The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-03
SUNDAY, MORNING JUNE 3, 1s49.

considerable dhieuty The civil force of Montreal-a
raees with secret societies and other agencies of mis-
chief In constant actvitycousists Of two policemen
under the authority OF the government and 20 sp
efectua resistance to any considerable mob
must be had in all cases either to the military to
force Of civilians enrolled for tho occasion Grave OBJ
econs however presented themselves In the present
instance to the adoption Of either of these courses until
the disposition to tumut the part Of the populace
unhappiy manifested itself In overt More espe-
ciay Of Importance to avoid any measure which
might have had a tendency to produce collision
between parties question which their feelings
were so strongly excited The result Of the pur
sued is, that there has been bloodshed and except
in the of of the ministers themselves no de-
struction Of private property.
~ The proceedings in the Assembly have been i'm
been voted to me- by majority Of 80 to is sxpresvs
OF adherence at the outrages which have taken place
the city of Montreal Of loyalty to the Queen, and APP
government, with my late, well my present, ad-
visers Some of the opposition approve Of the
bill appears from the speeches Of Messrs Wilson and
Gait OF which reports are given In the newspapers
which enclose. Mr.. Wilson is influential member
OF the Upper Canada conservative party; and Mr..
Galts views are the more important, because he has
been returned to Parliament, only few days ago, by
Lower Canadian constituency which comprises a large
British population Generally however as the amend
ments they have moved to the address show they de-
sire to avoid committing themselves on this point The
against the address may be thus classed-Sir A.
McNab and his party; my late ministers and their
party; and Mr.. Papineau The first acts with perfect
consistency in voting he has done this occasion,
for he has always contended that government,
Quoted on British principles is unsuited to Canada.
The course OF the second class Is less integble for
until the day which they resigned their offices into
my hands, they uniformly expressed approval Of the
principles on which my conduct as Governor General
was guided; and these as your lordshp well knows,
have undergone no change with the change of adm-
nistration. Mr. Papneaus vote conveys useful les
which will not trust be lost persons who had
been induced to believe that the persecution Of which
am the object is really attributable to my having
shown undue enityt to those who led by him into
rebellion.
49, have now furnished your lordship with as clear
stateme mt of these important occurrences as
give and can conclude by assuring you that the city
is perfectly tranquil and that there is present like
lihood Of renewal Of disturbances. few days will
awaken in Upper Canada and to what extent they
followed by reaction. Meanwhile, it ismy firm convc-
on that if this dietaon be submitted to, the govern
ment Of this province by constitutional will be
mpossible and that the struggle between overbearng
minorities backed by force and majorites resting
legality and established forms which has 30 long proved
the bane Of Canada driving capital from the province
ana producing state of chronic discomfort, will be
unable to that position of dgnied neutrality
between contending parties, which 1t been my un
appear to have been for the moment driven-not as
firmly believe, through any fault of my own but by the
unreasonng violence Of faction-it may be question
with your ordshp whether 1t would not be for the in
terests of her msjesty's service that should be
moved from my high office, to make way for one who
with respect to the duties of constitutional governor
but who should have the advantage of being personally
upobnoxous to any section of her msestys subjects
within the province,
The Right Hon Earl Grey, &C.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From the London Times, May II
Lord Elgins despatch, with its portant enclosures,
has been presented to Parliament and will be found
another part of our columns In our opinion It leaves
under trying circumstances will always be open to dis
cussion but the present question, in its raw state
imported from the colony is political, not per-
sona affair, and England has really nothing to do with
it. Considering the vast number Of very troublesome
questions pressing for decision in the legislature the
tribunals the church, and every other Of dis
cussion, think shall do the public service
If we can strike off from the list superAuous
troversy. We will do so at once. The British Par
lament has not the smallest call to put its foot into
the Canadian quarrel II it chooses to enter into the
the conduct Of the Montreal authorities, of Sir
Benjamin Durham, or any other colonial officer, it
will probably find the subject at least as amusing as
will be wholly gratutous and convinced, utterly
Improbable Every political question connected With the
Montreal has already been dentirey settled. Canada
united propince, aud going dis
unite It, We have granted 1t free constitution,
as much on the model Of our own as the circum-
stances Of colony will allow. That constitution
we are not going to recall. We have given 1t re-
preventative legislature and responsible govern
ment There Is no English statesman who would VEN
ture to the revocation Of these liberties Cana
da is now walking In the light Of its constitution
and acting therein with freedom, elaboration and
order Even If we did not entirely approve Of its poll
cy, we should still be undcng the good have done,
the good were compelled to do, and scarcely did in
time we suddenly to interfere by some act of
imperial absolutism.
Has Canada, moreover, abused the liberties have
lately guaranteed her. has she exceeded their just
and proper range! Most certainly not. AS Lord FL
gin observes in his despatch the present House of As
semby has every possible claim to be respected as the
a general election which took place about eighteen
months under the auspices Of the political party
now in opposition and after dissolution which they
tion as government AS 1t happened the result was
in the last degree unavorabe to them for while the
representation of Lower Canada little affected by
the change in the Upper Province several constituent
ces and among them some Of the most populous turn
ed the tory representatives and took liberals in
their place. No objection therefore, can be taken to
the peculiar character Of the present House. The to-
res appealed to the people, and in all fairness should
the new House, and forced to retire, q question
Of confidence, when they did not muster third Of
defeated sets about recovering its ground by converting
its opponents partially conforming to their views
In Canada the men who call themselves the British
party and who had hitherto relied on the imperial sup
port against the people Of the colony had idea OF
peaceful and constitutional q method They took up
hostile position the House they had themselves called
into existence and the people who had returned it,
Throughout the province and particularly at Montreal
they made the object Of bitter and reck
trea Journal written before the present agitation and
relating to different measure which betrsys temper
30 savage anu Drutai every genuine EnBnsnman
will at put the party which could sanction such
sentiments wholly out Of the pale of his sympathies II
processes to rejoice in the success Of the majority as
being certain to end in of and an Anglo |
Saxon rebellion II threatens England with colonial
Cromwell and with sort of unintended presentiment
Of MIR. Roebuck proceeds -" Sheffield In the olden |
time used to be famous for its keen and
whettes WELL they make bayonets there now, just as
sharp and just as we'll tempered. When we can stand
tyranny longer, 1t will be whether good bay
onets. in good Saxon hands will not be more than
match for u and majority This can emily |
mean intention the part Of confessed minority
try ply force against majority and against the
regular operation Of law Such WAS the temper which
the malecoktents brought to the present question.
The seditious passions the rebeious Intentions the
attempted OF races the appeal to Sheffield bayonets,
the cry for CROMWELL the denunciation Of the legs-
lature and tho pointed at its official emblem,
all existed before the present controversy The ma
teria Of the quarrel Of importance. AS soon
the tories found themselves not third Of the House.
they took forthwith to rebellionrcbeon against the
legislature and against the AS to show that
the quarrel had other ground than their politi
cal disappointment, they have broken out-for SO we
must express ton q measure which Ia no new mea-
sure but which has been adopted by successive para-