The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-01
Affairs In Cans ada.

FROM the Montreal Transcript Aug %
The d. parture Of the British mail on Monday,
calls upon us for our usual summary of nJ,sn
American news although really just at .essnt ana
now Is drug Ia the market excite Insnt Jug
the late session Of the provincial para h oy
awayand politicians of all s-cts osssr. as gu od
their feelings lie torpid until aga roussd ia e irvtng
moning Of the Legislature. - ''N''u W 'ne sum
Inc subject OF smigratc and the sickness wh,ob tina
gess oI sS>dte aud diseased smiRraU "a fam
the mother country has caused is almost The ,cm
o. and we are sorry to say that atbouah
on. tae country Is confined in great degr,.a TO emf
grants and to those having with b n either
those who have incaut!ousy the sake of cain .S
mitted them to their dwelngsstl With tn ese Il has
suffered but little diminution.
Too strong language scarcely be found IN exnrs
the sentiments VI the people Of this country towards
those persons at heme who have had the superntsnd
ence Of the emgrants committed to their charge or
ward those however exalted they may who have tbw
rthlesy forced upon the shores Of Canada thousand
OF their fellow creatures only ct for the hospitals in -
mother country whence thu been shInped ava, e
America az band Of outcssts caring or AZ 10,
seeming to care for their comfort even their iiy m M
the lives Of those among whom they have hess 80 r
With the serds of pestlence among them - .,
footsteps for ns Alone sn TIE Aavs .ss.l their
where they at first landed the 6ts OF rS@tresi ana
Quebec which have suffered from ois inf az Of disr.ss
and other cities and toens into svery village o. ~
upper province tesy are oryng with tt typhvs fvep
Upper Canada paps that ~. count ~ psops ~i the
adm: them into psir house What thsy are TO do M
vac ",ute sRpS caches, God only knSws Thousands Of
poor oestisuTe wretches must after having escaped thu
horrors OF hospitals persb by sssth vet NOR. n1r
fio's .arvation and the extreme cold Of Cans,Jia,
"lnrer which, three months the very furb.-t
Val bring upon them One OF oir cotemporari.s ~,
suggested the building of great numb,r of shsrties
on some public road In FERTILE countrv And nsv
ing for the cultivation of few acres ay lsrJ
which would enable these poor wretches 70 exist,
Something must be done, and that speed;Iv t.
other columns Of eur paper Will be seen The daiiv
ports from all parts Of the country respecting tes.
rabe and drluded beings who, Listening to the dec s
tales of unprinciped and interested agents hav slu
across the Atlantic to perish uncared for and cum
that land 80 often dreamed VI in their natv
~ the Elysium' where when once landed, y riA,u
feel no more the piocnings of cold the ey ws,e w
ger which drove them sorrowng yet hopr s % nun
uatve soil Thousands vi them will fee, aH ir'n 'ne'r
ger no more-they have fonnd rest tbs 'u anu un-
10 earnestly hoped, ss We have before n"ve ~ y"
unton OF the mperisl government 81, ."a. .ns a..
this subject and that Canada may ma @ 70 uucu W
turs such scenes have been vi en.ss @ or .ns Iu
this summer '"'eoe'on her SHORES
The alteration In the coy.,msrc,s, nou.- ., A..
mother country appears 20 bave areadv had ybo effect
OF making the people OF Cans da look ar,und than aud
enueavor 10 devise means " work ont tbs natura, re-
sources OIL Inc country. The Construction Of roads
nrougnoue sne frovinoe thing very much needed in
some psr.s already ocnupyig more general attention.
asu. ~ =, W uo nopso VIII be carried out. When the
country opened BY these means IL will induce people
-'"S va vArous routes and to devote their