The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-29

From the London Times, May 4.
While a cloud Of doubt hangs over our re.
latious with the great republic of the west,
il is pleasant to be able TO tasten upon one
point Of certainty. The complex organiza
lion OF the American constitution leaves VS.
for a time uncertain what may be the views
OF the executive department Of the federal
government, whether Senator SUMNER has
taken the opportunity Of his prominent po
sitlOn to uuburden himself OF personal re
sentiment he has nursed against the United
Kingdom, or whether be must be regarded
as the mouth piece Of the president and his
cabinet in drawing a bill OF indictment
against US. We do not know whether Mr..
Motley will be instructed to present claim
in accordance with the senator's haraugue;
we cannot tell what may be the course he
will be directed to pursue when the British
government shall have declined 70 entsr,A'"
the consideration Of such a elNim' shou'u II
he preseuted. Under such circumstances,
we receive with satisfaction intelligence Of
the attitude spontaneously assumed by the
popular chamber ofthe Canadian Dominion.
The house Of commons Of the COntederated
provinces reflects, in yigor, in independence,
in self.reGant courage the best chRrRcterstl
Of the house Of commons of England AT a
crisis upon the result of which the material
interests of its constituents depend to q de.
gree sufficient, as all will confess, to check
any suggestion of bOastfuness, one of its
members has come forward to ylndlCate the
position Of the Dominion and tOassert, amid
the cheers Of his colleagues, their resolution
TO share with the mother country the for
tunes, the trials, aud the chances Of the fu.
ture. The promptitude Of the Canadian
parliament is more striking when we remem
Der how completely free Canada Is from any
b,emi8h of accusation, even from Mr. Sum
ner. and that the danger with which Cana
"a Is threatened is attributable to the aEeg
Cd mlsieasance Of the imperial government
alone lake Mr. Sumner accusations al
Their highest, slow them all to be well
founded yet Canada has had neither part
nor lot IN them. 1t could scarcely have
been surprising, however Notifying 20 us,
had the Canadian parliament protested
against being held responsible for the impe
rial policy, which it neither originated nor
shaped, aud had claimed the benefit of III,
acknowledged independence Indeed, a
MI. Gait showed, the Dominion might hay,
advanced long record of acts dom, Of Ia
bors Undertaken, Of expenses incurred, il
viudicatIng the neutrality Of the Mort
American provinces during the progrts.
the war Yet while thus innocent even
the mouths Of their most vrulent accuser
of any wrong. doing, while alb
to prove that they we're throug
out the war active in decree of the
neutrality, still more while rememberir
that since the war has closed some of Il
best and brsvest of their youth have peris
ed IN repeling the inroads Of Fenian band
organized, armed, aud drilled in the Unit
States, the house of commons of the Domi
ion make no attempt to separate themsey
from the position Of the imperial govel
ment. "The people Of Canada" Mr.. G
declared, "have no desire to shirk. their
spousibility as a portion Of the empire
Great Britain" The Dominion is, in tru
no dependence of England. 1t occupies t
position of on elder son emancipsted frC
parental control, and swsyed only BY the |,