The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-15
north AMERICAN C0nFElERaTl0M..

| goy:n BrIgIf,s Opinion Of the Citizen Rights
of the Coionists and Annexation to the
United Stntcs-vniue of the BriI,sh Frontier
Line-The "Japunese POiicyo OF tire United
states in Commerce. &c.
In the House Of Commons, the 2Sth OF February.
Il second reading OF the bill for the OF the
Baitsh North American colonies was moved by Mr.. AD-
DEaiEY who, after briefly reviewing tne history o. nc
Datons which had preceded the bill, described tho
main features Of the scheme which by this time is be
toerby familiar TO all readers OF the debates and which,
lie sad, had been settled by the colonss themselves On
and New Brunswick would CONSOLIDATED into one
government, with one common pari ainens, consisting
of Senate of seventy 1.-TWO members, nominated for
life b., the Governor General and House OF Commons
of ono hundred aud eighiy.ore members. Each pro-
vince would have aseparalc Leg sature, under Lieu
tenant Governor, ior local business. The provinces
bound themselves TO the intercolon railway
,and the House would be asked to guarantee
that purpose Mr. Adderiey with satisfaction to
the coseness with which the colonsts had adhered to
the institutions Of the mother couatry, replica to vari
expressing his personal qualification al having share
the important WORK OF founding Few nation
,hc oyasv 81 the cansdsSs and dws, on sSe mnpy
advantages coneicrat;sn would confer provinces
in such matters internal sell defence and the manage
Mr. AyToUS protested against the proposal guaran-
tee The loan for the construction q railway which
useless military Tsint Of view, aad business
speculation would not pay for its avn grease.
4r. nRtGTr sAid--Aiihough this measure has no4
excited iAuch ntag-st in tie House. mach "a
the country. yet II appears to TO be a
Of greas Importance and l think isa-
treated rather differently in reapec. TO than has been
have befors known OF any great auecl-
hrsusa in ana Attempted 10 % hurried hloasn p. SiS
ment In the manner in which this blu has been dealt
Of the provinces ihaa it is u.s. bn, 1t not
that account We should ia expected TO examine IL
closely, and see that We arc committing no errors In
leyI has nos made explanation be bound make
The bill does not include all the British North American
provinces, and presume the two omitted lcft GU
| because IL is clear they do not wish to in.
Nj. ADpkRLEY-One OF them is in process Of joining
| Mr. BrreHr-The why they lefA out Is that
they are willing 20 come in They may hereafter be
willing ana the provision admit them is a air and
reasonable provision There have been complaints that
| another Of these provinces-the province Of Nova
scoas also unwilling 70 come IN and y Is assumed
voted resolution partly In favor Of sons such scheme
that therefore the people are IN favor OF IT, | do no
believe at all in The right and propriey OF legislature
voting on a grea question of this nature--as, fol
example the Legislature Of Nova sccia--if the people
| OF Nova Scotia have had the question put Il
them Hear hcar) have heard there 10 present il
London petition complaining or the hasty proceeding
n al aR Se a 50 oy :,
know tdoes not protest absolutely asansta union, but
protests against the manner in which i Is beug brought
| about by this scheme and this bill, and The hast,
meseures OF the Colonial 0inco Now, whether I'M
scheme be good one or bad one, think scarcely
thing can be more foolish, iosHg 70 Tie fus, thai
that any one Of the provinces should dragged into
either per force a3d OF the Colonial Oce b.
any hasty action on the part Of Parliament in the hop,
Of securing a result which possibly the population o
that province may not wish TO zee brought about
derssnd that general election FOR Nova SCOTIA accord
ing 10 the constitution OF that COLONY, is inevitable
the month Of bay or June next II this question ha
been placed before the people OF that province b.
NJ the hustiugs seeing that only two three mouths
viii eapse before there will be opportunity OF
tanning the opinions Of the population Of Nova Scotia
think II s at least hazardous proceeding 10 pass thi
bill through Parliament, putting Nova Scotia INTO II
until me CLEAR opnGn 81 me S ni. been
| you ara proposing union which 10 70 last, ma.
hope, almost forever win in oil probability become
great sore In very short time; and may be thst tn
Intentions Of Parliament may be almost entirely frusrs
ted by the haste with which this measure is bein
answer 70 question from this side Of T.
House, the Chancellor Of the Exchequer spok
Of this matter as one Of extreme urgency
4 Well, cannot discover any urgency IN tn
matter ALL What 10 urgent 10 this, that what 10 don
ought to be done wisely and with the full and free
act Unless that free goodwin Of those popuiasions
secured In ell probability the act will be misfortun
The right Honorable een,lemsn amused Us ID one par
his speech. He spoke Of the hlial .pety'-rather
curious termof those provinces, and how anxious the
make everything suit the ideas Of this country
This expression used particularly with reference
the proposition for Senate, selected not elected, bu
appointed for life by the Governor General Of canada
he said they extremely anxious far - pcssibl
follow the institutions Of the mother country Well
os p0s Il sy ike ns
uons which suit one country not very likely 70 sui
every other country: with regard to ihls partcula
case the right honorable gentleman said, crtcs OBJ
served. Ca6ada had had nominated council and ha
| changed u for elected one and surely they he'd
right n they pleased, TO 90 back from elected
oil to nominated council Well, nobody denies thai
and nobody prefends that II the people Of Canada pre-
fer nominated council TO an elected one they oueh
not 10 have ~ but unless the experience OF our time
aud Of PAST time goes for nothing all the wisdom OF th
wise 10 whom the right honorable member for Ok
ford referred IN such glowing terms In but folly II the
! have come only 10 the conclusion that nominated
council thai continent must be better than elocte
council SIN, II they wish H. should not interpose
) bodiment in that scheme OF o nominated council Q
seventy men, who are 10 be put In for life BY th
Governor General and his Cabinet Is the insertion
the germs OF malady which will spread, an
which before very long will Affect all that
good In the constitution Of this confederation "a
right honorable gentleman went 70 say, with r.ear
70 the Representative Assembly, which suppose II
he called the House o. Commons they have adopted
very different plan In that they did ma follow n
example OF this country they have established the
House Of Representatives directly upon ne bcss Of Dog,
loScW and hsy also adpt A wstsy. sosSeA crsyst6