New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-30
CANADA.



TORONTO, Wednesday, Dec. 81, 1854
When Parliament is not 10 session, Qaebec be-
teoxs about the dulest place in creation. No won
Gar The members Of the Legislature were 20 anxious
n escape 10 their homes. Lord Elg'n hss gone OIL
vi,b Aying colors. The veledictory address Of the
Legislature is an oblivion Of past acrimonies II was
moved by Sir Allan McNab, who, in lsf9, wac the
leader Of the Opposition to Lord Elgn's admins'ra-
ton The opposition which the address encountered
n The Leesl..iye Assembly was about the most
harmless that could have been started Being con-
Aned almost entirely 10 portion OF the R0hges, u
vas construed into an annexation ieeiingi c2ming
pripepalIy from Montreal, it was regarded ~ local
And In either aspect it toerably harmless 80 far
~ Lord Elgn was concerned. In the Legislative
CsuIcI, too, it wa Mr.. De Boucherviile WHO was
lsft 10 slori3us minority Of one In the DIVISION.
or the new Governor General, NOT men lskaown.
Hs case will do something 10 assist in ans Feis 1ne
Glakspereisn ipquiry-"W5a's ia name = az
present however this ia just what people are asking
10 respect to Sir Edmund Head; and without under
taking TO say what is in this name IL is clear that s
surrounded with an atmosphere Of public pref lice
more or lees dense. suspect SIR Edmund has beea
pretty well schooled in bis duties by Lord Eigin,
whore guest be was az Spencer Wood, TIL the latter
resigned the reins of Office Whatever other opinioa
may be formed Of the new Governor General, every
body is impressed with the idea tia. Lord Esn is far
his superior There Is also notion that he possesses
IN unusual amount Of doggedness aud will be likely
70 try to enforce his own opinions-a thing which,
according to the testimony of the ex Premier Lord
Elgin di not do TO any great extent. But this popu-
hT estimate of Sir Edmund, may turn out TO DC a
mistaken one.
As stated at the time, Lord Elgiu only came back
10 see the end OF those eternal aud feudai
tenure questions. He succeeded. The renures Adolf.
ton bill ultimately passsd in shape much better
Man that in which it vas introduced 1t provides for
the extinction OF every vestgc Of feudaity aod that
the most oppressive features Of the system shall be
fret extDguishe6. Let these tenures once be con.
veIted into free tenure, and greater mixture Of
races than hitherto taken place Will result; ber
cause the English population will 20 longer he repuls-
cd from large portion Of Lower Canada by tenure
which they have ever regarded as int )leraole.
The restoration TO their former position Of honor
and trutt uDder the Crown Of all persons wbo signed
the am Ration manifesto, is intended to calm any Bit
terness which that act Of deprivation might have or
easioned well as TO be regarded as declaration oil
coDfderce in the returned loyalty OF toe gentlemen
thus restored to their former status IL Is hot al al
certain however that the majority OF the persons
Mus restored have expressed condition for the act,
or recanted the opinions which they then enbra ed.
On the contrary. many Of them have taken occasion
20 reterate their foruer opinions on the subject OF 40.
nexation and to make merit of their consistency. II
b tue that Mr.. Gait, who wrote the annexation reply
10 the dispatch of Earl Grey did, on the cason OF
voting $40, 900 sterling to the widows and orphans
of those who fell in the allied armies at the Alma
take occasion TO vndicae the kind Of loyalty which
he may be supposed to possess; but it was only the
loyalty Of an unrepentant Annexatonist and did
not pretend TO be anything more. There Is
now open movement in the country
10 favor of annexation. Those whose Opioions
lead them in that direction say little the subject
publicly nothing. The Rouges may, suppose, be
regarded as ADnexationists; but they abstain from
obtrudpg their opinions on the public Ii they are
AnnexatioDiss, they are in the position of parry
holding opI ions which they do not TO put for
ward; but never, at any time, were there so many
Republicans by conviction in the Legislature if they
are Republicans. My own opinion is, that this party
aims at Office under the present state of things and
the present restoration will enable them, if they de-
sire it, to throw aside any Republican ideas they
might be supposed TO possess. Whether they will
embrace the opportunity remains TO be Ii must
have required something Of an effort the part Of
the Executive, to resolve, upon the restoration of tue
parties deprived 10 lei9 after the opposition offered
by of these parties to the valedictory address
OF the Legislature to Lord Elgin.