New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-30

On Wednesday hight the frat anniversary meeting
of the Anti Slavery Association OF Canada was he
In st. Lawrence Hall. There was large attend
ance of both sexes present, and several effective
speeches were made. Among the objects OF this
Association is the ministerng to the nseessftes Of
destitute fugitives who seek our shores The funds
collected during the year, however, were very In.
considerable, being less than three hundred and
thirty dollars. This does not include subscriptions
OF clothes and money collected BY the ladies and OF
Of the Association states the number Of refugees
who have entered Canada during the last two
years at between I'VE and six thousand, and the
whole number Of coorsd persons In Canada 10 ssti-
mated at thirty thousand. The Association 10 op'
posed to African colonization, and refuses its couA
tsnanee to the scheme of emigration to the West
Indies, IN both cases think without reason for II
any good il TO come out OF American slavey-and
good tees sometimes GENE out Of svil--it will Do
BY the negroes carrying back to their own county
the civilization Of the United States; and a. be
tween the two places the British West Indies must
be much better homo for the negro than Canada
The Association 10 IN communication with the Brit
lsh arc Foreign AntlSlsvery Society, and the Amer
lean Anti Slavery Society. The following reso IL
tohs were adopted at the meeting:
Rtsolred That whe deplore the csninued existence
Of slavery In the world and especial the United sta &c
apsen net merely sinful In tself but the caase OF na
marcus ems pos cal social commercial and rehseus, .e
jlce any favorable symptoms that promise Its aboh-
ton al d utter extinction
bacAslay arc cir associates and suscsssos have ~
confidence in the AmsseaH Society founded
woi enemies OF Freedom and the slave. whose welfare
hey prseld TO be sHrsus to promote By expaTiauon
Lihe,ia.
Ressksd. That while we would gratefully record our
thanks u those csgymsn and others the Uaitsd stes
Slave Law, dep the Indifference Of sone aad tue
rhngh eous Appreciation Of othss whose duty sn-
Who REPRESENT It as shed for cruelty mi Ssiies
Resolrsd That as Br tsh subjects and enjoying the
ably situated or ahortins shelter aud protection to the
poor pe'scaisd American. lying from the grasp Of his
Rtsolped Thai highly spprec ate the self denying la
nrs OF The ne nbsis 81 the Lsas, Association for the
pest THANKS for he scsRt coopsraasn in the WORK o
psI,shtsiepy and love
next session OF the Legs allure a sll to render the
Legislative Council elective. The members are
now appointed y the Gro Wn-that is the Provincial
mlbistTy OF the cay, and hold their seats for life
The great difficulty ia the days when the Province
was Iuled by an Ohgarchy, was that there was no
harmony between the two houses of Legislature all
popular measures pasted by the Assembly were re-
lecsed by The Legislative Council bli la..eriv har
mony been insured by successive creations ot
rev members on each accession Of the two opoo-
sing poscal parties to power. Tnete are various
opinions az 10 how an elective upper chamber would
WORK under ,he moDsrchsi system. On the one land
IT'S conteEded that should the popular elections
by different constituencies, and at different tunes
produce two entsgonistic chambers, all govern
meht would become impossible, seeing tina. &c
mihistry can hold power unless it can secure
majority in both houses. The advocates OF
an elective upper Chamber do not deny this posi-.
sson, but rely mainly ON The probability OF agree
msnt between the tso bodies, both Of which are
elected BY the people. There viii probably be some
eecuriary qualification required OF candidates fol-
seats IN the Senate but have reason to believe thai
II vii te Uncomfortable. Whether the existins
Legislative Council can be brought 70 vote is en-
extinction, 10 a question that time alone can decide
There Is good deal Of quiet talk here in favor o,
the Maine Liquor Law. It's advocates however
are rather working than talking loudly They ara
quietly gstrg up PETITIONS TO the Iey,<stuva in IA
vor OF the Adoption Of the ls~. But public discus.
eion Is about to be invited The advocates of the
Maine Law in this city are about to present a Ieoui
sitlos to the Mayor, calling on him to convene
pnollc meeting for the purpose o. discussing ths
question Il viii probably take place in about a
month
YESTERDAY there vas zig n run on the CITY Bank OF
Montreal. The Institution, although the weahess IN
the Provirc e, 10, think perfectly solvent NOS WITH
standing the heavy losses il has sustained. lie