The New York herald., 1844-09-29


The Governor OF Canada has At last made up
his mind to appeal to the people, and accordingly
the Provincial Parliament is dissolved, and writs
are Issued for a new election. Against this step
there will be few 10 demonstrate; il is one OF the
most popular acts of Sir c. Metcalfe's administra-
ton, and deservedly SO it is most happy tour
daddresse Of the Governor, for nothing short Of
that can be an act, which, while it was intended
TO please himself, will please all his refractory Ca
madam fellow subjects besides.
But TO take up the matter seriously, one cannot
avoid enquiring from what cause has the Canadian
Governor been influenced TO do now spontaneou
deliberately, that which he has refused TO do for
the last nine months During that time, loud and
long have been the calls of the people for Par
Lament, for responsible advisers, for proper Exc
cutve Council, and all these demands were un-
needed; Sir C. Metcafe, for some reason or
other, which person disposed to Judge charitably
OF the acts Of respectable man, feels greatly at
loss to discern, preferred to give them taste OF
his one man power rather than apply the salutary
power OF the constitution. AT last, however, ad-
visers have been selected, composed OF men after
the Governors own heart; of men of meal and OF
pluck; men such as old Mr.. Viger and Mr.. Draper
and Mr.. Morris, who have their minds made up
not swerve an inch to the pressure from without,
even to avert revolution. Firm as Foxites, they
and Sir c. Metcalfe, after failing in a ten months
attempt TO csjole, will undertake to withstand and
out-eeneral the representatives of the Canadian
people. And Is it really possible that the Cover
nor Of Canada, encouraged by the support of old
Mr.. Viser, who is deserted by threefou of his
former friends Of Mr.. Draper, whose ultra-o opinions
Il .l.ls a.. IL, Mnr-
ris, who although cannie and civil, is nothing OF
statesman, is it possible that, with such cham
pons these, he calculates upon ruling the coun-
try through mere clique. and of successfully as.
serting the right of Governor TO expound and
apply constitutional doctrines precisely in his own
way, and to suit himself alone and his own prede
| Lotions.
! There Is some difficulty, we say again, in con-
ceivlng that man OF great deal OF common
sense like sir G. Metcafe, can hope with such
cause, and with such auxiliaries, to contend with
the people of Canada in their Representative assem-
bly,; 10 grappe with the advocates of liberal prn-
cples in the persons Of Baldwin, Sullivan, Boul-
ton, Latontaine, and several others, each of whom
is far above any Of their antagonists, not only in
| point of ability, but in consistency of popularity.
Such fallacous views will, if persisted in after the
VIII OF tne people is decareu-as II surely Will De
through their representatives, hostile to all arro
giant and imperious claims to irresponsible power
lead to a recurrence of the same scenes as those
which were enacted during two or three years OF
civil war. If it be the desire Of those who are
sworn to govern that p ovnce with regard for its
best interests, to avert intestine commotion, keen
animoslty, martial law state prosecutions and per-
haps bloodshed, they should look to it in time; re-
nounce all projects of contending with their true
masters, the people; and, if notpreparedlo yield
willing and faithful service, quit the station as
as possible.