The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-12-12
MANIFEST DESTINYT-II.
The Future OF fhc Canadian Domsnson
Tho whole North American CONT.
ncnt TO Belong 90 the United states,

politicians be ready to admit colonial rivalry for par
liamentary honors and for ministerial places9 Would
they consent to cut down certain number OF home
constituencies to make room FOR colonial9 And what
Of the House OF Lorisp Womb II be ready to well
como within It's august portals reasonable ntmbrr Of
colonial pcots whether life OF hereditary go The
second OF these questions should rather be put to
British rupsttutnues themselves than to statesmen
and politicians, and the answer they would make is
not ,iuubtfni. II will lie no easy matter for Mr..
0adetonc's Administration TO conceive, prepare and
carry their Reform Bill owing to the opposition which
Is likely to arise froIn the smaller constituencies.
These places have or think they have, their vested
Interests to defend. They viii object to be eaced for
they more likely to succumb to The claims Of Ontario
or Nova scotia2 The very question suggests at
It's own ansswet. Nor wonld British statesmen be
much more likely to admit colonial rivalry for minis
ciiai places. The difiouity In forming the present
Cabinet lay In the question, 'whom can we afford to
exclude? There Is no difficulty fromieartI OF candi-
dates: the point Is to select one from half dozen
equally competent men, And what kind OF Cab.
net could be icr,neds Half the posts In the present
other half 1t Is absolutely rut,ah that such important
positions trac Minister, Foreign Secretary, In-
by Engshmen, English statesmen may wish for q
great empire, but there Is passion even stronger
In their breaststhed determination namely, that Eng
land herself shall never be efaced. The English peO
pie will never consent to lose their individuality In
heterogeneous weller Of States to the third of the
tion Of colon, pecrs ami will only add that there
Is absolutely no reason to suppose that the House Of
Lords would welcome life peers FROM Canada, The
probabilities afro all the other way
have always Understood that all OUT leading states
men, on both Sides weie toay OPPOSED to converting
ratllahent inic federal assembly. This indeed IS
the chief objection urged against the Irish demand for
Home Rule. Lord l;eaeonsfeli and Mr., Gladstone,
Sir Stafford Nerthcc,e and M, Forster Lord sails.
MIR. Fawcett has said thai no English statesman can
ever entertain the idea. The great debate In the
turned almost entirely on the possbityo OF fedcration
Every Responsible staesinni ~ the iioise rejected the
GCcH 81 Sey Ill., IN relation
they declared cah only exist the Parliament Of u
sSISslt 81 s,s,s not federal n ,an But 4
viii SstoSe isSsfa tcd. sh8 III, iV case Tor irish
Home ku,e will nave been conceded. The Irish arc
r. s a. truly nation as the Canadians Are there
SO there are among the latter. And this be tho case
we shall REQUIRE. as Mr.. Forster disappointed out,
above Parliament. The supremacy OF. Parliament
VIII be gone, and new federal assembly will ST.
Justice. All this viii scarcely recommend itself TO
English people, whatever may be thought of 1t by
Canadians. But other considerations suggest them
lions of federation rhisqdestipn hasheun answered
by Mr.. j. s. NM IN his work o. Representative
essential. These arc that there should DO sum-
Client nlnbtint OF mutual sympathy among the popula
ohs; that the separate States be not so powerful as to
he able to rely for foreign encroac
ment, their individual strength, and that there be
not very marked inequality o. strength among the
seNeial contracting Incsc COnu1tlOTS no NOT
appear to be fulfilled In the proposed federation.
" Mutual sympathy here does not simply mean that
there would be no marked disposition to quarrel on
the part of the members of the federation II
much more than that II signifies unity OF aim and
purpose, a common interest, a common sentiment of
nationality, feeling on the part OF the several pop-
latons that they must he bound together cohesive
force that shall resist all assaults. This is not, ven
trs o to think nor ever VIII be- The Ease With ENGLAND
for England would always he able t. rely for prctec
ton against foreign sncioachlnent on her Individual
strength. And assuredly she Ought so to rely; for
nothing would be more unjust nothing would be
more detrimental to the growth of Canada than any
attempt to make Canadians fight the battles of Eng
land against Russia or Germany or Austria In
with which populations on the other sldeo of the Attain
tic would have no concerh. The third condition Is
''mafked inequality Of strength anoug the several
contracting States.'' Sonic persons might be dis
posed to cte the ease In answer to Mr. MIL pointing
out the Immense pred0minance uf Prussia In the Ger
man Empire over all the other States. To this must
reply that the German Empire Is no true federation;
1t is simply prusslaniged Germany, the production
Of which has been tht great object of Prince Bis
malsf's NE The proposed British federal empire
be simply an Angliczed federation the objections to
which l have already indicated. ~
There are other practical objections against this pro-
posed federation which have been set forth with such
ability by Mr.. J. 9. Mil. that cannot do better than
reptclNca his words:
''Countries separated by half the globe do not pre-
sent the natural conditions for being under one gov
ernment. or even members of federation II they
had sufficiently the same Interests, they have not and
do not discuss and deliberate in the same arena, but
apart, anu Have only most imperfect knowledge Of
what passes In the minds OF one another They neither
know each others objects, have confidence In
each other principles OF conduct. Let any English
man ask himself how he should like his destinies ia
depend OH an assembly Of which third British
American, and another third South African and
Australian. Yet to this 1t must come if they
anything like fair equarepresentations and would
not every one feel that the representatives OF Canada
and Australia. even In matters OF an imperial chatac
nrf aatn vgtiN pta far
the interests, opinions, or wishes OF English, Irish,
and Scotch Even FOR strictly federative purposes,
essential TO federation. England is sufficient fot ei
own protection without the colonies: aud would be IL
stronger as well as more aigned position
single ale1Ief Of ar American. African and Austria
It is easy TO talk yagtieiy about great Btitisi
federated empire SO long we do not COMB TO details
But these gttering bubbles Of federation have
pleasant tendency to dissolve In tho stern grasp OF thu
political student. The fact Is that the one fata
obstacle to AL PROPOSALS OF the kind is that the various
fact1rs Of the British Empire cannot constitute ON
are within their reach, but the hard facts OF natu
forbid any closer tie. Intimacy is possibe com
mon nationality Is impossible. Mr. Mr., Anderson say
nerves and HIRES that she has share In nationa
life that She conttibutts In comb way to the framing
in our greatness and glory We'll, 50 far as All
aware; no British statesman has any desire to pre-
is no question OF .'aowing: the question is of he
ability to share in another life than hers. The grea
question for England Is, how to get rid OF her fea
the least turmoil 50 as to permit the free growth
the new commonwealth. But this question has NJ
Interest for Canada She has no feudalism, no mon
archy no oflcial Priesthood no hereditary chamber
her Institutions arc democratic, born Of the present
the outcome Of the new life and political genius o
our age. The two peoples are different In their cir
cumstances, their environment their political an,
social customs their habitual thought and sentiment
ns to so an ssep Ws sn
transport our humid atmosphere summers,
November fogs. II we send out emigrants from Eng
land, in few years they will have become American
The structure OF their minds the cast Of their thought
will have been modified by tie new iife y. the ney
world, with Its new wants and now habits. Now. al
though the Established Church and hereditary system
VIII shortly be attacked with great ylg9r and doubles 4,
the stubborn and vigorous Conservatism Of Englan
will for many years be able to resist the Radical onset
Is perhaps true that some great European convul
sion. some Iesistess revolutionary movement. som
new intellectual revolt against traditional supersti
,ions might possibly shake tue English system 70
turbing element II may be expected that reformers
home Will wage q long warfare against the exlstin
order OF things Privilege is strongly fortified frml
intrenced. and II It learns the art Of Cancellation an
concession. may yet keep its throne for some time
toward all this? Would they be expected to hol
aloof from these c0ntroversesY How could they
they were represented in the Parliament which meet
to discuss and settle them? II they are not repre-
sented In that Parliament them as have before said
a new federal assembly must be In wa
constructed proposition which no English state'
man could for one moment accept. In tn
country the time h0nOred Parliament OF Westminstt
must and Will 20 long she exists he supreme. I
seemed at one time impossible to prevent the fan
into pieces OF the American Union, IN consequence
the different kind OF life and social customs and habit
aud traditional opinions which prevailed In the Norll
ern and Southern States respectively. Yet they WEI
territoriay united and had been accustomed for man
years to act together. How much more dnicu
would be any analgamation Of countries so radical
diferent and 50 distant MS England and Canada, A
old English cathedral Joined on TO the facade Of u
Grand Opera In Paris would not DO more utterly II
congruous aud udicrously disproportionaie. III
mpossibiliiy then Of eifectng any closer Tdpirodch
msnf between England and Canada than now exist
the impossbllity Of the Canadian people sharing
the real life OF the English nation; the impossby
constructing legislative machinery to meet the ene
geneies Of the case and the inpossbllity OF worki
such machinery II constructed, make up grand lol
OF impossibilities which present full and hual
To the promoters OF an Anglo Canadian federal eI
pire.
Having endeayored TO state the objections viii
may be entertained TO the erection OF Canada into
| independent republic, TO her union with Gre
Britain In federal pre now come to the TIL