St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-07-21

responsibility of ENGLAND for the dcprc-
dations committed by the Rebel cruisers
that it Was impossible for them TO an
prove a convention which distinctly ig-
norcd their arguments and placed them
| in the Wron". They were bound by
their own sclt-love to object to the work
Of the Marquis Of Ripon and his asso-
ciatc-, who had made Il treaty granting
to us what they themselves had strcnu-
ourly denied TO Mr.. Seward, Mr.. Adams.
and Mr.. Johnson. But the result shows
tliat what they called the British side OF
the question i not insisted on by the
country AT lar@r. Tie people have been
more ready than the Government TO ar.
r;'nae onr lom@-standin% quarrel on a
lnst and honorable basis The preced-
In@ Ministry might have settled the mai
ter a' easily Is this one, but they dread
cd the loss OF popularity The frank
aCquicSccncr OF the masses ON both side,
Oi the ocean 10 IN agreement which is
avOwcdly the result OF mutual conces-
Sons, j. one OF the most favorable sim,
Ul the timr~. 1t "iveS encouragement 70
the hop" that international disputes may
hereafter lie settled without regard TO the
superficial expressions of national pre- ju-
dee and jealousy which accompany them
in all free countries
y very noticeable chance in the atti-
tudc OF the Canadian papers has taken
place since the debate in the House of
Lords. p t" that time. they We're full
"i revolt and defiance, but in most cases
they li'rye NOW assumed Il position oi
can,.Ii expectancy which j. much more
reasonable. The tone of the debate was
doubtless Instrumental ia bringing about
this change. ~ lon4 rs they feared a
policy nt menace or coercion to compel
the Il coptnncc Of the Treaty by tie Do
miniou, the Canadians were lashin"
themselves mp to Il fine frenzy to resist
this OUTRAGE nIpn their rights and digni-
ty But in every word which was said
III debate by the representatives. OF tho
Government and the Commission, there
Wa the most careful ,lisavuwal Of any
intention tG Interfere IN the least with
the fullest exercise OF the constitutional
privileges Ui the Dominion Parliament in
It's treatment OF the question. Lord
Granville sad it wnnld he the duty OF
the Secretary OF State for the Colonies
TO ur-r upon the Canadian Government
the proprirly of adopting an arrangement
which lac believed would be - honorable
and advantageous to them. but that this
would lee done in terms of the greatest
possible Respect, and of the highest re-
gard tor the autOnmy OF the Dominion
Lord Derby deprecated any attempt 10
iullurn,t the voto OF the Canadian Parli-
amcnt 10y any Government pressure, and
the Earl of Carnarvon, who was former
ly Colonial Minister, admitted the i'm
rr"prrrty OF saying anything to prejudice
Tia. dccl-lon OF the Canadians. Lord
Cairns and Lord Ripon, from different
>idc- Of the IIou<,, were equally decided
i'll their assertions OF the ri"ht Of the
Canadian legislators to free and un-
trammclcd consideration of the matter
though differing essentially rs To the
Treaty itself. And, in short, every one
who spoke gay" utterancr to the same
liberal and respectful sentiments These
expressions have had "rcat weight upon
the opposition journals in Canada, and
some OF them. which were originally
ready 10 accept any responsibility in
their hostility to the Treaty, now speak
OF it rntIrcll di-paS~ionatcly as 4 mere
question "l equivalents. and intimate that
II they los anything 10y the Treaty they
can look 10 the Home Government iar
c"mprnsaliun.-N !. 7ilLmn.