New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
CANADA.
THF CABLE EXCITEMENT IN THR OANADI,S CAPITAL
The COSPLDER ATlOs BUSINESS

The CONFEDERATION BUSINESS
''''' Ottawa C. ". JAY 60
A telegram from Montreal yesterday Sunday. informed
US %. tie laying Of toe A mite cable and the excitement
soon spread throughout Ottawa. II delight and men
exclaimed well done for the English" Not few said
" knew fhcv would 20 thrOu ID with IT, etc.
To-day have message across the AtaAte namely
that an arusce az five days has been agreed % between
Austria and Prussia to arrange terms OF peace IA7 eeo-
tuc communication anLIAlues space
Al last the CONFORMATION business IL again before the
House. On Friday the resolutions were introduced In
the ~ the debate Mr. j. l. MACDONALD argued that
the Government should elaborate as many OF te ue,ahS
Of DE Local Constitutions rs possible AID submit u,
for ne consideration Of this House AID not - nome WIN
these resolutions - Indefinitely famed ana cVAslLuC'
Whatever sort Of Constitution they choose. lhe peok9
should have sOme guarantee that within few months
after The abolition OF our present form OF government they
would BE- permitted 10 meet M the Confederate and Local.
PariamCI's.
The Hon j. 4 Macdonald said az he had remarked be-
fore, they must deal with only tiue They
should look TO the question before them, and settle that
before raising other issues Already the general princ
pies o. the Confederate Constitution hid been determines
they were called upon 10 settle the general principles
OF the Local Constitutions. With regard TO Lower Cana
DO the matter very simple the present Consttn
ton of Canada had been adopted in its enrety with the
single exception of nominated instead Of an eecuTe
Upper House. In Upper Canada they had aimed az
greater ch4ueeyet it only change n one particular
the adoption Of Chamber instead Of two TINS tnen
the cat question 10 discuss IN these ftsoutOhs anu
the other whether they should or should not nave re-
spOusblc Government in conjunction with single cham
Der A, 10 the general course Of proceeding the 't stem
after the passing OF the Imperial act would be the sendhS
ont of a NiccrOy or GOyeuorGencral, under whatever
title her Majesty may be pleased to give him. And his
first duty would be to issue the WTIts for general election
fr the Confederate Parliament and to appoint provisional
election for The Local Parlaments OF course II was well
Lieutenant oyerlor that they might issue wrts for an
known that it would be quite impossible 10 submit this
measure 20 tie Imperial Parliament before me next ses-
sion which soud DO IN January or early 10 February
next.
This is the fullest explanation given, so far Of the in
tcntions Of Government.
Tho debate Was adjourned until Tuesday, and or Thurs
DAY a note viii be taken the resolutions IRON What
Attoney General West said you Will see that Conied-
crate Parliament cannot meet before April.
From Font Erie get the of an Eruption OF the
Birbarians upon western frontier. FiH report SAID
they the Niagara IN orce. Second report 10y
less excited party said only squad had come over as
feccr u likely that raid No. will come OIL, but not
50 soon as the present time The Babarans must bnng
with them urcdlenes and cannon, n they would
beat the men II this Canada for they viii have Enhed
made becc Oading, and those ugly small Dareled Arm
strong guns which they have not faced yet Agan the
Rarbarans expect fire of 200 rounds IN an hour
and fight those Armstrong guns they must get up 10
them in skLmish order aud fire OF pouch full OF conc
balls at them. 80
80 let them come when they are ready with all the
internal things in the way of shOong-rons they can Dy
up and there will at least be fen deter on Canadian
soil aud TIE Irish yuure will flap is wings with delight,
and the sur burst flag will wildly in field Of blood,
and there 1l be loud shout on one SIDE, and weak
shout on the other and side will charge and the other
will run away; but which OF the two Is to WIN time VIII
show Take heed of the 18th Battalion, oh, Babarians
for their officers have got back their "puck, and now
wonder how IL their rascally legs carried them on
from Limestone Ridge In such nglorOus haste and
Booker whtevashed. Therefore, De not oohady pc
tore such mighty Of war, who are spng for hght
you Oh, Babarans with your light yaor are won't TO