, 1873-11-27

cato of tho country ia mado up Of Its separate
interests, and therefore II all thoeo lntcrosts
nro aaaailcd tho condition Of tho country In
sn' ~ ;sfs'9nS sst S. ooo ee d"sas in l ls
IL hia right arm and anothor in Lis lott. and
II, IN addition to tiB, ILLS trunk WAS aubjeot to
various maladios, iis condition. you will all
AEreo, would not Gccm to 10 Tcry favorable
What Is tho general condition OF the country At
this momont 20 far ~ Its moral condition,
depends On Ito public policy aay
IT HAS NOT RrrnoaATEn.
Whet1ier Parliament nhv III evcry instance
have bce,, wiae In the n,eaHuroB It l!ns Adopted
will not undertake to nsy but will undertake
to any that at no period has tho policy Of Par
lament hcon illaplred by greater anxiety to
pronoto tho good Of tho people than during tho
made. Dutit we aro TO eroels Of t'H material
condition, although nhot1ld bc sorry Indeed to
DO understood for moment as ondenYotlng to
ImprcsR upon you that material goods aro tho
chief good for which mel! exist, yot at Ioaht thoy
made tho nubj jecs Of argument ant controversy and
random allegations can be moro readily brought
BY thon to tho criterion OF son1o conclusive toat.
Now, want to know who're nrothosoEtgns Of tho
haa boon constantly aesortod, from tho 1ay whom
! was a cllild 10 the day when am nor. passing
Into old ago, tint thoue olangcB would bring
ruin npon tho country. should weary md OK
ha1st you wero to n:to'npt to rofor to tho long
liat of legislative ohangos, with regard to oyory
onco Of which 1t has boon predicted that they
wonlil Involve tho ruin Of tho country. 70. a.
most oycry ono Of those changes ns to which our
prophets have uttered sucs, diomn1 Vaccinations
havo boon adopted by tho FREQ will OF our inselli
gent Parliament, and Of people who know'v what
1t wanted and how to gain its cllds. And
WHERE ALE WE Sow7
nsk you WAS there over n limo when tho inHtl-
tutipnH Of the country wore morn firmly or moro
@1@1 $xn
you MAS tharo over a tfno whom the o1agsos that
make mp = great community wore moro
firmly united together by tho bonds Of good
govornment2 nm almost hRlamcd to descend
to such considerations, and to MIX you again
whether there ever was time when the trn1e Of
the country was moro prosperous, or when tho
royonrc exhibited . moro extraordinary buoyan-
o. and elasticity than 1t Ind dono during recent
years? Not only TINT; bnt was tllcre over n
timo whom industry and commerce have had Aucl.
sion liaa boon attendod with this peculiar fea-
ture, that along with It t1icro has boon con-
slant confirmation of the basis on which 1t rested.
Willie it las boon mado wider and largcr, It hag
will remember tho tImo whom n disturbance In
somo great country, or tue loss Of Bo'ne rarticu-
1ar marriott, or tho casual occurreEc0 Of bad
harvest, was enough to throw us into distress;
but now no have established our relatiOne, not
meroly with this country or with that, but with
THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE,
go that partial future docs not now affect us.
This prosperity has been attended by tho, in
Bono respects, questionable advantage Of in-
crossing the number Of our rich men but it
has also increased tho resources OF the poor man,
and enabled tho laborer Of this country, to what
over class he may belong, to find more ab,,l,-
dant aulsstence for bis wifo and family. mud SO
has attached him moro firmly to tho lava aud
institutions amongst which ho lives. That
confess, may DO prejuliced Wow on my part,
but own think tint thin In tl1n mof]o III y1c1,
We are justified in meoting the lusubrlous ac-
tho people with regard to what 10 supposed to ba
the miserable condition OF tho country. nd
dress you ss tho organ, Of. am sorry to nay, 10
old and, As somo would consider it, \ deoropit
Government; but venture to say that wo hayo
cndoavorod to conform. in tho exercise Of our
powora M a Government, to tho
PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH WE TOOK OFFICE,
and III which trust we shall continue during tho
measure Of our political cxistcnco, bo it short or
be it long, conscious as we arc Of cur respousi-
bility to tile country, willing to abide by the
judgment OF Parliament, aud fooling that parlin-
ment in it's turn IL responsible to tho country
mud to poaterity.