New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-08

Drsh SiR-Hayinc iev incidents .n write Of to-
day, 1t may no. Boz out Of Place 20 -.tc yea. .a =
lew woris = connected view oi ihe measure aho1,
which 81. the ro,ins 10 this cry Las iasen place
You are a. course aware tia. 10 general purpose
as 70 indemnify an those who bed sustained
jas. losses that - as the eqgivo.a A. term eul-
ploycd-duriny the troubles of I-l1-- md ho
bad no, been already repaid. Ministers avoVed
he doctrine thai az o. who bal teen d. arms
AGAINST the Govern meat their "io-sss were lot
70 be considered " i1si. T.cy therefore atmit-
ted The pin c;ple iJ- wni,h th-r opponents com.
tend bot i was ueio-.ous thai th.s distinction.
d fairly carried out, .sosd have exclude Hl il-t
class wiich their party politics made tncm de-
si-ous Of serving aud Which tney d.d NOT conceal
their intention - serve mean ite whole body
0f French Canadian sgier,-s by the troIb IS. IT,
reconcile their profession win thor design, tu,y
hit upon this cxpedicnt the declared % inpossl
bic ior any oae T. assume the respons h'i. OIL. say
10y " Boz were ln arms in l-J1-- and " iO were not
that ~ tact the inquiry would be star Cham
Der inquis ton, and that they must adopt the RUE
ii law that all we're innocent Who hal not he
proved guilty, and pay oll alike, eXcett those who
had been actually convicted by the Courts Marta.
Thi. A. tco absurd. for it included n the favored
~luss DR.. Nelson. who defeated the Queen troops
AZ =. Davis. II was, therefore, found necessary
% 20 n step father and exclude al who had been
sent 10 Bermuda Oh their own confession. eti.i
the Inconsistency remained equally Ciaring' tnouch
the number Of cases In which il might be mani
fest was diminished, because there are hundreds
4 men throughout the country VINO were notorl-
0Gsly rs much implicated a. the excepted classes,
bat WHO were never convicted AMI never cor.
'cssed
will give you an example, q which was IN
formed to-day, which VIII at the same tine cnao.e
YOU 20 appreciate the exssperaton icI ~ the
British Inhabitants at the bill My informant -
very respectable Scotch farmer living near -
Eus.ache twenty years IN the country n l-3s
be had a fine flock Of twenty sheep; at the same
me tho rebels had a capital army, as they
thought, encampcd in his nciGhOorhood- bat 70
Coumissanst However, p worthy who bad Oxen
admired nv friends mutton undertook 70 supply
he French patriots at the expense OF the North
Bnton he accordingly called on the scOtchman
one line morning aud drove sway his flock, which
we NAV suppose was couhscated for the pubic
veal by those who took British property IN Lower
Canada for a theft. My friend has never been
paid nor Is he ever likely to be for his promising
sheep; but the able Commissary General, For
losses sustained in his services - his c0unry,
claim, 4jOO-probably five times rs much as he
was worth--and the man who contributed the
dinners is to have the privilege Of paying hsshere
Of The taxes and OF seeing n. Commssary erect
handsome house on his village lot Uith the money.
Irh case g. OfcdspNhlIA. THROUGHOUT TIC Nlrtliit
IF Montreal are quite su -ient 10 explain the iee!-
ing which prevails Tie bill could never have
neen palatable but it was carried " TN degree
ID. buying defiance, which made the result SIN
more CALLING. /. Is perfectly well known that
except French Canadians, It was with the great
st difficulty that the supporters oil the Admins
traton could be brought to give 1t their support.
may mention two striking instances Oi this
Mr. Merrett, the Pres dent of the Executive
Council hiss written t. his constituents. and Mr..
Holmes the colleague % Mr.. Lsi0utalnc m the
representation Of Montreal. has declared Ia the
House that they were opposed to tie on. when
they first heard Of 10. aud only supported part OF
the general policy Of an Administration rom winch
the, looked for great advantages. The true motive
f,r ihc measure Is g. be found be Mr.. Laontalnes
position Mr. papiucau had entered the field
against HIM and Mr.. Papineau must not be al
low ed TO ouibid Mr. Laontslne for the affections
Of the French w it'll all this, ministers DID not
expect the storm they have raised, or as " as
assured to-day by one Of their warmcst friends,
hey would not have attempted the measure
They belicv,l-and | think rshty-that Upper
Canada without approving would consent anu
they q "a not calculate the high spirit shown by
the British in Canada East.
Having given tins exposition ct the nature OF
the quarrel must also avow that the conduct :
the politicians who have lashed up popular leelng
| t. thus hight, has been to the last degree Sc
| fish and unprincipled. When they were ln oiiice
and desired 10 buy French Canadian votes having
TWO members of the old NigerP spineau family ~
| their colleagues, they brought back Paplneau
aid him 1000 arrears of his salary Tor four years
| a. Speaker iu lON cr Canada. placed his SON. %
| pntu allied American citizen OF boyish years, Do
| ,b, best LEGAL onica short of Superior Judge
| SNIP in the clit OF the Crown, and hnaiiy origin
| ,tcd tins very bill. IN form whl.h IS dulcut
| bc distinguished f.om that II now bears on VIII
| say the people who follow such leaders aud dcs
ROY their property TO serve such politicians, must
| hr either very ignorant. or very stupId. That
must boz admitted L. some extent. tut al the
same time. it IS right - mention that the proceed
| u-s of the last ministry were only preliminary
| inuuifV. and were kept pretty quiet rs % was,
| there were rroRls, which would have become
| .ouler had they gone farther ! think they coa.d
not aud probably dad not. mean to perfect Tie
| measure.
| As have already intimated. little worthy of note
has occurred since my asst -Four addressed have
| been presented to Lord Lleiy. approving OF Tie
| policy ol the ministry. and these gent emcn' Win
| ihe folly which has characterized their course
throughout tins affair, have thought 1t good pohcy
to issue Gazette Extraordinary. containing The
!r,sses wiki the slnatuies n foil End bis Lord
ship's-cr their oWn-answtrs. There are not !
| think. one hundred names t. OIL iour pttitiohs,
| NTH about tour exceptions al French aud the
| publication hes only served % remind the puDuc
| that there were eichty-two petitions and AL
| dresses AGAINST Tie hlil OF WINCH li''o Aiat
| had least had many signatures al The
iour now published put together aud tat
| 80 far from volunteering their publication
| Ministers successfully resisted motion IN the
House for return Of these d0cumtu MS, on the plea
| that the order TOR printing would probably follow
| which would be @ great and useless expense This
| tafug demonstration Il but another proof OF the
apathy o. the French, srlslag from pure Ignorance
| IN the part OF the masses of what IS going 90.
which they only learn. IN country paris. when
| some agltstOr assemblies them ~ the church doOr
| after service on Saaday, and gives his own history
ll public events IA his own fashion. Even IN town
$ most remarkable TO observe the perfect niii-
| ference ~ ith which they looked on while the mob
Of anotherrs which Nv nights before had burnt
| down the house OF their chosen Minister. continued
| the insult BY keeping the city IN state OF tur
| moil was standing IN the midst of a group While
| Lord El-ln passed, pelted by the crowd, and ]
| failed t. detect any mark OF that anger, which
| would have been boiling over In any other people.
| There were the same good natlred faces as usual
| am sorry 70 make these remarks OF people
| whom | ia e much reason 70 respect and stu
| more 10 love bat they are true. Ignorance hiss
destroyed IN the mass Of them every spark OF spirit
| | shall conclude o. another subject. some
time ago two Naukees-I use the w0rd IN the
sense vau would use lt--namcd Brown and Childs
| star1-sha3 . hoot mi shoe rnRulfactCrV I'D this