New-York tribune., 1867-06-11

Tho orpment is that while the subsidies 10 the Can
adas are increased without cqulvalent rom lheih
the General Government, which before was PIolno
ited from that mode Of taxation, may now ieyya
ROYALTY or export duty on coal or lumber, wheh an
additional ROYALTY of ten cents tIin on coal ana
small export duty on lumber would pay pack 10 the
Coufederate treasury the 100000 allotted TO Nova
Scotia - D... -, :: 49,; :; ,t;
scheme of Confederation Is to relieve herself from
Tho NECESSITY Of sustaining 1900 or 15OOO troops In
the proyinccs and to throw the onus OF defense upon
tbe Provinces themselves WIN tllls view Inc Dli
hos bacn hurried through the Imperial Parliament
with indecent haste, considering the Provincial op
postion to the scheme, and the new government VIII
90 INTO opcration with more OF the stun out OF Wlch
trooson is made in other countries than Great britain
found either in the Irish or Scottish UNIONS. joseph
Howe, the leader of the opposition IN Nova scotia
md i'm England is man of great ablllty, is popular
with his paTty and has much experience III PROVINCIAL
politics. Hs co-worker, Mr.. William Armand, has
also much legislative experience and Is edit0r OF the
leading newspapers in Halifax 1h6 Morning Chr0nce
and The Nora SCOtdn. In moving the second reading
of tho Bill in the House of Commons on the 18th OF
February Mr. Adderly said Mr. Howe had the credit
Of boinp the first if not the ablest advocate OF the
union But he has certainly been the ablest oppo-
nent of Che measure and has been so ,outspokeh IN
his Oppositon as to intimate in very distinct terms
thc nurposcs of the Nova Scotia Liberals to seek an
nexation to the United States rather than submit 10
become a Province of Canada. MI Adderly was Ger
tainly dsingenuOus in argument anu UNFAIR III MS
statement of fact when he pretended to answer Slr
| In Canada where the question OF Union had been
under discussion for the last twenty years there hu
bcen general election III 1863 ana DOth III ieoz uu loos
the question had been fully debated in the Colonial lGs
islatire Since 1868 there had been "a vacancies III ne
Legislative Council, every one OF wich hau pccn %
mn ly the election of UnOuists, and eOud any geer
"Ioo{ be reGnrcd of the conviction OF Canada that her IN
icrests required that the prOp0d union shouu ~ c
out without any unnecessary delayf 1cI 1hnaus ma5
the last 10 come the conference ana dld ol SEM
delegates TO this country untl th0se io Sr T months
Therefore the last accusation when cOu po in,u vi
the part OF the marame provinces again.tG SAM G hrmS Of
up0n IL was remarkable that the lrst anu "u,oo. Pl
moer of colonial union should now advocate lo PV,l
poncmcnt Of tins mcasule on 'he Fio' F 1870 % rrJer ono
preferable TO bring the whole British Lmpre under m oo
imperial union, whose representatives Shouu Bit III no
Nova Scotia never sent delegates into the confer
ence at ALL except through Parliament elected WIN
ont any reference to the question OF Coniedcrat0h
and probable ccrtainlya possible majority OF tle
people of the province would have refused 10 entcr
into the alliance had there been an opportunity NJ
forded them to express Their wishes on ho suoeot;
II is rather question of fact ana OF history a oI
arl1Imcnt and it has always been unacisloo' iat
was Canada and not the Othcl poNHlocS 'h"' vas
In The consummation of this scheme there has been
much talk of the gravity OF tho question ana t1o
importance Of confederation, ana thc cohetch i'l-
vantages of union. bound up with WhCh are inc
inter-coonIal railway and the question oil defense;
Int If tc words of Goodwin Smith be true thal tho
Canadas arc not only connected hut idcilheu com
mercially with the United states, ana lnht thty
are also linked 10 the states 10y the 81 Lawrence
which is equally essential 10 the trade 9 Dolh com
munitiCs. and which the Americans could not aturd
to leave any more than they could Afford 10 leave the
Mississippi, IN hostile hands, now uuth lolt dphi-
cable will they be To New brunswick and Nova 500
fla both of which have tcH-fod thc commercial IN
tcrcourse with Boston and New York that they nave
with Toronto and Montreal.
II il very easy 10 talk Of the advantages ol com
mercal union between tho wheat growing Nesl' Lle
manufacturing center, and the maritime Pr0Yinces,
with their fisheries and extensive sehboaf bnt u ~
not quito certain that political union Will effect t
Tho open sea communication between these PROV.
inccs and the United States Is bond OF commercial
union that even the ntcr-colonial railroad, could ~
be made effective would do little to weaken, ana
balef confederation would induce the formation ol
political ties even binding. Then Ian AK lhlght
turn her magnificent haTbOr To some account IA
port for the commercial naycs of tho world instead
Of being the station of q solitary British manor wal
and visited twice n month 10y the steamers OF tho
Cunard line aud once week by the Boston line oi
packet steamers.
This now Kingdom" OF Canada, as II was erro-
ncousy called beside the Lcutcnauj-Goveinorb aud
local Legislatures m each province corresponding 80
some degree TO our own State machinery. VIII have
Governor General. with q salary of f30Ooo. and
Parliament cons ting OF an Upper Hons, and House
of Commons the former with 72aud the latter isl
members. The members OF the House OF Commons
ONLY will be elected by the people the legislative
corncilcrs or cuibrrs of tho PIPER House being ap
pointca for life by the Crown. The Speaker oi tie
Timer House is to br appointed 10y the Crown. and
win hnvo power 10 create six additional councillors
beyond the stipulated ~ IN of necessity Ia pro
| vent "A dead lock. The four members allotted 20
Prince Fdwarss Island are for the present ds,igntd
! 10 Nova Scotia and Now Brunswick.
The following table shows the area population ANA
of the four Provinces O the conlcdcia-
| ton: ,..