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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dis' solution, of Fartnershi ormaek &
Jackson.
Notice—Scam O'Sullivan.
Seed Potatoes --Strong &Fairley.
Summer, 187e—T." X. Anderson.
To Contractors—A. McKellar..
Cricket and Base Ball—R Lurasclen.
List of Letters—S. Dickson.
I'lain Questions—G. Dent
Money Lost.—L. Maybee.
Notice -4. Hyde, M. D.
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FRIDAY, 'MAY 10 1872.
Horace Greeley for President.
The Convention whichwas held,
in Cincinnati last week nominated
Horace Greeley for President and
Gratz Brown, (the present Governor
of Missouri) for Vice -President.. it
is understood that both gentlemen
will accept- the nominations. The
may seem a trivial matter, but to
the Many jurymen, suitoys and wit-
nesses, it has been a very serious
matter. A. very large majority of
these are farmers, who are compell-
ed to attend Court at this time of
the year at very seriotis inPOnveni-
ence an.c1 loss. The Spring has been
an unusually backward one. Al-
though the season for grain -sowing
is rapidly passing away, there has,
as yet, been but 'very little sown.
lfntil MOnday last, the weather
was such that it was almost- im-
possible to do. anything in this de-
partment of agriculture. Under
these Circumstance's', to keep farmers
kicking their heels round the Coun-
ty town, in.idleness, for two whole
days, ----the first really fine days of
the season,—when their interests
Were being neglected and suffering
at home, is, to say the least, a very
serious c•ver sight, and one which we
trust, will not be repeated for many
years to come. The' Judge must
have known on Saturday that ,bis
business' at -Sandwich would- not be
completed in: time to allow him to
keep his appointment at Goderich.
It wculcl not, then, have put hitn
very much about, nor compromised
his dignity in the slightest, to have
telegraphed the facts of his position
to. the Sheriff at Goderich, and post-
pone the meeting of the Court till
Wednesday morning.. The Sheriff
could: have communicated this to the
various stations, and two days of
valuable time would have been gain-
ed 1,.;3/ those to whom time is now so
. valuable. Besides. this, many suit-
ors would have saved the heavy ex-
pense of keeping a number of wit-
nesses -in Goderich for. two days for
nothing.
The South Perth Conservative
• Convention.
platform of the Convention has for
its main planks, Amnesty to the
South,' Civil Service Reform and
equality -of all men of whatever color
before the law. All of these points,
as well as the rest of the Cincinnati
platform, are , t ontended for by the
main body of the Republicans, and
' by President Grant himself, as earn-
estly as by the Greeley party, so.that
the only difference between the op:.
posing Republican factions is hostili-
ty to or preference for Grant. We
have not time to cliscusS the grounds
of the hostility to President Grant,
but they are mainly based on charges
that he has used Federal authority
tointerfere with StateGitvemments :
that he has retarded the peaceful
return of the :Southern States to
their old status -in the Union, aud
that he has encouraged corruption
by keeping dish'onest men. In of6ce,
by accepting large presents hiniself
and by appointing his own relatives
• and personal friends to office. .These.
are the charges bywhichthe bolting
Republicans hope, to prevent the re-
eleetion 6f Grant, It does not ap-
pear that the Democrats are much
,
inclined " to join ihands with Mr.
GreeleY's supporters.. And it could
hardly be expected •that they would
be. Su'ah a combination would be
oniething like as if the English*
Tories were to come to the support
of Sir z Charles Dilke, or aa if 8 ir
George Cartier's faithful constitu- '
ency of Lower Canadian ..Bleus were
to elect - Hon. George Brown as
their yepresentative. There witl,
then, from piesent appearances, be
three Presidential candidates in. the
• field. for the election of 1872, name-
ly, the regular Demoeratic condi-.
date, the regular _Republican candi-
date, and Mr. Horace Greeley, the
.cancliclate of the Cincinnati Con
vention. As to the prospects of -suc-
cess, it is yet too early in the battle
to make forecasts of the result. Mr.
,
'Greeley may develop ' unexpected
strength. He may receive a large
support , from the South, as ever
since the close of the war he :.has
strenuously advocated universal am-
nesty and. the most liberal terms to
the ex -confederates. In .the rural
district he is also popular and may
secure r a large following. But 'by
the great mass of his countrymen he
has long been considereda man . of
whims and oddities—of vagaries
and eccentricities,—a very nice D1011
in his way, and most likely honest,
. but not a man onwho-m great re-
sponsioility should be ,placed, , and
certainly not a desirable occupant for
the Presidential chair. Mr; G-reeley
has not much- chance to be Presi-
dent ; but he may take away enough
supporters from President G -rant to
spoil that gentleman's prospects; and
to elect,the Democratic Candidate.
Should the Democratic Convention
-
make a judicious choice in theire..._
lection- of a candidate this contin-
gency would be rendered almost a
certainty.
Miller, grocery ; J. F. Morrey, cab-
inet show room, F. G. Lewis, pho-
tographer, J. Boles, tailor -shop;
Sharpnell; 'grocery; W. ,S. McFar-
lane tlry goods; estate of Alex.
Reeds,' dry goods; J. G. Shown &
Co., li rdware ; T. A. Baker, pho-
tows ap ier ; Barraclough, boots and
shoes ;, Holmes & Gillespie, dry
goods 7 • M. Tripp, dry goods; J. Mc.
Niven dry goods; James Mktcdon-
-!
ald, bats and caps; Pulforcl, fancy
goods,(into this building most of the
type s as taken from the Chronicle
office and afterwards burnt;) A.
A' acme lay, dry goods; J. Gayler &
C druggists ; D. White, dry goods;
0
The remarks of the EXPOSITOR
two weeks ago relative to, the dis-
organized and disaffected condition
of the Conservative Party 111 South
Perth were fully justified and con-
firmed by the proceedings at the
Convention held in Mitchell, on
Tuesday last. A full representa-
tion of all the municipalities was
present, but, on account of the ram-
pant sectional . jealousies harbored
bv the • delegates, no candidate was
chosen. The following gentlemen
.were put in - nomination : Dr. Har-
rison, of St. Marys • Dr. Ilorni-
brook, of *Mitchell David-
son, of Fullerton; Joseph Kidd, of
Carronbrook, and Thomas King, of
Carronbrook. • On a ballot being
taken, it was found that Mr. David-
son had a majority over any other
single nominee, but not, a majority
of the whole. All then withdrew,
with the eaception of Mr. Davidson
and 'Mr. JosephKidd. At this stage,
the Mitchell delegates deserted Da-
vidson and declared in favor of
Kidd. Then ensued a " scene" the
parallel of which has seldom been
known, even in ,Conservative , Con-
ventions. The St. Marys faction,
the Mitchell clique, the Carronbrook
interest and the Fullarton party all
vied in setting forth their claims,
and local jealousies were well venti-
lated. On a second ballot, when
the votes were counted, it was found
that a laige number of the dele-
gates had not voted at all, and that
neither Mr. Davidson nor Mr. Kidd
had -receiveda majority of the
whole Convention. rhus, no con-
clusion having been come to, it was
agreed to adjourn the Convention
until the 7th pf June, when it will
meet at"Fullarton Village. By that
time it ist hoped that tranqulizing
oil May have been poured upon the
troubled waters.
The Delay in Opening the As-
sizes.
The Spring Assizes for the Coun-
ty of auxou opened on Tuesday
last. Monday, at 10 o'clock, A. M.,
Was the day and hour appointed for
the Court to open. Jurors, Suitors,
and Witnesses were, therefore,
promptly on hand. Ten o'clock,
however, arrived, but -with it no
Judge. All were compelled to wait
in the greatest suspense, no one being
B.
L an,
any
CallWell, druggist; A, Mc -
stationery and fancy goods.
other hOuses were emptied of
gods atncl furniture, and it is impos-
sible to estimate the loss at this
age.: CoMpetent judges say the
ss nust be over half a million of
llar Only , eightstores of the
sins part of the town are saved.
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their use in the Commons. The
Opposition leaders were all to the
fore, watching with keen eyefor
the weak spots in the _armor of their
great opponent, is he displayed
himself. Blake for once had doffed
the old slouch hat, and while ap-
parently listening -to nothing, was
really watching' and weighing (very
word. The reporters were out in
strong free. This was a field day
"with them. Every word -that our
hitherto silent "High Joint" utter-
ed was to be taken clown by friend
- and foe alike. Sir John is the terror
of reporters. Not that he speaks
rapidly, but he has a poor voice, and
istin the habit of dropping it just at
the important point in. his sentences
or turning round - and facing his
followers, thus placing his back to
the reporters' gallery, in Which posi-
tion his words are -frequently entire-
ly lost. •
. The ordinary routine business
was heard with impatience, and at
• a quarter to four, Sir John rose.
He spoke without intermission till
six, and continued on the meeting of
the House again at eight—till 10
o'clock—speaking in all four hours
and a quarter. He spoke with an
evident sense of the importance of
his subject and the difficulties of his
own position, and with the know-
ledge that every word he uttered
would be subjected to unsparing
criticism. His speech contained
little that was new. In fact, he had
so arranged matters that all the
factsibearing upon the question had
been brought out bit by bit by his
colleagues; and all he had to do
was to place thein'before the House
in such a way as to make himself
appear in the most favorable light
possible. It was in fact an effort to
defend himself rather than the
Treaty. That was the pervading
idea. Still his Awn action was so
closely identified with the treaty,that
he 6ould not defend one without de-
fending the other. - And he did
come out squarely in favor of ac-
cepting ,the Treaty on its merits,
claiming that it gave substantial
justice to Canada. If his argument
be true, one cannot avoid1 the con-
'
viction that his attenipte to force
England to guarantee our bonds by
a threat of rejecting the Treaty, was
a piece of pitiful hucksterieg. His
strongest point was when he' spoke
of the Bill as a peace measure. His
position was this : England was
making great sacrifices to obtain the
permanent friendly alliance cf the
United States. Wanting this her
influence with other nations was
weak. Russia, the close ally of the
United States, was using eyery_effort
to prevent the establishment of
perManentfriendly relations between
Britain and the, United States,
knowing that -with the latter nation
hostile to Britain, her influence in
the East might be checked and even
destroyed. Sir John stated that he
knew from his personal knowledge
that Catacazy, the Russian Minister
at Washington, was doing his ut-
raogt to prevent the ratification of
the Treaty. __In spite, however, of
this influence the Treaty had been
ratified; the two great nations of
the earth had come to a friendly
settlement of _ap their disputes ;
their example would spread
throughout the world; war would
cease, because a better mode
of settling international disputes had
been. tried, and found successful.
Was Canada to step in and spoil
this picture7 :Was she by a selfish
policy to break up an alliance so
valuable to the empire, and leave
the.mother country exposed to " the
machinations of her rivals and ene-
mies in the East' Here was a field
for a great orator. It must be con-
fessed that Sir John did not rise to
the height of this great argument.
But his language was eloquent; as
a matter of argument he made the
most of it. But is it true 7 Is it
true that Canada holds in her hands
the issues of peace or war with the
United Stotesi Was there anything
in the negotiations relating to Cana-
da that could by any construction
be construed into a easus belli. As-
suredly not. We might refuse to
admit the Americans to our asher--
ies, and yet the Treaty in those fea-
tures wintch might affect the peace-
• ful relatIons* of the two countries
would go into operation all the
same. It is an entirely false issue
to say. that war is the only alterna-
tive if we refuge to give up rights
which are admitted by all. And
even if it were true, is everything to
be given up for the sake of peace?
If the Americans demand our pro -
petty and threaten us With war if
we did not give up, are we to tamely
submit for the sake. of peace l Is
that the position to take in the face
of our aggressive 'neighbor, who
will be soon demanding more when
she sees she has only to demand to
receive?• Is that a position which
any Briton or Canadian can con-
template with feelings other than
those of degradation.. Yet that is
the position in which Sir John Mac-
donald's argument places us.
Mr. Mackenzie, in a capital off-
hand speech, brought outthese pointh
very forcitbly, though not with that
degree Of- elaboration which theit
FROM OTTAWA.
.lTrout Our Own, Correspondent•.
' OTTAWA, May 4, 1872.
Th House has at last settled
d svn to the real work of the session.
n Tuesday, Sir Francis Hincks
made his financial statement, and
yesterday, Sir John introduced the
Bill to give effect to the Treaty of
Washington. These two subjects,
a.re enough of themselves to engage
the House for two or three weeks.
Indeed the impression now obtains
that it will be nearer the fiest of
July jthan the first of Juue before
ork is all over. •
Francis is no orator; but t'tat
derstands financial quest inns
e can &tuba He has the
making his financial state-
s!short. He says what he has
in as few words as possible,
?hen he is done he sits down.'
does not "enthuse," as the
icans say, overthe greatness of
country, and our bright pros -
for the future. He states
or what he represents is facts,
eaves it to Dr. Tupper, who
e orator of the Government, to
in the rhetorical. With for -
Finance Ministers three and
fourliours was tee ordinary length
of a budget speech ; Sir Francis
managed to compress his within a
little over one hour. - He had it
written out at length, and read
whole passages of it from his notes.
Before Sir Francis rose, Sir John
made an attempt to introduce the
Treaty Bill in blank and without
explanation cf its provisions. Mr.
Mackenzie naturally, objected. It
had always been customary on the
introduction ofimportant measures
for explanation to be given. npoii
the first reading, so that when the
te came on upon the second
mg, the House might be in
ession of all its provisions and
understand the policy upon
whi h it is based. Such has been
general practice. Sir John's
mpted departure from it on the
'eat occasion, was one of those
at little dodges which he plays
sionally with the air of inno-
0. He only wanted to have it
ed 011 the orders Of the day,
would give full explanations
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the
Si
he u
DO o
art
men,
to sa
and '
Am
this
pect
facts
and
is ti
deal
•mer
-able b give any setisfactoty reason
for His Lordship's non-attendance,
until about 10 o'clock on Tuesday
raorning, esvhen. a telegram was re-
ceived by the Sheriff, stating that
the Judge Would be along by the
afternoon.train, and thatrthe Court
would open at 4 o'clock. The cause
.of the delay, as was afterwards ex-
plained, was that a murder ease
which was under trial at Sandwich
was not terminated on Saturday, and
had to be%ontinued diiring Monday.
This, of course, is a -very good
excuse, still, we cannot help think-
ing that His Lordship is much to
blame in not having devised some
-means of acquainting those inter-
-ested of his inability.to keep his ap-
pointment. To him, a day's delay
-„
Great _Fire in Ingersoll.
Business Portion of the Town Destroyed.
Afire broke out in Ingersoll about
8 o'clock on Tuesday -night, 7th
inst., in the Royal Exchange Hotel
stables, corner of Oxford and
Charles streets, and spread north,
south and east, until it reached
Thames street, the principal street
of the town:, taking the Niagara, Dis-
trict Bank, Ohroiticle office and in-
termediate stores, -many of -which
were of Substantial brick, three
stories. high. The fire caught the
east side of the street and burned all
the. principle drytgoods mid grocery
stores of the town. One nehn named
Paine is straposed to have been lost
in saving stocle from Young's sad-
dlery stme. • The .London firemen
arrived at 10:50.
Another dispatch says : The fire-
men worked bravely, but were ute
terly eXhausted. 'Since the Lon-
doners arrived the fire has been
brought under control, and Hon.,
Frank Smith's block has been saved.
The saving of this *block saved a
thickly settled part of Second street
and King street, whioli must other-
wise hat.7e gone. The following are
the principal losers: John Walsh,
Royal Exchange Hotel and three or
four frame buildings; .A.' Vance,
confectionery ; Browell & Barker,
hardware.; Niagara District Bank,
George E. • Perkins, three-story
lariek ; J. & H. Little groceries;
J. Gordon; tailor ; G. ?W. Walley,
_crockery t j. G. Ournett, Chironiele
office ; Mrs. Carter, millinery, M.
deb
reac
pos
als
the
tate
pre
sha
oce
con
Oa
an
upon the second reading. But the
Opposition saw his game. He want-
ed the Treaty advanced a stage with-
out discuesion, and in the meantime
the Finaire Minister would' make
his budget speech, in which it was
all artanged he was to defend the
Treaty as a good bargain for Canada.
Thus it was to. be hoped the, Opposi-
tion. would be led to show their
hal d in advance. Therefore when
John found he could not intro -
e his Bill without some explana-
e he withdrew it for the time,
Sir Francis went on with his
mid . statement. But the Op-
ition were not to be drawn into
iscussion of the Treaty in advance,
a disclosure of the line of action
y intended to take.
his was on Tuesday. From that
till Friday he was scarcely seen
in the -House, and it was known
that he was in his office drafting the
Txeaty Bill and preparing a speech
in defence of his whole connection
w-th the Treaty: Yesterday the
loii
g -looked for explanation from our
‘-‘. igh troint" came. Every mem-
ber was -Jin his seat, and the galleries
WO e crowded. That peculiar feeling
of . stillness pervaded the House
which i always noticeable in such
assemblies when anythiee very im-
p leant is on the tables. Lady
A acdon ld whose devotion to her
is the theme of admiration
r it is kuown; occupied a
t in the Speaker's' gallery :
.,
dy Lisgar with Mies Dal -
rd Lisgar's Deice), and Miss
ir Hugh Allan's daughter),
s on the floor to file right of
ker, just within the integin-
which marks the confines of
ber, be) ond which it wauld
a hili offence against the dignity
Parliament for any " strancrea"
-en tough it should be blier
ajesty's .representative, or Her
ajesty herself, to go. The t enat-
-s. de erting their own Cm
haber,
Ied to the gellery set apart for
MAY
1872.
importance demands. Mr. Macken-
zies speech was necessarily confined
to pointing out .a few of the errone-
OM positions which the Premier had
taken. The debate of the whole
question on ite merits has been de-
ferred to the second reading. Doubt-
less it will call forth some of the
greatest. debating and oratorical ef-
forts that have ever been witnessed
in a Canadian Legislature.
PoYriAc.
NEWS OF THE WEEK..
warranting any belief of new dang-
ers. On the contrary, the. position
of the Government on the subject is
one which'when all the correepond-
ence is made public, will be warraly
approved by the people. There it
an earnest effort to save the Treaty,
but there has been no suggestion or
proposition from this side to settle
the questiofl outside of the Geneva
tribunal. It has been suggested to
the British Government that the
-United States Government does not
desire a money award for conse-
quential damages, but only a settle-
ment of the prineiple involved. In
return, Great Britain has made a
proposition, involving a settlement
of the question outside of the tri-
bunal, and indicating that it expects
the withdrawal of the claims ars a
consequence. But this has been de-
clined, because the American.Cabinet
has no power, as has the English
Cabinet, to ,define and establish a
principle of law for the observance
of the nations in the future, simply
because the Senate cannot consent
under the Constitution to ratify
such an agreement. If the British
Government should propose a new
article to the Treaty, :and. settle this
question'it would be giavely con-
sidered by the American Govern-
ment, and if the concession was suf-
ficiently clear, it would doubtless be
ratified. • But there will be settle-
ment without such a concession as
will settle the point involved for
tuture time.
The Herald's Washington special
says::—in the Cabinet Session on
Sir Francis Hincks' Bill to amend
the act respecting Dominion notes,
was read. a thlid time in the House,
on. Tuesday night, and -passed.
The debate on the Treaty Bill
was resumed on Wednesday, when
Mr. Blake made a powerful and
lengthy speech.
.A. telegram from Bombay brings
intelligence of most disastrous floods
in the southern part of Bxitishlndia
The town of Vidoie, in the presi-
dency of Medias, has suffered terra).-
ly. Many of the inhabitants were
drowned. The number of lives lost
is given at 1,000. Fifteen thousand
inhabitants of the town have lost
&yerything they possessed, the water
having washed away their houses,
and left them in perfectly destitute
condition.
The National Democratic As-
sociation, a political organization re-
cently formed under the auspices ef
Ben. Wood, on Wednesday, passed
resolutions indorsing Mr. Greeley.
During the meeting Wood stated
that he had had an interview with
Greeley, and had ask ed him whether
and in what event it was possible
that he would withdraw as a candi-
date. Greeley, in 1 eply, had assured
him that he would remain in the
field no matter whom the Republicau Convention at. Philadelphia migh t
notainate ; but that his withdrawal
was possible should the Democratic
National Convention make an in-
dependent nomination.
,In the British House of Commons,
on Monday night, the Scotch. Edu-
cation bill was discussed. A resolu-
tion introduced by Mr. Gordon, pro-
vidingtthat the Scriptures shall form
• part of the instruCtion in schools
was carried against the Government
by a vote of 216 to 209.
Advices by telegraph from Aus-
tralia, state that heavy floods which
caused terrible loss of life occurred
in Melbourne. Four hundred per-
sons were drowned. Growing crops
have also been greatly damaged;
Isaac Butt, member of Parlia-
ment for Limerick, has NS ritten a let-
ter on'Home Rule. He asks for an
Irieh Assemlity, in which home rule
shall be fully represented, approves
of a plan for fraternal union be-
tween Ireland and England, guar-
anteeing the anthoritpof the crown,
and draws the outlines of a Federal
union which, he say, will be a satis-
factory settlement of the relations of
the two countries.
A_ deputation of clergymen of the
Scotch Church left Edinburgh on
Tuesday, for America, to attend the
General Assembly soon to be held
in Detroit, Mich. Much interest is
felt itt the event, which is the first
acknowledgement of the Church -in
America. .
In Copenhagen, the International
Society has made itself obuoxions to
the Government, and, consequently,
is now being forcibly supprlessed.
In New -York, on Monday, a fire
broke out in that portion of the
Metropolitan Hotel block occupied
as Niblo's theatre. A general alarm
was sounded, but the fife gained
great headway, extending to Crosby
street, in the rear of the hotel, ig-
niting several houses. The losses
thus far are over $500,000. Only
one wall of Niblo's theatre is left
standing. A contract -was made
this noon to have it rebuilt by
August. The building was owned
by A. T. Stewart, the dry goods
man. The different actors and ac-
tresses at Niblo's lose from $100 to
$1,000 worth of property each. A
meeting of the dramatic profession
is to be held to -morrow to adopt
measures for the relief of the 'suf-
ferers. :Various theatres in the city
have already tendered benefits.
The Carlist insurrection ire Spain
seems to have been quelled, and
Don Cellos is again a refugee. Mar-
shall Serrano, in an official report,
says: We will now concentrate our
troops in Biscay, to drive out the
insurrectionists in that 15royince,
leaving the volunteers to pursue
Don Carlos, who has fled. Carbi-
neers who are acquainted with the
ctountry will pursue what rebel bands
may yet remain in Navarre. In-
surgents continue to come in and
surrender. Seven hundred and fif-
ty prisoners have arrived at Pampe-
tuna. Government forces operating
against' insurre3tionist8 are con-
stantly being reinforced.
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Wednesday the resolve of the Presi-
dent to rest our case as it stands. be-
fore the tribunal of Geneva, nor al-
low- Mr. Fish to seek further Iltealig
of accommodation, came under form-
al discussion, and was sustained by
all the members present. Under
instructions now in his possession.
Minister Schenck has nothing nude,
er to ask or propose to London, and
only, in event of the British Minis-
try desiring additional information
of our intentions, is he to tell Lord
Granville that all. American claims
understood to be within the Treaty
are before the tribunal, and all tee
ibmain till they are disposed of in
the manner proposed in their pres-
entation) or the arbitration itself is
terminated by the Act of the British.
Government. His determination is
looked upon almost universally as
involving a total failure of the
Treaty, with all its subordinate and
dependent provisions, as it is two
possible for the Gladstone Cabinet
to offer such a voluntary and ede-
conditional compromise as alone wal
no Ar be considered here.
The Fenian Raid Claims,
In the House, on Monday, Mr.
Cartwright moved the House into
Committee to consider the resolu-
tions in relation to the withdrawal
of the claims of the Dominion of
Cenada against the United States
for compensation on account of_ in-
juries at from the Fenian raids.
He expressed regret, which he be-
lieved all would feel, that the claims
-had been withdrawn by the commis-.
signers. He believed the lieople, of
England, would fe,e1 sore and humili-
ated in being compelled to make at-
tonement for these wrongs on us,
that the United States would enter-
tain anything but a high opinion of
the power of England. He believed
the Fenians would be stimulated to
greater exertions by the concession
of the British Go4ernment.
Sir G. E. Cartier contended that
as the claims were withdrawn
through the neglect of Britain the
acceptance of a guarantee was not a
humiliation, but rather an evidence
of the determination of Britain to
defend the Dominion at all hazards.
The resolution was irrevalent and
should be withdrawn.
Hon. W. McDougall agreed with
the sentiments expressed by Mr.
Cartwrigb t;but thought the resolu-
tions should not be passed, as they
were in effect a vote of censure on
the Imperial Government.
Mr. Harrison moved in. Amend-
ment that the House does not WM-
sider that the interests of the Bo -
minion will be promoted, or the re-
lations now happily existing between
the mother country and Canada
strengthened, by an expression of
opinion on the subject of the with
drawal of the Fenian claims by the
slimdeprearlGv
tiluooftehrennaecomiatmisfrsoionthe eon
en.-
r. Blake said it appeared from
the tone adopted. by. the Ministly
that the Government might express
their dissatisfaction with the piker_
of the Imperial Government but the
House could not. By reference te
the public correspondence he show-
ed that the Government bad iised
language which they contended the
House could not employ. Hem0
iv,nciTeaNvoasitenetxdhpnairse:Hsteodtuosbeytleieotiet;inmam_dteithni;
Government tith reference to, the
subject of the Fenian raids itt their
minute of Council, dated lst July,
1870, in the following words: 4The
Committee of the Privy Couticilfeel
it their duty t6t express.Yery stron
ly to your Excellency for the Mort
motion of Her Majesty's Gavel -
The Present Position of the
Treaty.
A despatch froth Washington to
the New York Times, Qf May 8,
says the position of the A re erican
tGovernment on the Washington
Treaty is not materially changed,
and :there are no dew features in it
1415-Y
eat the -deep
0 people of ti
ades of party
eceived from
.ernment that
eo
lojrai subjects of
had a right to c
oinntesof Coun
1871, the folio
principal caus
.Canada and
th
'not been reino
remains a
in the followin
that this Fenia
in full vigor,
reason to hope
Government wi
as a frierwly ne
the future -dm
them to enter
„lion that the or
*difference with
the one cf all
apecial importa
And in the foll
failure of the
Sion, to deal
been one eau
satisfaction
ington:
Sir John
question
-whether t
-expressing
oontained in
the Opposition
the Opposition
.or disloyalty fl
as occasion
'charge against
but men were '
party they kep
course of the-
in. abantiorti
and claimed tij
-ernment had s
vantages by w
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e austie languu
inier with sal
issues, person
driven into a
ful arguments
side. He
Macdonald o
the Oppositio
suited party
in an amusin
records of
treasury ben
every occasio
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principle lea
were Tories
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