, 1869-06-10
CANADA.
The Agitation for Independence
The Movement Favored by tho
| Mercantile Class.

AHC AE1E0t10A Aof tn0cpenucbCe-
The Movement Favored by tho
Mercantile Glass.
Toronto cvrrtspo.denev cf TIE .yt,r FORK 7s..ss.
Attempt to conceal It ~ we may, II ts, neyeftne-
lehs. . fact, that the aR1tal!on for Independence
copn It seemed ne I'd as nu sas " t1s 5ns
chtmeTn Of an Idle brain, and, al SUCH was 1ooked
ufon as Of no significance whatever; but a few
In i than The most sansuine sdgocaIe xu1ld hsTe
vent1iGd tol anticipate In SO short q time. It Is
nov neld that even among our puolie men there
ase those who would not hesitate to help the ag1ta-
don on II they saw a fair prospect Of success.
Why, Mr. Gait, who Undertook 70 demolish tho
hail. Drained chandler. IN speech be delivered In
been sounded through tho English prcss, because
81 the loyal Stand he made. vas ouce publicly
~ speech 4 question . pom. q Independence IS
= not verJ remote contingency Nr. Roac, TOO, the
present Minister Of rlnanoe, advocated aunexnaon
eas H. u5Se &C. t9s a
Kentlam.n declared In the House that Canadian
,pssepSnSas,nss ".as the paaasca for "
q he Pr!s5 touna and would 10. aarc s@afr g pr
rIuss , 81 separation from Ens,and. Il matesa
ofcce. Nj; Dof!on Is doubtless resdy 10 support
Independence" " but - ret only hc and NJ. Hunt
fnopsa Il asn 70 sSf
for the new caase, which has been 80 warmly es-
poused IN some quAFte1A Mr. Toung, OF Nom
some t5ree q iouE ietss1s favorable t5 ,ne ts sub
utes 70 wait for tue tusn OF events In the press,
e fSe eaebee isl8e.iy sapgoI pgon
Eeryattre, and In fAEor OF the General GoE-
We have the London Fsze Ff<sa, a journal which.
began en- the Reform aide, guppored NJ. Hmess,
supports both the federal md local government,
1t one Of the best leNspapets In The country but
GENERALLY gyen TO chanee, md = evidently not the
Eton<t Is quite new convert 70 tho canse. ills
Conservative IN politics, and ttrpugty tavors the
present dominion, a. also Tho Provincial Govern
mons, and an American By hrth. The TORONTO
Telegraph Is ssid to be On tho aids Of hide
pendenee-" but that Is not 70 clear n It might be-
1pi1tn1etpreted- The Montreal star snd L. Pays
the latter indicating tne WE'VE Of Nj. Dorion-
Nc The Only Montreal journals favorable to tho
OF Independent Conservative papef, ,.Advocates the
cauSe, after fa2n1on- New Brunswick IL repre-
scented sa u fayoI Of independence By only one
don pure and hmple. Sovn Seotia kegs alnol,
some Of the papef1 theEa being engaged In WORK
mE Up r. tss Question y se
movement meets With Is among the leading pes-
chants Of Montreal Il Is fact, vhtsh cannot
Of Montreal LOOK upon independence - The oniJ
poSshle neans Of relief fro1 the present tlt1cal-
tsea They represent that Without reciprocity with
the United ssxsea busineas EuuH remain s.xenant,
and tade terribly crippled. Thts feeling Il
not confined TO Montreal for In Ontario there are
nso merchants v ho declare that the present e.ate
ot things cannot b much longer endured Thefe
i Rsner1 feeling Of distzuat sod dissatisfaction
abroad: the w1ot OF reciprocal free trade, 1he
shafy cnndlton q financial anAi1s, and The recr-
ltsznes1 shown By tho EoSernment, an tend 70
Strengthen he belief that change d some Kind
Eu1st Be sought; nenoe the Cy for Independence,
which has been 70 benttled. Notwithstanding il Is
growing louder and Bsruoger e1e1y daJ.