The Portland daily press., 1868-02-04
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
500 .,L 81
Tuesday Morning, Fyb,uary 4, 1883.


Doninion OF Canada.
In Canadian affairs the chief interest now
centres in the Maritime Provinces, where the
Repeal excitement seems to be rather in
creasing than diminishing. In Nova Scotia
/ meetings in the interest of Repeal are ofevery
/ day occurrence. These gatherings are held
| IN every county and district; and The speech
| es made plainly show that the people are in
1 dead earnest in the movement. The Union
newspapers, which at first affected to despise
/ this agitation, are now beginning to dread its
| results. They admit that the Repeal organiz-
! alton is effective, and that it must WELD
| great and increasing influence. These papers
| now deplore the folly of the Dominion Parha-
n,cnt, which in It's late session, instead OF
labor,r ,rs to conciliate the disaGection that was
known to exist In the Maritime Provinces,
| legislated in complete defiance Of that discon-
tent, and forced upon those Provinces bur
densome and obnoxious tariff. Low bitter
the opposition to this tariff Is will be indicat-
ed by the following, which we extract from an
article on "The Popular Feeling" IN a recent
issue OF the st. John Telegraph: s.,4.,.,l
Those vino attempt to bolster up the obno,z-
ions tariff, and seek TO prove that it is an ar
ranSement to be In love with rather than the
hated thing it'll generally felt to be, are not
Justiiled in affecting ignorance of public sen
timeGt in New Brunswick, and more especial
fy In Nova, Scotia. The Maritime members
OF the Priyy Council must know and feel that
they have almost annihilated the Union par
ty in Nova Scotia and given to the Repeal
movement a stimulus which its promoters
would have sought for in vain in any other
quarter; they must know that it the thoughts
OF some amongst us are tuning annexation
ward, they and their unjust Ottawa legsia-
tion and their encouragement of Ottawa ex-
travagance are the primary cause. The gen-
tlemen from New Brunswick cannot but
know that here, where the great victory of
the Confederation campaign was won over
almost ilsuperable difficulties, their disas-
trons fiscal policy has weakened the hands of
their friends and immensely strengthened the
handS and increased the number OF their Cp-
ponents; that their bitterest enemies are now
to be found among the sturdy and vigorous
mechanics and the laboriDg classes, who ia
1865 saved ST. John city and county nom the
Ants, but whose "necessarieg" have been
most unfairly taxed; that the large tobacco
factory of MesSrs. Reed has been closed since
the excise duties came into operation; that
several cigar factories and vinegar factory
arc about to follow suit :. that The brewers
nave been compelled TO advance the prrce OF
bile among those who were more earn
nest supporters of the Minister OF. Customs
there Is gloom, disappointment and diacon-
tent. Ihis3s H5 u nu8g3 IN $3.50 ..rsa.
The papers of Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa
seem to be yetin che dark in relation to the ex-
tent and strength Of The feeling which anmates
the Repealers, and ridicule and denun-
ciation are still their chief arguments. A
Quebec paper, the Chronicle, has an earnest
editorial, strongly deprecating this course and
urging moderation. 1t declares that the hos
tile and defiant tone assumed toward the peo-
pie Of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is
terrible mistake, and one which if persisted
in must be fatal. The feelings of those peo.
pie, says the Chronicle, 'are at this moment
Of vital Importance. The dissolution of
nation is imminent, and that nation in the
very hour Of its birth"
We do not see that The Chronicle exagaer-
ates the danger. If It were matter which
could be settled by the legislators OF the mall
content provinces, the latter might be bought
up, and the whole thing quietly shelved but
/ behind these are the people, with the great
mass of whom TIE hatred of confederation
is intense and bitter. Their leaders are act
ing With great moderation and are rather re-
straining than urging them to excess. The
Local Legislature of Nova Scotia came to-
getlier last week, ard a crisis was deemed
imminent. The subject Of Repeal, and the
propriety of taking the necessary steps to
bring the question before the Parliament and
government Of Great Britain. would, Of course,
come up at once. The state of things which is
then expected is thus indicated by an anti
Union paper: l,5-l.5r9ai 1,sd sAl 81 col "a saa
General Doyle, the Governor, like all the
Governors in these Provinces, is an ardent
Unionist. The Legislature, with two excep-
tions, is In favor of repeal, and will no doubt
insist upon an expression to that effect In the
governors opening speech, Should the Gov
ernor refuse to allow this-and he cannot
well do otherwise-a dead lock will have been
reached at once. His Excellency will hardly
order new election, under present cireum-
stances, IN the hope OF securing the return
| OF House that will support him; so that he
| Will be compelled to submit to the dictation
| OF the people through their representatives
| or resign his place. With our experience We
| can hardly say we regret to see Governor
niouSHe w LIS lAuIIuN UODS3 py the people.
lhere are lively times In prospect; and it is
| evident that the people OF Nova Scotia are
| in earnest, and will not finch when the
| shock comes -i SD iA ..'-~ .-'- "7
Mr.. Howe has consented to be delegate
to urge the petition for Repeal ia England.
| The feports of suffering irom scarcity in the
fishing districts of Nova Scotia seem to have
| been somewhat exaggerated. The distress
has never been SO extended as was reported,
1 and the stories of destitution were made tho
| most OF for political purposes. 1t does not ap-
! pear that they were entirely without founda-
tion; but the Halifax papers deny that there
is any call for charity from abroad or any
| scarcity beyond the means of the Province TO
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