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.FRIDAY, SE1'7', 11, 1885.
IT le with special pletieureWO
hail the annottneement that E.
FIo1mftr, formerly editor of the
Clinton Era, has been ap-
pointed Assistant Librarian of the
Parliamentary Library at Toisinto.
Mr. Holmes is one of the ddest
and 111) »t successful journalists in
Canada. lie is a man of very wide
intelligence, being well rwad up 00
a greet variety of subjects. He is
just the right man in the right
place. We congratulate the prov-
exercise of the most degrading pas-
eion. Stwely the people of Canada
may be pardoned if they refuse to
offer their fair Dominion as a free
asylum for the offal of continental
aristocracy. Of what atrocious
sin against the national code is
Canadaguilty, that she must
fer such terrible punishment ?
Canadians, with all their exuel.
knee, are 110t SO immaculate as to
be proof against the deadly infee-
tion of 431011 infrunoua contact ; nor
yet are they so entirely abandonetl
to immoral practice to willingly
become the associates of vile and
loathsome creatures whose vicious
tendencies have ostracized them
from civilized society. The env -r-
imy on having appointed 1)331). mos of our law -makers are amply
Li Molion t Sir Hector Lange- taxed in coping with the. criminal
yin's organl of Saturday last has classes of Our own country. We
the following significant paragraph
among its most prominent editor-
ial items :—
"A journal France has the fol.
lowihg Couadisns aro organ-
izing new meetings in order to obtain
pardon for Biel, who, 01 the timo of
the Frenula invasion, afforded, in his
character of chief of the Metis, sup-
port to the Auglo-Cenadian troops.
It is believed that too Queen will
greet a commutation of his sentenee.'
Onr con frero across the see is well
informed."
We should. much like to know
the name of that French journal,
but rather think it hailed not very
far from Le 111onde's own office.
It, indicates, however, a way in
which SirJohn may all along hayo
hoped to get out of his Rod, diffi-
culty.
_ _eolasitIMIZeliE40301,74,
TUE -Canadian volunteers who
served during the recent rebellion
are to receive medals fur their
bravery so we are informed Gen.
Middleton is credited with the sug-
gestion, and the Queen with having
given her royal consent to this
tribute, to the courage and daring
of our brave defenders. This is
all very well, but there seems in
all this a fresh application of the
well worn adage about "kissing
going by favor." The lavish ex-
penditure of money that has been
made on the comparatively unim-
portant services Tendered the
country, in connection with our
late Northwest Rebellion, the
princely gift to Gen. Middleton,
the Knighthood to Min. Militia
Caron, besides live hundred dollars
each to the clerks in the latter's
department for simply doing what
they were entitled to do, without
further compensation, while the
volunteers who, so nobly respond-
ed to the call of duty and endured
all the hardships of the perilous
journey and really did the fighting,
which cost many of them their
lives. Yes they are to be paid a
beggarly fifty cents a day and re-
ceive a cheap meaningless bangle,
ostensibly to put them on a level
wictlx those, who received the more
tangible recognition. No, brave
volunteers you, who have left your
homes and those dearest to you
and thrown up lucrative situations
for patriotic purpose may well af-
ford to treat this cheap exhibition
of a nation's alleged gratitude,
with the measure of consideration
it deserves, knowing as you ought
and do know, that there is en-
throned to the memory of your
self sacrificing patriotism, a more
lasting memorial in the hearts of
a sympathetic and not ungrateful
people.
610.r
7HE NEW PH,ELANTHBOPY.
In connection with the recent
disclosures of the Pall Mat/ Gazet-
te, a philanthropic movement has
been set on foot in London, the
object of which is to promote the
emigration of fallen women to
Canada. For this purpose the
Salvation Army undertake to raise
$100,000, while various gentlemen
means offer to contribute from their
private fortunes to swell the am-
ount to more than, donble.
We commend the -spirit which
promts this action ; we would like
to see eVery available means for
the suppression of vice levelled
against the unutterable iniquities
of the metropolis of .the world ;
But wo entirely fail to see how
sending a disreputable class of in.
dividuals from London to Canada
is going to reform them. Thera
aro opportunities here, as well as
haw already suffered too much
from such immigration, encouraged
hither by the blind and 11111
action of n government, who have
never consulted principle where
party could be served, to believe
that anything but evil may result
from its continuance. Instead of
tlirecting the ambition of our peo-
ple, towards the development of
the unequalled resources of Cana-
da, our government has levied
heavy taxes upon the laborer and
artizau for the simple purpose of
introducing an alien and unskilled
competition, which has reduced
wages and driven from our shores
forever the flower of our youth and
the hope .of our land. This unfor-
tunate and pampered c1u3s of citi-
zens, by whom Our 01\11 kith and
kin are being supplanted, have
brought pauperism, want and dis-
ease to our cities ; they have aban-
doned themselves to indolence and
the haunts of vice; they have
enormously increased our criminal
list; they have severely taxed the
rum -woes of private benevolence
and public charity. Do the peo-
ple of Canada want a continued
increase of an element which is
guilty of the most heinous crimes
on the calendar? If not, let them
Sty so. Let the Canadian press
sound a united and unequivocal
protest against it. Otherwise, let
us understand, Once for all, that
we are citizens of a new Botany
Bay, and the fortunate objects of
a new philanthropy.
ii6F12,330.71.10?Stralarallaril
CONFEDERATION.
A little over eighteen years ago,
the scattered provinces comprised
in British North America, were
united in one Confederation, with
a written constitution known as
the British North America Act.
This federal union, as contradis-
tinguished from a legislative un-
ion, is the most modern evolution
of constitutional government, that
of the United. States having been
the first experiment of the kind in
history. Let us look back at the
results of the experiment in Cana-
da. We are at once compelled to
admit that confederation has been
a signal failure, and in nothing
has it so utterly failed as in pro-
ducing a Canadian national senti-
ment, the first element in national
greatness. Now, this failure may
have arisen from ono or both of
two causes, namely, inherent de-
fect, or bad administration. The
only safe -guard of the federal
principle is the immunity of the
provincial autonomy. The prov-
inces must feel that while the na-
tional affairs are protected by the
strong anal of the federal parlia-
ment, each ono is vouchsafed tho
entire control of all matters purely
local, in the sense of provincial.
The history of each province dis-
closes most flagrant violations of
of this principle.
The commerce of the maritime
provinces has been forced into un-
natural and unprofitable channels
until the people have become weary
of confederation ; the struggling
settlements of British Columbia
and Vancouver Island aro overrun
by rapacious hordes of as barbarous
and alien race against whom they
are powerless to legislate ; Mani-
toba and the Northwest to which
we looked with such hopefullnese,
have been panelled out among
land companies and monopolists,
by whom settlement has been re-
tarded, the development of vast
resources impeded, and Buell rigor-
ous conditions imposed upon set-
in London, for the prohibition of i tiers, that atter vain entreaty and
every species of evil, and. the full petition, they resorted to open re -
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hellion ; and broad prairies, un-
eurpassed for fertility in tlw world,
where golden grain should invite
emigration, are drenched with the
blood of our bravest and best ; On -
twin has been repeatedly called
upon to repel the most unwarrant-
able encroachments upon her local
eelf-government ; and even Quebec
the spoiled child of the union,
kande out as its most vigorous
opponent. Seeing then, that mal-
administration has been the chief
cause of the failure of the federal
scheme, end that the inherent de-
fects are only such as may be cur-
ed by judicious amendment, should
we renounce the federation, repud-
iate the national character and re-
lapse into disintegration, or should
we manfully assume the full obli-
gations . of national pretension ;
amend our constitution ; overturn
the preSeut emempt government ;
and, by infusing new life -blood in-
to the veins of our perishing insti-
tutions, try to reemmtruct a worthy
destiny, from the shattered ruins
of our once fair Dominion. If we
are true to our British character
we shall choose the latter alterna-
tive.
NORTH-WEST NOTES.
Sir Adolphe Caron will shortly
visit the Northwest.
Messrs. Lemieux and Fitzpatnolc,
counsel in the Roil ease, wore each
presented with a gold headed cane by
the halfbrceds at St. Boniface yester-
day.
Donald Grant has been awarded
the contract for the extension of the
Manitoba Southwestern to Trehorne.
.A. largo gang of men leave the city
this morning to commence oper-
ations.
Major Crozier, of the Mounted Po-
lice, is iu the city. While bore he
will purchase an outfit with which to
accompany the Governor-General in
his trip through the western country.
The major iI1 be in charge of the
party while out west.
The grand jury at Montreal has re-
turned. a true bill against Edward E.
Sheppard, editor of the Toronto News,
charging &in with criminal libel in
publishing articles on the conduct of
officers and members of the Sixty
fifth Regiment while en route to the
North-west.
Portage La Prairie Review of the
20th of August says:—The full of
the harvest moon, which is considered
the most critical for the crops in this
country by old settlers is past, and
33 season of warmer and brighter
weather than that which proceeded it
has sot in, much to the gratification
of the farmers, who began to fear that
the cold weather which set in on the
14111, and continued until 1110 18111,
would be accompanied by rt severe
frost. In some parts of the country
A slight frost was experienced on Sun-
day night, but no injury was done.
In this vicinity the thermometer reg-
istered 47 degrees above zero on
Sunday night, or 15 degrees above
freezing point. Nearly all the wheat
fields aro now assuming a golden hue.
A great many farmers are busy bar.
vesting and before the end of next
week there will bo but little wheat
standing in this district if tbe present
fine weather continues.
A VAST FORTUNE.
A. report from Toronto says : Tho
eirs of the Laurence -To emley Gala to
aro coming to prove their claims to
portions of this vast estate io . Eng •
land, which is said:to amount to over
$800,000,000. William Nortboote
Geare, of this city. who has in his
possession the great Laurenee-Town-
ley Bible register, is one of the olaim-
ants, together with a number of others.
Tho Canadian and American heirs
have united with the heirs in Eng-
land and have got an Act passed by
the House of Commons for the divis-
ion of the itnmenso property in Quos.
bion. The persons who will have tho
division of the property and bho lieirs
of both the Elizabeth Townley and
Mary Townley estate wish all claim-
ants to put in the claims without de-
lay. The claims should be accompan-
ied with a eopy of the family descent.
Mr, Gearee, who has paid the manor
considerable attention, inteude leav-
ing for Enc;land in a short time with
the object of obtaining further infer-
niation. The whole matter has been
worked up during the past live months
to the present condition, which is
satisfactory to those interested.
Copies of the Act just passed in Eng-
land will bo in the hands of Mr, Gen-
re lit a short time. The claimants iu
this city have been able to trace
their auchestry book to the year 1208.
Sir Stafford Norbboote is said to be
ono of the heirs to 11 portion of the
estate.
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DRESS COO S,
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soliel, costume cloths, fancy checks,
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broches and velvets.
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FIELD HiiWEM
We ask only a fair trial. We are
confident of the result.
NEW GARFIELD HOU E.
N. 13.-1 have bought the Stook of the Garfield House and will con -
inn° to run 11 111 Firstmelass style. Yours respeetfully,
G. A. Powell.
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