The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-04

The English despise the French. because they are
ignorant, bigotted. prlestridden, and poor. Then,
the French hate the English, because they are En-
glish and the English the French, because they
are French. Mind, it il not because they speak
different languages, andare OF different descents;
II Is that the national antipathes, which have for
time immemorlal, existed between England and
France in the old world-that led their hosts to
doedly strife at Cressy, Polcuers and Agtncourt-.
exists here, and that too, freshly and greedy and
watered by the refreshing showers OF the memo
RES OF Two bloody rebeilions, rendered, on the
part OF the French, more rank by the consciousness
OF being defeated and disgraced majority. There,
now, the said French have got the majority in
Parliament, and the fact is gall and NORWOOD to
the English The dear little disputes among the
French, themselves, are next The keystone Of
them is, that the priests and selgnors live uson the
tat of the land, without working for it, and want
TO c0ntnne to do SO and there is a more enlight.
ened class sprnging up, called 'Young Canada"
who want that there shall be stop to this
according 10 the former. are dangerous inno-
valors revolutonists, and ought TO be put down,
and stunned by good men, They are, in fact,
class similar TO that which sprung up IN France,
\ little before the period OF the first revou-
ton: Mr.. Papineau is their leader. Their organs
in this city are II Ape~v and lie Moniteur. The
editors are young lawyers. All the young French
lawyers OF this city are OF this party. They are
impetus. They are avOwed annexatlonlsts, and
between the priesthood and them there exists the
deadliest feud. The priesthood have resOrted to
every means, both fair and foul, to crush them;
bat threats OF accommodation, and denunciatlons
from the pulpit, have all been In vain. They are
being, and will be, to the politics of Canada, what
the writings of Voltalre, Rousseau Voney, and the
encyclopedlalsts were to the religion of France.
They will bring about revolution IN Lower Ca
NADIA. AS opponents of tbs priests, and reforhers
Of the feudal laws the rabid tories have sympathy
with them-not that they lsve them the more, but
that they love the others less. This party see the
imposslbihty Of French nation existing in Anne
RIGA, and avow their readiness to sacrifice their
uonallty on the altar of annexation and already,
side by side, they have joined their old, deadly
enemies the tories, to attain it.. They are both in
harmony on this point; they are both Disguised
with their old ieuds, and are both DESTROYS that
they should be buried for ever. These feuds will
hasten annexation, and 1t will be their grave. A
short time, and the French Canadians will be ripe
for revolution.
Then for the British party of Lower Canada, 1t
can hardly be said to have at present any exist
ence, or # 1t have any, IL ID but the shadow of its
former SELL One or two organs are now all that
remain to 1t; and those which 1t once had, and
which were once so warm, have now gone over to
the annexatlonist ranks The once loyal eastern
townships, that so well did their part In putting
down the rebellion, now rankly anne xationIsts,
and one or more counties are signing requisitions
to call on their representatives for definition of
their views on this subject.
Since commenced writing, report has arrived
from Quebec, OF an attempt 10 prevent annexa-
ton meeting which had been called by q requisi-
UOn Dy dDOut tnOusanQ OF It's nTSt cltlxeng.
There was row, and the meeting had to adjourn.
The platform was broken down, chandeliers and
windows smashed, bat ne further damage done -
The cries were for the Queen, Prince Albert and
President Taylor During the night, the house of
Mr.. G. member of parliament, was attacked, and
the windows broken. The following are the
resolutions that were to have been passed -
LIST, hat the open and general discussion Of the
questions II independence and annexation to the
United States In the other cities OF this Province IL
worthy Of the serious attention OF the citizens Of Que
hAN he haN tUnus ina
the present and future interests OF the country
a. That this meeting, reviewing the commercial, po-
tca and social difc Of Canada its growing i'm
portsnce and sstes and especially the lev esteem
In which It 10 held by the mother country its
conviction that pssceable separation from Britain,
with view to annexation to the United States, II in
dispensebls to our tranquility and prosperity
Sd That thu we'll known views of the leading states
of Britain, and the policy Of her MAjssys govern
supposng that demanded In proper spirit, and by
majority " the Inhabitants Of Canads Great Britain
would grant us unconditional Independence.
<h, That the only proper and ptonabls organ
OF the majority OF the Inhabitants OF Canada, the
voice Of their In Parliament assembled
fuIthsrng and esryr. put To. -cts or this meeting
oth. 1"st COMMITTEES be requested to draw up
constitution for the same
It'll, That the following gentlemen do compose the
said committee -
The officers OF tho meeting with the movers and g.
oonders Of resolutions and N NJ.
In Upper Canada different state Of things exists.
The question there will be between tories, radicals
and OrsDRemen. The effect of the somb shell of
anne xaten among them, PROPOSE in another
municatlon, 10 treat OF. RnvIRwRR.