The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-08
,sscross ,sss r. communications are s, am ,o in pro-
FEspgmcroS, n B., April q, 1880


Is 10 bo fought this week and ere many aav ~. shau
know tho fate OF the measure which mas 50 gre.v as
taied British North America, and witch wan introduced
with all the prestige that the endorsement OF the home
government could give IL
Tho question In 10 be settled nnaily-lt 4. 10 he
hopedand tho Province OF New Brunswick il the bate
neld wheroon tho contest s bo decided In ysw OF
the interest attaching TO the sabiec your rcsda may
nnd brief resume OF tho history OF confederation
unntoresting at this It's ACKNOWLEDGED crisis policy
Affecting the anaIrs Of tho colonial prov inees.
now oosPEoERauos onIgfsArED
There * considerable dispate how and when the
idea Of confederation originated bu, pEct,y gen
orally oonced d that arsi started by Lord Dnrla,n
Governor General here years ago AZ lcast Il
positive that he advocate of the provinces aud
uDpn his return England wrote pamphlet upon tho
subject which has, a c.rta n extent bcsom. tho hand
book Of tho cnncicraiidnsa IN pounding their idens
Moro Immediately confederation was sqrrea,ed IN ths
province Ia 1904, when proposition made 10 thc
Legislature 70 appoint delegates 20 the Dher maritime
PROVINCES ior union 90 the basis o free trade Tho pro-
position me with favor and The de gates appointed
aud proceeded 10 tho pro7ncn Of iuncr Edward Island
wheer pc cnaiyca were al prctenl from Nova scotia
and newfoundland Canada, in tle meantime having
htaruot me project hca nc Airoa OF joining the pro.
poed union, aud prevailed tho meeting of delegates u
adjourn 10 Quebec, where her delegates Joined them.
Here m the ial of 1851 was arranged the famous Quebec
scheme as " h called for cpnfedrratan Of % tho
Provinces by which Tho British Moth Amefican p1sses-
fieDs To De consolidated under QUO government
Comprising Parliament Of Representatives. from tlon
all Tho details OF the scheme ALREADY known YOU
when delegates returned 30 tor respective colonies
they were, according TO their pledge TO advocate The
adoption by their frgqatufcs Of the proposed plan Of
Grafton In Canada the measure met with prompt ranoa-
uon. But here, In New nrmswlck TIE government dld
not have tie omerity 90 submit Tie matter nm rdntcy
the Legislature and n dlsolation that BODY place
in order 10 pcemt the people 10 decide upon tho question
OF confederation or no eonlcderai on Tho niccion
suited In the choice Of hntifunfcdefatlOn govern
ment which has been In powr ever sine but which by
device which wiz presently appear, n threatened
BY the OPP oson under the form % motion which has
taken the General name OF
Tm VAST op coyr'usvrv sstxnnyxr
Here, a. I'm, have 10 90 back b'e In order that
your unRO phstcsted American readers may unepntaud
The beautiful nlrlcaccs of nrtSh legislation The goy-
eminent o. ihoee her Mscsy's colonies " vested IN
Lieutenant Governor ~ each province with body
priflng tho provincial oflco hoders and mombcra at
hrgo from the ASembly. Tho Governor ph, prcnA
Lieutenant ~ seldom er naed u tho Queen repre-
sentative, aud as such, 'can do no wrong All hii &C.
tons aud a his speeches adj, sd by the
which he calls around him, Who according 10 The
sttuiion must he specially aulbo2ed 10 set A. The
ernmeni by popular vote u The Governor does not
Ike his adysery he may dirsolvo the Houso, when tho
dispute gocs 90 the people for decision n the penpl.
support his ndyaen then he by courtesy required 10
ign 10 guccumb In the pr sent case GoverDrr
Gordon who IL OF the Earl VI Aberdeen, has acted
hnrmoBlously With the Hovcrrmcnt although tho homo
government IN whose ln,eos he ~ Of course supposcd
10 be-, he's urged Moderation In hs prsats ronYc-
10 bslN 81 10 hr anti confederation, although
yielding iersrence 10 the wishes Of ne Crown ye IN
his inlcrcourc With the government he has found iat
there was cntra unRnmiy asa.. o nfedcraon. and he
has submitted 10 the popular sgh On the annual assem.
Assembly, tOfff0ff
like tho messae. In the United States THIS addres
the offspring u thu govetnuunt, whose ncinhsfa aro
eian thor seats In The Chamhar Tho repy 70 this al
dfess-ahough, curously enough II " the work ~ tho
governfncntis the tnrDinE ~ nj where The gov
brought bcoge tho tribunal o tho axssntlagc
for Judgment A. a. g. policy certain rrply submit
tod and the members of the HOWE By their vote
pfcas their dlfsaii.farilon with tho
royornucn. In The present care. when tbs i~zi.aiare
in session sasenboi tho usual address and rrIly
wero presented when the latter 10 for action
before the House ~as dseos.ed yarayraph ny para
graph. The fourth paragraph ~ns m foIlows'-
wslsarn with feeling. o. deep igiis.es ~ s,l.,sn,s
o. cg",rsss q % n,.ns ,sT ~ 49, 1s. 1s s s'sss, %
@ r. @ss o. & sny o&' & 2, h,r ~. h-i se' sss ss, % g
sSa & %. s,, yAgs s. e "a a &. ~ "a. - ss ss i
ryslawlc.. ssrrs.soa and q ,n,,s sag'os, ha.ni,y
sss 70 .Ss .ss .s,; ss i l r., n x, q % y
gre.%on.y =. .A,.-ss ts ~ ~ f s 49,
cans,at wii.nH bofdsrs
Toa casual reader II noald thai NE question Of
confederation wa no, Involved IN 'hs asof" 30, ~
and the vote the passages " tbs arplh ~ nado
Tho orpo,.'l.n, rsadins us part of tho hddrc.s,
novel through rr Fisher the leader Of the party tie
following smendmcnt:-
Ard yoar Ereensy may rely ~lih eonsarnrs apoa
eoii.I cooperation ssd support In ihs -asiim ~ .sh
he 'un,y bot W. rpsifally .,af. 70 yaf tsessshey
] nisht Aia hcrs tina, this sm.nsnsnt cmbr.n~d =
sentence which tended u east sisr upon the United
States fg Lartorins hsess soEsriraioD" bot
II D ~ q The rfoo.s u the frend,blp borns
The rrp!biir that sveu ths confederation parry
dared not 70 Keep u tsesed on ihar nBi~nd.
meet bat erasd bsforc a aiseaanon sEassd.
u vii he that confcdentnh does noi como W IN
the amend cithsr yet such wod ~ the ncioaiios
from is pfcvsenc~ Only the euufeisrs'ous reslrtsf
TO a sabtsy Their apparent strength Thsro
many ~hn of c0urss are disAalsned Nth TIE roF-
ernrDs u on sldr r.ues bit with u ahii-con-
fndsr1i ion Tho ancndmeu, abofe wggld, u vas coh
tended BY y. faHers ens"nif-se nA orf shs sn,a.,h
sf th, confederation vote bat unite Nth u TIA of uia
gr1H ssr against gyvernm'n,-a un"n shrhy
pre- minated. .csh reesks the ggyernn neni and could
ts twisted into rsbuke also ~ ~ anti rguedcfzton
pory Thus stands the struggle sLic "a - - dscliei
wthi syery 'ew days and ~hirh ~iiI, u s srr~eted.
ssd "a diseussion hsfr A. to confederation
rAg iasr c0svnnAsIf1H
have l1s1-d the i.ss asefrilon wh ~ words 20
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iAsonlsu, AVOIDED ~ ssbai-~sos ~h'sh IN rsai'y
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rrs tySsf tls stes~h thls nftsrrqrn u 90 otf ~ ibs
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