New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-10
CANADA.
An Emigrating Government-General Election
Politics - Ecclesiastical Questions - The
Railroads of Upper and Lower Canada-Mr.
Lafontaine-MOntreaI, &c.. Ac.

Correspondence OF The n. \. Tribune
TORONTO Friday, sept. 5, 1851.
The removal of some Of the officers OF the
Government to Quebec has already commenced,
and it will not be long before the great flight
takes places The furniture of the departments
will not be moved, as was the case IN coming
from Montreal. The COS, OF packing boxes, and the
damage to the furniture would be equal to half It's
value and II a rational determination TO allow II
TO remain. No branch Of any of the departments Is
TO remain here and but officer for taking charge
OF papers, for reference and corresponding with
The Government Will not contract with any for
warders for carrying down the luggage and furni
ture of the regimen, of clerks but wall allow each
certain sum TO pay ms own expenses.
We are on the eve OF general election, and the
state of the country does not promise very smooth
sailing for those who may hold the reigns of Gov
eminent for the next four years. Political opinion
is IN a perfectly chaotic state. No party has any
platform of principles on which go to the country,
bu, 1t is singular fact that every party and almost
every individual who wishes to win popular favor,
tries to outbd all competitors in the extreme radical
character of his creed. The opinions put forth on
such occasions are often only simulated but the fact
proves the general ben, of popular opinion. As
OF French politicians, Democracy /. the profession
of ali Canadian politicians who wish TO Win the
confidence OF the people. Yet how little practical
Democracy there Is among after all A mock
representation a sham House Of Lords properly
qualification for electors that excludes nearly hall
the male adult population from the franchise a Ike
qualification for Representatives, leading to perjury
and fraud the elective principle apple able to no
servant Of the public IN connection with the Gov
eminent, and TO only about half the municipal Off
GERS a Governor appointed IN England, and a veto
power residing In Downing-st., across the water.
which may annul legislation are not the charac.
ieIlsucs OF highly Democratic Government Vets
Democracy, yaTlously mod ned. the theme OF all as
plranis or popular favor. The greatdlficutv of any
Government Will be 10 deal with the l-ecclesias
ical questions on which entire different views are
held by the majority OF theReope of the two sections
II the Province In Lower Canada the Roman
Catholics want and hey obtain eccleslastlcal cor
porations with powers almost lmtlesS and IN u
per Canada. where they a mere fraction of the
population, they INSIST upon having separate schools
supported out OF the pubic FUNDS TINS The French
vote Of Lower ttnaca = sufficient 70 give them.
Then there are the questions OF secularZlng the Ter
gy Reserves and aDOll>hing the ReciOre> on which
WIDE differences OF opinion have been deyeo ped De
tween The Roman Catholic and Protestant sections
OF the Reform party There l. reason 10 believe
hOweY er, that the French VIII oppose such disposal
Of the Reserves as majority OF the Upper Canada
Representatives II The next Parliament NAV desire.
On the Reciory question. IncIpent difficulties are
already presenting themselves The disputed cues
on of the aty o. the patents creating them here
has been referred 70 The touris butthere are ueople
who contend that the question should be withdrawn
from the proposed al publication. and the Recore, De
abolished ~ aci :. Parliament. whether the uaten,s
wers legal or not. These questions vii BE- pro-
nounced upon more less definitely Al ,hs ap-
proachTc General Election. There i uroo.bly no
country IN The world Where ecclesiastical questions
OBTAIN an equal prominence N political discussions
io that gwen them II PIPER Canaca. ana they are
discussed IN temper thar Is certainly not Christian
nor eAacly human. ON most OF these questions The
Tory and the French CanaclGn creed : IN ou- r+sn.
deal Yet iae accidents OF political warfare have
mace 'hsse two parties -at- oulsis y a,e u1ions
-u>, as i-->soI.et la'e seen ioEulel 10 another t
rector
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