The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

placing it+lf 1t sha service Of selas,, intersstsf
Let the UBitec States take ca'e { policy witch
treaties aId-cf submissisn to tn dictates os las
nee. ~ u nos this policy which has raise Euro o
against Rnsje and which has sent tn the defence AZ
Il 6 OF emsn Enlie numerous aud vslaa, Asmiesl
Should tre United states uy to comlnt tive ssme
jniquity by sejzilg upon Cuna. do they suppose
that they will be lt Il enjoy tranquility the fut e
OF tttir cepedaiiors aud thai Europe, ocsunied in
rPJessiDg 'be attempts o. the Czsr. witt find no
mere fleets or armies TO compel them u re main
Just
Ii is ore thing to proclaim with clustering air
Il st they WI allocate to Themselves the totally of
ire New World; IL is aboher to reoder them
SELVES mat Of 1t. Pretensicn il IN excnotricsy
which is slmp7 iiiicuious. aud wDicn CO.
tails DO oIstquelces. The Emperors OF ChiaA
were In the habit OF publiships by sound OF
tuml ct, after their rspa~ts that other soys,eigas
might sit down to tabl.. Iris did not prevent the
later from dining wien IL CHASED them t. d 80;
but accomplishment offers NOR real diff ulsies. and
tire United States may ctpviuce Themselves that
without tie eorseIt Of tie maritime powers, Clbs
will not be to from the hands NJ Spain and t,ss II
they should take II, there VIII still be pss II d ges
do,mss (sic.) 10 compel them to make restitution.
Are tie journals o, Madrid well Informed when
they accuse the ambassador Of the United States q
having given encouragement to densgozuisa On
the day Of ire 18th " is impuratoa that Il Ia
imports mt to clear up; for should 1t prove true raat
the lepsse NATIVE Of the Union has violated the
laws OF nations. his official chsra ter will not pro-
fect bim against public indignation; AID the go
veinmtnt at y ashipgton, which he will have co0.
pi omise by Lis conduct, will HAYS no o'her atefns-
We than to disavow and recall MIN. or else tn take
TO itself The reprobaiion which Is has excited and
with it the hostility that It must produce.
Transition State OF Can .slIan Politics.
From the London Chronicle, sept -
The stability Of Canadian institutions Ia beisg sub
.ected to somewhat severe ordel The present
Colonial Parliament which commenced its session
hIee weeks ago, IL the dfst which has teea con.
tned stree the recent reform bill came into opera
len, and by that statute large ADDITION was made
Uthe lumber Of representatives returned by ths
more important constituencies. From this cb cum
var CO alone the introduction Of many new memosgs
tas necessarily followed, end Is it appears taat IN
tie electoral contests Of last simmer several OF
these WHO occnphd prominent places in the diffa.
rent section Of the old opposition failed to regaia
their seats 1t may be concluded that vey consiae.
rabe change has taken ace in the character Of the
seemed probable that the mi0isIy would DO able
to command sufficient majority; and tine ~
counts which reached this country showed that
the feeling OF the population vas in most dsstric.s
very decidedly in their favor. It was, however. as-
pretended by those who carefully cousidere thsas
pect Of Affairs, that the disorganzation OF the ep-
position, which was very evident, might In the 70
suls lead corresponding disunion ia tue ministerial
ranks. The oifaculty Of combining 10 an admins
tIaton politicians SO nveterately hostile to each
other as those who joined in tho faetous vote whh
terminated the last Parliament WAS toe obvious TO
escape observation 81 It was insgiced that iadivi
dual members, aware Of ths difficulty, would use Il
as prefext for INDUCING their own caprlcea ct
pleasure, confident that the government must retain
office because their places could not be upplicd In
word, i was anticipated that Mr.. Hacks would
not be able TO keep his men well together-a phrass
which, TO those acquainted with tae m, stsries
OF responsible government, requires No ex-
planation:. Sooner than could have beea ex-
pected, the event has proved The sound
Dess Of these calculations. Defeated on the
6FeakeIship, and an0sher questi N apparently Il
little Importance, except as indicating tho temper
H. H. H~l> - ~
and some progress Is stated to have been sde to.
wards the formation Of . new ministry. Whefher
Mr.. Hincks sdopts the policy, yeeuer pour miessx
sauter, or whether he contemplates permanent
able to say but should he have adopted the latter
determination We shall sincerely regret the loss sus
tanned BY the province With the progroes Of the
colony, the Improvement Of Its LEGISLATION, and the
Developments Of its resources, his name has for
many yeals been associated; and his recent visit to
our shores must bave afforded him gratifying
proof that on this side Of the Atlantic at all evens
be now resolve on folio wing the example Of Ciaslo-
naau in retiring. It is not impossible that he may
hereafter b called upon to initiate in another
point !. !. s,so the conduct This classic model
on individual meaaures adopted, postponed, or OPP
posed by the recent administration. Their general
policy has, We believe, been one Of conservative
iniculty, the5 have succeeded in steering Z safe
middle course. Who their Successors may be Wc
re rot yet informed, but conjecture points to the
"a British Canadian party. Though free from all
zee the government Of tho province, ct the present
crisis, handed over to men Of extreme opinions.
whatever these opinions may be. The reconstltu
ton Of the Legislative Council, the settlement Of
the Clergy Reserves, the reformation of the law Of
tenure, and the adjustment Of the tariff all demand
anxious confederation not only in the House bat in
the Cabinet; and the task Ct preparing sstsac4sy
measures on those various points il ono too cuui-
brous to Be safely trusted to inexperienced
hands There il happily little danger that the
old dominant party win ever again be able to cxer.
else TO the prejudice Of the colony at large the In
whom 1t b, or rather was. composed, may mo doubt
be again placed In Office but their principles Win
be left behind on the opposition benches. Sir Alan
S MShae himaeh-shosld he, a. appears not impro.
be cSmpeled, however reluctantly, to follow an
equally liberal course and to this disagreahle ne
cessity the temptation Of office, it, power and its
pion Of an obsolete policy. We need not 60 far ia
search Of parallel case, and we may hope that
In Canada a. In this country, political chiefs are
found willing 70 barter principle for place, their
Probably too they may be sue esded BY others pos
se.sing juster claims upon the confidence Of tho
It is to be regretted that .. this crisis, the colo
Governor General, who, for eight years. has admin
istered its affairs with 80 much ability aud success
Lord Egn was originally appointed Governor OF
Jamaica at the commencement Of Sir Robert Peols
last administration. aud greatly to the credit Of
Earl Grey he was rejected by that nobleman for the
arduous post which he has until the present time
retained. His services, therefore, give MIN an un.
questionable claim to be relieved but it might nave
been wished, for tho sake of the colony, that tue
wisdom and moderation which have conducted il in
safety through dangers which menaced the total snh-
version Of its institutions could, for little while
longer, have guided its course. England, however,
will be Il painer shOuld Lori Elrin.ha disp0scd tn
bestsw upon the imperial legislature the beneds OF
hat ample stt re Of knowledge which be must have
cquired during his Heightened absence from ooY
chores. The times arc, indeed, happily past when,
II we]lknown story msy be credited, Prime OF
The blood applied to Lord Chancellor. for nforms-
ion as TO the locality OF Australia, and was content
20 be told that II was Somewhere near Bot any Bay
Yet ignorance OF colonial affairs D. uDhappiy, the