Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18

the historical accident Of civil war,
ending in secession, Instead Of amnesty
has made them two" But the modern
Canadian has been separated, not mere
IL by one century, but from the begin
ming. To DO sure Great Britain ruled
both. but there never was any union
except that produced by the movement
of an army, from one section 20 another.
Goodwin Smith adds that, England
and Scotland had the memory OF many
wars 60 estrangs them, the Anglo Sax
ons OF Canada, and the United States,
have the memory since their separation
Of only one war"
In the pleasant path that surrounds
the vast and stately pile OF red stone
that forms the Government buildings
of the Province Of Ontario, here in
/ Toronto stands also a monument, sur
rounded by white marble figures, Mich
ed In the purple stone and surrounded
by fence supported by stands Of
muskets and piles of cannon balls. II
makes the American grow thoughtful
with sorrow. 10 is the Volunteers
monument, to the memory Of the SO
brave fellows who fell 10 the sO-called
"Fenian Invasion" That which
nearly every American remembers
as q good joke, shooting a few
blank cartridge, by q few Irish
Nationalist, and some OF the returned
soldiers, who wanted to scare England
and so raise a hundred or two thousand
dollars, out or the pockets Of the serv-
ant girls, was something pretty serious,
/ after all. IL was Que OF those little OBJ
stacles, that MIR. Smith evidently for
gets Then there was the Revolution
airy War, and the descendants Of hun
dredS Of n. u. royaliSts exist; tie war
OF 1912, when Toronto, then known as
York, was burned; and there was the
so-called Patriot War" OF 1867.
Surely there have been wars enough,
without trying to beIittle the effect OF
them. But Mr.. Smith enchanted by
the sight goes on:
at would give TO the whole continent
as complete security for peace, immun-
ity from war taxation, as is likely TO be
attained by any community, or grOupO of
communities on this side Of the Mlllen-
ium. Canadians. almost with one voice,
say that it would greatly raise the val
ne OF property ia Canada" Whatever
may have been the sentiment, when
Goodwin Smiths book was written in
1890, such a sentiment does not exist
now to any extent.
OF living Canadians, the able editor
OF the Toronto Globe, Mr.. WilliStOn, as
serts that the question Of annexation is
not to be thought Of Canada would
have nothing 70 gain. The adjustment
nj hnf fruO
countries would leave everything salts
factory. In the park before mentioned
stands the bronze statue Of Hon. George
Brown who for so many years built up
aud made the Globe a power. He stroye
90 be honest aud just and to develop
the sentiment OF national independence.
tie nobly sustained the side OF the
North during the war. Those who have
followed his lead have no sympathy
with the idea OF annexation.
Mr.. Creighton OF the Empire though
OF the DrOtectiOniSt order OF thinking,
does not believe in annexation, neither
does Mr. Crabbe of the Star, new but
very successful paper, The old aud
powerful Mail, is totally opposed to
annexation, its manager, Mr.. Douglass
aud It's editors being strongly against
it. Mr.. w. l.. Smith editor of the grow
ing NclCs has no thought Of annexation
and thinks there is no such sentiment
I'M Canada The manager Mr.. Douglass
who avowed that many Of his Young
friends were annexationists finally ad-
mitted that none Of them we're in favor
OF the political union, or change OF
government, but only Of commercial
u nion that would give them the sdvanJ-
age of our markets.
j.. Ross Robertson OF the old and re-