The New York herald., 1864-11-27
The C.n.d,aa Confederation.
ENGLISH NEPosT Y Iug txECrIivE And LrGISLA
TIVE ORGAN PATTON tF TTr DsLEGATE5.
IEInm doc News Nov. 10

ES0LIsH SEPosT Y Iug tAEcrIivE AND LrGiSLA-
TIVE ORGAN 7ariuN ~ TTr DsLEsATEs.
lrrom the OF don News, Nov. 10
10 IA very seid"m great political scheme requr
ing the occurrence cderenden communities,
peparrted ~ distance mud atees ard " accustomed te
ait oge ner htv sces so rapidy 10 cotneon us that
Tor the couledefatn the tn th provinces o America
has uon. il 4 ouy short time stree this nro eel
ust heard Of and seay what appeared 10 be he CHIEF
uhshcles TO s success have eher been removed re
onced u insipn'fc The latest de'ied sdvces from
Quebec extending 10 tho "a u, IN Ike IL proLahe that
hy iB,s time the plan un been comptad and
received the nseni the delegates II is OF
desnod that the proceeipgso the oretec Con yeniion
coDt ed 10 the task csub hing bass for leeis
aion and that whatever tho delegates my do.
s,rsoe mist derive I'll ~ validity from the formal ssuc
lures and subsequently ~ the In.crlnl Pariianent
Locking at the matter however from practical point
OF may sp of ths quebec Conference the
'ody nh'ch 0nt scdl v lay the Foundations of the
,sh american etapire.
be rereseuaed 10 tue pper Chamber have been sled
In manner wbch. nssmuch as II has been sidgulary
originally entertained was to treat Upper Caua-
da. Lower Canada, ard tho Maritime Prov
inces as forming eeversiiy three collective
tn euty four members TO each Eut this cement
made while Newt undland was unrepresented 10 tho
Convention, and before Il was known that that colony
was desiruus or entering the union A ciaim having
subsequently been mnde in its name, tho maritime
twenty four representatives. without they
had right 10 more with IL Accordingly, four repre-
septatyes we're sss rned account OF "a colony But
be ore cnnceding this point the Upper ausdsus he.
thought themselves that tho occasion furnished good
opportunity providing Tor apnher contingency, winch
a seldom absent their minds the future
Of tho Northwest territory to the federal Union
They therefore stipulated that whenever that territory
should population entitled 10 claim admission to
the confederation the Northwest should be entitled
four representatives, in the Cprer Chamber with ut the
maritime provinces thereby acquiring right 10
responding inc ease their nemhsrs The representa-
on Of the provinces In the Upper Chamber will therefore
stand thus-
Upper Canada. "a
Nova Scotia (l0) New Brunswick (lo), aud Prince Ed.
wsrd's Island 4)............................ "a
New oundlsnd
Total. 70
The mem bers are TO he'd Their offices iife and will
be 10 the first from the existing legsla
tive councils
The apporonmsnt or the represeot In tho lower
Chamber been attended with less trouble IL
federal union that IL should be hased rC raIaton
tho following daures show approximately the constituent
elements OF he uew federal Stute-
Upper Canada GOO coo
Lower Canada. 200 900
Nova SCOTIA 3koOoe
Prince Edwards Island. 5000
Newfoundland. 10000
Total. $500, 900
been easy adjusted. That OF Lower csLads, which at
present returns sixty five members the Lower Cham
ber the uSted prov ipces bas been taken standard
the Application OF which gives the follow lag results
Lower anhda %
New ofupsWck... 10
new oaIuSnu .
Prince Edw ard Island s
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