The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-03-12
ALO,SG ARNOlD'S TRAIL
FROM MAINE TO CANADA.
BY FRANK w. GOWEN.

and in the morning rose quite early,
and while eating our breakfast my
friend and | discussed the Canadian
government, which is the largest OF all
the British possessions, and comprises
between 10000 and 100000 square
miles; or, according to a Canadian
statistician, "one-sixteenth OF the land
surface of the globe" ''What a vast
country it is" said my friend, land
what a great victory it would have
been if General Arnold and General
Montgomery had been successful in
capturing Quebec" But" he con-
tinued. chow is this great Dominion
fully governed?" "In this way" l re-
piled. "The government of Canada is
federal and at its head is the Governor
General, appointed by the King OF
Great Britain, but he draws his salary
from the Dominion government. Then
comes the Ministry, which is Liberal In
politics, with the Right Hon. Sir VII
liam Laurier as Premier. The DOMINION
Parliament buildings are located at Ot-
tawa. which city is the capital OF the
Dominion. The members of the House
of Parliament are elected by the Prov
lnces, while the Senators are appointed
for life by the Crown on the nomination
of the Governor in Council Then
come the Lieutenant Governors OF the
Provinces, who are appointed by the
federal government, | believe, for
term of FIVE years. Each Province has
it's legislature and the members of these
Provincial Assemblies are elected by
the people, "Well, the people OF Can
ada have considerable voice in the al
fairs of the Dominion after all, sad
nv friend. Eyes, indeed" | replied:
s'but nevertheless they must remain an
integral part of the British Empire and
swear allegiance to king" away
with YOUR king" said my friend. 81
had rather live in a Republic and I'M
der the rule of Teddy. BY the way, the
late Queen was noble lady and was
liked much better in our country than
her illustrious grandfather, and there
was a twinkle in his eye. Eyes" |
said. but Thackeray tells us that
George Ill lived a pure life, and his
last days were i'll one sense even sadder
than Benedict Arnold's S, as reason, light
and the sound of human voices all lett
him" YES" said my friend, 'the last
days of George III. were very sad, but
what of the courts of justice IN Can
ada?' 'The highest court III Canada,
l replied, lis like our court Ill the
United States, the Supreme Court,
with a Chief Justice and five Judges,
but Willie decisions of the United States
Supreme Court are final in law, decls-
ions from this court in the DomlnlOn
of Canada can be appealed to the Ju
dicial Committee Of the Imperial
Privy Council of the mother country.
There is another court called the
EXcheQuer court presided over, l be
lieve, by d single judge, where cases
pertaining to the revenue OF the DO
minion are considered. Then OF course
come the courts i'll the different ProYin-
ces.' ''Wel," said my friend, was
General Arnold despised as much III
Canada as he was i'll England:' More
SO, think" said l. after living in
England several years after the close OF
the war of the Revolution he moved to
ST. John, New Brunswick Il never
knew that before" asid my friend.
We'll" replied, sit is fact. He en-
gagged in business in st. John as mer-
chant and traded principally with the
West Indies, and it is said he made a
fortune. The store he built stood ON
tha onrnpr nf Knr and Cranberry
straats and the frame was of hewn oak.
INC oId sHnned,ct Arnold hnilding'
as If was called was burned about the
t;,,1a praoident I incnlp was assassiuat-
sd General ArnnId,s residences was i'm
CIrieton on the west side of the ST
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