The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-12

PORTLAND.
20 ...t4st
Tuesday Morning, March r., 1867.
british Colonial Matters.
B CONFEDERATION.


The Provincial papers still, continue to dis
cuss the Confederation scheme, showing up its
supposed advantages, and laying the founda-
ton for political parties and fierce political
contests. The Toronto Globe deuornces the
injustice done Canada West in the changes
made in the Imperial bill from the bill agreed
upon at Quebec and which had received the
assent Of the local legislatures, and charges
the Commissioners sent to London with
treacheroasly bargaining away he interests of
their constituents. ~ dAAoa sk H.91t
l1 The Quebec Mercury expresses much graf
i6cation at the general tone of the American
press in relation to Confederation in the Prov
i'''e'' anu i''s i'a's sd3 s1aq5ra - 510 -.
1t would be too much for that press to give
all that sympathy to Confederation which a
certain class OF persons seem to think every
BODY Is pound to give them as their especial
due Inc class OF persons are to be found in
all countries, but are fewer in Lower Canada
than elsewhere. Who was not amused with
the perfect assurance which Federals and Con-
tederates alike entertained that England must
tight for one or the other of them during the
civil war? w ho could fail to laugh at the
sehc olboy earnestpess with which the London
Daily Meas and its liberal contreres put forth
the idea that all the world, without reference
to their interests or alliances, were bound to
unite in attacking the Emperor of Russia be-
cause he had quarreled with England? HiW*
Canada, however, entertains no feeling
of this kind in reference to Confederation not
because she is wiser than other nations, but
because confederation is the effect of her judg-
ment and not OF her passions. She is calm
enough to see that the notices of her action
hi IN Iay >l&l
States are in general generous and kindly,
that the AmeTicans as a people are inclined to
welcome the Canadian nationality on the eve
OF its creation in manly and friendly way.
ExTRAvAGANT LUXURY. '-' 80 r
The st. John Globe utters itself thus: ~.
That we are to enter upon course of extray-
agance in-the new Kingdom is pretty certain
The President of the United States who gov
erns about 40,000O00 people has q salary of on
ly $25, 900, and greenbacks at that. The Gov
ernor General of our little kingdom of 100000
peopleis to have salary of 10000 in gold.
80 REFORM. '-'''
The Canada West papers still keep up the
party cry ofreform, and are urging the organ
ization Of Reform party in all parts of the
the Province. Hon. George Brown of the
Globe has taken the stump to rally The electors
in relation to their duties in connection with
this movement. The people of the lower
provinces do not appreciate the movements OF
Mr.. Brown, as the following from the st. John
Globe seems to Indicate: n a9sd i.eE
The Toronto Globe and its adherents in
Upper Canada, are busy re organizing the Re
form party. We have read over a number of
speeches delivered at public meetings, and va
rious newspaper articles duly re-published in
the Globe, under enormous headings, to find
out, if possible, what the principles OF the Re-
form party are, bat have failed to make any
discovery. We perceive indeed, that
it is considered very desirable to get the Tor
onto Globe party into power in the new Con-
federacy. But, why? What better is that par
ty than the Toronto Leader party, or the par
ty represented in Lower Canada by the Mon
treal G0zette9 We thought that the hopes of
the great Reform party of Upper Canada had
attained fruition by the success of Confedera-
ton. The newspapers in these Provinces
which have been so long echoing the Toronto
Globe have tried to make us believe that in
the new Confederacy everythingwas to be SO
pure, upright and just that there would be no
wrongs to make right no abuses to redress.
Is this after ALL a mistake? Were these or
gans grinding out their soothing music to lull
us asleep that we might the more easily faIl
into the hands of Canada? o-gfs Trr ! E,es,a