The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-01
TWO CENTS.
Canadian Matters.
From the Toronto Patriot. I

fragrant breach of faith She babe them emanc-
Pate their slaves-she promised, in recompense, to
they consented. She broke her word, and gave
preference to their rivals, the shareholders Ii
was an accurssd deed, and bitterly will she re-
pent 1t. -
| Indies. Thousands have been induced to come
| here, under direct and 0itrepeated pledge Of
assistance and support. That support Is suddenly
| Withdrawn. The lumberer is ruined-the farmer
Is dishearened English manutacturers-the most
selfish OF manklnd-over supplying their own mar
ket, are coyeous OF engrosslng the markets Of the
world They advocate tree trade, because they
hope to profit by 1t, needless OF the curses drawn
| down upon England, from myrlads of ruined To-
reign artiiceIs, whom she would fam undersel.
In England, evil counsels are in the ascendant:
| Canada 10 lett to depend upon herself; Canadian
loyallsts have to contend as they may with repub-
licanism and disafiect unalded by the mother
country, nay, chilled by her indifference. What
presses most sore-those who are second time
threatened with the terrorism of ls37-should cast
about tor AID against the Impending infilction--
should look southwark to men of kindred blood,
who, however differing on, questions Of pub
lie policy, at least English, English in name,
In language, In history, IN feeling, ay, even moro
What hope for the British of Lower Canada,
who find that we of the Upper Province, instead OF
aiding them against the foreigner, are only, by our
representatives IN Parliament, aiding to rivet
tighter and frmer the shackles that were once SO
nearly forced upon them?
There are other quarters from whence this word
| "annexation" has been heard. In newspapers, at
echoed, day BY day, In Canada West, and the So
cial meeting has been invaded by the unusual
From the Montreal Journal March 291
REBELI.IoN LOSSES AS we stated few days
ago. but for the late pitch torklng OF no less than
twelve political partisans, OF the present cabinet,
rebel paying scheme would have received Its
o1.,etus, in the second branch OF the Legislature
and there would have been some hope OF peace
being restored to the cOuntry-peace, without
which, 1t Is vain, ute ly vain, to expect the resto
ration OF our prosperity. That a house divided
against itself cannot stand, we have the highest
authority for saying; and no less certain s it, that
| n government which sanctions and rewards rebel
lion against its own authority, must fall. =
II the loyal people of Canada, VINO, In obedience to
the summons OF their Queen, risked their all-lifo
and propery-fo for, had the rebellion succeeded, is
there any man SO basely insncere as even to affect
that the 10y alist losses would have been considered
by the successful revoluticnsts! We say, if those
who reked their all defence OF their sOveregn's
| authority, were wrong in 30 dolng--t they are
now, as a consequence of having crushed rebellion
| and INDICATED the majesty OF the crown and the
authority OF the law, to be punished for their we'll
dolng, to be taxed to pay the losses ct the rebel
l.ons@G the Queens name, in itself tower Of
strength, 10 to be prosttuted In 30 foul cause and
used
base and bloody insurrsction,
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what can be the claims to featy in the sovereign
But it cannot be-we will not believe that the
honor of the British crown, IN North America, at
the bidding, OF temporarily dominant faction, is
It s the duty and privilege of every British subject
firmly and respectfully to warn his sovereign OF
the consequences which must result from the
adoption, by her government, OF the unprecedented
and unheaId-of principle, that, as 1t Is within the
bounds OF her royal prerogatlve to pardon, 20 it 10
within the powers Of her provincial parliament to
pay, rebels at the public expense but 1t can mel:
Great Britain, while acknowledging his allegiance,
to plan and invite discussion upon schemes OF sepa-
rption and anne xatlon: The time alas may arrive,
when deserted by the crown, and left to the ten
der merces OF a FrancO-C Canadian faction, the Br-
tish Canadian royallst may be driven to seek, by
union with those Of his own race, although under
different form Of government, those British rights
and institutions which are here denied him but
that time has not yet arivedmay It be tar distant
From the Bosten Herald, March 3d.
| In our evening paper OF Saturday last, we gave
our readers some important information respect
Ing projected revolution in the adjacent British
proylIces and an intended simultaneous lnva.
sion thereof by body oflrlshmen from the United
Since our first article, we have been comparing
notes with several persons who are cognizant OF
this affair, and are enabled to make some further
statements in regard to the scheme:
twas the intention OF the comMttee who nave
the direction of the movement, to have COM
menced their operations in the early part OF the
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Lawrence was frozen to such an extent as to rem
der the navigation OF by the British navy entire
ly impractlcable. BY operating at that time, they
would have been able to overcome me, 'ne nsa
sion of the English government, before assistance
could have been procured, and thus made 1t an
easy task to complete the Prostration OF the power
OF Great Britain IN Upper Canada.
After the acquisition, by conquest, OF Quebec and
Montreal, with the large quantities OF military
stores and munitions Of war therein, those ports
4 4 l. A. L.. g
and that part OF the population of the PROVINCES
which had thus tar kept aloof from the struggle,
. either through fear Of the British power or from
loyalty to the British crown, were to be invited to
Join the insurgents and their allies, the invaders,
| and secure the political independence thus placed
within their grasp Great reliance was placed
by the committee upon the effect which this bold
the /" sympathlsers'' in the United States and,
doubtless, there would have been thousands
throughout the Union who would have jolaed
them, In defiance Of the laws and whatever mill
tary force the present administration might have
placed upon our northern and eastern frontiers
We are not informed with certainty Of the pre-
else reasons why this plan was not carried out at
the funds which had been placed at the disposal of
the committee. and had, until this period, been
expended in the cause with great iberality--or
the hesitation OF the leaders OF the Canadian insur-
gents to begin their operations so soon, perhaps
from both these considerations united, the COM
mencemsnt Of the struggle was delayed for time,
tnOugn the preparations Btu went on WIN - great
activity, zeal, and secrecy as before; and in our
| opinion the time is not far distant when opera
tons will be commenced IN earnest, and prose-
cuted with an energy that cannot but ensure
complete success.
The late passage Of the "Rsbel Indemnity Bill"
In the Provincial Parliament, and the consequent
outburst of indignation among the heretofore Loyal
party of the provinces-the threats of an insurree-
hon throughout the columns Of the leading Jour
mails Of Her Majesty's dominions, accompanied by
calculations Of the advantages to be derived from
| an Immediate exation with the United States
ali porend that the secret fires OF this political vol
capo, so long smothered, will soon break * forth
with violence that VIII sweep inc powero' 'reat
Britain for ever from the Canadas:
We are informed, by undoubted authority, thata
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