The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-30
CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
TORONTO, October 25, 1851

TORONTO, October 2J, 1851
To the Editor Of The National Era:
The members Of the Government. or rather
the fragment of a Government have taken
their departure for Quebec where IL will be To-
Gated during the next four years Previous to
the departure of the Governor General. his
Lordship, accompanied by the Countess of FL
gin, attended at the opening Of the Northern
Railroad her Ladyship turning the first sod
which the Earl wheeled away with right good
will
The recent trip to Boston has put those Who
thus had an opportunity Of witnessing what
railroads have done for the State of Massachu-
sets upon the qtU Uiue with respect to similar
undertakings in this Province and, among
other lines it is contemplated opening one from
this city TO Guelph, distance of forty miles
which would be the best paying concern and
could be extended 80 as TO intercept the Great
Western Rairoad-thus seriously initiating
against the interests of Hamilton The Amer
lean company have also commenced the line
from Bertie, opposite Buffalo to Brantlord,
which would intersect the Great Western at
Paris, seven miles distant.
In consequence of the resignation Of the two
Attorneys General, a reconstruction of the Cab
met became necessary which, it is understood
is to be composed of the following gentlemen:
Hon j. Hincks, to continue Inspector General
Hon. j. Morris, Commissioner of Crown Lands
DIR. Rolph, President of the Council Hon Nj.
Cameron, Postmaster General; w. b. Rich
ards and Louis Drummond Attorneys General
Hon MIR. Tache, Receiver General and Mr..
Ross, of Montreal Commissioner of Crown
Lands; thus giving to each Province, when the
Assistant Commissioner shall have been ap-
pointed, an equal number of members
This may be considered as Coalition
Ministry, in which extremes meet of which
MIR. Hincks may be considered the leader
lie Is man Of considerable ahilltVes ~ d
fnapcieE, ana whe gepAyally, .sseaking takes
an enlarged and comprehensive view Of a sub
ject-upon whom devolyes the management
Of the Assembly
Mr. Morris is a man Of wealth and business
habits, and has been Postmaster General since
that department was transferred to the Prov
ince DR.. Rolph is an out-and-out radical, the
antpodes of Mr.. Tache upon the clergy re-
serve question. Mr.. Cameron is an ultra, and
was formerly Assistant Commissioner of Crown
Lands. He Quilted the Government just before
the opening of the session of 1850, because it
would not 90 the "whole hog and will not
vote with DR. Rolph on the clergy reserve topic
Mr. Richards, from what | saw of him in the
House, is not man of much caliber and, with
Mr. Drummond, will not possess great weight
The Hon. Mr. Morris was the late Speaker of
the Assembly he is gentlemen OF high lite
rary attainments, possessing much of the SudUi-
ter IA mOo0, without qudntuQ Sutclt of the
foItiter an re, for the situation which he recent
ly filled, but who will doubtless make an excel
lent Provincial Secretary
The new Government having been arranged,
the elections will speedily take place-the men,
bers being returned for four years and it il
probable the construction of the next House
will be relatively the same rs the last-Upper
Canada being pretty equally divided, and the
Lower Canada members almost to man sup
porting the Government
1t will thus be seen that the old Tory party
are completely horS du combat and it is much
to be deplored that seeing how Intellectual is
their opposition, they do not cease obstructing
tho Government, and throw their abilities into
the already prcponderating scale for there is
at present nothing really to quarrel about in
Canada.
The Earl of Elgin appears to have been de
lighted with what he saw in the United States
and the good people Of Boston must have beer
as well pleased with his Lordship, who isquit
a scholar, good public speaker, well calcu
lated to render himself popular everywher,
and against whom nothing has been advance,
in Canada, beyond his having signed the Re
bellion Losses Bill which had been passed by
both branches of the Legislature and from
which constitutionally he could not withhold
his assent SENEx.