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THE HURON EXPO8ITOIL
NEW ADVER-TISEUENTS.
Reapers and Mowers—Patterson & Bro.
Pipes and Fans—M. R. Counter.
Girl Wanted—Mrs. Glover.
Farm for Sale—Alex. McGee.
Farm for Sale in Grey—M. McDermid.
House and. Lot for Sale—Mrs. Gerrond.
To Rent—C. R. Cooper, ,Ainleyville.
Bull for Sale—R. H. Carnochan.
Strayed Colts—Riehard Hothara.
- Contradiction—S. J. Etherington.
Stethoscope Loet—Dr. Graham.
New Store at Walton—Thomas Wilson.
teiresyville Planing Mill—Jas. Bennett.
Insolvency Notice—Thomas Kidd, .4s •
'signee.
Britannia House ---William Hill.
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nron txpooitax.
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1872. -
The Sours Movement.
It is a matter of public regret
that the differences existing at pres-
ent in Camada lietween employers
and those employed, are becoming
daily greater and more -wide -spread.
In Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal
large numbers of men tore out on
•strike, and this week an extensive
iron -manufacturing firm in Galt dis-
charged their hands and dosed their
eitablislunent, because the riken re-
• fused to sign a certain agreement to
the effect that they -would not de-
mand shorter hours of labor or
assist those who should in other
*places. The action of the Galt firm
is understood t� be in accordance
• with an arrengement betwben the
• most extensive foundry -men in the
• Province, to compel those in their
enaplorto undergo certain repressive
measnres which are to be adopted
for the prevention of strikes. In
taking these compulsory measures of
repression; the employera are acting
very unwisely. If they cannot per-
suade their workmen that it tis for
• their interest and the general inter-
• est that ten hours should constitute
a day's work, it is too late in the day
to compel them to act as if they.
• believed the contrary. A 'great
many years ago; and in a less favor-
ed country, they might have succeed-
ed in this, but in the present age,
• and in the Province of Ontario,,
never. We are not in faVcr of the
• short hours movement. We believe
• it would be better for the workman
• himself and for the country at large
t� continue the piesent hours of
labor, and in an article on this sub-
ject a few weeks ago we argued the
question at considerable length, and
showed the grounds upon which we
based this conclusion. But we now
• distinctly say that if the working-
men of Canada, or the gteat majori-
• ty of them, are determined to work
but nine hours a day,—if they de-
liberately take. upon themselves the
responsibility of bearing the burden
• of inereased prices for the necessaries
of life, which -will fall mot heavily
on them, there is nothing that cau
.
resist their resolution. The em-
ployersrmay maintain. a Wriggle for
a whilet-but twi1i be a losing game..
It is the natural right of the intelli-
gent laborer tO set the bounds of his
daily toil, and_ any attempt to de-
prive hini of it will be futile.
An Unfounded Ru.mor.
An unfounded rumor is being cir-
culated by parties resident in Clin-
ton, that Messrs. Blake and Mac-
kenzie have stated that the London,
Huron and Bruce Railway will only
receive aid on condition that the
Central route be the route chosen.
The absurdity of such a rumor must
• be apparent to any sensible person,
upon a moment's consideration.
Messrs. Blake and Mackenzie, nor
the Ontario Government, dare net
make any such promise. The money
whith they have to grant \for the aid
of railways is the money of the
people, and as such it is for the peo-
ple to say where and how it shall be
• spent. It is not within the put-
vince of the Government to dictate
tO any Railway Company upon
• what route they shall build their
road, so long as they comply with
• the conditions of the'Act empower-,
ing the Legislature to grant the aid.
It is for the company interested to
decide where they shall build, their
road, and for the people to ratify
and uphold that decision by grant-
ing the required bonuses.- This
done, the Government and • the
Legislature are bound to gkant the
aid where it is required.
If the Great Western Railway
Company, who are ,now about to
carry out the London scheme, cent
eider the Central route the best and
most profitable for their road, • and
the people along the route grant the
requited bonuses, then it will be per-
fectly right for the Government to
promise the subsidy for that route.
But if, on the other hand, the East-
ern route be adopted by the Com-
pany, the Government dare not,
and, we feel convinced, will not at-,
tempt to coerce them into taking
another and a less profitable one.
The circulation by our Clinton
friends of such nonsensical rumors
as that referred to, and the threats
put forth by them, of legal proceed-
ings against the Company if their
route be not adopted, only go to
show the hopelessness of their cause,
and set forth the lack of confidence
which they themselves have in the
advantages of their route. This
blustering, blowing find prevaricat-
ing will avail them nothing. The
advantagets are decidedly in favor of
the Eastern route. They know and
feel this, and they may as well resign
themselves quietly to the fate which
pa.ture has decreed for them Erst
as last. Neitheiethe Government of
Ontario nor the people of Clinton
can alter the superior -natural ad-
vantages which the Eastern route
has over the Central. Upon these
advantages we rely for success, and
not upon circulating falee rumors,
'and indulging in useless threats.
That these advantages will be &Tn
and duly appreciated by the Com-
pany who have taken up the scheme
and intend _carrying it out to a_suc-
cessful completion, we have not, nor
never had; the slightest doubt.
The Debate on. the Treaty.
For nearly a week the Bill pro-
posed by Sir John A. Macdonald,
ratifying the provisions of the Wash°
ington Treaty concerning Canada,
Ms been under discussion in the Do-
minion Parliament, and, at last ac-
counts, no immediate probability of
coming to a division. The question
has been thoroughly discussed and
ventilated in all its bearings, and
the more it is cliscuesed, and the
more familiar we, become with the
conditions upon which the interests
of this country have been sacrificed,
the more abominable does the whole
transaction. seem. But, no matter
howfunjustl the requirements of this
bill are, tho Government have pledg-
ed themselves to it, and every one
of their followers will vote .blindly
for them, and we will have the
Treaty ratified by a vtay consider-
able majetity of the Canadian Par-
liament.
• FROM OTTAWA.
• Fr0,71 Our Own Correspondent.
THE GIST OF THE 'TREATY , DERATE
—MR. BLAKE'S MASTERLY ORA-
TION—THE EXCUSES OF THE GOV-
ERNMENT.
OTTAWA., May 11, 1872.
• The House has already devoted
three. different sittings to the dis-
cussion of the treaty and the pro-
habilities are more time will be taken
4 before Mr. Blake's amendment
' ' disposed of. . The main points on-
oth sides .have, 'however, been
rOught out, and I -will no doubt
best serve your readers by givingthe
spirit of -the discussions rather than
a summary of what has been said.
Of course there has been a great deal
of repetition, and some points have
been covered up with verbiageovhich
it Will be my object to remove, and
to present the leading arguments
pro and con in something like in-
telligible form and order. Mr.
Blake opened the contest on Wed-
nesday, and in his masterly and
comprehensive speech, left very little
to be said on hiss side of the ques-
tion. . He began with, an historical
review of the fishery question, and
showed that the policy of the Gov:-
• mu:emit and the country, ever since
the abrogation of - the Reciprocity
Treaty, had been to maintain our
absolute right to the fisherieseand to
protect them against the encroach-
ments of foreigners, not merely on
account of their monetary value, but
upon considerations of national im-
portance --considerations affecting
our position • as an independent
country by the side of a poweiful
and aggressive neighbor. The re-
ports of the Minister of Marine and
Fisheries, from time to time showed
very forcibly the advantage of that
policy to the country, and especially
to out • fishermen: The license
system having been tried during
1866, '67 and ',0, and proved to be a
failure, the policy of entirely ex-
cluding; foreigners frotn ear fisheries
was adopted. At the end of 1869
the Minister of Marine and Fish-
eries reported that that policy , had
been very successful. At the end
-of the next year he was. still more
outspoken in the same direction.
He saeLs "the produce of the fish-
eries has nearly 'doubled that of last
season t" he attributes "the pros-
perity of the fishing population and
theonseqient revival of our fish
tradte" to the protective policy adopt-
ed ; he says "there is a general con-
rence of opinion that the entire
ex usion of foreign fishermen from
the Vaters of Canada. has enabled
Can dian. fishermen to pursue their
calling to much greater advantage
than formerly." Now for purposes
of their ,own the Ministry declare
that a complete reversal of thie
pollee, will not be detrimental to -
out fisherman. At this stage, Mr.
Blake pointed out it was quite clear
that the protection of our fisheries
was the true policy, and the only
question in dispute with the Am-
ericans was that known as the head-
land question. It was to settle this
question that Mr.. Campbet1 was in
f '
1870 sent to England and instruct-
ed to urge on the Iinperial Govern-
ment the ppointment of"a mixed
Commission to be named by the
British an American Goyernments,
and to be omposed of one Impdial,
one Unite. States and one Canadian
Commissioner." Clearly it was con-
templated that on such a Commis-
sion Cana I a was to have an equal
voice wit' the other two. 'countries.
The Colo o ial Secretary accepted tiais
propositio4i, and in despatch to the
• Governor- eneral states that Her
Majesty's Government had agreed
"to give ffect to the wishes of your
Governmelut by appointing a joint
Co missi n on which Great Britain,
the Unit1 States and, Canada are
to e represented." •This evidently
wa the kind of Commission asked
for. The United States Govern -
met agre d to the appointment of
the Com ission, provided it was
mil- rged s as, to 'include the con-
sid ration of all questions in dispute
bet een •e two countries. This
wa agree -upon. Now the ques-
tie is,di the enlargement of the
Co missi n change it character?
We atall , see. On the 15th Feb-
rua y, shottiv after the Commission
thus' enlarged Was appointed, in
our Parlament, in the Speech
from the Throne' the Governor-
General declarede that Canada
would be epresented on the Corn -
mission. rhen Sir. A. T. Galt's re-
solution c me up 'which declared
that the cessien of• our fisheries for
anything! less than Reciprocal Trade
would lp • most repugnant to our
pedirle. 'The sentiments expressed
in the res lution were undoubtedly
the. senti o ents of the House and
the countre . Well, the resolutions
were with o ravvn after a debate at
the urgen request of the Premier,
and he we t to Washington know-
ipg full w ;11 the sentiments of the
Hotise. Pp to this point be it re-
membered the House understood
that the 1 omruission was to settle
the headl nd question, and that
Sir John as to sit upon it as a Cana-
dian Corn. *ssioner. He declared
R
in the cou se of the debate that the
eni rgeme • t of the ' Commission
wo ld not in any way affect the ,in.
sts of anada, neither by reason
of he sub ects submitted to it, nor
by he co so position ef the Commis-
sio . We ere to stand in the same
pos tion a if no enlargement had
tak n placr. ,Here Mr. Blake call-
ed ttention toa very importatit
point. Among the papers submitted
to the 'lease was a despatch from
thl Colortial Secretary dated 16th
Fe ruary, in which lie announces
an Lnticip ted change in the whole
character •f the negotiations. He
intimated hat Her Majesty's Gov-
ernment ould be pleased to see the
whole diffi ulty settled by Canada
giving up he fisheries for a money
payment. Now it is quite true that
Sir John • id net receive this des-
pateh till a ter he had reached Wash-
ington, leu it is equally true that
Earl Kimoerly states therein tht be
had alrea • y telegraphed the sub-
stance of ie.' So that while the House
was prote ting against giving up
the , fishe es for any money pay-
ment and Sir John was assenting
thet'eto'h actually knew at that
tim0 that hen he went to Waeh-
ing on He 'Majesty's Commissioners
wot ld pre s ehat mode of settlement !
A.n 1 so it tallied out "How this
tre4iendo s. change, this complete
revelation in the state of the negoe,
tiat on as ar as Canada was con-
cer ed, to k place was," said Mr.
Bla e, " matter of the greatest
wo der. t took place without one
WO d, as far as we could learn, ut-
ter d by &r John Macdonald in the
• wa of protest or objection."
Mr. Bae having brought down
the histo I al view of the question. to
the time the Treaty was ratified,
proceeded to discuss it upon its
merits, taking pretty much the same
ground th t he took in his speeches
last sumer. He then took up the
subject of the Fenian claims. He
held that what Canada wanted and
had a rig It to expect was not so
much mon y compensation for out-
rages in the past as some guarantee
for security in the future, such /as
wouid be urnished by an acknow-
ledgement on the part of the United
States that they had done wrong in
permattinglraids from their territory.
In t eh d spatch of July last Min-
iste s had rcttested strongly agdinst
the reaty ; but in January, with-
out ny Iinperia1 considerations in-
terv ning, they write to the Jin -
peri 1 Gov mraent that while still
hol mg thp same views, while still
rega ding s most repugnant to the
people of tlliis country a money pay-
ment for jerritoria1 rights, while
still be1ievng that great dissatisfac-
tion prey ed with the Treaty,
while still maintaining that the
principal _ ause Of difficulty had not
been settled but remained a subject
Tor anxiety while, in short, holding
Ian the vie es -they had expressed in
July, they believe they could -come
to Parham nt and propose the adop-
tion 1 of th Treaty with success, if
they could only say "you heve got
som thing -ith which ,you can con-
sole our • jured feelings; you have
got 4 gua ntee to your bill; we
placed a value upon your feelings
and your national pride; we went
to tit good market; we sold to good
adfl
antage ; let us be thankful."
Ha -ing protested so vehemently in
• July, they say in January that they
4 think they can propose the Treaty to
Parliament with success if they can
only come with the Treaty in one
bend and money in the other. Mr.
• Blake's peroration was eloquent and
impressive, and his whole speech
was one of the most masterly -efforts
of argument and eloquence combin-
• ed that were ever beard in that
chamber. Mr. MaDougall followed
with an able speech in defence of
the Treaty, bat he brought out no
new points while a bitter personal
attack on Mr. Blake and his friends
somewhat weakened the effect of his
arguments. Mr. McDeTugall having
trod upon the toes of Honest Joe"
Rymal, that gentleman enlivened
the procedings, which by this time
had become somewhat dull, by one
*of his Characteristic speeches, in
which he completely turned the
laughter of the House upon Mr.
McDougall With tolling effect.
• Mr. Jaraes Young, in the course
of an able speech,- discuesed the
value of a free United States market
for our fish. He adduced figures to
show that our fisheries wen not de-
pendent upon the Americam market,
• Last year our exports pf fish amount-
ed to fabout four millions, of which
only about $800,000 went to the
"United States. In 1863, when the
American market was open, of
$406,010 of mackerel shipped from
Halifax, only $168,000 went to the
United States; and of $1,268,000
cod fish the Arilericans only took
$69,833. So much for the value of
the only valuaLle concession we get
from the United States.
• The debate was resumed on Fri-
• day, (Thursday being a holiday) by
Mr. Mills, w he spoke for two hours.
His speech was a fine specimen of
• close, crittcal argument, and he man-
• aged to bring out some new points
against the Treaty with good force.
He regaided the acceptance of the
Treaty as a step towards ennexation.
If we give up now undoubted ter-
ritorial rights simply because the
Americans blustered about it, as we,
or mother. England had clone in
every negotiation with the United
States affectinglthis country, why, it
was not difficult to forsee that they
would contiuue to make dentands
upon us and, enforce them in a simi-
lar manner, until they had possession
of the whole country.
Sir A. T. Galt took the floor after
recess. There was a good deal of
anxiety to learn what course he
would take, considering his peculiar
views on the relations of Canada to
the mother country. He did not
enter into a discussion of the merits
of the Treaty. It was very objec-
tionable to him ; but the question
with him was what had produced
the change in the views of the Kin-
istry, In July they had protested
strongly against the Treaty; in
January they were willing to accept
it. He would not think so bad of
them as to believe that the change
was owing at the promise of the
guarantee. Neither could it be on
account of England becoming bi-
valved in European complications,
because England's position was bet-
ter in that respect, if anything, since
July. He was forced to the con-
clusion that the Imperial Govern-
ment had in a confidential despatch
to our Government declared that
Canada must accept the Treaty ors
cut our connection with the mother
country; and our Government/had
shrunk from the latter altepi/ative.
For himself he would vote) for the
Treaty, as the Imperial GoVernment
had promised to give the requisite
notice for the abrogation of the
Treaty at the end of ten years at
the request of Canada, and he did
not consider ,Canada now ripe for
independence, but believed she
would be by that time. Galt'
speech eausedquite a sensation, and
before/the House rose, Sir John was
• called on to say whether his conjec-
ture was true or not. He denied in
the most positive language that there
was a Word of truth in it, and de-
clared that England held out no
threat either of separation or even
• of coolnese in her relations, if Ca-
nada did not accept the Treaty.
Canada was perfectly free to accapt
or reject it as she pleased.
Poiene.o.
The International DifElcult3r--A
• Prospect of Settlement.
A few days since it was rumored
that negotiations fdr the settlement
of the difficulty arising out of the
demand by the American G-overn-
ment for oonsequential damages, in
the case of the Alabama and her
consorts, had been suddenly broken
off. That rumor, however, was
without foundation. in fact. The
difficulty has, been arranged, or
it has been so nearly settled that
there is little room left to doubt
that the negotiations now pending
will speedily result in an amicable
arrangeraent, mutually satisfactory
to both the high contracting parties.
Instead of negotiations having been
suspended by the * withdrawal of
England from the Genetta Confer-
ence, the high contracting parties
have agreed to frame a new supple-
mentary treaty in London, the
principles of which have been al-
ready assented to by both Govern-
ments. This supplementary trekty
is based upon the condition that
in any future ease of demands aris-
ing out of a state of belligerency on
the part of either nation, neither
hall make any claim for conseqeun-
tial damages for injuries which may
be inflicted either by the one or the
other, or whether the duties of a
striat neutrality be observed or not.
The announcement made Ott this
subject by Lord Granville in the
House of Lords, and by Mr. Glad-
stone in the Commons on Monday,
were received with the most pro-
found satisfaction throughont Eng-
land, the United States and Canada,
and probably throughout Europe,
if we except Russia, whose Minister
at Washington did his utmost to de-
feat the Treaty.
Washington,, Tuegday.—A Wash-
ington despateh says: Conversation
with many Senators of different poli-
tics this evening proves " that this-.
new basis of settlement will not
meet with unanimous favor. Mr.
Sumner is, it is reported, prepared
to 'make a long_ speech lasting
through one or two sessions. He is
strongly opposed to it, and others
will take the ground that to adopt
at this late date the rule which shall
govern the arbitrators, substantially
directing thena to throw out the par-
ticular claims about which the con-
troversy has occurred, is just as bad
as withdrawing these claims, as
Great Britain detnanded that we
should. .
Mr. M. C. Cameron's Speech on
the Treaty.
In the House, on Tuesday, 14th
inst., Mr. M. C. Cameron made a
speech on the question of the Ratifi-
cation of the 'Treaty. Below will
be found'the most extended report
• we can at present procure. We
• have said some hard things of Mr.
Catneron in the past, and we do not
take back one of them new but we
do say that in this speech Mr.
Cameron does himself and his con-
stitnency honor, and represents
truthfully the almost unanimous
• feeling in his Riding and County.
The following is Mr. Cameron's
speech:
Mr. M. C. CAMERON (South Huron)
said the important subject • before
the House had already been well dis-
cussed. He remarked that the speech
of Harrison was a strong con-
demnation of the Treaty. HZ had
backed up the arguments of the member
for West Durham, and had used expres-
sions respecting the mother country
whioh, if members on the Opposition side
had. 'used they would have been branded
as disloyal and. armexationists. The
Premier did not appear to have pressed
his views before tbe Joint High Commis-
sion, with his usual vigor. Reciprocal
coastmg regulations were proposed by
the British commissioners; the Ameri-
can commissioners declined the proposi-
tion and that was the end. of it. The
British commissioners proposed reciproc-
al registration of- vessels; a most im-
portant interest and mein which Canada
was deeply interested; but the Ameri-
cans respectfully declined it and that
was the end of it. The British commis-
sioners proposed. the settlement ofFenian
claims; but, in the language of the pro-
tocols, these claims did. not commend
themselves to the favor of the American
commissioners, and they were rejected.
The renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty
was proposed and the American commis-
sioners • again respectfully declined.
Then the British commissioners proposed
teemodification of the Reciprocity Treaty,
/and. that the Araerican commissioners re-
spectfully declined. • The British com-
missioners proposed a modification of the
tariff, with oar canals and the St.
Lawrence thrown. in; and that was de-
clined. The British commissioners pro-
posed that the north-west boundary
should be dealt with under the arrange-
ment of 1869; that the American com-
missioners declined. When he • read.
these protocols and saw how easily the
Britisli commiszioners yielded he could
not but feel that the Premier had not
pressed his views with the energy and
• pertinacity he sometimes displayed. in
Parliament • On this occasion, however,
while British commissioners were nego-
tiating away our rights there seemed to
be no protest from our representative.
Even on the floor of this House the hon-
orable member seetned to have loet his
wonted energy in advocating our rights.
The honorable member for West Toronto
8eined to have endecl his magniloquent
speech just where the member for Peel
had. begun—in a eulogy of the Preinier.
He (Mr. Cameron of Huron) might have
commenced or ended his remarks with
an eulogy of Mr. Mackenzie, but he could
not see what connection it could have
with the Treaty, and he therefore would
not do so. Ile would discuss the matter
before the House. He would. not go
over the arguments already advanced to
prove the value of the fisheries to Canada.
We all know their importance to the Do-
minion. He was struck with the re-
mark of the Premier, that all the howl
• against the fisheries clauses came frora
Ontario. While he (Mr. Cameron) claim -
edit& right to consider the question as
one affecting the whole Dominion., he
deified the representatives of the mari-
time provinces were a unit in favor of the
-Treaty. The honorable member for Vic-
toria, B. C., who above all others was
capable of passing judgment on the sub-
ject, considered that the Treaty was not
in the interests of the fishermen.
That honorable gentleman had taken a
comprehensive view of the subject
as it affected. the Dominion, and
that was the proper light
which to regard it. According to the
Premier. the people of Nova Scotia re-
ceived the principal benefit from the
Treaty. Why then con6ne it to there
alone? why not extend all these advan.
tagee to the people residing on the shores
on the great inland. lakes? If were
good for tbe fishermen of Neve Scotia
why not confer upon the fishermen a
Ontario a similar blessing? fie was sur-
rised to hear the Premier warn the
ouse against raising a doubt as to
whether the Treaty provided for the ad-
mission into the United States of fish
caught by Canadians outside of Canadian
waters. Why, if there was -any doubt
about the meaning of that article, i• f
there was likely to be any difficulty mist -
ed about it in the future, now Mas the
time it should be known and provided.
• against. A great deal had been said.
• about the statesmanlike way in which
the Treaty had beeu discussed in Eng.
land; but there they did not hesitate to
discuss the different interpretations of
the Treaty and point out tbe inaportance
of- removing all points of doubt. He
wanted to understand from the Premier
why the commissioners refused the pro-
position to admit salt, coal and lumber
free into the United States, The Premier
said. that these articles were refused free
.admiesion because •of the vete of this
'House ; but did the Premier forget that
'on the 22nd .March, 1871, the Finance
Minister read a dispatch from the Premier
stating that coal and salt would be ad-
mitted free into the United States from
the lst December, 1871' What was the
meaning of this ? He (Mr. Cameron) be-
lieved that the American commissioners
were humbugging the English commie;
sioners. He had sustained the national
policy and would sustain it again if ever
it should. be brought up. But did. the
Minister of Justice forget that the hon.
member for Chateauguay, when that
policy was defeated here, asked. the Fi-
nance Minister if the question Was before
the High Joint Commission, and offerecl,
if it were, to withdraw his amendment;
and .the reply was that it WaS 310t? Did
the Premier remember the Opposition
had taken this precaution ? If be did he
-would. not accuse them, as he had done
of having defeatedthe offer of reciprociti
in coal and salt by their action. He be-
lieved that if we gave up the fisheries
now we gave them up for ever, because it
was a mistake to suppose, as had been
• stated, that the Imperial Government
had promised to give notice of a termina-
tion of the -Treaty at the end of ten.
years, They had promised to consider
the matter, and if in the interests of the
Empire they thought it rieht and just to
give the notice, they would. do so, but
they gave nothing more. The hongentle-
men who took the ground that the Treaty
would come to an end in ten years were
• deluding themselves into a belief that the
BritishGovernment had promised to
give the notice. He did not believe that
this Treaty would bring about peace
in perpetuity. Wb.y, the ink on it was
hardly dry when its terms were disputed.
The fact was that the slip -shod manner
in which the Treaty was drawn up was
unworthy of the first Minister of the
Crown and of the English Commissioners;
the result was that the claims for conse-
quential damages- were brought up. •A
great difficulty we would have to encoun-
• ter would be the question of headlands;
when assessors were appointed to assess
our datnages. It was a great oversight
that this question was not settled, for it
would give rise to numberless difficulties'.
There would be another difficulty as to
the 'locality , in which Canadian fish sent
to Atamican markets were caught. The
Treaty wasdefective in eo many points
that he agreed with the hon. member for
West Toronto that it would. be better to
wipe it out altogether and begin de VOW.
He admitted that England had done
muci for us, but she had also done for
the 'United States much that was against
our- interests. For instance, we could.
not get the Intercolonial Railway guar-
antee until we promised to take a line
which cost us some eight millions raore
thin a better line would have. Then. we
hacl to pay a large sum for the Hudson
Bay Territory, and were involved. in
many difficulties before we obtained pas-
elession of it. He did not tiiink mu&
could be said on that subject as to what
England: had. done for us. Indeed we
have every reason to be cautious in trust-
ing them in dealing with American af-
fairs. He quoted from the London
Standaae/ to show that his opinion was
sharecl by that journal, for it warned us
ta beware in. trusting to the Imperil
Government inedealing with our affairs.
We knew well enough that when the
Treaty was first published it was de-
nounced by the entire Dominion press,
while on the other .hand it was lauded
to the skies by the Ameritan press, with
the exception of a few journals on the
sea coast, of Bttler proclivities. The
New York Tribune at the same time de-
clared that Canada had surrendered her
.fisheries to the Americans, and that these
fisheries were more valuable to them
than the whole ot the test of Cana-
da. W hat was 'true of the Am-
ericans for fifty years was true
-of them to day, namely, that con-
cessions only whetted their appetite for
more. He reaci from the New York
Herald to show that the Treaty was a
step towards annexation. • He read from
the Springfield. Republica -n the following '
passage :—" It would have been fortu-
nate for this contieent if the Treaty had
gone a step further, and have taken the
initial step for the removal of the British
flag from this continent." The Boston
Adperti8er had taken the same views and
so had the New York Democrat; and. a
great many other American newspaper.
All the American papers look on the
Treaty as a step towards annexation.
As if to show that their early victories in
the field over Britain were palling to re-
cent diplomatic victories, they had fixed
the reacling of the Treaty on the 17th of
June, the anniversary of the Battle of
Banker Bell, and the ratification for the
4th of July, Independence day. He
obterved with satisfaetion the Pre-
mier's denial of Sir A. T. Galt';
supposition that there was secret
correspondence pressing our Govern -
meet to force the ratification of the
Treaty; but there were suspicious cir-
cumstances -attending the matter. At
the very moment when the honorable
member for Sherbrooke was -uttering
these sentiments, the Toronto organ of
the ,Government, directly inspired by
the Government, was printing preciseler
the same sentiments in its editorial col-
umns. Now, he thought it very peculiar
that the sentiments uttered by the hon-
orable member for Sherbrooke Bhould be
uttered by the Government organ in To-
ronto at the very same moment He ad
-
milted the ability and loyalty of the
Premier, hut he was sometimes disgust-.
ed with the arguments of that honorable
•gentleman. He would not be surprisea
to hear them froin the honorable member
for North Lanark, but he was to hear
them from the lies of the Premier. ge
(the Premier) :had declared that any
member who opposed the Treaty was an
annexationist, or at any rate a man who.
desired to sever the connection with the
17,
einflocioetiTeelitrehoiaereiwtrebeeoontireutta.pn.ovirtryrveaeraNtn.:‘,:e.rthort:,,
indePendence views
tAlleey2usPirtrtainingththe
theheyey twhilloutithbaet beynj
proo,cleiTrahetyheirview
surporl
sad the Treaty bed
!a:a:nee:tea atolotwnogaiinendtrast4T
4Mr. Howe) advocae
fore the youth of
this House patting
rascally eutethroats.
inthea Phiengliillrthat eaon%
not -earry the Trei
there was a chance
festralla71117uHnTenerne :tient athht
people and
it
notb:vasen
pi
that the Goverinn
the intention of ear
effect. lt would. be'
the elections were
he wee satisfied ti
Ontario was against
own county Marko',
a Liberal vote in. th
'the Treaty. So wel
men. He would
ment of Mr. Bodwe
feated he would
Blake, or for any a
defeat the Treaty
TIODGENS. tia.
day, the Sth in
Thomas Bodgens
Aerenews.---In Se
inst; the wife a
of a daughter.
111.413.
CAarEBELL—LATRD.
at the residence
„by Rev. Wm. -
Campbell, M,
Jane Laird, of 11
Ts.—In Sealort
Alexander Ttvise-
-CAMERON. —On .;T:
- Alexander Came
Killop, aged 78 -
Deceased was a
shire, Scotland, a
:pioneers ot Hur-o
ago. He was par
as a 'hind; truth
THE Al
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market. Wheat
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have been brought
up readily at the
grains are in go
readily bring the q
mand for potatee
been very brisk, t
ever3 is not, so
have already purch
butter market
spring. Even no
paying more for it
get in IsIontreal af
season has not yet
though dealers are
to buy extensivel
been soil The
very high this seas
however, that it. ee
it is now at an
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at ,§tnee, and 'se.
price rather than
sadden fall. We
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Spring 'Wheat—
Barley,— • • • • - —*
Onts........ . .
Peas...—. • •
Butter.
Eggs-- —....
Potatoes . „
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Sheep Skin;............
Lamb Skins,
,Calf Skins; per
Salt (retail) per bum
Mutton.,
Wool, per lb.-
-Dried. Pork—Bacon...
Dried.
Fan:Wheal—
f3Pralg Wheat..
***
Ray, per ton,
Clover Seed, per 3.b.
Tox
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to -day was less eo
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anent and activity
off at the prices
would not give ev
of any kind wee
asking prices for
Bar No. 1 ; $6 75 f
•-67 20 for extra.
No. 1 zuperfine
t 45 at Rockwoo
eere.
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but bnyers were
Were repoeted.
the 'mine. They
for spring, and $1
street ma.rket Sou
$.1
58,- Spring $1 46.
Barley continu
eskieg 680 Lo..
zeported ; 65e to
Street• .
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.ers at 424c on t
44tc o, b. cars.
street market
Peae—Nothing
market 72e to 78t
.t.Potatoes uneba
at 80e.
Seeds quiet and
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