The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-11

patch the breach with their ultra liberals they may
weather the storm for another session II not, they
Will soon go to pieces Merritt President Of the Coun
ell land who is nearly not quite an xstionist)
will be the next TO resign He is pledged his consti-
tuents to insist upon sweeping reforms In the
OF government. and his colleagues appear deter
mined to keep things as they he must leave them
Our population numbers little million and .
half IL cost anDually SST4000 TO govern exclusive
OF the expenses OF military ordnance, navy nc which
are paid by the Home government The administration
Of Justice alone 600 while the ten in the
State Of New York, with q population Of two millions
and half Is stated to be only SS64 less than one
third The Chief Justice Of Upper Canada gets over
$1,000 per snnum for salary aud travelling expenses
your readers know What the officer gets with you
All other officials paid according to the stand
ard. la IL any wonder that with $40 600 0Q0 af debt
large portion OF which has been sunk in public works
that IRE yet upproductivei fast do not pay the in
terest Of the outay-we should demand general re-
trenchment of useless Offices aud extravagant salaries
Ia IL in the least pripg that ministry. matter
how strong while in the promising state should be shat
tered to pieces by the storms OF public Indignation
when their acts found TO belle their promises, Or
when beth the great political parties perperae these
enormous frauds IL II to be wondered at that the people
thould direct their attention annexation the only
relief from burdens that they cannot much longer bea
The government continues to dismiss ma istrates
and militia officers who svos their belief in the an
bexation here-y. In some parts OF Loser Canada
whole regiments have been lett without officers aud
likely to remain in this sad state, as faithful
subjects be found to fill the places OF the disact
ed The Montreal Association has issued another
manifesto listing chiefly OF extracts from English
papers, TO vndicate the right Of discussion, aud to
chow the favorable opinions ana unrufied temper
or the English people upon the subject Copies or
this document well OF the first and the speeches
and resoutio passed by the meeting at whish the
association formed have been scattered broad cast
the country The annexationists Of Lower ANA
ds are in earnest beyond all doubt Funds are LIBERAL
~ supplied and great deal Of industry aud energy
displayed In propogsting their opinions. one thing
that damp the ardor Of many persons in Upper Cans
d. Is the supposed indifference OF your puoic men To
the project No open or formal interference or decs
fsons looked for but friendliness cordially OF
feeling is expected IL such stuff this: =" people
who burn their Parliament House stone their Governor
aud even insult lady because she IL his wife, not
yet fit for berty"is to be given reason for treat
ing the movement with Indifference offended pride aud
dhgust will soon take the place Of the present feeling
for annexation, In Upper Canada Ths conduct OF y
Montreal mob Of broken down tory ohioeholder
seeing that their srstocrAtc preensions would avail
them DO longer and smsrDg under the discomatursof
their party upon the question OF rebellion losses which
Lord Egn would not for the royal assent
resorted to sudden acts OF violence not be las
tened upon the people OF Canada These were
rpudHted by the most ultra OF the high tories Ia
Upper canada: and tbeee not the alton
iss but most bitter opponents Of the measure aud will
be the last 10 give in The conduct OF these Mon
real tories has done more good than that has
happened in canada for the Last ten years IL has COM
p-tely broken up and politically damned that facton,
which has heretofore been the " the country
VIM l.. Mckenzie the rebel leader Of this part OF the
province in 1857 has been making short tour In the
country districts to his old friends and ascertain
the temper Of the people He left the other day for
New York declaring that the country too far gone
In anDexstion for him He had intended believe, to
return here and his hand in politics again but
he proeses to be opposed to he to
have thought be could do no good, In which opinion
quite concur.
dinner has been got up by few ministeralists to
Mir. Hincks. in Oxford the county he represents IL
will come of In u few days, when may look out for
bly, be asked is expected that Parliament will be
called together in March The Sd Of January has been
proclaimed day Of pu bile Thanksgiving for tho dissp
pesrspce Of cholera &c. The earth ID covered with
snow, but the sleighipg Is poor.