, 1869-06-03
THE DOMINION.
10 tic Plen for lts Independence
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Tnn on1y strong Arguments tn favor Of the tade-
arc drawn not from tho existing re1attonship ho-
tween the Imperial State and tho dependency-so
iar u that relationship Affects tho seif-goye9n.n9
poEer3 Of the subordinate poWer--but from eroal
questions Of an international character. ousssae
Of the Province Of Sora scot.A there = 10 pa[g-
% olgaaizstlon which ean Be EeEasdea Is . meES IN
present relationship 10 the British Empire, enjoy
y 1as y op4 ena ~ 4 II s d.
advantages = less cost than any community oeen-
fGJed IN tna history oi ci1ni1ed people. We aIe
self-goye1ned We are cheaplf sel-goTerned.
And those who attempt With anything ike sound
n6 Of ez117 Or immediate Independence, must
fortify themselves by stead5 sppeass no. as 70
what are the wants, The sJEnpathles or the wishes
Of our people, but as to what Is the policy Of the
empire Of which We form no tncons!detahle pa1:
and, In the connection Herewith to the schemes
and the ambton1 of our nearest continental neigh
boz, In It's relations With the government Of Walca
# Ills question q Tie Independence Of the Do
mtnion WIS to be settled sotely Upon consldeta-
ton Of what edect4 our ease, comfort And couye-
nience IN The management Of ou1 internal a1airs
without reference 70 the great aat1s OF the Two
| independent powers whose policy most directly
tortty In tho Dominion ready to vote Against any
disturbance. Of the existing relationship with Greai
1 Britain. We might, perhaps, md MAJORITY e10l-
la1iJ dtspoeed even Il matters Of international pol
Icy, International claims, and rosrok information
! diaeSIeennents, were fairly and fnny Weighed hJ
them. But the point TO which political thinkers II
| Canada hare to devote some Share Of attention Il
not bow cleaz majority Of our people would b
likely to vote-eithef With OF without regard 4
! the international situation but hov-!n eerta!E
sy ss sse a. e as q,
posltlon second Ii importance % that Of no tnte
pendent power IN the Nosld And occupy ing IA
position, we becorne-we are now II fact-tn:,rt
than dependency. tn the eeuse that We tufn tnt
| scale Ii weighing the influence Of tEo d'A Pow
ers. Our continuance IN the colonial condlto!
| leaves the preponderance and scope Of 1mpetla
| authority with MI lts drawbacks, on the side o
England. The ABSORPTION OF the Dontnloa By th
neixhnoEtng republic would most assured'y gy'
| the American nation the prepolderance In tlt
hemisphere At once; Ultimately, no doubt, In bot
hem!EpheTes; for there would be no state u al t
compare With the repnblic~shus enl1r;ssei-
prprtdkc, olEuya taA Eu&an ts9t one ~ ch0AE, no
afre<. In the latter pzostso there IS much tis:ue
| md our mother country has given It, and viii a
Ways give II full weight m her dealings WITH u
In sume respects, we may he source 9
weakness to Ae1, IN others, We are source Of res
strength. Ifshe could zee T. wny for u 70 sepa
ana, u It the ~ fame tirne, remain idenuaed With he
In policy, ~ m independent Stste-she woul
naturally urge us 70 tndependenre- lnaanucn :
guidance, she is doing what i the on'y posshl
| thing for her to do-she IS allowing us 70 DR.!
! The sweeping removal OF troops shows this IN
strong encouragement given Us In The peHecsn
| of the Federal Onion aho~8 it. ..
| Nj. Brown seems to think thAt these hints nee
| not be needed. he takes purely local OF, q
one might c4u II, q municipal view OF the s.sn:
t1on and when anybody puts to him the qutstln
whether the bearing Of shts question OF lniepcl
| dence ought not to bc tskeo, be ravea and lARhe
about IN his usual Unreasonable style, and tel
| the quesfioner that he ID s1 anaexAuonlst In dt
Eu,se. Thnt soEt Of way Of meeting nn AsXumet
| IL surely not the Ntscat WAY. Suppoa1ug 1ot'
pendeuce Il still twenty. th1-iy. 6lt5 JeaTs u It
listAnce-why refuse to speak shout TT Oar OK
hore and belief is that Independence IL still col
s1defably in tho dist2nce; but why, Oh tbs
account, shouNl We be deaf to the ute
ancea ol those who see the case differently.
cannot rcr1aiu forever as Te are. We ar Eni
through new stage Of eIigteuce-t may BE- 4los
", but steady, nevertheless. We shall not nit
| the fact BY shut1luX our ON eyes or rs trying
| compel others TO shut fhe!1s- We must hereait
| be Influenced as much--as TO the broad lines
our poicJ--frou1 without, Al from xtialu- He
no statesman who does not see this. There Is
/ necessity for any alarm. Thcrcts no necessity
rushing to any rash expedient But there Is I
! cessfty for cool and careful examination VI
thst bears upon cur relationship nrst TO the po1
I to which We willingly owe allegiance, and next
| the power which regards that allegiance Y
teaiousy and dislike, which It docs not even &c
! In conceal