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Local and Dominion Parliament. They have, • 

 however, in every instance where a new election, 

 has since occurred, sent to their Legislature per- 

 sons who are strongly opposed to that measure ; • 

 and it is well known by all who are acquainted 

 with what is passing in that Province that the 

 great mass of the people are now resolved to sup- 

 port iNova Scotia in its elForts for repeal. Even 

 the French population of Lower Canada are dissa- 

 tisfied with the Confederacy, and are beginning to 

 agitate the question for themselves, with a view to 

 repeal also. When the people of Newfoundland 

 consider that the population of these several Pro- 

 vinces must necessarily receive material benefit 

 from the union, in their participation in the great 

 public works that are contemplated by the Domi- 

 nion Government, (such as its railroads, canals, 

 fortifications, ships of war, and general public im- 

 provements, and requirements,) all opening up 

 employment for their respective laboring classes, 

 scattering many millions of money amongst them, 

 and which cannot fail to foster for a time a con- 

 siderable amount of prosperity, besides giving them 

 even permanent advantages in their railroads and 

 canals, which must greatly increase commercial 

 and passenger accommodation — yet if, with all 

 these benefits, thetj feel that the serious disadvan- 

 tages (such as the heavy taxation imposed on them 

 by the Dominion Government, and the debasing 

 servility into which they are brought, under the 

 influence and power of the Canadians) overbalance 

 the good to accrue, how much greater, and far 

 greater, are the disadvantages which the people of 

 Newfoundland would have to suffer, and how much 

 more strong should be their objections against 

 going into that abomination, knowing as they must 

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