The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-29

He d. ~ you are probably aware. tho I;u..I a,
scsndaat Of King Robert Bruce, Of Scotland. Per.
ssps one reason ~ Of 81 MS popularity arises from ne
principal Legislators, professional men, merohants-
shippers, &C., &c.-the talent, and the wealth. in
fact ofCanads, are the children Of Aud Scotia
scent from King Robert Bruce! Although the
humbest of the race, yet have heard my pious old
grandmother, who repeated her prayers daily in
pure Gaelic, and would not tell an untruth for the
line from King Robert; and ! have yet to meet
the first Scotsman in my world wide travels,
who is not similarly descended. Long live
the memory Of Robert Bruce, and long live. his
Scotland land of the mountain and the flood %,
When Rome, the mistress Of all the world except
Scotland, overran and conquered England she built
wall to keep out the Scots from making irruptions
in her possessions. When the Danes vanquished and
subdued the Anglo Saxons, they could not conquer
Scotland: When Scotland united with England, q
Scotch king assembled the British throne. Scotland
never was conquered; and when the time, so long
water his steed in the Thames" and eradicate the
last germ OF civil and religious liberty from the ba-
lance OF Europe, her storm-proof fortresses shall
present an impregnable barrier, and her highlands
and giens shall afford safe asylum for that much
worshipped, much abused, and il-treated goddess.
whom everybody pretends to worship, and scarce
member the history of Scotland, and take courage
let Kinkel think Of it, and hope; let Horace Greeley
"make a note Of it," and never despair, By the
way it is said that one Of public functonsries,
some time since sent letter Of invitation to the
Hungarian chief, to visit the capital Of British
America, to which his Excelency has deigned no
reply. He has snubbed our city, and treated with
disrespect the memory of heroes whose names will
live when his is forgotten. Does he know that We
have guns here than he can buy at two dollars
apiece, with forty thousand dollars of Hungarian
bonds?
The Hon. Mr.. Cameron was returned in the HUI.
wi
conservative candidate Withdrawing from the con-
test. 1t is said that the Canada Land Company in
that county issued four hundred deeds to their ten
ants, to enable them to VOTE in order to defeat Mr.
Cameron. Those deeds would have matured on the
first of July, when it was expected the election
would come on. 1t was very unkind towards the
conservatives for the government to bring on the
election SO early as to defeat the means they had
taken; and if the tenants Of the Land Company,
who have now got their Deeds should hereafter vote
the reform ticket, as they will be very apt to
have in this country the property qualification
for votes. The value Of . jachass, or landed
property to that amount, entities man to
vote, and to sit in Parliament. # the jackass
dies, or his value in property is lest, the is not
a voter, and cannot sit in Parliament. In this
view of the case, in whom does the right Of voting
exist and who is the real representative in Parlia-
ment-the man or the ass Let some of our practi.
col reformers answer
The Postmaster General has returned from Wash
ington city, having effected arrangement by
which the Canadian mails brought direct from
New York without delay. He reports the Workers.
as very clever fellows, and the government at WASH
ngton as extremely friendly and well disposed to-
wards this country.
The present Postmaster General has the credit
and very deservedly -of being the most efficient man
ever at the head Of that department The Commits
sioner of Public Works, Hon. John Young, is alb
sent on an official tour through the province. Tho
veteran Commissioner of Grown Lands has had the
whole tory press Of the province down upon him, for
removing some subordinates from Office for inatten-
tion to their duties. Had they been radicals, the
tory press would have applauded the act to the
echo.
queer controversy has risen here, likely to lead
to rebellion bloodshed, and perhaps civil war The
Governor General, the other day, took it into his
head to raise flagstaff on the grounds in front Of
the government house, The Mayor protested against
auctioneers q to raise flag stats. His Excellency
persisted the flagstaff went up! the union jack floats
from it. What is to be the result can foresee-
The Imperial Government against the Corporation
His Excellency versus his Worship There is, how
ever garrison of British soldiers in the citadel,
and vessel of war in the harbor. We back the
Governor against the Mayor-the Bruce against tho
pdrcenn. The OTHER BRUCE