The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-28

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time as was to be debarred Of the honor aud the plea
sure OF meeting you here to night was in fact my
way TO England when received letter from his Worship
the Mayor couched in terms aering and noble that
ie bound at TO retace my steps al his invitation
would not have put yout the Inconvenience OF deerrng
the dinner to which Ihave been kindly invited, but
that there roads OF the interior route
ID New Brunswick therefore took the Cunard steamer
at Halifax and went to Boston and came here by rail
way through Portland should not have thought Of
leaving Canada without seeing Quebec, but that was in
formed at Montreal that the last Of the steamers which
ut once. And now that l here, have to apo
loglze for appearing before you IN somewhat
oden IN. arose waa IRON hevon an my
control You will remember having read in Gilbas o.
The Archbishop whose sermon said to have been sun
sermon dagaere" If in thus speech you find any short
comings, hope you will be charitable enough to say
nothing worse than "riaa un lecture dies Os brtse The
Mayor has alluded too atiernsy TO my VISIT the object
Of which indeed concerns the interests of Canada. The
soourn had previously made ia Canada impressed me-
as would any man avorably with your institutions and
the energetic life which underes those institutions
felt that would be honor TO raise my voice in support
o. your CLAIMS to attention in England on account OF your
good qualities and the boundess OF your coun
ny But the DAY Is, am sure, rapidly approacnns that
you viii need advocate in the mother country to
Place you 70 that prominent position which av, you
and the mother country are becoming daily more and
more united and conceive that the future greatness or
Canada essential to that Of Great Britain the great
OF Britain Canada We must recognise that in
these Provinces lies the germ Of that greatness of the
pre- which old age ia her history, in the
history of every naon will be the greenness and vgor
her need not say il in Canada, but must ma ke
the remark that 1t was with some surprise as well as
pleasure that observed the rapid fusion Of its and
that those divisions Of which formerly existed ap
peared to ne almost obiierated. (Appaase) AS this
amalgamaton s real will il be honorable and pfOhta
bic to both (Appause) Not only Canada refer with
pride to Cabot, De Levy, Moucam and her other great
the glory OF opposing them but whose efforts not the less
tended to the benefit OF their country aud to the work Of
building up Canada to be what she now s Wolfe and Mont
calm sleep together under this SOIL having shed their blood
together hostility to each other but yet with the e
feet upon the future country Tor the dominion Of which
they contended And have thought that the minglng OF
their blood the same day and on the same SOIL
prophetic Of the Union which had to come-the union
between Upper and Lower Canada Great cheering The
people OF this part of Canada descended from France
have derived from that country her virtues, and not the
vices which have been engraed her character by that
revolution which great writer has described the
suicide Of the last century Not for Canada have been
the devastating civil and foreign wars the commissions
aud the despotsns which that revolution has brought
upon France 1t appeared to have been the mercu pur
pose Of Providence to avert these evils from Canada by
the fortune Of war And the people Of Canada will found
nationality not exactly French not exactly English but Ca
madam blending OF the virtues OF both countries which
may be destined perhaps to be lasting than either
Immense cheermg) ! do rejoice 70 see the Canadian
moi frelch English, but the Canadian. pressing
forward heart and soul to meet the glorious future that
awaits bis country (Cheers) You viii see this noble
Of the world, which, according TO all past experience
Is the next step to the mastery of the world. This
axiom in its operation brings me here today. You have
three great provinces which intended and destined
by nature 70 be united. l speak not Of the political
union Of these provinces, With which nothing
do. But seems to me your railroads want nationaizng
For instance the other day was at Halifax and as told
you before, ! could not get to Quebec. daughter
Your Mayor has eioqueny described the results which
will follow from railroad to the Pacific; bot let me
mind you that the first link In that chain Is railroad
from Halifax 10 Quebec. The roads at present.
struc,ed are less exclusively national than we could
wish them to be. / do not ind fault with
the Canadians for that. There an old saying never
look gift horse / the mouth and as the Canadians
could get thai outlet to the which would have
suited them best they right TO take the best they
could GET This an old story bot not the less true and
nothing OF the kind can lose BY Federation The words
here spoken to- night will be re echoed with advantage
ple,e. and that to the westward merely feeder
through foreign territory. such my opinions and the
Halifax and Quebec railway 70 me to be the solution
Of tie enigma Some time ago, appeared 10 number of
gentlemen IN England, practically acquainted with rail
roads that toe period had arrived to take action with
ference to this matter. You already aware that
We waited on the Colonial Minister and the Chan.
ceor Of the Exchequer 70 ascertain the disposition Of the
government towards that project which had received the
approval OF the various colonial legislatures. Our
very gratifying should here say however,
that am not here mission 10 or from cabinet minis
ters, but 10 represent who want 10 know what sup
port they may expect for this enterprise nj the present
day from the coleuIes The newly organized company
having represented 10 the ministers at home that the colo
MES had voted 10000 each per arnum 10 the imperial
government or 10 company representing H. for the con-
s.ruct'on Of the Quebec aud Halifax Railroad we said,
Recognize that company, and place in position
% carry the object IN VIEW The ministers replied
effect show that the cooncs still desire TO do this,
and still willing 10 give their guarantee Since the
passpg of the provincial enactmeuts, however hard
times have over these provinces they have
other corntres and therefore the more necessary is to
now definitely Tor the satisfaction the
ters, the disposition OF the colonies 10 fun their ODER by
re enaeng the statutes already passed on the subject
! have found the people IN New Brunswick
almost. I may siy quite, unanimous IN favor
q the proposal On my returrto England, the Company
az red ve q the opnion Of The colonies, and the result,
"a reasonably TO be expected will be that the Colonial
Secretary wall write 10 the Governors 70 submit the mat
ter the action Of the Leg slstcres the Pro-
yinres the guarantees already SPOKEN Of have
doubt the imperial government will do all that Is required
interview hat The PROPOSAL Is regarded favosaby by Sir
Edward Bnwer. Aer visiting the other cities Of all tho
PROVINCES, attn iavaed by the Mayor and citizens 70 Que
bee, and now received ia msnnsy that leaves me no
to doabt that Quebec above all the most favor
able 10 the proec, contemplation. Canadians Of all orr
GIN show q rcmas ksbe uaaninty aud warmth IN testify
pg appreciation who eudcavors 90 bring their
country into poce IN Ing and While the people Of Cana
da have Tor years been endcavong ~ the attain
% the desired COMMUNICATION, tue people
At home whom I now represent, have during the same
tune been ching ami preparing 70 eject the project
A. regards the cni alluded - by his worship the Mayor
the ultimate connection Of the Atlantic and Pacific
shores-wc NEE, whoiFcai thst expectation vision.
sry-~ho say our postcrty may see u, but Nc never
shan cal that nan vsonary who avs So call him
visionary who thinks the word will stand sl because he
docs (Arflausel bow long ago would Il have been
cons idcred opafy sI0ak ef maug going church
"a Liverpool Que SUNDAY and Hstlx the next sunday
How ohg ago would have been considered visionary TO
consider - Paul iron which place my friend, Mr. iorkc
has Just arrived a. the bead waters o. the Mississippi
How long ago world that man have been considered
visionary, aye mad, who bad forescen the working
powers Of the telegraph TREMENDOUS arplause.) 1
the words GALWAY aud british Columbia ai each
end of your hall That i svt type q the scale by
which distances the present day There Il
territory between them equal In 81 about half
~ Europe, which needed ony The hand Of man ~ be COZ
verted from wilderness into garden believe the
VITO nbabi this country the q do H. have
been look ng round these tables snt estimating the
height ard weight Of each mani langhter) and
Here the remarks % he ordshp were lost for
seconds IA the laughter which they elected a, The table at
which they we're uttered and which extended its oonta
gion To that n which sat Gentlemen, have 10
thank you for your noble hospitality and your patient
durance Since have been Quebec have experienced
generally re best gins 10 is open reception ts cordial
happiness and even it, practical surgery. (aughter)