The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-04

Oar Gan aAAaa CorrsspsnasasS.
Tososro, sunday, June 70. 1851.
M 0svevw~ General Recsprscity-II,m Mr. Hsws on
RaIesys and Annexation, &c
LA night, public dinner took place In this city or
the promotion Of British American railway enterprise"
ed attended by the Governor General Hoa James
Howe railway delegate from Nova scotis nearly all the
msahsn q the Canadian Legislature and the principal
Dssgs q the nsishborhood The tickets sold at four
dpars; but the feed" was .helsss of very info
rior kind 1t only saved from condemnation by
abundance of champagne
After dinner, the Governor General made q speech In
which, abiding to the friendly eoureses
that have taken place between Canadians and their
nsghbors the other side of the line he said -" be-
Ive there gentlemen from the United States
this Am sure, II there are most happy to
nee them here. And l believe l need hardly remind
them that Canadians disposed to carry reci
peocity little further-to with them upon
equal fair terms, if they will have SOTO deal with
them solid footing as well as in empty praises. We
desire to deal with them in spirit of fairness, simplicity
and good faith and prepared If Necessary, to
rely atoge upon exertions We believe that
the hardy plant OF self reliance which has thriven
well Brtsh soil In the old world and has been Guilt
waited to good purpose by ancestors will grow
and thrive here and prepared, Il say this
In no taunting spirit for desire TO be with them
and to deal with them, 1--WE prepared, 1 say, to
cultivate that plant trusting Gods blessing
own honest exertons for the result These remarks
called forth frequent and protracted cheering from the
company His Excelency afterwards a1verted to our
rssd prospects expressing conviction that the Great
western lire, now In course OF cons ruction, will prove
be only line in great chain which al remote
day shsn through British North America, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific 1t IS not possible, said his
orshp, TO resist the conclusion that it is the settled
conviction OF the great mass Of the intelligent and in
uential people Of Canada. that the time length
rrvtd when vigorous effort should be made to
for this great province the benefits extensive and
efficient system Of railway communication. / the
expression the time ha at length arrived adysedly be-
l Of opinion thai Canada has done we'll and
isey in turning her energies and in the first
instance towards the Improvement that magnificent
system CT water communication which Providence has
30 beautifully supplied her At time whtD it the
country, fsltered in belief that the people
WIZ al The courage ana the perseverance, TO build
road which enables vessel Of three hundred tons bur
pass without breaking bulk between Chicago and
The ocsn and the mother country would not be four
wanting when other works of similar magnitude and
importance called for their united exertions."
Mir Howe spoke at great length, and a variety Of
topce. some OF them OF too political character to be
ceptsbe large portion of the audience whose party
preudices he ssssiled. He claimed the privilege,
stranger speak freely all things bat the exercise Of
nearly led TO row before he had noticed the object OF
his mission a railway delegate from Nova Scotia He
expGtsted the magnificent of the British
American provnces-their fertile soil their brscng eli
mate tn r lakes an noble rivers aud their great mari
time advantages lie regarded the IT. Lawrence as
destined to te, like the ancient Nile the granary
nations ~ and exalted the Importance Of the British
American possessions at the expense of the Southern
Ststes, where have enough 10 do to keep their
slaves in subection without thinking Of extended
navigation" He noticed me growth Of feel
ing in favor Of annexation to the United Ststes and then
Cut dead against a. He maintained that aunexs-
tion will take place because the people here have
surnouniabie objections to slaverybecsuse the Union
is already large that it in danger Of tunbng to
pieces and that its business cannot be properly attended
to by the federal Legislature and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tie Birth possessions were TO be annexed. their
quiromens would be necessarily d-regared and lastly
because The ashington mode Of government is more
corrupt and less efficient than the system that prevails
this side q the line.
Coming at Last to the subject Of railways, NJ Howe
advocated grounds. the construction of great
trunk line from Halifax, Nova Scotia sand wch Cana
da West He stated that the imperial government are
prepared to advance the Of carrying this Gi
guntc Undertaking, at 3lz per cent Interest, while
wealthy contractors In England are ready to bring their
establishments here. to aid in the work He calculated
that the profits Of the trunk line would su e in very
short time TO construct branches Throughout. the
viDccs; and be made appeal TO Cansia TO come for
ward aud Cooperate with Nova Scotia New BRUINS
wick In regard to the guarantee which England ures
before advancing the needful lie was very severe on
American fpeculators and contractors, who, lie said
bumbug the people Of Canada by msknk them pay ten
dollars for two dollars worth II work Finally he
coDeBded that ihs terms which Yankee operation
can he obtained. viii be fuinous TO the province, while
the plan tf which he IL the exponent would enrich il be-
yond conception
Bearing in mind that American eeriIsmen were pre-
espt on THU occasion, and that without American money
and enterprise the great western and northern railroads
would have vanished into thin air long since your
readers viii rightly conclude that these remarks Of Mr.
Howe were exceedingly iniudgt and uncou-teous Muir
murs Of dsapproys were heard ia parts the hall
but no one had the 10 protest op My against
s,roes insult 10 the business men Of the Union
Sunday morning had arrived before the wine ceased
flow, and am therefore, not uncharitaSe when say
that 80 far ~ that company concerned. there
good deal more drunkenness than devotion Horace
0reeiey talks q the drinking habits Of England lie
should come Go Canada II be his any desire them
carried 10 perfection. We have need Of Father Mathew
Jenny Lind or some other divinity 20 from per-
dition- ANGL0-AMERIcAS.