The people of Nova Scotia appear for the present quite
in ear- nest in their dislike of the Confederation. At a large meeting held at Weymouth the speakers talked about annexation to the United States, the Legislature has protested against the Union, and the Convention of members has passed resolutions stating that Nova Scotia will use every means to " extricate " herself from her position. All that looks very formidable, but Mr. Howe has grown moderate, the well-to-do rather shudder at the notion of annexation, and we think we could produce protests against the Union of Scotland with England quite as strongly worded. The duty of the Colonial Office now is not to yield, but to see that the true grievances of the maritime provinces are at once redressed. They have had hard measure,—the neeessity being Imperial,— and should be very tenderly treated.
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