The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-10
Our Canadian Correspondence.

MEETING at Toronto-Aati- Slavery Netting
Factions Do'ngs-- Maine Liquor Lap IN Cana
da--Sente,lce Of Death on Mtadee--Nec
BrunsW,ck--Nora Scotia, &c.
1t is amusing to what straws drowning mon
will grasp at, and what bursts of exultation tho
faintest ray Of hope cxcites in their minds Your
English correspondents have placed you in posses
sion Of such full accounts Of the position and pros
poets Of the Derby party, that | need not refer
to the letter wrote you when the telegraph an
nounced their accession to power. You had, in
fact forestalled me in the prediction that their
tenure OF office would be Short and their party
measurcs-if indeed they vshtured TO risk an
couchement of any-would be weak, puny, and
short lived One would imagine that this fact
was SO obvious that TO man who takes the usual
means Of procuring Information could doubt 1t for
m instant. There Is party III Canada, however,
who matters through medium Of their own,
and being endowed with powerful imagination,
perpetualiy giving to the world the most as
founding revelations. and the most wonderful pro-
phccies--tho accomplishment OF the latter, need
hardly say. being invariably postponed to an indei
,ite period. What their object is, or whether
they have IN object at all. IS perhaps, not worth
my While 10 inquire: but may, CT PEASANT, amusc
your readers with brief sketch OF their doings
anent Lord Derby's advent.
This party. then--being generated by Mr.. Henry
Sherwood. of Toronto. Mr.. Caylcy. Mr.. Gowan, Mr..
Ridout, and others whose patronymlcs are even more
obscure--decided, lew days ago. that Lord DeIbys
lalterirg avowal Of his fears that he never would
be able to restore protection, were in = great
measure occesioned by the uncertainty which pre-
vailed IN his mind respecting Tho sentiments Of the
people of foronto on the question of free trade.
queer discovery, you will, perhaps, think, when
you recollect that the people Of Toronto for
may declared their acgucsccnce in the principles
/ OF free trade some time ago, and that these very
gentlemen, Mcssrs. Sherwood, Caycy. &c., have sch
4 their names to fifty memorials at least, praying
| Tor return to protection. But we must not stop
! AZ tribes. meeting was called--not public one.
| but a meeting Of ,he friends Of proteciion-thc
4 Orange loages summoned 10 attendance
"b'hovsf were invicd--and The usual mob orators
were in high feather. Mr. Sherwood said he felt
like kalirc. and would not DC surprised TO fad lis
fellow citizens following the example OF that highly
respectable tribe. and declaring waragains Britain.
il Lord Derby did not restore protection. He was
no seri--not he; he was free born Englishman,
&c, tremendous applausc,) and demanded his
rights, which he Was ready to enforce. &c., &c.
The speaker, hgyin. by this time wrought himself
and his audience Up to a iiighiul pitch of excite
mont and yalor. moved resolution. more in the
shape Of short essay treatise than thing else,
about two columns long the piirport OF which
that Britain ought 10 remit The one shilling duty
per quarter on Canadian wheat. Now. this shilling
Is not actually duty raised for purposes of revenue,
but u tax 10 cover some expenses attended with the
importation. MIR. Sherwoods modest request.
Therefore. simply amounted to begging petition.
praying that Britain would make Canada present
q one shilling sterling on every quarter Of wheat ex-
ported from hence. Mr. Cayley and Mr. Ridont
ana cool aigWnent but the Oraugemen had not
gone there to listen 70 dry figures. and the bhoys
were deaf TO political economy: the speaker
comuclled 10 resort 10 :. the iiag na had hiayed.N
&c.. and 6 England. with alt thy tsrlts, &c. which
took amazingly. br. GoNan. the Orange leader.
thcn mounted The llatlulm. AMI wound up the pro-
cccdiigs with al appeal 70 the religious feelings
ot his hcaleis and eulogy of William Of
Gianet. which ua~ exceedingly aliopos and con-
Nncir~.
TIT product ii iii. rckmc!,ian assembly-;n al
drts, a Her Mri"s,y--is 10 he duly forwarded to
Downing street: ana Mn. sherwood saws he feels AZ
.ui, that u viii materially influence Earl Derhys
policy. Ihis i. perhaps. the last You VIII hear of
tie party IN Canada wno seek 10 thrive by aims
From ~, mother country.
While am on tie shores Of Lake Ontario. ! may
is well say something OF the anfi-sayery meeting
which has Just been held ia Toronto, incsercearly
understood What the object Ut The AntiSlavery vs.
ISOLATION waS--whcthcr ii assenbla &c Of un-
fortunate husbands who were III the habit Of
meeting together ior fhe purpose Of talking abOnt
their own domestic slavery. o. whether it was
harmless debating >occtv which mad play
fully assumed the title ol q iayorite theme Tor
Youthful eloqucncc. TN looking 1T the report
81 the proceedings. ! inclined to entertain
more favorable ol,iou. and to consider them ~
body Of ardent .tatsticians WHO are DESTROYS of
preparing materials for the future historian OF the
negro race. Thus they tell us that from 5000 10
$500 fugitive slaves have arrived in Canada during
the last two wears: and dat the whole number oi
negroes ~ the Isovince amounts 70 3u.WN. which Il
!
have. bv unelnittins cxeition. collected sum OF
al l5s 81. currency, ts}21 IJ) which they pur-
pose distributing among the aiorcsaidJ.Gh0 or 900
black brethren. Lucky niggers! 0f course, twas
necessary to keep ~ the Joke about IL being an
t-slascry meeting: . they entered on the minutes
folmal protest against slavery IN the United
States. which, out u compassion for the Southern
states, do not send you One ot the speakers
mentioned he fact that Powers Greek slave had
been taken To New Orleans. and connected il
what ingenously with the hearnending degradation
ofthst unhappy city. Bur forbear.
Tic prevailing epidemic in Lower Canada seems
t. lie the Maine Liquor law. il being presumed that
come infected person from New York has been al
lowed to enter the province without quarantine
Nh Cameron the President of the Council, who has
long held strong opinions on te.totalsn. IS s9ld -
be previously attacked: and other IN public
stations have shown symptoms Of the distcmper. u
was godsend L. the newspaper editors. VINO have
written some very conclusive and striking articles
on the subject proving conchsivcly that liberty i
bad thing and that happiness can only he attained
w perfect state Of bondage. Meanwhile. the tem-
l@rance societies have struck vein by advertising
the trial Of alcohol by jury. 4 mock court
il state, with Nheery chief Justice. and very
nodes attorney general. who looked terribly scared
when the counsel tor the prosecution rose TO cross
examine. The culprit was hottle of brandy, which
sentenced to perpetual seclusion IN apothecaries
shops This has taken prodigiously with some peo-
pic. You may expect the excitement to subsids
when the spring thaw take place.
A sentence to death-sn unusual thing IN Canada
was rendered ut the criminal term IN Montreal. by
Mr. Justice Aylwin. on Andrew Marville, for the
murder Of his wife. The crime was committed under
circumstances OF peculiar atrocty. and though the
jury recommended the prisoner 10 mercy. the Judge
PERSISTED in the Nntence, and forbade the prisoner
70 entertain hopes Of communication OF his sentence.
] feel pretty sure. however. that he will not be
hanged. Capital punishment is obsolete in Canada.
and return to the old system Of hanging would
create universal indignation aud disgust.
The ministers are all absent from town. with the
..f ts,1 A.astx har