, 1880-01-05
CANADIAN AGITATION.
Some Say Reciprocity Is Wanted
.--Ot|,ers Desire lndepend.
e1Ces
Feeling Regarding annexation 10 The lntd Slates''
Republican Tendencies and Trate
Progression.
EtsY FORK tfttrtd. inn. |.

Ntsy York Iftnatd. Jaf..1.
Tho views nxprcssctl IN yBAtcnlhya Herald ny
a nicis,l,rr Of tho Canadian Parliament vert rc-
ccivc.l by ncrchnnts In this city M establishing
beyond MI doubt tho fact TINT tho independence
Of Cnna,'a Ia desired by tho whoin iMoI'lu.
Numerous PERSONS wero interviewed IN tho hn,-
Jcct, hnl Mll expressed their Endorsement of Mr..
Dnnnltl Mn0mustcrs views Ms to tho sentiments
of tho Cnnitltnn pn,c. Tho Hun. Dnvld a.
ll,ss, px.Atturnry.a General OF tho PrnviNcc OF
Quebec, vito IL ut present staying ut tho Fifth
Avcrlic Hotel, wns Interviewed by ffe,1tti re-
porter OIL tho sui1ect. Mr.. Ituss Is Ulo OF
tho most able and hest informed stItcsmen
in the Dominion, and occupies n high posi-
tlon tn tho Liberal party, hcsng ont Of
tho officers whom MIR. l,ctoifIcr appointed In
forming hia now Government. tic saTl: "Thcrc
Is very tlttlo feeling In fnv0r of Independent
government or Hnntxntton among tho pcnplv OF
tic City Of Quebec. It Is In Montreal and TUror,.
to that th!a sentiment IL tRking r,ot. There
never wRs sn tnlcll discussion Of tho subject.
No pnrtieutar scheme has bcnu accepted; but
tho people arc beginning to rcnlizn that
BONE C1tANNE IL NECESSARY.
No feeling Ut tlislnynlty 10 Great britain exists
Cul,iln IL assuming tho dimensions nf nntton,
nnd h1s need nf every ntlvnNtNge TINT ntlor ln-
ttUns possess Gin commercial Interchange. The
dominion Is In II state nf transition, and nololy
denies that crisis II Mt hanl; but whnt will i'c
the result II Ia Impossible 10 any. The ilrst step
tNkc,, IN tho new direction IN the pnssge 0f tho
Tnrltr Mct by tho nn,nlhluA Parliament. The next
step necessary, think. ~ tho nlhlllflon f pro.
sx sss tesa IT CO..; esa, tn9 + TAS
provincial TnrtEamcnta are n Yr:nt disadvantage
1T present. They summit regulate nsy questions
matters m t WHICH, wh!sit ire rel issss.ssi 6y tic p',ino
Government. The consequence IA that tho cotitl-
~ spends ~ pnorlna,,s sun. a,,,unlly to s',p;
fR<15H SItlbtu
Gunciit. In fnct, their ACTIONS .u,ily scrvp to
haiitlscAp and cn,burr,.as the ,rtal Government.
during tho next sessIon ot Parliament. Ny
yiewH this subject nm sure arc cGtlcurrett In
Gy S M'b S oSis Gs ~ liz whs rssS rs "t sy.c 81 s
ni w 'hfsi' hs provens, q ishos Il TSs e See Sot sea
srpauAr,oy rnou Esot.ANp.
,v+,o. ~, ,,r ri,,,rs rnr,' ',s,In,r ~, sor,ra.
linn W Ts H1,1 Mr9 yor frf,, 'o ses-
,;!,s Gn9!t'on sMnn IN ~. pars n ING
IT, trn t,ts II w. fnra Wiz ,mt,nns
seGlriiE trs!e n tho!r rcspGHtlyo i'acs nr nun.
VI ar IT., t y, H. y, i Se,y y, ,rT ,',,'t, ~ ~
thtn,r, nh" up.nr "xiatni III" e,.S;,t a. is tint
Canulilnn commercial MN ilro not recognized 1T
MI IN foreign nlnrs. We t,rr mere cnlatists WIN
havo III, COMMERCIAL rights which my foreign
II ccri,lTiy n mistake 1nnIu In this policy.
Ethor England must cont,1lct trt:ntirs for tho
nonnsn 1 OF the c"n"df s,, VII sae S
gtiilrntecs IL prHtcct ,ia hut wo ilAvc no trca,t-
Ia tn vnlntc. Consequently. PROJECTION l,n,,rr
iily nost lnt!nlnto friends, Mr. tjumcs it,sy,
tho Quebec millionaire, lately received i
f2t't FaS .r@ for M '!op . a sIes Ii M -, Tho
airy facilities In tho ahtpe OF fuctUrics,
viii viii improved ni,chincry, md actunlly ipKan
t,ocinru"i t-,,Wtv tnt,vnnr Ernnp mil ft,,,n,in