Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-16
CANADA.


What we anticipated in former number, in re.
gard to Canada, has rather more than come to
pass. The excitement has gone beyond our CAL
culations in point of time. and also in regard to
its quantity, momentum, operation and immediate
results.
Our space will not permit chronicle in fall de-
tail of the events which have recently transpred
there, but we make summary notice serve for all
practical purposes, as thus
The " liberal party" comprising all the French
population. considerable portion of the Irish, and
all original 80 Yankees" or their descendants are
now politically in the ascendant; and this liberal
ascendancy has the favor, countenance and sup.
port of the Z" home government; the which fact
has not been by any means easy of digestion by
the especial loyaists, consisting of English, Scotch
and their descendants with the addition of Irish
Orange-men and their descendants, the inheritors
of their special loyalty.
This division of parties gives US at once a view
Of the case, as involving the war (or contestl of
races and creeds, as between the contending par
ties. being opposed to the British government, but
in different degrees and for opposite reasons.
The Liberals are, as they always have been, op-
Poeod ~ BRITISH TuiU tie Tories, LoyaIIsts,
have always had the opposite idea, and acted in
consistency with il; yet Il was but the other day
they burnt down the colonial huuse of pa rlament,
with It's library, (the most valuable on the Ameri-
can contnen,.) and all the archives of the two
Cnnadas contained in the public repositories.
Thus did very brief space of time suffice to
destroy the materials of history which, in years
now IN the distant future, would be much more
valuable, in all probability. than their present
weight in gold. The insane fury, however, of
party spirit, highly excited, as in this case, knows
no pity, feels 10 truth, and has no idea of dny
of retrbuton, or of repentance for deeds Of ilIe-
gal violence, destruction and devastation.
In this case there is what might pc rha ps call
national anomaly. The rioters, The destrovers
of The public property, the deian, opposers of the
British autorities IN Canada, land, by fair impIi.
cation, of the home governmen,.) are the special
loyasts and supporters Of that same British su.
premacy which their colonial opponents repudate
in principle, and are anxious 10 repudate in prac.
tice-an anxiety which they would be glad of an
opportunity 10 crafty.
This opportunity they are likely TO have pre-.
sened to them, (srange enough) by their colonial
opponents, who stand in one of the strongest pre-
caments of any party whose history is a matte.
OF record. The home government is evidently in
favor OF the liberasts, as being in the majority
and the loyallss special, or per Sc, are annually
"under the weather" and in fact we do not, for
that reason wonder at their wrath, though we re.
gret the extent and character Of its practical ma
festation.
g., From what we have here said our readers will
perceive that this same Canada question has be-
come very kno,ty one; but however difficult ma v
be Its solution now, 1t is certain that not only we
OF this country, but the people and the governments
OF all others, cannot fail to feel an interest in it,
1t Is, in fact, only one amongst many of the i'm.
portant demonstrations of the general desire for
emancipation from civil thraidom and, as 10 the
special pecuarities characteristics of the case
they are such-such only-as spring naturally y
out OF pre- existing circumstances.
Well, what shall we say? Shall we prophesy
predict! Move prefer TO wal, for and watch
the current of evenls-o " heavy current" at
that, as II is likely TO be, and keep our readers
daily advised in brief touching its course, force
and direction.
AS to our national duty in this matter, it in.
wolves merely the idea of q neutral spectator
Neither our government nor any "individual Der.
son" of cur citizen population can legally interfere
IN that national and colonial family quarrel. We
may sympathise (and, if we please, express our
sympathy with either party. but we NAV no,
commit any overt act of interference. In truth
there is no need of it, on our part, and we are
happy to observe that there is no disposition thai
way, either governmental or Individual.
GPhiia