New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-29
CANADA.
FrudsI Tenure In the Lower Province,

and lis Inhabitants depends much the sound notions
that are spread about their political and social eIs
,ence would have addressed YOU ere this bus relied
upon friend who had promised, bur has failed 70 do So
As ait is better late than never" now fulfil my first
intention.
You ii at the Canadian peasantry is yet the
be French peAssnry was before 49, for the stsyidy Of
IL s,or,arfous conservatism will lose mytime in dis
cussro it'll YOU ether in the general character fthe
esssutry of France there ever stupidity of sponan
cons Conservatism; but most emphaticaly deny that
since the cession of Canada 20 England the French in
babitsnts of Lover Canada were ever conservative, in
prpcpe or by inclination in the euda tenure of the land
Neither pere h untouched as you say, by the material
ticeI that haze, akeH piiee around them
And when YOU say thar the EsquimGur are not more
s,e,d bu AnsricGa ideas and american enterprise than
our peasats you speak permit me Ia say with AS much
know ledge OF the history OF our country as the Esq
nan, wnud do For among all the natI0naties of the
tue sections of Canada, will dispute with the
French Canadian the et Of his having struggled IN tho
f,t ranks and even shed his blood for political ameors
ors II Won are not cOnyerant with history there
arc certain things which the same ia every country
orJ HIGH you should not have overlooked IN speaking
at our social condition What could our people do more
than they did when ground down by tyIannca govern
men over which they had no control oyerghelmed and
IMPOVERISHED by the segnarlal dues, thes, corrtes
vrv Good law either for the spread of education, for
rho re,orm of rotten Institutions, or for internal improve
mem when passed in House of Assembly VAS checked
.no lost in legislature Council eh.sn by the Crown
en- the natgrsl enemy among our bitter enemies
The lid lands Of the Crown, which were, or should
have heen our unques nsble pstfimony, were system
tiCsy forbidden u.-he Crown reserylng them or the
- r;ayys,ion nj England, Scotland and Ireland, with the
ayow d in,enti,n # submerglDs US II You hnd noxso
sn, Canadians spread over ;he ~ es OF New fork Yer
n, nj Maine Illinois Wisconsin Michigan, Missouri and
Iousisns, v Is due 10 theI ioi@ eA'u'Vn "' '"o ""'
II ycn knew something Of long and srluous strug
giles Tor the smeoraion Of our political ana social con
etion YOU would have asserted that wa were unouoh
ID and Unaffected by American IDEAS For ii there has
bsfn ANYTHING done in the whole British Provinces Of
Americs to sssimlse condition to yours II has been
by US al very little, If anything by others
The 2s February 1884, the House OF Assembly OF Low
er Canada voted at division OF 50 sgsns, 21 the famous
% resolutions which recently called, At political
in pper CanaCa the Magma Chara OF the rights OF
the Cooniss Letus present few OF those resolutions and
YOU will sck noweege that we were not unaffected by your
a R.ored That bis dispatches the Secretary Of State Of a
Msy for II. Colonies a ! s, pa T,eI ss
ton. bs.hborns country that they could ooi upon win es
eg s,S I' he .sbe. II Hi Maes;J 10 which
Teus the States posses torn Of government
that the contrary mas ia The ibns State. s,roa.~r
srd affection for tn in..non, than s'e
eo ,.uton, their revision rear add hIed periods by mea.
the People 80 as 70 maze them correspond without
eir,d That the Committee Of Commons wa with correct no.
mi. aud Of the American Society
err. Inst .,ted there not 10 the CansdAs sro~ns
rs @ ,ba sopt more and more Alike Of the United States To
which one agents the country John Mel on answered
Institutions had much
.red IN the Two Csrsd. question PIT 70 the
a sfh ss sbspfs. the .oou.
much po,s The % II s 20. T and % tie asos Of s peopis
sole1ny deliberately answer fe- "~'T h'' "shee
'T 1hs, the Constitution the form of Which
oee red by the inifuiion Great Britain STATE
ey dhss o b es BY the ad n
d.yeed CONSTITUTIONS grantee BY ihe Nh. ana 'ns bs Paris
s beh and enlightened men hsve suon'ted the
could quote eight or ten other resolutions expressing
more explicitly II possible The desire OF ssslnlAns al our
Institutions 10 those # the United States
II there are yet IN the States any OF the Respectable vet
ersrs Who have vsged the Of Independence they will
understand better than the rest Of the actual generation
II hen Legislature. Colonial Legislature sends sush
rsotons 10 H. Sovereign there must have been, before
such explosion, long and painful either or
extra psrlam entsry struggles
A. to the Feuda Tenure tself you seem to think that
has been By affection that we have pressf'ed IOu are
uch mistaken on that point as you were upon our pre-
tfrdec ncererce political progress Long before me
cesson Of Canada to England, complaints were frequently
s6e 10 the French Imperial Goyernmsnt ABOUT tns Ten
ure end must say that notwithstanding tne wars ana
copyuers of France, have received more protscon
r. n her q. least tina, point than We ever had from
Il snd Consequent upon the complaints OF the Colonial
C.ssofTs the respective rights OF The seignl0r@s ana
C,r,tof-,s were laid down sod settled by 0yrt
decree sfI7l and 80 long the country under
,tc French dominion that decree VA never suffered t. De
violated
Anere csson the mass Of thepeope were looked upon
49,, Aock II .beep that every msn ia POKER could shear
h immunity Aknc Of formal or a, least tzci' conspiracy
wa ectero II 20 against the poor Csasat'ss ny tho men
iu government the - guiors and the Clergy The judges
G. he Ciyl Ccurts ware either military nen, ignorant OF
al lass or Segnors and other vampires VINO Ssre
,xeh.Dsifg their hcEor for money and places those
Iudgs were members u that OdigU- Legislative Council
have alluded TO- From that moment there Tas no check
70 the rncs shameful daily violation Of all laws lhs Cen
,frte we're slno-t replaces by the system OIL u7 hda7
Ages.
hv and Ucssefs SegDiofss IL Canada my oD.-nsd npe
raj ecsfacn upon tenure vthouttne kno"e1gs o'
The interested parties and N dehAhos OK our oooh1l AZ
snfrt that ccul. alone legslate OF the subject with
-ouoh lIo eJgeof the matter h. became the source
n ne y at violent and frequent bur unsuccessful com
rsr.s Il Jon refer to the s2d resolutions you vi" ma
h. ubiec manuy exposed refer yo1 ia particular 20
Is -s,s r7tb 18th 5gh 60th and cd resolutions VIA
gSi sa, besides administrative and jaaiesy sea,es
vheh have hae rsrcu. sneet ga VI No. , % i e y
o5t@i1 or Parliament Of ths Uaised Kin s-on y
~. OF us e lt1sng ia friendly estions 70 - - 49,
rsi 10 provincial gon, Of tie sane teDessS -.
t1oe Measures been obeBse nom ne Ps,
mat sEd espsey The A. e.9'ss With h.. ben 1,s51
.Ee5 By Al e. q sog a. rvTs..s ssa - ssis 81.
Hcre la not yet obtaasd sry nstou oil H. vs ~
province, RON any o,hef ~ repe.i of ~ "a "
49, - - the other resolutions on the subject YOu
a. 5 = ,bere vet remain in Canada some yesti2es
- 5s;, thew have not been preserved by the affection
- - a!,le In fact there IL no question which has
r;ss the public attention 50 long and 50 constantly
- much. Sir for the acton OF my counirymen IN the
81 Of their redemption
But even taking the fsudal tenure il H. you did not
treat the question and describe some Of is features with
more accuracy than you did nstOnAl inclnatonsf