New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-18
Written for Tee Tribune
4 WINTER JOURNEY
THROUGH THE CANADAS.
~ wH T. NAcsESzlE
Rebellion Lossss

| nOunced, that
On Sunday evening the whole Of the back country
above Lsprsrie presented the avfcl spectacle Of one
vsst sheet Of lurid hame and il reported that not
single rebel house has Left standing. God only
knows what Ia 10 become Of the surviving Csnad ans
and their wives and families during the approaching
Winter nothing but starvation from hunger and cold
them ne face Tue history Of tbs past
that nothing but Sweeping them from the earth and
laying the ha5ts0ns level with the dust VIII prevent
renewed re5ellions south Of the 81 Lawrence The
Canadians 10 the rebeo0s districts, whose houses
have been given TO the hames. and who have escaped
the bulie; the bayoDet the prison are doomed 70
perish 10 the woods
Lord Durham, on full inquiry, reported 70 his
Sovereign that the people had had one othe
worst Governments earth. A, the end Of nine years
some the sufferers petoned that their wrongs might
be inquired into snd as Sir Allan AcNab Mr.. Draper,
and their well paid allies Messrs Vser and Pspinesu, re-
quired Lower Canadian votes Tory commission was
appointed By Tory ministry, 70 receive claims the
churches Of st Benoit and - Eustache claimed $1,000
and sc el2 thousands Of individuals sought relief the
Commisslonors reported tina; nearly million Of dollars
were asked for bat that vote Of 100000 would most
probably meet every jast demand
The elections ensued; the Tories were ou';et the
Liberals asked for the 100000 that their predecessors
had required and were S1e. BY Tory howl Of nea-
SOD rebellion, conspiracy aud dissolve the Legis
every knot Of disappointed officials bankrupt specu
lators, from Quebec up TO Sandwich responsible
government, so called, has given political power to
those who can control opinion, and therefore forced
into life many newspapers guided By those who seek
party power 10 this case extremes have met the po-
tcal organ which regulates its key notes at the bid
ding of Papineau, has played In concord and harmony
with the discarded exciseman that conducts the Mon
nal Ga-a Rule Ruin has been, as usus, the
Tory motto. and the spawn of the family compact
who as Mr. Poulelt Scrope frankly Acknowledged did
is utmost bring Lord sydenham 70 an eyeniualrup
ture with his reforming supporters have bulhed and
boasted and threatened aud circulated many Of them
the most criminal alsehOods, hoping to irgnten Lord
Ean again into their net and through him 10 regain that
ascendency which has been the bsne OF Canada Oi
the Canadian ogsrchy may be truly said that their
aid is like the assistance which the rope affords to the
cuiprit. IL susngles while Il supports.
While WAS 10 Montreal, Messrs. McNa5, Guey.
Badsley Cayey Robinson, and their no'sy and violent
companions were repeatedly warned that the course
they took was calculated TO embarras trade to dscour
age wealthy immigrants from settling In Canada, t.
,et the population qusrreling 20 make money scarce
and 10 render life snd property insecure. Their reply
had it been a candid one would have been" give us
the government aud we u be quiet
W hen Sir f. Head was sent " Toronto McNao be
ian TO play the bully and sneered at him. the major
of the wagon train When the faction had him IN its
neshes and he sat sad and sOTrOwiul. couple OF tai
low candles making darkness dimy visible 10 bis $50
or 200 s6hererts 10 the midst of population Of 30 900
souls "a hours after bis family had been sent out upon
the lake in steamboat in December for safety he So"
bis error. The sun set, says ne IN his Emigrant
without receiving succor or any intnAt0n ot lis
| snnrosch" When Gurnett Mr.. sullivan s Clerk OF The
Peace and the pescekeepng Mayor OF the present To-
ronto Corporation was man OF allwork Tor me com
| pact and Earl Grey, weaTied with their lmpudeucr
md insults had turned out of Office Messrs Hasernsn
and H. J. Boulton he (Gurnetp was instructed to tell
LORD Ruon that the tories looking out tor new
nolca state Of existence far removed from the fools
and knaves of the colonial Office" De Retz advises that
| when YOU have umd folks 10 deal with, you should
pile w uabears each side OF the pain you nave
chalked for them and under the nominal admins
| traions of Colonel smith. Mr. Gore, Sire p Maitland
| Coborne and r Head. Messrs. Strschan, Powell, Rob
inson McNab &C led the Governors In that fashion.
| think the faction is very unpopular that moth
ng short of faulty in the administration again give
its members the control OF the Csnsdas that Lord Il
gin will sanction bill TO pay the well asceTtsncd actual
losses of Lower Canadians, as LORD MetcAN sane
toned similar bill introduced by the Tories for Upper
Canada; snd that the riots, es snd violence Of a
set of interruptions politicians will sink them still los"
| er IN public esteem
| A.ids from the interesting associations connected
| with the Governor Generals nsme and lineage, bis
character stands HAL in Canada His legitimate innu
ence Is powerfully felt In the Government but SnEe
Sir Head he takes psrt 10 the personal stries
| and wrAnPings of the day. While the Conservatives
we're kept Office by the reehoders, Lord Egin gave
them the full support OF his authority lie does the
same by their popular successors though grossly
rsuled from time 70 lime by not few OF toe presses
which suded him to the skies on his arrival from Eu
rnpe He is son-in law to the late Ear OF Durham
/ who married daughter OF EAT ifeY, tnt
micr who carried reform in Parliament II years since
| The Parliament House.
long stone building, originally intended for mar
ke, has been leased from the City Of Montreal and 1T
ted up for the of the Legislature On the ground
door there are numerous apartments for Clerks Trans
lo,ors Committees Accountants &C; the Council and
| Assembly hold their sttngs the second hoor and
on the third placed large and very valuable library
To which the public not, Is At the Capitol IN Albany
admitted freely from til all the year round Dui re-
auired 10 20 through the tedious iormaues OF special
| Introduction / am not that the Assembly Cham
Der IL so convenient that AZ Albany but the accom-
odstons for Committees and Clerks Tor the prepare
ZION of business for the two Houses, are much more 40
The expenditure Of the Legislature, exclusive OF the
pay of s Members, during is months 10 lst Of lSst
January was Sll6293 twenty messengers are In con
slant attendance during the Session, snd thirty ght
clerks none OF the latter at less wages than sJPer day
The Legislative Council.
Between 20 and 50 members, who have seats for life,
but may resign At pleasure, compose the Legislative
Council They receive wages In this capacity ard
the Governor and his Executive Council may augment
their numbers at discretion. Among the Members are
Mr. Jameson Ylce-C Chancellor OF Upper Canada thus
hand of the celebrated British suthOress) MI
McGul President Of the Montreal Bank Mr. Leslie, FRO
vincial Secretary Mr. L. T. Sherwood retired ana
psnsoned Judge; Mr. Caron an Executive Councilior
ur P Tache do MIR Alex. Frazer, Registrar OF
Glengarry and Warden OF the Eastern Disrict MI. II
Piuhey. Warden Of the DA!house District Mr. IT, :
Bouton Registrar Of Northumberland hessrs John
Hamilton President and John Mscausy, Vice Pres
dent of the Midland District Bank: Dr. Widmer, Vice
Pre- sident of the Bank of U. C.; Mr. J. Ferrier late
Mayor OF Montreal ADD Mr.. Adam Ferguson, disun-
guished Scottish sgriculturist
A Member of Assembly must be possessed Of an IN
incumbered freehold estate worth 24OO but Legis
latve Councillor requires no peeunisry qusihca'ion
None are selected however, believe, but such as are
connected with the country by property and believed
10 be- Ia independent circumstances About ons hall OF
the Councillors are natives OF Canada.
Their Chamber Is superbly decorated went one
afternoon - see il when they were IN session ~ mem
hers were present. with Mr. Csron the Speaker In the
Chair and the mace before him. They were consider
lug bill Tor making loyal subjects out OF Aiens plenty
of French was spoken their proceedings were very
dsnifed and orderly but seemed very dull 10 spectator
The throne behind Mr. Carons chair, 10 TO the iuii
as splendid as that which in lc In the od House
Of Peers At Westminster IL 10 surrounded oy so I'm
oerisl crowd and four beautiful pictures represent
ing royalty ornament the Chamber.
Free IasftHfi0RS-Pkysical Force.
When the Cansdas had Separate Legislatures the
Iegi.silve Councils consisted Of small juntos OF On
cs, including the Protestant and Catholic Bishops and
few Of their connexions Many time have gone
no 10 their BAR with bills from the Assembly oil the most
vial importance 10 the public welfare fully s~Are mat
fpdanpniaut of public opinion.