New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-05
CANADA.
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION

From Our Own CorIesI obdert
TORONTO, Wednesday, Aug 2, 1854.
The Parliamentary elections far from being CON
euded; but a sufficient number of returns have been
received TO make it certain that the Government Will
lie sustained in its appeal from the late House OF
Assembly 10 the people. There are only nine con-
sttuencies in Upper Canada to be heard from; and,
giving of these many to the Opposition as they have
any chance of carrying, the minority will have thirty
four supporters from Upper Canada out of the sixty
Eve Representatives for this section of the Province
in the new House: while from Lower Canada they
will have at least fifty supporters. This will make
the whole number of their supporters in the new
House, eghtyfour or majority among one hundred
and thirty members, OF fOrty-slx This, as near as
can be judged at present will be the complexion of
the new House.
But while the Opposition will be feeble in numbers,
it will be undeniably strong in ability. Nearly all
the leaders and able of the Tory party will have
seats in the new House. Among them Sir Allan
McNab, John A. Macdonald, at one time Solicitor
General; John Hillyard Cameron, once AttorneyGen-
eral; Wm Cayley, once Inspector General; besides
several others of considerable ability In this respect
the new House will differ from that recently dissolved;
for il contained fewer of talent on the Tory side
But the ability of the Opposition will not avail against
the unpopular political creed to which they are COM
mitted for they will waste their energies the advo
caey of unsound political principles and forfeit all title
TO support from the masses.
There are many features in the contest worthy OF
note as full of instruction for the future. what
strikes the careful observer d6 inc lupet ~
merkatle feature in the contest is the popu-
lar reputation Of mere demOgoguism. had
for time past been customary for large class
who sought popularity 10 denounce the Govern
nent. Opposition had come TO be regarded by GER
tain class as the highway 10 popular favor; aud the
more violent il was the greater the merit that was
supposed TO attach TO It, The consequence OF this
notion becoming prevalent that many candidates
who started on the Liberal interest, declared
against the Government in advance. The value
-. .hf n,.nlor
ity was thus put to the test; and the
result is that nearly every liberal candidate who
declared opponent of the Government has been defeat
eds while those OF the same party who were known u
be friendly to the Government, have nearly all beeI
elected the exceptions being generally in constituent
.es where the Tories form majority OF the population
The most striking instance OF this kiud is that mwhel
Liberal was started in opposition 10 the Inspector
General This gentlemen, holding the position of pre-
mer was naturally hetarget at which the Opposition
fred their heaviest shots during the last three years
The Opposition had battered themselves that they hac
effected the ruin Of his popularity; and the,
dared him to meet his old constituents threatening, ~
the consequence of his temerty, il he should be boiI
enough to do so, an ignomniouS defeat. He did &c
back 10 his old constituency Tory and Liberia
candidate were started against hm the Liberal bens
deemed the strongest man 10 be found resident far
mer who had held the highest municipal Office in The
County by the favor of the people. Mr. Mackenzie
backed up this person. whose name is Carroll, anC
went through the constituency 70 harangue The people
in his favor On this tour he attended al Mr.. Hnck
meetings in opposition to the Minister and in support
of Carroll After everything had been done that coulC
be done, the day OF election came and Carroll, wh(
was to have defeated the Inspector.Genera received
Just tceRtykrse votes out of nearly 200, Mr. Hnck
having majority over both opponents OF considerably
over 800, while Mr. Mackenzie himself was within NJ
ace of being defeated in his constituency his ma
jorty having sunk from something like 200 in 1851 tC
50. This il only fair sample OF several instances
The InspectOrGeneral is also returned for Reubrcn
constituency in which he set his foot by nearly
$50 majority the two candidates started ia OppO
sition to him.
The only reverse Of importance sustained by the
ministry is the defeat Of PostmssterGencra Cameron,
ia Hampton. He went there solely because Il was
the most difficult constituency IL al Upper Canada 60
carry, and with view Of pl..Gg plt very 4luJyiur
and may add d most unfgiu, 81 led clonen: q 'le
Government Mr. Brown. Rit tho ra,i'n,''r Get no
Scotch and the Ge--,-'-ri. 80 - fi' t'f"' .,,'