Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-10-11

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THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CANADA.
The most loyal of the Canadian papers
continue TO abuse the new Governor, Mr..
Thomson. They seem to fear his coming,
and are doing q Il in their power to preju-
dice the public mind against him, even
before plans of operation are known. The
appointment is but little more satisfactory
to the Reformers.-and Mackenzie in his
last Gazette, sends out the following
chapter embodyiug his opinion of the man
appointed, the Government appointing, and
the colony over which Mr.. Thomson, is to
preside The communication between
Gov. Thomson and General Mackenzie is
amusing.
The appoint ment of Mr.. Charles Pou'ett
Thomson (probabIy with peerage} to the
elevated situation successfully held by
Kempt, Aylmer, Gosford, Durham and
Colborne, indicates peculiarly critical
state of affairs in Canada. Some persons
think the appointment a liberal one, and
the tory presses already denounce it as q
proof Of ministerial enmity to Canadian
interests. When it is considered that
England is overwhelmed with debt, scarce
Of cash. embarrassed with chartism on one
side and the precursors ON another. bur.
thened with the care of regulating Turkey
and preserving India in the east and deeply
engaged in coloniz'ng New South Wales.
i, might be surmsod that she would be
compelled to rid herself of the Oregon ard
Nor'b East Boundary Questions, the Can
ada Timber bounty, and the expensive and
unpromslng job Of Canadian government,
by abandoning he colonies. but we do not
think tina, as yet she has any such intention,
! 1t may be SAID that because Mr.. Thomson
previous TO 1880 was a merchant of Lon
don. engaged in the Baltic trade. reputed
TO be friendly to unshackled commerce, and
an advocate OF n removal of the extra
! duties on Baltic in favor Of Canadian tim
! Der, he will now act on his former opinions.
We doubt it. He is, we think. n younger
son Of a family OF rank-was introduced
into parliament for Dover. through the
influence Of Mr.. Hume. as radical, and
took office under Lord Gray in December,
1880, as Vice President Of the board OF
trade. of which the President was Lord
Auckland. On Lord Melbonrne's advent
to The premiership he became President Of
the Board of Commerce and Cabinet
Minister. IN 1882, he was returned by
the manufacturers of Manchester. with Mr.
| Mark Phillips. as their representatives, II
opposition to a Scotch tory called Hope
and the celebrated WIN Cobbett, who wa,
run at the same time tor Oldham and Man
chester, and had universal suffrage pre-.
vailed would have left Thomson far behind
him. Governor Thomson has been the
advocate of Irish aud Canadian coercion
waived the timber question: pocketed hl'
old free trade opnlOns-and steadily up
held the wing government in all its meas
urcs during the last or Q years. He is Q
man of business and business habits prac
tlcal in his views but will stand by hi,
order. as EaIl Grey said, to the last
When the Editor of this Gazette was il
London, in 1882. he had long conversation
with Mr., Thomson at his Office in White
hall, on the questions Of trade and currenc,
involved in the memorials from Canada t.
the King and Parliament, of which he hat
been the bearer to England.
One object ! had in view was to put al
end to the one, two, three and four dolla
bills, and allow no bank to issue paper 70
less than five doIlars-to oblige the char
tered banks. if they established 80 or Al
little shaving shops or loan offices GALE
branches, to redeem their notes wher
they issued them-to prevent Juggling b
! compelling the banks to pay up their CAPT
tai and otherwise to render these nulsan
, ces more tolerable by checking their ex
, .ravagant issues. Mr.. Thomson agree
with me in all this, except as TO the on
dollar bills, which he was in favor OF,
duly secured. Mr.. Edward Ellce agree
/. with me on that point also. The mlnlslr
gave Sir John Colborne instructions !
! strict conformity with my Demands an
, the tory Legislature Of 1884 all but rebe'le
. in consequence. The reform parlamer
. that followed was equally worthless
/ questions OF currency-Banks, with llberl
Il to cheat their nelghbors wholesale, wei
! their gods--snd they got enough of Then
Governor Thomson at one time advocalt
= the independence of the Canadas--so d
y Sir Henry Parnell in his Financial r.
1t iorm." Governor II. asked me once al