British power and enterprise in the western world. And under the various necessities of the mother country, the hostile tendencies in the United States, and the troubled aspect of affairs in every portion of the Empire, it was political wisdom, and the bounden duty of all having the means, to support an AssoCIATION formed to drain off our redundant population, to employ beneficially surplus capital, and to develop by all possible ways the dormant resources of our North American possessions, thereby making them instrumental to the relief of those exigencies, whether of a moral or physical nature, which concern the prosperity and the peace of the nation at large. Sir Richard, after some further remarks, concluded by proposing the following resolution, which was seconded by the Hon. Sir John Campbell, Bart., and unanimously carried, viz.—“ That the British American Association for Emigration and Colonization is entitled to public confidence and support, as an institution calculated materially to advance the opulence, prosperity, and peace of the mother country and the Colony."

The Deputation, after leaving Edinburgh, proceeded to Glasgow, where it was introduced to the Hon. Sir James Campbell, the Lord Provost of that city, and other influential persons connected with its trade and manufactures, when the Lord Provost at once acceded to the wish conveyed to him, that he should convene and preside at a public meeting, to take the objects of the British American Association into consideration. Accordingly, on the 27th, a public meeting took place in the Town Hall, at which deputations from all the Glasgow and neighbouring county Emigration societies, amounting to about sixty in number, attended.

A numerous and influential meeting was held on Friday afternoon, (27th May), in the Town Hall, for the purpose of developing the nature and objects of the British American Association for Emigration and Colonization. The Hon. Sir James Campbell, Lord Provost, in the chair. Amongst those present were the Hon. Sir John C. Fairlie, Bart., the Hon. Sir William Maxwell, Bart., Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Dr. M'Leod, Mr. Sheriff Alison, myself, Sir R. Broun, Master

of Colstoun, W. Houstoun, Esq., Captain Gordon, Isaac Buchanan, Esq., Dr. Perry, William Murray, Esq., D. Greig, Esq., D. Hope, Esq., &c. &c.

Sir James Campbell, on taking the chair, said, They were all aware that the meeting had been convened in pursuance of the objects of an Association lately formed in London of Noblemen and Gentlemen interested in the welfare and prosperity of our Canadian provinces, for the purpose of affording facilities to Emigration to those most important and valuable Colonies. They were all aware from experience, as well as other circumstances, that from the frequent revulsions in trade in this country, there was often a redundancy of labourers connected with particular branches of industry, and they were likewise aware that this redundancy uniformly produced a pressure upon society, which it was very desirable to remove, if a suitable plan could be put into operation by which that purpose could be effected; and he believed there had been nothing found out of so wholesome a nature as Emigration, in particular where there was such a field as Canada to absorb their surplus labourers; where population was so much wanted, and where the field of labour was so immense, that a few hundreds, or even thousands, could be thrown in amongst them at any time to great advantage. That meeting then had been called for the purpose of affording them information on the subject.

Sheriff Alison said, "The community of this great city owed a debt of gratitude to the Lord Provost of Glasgow for the prompt manner in which he had called this meeting, to afford the distinguished stranger near him-the gallant and accomplished Sir Allan Macnab-an opportunity of informing them of the great and growing capabilities of the country of Canada, with which he was more immediately connected, and of giving to the community itself an opportunity of laying before the country and the Government the absolute, the paramount necessity, of some great system of Emigration being adopted, to relieve the parent state of that superabundance of population which depressed its energies, but which would be a source of wealth to the Colonies, and an immense advantage to

the labourers themselves who might emigrate. The present period was one peculiarly adapted for entertaining a question of this kind. They were standing in the midst of a community pre-eminent in this country for the rapid progress it had made in science, in industrial pursuits, in wealth, and in population; but notwithstanding this, amongst a vast mass of that community at the present time, destitution, want, and suffering prevailed to a fearful extent. He needed not to say, in such a meeting, that distress surrounded them: it was everywhere to be encountered, and no one could have failed to observe it. They could not walk the streets without meeting at every turn some one whose haggard countenance, and tale of woe, too well attested the sufferings he was enduring. But this was not all. From official documents, it appeared that there were in the county of Renfrew 13,000 individuals who were receiving rations daily from the munificence of Government, while in Glasgow there were half that number receiving daily supplies of food from the resources of private charity. That was a state of things which it well became all lovers of their country to reflect upon, existing, as it did, amidst all the long arrears and concomitants of public prosperity. It was admitted universally, that there existed some deep-rooted evils in this country, which all the philanthropic and patriotic efforts which had been made had failed to remove. But what were those evils? He apprehended, indeed he entertained no doubt on the subject, that they proceeded from a superabundance of population. Wherever they looked, wherever the demand for labour was great, the number of people was still greater; and if, by any possibility, the number should chance not to be sufficient, those coming in from the sister island in search of employment, soon changed the aspect of affairs. The question came to be, what would they do in such circumstances? Many advices were given. Some proposed that the waste lands of this country should be cultivated and improved; and others proposed to improve the poor laws, and introduce a better system of granting relief. These were all praiseworthy propositions; but they could not shut their eyes to the fact, that they would all prove

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him if he was wrong, when he stated that that country contained forty millions of acres of land, an extent of territory more than four times that of the whole British Islands. Such was the capacity of the land on the other side of the Atlantic, and such had been the growth of the human race of late years in that quarter of the world, that the account seemed almost incredible. To the westward of the Alleghany mountains, including the valley of the Mississippi, when the first census of the population was taken in 1791, it was under 100,000, but since then the increase had proceeded at such an astonishing rate, that at the present time there were nearly 5,000,000 inhabitants in the same district of country. They boasted of the increase of Glasgow, and they had a right to do so. Since 1791, the population of that city had increased five-fold; but the country westward of the Alleghany mountains, had in the same time increased fiftyfold; yet, such was the wealth of the soil, such was the unbounded prodigality of nature, that the produce of the soil was absolutely allowed to rot in their barns for want of a market. This was the state of matters in Canada; and the question came to be this, whether they would permit this immense field for human industry to remain uncultivated, or adopt such a system as would enable them to send forth their starving multitudes to people and bless it. The people here had another reason for feeling peculiarly interested in Canada. The inhabitants of the United States were a hostile people. It was no uncommon thing for them to talk of war, and exhibit angry feelings towards this country. This was the natural result of their position as rivals. But they had no rivalry, and emulation, and jealousy with the people of Canada. These were bone of their bone, and flesh of their flesh. They would not, when the people of this country lent them money to form their canals, and construct other public works, meet them with the perfidious doctrine of repudiation. Would English wealth not be better expended, therefore, in Canada, amongst a loyal people who were faithful to their engagements, than amongst those who in some respects regarded them as enemies? If there was any doubt of the loyalty and good faith of the Canadians,