New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-09
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BrGueham on Can adian IndePe ndence.

high order. indomi,sble perseverance, esPec'a y
the hrs, two. md their whole conduct Tor man!
years gave abundant testimony oi their earnest
desire 20 improve the condition Of society " uAe
Brcus a am was teaching the people how 70 reason
Hume was Supplying them with data Their
united efforts more than those Of any three others
! ever heard q, efectuslly undermined the cor
rutt. irresponsible power OF nearly q century Of
toe Tory rulers 10 Britain.
n go. Henry B-ougham was the mos, inaaen-
t,al politician in England but he took Peersee
and accepted Office under the late Earl Grey
supported extrsvsgant expendit1res-risked
civil war % coerce Ireland stood by his party %
cryj free press-argei the employment Of 1000
Catholic priests as an IRISH State Police 10 lieu oi
.usflcc-oppCsed extended suffrage Ia Parliament
sacrificed the small freoholders ot ireland, their
franchise-gave very wide latitude TO the doc
trine O. constructive treascn-stOod ready 70 oraer
0 Cornell back 70 the Dublin Peniteutlary on az
nqutous verdict by packed lry-deserted the
London Univcrsty-mGintained the sacrednes' oi
Church lof England property-snd did his utmost
last June, TO prevent the abolition Of those harsh
restrictions upon free navigation Of the seas
which have long served 70 increase the burdens
Of the people Of the United Kingdom That there
is much 10 admire in his conduct am free to
admit. bit he IS MT the Broygham Of 1910. Of -2o
nOr Of $50.
am desirous to state, in this and another pa
per, what his action has been on Canada Ahars
20 far rs am acquainted whit. The motives by
which he is guided, am not so sure about al
though venturing to hazard an occasional infer
ence The Colonial system being under discus
sion by the Press Of the L MON my quotations are
perhaps, not ill.tmed
On the sth of February, 83s. Lord Ashburton
thus expressed in Parliament his opinion relative
70 the continuance Of British connection with the
remaining North American Colonies. quote
Hansard, p. s5l;
" A. lony "A they 1.-The Canadians were content 10
main In their present condition under the protection OF s
country It well that they should so Continue hA-
tbe, demanded 10 be separaie-t0 take themselves
rational charscter-ihen II appeared % him hat 10 would
be the wses cOurse The most liberal and me Hos' con
ssient with sound pohcy 70 snake nshas VIZ s. ,
TnoucHr III II The grandeur of England
sbod fde and her prosperity decay, the greatest monu
.iy.'1 - ~ 49, - a, dr,,id ,emsin In her Colonies
AZ fr A. The people of Upper Cansda were deslrous OF
separating fom The mother country he iol one did pol
know whether he would not encourage mem Al Ieasl he
was cerlsin he would be a consenung party
Lord AshburtoD reiterated these sediments
when the Union OF the Canadas was before the
Peers, and Lord Brougham thus assented to his
views
Agreeing with his noble friend Lord Ashbur
tonl-sef,ng httie, rery ltle, raluc on The import
ancc Of the conaect,on-holdng that IFS dsddcaa
tages grealy preDonderated orer 1s adcantdgcs-
bis apprehension was that this measure the
Unionl would be fraught with the mischief Of
enab ne party there I'm the Cansdss to produce
it's worst effects. - Speech on The Un'on BW June
30, - Hsnsard.
la Lord Brougham eloquent oraton, House ol
Lords. Jan ls, 1895, he goes for separation and
independence. He says
IL il not then full time that should make up our
minds 10 separation ~ beneficial TO all pares IL u sha
onlv take place amcahly. and by uniting together me
whole OF North American possessions form aa inae
pendeut founshng and powerful State, which may
Inrds are MOI opinions to which / have lately come
they are the growth OF many long year ana 'ne iu oi
much attention given to the subject
who is there at all acquainted with the clear
ness and powerful grasp Of Lord Brougham's IN
tellect- with the attention be has increasingly
given to the subject Of Colonial Policy during bali
a century-and with his intimate knowledge OF
Canadian affairs, that will believe that be really
meant that Canada should remain independent
after being thus set up, any longer than until
ARRANGEMENTS could be made to add the SIX re-
naming Colonies to the thirty States oi this
Union if that annexation should prove practicable
or to the uon-slsvehoding portion OF them, should
the North and West think tit
| Look at Canada n0r the sorry figure she cuts
though surrounded by the elements power aud
greatness Suppose the troops withdrawn The
earrisons given up, and the fleets ordered else
where Look at the map and look at the people
and tell us where their bond OF union would be Z
"Al the British North American Provinces together
SAID the lnte John Nelson, contain about mllloI
and three of souls II We stood on his Frounf
alone and on our might Tor the consideration OF h'
void We mieht come In for very poor share OF u -
Divided ns We are national origin classes beside
other elements OF dscord, quality OF brnsh suolecu
- asis xxe shoud probably stand higher in ne
opinion Of mankind than the south Amenchn o'aes hh'
probably like the Texans should nave 70 ''a. os -. W
peudence io something ike security and 10 ge' no OF oA
| debts aud taxes.
Such having been the Ex-Lord Chancellor
views for many years, as be has often assured th'
public. how are we to interpret his exhibition II
the House OF Lords on the 10Th OF June last ha'
he become fond Of widely extended emPire'-anx
ious to continue the political connexion In th'
C.padas. in order to keep down the u 5 Tsrit
and reward loyalty a. Montreal l-horror-s'ruci
with American lust Of power and wide spread
| dominion
OR. is the passage | am now TO quote from hiI
spcech on the Canada Losses Bill, together VIII
his psnegyric on Sir Allan MacNab, whose conduc
At Schlosser no man more severely denounced
new proof that his ordshiP, like bostman' cal
look one way and row another Only ie"
months have elapsed since he offered to play th'
Republican at Paris, and accept French citizen
ship--many time has he been heard to expires
resre, for having accepted the Chsncery seals
and left powerful party in the Commons
which he was the acknowledged chiei-and a.
though he united with the Whig and Tory leader
in PLAYING Cromwell over again at the exPens'
of Catholic ireland. and proclsims on suitable oe
casious bis preference for the throne over IN
Presidential chair, there are those VINO hesl'e'
not to affirm that he is the man who VIII on
day play Cromwell lthe fighting scenes e~cep'
edl for Protestant England also 1t IS eViaen
that colonial independence would hasten 10
march OF England to Republicsnism and TO m,
astonishment the Wings this year, though 8
1 -. 4 H.