The New York herald., 1851-09-16

PS.-Ihe Susquehanna will, probably, remain
here for three or four months-sbe has had to take
ont her fore and mainmass, both being injured
We sail ON the 9th, for Montevidc0.
Our Montreal Correspondence.
MONTREAL, Sept. 2, 1851
Colonial Politics and Professor Joi,sfoa's Aistass
canadian Nleae Of Nianaging Eiefi0ns--7 The
Cholera, its Iatidee's anl Mode Of Care--De-
pG,twes fer The Boston Jubilee.
The politician who embarks cot Gmore in vo,a-
.ion .ha. may now almost be digniGed by the narno
Of a profession, must rclnqyish the 9ream Of re-
pose. lie escapes from the heated atmosphere
the angry debate, or the equally exciting game OF
official intrigue and desccnds from the halls of the
Legislative Assembly to confront his constituents
and bespeak a renewal of their confidence. The
past, the present, and the future are each laden
with Ae laboring thoughts of successes achieved
ripening plans, and remote combinations already
in the germ.
colonial condition of society is adverse to ths
growth of healthy political state, because the
citizens of a dependent power interpret principles
of action by the light of the dominant power.
1t would be vain aifectaton of title to call a.
colonial official a statesman, even though he wers
prime minister. Hlediocrity may be catered with.
the power Of naming custom house officers, and re-
gulating the postage of letters Statesmen aspira
to loftier objects. They inspire q love Of freedom
and an instinct Of nationality. Here there is no
scope for such men, The coionist is excluded from.
any interference in the questions OF foreign trade
and foreign politics. He may amuse himself WITH
the parish business transacted by our parlanents
The fruits of this schooling are to be detected in
every debate OF the session. The orator cannot
wander into the aseira,ing regions of European po-
tics. lie is tied DC wn to his parish he must talk
Of parish matters, varying tho debate by personali-
ties that may be regarded as normal type Of colo
.a.ot lscvn nysa nh Ns
does not bring forth OF genus it is fruitful Of
those small minds who resort to strata gem and CHI
cane and the last session Of the Canadian Assembly
bears evidence that they have not diminished in
number.
Not having the power to create foreign enc mics,
our energies are wasted in social struggles. Some
class creed is 10 be vi:timised, and tue party that
proposes the most aUdacious scheme attains a
transitoIy importance. lt is observable, towards
the dissolution of the Assembly, that good party
cry Is fashioned ou, TO serve during the eec;ioneer
ng campaign. This yesr &c have been treated to
he Seigncrisl exAeuVns, and We inherit ftor.
ormer Jesrs TIE Clergy Reserve and the Recpro-
ity bids. Two .eaIs since, the Rebellion Losses
III sCry,d is The mention OF t6e last brings
mind the IsIc Of Pio;essor Johns. IN, who do
NoIed course OF lectures before the NV York
Agricultural Society, and, besides lecgurin 2. wrote
u work upon he "Agticultural, Economical, anl
SOCIAL condition O. AGierci."
advert TO lis woIkto show how sensible, clear
headed man may be mised, when he gathers his
information from colonial politicians.
that actuated Upper CauadianAuglo- Saxon repre-
scntatives, when they vsted in favor of the french
Canadian Rebellion Losses bill He turned to ons
Of The representatives FOR information aud told
ms he tells us, tha. they voted with the French Ca
radars because they remembered the insults Of
the Toronto family compact. ''ard, therefore, al
lowed party to triumph over p-inciple and voted
for the indemnity" II is a curious coincidence.
that at the very time Professor Johnston war
placing his work in the publishers hands, one OF
thote unforeseen disloea,iops Of party cnsued,
vealed Lower Canadians agreed to aid the Upper
Canadians in csniseating the rectories, provided
the former voted fer he Indemnity bill. The In
IDENTITY bill was sarrisd, illumnea BY the light of
second portion Of the contract was to be performed
tho French Canadians discovered that to conGsca,r
the property OF the Church of England would obligs
them, future day, 20 witness the confscaton or
the properly Of the Roman Catholic Church in
Lower Canada herc. they yhesitated-subsequently
refused TO act in concert recriminaons followed,
and finally soms gper Canadian members, who
deemed themselves ticked by their companions
in guilt, diyugcd the true state case, doubt
less very iarea to the al.ouishment o. professor
Johnston.
Whtnpublie men are found thu. devoid Of nr;nei.
ple inductiye reasoning would lead us TO infer that
the masses are as yet united for the enjoyment os
electoral rights. They have not been educatolu up
to the American standard; and as colonists thoy
ne 7er can be appealed %. those great national
questions Of foreign eaties foreign wars which
train citizens 20 exercise with discretion their elee
The coloIls,s live in political ho. horse. rbe,.
everything IL orccd ana unnatural. Tney inyert
No usual order Of things--for example the mea
~, -"mes 6gure as parlianen .ary candidates
by n eancns' or a pt 'minsry Convention. They.
name themselves thus "a. a. or Mr. B. wilt
make I'D his mind o stand for Moi"eai. lie visi1
electors, and sol.ci's votes. lie has safca tho
tic trouble Of thinking, and satisfied hem.
either with money or promises. that he is tho best
man. They aTo grateful, as nj! men aIe when yo1,
perform th1 thinking for them
Our weather has btcn scorchipga az II the sur
were fftirg with Taurus; day after day the Their
s..eu.ster has indicated eighty to ninety degrees
E9hTsrsseit, in the shade. aud tbcv-h we arc en-
proachirg the middle oi Septemb,, there :. no M
dication Of q change. The woodcock rests. is.
peace, for no sIoTsman could stand The fatigue anj
hca combined. The farmers may rcioice--they
have saved their crops in admirable condition. The
rains ceased at the critica, moment anl nos, ,hs.
dangeris past This heat has brought into vitality
n form 0f cholera, not far removed from Asiatie
some Of our small rhySologis think that since IN,
Introduction Of the disease Il has bcc9,ie rer,na
nert residents and like the contents OF the sholls
brought RON ne tu1 OF the llussar frigalc aftsu
eighty years seclrsion in The depths of the sea- may
be resuscitatcd rhon atmospheric ard chcmic,
combinations favor toe Tcstorat,on.
Inc theory may, or may not, be true; bu. Tiers
can be 10 doubt that we have had souie siropoiv
marked cases Of cholera. IL has now sub.dcd. ia
Quebec, IL cpused ureasiness fora time, cspeci,lly
as three travellers suddenly died at aow ho;sI
opsh.d 'his s2rng Ihe next day tho house was
empty. An tIfo.iuon concern, afraid 20 assign
cholera ns the cause, sprcad rumor that the COP
Ter cooking utensils, belonging to the new hotel
were ut the bottom Of the sudden dca;hs Ths
danger to be apprchcraod q ON the cholera Is nov
an imaginary orc, as the town has rctur icd 70
20 d health.
Taking Of cholera reminds one Of a remedy nro-
Ioitd, ana vc,y succe ssiully acted upon, hya sci
enthc Ihyscian in Calcutta. According TO hi,
theory, when patient was attacked with the ma
lacy, The symptoms betrayed the efforts Of nature
to obtain reiitf, and any mode where ay naturs
could be aided would pTescrve the re of the suf-
ieier. le employed vapor baths az a atcmDeraturs
81 z1u. Iioy aettd dinstan'aneously upon the pores
OF the skir, causing c0pious sccsetiors and re-
!ieiit warmth when tbc blue stage had act 10. If