Star.
London, England, 1828-07-08 00:00:00

rf which had no temptation to sever from this country.'
In Canada there was a people fast increasing in num•
ber', wth the same habits and feelings of independence
as ourselves, and whose interests, as they increased in
population and strength, must diverge from our own—
(Hear, hear). There seemed ti be no prospect of these!
colonies temauling in our hands in perpetuity. We
might sow the seeds of civilization, and spread the
English language and name in that part of the world ;
but it was -tit of the question to suppose that we
could for ever appoint our own Governor there, and
enact laws for them in which they had no share.—
What was the situation of Canada? Why, that 90,000
persons of one Province petitioned the King, and the
Upper Province did the same; and their complaints
proceeded, not from disaffection, but ill government.
Toose c,,mplaints flowed not so much from those who
might, and honestly, wish to impott Chnrch and State
'here, but fri,m the impossibility of any Government
Tarrying its peculiar notions into effect in distant coon-
:ries. That must be the case, if from nothing else,
!rota the system of sending out one Governor, and
when he was just acquiring a knowledge of the peo-
ple, sending out a new one, who, of course, ,bad some
job to do, or some pet son to provide for. That was the
natural course of a Government like ours—(Hear);
ter if there was a desire either to provide for or to
get rid of any member of a family, to the Colonies—,
the general refugivat peccaterum —was he sent. Could
we suffer the peculiar notions of the United States,
sopposi• ng the nature of circumstances change 4; or could
we bear a Governor from Washington, with all his
American prejudices, here? Let either side 'of the
case be taken, and if the statements from Canada were
those of factions persons, then the defence of the Colony
was, even in military eyes, hopeless; and if the disposi-
tion of the Canadians was friendly, we might see what
little chance we had of pleasing them by one phrase
they made use of respecting then Governor, "that he
was :dike negligent of the preservation of the public
money, and prodigal in his expenditure of it." The Se-
xietary for the Colonies, and the Right Hon.Geni. said
that the Government were perfectly satisfied with the
conduct which had produced this discontent, and that
the Governor was in conseqqence to have a great com-
mand elsewhere; but it would be better if *the Govern-
ment had acknowledged they were mistaken, and said
they would send out a better man,for then there might be
hopes the dicontent did not arise from the impossibi;
lityof sati,fy jog a distant colony. He called on the flopse
to look io the United States as theyavere, and asked whe-
ther it would not appear ridiculous to suppose that we
could govern the • persons living on the Delaware and
the Susqlsehannah? lie would then like to kneW if we
could pour the millions (which were so much wished
for there by the Right Hon. Member for Sewcastle)
into Canada, what benefit we were to derive? Noce,
in his opinion; and' he therefore thrill& the Mit
thing that could be done was now, while we were
not threatened by any one, to summon the provinces
together, and part with them good friends, and with
all the advantages such a feeling could produce.-a-,
He differed from the Honourable Member for-Prestonl
in•his irfea that the Americans hadnrianisety fjo popesi.
Canada, apd compared their feelings to' whet nuts
would be if Wiles or Scotland were possessed by a
foreign Power. Mr. Jefferson,.when speaking oftoqi-
siena, had saidlhat. when the cherry .was ripe 'i!"noitill,
it would fall ir•to'your mouth Without your haiitai the
trouble to shake the tree, and so it had been. On those
groJ'nds he would vote against the presegt motion, al-
tholes he drew a distinction bet Been Halifax, which
was-an important station, and the other Colonies, the
retaining of which
,was a struggle against nature, and
must 'frit.
Sir G. MURRAY had listeqed attentively to the
statement of the Honourable Member, but 'wished be
bad gone a little farther—namely, to Say at what period
this abandonment he had adiocated was to take place—
(Bear, hem)._ Honourable Member bad said that
both. Canada and New South Wales wag be. ivea 0p;
perhaps, too, he might go the same length lids the East
Indies ; but be (Sir G. Murray) could not suppose that
the.Bouse would enourage such views: be could not
imagine that the country had already forgot its great-
ness-and -its tribmtphs—that we were to. go into our
shells, and shrink
.ioto an attitude which must render
as contemptible to ourselves, lii *odd allow, that
the Americans were a great nation, and Tire' b 4.63
attempt to speak of them with contempt, be :lust al-
together forget their great achievements by sea and land.'
But -punt we then, oq that account; Cease -to assume
an .ititude of: defence He believed' that a 'long
period :would elapse before we should bier; a quail
rel With America, although he could not agree with one 1,
HoneGendemaq, *fro said That she did not wish to in-
maw her territory; for already they claimed a small
possession-bordering on New Brunswick. Another rfpn.
Member'-stated that she was a most ambitious and grow.
inn pewee, but in eiehey case our West course was to bel
ptepated to defeod 04t pw,o—iliCar.) Why should we
riot, eiei in case cf. wit, bit able to defied that which,
bet a little time ago, we bad secured with the aid of j
the gallant natives of the Colony? Some dissensions',
zaight exist. thetet viery free country there
sere difference* 41'0 w bat .44 been' the-conduct of
.•
ate House with tesyoct tq thew ? \try, to refer all to.
a Committee of the House, and if that Committee
poirsted on,r a retied! the Government would not be slow
to odiatioister it; qbacctton bad' been taken to the
ptsposaf pl ibis pent at jte e period, but that was
occasioned by the *she( the Goverment to refer every
thing to the tosierce Gorismittee, and yet at the very
heoesent 4 fMoo. pttenltercoi fieston uncle the accusu-
tan Of dais, rig g4if tote !iro'nglit for-
ward until tbpßanada Coistangen bad coma to a dn..
mon ? AO* ptosed Outlay, it was a mistake to
imagine construction 'of one
•
P 4" ntcc" 441 het e WIZ of
"Hal wen, Onneedte, Mali; Ituleptudiat, Brad the for-
mmilm Oa 201 altete Warnecessaiiio oilier to
wore a safe stattoP t!te coast for our ships, whether
damaged by marmot after {p action with as enemy.—
"' 4F01115 tar **lv vf‘ Pcce,.s.9;t. r_on_th,f sanr..
gt ound,
because we Oust station on Lane vision°
t" the refit lag of our !moll. An Hon. Gentleman)
had wad chat •
tiVISOi4 we 'Should ever clime a Mpg-
tit)ky on the Wrillt hot *e events of the last war dis-
Parted that %lament. p canal pas an object of
Eliot importance; althoughalluded to.as. service-
able to cornatietelo purposes, it was certainly intended
"N 44141444 tgt militant Bpriscrits. There was gePr
difficulty in pormilioco pp the lit.:l4svreoce, evcia in
?tile, and water in time of war, from tie faciiiiiis of
interruption. As to etonomy, he would merely state,
that during the first earl Pe carriage of a 24 pound gun
!min Morsitoal gp tingongp acct fritin 1501. to 2001. The
height of an anchor, weighing 17 cwt. from Quebec Co
Lugston,Came to 1 991. and two brigs having beet mot
out in frames, the transport of one of them from Mont-
ie.'. to Kingston cost 80,00 a The Right Hon. Gen-
tlemen concluded by saying, that them was no reason,
I hen danger now occurred, that we should not mot it
untr the same spirit as formerly.
Mr. WILMOT•HOIITON regretted such incidenur