, 1874-06-18
A. Resume Of. Tho First Session Of q De.
formed Parliament.
Interesting Statistics About the Canadian
Postal Service.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Bod
los in Their Annual Con-
ferences.
Sptcfai Correspondence q The Chicago 7rtbnns.
OTTAWA. Ont. Juue II, IRA

worked Wo1l. It ia not to DO dcniod that the a1
gregatc Of indebtedness Inns been Increased in
shocking mnauor or that with union has beo
lost that bugb0ar-and substantial bugboat
too-of Canadian afFairs, previous to tho yoa
1869, known as "parish politics." Confederation
has hnd many drawbacks, has brought with /
lnany disadvantages but, on tho whole, th
peoplo Of tho New Dominion would novor e,
hack to tho old order OF things. Tho oxpcrimen
has not been wholly successful but tho fnu
has been, not with tho elements operated upon
but with tho chemists having charge OF tho pro
coodings. The Pacific Railroad scandal, tho laci
Rlvor rebellion, tho Nova Scotia omcute, wore
uoro1y nooldents. The grand progress in mntcri
nj wealth Of the country at large tho wider
broader spirit Of nationality. the increased conf
denoo III tho country's future, are facts. NTou.
son,n,es contents, rs our French fellow-citizons
would say.
During tho past week or two, movement Inns
hcon started which promises to bo only Second
inimportance, and in the weight OF influence Il
s likely to wold in the future, II successful, tc
tIiat Of Confederation itself. It has for Its Oh.
jcct tho union, for local purposes, Of
THE THREE PROVINCES
OF Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Ed
ward Island. Tho fdoa Of having ali those un-
der ono Liontenant- Governor and ono local
Legislature is 80 reasonable that tho marvel is,
not 30 much that 1t has now been proposed, as
rlint 1t was not successfully accomplished long
ngo. Tho entire population Of the three Mari
time Provinccs ia less thun 600 poraons
whllo their extent Of territory ia not by any
moans largo. If united, the threo would oonBtl-
tnto far-sized Province. Tho gross absurdity
OF tho present arrangement cannot bo nlado
moro apperent than by citing this simple fact
Tl,at, to carry OH the affairs Of local government
Of population Of less than 900 peraons,
thore arc now employed thrco Lioutenant-Gov-
ernou, representing lIer Majesty Queen VIC
toria, md appearing on slate occasions in knoe-
brccchcs i.itoen MINISTER'S Of the Grown, hold
ing portfolios, and all having by courtesy tho
tito Of - Honorable" )" and oyor l5o Senators
nnd Representative There aTo three Govern 10, Cru
coleocies; tllroe Oapitols for tile traneaction Of
tho business Of tho States and dftoen Bureaus,
to be presided oyer by the ,.aan, above Min;
so and e1oT1'a !, Tn to Toca% and
tyre. Yhoro arc three regiments Of His
Excellency's Body Guard, nnd dozon brigadea
Of 1uukeya That aro willing to sacrifice tho last
vostiEe q their manhood y 70 ne alioWeu 20 groyol
age the merely local Affairs Of this 72,ooo poo
ple-1lot half al many again ns there are III tho
City Of Chicago.-there aro
s1x LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
ical to think of9 In this year Of grace 1874,
whom the ahanls Of public life are being SO ruth
lesHly swept away, tho three Provinces Of Novia
hcotin, Now Brunswick, and Prince. Edward
Island, each POSSESS q legislative branch Of tho
Provincial Government, modelled aftor--a long
way after. perhaps, but still fashioned attor-the
greatest nations Of tho world. Each Province
ilus its Parliament, with two Cha1nborH. Il Inns
Its Senators, aud Its ,niombcrs oi tho Lower
House. 1t Inns it's Speaker Of ttc sonaso, aud
Spoukcr of the House Of Assembly. It has ita
two Scrgoants-at-Arms, md TWO restaurants. 1t
Inns Ito separate conmittoe-rooms, md its ,seph-
,ata cloAots. Mack-a-tlay! Theso gentlemen
can in,poue no taxasion.;-,can inaugurate no
Ereat policy. The State railroads IN their domain
Iro operated. land controlled by the Dominion Gov
trntueut, and tho fisheries questtonia to them as
not Ihoy taae shae 4 hS ana
tho salaries Of tho Beyornl officials. They por"
form The duties OF Board OF Supervisors In
providing homes TOR tho blind, tho insane. and
charges a snall that it il tho pureHt Bimplost
kild Of playing at government. And yet some
asbes DECLARE that ~ tho integrity q the bounds
pf the salvation Of the Now Dominion.
This important question Of union came before
THE NOVA SCOTIA LEGISLATURE
Inst prior to It's prorogatlon., Ihoro was . smart
leador Of lIor Matesty'a Opposition In tho
Legislature, as to Which should move a rcsolu-
lion authorizing tho Nova Scotian Government to
epcn neBotlntions with tue Governments OF Now
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island on tho
iubjeut Of union The resolution was debated
It somo length, and although tho lcadors Of both
PARTIES favored it. nil opposition Was spoedily
developed in tho ranks of tho otco-holding foG-
sls. 1t was at onco mado apparent that tho
fight TO tho contemplated union will como, not
from tue people, hut from that petty o1lice-hold-
ing class WHO zoo IN any reduction Of publio
establishments certain denth for their own
t,oxk MI 1tNI T..
representatives. OIL tue floor Of tho House, and
these speedily discovered their tactcs. Ono i'll
tlatnd Old balloon got the floor, and appeared
willing to keep it till Doonsday, II neceasary to
dofcat tho l,Rbhngo of tie resolution Unfortu-
uutnly, tho LeglaAturo bud previously passed q
motion fixing dnto for adjournment. aud the
losulution looking to tho appointment ot the
ComnliHson to .diBcusH tho question with tho
sAsy talked out Of tho House. Such was the
lctuAl result. Tho resolution laa to so over Ia
ecordAnce with tho ruloB and tho subject re-
maiMed unautol upon. but the mauifest doAire
of al independent members to sec!lro ita pasHago
given tho most favorable hopes of its final Hllc-
pena.
1u the other two Provinces directly Interested
IN this matter public fceling han not boen tuetcd
u any Wy Which would warrant the expression
Of asy decided opinion aH 10 the eal,cea OF tho
scheme. But tho "Duc-Notoa' generally aro u
selHiblo people. They arp about
TIRED or "rAHlBlI poLlYIcs;"
they want to got out Of theIr swaddlng clothes;
thny arc aar,cat in their dostros for moro elbow
room, and for speedy death to tho myriad Of
ltBeluHB oiIclas NOW hattenig On tho public ysa]u,
in the, good sense ot thls people ,csts tho |
strongest hope Of thosllcceHa Of the nov Ace1ue
Assured Of ono thing, there DO no doubt Oh
tha point. Tho Que thing lleodfu III MI asn1r- |
tuca tint tho Subsidies now rocoiycl by tie |
l..eo Provinces to pay for tho oxponHo Of run
ming The respective local Governments ai'ulI not
10 cur.ailed 1T the event thas all troo decide to
iiult tllor fortunes together nB Os.o lsr0YlNce