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Island, July”, 1806 Im Want ov.so,ises. t v terms as to doc -- -- ......-.” L.-._.2%... -.._.,._.~_...._.__..J.....W-._ .._.._... “7.. ,.,___-_ m-.. autoimmune and 6mm! gown. iiifiddli’ffiiil‘iflfl.if.iitlitfi'fiilf‘ifillif CONFEDERLTION IN ENGLAND. From the I.ondon Athowum. October. 1866. .1 federal union of Canada with the Maritime Provinces. other. has now reached it point when the appearance of lure either to his Men 5 or his' fees. the greater favor which the project sppearo' to have re- ucarcr a satisfactory settlement than it did immediately after the collapse of' the “ Quebec Schema.“ Canada. of course, is still an enthusiastic supporter of confed- eration. . As the power with whom the roposal ori hated, the would. for consistency"! sake. xert herself for Its at- hope of individual.aggrundiesment; but as the colony which, according to the admissions of her admirers and the taunts of her detractors. would be the principal gainer by the contemplated change. the m" 0° “Plfl‘l‘d‘ ed for straining every nerve to establish the icintatoek company of which she would b We principa manager. althcu she would bring to it's cuession nothing more valuab it than an indefensible f atler.‘ a dis-united pop- ulatiott. and a wide arcs of nape 'ulatod territory. Newfoundland and Prince Edward 15am! still hold to their original determination. and firmly r fdse to sacri- fico their independence for the s'ako of tbe‘Cenadts. As a gratif 'in contrast to tho obeti‘ase‘y of these self-suffi- cieut is an s, the advocate! of confederation point m. umphsntly to the change which argument and reflection have brought about in New Brunswick and Nova Scotin. who. after disdaint‘ully rejecting the Quebec Scheme. have at length consented to take part in a convention to be held in modem for the purpose of devising some more practicable plan of union. No doubt this is a great concession on the "Lot the Now Brnnswickcrs and Nova Sections; but to importance is likely to be exaggerated by those who‘fail to rate at their true value the Intelligence and moral weight of the minorities who. in each of these provinces are rotesting against the ac~ tion of the agitators for confederation. '1‘er voice of a minority is sometimes more authoritative than the votes of a majority; and an opposition. whose leaders can speak to such good purpose as touts. Bolton. Webber. Ind.flowo._m.v become the Milan! side at any moment in the delicate and treacherous warfare of parties. In like manner, the euthuainottc supporters of confederation are likely to full ian error through over- lookiu v the fact that the majorities of Nova Scotia and New runswick are not so desirous, of union on any «mulling mm in a federation which shall not comprise the other maritime states. At present'they have moi-oi consent- ('41 to send representatives to a convention to held in London. and to be composed of an equal number of de- legatcs from all the provinces. Of course this conces- sion ll an important matter; but it is only one of sever- al steps that must be taken before Nova Scotia and New Brunswick can be held to have committed themselves irrevocably in the cause of confederation. In substance. Mr. Howe‘s lampblot is a repetition of the arguments which McssroJl against the Scheme for a British American confodcrauy several months since. Like thou joint authors. he do- monstrstcs the evil consequences that would ensue to the maritime states and to imperial interests. if Canada should achieve her ambition. Successivoly he calls at- tention to all the weak points of Canada's harness—her roximity to the United States. he: long line of defence- esa frontier. her internal (Ussomions. her proncncso to rebellion, her abundant disloyalty ; and in set- ting forth these matters. the ractiscd debatcr and trencbant speaker of thc 'ovn Scotia Lo- gielatore alternately exhibits a lively humor and an cxcxtcd Imagination. liis fervor and occasional tendency to bombaufic extravagance of diction will do him disservice with English readers, whore judicial cool- ”u measure of spolistion and appropriation. on n more gigantic scale than any that has troubled Europe ; “ but for the most part his criticisms are just. and his language well chosen. in his remarks upon the United States. and the light in which that power would naturally re- gard the new nationality. handed togethvr and called into existence for the express purpose of causing her trouble. he draws attention to a new aspect of the ques- tion which should not be overlooked. Nor is be less successful in another way when he laughs at the awkward cation of the twelve delegates from Nova Scotia and ewBruns’wick. who have slroad arrived in London to confer with delegates from all t e other provmces. at a convention,fi~om which Newfoundland and Prince hid~ ward Island have decided to hbsent the selves. "Two ‘ bodies of dole ates.’ as the pa to Iform us.” ob- serves the pain leteor with anal cioiis smile. " came over here from cw Brunswick pnd‘Nova Beotia a month ago. They were twelve in number, sad it Io presumed that they have been pulled to know what to do with themselves. and Lor (Jamar-van quite so much pusalad to know what to do with them, seeing that Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island havrrefuood to take art in the conference; and that the Canadioao. busy with soc- tional, national. and religious die utos. so usual. have as yet had nobody to spare, and go not. is is said. ro- pose to send over their contingent ill October. I all the colonies were to be represented by ego! numbers. there would be just thirty-sia of those too hove. costing: pretty round sum of nose). and slag what mi ht e more hose-singly dose at homo." Whoa the dofogatea of the consenting states shall have not. My. licwo is of opinion that Lord Cavaorvoa as ho to dis- mios them with some such words as those: " atlomon. it is unfair for you to come here and attempt to mix the Government and Parliament of England up in you die. putes. You possess ample powers to mature a scheme of Government. (.0 home. and hold your eon- forence in some public ball. when the people to be af- fected by your decision can hear your debates and be is- financed by your arguments. If you can agree upon a plan of union. publish it for three months. and dissolve your 1e islatnrcs. If the people loco it. tho Parlia- ment 0 England. unless controlled b imperial polioy and interests. will probably ratify their deoioioa; hot. as the people may not. it would be unfair to compromise me by getting me to pledge myself to h measure which. until it Is ratified by the suffrage of those it is to sleet. must obviousl be too crude and immature to require serious attent on.” ' Since Moos". Bolton and Webber. of the Royal Ar- our judgment. I confederation o ‘Csnada. Novs Scotio tiller-y. published the r able tr'oatise on the lll‘llllll Ant-l cricnn question. Eng ish politicians have Icon reslon “Matt-s, would be a most unsatisfactory and ridiculous modify their Ill'll. opinions with respect to the scheme for termination to a movement which has led a very large Anylmm it is clear that. for ll'om being an object of'llieve that the proposztl for a British American confeder- unanimoua desire with the persons principally concern—Intion is a project which must be shelved until the Impe- cd. confrtluration is regardul with suspicion and aver-trial reasons ntfd colonial desire for its adoption shall sion by a considerable pro )ortIou of the more intelli- have acquired greater etrcn th. Moreover. a confeder- gsnt and loyal colonists. '1' e proposal has occasioned ution of those powers would party content, which has been curried on by tlluir side more than one or three, with a voltemcncc and acrimony unusunl even in the thcr have two federal allies than none; but thou h ma- f'cudsof smdlf sock-lies; and the struggle for con~fcder~ joritics in New Brunrwick and‘Nova Scotia have coins-- of fusion 0'! the one hand. and separate existence on the cd in favor of confederation similar in outline to the Mr. Howe‘s trenchsnt amphth Will not appcar prcnta- lain even so much as an influential minorit in favor of Notwithstanding g union which oputly won in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. the rela- states—or six states. if Canada be reckoned no two—4110 tivo strength of the belligerents has not altered much inl the course of contention. and the question seems no croachmeuts and check the ambition of the Canadian tainment. even if it held out 13 hr ambition‘lto pleasant ntion limited to three powers wou often and Wobber brought‘ able. is by no means so essential“ to reader 1. e union of Upper and Lower Canada. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick—possessing an area of 400.000 square miles and a population of nearly four millions—under a united government ‘ a lame and impotent conclusion} ” Moot gcrs’ons will differ with Mr. Top or on this point. In and New Brunswick, without. the other two Maritime number. if‘ act a majority. 91‘ English politicians to be- most likely fail to satisfy Canada, no doubt. would ra- Qucbce scheme, it does not follow that these states con- should not com me owfoundland and Prince Edward Island. In a cdcratien of the five smaller Provinces could. by combination. resist the en— atatcsmcn, but in a union composed of Canada. Nova Scotln and New Brunswick, the two inferior states would be com letcly at the mercy of their powerful companion. nlcss the deli-gates. whose rescues in London is an affair for pleasantry with Mr. owc. have gromida for thinking with Mr. Tap or that a confeder- ld be nectptable to their constituents. they may as wall spat-c themselves the labor of attendin I convention which is not likely to have any practica~ result. ' [From the London Patriot. Oct. 4.} It is unfortunate that our thoughts of Canada should- bo so constantly associated with American threats. Fenian raids. and the expensive dospatcb of troops. The Canadians of the Northern Province are so truly our huh and kin; they have been so hearty in their pra- ference for British ever American relationships. that we would faia think of them only as art of ourselves-— members of the body politic. of which it would be im— pouible that the rest should say. “We have no necd of you.” It cannot. however. be disguised. that while the affection with which we regard our Canadian cousins has remained undiminishod. there has grown up. even amongst those who have no sympathy with the school of politicians deairin to shear .ngland of all its colonies. a wish that Calla might very soon achieve its inde- pcndcnco. Canada presents such a continual tempts- tion to the United States, that we feel as if it was really one of the greatest provocations to own between Eng- land and the United States. We know that we desire only peace with America; but we have a lurking lul- picion, in spite of all irotostations at Washington to the contrary. that Brot er Jonathan is only hiding his time, and pill some day find occasion to quarrel with us. lie knows what we too know. that it would be im- possible to defend the 1.000 miles of Canadian frontier against serious attack. As long, then. as the Americans have such an cosy method of making En land feel the weight of their arm. and fanc ' that while mflicthig upon -Mwm.-._m_—w._.fl_. .._=========i crncd. lightl taxed. and comparatively free from debt. to be ciitang ed with the conflict of Canadian politics. and why the shouldibeeqme rs in the concern which is but . cued with very heavy liabilities. necessitat- Ing heavy taxation. Itecent experience in joint stock companies incline the shareholders .to look shyly. up“ Is a great force in the observation of the Daily Nam ,, apropos of the urgent demand of' Canadians to ’ furnished with British troops to rope the Fenians, that ’ “the people of a province ‘wbicb cannot defend itself from moi-suiting bands are not in a osition to claim an- thprity and power over their re low-subjects." 80 mighty a business ought not anyway to be transacted in a urry. Mr. lift-Donald. the Canadian Minister of Militia. who has business enough on his bonds to defend his own rc utstion from the distinct assertions of the Canadian journals that be. like President Johnston. to addicted to liquor. and quite unfit to be i Minster ot all. le‘aid the other dayltihzttho ocufedo‘z‘tiu whit? '8“ out cave of account I mom. and. I c it Stafford Northcote, alt the Telegraph dinne‘rpogchfonda , shows that the Government are willing to’ expedite it ' all means In their power. But the Maritime Provinces which have been so loyal and contented. and form such . a valuable nursery for our seamen. should have ample opportunity of making those wishes fully known. m The Diplomatic Review says :— "We have repeatedly endeavored to eacita some alarm In reference to this scheme. It is in the sense of the scheme" and speculators of the do . before when go down Institutions. Empires. and oblic Security; , the necessary consequence of the eatincuon of honor » and patriotism In the heart of every man who indulges In speculations on forms of government. This scheme has In reality arisen out of the failure of the'union of the two Canadas. and is an attem t of the men with dee- trInes to cover their defeat; t is. of course. new for gotten that at the time of the inception of this scheme. when brought forth under the authority of Lord Syd"- ham and Lord Durban. it. become the subject of a series of elaborate and conclusive floors in’ the Portfolio. That publication ,anno ed as the inevitable result the dismembormont of the .m tire, and the loss of those ia- valuable Colonies. The ova sections. the persons most Interested. are now arriving at the same conclusion. They have petitioned the House of Commons for protec- tion against this very result' namon mm of the Empire. We can on make room fol-snow. On this as on similar occasions. whether of positive ,and direct uprootfng and a Mini by the hand of violence. whether the more also thy an deadly Iocoso Abra-in generalities in reference to the can not or e we - being of man. we must fly for deocri tion and warning to those memorable words that have been uttered by a msn hung in this very age: “ We who can neither foresee, create. our preserve. should at least take care not to destroy." Lloyd‘s Wald . a pa or which has an immense cit-cu lation amongst t e wor ing classes. says :- “ If the maritime provinces do not desire annexation with the Cansdao. but are content with their present isolation and indspgndanco—wo‘aro bound to listen to them. , Our honor and curinterest. ‘we are told ‘by I high authority. will be the best «abetted by louv our American provinces to themselves ; sad we are warm: agaI at certain a viooroy or king across the Atlantic ao- us the humiliation of dismem ennent they could double their own territory. it is not surprising that they should to twee-so park 1?th talkabout and contemplate war with England as o t on as any cause 9 contention arises. If war only meant a series of naval engagements In lnld'AthlllC. or of rcprisais on shipping and maritime towns. the idea would be a little less grateful to the shrewd Yankee mind. The op ortunity which'Canada gives to the dis- contented ll‘llE is also exceedingly annoying. and though we do not, grudge the coat of the assistance we are called upon to give towards the m ression of Fentan- ism on the Canadian border. it is really rather hard to find that we have not done with Irishmen even when they leave Ireland. and that instead of assusging Irish grievances and repressing Irish conspiracies. we have but enlarged their area. so that we have to fight with lrish rebels now. not only across the Channel. but across the ocean. too. We regularly keep some 8.000 soldiers in Canada. and we have just sent some 5.000 more, not to defend it against a foreign foe. but against those of our own household. who have carried their do- mestic bitterness with them over the Atlantic. and. for the sake of spiting us. are engaged in teasing our peace- ful cousins in North America. All these things have inclined the British Government. the British Parliament and the liritish public. to receive with great complavrncy the proposal of a confederation :for our North American Provinces.— icrhaps to he go- verned by a Prince of our own Royal ousc. It is a tab it satisfaction that we picture an immense empire. 1! good deal lar er than the whole of Europe. rising up in the New War (1. thoroughly English in its sympathies. which shall counterbalance the power of the United States. and take out of them that. oonccit and own gar which are so disagreeable to plain but sensitive ohn Bull. It is a magnificent notion. The Canadians ought to understand their own affairs. and know whether they are competent to the management. of such a huge a lemon atiou of territory ; but thcre is some reason to ear lost an ambitious Imagination should hurry into premature acceptance of immense res onsibilities. The two Pro. vineea of Canada are sires _ as large as France, Prus- sia and Great Britain. and might well sustain a popula— tion of fifty millions. though at present they have .only three. They have hitherto not been very harmonious. and, indeed. this idea of confederation seems to have been struck out. when the wits of all parties were stim- ulated to discover a mode of liberating the Government front a dead look. as a means of weldm the two Pros vincoa into oneness. and enabling the uslness of the country to be carricd on with more profit and satisfac— tion than it has hitherto been. But. in addition to Up- per and Lower Canada. it is pro and that the confed- eration shall include. first. the 1 udson'a Bay Territory. itself as large as half Europe. This the ask the Eng- lish Government to help them to buy. on they ro- pooo to include Vancouver's Island and Oregon. an the other side of the American continent- and on the orig. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Nova Bootia and New Brunswick. The territory thus included in the oenfodevatioa would stretch over four million square miles. The Canadians. now that they have England at their back. are vovy brave and bclhcoso. They talk. every new and then. of calling the United States to ac- ooaat. and insist that we shall doclsso was with them. because diey do not do their duty in restraining the Ionian; but. if they become a " soot powoo” by the proposed confederate». they wood hove to speak in oiso another key. They could set ouiblv dofsad noolvoo against attach. They we: not have one man for every nave mile of tonitos . ond'oll the'ool- lion they ooal raise would one yfovai'sh sentinels to watch their immediate oaposod booties. [he United States. with this thistycfoar Illth of people and million of trained man. who have been sader fire. would make very short work with them. . _ Cenoidevatioao like those leave tho Impression that the confederation scheme is premature. Though the Legu- Thst the gentlemen who have already arrived in Loa- lat-res of lilobllflhnd provinces of I Nova Scotia Mad don from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have no ia- New Brunswick have given their tmpmnrtlur to t e tcntion of returning to their homes until they have done scheme. the people of those ‘mo countries are not their best to create a confederation of some sort. we in- thoroughly satisfied ofito expediency. . ‘ ‘ for from a letter which Mr. Charles Topper. the Prime far~secmg men who. undaulcd by the brilliance of the Minister of Nova Scotia. has recently addressed from big "tuition." ask what advantage It would be ‘to pro his lodgings at the Alexandra Hotel to a daily journal: vinecs which are at present equally and tranquil y gov- Thcro are many a proceeding at wild and la the disgrace of amomber of the royal fauily.—Mr. Ilowo‘s address ay wpll {5th cote‘rlipo on the subject of confodorstlon.—- , have yet to be patiently heard; and the Csnadss should . be watched as the plums in the debate who have mry— thing to gain by a change. Before we meet eeafedorc ation ‘ half way." we must bet cite certain that Mr. flows is in the wrong; for he makes out a very strong. case indeed against the quarrelsome politicians of the Canadao.“ The truth about this question begins to dawn on the English mind. “'0 hapc it will be fully manifest before it is too late; before mischief irrcmodiable 1s (lone. A DISGRACE TO ENGLAND. The public will learn with something akin to shame and remorse the death of Mr. Snider, the inventor of the brooch-loading rifle which is now being plaCcd in the hands of every English soldier—a death ae- celaruted, perhaps caused, by the inhuman and il- libernl treatment which he has received at the hands of tlic \Vur Ollicc. Those who remember Mr. Charles Dickens's tale of " Littlo'Dorritt" will re- collect an inventor in it who was treated by his Circumlocutiou Oflice 1n the same spirit as the late no“ Will mil“ "W11 II“ to I“ in tho Quebec Icllemmlii idea. having a grand sound; and it is With Commer- Mr. Snider was treated by the War Office of the present day—that is, his heart was broken by repeat. cd disappointments, and hope deferred drove him mud. The baruacics ofthe “for Office have liter- ully killed poor Snider. Contrast our "treatment of this skilful person with the manneriu which the late as well no the rosent’King of Prussia behaved to the inVentor ofp their needle-gun. He was in the service of the State for more than forty years—libe- rally paid, splendidl housed, revelling in every oom- fort, and, instead 0 dying from grief and want, as he would had he been an Englishman. is still alive, and rejoicing.‘ at the age of nearly eighty, at the battle of Sodqwn, the result of his invention—a bat- tle which has made Prussia one of the first Powers in Europe. The contrast is deeply humiliating. It was only when Mr. Snider was on his deathbed, worn out and starving, that the plblitrhecamo aware of the cruelties he had suffered ; and just as commie. oration for him had reached a pitch which was cer- tain to redress his wrongs, death made him his own. It is clear that the management of the public buoi‘ ness of ibis country is simply disgraceful. A Bar- nacle is to be found at every step, who seems to consider every man of genius as a fit object for in- sult and ridicule. With surrounding nations it is otherwise. It seems to be perfectly useless for any man of original genius to approach the high Govern~ ment eflliciala in the British metropolis who has not great friends to smooth his path. It has recently transpired that the Admiralty might have . had the electric telegraph in use as far back as 1822. but for the rude and repelling way in which Sir John Bar- vow treated the man who first made that great dis. covon practical. It is contemporary circumstances which have made the case of the late Mr. Snider” startling. There is a rage just now for the most destructive of deadly weapons, but so ease-hardened are the officials of the War Office that they are un- conscious of having treated the deceased inventor badly. A wise man once said that“ encouragement was the cradle of Genius and unfeeliug censure too frequently her grave.” Those who believe in this sentiment will avoid the Government ofllcos in Ian- doa.—-[Wilmer b Smith's European Times, 37th ult. Woo some or Twas! wanw.-Among the posse- Ioot in the Evening Star were more than a hand up; fortunate women of the flash persuasion. who were“. their way to spend the winter in the employment at this monster amalgamation project immediately. “Show - us pause.’ and It should have closed Sir . tslI'o $7033:- , ,. . r i\ ' "em a:-