, 1870-06-23
TEE NEW DOMINION.

branehes-iu every town and county In the Do
ninion. The league will contain four d1T1aons:
First, town and village associations: seeond,
district associations; third, provincial associa-
tiona and, finally, the National League These !
associations contain three classes Of me1nbe1s |
the 2ctiyes, who subscribe, manage Affairs, |
And give their open support; the sympathiz-
era, who privately pledge their support
their presence At meetings, and their ra1nes
and support, but who are not asked to con-
tribute, The subscriptions arc not hxed At
sny definite SUD. The details Of organization
bAye been resolved On, and arranged with such
1niuuteneas rs indicated fully the thoroughness
Thn schenne OF orcsnization and action Is be-
1ieged to be completely practical One year ago
It WA projected, but has only been perfected
within the last month. On Monday. the first
meeting was held in private residence at
Montreal, the plan submitted and the organ
There we're fourteen gentlemen present, an Of
whom pledged themselves to the movement,
subscribing al0o each to the first fund. They
will meet again On the 20th, after
communicating with. friends in eastern
townships, n Quebec and throughout
the city, in order to establish the frat associa-
tons. One member reported that gentle
MIN well known In financial c1re1es in the city
expressed bis sympathy with the movement.
and would contribute Il, 900 toward it's fund
when the first $4,000 were raised Another
member present guaranteed $500 from his
personal friends, sud ; third, large property
owner, offered, in addition to his subscription,
to giye q, 900 when Canada WIS declared inds-
pandent, and bond for 910, 600 additional
when it wa united to the Americzn Republic.
The hieni and correspondent to whom I Am
indebted for these particulars says they can
1aise e60, GOO III Montreal in three months, and
hopes by Christmas to see = league with
lr4fVo md half fI1iT1fnr
Of money 1t it's command. The "plAtfo1m''
has not beam drawn up, but m~y easily
be imagined. This organization "a better
planned md better managed thAn the rnove4
ment OF 184B. THIS time bettar brains and
wiser tsctiea are employed, and the Line Of pol
ception- The fact that prupe1ty-ownera COM
pose the initial association, who. look upon
American nniun - pEoceaa Whe1eby their
property viii be enhanced in value so per cent,
ahords peculiar occasion fur hopes Of success.
The plan Of campaign contemplated by the
Leaders Will, - primary step, embrace secu-
ing the Canadian Confederation, and then its
Independence, Letters from England from
gentlemen In the confidence Of the chiefs of
the Radical party assure them that to agltate
the direct transfer Of Canada from England to
AmericA would be to select = line Of action
eminently unpopular and dangarous. The
psrtisane Of The present Cabinet desire to
hasten the consolidation Of ali the British
Possessions in North Americs u preliminary
to cutting them adrift as an independent
power, since the act OF union wo1ld
remove tie plea that the colonies were = series
Of detached and ianing fractions, which, sep
arated from the imperial power, would one by
one fad into the jsMH OF annexation lnde-
peudance being attained, and the people edu-
Gated to the knowledge that union would he
nia1ily, The next move vii be for the ballot
md an extension Of suffrage, 30 as to obtain
the right Of voting for the hrga masses, who
would profit most BY the change, Aad also to
secure Immunity from coercion OF ruupopularity
for those supporting the Union ticket.
land to lend what aid he can to the work Of So
curing the Independence ct C.usda. Core
sppndence with several prominent politicians
IN the States has been opened
With . view to obtaining ample reclpro.
city IN The event Of = declaration OF
eistance possible. The utmost attention is to be
paid to al elections, municipal or parliament
ary, and the support Of the association, either
by vote or fund, is only to be given to candi-
dates pledged to the cause Of tho Union. A
direct lobby is to be maintained at Ottawa
Other political news there Is absolutely mona.
The yeiping Ut England On aecount OF the
withdrawal Of her troops still continues. and
the moet conservative journals are opening
their eyes to the great fact that England
vishes to sever tbs costly bonds OF Colonial
dependence. The greatest senaation hss been
caused by a a1ticle in La AIAeroe, the leading
Catholic and French daily in CAnsds, and
which reflects the opinions and ideas Of Sit
George E. Cartier. The lead OF La Xiae1're
has bean followed by LEoe'senae,l, edited by
Cattiera close RELATION, Hector FabEe; BY the
Cour7 ier DE- s. Hyhaeantte, and by many other
staid Conservative journals. In the article re-
fer1ed to. after reviewing the situation in the
Northwest, and the probability Of wst with
Bic, the writer goes On to Say:
accept cur Independence, should be the last 10
do &, because We cannot nov see wnaso good for
us Wonld result therefspn. Bus ne have right to
80 The advantage q . union VITA England
does not exempt n from the oneFous consequent
ess Mnieh night result I6erefon. We have psss; .;
lie Affection. England caInpe2 Us to 1ook on
Al these matters practically, a1d 70 consider the
sentiment. Alter ali. this Is the most r1tional
point Of View"
The writer complains that in regard to the
Fenians, while England Is the Cause OF the
trouble. Ill the cost Of defence falls upon Can
ada. This il an injustice. Canada wants no
troops-uot nan. not cent Let England
Bend them to Canada to answer for her owl
| conduct. II England wants no soldiers In Can
| ada, Let her raise no quarrels. II she cannot
answer for her peaceful relations with otha,
powers, that is her own AFFAIR. He continues
| " But u, Mh1!e sle c3u8eS 0lC01y tfpuDle9. Eng
land only cares to let the blows fail On our heads
suit; soe tnnicts snpon rs the humiliation Of be
EagF, T. which ns now
Of value md direct pront to England. England
position 10 Amerlca and the East depends On Can
Wien tss Amer,csas q u a. do s1 reaian aa.r, con
ducied themselves ueacheroaslY and barbsrously
we degre that British pride shall refuse to truckl,
stolen fIon ua with ingraNtude. = n
hare paid more than or share ct The cost Of re-
pellirg the late raid; let u reclaim IT,"
The writer concludes by urging the defining
Of the position which the colonies hold, at an,
hazard and at any price, Is he can see in th
present uncertainty only powerful lever sup
piled to the Anne1ationists. This article ha
an official tone. 1t is the first admission tbs
the Conservatives consider the situation dan
gerous. and the first acknowledgment tha
American ideas 2re 1t all prevalent Le Con
stitutionnel, Of Three Rivers, ,athe leading pro
v1ncial organ Of the Cartier party, takes l.
Mtnerce to task, aud cousiders that we are tot
exacting ss regards the mother country. I
ridicu]es the idea Of banding in our little bill
to Eza Granville
an we make England pay u for our proportion
Of our defense, she might make Is pay our proper
uon Of her diplomatic and foreign service, 1here
for the colonies The era has come when there
must be change In our colonial system; grand
B1ttaanlc Conisdesaaon "a possahss, ha5 I notr
|
the annexation OF Canada, aud other similar con
gu1nmat1onB deqoutly to be dreaded"
Such are the arguments Of both parties s-o1
rather Of the two sections Of the Government
party. It viii be seen that both accord N &C
cepting the situation - England wills it. In
deed, The Miniateria1ists would prefer anne1
! alton to Independence. In this st1te Of thing,
Americans can Afford to wait The fruit VII
| tipen Of itself. It needs no forcing. Tht
silence Of the Opposition party in NeVfoand
land, Noys Scotia, and Victoria, With regars
! to confederation, which, instezd Of opposing
they now seem to faTor, has been adopted
sfter cons1ltsfon and advice, On th,
belief that England would Like to sea
all the colonies cnnfedernted are cutting then
adrift. Consequently, for Umouists-i. {,
Americans-to hinder confederation, wouli
only be to hinder Independence and consequen
annexation.
The administration have resolved TO- send
1 delegate TO the Cabinet to urge upon th
homo government the neeeseity Of ohtainin
from the United States guarantee that n
future raids ahall be made By the Feniana O.
Canadian sol, and also to endeaVor to obtai
remuneration for the services performed b
Canada in repeIling The maxa1dafs md defeut
ing the integrity Of the Bn!i4h Empire, in th
shape OF their own homes. Sir John Yonng
said to be opposed to this, n he is sure Ent
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