Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-09
Trouble I'm Nova SCOTIA.

The urgent complaints of the Province OF
Nova Scotia through their deputation, OF
which Mr.. Joseph Howe was at the head.
have produced reply from the Duke OF
buckingham, Colonial Secretary, and also
articles in the London Times, says the Phil
adelphid Ledger, which all go far to show NOT
only the serious discomfort of that Province
with its present position in the North
American Provincial Confederation, but
the importance of that Province on account
OF its coal and other mices, as well as its
quarries of valuable building stone. As
long ago as 1888, Drs.,Jackson and Alger.
In paper on the Mineralogy and Geology
of Nova Scotia, published in the proceed
ings of the American Academy of Sciences.
called attention to the remarkable minerals
abounding on the coast. Professor j. w.
Dawson's Acadian Geology, and Professor
Lyell's Travels in North America, also
called further attention to the same facts.
There can be no doubt that the Province
of Nova Scotia is deeply irritated at its pre-
sent political position. In February last.
the House of Assembly passed series OF
resolutions that the former Assembly,
which had consented to Confederation, had
exceeded its powers, and had no right to
make grave constitutional change with
out consulting the people. Still Jess were
| the delegates empowered to form Con-
federation which should omit Newfound-
land and Prince Edwards Island, colonies
which have interests resembling those OF
| Nova Scotia, but which are now
separated from her, while sht
| is bound in an unwilling alliance with the
| two Canadas. This scheme, if confirmed
and consented to, would deprive the peo-
Die of that province of their rights, liberty
and independence, rob them OF their rev.
enues, take from them the regulation OF
ltheir trade, commerce and taxes, the man
agement OF their railroads and other pub
| lie property, expose them to arbitrary and
excessive taxation by Legislature
control, and reduce this hitherto
free and self-governed people to the
condition OF q dependency on Can
ada. They have, it seems, further resolved
| that. fully conscious of their rights, they
will not willingly consent to this invasion
of them, or to be subjected to the dominion
OF any other power. The passing of the bill
ted to 3fraud and deception committed by
nersons Who desire that Confederation
might be forced upon this Province without
| the consent and against the will OF the peo-
ple."
] number of fifteen, were subsequently
Edraughted into the form of an address to
the British Queen, in which they repudiate
the idea of becoming servile dependency
on Canada, and in which they plainly said,
aWhen your Majesty was led to believe
that this Province had expressed a desire
for union with Canada, fraud and impo-
sition were practiced on your Males
ty.n Nova Scotia has been settled In
| mart by the families of old British
refugees, but chiefly by those of half-pay
1 officers, and some Of these have acquired
considerable property by degrees. Now
! they dread nominal and entirely inefiect-
| i've representation in the Parliament OF the
Ibominion, and the cupidity of the Cana
dian politicians and officials. Mr.. Bright
demanded an inquiry into this case of mis-
| government in earnest language, but with.
out producing much, il any effect.