The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-09

Harss the Re be'liOO LOsses-First symp-
tOms OF Revolution.
Our latest adylces from Montreal are to the Sd
hst lncluslve.
From the St. Jahus News
We had inteHded making few remarks upon the
resolutions introduced by Mr.. LsfossAins in the
B0uas OF Assembly respecting the NJ OF iosses
incur ed by the rebslons of 1887 and 1888 last
is,us hut want Of tpsoe prevented our deipg % We
hope, however that the protest We now make Asanse
the pa, Of ihoss Losses, viii not be zoo late At
all events, the subject 10 OF such gnsude, in
voivng great principle apd sush dire
ful results that inaspsndrnt Journalist can shirk
the responsibility Of msnfuy and firmly speaking out
" with loud voice. .-
end We have never reg cited the then pur-
sued. ire clemency stGce exhibited BY the British
n,s Dvs Tn
admirable constitution bestowed upon Uaired Canada.
We have DO sympathy with thoss VINO tsunt AMI pro-
scribe the actors in those dep'orable times We
heart anc soul fer completes smnssty. We have
steAdy frowped upon every effort to revive the bitter
Of former days nd the ssme reason prompts Us
to eondsn n the resolutions IF MIR LAfentsiue rbey
have all ~ajy uecii attd the hatr-ds OF 1887 'SS
They have convuI.,d the ntry they bavs r. used
stern ana BILE spirit among the aiists aud
they promise TO dissolve the connection OF this pro-
vince with the parent state But We cannot
blend our syes to The "sigus Of the times" AID
know that If Mr.. Lafop tsines project be
carried out. those who stood by the Queen aad
eouptrJ from ali the horrors and evils Of long and
bloc dy civil var will logger regard their allegiance
viii not satis th4m but they win agt.ts and pro.
ett protest AND asae until the stse OF feeling Will
sisoin OF the torch which mspy uneasy men are even
now bupirg TO bave ooPertu nifty to handle The
prediction made by Mr. hasc Buchanan bids fair to
BE- rrs'i..d Lord Eg'n nsy b. the last Governor
But II it door pass and becomes law will any sane man
buy the aebentures redeemsele Ina twenty years! We
In agne for in sss than fourth Ut that period
OF TINE, Canada will cease To be Nm sppendage Of the
Brithh Crown. We do not gu.ss upon this matter
There IRE .igns which indicate every reasonable
man the current OF public feelings. Let all honest
and peae.Ably dispos.d men; al friend, Of British
and fiowD down this unj ust and unreason.
able, impoitc and dangerous measure.
From the Montreal Pilot, March 81
The petition from the conservative minority Of Mon
trea to the Governor General, praying for the osso-
luton Of Psrlam. Mt sud The di.m',ssi Of the minis
try was presented to His EAcelieney on Tuesday af
terDoon.
The petition having been read by MIR. Moffatt, His
ExcrIlency pleased to make the folio wing reply
GlsrLKMEN II request that you will inform the
snbscr this petition that you have placed it in
my bal and that its allegations and prayer will re-
esivs full consideration from me
The deputa,ion then cleared out, and thus ended
the important CEREMONY
Eonr, and wonder. We have heard OF one gentle.
man who NO less than twenty signatures to 1t
forged and have doubt that hundreds Of Others
were obtained In the same creditabe manner.
From the Montreal Herald Marchl1
THE REBALLIos LossEs.-Meetings 1t Will b. seen
by present tissue, continue to be held throughout
Is. length and breadth Of the provinces for the pur
pose Of pstitoping Her Msjsstys representative TO
Withhold rhe of The crown from the ministerial
measure by whi0b 1t ia sought to remu the de-
fested insurgents OF 1873 At the cost Of their con-
auerors the 10y al people Of Canada.
We say assin, the majority of the Camadien people
base enough 10 lend hand in ripefing fht'r oUn
50 Jstsl disease in the BODY paii1ie re specific Of
the physcian must be cast aside and the knte Of the
surgeon be resorsS to otherwise the poisonous virus
may spread from tha offending limb to tho vitAs Of tho
eDpTe. VI which Canada After such an Sct, would be
sill unworthy. But, We repeat, We will never believe
that the ssrent Of the Crswn to its degradation
Viii bs gvsp until 1t least IL can be constitutionally
dsDsnded - the result Of gessral election. What
but whatever IL may BE- surely the loyal defenders OF
her Msjestys throne make no upressopa able demand
hsr In asking that they should not DO
condemned ushesrd that they should have an oppor-
tuhity rsvisng their dsoisien at the
Last ssstion when the slightest whisper Of the inus
other be followed, by which such men - M.
Major enriched ct the public expense, ster
= high mipded loyal and upsuspicoas eosls and It
[From the Montreal Courier ssh
A sert Of /" scsne' took pacs in the library Of the
House Of Asfembly Last evening" after the House
met. The notorious William hy.u Mackenzie, it 10
well known, has had the impudencs TO VISIT the House
several times since his return der the Amresty BILL
Upon Col Prince going Into the room, be saw Mao
kense citing the table reading. the following
scene occurred:--Ths Col acooetea him by name and
asksd by whose permission he was there. Mackenzie
hsststsd to answer but afterwards said he had been
admitted by door.keeper. The Colonel then declared
he would euer his fsellngs loyal subject to be
iIsulted by the presence Of such person in the IL
bray, and ordered him out. Mackenzie hssitAted
about departing wren Colonel Prince rsmarked-"i
should be an~ilhng t. lay hands on such fellow 40
you are; but unless you march down I'm mediAtey, III
kick from the OF the stairs the BOTTOM and
into the public street slso The hero Of Navy Island
took his hat end very quietly marched before the
Colonel down the two flights Of STARE and throu Oh the
lobby to tho sreet door, where he left him This took
place in the preeence Of several gentle and
have 1t from an eye witness Mackenzie wa after
wards introduced into the library By MIR. John Mac
donald, Nj P. p. for Glengarry, ana the Hon Mslcom
Cameron, NJ p. ?. for Kent and one Of Her Mejestys
ministers.
We have net very high opinion of Mr.. Mac
kenze, but we should cay that Colonel Prince's
sonduct was rufflaniy.