New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-09


Correspondence Of The ". Y Tribune
TORONTO, Tuesday, Dec ., 1851.
The question OF Sectarian Common
Schools has everywhere been raised into distinct
issue for the electors by the Roman Catholics
They have succeeded in several instances In 80.
tanning from candidates for Parliamentary hon9rs
the full extent of their demands, which they are
now increasing. The manifestoes of the Catholic
Institutes, issued to the electors, now insist on
separate Board of Public instruction for Catholics,
as well as separate Schools and Ecclesiastical Cor
poratons These questions threatened to split up the
Reform party, of which the Protestant portion is
probably about equally divided them, if not from
principle, from expediency. The Catholics are
united to man in urging their demands Some
Protestant Liberals can see no harm in separate
sectarian Schools, supported at the public
expense, while others would rather dissolve the.
political party with which they are CONTESTED
than grant them. Again, there are others who,
seeing the present numerical superiority Of the
Roman Catholics IN the Province, would not
give the question what they regard as an un-
due prominence at the present moment They
see that there are other and more important QueS-
tons awaiting adjustment by the House now beng
elected and without the assistance OF the CihH,es
10 sacrifice the minor for the purpose OF securing The
major II is not absolute sacrifice either, but only
keeping them M aoeyance. very small oiehse
suffces to bring down on the head of a candidate
for Parliament the displeasure of the Catholic Ins-
tue OF which the head quarters are IN IN this city,
with branches throughout the country. special
emssary has even been sent 10 oppose Mr.. Mac
kenzie, whose sole ofense appears to be his having
proved Of the passing Of ACtS Of Incorporation,
By which sections OF the Catholic communion are
allowed to hold property 10 an indefinite extent.
Their OPT osilion VIII not be sufficiently powerful to
prevent his election but lie viii have 10 encounter
It, whaeyc or it amounts 10. The Journal IN this city
which for four years the DEM Official organ g:
the late government argues to-day, at great ien5sn
to prove the proposition that the continued existence
Of the alhaI ce of the Roman Catholics with The Re
form party Is impossible.
Were the result OF the official nomination OF Par
hamentaTy candidates to Re taken as any criterion Of
their probable success, the present state OF things
WouO nOi augur well for the success OF The new Re-
form Ministry. Mr.. lllncks has been nominated IN
oxford. DR.. ROph IN Norfolk. AID Mr.. Young III
Montreal and m each case the snow Of hands WAS
IN favor OF the Opposition candidates and agan5tthe
Minister. But IN all thls there IS really no indication
OF the VIII OF The constituency. have every con-
hdtIce that. after all the terrible Efforts that have
been made by hls own party 20 defeat the Inspector
General, lie VIII be returned for two Upper Canada
constituencies. Mr.. Papnciu has recOnsidered AIS
6ete minaton TO retire Lom public hfe. aud has
forward for Montreal. a curious circumstance Oc-
CURED az the nomination in tia. city. One Of the
leaders OF the mob that can always be hired az an
election IN Montreal. went no TO enc OF the can1I-
dates whom he had been retained II oppose, and n
mistake, asked HIM what ne was to do with the
{ EdCh parry accuses Tie other OF employing tlc
tlutgo0r-mtn, TO have them IN requisillon on the
day OF election
The property qualification, which every parla.
mentafy candidate Is obliged 10 possess leads 70 al
sorts OF schemes for violating Il whenever Il is IN
tie WAY Of candidates ambition. curious IN.
stance has Just occurred IN this city. One OF the
seven candidates for ths city failed about two years
age. ana he has nov debts hanging over his head
70 the extent of $4,000 or $50 O0O ct he IS o.
heed 10 swear tat he is worth $500 sterling Ia re
estate over ana above all his debts affecting the
same. Well he told what he intended 70 10, pos
slbly, lew nights ago. Any property IN lower
Canada, which for al bankrupt transactions streat
ed as foreign country. would not be hable
IoT his deO.S TIL process should have issued a. the
Courts OF that province agaiIS it. He would there
Tore SET property conveyed 70 him in Lower Canada,
Just before the nomination. ard the next day he
would Tecouvey 1t And this IS legal Qualification.
Well, the nomination was held YESTERDAY, ard sure
enough he gave Ia his Qualification, while ne ad-
united that he owed some $50 GEO. The property
qualification Is constantly evaded and vet no one
has the moral courage TO propose It's repeal 70
cOgniZe me man as superior 20 the acres 10 watch
he IS now altogether subordinate.
The Cry Council Of Toronto last niph, passet
bill for taking S4C0 coo worth Of stock in the TOron-
70 ana Guelph Railroad The construction o. this
road may now be regarded as certain.
In enc or two OF the western counties a strong
feeling has sprung up against negro colonization N
separate communities bur Il is not likely 10 E1Iead
so as 10 become general, unless, indeed the alleged
evils should ever be generally felt Of which there
are no present indications g. g.