The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-05
Our Quebec Corr espOnd cnce.

Our Quebec Corr espond ence.
| QUEBEC, Oct. 80, 1852
Raiiuay DfatLrs- Counter. proiea Of a CONNER ,al
| Pclicu-Intended Policy of the Government lie
cisletirc .wnt- Probable ddj,wnn,sai-
The Cholga-Suda'u Death of a Dfcmbs of III.
AsstmJly-- Meeting If The Legislature Of New
B,aas,cick.
The principal subject of discussion 10 The House OF
Assembly during the past week, has been the Main
Trunk Railway bill, which, after q strenuous but ia
e1eccual oppositons passed in committee of the
whole House, by majority Of A to %; and which,
if sudden adjournment does not take place, will
come up for third reading early next week. when
another unsuccessful effort will be made to defeat the
measure.
On Thursday evening Mr. Young, who, i. will be
reoollected, resigned Office because he was opposed
to the proposed commercial policy OF the goyeru-
II ent, brought up series OF resolutions which
were amply discussed; but without the House com
ing to any conclusion on the subject As, however,
they sre diamerically opposed TO the course indi-
GATED by the government, there is but little proba
bility Of their being carried.
His proposition is, to present an address to the
Governor General, expressing il as the opinion Of
the Legislature, that the true Canadian policy Of
Canada is to sinplfy the mechanism Of 60
vernment, and to diminish the public .ex'
penses, both Of which much required,
and TO abolish MI restrictions upon commercs
and nayigation which not necessary for purpos.
es OF revenue, aad to avail themselves OF the natural
advantages OF the country, without regard to the
policy of foreign nations; that it would DO highly
advantageous to place tho communication, by
means Of the waters Of the interior, in tho best pos
sibe state, and with this view, that 1t Is neoes-
sary to connect by means of canals, the waters OF
the ST. Lawrence with those of Lake Champlain,
and those Of Lake Superior with those of Lake Hu'
ron; that the navigation below Quebec should be
improved by means of additional lighthouses, and
! that every means should be adopted to diminish
the price of freight the Canadian waters, in con
| nection with the Atlantic tbat it is not advis-
| able to impose higher Sa,es on foreign merchsn-
disc imported via the United States, than im-
| posed when imported by the way Of The st. Law
rence and finally, that ii is desirable that the On
tire control OF tne navigation OF The st. Lawrence
| and other Canadian waters, should be transferred
ON the Imperial Parliament TO the. local Legsla
ture, on which subject 1t is proposed to address her
Majesty.
fbe policy of the government, in contra distiuo-
| tion to this as again explained by the Inspector
General on Thursday evening, is to impose higher
rate of tolls on American vessels passing through
| the Welland Canal, than on British; and to levy
| higher daties on articles imported through the
United States, than when br0ug ht in by the way of
| the st. LawIeuee.
! There have been some very exciting scenes exhi-
biied in the House during the last two or three
evenings. IL 0nsequence OF personal attacks maae
| or d. Rolb, one OF the me mbers OF the govern
ment who VAS deeply implicated in the rebellion IN
! Upper Caradt in 1885, and ~ho consequently had
to quit the province VIII III the Speaker did not feel
/
| have done
think it es,ren,yy Improper to place a person
who at cull's OF overt acts OF treason,
in the yoiiun OF responsible adviser of the repre-.
sentative OF ;he s0Ftr.ig0; but having received u
free and uuqualihyo pardon and having been chosen
as the repleseIt t3ilse OF lnerous cDnst .uency,
il s in extremely bad taste 10 revive the Tecollec-
tion Of events hat haG be- ter be buried in ob-
viol-partcularly wben this il done b. auy Of the
! party which was inssru mental in producing them
II the financial prospects OF Cana1a can bs inlu-
yppd hy n oh rtltEr Of |
fortunate that Mr. jackson Witnessed no more OF It's
proceedings than he did The petty aad contempti-
| BILE jealouses that prevail, nnd tho rigid survel-
lance tbatis exercised with reference TO the leading
| public men, must reduce the province in the esdma-
ten of all who are present during tue acrimonious
debates that continually taking place, and
which may be cor sioere0 as reflex of the senti-
ments OF the people generally.
There is some probability that the Legislature
will be prematuIely adjourned The cholera ap-
pears to be rather on the increase, although nothing
IL said the subject in the public journals; IL has
induced one Of the members to give notice of mo-
tien, which will probably be discussed too day, that
| the house adjourn for month; and the sudden
death OF Mr. Sorri another of it's members, yes,er-
day, and one OF the messengers, may induce tue
majority, notwithstanding the opp Jsition Of the
| government, to vote in the afirmstive, and the
furious fleets it may have on The community, and
| may aod, on the character or the members them
selves, as respects their moral courage. But hui
man nature is the same every where; asd should
another death occur, there will be regular STAN
pede.
The gentleman to whose decease have alluded,
was in his place on Thursday evening, apparently
WE'LL listening to all the turmoil and excitement Of
the session, and did not leave the House till after
nine o'clock. At five last evening, he was the
| inmate Of the grave and the scenes of life had
closed on him forever! Yesterday afternoon, before
the doors were opened, the House debated to the
course to be pursued, and ne tribute of respect for
the departed, adjsSrned Immediately after the doors
| were opened Under the circumstances, it was not
| n
ing thei funeral, but lam happy to say that the
members were, perhaps without any exception,
present.
tho 2lst ipst for the purpose of considering the
arrangement which the government has entered
| into with Mr Jackson, for constructing railroad
| from the confines of Maine to the boundary Of
Nova Scotia There appears to be in that province,
as well as in Canada, good deal Of sectional jea-
lousy, and | should not be surprised to learn that
the project will be rejected by the assembled wisdom
OF the country.
THREE O'CLOCK, Pm
After a protracted discussion, the House deter
mined, by vote of I'll to Is, not to adjourn for
any length Of time; and, as Monday is All Saints
Day, which is observed by the Roman Catholic
population, il will not meet till Tuesday. The mo-
tion Of adjournment, is the case with everything
here, was meant to subservs particular purpose,
and the object evidently was to procrsstinatc and TO
defer as long as possible any decision on the Trunk
Railway bill.
THE BLres FAMILY OF REHoBoTH A writer In
the Pawtucket Gazette communicates the following
ntere sting account the hundredth anniversary
Of one Of tha; long lived family Mrs Sarah Bliss,
Of Rehohoth, reached the age Of 100 years on the
18th ult. On her birtbdsy there was assembled
large company at the bouse Of her son, Cyrus
Bliss. Among them we're quite number Of her
"a desctndants- children, grand children, great
grandchildren, and great great grand children. So.
yerty. five Of her descendants are believed to be
now living. There we're present in the company 2l
persons 40 years of age and upwards, whose aggre-
nnf go panra--DAac0n AaahAl hliaa 81.