New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12
CANADA.

In A dnES we >taA ic VI tue uiosa VI n EtuCtet
election The principal thing which it is to decide is
the .ecusrizston of the Clergy Reserves That is
indeed auost the sole issue presented by the Mnlstr!
70 the country. This distinct vote OF the consutu
epees is likely to dispose Of the question forever Tor
WLsrever else the contest may decide, however 'ne
result nav affect the Ministry, Il Is sure I" Ors 'H'o
the new Hous. of Assembly large majority 10 ia'or
Of secularization. little consideration oi 'ne Po
ienoy Of this question in the contest WI. 'ea'T 40
doubt on this point. Although there Is more or esS
division in the Liberal party. some beng Mnis'eIaiSS
ard Others Anti Mnistt aiss not candidate OF tnat
Varty vii attempt IL siaIt. unless il be well known tna'
IL is unwaveriug adyocse Of secularizatlon lf"e
looh "a the Tory party, find the great majority oi
them shy Of defending the siafas ono of the Reserves
IL TACT the whole party Is committed to change IN
the destination oi tie funds, and several of their
candidates in the hope of securing popular support
oueny declare for secularizstion. There msy indeed
ne strong reasons 20 doubt their sncery but their
hypocrisy is an homage paid to the strength OF secua
zation opinion At party caucus in Quebec the
Tories resolved 10 leave secusrzaton an open ques
tion: nos TO require opposition TO II on behalf OF their
candidates and not read them ont OF the part! If
thew declared for secularzation. Whatever IN other
respects be the complexion OF the new House every
body admits that il will contain large majority from
Upper Canada in tsvor OF secuiarzal,on' suu 'ne,e y
no reason 70 doubt that the Lower Canada members
will 90 with the majority in this section oi the
Province on question that peculiarly concerns Upper
Canada.
Individual members of the Ministry likely to
secure their election although some Of them Will en-
counter the determined opposition ON the part oi
the Coalition by which they were defeated IN the
House Ii was II coalition Of eNtremes-of Tories
snd Clear-Grts. they are called-a term
used here 10 signify an uina species OF kadi-
cal-neiiher party being strong enough IN itsei
10 form Government aud each hating the other
with cordial hatred. As to the possibility OF their
combining 10 carry on the Government, or for any
other PURPOSE than opposition. it is entirely out
of the question Their respective views are as wide
asunde as the poles and they have no earthly power
except 10 obsruct the Government in the hands OF the
only party powerful enough to carry 1t on Should the
Coalition last for opposition purposes II is probable
that these two extremes may have the power 10 rem
der all government impossibe and that, believe, Is
the object of some OF them. Lower Canada, however,
is omitted it will oppose to the Coalition phalanx
which, united TO the Upper Canada majority, IL VIII
be most difficult to break.
In Lower Canada, what used 10 be vaunted as the
French Canadian Republican party are not likely to
cut any very conspicuous figure in this contest Out
Of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal they have not
particle of influence; and there their weight is
that of the straw which breaks the cameFs back AS
a separate party they are literally nothing.
The party organized IN the first instance Tor an
individual purpOse-O place Louis Joseph Papineau at
the head OF the Cabinet, position then occupied by
Mr. Laontane: but in this they failed so slgnaly that
the attempt has now been abandoned. AT this cleo
ton they will hardly be felt as separate party 81 all
Indeed they do not show the SAME ulspOsitOn to so
late themselves from the rest OF their countymen that
thew formerly did. BY their strength they could
not return solitary candidate OF their party TO Par
lament: and they to have any representatives ~
all i'm the next Parliament, they will consist oi men
who had some other quality than the roHge 10 recon-
mend them to the acceptance OF their countrynen IN
general Mr.. Papneau retlres from public lie, which
he entered in 1863. During the last year his mind has
been chiefly devoted to the contemplation OF religious
subjects and he has become enaInored oil the charns
H.. 10 rod in
which he declares his preference to the turmoil po-
tcs When the chief Of the republican party retires
ntoipriyate life, it is not reasonable to suppose that
the party itself will obtain any decided electoral VIC
tory.
The chief point on which the recent prOrogation and
dissolution of Parliament having elected discussion is,
whether the Ministry the Opposition be responsible
for the omission OF Parliament to pass measure Tor
bringing into operation during this election the act eS-
tending the parliamentary franchise to large number
Of pers,n. who never before had the legal right to
ercise IT, The extended franchise act was measure
Of the previous session; but owing to ts beng con-
nected with new system for the registration OF votes
and provision for taking the registration irOm the
names entered the assessment rolls the sc' was not
Ia come into operation till after the ls January i-oo
When il was found that it would be necessary to hold
general election previous to that period the Govern
ment resolved to introduce to Parliament
bill for dispensing with the assessment lists
machinery and making the extended tran
chise act available at the general election.
This measure was Of the few announced In the
sreech from the thrOne but the defeat of the Ministry
necessarily putting n stop to all legislation 1t fell to the
ground with the rest When the House met to be pro-
ro.ued. Sir Allan McNab, leader of the Tory Opposi-
ton declared his readiness to assist in bringing the
extended franchise act into operation for the purpose
of the general electiOn and his friends contend that
the Government is by declining that offer, responsible
for deprying the newly yelected electors OF their right
To vote On the other hand it is argued that either
the leader of the Tories not sincere in making that
offer: that he did not intend to do what he promised
or that in making the offer he nlerrentialy admitted
that his party in combining with their oppostes to de-
feat the Government were wrong because by doing
they placed the Cabinet in position which, according
10 Al, constitutional practice rendered further legsa
ton impossible until appeal 10 the people had
been made So far this latter argument has not been
met By satisfactory reply
The proposal of Lord Ellenborough in the House OF
Lords 10 nut the Imperial Government in cOnmunlca-
ton with the British American Provinces TO treat with
them on the subject of cutting their connection with
England has not met favorable response here. The
grounds of the noble Lords proposal not such as
ind favor in the eyes of the coloniss: they do not be-
eye that the concessions of liberty them have in any
way tended to weaken the connection. They hold n-
deed exactly the contrary doctrne that the refusal 10
concede rights 10 the coOnsts formerly the most
powerful cause of alienation between them ard the
mother country and that the contrary policy since it
has been adopted has produced precisely the opposite
effects. To the doctrine Of Lord Brougham that when
the connection no longer mutually beneficial the sep
men subscribe.