The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-09

CANADA.
The New York Tribune of the 9Th contains a
series of letters from Toronto giving graphic ac-
count of the state of feeling in the province. long
proclamation Of the Orangemen has appeared, and
is Of character TO excite some doubt of the con-
tnuation even Of such peace as has existed since
the termination Of the riots which resulted in the
The manifesto declares the legitimate exercise of
their functions by the Legislature and the Cover
nor General, in passing the Rebellion Losses bill,
to be unconstitutional; that Lord Elgn has proved
himself to be false to the Crown, and the Orange
men are instructed no longer to consider him as the
representative Of the British monarch. The act
itself is declared to be rebellion agonst that royal
authority, by consent of which it was introduced
and by which, after its passage through the Legis-
lature, it was again assented to! The Orangemen
payment of the rebellion losses they were to put
down the rebellion of 1897; and, it is intended to
be inferred, by The same msans- Lord Elgin and his
advisers are declared to be more guilty. than the
parties who burned the Parliament buildings and
libraries at Montreal. The manifesto absolves the
Orangemen from their allegiance, and tells them
they must not lose by present cowardce what they
gained by past courage"
The vast majority ofboth the British and French
population are said to be opposed TO the violent
procedure, and difficulty is expected to on the
anniversary of the battle of the Boyne, which is the
l2h of July On this occasion il is anticipated
that fifteen thousand Orangemen will unite proba-
bly, at Cobourg or New Hope, all armed, and in
the midst of defenceless population. The con-
clusion of the Trbune's correspondent is, that the
Tories will certainly rebel if they the slightest
probability of success II is stated that the aegi-
of the rank and file Of the British army is very
doubtful and that, in spite Of the efforts of their Of
fcers--who, though generally Tory, would abide
by their military oaths--they could scarcely be
brought to act against the English, Orange, or Tory
faction. To give some idea of the violence of party
feeling eminent citizen of Montreal is stated to
have informed. the government that, if the new
mounted police were on any account, introduced
into the city, plot in existence to assassnate
them and that they would certainly be annihiated.
The stagnation of business is said to be complete,
the trade with western Canada being entirely de-
stroyed. The following story is told illustrative of
the evils of the system of government as it is:
Zone of our most enterprisng commercial houses
made application to the Governor General to allow
two new schooners (Amercan) to come down with
cargo to Montreal or Quebec, there to discharge,
take in a cargo, and proceed to sea. With every
dtcrano Ant he $3.50
ment to comply with the request, it was proved
they had not the power, and the adventure was
abandoned. On the very same day which the
refusal was communicated to the applicants steps
into the Office of those applicants a citizen of your
free Republic, bringing order from the Imperial
Government, obtained through the influence Of Mr..
Bancroft, TO admit his brig to pass through our
waters to the broad Atlantic. This is enc of the
beautiful consequences of being colony-perhaps
should say, of our colonial system. The foreigner
obtains what is denied TO the citizen; the comfy of
nations Is considered sufficient plea for granting
to the one an advantage which is denied to the
other on some point of official etiquette, in oppos-
ton to the true interests of the country"
The Tories openly advocate annexation, and it
is said that their new paper will soon make its APP
pearance, ten thousand dollars having been SUBJ
scribed by merchants in New York, under the i'm
preston that the trade of the western portion of
Canada would be at once diverted by the Erie ca
nal into the city of New York.
One of the strangest features Of the troubles in
Canadn, at present. the fact that Papineau is now
the opponent Of the Roman Catholic priests, who
are said to dread annexation likely to cause the
loss Of all their ~igneuries and most probably will
JOIN his forces to the English and Tories, who, in
1887, exiled him. This union would probably be-
come the point Of attraction, around which the dis
contented Of every class would unite to form the
true basis of an annexation party. There is evil
IDENTIFY great excitement Of feeling, and strong
probability of trouble, at not very remote day.