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RICHMOND HILL. Thursday, Oct. 15, ’85 We hold this question to be ill- adviscd, because there is nothing to show that those who are urging'and advocating it are statesmen, patri- otic, sagacious and far-seeing. On the contrary, its champions prove by every word they utter, that they are blown about by the viewless winds of change,and desne an up- heaval of our present relations and constitution, not because it is neces- sary, but from that love of" novelty which is based on the consideration that a revolution cannot injure those who have nothing, ‘while- not un- frequently it turns out for them a source of , gain both of wealth and position. Our‘ views of this phase of the subject- are upheld by the pleas and arguments put forth by the Independence traction. We have more than once in these columns expressed the opinion that the present attempt to force the question of Independence on the public mind is ill-timed, ill-advised, and ill-calculated to bring about that most pressing of necessitiesâ€"- honest government. We: deem it ill-timed because all history goes to show that every such great change, in order to be lasting and beneficial, must be evolved from circumstances the very nature of which demands it. Herein there must be no forced growth, if we are not to be met with the invariable result of hot-bed pressureâ€"a plant, curious, indeed, to behold, but fragile, fleeting and unsuited in all requisite conditions of soil and climate. We are told that In our position 01 colony, Canada is not a. nation, and cannot be one. This surely can be treated only as a "tbuch of sentiment, because, colony though we may be, not the less are we a tree commonwealth, unshackled by any bonds which our own hands have not riveted upon us. Then, the example of the neighboring re- public is held up to us. Except to him who finds the greatest good of lite to be in the acquisition ofmoney,‘ whose ideal 01 government is" the demagogue, who thinks that the revolver IS the best police, except to such a one the United States can present little that is pleasmg. n @3112 fiiheml. Lastly we object to the raising of this question now, because it tends to divert the public mind from the enormous evils which now predom- inate in the councils of this country. Until we have the moral courage to put at the head of our affairs men of at least common honesty, it is silly to talk of our ability ‘to walk alone. Until we burst tree trom the clutches of placemen and political hacks, it is idle to rave about a glor- ious future. Until we produce statesmen who are swayed in their actions by quite different considera- tions item those of the retention of poner, purely for the sake of power, the accumulation of wealth, and the gaining or honors, it is utter rubbish to groan aloud about the weight of chains which are only fantastic,while we contentedly move along under a load 01 llith and obloquy compar- ed n ith which Llavery's most grind- ing l<‘l‘iers would be jewels, light and l; eniilul. \‘x'e seem lost in the thien Lind of ignorance and faction. Vie «xtol principle, while we delight to hr ‘21 up the unclean garments of unel .;n wen. \Ve boast of our en- lighit nnient, while we allow our- selvr :5. to be led by the nose by any and «very political shark and trick- ster. if he only is a free man whom the 1: Ah has made free, then are we $1.: ('15; indeed. Independence mu; "l‘is a pretty cry to be A: by those who emu-lously hurl . at lies beneath the wheels of a .xam, which crushes and _.<: all that is good and true and noble. \What can Indepen- dence ea: ,.or us so lone as we contfnnc to {grow fierce in the deâ€" oi men who are mainly linaves or fools, while no placidly ignore all facts, all It} son, all judgment? What can Julep nt’icnce mean {or us so long; as we 55PM: ear to those who lie and cheat 1"or paltry ends, who speak the words oi patriotism, While they 3<‘11(l the very Vitals of the coun.‘ f For the sake oi decency, for Um, $2103 of shame, let us never nientxon the splendid word "' Inde- pendence." until we become brave enough to say to these robberrulers cl cursâ€"Give place to honest men. Dreséand Mantle makxngâ€"Miss Keating. Clmngeâ€"Jl‘he Cheap Cash House. £J1mngeâ€" J. Trevethun. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS A PREMATURE MOVE. The elections recently‘, held in France contain a- salutary lesson for a too mipetuous radicalism. The conservative party in that country has made enormous gains at the polls. The cause of its great suc- cess appears to have been a violent reaction in the minds of electors against that stability-destroying dog- ma that all that is old is of necessity bad. It is in the nature of things that the promoters ot great reforms must seem more desirous of change than of improvement. Yet the check given to the radicals of France is sure to prove only momentary. In their wild, tempestuous manner, they are real lovers of tree and con- stitutional government. They are opposed to all class privileges, and although at times their enthusiasm may render them unjust, at heart they are sound, and must succeed. It is impossible, moreover, not to see in this abnormally great Conser- vative victory at strong protest a- gainst the Ferry Government’s rash schemes of conquest in China and Madagascar. Already millions of money and thousands at lives have been sacrificed in these hare-brain- ecl enterprises. It 18 certain that no French ministry will dare to disre- gard this stinging rebuke given to a policy which neglects the most vital interests at home in order to engage in vain-glorious and foolish ventures abroad. No one need fear cholera. or any sum- mer complaint if they have a. bottle of Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial ready for use‘ It corrects all looseuens of the bowels promptly and causes a healthy and natural action. This is a medicme adapted for the young and old, rich and poor, and is rapidly becoming the meet popular medicine for cholera, dysentery,_etc., in the market. To the Editor of Tim LIBERAL: Sm,â€"-â€"The fall is the time for tree- plauting. Evergreens. indeed, do better in early June, but with care they will do well now. The great advantage of shelter belts, or what is better, broader planta- tions of forest trees, on the exposed sides of a farm, are now so well known that in many localities planting has of late been large. The farm without such has a barren‘and Withered aspect, end will not sell, if the owner wishes to dispose of it, nearly so well. Cedar, spruce, Norway spruce, pines, hemlock, larch, may all be planted now, as of course may be the deciduous trees. Where we find it possible to get large young trees with spreading, dense,fibrous roots, we can take them, they will grow at once. ‘mt with those trees which have but few roots and a long tap-root, there is more trouble. If we take these very small, and transplant. twice, we shall have the best chance. We should re- member to take all the leaves off the de- ciduous trees before planning. Yours, &c., R. W. PHZPPS. Toronto, Oct. 9th, 1885, Thomas Roblnsun, Farn‘lam Centre, P. 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