The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-25
Our Quebec Correspondence.

QUEBEC, May H. 1852
temperance Fanatics-Ciy Council .4,cea-ofr. Cameon's
Eecion-M01t Sentence ComWuted-lfeetiag Of Par
Eoment-Prospects Of the Railroad-sam Slick on Eli
QuetteDerdrtue Of Sir f.. Head-Discore,y of a Ske-
Teton &c
The effects of the Maine Liquor law not confined to
the United States Canada in for its share of in
tolerance and fanatcism As usual the Roman Catholic
clergy at the head Of this curtai the
natural liberties of the subject Some days ago the lower
classes Of St Rochs nfamed by illogical and abrd
addresses both from the pulpit elsewhere and per-
suaded into the belief that the act of keeping
hotel was ntsef criminals and that it was not only ust
fable but praiseworthy to every possible means to
put down all places Of public entertainment where the
juice of the grape drank Forthwith headed by the
priests they marched in number two thousand to
the City Hail. where the members of the Corporation
were sitting and protested against the granting of any
tavern licenses in st. Rochs ward TO the surprise of
most people the Corporation has allowed itself to be
bued into this arocious act of injustice to the dealers
in spirits who have the misfortune dwell in that haunt
of bigotry. No licenses have been granted for Saint
Rochs and all those who were dependent on the proGs
OF their inn or their grocery for living find them
selves threatened with instant rnin The sufferers have
applied to the Superior Court for writ Of mandamus to
obge the City Council to grant hcs licenses AMI strong
hopes are entertained Of their ucceedngf indeed the
Corporation Of Quebec the most notorousy imbecile of
all the public bodies in the province do not S,o MARI
suy itself by public recantation and change Of 20
hey TO pretend for moment that the City Council
mere instrument appointed by the law to make certain
inquiries respecting the character of applicants for IL
censes and bound by law grant such licenses when re-
CURED 50 to do unless good grounds Of refusal be shown
has right 10 egate the subject and decide when 1t
shall perform it, functions and when not Is pitch Of
absurdity to which il would be difficult to Gnd pa
lacl
No ono more cordially than | could tender to Father
ohinquy the thanks he has richly earned for his
noble eXcrons in favor Of temperance. / shall not be
iVspIung 20 mere inquire 81 speech when assert that
he has extnpaod the horrd vice OF drunkenness from the
but every Canadian, my every human being owes him
debt of gratitude. Had the good work been stayed here
temperance advocate would have been synonymous
wh keneactor But. that in free country like Cana
da-n the heart Of the cop;ala parcel Of blind priests
should have the audacity g lead rotous mob TO the
The deliberations Of the councillors-shoul dictate 4
elarng breach Of the lawhould demand the pcrpetra
ton gross, papable act Of injustice and Oppression
and Should be obcytdthc most ycathng ccnsure would
iaifoft u what az unfrejudiced mind would require Of
the clroniclcr If such events
Tut let me turn from pitiful theme the City
Council 81 Quebec, to nobltr hcfoMr Malcolm Came
ronhlm 10 tic editors bless fee he i giving them food
aud Iamont, proyendcr for their newspapers and III
consequence glory aud something more substantial for
themselves. Tie oppoE0n have dECogcrcd an exces-
svely stupid act Of Parliament which declares TINT no
member nan resign hs seat until hitecn days Of The first
session after his election shall have elapsed and IA Mr.
Cumcrous acceptance Of the Office 81 Minister Of Agrcul-
ture has vacated h scat they pre- that the writ for
election ought NOT 70 have issued until The new Par
Lament had been fortnight in The bubble i in
gcni0us: but Il, II course but Qubbc The act was
only intended 10 the c8sc ii members voluntarily
re- euiug tie on the estmhing al Parliament anu
IS causing needless confus ION ana dplav mo toripa
however Who. j must ha confessed arc bard Up for
teho 70 Throw ~ the ministry are making thc most of
lie aehtelt. and have preuad,a many .impie minded |
@iy.
i@rnot LET consider that w Cameron b. been adly |
vitHmztd during Tho iat i,w months lie 4 az hone
weil meaning mon, Nhoc only Gu perhaps, las beaA |
to tG.E ard wailc with Nomc lilte indi.oroticu.
flca.ctcd MaUiilc' srnicnce haa been commut /
ino .mrf.olmcH ~ hte ~ The ieniicadety meaty ~
the 'hletiu 81 tcno dimHky gnlcnHu Wfp rui Jha