The Portland daily press., 1869-03-31
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND
Wednesday Morning, March 81, 1869.
Canadian News.

.an.@M ANC"1s
CONFEDERATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Newfoundland does not propose to join
the Dominion Confederation for nothing; she
wants to be paid. We have at hand the text
fthe Union resolutions passed by her Legis-
lature, with statement of the pecuniary de-
mands which accompany them. An agent is
now on his way to Ottawa, to negotiate with
the Dominion authorities as to the accent
ance of the terms proposed. The resolutions
stipulate that there shall be no Union until
after the question has been submitted to the
people, and an election is not to be held be-
fore next autumn, because the fishing popula-
tion of Newfoundland cannot leave their
business in summer to attend to politics.
The Newfoundlanders ask, in return for
the surrender of their mines and their min
erals and their unoccupied Crown Lands, a
yearly grant of $175,0OO, which is $4,000
more than The" "Quebec resolutions" proposed;
and they estimate the charges to be borne by
the Dominion for public services in and con-
nected with the island at 100000 more.
They stipulate for a garrison at st. Johns,
for payment of the interest on 100000 of
Water Company stock, for special subsidy
to the fisheries, and for several restrictions
upon the right.of the Dominion to legslate
with reference to the colony. It is not prob
able that all these stipulations will be ad-
mitted.
EMIGRATION TO THE STATES.
The emigration of French Canadians from
the Province of Quebec has been steadily ON
the increase since the middle of February.
At present the number who leave Uid Mon
treal weekly, is over 500; fact ascertained
by means of the railway ticket agencies.
These emigrants are mainly from the agri-
cultural districts of that province, and the
great majority are young men. This latter
class are largely bound for California;; those
with families seek their fortunes in the near
er States or Territories. Heretofore, about
this season of the year, there has been
large effiux of the above class to the United
States; but at no similar period within the
last twelve years, has there been such large
and continuous emigration of agriculturists
THE NOVA SCOTIA. ELECTIONS.
The writs for the elections in Hants and
Yarmouth counties, Nova Scotia, have been
issued, but still the day Of the elections is
| not fixed. The Dominion Parliament is cali
| ed to meet for dispatch of business on the
18th of April, and therefore it would seem
that the choice could not much longer be
| postponed. Advices from Halifax state that
Mr.. Howe's prospects of being returned from
Hants are not so bright as has been repre-
sented. His continued illness, having kept
him absent from the county, has discouraged
his friends, who do not work so actively as
when he is present Mr.. !Goudges friends
are sparing no efforts to personally canvass
every elector in the county.
| ITEMS.
| The Government of Prince Edward Island
have been notified by the Imperial authori-
ties that it is not competent for the Island to
enter into negotiations with the United
States, with view to Reciprocity, without
the cooperation of the other British North
American Provinces.
| A proposition is on foot to abolish tie pres
ent city government of Quebec, and to organ
ize new one which shall afford less oppor-
tanity for fraud and mismanagement. A Bill
for this purpose is pending in the Legislative
Assembly.
"Chafr' is the name of new comic paper
Started in Montreal.