The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-18

vince entrusted 70 his carr safely through difficulties
and oar geu which have threatened sometimes
hon internal GisseasoD, sometimes from foreiga AZ
greesiorand he row rellnquisbes his arduous datss
10 the u enjoy ment u the popularity justly earned
by his merits. In the eloquent address delivered
70 The inhEbanfs Of Kingston In TIE course Of his
recent tour, two rasops are assigned fog the
step which has Cccasioned such deep aad
general regret In the first place, the G5veracr.
Cereal, Influenced to q considerable extent By
observations made during his recent visit to- Bag
Land, appreberds that be may b. Of more service to
Canada BY returning 10 tbs country than ha Can b
by remaining In his present position; and In the
second place. he has arrived At the conclusion that
IN the coicpy over which be preside there are fen
factious inhabitants with whom the reooe tion Of
ancient disse nsons survive 20 extent which may,
in some degree, impede the success Of his Efforts for.
the common good. The first Of these reasons may
mother country, but Its justice cannot be de-
MED. We know not that there is in either
of the houses Of Parliament, competent repre-.
sentative OF the g and interests Of any Of our
colonial possessions Nor 10 this to be wondered e.
for there are few whom ability and circumstances
have combined to qualify for such an Office. From
mercantile men, an accurate viswsf questions i'm.
mediately affecting themselves i all that can rea
s0nab]y be exl ected professional politicians have
not at their command the leisure necessary for per-
soIa investigation and - to those who have them
selves acquired experience In colonial admiuistrar
lion, the instances are extremely rare 10 which,
after thedr return they make their kn0 Wedge avail
able for the public service. The last melsioAe4
fact ID sufficiently explained by the circumstance
shaGunder system now, as we hope, forever
gaIded a. 90 many hospitals for decayed veterans,
and governors salary was looked upon ~ good
service pension. Lord Grey, by adopting sounder
,ue- bestowing the most valuable prize as the
disposal OF the colonial Office on political sntago-
mist, whose fame had been earned by ability dis
played in secondtng the amendment which elected
the wig patty from Office in 1S4l-eatitIed him.
self TO no small credit, and justly CITES in his work
ednees and ssgacity.
If there are to be found in Canada itself indi.
viGuals who have looked forward With pleasure to
the retirement OF Lord Esin, we can only soy that.
forming, as they certainly do, . very insignidcant
minority, they have not been able to make their dis
satisfaction perceptble on this side Of the Atlant c.
Accepting however, % We are bound to DO, the tss
that there persons rational in all other respects
and prudent in their dealings, who labor neverthe-
less, uncer species Of moDomania, which consists
in the belief that all the suferings which they en-
dure, or imagine they endure and all the dissp-
pointments which they meet with In this unoertain
world attributable to the presence Of Lord Elgin
in Cerada." We have at home examples Of mental
alteration 60 closely parallel that we have little
difficulty in crediting the asse stion; and il it were
possible that the insanity Of the few could be cured
without injury to the interests Of the many, We
could almost wish that q governor Of different
character from Sir Edmund Head were likely to sac
coed to the administration of the Province.
In the mssterly speech to which we are adver
ing, Lord Eein lakes brief Eevie of the leading
events which have occurred during his administra-
ton. At one period, civil war appeared to be um;-
tie mother country was apprehended, and symoa-
thisers from the United states were at al times
fully prepared 70 turn either coniir gency their
advantage. Through these perils the colony has
passed in safety, be ause tsboth EGG and and
America have learned to respect q people enjoying
free institutions, ami knowing h,w rghaully to use
them" The lmpt rial Parliament, by, placing the
Clergy Reserves at the disposal Of the provincial
Legislature, sn6 by ertrustiDK tbs same boty with
the Reconstruction OF the colonial constitution has
evince6 its confidence that the power which has
been given will not be misemploJed; and to the re-
suits produced by Lord Elgin's administration this
coneerce ia principally to be attributed. Nor has
the material progress Of the province been eas satE
factory The public revenue, which in lS46 amount
sources have been developed It's trade has IT,
creased with rapidity to which, EXCEPT in the
Australian States, no parallel cum be found. It
is moreover, to be ex 'ected that the Rsoi.
procity treaty recently concluded with tho
United States will before many years hare psssei,
augment, to extent which cannot ct present
be estimated, the commercial prosperity already 90
pre- eminent. II is rot surprising that Lord Egin,
In quitting the scene OF biz labors and his tru pha,
should cast q longing lingering look behind, and
anticipate the possible arrival Of period at which
he may again assume the daties which he has
we'll discharged. Should this hope be realized.
however, it will scarcely he possible for second
administration to equal In utility tnat which is
approaching its close. We have already aivertea
70 the practical lesson which is to be drawn from
the success Il Lord Grey's nomination. It cannot
be hoped that In s cases. abilities eq lal 10 those Of
Lord Elein will be placed at the disposA Of miois-
ters; but strcng en- cOu agement is held out to th3
appointment Of these who have distinguished them
selves in the vocation most analogous to that Of
colonial administrators. II may often happen that
able men are obtained from other profs ssons but
experience derived from political employ ment Of
home must necessarily he the best qualities tion for
similar duties in distant colonies. The salaries are
unfortunately, for the most part fixed at too Law
scale to attract the mcst distinguished talent; but
where, a. in the case before us, the remuneration
Ia adequate administrative ability Of the highest
order may safely be made indispensable requisite
With each year. and with each extension OF respon-
sible government, the importance Of this test win
Increase; and, In justice to the mother country -
well a. to the colonies it must not be- disyegarded.
The Commercial Importance OF the 81. Law.