The Portland daily press., 1871-05-29
DAILY PRESS
MONDAY MAY 20, 1871.
The Dominion Of Canada.
NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION.
PORTLAND

A'O'A oNOAAh ILESAioNs
Some OF the Dominion papers claim that
the recent election of memt ers OF The local
legislature of Nova Scotia was Great tri-
umph for the Unionists. They affirm that
most OF the rabid anti. Unionists were defeat
ed, and that the majority of the local govern
ment; which is strongly opposed 10 the Do
minion government, has had its strength
much reduced. The opposition had only
two seats in the last legislature, anJ they
now have Is of the 80 in the whole house.
But papers like the st. John Globe deny that
the question OF annexation, which is snppos-
ed to be secretly cherished by the supporters
OF the local government, was in issue.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Canadians really mean to ATTEMPT
their road across the continent which will
cost abont s1SO,O0OO0O. Here is hat ole of
their papers says about the survey:
MIR. SandfOrd Fleming has nearly perfected
arrangements for the Pacific railway survey.
Inc points to be explored are between lake
N'pissing ana Lake Winnipeg on the eastern
cod, and on the Pacific end through The
mountain ranges. The Plains intermediates
present no difficulties, and will not be sur
veyed. The work will be divided among l9
or 20 parties, each taking section OF 10 or
so miles. Supplies for the various points will
be shipped this week. Some will be sent up
the Ottawa river to Lake NipissiDs; the
mouth of the river on the Georgian Bay and
Lake Superior will also be used .as ports Of
deposit. Something of the character of the
route will, it is expected, be known in time
to be reported at the next session of Parlia-
ment.
SUGGESTIONS TO AN EMBRYO KING.
The Canadian papers are publishing the
following:
MIR. Alfred Austin, a strong Conservative.
has just published in London a satire called
the Golden Age" The following reference
to the Prince OF Wales is certaialy strong for
a Conservative.
.And you, sir, hope Of this once famous Isie
Round whom its halo plays, its favors smile,
Hark 70 the muse, we'ch poised on Can Iors wings,
fiouts the base crowd. bnt scOrns 10 fittGr kings.
hark, while she tells you. nor her counsel SPUN,
From giddy pleasures gilded toys TO turn;
That not from minions opulent or coaTse
Do princes gain their iustre aud their force;
That reverence anchors not In dep caruuse.
Anu tnat crown fits only king browsl
Fired by each bright example, shun the shade,
Where scandal best can ply her noxiOus rade.
Learn Lea from your pious iather how 10 shaie
With hands too lonely now, a Kingdoms care.
Be 6y your iair loved eoDsorl's pattern moved,
And, like your vitu0us mother stanl approged;
DO lOr this England all the sceptre caii
Ind be at least a stainless geutleman
be TINS too much, you well may live 10 frd
The firmest thrones can fail the weak aud blind,
And, though no Samson, sharing hall his tate
run down the pillars OF mighty state"
Mr.. Austin was a correspondent of the Lon
don STANDARD during the late war.
DOMINION POLITICS.
The election for members of the Dominion
Parliament takes place next month. One
OF the most significant movements so far is
that stated by the French Catholic papers of
the Province of Quebec. They have issued
programme" which comtemplales the sup.
port of the Conservative party by all good
Catholics. Toe Bishop of Montreal approves
this in circular letter TO his people advising
them as to their political duties. But he goes
much farther than We have indicated Here
is what the Montreal Witness says of his let
ter:
After the usual platitudes about the impot-
ance OF the duties OF electors TO select those
men who are capable OF defending and sustain.
ing their civil, political and religious rights,
and with which every one can concur, His
LOrdship goes on to indicate more particular.
ly the men, the press, and the party who aIa
most worthy the support OF good Calholics.
The men are those who show themselves most
jealous for religion and the county; tho
press is that which "labors TO fill the Leeisla-
tive Chambers with men sincerely devoted to
religious and civil interests; who are always
ready to listen 10 the voice OF the Bishops,
when they shall speak, in de handing tue sa-
cred rights aud The tue liberties Cf tho
Church; when they shall signal the dangers
which threaten its institutions, and when
they shall demand such amendments asd re-
forms as may pc necessary in order that il NAV
enjoy all the privileges which are its due. and
which it has acquired by so many titles . the
party Is the Conservative, "whose principles
are those alone which can render our people
good moral, peace able, industrious, and above
all, sincerely religious" The Bishop deyotes
several long paragraphs in praise OF the relig-
ious press, and those men who consecraie
their taenli to the promotion OF souI d doc
trine who labor to unite all Catholics in the
support of the altar and the throne, and says
that the Church recognizes them as devoted
children and will cover them with bei matet
nal protection.
Here, then, we see an organized aud au.
thoritative movement completely To subjec-
to ecclesiastical sway what little Independent
civil power might be said still to exist in the
Province. The Church is everything; the
State nothing. That was precisetJ the case
four years ago in Spain and Italy; aud all ths
wOlld knows show good, moral, peaceable,
industrious, and above all, sincerely relie-
ious," were the people of those cOnntresi
Those good old times! Unhappily lliey have
flown from Spain and Italy, but let us try
and introduce them into Canada, say tha
Bishop of Montreal and his programmists.
An annexation convention has been called
| to meet at Niagara Falls on the Fourth OF
July.
| THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILROAD.
The Toronto Globe says that those who
have been led to anticipate the completion Of
the Intercolonial road in the summer of 1917
are doomed to the most bitter disappoint-
ment. 1t charges that the affairs of the road
have been grossly mismanased, and that q
systematic course ofdeception is adopted by
those who have the enterprise in charge.