The New York herald., 1850-02-21


posn, should have been secured BY every reasonable
concession In the sdjustmsnt Of such question But
tbs decision Of the imperial lsgslatursa dsoison In
which had voice, and which. II ve had the sui
ags Of Canada could not have s6eoted-msy be looked
upon beyond the hope Of reversal But though
should for ~ the ocipous Of sjsss
to prevail In the national oouncils counter agitation
xoud IN turn bring matters back to their present po
dreamy niudons would realize nothing but constant
buHstings amid the violent oscillations from . free
trade to protectiou policy Already has the xsd
nees in the policy Of the mother utry
seriously sugm the difficulties Of this province
and extipguishsd the hope Of any permanent relief
and commercial interests.
Compelled to encounter ell the difficulties of foreign
competition In the Eualish market and deprived Of
that com plete control over foreign commerce which
udependent States enjoy we have to sustain the bur
vithont snioying the OF nd
IL - ~ tht 10 cosssxs ~ have riaht to complain
and not Of the national policy which the suffrage OF
Canada permitted to be exercised would be iniufh-
Giant to chsnge
Thns With repsrd TO the mother couu-
trv our rosl relations With the only foreign ma
tio vtth vhom our trade In are not on
more sstssctory footing For several years We have
sonsht in vain The estnblishmept OF treaty Of com-
merce based upen principles Of mutual exchange Of
ths nroducta of the soil At this moment there In
M, eress to secure this object the same emsnts
fich hsye preyiousiy on several successive occasions
.ssd ths homes of the Province oulv TO add the pog
n.ncv ~ dssppointment TO the Of our
nositon without spec uatng ON the present chsnces
Of in the pursuit Of an obeot which has hther
IN slnded our grasp ve cannot affect TO be
that we're thsre NO bar Ter TO the
this m measure Il would not place our commerce With
The Inted States upon the best and most desirable
Soo,;rc In ts nressnt .hane the measure NO before
A. 1ar,c.n Conrrss, would cover but limited por-
tion Of those articles OF commerce which daily
chspoed nv the I 10 cou ntries
In province thus circumstauced, It would DO little
.bnrt af miracle # the great interests of industry
could be buoyed up above the accumulated weight OF
denression General lapguor and the sbseucs of that
beid ,rit ~ sntrroriss Hheh 40 pre eminsntly cha
rscss,isss our American neighbors are the natural
!, ,ant-a al sk,r abr
with ryers that supply the fnes hydrsus DO wsr in
the world manufactures have not taken aaongs.
ma chain OF almost UNINTERRUPTED VA or comm Of.
cation in the yary heart of the lie,
ed INV forets and hut part.ly cx pored for want Of
capital and enterprise to turn 1t to account. ou
bsr xat,r and ores Of various metals ia which the
provinces abound place In striking contrast the rich
profuon of the Creator with thu Inactivity Of man;
And this inertness which chis and freezes every
stands in still striking and hu
,iIistina oontrsst with the genera. activity and uni
form progress of American States whose settlement
dates IL uch later than the settlem snt Of Canada
or the numerous colonies OF EnsIaad, Canada is per-
hans, the whose political Institutions Europesu
csptalist, regard as the most un stable Among the
many causes that have contribute to produce this
i'm are the yicissiude that have marked
political history; proximity to q country whose
msxims of govern are supposed to pecu-
liarly CONTAGIOUS the popular belief that
have reached that state Of nationa msnhood when
colonial depe ndence is morally, and must soon be
practically su perseded; the apprehension that
on the verge of a revelation in which popular violence
ray.s.ek TO cancel the public engagements the un-
settled staie OF political institutions Vague ideas
Of hs nature floating in the popular mind OF England
deter the capitalist from riski3g fsrthipg upon tbs
most feasible projects for construating rail ways or
other works OF provincial utility Thus. by natural
and necessary process is the state Of political trans
tou made also one Of commercial stayRation and In
dustrial inactiyisy.
Could We secure abroad that general csnflsnc,
In the stability OF political insttutious for which
II were vain and delusive to hope there would still
main the numerous disadvantages of mere political
connection which the one hand implies ths risat o
the n ty of
In the pon tment Of the person administering the
yernment the province has vJice and ho~ tn,
received theory of scheme OF government may de-
fine the limits Of his authority repeated facts in
history show how faiscious 10 the assum ption thai
there exists any adequate the
ing Of his power beyond the rsogs OF It's theoretical
limits. Armed with secret instructions from England
and the potent prerogsve Of dssoying the Provincial
Pariam. MT ekilful unscru puers exercise Of the
functions with which he Is invested and the influence
be can WELD enables the Governor OF the day to
at pleasure the entire aspect and tendency Of po
tcs The Discretionary power iu the Governor TO
serve for imperial abrog alton whics
have received the sanction Of ths Canadian Leglature