New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-24
CANADA.
American Intluence-Free schoo's-hossssn
RaiIways-An Imposter.


Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune.
TORONTO, Friday, Jan. 10, 1854
An interesting chapter might be written
OIL the influence OF American example orshe destin
of British Moth America. We are gradually adopt
ng your laws, If not the fundamental principles Of
yox Government. remarkable instance OF this
truth IL tho Free school Law. England, WHICH We
are accustomed 10 style the mother country, has no
national system of education. In this respect abe 10
far behind her younger daughter, Canada. Many
SSf ss!e ssnoo sys.s "a
% hsT sohs Ss syssSssD een ioSs in
operation in the State OF New-YoTk before the eyes
OF our people are aDxousy turned toward It's work
ing IL is IN The option OF School Trustees, elected
By The people, to aGopt the Free School system or
not they shall Judge proper. The result the
election OF School Trustees Is beg ming TO 20 male
the means of deciding the question OF I" Free
Schools" or no " Free Schools La thus city, tho
thing has just been tested and the advocates Of
Free Schools have carried everything before
them. So 1t is In many other places Here
few Gays before the election OF School Trustees,
an indignation meeting Was got up by 10 n OF that
class OF close hsied old fOges, ~hp. having no child
ren OF their own, have an uDspe akaDie h)TOf oil
b. ing taxed for the support OF Free schools Loud
the boasts of these indignation gentlemen that
the Free solCOl system was ABOUT 10 be blown 10
atoms, hlGeouS were the features In which they
depicted that benIgnant system loud we're the ap-
peals To the bTeeches pockets OF the tax payorsto
rse IN their might aud avert the threatened calsm
ty Of continued tax Of five coppers about hge
cepts) IN the pound UOur doilaIs) demanded
by the Trustees tor the support OF Free schools
The largest room In tho city was hired for the oc-
casion ard 10 give the thing dignity, the mayor was
called to the chair. One OF the gentlemen VINO nad
been chiefly Instrumental IN getting up the indigna-
ton meeting, essayed To cry do"n the systemo i
Free Schools and will II be believed, he proDounc-
ed the Free School system OF MasSacnnsetts lail-
ure and attempted 10 support his position ~ gar
bltd extracts from the reports OF MI Horace Mann.
But the thing was laughed TO soon anu wnehwe
cane 10 hear the other side OF the question: the In
dienation gentlemen looked woe beg0ne IN tho eh-
ueme. When II came 10 division, tnerc were
found not more than one Gozen opponents OF s.Se
Schools out OF large public meeting. AS aiieaay
stated the election OF Trustees had precisely Inc
same result. The Supe rintendent oil Eouc Atom wa
at the public meeting, and made powSfIui appear
IN behalf Of Free Schools SO We go on, copying
American laws and institutions plecemeal; aLd
nav easily be fOreseen what elect The exanpe OF
the United States may have on these Brush ffo'-
inces. ...
Asin the United States Kossuth 10 here extensive
ly popular II We except the Roman Catholic poPa'
lalion, there is no second opinion or Ieenpg fose
IDg him. High TOryIsm can tolerate niin' pi' w.
Roman Catholic journals have nothing but ephhe's
for his name and cause ,.,...a f.x
hrty tuns OF car wheels and axe'trees Inc con-
papy has expended altogether 1921 54 hyetw
olber items o. railway inlelleence la@eIased Co
snd ~ liz onnosi,s Moyreal and viii oe opened
I, rthylb The ceremony Of breaking ground ON
the Richmond Railway took place At Vdeoec aIew
days ago III presence Of the meGbers OF the Caohes'
TEN Of Municipal Government Ia the wofh twas
fist recommended by Lord Durham, ana carries
with effect by Lord Lydenham, though II mas SUISSE
o,'rntly undergone several improvements lee iou-
niciDal elections for Upper Canada are Juss over
Poitcs DO not generally enter much into Ihese oGs
contests though there are tome exceptions 70 mis
nile One gsa. good which must result from ths
ooeratoD OF these IL stutions rs that they tesch tne
people the duties as we'll as the rights OF
nett Let Free schools and Municipal GoyefnmenI
20 hand in hand aud the time is not Tar olstan rn
10 man wall be able 70 caIoie the people OF OpPs.
Csn4oa, or 70 withhold from them any hsh' "-
t.ey ere fairly entitled 10 demand ,.,.
think | cid not state IN any OF my pfesiou,s a..
ter ina, Dr. Naphegyl, VINO gave himsen ost
ex Secretary Of kossutn, has been proven W n.cs
be,p nothing ~ tie kind. The disclosure nas -
BIZ Kossuth himself, III reply TO qlcsA,a tb,s
/ dressed 10 hun By geItiem Iesi."s, "a state
CIV Kosluth iuftrucIed bis seciesag M,
a., he does no. know such pe,sa 90, he
/ Csbor NsDhesyi. Al The piese", 80. never
a.. zone 10 The United > s'ss' pIana,sb IN the
20 ,stnrn bot lattery he nad oeen Us s 80 :.
| s.,,isas ~ Parjs, Canada west sbeIe no ,
meg ..i OF uanisee, and. he says was acceps..
hrroh i, is denied on the o,hef sioe-1o the oa.sn
" sT,rh eenileman there but sue was ofousI1.g
20 ToyoBio TO be out OF his reach ana remain tm
~ ~, ne has borrowed sundry sums oil money "a.
scoI.natnred and unsuspectlDg persons neie, m.na.
,be ureterse that he intended - prosecu's s a. al
,-c.nTe OF beet sugar q. Pans village v ~. sent
iscsd that the samples OF sugar when pe,sioe but
! tsToush the country for beet sugar arc
/ common Muscayeco: ,v cold C.
! me winter so far has been 'sV