tinue TO be maintained by the United Stat
" after the union had been consummat
would have to Ire determined in advan,
or they would lead to sectional contr
Versy.
ID The dominion i, the owner OF several We
Il necessary canals, and tho Union Won
l5 therefore be relieved from their future 90
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