New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-15
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
The Colonial Secretary and his Document
Its effects upon the different Political Par
tie--Rumored Resignation OF NIr. Bald

Correspondence Of TIE Tuoaue
Mo~rRCat, THURSDAY. 81, 3.
SIR Since 1s- wrote 70 you Internal ma
rnine coutrivei between the precocious Liberals
%. Canada with their miserable Governor al their
head. ani The Coonia Secretary in Downing st
has exploded among the ranks OF the Annexation
St. Yoa vii have got the dispatch to which
audc before this snd therefore need say nothing
about Is contents OCouneIl. words star, 10.
voluntarily ~ the lips as one reads Grey com
maui % hs agent here 70 catch and imprison, or
perhaps ian-, any one whom he can find strayins
much beyond the legal inc'osurc- =" Base. bloody.
uruia Whes was any parry ever better char
acteuZed However. the explosion has produced
no her effect than to create ridi-e aud cuutempt
.1r the Colonial Minister. and al. his suborilnatcs
here in Canada II IS universally felt that what
ever the form OF ihs document, % does not sub
stauialy alter the opinion az any man or body of
men whose opinions are entitled 10 weight, after
ul c0rn0isaHcs d. cause and deliberate Judgment
thereon have head bnt one opinion. Il Is that
Lord El-in and his advisers, having rashly under
taken D. stlhe public sentiment by dlsmssais from
the militia aud magistracy before any adyices came
from ENGLAND 20 the reception Of the first
Annexation Manifesto. they were not n little
puzzled when they found that the weight OF this
opinion decidedly IN favor rather than op-
n
down by loud clamor and executive censure.
Lord Elgin. then SO goes the train of reasoningl
must have written 90 his wife S uncle, that some
very strong declaration would be necessary IN or
der 10 Justify him in the arbitrary steps he had
determined on, and hence the dispatch. Men then
compare this risOlent Censure Of The Annexation
SITS Ot Canada with the unreprOved agitation az
Mr. Golden for getting nd Of the buriensome part
pf the Colonial relations and they ask why 70 IS
more reasonable for Canada tO desire relief from
the burden oi England than Tor England 70 desire
reilet from the burden az Canada To say that
people are 'rrtated would b. TOO strong term
For the prevalent feeling. they desplse much more
han they hate. They have ust seen this swsg
cnng Secretary beaten in the most shame ol
manner after IA obstinate persistence IA b's folly
ly the little Colony OF The Iape OF Good Hope
aud they think n IS something Ike love
If defeat that induces hm 70 try his hand with
Canada especially when he has to act by means
! ui .u agent " ho has shown 50 much personal
-owariice as Lord Elgiu The truth -.
| hat the British Ministry here in Canada -
tide more powerful than i IL AZ W ashugt1u, I'M
| css indeed it chooses 20 break ~ upon our Cousi
| rpton by armed force We can refuse n be gov
srucd In ans other way than rs a ministry proics
..ue the confidence Of the majority of the Repre-
,cufatiyes These Representatives. may annex
| VIVA, condition they please ~ the continuance ~
| fher confidence anil the Governor has no means OF
! acting unless his ministry 90 With hum. ihereofr
Lord GREY NAV command one thing but u
/ Parliament command another Lord Grey s
! 1l- wasting his pains In their desire 10 krep
| i!cs however. the present government may so
! --eai lengths a. they have already shown them.
| selves WI ug % do anything. however Inconsistent
= th their past professions lu order o. retain fhei
! DIP salaries Men VIM haFc been Tor the last quar-
Ter of o century blaming troy ernments llr dsmls
! -in- militia officers who appeared Hith cannons,
| Nr al public meeting aud threatened eli sorts az
bloody destruction % treat Britain ar. NOW tf'nt
! ming prosecutions against persons who ouly claim
he fi-ht t1 petition, and OBJ sh0H the ground ipon
which their petition proceeds aud 10 aid io ne ia
| consistency these are th- very men, vino last
| spring carried q ass a. repay the losses 90 nnm
uers Of individuals, WHO suffered a consequence OF
| -hr.r being uOP.u rebellion
! Iou viii by tins time, also have received the
! protest pot out by The Annexation Association "i
/ rhis CIV ia answer % Lord Grey. tniuk the di
.reucs "a the style end substance at these two doc
lacuts reflects the highest credit upon those VINO
lot uu the latter, aud am persuaded i VII meet
With a general echo throughout tee country There
| aas been uo time to hear set from PIPER 'anada,
! bat much mista kc the people Of thar part ~ Ter
! Majesty donini0ns. n the dispatrh dos ut maze
! rar, Annex aiiouists than anything which has ser
| supeared AT the same time there IS uo co3Dttha
q few timd people will be sufficiently alarmed 20
Keep alOli from any actye parIiciF alton "a the sR
! fstion ruw going on aud think that the masses 10
some of the French Parishes may be- wrought on
by siulilar fear. They remember 20 ~ nnd
they fear a beginning, which they are told may iead
/ o. a Ike end Some Of the Clergy have been par
ricuary active in spreading this terror sud the
| dispatch VIII have the effect Of confirming what
| tl,iy have alleged - far however It has not had
tine % work any resut-it 2 should 10 80 AZ last-
| aud hear constantly Of fresh movements OF pre-
ru,irarv character h COUNTIES, where public de-
! o,onsiratiou has Vet been made The paftzns Of
the movement are generally young and active, ani
| they associate annexation with other SUBJECTS
| which have q strong hold Of The popular mind sich
| As the abolition Of the scgnOrial tenure ahd ~
/ tthes f. fact among the French tanacI ans Tue
| Annexation party IS bringing about degree Of en-
! .irhtennent ca aii subjects such as only ie"
| wears ago would have been believed Incredible
! There are few items a news possessing any ia
/ t,rest The str, goes that Mr. BALDWIN, vino has
| been sick ~ congestion OF me brain, - also " "a
cousequence. deranged, and vii not continue IN d
fee. but 70 70 England. With this stJry = assoc
stsd another abort the formation Of IoaiitoA
| ministry. which think seems % be mosi pfoDaO'y
| the next shuttle Of the cards
| The excitement caused here shot time 40 Re
| suve t0 our municipal. elections, seems sntftiy "
have subsidized. 10 = probable that the next C"on
! ci VII be largely Aunexatlonist and u "Ou-d
have been entirely 50 u any nd ans lad Deem eary
! aIocted But politics have been heretoi0re miro
lqc9 mo that boiy with such bad effect that both
! sides we're very cautious about bringing up 4ues-
/ Ton which must be decided elsewhere, 10 tAe
ooly Ward where there was the prospect % any
r..tsst the Aunex atonist cazddate has, hear to
| isv retired from the field. HIS supporter naa
been threatening - sweep the streets " IN mus
/ k,,s. &c. bat being an honest man, and kno"los
! 10 tbst he had no chance Of success be resigned
Asa prot how little eaect Earl Grey dispaHn
5 likely TO have may mention thai nave a''
| 20; the asst number Of new journal puolsned On
the Ottawa whirh has been waverug ior some
tn.. bat $ LOW ,airly oat ioc Anne1atioo spite u
l hunde- have been waning ~ 81 y0S ns~
-,r--. about the feeling created IN PIPER Canada
bat have as vet 70 sdvices which can depend on
TIE weather al through the week has been ial
teriv cod as nauch as thirty degrees De'o" zrro
an. night tut to-day we had rapid thaT
sSorHER BUFFALO CoNvESTloS-Ine FfDTt-
L,uor X. T. Da{y Free S0r' T'rasscrPt feierTisg
70 n. contemplated Nafiooai AHti slavery Con
vsn,;oa = BE- he'd a. Buffalo next June, says.
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