New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-28
THE NEW DOMINION.
THE INDEPENDENCE QUESTION UNEXPECTED
ADMISSION.

THE INDEPENDENCE QUESTION UNEXPECTED
ADMISSION.
MONTREAL, Aug. 25.-The cool manner in
which the Government papers, and those which take
their tone from Government papers, greeted the earliest
announcements in The TRIBUNE, and ridiculed them,
and Indignantly denied that there the slightest trace
of feeling in the country favor Of independence has
ludcrously changed. We have how the ables por
ton OF the Canadian press has, II not openly embraced
the independence movement at least fallen into dis
cussiOn Of it, all within the very short space OF five
months and how the discussion, from being confined
few prints that might be counted by the fingers OF
hand has enlarged and to-day employs nearly the
entire press Of the country both English and French One
Of the most pronounced opponents Of such state OF
things the Independents DESIRE The Toronto Daily Tel
egrdph out with article which the kilograms
very Justly say ais creating considerable comment in
political crcles" The writer only foresees ndepend
ence but goes further and prOpheses annexation TO the
United States Here is the article:
We get much that is worthless through the Atlantic
Cable In the shape OF news, that often hesitate In
when IT through that channel This morning We
have item transcribed from The London Standard to
attention 1t evidently refers to the subject OF SIR John
speech a. Sue9ec ne ,S TS
from the Mother Country. The London Standard, we
ought to inform our readers here is not the old Mrs
Harris" Journal 1t was few years ago. 1t s Tory
organ, but is edited with much vigor aud ability as
TIE london Times: and it speaks by the card for
sum of its utterances, II carefully translated will be
adr 1t pleasant reading; but from the moment
Bright Gladstone & Co resolved to remove tine troops
morally convinced that the announcement now
made by Lord Derbys organ speaking from perfect
pirel would be forthcoming Sir John Young announced
The fact prematurely at Quebec and he has tried to mod
fy his statements al Halifax. But there itis fact new
eTtheless, and aCrid, Dominion and all.
so much for the English gushers now for the French
Here is what L EUensEaetl says:
1t cannot concealed that certain uneasness reigns
~ is manifested in public opinion We know not exactly
where going, 20 what precise goal the tide OF
events bearing We fluid traces OF this everywhere
they have manifested themselves In the speech pro-
noGnced here by Sir John Young in the language used
the occasion by Sir NaTclsse Belleau The man
in which certain Journals speak OF the Independence
Of The country not calculated 10 dsspato these doubts
and allay this uneasiness IL seems, however that this
question OF independence has arisen prematurey Tho
work Of federation is not e ono while p ave
IN America, not In Canada, events march
are hazarded. all questions discussed Political economy
has ali at once become seIonce. whereof everybody
Knows the nInOst secrets Everybody has his nOstrun
10 cure the evils of the present situation Everybody
knows how TO make manufactures flourish ofhand;
where TO find capital; the English are shipped home TO
Europe more intimate commercial relations knit up
again with the United States, &c. No better than
tho situation, fully ympathiSe with the suf
fering laboring classes with commerce go sorey tried
into into illusions which would entail receptions
aSc fF'e viii 'G nc %s oSSn Change
place At at the zenith Of prosperity. We must
are IN our hands IL has been told us. That
reason the sell them too cheaply TO guide
them for ourselves safe The men whom pub
lie confidence has placed at the head OF aare feel,
well the crisis through which we passing bet
ter than their IL 10 for them 10 prepare
tho end they have no interest In prolOngiDg the
crisis With confidence We may depend upon their fore
sight and their political IT'S not hOUeper the
Tess desirable that they should clear their policy from
Ge sadOws ia which circumstances hare inpoved IT, iet
deeIarahOn nj programme 1 the Facilitating public
opinion aud 0Ue 20 ne eOrts Of earnest thinkers
mon object
trouble Of the day Was The TRIBUNE right five months
ago, or wroDgi