Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-01-23

county docs not certainly reach 1000 and
perhaps not 500; hence $50, or even 100
obciicnt Tory votes, added to the constiiu-
cncy ofoaoh % ten counties (making 1900,
or even 1000 on the whole would be ade-
quatc 10 the. effect. Now II IS currently
stated IN L Canada. iha, 5ooo-a mum
Der probably cKaggca,cd-of such votes
acre made and yet this IS called a re-ac-
ton
Several minor. but almost equally UNJUST
ifiable c1pcdicnis were resnrtcd 10, he
polling places were arbitrarily fixed m parts
Of the counties likely To be most convent
cnt to the Tory candidates. The day OF g
lection. Cor places where Tory return was
,olerabl, certain. was fixed &yeral days ia
advance of the other eleciions,in order that
such returns might dcprcss tho Liberals,and
encourage aud simulate the Torres. In adj
diion 10 all this, Sir Francis went about the
country playing the part Of an agiinior re-
ccSng addresses. and answering them in
the most highly-wrought and luflammaiory
language.
Now the evil which is TO be dreaded from
the results thus generated IS, that Ministers
will, in their future conduct towards Upper
Canada, act as though there really had hcca
a reaction Of opinion in that province. II
they do act on such lallacious assumption,
they viii commit n grlevous and lrtepar1-
bic error, The tone ofthe people at their
public mcctings--ihc extensive organiza
/ ton Of reform socictles--thc constant DIS
cussion Of the question Of national ndcpcn-
dcncc-all utterly preclude the idea OF re-
action. large majority of the people OF
! Upper Conada sympathze with their Lower
! Camden brethren IN their desire Tor re-
sponsiblc government and any neglect or
Indignity, any denial of justice, or inHlcuon
Iofinlusucc on the one province, VIII be re
qentcd by both.
Although the people Upper Canada are
now ,ntvuSh the press and otherwise, Tree
/ ly discussing the means oil Establishing then
Independence, neither they nor their breth-
rem of Lower Canada desire independence
as an end, but merely as means, to good
government. Give them a responsible GO
vcrnment-that is, responsible to themselves
and we shall not hear of dependence
for many years to come. Deny what they
ask, and who will venture to predict the re-
suit
Under the suppositon Of struggle, the
people of both the Canadas have not neg
lecied 10 examine their means and position
The public lands have been passed in re-
view as an adequate inducement to the ri
flcmen Of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan, tc
engage in their cause. They expect no as
sstange from the American government
but they feel sure OF it from the American
people. The great jealousy between the
northern and the southern parts Of the 4
l..,.:..-. v"fvn " Ouii disu - Jv rae r..Arab
to the Canadians, Tho province Of TrAu'
is very likely to become another state oftht
p Union. Should that be the case. the non
Il slave-holding states will desire an addition
to preserve their present proportion OF pow
err. Should the CanadaS at that momen
step in, and ask admission into the Union
who can doubt what would be the reply
Let Ms earnestly hope that the Govern
ment will not force upon the Canadians thu
alternative of disagreement or indepen
dence. Good government they assured
will have by what means, depends who'll
on the Ministry and the Parliament
II. S. G.