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Hav we. of importar sot goten erce race for sudde "A PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY." Comes A few weeks ago quite a sensa- tion was created by an article 'whith appeared in the New York Independent from the pen of Mr W. R 'Givens, a man of Canadian birth and American residence, in "which conditions in Canada were subjected to a very unfavorable 'xeviéw, and the progress of the Dominion quite flatly contradicted. Mr. Givens expressed the opinion : that Canada is so British, that it is not Canadian, that it is so intent 'upon strengthening its hold upon "England that it forgets to go ahead on its own account. Replying to this self appointed critic of affairs the New York Sum says :--We have come to look upon Canada, and we believe with good reasons for doing so, as a progressive country, developing rapidly on a sound basis, and destined to play a much larger part in the affairs of the world in the immediate future. With the statement that there. is little real <Canadianism in the Dominion, and really no such thing as a true Canadian spirit, we cannot agree in any way. It does not accord with the facts. The federation of 1867 was the first decisive step in the march of a distinct sentiment of Canadian nationality; and on every later page of the history of the Dominion there is recorded the "advance of that sentiment. ~ There is still loyalty to England ard there should be, so long as Canada rerhians, even nominally, a colony: but Canada's self government is 'now virtually absolute with the exception of the treaty making power and 'the inherent, though infrequently exercised. fight of er citizens as British subjects: to peal from decisions of the. Su ittee of the. Privy Council of reat Britain. These form only th e slenderest of political ties, and and in' the uses to v applied ? There are more but is there truer edication mop, there was thirty years ago?' These are exceedingly pertinent : and important questions... And it may be as Mr. Borden suggests, , that the true answer to' "these! and many other similar questions would not give us in Canada to day, TR MR-EMMERSON AND THE CABINET If the reporters have correctly represented the present attitude and expectation of the Hon. H. R Emmerson, it is. evident that that' gentleman is looking forward to an early return to his former seat in the Dominion Cabinet, and a re- sumption of his former duties as Minister of Railways and Canals He cherishes 'the hope, so it is! said, of effecting great advance: ment in connection with. his De- partment, and especially with re gard to the management of the Intercolonial Railway. He antici: pates the opportunity 'of serving Sir Wilfrid, and the Dominion at large, for some years to come. By such an announcement as he has made Mr." Emmerson has taken the country quite by sur prise. Neither his political oppo. nents nor his friends.can easily be: lieve that he seriously entertains the hope of returning to the Cabi- net. - He resigned his portfolio for the avowed. purpose of vindicating his personal character in the open court. He instituted a suit against the Fredericton Gleaner for crimi- nal libel, but in; so doing he has not covered himself with any de gree of glory. The. prosecution of the . gase 'against Mr. Crockett | has 'been indefinitely. postponed, and will; in all probability, neyer be resunied. This. stay of pro: ceedings may be occsioned by le gal technicalities, but to the aver age mind that docs not readily appear. - The ordinary reader can: not avoid 'the eorclusion. that in| this suit Mr. Emmerson has failed to make good. Mr. Emmerson has hitherto 'en: joyed the public confidence to an eminent degree, but according to his own admissions he has deport: members. il pre-en ry the Warden | the chair. Mi Mr. Bick, a by Mr. Foster, moved that the Council do not hive printcd the address of Mr. Cumpbell | on road improvement; that Christian is to file a ty pe: wisten re« : port ot the address 'with the Connty Clerk fr future reference; 36 thut minor muni ionlities 'requiring a copy. of the sume may obtain isfrom {the Clerk, and this the Warden is ;8ue bis order on tlie Trensurer. for the piymentto him of $10 for his services in furnishing such report. The motion was carried, Ex-Warden Gibbs, hing pre ent, | was invited to 'a seat beside Warden, Mr. Gibbs bricfly address: ed the Council. Mr. Mothersi!l, seconded by. Mr Rundle, moved that ihe Commirsion- ers of the House uf Refuge be su: thorized to procure a suitable store | %0 be set up in the burial plot of the Union Cemetery for the burial of de- ceased inmates of the House uf Ref uge. The moon was amended by the addition of the words, ** and' Ahat four markers be also 'purchased to mark the boundaries of the House of Refuge plot'! , and carried.' Mr. Parrish' moved; Mr. Umphrey, that when his € cil adjourn it stands adjonrned the last Tuesday in November, whe: it shall 'meet to consider oo roads question and other | b 8S Motion was carried, f Saturday afternoon Couneil adopt ed the reports of thy spacial mittees appointed to "di-tribate the grants to the 'Agricaliaryl Societies in North and South Onta fo, Mr. Pringle presented the second. report of the Committee on Mileage and per Diem which was adopted. Mr. Carrick, seconded by Mr. Me: Nabp moved that a' commitiec: be appointed and empowered to in igdte und report 10 this Cou Room: fiom 24, yi 6p; 1 Tshow Sepered to. funy regulate, tone regu Keep your piano in | also tune and Address 2 Ti of the Division ors _eounry OF 3 PORT: PEARY. Cort Ji ~ a rah Bn CANNINGTON---Clork, # a , Mar, garding the bet méung to be ring k ed in cairying out a system of if way improvemont, Carried, "218 Mr. Umphrey, seconded. by Widdifiéld, "moved that' Mea Todd, Lavery and "Foster be members of such counuission, and pains taking 'caretaker 9 Hi H use, who is now; sufferin €d himself id a way "which; to say. ir the least, was 'exceedingly. indis- | *{creet, and while he may not be actually "guilty. of immoral 'con- duct, he has awakened 'suspicions in ph i