The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-15

their Ofices Tor years, such as Nlr. IOst OHice
Clerk Taylor, they have fallen lower than ever.
They never did stand high in the market. They
do not understand the sublime grandeur of that
philosophy, which the poet has so feicitously de-
scribed in the famous verse -
"Of all the trades going begging is the best,n
and they deserve to suffer. In fact, they possess
no marketable value. We will watch with great
interest the progress of this new tariff, and keep
our readers advised of the rise and fall of the
market.
CANADA-WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT MOVEMENT
The excitement which succeeded the signing of
the rebellion indemnify bill, by the Governor Ge-
neral of Canada, and which found vent in the de-
struction of the Houses of Parliament, by incen-
diaries, as well as the burning of that official in
efhey, in almost every town in the two provinces,
Is rapidly subsiding, and sober, temperate and
calm action, is taking its place. The association,
known as the British American League, is in
creaslng rapidly in point of numbers, and the in
tluence of those who join it and branches are be-
Ing formed in every nook and corner of the upper
province. Sir Allan McNab has been appointed
special agent to proceed Immediately to England,
and urge the home government to disaow the
bellion bill and recall Lord Elgn, as the only me-
thod by which British dominion, in Canada, can
be maintained. Under this state of things, the
question suggests itself-what will be the next
movement in Canada!
Many OF our contemporaries indulge in the belief,
that because there Is not continuance Of the ra-
bid and violent outbreaks which recently dis
graced Montreal and other cities, that peace and
quiet have been permanently restored, that parties
will settle down, and that matters will take their
usual course. We cannot coincide with them in
this opinion. We think that Canada is on the
verge of a great crisis, and that the days Of Bri-
tish connection are numbered. Every account
received from there proves the existence of rank,
bitter and irreconcileable hatred, between the
French and British races in those provinces, a
hatred which is not disguised, but is reciprocal,
openly avowed, and one which, according to every
indication, nothing short of miracle can ever
heal. The association known as the British
American League, and its branches, are the off
spring of this deadly aAimosity of races, and
the same may be said of the mission of Sir Allan
McNab Now what can be the ultimate object
which this British association can have IN view
what will be done in case the home government
should refuse to veto the indemnity bill, and Sir
Allan McNab's mission be unsuccessful! 1t Is
evident from the relative strength of political par
ties those provinces, that the British party can
not gain any advantage, and, least Of all, gain po-
litIcal ascendancy, by peaceable means. What,
them they to do? Bitter, unrelenting hostility
to the French is proclaimed from French
rule is sworn-a determination that the British
shall rule Canada is published in almost every
British Journal and is on the lips of almost every
one of the British party. This state of things in
do no tb,tn
quiet are permanently restored in Canada If the
bill for ndemnifying the rebel losses be sanctioned
by the home government, the whole British popu-
lation will be ncenscd, and will no doubt attex,pt
violent measures of some kind. If, on the other
hand, the bill be dlsallowed-of which, however,
there is no probability, according to present APP
will be considered violation of the
principles Of responsible governmental reflection
on the majority of the members of Parliament who
passed the measure, and slur on the Governor
General to be followed, Of course, by his resgna-
ton removal from office.
The question then results in this-what form will
the action of the British party assume when it be-
comes known that the indemnity bill has been al
lowed by the home government, for we do not
think there is any probability of its being rejected
A war of races-a deadly struggle between the
French and the British for the mastery, will fol-
low, or the upper province will be separated for
chilly if necessary, from the lower, and will either
become a separate and independent nation, or
solicit admission into the American Union
This is the view which we take of the present
condition of Canadian aflairs-one that is, as
may be perceived, at variance with that Of some
of contemporaries. We do not believe that
quiet is permanently restored in those provinces
or that matters will settle down in the old channel
a crisis Is evidently al hand there and il depends
upon the action of the British government to saw
which party shall commence the outbreak, and
what the nature Of that outbreak will be. The
comments on the burning of the Parliament houses
in the columns of the London press, when we
shall shortly be in possession of, will give us more
light on this interesting subject. Meantime we
shall watch the course Of matters in the British
provinces with interest, in the belief that the
quies cence which prevails there is but the calm
which precedes the storm.
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YoRx.-THE CATHOLIC
COUNCIL AT BALTIMoRE.-That august and reve-
rend body, the Catholic Council, which recently
held triennia session at Baltimore, has adj |
journed, and will not again be convened before
three years.
We understand that several Archbishops have
been created by the Council; that our friendBishop
Hughes has been made Archbishop of New York