New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
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II cannot be said that sentiment over here has as
yet really crystalized or that the people are AZ All
divided into organized bodies each with its d.1nlfe
programme TO the future. The most that can
be said is that everybody wants freer commercial
Intercourse with the United States. and that the
feeling is growing every day among the most cspon
sible mon Of the Dominion and more especially IN
Manitoba tAat In order to get the bsst possible trade
reat Oh vitA usand absolute free trade IS their ideal
they would better accept whatever It NAV entail
This sentiment is the openly avowed and Is the
only one that seems to grow Few Canadians pro-
less 10 regard Imperial federation as either practicable
or advantageous and the most OF those who do arc s
pecied OF a motive that is beyond and above their
loyalty 10 the crown or their devotion 10 the Dominion
There are indeed, few old fashioned Canadians
generally Of English birth and welded 10 the idea
OF stars carriers and class distinctions who speak In
sounding phrases Of the eloies Of an empire bounded
only by the seas, but these elderly persons who
uoht eXpend much p,rspiration IN their search for
bread and who are not weghty in council As
body the Federatonists the French Catholics and
elr support Of that policy alleged TO have its object
Ao' III desire to promote imperial interests but 10
preserve their present class system. Annexation
"oud mean 10 them the sacfce Of much, If not OF
all for which they have fought during a century Of
h'fce contention Under existing laws they draw
Aer pIOportonate share Of the public funds for the
language IN Parliament. and they require tho laws TO
be printed in French as well as I'm English. They
maintain IN fact a French Catholic Nation in the
mari OF an English Protestant Nation.
were to report all have h ard
Z" what the English say Of the French
ana OF what the French say of the English / should
i'''al d S'ae OF Internal dssensiOn once ugly and
dangerous Ihoie are many on both sides who say
u'y see no other outcome OF the present situation
pp civ ,.lc nf
Iro'estants, annexation would be moro welcomed be
cause u would peacefully settle I'm line with their
putty 'hla most vcXaOus Of domestic questions
ina" Ior any other reason. The French. the
o'h'r hand while recognizing the excellence Of our
non S'ciafian government. and while admitting
mat under it their Church has grown
great and socially powerful are stu
'oo lohdy attached to their potco-rcligious
system and To their language TO relinquish them
""nhsy. They Will yield only with regret and
protest
among the younger men OF Canada. though not
enHey confined 10 them. a national spirit has grown
up' winch makes moro or less noise. Those who
are moved by il profess 10 see many faults in our
american method. They complain that # responds
700 slowly 10 the popular Will. and that upon no
gwen question the real force of American opinion
DE ascertaned. They profess 10 see many dangers
to the State from these alleged conditions. They
declare that their method Is far more democratic
and really more certain to secure the public will
than ours. ANY intelligent man IS capable Of deter
mining for himself whether not there IS force In
this when be contrasts the two systems. In ours
the Federal authority Is limited 10 matters especially
enumerated IN the Constitution All power not there
IN delegated 90 the general Government Is reserved TO
the States and exercised without let hindrsnce by
the State governments In their system this method
IS directly reversed The Provinces have ONLY such
Rights as are expressly conceded 10 them and all
others accrue 10 the Dominion, which, indeed, Il
vested with A veto power over all Provincial legis
lation esteemed by the authoritiAs nj Ottawa TO be