New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
CANADIAN TOPICS.

40 TASTE FOR IMPERIALISM JOHN MACDONALD
AND HIS FoLLowING-ooNFEDERATI INDIE
PFNDENCK. ANN XATION.
(FROM AN OCOAsIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEJ
TORONTO, March Sat present we are en-
toying good deal Parliament Besides the big Par
lament at Ottawa. which must leave for another let
ter the Outario Legislature, which meets at Toronto
has been since the early part OF January
simply State Legislature over again. onV that the
people have lttle mOnarchica style with thelr
Governor He comes down TO the House opening IN a
carriage, preceded by Gathering cavalry, wears u
cooked and sword. and disp0rts other emblems OF
ROYALTY II may be urged that all this fuss does hte
good but replied that 1t does ltle harm the
chief anxiety the part Of onookers being lest his
FxceDency get the unaccust0med sword between his
legs and trIp up Seriously. however hope THE TRB-
UHE will imagine that all tins feudal huminery
makes much impression uDon us Canadians except I'D
provoking quiet laughter. Canadians are Thoroughly
democratic IN senliment-as much so as Americana
need hardly AIN aludlng chiefly 10 native-boFn
Canadians who constitute tho great bulk Of the popula
ton.
IL is this democratic fOundatiOn-feeling that has
turned absurd ty attempt of Lord BeaconsheId
to promote the growth of Imperialism IN Canada by en-
deayorng found Court at Ottawa. Tho people are
all adj or course, the poiteness aud consdera
ton Justly due the modest OF the Duke OF Argyle
who is their respected .Goveruor-Geueral aud the ac
compllshed and highly placed lady who his wlie but
pOhteness Is pOliteness ana destiny IS destiny ana
Canadians feel chat their destiny Is bound up with the
American Continent, and not with continent thIce
thousand miles of The Imperial Government has for
years what could 10 make public men less loJ Al
TO Canada aud loyal TO Downing street by 0estow-
ing knghtly titles In Canada wherever they would be
accep,ed These titles command nttle respect among
the people they felt to b. unsuited To new ana
poor country and looked upon adyance-brioos,
binding tner .pents. la cases OF conflicting opnon
or interest between the Colony ana Downing
Street. 10 side with Downing Street sir John
Macdonald, the present Premier of the DOMINION
is understood to be quite Imperalist. Resembling
somewhat Lord Beaconsheid his locks studionsly
arranged to make resemblance complete as pos
sble During his Autumn trip to England be had the
uhnte honor OF dining with the British Premier and no
doubt the converse was mutually improving. Neither
the OF Machavel1 nor the bouncers OF Beacons-
field can be depended to nausea in the moral
stomach Of SIR Jonn Macdonald But not even the Do
miniou Premier though OF hs sort An extremely clever
man. can make Canada swallow Imperialsuo ideas.
Talking OF Sir John Macdonald. that veteran politician
Is now IN his sixty-sixth year lie Is visby fast
His motto and pohcy have always appeared 10 be
" After NE the dsuge p-and II Is the general I'm
preston that his party OF personal party that
must fan to pieces when be disappears nuaiy from the
some Es following far itOm Heterogeneous, even al
the present tme IL obtained oD al appeal 10 tue
country favor Of the principle OF PIOtccuon-a Ma
tinuul POIcV,' they CQIel tuouEu snort F'tIsiy
known rs the IN. r." II trado policy as
avowediy aati-Encsh as anti-Americani and thus
educated Sir Johu's own followers into notions NJ dis
LOYALTY and Independence OF European opinion It j.
now uud diiilcut make them unlearn. Don't
imagine that Canadians specially hostile TO tbeif
cousins Of the Uuted States. DOME believe all that the
party papers their rivalry to which shall be out
wardiv most loyal" consider IL necessary 10
asseverate Why should Canadians have any yirnent
feelings the people Of the United states There
Is hardly Canadian family without its represontatve
In tho United states and many OF the best and
most valued business men are American won't
attempt to forecast Canada's political intgre,
and ! think 10 Your Hosea BEioW
who gave the advice Don't prophecy I'M
less Won know" me are for what they call
Confederation of the Empire, some for Canadian ludc
peudence some for Annexation, some for remaining az
ihey are mere colony. The latter. whom may term
y0ilct osfrches possibly at the moment I'm ma
ify-nOt they have hXci views on tie subject
INIT from never having considered the matter ~ ali.
Confederation OF Empire sounds well, hui The qucs
ton Of n great Imperal Parliament, Win reprr-enta-
lives from every part OF the globe not lmpricucab e.
Is too large 20 enter near the close OF curr As
for annrxatlon suspect 70 has more adherenis Than
even s advocates imagine. cannot say tna n ~ 10 be
orsred except unGer certain deuned conditions; bui u
Is olte remarkable now fcw Canadian Whcn the mat
feris -.u.sed private COnyersat ton-see anything
10 object - ihc ldCa.