, 1860-08-22

So1e tive or six years ago the bake Of New.
castle. at prtsea: the companion and Mentor of
the Prime. Of Wales in Canada, delivered Il
SPEECH, which VIC cannot conveniently uu; cur
haods on al this moment, but in whicl, hc de. u.
liectly stated tisat lie looked forward 10 the
formation Of Il new tmplrc on This continent At
no dlsfant day. This wu5 DO idle taIk of ,ha
british peer. Il foreshadowed Il poiicr already
u4:4!uIcd, and which only wuited 4 Convenient
opportunity II bc put in operation. The Cri.
Mtan, Indian aud China wars. together with
he urce71aln designs of France. lure kent
Eog'And SO much occupied since then that Kri,.
ls!s interests IN America hare been treated a.
secondary Importance.
The Spring Of 1850 brought with it a oerio,l
OF comparative ropcse for England. One Of the
consequences is hat the l:incs OF Wales IA now
on the american Continent The Duke Of New
easlie. tnc Queens Secretary far the Provinces,
u with him. Both are Tor the first time quietly
feeling the pulse Of the Queen's subjects iLer.::
seeing face 10 face, and conferrng with the lead.
lux mea OF the separate colonial possessions
with view, es We have reason TO believe ri
ascertaining the pracsicabilry and expedjeocy
OF bringing about Ut the "earliest rracticahie
p:''od,'a Consolidation Of dNthe Heriae+s. tor
Which there l5 unqnes'ionably stronc ponu1ur
aspiration. The Canadian government is deci.
dealy in favor Of it, while Nora Scotia and New
brunswick uEe thinking nlout it with farnTa.
hle dlsposltio IS Newfoundland and Prince
Edwards 1Slaud will not resi.t it tue rest csn
harmon'zs. Tho Red ksvsr Valley wants q
tc connection. Al these combined have n
population Of over four million souls, 4 mil.
lion more than the number Of American coio.
nists when they declared heir indenandenco
ind with tentold The number and value NJ
public works, TO say nothing of their adyan-.
"a c's's'z 4noc' This hardy, selfreliart and
industrious population have grown IN near
ne'shbcrs to our prosperous republic. nni
.1in'''ar With the working OF our institutions
They are not disposed to becoMe rennhl;c.cs
cx:ctly, nor to adopt our laws uud jnstitut,ons
*nf're il they could, bus with tia growing nm.
bltlon OF vigorous and manly youth, they are
1e*l.nns to ask to set mp for themselves, that
',roud Of the old family name, their modal
Queen, and since they hare been allowed ,o
govern themselves. Of their model Government
hut they IRE nat coEtent to remain forever NOR.
colon,sts. with no chance Of imperial divn,ies.
t1oy don't wish to he called forever, Canud,ans
New llrunswickeEr, No7a Scotiaus, Prince E,t.
ward Islanders, Ac., &c., but they wish to bavc
\ national name und h national character. We |
have reason TO suppose that one Of The end. |
proposed by this visit Of the Q1eeu's eide 1t son
to CAnada, w,l! b. to prepare u suitable re- |
$ spose 10 these aspirations, and that it will be
!nrthectn'oE very soon after the return @. the |
hoy al party 10 Enytaud. II we may Judge from
such information as has already 1ransnired |
some new Eatne will be given TO the entire |
British Anne rican Suites. and they will be placed
under the rule Of the young gentleman whom
LheJ nre now receiving with s,tch attention
with tue tile and powers of .'icerov. Thai
Of this kind is in contemplation there
.an be no doubt.
lftns Tour were made simply for educational
purposes, like his trip tn the States Of the Con
1nent apd to various parts Of the British Islands
'e would not be permitted 10 receive greater or
'lore costly attentions from the Queens huh.
scss than be received then; whereas, he j., re-.
elved in Canada rs the immediate representa-.
I've Of tn. sovereign, the same etiquette and
l'1na9c being vigorously required IL all cases.
le aione being lndu'Ke.t with the freedom Of in.
efcousse which European sovereigns usually
art with on mounting the throne.
We may therefore reasonably expect AZ one
i the irui's Of this visit, the creation Of Red
slTer into colony. and then the formation IF
united confeleracy, extending fro il Cauuda
n the east to British Columbia On th. west,
oycrelgnties, united under single viccrexul
tder't head, to bs a. nearly independt ut rs cau
e made to eons1si with the queen = supremacy.
That f!Ie Queens government is inspired To
als step By other than merely motherly con.
laeratons for Canata or tor her eldest eon. il
eas5 to suppose The position which cur
'untry is gradually acquiring among nations
ad what to foreigners seems its u1controlIahle
nergy Of will and impulse, hare caused US To
= resa1ded as in SOME respects rather daa-
eFons nei4hbo7. Our government is suoposed
1e nj the mercy uf the people, and ia The
I'D World it is not the habit TO put much faith
the peoples respect for other peoples prop
'ty, unless protected ny pretty strong gor-
tnmen'. It's. therefore, no doubt, in view of
'e :omswhat reckless foreign policy OF The list
80 ADMINISTRATIONS, and the tendency in the
'n'e direction which is ascribed br large
ass OF hfi'ish statesmen 10 our system Of 81.
ost uEiv, rsal suffrage, that il now proposed
consolidate and strengthen the British power
this continent, SO that il may be more elltc
sc tor military purposes than it can possibly
: while distributed about us at present IN the
Teral provinces. With well organized cpr.
nm nj, extending along our frcn1ier The ea- :
re ltpg:h OF the continent, Tor land ap- :
oaca. and sea coast accessible TO an inyad. :
9 flee: every fifty miles for more than three !.
oussrd, the United Sta!es will 6nd herse1f
der stronger bcuds than she has eyer vel
en- for her good behavior to Eagland.-!lte i?
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