The New York herald., 1866-03-06
.ad organization it would not be inferior to the expected
MINISTERIAL DECLARATIONS.
Speeches Of the Canadian Ministers at
the Cornwall banquet.

sP9ecnes OF the Canadian Ministers at
the Cornwall banquet.
SPEECH OF J. A. MACDONALD.
Hon j. A. MAcDosAID, whose rising was the signal for
seund after round Of the enthusiastic cheering,
sadI bad hoped that the respected head of the gov
ernment Sir Narcsse Beeau, would have addressed you
efer you, his BEHALF his most sincere regrets that
illness is the sole cause Of his being here with
sspoad to your kind, your magnificent demonstration of
oBJEus or THE GOVERNMENT
! You must all know well the history of the formation
of the coalition government in 1864 In the first place,
m addition to the strong and close struggle Of party
which rendered Canadian government almost impos.
sa 1s i''ns 10 retire. enough ssh S sha Ssl ssd
defeated, and retired; and on the return of
Mr. Cartier and myself under the leadership
all these facts showing the weakness Of the various gov
ernments that formed In the short period OF two
years / say that, In addition TO that struggle, which
was merely social difficulty, and which rendered a
strong government impossibe-and you all know that
the first element Of and prosperity in any
try is to have strong government-we had far higher
aim in view in forming that coalition, an aim worthy Of
statesmen; an aim that had occupied the attention Of
statesmen In this country for years and years and an
aim that secured would give US, instead V fire
sir scattered aud feeble ceniesinsignincant in them
solves, unable TO fight their battles because Of their
divisions, and source of weakness not only TO them
selves but to the mother country-one grand British
q embarrasne 70 the orereign and d ,OsaKness 10 he
Smperial governmaa icoud ty union gpe all strength,
enable % stand Effectively to Me old Fag and
~~nent loud cheers)
DErEscE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
But II would be a mistake to suppose that entered
into this coalition merely for the purpose OF getting rid
u party differences in Canada-of trying 70 bring the
other provinces into union with US in order that we
might free ourselves from the effects of close party and
personal STRUGGLES We had other and higher objects to
serve the principal Of which has been alluded
some OF the remarks you have made to this meeting and
that was 10 proude ogainst the dencet,s state ofthse
eoscs in case hosttties should unfortunately arise baiceen
Ae sher country and the negh5oiny States of Am<rica
Thank God the state Of feeling which existed between
fha tun ri s,oT hceA
appeared side; believe II has also long dsap-
leared the part Of the American government that
y Will soon disappear among the American people.
CANADA SOURCE OF wEAKSEss TO ENGLAND.
But at that time when we thought ourselves 10
aad when England prompt as ever sent out troops and
1oces for Defence she always does when her
is not % attack V% any
anticipated, in these colonies doire Of peakres,
With one militia system for the defence Of the whole
and one commander-inc chief, who could utilize the
notice to any Place at the requirement Of duty and
y this means be able TO dsfsnd eroy pot of
conflicting system in each province, and in some,
ndeed we had no system at ALL and no provision what
svsr for defence Instead Of being compact whole Se
would have had In Of the colonies interfering
With the arrangements and dispositions OF the proper
military officers, and Of the imperial commanders sent
spnion In councils with separate distinct com.
nunties TO provide the uncertain means OF defensive
RESOURCES
away rom waht 1 combined acilof-so that Instead of
aiding, We would have been actually source Of weak.
pess 70 the imperial troops and fighting battles
successfully, we would have fought great dsadvan-
tase because Of our inability TO dght untedy Chcers)
Ins great truth pressed itself upon all statesmen upon
Every who was in Ssn as ,hs
themselves Hear, hear)
oosrEDERArlos Is AK AyrA.R Or 4 Ey .yyFks
Neyd cbsers) Iteltpe &ai many tek and perhops
Ge hidsy days yS1i sac tat TIC lo,ocr prorinccs, wh,ch
srsaes wu UPON os,rs ard oeI ssf vn upor ne
UAe subject, and ob0pe all sch desire loyalty rcspond
~ 80 n IssnS gss ss s a 1sr
and feelings and eventually, long Join scih Cdngdd IN
tfsming one great oo'feasra'io" (LOud and prolonged
THE CANADIAN DELEGATES WERE RECEIVED
LAND.
Now, although the hour is ato and fear to deiain
you-(cries Of ''No, no')-I cannot deny myself the
pleasure o. stating to you very shortly thel manner in
which Canada was treated In England. tCbeers) We
almost unknown in the mother country; we might
have some few individual friends y lpa hogses of p
but as whole, the Canadian ministry and tho Canadian
people had no hold upon the pubc mind OF England or
influence in the imperial government or Parliament But
from the moment We went home as a deputation from
the Canadian people, and going TO the foot Of the throne
TO humbly address her Majesty, sad, "we are here
separate nation from the British empire but connected
wuh and subject to your Msjesys authority; not TO
cut of the link that binds IA 10 the mother country but
70 perpetuate In those provinces British institutions and
British laws; TO up under your Majesty bengnant
defence the mother country well these mere
dependencies OF the British empiren-from the moment
the credentials OF the people Of that we went
there for that purpose We sa. great change We were
treated there not A. mere delegates go ng home from
some small dependency ~ previous messengers from
colonies treated but sere placed IN posin as
vs soere an emta-y rom orea, nation; and pe,
ssS % Sests ana .essi, " sw ~ as eAS hsaSs q fis
rsai department. ef n> government Of England loud
1heerAj
We believe conveyed 70 the government and people
an sure wo conveyed lie sentiments Of The people q Tie
old counties OF siormont Dundas and Gengarry, when
=: told he, nso. roSsn o Der ~ =, s a s.n.da n
Sgfsss ef ne BraisA oo~stwso~ and 0e BritiA eroxn
ress cheering) We made the offer without STINT with
limit without reservation, and met response IN the
sams generous, open and unlimited manner We wsre
sod that In was necessary ae rAete ofne
sc2sd IN defse, and that by land and by sol
der and BY sailor by salt water and BY fresh on tho
sIpend the whole Of her mighty resources military and
naval, In the defence OF Canada and the British pro-
MN we're The result. q our joining sossher under Br,ish
and institutions and tits lesson TO be remembered
BY future statesmen IN S osnsa alter % We disappear from
day0 laying ssde their party quarrcs their old Political
bostss and personal eumi,Ies and joining together in
loud chSers) II resulted In the elevation OF Canada
from position in which she considered
srsn's a :. c S s % 'pps ssara a. Ss and
oocesipn % ne poper n empire, and found
moreover that by this action the people OF Engandno
matter what small school OF able but fanstics men
may say-those men who think that England would be
better on without any OF her colonies and that they
ought be cut on and she allowed 10 stand alone In the
ocean-a small island Of manufacturers agree
with this view, but that their opinion and that Of the
government OF England was, that she should never,
ether by compulslon persecution yield Up ncb OF
her colonial terrtory and that she Just alive
60 the value Of having Engshmen, lrshmcn aud Scotch
mon In her colonies across value of hav
Ing Engl glshmcn, rshmen and scoichmen In the British
Isles. lhoud cbecial
rHg CONFEDERATION acBrvH
Now gentlemen a. 10 the merits Of the confederation
scbeme adopted by the Quebec conference, shall say
few words even AZ the hazard Of wearyng you Crics
of sNo NON do not say that any one OF the dele
rates 10 the conference which originated that scheme
thought perfect one II was o. necessity matter Of