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To the Electors of the Counts/ of Richmond, in the Province of Nova Scotia : Gentlembn : During the recent by-election in this County for the House of Commons, one of the most strongly and persistently iterated and reiterated "cries" in the canvass against Mr. Gillies, M. P., was the allegation, that the Liberal-Con- servative candidate was "the nominee of Senator Miller, who had sold the liberty and independence of his native Province," at the time of Confedera- tion, by his "sudden conversion'* to, and support of, the cause of British North American Union. Reams of such defamatory rubbish in the shape of newspapers (so called) were scattered broadcast over the constituency pend- ing the contest, in the hope of arousing against Senator Miller's friend the hostility of the defunct Repeal faction in this County, and probably cost Mr. Gillies the loss of some votes, among the electors of to-day, many of whom could not be expected to be accurately informed in relation to the events of a generation ago, or of Senator Miller's true connection with tiiem. The last time I had the honor, in 1878, of seeking your suffrages to elect me to represent you in the House of Commons (when I was defeated by a small majority,) I had the valued support of Senator Miller, and the same despicable tactics of slander and misrepresentation towards him were used by the Grits and Repealers of that day, to injure me with the electors. In the election of Mr. Gillies, with the splendid majority of over three hun- dred, these slanderers have now got their answer " jm the people, which, doubt- less, is alike satisfactory to the victorious candidate, and his much abused friend, . Mr. Miller's famous speech, in 1866, in support of Confederation, which no doubt turned the scale in favor of that great scheme at a critical period, and which has so often subjected him ^'n years gone by to the most unlimited abuse and misrepresentation, is at the present time within the reach of few, and his real position and action in the Union struggle are not very accurately known to many of the present generation. I, therefore, think, in common with many of Senator Miller's numerous friends, that it is only an act of justice to him to place that speech before you, nearly twenty-six years after it was delivered, in order that you may all judge for yourselves whether his conduct in the struggle for Union was the result of "sudden conversion," or was actuated by unworthy motives. I think no more conclusive answer could be given to Mr. Miller's enemies than the speech itself affords. As a fitting supplement to Senator Miller's utterances on the subject of British North American Union in the Legislature of Nova Scotia, and a proof of the sincerity and consistency of his convictions on that great question throughout his public careei-, I think it not inappropriate to publish the Sen- ator's able address in the Senate of Canada, in 1871, on the admission of British Columbia into the Union, and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way; an address made at a time when it required more courage and foresight to stand up for the immediate construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, at least in the Atlantic Provinces, than it does to-day to boast of that great accomplishment. Both these admirable speeches contain sentiments of which Mr. Miller need never feel ashamed. The atrocious libel, which some of those lying sheets contained — that the electors of Richmond were so incensed at their representative's conduct on the Those now living in this «««^"^""5' ™ JUoni have since passed away higher seat on the Queen s Bench wa ^^^ ^^.^ ^^ j^^^^^ ^^ ,,ld slanders, Macdonald's Ministry, I ^l^}"]^ it ^^^^^^^ be discontinued. It "after the evidence g-^ ^^^.^^^^^^^ in $10,000 damage libels on Senator Miller, would ^f ^'^^y .. ^^.ter culprits, relying on their ' I^ remains to be seen, whether or not^t^^^^ ^^^. ^^^.^ ^^,^ ,,d obscurity and insig^xfi^^^f 'f^^f J^^^^^^ ,1 i ant. malicious efforts to impose on the y REMI BENOIT, Prestc?m« i^i6. Con. Assoc, of Richmond. Co. ) \\ d (Official Report of Speech of Mr. William Miller, M. P. P., in the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia, April 3d, 1866 ). UNION OP THE COLONIES. Mr. MILLER said— I rise, Mr. Speaker, to address the House on a question of the deepest importance to the people of this country, a ques- tion in comparison with which all other public questions may be truly said to sink inoo insignificance — I mean the great question of British Colonial Union. If, sir, the subject were less important than it is, I would not venture, as I now do, to trespass on the attention of hon. gentlemen in reference to it, in the absence of any motion before the House. The course I am about to adopt is the result of much deliberation, and I shall bring myself within the rules of the House by making an enquiry of the Govern- ment before I resume my seat. Sir, on no occasion during my comparatively short prof essional and public career have I risen to address any body of men impressed with a deeper sense of the grave responsibilities of my position than I now feel. But, on the other hand, I can truly say on no occasion, in- volving public responsibilities, have I been animated by stronger convictions of the propriety of the step I am about to take than I am at this mo- ment. For the past two years, Mr. Speaker, the question of a Union of the British North American Provinces has been before the people of this country, and I need hardly state my views have obtained some publicity, and myself some prominence, in opposition to the Quebec scheme of Confederation. To that scheme I am now as hostile as I have ever been. I believe it to be unjust to the people of the Maritime Provinces in some of its most import- ant features. I believe to force it upon us, without important modifica- tions, would frustrate the end it is intended to promote — the permanency of British institutions on this contin- ent- These were my opinions in 1864, They have uudergone no change. They are my opinions to-day. But, Sir, it ia well known to this House and to the people of this coun- try that, notwithstanding the strenu- ous and unwavering opposition I have given to the Quebec scheme of Confed- eration, I have invariably declared myself in favor of an equitable union of these colonies. During the agita- tion of this question I have spoken on it in Parliament and at public meet- ings in several counties of this Pro- vince, and nowhere have I failed to express in unequivocal language my desire for union on fair terms. I can appeal to those who have listened to me in both extremes of Nova Scotia, whether in Cape Breton or in Lunen- burg, in support of this assertion. But, Sir, I can appeal to something stronger if the consistency of my con- duct in this Legislature is called in question— I can appeal to the official records of this house. I can go even further and appeal to the gentlemen with whom I have co-operated for the last eighteen months in opposition to the scheme of the Quebec Conference, many of whom are opposed to all union, and who will bear me ready wit- ness that my co-operation in the anti- union movement in this Province has only extended to the financial details of that scheme. The subject of a union of British America, since I have been capa- ble of forming a judgment on the question, has found favor with me. Apart from the material advantages of such a union, there is something in the assurance of national strength and greatness to be derived from it, which is in sympathy with the best feelings and aspirations of every Brit- ish American whose future is wrapped up with the future of his country. For some years past, I have enter- tained a strong opinion on the sub- 4 . T , ^l federation, a December, l»b*',tion ix^ Parlia- after the above declar. ^^^ xuent ; and ^Hb^ugh ^^ i^ation, I circumstances ot m ^^^^,,yance did not allow ^7 P^;; onism to the to draw me f ^^^^^Sonial Union, great pnncipie o ^^^^^ occasion. Looking back, %^; ^^^citement that ,„a recollecting the exc^^^^^ jnarked it, I tind no .^^ie manner ot satisfaction at the emP ^^^^.^^ cy --^^^^^^\CSeinv'olvedinthat on the great f'^^^^^^ discussion. Isi^^d- &approaaii^^^;»-..;:,toffft American «« "J^f J^,iliments, and as- present political h.^ consistent with Hume others ««^^ .^i,„ their sur- their 'Advanced posit^^^;^^^ ^^^ roundings, and then .^ ^^^^^^^ ot to the EmP^- ^ j^,e the subject their poWica^^^7S,e country in any was presented to ta .^^ ^^^^^^. ,^ ,t tangible ^^fV^.^^^^^^n the question now, after haying g^v ^^^^ ,^^^^ „,uch attention ^^^^ longed agita- af ter the bitter and Vj^ ^ tins tion which ^tj^ 4i,ion I pu«y Province. y^%^' ^f it was in the expressed m «avm ^^^ resolution debate in this HouBe ^^^ ^^^^ p introduced in 1»^* /^ j am correctly vincial Secretary, when ^^^^^^^^^ reported to have usea language • — \ .^nguage : ^^^^e con- ..If the Kesolutioii before t, p^.^^.^,,, „{ *"..wird hopefxiuy ^",V Provinces, umtea SSxtts o? these noble ^f^^^ before Sev one Gover^-nt^^^tional ch-actei- the world m tlie i)i" ^li an asso S BritiBb Amencans irom .^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ luon tbey wou^d indeed^^^ ^^^^^ ,^ strength ^^«'^ ^J|7J„ld tben possess a pop to obtam. Ihey ^", immediate stai.»» nlationandcountry whose in ^^^^j,,i re- tdfnevitable ^estm /^Sitime p vinces ■JS a t^^^ry extendvug t om Jh ^^.^^^ S the Pacii^c, with all ,,,,iimited resources necessary to the^. ^^ ^^eh a pro; Material progress- J^^^^^^ts urged mthi^ Bosal most of the aife, • ^ and toice, SXate would h-e-a^ ^^.^^ ^^..^d or and not appear, as tny mapplicable. paragraph, Mr. From the above P b^^ .^^ d Speaker, it wdl be see the fact IS "'f,^\L Quebec scheme House, that before th« ^ ^^.^^^^,e, I of Confederation was ^^^.^^^ had placed on record n J ^^^ proval of a union ot i^- ^ ^^^^ L equitabe^^^;- ./lowing that, have no dilhculty n^ ^^y opposition though prominent m y 3CUSSion. - u I do not wish, Mr. Ma^ro-ntght sUa pearlnce on this P^atform^, tol umo- - the measure uy wi> cannot la^iy „ht to be secured. ^ '''',, „wate8 have sought to i)^ j 1 our '^^l .o p_ovmce. It iB-^^^SdeUall against us. all on one side, ^ ^^^^ back to I repeat, sll^ whe^ ^^^^ remarks the period at which ^er the ,vere utter«d---when ^^ that excitement and peison ^^^^^g. marked, in -^^^^^ct T^^^^^^^^^^^^^ sion of this ^^^^^^. gratified to- TTall— 1 ^^ exceedingly ^ tion S^^^^^r^rt7d:Snc'e all union, could induce me to del ^ as others did- bu\ ^lat s^^^^^ to the tented myself with ^^^,,d- Particular scheme then .^ ^^ Iration. ^/^ t.'citfnT^^^^"^ ^^" warmth of ^^^^'^^'^Ve^ language cussion I.^^^y ^''greater coolness I that in times otg; g^t no can- would not have utte^ec ^^ ^.^^^^g did man ^«"^ ' to every expres- SlUll vl • -^ -» on, I , the first oppo- TliaSB ax, in lontha PavUa- under ion, I ^oyance to the Union, iccasion, jnt that I degree > manner isistency f{ in that lat my ap- ght BhouW. a trnion ci I am not ■ary, would i principlea ,t, however, ion on con- pie of Nova ^hy I oppose vatioi. is now ot ratiiy the legates have ;his Provmce. dvantages are i us." ook back to lese remarks emember the icrimony that 38, the discus- ^ Temperance . gratified to- Y provocation ij,ce all union, I wisely con- ostility to the , under consid- lY, that in the £ platform dis- used language .ater coolness i ,a But no can- ink of binding to every expres- excited populai assemblage, amid the cheers of his friends, and the hisses of hi.s oppon- ents. It is only proper to recollect that everything I then .said, every argument I advanced, was directed solely to the end of defeating the Quebec Resolutions. When the ques- tion came before the Legislature, at a late period last session, T intended to have fully explained njy po.sition and view.s, but in common with a number of gentlemen on both sides — for rea- sons which will be found in the re- ported debates — I then denied myself the pleasure of speaking on it at any length. In the few remarks I did make, however, I find the following decided reiteration of all my previous declarations : — "If I have any desire for a union it is for the larger one. The opinions I hehl lust vear I lioUl now. My opposition has not been to union in the abstract, but to tlie terniB on which it was secured. I defy any one to find a eingle passage in anything I have said which proves that I am opposed to union on equitaole terms. " Sir, I do not think I require to say a single word in addition to what is contained in the official records of this House to show, that from my first appearance in this Legislature up to the present time, I have been favor- able to a union of these Provinces. I am chargeable with no sudden con- version to that opinion — nay, more, I am chargeable with no inconsistency in regard to it. Everyone who un- derstands the difference between the principle of a measure and its details, is well aware that in supporting the principle of any scheme a party does not commit himself to its details. The absurdity of any other assump- tion is too apparent to call for com- ment. In the same way, in opposing the details of a measure it does not follow that we oppose its principle. I do not make these obvious remarks for gentlemen in this House, but for those elsewhere who may not as readily appreciate the distinction. What, then, has been my position on this great question up to the pre- sent time? My position has been that b of an uncompromising opponent of the Quebec scheme, yet an advocate of Union. While, however, my hostility to the Quebec Resolutions has not diminished during the last eighteen months the subject has been agitated, I am not prepared to assert that my attachment to the principle of Union during the same period has not in- creased. Sir, I frankly admit that it has increased. I am more firndy con- vinced at the present moment than ever of the desirability of a Union of British America. There are many reasons to-day that did not exist two years ago, why every British American, who is not insensible to the logic of events, should desire a union that would tend to consolidate the strength, develope the resources, protect the rights, and promote the mutual inter- ests of these Provinces. Sir, the Pro- vinces of British North America are in no ordinary period of their history; and that man is heedless of the signs of the times— is heedless of events that are daily and hourly transpiring around him — who exhibits indifference to, or affects to disregard danger in, the pre- sent state of public affairs on this con- tinent. I need not remind hon. gen- tlemen that the whole aspect of things around us has been changed within one short year. The neighboring re- public, twelve months ago in the throes of a death struggle which threatened its disruption, has since emerged from the ordeal, claiming the reputation of one of the first military nations of the world. Her military prestige will not diminish the characteristic arrogance of her international polity. It will certainly not lessen her disposition to offensiveness in her intercourse with foreign nations; as it has increased her necessities, it will not lessen her desire to aggrandize herself at the expense of her neighbors. We have grounds of apprehension in this re- spect peculiar to ourselves. We know that the late war in America has cre- ated a feeling of animosity for some fancied grievances among certain classes of the American people towards Great A .V.Pse colonies. 1 ^^««d. Britain ^;f.^",,,,^^...d grievances , not specify these . lUe.y ^«yH!^att:^^tIntdayina nuvy culnunate j^tries. They war between tb^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -,, , species have already «^" j,^,e aimed at the o{ commercial war .^^ ^ , prosperity <>« f ^ 'eal ofthe Heci- iny doubt t^^^^^^f '^^ded partly as a procity Tre-ty ^^;£ p Evinces for ^unisbment of the^^ ^^^^ Southern States duvmg tW^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^, ^ Br - partly as aa annoy ^^^.^^^ ^, a Ln ior ber alle|ed ^^^^^.^ ^,e neutral powerl ., .Hine ly relied on- "ess doubt ^^-^^X^t^- lre.iy--^. - I mean the repeal ^^ ^„,,exation great means "^^h North America- Sentiments m ^^ f^^^.tion presently I shall prove ^^'^^ ^^ ^oubt. As- suming ^W^^^v, ^teps as may trus duty to adopt such ^^\ ^. -[ .,sk tt'e any «-^Sy to co-duce to the. wbat step IS «.«;Vf '^^^e in view as a result we f g^^*^,^f ^?^\ermnent, which --^«^""^UtSe colonies a common ^iU give all ^^l^^^ latform of ac- policy and 'J. ";"!"Velation to recipro- U^ Isolation in rel^^ ^ I, cal trade m tlie pr ^^^ ^.^^ peculiar dangeiB. it „ ,„n,n.and • Inc^ton authorities comp ^^^^^^ oAbe wbole sitm^-- ^^ ^^ ,„ainst tbe powe'- of f^2Zi iealous^es. pro- each other, of .^'^f:;^! creating mter- ducing disse«^^«^^;Xt one tendency. ests, which can have bu ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ Ho Government ""^'^, ^bat game than fborougbly u-df ^f S^l Unit^ed States, the Govenmien of the ^^^ ^^ i They will play ^^„*;f i,ave the cards own advantage if we ^^^ ^.,^ to go in their ^^^"^'^J^^^^ ^itb tbis view of I I have »aid that t r^^ ^ ,,„ I B«cipr<.city Treaty^- ;^^.^^ Bnt„h 1 • • f «o conclusive as to dence on tbis point^o ^^^^^^^^^^ration amount to a n^om ^^^ ,i-t Mlow me, in ^^ ^.^Conmiercial Con- to the bistory of the v Detroit, ;; ess beld last ^^^^^ Jrcantile in- Vesentin^XS^^^^^ terests of the ^ , ^ remind hon. ish America. ^ "'*'". v. „t occasion an gentlemen f -\ "^J^t the Wasb- tnportant ^^'''''^]^ ^,nt\m^^^n occu- infjton Govern neut a b ^^^^^rican ving the Wg^^ l'"f T, ttrst city in g nsll at Hontmd eJted ^^^^, , . British Auierica^ d; ^^ ^^^ nest attended that Congr ^.^^ ^^^^^ ,. of bis Government, an ^^^ ^^^^^^ ity to express their V a^ ^^.^^^^ He with regard to tecip^ abrogation of earnestly >ulv-edtb ^^^^ H- tVe treaty, ana ^v ;' ^^ers of the oJnVenticm that tta J ^^__„^„„„„ licy was to produce I ^ abhc. TbUu A"""tta f*t that Mr. We have, *«'i *„it declaring h.m- -"'»'' r.rS:t''utterance: and we all know d by bis have never bee^i tt ^^^^ ^^^^ masters; '^;^\ 7' that on 'obe brst most inipof "^^^ J:,t, ,^, .policy bat "^«^^r^ "* fo esSowed as that <^ gentleman *o/-esn ^^^^^ ^,,g eai the Washingtoxi ^•ve''^^ ^^^,, was ,ied out. /*' '.^^^^^^ correct in ^oresba low »^^^^ conclusion his Government. IS n ^ t irresistible that he w ^ .^^^ that L to the wishes and J ^hat policy^ were at tbe f ounjlat^o- "^\^^,,,t ^,^^ , These signiticant tact^ ^^.^^ f make a due ^XTZ^- to maintain r^o:=ti:^^-^Si:^ necessity of ^^^""-^.^^ newspaper press ^e know '•""^^^f ,^at the question of the United btate^.^t^^ ^^^^.^^ ^^^3 w i to , ion. veu't jon- roit, 3 in- ' Brit- hon. »n an Vash- occu- srican ity in at He -equest ii,ut\u)f- wishes e- ^% ,tion of insult- •8 of the of this nexation lepublic. that Mr. ring him- i Govern- ,eir views, utterances d by his ae further n 'che first policy that as that of ^t was car- potter was he poiicy of e conclusion ually correct notives that that pohcy i annot fail to a the mind ot to maintain . Empire, and V convictions, ity but of the ewspaper press ,at the question y America nas » attention m [t the proposal rith little parti- ality. Those journals OHpocially n()t('(l for tlH'ir violiint aiiti{)aihy towanJs everythiMK llnti.sh d,. not conceal their hostihty to f , measure, and the ^'n.unds of that hostility. We find that those anionf< us who oppose union are apphiuded as the friends of ,i,u.ex- ntion, whil(, those who lulvocnte it receive very (hJKn-ent tn^atnient. Let me treat tlie House to an extract troni a journal rnarlvtedhere^t ^^ ^l^^^^^ ^^^^ spend amontjuH in ^^^ ^^^.^^ ^U theharl)orot H^Jf J England. Her the " wocKlen wall o g ^ ^^^ ^ brave tarn f[]^'^^^, their last dollar our interests, and leav ^^ with our people. »^^^^^,^, , flight at he forgotten or winkea the present time { .^ ^^^^ ^ay But, sir. It IS not awn ^^^^^ Great Britain ^;y^n;erything tor She has not "^^^ ^f ^^.^Hty, but she :ur protection anjl^^^^^^^^ ,« our has given us ^^^J^^^^^^^e Government local f '"^-^-Sy we enjoy having __and every ^V^^^^^^ , :„„. Therefore, been got «or the ■ s^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ,0 sir, as a ^^'jj^^^^'i to t^.e wishes of yield that df e;;n;e , t ^^^^^ ^ave a the Imperial govern treatment right to expect 1/ie I tee that of th-s ?r«7^^tnprove our condition they desire to unpjov^^ ^^^^^^^^ by union. 1 *^; dependencies ot saymg that of ;^^^ ^^^^^Jbould be one the Crown, ^^''^^^^^^^^ yield a defer- of the most dispos^^^^^^^^^ entialeartolm^eria ^^^^ ^^^^ It may be saiU, sii , -ofessions tice is ^--^f^^Z^I months I __that for the l^^t eigi ^^^ ^he have been opposmg the P ^ y^^^^ British Government ^^^^,^^^ ^ a imputation I ^^ , I aave that P'>W.'/^^\'^;,^,ider there are advocated it. ^ provinces who 1 only two classes m the ^^^ are in antagonism to ^^ ^^^^ ■ P-^-r- ^Yth^e unwi&y BO, yet union, and t ose, u ^^^.^^^ bo equally ^^"stile ,^0 t F .^^ ^^^ ^^^^ would force a scheme^i^ .^^ Maritime Provinces -^h ^^^^ .^^ .nts believe to be unjus, ^^ ^^^ portersknowtubeobno-a.- , * the people. Agamst great bmly ^'^ ^'^'''.^n ,m has unmis- ?hat scheme pul^^J^",^„a if f creed takably P;'»»^';"\twiU be the opposite upon us, the result wi .^.^^^ ^ to that desired 1 ^« partiality for nient have "(> espe^"^^^^^^^^ desire. an the Quebec scheme . J^^ ,^. Xocatedsuchajvon.^^^^^^^^^,,,^ Theie are one 01 ^ ^^^ning to which I Hhall - "f ;^,,ion I intend iny attention to the q ^^.^ ^^^^^^ to^sk. A ^:.the sofemn forms of went through a tV^ branch of a conference with the ^^^^ the Legislature on a suDJ^^^.^^^^ portanceof wh^h;^^^^p,,tection Po— T "uude o the protect on livery one--I f ^f J^^,equence of the of our fi«^^«7^beSp?ocity Treaty abrogation f f ^^^^ of the de ibem- What was the re«« ittee „£ both tions of the joint com i ^^^^gans CusesonthatoccaBion^^ did they ««f f^^'een ^aced on our Their report has been P ^ ^^ table, and :^^'^\ftbeQ^««^'^^^''''" humble petition to the Q ,nent pray^^g for J^^ ^^^ Colonia necessities .^«J^%ection, and yet Office for aid and pr ^ ^^^ deny there are those among ^^^ any reciprocal ff^f^^en respectfully to .bJigation e--^^^;^ tth Government the ^i^^«%f„ralthough we may W We know that, altno fe ^ j^w '^ ^>^"^^f 'l Cs foi Sie service, our thousand doUars^^^ ^lequate protec- ft,beries can h. ve no 1^^ ^^^ ^,d tion if ^^^land .'e^ ^,, ect ^ow, I ask 1*^;^;;%^ our petition, if a favorable answer to ^^ te refuse to comply at ^^^^^^^ ^.^,^ Cn^U'-"^ Her Majesty's Govern- inenfJ , ^ ,. .^e is another sub- Mr. Speaker th^V^ j^r, because its ject to ^^^i«^,:^^l'estLn of Colonial iearing.on the que^ti ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ Union is too pa^pa"^ ^^gry one Commonest observt--W, pe'nding will admit tha^ j^« ,t the pre- above our political h ^^^ ^^,^ sent tun^ may jusuy r\iniH- orced posite )vem- ,y for ire an (\erica ; ftlwayH nnatters turning [ intend 9 House [orniB of irauch of the im- itted by )rotection Lce of the ,y Treaty. 3 delibera- ,e of both '^hat means jat servicel 3ed on our Ivisel An >n'8 Govern- 36. In our he Colonial ion, and yet s who deny ,ur part, any Bspectfullyto Ooverninent. we may buy vote a few e service, our equate protec- .8 us her aid. lh\e to expect our petition, n ,t such an im- , history, with ijesty's Govern- is another sub- •efer, because its ;tion of Coloiiial ,le to escape the on. Everyone : clouds pending orizon at the pre- j excite the most BeriouH approhonsions. An orj^anizn- tion, at first reRanled with contmiipL, has \Hm\ called into (!xiHt»nice on this continent, where it ha.s hitoly asHunied very fonni(hihlo prctportioim — i p <,nn the Fenian lirotherhocjd. A p„ of the avowed policy of this or^fanizHtion is the severance of the connection oo- tween these colonies and (Jreat Bri- tain. The termination of the civil war in the United States has thrown loose on that country nearly luilf a million of daring and reckless men, with a tjiste for the license and ex- citement of military life, and a dis- relish for the pursuits of peace. These men, from whom the Fenian recruits are chiefly drawn, are ready to end)ark in the most lawless and hazardous en- terprises. Tae organization extends throughout the Northern and Western States, and boasts of having at its c(mimand any numoer of men and any amount of mcmey for operations against the British Empire, which it seeks to dismember. It is not con- cealed that the vulnerable point through which this object is to be attained is British America. Now, sir, perhaps this House will be aston- ished to learn, that in the published platform of the Fenian organization. It IS laid down as a leading object and duty of that body, to prevent the consolidation of British power on this continent, by the proposed union of these Provinces under one Govern- ment, This fact has only come to my knowledge within a few weeks. I repeat, sir, it is laid down in the platform of the Fenian body, as the paramount duty of every Fenian either in the United States or the British Provinces, to oppose and frus- trate any union among us. There- fore, I say, that the man who now opposes union— I don't mean the Que- bec scheme— but who sets his face against all union, actually endorses the leading principle of Fenianism ! I do not believe, there are a dozen men in Nova Scotia who would know- ingly occupy this position, and I feel confident that when this fact is under- | RtomI, it will do much to popularize the union sentiment in this Province, whose loyalty is proverbial. Tf there l>e a single argument that will more than another touch the hearts of our loyal population, it is that the enemies of British power everywhere are hos- tile to this movement, and the fact should cause many of us to hesitate and enquire, what is our true position? If we have any regard for our present happy condition, or any desire to con- tinue our connection with Great Firi- tam, it behooves us to set our house in order, and to see that we are not, in more ways than one, in the words of the New York /ferald, "gravitating towards annexation." No one can doubt the patriotism of the people of Nova Scotia, and if a hostile i-aid were made upon any porticm f)f our country, the invaders would meet with a recep- tion they would not soon forget. But who does not know, that the favor and protection of Great Britain would be to us a source of greater security, than maintaining a standing army of 100,- 000 men. With the power of the greatest Empire under the sun at our backs, we could present a fearless front to all the world. If it were desirable for no other cause that these Pro- vinces should be c(msolidated than that we would thereby disappoint the enemies of our country, it should be a strong inducement to union. But when, in addition to this fact, by that step we would secure the protection of the Mother Country, when she only asks from us an act of just filial obe- dience to induce her to stretch forth her powerful arm to guard our pro- perty and rights, this ought certainly to be suificient. I say, therefore, in view of these facts, in view of the dangers which have developed them- selves within the last few n^onths, if we can obtain an equitable union, it is the duty of every man who desires to uphold British connexion, who is opposed to annexation, who has no sympathy with Fenians, and does not wish to be consigned to the tender mercies of the lawless horde, to pro- 10 11 ,1 of these Pro- ^ote .uch a union ^^^ in reference, to th^s.^ ^^ ^^i,, and advocatmg th«S,ec Besolutions--l opposing *^'^^fbv the press of tins S^e been ^ked ^.t -t unf .r y country, af ^ ^^ :tion. I h*^^ ^ asked, to f fi^^"^ "'^ify i^y «^"^''' •" been asVed ^«J^fembodying a pnn- opposing %«J^^^T^^, committed, with- cffie to ^vhlch ^ ^^^;^eans of attain- out offering f ^ ^^^t^have in view \n^r the end I P^otess ^^ ^^g^e ^r 11 ^vi' I a^ ^^'^ Ir the other Well, su, J- answer tne «j TOY position, and w ^^^^ j .,xn pxi^^encios ot oui ^ practicable, i Sfative ■U-i*^- :X<^^he Federal ] ^vould prefer .^^f ^.^ion of Brit- pvinciple m ^^'^T^^^ the admirable. V,U America A^^«-^^3 ye.v.^go^ speeches delivered ^-g^,, that of the this House on this^u 1 ^^^^.^^^ ^^at present Chief Ju >^-;' .^itician con- lue lawyer ^^^^^f^^^^ ^jUn was best tended that a ^ ^^e ; ,^ees, r.ppeared suited to our «^^,«"'''^^,tesmanlike and to me the "^^;^^^/',J,,^,, as I do the sound. Af «;S {inion, I desire T^rinciple of a F*^^*"' „^_.if there is no Ch^heGovcriim^-^;^,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ common grcninA mi w^^^^^^^^^^^^^ evs of the ^^'^'^^^^^^ the fric^ls of a that scheme, cn.i »^\^^^^^^ eous terms miion on ^-«[^^^ ^tails of a measure , This would be corn- cordial support. 1^1 . the en- .nencing rigWly^^ ^^Uture, in be flovsement of the ^ o Union, and outset, of the f-^^^, 1 the settle- its authority to eute^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ .^e meiit of the details o ^^ occupy SSnds of the measu^^ - ^^^^ ^at ,. very different P^^"; ^ the Que- ' ocu^icd by the ^^^^^^tl Canada bee Conference, who w^^^^^.^y ^^^ in 1864. wxthou. any ^^^^^, ^^ ^ Parliament, ^^/^^^t time excited position vras at tha ^^^^ ^se been suggested ince .^^^ result it . i£ we really desue a pi ^^,pen ne- cannot be entertained^ ^ « 'g'otiations here at he P^ ^^^ for would be only to le .^^^^ x be- ' „.any years to com- ^^^^^^ ^^ ob. lieve the most ceit ^^.itin.e Pro mauj J — . ppvtain mc""- lieve the most ce ta^ ^^ritime Pro- taining P^^^f.*"^, leave the settle- vinces would ^o _ ^ _^^,^i Qov willing to take my ^.^^ernment v-ho follows ^''^-.^xun the Quebec lill publicly ^^ ^,,,intion m ) scheme, and inti^YlTinon, leaving the flvor of a ^«deral Ui^ion, ^ details of the meaMU e ,.^^^.^,,^,^en ment of f^\"Kelegate. from all properly advised by de|^ ^^^^^ n,y the Provmces, i P^^ taii""g> J" ,, . to leavt? v"- : r^^,r vinces would '\be Imperial G^v- n,ent of details to the^ ^ J^.^^^^^ ,n ernment. I ask is t _ ^^^^-^ ^.^ght the world to which ^o^ ^^^ more conhdently apP .^^p^rtial than to that august ^.^^^^^^ ,, bodvl Its i^f^'A dispute I intelligence, --e ^^^ ^^^bunal ;^^ere say that if th^re o ^^^^^ ^ight, it mi.ht will not prevail a^ ^^^^ ^^^ "theonelindic'^^^^'igetitfroni justice -^P^'l^'lXl ask, does: any that tribunal, anu , Kova Scotian ^J "^^^^^ engaged the tice^ This subje^t^ ^,,,of ^-reat attention of the puj^^^^^,^^,n that Britam. It ^«. difficulties m be country that the ^ • ^^y with the ^^^yof union ^^-^Pj'^Jif we throw Maritime P^-^Sy'^, the justice of ,.nrselv^s conhcungiy J yjelieve we , S British Go-7;trtial arbitration !^U1 recede even a parU ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ l-;:*eXsrbTS^^---^-^ I 11 om- en- the and jttle- 5, the jcupy that jQue- mada, from of op- jxcited s cause, elf and )on the Tiproper ler con- ater has ters, but result it 30pen ne- ;cnt time Jnion ior des, I be- ,ns of ob- itime Pro- the settle- perial Goy- tribunal m cotia might for justice, tl impartial wisdom, its dispute. 1 bnnal where unst right, it : ^ve can get il ^et it from ,sk, does": any ore +han y^' ; engaged the n,en of C-reat :nown in that culties m ^he ■ipally with the iif we throw r the justice ot ,t I believe we .vt'ial arbitration . of pn means by ;,tually secure the ,n of the Queens thus proving our confidence in its justice, and our anx- iety to meet its wishes. I therefore ask the leader of the Government, and through him the advocates of theQuebec scheme, whether they are so wedded to that scheme fi- to be unable to enter- tain the proposition I, as a friend of Colonial Union, now frankly make? I will not deny, that the extraordi- nary reaction that has taken place in New Brunswick in regard to Union, and the admitted partiality o* a large majority of the people of Nova Scotia for the abstract principle, coupled with the firm but constitutional pres- sure of the Imperial authorities, afford grounds to apprehend that before very long the Quebec Resolutions may be carried in the Maritime Provinces. The object of ray present movement is — and I fearlessly avow it — to de- feat the Quebec scheme. Before it is too late, before we are borne down by the powerful influences against which we are low contending ; while yet we have, so to speak, a formidable army in the field; while our opponents respect our strength and hesitate at an engage- ment, is it not wise to seek the most advantageous terms of compromise? Men of extreme views, men who de- si»'e to make this great subject a stalk- ing horse on which to ride into oflice— in short, individuals "with other ends to serve" — may condemn the course I have taken, but no one values the cen- sure or approval of such men. I shall lose nothing in severing my connection with them, while I feel my conduct will be generally sustained by the intelligent portion of _iy countrymen. But I do confess, that this step may sever me politically and personally from some gentlemen, sincere in their opposition to all union, whom I re- spect, and whoso friendship I value. I shall regi'et it, but must frankly say I desire to maintain no connexion, I ajii prepared to throw away any friend- ship, that can only be preserved at the sacrifif'o of my convictions. If I hav(> been marked for anything while I have been in this Assembly, it has been for independence of action, and fearlessness in the expression of my thoughts. I have never acknowledged allegiance to any leader or party in this House. I have never attended a party caucus in my life, Among the gentlemen I address, no one within the past two years has come more fre- quently into keen collision, here and elsewhere, with the occupants of the Treisury Benches than myself. I am ce.-tainly indebted to these gentlemen for no favors, and I can point to more than one act of personal or political injustice received at their hands. But, sir, I would be unworthy of my posi- tion in this Legislature, if I could allow considerations of this nature, on one side or the other, to control my action in tlie presence of a question of the highest magnitude. I will not deny, that I have some ambition as a public man, but my highest ambition will be gratified if I can contribute an humble stone to the edifice of Colonial Union. Before, however, I can yield any assist- ance to the builders, the model of the proposed structure must be altered, and the whole design undergo the revision of an architect in whom I have confidence. Sir, the hostility I have all along evinced to the Quebec scheme of Con- federation has frequently been attri- buted to a desire to defeat the Gov- ernment, and thus promote my own political prospects. I trust that the course I have this day taken will be a sufficient answer to this charge. If such were my desire, my end would be most certainly attained, in the present wide-spread hostility to that scheme, by maintaining the position I have occupied for the last eighteen months, without committing myself to any pro- posal for the solution of our difficul- ties. But as an avowed Union: st, such a course would be indefensible, and I am not willing to pursue any course I cannot defend. Nor do I seek any temporary triumph over my political opponents at the expense of the highest interests of my country. If the Government be animated by sentiments of moderation, justice and sound PO^-y- f;Utn-^-^^n aid in the g^-eat ^^ ^^ ^,y find are engaged. J-JV ^ co-operation a common g''^^^^„rove our present in our efforts to "l^F^ obscurity, condition oij-^-Xjrto the posi- and elevate ^^^^J^^tv to occupy^ tion nature "^f^^ftje be supposed to But, sir, do not let me b J^^ ^^ ^^ -den-ate the pr-^^^^ Even as she Province. *''^." . ,„y country, anti g;ateful for the ^^f proud, sir, as I lords her sons. ^ 7^„[province I call a^ onhe little sea-g-^^^^X,,, of her „,y native land F«^ i and intel- *ree institutions, her n ^ ^^h ; lectual status, hei m ^^ ^^^ proud as I ^^;12^1 the genius and Icotian, a ^^"^^'^^^itrymen have m- volour of iny ^^^J'^^roll of fame; scribed high on the b^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^e proud I Bay as 1 ain, things, 1 permitted to be ot t .^ ^^^^ have never ^^ft'^bis Legislature hope, expressed m ^^^^ at tn 1864, that the day^ ^ ^,,d those \ hand, when you, ^n, a^^^J^ ^iUi the ^ho listen ^^.^fA^^esenobleProvinces inhabitants of all thg'e^^^^,, ^,glvt united under one uo ^^^ ^der stand before the worW .^.^^ ^^^,,,. national charactei ot cans. n . i April, 1866, the rn the lOtH day of ^pii , (^^v^arles ^9" f the Government, Hcni. ^^^ ^^^%ir Charles) Tupper- n^^f ^^J^fecleva- ing, therefore, gwei " "^« r r «>-- "»°%o s -r on this qu ^^^ ^^^ty t° ,^'i.,.„kness the ernnrent /f « ^^^''^.d Hon. Mr. ^f ^^^^^nti- Confederation, w ^^^ ^^^V.echanged change ^^^^^^^^^f thecouBtry,andthecUa g^^ cu-cuinBtanc^s °f l^n queaUon arid ^^^^^^ ^^ aspect of JJ^,^ influenced ^y thesu ^ course, ^^''Kv in ^°''''c.*' tSandNew ^i,e Union V ^-i in Nova Scotia ana ^^ --theway cleared mN^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ oi the Brunswick tor Union. ^r,„t the London «^on t ■ .arpU known, that !-», ^y^g flnaii- ot Nov» «°"5 , .. tetter term. '"I^toment 1\ 1 13 ■d the Kich- ^ t, and to us nth us Iv- con- ise and vess the eel that an with such an in order ;. I can ,ter, that 3 of the ity, that ned from he more ies. leral elec- ick, when lley's Gov- the Quehec afterwards ;f the Anti- as called on tue thneot ,uiton in the Ministry ap- ed in othce ; the passage ,rnor Gordon ved the New 3lY, with the ernment was ,he question of .aionty. , ihis ,o the altered .ndthechanged ,n, and was, ot the Buccess °f Scotia. \hu3 Scotia and New amation of the ae London Con- 3difiedthefinan- .0 scheme mfavoi afterwards much .rms" secured by ^1 the Parhament ce.] (Official Summary Report of Hon. Mr. Miller'- Speech in the Senate of Canada on the admiss n of British Columbia i, e Union, April Sd, 1871.) Hon. Mr. MILLER said that al though he would differ from the two hon. Members (Hon. Messrs. Letellier and Wilmot), who had just preceded him, in the vote he would give on the question under debate, there were some sentiments in the siseeches of his hon. friends in which he unreservedly agreed. He agreed with the hon. member from Grandville in the magnitude and im- portance of the subject under consid- eration — the great scope for inquiry it afforded — the vast national aspects it presented, and the grave responsibil ities involved in the motion before the House. But he had no sympathy with the general tone of that hon. gentle- man's speech ; he could not, in many instances, see the force of his argu- ments, or admit the correctness of his conclusions; he could not certainly share in the gloomy forebodings which his hon. friends had indulged in, or in their want of faith in the ability of this Dominion to accomplish the great work on which it had entered. Nor did he believe the views of these hon. members would find favor with a ma- jority of that House or the country. On the contrary, that Parliament would prove itself equal to its high duties on the present occasion, as it had done on occasions of a similar character — as it had done in dealing with Prince Ed- ward Island, Newfoundland, and Man- itoba, he had every hope and confid- ence. Such too he believed to be the wish and expectation of the great ma- jority of tha people of this Dominion. There was a doctrine prevalent among their Republican neighbors, the doc- trine of " manifest destiny," the mean- ing of which was familiar to all, and the attainment of which was frequently advocated on the principle that the end justifies the means. That doctrine looked to the absorption, by that great power, of all the territory -M this Con- tinent, either by force or diplomacy, or in any other way in which it could be ; ed. He could not help think- ing, they too should have their maniiost destiny ; a destiny, however, not of wrong or aggression, or of self- aggrandizement at the expense of their neighbours, but a juster and a nobler one. Theirs should be a destiny of enlightened progress— a destiny to take advantage of the elements of future prosperity and greatness, of right be longing to them, and so profusely with- in their reach, by uniting and consol- idating in one harmonious whole, the magnificent possessions of their Sover- eign in British North America (cheers.) That he believed to be the destniy of the Dominion, and it was one alike worthy of their highest ambition, and within their ability and reach. He was aware there were some among them with whom these views might excite derision ; there were some who sneered at what they called the pre- tensions of this great young nation, and who were always ready to belittle its present status, and deride and doubt its ultimate success. Those, he felt sure, were a small minority, daily grow- ing "smaller by degrees and beauti- fully less." He was unprepared for the views expressed in some quarters on the question before the House ; he was especially surprised at the expres- sions of his hon. friend from St. John, (Hon. Mr. Hazen), whose great ability and large Parliamentary experience gave authority and weight to anything he said, when he declared that because he was an opponent of Confederation from the beginning, he, as a member of this Parliament, refused to assume any responsibility on this question (hear, hear.) That hon. gentlemen de- sired to throv- on the originators of union all the i.sks of its resuLs, while willing to take all its benefits. But he was content to assume all that re- sponsibility, and defend the policy o£ union. So far, it must be admitted, I'he Confederacy had proved a great u .1 past mif YeaBO^^% ^^.^ .^.i, ,n no ful of the future. ^ reference to ;tty sense a^ulv^^^^^^^^^^ ^^„y acts " 7%hen he spoke of he disappvoveci. ^uij^ations of the the higher f^^^d to those things dominion, ^^«,.^^^^^^^^^ of internal above the ordinal L.^ ^^^^^^ ^pec- ^dministratxon-^^^^^^^^^^ ial mission «« Conte ^, .^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ftect First among these w ^^^^^ent ot the union undei or^ « ^^ ^orth every «^-^'?"i: dealing with Pnnce American soil. i«^^dland and tdward l^i^f^^fenThadexhibite^^^^ Manitoba, ^*^'^"'^^d generosity that degree of wisdo«^ ^"f J^eand abroad, eUdted a^^-l^frilanTcolonies had and although the Islana ^.^^ ,^,^ not thrown xn the^r ^^^^^^ , there was httledou ^^ ^^^ in much longer "^^si^ .^^ ^,ad al- both places, a counte^ ^^^ ready set i^ ' P'^^Caring l^efo^e the ; ranidly disappearing ^^^ S losing its ^f.^^ttL -ere daily disadvantages «* ^^^^ ^^t ; the terms becoming -^^li^Xo^^ ^'^"^'^ '"X offered were be ngm^^^^g^^^^ sed, and then' IbevaUy^ ^ admitted (c^^*^.^''-l,„ble fishery rights t^cting their ^-"^^^^Zhraent. ; in .r- ' against ^-^exgn e^,^^, one occasion pelling on in ^e ^^.^. ,, ^lUy Utile invasions ott _ i ing discontent mlj ova ^^^^^ ^ ^ Ung insurrection in th ^^^^^^tu- U establishing o^de;^^^^^^i and tional government -^h^ ^^^^^ ^^ anarchy prevailed,!!! 1^^^ ^^^^^ of ^hich were amongst tne ^^^^ al- : national existen^^'t^^^ equal to its inost unaided ^^^J'o gress so f ar and ; duty (cheers.) . The pr^ .^tisfactory. theWts achieved, wei^^^ ^^^^^^ The vast territor^- ^^^^ aiu»t ^ . ThevWalreaxly secured Mountains, ^hey n ^^^ ^did a territory «"\^*7be formed, and that Provinceswouldyet o ^^ „d- Luld oiVer -^^^^iZt^^i soon the lions. Who d«^f ^, u ,et towards tide of inmugration wo ^^^ ^^^g Siose fertile regjon^;-^, t,om they would see the wn t- theW Bif^- '"d certain and quick ai-'^^^^trct-piedbyaFO^P- communic|!tion o« J^ .^^^ing to the ous pop^^ation, con ^^^^^^^^^^ ,U.ength and -al^^^ ^^^ remote Yet even a *« ^ / . heen accompUsn did what had already g^nguine^ ed appear even ^^^^^^^J^ople of the T few years ago, tlie P y -^^erest iSml Provinces tookj^^^^^^^ in the affairs oif^^^^ ^^ Manitoba did to-day in '^l^^Uontr.^"^ appea^'- it .vas not long .^J^m than Winnipeg ed more distant to then ^^^^,e,t then did. It 7Jj^^n, that through results of Confederate 'ovm^ it, the inhabitants ot th. ^^^,,ourse were brought ^^^^^^ n^any ground- vitheachother,bywhm ^^^^^ ^^^. ^- -lTU:f removed, and a tru- iudices bad been 1 ^.^mmon mter Uerstaiidingo^ their ^^ ^ t« I ests secured. A tu ^ cases, and interests bad, m m^^y^g,^,^ ' ovedabondof unity ^^ ^ y Uo be dependent upon ^^ ^^^ ' to each other (cheers.^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^,^i they bad .««*,X sectional narrovr- n^illenium in .^^^^y altogether given ness and faction bad ^ « duty-such ^av to a sense of P^^^' d such was rid not X?apartVo-itssubsta- notthecase. ^utapar ^ ^^ ^.^^^ed- ^^al advantages, tbe resui ^^^ ei'onhad already been t« \, ^^^^^g, tone of P-f ;'J,tra;id their re^ the views of tbe P«op ^^^^^ ^U up pvesentatives 5 \^ ^f;'^dvanced growth, ?o the duties of their a ^ ^^,^^ ^f and to infuse a courag ^^^^tever /e- telf-reliance in rega ^ t ^^ ^sh- mained to be done m ^^ ,.) nientof their manitest^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ni- Such were the pob^c.^ ^ ^^^. 16 cured lendid dthat o wil- )n tlie owavds re long f y {rom ;M.ount- id quvcls: prosper- to the jminion'? ff remote complis^- ianguine'J le of the s interest than they Manitoba ; aal appear- L Winnipeg ae happiest lat through d Provinces intercourse lanygTO"^^' d local pre- and a truer Immon inter- Lty of wants many cases, showing them ,nd necessary It was true, at a political tional narrow- together given lie duty-9^c^ and such was ^romitssubstan- .ult of Confed- jnto elevate the .ent ; to enlarge le and their re- cate them all up advanced growth, ,ge and spirit ot fto whatever re- , the accompiish- .t destiny (cbeer^) c.,1 results of ^ HI the material pre 5 of every sect.on of the Dominion were equally gratify ing. Accustomed in their several Prov- inces, before that event to deal only with local subjects comparatively small and unimposing, they perhaps required the education the larger arena of this Parliament afforded to enable them to deal hopefully and fearlessly with a subject of the magnitude of that un- der consideration. He believed this question would now be approached in no timid or narrow spirit. He thought that no time should be lost — that no exertions should be spared, to secure the admission into the Union of British Columbia on the one side, and Prince Edward Island and Newfouiiflland on the other. Under these circumstan- ces, and at a most auspicious time, the application of British Columbia to be- come part of the Dominion of Canada was submitted to this Parliament. In considering that application, he would trespass on the patience of the House to take a rapid glance at the country, its value and resources, they were about to secure by the proposed ar- rangement. British Columbia, includ- ing Vancouver's Island, as they were all well aware, was the most western dependency of England on this con- tinent. It comprised a territory of about 290,000 square miles, situated, with the exception of a small portion of Vancouver's Island, above the par- allel of 40° N. Lat. It possessed a sea coast of about 500 miles, as settled by the Treaty of Washington in 184(5, and a breadth of between 300 and 400 miles. The country, although in many parts broken and uneven, contained much valuable agricultural land, equal to the support of a large population. The climate is admitted to be one of the most desirable in the world for natives of the temperate zones, and they would all ad.nit the importance of climate in inducing immigration. "A dry, warm summer ; a bright, beau- tiful autumn ; an open, wet winter and spring "—is said to be a true des- cription of the weather in Vanco'iver'.s Island, and all along the sea coast of British Columbia. Only an imperfect estimate can be formed of its popula. tiou, as no census has ever yet Ijeen taken, but from the best sources of in- formation available the population, consisting of Whites, Indians, and Chinese, may be put down at 60,000. A few years after the Treaty of Wash- ington, Vancouver's Island was grant- ed by the Crown to the Hudson's Bay Company under conditions of settle- ment which were never complied with, the object of that Corporation being there as elsewhere to retard coloniza- tion wherever their monopoly exist- ed. These causes, coupled with its recent settlement, will account for its small population. But its great re- sources, and unrivalled maritime ad- vantages, must before long make it one of the most thriving and important communities on the Pacific. These resources were very numerous. There was its timber, especially its pine, un- iversally, conceded to be the best in the world, and as exhaustless as it was superior. Markets for this commodity on both sides of the Pacific ^vere abund- ant, and writers well acquainted with the subject contend that the invest- ment of capital and labour in that branch of industry alone would soon make the country populous and weal- thy. The prosecution of this business on a large scale would soon call into existence a large mercantile marine, for timber being a bulky commodity required a large tonnage for transport- ation. It was this industry alone that had made New Brunswick second only to Nova Scotia in the tonnage it pos- sessed (hear, hear.) British Columbia is known to contain coal formations of immense extent. They need not be cold of the value of coal as a source of national wealth : it was one of the first requisites of manufacturing suc- cess, and one of the chief elements of ge-ieral commercial prosperity. Its ' -V ■ alone would make British Colum- bia a valuable acjuisition even to a country not requiring a Pacific sea- board. The demand for coal in the North Pacific was said to be very great, and the full development of that rich 16 resource could act be -^^^^^^^ tardea. Coal al^ ^eing^, ,^ , Urge would give J^'f^Lrehy encouraging number of ^^ips, thcreoy .^^^ ship building, -^^ bring^J^age. His ence a large ^^^^^l^ gcotia would hon. friends from I^^ova ^^^_ ^admit -^/,^\%T^S them the larg- vince had done to «^^ ^^, i^ the est ship o^'^^",S .-on to population world in f^PTheHopper abounded (hear, hear.) ^^.^'^ geomagnetic iron I the colony, and ^^^^^^ &c ore, i^a^-ble Ivmesw^ .^^ ^,. Its gold fields had a wor ^^^.^^^ ation. The export o^^f^^^ ars to exceed ^i,^^^'\ , • o^n, and ,ere almost e^-^^J^fa^ important , are destined to becou ^^^ ^^ ttem of <^«^X a-dS-se^ountries California, ^^exico-^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ on the west coast f^^ of that would be I'^^g^^^^^Ttaly, -^d the article than Spa^^' J^^ to the Brazils, which now ^ ^^^^^^^ Atlantic Province^ ^o^-;».^ ^^^,i,ent Besides, no p ace osecution was better situated tor F^ .^^ ^^ of the whale and s^a^ ^^ ^^^^^ British Cota^\^,lt;ealth that would branch of ^^^ut^^S up of that tend towards tbe buiW = .^^ favoured colony ^^ ^ m ^^^. ^^^ ultimately destmedjo^^^^^^^^^ .^^^^ carrying trfe «\^^^J ^^ei'ica (hear, between ^^^^^ \„^vthv of remark, hear) It was here woi thy o S while the P-;P-Vits ,oal and fish, that ot^ew ^j^^^^found- upon its lumber, that o .^.^^ l^nd -^^^.^^a'fu the"; elements of lumbia combined aUt obsession wealth, and many more ^ F^^^^^ ^^ of which had ever been ^^^ national V^^^V^''X^\^^,,^, of that great as may J^e tbe i^^^^^^^u be its llony, and desirable - -^ ^^^^^^ acquisition for the sa ^ >,ca-board sources, it was -^^^J^^ invaluable that British Columbia w ^^^.^^ to the Dominion and g^^^,. What would not the un • nr-ler to shut give for its poBBeBsion j; or^^ ^^^ ^ut Canada and P'-^tam.^. .i^als in the sibility of becoming then r ^^^.^^^ trade and commerce ot ^^^^ ^ A very few years ag^^ \ ^^e thus of in the California X^^^^^^^^^^ the commg St ugf ;^ ,f the East, countriesfor the ,.___ and the empire of the ^^^^^^^ oThatKnglandhasgrea PunPJB^^^^ of the world, i«' "^ , looking IharBhe kas F'^^^Chtme rican Colonies, to a Union oH-^f ^^gk^iy from ocean to {rvere useless to deny. ^^ England ler we may regard tke aav ^^.^^^g we aswekavemet her on ^^^ capital, her When intelhgent «oj«^» ^^^^ rivalry -rly "?%'rwas It not time that here indicated, was « ^^^.^ ^^^y they should be awake ^^.^^ ^^^^. and interests'! i^-^n^i* ^^^^^^^ tied her -Pf-firrivals. But daily distancing all k ^^ ^^^^^^^.^ inay not even they, o ^^^^ dependencies venture ^ ^^J empire of the seas^^ ^^^ Pominion ous neighbors'! J^ J oast on the controls ^00 inde of -^ ^^^^,, ,hat Pacific, and more ^^^^^.^i extent on the Atlant-,^^ ^^^^^^^.^.^^ ,, resources and comme ^^ call into existence a me . ^ ^^^ ^^^.^^ with the greatest taciu ^^^^^^. Tor ship bui^Ss^nd taxatin from ing all restrictions -nd^^id ^^^^, ^he that enterprise, who ^^^^ results He .^f^^f J^„,ercial jourm^l year in a leading com ^^ ^^ ^of Kew York an .a,le a.^^^ ^.^^.^^^^ subiect, in which tne ^^i^n ot with vegf t, that ^^he^ U^^^^ Canada, alieadj ^hi. - ^^ -^ ^he list of Mariim^ Stages ^^,,^^,^^, beginning of the nex greatest maritime power on the globe (cheers). Such being the value and advan- tages of the territory proposed to be annexed to this country, the ques- tion arose whether, in view of the policy to which the Dominion was committed, and the absolute necessity, politically and commercially, of secur- ing a sea-board on the Pacific, they were asked to pay too high a price for their object. He did not think there could be much dissatisfaction with the general terms of the arrangement; the only real objection was to the great outlay in connection with the Pacific Railway. Passing over for the present the subject of the railway, it did not appear to him that the terms agreed on, although certainly liberal as they ought to be, contained anything unreas- onable. He did not think there was anything to complain of in fixing the population at 60,000, even if it were something less. The financial arrange- ments had, doubtless, been settled on accurate information, and a full inves- tigation of the wants and circumstan- ces of the colony. If the present tariff of British Columbia was continued, the Dominion would lose nothing, but allowing for a change to the tariff of Canada after Union, which was in the option of the Local Legislature, and, no doubt, would be made, still if the country became at ail populated they would lose nothing. The public works and services stipulated to be under- taken appeared proper and necessary. Neither did he consider that any alarm need be feit from giving to British Columbia a larger representation in the Senate and House of Commons than its present population would jus- tify. The same compromise had been extended, although not to the same extent, to Prince Edward Island, New- foundland and Manitoba. But the population would soon become equal to the representation, which, after such increase, would be arranged on the basis of the British North America Act, There was nothing to fear from the presence, temporarily, of two or 17 three more members in this Parlia- ment, either from British Columbia or Manitoba, than they were at present strictly entitled to; they could not unfairly mfluence the decisions of Par- liament (hear, hear). It could not be denied the great stumbling-block in the negotiations submitted to Parliament for approval was the gigantic undertaking to con- nect the Pacific with the Atlantic by railway, a work estimated to require over $100,000,000. To look at this great project simply as a portion of the terms offered to secure the admis- sion of British Columbia into the Union, was not viewing it in a fair light. True, the undertaking was now assumed in connection with the terms agreed upon with that colony, but it was because it could not sooner be as- sumed — it could not be contemplated while British Columbia remained out of the Union, and Canada had no sea- board on the Pacific. It was absurd — ^it was purely factious, to look upon this great nq,f ^nal highway simply as a British Columbian affair; it was a subject alike of Dominion and Impe- rial interest. It was equally absurd to say they were asked to build this railway to secure the annexation of that colony. The reverse of that pro- position was nearer the truth. The railway was to be built because it had become practicable by the agreement of British Columbia to join the Union, thereby giving the Doipinion control of all the country between the Atlan- tic and Pacific Oceans required for its construction. There could be little doubt that they possessed the country that afforded the best route for an interoceanic railway. (Mr. Miller here cited various au- thorities to show the feasibility of a railway across British territory — its advantages over other lines that could be built on the continent; its pros- pects of becoming the highway for traffic and travel between Europe and Asia, and also showing how this means of communication had hitherto been neglected, partly in consequence of the ilii! ni It could not be ae ,^^.^^ ^^^^^ that the P7P";trae he most Ban- railway would startle ^^ ^^ j guine/if it «f \te .xtent o« S100,000 - ?his country to the exte ^^ . 000 for such ^ P^^„^ \hem would Ho pubhc ^^^^.r^o visionary and dream o anytlun s ^^^ ,^ impossible ^s ^^^.^''^ {or this single de't"^'^'Snthe next ten years, undertaking Jitbm t ^^^^^^ Canada, ^^ affveein ^^^^^^ ^^th- .truction ot this ^a^w /^^.^ necessary ing of the kind it ^^^^ ^^ and could no ,XuU-ed, Ue felt confi^ they would ^«;^^^, f'air share A dent, to do ofyj^^^,^, on British railway across the ^on .^^ ^^ coil was as mucn ^^ r ^^ Dominion necess^^y;^ ^^egarded it doubt that England so^ ^g ^.^^ ^^.^ '^^^ ^'tfirvtve- their opimon on unmistakeabiy g ^ ter of the the high ^^^^^;^t„ a host of others work. From amouo c^ ^^^ ^ad • Twould quote ^-f B-y.^ ,,,3 et, given much attention ^^^^^^ ^^^ Ind who, some y^^^« § ,4ean Pacific construction of the ^ ^^.^^,^ ^^^ ir^^rfS^ - ''' ^^^^^^^^' ^to^ trade in JeP^^JSe^t China and with I»J^^^ J^^orth American cSed on through our J^^^^ ^^W ^ «»f. rjossessions ; «' '^'jy ,„,j;; /^aiJe ""^''^ ^^^ take advantage of. w r ift tained after a desp^r^e ^^-f^^^ that event, what wou^ ^^^^„tages it cost of this road ^^ \" .^^e it would would afford, and the tr ^ ^ ^ «ave the EmpireJJ^f^; ^^, ,i,ve that British «tat«^;^^; ^^d what has to these c«^«^^;;fX ^^«".^'' money ever been to *^nfe ^^^^ honor, her interests «r^^^^^^^^ ^^^ .^ been eonce^'""?Luld do her duty, and came, England would a ^^^.^^^^ doitgenerou^y.-*;%»afelybel^va enterprise, they «» » railway » The imp<^rtance of ttm blished Itrongl/ put X\uMonl ''t'' stSorwi--^^^'^^^'^^ extract ; ."hinder tl^ese cnrcu-^^^^^^^^^^^^^ way^wmbe-de n- -^ so numerous. ^^^°:J id with s"ch "J^Tthl Sson's so vast, ana ^ructing this » the difficulty oi «^." assume tue m tLv Railway ought i^o ^ Britain, Eur- Seratepropoi-tions. ^^^^^^^^ Kew Zea- want the railway '^^^ ^^ ^^"^""8' ;t could '^T^iZli^'^-^ Buch -Bo-ces It ^oul^^ ;"ot b Se, and -^^^^iTg^er., and are State gu/r-"*niilway capital, Bufficient f P^^?ifflSert^S;:ril^5 was a time Perhaps there never ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ when Pp^^^^y^gTeat inter-oceanic completion of this g -^ . ^.^d. If highway so important to i^^^b^^ ^^ ^^. is more iiseiui purp. es." England assisting, The certainty otj. ^ otherwise, m either by ^^^'^""^^l dear, what he this great ^^true position of the peo^ asked was the true P ^^^^y ^^ pie of Canada egardiig ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ lately acquired the r^ ^^^^^ ^er- is the B-^y.^.t^",t;C--ation with tain and quick comm ^^^^^^^^ ^^. that territory ««^^^^, expected to go n.igrants could not b^ exp ^^. there; the country jon^^ ^ settled, and ^^^^^^^^^^^ continue a bur- source of wealth wouia ^^^ ^^^ d n on the Don^;^^;^^^^ ™id to that shirk their duty ^^^Z \^iess they ^-^ -^tfoXit^bat they four S-'^t.t:£^tiiSlshad hirsute races that mi 19 led the civilization of the world, were as unequal to its government as the blighting monopoly they hud super- ceded (hear, hear). That country was comparatively valueless, unless con- nected with the rest of the Dominion by railway. Therefore. iJiey wild be obliged, as the Postm,.c.Ler-General had correctly said, to construct the greater portion of the PaciHc Railway in order to open up and colonize that newly acquired territory, although British Columoia remained out of the Union. But in this view the work would not be looked upon as a work of Imperial interest, deserving Impe- rial aid. By uniting British Columbia and starting the railway as a work of national necessity; as a work of the highest Imperial concern, it would secure the countenance and assistance of the Empire. If Canada could se- cure a fair measure of Imperial sup- port, the rest was certainly within her means. They had at their disposal hmitlesg quantities of rich lands, the value of which would be greatly en- hanced by this railway. (Here Mr. Miller showed the extent and value of the land at the disposal of the Government to construct the railway, the advantages of the country over the line of the American Pacific Railway, the probability that only a subsidy from the Government would be required, which would be rendered smaller by the probable guarantee of the Imperial Go\-ernment, making the proposed liability a very different thing from what it was represented to be by the opponents of the measure.) It may be said, that it was unwise to bind themselves to the completion of thi^ work within ten years. But they saw more changes, more great results achieved, in a decade now, than in a century a hundred years ago ; to make the time longer would look like not being in earnest, and he trusted the Government were in earnest in this great work. It had also been said that the Maritime Provinces had no interest in the union of British Colum- bia and the construction of the rail- way He repudiated, on behalf of the Province he represented, an idea so narrow and sectional (hear, hear). Whatever benefitted any portion of this Dominion, benefitted every portion of It (cheers). The people of Nova fecotia were as much interested in the perfection of your canal system as the people of Ontario. They should not be told that because no portion of this road was required to be built in Nova bcotia, they had no interest in it As the wharf of this Dominion, Nova bcotia had an interest in everything that tended to develop the great terri- tory of British America behind it. Nova Scotia was as much interested as Vancouver Island in the completion ot the iiiter-oceanic railway, and would benefit as much from it (hear, hear). Halifax might, after this road was built, look forward to become the great Atlantic depot of the trade of the East —a trade that had enriched, in ancient and modern times, every country that had possessed it. The author of an able work on this subject spoke of this trade and its advantages to those that had ever secured it in this way : " Control of trade with the East has been coveted as a prime source of wealth bv western nations from the remotest antiquity. Mercantile connnunities engaged from age to age m carrying eastern freight, have invariably grown rich from the undertak- ing and the grandest cities of ancient and modern times, have owed much of their splendour to the fact of this rich traffic passing through them. The Tyrians, Greeks, Romans, Saracens, Venetians, Portuguese Dutch and Enghsli, afford monumental proofs of these statements." He trusted that before many years the Dominion of Canada would furnish another monumental proof of the state- ment of that writer. He believed with the completion of railway com- munication between the Atlantic and Pacific, Nova Scotia would occupy one of the proudest and most prosperous positions in North America, and that the realization of this scheme pre-, sented to that Province a future that' the imagination could not exaggerate. If Nova Scotia were disposed to be selfish and sectional— if its people were 20 1 U^c^aA national view o* unfit to take a ^road ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ a great ^^^^J^^^ ,f ^U i o« the most country-he would «^^^;' .^^.^tions as «elfiBhU Bect-n^\-rPr^^^^^^^ ad- a representative oi ^^.^ ^ail- vocate the ««^«J^^"^^'Tecure for this way. K *^Vthe Eatt; if Halifax, line the traxle of the J^a , v,ith its harbor capable o dating the fj^P/^Jf rtUntic depot of were to V«'=«^% dream could exagger- ^^•^Vt^Vu^e -S and greatness ate the ^^^^'^ ^^^ a (cheers)^ that were |^ «.^«f , ^s observations, he In concluding his ou ^^.^ could not help ^^^^'^Xn^^^^'^^^ cidence in his own c^rmec; ^^^^ great question f^^f^^^ for refer- fhe House would pardon ^^ ring to. On this aay •'.^^r^nees ^^' ^y T^^'- Tatre oFhfs native Pro- in the ^^f^^fZ'Zch in its history, vince, marked an epoch i well in the jecc^Uec^ion . ^^ ^^.^ listened *« ^""i^!l' o he had, in the ^«^y "X"^;! Cva Icotia, when mak^ Assembly ot JNovi^ „„^.uiry regarding ing an important e"^W ^^^ion of Confederation, said that a ^ the Maritime Provinces w ^^^^^ ;ttera"tSr/e-^^^^^^- -r:SSm.^p-St He little ^'^^S'''^\ZJ>^rds he would exactly five years afteiwar^^^^^^^^ be called upon in the J ^.^ ^^^^ ^ this I>o«V"^".^ *bis hun^ble vote m voice, and give his n ^^ ^^^^ favor of the g^;^^^^fd Through desired to see accomphBhe ^^.^ ^^ ^^^ good report and ^^^^^^representa- through ohloquy and F^^ ^^^„. tion, the loss « ^^^^personal advan- fice of P0P,^^;jtIver doubted the wis- tages, he had never ao ^^^ domof the course he ha^ o ^^ ^^^.^ adopted, or /«f ^^^^^^^^ no sign to political horizon he sa ^^^ ^^ Warrant despondency or reg^^^^^^^ ^^ the present PO«^^^«";^^''^uc^ r^m for this country, ^^^ gratitude, much hope, much ^^^^^^J""'^^^ (hear, hear), cause «o^P**7tnion had nothing to The friends of jm^nj^^ ^^^ ^ regret or to be asha ^^^ ^^^ trusted the day wa -^^found- "'"'*,'"'? .LTomi^on would be c»ned ieS:SrU*Sr(;o.onVchee.). < 1 (From the Arichat Warden, January, 1892.) RICHMOND'S ADDRESS TO SENATOR MILLER. al, '^^1 following Address, presented to Hon. Senator Miller in Tnlv is«7 shows the estimation n which he was hold .if fh„f t; ^^'i'®*^' ^.^ /"'y, 1867, Proclamation of Union by JL LTe of Hifhn l tv' "^ ^"^ "^*«'" ^^^ and respectability of 1 nWeaSed o tht aT " ^^ ^^'^^'' intelligence, fourths of the leLing men oTthis a.untv ^^^Z^. ;^;'^;««« («o«>P"«>»g over three- and a. a crushing ^tZ^ :: ^'^^IJltTAZf^ for themselves. County op Richmond, July I5th, 1867. To the Honorable William Miller, Senator of the Dominion of Canada : visit ?n^i7,*P^ undersigned avail themselves of the opportunity of your present r oT ^^nat'ro^th^^ sLr :? ^rr- ^^^^-^-^-^ - ^^« ^^^^ p" During the period you represented this County in the Provincial Parlia you. The latter, we suppose, are the penalties to which every Dublio n,«Tl^ acts a conspicuous part, is obliged to submit. ^ ^ "^ *''° Trusting that the public interests of this section of Nova Sootin m.„ We remain, Sir, Your well-wishers, John F .Fuller, High Sheriff. S. Donovan, J. P. & (JoH. of Cus. Henry C. Fixott, M.D. J.P J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. J.P. Wm. LeVisconte, Peter Boadet, Thomas Lenoir, John H. Rindresa, Maximin Forest, Simon Babin, Louis Boudrot, John Morrison, James Hearn, Charlea King, Donald McKay, John Keefe, Isidore Martell, Daniel H. Lenoir, David Gruchy, Geo. H. Biasett, Alex. Murcheson, Wm. Crichton, Gustos. Geo. E. Jean, Clk. of Peace. Wm. B. Chandler, Barrister. James F. DeCateret, J.P. James A. Shaw. Andrew Belfountain, ^.P. Simon Leblanc, J.P. Thomas Besdet, N.P. Peter Grouchy, J. p. John Anderson, J. p. Frs. Marmeau, Jr. , J.P. Pat. Mourbourquette, J.p! Henry Hatton Crichton. Henry J. Fixott, M.D. Lewis E. Tremaine. P. Purcell, Contractor, &c. Jeffrey White. Daniel Urquhart. P. McL. Morrison. Duncan McRae. Winget Dora. of Pro- Reg, of (and many others too numerous to mention.) Wm.R. Cutler, Judge bate, &c. W. G. Ballam,J.P. & Probate. Stephen McPherson, J.P, Anthony Oliver, J p Robert Hill, j.'p." Henry Carie, J.p_' John Matheson, J.p' Wm. Urquhart, jip," Duncan Cameron, J.p. Archiband Johnston, J.P." George J. Hendlay, J.p. Charles Boudrot, J.p. M. J. Kavanagh, J.p. Wm. Leahy, J.p' Andrew McDonald, J.P. Donald Boyd, J.p. John McLeod, J.p] Patrick McCarthy, J.p. David McNamara, J.P. ^J^' gJ I Uf UW.,^ . „JH..j - . • J / TTarcZ^w, February, 189^) /from the Anchat Waraen, ^ , .K„u«Ufif in the fact I \,£\« '™'"^J;\ e'^v-i"" '""r ''"p™.. tor M.«kenxie »..a tl.» late the the » "'"' '" ' . dav. to make the Bevera. appointment,.;;: We expect within a few, day» to (5,„e,„„,ent desue My dear Sir, Yours faithfully, A. Mackenzie. (Signed) Hon. Wm. MlLLEK, Arichat, JN.»- Dorchester, June 26th, 1876. Hon William Miller : *^ Penmt me ^"Jfy'^tly qualify yo^^^^'i^^ize me by telegraph to suom ^.nUshments, emirien^^iy, H^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ''^ ^ for appointment. Yours faithfully, A. J. Smith. (Signed) 38 (l^om th. Dominion Annual Register for 1870.) Thi« RKMAFtKAHLK TRIALS. MIU.KR VS. ANTNAND. Xlied Ho H V"*/ ''^ ^'^^ Pvovineml LegTsla ne In.l f itr"-*''^' Proposition met ^r Ch l" ^^ Pl^«'i4B : prove publication of the^libel, which the defen- May, 1864AmtiI ffiriS 'T"-, j^f ^^^^^^ ^I^^^ ^e was Premier of Nova Scotin f -d also to the CoSerS at% bt " The ct'f' *^ ^'^ Charlottelw'; Contc^r obSf«°ln' 7"r/\."'^he MaS^rovh^c^s^'tte'^roTf ''''"'"""^f ^^^ intendedTo rs;^^^^^^ ^ \ -w. 24 ^ ^^ in its details, Tw-By »» «K':\S. h?* «'ro» S= S\-f »' "S Jtog St.«« ; J"^£ltle. that of his s^Prtnked upon as a cons^de^^^^^^ y^- reaolnt on ^^^ ^^^^.acter w^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ itwouldbelookeauv ^^^j^^haaite. .^.3,|^on^ informed plaw ^^^^_ firsUime that th^^e^Ud not v^ant a seaU^ and oidy con^nt ^^ any U^e prevj" , ^ *P® " „<.,.n.l election, ana , ^^^^c we. opnatorsVi 4 ^ ence and pnhlic s^ ^,^. cross-examinea a g ^^ ^ear the ^on ^^i^ence, the c y.^ appearea ^^^ ■he adr«l^^"ld a synopsis of his arrangementof tf^^^ember a,n ^i^^"'^^T)eSarre8-I '^f ^ °'^^iren 1 ^^w the evidjc- ^^^ P^f'^'^wn given on tiiC 25 that may have existed as to the reaaon^ wh;,.K ^„^ u • a position, and in leaving his formeVS a^d^goir^tT hirfr' '"" '° '^'^'^"^^g ^is follow because a man is a politician and liBln.w,a Vi ** .■ ? '^ wnier eneni-ea. Does it be the slave of it. and to reVisrever7 conscTetts^^^^^^^^^^^^ P^^-^^' '^^^ ''« '^^ affeci the position of every public mS, anrsSuTd n^vp^ ff'"''-, ^^^^^es of this character grounds. A change made under such ciSmstonces nlTh^ '"^'^t ""'?« "PO" the very best courage, because tie man who does it SoZtS he mu«rfL?P^''f r'^" possession of great tna hi. change may have been made "rreasons of a verv HJ&"^^''/l'"y '^P* *« ""'i«i"« Miller's reasons for his change of rooaition nT^fkr i / ^.Z^'^^''®"* character. Jf Mr informed they have been, it a'ppearsTo me that^L tnds'\n 7 ^^"-^f-" '--, as I am cerned and ought to stand, exculpated from having aXd'fr ^'k*"" *^'^* '''^'^"g'^ '' <=o»- hm,. I am very glad that this arSngenen? has been made and' /? u'""*^'^ attributed to atteiSpTthltentl^^^ t^^LttrH ^^^^^ ^^^ ^-«- with it. ^*'-y """« lor you, tor we had not got Jialf through The following are the remarks of Mr. Weeks ,pfprr«,l f-, "He reminded the Court that there was no ^W of ffl' 'JPPeanng in the //eraW; defendant had not ventured to sav that Th! ^n P / ,m J'^^'-ification on the record. The pleadings that Mr. Miller wt boujit of br Ld ^1^^^^^^ '^ 'V^- «^^^^ "«* '^y - his the face of the evidence of Sir Charle., T, ,,1^! }W \ *''^ '^"'°"- Had lie said so in cent too much damages to give aga nit y.^ chPfpn I*""? ^'^^P^iff, «10,000 would not be a tion had been pleaded anv ^ , y e^mailtd n . i "*; """'^ he believed if a plea of juatifica such plea hadLn set up, Sll S?e th ' "de^^V^sTiTh T^r"'^' ' ^^^^"^^- ^^^^^ had been publicly given in this Court. Iirthr/aco of th ^ i PP''> ''"'^ *^^" P^'^^ plaintiff was bound to bring this suit and hi lu ift F'*"^ evidence (Mr. W. said) the had vimHcated his characfei by e^denl^^^^^^ T o^l'^"^^^*-'* '""^ ^^^^ ^^r. Miller impeach, but he should have done so soone/ H °shouI 1 n^ """n'"'' 7'""^ ^« «^"not to>e made against him for years vithout eivinJ' flTl! T ^l^''"* ''^/"'^^'^ ^"""''^r charges this trial. It is well for Mr. M.xier that fhl ..^ vr ^''P^";''^*!""^ «'at have been given in man who will hereafter assail hmfs he tibee^^^ ^^"^ ^''^^ made, ^f or tie punished by a jury. But the defendant T} nnf w A .'" the past would deserve to be and he believed tlfe plaintiff's S? unexiSed^^^^^ ""^ -l^' ^^ ""^^^ «"« t"al! That IS what the defendant now intei de to s ow'- ''f h!t f ^^^.f. "*'«'«'" oi the Chronicle In fact, the defendant was not at all in t e Provh^^ u^n lu ^V*'"^"?.,^^^ not malicious. This closed an investigation that oom^letX WndtSK^^ P"'^^^^^-^-" i^£^P^' 'J"?*.U!»- Jiar ' ~ V t( •Having shown the estimation in whioh n,. t .t 11 , Mr. MUler, it may not be out o nl„ T '''\^''»™' '«""*« held the Hon. him by the late Prime xWnist.,sfT.M *? *°" ""^ "P'-"°" entertain«J „, Campbell, for Z tlellZ'l!, ''<*." **''*-W, and the late Sir Alexander Senate. b;th of wl^ol ™L Th , I! *'"''8"'''"«^ Conservative leader in the ..«6, .elected tb^ra't::. teXaT: "oft: "fe^'rV" f '^^'"" °' Alexander's onerous duties durin, his a' el ., tie Hote The h h'^*"' ',"' ment this ioint act of thp f W-. ^i , ^'"'" tne iiouse. The high compli- ™ay well fL proud The o7 ' '" ^"P"" " ^"^ *^ ^'"^^ Mr. MiL y proud. The following correspondence speaks for itself : My Dear Millek,— Earnsclifpe, Ottawa, 26th April, 1886. M. 'oiTthf :LiTuri:';tre~ z^r " "" ^ "--'""^ '- ..ou as^his frien, to ^^■^^.ri^::^^^::^!::!::^:!!^:^ -^ -::r^::;Treta:xre-a-:r!:rr^^^^ Believe me, The Ho; durable THE Speaker Yours sincerely, (Signed) John A. Macdonald. t OP THE Senate. My Dea^ Miller,— Ottawa, 22nd May, 1886. I iTav^'f 'T *'°"^"''^'' ''"'' '" """^ y" "y ix"" ™'>es. to learn „7thr:b:.L"1irr «"'»'°«T."' *" ^-'^-and am much gratiW able ,>nd hrn, manner ,n which you have presided over the debates and proceedings in that House. You have commanded universal respect, and no one is more delighted to hear it than I am. Trusting that when we next meet, I will be in heajth and strength again. Believe me, Yours sincerely, (Signed) - A. Campbell To the Hon. Wm. Millkr, Speaker of the Senate. Earnscliffe, Ottawa, April 2, 1887. My Dear Millpu,— The Government have selected our friend Plumb to be the Speaker of the Senate for the next Parliament, and Ouimet to be Kirkpatrick's successor. The absence of most of my colleagues owing to snow-blocks and other causes has prevented the formal appointment in an official shape. Let me thank you on behalf of the Administration for your valuable services as Speaker during the last Parliament, and assure you, that if we can forward your personal interests in any way, we shall only be too glad to embrace the opportunity. Believe me, I Faithfully yours. (Signed) John A. Macdonald. The Hon. W. Miller. In the face of such assurances from other Ministers as well as the late Premier, it is something for Senator Miller to be able to say, that he has never, directly or indirectly, asked from any Government or Minister any office of emolument ior himself during the thirty years he has occupied a prominent place m public life. I „.«j»««»«i4-" respect, and no strength again. Bly, Campbell ril 2, 1887. ) Speaker of the successor. The )ther causes has ir your valuabl<^ u, that if we can be too glad to Macdonald. s the late Premier, las never, directly [fice of emolument nt place in public