The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-09
FROM ENGLAND

HousE OF Commons, Feb. 27-In answer
to questions from Sir II. Peel, Lord Russell sta.
ted that il possible The bill for the future govern
ment OF the Cnna,las woul. be introduced be-
I fore Easter; but the second reading would no,
be taken until three weeks after Easter.
| Sir Robert Peel asked the Government con
| ,emp.ated actual legislation on the subject oil
Canadian affairs. Lord J. Russell said they dill
Lord Durhdms Report. This paper fills fifty
columns OF the London Daily papers. We can
give merely an outline OF its contents. His
Lordship set out with The position that the diff
ference, III l.. c. are not differences of political
principle, but OF nntional-BIstI against French
and French against Brirish-Ncarly one hall
OF the Report is taken up in establishing this
position. 81 expected he say, 80 find con,
lrast between Government and people.
found TWO nations warning in Il hossom of SIN
gle State. found II struggle, not of prime piles,
but oi races. The TWO parties combine for no
public object; they cannot harnoiZe even in us.
socatiopS Of clarliy. The only public occasions
on which they ever iseat is in the Jury box; and
there they meet only To the utter obstruction Of
justice. The loyalty of the French Canadians is
next denied. Never again will the present gen
Grafton OF French Canadians yield n loyal sub
mission to British OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES again
will The English population tolerate the authori-
~ of House of Assembly, IN which the French
shall possess, or euen approximate to u MAORI
ty.''
al OppCI Suiluuu tnlHSS, lLOru DuTUuHi UluhS,
are not irremediable, although he admits the
continuance OF 'nnny pr"ctaal grievances, the
determined resistance on the part of the author
tiles, to such system Of responsible government
as would give the people real control over it's
destI.lies, "have induced a largo portion of the
population to look with envy at the material
OF their neighbors of the United
States, under Il perfectly free and cminenly re
sponsible government, and in despair of obtain
ing such benefits under their present instructions
to desire the adoption of a Republican Constitu
ton, or even an incorporation with the Auieri
can Union'
The Lower Provinces are "en,nenty loyal
but Lord Durham warns ministers against de
pending too much even Gu that feeling. The
retention OF the N. A. Colonies by an armed
force, is out of the question. "The expenditures
OF the last two years. forbid thar, and che mill
ION OF pounds sterling annually forthe future in
The colonies "will barely enable US TO attain that
end. Without change ia the government, the
discomfort which now prevails will spread and
Tor in proportion the cost of retnin-
ing them increases, their value will diminish.
On Lord Durhams first arrival in Canada, he
was strongly inclined To the project of FEEDER
al Union. But as any power which the French
be used against the policy and very existence OF
'every form OF British Government, tranqnility,'
ne thinks, 'can only he restored by subjecting
hat province TO rigorous rules Of an English ma
ortty, and the only efficacous government would
be that formed by LEGISLATIVE UNION of the
TWO Canadas, subject to be extended hereafter |