Year: 1872

thoroughness on delicate points which takes
Irish cause.


An Angry Canadian ON the Future


or Canada and tho United States.


We published few days ago some refec-
lions on s'the absorption of Canada into the
Union" in which we set forth in good faith,
and, as we believe, in courteous language, the
identity of interests between Canada and the
United States, and the advantages which our
colonial neighbors would derive from closer
connection than they now enjoy with the
Great Republic. The Toronto Leader has taken
umbrage at our remarks, and in an article
which we reproduce in another column has set
forth its opinions on the character and infu-
ence Of the HERALD and the future destiny of
colonial contemporary upon this journal may
well be viewed with equanimity. When it is
confessed that the HERALD has raised itself
''from cellar" to q marked ''degree Of emil
nence:" that it sustains its reputation by
'judicious enterprise in news" that as o
s.marvel Of journalism it ssruns it's course
and builds up gigantic circulation" we can
well afford to be told that we accomplish
all this by 'pandering to the basest
instincts of mankind" bya constant vulgar
sensationalism' in our "official columns
whatever they may be-and by such ''nine
days wonders" as the 'apocryphal Stanley
expedition All we can say in return is that
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Canadian journal can be accused Of having
achieved q similar success by these or any
other means. But when we learn the opinion
of the Canadian journal on the present con-
diion and future prospects of the Republic
we must confess to an uncomfortable feeling
will share.


According to the Toronto Leader the Union
is not now in any condition to attract new
friends. The ''rottenness of republican sys-
TENS has been demonstrated by our ''terrifc
civil war, in which the government triumphed
over rebellion despite the British aid for
which England has just been mulcted in
damages. and despite the Canadian sympathy
with poisoners and incendiaries, which has
not yet been atoned for. The Interests of
the West are gathering into hostile
cloud !" the Southern States are Gin quasi
condition of brigandage' the population of
the Eastern States is "dying OUT through i'm
moral practices and is "only sustained by
immigration" In fact, so rapid is our
retrogression, that the absorption Of the United
States into Canada in few years is a "catas-
trophe" to be anticipated, although it is
s'devoutly wished that it may be 'long
averted" As consequence of this unhappy
condition of affairs many an artisan who has
been enticed to the States by ''such nonsense
as the HERALD utters ''has begged money from
his former employer to bring him back to
Canada again." and it is very evident to our
contemporary that the end Of our government
is ct hand, and will arrive even ''before the
century usually allotted for the duration of
republic hos expired" According to this
calculation we may make up our minds to
balance our books and close our accounts
before tho next Presidential election comes
round-a fact which will effectually dispose
of the terrors Of those liberals who dread the
k0-oA0VtAO4 Va OCA0A0A SAoAV Ao1
term" and the anxiety Of those republicans
who are already making mp their pools for the
succession. In the meantime, we are assured by
the Leader that we shall receive no sympathy
in our last hours from any Canadians, unless
il may be from few miserable traitors Of the
ssextreme grit faction" and that our polite
invitation to our colonial neighbors to join
our republican circle will be repudiated by
evsry British patriot "with soul above an
American greenback."


We are sorry for our neighbor across the
border. We regret that he should have so
poor an opinion Of ourselves and SO little faith
in the future Of republican institutions. His
wrath is the more to be deplored since the
British nation itself evidently appreciates
the power of the United States and is anxious
to remain at peace with the Republic. In
deed, its anxiety in this direction is evidenced
in the semi-oficial advice given by the Lon
don Times to the Canadians, to go about their
business, attend to their own affairs and take
care Of themselves. While the parents are in
good neighborhood 1t is deplorable to SEQ
their children evincing quarrelsome DISPOSE
tions. So far as England is concerned, our
difaoulties with her are at an end The
Treaty Of Washington hos settled all Qutstand-