▁South ▁America , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁Canada ▁might ▁devi ate ▁from ▁a ▁path ▁towards ▁a ▁monarch ical ▁conf eder ated ▁constitution ▁ground ed ▁in ▁British ▁law ▁and ▁em ulating ▁British ▁parliament ary ▁structure ▁and ▁process . ▁ ▁L ett ' s ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Address ▁to ▁Bro ther ▁Jonathan , ▁Anne x ation ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Connection ▁is ▁an ▁ag gress ive , ▁twenty - page ▁po lem ic ▁on ▁Canadian ▁independence ▁and ▁patri ot ism . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Address , ▁he ▁character ises ▁Americans ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁" led ▁ast ray ▁by ▁incorrect ▁information … and ▁with ▁supre me ▁self - pos session , ▁you ▁smoke ▁your ▁cig ar , ▁you ▁think ▁of ▁the ▁' Mon roe ▁doctrine ', ▁and ▁p onder ▁over ▁the ▁vision ary ▁dream ▁that ▁Canada ▁will ▁yet ▁form ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁your ▁country ". ▁He ▁bl unt ly ▁tells ▁America ▁to ▁leave ▁Canada ▁to ▁prosper ▁under ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁mon archy ▁and ▁prefer able ▁to ▁republic an ism . ▁He ▁challeng es ▁America ▁to ▁stop ▁its ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁military ▁bell iger ence ▁toward ▁Canada , ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁patri otic ▁poem ▁of ▁passion ate ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Con nex ion . ▁▁ ▁Until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁L ett ▁opposed ▁any ▁tra itor ous ▁hint ▁of ▁an nex ation , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁debate ▁had ▁shift ed ▁to ▁trade ▁reci pro city ▁or ▁stronger ▁commercial ▁union