The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-31

rlea through with railroad speed near the close
Of the session.
A survey has just been made, and the report
published, Of line Of railroad from Toronto TO
dingston, TO meet another from that city to Mont
real and to connect with the Ogdensburg line
through Vermont to Boston. The distance from
Toronto to Kingston is 1863 miles, passing through
for the most part well-settled country, one hun
dred miles Of which is cleared land, containing
population which has increased from. SAL, when
It was 1874 337, to 293, POI in 1850
The maximum grade Of this line Is thirty feet
per mile, rising east, and west forty feet The
estimated cost is $1,000 per mile, and the total
cost will be S2924 500, one-half Of which will be
betrayed by the Government The greatest ele-
walton that will be obtained is 3l3 feet above the
level Of Lake Ontario
A series Of resolutions relative TO a main trunk
line from Halifax to Quebec, and thence embra.
cling this line with the Hamilton, to connect with
the Great Western, has been for some time be-
fore the House Of Assembly but the Govern
ment does not seem TO be in any hurry to move
in the matter. There has been for a number of
years such Juror for railroads Just previous TO
every general election, that much doubt whether
any efficient steps will be taken to realize either
Of the projects at present on the tapis One thing
Is certain, that unless the Government take the
subject up in earnest, but little will be effected
aEONi 10 utEt, duu mhQe QeT QeDut on Monday
evening, at st. Lawrence Hall, which was by no
means filled, the tickets being two dollars. The
price has been reduced to one dollar, and she
again made her appearance this evening, before a
larger audience, for the last time
Last evening, there was a long discussion in
the House Of Assembly, in connection with the
usury law, bill to abolish which having failed on
former day. The bill now proposed was to al
low commercial notes, having not more than
year torun, to be discounted at soy rate Of inter
est that might be agreed upon between the par
ties, as is the case in England
The subject was very ably argued-the advo-
Gates Of the measure contendng that the law is
unscrupulously evaded, and that parties borrow
ing money have to pay higher rate, owing to the
risk which the lender runs; the penalty for tax
Ing more than six per cent. being the forfeiture
OF three times the amount of the principal They
also insisted that a man has the right TO dis
pose OF the property he possesses TO the best adj
vantage whether it consists of real estate or gold
and silver.
But the dread that the effect Of repeal Of the
usury laws would be to withdraw money 10 q
great extent, which ia at present loaned on mort
gage, aud probably some qualms Of conscience on
the part Of the French Canadians prevented the
bill from being read second time, which was lost
on division Of 80 TO 81
very interesting debate took place yesterday
In the Legislative COunorl, gfrenfii Tor incor-
porating Trinity Collegs-thst which is being
erected~Uy ,ncs p1-v,sOP VI 4 oronIo-and which,
with what has taken place in the House, shows
couclusively that the Franco Canadians are de-
termined TO support the Church of England in
the attacks that are being made upon her in this
Province.
This bill met with good deal Of opposition by
the Puritanical party in the Assembly, which was
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authorizing the establishment of preparatory
schools, in connection with the College and when
the measure came up yesterday In the Council, a
motion was made that the clause relating to them
should be struck out but which was negatived,
and the bill was ordered TO a third reading
During the discussion, the Hon. Mr. Tach
spoke with much feeling upon the subject, ex-
pressive as he said of the views Of his country
men with reference to the principles which il in
volved. The Church of England, Of all the
different Protestant sects that have settled in the
Province during the last two hundred years, ap
proaches the nearest in it's forms and organizl-
ton to the Roman Catholic Church, which, how.
ever, had always heaped the bitterest insult upon
her, and which he could not reciprocate. But he
regretted TO witness the bitterness of feeling ex-
hibited towards the Church of England, by the
secis that had sprung from her.
Every sect he said must be endowed with GER
tain privileges, to be enabled to carry on discipline
and instruct their youth still If an attempt were
made to grant these necessary powers to that
church, these pharisaica branches exclaim, "We
have no dioceses bishops, or ecclesiastical herar
chies and so long as they exist, you cannot ex-
pect to have religious liberty or equality-you
carry out their views, PROSTATE every existing In
stitution IL it had existed for the last eigh
| teen hundred years
"These people, ne continued call themselve
tolerant but he wished they had less Of tolera
ton on their lips and more Of il in their hearts
The Church Of England, however need not de
spond for as long as there Is a Roman Catholic II
Canada, and who could raise a hand or a voice Il
protect his own rights, he would be ready to pro
tect the rights Of the oppressed no matter to what
church they belonged And while they continued
TO act upon those principles, there is not much
danger Of the Church Of England, or any other
church, being oppressed
He did not wish to hurt the feelings Of the
Upper Canadians he said he admired them, for
they had many good qualities, but unfortunately
they are too much divided by sectarianism; and
IL wae fortunate that there was some power to
counterbalance those feelings Of sectarian hosti-
ity that are expressed In both branches Of the
Legislature, and out Of doors The Lower Ca
nadians," he concluded by saying form that
counterbalancing power ana as long as they re-
tain that influence in the councils Of their coun.
try which they now possess, they are determined
that they will neither permit nor be made the
instruments in expressing one church to elevate
another SENKx
To the Editor of The National Era:
SIR am not a subscriber to your paper. My
circumstances in relation TO other papers, and my
travelling habit, with my circumscribed means,
prevents this | frequently see IL, and read IL
with interest, and commend 1t TO the patronage
Of all, as the best political paper of the land.
Your firm, candid method OF maintaining the
truth on the subject Of slavery, free from that
vtuperous spirit that characterizes too many Of
your contemporaries commands my appreciation.
wish to suggest some Of my thoughts relating
TO the origin, progress, and present state OF the
Anti-Slsvery cause among us
thought Mr. Garrisons first efforts TO arouse
public sentiment on the subject Of slavery were
sound in principle aud commanded the assent Of
the disinterested, intelligent portion Of the ma
ton, but spprehended bis assault OF Shareholders
was indiscreetly violent Humanity demanded
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