New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-07
CANADA.
Agitation SubsidiHE The Lake Chnmplnin
and -. Lawrence Cnnal-kaiir0Gd Meet
ing-Polirical iIovements-The League
Observation-Disclosures Position Of Eng
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

-AnnfNutiOu- u-itioh VI Euk-
land, &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
MONTREAL, Aug. l. l-4o.
In Montreal there are now evident SYMPHONIC
that the political paroxysm has absted. Oar at.
ten.ion is beginning to be directed TO our material
interests. There being nothing to be gained JUS,
now by agitation, It has subsded snd our active
spirits fsd much better employment ct devIsine
mode. of relieving the country rom the state o.
torpor and embarrassment under which it has o.
ate languished.
The first movement was made on Friday ast
when meeting was convened, and Committee
appointed to select the Troy delegation to 60 on
the uroiectel line for tie Cansl intended to be
constructed to connect Lake ChsmplGln with the
st. Lawrence. The meeting passed Of with
uuauimity but there was strong feeling mani
tested that The Canal should be cut 80 as TO come
out at Loneleil, opposite the City OF Montreal.
The parties who have been strenuous in gettiu-
the act passed through the Legislature. are, ou
the other hand, favorable 10 the terminus Of The
Canal being 1T CaugLuaWaga, nine miles above
our CITY, There are several reasons that ma.
be aiduced for the after place. The Lachine
Rapids cr Canal wi be saved to the transportrr
of produce 10 or from any part above Montreal,
aud the lockage on the Cana vii be only twenty
nine feet against seventy four feet u the ste be
opposite Montreal. T. the Provincial Govern
ment 'he question IS lot y .thoat interest Nthcy
sanction the line being run 20 Caughnnwaga, the!
sacrifice the revenue by the Lschine Canal on al
the proouce that does not pass by Montr ssl-snd
that Canal is one OF the most important OF the
whole Of our pubic works. Ine Board give the
| Ministers the power oi deciding on the terminus
and line, aud great exeruons viii be- made BY th,
c.uzens generally 10 have the latter u1e dete--
mined on Bat | imsgine the stockholders
whoever they mSy be- will have the game pretty
| much iu thrlr own hsnds. With them u may be-
put on ttis single footing A few having the means
| wil apply them as they may consider most proht
| able Ministers viii hardly jeopsrdiz- the under
| tAking b. fixing such terminus as the stocS-
| holders Will decidedly dlssppr0ve. The Interests
| of Montreal cannot be made 70 outweigh the gen
ersl interests. The loss TO the country VIII be a
| weighiy consideration.
We had yesterday a very respectable and
| unanimous meeting OF citizens, who came % the
couclusOn - recommend 10 the Mayor and Cor
| poration 10 take stock to the extent OF 4l2jOOO
| In the Portland Railway Co. by thls means, with
assistance from the Americans, aud BRUSH Amer
can Land c.. u may be constructed to half rs en-
| ure length. When tnstis DONE believe men
| toned IN my last, the Government becomes
| guarantee iOr the Interest at per cent. on the
| sum required u make the other san OF the road
| mere Wa Stult IiUlnk opppsiblOu a. ChiCthAAE
q the city becoming interested, but II was pu
dowa. An amendment wss put and seconded,
but no Others voted f1rit There r rius pros
| pect that this great work will go dn Parties on
our side are ready believe, TO csntract 10 have
the line completed in three years and 10 take the
debeutures proposed to be gIvep In payment.
| While our citizens have been engaged Ia such
sensible pursuits the representatives. Of the TOrs
| port on OF them have been making arrant tools
| 0t thems seves-pisy in- such fantastic tricks Al
| Kingston as 10 sensIse body Of men ever before
| yerpeUsted The League, as you are aware, met
| q the appointed time up 10 this time any pro-
rct that really Involves an organic change. except
one has been oveuuled. First Elective
| Legislative Council was proposed and negstlved,
| ~ 10 10. Annexation was talked Of and the pro-
positions put down by clamors and hisses. Ultrs
| Loyalty Is the cry-the Leaguers would rather
die than live under the Stars and Stripes Iney
| voted unanimously that salaries are too high.
Can any good thlns come out OF Nazareth -
Protection to every interest, agricultural, CONNER
clsl and manuiacturlng-the meaning II there be
| any, 70 their resolutions being simply that each
ass IS % be taxed o support the other classes
| Next they moved, or rather NJ. Gowsn did, a
| resolution condemnlng the Government and ~
Jmmen- ing the Impeachment u Lofd Lisln'
Dut this was Withdrawn as being party question
| 4 JnIon OF all the Provinces, was hnaliy decided
on as the best means OF cutting the Gordian n not
| OF OAT ulLA 4lLiCe hLl ItlfkhlEs ii'A tAN NH'-t
tented 10 Nova Scotia aud New Brunswick are ID
vited 70 meet delegates here from the Convention
| TIE Convention have declared Their sitting perms-
nent, and that they viii assemble az Montreal o.
wherever the Parliament may be next convened
| We are thus 70 have two rival PariAments si'tins
AZ the same time aud place.
| These are the open and pgblished acn oil me
Convention Their debates, even IN public, ap-
pear 10 have beer OF a most amusing description
| Jltra Loyalty proved the staple oi most Oi me
orators, and when any one veniured 70 say "ora
Ia favor ol Elective Institutions, he was a. once
Dut down. TAX OF annexation 70 the United
States indeed Your Institutions are crumoine
90 pieces snd will speedily knock al cur door and
orsy to be admitted 4 member OF oar II mighil
State The opening Of the proceedings Ol The
Convent was highly Characteristic. I1e rules
Shch govern Parliamentary USAGE ia oeoate'
were adopted bat al exception Oi tnAt rue vas
made which restrsIns members rom using dlsre
.pecifui language toward the sovereign or MS rep
resertaive. They are how ever, bound - observe
str,ct rule. Of good behavior when speaking Of
each other Icaunot say that they have very rig
ldly ob,ergef the restrctiOn bat they have made
Al error by taking the Aseuse allowed = ITEM
Most disgusting and sbuslve language was used
xnen discussing Lords Eigins conduct. Inc
trs.h uttered durng the sOcaIled debates has
made The members tue laughing stock Of Kings
ton. There was occssIonslly some disorder among
the spectators also: bat | bsve nc, heard that Ih-
Sergeant-at. Arms took any one into custody
some wAg on the outside aoisted tie American
hsg on the place Of the st'ing'- II vas io'n dow
and hauled in triumph througn me streets o.
Kingston. Great Indignation Is affected bat
believe the a., was really that Of some OF Ine An
| nexstiOn m moers.
D. not suppose, however 'nat Annexation il
Altogether dropped The majority IS certain y
opposed 10 il but there are many VINO woold sup
port il wbo Keep at present 10 she background
would be bad policy 70 hint tsuch 4 project 81
long a. there are tEo delegates in Eng' and, 81
4 McNao and Mr.. Csyley, adVocating the Tor,
cause They can hold 0ar ropes OF sure succesi
{ 70 their supporters here. Give Is more money
.sv tbey. and we vii accomplish something be
lore We leave. Bat these hopes are wiihJut al!
solid iouucatlon-
The fasnciAl position Of England al presen
greatly isvurs NJ. II 1cks and his mission. ex
pect tha, the loan for Canada will be taken up .,
> London bankers befors long. II is is, il will Sc
money matters night here. Success vOOld prov
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