New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-02

,-o thar ms, r-oser- sea raesace But Inc sea vow
ace bv one route would b. 1907 mlos shorter than
Cio+rr from, ia.,er 90 Earl Gray. by ;lsn J3-
ec-b Howe OF Nova Scotia To rll those LIZ
rnics IL stcaIatCat O.. - miles 40 lc-s, F9.t tt-
-,.iro 81 hours Co. -r them lF ra-l- ai Sd miles ll
four would require but 80 hours. TINS route Toli
therefore save. ID re COMMUNICATION between Eng
lana ard Amc1-a. s. hours 20 erery ndirii2al. -
ali sine t0 role- WHO li-.i wee" itt "" '.,t-
tin.4tg 'hC sce risks io Lic al~ property oeli- --
-rIr.sl.e ty o-e-thirt 0i - wlcle.
ma s.a.ie l,.-c Est VI Nl0-f OK, va! 9e 5eae-
cfal lr a raI ,orr,>p olIiAs Win Their relative dr.
t.nces rom that city. A mer liant tra.c Tag rom
London TO P0r; and not Only wastes % hours gong
m NcvYorS sui must tra-c. 80 miles on me route
a. nalax tesi1es- which Nil require 80 A1-ls
more. .-.... -,
-l--.cr-Ce q tho earnest invitation and ile,-
cftts peoplc of Name Il large humoeT o. dec t1',>
from 4ii the Provinces met ln general convent on t
me CITY o pOr md n july last. Tor the OBJECT ni or
raulzlnr immediate measures ID coJpcFail0f WIN
ne people Of the United States, for the conS,r tloi
Of line Of railroad from Natervllie, Me- to Han
fax Nova Scotia. TO be called the european anu
American Railroad" and thus completing an enilIe
lUe OF communication 5y railroad from Halifax 70
New-York and all other cities oil The Union Win
which New-York IS, or may become come ted
The desire for the immediate undertaking OF thi'
great WORK was unanimous ana ardent among Ooi-
0pi,fs OF al classes. seCts, and politics
Executive committees were appointed in Nova
SCOTIA, New Brunswick and Name 20 bring N bills
corporation, II the earliest opportunity
Nova Scotia al great expense and sacuhce sem
Hon. Joseph Howe. Provincial secretary, as Dele
este to the British Government, TO obtain from them
a loan Of capital guarantee for the interest by
which the capital could easily De oOtdlne1 Tor the
completion Of her portion OF al the WORK hr. howe
was occupied IN England from November III Aprl N
the prosecution Of ms mission during which time the
Legislature Of the Provinces had met and adlouued
No man could have performed better me pan IN
which he acted. and no Colonial Delegate WaSeVeT
more enthusiastically supported by the wishes ana
efforts OF his fellow Colonists
After all his efforts. after all this feeling IN n sup
port what has been the sum and substance oil LORD
Grey's reply
the PRINCIPAL Secretary of state FOR the Colonies, OF
the date Of 10th OF March last IN answer to Mr..
Howc's application. with profession OF iavortoward
It's object IS direct evasion OF It's prayer, win pro-
nostions for the substitution OF another enterprise
entirely foreign 10 the one for which MT. Howe was
sent 10 negotiate, under condluons ana IeStu'uohS
such as no free minded COOnlSt could ever accept
Earl GREY saws. IN effect, We cannon lehu you any
assistance 10 cOmneie road TO connect Halifax or
the Provinces with the United states. Your pos
session is necessary to our power ana we lear the
influences that would be DToueht 10 otu upon YOU
bv such intimate connection as me Oh railroad Dt-
tween Won and the states would create. ms Is
what he means, though he expresses hmsci IN iavor
of the workout then hc refuses money dlc AID
endeavors 10 delude the ColOnlst with "a most mag
nifccnt proposa-no lcss than the offer Of money 20
build road from Halifax TO Qucocc-wmch ne nal
repeatedly before refused to DO ON the united applcl-
non of ali the Colonies. by whom the project hat
been long abandoned and why 1t should De Is obyi-
Gus the immense cost and distance OF the road, the
barreuness and >pascness of population OF the coun-
try through which It must run and IFS uSeie>sne>s IN
competition with the - Lawrence. But even TO
have IT, the Colonies must all unite to pledge Their
revenues for payment Of principal and interest inc
work must be vested m Imperial commissioners lll-
der Imperial control 1t could never prove other
than a great Colonial sinking fund, by whlca the
kAauid sell Themselves. u.s. ana soul
Great Britain her power over them would become
complctc-thelr hope Of ultimate ndedendence for
ever gone, and all hope OF benefits through Iecpfo
CITY Of trade and connection with the United States
cease TO exist
This is now the present condition OF the question.
Nav IL not well be termed crisis.
New Brunswick has unhesltatingly rejected even "a
consideration Of the proposal Canada and Nova
Scotia are left TO decide upon thcT action herein \
convention is to be held shortly at Toronto But II
the wishes of the great majority Of The people are CON
suited and carried out there can be little douDlaS To
the decision hereOn. CoLONisT'
MAY &c, 1851.