The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-03
By the Atlantic Telegrap h
ENGLAND.

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e0st OF self defence On each colony.
| He believed the cessiOn of the Hud-
son Bay TCenpany's s. Territory gwenld
| be ratified by Canada. ffthe scheme
was successful, the Dominion would
extend from the Atlantic to sthey Pa
| cifc. Every facility would be given
to forward the interests of British
Columbia. in connection with those of
| Canada. a ai7a-H1sA
Stafford Northcote thought the Ca
nadlans able to decide their ownA 5DE
| ton. He believed the question would
be satisfactorily settled.
Burrie regarded Canada as the fu-
| ture highway to India, aud ridiculed
/ any project of annexing Canada to
| the United States. Ga
| Adderly regarded the present ar
rangement as satisfactory. While
generally disapproviag 0eGoyerbment
guarantees, yet he would vote for this
| LONDON, May 1.-The Star publish
| es a highly complimentary article, In
which it says the charaetersOf Motley
is in itself a. I uficteht indication that
/ the United States will treat the pend
ing subject honorably, while the pres
ence of Mr., Bright ia the English
l l.
| head of the Ministry, constitute an
equally sufficient guarautee that Eng-
| land loves peace, and that a determi-
nation to do jus tIce anImates the min
| istry., -s.rr .,tf-.-,,-.s
The Telegraph thinks that Motley
will, for the present, devote himself
to the discharge of the ordinary duties
| of his office. In that capacity he
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| which ought to exist between the two
countries. 1t will be a reproach to
| English politicians and journals, if,
| for the sake of pandering to popular
prejudice, they throw difficulties in
the way of the mission Of good will
and peace which Motley declares he
comes to carry out, even to the end.
The Times understands that no new
| demand has been addressed to Eng
| land Motley enters upon his duties
without any prospect of controversy,
but at the same time he says the
English government should examine
any new proposals and see if they
The neutrality proclamation Is made
the subject of grievance. We are
bound to listen to the arguments
that any good purpose would be served
by raising such discussion. Notwith-
standisg the tone of the London press
have good authority for saying that
not one of the newspapers have re-
eeived the slightest hint or indication
of Motley's instructions, which / am
assured will In the end be found thor
oughly gnifed and in firm Ameri-
can tone.
LONDON, June 2.-The proceedings
! in the House of Commons last even
ing regarding Canada and other Brit
| ish colonies in North America were
| very interesting. Sir Harry Verney,
member. for Buckingham, inquired
| what the policy of the Government
/ would be toward tbs. American colo
| nies. Mr.. MonselEi sUnder Secretary
| for the Colonial Department, replied
at considerable length. While he
declined to enter on the general sub
| ject of the colonial policy of the Gov
| ernment, he intimated that part Of
/ that policy was to throw the cost OF
/ its defense upon'cach colony. Meas
ures 10 that. end had been partially
taken, and would be extended next
| year. 3 aelatf h1a ggsi
He had no doubt, the arrangement
/ for the cession of the Hudson Bay
/ territory would receive the ratilica-
| ton of the Canadian Government.
! The question was not one OF. pur-
chase only, but also of deveiopment,
| colonization, and civilization, which
had hitherto been vlr ually closed
/ Ii Ii e scheme were successful, the
/ Dominion would be, able to- eXleBd
| from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
/ He believed that all the intefe$ts OF
British Columbia lay 10 connection
with those Of CaEada, and every
facility would be gwen to forward
them.
Sir Stafford Nortbcote. member for
| North Devon, thought the Canadians
we're better able TO decide for them
selves what action they would take
in the matter thaa to act Oh the ad
vice of the Government, still he. be-
lieved the question would be satislac-
torily settled soon.
| Viscount Barry regarded Canada as
the future highway,to India aud the
East. Much had been said and writ
ten about the incorporation of the
British Possessions with the United
States. He ridiculed this idea, aud
said that by such a course the colo
nies had everything to lose and moth
ing to gain. u AELIIW
Mr.. Adderly, member from North
| Stafforshire. and formerly Under
Secretary for the Colonial Depart
ment, regarded the arrangements as
detailed, and explained by the Govern
ment as eminently satisfactory on the
| principal. He generally disapprOved
Of the system of GoEernment,E ,Euarap
tees, yet he would vote IN favor OF
this.
FRANCE.
PARIS, June 1.-The Herald's
special says splendid farewell
I American banquet was given to Gen.
Dix at the Grand Hotel tonight
Between three and four hundred per-
sons were present. Washburne, the
: Generals successor, Burlingame and
Bullock, of Massachusetts, are guests.
Mr.. Cawdin, Of New York, presided
Gen. Dix, in response to a toast oi
his health, delivered an eloquent
! speech, thanking the assembly for tho
compliments paid him. He reviewed
the past progress and referred to the
4 future prospects Of their common
vi country He alluded to the completion
: of the Pacific Railroad, and said i
]. I realized the prophets ideal aud grea
E thought of Columbus, by opening Z
5 Western passage from Europe to th'
~ Indies in the present century. Blu
little more is needed to complete sfht
: work.
After alludiug to the ambition o
8 the American people, the Genera
I said: We may trust IN Proyidenc,
o for the continuance OF our nationa
5 prosperity. If. IN our intercours,
Il with foreign States, we conform t
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