Show CANADIAN PROSPECTS now that sir john macdonald odonald Ma is removed for ever from the political arena in canada various conjectures are being offered as to the future of that cou country it is universally admitted that no successor can be found for him who will hold french nationalist and british tory anglican bishop and roman nor in one political fold but whoever succeeds it is almost a foregone conclusion that a reorganization of the cabinet will take place and possibly a dissolution des solution of the On canadian nadian parliament may follow the st paul pioneer prow press is of opinion that the annexation idea will receive a new impetus from recent do de it says that though annexation is an unpopular subject for public discussion beyond the border yet the people are talking it over a great deal among themselves and an occasional article appears in the news capels regarding it the situation in canada is by no means reassuring A great deal was promised by the late sir johna johns national policy but nothing tangible has ham materialized every year finds binds its debt its ita expenditures and its taxation increasing while the population is stationary or decreasing and its sow soni and daughters emigrating to the united states to find the employment which they lack at home even many of the canadians themselves admit the failure of the national policy and they say canada to is exactly where it was in 1849 when the following declaration cl was promulgated of all the remedies which have been beed suggested for the acknowledged and insufferable ills with which our country is in afflicted there remains but one to be considered this remedy consists in a friendly and peaceable separation from british connection and a union upon equitable terras terms with the great north american confederation of sovereign states fl the people on this side the border do not seem to be particularly excited over annexation whatever to ie heard about it mostly comes from canada however from an american point of view an vexation has in it something attractive it means a vast federation of republics from the gulf of mexico to the arctic ocean with the exception of mexico it would make the whole north american continent one nation it would settle all contentions about the fisheries the seal skins and shore rights custom houses would be abolished on both sides of the present line it would make the st lawrence a great national highway to the sea it would do away with all these bickering bicke rings about railroad interests in a word it would nationalize the whole of the northern continent it would make a grand republic without an enemy or a rival in the western hemisphere when sir johns sor makes any important failure allure all these advantages will present themselves to canadians in general and the the question of annexation will assume a more enticing form late dispatcher dispatch eo from ottawa say any that J J C abbott has been chosen premier of canada the colleagues of the late sir john have been invited to join the abbott ministry all AH have accepted except the hon J A chaple who regards sir john thompson as better qualified for or the premiership it is stated that the governor general actually actual lV asked sir john thompson to form a ministry but he declined owing to the opposition of two of his french colleagues and the orangemen orangeman Oran gemen of ontario it is understood that the new premier will adhere to the old line of policy pursued by the macdonald government until after the present session is closed when the ministry will be reconstructed |