The New York herald., 1864-10-31

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provinces would rise, "a Mr browns words, from the
position OF half dozen t,nsderaols dependencies TO
inc strength aud INFO; tlnce real British nationality.
II would DC something NJ eoys Ito be the citizen OF
| such a state How differently sboald apeesr IN the
ewes o. our Amercas eeisAoors How II would eietate
/ tho poiitfcs OF our o1nuSryin
zoe Conference of Governors gong At Quebec
rs for The consideration OF the details Of this osaai
shons Taeae G,nsdan speeches well received by
the delegates from o.hcr provinces. r Gait seems To
have disposed q the maze dicuIty, the distribution OF
deui The population 81 e united provinces would now
amonnt 10 GOO, the ahiiy Of which nam bers to
maintain their frontiers and their commerce. Mr. Cartier
spoke NEST confidently There seemed hut one voice IN
expressing atacn:ient o. hsish soveregny AID Eng
sn institutions roe cempo ,ion and distribution OF
the general Parliament and ito specsal functions rre
senied no bone o contention Is greatly 10 he hoped
that when shortly The suoo resolutions arc made nnb-
lie they viii receive u Kindly and liberal cons ideration
HANS, Oct. IS. is6i O. n. ApDERLgY.
THIS CASADiAN UNION 70 sALANcs FEDERAL re-
USIK--cAk lTnS CANADIANS FoM HOMO
6EsGOUs GovEnHMGSf?
from the lordar Times Oct. 1871
The American press has Tor long time given ns tho
fullest Information To tho visions which lo before
he eyes Of the politicians Of the North with reference
to tue conclusion OF the rnat event they regard,
no doubt with ne mos; anx ions desire for s accom-
piishmcnl but their desiring it pc
cuiar asd wcl worthy of attention.. They look for
ward 10 the time when the North and SOUTH having
been sy some maoscat process or ,caica zoe can
as yet form ao idea 'usid,d on's more foaether
o sgs hars"o.sa aose can n,:ass soIa"e, e. =,
| Britain. Even the South hrrseif, ms are in
formed in recent letters. whila refusing TO admit tho
probability OF being subdued consoles herse for the
sibty OF defeat ny the agreeable reflection that she
could 10 that case at any rate JON with tho North in
crusade against England oho she 10 hate for
coming 10 hr qssc,ice IN scar which she cho'e TO
enr IN wihOa cosu't.ag than she does The North
for having formed benevolent project for her cxtermi-
nation The situation OF The colonies is thus exceedingly
critical; they, ,ksow not how soOn what pretext,
what absence OF preex the vast armies engaged
IN mutual destruction unite together for the purpose
OF subjugatng them.
delegates from tho different colonies bas bscn held In
Halifax for the purpose OF seeing whether some arrange
MES into one nation rhc course adopted
what singular The Canadian Ministry WAS, as We an
having come 20 d"adocs ns regards the
OF representation between Upper and Lower Canada the
and get RID OF their common difficulty by uniting all the
North American colonies into single nation conference
has been held and far as We understand s stu SIT
ting but befure It's deliberations To end has
thought susbe 10 entertain the delegates at pub
lc dinper give them an opportunity Of eulogizing
project which they Cannot yet announce "a being accom-
plished ihe meeting graced by the OF Sir
Richard Macdoore!l tho Lieutenant Governor OF Nova
Scotia Admiral Hope, H. Cartior tho Influential repre-.
sentative OF the French Canadian element Mr. Brown,
the trusted delegate q Upper Canada, and Nv Aconald
who has severai tmes before filled the position Of First
Minister In Canada :nc occasion sIngulary interest
ing one the effort which It is intended to encourage may
e,her deu.op Of these large and pencfu changes
,each influence an incoicu,abe ertea. me es Of
countless millions OF the human or may, like so many
jealousy, fail entirely reach the OBJ which It
seeks TO attain LEI s hcpe the best for IL and wo Ger
tany are encouraged TO DO so by the cordial nnanmty
| vocacy, and the applause with which their sentiments
greeted OF the Two official speakers the Governor
and the Admiral the Governor assured the meeting as
he well entitled 10 DO that the deliberations oil the
colonies watched with The srcercst interest," and IN
| upfavorabe spirit, by the government at home.
Nothing be accordance with tho interests and
wishes OF this country sham that the North American
which Should be, AZ wen expressd by Mr. Mcdonald,
not Canadiau. nor Nova Scotiao, but British Amevnp.
Conscious cs OF oar rsG6ii.v 10 pro e these
bv land must naturally rejoice ss.any
event which seems to place them in position 10 which
time. doubt. when the uniting the colonies
single State would have been regarded by England With
which il might ee dlsuls for the mother c"nntry 10
coercc In case o. its desire fr separation but that o-
euy exist. mo pSser % nave rssy ana We nope
tented colonies by the sword. The powcr We desire
hs n. w,es o us
QUIZ solenny 70 make mp its MAD 10 that effect The
AdIai-oy what authority we Enow nosmcersny ~
Will ever see accomplished He assured tho meeting
that Of which We think with much respect to him, be
Canada England would be animated BY the feelings
which made the nobility Of Hungary exclam that they
would die Tor Sber King, Nara Theresa. He
on those who entertain the opntonSwhch have con.
sssusy found VT s.eranse in the Londou FINES .hs inc
| when the common interest ceases. The Admiral does
mot beevc word OF this; but oannot ind that
| his audience echoed his incredulity. We ven
\ sure TO think that the American colonies
wilt find . truer exposition Of the sentiments, OF
Nessrs Golden and Bright merely, but Of the thinking
people Of this country the columns the London
than in the elolGcnce OF Admiral Hope, and do
doubt they win regulate their course accordingly
The important speeches OF the evening however,
those OF the representatives Of the two Canadian
viuces, Cartier and Mr. Brown or the four millions
OF people who nhaoit the North American provinces
the present time fsg probably ,ep,e'et tire, and, IL
- bope that tse MARITIME prouies would reject the
efr Of large and creossna rcde Which at finds
New YcrE. An iniercolonia railway is ,ho means
| by which this result y TO be occurred; and
they OF course viii look to Canada to contribute 10 that
II that neither H. Cartier nor Mr. Brown
tured TO ande 10 the civil war i. America or to the me-
cessty which toe state OF things there imposes the
colonies o. emitting together for mutual protection. Mr..
Mcdonald was not so recent. he put the case with
much iorce" Here are, he said Gin the presence
OF large nation and that has developed ts military
power most marvellous degree, connected by one TIC
are concerned, have political connection, and
wide apart as British America from Australia We
! are Liable, il America and England differ, ~ he Cut
oil one oy one, not having any common means OF
| defence This IS, tpdesd The Ghoe question. We,
looking at our colonial empire from the central seat Of
authority apt To consider IL organized whole.
because have clearly defined relations with each part
relation with tbe other is time at least, the pre-.
sence Of so pVwsr)i military State as hs A"cricon
foreign domuonsj the Queen should be established
in The closer fhs connection the befev Somehin
province but sincerely that the precedent fol-
lowed will not be that OF number OF sovereign states
deiegatibg certain definite functions 70 central con
gress but rather that OF fun central authority out
OF the powers of which excepted certain municipal
functions We hope. short, that verythng ich s
not specially assigned TO the local governments win be
central rather than that everything not assigned 10 the
central government viii be. In The United saies local.
We must not hp~eyor overrEn our game All that the
Hanay dinner proves that there strong feeling
among politicians OF all classes OF union but IL
does not tell us that the di1cutics arising from ques.
tions o debt tarid representaton metropolis, ursd
ton OF OF justice and other things
overcome so far all seems to prosper but II Is not
the OF great and comprehensive principles
but IN tho arrangement Of petty and irritating dctas,
that such plans commosy fnd ,her difcuny and their
| defeat.
The spanish Americ AN ID fic ulty.
PLAN or A SPANISH WAR AGAINST PERU AND CHILE.
tron toe london Post, oct. l5.
Adv.ccs from Madrid state that Peruvian AFFAIRS
occupied tho attention OF the Cabinet Az stated
few days smile, Vice Admiral Pnzon Ia " be replaced
by Vice Admiral PsrcRa, Who will proceed by Cape
horn TOR The acihc win clear and pacific instructions