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On the one side it is contended Q that (ll. Geographically the United - States and Canada are n l 1' mm” EASY TO mar tets for each other ; (2). To and exeessive ex] compel people living in the Mari- um)" S°m.bym . J . . receipt of pnoe. 50 time I rovnices to deal in a market pquonD 8.1 a thousand miles awav. in Ontario _ â€" 7w 7 - - 0 II for instance, when they have a ready (533,“: market right at their very doors, in $3.7: the New England States, is a gross mi:523?Â¥l2:f.‘a injustice, and threatens the speedy lfllmmnmom disruption ot Confederation, so hp 8 5‘ boriously and so expensively built : (3), Twelve years of Reciprocity in I only the natural produce of the 5011 ' I ’ will", 0 caused the trade of old Canada to many- enormously expand, and. theretore, l ad‘MMhn it is only fair to infer that Unre. I m.’ “inlet; stricted Reciprocity would develop I mm I our trade still more enormously and; wmw Herein is a lesson that no lover of his country could ignore. It Com- mercial Union is ever to he an ac- complished fact. it must not be after the manner 01 Confederation. So tar as the past and present afford data on which its merits or demerits may be tested, so far as the horo- scope of the future permits 0t form- ing a tolerably correct opinion of its results, so far, and no larther. have the advocates of Commercial Union gone in their statements. How stand, then, the arguments and pleas for amt against this great measure. Briefly thus: But the advoeatcs of Commercial Union know well that they are deal- ing with a question the most mo- mentous since Confederation. \Vhether Conted-eration has proved to us a blessing or a curse, they re- cognize the fact that Confederation was not brought about in a spirit of patriotism and far-seeing statesman- ship. Some of the provinces were dragged into it by force or by fraud; not one of them was fully enlighten- ed as to its effects and results. So weak are the bonds that loosely hold together the widely separated mem- bers of the Dominion, that the Brit- 15h North America Act has been found altogether too frail to main- tain the Union. Hence year after year sweessive governments have been forced to freight the parchment with gold, euphemistically called ‘better terms,‘ in order to prevent it from becoming a mockery of the winds. The subject 0t Commercial Union is now iairly put belore the people. All that can be well said either {or or against it has been said. with one important exception,however. That exception wall be found in the con- tinuous revelations of time, and those revelations will undoubtedly be all against the unnatural barriers that circumscribe our trade. 0n the part of those papers and gentle- men that advocate Commercial Union, we are pleased to be able to state that both have conducted the discussion in a spirit at once tree trom party rancor and personal bias. They have listened as attentively and as patiently to the opponents of‘ the scheme as to its supporters.‘ They have met arguments fairly and ‘ squarely; in no case have they re- ‘ sorted to abuqe oi those who differed ‘ ztrom them. Yet the provocation best not been small. Papers such as the 1 Mail, gentlemen such as Goldwin Smith have been stigmatized as an- n-exa'tionists, as traitors to their country, as takirs and so on through- out the whole scale of insult and vi- tuperation. But, to their honor be it said, they have resisted the temp- tation to retaliate in kind, although their maligners ofl'ered conspicuous targets for the sharpest shafts at in- vective and scorn. RICHMOND Hum. Thursday Animal Meetingâ€"J. Clark Wantedâ€"C. H. Chase. Monevâ€"E. F. Langstafl. N one mostâ€"Jacob Baker. @112 fiiheml. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS OOMMERCIA L UNION. , Oct. 6, '8 4 \IIV JUL! ‘ n )ada to] w may“. ‘0'“, Ieremre' 1 mmaao,wmacuunneu U 1'. menu with “8TB m3 , nre- ‘ mu, m the Duo-unn- are strictly develop own“ with. Inn-go Ems, containing 1 no run. as cum; 6 am: 81.90. am uc‘u r:an: 5--nnk REWARD! At. a special meeting of the Parkdale Board of Education held on Tuesday even- ing.Miss L. Lungstuflmho is now teaching in the town of Goder'icb, was appointed to a pobiliuu in the new school now In the course of erection. She will bommence her duties nt. the beginning of the new year. Rev . A. McLaughlin, of Zmn Evangelical Lutheran Church. Vaughan. who has been on a visit to the United States for some tame, will be name and will occupy his pul- pit. next. Sunday, October 9th. We had a call on Tuesday from Mr. Wm. Patterson. of Kleinburg, one of the collecturs for Vaughan Township. He was genina his book from the tow ship clerk previous to commencing his duliea. STOPS Dropplngs from CA R R H Nasal passages EASY TO USE. into the throat and excessive expectomtion caused by Ca- tan-h. Sold by Druggista. or sent prc‘puid On receipt of price, 500. and 81. Address The Rev. T. T. Johnstone will preach in the Presbyterian Church here next. Sabbath, morning and eveumg. Mldl Ire lance. bu! those who wrfle to Sun-on .t Cquonlnnd. Maina‘will receive (me. full information About work which they can aim-nu liven: homerM will pay than from $5 to $7.“) per day. Some have turned ovur $51! In I dny Bilber ~ex. young wold Capital not raqnired. You uronnrled free Thole who sun at anco up Ablolulay Inn of lung Huh fonunu. All in new. Mrs. W. B. Proctor, taking advantage of a cheap 15 days' excursion to New York, is now in that. city visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Savage and family, of Toronto, are spending a Week with relullves and old friends in the village unu vicunw. Mr. and Mrs. P. 6. Savage started last. Friday tor Cleveland where they purpose spending a week or ten days win. lhcil‘ rel- alives. Miss Eva Wiley, who is_ attending the Parkdule Model School, spent Just Sunday with her parents here. We make no excuse for the length of our remarks on Commercial Union. It is a vast SUbJCCt, and is Well worthy of the very fullest in- vedigation. Messrs. Ralph Laugstaff and Frank Mc- Couughy left. here on Mouanv lu uttcuu Medical College in Toronto. Mn. 1. Crosby is Visiting her parents and other mlaniveu in Aururu. We can afford to pass over our opponents' contentions Nos. l and 2. No. 3 receives a stinging and complete answer in the N. P. and the new duties on iron. No. 4 we admit, and even declare that to all, and especially to farmers and me- chatnicsV the destrucnon ol those hot-bed Industries would be an un- quallhed blessing. On the other side, it is contended that (1), Messrs. VViman, Butter- worth. (Joldwin Smith. &c , are fakirs; (2). The Mail is unpatriotic; (3), Commercial Union would be an unfilial act to the mother country ; (4), Those industries which owe their very existence to the fact that people. are compelled to pay double prices for their products would be swept away; (5), And nothing more. FULFORD 8x 60., Brookvlllo. Ont. rapidly; (4), Under the present un- natural tetters that shackle our trade, the national debt has assum- ed gigantic proportions. and is still mounting with mighty strides, and this in the lace at every eflort to make Canada a sufficient market for itself: while the deb! of the United States in twenty years has been re- duced by one half, and euuld, if the nation saw fit, be extmgmshed in another decade; (5), The general tariff 01 Canada is yearly growing higher, while that of the United States has for some time remained stationary, and now all signs go to show that it will soon become gen- erally low; this assimilation of tar- iffs will consequently render Cnm- mercia'l Union both feasible and easy. 8500.00 PERSONALS. SUUTHING. CLEANSING, HEALING. field In Head. HAY FEVER. BATARRH; It. Cures Ialso beg to announce to you that havingr sold my busi- ness to Mr.R._W.NEVILLE, a gentleman of many years’ experience in the same line of business, and who I be- lieve will continue the busi- ness to your entire satisfact- ion, I ask for him a continu- ance of the patronage which you have extended to me. I remain. Your very truly As I am about leaving Rich- mond‘HiIl to engage in busi- ness in the Town of Aurora, I take this opportunity of er- pressing my thanks to you for your patronage and the many kind deeds and words whichI have received from you during my residence a- mong you. To MY MANY PATDONS AND KIND FRIENDS :â€" CARI] 0F THANKS ! B. GRENNAN Splendid assortment of Ladies' and Children's Slippers, BEST FRENCH KlD. CALF Km. GONDLLA. BUFH CORDOVAN LADIES' LACED AND BUTTONED GYPSY BALS. NEW SUMMER STOCK COMPLETE ! The cheapest line of All-Wool Grey Flannels in the village. A Fine, Assortment of VVorsteds, Tweedsh &c., at Bottom Prices. MILLINERY & MANTLE GOGDS iWM. ATKINSON’S THE FIRE PROOF. New Fall Goods ! DRESS GOODS & WINQEYS. W. ATKNSON, Silks, Satins, Velvets, Plushes,Dress Goods, Tweed Suitings, Meltons, Electric Capes, Jersey Jackets, Mantles,Ulsters,Tailors’ Trim- mings, &c., &c. The finest collection ever shown in the County. PRICES, PRICES, PRICES, PRICES. Severn] Cheap Lmea to suit the times in! Ladinl' and Gentlemen'l Weu. Custom Work a Specialty. Repairing neatly and umwptly dam <§§RIU EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE Groceries, Hardware. Crockery, Glassware, &c. GRAND EXH I ITION DRY GOODS, DIRECT IMPORTEB. Below Toronto Figures. Children's Boots of all varieties. Black 1nd Colored And Gentlemen’s Seamless Boots. The only place in Town having control of OF IMPORTED GREAT BARGAINS IN ARRIVING DAILY AT Something new and spicy. ROBT. SIVEBS. I. CROSBY.