The New York herald., 1864-09-29

\ found Impossible 10 lsglslaGs harnoalou1l5
on any important subject. or, In faot, to carry
on the government.
Ia this exisency II has been proposed to
alter the constitution Of Canada, and adopt
| new form Of government. with . new policy
and greater equality of representation. To
carry this project its supporters exhibit the
magnitude Of the combination as an attractive
reason. They proclaim the vastness Of the
territory which is to be united. According to
the Toronto Leader. Newfoundland comprises
40. 200 square miles (msny persons believe the
number to be much greater); Prince Edwards
Island 10 2,l7S square miles; New Brunswick.
~ 7,l06; Nova Scotia. 1900; Canada accord
ing to Sir W. Logan. $4,000; Hudson Bay
Territory, 100000; British Columbia, zoo. 900;
Vancouver Island.' 15,OOO-making alto
gether 2,933078 square mIles-s larger area
than that Of the United States. and approach
ing the sse Of Europe The boundaries of
British North America may be taken to exceed
1900 mica But n. for the present, the pro-
posed oonfederacy step short OF the ReA river i
would embrace = teEtitory moro extensive than
thess Of Francs, naly. Portugal and Greece
added Together, sa6 cqxsi 10 Geenaany and
Spain united. ~ !,
Thus. while hero we have parties favorlag
. disunion Of our own territories, tho Cana
dian statesmen are endeavoring to unite and
consolidate their own The success Of the
scheme is as yet by no means certain. and for
the following causes:-Tbere is no reason
whatever why the lower provinces should
adopt it. The commercial relations between
Nova Scotia. New Brunswick and Newfound-
land and the Canadas are very slight. They
are more Intimate with the United States than
with the upper provinces. Why they should
give up their present institutions, policy and
maritime connections to inland majorites,
with entirely different interests. they will not
be very easily made to comprehend New
Brunswick, if it has any speciality of interests
to protect, would more naturally look to the
United States than the Canadas.
In the next place. some of the wisest men in
the upper provinces ask this question: of
what use will this confederacy be unless it
possess national powers, the object Of all union
among weak States unable TO exercise them
by themselvess What will be the advantage
OF such government il it is not perfectly in
DEPENDENT 1t cannot make treaties, or main
tain armies or navies, either for its own
defence or to secure the respect of foreign
Powers. Canada has had q long suoces-
sion of Governors, few Of them being men
of ability or being anything more than
favorites sent from the mother country by their
relatives and friends. when in power, to recruit
their broken fortunes, and utterly unable to be
of any real advantage to the provinces, where
they are continually met by factions and oppo-
sitions with local policies. The new cOnfede-
racy, even il 1t might elect better men to
govern it than are now sent to Canada, would
still be dependency of the Crown and would
not gain single political or commercial ad-
vantage by the change. Nothing short OF
total and complete separation from the mother
country and the assumption of independence
in all respects would be any remuneration for
the expense and trouble Of creating the pro-
posed change. II the British Americans are
prepared to adopt this view, then the new pro-
ject will have purpose and be worth the trial.
II not, it is mere sham, and will not pay.
These are the views which are entertained
Dy numerous CLASS III IDe provinces AZ JulS
moment, and these very men, some Of whom
we know, propose cure for the troubles Of
Canada very different plan--nsmely, that Of
making Montreal free port, by which measure
they feel confident they could take away the
trade Of New York, control the commerce of
our Western States, and establish the Canadas
on footing which would make them forget all
the petty troubles over which they are now
contending. The effect upon New York of
such policy this we may consider at more
convenient moment.
GENERAL HooKER.-The republicans are
making great noise aud bluster about Fighting
Joe Hooker being in favor of the reelection of
Abraham Lincoln. We published few days
since despatch from our Albany correspond
ent announcing that General Hooker declared
himself in favor Of the election of Mcclellan
on the platform advised and urged by the
HERALD. That statement General Hooker a,i-
thorzed to be made. Since then the re.
publican leaders have made great fuss over
him, and, by pressing the idea that bis presence
M n rpnuhlican mating would baya q yroot