The New York herald., 1851-11-18
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
Our Quebec Correspondence.

Cameron - Place Hunting Rogues = Balanee Of
Porg-Caradian Socialists-- Dissolution Of Pr
hament-Haiitar Raiiroad-Crops, &c.
NV predictions have been fulfilled. Malcolm
Cameron and DR.. Rolph, the clear git members of
the administration, have sgni6ed their unwilling
ness to continue to hold their respective offices.
Various reasons have been assigned, which are not
worth mentioning here-the true secret being, of
course, the incompatibility Of the clear grit and
ministerial platforms. Malcolm Cameron's rcsig-
nation has been expected for some days, and has
excited no surprise but DR., Rolph's (Which is no.
yet officially announced,) has fallen like thunder
bolt on the people; and no one has yet ventured
to speculate freely on the probable name and
political color Of his successor. His Office, the
crown lands, is one of the most important
belths in the cabinet, and will require man
of great industry and some talent to fill it.
Malcolm Cameron's was sinecure. and will probably
be suffered to remain vacant. Thus, three Of the
most imp ortant odices-for the Solicitor General
ship, which has been recently offered to Cartier,
and as told you would be, declined by him, is still
vacant-are going O, begging 1t looks very like
general breakup. Hincks is gone to Oxford, to
try to conciliate his constituents and John Young,
who would have been sure Of the support of all
parties, had he offered himself on an independent
ticket, may possibly, as Commissioner Of Public
Works, lose his election for Montreal.
so much for The whales Of the political ocean.
The call fry ore generally noisy place hunters,
" bo With their Grabbed faces end sly trcss,
LsgeTdemain, ducks. cIinges formal bead,
CIisped hsi and punctaai cheats, would wFiggle in
Their heads first. like q fox, to rooms OF state
Then th.ir whole body after.
Must tell you, in eIfeHSo, and with sage comment
and wholesome moral. how Cauchon, the editor of
the Jduvnei, and the whipperin Of the party want
II f,c,,. rnf DYhi JNrty
how he dart get it--and how he, who had been
thick and thin supporter OF the ministry up to
that time, suddenly discovered that they had be.
reyed their country, that Hincks fool, and
Roiph a socislist-how the gentleman, bloat
ed with little brief authority organist In chief
to the party, eferyesced in letter several pages
lorg, in which he belabored his old friends most
cruelty, which said explosive missile he forthwith
despatched, by trusty hand, TO the Inspector Gene
ral-how the latter, whose gray goose quill has
spitted many would be hero incontlnently re-
toIted in fashion which left Mr. Cauchon fairly
hors de cOabat-how the editor foamed over into
other letters and leading articles, in which it was
6el.cately Infatuated that Caron and MORN were
chiselling the province--that lIincks-tn git0gae-
Hir c&s vas a humbug, and that Rolph and Came
had hoois and tails, or we're bad as if their
respective dorsal columns and legs were adorned
with these gra eefu appendages! Finally, how the
public, wi h charac istc ingratitudc, has not ex
pressed the fmalless sympathy for poor Cauchon's
nisioTtunss, and IN thinking they never
a rat so neatly caught in a trap think may
spare you the paftoulars- but the rehea.s3' OF
a scene you have often, | dare say, seen acted
neerer home.
To one, ho~o7er, who examines this insignificant
quarrel with an attentive eye, two facts are dis
Cl,scd, beth lf which must be sources Of une ash
rtss. Tie trHt / cannot but regard as u radical
.. clln olitical system. By tho act of union,
81 v,s r1oyided, and perhaps wisely, that Upper
Lower, OF East and West Canada, should each
4, an equal number Of members TO Parliament;
the artsgonistic interests Of the two provinces
quirug equality of representation, which the
res lcctiye numbers Of their inhabitants dd not
justify. This balance of power has been carried
into The cabinet. The spirit Of our cons :itution
requires hat the ministerial Offices should be dvid
ca as nearly equal as convenient, between the
Upper ard Lower Canadians. But Mr.. Cauchon
ard many Of his friends go farther, and refuse to
give their support to any administration which
cess not contain exactly as many French Canadi.
al &c English names.
Twill not insult the understanding of the readers
OF the HERALD by attempting 10 prove seriously
the abturdI,y OF such doctrine not sre ridi ,u-
ous would il be, indeed, TO iDsis short and long
men beirg mixed in equal proportions Where
principles and opinions coincide, the acciden. o
birth or nomenclature can be ground of dissei-
sion. But the relative numbers OF the Freroh AID
English are conclusive against the system By the
last census, Of the million and half inhabitants Of
Canada about GOO coo we're shown to be Of French,
ard $50 coo Of British or American, origin aud
the differtrce is, probably, greater nov. ! say
nothing Of the superior business habits. energy aud
vigor OF intellect ofthe latter; the numbers alone
should set the question at rest. But the principle
set forth by CsuehOn shows pretty clearly the mar
row minded set ofpeople we have to deal with.
A more ridiculous, though equally painful, dis
closure was made in the same documents. Cauchon
says-and in this | fear he Is the exponent
Of the views oftbe country people and the priests
that the clear.grts are socialists OF the worst
| kind" Now, in one word, clear-gritism is a mild
form Of rerubiicanism the clear gits advocate the
elective principle as the road to all eeices, and
| oppose the establishment Of State church These
are tho corner stones Of their creed. How these
1 n. l.. Ill
| Pierre Ieroux and Pruihomme, you will be puz-
zed to discover, and will, perhaps, be panied TO
admit that those whose political ideas are so dull
as to cotfound the two, must have very faint por-
| ceJtions Of liberty and the economy OF govern
ment Tied to sucb men, our prospects Of pro-
gees and political stability feem very far distant
| Parliament was dissolved on the 6th--.he oec-
tiors are TO take Place at the erd Of November and
the beginnirg OF Dece mber. The writs re-
turnable In December; but IL is improbable that the
Lew Parliament will meet before tue spring.
Our reiebbors, the " blue noses" Ct Nova Scotia,
are bari at work, discussing Earl Grey's offer TO
| help thtm 10 get the monsy for the Quebsc and
| Hslifsx Rahfcad Sir John Harvey assembled
Parliament On the 9TH, and, under bis instructions,
the Provincial Secretary immediately introduced
bill to raise $4,000 coo for the construction Of
Nova Scotias share of the line IL is thought that
the bill vii be carried, no withs,aEding the op
POSITION e many Of the leading men.
There Is more "cry than WOOL about the Rich
| mord line. The directors, however, talk loudly
about tuning the lrsL sod this fall Tney say they
have $50 eco IN hand, which, with The $50 600 they
can get ffom the corporation Of Qacbec, and SiO,-
eco from the government viii enable them TO begin.
! Tie btIChts Of the recent change in the Post
! Cfice Department, viz transferring its control
iron the imperial t. the colonial authorities, add
substituting Hon. James Morii for L. a Stsyner,
Esq are beginning TO he felt With gratitude.
| ALREADY thirty.ono Offices have been opened In
the Wcst,rn, and Fifteen in tbs Eastern, province.
] he proportion. by the way, IS fair criterion Of
the progress made In tho two sections OF the colony.
Another hun drcd thousand dollars have been
| ttrOsn into Iaie -. Peter this summer.
! This lake which Is vast shallow pool, thr ,ugh
which large vessels can obly pass at certain sea-
sors of tie year, aud in narrow channel, is n
serious i'm pcdn ent TO the trade Of Montreal and
for many years engineers have been emil eyed,
ard vast Gums expended, In dredgin new cass aud
charrels. Every chilling 50 spent has been lost
the sluFgsh current giadua ly rolls the mud and