The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-28
Aspect OF the Canadian Question I'm
ENGLAND,

Aspect OF the Canadian Question IN
England.
From the Lonavu Times. May ii
The political experiment now making in Canada
might have been expected TO provoke greater attention
than IL has yet received in England account of the
rapid growth the Augmented wealth and the increas-
ing population of the province The attention Of most
Englishmen has been recently diverted from the Ams
rcsn colonies by the attractions Of South Australia and
the exigencies Of New South Wales that. in con.
tsmpstng the prospective glories OF possessions 1T
the utp0des overlook the immediate Importance
Of great continents" empire within fortnights sail
1t may be generally known to the people Of Eng
land that the united province Of East and West
Canada extends in length (frsm Amher-tberg to
SabloD Hsrbor) no less than 500 miles; that IL
has average breadth of 800 miles, and con-
tains six times great that Of England
and Wales. Nor Is its population Insignificant for,
although Its capacities for supporting hume
rous race were either unknown or disrcssrded
TIL within the last quarter Of century. its mum
bers have within that period increased most rapidly
According to document which evnces much
and preparation published by the Montreal Board Of
Statistics appears that in the year 1895 the pro.
vince Of Eastern Chen Lower) canada, contained
423Ooo inhabitants, in the year 1881. 5Il OOO which
had grown TO 900 600 In 1874 and that its popu
lation may be calculated at 100000 or ITO O0O e. OF
which not more than 650000 are Of French descent y
The records of Western Canada present still more
striking increase In the year 1911 this part of the
colony (hen the separate province of Upper Cansda)
had 900 inhabitants who by the year 1924 had been
increased to $1,000 and in 1912 to 4s6 O0O and the
present moment can han dy be less than 0U0 Upon
q moderate calc uaton therefore may presume that
by the 1874 the aggregate Of the whole
United Canadian province, will DO not less than five
million souls. But. should Canada resume its mpor.
lance the recipient not only OF Irish but of British
emigrants, may reckon that what with the
sion Of settlers from part Of the empire and the
natural preponderance OF births deaths in the
colony the Inhabitants of Canada will before the ex-
pration of another quarter century possess
six than five millions.
As it is impossible yet to estimate the influence
which vast territory peopled by British subjects,
and commanding the navigation of three such great
lakes Erie, Ontario and Huron may hereafter exer
else the whole North American continent it Is
above all things essential that its inhabitants should
be inspired with love attachment to the interests
and institutions of Great Britain We know not what
Is the destiny reserved for us and them We may be
doomed TO early separdtionhey to premature indie
pendence Be this as it may duty and their pros
perity identified with the sacred observance of
English laws and constitutional rights By no other
insure their present attachment their
future happiness By this means we soften the yoke
Of nominal submission and anticipate the consum-
nation Of osensible Independence; for, enjoying
all the realities of self government they have the
to alter Its form or its name. Again should
)oreseen erenfs force upon 10th Of as disruption Of
present ties shall k0re TO coionsts the ,OJies saty
bequeaehed by rulers 10 subjects In either casethat
of union that OF our separation best and
safest policy will be found to be that of allowing free
and responsible government In the one it prevents
thousand complaints of metropolitan tyranny aud op-
preston; in the other 1t leaves behind it powerful
sentiment of blended gratitude and respect. That
colony which has been governed after the type and
pat of the mother country will rashy pas
sonatey rise in arms against her; nor will it, when
emancpated from an imperceptible thraldom wanton-
age. But to inspire such sentiments these in
colony the sefgoyeInment of which we speak should
be real genuine, and undoubted. 1t should possess
vital energy and action; and should be free from all
semblance or imputation of pretence. Such self.
government England desires tor herself she should
accord to her colonies; and such selfgovernment Is
that which she is now according to Canada.
Only few weeks probably will eapse before Lord
Elpin gives his sanction to bill which has been con-
tested with much fervor in his province and undur
other circumstances might have been discussed with
considerable warmth in England. AS it is we cannot
halp dam MIMI mo hat
matter which has caused such excitement in the Par
lament of Canada should not have been brought for
ward too prominently in tho Parliament of England
Canada has this been made the battle field Of Eng
lish factions, and the of the experiment was
hardly such to justify its renewal. Nothing could
have been injurious to the tranquility and free
agency of the province than the agitation of question
like the Rebellion Losses Bill by English politicians ut
home 1t would have given Il metropolitan and impe
rial character to subject entirely local in its bearings
It would have stimulated one provincial party by an
external alliance, and affronted another by an ex-
terna interference Instead of leaving the Canadians
administer their own affairs and disburse their own
money according TO their own wishes, it would have
controlled their actions and assessed their by the
arbitrary caprices of alien majority it would have
kept alive bad passions and old pathes by exrinsc
encouragement and factious intermeddlng. As 1t is
Great Britain has in spirit of unreserved confidence
conceded to the people of Canada, represented in
their united Parliament the disposal of their own taxes
and the adjudication of their controversies
Whatever may be the present and immediate result Of
such confidence, its future consequences Of ncs
mable value. The recognition of a great public prin-
cple has been evidenced by seeming sacrifice on the
part Of the crown The people Of Canada have learn
ed that they are governed by their representatives
not by majority in st. Stephens, or a back room
in Downing street. Every Canadian, therefore, feels
renewed pride and reliance in the worth and strength
Of the institutions under which he lives He feels that
he has real and tangible interest in their safety and
preservation Whatever exultation may be felt by the
French population after party triumph, will be
sobercd down into the more general and patriotic
appreciation Of principle which secures the admins
tration Of the Province, not to sept OF nation
clique but those who possess the aggregate conf
of he knov nj
the fortune of this not be theirs year. the
British know that Parliamentary majorites ucua-
ting maorties; that they depend upon conflicting nte-
rests antagonist talents and tactics thousand acct
dents Of passion. indifference adroitness mismanage-
ment fusion disrupton that party in any repre-
sentative cbambcrever remanedintact unbroken for
dozen years and that 1t is the most absurd thing in
the world to apprchcnd that where two parties nro so
nearly equal rs they are in Canada one should exercise
perpetual domination over the other Nor need they
look far for an illustration Of this They have it at
hand. The very majority which carried the rebellion
losses bill melted away before could carry the bill for
electoral reform The French party which held toge.
Therefor project lost its cohesion when attempted
similar But If either class is destined to
be subordinate to the other need only look at the
statistics of population to that that cannot be the
men Of British
We do fear. therefore the British considerations
of which We hear North America is rife We be.
eye that the discomfort of the oyaiss u.s. will
be- at an end II they are men of they will
the great absurdy of whining about French ascend
aEcy; If they loyal men, they will see the
folly and wickedness of mounting about annexation
Congresses and considerations therefore, for the pur.
Of rcbellion regard as childish threats Whe-
hcr for other purposes connected with the trade and
intercourse Of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova
Scotia, and not wholly unconnectcd with their future
political destny, when they shall have advanced fur
ther in greatness and wealth. such considerations may
not be useful do not pretend to decide but of this
sure there is no intelligent British subject in
The whole length and breadth of North American
provinces who can help feeling proud of the mother
country, when he her institutions and her poity
80 truly literally transferred the greatest of her
american colonies.
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