The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-01
Hon. Isaac Buchanan

This gentleman, says the Hamilton Specta.
tor, (Canada,) has resigned his seat in Parlia-
ment as member from that city. The rea-
sons assigned tor this step are the demands OF
his private business and the irritation produc-
ed in his mind by the treatment he has receiv-
ed from the people of the city, Or at least, "a
portion of them. 1t seems to us that Cana
dian oficeholders retire from feeding at the
public crib more readily, and for more trifiing
causes, than our oficeholders. Speaking of
this class, Jefferson once said: '.Jew die and
none resign.D Css-f4 sE4 q g1@ 4
|. Mr.. Buchanan has acquired considerable
notoriety in Canada, as an author as we'll as
a member Of Parliament. We conclude he
has none Of the blood of our Old Public Fdnc-
tionary in his veins, for II he had. we are quite
sure he would never have let. go the public
tea which our Buchanan sucked for more
| than half century. The Spectator thinks
this member Of Parliament ought not to have
resigned and thus forsaken his friends because
portion Of the people "irritated' him. He
has represented Hamilton since 1867.
! He has written along and elaborate letter
| to the people on his retirement from office,
the principal subject Of which is the 'labor
question" Hethinks the unpatriotic theories
Of labor adopted by British Statesmen of the
| present day, and their Interference with the
| government OF the Provinces, render their in
dustrial position and prospects hopeless and
degraded. he alludes particularly to the free
trade policy of England, and thinks such .
policy would have ruined the Provinces, had
| 1t not been for their good fortune in getting
the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States.
The Toronto Globe characterises such notions
| as old fogyism. EI8 III M gsgs} I'd n
/ But the most remarkable part Of his letter
is thatin which he discusses the subject of pa
per money He recommends to the Govern
ment of Canada to issue twenty millions OF
illegal tender paper money! With this money
essays they could build the Inter-colonia
| railway, enlarge the canals and enrich the
country generally "The British Statesmen
insist that WI, shall not haye,p he says, "ne
money in the federation except what is based
i on gold !; or in other words, that exportablt
produce for which gold can be got must b.
the only basis Of circulation" The harvest:
of Canada being upcsrtsia, and having nc
external market for it at remuneration pricel
he contends they cannot prosper in the con
templated Federation without more money
capital than they can command under exist
ing circumstances.
"The mere adoption OF the skeleton fedora
i ton set up by the delegates at Quebec h
4 says, "will not attain for Us anything practi
cal. The Federation must have an indepen
dent LIES blood for its Industry, and it cal
only have this in the shape Of q local, and EN-
blematic money which can be relied on to re
main within the Federation as worth nothing
abroad" Ali the Provinces are in state o
ferment on this Federation question, and tn
4 subject is warmly discussed 10 all quarters
4 The British North American Provinces em
braces q great extent of country, and BIZ
enough we should think to have governmen
Of their own without troubling "Britisl
Statesmen"