New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
THE DOMINION OFCANADA
CURRENT POLITICAL TOPICS.

QUESTIONS
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRiBvsRl
TORONTO, April 3-lf the Government party
here Is as bold OF its plan-spoken
there Will be disagreemcnts between the Brlsh
and Canadian Government Tue trouble which Is now
threatened has all The germs OF such controversy a.
before on notable occasion. led dependency % throw
off It's allegiance 20 the superior power. The New
Brunswick Legislature has been lcgsating, FOR some
past, in the direction Of unsectarian education
In Canada, denominati0nal education, or what is
called the Separate School system, prevails and. be-
cause OF the terms under which Canada ceded 70
Great Britain Dy France. well the large Roman
Catholic element in the population any attempt ~ place
the public school system unseearan basis has
hitherto met with successful opposition. In the case OF
New Brunswick the Canadian House Of Commons inter
fered, passing resolution by % 10 g. on the lith May
last the effect that the OvernorGeneral should veto
all such bills passed by the Legislature Of that Prov
ince. The Government Of the day that OF Sir John
Macdonald voted with the minority and the question
was referred 20 the Home Government whether such
interference with a provincial government was within
the competence OF the House OF Commons The matter
gave rise % a correspondence between Lord DuHerm
ard Lord Kimberley, GladsOne's Colonial secretary,
which published within the last ten days ana
with the discussion OF which the Canadian press II still
occupied Acting under the advice OF the Law officers OF
the Crown Lord Kimberley decided that the acts 10
Gueston were within the competence Of the NewBrns-
wick Legislature; that the Canadian House of Commons
could not consutonalIy interfere by passing such
resolution that OF the 14th OF May last and that TINS
was matter in which the GOvernor-General must act
on his own individual discretion aud on which ne cOnld
not be guided by she advice Of the responsible Ministers
OF the Dominion. This dispatch s dated 30rh OF june
ls79 but since the Opposition. which voted for the
resolution into power, and hence the troubles
which have arisen. one journal, The Nontred Hera!d
wants to know far the power O the Imperial Gov
ernment ought 10 90 in controlling colonial legisauon
and goes on say II the Colonial Minister can direct
the GOvernoreneral at his will TO disregard one
vote OF the House OF Commons why not anotherW
/ IL saws further: at Is matter or very
great concern To when and under what circuIn-
stances, the Government Of England can annul the
fundamental law OF Constitution when applied IN
matters that wholly Of local (Canadanl bearing
Judged on It's merits UNCONVENTIONAL schools are de
cidedy against the tendencies OF the but the ques
ton in the present is whether the Federal Govern
ment has a right to veto any measure OF Provincial
Legislature which affects recognized principle Of Do
minion polity This threatened conflict between Colo
NAL and Imperial authority may end IN nothingi butH
will serve a typical 70 that when. sooner OF
later is sure 20 ana loosen the bond between tue
Dominion Of Canada and the British Empire II is IN
doubted that Canada is loyal TO the mother country,
but 1t is no that It's ideas are expanding Sth
is growth and that the Constitution conferred upon
bv the Imperial Parliament 1867 is already beginning
70 be felt to be too strait This more than could De
expected and supp0sng that no harsh or sudden
severance takes place the connection Is bound to be-
come more and attenuated until It yaRlshes alto
! gether
Louis Riel the leader in the Red River rebellion in
1862 is the object OF greatest attention In Canada at pres
ent For two successive Parlaments he has been re-
turned s member for Proyencner OF the electoral
districts in the Province OF Manitoba, and all the tine
warrant has been for his arrest on the charge VI
murder. The French-Canadians desire that he should
| receive amnesty, while The Orangemen OK Ontaro-a
very influential body-are determined that ne shal De
hanged It said that the late Government furnished
him complete amnesty for the part he took IN the re-
beion including the execution Of Thomas scott; and
the present Government has indicated It's willingness 70
carry out such promise II 10 be proved that IL was
ever given. No such proof IL, as yet, forthcoming.
Meanwhile Rel is going through the country iHe0gtfo
making his appearance here and there Ake another oO
Roy on Monday last he ventured even into the Parma
ment buildings at ottawa and took the oath Of member
| shin He has since vanished. The House Of Commons
il endeayorng 70 have him expelled the ground thit
ne ia fugitive from justice; but tins viii be natd u
prove seeing warrant has ever been served upon
him HIS case Il quite different from that Oi DOuoFah-
Rossa whose election 70 The British House Oh Donous
ni I'm pri-on WAS dec ared nul and void Tor the at
ter was condemned criminal while the former Is only
| a person upon whom . warrant would be served II ne
| could ,e secured. The House OF Commons has sum
moned him 20 appear In bis place on Wednesday AeA''
hut IL Is entirely optional with him 70 attend 10 the SUD
mons or not Did he give the authorities the chahce ne
Voud as,uredIy be arrested and brought % trial Dai
though appearing now iu Manitoba, now IN the United
sf,es and now IN Ontario Quebec, he has never yet
gt-en them the chance. While your side OF the line
he Is. OF course safe. oense IL OF political char
actcr.
! In the debate on the Address IN the House Of Com
moDs during thc past week, tie negotiations win ine
limited states IN r, ference Reciprocity were touched
upon Senator Browns mission to washington "oa'.
% to ne NJ An entirely experimental character a. the
Premier stated that wished that gentleman to be en-
,i-slv uuucumbered by even suggestion from Pari-
,,ent The leader OF the Opposition considered that
Canada had already far n 10 could m the mat
Tor itbout loss Of prestige. and nat botn the last Par
ament and the country felt that renewal OF nego-
t,ons with any hope OF must come from the
American people and with feeling existing there that
II would be for the benefit OF the United states A
tbere large detc the public accounts for the last
fiscal wear IL IL generally believed that i5 VIII De made
GOOD bv establishing imposts which Will be IN the dlTec-
ttor NJ protecting home manufactures. All the manu-
t.trr,nc interest in the Dominion are On the alert
but IL one may Judge from tue press throughout the
no,ninion II is Ontario the leading province which
chiefly desires protective tariff The Trade and Navi'
garop returns for the fiscal ending June 3O 1873.
have inst been published The exports FOR the year
were ss97s992 The imports FOR the same period were
| ,9s oil 2s1 There were OF inward coming vessels
! Brtsh-seaO OF an aggregate tonnage amounting 10
l32a5e foreign-2i69 vessels, eoo496 tons. or out
ward gonc vessels there were British 933. OF an az
gregate tonnage amounting 10 2l63.AJ2i foreign, LOS
| vessels 7Ss6Is tons. Total outward and inward
2gl. .Jq7 vessels, 6,0355J5 tons.
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