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CANADA.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
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Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
MONTREAL, Nov. ii, 1889.
The long-talked.of Parliamentary Opposition
Convention assembled at Toronto the 9th, and
discussed the affairs of the would-be nation until
the 10Th at l D. IN. They adopted six resolutions,
the main one as follows:
s Reved That in the opinion of this assembly the best
practicable remedy for evils encountered ia the Govern
ent to be fosnd in the formation OF two or more
fcl 10 which shall be committed the control oil
al matters Of local sectional char acteE and general Govern
charged with such matters are necessarily common 70
both sections Of the Province"
However, prior to breaking up, there arose a
discussion on whether il should not be "pure and
simple" dissolution of the existing union between
Upper aud Lower Canada, to which discussion the
Lower Canada Opposition Convention responds IN
the following terms:
We must not however forgetthst could not Il we would,
soye the Of things existing anterior to the Union Al
houRh has been made in consolidating by
fusion the leading elements comprising our population or by
=. s.On Of their w so G pSSnoe liable has
sEested and represented by prohe WORKS thg
rd;tos and common assets equitable division the latter
with the Of the former would be difficult not an i'm
be Customs revenue the Provinces would instant
E be revived in aggravated form proporonste to the se
Onion That some basis Of superintendent would nave 70 De
expense and inconvenience attending separate IeSenae g
m two Provinces 50 related geogTaPmcely ena eomuelo
With the Mother Country politically would not 90 long
Bat apart Altogether from the objections Of practical
dissolution pure and staple Of the existing Union
Upper and Lower Canada which have been merely
there others which, in the estimation OF those
hO would OOk beyond the present. and would frame our nst
tuon with reference destiny Of country aud
Che mportar part they believe she Is TO the affairs OF this
eaatinent possess even greater weight"
Thus, the main plank in the new Upper Canada
Platform is decidedly objected to by Lower Canada
and finally the general tone OF both would appear
10 rather strengthen than weaken the remedy al
ready proposed in VIM. Calls (the present lnspec-
tor.GeneraD scheme of confederation extending
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, until which time
believe that no important change will take place in
the relation Of the two Provinces. These views
were decidedly expressed i'll a communication over
a wear since to you on Canadian affairs, and these
discussions tend TO hasten the time.
Parliament will meet in January next at Quebec.
The Government however, open the tenders and
award the contract for the Parliamentary Buildings
at Ottawa on the 18th inst. Tomorrow and ex-
press their determination to complete the same for
the following or next session at furthest.
There are three American contractors rendering
FOR the Job and several Canadian, in all say 10 or
~ tenders, for the entire buildings, embracing
about / 800 feet frontage.
Snow fell here on Saturday afternoon the 18th,
in sufficient quantity 10 bring out the sleghs, but in
the evening turned to RAIN and continued I'LL Sun
day night when it again froze up. may write
soon from Quebec. W. H. NJ