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TUE ^maersiVned, Delegate, from Nova Scotl.. charged with au ^'^^l^^^*;*. .^^^f;;""' the Gcwumeut, IVlimnent, aod people ot :Bnglaiid;— Tbe Pmince ot N„,a Scotia, MtW and imp»ved by emigrant, '"» "''J*;;^ ,,„! a„a t.ei, .waaant, .t .„ .j.™-^ -^ ^sif C! ":: "- ;r;: ^^7:;^ ti^rtz iCeH.. w^^^^^^^ .» » cow or ... Empiie. ."d°i.nmunitie, uader wii . ■■•eir country la. tl.ri«„ aad prospered. ™>o.vin« ia t„e t»t.tep, of the -"'Yr;:^; t 'ttlTnl"!: s:s:tr':::'^^^^^^^^^^^^ of her menmntile murine. 1 , • tl,« In.t fi-^ssion of the Imperial P.uliament, the institutions te^CrriX::.:-o:;t:r«^^^^^^ :->. ..». to t. conditiou of a dependency of Canada. , • fT,.t the scheme of Colonial Confederation might iind favour with the Apprehensive that the .sclieme oi v.i ^„„,nPP=, of exteudin-^ the protective I.pei^lov».m,„t, aud jmtly «lam«. a. be »«.,ae^s of ^ 0, Jlnity .0 exp«» their opioioa ia a c.n.tita«o»l mauner. ,„, _aU. „.,e. „, denied, and ...in. v^n •- »..-- ^ -'V:- f„,„ Nova scoti. ,.»,.., -;^;: \:x::::i --« »■. hu„ied th„.gh, lilut a siLgl. mL. elected ia favon, ot eoatedemt.on. ^^ ^^^^, 7/. '- •• ^'f'*»*C-'' .^^, P^ -.^«.-r^,f»««flr* '.t«- ,-.«.■ - ,'''\ jgta»:^*r i *» i ^' . T - ''- :.1?s?>.'"' 111 :>».^- ;',|^,.J'»/'P\:-P'""* • -f - . \y*'*" t 4 C '^ ) It 13 almost impossible to imayino a greater ilej^Toe of unanimity than was uianifetetl at tliH Elections, wliieli resulted in the returns — FOK TUE OknKUAI. r.VIlLIAJIKNT. IMembers opposed to Confederation „ iu favour of Coufederatioa For the Local Lkoislvtijuk. Members opposed to Conftidonition in favour of Cunfuderation 18 1 10 36 2 88 The Dominion Parliament met iu November last. The Nova Scotia contingent, thuugli they went to Ottawa in obedience to the law, took their seats imder protect, and for forty days fairly tested the new system, the results of which far exeeedetl their worst untiuiijations. The Canadians protected tiieir own maunfactu-es again^-t those of thonvither- country by increasing our ad valorem duties from 10 to 15 per cent. They protected tlieir bread stuffs against those of the United States, largely used in the 3Iavitime Provinces, by duties on flour, corn, and corn-meal. They laid on stamp and new sj.aper taxes, which were \inkno\vn in Xova Scotia. They also taxed our Bank circulation, which at once raised the rate of discount from G to 7 per cenl. Only one of the nineteen Jlembers from Nova Scotia, and but three (>( the tifteen from New Brunswick, voted for the tarilf, but their unite-l efforts only showed how completely our self-government, of which we were so justly proud, had been swept away. The dis*.stix)U3 character of this measure may be gathered from the Petition, which will be speedily presented to the Lords and .Commons, signed by .-isteen of the nineteen ]\rembp;s elected to the Ottawa Parliament, and l.>y thirty-sis of the thirty-eight Represen- tatives of Nova Scotia. " TIio people of Nova Scotia protest against this Act of Uiuou, because it deprives thorn of the right of self-govern aieut, long enjoyed and highly prized. «• It subjects them to enormous cost and great inconvouience, by compelling them to trausuct, iu ft city eight himdred miles a.vay, a vast aiaoant of public business foraierly desiJutclit-d iu their c^vn Ciipitiil, within easy reach of the wholo population. '• It tran-sfere to tli,) Government at Ottawa powers more extensive than tho Qu«eu and the Imperial Tarliameut iu practice ever cxorcisod ; and vests in that Government, '-hich tliu peoplo of Nova Scotia can rarely hope to iufluenco, the entire pati-onaga of the 1\, fflco ;«al liovenue ]),.l. uli,ients. and of the Lighthoa.ses and i'ublic ^Vork.s lonstructed at grc.it expense by the people of Nova Scotia. " It tvan.>fcrs Ih.- ou-nev.hip of our I'rovincial l!aihvays, built at a c<.,t of a mlllion-iuul-a-half of pouuds cuireiiey, to the JJoiuiniou, without cipiivatent or couipens.dion. '•It tak.-s fro.a Aova Scr,tia the regulation of her Trade, of her IV.-.iking System and Savings' La.i'.is, of lur s.a-coa.t and luland Fisheries, of lior Jlilitia, of her Couit-4 aud Criminal Law. " It trau'.fers the Customs' Duties of Nova Seotia, uhvays an.ply sufiicient for gen^-ral and local servic, s, and rapidlv increasing under a low tariff, to Cauada, for a sum N.^ich is now no ciaivaU-nt, anl whieh, being limited iu amount, will establish a perpetual drain upon oiu- resources as those iwcuues expand. - It cnfTS UMo,. tl.o Tarliamout of Canada the right to bunl-n oar tr.tdo with tno ri,;.v aud v.ith the woHd at large fur h.r ouu advantage, to pioteet^ hor numufactrnx^ aud bread- stiiir>, and to burdca our industry l)y 'any nindo or syst -m of taxatiou.' '• It vests ii.. tho riover.m.ent of Canada the app.iutmeut of ..„r Governors, wlio will thus h,:,mv-. the VM-v" to.ds nf tlio Cauadiau Adniluidtratiou, instead of being, r.s th.y wore, the iuip;u-tiaX Ktpre.sentatives of tui; (.''.uwii. •• Of twelve S.nat.,v. already a.j.iu.it.t.d bv tho Cauadiau ]Minister=. Ir.t one shart-s tho opinions of tho pL-...ple of N..va S,.„t;a, aud f.ur r.t bast 1>ave been pur<-based by ike distinct-on to thai-ge ih.ir ojiiuii. 115 aud brtrtiy their eonutr.-. . \M w/. 42. „./►' — —. ,— lilt \VilH IIIIUI 18 1 itV-sted 10 36 2 38 icotia contingent, iniler protect, and •eedetl their worst 1036 of then\(itber- ey protet;ted tlieir time ProvinceH, !»y taxes, -wliioli were (it once I'liiaed the tree of tlie jifteen ed how completely vay. 'etition, which will I of the nineteen ty-eight Kepresen- leprives thorn of the ng thftM to trausuct, ■ (les^JtttcliiHl iu their tho Qoeon and the "•hich thu iu;iii)hi of ifico ■.tJ!(l llovtMuie xpcnse by the people a luillion-imcl-a-hftlf System nnd Savings Criminal Law. for gent-ral and loco.l s now no eij[iuvaU-nt, IT resourircs aa those ! with tno rest of tho iiifacturc's ami hit:ul- rnur3, who will tr.us y wore, tho iuip;a'tiiil le shaves tho oi)iii'ii"» (listinct-:oii to tln\iv^c- f; ( '• ) " F.r th-.c a,Hl many ...lli-r na.o..s that n.i.ht h. stat.a, thl. Act of rninu has he.u ami i., most .li,ta.t.r,.l to tho pH,,,l.. of N'.vv i^<^otia, who h.-Uov. It to U tVuught .iih .,v,l, uncallcl for. ;ii.il iiuiu.si:. •' ];ut th. ir approval of the Aft itself has h.cn a-ravato.l m-A roml..-.:.,! n.om iut.iiao hy tha „u,.lu iu ^.•^■:.h iL sv,.. pr.i a:cd :uul cu'ried, whidi ^lo mulersiguud do uot h.-sitato to chavactorize M a Mirpiiso upon ti.e people of Nova oci.tia an.l a fra.ul up..u tho LuiKiuil ParUamout. " Tl.on.'h tliis ..uestloa has so deeply «tirr.d tlieir feelin-s, the Klooti...ns fi-om ond to eud of tl.e I'roviuco l.avo been caaifd without a Mow being .,tr..rk, a disloyal .s.utimeut uttered or aoy u^oessiU, as in Canada, f„r military interf.vonco at tho I'oll... Tho peopl.. r.lyoy on t.,e In^h «t.n.so .,f ho,>o«r which .li.tiugui.hL.., Ih-itish st:.t;...,aen aud -,„ tlje protection o[ larhuineut, iM.'^^ in a jieaceful and orderly n'.aTiner tho=u wlio Imd betrayed thtin." The hnvd Lo"i»latm.- lue-t in Jannavy, when :>. series of Kesolntions was nnanimonsly adopted by tlio ltor..e of A.^niblv, ftdlowed by an Addr^s. to tho (•ru^v^,. whi.^h deohuv. that '^ Tlvi loyal people of Nova Sootia do not desire to bo in any manner oonf.;derated with Canada;" i)iayin^' Jl-r :\Iajesty "to rovoko her rroclamation, and to cause the J3ritish North America Act t.. be rppeuled, as far as it affects the Province uf Nova Scotia." The IJo.solutions aud Address to the Cro^vn were followed by two other llesolutiona, passed with the same unauimity, anthori/Ing the JJentenant-aovernor to appoint Delegate., who are t.ow here, charged to n.e all legitimate n.eana to P^storf' the Constitution of th<^ Province; and then the House adjunrned to August next, declining to do any business or in any way compromise ti.e lights of tho people by legislating in snbordmutiou to the ]3oiniiuon of Canada. Ona iact is suflii'leut to show the utter recklessness and baste with which the British North America Act and the Inter-Colonial Tlailway Guarantee Act ^dlich accompanied it were p^.s^'d, when it is -tated that Nova Scotia had, at that very time, upon her own credit, provided for all that p.rt of the road which crossed her territory, tl.'.t she is now under oontraot to build it, and is anxious to complete her fdr mid full share of the Inter-Colomal Ifailway without any guarantee or aid from the Imperial Government. We further submit that nil the alleged advantages of Confederation with Canada might have been obtained in a safer and simpler form without rcrp.iring Nova Scotia to surrender her rights of self-government. The Government, L' •■■islature, and people of Nova Scotia, in soeliing a repeal of the British North America Act, so far as it affects their .nvn Province, have no desire to evade their obligations to the in..tlier-cuuntry. On the contrary, their desire is to reduce tho existing taxes upon the manufactures of England, believing, as they lo, that it is wrong iu principle for a Colonv *o impose heavy burthens upon th.e countiy under whose flag it seeks shelter and protection. Neither have th,-y any wis], to draw upon the Imperial Exchequer or ask u'uarantees in aid of public works, which they will be prepaid, li their (Jonstitution is r, stored, to construct upon their own credit and resources. And tiicy will cheerfully crmtribute, to (he utmost extent of their ability, m defending their own Province and maintaining the integrity of the IhniMro. .lOSKPil HOWK, M.r. For the Counlii cfllmU. WILLI A3i AXNAXl). rrcMdi'id ' f Ihc V.xn-iiike. Conncil. JAKr,!> C. 'i'b'Oiil', -M.IM'. J'./C //if C'^viili) of AnifilHilU. 11, llASovnp. ^Tr.i;i:r, UCNUY W. .'^Mllil. :d.l'.P. IVr lite Cfoi/y (/<.''"'''"■'•'• „ .■fr>-'i"'~'^*t'*''