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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 19 Jan 1872, p. 2

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We} " rki l"§ m , ' ilk I! Hi " " " 92 "e-e"""""'-----"""""" MI fhtttirrn nll the mansion: 'i"iG"aiGC1'ii'i' the floor of the Hon "M 1 "W land nppenred for that trade. In the you his connection ',ttt"'uPl1,uh"1it,tt.' t; 1868 he "engaged for the firm ot Bron-don Railway, he had the permission of We; JI we; mast he was employed by that tinn A, Mendelian to read'the ihi'U", 61-" in connection with on Englieh Lend and lar ghurtt".-- . g e e. tttir,,',',"?, Company; and ttst',',":,,',',", ex - to Dee 4th 1871 on own never em 0 inau can; . . . ' . 'lrl,',filll'g'd: with' the 33$ 's'lrt',',,Cfl'i'.' 1ltee Hon. John qarling to 8ir John A, Mention we: completed he won naked by Macdompa--Sutdfuh1 seem: to think ly m. gentlemen from Q a oboe to mmpm' cfieN everything any one on reuonnbw ndepltntion to Quebec. no he won fnvnilm "h mr Ort'! to Iam, .to, the Court tl" "a the lumber trade. H a mtnt to Quebec three t,1htgt?tttiifit'tdt the road in but u not there . represented" mm. iii questlon part the Canada Central? Second went there in hilprofeulonnl annuity, and in L-lf 'o, i. the company! under the Ac"! en. such osptrsity atmispted remuneration. (Hem titled to the land sun 2 Third-al entltled, but.) m therefore emphatically declared on whom, If upon my party or portion, rest: that he was not the professions! ndvocate oi the linbllity to grant the linda-on th; 3 single mm in the lumber trade. (Hear. Domxmon, . P! Ontario sions, or O2 hear.) There had been another chrsrgv l Ontario Jomtly with Quebec! D, made against him-that he had 33mph 'on not think this h ell the ed fee: for the carriage of some Bum, connot reasonably be asked. It op one ul nhllc or private, in the Parliament 0' the whole question. See Scott and tiotT1,nd: $',',l'l',fi, and in the Parliament; M Canada him he oughtto he "tufitstl with thik m understood that Mr. CUme,roa had mad- I m (Mr. Scott) never asked for anythht that elusrge, and would newest that gentln- mofs. If the Court decided that the Ad man In: he sight or wrong in believioc4 as ? '3 raVftct/s,t,,t1tda,.!ht f?ettN was l? Mr. CAMERON-u made no amnion ta that myself, bat it was said lor some partvm Mr. SCOTT eoneioued--fTe would dist/trs c, 1y lay, on. thy hangar M a mm thst i never. received one fart-hing fa; work, (-1ear, hésr.) Ha hw) private Bill legislatinn that: any I um chtmher, hut he de Am A ca that he n6'ver receive-:1 n2"! furth or indirectly, toe It; tC; the C?, _mivate fr1 l, 55:11:? "rt!: -..:', lr, tf' orivMe V '7, , 13-": v' , 's, vi. c. 'ws' I. .' menu. During the Inst session of Perih- ment he had pal out of his own pocket the ordinary expense- of two privete Bin. l for gentlemen In his positiol did not one to dun their friends: The phage. IPI false in every particular, and he defied my man to come forward and point out my one instance to the oontrery. He now Answer- ed theee allergen once and for ell; md he hoped that the Preee that had given currency to there (allergen would now pnhlieh their contrediction. There was another chergn made egdnet Men, and which aleo was meant for hie hon. friend, the Pre. mier. It had been reported that, the Tunic): had fore'lleIJand' twp; hm thir. Scott's) ecceeeion to the Miaiatr would inure to the benefit of aoertain rm the same speech Mr. Macdonald tsud text that this demand was made " lb hartd rt epeculators, ot whnm the Univ") Linda C , a- missioner was the agent; and that the latter had been importnning him for four years on that subject. Mr. Scott then proceeded t . give the history of the Canada central in: way from the year 185% In that yea" do. mands were made for a railway to ripen us the heart of the country; nad ttt [ Act of Parliament was paw-ed, gnu!- " ing four millions of acres of 1m , tobuild a railway from Quebec to Lake l Huron. Nothing, however, was done, am" in 1800 a Bill was introduced by the membcr for Carleton, seconded by him (Mr Scott) changing the features of the former mum" ' and dividing those four millions of WW." ir tween several railways. Hon. J " Ha, donald was in the House at the time. and tllowed that Bill to co unchallenged. u, passed without a dissenting voice It wen', into the Upper House, and in oot1Bequeaee of a division of opinion as to the fair illVllen of the lands. the Bill lapsed It came Onion Parliament the following year, and passes" the Lower Chamber, Ron J S Matyionsl.. l being present. He (Mr. Scott) did no: n; collect who seconded it, but he had been in t termed, though he would not vouch for l . that Mr. Powell nodded to thengptod my. . Cornwall, signify)" thi/ Bill passed on ' gum; -fiw. Under that Btu tn ' land v.- divided pro rata among to! ' several companies Mr Scott proy-edwl to explain the change of plan that hid r. it.» pllce in regard to the construction of tn railway between Ottawa and "uprior. und , showed that this was owing to the depre~eed I condition of Canadian securities. By C. change, however, the Province had Lure-t 150,000 aoreaoi land Be then retort-m t, the phrase used byHon J. S. Maodon-xld "band of speculators," and showed that Ur Bolckow, the gentleman who had link-Sh" most money in the Canada Central, vs, a personal fiend of Mr. Gladstone, and he mmerly been a member of the know-i»! Il.ttyy1itnt This gentleman had expander! 5650:000 on the faith of a Canadian Act m Parliament; he had invested over a million ot dollars in this country, the greater part of which Was a loss. The same gentleman. however, for building the Missouri Valley Railway, had received $10 000 n mile, and this In a foreign country; witilemtJvaada his expuiencc had been most auforsaum, mung, euchaman as Mr. Bahtkov c, ul-' not jmrtly he styled a spmniuor (He.sr _ he" ) 80 far " his (Ur. Sexitt a) milirapuse were concerned. he had never disculsed wr/t them what were their views on the Centre» Railway. tie sol'mnly asserted that he he" _ had no understanding with his c'Illeagne- before u came into the Government on the subJect of the Canada Central Rdl way. (Au planes ' lie came nowto another charge mad: ngainti; him, namely, that he had acted nu fairly and ungenerously towards the gentle men who put him in the Chair. That he . emphatically denied. A year ago some 0. the gentlemen who were now his colleagues spoke to him about taking the Chair. ii) answered that if there was a general feelin - in the House that he should do so hi would accept it. Between himself and r the late AttorneyoGeneral there was no communication on the subject till within .. about three weeks of the opening of the Home. At that time he (Mr. Scott) hap . Penn! to be in Toronto, and meeting the Attorney-General that gentleman told him , that he wasthe choice Ot the Government ' for Speaker. To that remark he made no "Ply one my orthe other. The ds f _ he h d l y t ter, I ear t 1"Ported on the streets that he waste take the Chair. He went dtreett I L.. the Attorue -General, whom he misty ii, Oegoode Ball? and told him that be had nor l accepted the Chair, and it might be mabar , intr, to the Government to allow th : b' ttttto Olththat he was t new" 'it Before he left Toronto h ut the 8eeafrer t: General in more I',',,',,',',""',.','? 1lePhotny . way. (Mr. Scott here reed en extant f r m the upecch of Hon. John S. Macdon .ld. " Iivered before the recon tsttiottrrt'rt"ot, wih reference to the granting of 350 0 )0 eel-es ct. lard to the Caada Central tftihrav, , In Eonld not I"! re "on for knowing the tsat Hoy' emphatic 1 thing fat any n ttatio tttrang that in EEG" Quit. thus of declining was that, faith of the mem- L he though? i. Aituuiiiii"tifu on farming. autumn 33?: solemn mars to A, Moodcnuld to read the following tele, (thunt".--- . " Dee. 4th, 1871. "From Hon. John Carling to Sir John A, MacdomMc--Sutdfuh1 mm: to think he cffere everythln an one on: reuonubi uh. Bo eiftem l, 'i'S/3', the Court 'Ile, three t,1,tSupgtlfi'rd'iidtjdt, the road in question part the Canada Central? Second --If so, in the company under the Acts, en. titled to the} land and? Third-Watts), on whom, it upon any party or parties, reste I the liability to grant the linda-im the Dominion, on Ontario alone, or on Ontario jointly with Quebec! Do you not think this in all that cannot reasonably be asked. It opens up the whole question. See Scott and convince him he oughtto be tratisditst1 with this." m (Mr. Scott) never aaked for anything more. If the Court decided that the Act was defective, and the Company was not legal) entitled to the grant, of course he would not be to blame In the matter. In order that th ere might be no mistake about the matter, he asked Sir John to write a ro. ply to Mr. Curling, which he did, and it is as follows:--- _ " Dec. 5th, 1871. " Have seen Scott this morning, and have persuaded him to accept proposition men tioned in your telegram, an follows; the three followi: gpointe. to be left to Pt?el: .-mrst--." the road inqueatlon apart of the Canada Central? Beeoid--1f so. In the Coat. pany, under the Acts, entitled to the iand grant. Third - If entitled, on whom, if on any party or parties. " ate the liability to grant the lands ?--on the Dominic-n, on ohtario nlons, or on Ontario jointly with Quebec , I do not, however. 33¢: how the court can deal with questions affect- irq the Dominion and Quebec, without their becoming parties. Not a. mnment to be lost in this ,iiittsr.--J. A. MoD." The reason tor this haste was that it was {utended to make spplicstion to the court that; term. Now, he would uh the ban member for London to shy whether the late Attovney-Genernl gave his assent to that propotition or not, There was no doubt ot it. The late Treasurer had told him that the then Attorney-General had given his "tran" c, a. tt he hid not,then it iOis merely a. tyt? to catch him (Mr. Scott). It would t.haii Ci, ' setn that the question of tho land grant to tho 1 Canada Central was disposed of before tin 1 lute Government was defeated, and hc ' thwght that won a mum dent answer to the charge made ngcinst him The condact o. the late Premier awards the British tupitsl ists who hail invested their money in the! road bod been most unjust, refusing them up to the last moment to even appeal to toe courts, as no company could appeal agains- the Government without the consent of the Government He now came to the charge that he had been guilty of impropriety in tailing . seat in the present Government He did not behave in sudden conversions; and if the House would heat with him he would cor-Vince them-certainly those of them who were members of the late Par. [Lament-that his position, so tar as the Ute Government was concerned. was on: of perfect freedom of action He neither owed that GoVernmcnt nor the party ths' .4," oned them mythlng. He had not taken the courle he did without due deliberation It was very well known that between him and the late Premier thrre nova was much cordinhty. la the late Parliament that gen 'lrman never had a follower; he had let any wtta1hagmt'se'a'r i"iWeparti'A,t ladNh fo-; Toronto, who wan thon in Opposition, made a speech which was as applicable to tlv, use Government as to that one. and whim contained lmguage which ho (Ur. Reotb) would have med towards the late Govern (Lent bed he been on the 11oar of the Rouse He said the Government was so weak as not to be able to legislate bereficiaily for the country, and it. was treasury that. stronger .G'overnrneu', a-honld take the reins of power. He said thtre was nothing worse for the country than A weak Government. These words applie": with particular force to the late Government They were only able to corny one motion and that was the election of a "maker. and that only by p>rmleeion of the oppmition He (Mr. Scott) We: asked by a. gentleman then in Oppopitxon if he would have any ob jection to his proposing him for Speaker. He replied that although it was the practice in Evyland to elect n Speaker from the bod, w... uww a; position in 1867 Was this When he was elected then he gave n pledge vo his constituents that he would support the new Govemmont ot the member for . orn- qxall. As I man of honour he was baund h dugout that pledge He was not lung in the ouee before he found that he could not Nope]: the Premier with th at cardiality Us ch I Preunu exu- tttss from hm '"tpponert'; and during the whole four yo are he never nude n speech defending the Government and before thw lent mtatioa wu mm he and to gentlemen on both nidke of the Home that J! Me re turn invoked his gfving a gunport to the then Premver he would prefer not to re train tn public life. m, told the "tttra. thing 'o his 1"""stittyatt., nnd.hle speech at his no. nuntien concluded with the remark that the ittrabiiiis Was he would he found in 19vpo- i401). Mr. Scott proceeded to refer to hr '1, cumstnma coming": mm- LL " . . - It' ., n; r'.--. 1.) ( .'u'bmu A f oi',,' ' In?) 'o vote for the Government? Were these mere rumours, or were thov meantime that was mmtrle of proof? It would be a sad thing for this country when its Govern- ment was reduced to that extremity in which the Wordl of the hon. gentleman which he had just quoted Would be applicable Hia (Mr. Scott's) position in 1867 Was this When he was elected then he gave a pledge s'v'angr, Wu: 'tr, and yet ha,] he not heard 0 '1 Ito Ni; x, '_.' the kind when the late Govern .. i , 'r' Fan bring defeatsé ., Had he "rt' (r me he would he fund; 21:6;me Scott proceeded to refer to the I connected with tho ftifruxt; vi --ta--ccrCCC1L_', __-- Ct nip.tnles hei Inberu an 2;. p1 Wi he no ll but t to the Seturdgy of 'dii second week of th mention he . pronounced no Opinion upon tar, "ot1rtie the Government. was taking. It then was 1tunomxd in political (sin-Jpn th M; ttto How mmcnt interded to tnA.uee the Governor 1.0 pt orogne the House. He then said in die -:uaaing the matter with gentleumn that it would be a bad day for this crnmt-ry if the 'remie, tould no far control the representa- tive of Ber Majesty as to induce Mm to pro- rngue the Home that had given so many ad. verse votes against the Guvunmeut, He Ind no authority 'for saying that the Governor would have promgued the Hana-3., and he did nut believe he Would; hut there. an as cs, cur- rent rumour that, shut Was the course the i-:overnment would advise A MEMBER-wut ahuatr the va. ant seats? Was, Mr. SCOPE said on MW direct vote of want of contidenne the Up," itlon had 37 votes, and the elections, gave t'r, m three st the least, and the Govern Ct out conid not possibly have carried :1: th, ad. ministration of affairs wrth M) members united at, all times age-mat. thug" Mr. M ACUONALD (Leads) What three constituencirs do you refer t: ? Ae. Mr SCOP'I' raid th, member for! 'urletoy would tvavy Hupuurq r the pment l, In preference to the me. (homer, and i. *n Ottawa it Would have been irnposr' 7'ble for an out tusd-out, mpporter of "be late Preanter to have -ern elected uven With all the iniluea,ce pf the Dominion . hovemnuew us his favour. TL», day after the Premier-was called on to farm at new Govern. l went he came into his(Mr Boottul toole! and approwhed him in Tab"! way. He aid, "l want your areioarree b, formiug the l (.ch rune! t. Yul: can give me the gentle- man I re quire " Bu to 111W!" tint he did not know a any prm;lemsn he .- nld tnflaenae Mr. Blake n. " " 'rr -l mean yourself " That was the unof%la1 wsy in whmh he was approached He did not give his eneWer that day, became the offer had mm. entirely unexpected on his part They discussed the snbje_etl that were likely "ll-U '5", 'tei---'--" -- entirely unexpected on his part They discussed the subject. that were likely to arise in this House, and he found there was a perfect harmony betrarersn (us views and the Premier's; and, persmullv, he had elven entertained for him the (1ng- eet reepect The Government had been celled u coalition; but he dented that; am he referred to the fact that Mr Git-{atone tormerly e Conservative, end Mr thr-lwell but " the nine board in a. Liberal Gnverul went with Mr. Bright, and yet no one in England culled that a coalition He dat no understand taut public men in this countrx rhould be bound down to cast iron rulre any more than they Were in Great Britain In *het country the gentlemen he had named and progressed with the progrreuive ideas m rho age, and he did not "ee why thr. public men of this country should be. W"'" "tFe-" - 'i - - m excrptit-n to tttat; rule Ttvo pwsem 5 Hourmnent was no coalition l there was no oifurenee of opinion batWeen him and ii':') collagen; and the mania of gentlemen l orpotrite would not induce mm to i . worve from the course he had taken, _ and mhieh ho had taken itririt du, I deliberation, and which was In accordamr' knth with his judgment and his "clings. Hr helivved in this (nurse he had the, aggro"? of the pwpie of this country, and with the r mprovd ho was safe against the petty an ta-lo of gentlemen opposite. Re ap 'logized to the Paulo for the length of Mme ho had taken, snd, in condmlun, would hwg to ca} that in order to obtain an effectual auuWer tr, the base accusations made again»: him in an: action with the lumber itmrw'r, he hot ren' the following circular to each u? the 182 timber 1icemse.hoiders in th . prov'u'ce 'c-- Mr. soon aid that Was , mar ttd 3 tSis-iii;;'";';',',',",,'. "1"d"l'd" a'i,"iuiiiiirse up: are question, and he'would KIN if, a fair. principles he had held until u short time NP, ard square answer; he did not. (Cheers. , g i and P." now united vie}: the hon. Premier cr.,,a,ar,prsa,teaetse.3a,, _ Pugh? airsiitiii .', 'gttTlttftaii' Iitt "nd It), tspiieaguea. The Premier hid ""93 " OTTAWA. 2nd J an, 1872, " DEAR "rn --In the debate Minn; nt. l ",reptsmm of office in the Ontario "inner. I am charged with being the mid al, unto "he lumber "ado. and with hwy, her- imlloyed to udvoosto the rights of tV., pm _-it, the Crown Landi Dcpavt j" ', #1" tht Government . t 0." "i' in. mi. also m he floor of the Home. " Will you, therefore, as a lines, _ hol,'te. io Oniulo, have the kindness to new. r tio fothr, ing "in Lu. :5 :-is 'be ab Va: date "out true in any particular? Hun. I we been retained or employed by 34m, or (e.. sionslly or otherwise, on any bud-ruse, guh tic or private ? " I have the honour to remain, " Your obedient serum, " R. W. SCOPE " Of these '82 license holders. at least 150 he had had no communication with whatever directly or indirectly, except the sending of this cir-aular. He received a [age number of replies, all answering the ques one in the negative, and these replies were open to 'he inspection of any member of the House. m read a few of them as a sample of them all; and concluded by stating that he had refrained from saying many things that he might have said respecting the ins late Government, but he gave them fair warning that if they made him a target for their attacks they mie ht " I)': ct to be attacked in return. (Applause ) Hon. Mr. SU0TI1? said if the hon. gentle. man could explein what were the prin- ciples of the Congervative party he woald say whether they were his principles or mt. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. SCOTT acid he had fully explained all the circumstances and facts connected with his taking of oifioo. What hehad omitted was given in the lpooch of the Pre. mier, which a fully endorsed. What that 1 sech and his own utterances made him, 'dll he was. (Cheer-I.) Mr. CAMERON asked the Commlnlonor of Crown Lands whether tbs rumour wag correct that he had proposed to the Premier to take another Conservative mm the Cabinet? Hon. Mr. CAMERON asked the (Immig- sioner of Crown Lends it he wished the. House to undermand that he wag a Conserva- 'ive, that he bad joined the Government. with Reform colleagues, and that yet the Government was not a coalition? Mr. CAMERON uked the hon. gentleman whether he belonged to the Conservative or Reform petty. and said the House had a right to know that. as UiiFeGi'G"GT,' " JIM-ed that {111 llrtlmSMtEtlm"a."ii, If the " .. J, nan bad assistgd u deputation of r, ri 'tCoiii'iiii"rGrit, put-{Sosa of having amt 'bm 2il,",'l', made with regard to the lumber It tt , e n , Mr. SCOTT? uid he way present at the (tl nferenoe. In cr'mpany with Born: a", or l, an other members of the Home. a, wow g 'p 11 the hon gentleman, more. Trust (my, img of lumbormen was held for tne purpey " 'isonferting with the Governmrpr. Him. a, rolicy they ought to adopt in OIdur ... h... in": the timbet ot the country. "q , ic.' , p a memorial to the 1ye"eyef and when . ., ---- " .fnrntu sl.. - .1, - ...-__-___V run to call upon the Attorney .; 1",. :nd ask him to appoint a. time tor r. wwg the deputatirn. He did so, bat; mu "u" re) Genera-.1 podtivgly P1t.f to es' tt fie ' "rc,-.. b 1." ma... r. .L e h; deputatv'un. They then Went a. my (on mitrrioattr ot Crown Lands, and that. L. n {lemnn merely meh them In the lobby and took their mrmmial, but they never go. an, strewn tn It. Mr. GiMERON asked if that meetina o' "whet merchantu had a. policy with reg-u." to tm her. and if that pol.cy was a:toepteit by the present rtiantnius'touer. . Mr. SCOTT-Their policy was In promo: the timber, and it was as much In the mm (at of the whole country as of W ' Ninth" men. W hen the proper time come u wouln be prepared to discuss that point. Mr. CAMERON asked if they mshed I'nrchaae their litrite tn fee stmule. Mr. SCOTT said they din not.. What thes wanted was that there should b a "rtit, " to the tenure of their Human, and that they should not be habl.. t -, be withd awn a my Humans. Mr. CAMERON asked if the hon. gem». 1 men was present st s meeting " 6-. tle, J11» , when the question between the Imsl'i will i owners and the owners of minim: I'lunts n, I discussed. I Mr. MINT said he wss not. Hon Mr. CAMERON ssid that w-uh- t Hon. Ccmmissicner of Crown Joes am an: aary aboul making his expls 1431"" in 'vi. absence of one or two memo!» t-.o J; 0mm". had been reluctant to e ke a ci.. _ 1 u chum who erght seats were anti-E; We (My. tamer-on) "make: great 1ar.r"t'.'""1"r j." i r i"' Ferre of the inn member tor I ' (Is-f. "an hm. gentleman who hai Salk an: -m} "ilvat, the. member for Cornme fur"; t ' f, Hewing hut there was no' a awn w :1 new." but wcald feel that h h t c, d tn. imp-rut and ._»steem :f a very la ge a win .. tr C cnnamunisy f, t 30 yams atl tret; (H-sr _" an} He.- wa-s ("fa-f- the hun=~u..-blu .t.or',u' u "a; my: unit. his o';tilat.at.t'ous n t, i. .-..-',rfw ae 21' has. The haw) sJiul L. .za rr, ", "at? 3-57" 's, It.' tc,." ' wring 'st i V '. a i'-.,. ",';;xr..y;) W"; ZMI'W ' 'r" l. . I., "by t. ' thts "um= '; 3.3:? you would a: nifty of what I stated, not that you bod done 30.] m might perhaps feel "tidied that be had wavered the actuation which he (Mr. Cameron) had br tight; against him than Speaker ct 'tr Hume he had been lobby-m; M mo mb re of -hr House,ud inducingthvm t "he a position in opposition to the Go cerru,ert re bad supp 'rted and from whom ' ' Lav acCeptod a irlirttron---elititd m he SWtti pluw d t b quaiuy it --tn that tv'haa1'rer. I'M emu gunneman had declined, however. to an 'e I be anstion " to whether he Ala. Hon p. want: or not There could be o ..5 me mutiw tor that, and he was Tr "3 any h snrpri 'd to find that my gtstst'". Ire-1: "in. F" t to me party on w" ., be himrelf had adhered in the pssl :10qu be shamed into denying the tolourr under which he had gone to tiiorl" and it ught the battles of the country ir 'imc-s past (Hear, hear) Be errid um??? and, however, that, having tMrttoctatet1 bun "lt with gentlemen who a'nce cou'tw'eeict.'T " '.re Flick .5}. 'Ehn; h m6 inn/.3 Tim: =1 in J.lowing, mum-r) but; "tt been' attaching coAtrome, it wu't1ilt piacit g them in a very awkward pmsiti "I .F ru :uh decvared. "1 am a 'JQ-DBtrVMLH t 'H rt") urb;a' CU. a "u.- - ., -'" _ 'till, It was dit1icult to underetastcd s.-ri,r t h, meant when he and he Would not ctr; :1' 5" _ arty principles in the course of two-uh ..oli' u-uvs (Hear, new) It, was odd the: Elm Provincial Secretary chose to an" to fr oaetittterste that the Commimsumer of Crown l "not; was a Reformer who bad returned i" hit brst love; and of course he tinst in" u uld not reject him when. he 0mm thrre , miter again What constituted a pure part) sirvrrnmentt If it were a troverryruerst "med by a Conservative and a [ic'orur'r V any out certain principles on which Luv) .:ruld agree. the Government of the Hon J 4. Mtseornald was one. But hon gm'slerrun pposite had assumed that it Was not WNW!" hat two persons of different l, .incal ;.rinciplee could unite for the pure"" ol arming a Government for the conduit' o 'he stfairs of the country without Vim" rug pruciple, and constituting a ivabttorl which was obnoxious to the country. Iltut he: Was so he Wye prepared to prove out of he mouths of hon. gentlemen opposite' He did not mean to attack the hon. Com- mieoloner of Crown Lands for ioming 11" present; colleagues because they were fle ormers, because if he did he should be tt fucking the principles under 'whiPh lr {:imsel had been acting for the 1set CH years. (Hear, hear, and laughter. , lhe hon. gentleman proceeded to rad ex. mete from the Gwen, principallv of old date He said the proprietor of the GLOBE nel' reaper, and leader of the Reform party ont " e of that House and outside of the Cam mons of the Dominion-tune, htmrr--ha feclared that he could not find a Reform" through the length and breadth of the lsmi. that could .see any necessity for a coalition. Bad the milUniufn come? Had they arriVed at the time when that hon gentleman OPP" fate was independent of the proprietor of Ile GLOBE , Or had the latter, that t erittiest of the Gtittiest, slid too from his high 3. outrun and come. to favour coalition? to fav. our the views of his hon friend the Member for London and himlelf, who saw four years ago {hat a Coalition in the intereata of the Cortn if"? cculd he'advantageously formed? Bar there we: a difUremse hetWeen the Coalition " tour years ago and that nnw form"? 3 TUt Coalition abandoned no primnr.iry.'ty this i, one abandoned seven]. [Hon Mt. soo tu'--- l N ante!) The Communion" of Crown umu l sotod for the railway poliuy of the Ute Ad. . maistntibn. He voted against the Inooare Franchise, which was one of the plank: ot ue {my plattonn. Ho had .bgndoped the ' Mei.-.'-""---'"-"" d - V - i am) He. was i-/,'ad. th en bad made bis iied sitive as he bani TI in was WHua' in tepr a it. (for, {Hamel-an) :r r w. 'is. rettc:sf. 4.0 "Win-AVG 1 what he vttts age hrs, oatv.iout I tin: the ,t.a to itir at a

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