The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-07
devotion and confidence in your Majcsty's person and


We have arrived at what we believe to be the most
important crisis in our colonial history, and feeling
Justly at the present aspect OF our
public affairs value too dearly and TOO hghiy our
position. subjects of your Maestys throne not 10
record in Language as respectful it is integibe
solemn conviction, that the measures passed. and In
course of by the advisers Of his Excelency
the Governor General backed by n majority in the
House of Assembly, formed chiefly Of your Majesty's
French Canadian alike to our wants
our wishes and anguage-are menacing, with swift
destruction, your Majesty's sovereignty Of this pro-
vince 1t is at the time the firm opinion of your
petitioners. that had his Excellency the Governor
General complied with the expressed wishes Of the peo
pie by dssovng the present House of Assembly rather
than consent to the evil course recommended by his
advisers the great majority of your Maestys Canadian
subjects would have come forward. man. to ex-
press, by their votes their adherence of those
Not lightly unadvisedly do We address this Ian
guage to our gracious Queen. The signs of the times
are fearfully significant; and it would be criminal
our part: and subject perhaps of future unavaing
regret If we did not at least express strong pro-
test against the preparation Of measures tending to
such disastrous result and inform your Majesty OF
the true state of position in the straightforward
language of men who feel and know what they say.
A bill has just received your Majesty's assent,
through your representative, to pay large sums of
money IA remuneration to persons for losses
tanned by them in open instruction your royal
authority We, whose boast and pride it u.s. that
have been showed ourselves at the period of
the rebellion of 1887 true and faithful subjects your
Majesty, now, to grief and amazement, called
upon to submit to increased taxation pay this de-
mand. We the inhabitants of Western Canada, who,
unnatural rebellion in its outset have to pay the
losses of the rebels incurred in simultaneous nsur
rcction in another province, at that time as COM
pletely unconnected with us as Jamaica or Ceylon.
Your Majesty is too well versed n the annals of the
reign require to be reminded that such proceed
ng is clearly without precedent, pray it may
continue to be without imitation.
The passing Of this measure has been signalized by
unprecedented and Understandable excitement and
pcraion- existing where most lament to find such
1eeings-in the hearts Of your Majestys frmcst and
truest subjects.
to be depored by all lovers peace and order
have sgnased its consummation in the provincial
capital and the structure in which your Maesty's
preventative used your royal asserting to this
measure, in a few short hours with its noble library
and costly decorations pile of smoudcring ruins
None can dcplore these terrible events more
esty than your petitioners and only alude to them
proof of the intensity and strength Of the preya-
lent excitement.
We believe however that the country has been COM
pletey taken by surprise by the conduct of its repre-
sentatives in Parliament this great question, and
that the feelings Of more than three.fourths of the
people of Canada who speak the English language
intensly opposed to their proceedings
Wide spread anxiety has been occasoned to the
ruest supporters OF Majestys royal authority
to the inevitable tendency of a policy like the present,
to ALLEVIATE the affections Of your Majesys Canadian
subjects and to weaken the ties that bind them to the
parent state.
Majesty will take into your gracious consideration the
anomalous and dangerous position of affairs in this
province-that the Governor General be forthwith
called-that the present House of Assembly be dis
solved so that the people have an opportunity to
the conduct Of the present colonial governmentand
that in no case will your M3jestys assent be given to
n easure which, like the bill for the payment of the
rebellion losses has the effect Of rewarding rebellion
and Of sanctioning dsloyalty.
to the true the boidness and painness of the
language Of your petitioners Were they less sincere
in their attachment to your Majesty, they would
milder words or be wholly silent.
Profoundly convinced Of the deep danger threatening
your royal authority by persistence in this fatal poll
Cyl we feel we should be wanting in our duty faithful
sentiments
sent occasion.
Trusting that your Majesty will gracionsly comply
with the prayer Of your petitionersthat confidence
may be restored to the breasts and hearths of
your loyal Canadian subjectsand that it will please
the Almighty Ruler Of the Universe long to shield
Maesys person and Empire from the open foe and the
Your petitioners will ever pray, &C. &C. &C.
The excitement still continues fearful in Upper
Canada.
"CoBouRc, April so. 1910.
excitement and indignation; and our imbece Governor
General together with Hincks and Lafontanc are to
1t has been suggested to place them n donkey and
thence proceed in procession to the place Of execution
but in my opinion, to associate such individuals with
so useful and so intelligent quadruped is too honora
bic distinction, and violation Of the principle of
equality.
trict some government bulding-the post office, it is
said-was fired on Sunday evening" and that to- night
the Governor General Lafontaine Hincks, Baldwin,
and Hall Uheir member) arc to be burned in cigy.
The whole country is aroused; and my Lord Egn will
ind that 1t Is not his present advisers that quiet
the storm of indignation thus spread abroad
The day of retributon will come. We wait, in the
meantime the action of leaders and when VIC arc
told to come, we shall be ready to man"
person connected with the New York Nation Is in
town, and made terrific speech against the Queen of
England and British institutions last night lie also
informed the ragamufns that surrounded him, that
three thousand Yankees would be in Montreal in three
days Such men these only likely to njure the
cause.
In the commercial world everything is dreadfully
dull There are three vessels on their way from Que
bee. Information has been received in town that in
consequence Of the late disturbances in this city a
large supply of produce which have come here
for shipment, has been sent via New York