The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-25

The Railroad Spirit IN Caaada-The Remorai of the
Seat of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of UIHgm Lyon
cken:ie-George Ihon,psoa-Ihe Parliament.
The railroad fever is still the increase To-
day, meeting is to be held at Woodstock, for the
organization Of a company, already chartered by
act of Parliament, for the construction Of line
from that wealthy and thriving little place to Port
Dover, Lake Erie, whence it is proposed to COM
municate by steamers with Dunkirk, the western
terminus of the New York and Erie line with the
view of escaping the tolls imposed the roads run
ming parallel with the Albany canal. The Wood
stock and Port Dover project will tap the Great
Western at the former place, and will certainly di-
vert much of the Western traffic, besides opening
up of the best settled and most fertile sections
Of the province. 1t is than probable that the
Great Western will also be tapped at Brantford, by
branch running to Fort Erie, thence communicate
ing with Buffalo. notice that an engineer has ar
rived at Brantford from Buffalo, for the purpose Of
making survey Of the ground to be passed over
The Brantford people appear to be thoroughly in
earnest and If the Butfaonians act with their char
acteristic spirit, the line will be commenced without
delay. Once going it cannot fail to be successful
The fortunes Of the Great Western itself are much
more dubious.
The engineers of the Northern Railroads. the
line from Toronto via SINCE to Lake Huron is called
are pushing forward vigorously, and have, so far,
was expected they would be. A letter received on
Thursday, reported that they would reach Lake Sim
co ON Saturday evening. II their survey westward
be accomplished rapidly, decisive opinion to
the route to be adopted will not be much longer de-
layed The surveyors appear to have astonished
our sleepy backwoodsmen. " They fine specimens
of the enterprise and industry which characterize
the United States" remarked writer in the Daily
Patriot, one Of the most decided anti-annexationsts
in Canada.
With a strong wish to see the colony intersected
by railroads in every direction, and with an equally
strong desire to do justice to the motives of the d
rectors Of the Northern Railroad may yet be per-
mited to caution your New York capitalist against
placing implicit reliance on a scheme which here
meets with very equiyocal success. The road has
been well described as "a road to nowhere;" and
so it must be for years to come. Mr.. Capreo who
seems TO have inspired your Wall street gentry with
confidence, Is the reverse of popular amongst his
fellowcitizens of Toronto. lie has aspred, on sew
era occasions, to one of our aldermanic chairs but
at the close of the poll he has invariably been found
in minority. Prophets are seldom honored in their
own country whether this be attributable to the
defective judgment of their countrymen, or to the
fact that an assumed prophetic character vanishes
before knowledge of ones every day life, do not
presume to determine.
We have had public meeting against the con-
templated removal of the seat of government to
Quebec The removal will take place, ne yerthelcss
The only feature in the affair likely to interest your
readers, is the undisguised determination of the Up
per Canadians TO resent the alleged aront, by agi
tating for separation from Lower Canada, or for a
federal union Of the British to American provinces
W. Lyon Mackenzie is candidate for Parlia-
mentary honors in the county of ilaldmand whose
representative died recently. Many other caudi-
dates are in the field Alackenzies chances of sue
cess are very slight. The tories hate him, because
.he has blood on his hand;' the wings detest him,
because he is a thorn in the side of wing minis
try; the clear grits-the radicals of the colony
will have no alliance with him, becausche is a rene
gade. The old rebel played wrong card when
he sought to bamboozlc the Canadians by yillifying
the Americans.
George Thompson is TO be here before the month
expires, to aid the abOlitoniss in their unholy
warfare. Doubtless he will have large audience,
for we have hypocrtes, and brawlers, and nggers
enough to fill the largest hall in the place; but
that his wordy oratory will produce any general
effect, is not ut all likely. His real character Is
wen known in Toronto. lie Is man Of no weight
that the American press has honored him by re-
porting and crticising his addresses.
To show that the abolitionists' agitation has met
with small support, cannot do better than refer to
the course taken the subject by our local press.
The wing Globe stands solus by the side of the re-
yercnd incendiaries. The wing Mirror deprecated
the movement; the radical Examiner and North
dn9lcon preserved an ominOus silence with regard
| to IT; while the tory CotoHid and Dgiiy Patri9
openedtheir columns to correspondents who exposed
ed the humbug in grand style.
There are no signs Of the assembling Of Parlia-
ment, and it Is now surmised that the event will not
until the home government surmount its difficult
ties. If Lord John Russell dispense with Earl
Grey's services il Is highly probable that our Co
vernon General will be recalled.
AyeLo-AMrnicAv.