The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-24

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can be no difference OF opinion, as to the degrade
ton and guilt of those white dealers, who, out
raging the sentiment of the whole civilized world,
have allied themselves to the barbarOus customs of
the African tribes, and have added to the lot of the
| slave the atrocities of the middle passage.
| will close this letter, already too much engthen-
ed, to resume the subject in my next. i'll.
American and Canadian Affairs, In an Eng
| lish Point OF View.
! From the London News, April g.
by the last arr wal from America, we are put in
complete possession of the personnel of General
| Taylor's cabinet From the standing and charac-
| ter of the men summoned to conduct the new adj
ministIatlon, we are satisfied that it will be both
advantageous to the country and creditable to its
| chief In Mr.. Clayton alone who fills the post of
| Foreign Secretary, we have a sufficient guaranty
| for prudent and peaceful counsels. No one labored
more srenuously than he did, to turn away his
countIymen from the preciplce to which so many
of them were rushing, in connection witt the Ore
| gon controversy. 1t was MIR. Reverdy Johnson,
now Attorney General, who, by his amendment,
adopted by large majority Of the Senate, took the
sting out of the Warke resolutions of the House of
Representatives. 1t is not likely that either of
these men would enter into an administration
whose Chief mission was not peace, both foreign
and domestic. And whilst the new cabinet is
emnently inclined to peace, it is not irrerievably
| protectlonist.
The chief feature of our news from Conada, is
the passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill, by large
majorities, through both houses of the legislature
The measure. therefore, now awaits the sanction
of the executive government. Lord Elgln has two
courses before hinl--either to reserve the bill for
her Majesty's consideration, which would be vir,
tually to negative it.; or to give it his assent and
| let II become law, in which case it might still be
dlsalowed within year, by the Queen in council.
We cannot anticipate ITS dlsallowance in the latter
case Ifor even should the GOvernorG General reserve
il, we do not see how the Colonial Department can
do otherwise than advise her Majesty to give her
| royal sanction to the measure.
Nothing can be more palpably unjust than to cha
| n Ia a of
races. Even it were so, and the whole British
We're ranged against the whole French Canadian
population, that would not prove the measure to be
necessarily reprehensible one. 1t is the subject
matter of contest, not the parties to it, that deter
mines its merits. But there is no such division of
races in the present instance. Those who main
elo-Saxons in the province beng subjected to
French domination But they talk in utter igno-
rance of the facts of the case. The Ango-Saxons
! are quite able TO take care of themselves. In
French population; Il appears, from the census of
1913, that the population of Canada West is 7l5OOO
and that of Canada East 100000, The population
OF S5o the me former is entirely AngIo-Saxon, whilst
| This makes the entire Anglo-SaXon population of
the united province 5000, leaving but 900 as
the number of the French. To talk of French do
mination, with such division of races is simply
puere.
The numerical inferiority of the French race sug-
gests at once that without the concurrence of some
portion, at least, of their Anglo Saxon FELLOWSHIP
ects, they could press the bill complained of to
successful issue. In other words the bill can
only have been carried by fusion of races, to
some extent. in its favor-a fact which takes the
contest out OF the odious category which it has
been placed, that OF war of races. 1t is worth
while to inquire how far this concurrence has been
given by the AnglO-Saxon population of the pro-
vince
The bill has been unanimously acquesced in by
the supporters of the government throughout Ca
NADIA. And who are its supporters In Lower
Canada they are undoubtedly the French Cana
dians. To receive support from such a source at
all, is treated IN some quarters, at home, as, in
ITSELF sufficient evidence of the crminality of the
government. But those who so regard it forget
that the Canadian opposition, who are now raising
this hue and cry against the government made,
when in power, the most desperate efforts to gain
this very support, which the government is now
accused of receiving. Ifwe turn to Upper Canada,
we ind the government sustained by the majority
Ct the constituencies. Nor is this all The liberal
constituencies are all large-the tory all small.
The liberal majority returned by Upper Canada to
the Legislative Assembly represents about two
French Canadian government then, as it is termed,
has the support OF two out of every three of the
! Anglo Saxon population in Upper Canada--that is
to Say, IT'S twice as strong as the opposition in this
In addition to this, 1t has the support of the majority
Of the Anglo Saxons in both sections. Making the
opposition present of the 1900 Anglo Saxons in
| Lower Canada, theyEmuster in the two provinces
about $40, COO followers: The government, on the
other hand, musters, in addition to the whole
Franco Canadian population, upwards of 100000
stand thus; $4,000 French p, a 476 ZOO Anglo
| SaxCns rersus 10000 Anglo Saxons And yet
this is the war Of races, in which are told that
the French are all on the one side, and the Anglo
which threatens the Anglo Saxon population with
French domnati on. Laying the French altogether
aside. the majority OF the Anglo Saxon population
itself is decidedly with the government How
Ofb ryyic pnnd fhc p,oo in
ceivcd the sanction of such large majorities in
parliaincnt?
But to meet those who charge the present pro-
vincial government with being French Canadian
government, it is not necessary to look beyond the
cabinet itself. We find it composed partly of men
of British origin, and partly of men of French de-
win and Blake are leagued with Lafontaine, so
| were Messrs. DAILY and Draper with Viger. The
only difference is that the former, by coaescing
with LatCntanc. carry the French Canadians with
| they associated Viger with them for the very pur-
rcse of securing the h0bttans Again, 1t may be
urged that, at all events, the majority of the tory
cabinet were Ango-Saxons. Butso are majority
SIGN, therefore, attempted to be created by illusions
TO the mixed constitution ofthe present. would have
! been equally applicable to the late cabinet. It is
| childish to base an accusation on such an assump-
ton; and those who do so would do well to re.
| member that in conducting the provincial govern
! ment On responsible system, the French Canadian
| section OF the population cannot be overlooked.
| But II may be urged that we are running off up
On collateral issues, and that it may be all as we
say, and yet the measure itself be of the most rep
| rhonslbe description We have already ex-
planned the nature of the measure, and defended
il both in principle and detail and if we take issue
on matters aside Of the main question, it is be-
cause cur antagonists will not confine themselves
TO it. Besides the Ch,on,cs, the chief accuser of
| the Canadian government, has virtually abandoned
its case, 50 far as it was founded upon the merits
Of the bill itself, and now attempts to prop it up
by inuendo and deiraction We have shown that
ouIna TO be wrong in all Its assumptions. We
have shown that The contest is not one Of race
against race, except 20 far reckless faction
! may endeavor TO make it 70; that the present