The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-07
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
The Veil Thrown Aside.
From the Montreal Herald. Jsly4l

obtaining justice. Ii Is amusing enough to see how
MIR. Halves undertakes to explain to Sir Allan McNab
the grave into which he has fallen, relative the
scope and tendency Of this We have BEEN it
seems, throughout, entirely wrong in spite Of all
acquaintance with the parties who have introduced
the bill and the parties who are to benefit rsm it,
to its purposes and results Her Majesty echoing
the Governor General, very cooly assures Sir Allan
that had she believed any rebels TO be compen-
eeted She would not have sanctioned the bill All
this 10 very sballow-tring If her Majesy's minis
ters at homo had told Sir Allan, that obnoxious
as the bill must be to loyal men, and sorry as
they to see EDglands enemies rewarded,
they were to give it their sanction, by the force
of circumstances which overrides human will, they
would have spoken in phrase less diplomatic but
we venture to say truthful, aud very
more manly. They assert what every body knows the
dappoint the hopes or the petitioners their support
in the most dsafected localities, who all pressed
this bill upon them We know very well that large
part OF the Indemnity Will go into the OF those
who against her Majesty in 1887 and 1888
These being then in the majority, rebelled, and
Iut down by the loyal minority behalf Of her
Majesty's government in precisely the spirit
the Americans now in California may obey the call Of
the President to support General Persor Smith his
regulations to restrict the operations OF the majority
Of native Mexicans and foreign emigrants In Canada
then, as in California now the minority did not and
will not act because they opposed to the great
principle of all free states that the majority must rule;
but because Of their respect to this other principle,
that when a country has been conquered and ceded,
the fact Of an existing temporary majority Is not
to overthrow by operation Of law that which
has been gained by armed force. They wished to
preserve a British province bought by British arms
for British institutions; and, however, much de-
mOcratic and philOsophle nations be opposed TO
the Of foreign dominions in this manner the
public law OF nations even as practsed by the model
republic adjoining as still sanctions acts precisely 81
mar to that which gave Great Britain her supremacy
in Canada. We imagine no one supposes, that the
fact of majority of native Mexicaus existing in
California would induce the Washington government,
in Difference to thor ideas to permit of legislation al
together Inconsistent with the wishes Of the people Of
the United States and very that none who
took up carry the views of such majority
would repaid for losses caused by their
rity The British government however found IL more
IN In had bean tru han To
support them even in those acts which. if wrong,
were undertaken aud performed in obedience to
II had been fairly informed, that
far the future to shit for ourselves, then should
betooled pd humbugged If Lord Elgiu her Majes-
TVS ministers no difference as they pretend,
between the Upper Canada measure, VIGOROUSLY in
tended to pay loya men, and the Lower Canada
sure just as VIGOROUSLY intended TO pay rebels, we
would remind them Of the tavern we forget, at the
moment, whether 1t was Montgomery's, whether 1t
belonged 10 some other equally oya indivdual-whch
burnt down after the affair Toronto. Colonel
Fitzgbbon alleges In direct obedience the orders of
Sir f. b. Head against the of the trained
soldier and when such destruction perfectly
cessary We should like to know whetser the proprio-
tor If that house asked for had he asked whe
thsr he likely to have obtained copper for his
losses. " hen we have that question answered, We
should then like to be informed whether the Lower
Canada claims do not abound with cases where the de-
struction far less wsnton but where the parties
sustaining damage will not be as well entitled TO
ceive compensation under the bill, Vosbursh the
loyalists OF Nspierville!
(From the Montreal Gazette, July al
The most important news that has yet arrived In
Canada from England since the conquest, reached
They comprise the debate and division in the House
of Common, the Canadian Rebellion Losses bill,
and venture to say that there debate
division that House, that involved greater conse
The downfall Of Brtish power In America will as a.
suredly flow from the decision the British Parliament
has TO upon this question us that British power
now exists in Canada II may be soon. or 1t may DO
late the temper of the people IL cannot be very
late although Lord Lgn and hs present ministry un-
doubtedly have in their power to raise storm which
may pfecipitate it
We have received copy OF the letter written by the
under Secretary OF State for the Colonies TO Sir Allan
N. McNab, in reply to the petitions which Sir Allan
had then presented.
II is the coolest piece of overweening official inso-
which IL has been lot to read considering the
immense interests involved
Mr. HAYES takes IL upon him to state that the petit
TONERS under entire to the
Rebellion Losses BILL that In fact, they know nothing
about it, and that they pack Of insensate fools TO
have entertained any Indignation on the subject lie
also tells them, that although the ministry introduced
the bill to compel the people Of Canada to fl5O0oo
to indemnity rebels, (a the loyast having been paid
up to within IS OO0l and although the supporters II
ministers uniformly declared from beginning to end,
Ie .af Lord Fsn eho. TO- I %nmsa 10 c
hood in the face OF those facts to tho people Of Hast
ings and the British government echo H. the petition
must not pay attention to the mi nsteria de-
caratons nor to the provisions OF the Rebellion Losses
act which the courts Of law bound TO enforce but
that seeing they good loyal people according to
Lord Greys belief they will very dutfully give every
credence TO the lie they are told about the Intentions
Of the majority in Parliament instead Of the truh
corded in the statute.
MIR. HAYES takes only fer colonists. We
nothing than mere colonsts. The petitioners
can be laughed sneered tainted with their stupid
loyalty. tod thsy possess not the comprehension OF
Lord Egin, nor Of his unole-in Law, Lord Grey, and
that they incompetent TO understand the Rebellion
lit Is NO an insult Of education and ntelli-
gence to be treated as Mr. HAYES has dared to treat
the wnole british population OF Canada, then know
not what an insult is
that Lord Igin has been acting entirely for their In
terests and In accordance with what ought to be their
feelings they will submit entirely to the direction of
Lord Elgin and Lord Grey and believe only what they
tell them, and do oniy what they bid them. We hope
that they will not blush when the Canadian shines
upon then, as they yield to Mr. Hawess rec0mmenda
The ball we believe, s now formed. wiz II roll and
gather size and power'
TO SIR ALLAN NAPIER M'SAB.
DowrrSo SrRrKr June IL, 1919.
sp:-I am directed, by Earl Grey, to inform you,
that he has duly laid before the Queen the petitions to
pose, saturday last These petitions from the
Inhabitants OF Toronto from the inhabitants Of Kings
ton from the residents Of Weston and its vicinity from
the residents in the Newcastle district from Prescott
county from tho Ottawa district and from the city Of
present Governor General Of canada, for the dssou-
ton of the Parliament Of that province and for the dis
allowance by her Majesty Of the act lately passed by
In Lower Canada whose property destroyed during
the rebellion, In the years 1887 and 1888"
signed thee petitions have been induced to do so by
sincere apprehension that " the act in question should
be allowed TO come into operation 10 would have the
effect Of encouraging disloysty for the future, by
making compensstion to those Who have been
guilty Of rebellion. tor Losses brought upon them
selves by their crimes; but his Lordshp directs
to inform you, and he directs through
you to convey the same assurance to those
Who have conhded to you their petitions for transmits
zion Her Majesty that II the act had appeared upon
. careful examination o. its provisions to be justly
open to this objection. not only would her Msesty's
servants have been prepared to advise the Queen TO
have exercised her prerogstve by dsslloving It, but
they are also convinced that II would never have
ceved the assent either Of the Governor General of
Canada on her Msjesys behalf Of the majority Of
the representatives Of the people Of that Province
am directed to refer you TO the answer OF the Co
General TO the address from the county OF Has
tings, containing an expression Of Lord Elgin's
views upon this subject, in which her Msjestys
wants entirely concur In that Lord Elgin, in
advertpg TO this act OF the Provincial Parliament,
presses his firm belief that the representatives Of tho
people in Canada did not intend, In passing It, to
countenance rebellion to compensate the losses Of
persons guilty Of the heinous crime OF treason ~ and