The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-08

coSFEntRAricS ~ ADJAcEsT PROVINCES
Conedcrntion with Canada Is lust unpopular In
Nova scou, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
az II Is here IN New Br psHck The result H. anxlousy
watched for In those secNons and goe province
30 VIII 30 all those thA soaboarh Newfoundland has
already passed resolution measure which NAV he
considered opposition to confederation b,t no conc
legislation has yet taken pao. In fact the opposition
is so great that the matter has even been sum tied
TO the people for tho choice Of members Of the gs.
tnre, expressive OF the popular wsh well known Is
that wish already.
That a union Of kind will take pace among tre
mar time provinces there b. little doubt TITO peo.
pie are In favor Of in order the restrictions
which now exist between thm upon their trading in
terests A vessel coming fr'm Nova scotia Go New
pruhswoK although crossing the Fay OF Fundy only,
is under the distinct regulations OF the two colouit
required 10 undergo all the delays OF foreign
ret both colonies have common form Of government
and common interests while n thoir union there would
not DC ihat eaornce OF ndeI Ientcncc which much
ureaued ~ confederation with the ovcrshadowing
VI Nmana maritime union m not confed iratinn--a
word which seems to be feared 10 this vicnilys ainong
.ne probabilities OF the future. II advocacy too, will
suehsthen tne anttconfederation party since II Will
evnce wish on thc part of thosa devouty ova 10 the
Brlush throne, not TO thoroughly discard measure
which has the sanction OF the Crown The distinction
between he martl'ne provinces isnot marked he
tween them and Canada Tho ara gaogrn Dhicaiv CON
heo,ed There Is fnl comm n'catioe u rot by land at
least by water which Is the rr channel of commerce
One OF the curious results o confederation has boon
the complete oblteration OF od party iner. Men who
were years ago ranged against each other the liberal
and tory sides OF politics now allied With each other
upon confederation, tho reverse / eau compare u
only that war spirit In the United States which In the
elections held during the rebellion sight OF old party
ties and advocated only the candidates govern
integrity Independence or anticonfederp.ion the
ralying cry here az 'nion was there.
TnE NrERcoLOSIAL RAILWAY
Intimately connected with and almost nsoparabe from
the measure OF Gcraion the scheme for inter
colonial railway, witch is TO run through al the pro-
yncc5 from Upper Canada and give direct Atlantic out
let to the productions Of British North America In.
timatcy connected the two that In many minds they
are indssolubc. The advantage are, Of course
crue to the Eastern provinces by ths road aud Tho In
ducements thereof ara among those of.reL 10 New
Brunswick the OF confederation. The
grain which now supplies tho markets OF this prov
comes, TO great extent from Canada and be Increased
prices under the cessation OF reciprocity and the fr rhts
In the successive ranspments oy rail and water tho
port OF st. John would be obyated BY the intrcoonal
road
The opponents OF oonfoderai on however vcniilate
tho h,acy OF the scheme, and In dong strength
enng the opposition 10 confederation. The icy King of
the North has laid an embargo such road ss will
ever prevent II from beng operative Tho severity Of
the winter In thus vicinity and TO the northward si
through whl'3 region the road woaid run, n
insurrnountabc obstacle 10 its continued MO The
experience OH the Grand Trunk Railway has al
ready proved this. II may be taken az a fact
OF unerrug certainty that n railway ~ impracucablo
throughout all seasons OF the year In this climate Rails
shrink and break become brittle 10 crack under
out OF sight rendering 70 unsafe n not impossible 10
trains with anything like the pr mptncss, sperd and
regularity necessary trHtc thr public
The friends Of confederation, however urge among
the nuts OF their scheme lie road would, In act. be
practicable in only. 1t should be RENE nbcrcd
that at Quebec and Rylere dn Loup, aud II Lower
Canada generally tho snow Il yet from Nv o Xix feet
deep, and that the leo In the st. Lawrence cldom " suf
lcicny broken up admit ships Quctec before tho
latter part OF his month So the road whrc would no
operative N only would then have contend
against the steamers and vessels OF that river aud CON-
petition OF course would be out OF the question so thu
ntercolonia road would be failure any ci the
year
Canada In proposing confederation, has offered The
Eastsrn Provinces the benefit bs derived from carry
ing her grain and wheat exported foreign muksla.
The insncerty Of this proposition made mani.
fest only few days sinco 70 tho lumber merchant Of
IDllt I'M AAon kaf In H4W
last outward passage: topped al that port and
took cargo Of deals Yci she Was direct tros Portland,
where all or nearly all the wheat ~ ca Ada nufs exit
To Europe still tho steamer In qucstc pusl.e 20
get OF that conmot ty and, Zoe rant bcifsr
the reccn, heavy ssrns and the wcii tuo~n 1r ,sa
state of the Grand Trunk Railway, the channel ~ com
mullcaiios -hslwssn Canada and Resthsna sss, sss~
wheat but the canss which wouid opcriis thus win.
tnr In latitude degrees fnrthe south would, up
In this rcgion entirely impede the eIsnncia for ship
ment Confederation has thus found opponent Of
mos formidable power Ia the character ~ the country
New Brunswick and Canada arc geographically district
Nature has InterpoAsd . barrier 20 their conmsrdsi
union which the srt u man IN not likely for many
yet Of Improvement, science and disccyery 10 sfnoys
The people much separated o. .ho1g ridge of
the highest mountains between them. The forarn.
ton has nado them dsslmlar their habis and Ian.
Brunswick and tho siais 81 Maine. ami tho United
States generally there few lines of ecmar a,nn 10
ycnd those which the SURVIVORS chain has esablshed
through common frontier Of common rrcdu-tA
srHrsE
Hat confederation and la concOfnant in,erco o11l
railway have OF rather will have, ai no very distant Day
10 that the realms of her royal child The cs
king shall not be invaded by the iron hor-e and the iron
rail refer To the completion of the n lroad between
Bangor Me- and q John ThH route Will rim Tho
Atlantic scaboard whence u viii b. within the Influence
OF the mild vapors of the Ocefna security for s p'sc
ucabbiy at the most ncemeni OF the year. II
viii be nd, anisgeons 10 tIf province ts The inter
ss nss r w s.sy .se. q ..
been commenced at the Bangor end part - ilIs grId
ing In New Brunswick has ben fnSi~ and The lumber
along the already getting out the timber
lts completion with Tie building cf fec mites IN s"ss
Scotia viii give continuous railway from New ori-anH
10 Halifax when the friends of The iniereloui rnsi
may my goosby tb.ir p, raan Tho gap only fsw
hundred miles In length u closing wall BE- ote " the
binding Inks that unite New brnnswet wHh The h,.ies
. bond of trade snd commerce which my IN M vcrf
far OF future become o. The varmes ffndship n
aos of no,~ciubts aisschmsni
asvvxtuoS TO rus rsrsp uArn
The snnsraslcn party, which ~ oSs sims w~ sina~'
political power the colonies bs@ NOT crursy dssc out.
and s.rr men nys sfad % dse. h.Ir true ssn:itn.n
During the In the United stsscr tbs party q
little no account fee there was gensrsed a that unn
tursl result of civil strife and the prospective National
rupture Of the two s~ctions ~ the fepabtic BIT be
.d f.I,nx We're NO, ,hs .ssss ~ ,ns rn s,s,.. 20
IN fnghten British subject almost Sut of
all thcagh1 of sarninx livelihood there sre thousands
hero Who world wish for ann-rsfor si,h AZ the
sdvan,ag.s u would bring "A Ihs@rd sHsmbcr of ths
Hcuss srpre~ ~ when speaking q the ~ eeisf sn-sr
p~ops snslo.s fos uniou With The twenty
millions of the tnItsd Ssfss insesf ~ e too o. thr~s
rnfons Of dsbt laden Canada But the Brtish sahiset
10 ooss~nt N pay thsn bs you'd In The tnli~1
States because he do~- infvetiy and does not tn0~
81 bis sctnai optrisafoos N ,hs rovernueut Annsra
uon he's r-asso, too for fsvot th oo ,oy Those who
have travelled IN the ss.,s- z ~ ~arn--t
frsnds There th~y have ssca ths . oymss's -hich
the people p~scs. Psrfeeiion n ,srnfpr ~ W.
ing m traseiiiug. w aii thai mstet msnk NJ
happy y there brCgrbs " Their visr w forsi
be consrHss wah tte state ~ srsIs gndef Ne
ooionisl syseus--,hs rssat frnoisly " brssh w
n-rnrs Arssp xe- Hruns.trk drte - gruti.
tnfe ~ the nssf ftsf.s fOf the dereopp~ni - hsf -
Amsrosr csrttsi has . sol 10 her ooal ssf
un~s and noe c0mrieffnt rslusF connn- stnn -
has Already esfsb shef hns ~ strsfDers w. TIE ets~
Of Portland abd B~ion This po~sr. thts siensn' -
the popalssiou here h ~ large that Fu~erflDis ~
snuDsr.tou snd poi gObs sr " ssy ths' thrfs is
one oftb Of IN ,fae tla ryviDe f~sryas ~ n1a
r~sdy for .one alton me roFi dsfoe sr~cts u hsr
wn~.ty c,ro0 snssAi the fart from oarsvas0o that
The United atsiss ny 81 Tie pfsssft tisDe lstorng
under wsishfy national 1set uhch fsils - ,lslsy