New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-16

Cansss which retart tac Prosperity OF he
Ceuntry-RePort OF the Parliamentary Cen
mitfse - Land Monopoly the great U,il-
Union CT tho Liberals.


Union CT the Liberals.
Cogresp,nderce ii rAe New Work rr.14as
TcSoSro, Nonday. Aug n. ISL
Lower Canada presents the derlorable
anomaly Of country rica IN So ,imoef and WAFER.
power. With hundreds Of niles >,uar, cnpcopled.
ard the descendants OF olj scattered settlers iea,u
their native land and seeking = hon. IA 'ore,sn
eountry Into the cause of th, state o. th.sc> The
Legislature has very properly instituted an nc,a,.
| have now before me toe hTst report oi the
Sper,al Committee appointed 70 inquire MO n,
causes which roiaEd The settlement OF ne EAS.era
Townships. A. We Cal. that gIea. extent Of
country lying between The .hsmos and 1Aag.
di,re rivers, IN one direction. AM between
the frontier lines OF Maine. Vermont, New..iar2.
shire. and the Set9nl0rcs OF tue clSairi u
Montreal. ~. Eancls. T0Iee Rivers, anal par Of
Quebec m the other. The evidence IN thS sepof.
IS IN the shape OF an essay. written ana signed b
twelve Roman Catholic priests Mo are gcral1
stationed m various parts ~ the country lie rr.hel
II u impossible 10 deny 10 hem excellent oprcf,h.
iles for Observing these social cyi's whlch .acy "
vNlcb depict On hall a million acres o. md. q
The region OF country described. there Ncte oaN
% oco persons m 81 There i abundant c'!dcncs
OF the fertility 81 the soil and OF the great SNsSGi q
wa,er-poMer vet While tins great extent 81 com.
Try open Tor settlement. a continual en- ,talloa
y gong ON from Lower tanata g the tnrec states
n having been proved before special committee OF
the Legislative Assembly thai over s5.0N EfVAcA
Canadians quilted the land OF heis bTh d1r ng the
FIVE years preceding 1919 This emigration has no;
the excuse OF ovcr-Yopuiaton aut Ms cause must
be sought elsewhere rRe causes that impede set.
tlemeni are thus stated ~ tbe twelve priests
The high price OF land the hurdcns0mc Goa.
dltons imposed by certain great propneiorS occa.
sionally the utter lmpOSsinh, oi acquiring land, n.
aSmuch As the proprietor T. unknown and the Nanl
oi roads ard free communications by lani and water
But the maSerevll consist IN this. that !args put
oftk Eastern T0Was4g lands has f,'sn iajo a, Aasss
~ small ansb0 ~ gTrPfitfcrs, WRose Only Ga IS
sP,, ataflon.'
driving The population Of Lower Canada 10 the I'm.
ted states |, Is the young. the vigorous and the en-.
,erprlsing who leave the oit, the unenterpFiSlns
and the females, of all ages. remain The means Of
the population not answering the expectation ID the
great land monOpOhst>, gwen ~ The real cause Of
the ruin and decay" IN Lower Canada. Absentee
proprietorS often cruelty harass and DIVE ae poos
settler unrewardod from the land his toll has cleared
The dongS OF the land monopOhsts are thgs de-
scribed IN the evidence OF the twelve priest,
In the hands OF certain Of them tths monopOisis
u farm becomes a very pniai man tAAes pos
session Of H. IN good faith huo, ant with nope, heed
less of the fate which awaits him. Too sooh
after few years occupation. does h. find out TIE
trap INTO which he has fallen, and - driven forth M
rags and poverty Another succeeds to ms hopes
and his diSappomtmeniS. These, We MAY be told, are
the excep,ions-that such barberiiy Is nos The con-
monlaw. Cnhappily, facts IN our possess on 'Oach
hut too well for ITS prevalence
Land Is held by these mOnoplsts ~ from s. 80 "
80 or SO an acre Some OF them own much a.
10000 acres each, obtained at an early period either
rs free grants, at a merely nominal price. Ejec.
tons for non payment OF the exoyotanl rates de-
mandsd are frequent and whole families are umei
helpless into the forest hint Is thrown 0u' Thai
these great proprietors do not change their system.
the Legislature has the power, and Will, Il Is hoped
have the courage. To remedy ~ great an evil Such
j. statement Of OF the causes that produce the
unnatural emigration from fertile and sparsoly set,
Tied country.
The present Parliament will expire wllhou, taxing
any steps 20 abolish the ieudal system Which still
eIisfs IN Lower anaca, ex ept IN the eastern town
ships 4 Special Committee Of the Assembly A4s
ust reported the Seignorlai Tenure. thai no plan
OF communication can safely be determined upon until
The respective rights OF the CsaStGres and segnlors
be dehned by law the Seignlors having imposed
upon their tenants several burdens and conditions
wholly Unauthorized II Is veIy doubtful II any las
10 define the respective rights OF the segniOrs and
'sasitGsrss can be passed this session, which Eos
nearly closed.
4 union has been 80 far effected between the Pro
gressiye Clear Gnts and the Moderate Rcormen
that what once the Liberal party Will be able
go uDltedly 10 the elections. The arrangement As
been definitely completed Thus fosslllled Toypm
viii be knocked into cooked nat | am not al he
ery TO give particulars. and perhaps they would nd
interest the readers of The Tribune bu, the above
statement may be strictly relied upon
The estimates have all been voted including grant
for duplicate Governors residences al Toronto &S
Quebec 4