The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12
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CANADA.
Fedgydt Union of Tic Prorinces Lord Eigins
Mission 10 England The Fisheries, &c.
Correspondence of the New York Daily Times
Ounhnc Ihursdar Sent o2 IsS2

Fedgydt Union of Tic Pr0rinces Lord Eigin's
Mission 10 Engiaad.-The Fisheries, &c.
Correspondence of the New York Daily Timesl
Quebec, Thursday, Sept. %, 1853.
Being drsro.is of communicating to the read
ers of the Daily Times the earliest intelligence
of the contemplated political movements in the
British provinces, avail my self of few leisure
III lneDts to do so, previous To my departure from
Quebrc A length can positively assert, that
the union OF all the British North American
PROVINCES will sh rtly be brought about, with
Quebec as the seat of the federal government,
and each province having its separate local leg
isature. Although it was currently ru,nored
that such change was contemplated, il is only
within the last few days that the Government
journals have announced that it will positively
take place The organ of the provincial gov
eminent in this city, lie Canadien in an article
entitled g Annexation or Federation published
last evening, reproduces from the Colonis' of
Toronto, the New Brunsw cker, Of ST. Johns,
and the British North American, of Halifax, (all
ministerial journa]sD editorial articles strongly
approving OF the projected union II " also
generally believed here that Lord Elgin and Mr.
Latontaine have proceeded to England for the
purpose of taking the necessary steps to bring it
about. have merely time to state the facts,
without offering any remarks The probable
effects of this change of government. take it
as move in the right direction; for " union
gives strength, and it is not d dfficult to foresee
that it is only another struggle for self-govern-
ment | send you the article from lie Cana-
dieR, which | have time to translate, but
which from its importance is well worthy of
being reproduced. The friends of confederation
say tha, the provinces, containing three millions
of people, will be able to esiablisha government
almost independent of England, and that they
hail il as the dawn of better state Of things for
Canada
To show you the interest which is taken in
the fishery question by the colonial governments,
give you the following titles of some of the
reports made by Parliament, at its last session,
now lying on my table. | may mention that
reference is frequently made in them &C to the
encroachments of the Americans on the fishing
grounds
]. First report of the committee on the state
of the fisheries in the 6 ulf Of st. Lawrence and
| on the Labrador coast.
2. Report of Captain Fortn on the fisheries in
the river st. Lawrence.
3. Reports on the sea and river fisheries OF
| New Brunswick.
A, Report of the special committee on the fish
cries in the Magdaen islands, &c, &c.
1t is very evident, from the perusal Of these
reports. that the united colonies intend TO take
high ground respecting the encroachmcn:s OF
our fishermen, and by all means (hostiie, if ne
cessary) to restrict them within the limits assign.
ed by the treaty of 1918. The question will, ne
doubt, be allowed to remain in abeyance unit
the federal union is established but, as short
time will elapse before this is effected, it will
soon be brought 10 such crisis as to engross the
serious attention OF beth governments. l have
no time TO add anything further
| Yours, IL