The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-31

ToRoyro, October %. ls4s

sous Fufie-A .'Great Eact"- Reciprocity Mast
be OJtainsc-7he Mr. 10 Obtcla 1.-THE Test
Question ruth the cofony-seat Of Government
at Iorontc-Dej'o',ofion ia The Custom House
loyal Protect a Taiiwe- Election Of an Apo,ced
Anperotionia
At no time in the history of Canada, has the de-
of change In her laws. her social relations her
commercial posluon her IN s,itutions, her govern
ment, her everything, been general or so
strong, IN the MINDS of the people, at the present
moment. Since The rtb, ZION Of 1887, no political
movement has occurred, at all comparable to that
which at this momen; agitates the breast of every
man, from Gaspe to Sandwich who can read, talk,
or think.
After the vindictive spirit and bloody desires of
he tories had been in some measure, checked by
the strong hand of the Brush government and the
irritation Produced by the revolt had nearly died
awey, judIeious reforms, and the snxiety and will
ingness expressed by the home government to
grant all reasonable requests, restored confidence
TO the discontinued, and revived the instructive
oyalty Of the colonis@s. But, as soon as response
BILE government was fully conceded, the liberals
came into power The old faction, known here as
the family compact" tina, had revelled in all the
abuses of a corrupt ard tyranncal system for many
yeaIs-in fact, from the settlement of the Upper
provice, Were obliged to go the wall. Great was
their wrath and disappointment. They had been
accustomed to rule-they were the nobility the
aristocracy OF Canada !; and to be compelled to
yield the relns OF government TO pebeian hands,
10 obey where they were wont TO command, was
unbearable. They occupied nearly all the offices
Of uust and emolument in The country. Pccula-
ton and robbery had been going on In many of
them for years, aud the denquents saw the day of
reckoning al hand. OF couree, they were indg-
nan at the liberals, or reiormers, as they were
called. The Augean stable had to be clea1sed
but, no sooner did the process begin, than most
furious howl was set up by the whole pack against
the now dominant parry. They abused the home
government f1I Das'ng granted he people the right
70 call them to an account, aud tue power punish
them. They accused The whole liberal party of
DelDg rebels, because lew OF their supporters had
been implicated IA the outbreak OF 81. They
charged The liberals with beng republicans In poll
tics, and lnhdtls IN rrigiOb, because they One
toIles) were not allowed govern the codntry
ana use The pubic money JUST as they liked, and
10 appropriate oDe-stNeuth ot all the land the
province 10 the Support ~ Site church. to which,
as matter Of course, these pIous ofiice-holders
belonged. desperate ehnFt made, uader
the regime OF Sn Chad les Meicalie To Gust the
liberals, aud TO eet themselves back into power;
but though, by Violence ana corruption, success
Was oblalned Tor moment, the people, at the last
election In loic, hurled them out tnally aad tor
ever from mat Day 10 he present, the torres OF
canada, seeing no hope OF reg gaining Office and
power, have been taking, wiling, and thinking OF
annexation Daring the paimy days ct their power.
when there was no check to It's exercise but the
tardy and unwilling r., Il ANTS Of Downing street,
4,OC0 miles of, these precious gentry took good
care TO leather her nrsis They granted 10 each
other large uacis Of lhuo, eeaerdlly the best aud
most ehglb'y situated III III province; but they
spent then large salaries aud perluisles the
trdNfg nee aud dissipation OF mimic grandeur,
laying lttie or nothing by, the shape of cash, foc
GlllllUnfuclfA as no.
Their houses and labds remain, but the spells Of
once having passed into other hands, they tad
empty lafders, and are bo,ed To death oy troops If
iue1oTable tailors hrrce butchers, hungry bakers
dry but petsevrTlng grucers, ever-smIllng and
devoted shotmaks rs Nc Nc all desiring to know
when thet "htIle baia0ce can be paid tina
" small bull setiltd," Nc Nc. Thus state Of things
exclies present and apprehension for the
iuiuie. They really believe tDat annexation would
increase the value at ihrr lands, introduce floating
capital into the county, and promote all our
material interests, IA winch they must be be.
nehtttd. Convinced that Eng land no longer
tor them, they are ~ ieugih wiling To abandon
their old notions OF fanny" and "rank," Nc.,
swallow the nausroos aud itNelling doctrines OF
Eepubhoanism. aud iairruiEe with the long hated
and much vilhheu Yankees. Modification M see
ing the men whom they mad long yrauuized over,
placed Ia power, aud able To repay with interest
the iDsus, the prosecutions, The robberies, aud
vengeance Oi past dayf, aud a feeling OF intense
spite sgsinst the III ton government Tor having
gwen to the p.oylr 81 Canada tnat liberty winch
has been quickly used a. the d-stuctIon OF tory
ism, Impel them along ibo annexation track wIth
incredible veiocny THUS give you 1t glance at
the causes OF Tue aun'Nduun tendencies OF the
tory parry; as suit he iacts of our poltics IA
this and future commune luons, your readers will
BE- the better able to uuaer. tand thrm, aud appfe
ciaie their lmpvitaucr aud bruring Ia relation TO
thls % elton ~ our pei u.auon.
Tbs lbersls the on.y other party Of ANY political
importance, are now iu power With the govern
neat under Their cen B. offices AID tat salaries Il
the ispossl, iar,, otuy us the Legislature TO
. ar In -HIlf ~
vernon woiki1y harmon Ursiy with teen, ready TO
sanction ever measure their ieader- 10 the minis
uy advise; liti- ctuecr, q any, oi Interference
by the home gDyeremtnt fu cur local affairs, aud
lauosble display 81 Ifnpr1ly Lutraut.eiug loans
and maiBtsInmg uuops out q Imp-ral tund., who
sp-Ba ,heir money e.noga us. ana keep ~ from de-
youung esLh ~ihef-"ltn these sud other advan-
tsgcs, d might be- supiuard utt the liberal party
would be- cuntrn.'d ss l.f are. sud feel bat little
sympathy win tHc apH.N uuut-t-. such, now
ever, if rot he ef.p. Hna ( will tell yol ~ few
words the reason. in We ii-t place. the liberal
parry, in their struggle sG4tust the old tory iac-
ton, whose oppitssIuu. sod ruscnnduct were 80
long connived 10 by in" nome government, became
sOuIcd with EuRli-n fUir, Huu looking across The
line %, where che gcuriy, enterprise, universal
intelligence. public spiui, aud prosperity OF the
people, atiractrd ih.lf aucnuon, aud not secog
thosc MINOR dclecfs which nearer INSPECTION
would have discof red. fhry naturally became
euauIoufco % fflIhu.an' puucp'rs aud institu-
nous. BctdCs, fht kuk uf hose VINO came itom
Euruec, driven iluui home hy want and oppression,
lutn,d 90 once ihr b1rrai RACKS. lew OF the
ruor Protestant lush. tpowu ss Ofaugemen, b.
come The dures and tha tools Of the tories cevc-
raj religious stCts'he uce'emueuts, ba ptists, Sc
cedrrf, Pumuivr vi .rot.sfs, Ne -euli grated 20
Ctusda 10 eecang inr religious pcrsecutious and
otabiliues "a ihe od world. These numbefed
among their Hrttifnta many rersOns et intciii-
Ntucp sud Wrf.fl. md. tiuu.' 10 man, became
! tcmls 4 large u.JlIIff ut the settlers, ct Ame-
rIcsn orqu-l NEE. uina. sho came 90 the couu-
trt subsequent zoo tt. f.to.uuun--llsu joined the
Ihtfai ptfty. All Irsr classes believed ~ the
rliur.f lee 81 lrrccuu and equality They were re-
luhNtHus 90 ttntt N.rN even ct the New Eng.
land lryshsts s(l..-tn4 who ctue to .CanAia
ffrm the luiIo States GO tlc time ui tIe
fsvoluuon), AND h.if ffs. srdauts, became
ioimes unoef % r.nu, iule ard mb-ar-