1871
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER. 325 325
We are told that this little
Island is a wealthy one, that our people are energetic and industrious, and will have
nothing to do with Canada, and that we will work out and secure our own independence,
without outside assistance. I, as a man who believed in Confederation, am prepared
to see it tried to the utmost, and if we are wealthy and energetic, we shall have
to put forth our energies to increase the wealth of the country, and to carry out
public improvements. We are told that we are not able to
During last session, the hon. Attorney General argued strongly in favor of Confederation;
but at the same time he stated[...]
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And have we not as much right to carry out their wishes in respect to the railway
question, as he had to carry out the wishes of his constituents in reference to Confederation?
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