Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-21
CANADIAN AFFAIRS

Inc troubles in Canada are far from ho;n.
,Ied' though there has been no outbreak oco w.
~ The people are preparing, svstema,;coynn"l
ior the approaching crisis. The corrcsnonIniy'
y the n. Y. Courier and Enquirer, wrjtip, "cGeht
Montreal, on the 4th inst, SAYS: 1onn
Ihe Governor General has not been into Town
Monday last. FiS brother, CO... Bruce, leaves this Siuce
saId. % Monday. IN order ID reach tie steamer III, .
gland. Rumor has it that he carries with him he 'M'
ships resignation Of his ofllce rs Governor Gano-a1 "u-
tlIs conb'j tur Hike most weak men, Lord Flgin !"
"hSt Haie rs 2 mule. and seems determined u Te-s"
IN his career ottlly. You NUT not imagine that 10
cause there IS cessation of violent action--because r a."
nave ltIi thf streets 70 follow their ordinary avocatinn,
mere 1 therefore an END to discomfort and Is arranJ,s..
agitation. On The contrary, the PC pie are suILi,, Ia'
ever, but hey are organizing in order to make ,ho.
. rtnglh fell. Besides tie ''BntSh League. A" wb,sa
Jects are more general, there is a central committee Il,
ing nightly in Montreal, with sub committees /, .aat
ward who are enrolling the names fthe British lnbabi
lanlS. and taking measures fl appointing places NJ ~
devious. n case i Is ne .essary u make any furtI.r N,
monstratlon either of attack 81 defence. | have N t,n I
also, that steps are being taken for procuring arms
that IN case Of collision with the French, our. nm
be pretty well prepared for the encounter. An acnr,
correspondence IS gong On with the otter parts Of H.,
province. Large meetings have been held ia variops,f
the principal Towns and res lutions ad, opted for or,,n
lzng branches n the "British lea4ue.'
As has been remarked, the difficulties are 10.
tween races. The French and the British. ba-
ting each other, it would seem that civil war will
be the inevitable result. The same correxnon.
dent further saws
Just now, it Is true, the alliance of the Upper Can,
dian radicals with the French parry, weakeps N,
strength Of The British race A. a whole. aud Y
p@rob7hIe that The Mllulst RS may get, in Z sections T.
upper Canada, petitions pretty HumemuS'v >irn4d in 10,
prevail If heir conduct, but the moment tie c,rtas, h.
uIuS it'll earnest Mora ,y,lil ", on aul NH ,It-t .
that identity If race, language, laws, religion anj Ill
toms, Will unite the vast majority Of the AooL-
SaNons against the French foe. And then there i ,ho
proximity 70 your AnLlO-SaXon millions tbiDg I'M
lightly to be considered.
1t Is very true that thr border population Of the United
States did. in 81 and '3S, sympa'hise strongly with Tho
French Rebels; but AS lord DuTham observes VI NJ, RI,
port. abiding u tie VIII fcaiIon VI American institutions
50 common IN Canadian journals n thai lime. 'under tbis
surface OF hostility. il is easy to detect a sfronr under.
current II an exactly contrary tc,lun. AZ nv General
opinion u ihe American people became mure apparent an
ring the course Of the last year. the English Of Lower
canada We're surprised IL find how strong, in spite of the
first burst of~ymrathy. with a people supposed d II
struggling ior independence. was Tile real sympathy Of
thcir republican ~neIghbor with the just objects Of he mi
norlty." The British people Of Lower Canada, in the
DAY that they euc.untcr th,ir ancient enemy III thp field.
and LIst pr last. that day must c1re, WIii expect assist
ance from Heir Anglo-NaxDn brethren in The United
States, and believe that they will get it out this must
end in annexation. \
En4ii~hinen have been turned out of office u make
room for FrencImen, without cause and without compen-
Sation. Insult has been added to Insult. injury To injury.
until This foolish Governor permitted a ministry ofFrrnch-
men ana Radicals u brinT in two bills. one uf which had
It been carried, would have 50 arranged The electoral dis
tIcis as to saddle the Whole Province with a French ma
Jorlty forever; The other providing compensation for the
very Rebels whom tile Queen thanked Is FIJI putting
down. The Rebellion D. Twelve years ago. il thus liter
ally the cause Of the trouble now. The concijatory pol
Icy, Notwithstanding past warnings, has again been tried
e ls uttermost, and lis first results Were manifested to
the world On the 25'h Of Aprl IN the flmes Of tie Par
lament House. =
In my next letter will say a few words on The only
two modes ofsett!ing this question, which appear at all
feasible, provided the Imperial government lhnk proper
to take The affair entirely outlof our hands AMI into their
own.