The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-28
Kingston, Canada West.
TCorrespondence of the Herald

States Loyalty and Lemon Spup-Hear Both
Sides-Iaterna Improvements, and The Harvest.
! minated short time ago, that should write
once week, on Wednesday or Thursday, as TO
reach you in time for Sundays Herald and IN ac-
cordancewiih thatintention,l despatched my letter
on Thursday last, bylBurbank's Express. As ! do
not perceive il in your paper OF Sunday last, al
though it had ample time to reach you, cannot for
the lite of me account for its non-appearance.
hope this will reach its destination, at least
In the political world we much as when last
wrote with the exception OF growing dissaiisfac-
ton among the people, at the dilatorlness Of His
Exceency in forming an administration. In your
remarks in the Herald short time ago, on Cana
dian affairs, you did the people OF this Province
great injustice You insinuate that the people OF
Canada are oppressed, discontinued and disloy-
al, and that they would gladly exchange their
present state for one OF mere independence,
or, in other words, that they would willingly
throw off their allegiance to Great Britain, and
Join themselves to the United States; Now,
SIR, IN this inference, You are totally mistaken Al
though we may take different views OF minor de-
tails OF government, or may quarrel about the car
Ring out OF that bugbear, responsible govern
ment," our loyalty and attachment TO the mother
country remains mistaken, and IN the whole pro-
vince there are very few actually dlsafiected.-
Living under a government IN which we possess
all the elements OF freedom and independence-a
cratic principles are so balanced, as each to have
an effectual control over the other-a government
by which justice is ensured TO every class OF It's
subjects, and under institutions which we have
been taught TO admire and reverence from infamy
il would be strange indeed if we were dsloyal.-
Let republicans assume what they please OF the
DISAGREE ments of the Canadians, IT they fancy we
wish to have any connection with them, they are
most egregiousy mistaken. We consider ourselves
an integral portion Of that mighty empire on which
the sun never sits, and descendants OF men who,
on many bloody field, and in many a deadly
charge, proved their loyalty and patriotism in the
most convincing manner TO a broken and beaten
enemy. And what can you offer US in exchange
Tor our recreancy to our country Inc govern
| and which we would risk our lives 10 uphold, has
stood, with but few trlfllng notifications, the test
| of ages, and has commanded the respect and ad-
mration OF every surrounding nation Yours on
| the contrary, is but an experiment--hardy half
| century in existence. You are at the present mo-
ment divided questions of policy Of the greatest
importance not only TO yourselves but seriously al
| fecting the peace Of the world Annexation, or
anti annexation, tariff or free trade. national
bank metallic currency, slavery or antisavery,
union or dissolution OF the Union between the south
and morrill, are but few OF the questions that perpex
and embarrass your legislators and yourpeople gen.
orally. Look, too, at the political contest that IS now
going on throughout the Union-"out Of thine own
mouth will condemn thee" From time to time
your journal has given columns of extracts from the
party press OF the country and what stale Of mo-
rails do these articles present! Strangers will form
exalted opinion OF the people who use such Ian,
guage OF the opposing candidates tor the office Of
| chief magistrate OF the Republic. 1t Is impossible
to take up Of the Hralds refer to, and not lay
| il down satisfied that both the individuals re-
ferred to- are the greatest sc0undrels in existence
Lord Boingbroke was not very far out OF the way,
when he remarked that, ''those who are preparing
| to build up government, should recolect that the
kingy power ought TO form the basis, and the popu
| lar the superintendent this opinion is not
| tertained by monarchists alone; have heard the
same sentiments expressed by some OF the most IN
tegent gentlemen OF your own community. 10
not imagine, therefore, that because there are
few disaffected spirits amongst u.s. that as people
we are dsloyal, or that we have the least inclnac
| ton to exchange the mild and benIgnant sway %
Queen Victoria, for the state OF freedom, or Soon
| fusion worse COMPOUNDED" under which you exist
have very little local news to write about. but
what little have is satisfactory. The public works
the ' exception Of few faction fights between the
| "Cork and Connaught" men, IN which they per-
form the friendly office Of breaking each others
heads-no easy matter either to break an lrishman's
| head-every thing is peaceable quiet. Al Mon
| trea and along the Lachne Canal, affairs are not
quite so favorable, but this is TO be ascribed to the
exertions Of Hncks, who,, through the Pilot, uses
| every means to set the Protestant and Catholic
against each other and in which object, regret to
say, he has partially succeeded. But enough OF
him.
The harvest has been secured pretty much in
| Western Canada, and although the weather was
rather unfavorable the last fortnight the grain has
been got in in fair condition. The weather is now
| delighu-the cool nights giving evidence OF the
approach OF autumn Our crops generally WIN be
| more than an average, and we VIII have large
/ quantity of wheat and flour for exportatlon The
facilities for transportation will soon be largely IN
| creased, and next year we expect formidable r.
| valry betw cen the Welland and st. Lawrence Ca
| nal on our side, and the Erie on yours; and we
guess that when canals are completed Jonathan
will have to look sharp. We will then be enabled
to offer far more favorable to tie ocean for
the teeming products Of the West than you can,
| and thousands OF barrels Of -four and bushels OF
grain will be sent this way from your Western
| States. We are also arousng ourselves to the ne
cessity OF having good roads to the interior OF the
| country and opening up the wilderness 10 the ope
rations of the industrious and enterprising emgrant
| After all we are not so far behind our neghbors as
| yon may think. When Uncle Sam sets us good
| example we are not slow in proiting by 1t.
| The travelling this season Is astonishing. Our
hotels are always full-Daly's British American,
the best in the city, is actually crammed Niagara
Falls and the Caledonia Springs seem to be all the
! rage at present.
| In amusements there is but little doing Roarey 5
theatrical company are here at present. and draw
fair houses. The company is the best that have
seen in Canada, and will doubtless have profita-
BILE season. Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes, from the Charles
ton theatres, are playing a short engagement, and
win'golden opinions from all sorts OF people. Mr..
night very effectively Mrs Forbes played Pauline
in the Lady OF Lyons, on the previous evening, 10
a large and enthusiastic audience. Sllsbee, the
Yankee, has gone West, after successful season IN
| Montreal. He is without exception the best define
ator of yankee eccentrcities that has visited Cana
da Success 10 him. Sgnor DeBegnis gave a
| concert last evening, assisted by Miss DuraDg and
| Mr.. Barton, OF your city. He had a very poor
| house.. Whether it was caused by his forgetting
| to pay the printing bill at Hamilton cannot say
| the Hamilton paper sent card after him at all
events. Nichols circus company is al present in
| Toronto, and the way they pocket the ready is a
| caution TO us green Canadians
| Yours, truly, r. 8.