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I G&EQKty xjm 0 Bmp t' ^ m ^ B :- ' . \ ^^ roye ^ e n ^ eftne . ^^^ read , a second tun& wiiftoulKa dasd ^ nulpfc ' ^ unamaiKjutr 4 j ^ kim- . c #$ pr JmO ^ . i ^ ife ML % i ^«^ «^^ vnowev : er ^ a > remftrfcable » : ciggopRffcajice in toe > istory of puMe opui&n on ti ^ i question , mwhtv ¦
j •* . f ^ JfT * V ' ' w . ™ «* V * V >; BV IWB . JUMtmg ^ to win tlie / ggififegp * o ^ tli © Broiiae : o £ Cam-; moue fniavoiur of a schema whacH ^ ibjur veaw ago , would nave excited the oiost vraleat opposition . The trutfi . as * the struggle ; £ aiB been : in va& ^ and tnose . wnor enie ^ Sn tE » , strongest , objecfciona : tfo tBe . % te ^ r # b ;^' ; ji ) f * Parliament ibmthe gpYJBn ^ eii € » iii ^ xe ^^ 'pbin of toe . TJniveisities are ^ p ^ pe ^ ed » w ii ^ a ^ : e "'^ ie . beet of their defeat b ^ placing ,, litnits on iEeir concessions . This was tne course rrurBufict : oxi ;
Friday last by Sir John . Eakington . To nWe divided against the GoTeniment would have ended QJ » br ia Immiliatrng dascoEfffiture , and the Tory Opposition consoled themselves for a mosfr ungracious assent tor the ^ princfpleur of the- ineatoute 1 % y impeaching atafldftt ^ every' otte-; of it $ provisions , ' Th ^ ialteg ^ itidiffeEciiied of Government to academic *? feeling , th « confiscation of collegiate property for university purposes ., th . ^ abolition of oaths taken by
Fellows ^ the interference - with founders * wills , experjeBced , in ih&ir torn , a rigour of resistance whicft showed how uawiiffiDg the sufrffiis&ion had been . Sir "William Heathcote , who-occupies pretty much the earner position as Mr . Gladstone did four years agp , took a much more sensible -view of the measure ,, but , while acknowledging the general necessity for compulsory action on the parfc df
Government , took exception to the appropriation of collegiate revejiiie ^ aaacl the alienation of scholarship and fellowshi p * from public schools . A third party w-as- represented by Mr . Bl&ckett , who objects most strongly to the very points which ace most approved by Sir John Fakingtott and Sir wilKam Heathcote . Mr . Blaekett expressed an honourable shame that th « DisgetttsetfS should be
called upon to assist ha reforming 1 an institution from the benefits of wMcli they ara studiously excluded . Me very properly described
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! Canada , and Noya . ^ Scotia ; r and the ? motive is ( juite evident : Since JLord DurBam visited j Canada , the history of Britdsh adnainistrafcion has been one ' of concession to popular power j in the North American , colonies . Sometimes jthis concession has been extorted ^ st ofc& er ' times it has , been spontaneous , llord 2 ? U £ ; ham ' s proposal was purely the wort of agenerous ana g ifted mine !; Iiord S . ydenhanL ' a gradual doling out of responsible government
" Should , the land forces now in . this province be requited' elsewhere , your Majjtssty may Tfel ^ upon the topsftty and fevotuut of the Nova Scotia militia , -whoj HMti £ the returnofpeace in Europe , will defend their awn-country and protect , your Majesty ' s forts and arsenals fironaibreign aggression . ** Lett us , remember what , community it is wiw ^ a © freely-elected representatives thus step forward and offer- theii ? services to the Queen . ] S " ova- Scotia . is- < a colony distinfladsLed by the of its
eoB ^ aeraiiv . e hardnesa dimafcey by the sfojusdineBS of its inhabitants , and- hy their independence ^ Mr . . Howe himself was the leader- ia an Opposition which ,, with the CSolonial Reformers in this country , did much t& bring afeoui " responsible government" in i&& colonies ^ Ii ? might almost be said that ! y g * eat > perlfevierance , tact , and utoderatioiii , tflie Opposition of which Mr . Hewe * was the Bi « o < i had already enforced a Ministerial
resensibility in JSbva Scotia by virtu © of pubiie < Spiiii © n , befows' it was techniealb f granted t&r *© ugh JLord SydenliaTn . to- Canada . Mif ; Howe , we believe * , tra » a printer ; he was tli « proprietor o £ tih 6 2 $ bvu Sc&timt , a jcnisp ^ al of frpe&t ability , in whose leading ; columns he put forth those practical and trtf % Tfog lish sentiments ,, which worlied their war , tnrough
the Iiegislature ^ into the aiclininisttation . tb wa » as leader of tlae Q pposttioii that on a fiwaner occasion , he- gave the example which was , now returned to funa ni tind % $ tla& jgrer aenfe leader of the Opposition , He is there-&r % in has own person ,, at once aru exemplar of the mdepen . 4 eni@ ^ and of the loyalty of tte qol pny . ^ he shows the success o $ popular a ^ u > tafciioji * andtlad success also , of theJmnistenal
GDEcesBioas ; he . has * won * , for- his ; eountrymeia th © self-giDvernment through r-epresentatke ndt responsibl * admindsfefation whiaeh EbglishmGBut boast ' , of estabJishing for tbem « elve& , ' — whiiok they have 1 enjoyed when they ha ^ e acquired the right by th »» force , of their own aetion "* and &e > is ; » li ^ wg' proof tbat when the independelLce of Englishmen is thua re-( SOigiiisedv ia lieuof wastamg the strength ; thus ae ^^ isirted in : ' ^ screnv glorification , ihey rally r » iLfl ^ the ! Gdvernnaeii * . They reeogBdse = tke impacts off < ¥ ttr uHwritten Gonstittction tfee wore faithfulr beeaueae spontaneoiislv .
Bi an American qttestioTi : it mig ht ; hare been supposed : that SFova Steotia had softie ittterest ; but in the present case * setfiah considerations cdtild scarcely prevail . There caai Be little fear among men with tile practical knowledge and sagacity of Mr . Howe and his leading coadjutors , that , defended "by France , England , ana America , the commerce of the
world will be injured by the treacheries of j&ussia , the vacillations of Prussia , or even . tEte reaction of Austria . The very address from which wa have quoted shows that the Kbva Scotians understand their position ; ttey declare their feelings and their purpose ; to quote tiheir own wends , " though far rewaoved ficora . what may be thes theatre of war . ' *
The Nova Scotians , like the Canadians and the people of New Brunswick , may not le removed from temptations to repay the * liberal concessions of the [ English Govera-Bflent- in different coin . There never haye beemt , and never will be wanting restless persons willing : to acquire a temporary noto-¦ pi&by by becoming the instruments of annexing Canada , or New Brunswick , or- some other English proviaace , to the American other Jin gush provwace , to the American
tJnion . The delay of perfect freedom may keep up a mutinous spirit , as it has done in T ^ cwfoundland ; and thus , on shore , preserve the materials for awkward international questions about the fisheries at sea . There is , we believe , no instance of a province annexed to the Union which has not profited by the motives ; so that a purely selnah annexation might carry over any of our provinces . Hut there are of course reasons for this generous impulse , which uhows itself nlike in
was the / result of great official tact and cunning , not unmingled perhaps-with more manly motives ; Lord MetcaHe's adminisferation , if somewhat' more conservative was as pure as it is possible to be ; IJord Mgm ctld not shine amid scenes of turbulence . But poKr ti ^ ally he has won , tne confidence of all parties in Canada . TEe CanadiaQS . were prepared to maintain a fierce agitation for the purpose of securing , tEe ; concession * of the
fj ^^ JV ™* W * adveEait 3 . aclwoledtlH * . tob * Dinfc bemase the principle ! of Entdidt Q jv ^ rnmenfc at raeaent 5 ^ aud& » as and ^ onZ " ^ ff % tne people , who am ^ weraeC ^ efe ther » Qne Iluu ^ witk alLSe Icwal dwnositiott of ^ og ] JaL . aod . frwh ri&at muicb ranfcle id . tlie bieasts ; of thorn win * reia « ia . « 6 home . They may quote thet deed * » f Minia tera aganwtMiiiiflterstifcieriiservea . Coiwkte representation 'Eas beennven to-the En ^ ishi
and Irish , and Scotch ^ a the cobnu * TLo circumatancea of our transmarine province are mich ^ that those who . remain und&anchiaed must Be very few iiid ^ ed- —none But the mowfe recently arrived The e 2 pexdmeiit . of graQtf > ing thorou ^ i representation * Ba * perfec'tli answered ^ The coloiiiea ws&p pplx ^ cat ^ , incleh pemient : an <| tiiey respond to . ^ afc ; eoxsEtdencA by tliifir heartfeli toyalby ^ ni ^ Tlhey wall Be prepared to sustain in . reiuxn . If necesjaar
theicmiMiavwul staiidLfojmaf ^ tQr ^ fendtw flag as . well as . the forts of the empire . la other words , trust tne J&ng ltsJtmtm w . the eoloxpes , com ^ letelyv , saM ^ Jbet- i ^» gTithi ^ ara ^ how » . tna . ti he is sterling it eveigr-aittiKvr % iih $$ the iooi £ ) he ia . trusted the morei loyal he Ker Comes . But ; i £ that ^ is true of the Eog }^ man at the- Cape ^ or , in Oanada ^ ia ill ^ wr of ^ ej &g ^ &i ^ . & lipme ^ T || 4 « SM % " ^ Ministers venture to say thatatia . aow , Iiet thei ^ j t ibe 3 a * answer titua 4 ^ a ^ om ^^ % fc ft tBe Baglishnpan ^ mos * ccqaffv fes ^ atotawt to obi am the nuak tniat of hia Q-oyeiiiBaeni £
dfcergj : reserves ,, atnd * a , less generous people might have said- that the final concession of these reserves- , was extorted By feaoe ; but no smehb uawortnj taunt is thro-wri out * " ^ Ve cannot fon ^ et , certain ^ crotchety dUc £ at £ oxts which disfi gured Loict Orey ' s grant of lWer representation $ o Australia ; we ^ do not forget the hesitations which followed' Xord ^ nn Kussell ' s sj ) onta 3 i eoTi 3 premise of ** aii Bag-Iteh ODirstitatTon . " W fe 0 flpe j Ifutf in ? s ^^ of these ^ 6 rsonal Bt ^ s ^ sM Gtye&sffly' of ljbrd Gfrey ;^ dtlktory && 3 L textttibhas
cirotbjletlness , tike concessions rove * & * && granted . In t&ia ciotiiitry ^ whn % siriiggBiig ^ over tne ^^ Hs ** of $ 8 aMctJkr je&tBf } ve have tdfid ntatty reasons to tfectiBe- ottr jutblwy tttert o 1 f Belymg I&eir blcl ^ professions ; fetefe whetESre Iook b 0 xs ¥ Hd tKe ' nisfory of the-laa * ten years , and of tite last nVe in partfculkr , we- cannot deny tbatf leacKngJEfeglSsh Hffeasters ; faWB ; shown a ^ illingnesa t ! o reeogii&ei £ a : thei largest acceptation of tlie vord , complete - * ieH presentatfve " andjpiopTdar govtoHnent ik tiBei colonies . I 3 fo TKEoriBtei * : Bas shown stf
cotripreoensive , so perfect , go , jprdtttical' send courageous , A . conception of tfiip i ' ctea a » "Khei present J&infeter mt the colonies ; who tuajbe said to have rounded ! off ihe separate ideas of his | r « dfeeesiaor » , i anct to have ^ devel ^| red that policy which dictated liberal measures for separate colonies' into a policy of tniet empire . Of course this fact ia not ibrgottteni in Nova Scotia nor in Canada ; nor can the colonists overlook the other fact , that tfh ' e > Minister who nnisfce (| off the popular reform of our colonies ,, and is still continuing ^ Bi » work in Newfoundland and ! the West Indies , is the statesman who has the conduct of the
war in Europe . While the JJHTova-Seotiaiiswere voting their noble declaration , wltite the Canadians stand ready to sustain similar feeKnga and purposes ,, an Irishman , who ** l ' ef 5 fc his country fc > r his ^ country ' s good , " is endeavouring to rouse his countrymen in America and Izre&md against England , and on Befcaif of Russia ? If Irishmen remained * as ignorant as tfeey once were ,, this agitation migltft have' some sense andi forte j but they know * Better . Theire is
scarcely a youth in Ireland that is not- aware how little his country would be benefitted by adopting- tne autocratic role of the Czar in lieu of tbtat rule which , Bad as it htc # once been , is better now , —the best that Ireland can hop © for . And the Irishmen answer Mr . John Mitchell ' s ex p ortation to treason against their Queen and country , by rushing to the recruiting sergeant in Ireland , and by
suffering that special Irish agitation , which he could once arouse in America , to lapguish . Native A meriean jealousy , of pure Irish agitation , also sleeps only because it ia not yet worth while for it to rouse itself again . Ireland is aa loyal "fts ISTova Scotia , notwithstanding the constant efforts of a priesthood to get up seditious if not treasonable opposition to the national policy of England ; but why ?
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Afhii . 1 % | 854 . ] THE LEADER . ' ^
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Leader (1850-1860), April 15, 1854, page 351, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2034/page/15/
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