Year: 1869

The Movenent In Now Brunswick for


Annexation.


A very prominent member Of the New
Brunswick Legislature (Mr. Cudlp, of St.
John,) on Wednesday last moved resolution
for the annexation of that province to the
United States. He declared that taxation is
increasing without any corresponding bene-
dts, and the people are leaving by the hun
dred for the United States. The law-making
power should, as province, seek to carry out
what the people are doing individually, and
ask the United States to admit New Bruns-
wick In the Union on fair and equitable terms,
particularly as the people are forced to the
conclusion that the nature Of all their produc-
lions and the geographical position of the
country point to the republic as their natural
obtained by union with the United States, it is
moved that committee be appointed to devise
ways and means to carry out the proposition" !"
The Attorney General objected to the motion
as reasonable, and the House refused to
allow it to go Oh the notice book


No person was found to second the motion
of Mr.. Cudlip; but this bold action on his
part will be followed by results which can
only portend the dissolution Of the Canadian
confederation. In 1866, when the deba tes
ran 90 high upon the confederation question,
our special correspondent in New Brunswick
gave us such details as clearly reshadowed
the present trouble. The opposition which the
government met to its pet schemes in Nova
Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island at that time almost
threatened war among the unwilling colonists
1t was only by the very free use Of money and
forced legislation that even the semblance
Of confederacy was formed How ephemeral
Il was in its organization, and how utterly
unable it has shown itself to make compact
Power, is seen by the present political condition
Of all that territory lying south Of the St. Law
renee river. This political condition, Of such
promising future for the extension Of United
States territory, is the very natural result Of q
comparison Of their colonial advantages with
those which they would undoubtedly enjoy
were they an integral part of our Union.


The people Of the sections we have named
ase virtually the same as inhabit our New
England States. They have absolutely nothing
in common with the great mass Of the Canadian
territory and its inhabitants. They are COM
pletely cut or from it by our State Of Maine,
which, like great wedge, shoves itself up to
Che northwsrd 10 bar their westward connec-
lions. Their whole development lies in the
same direction that we are moving, and they
and II impossible, from practical experience,
70 ignore this n their people are dePopulat-
ing their territory and moving over the border
Il Is undoubtedly because they find better
system Of government and greater prosperity
ON this side the line, although the territory Is
not essentially different nor does the trade
vary much 10 class. II Is only more prosper
GUS. Taxation in the United States, which
Wss held up - bugbear by the confsderates
In their efforts TO form the confederation, they
now find is nothing in comparison to the taxa
don In Canada, where there is no opportunity to
earn enough to pay the collector. Better pay
double the tax with an opportunity to earn II
easily; and this opportunity every man Of
brains and energy finds in the United States.
We would suggest that New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward
Island appoint delegation to meet at some
central point that the condition of these pro-
sinces may Rs oQpSidsysd With reference to
their interestG Let the facts aud figures
be presented showing how fallacious and
suicidal Il Is for them to cling to barren and
icy balance Of the country which affords them
nothing but royal ''cold comfort" Let them
consider the progress in which they would
equally and justly participate by effecting a
union with us. Then let them strike for 1t
and we will help and welcome them.