The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-11
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.

The Great Canal INSTRUMENTATION OF tne
Montreal Board OF Trnde-HOstility to
Confederat ton i'm the Maritime Pro-
vinces-The Blue Noses Prefer American
Trade to Dealing with the kanuckss
TORONTO JAN TO- 1886.
AT meeting of the Montreal Board Of Trade, held TO-
day. resolutions were passed affirming that adequate
exist enabling Canada to compete with the Erie
Canal and that Weand Canal must be enlarged the
Great Lawrence locks heightened and deepened, and
canal built between Champlain and Great Lawrence.
Petitions to the home government, looking to peace
full England and annexation to the United
States the formation of separate government,
said to be in circulation among annexatonists in the
rural districts
THE MARITIME PROVINCES AND CONFEDERATION.
From the Ottawa Citizen Jan. s.
The maritime provinces still manifest reluctance to
join in measure of confederation. Newfoundland and
Prince Edward Island have recently tested the question
at the polls, and the last mentioned in It's legislative
halls too the decisions haze been adverse 10 coal un
New Brunswick has, however recently given signs of
change of feeling the subject and it is not at all
likely that test taken in that province would show
that the Blue Noses are in favor of confederation
On the whole, however, our maritime cousins are fired
for the present in decided hostility 10 umton.
Their objections do not to be made against
the principle of confederation for, although motion
adverse to the Quebec scheme recently carried in the
Prince Edward Legislature another motion which sought
to bind the hand of government against confederation
in any FORM lost by very large majority Nor is
it certain that they object against the Quebec scheme
o
objections to be based upon personal grounds.
There is lack Of political sympathy between the mari
time provinces and Canada. We have the same
social and political institutions, and the same
forms of worship and allegiance to the
same widowed Queen, and although our territories
adjoin, are literally estranged from each
other. We knoao less Of maritime brethren and hare
less imterc ,cth them commercially and otterrs than
zoe haze NTH oregn notions We have carefully cult.
waited commercial relations and improved railways
and canals TO reach the United States while have all
but neglected these things between ourselves and our
min hnrtn entfn hpnn vafrthn
ing those relations with the United States s maritime
provinces hare done e same Tey haze baih up an i'm
reciprocity, while 10 as they haze shopn The front Of
q people determined 10 impose sepels restrictions
upon our trdde Their custom houses have been as
vigorous in exacting dues upon commerce as If VIC
had been two entirely distinct and hostile nations While
our newspapers are seldom there, except as ex-
changes, ne papers 81 tRe United States hdcedcqifd
respectable aim, and this is frequently boosted of
as an evidence OF the sympathy felt in the provinces for
the republic II would if their want of trade
and communication with should be powerful induce
ment for them to seek colonial union; but they take
opposite view to that if we have understood their jour
nails correctly. II seems that the fact of their having
no trade with us has been urged reason why they
should not change their present custom regua-
do not to desire to know much Of
1t is very probable that should be better custom
ers to them than they find in the United States We
could doubt food their country with prosperity but
they do not see the matter we do They exclude US
commercially, snd they wish TO keep Va at distance in
every respect od fogysm prevails to large extent in
councils and binders their advancement. probably
ours They think because they have done we'll to
degree their commercial relations with the United
States and by keeping us commercially at distance
that they should effect change. This Is focyism
| with u vengeance. Can any good come out
| of Nazareth the cry in days OF old.
Can any good come ont Of Canada? Is n
powerful question in the hands OF the maritime obsruc
ZIONIST. And thus oil manner Of objections which can
throw suspicion upon the motives of Canadian states
raised The principle Of confederation and the
advantages which il would secure TO the several pro-
vnces rarely discussed. The whole discussion Is
confined TO the consideration Of what advantages Canada
would reap from confederation The arguments seem 10
hinge upon this point-our present laws the mari.
| time obstructionists lay embargo upon Canadian
products and they seek confederation have these
barriers TO their trade with removed is of course,
presumable that those barriers would be removed in the
event Of colonial union being effected, and that VIC
should ga advantage by unrestricted com
merco; but 1t is false notion TO suppose
that the resulting advantages would all 20 to
one side We think there be doubt that the ad-
vantages resulting from confederation would he mutual
The views Of maritime brethren To be charac.
terz by the narrowcs considerations They fear the
imposition OF additional taxation consequent upon the
construction OF works of great public utility which would
necessarily follow upon conederaton-a taxation which
would not exceed few per head OF the popula-
ton. While fearing that they totally overlook the great
accessions Of woalth which would flow from the new
impulses Of the united colonies they fail to apprehend
that the greatness of the British empire of the Amc
can republic, OF France and every other nation which
has progr ssed In the arts sciences and commerce, has
been the result OF concentration and unity British
America cannot hope take that place which shoult
occupy by any other process by that and that alone
must we secure our progression.