The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-31

Vi cfllchm WAS wasted upon TIE DETAILS OF too 0f0ft
enactment which last year r~crived the sanction OF
the Legislative Assembly. We observed In Our
former iemai As upon the sdbje that the objections
raised against that scheme, neither well or III
founded, were az ali event Premature, az II was
impossible to say 10 ~ha, extent its obnoxious
features might be modi6ra by one or other Of the
provincial Chambers before The measure could be
finally settled and sent T. il country for ratiaca-
IRON. The latest in elhirnc. rom the ,lOny ahOws
that We were nat lm'stsk.n III this opinion. A
minister ial crisis has led Ia dissolution Of the
Colonial Pan hamtnt, and, uni-r the provisions Of
recent tn. next LegIsla i've Assembly will con-
gst OF l3O members, iLse d of 81, which has
b thu RIO been its s'atnrbl. onmber. 1t Is at pre-
sent quite uncertain wbicL 81 the various parties
exiting in the colony will r. tine greatest add
ton Of strength; aid the rtrit Of the approaching
elections will, vi cOurse, M ,nl, determine Ia what
manner the Canadian Legislature wul exercise the
powers given by tie measure now before Parlisr
melt. We also refer I" he adequacy Of the Leg
islanvc Council ~ cheek ul,,n the Lower House.
and IN This point also our VI VS. are confirmed BY
passing events. Ample soc accounts which
Lave reached NJ Of the re s"t proceedings we hear
hot syllable Vt the course taken, or likely 10 be
taken, by the Council. W. cad Ut no attempt on
III pal OF that body either import TO 0verrule
the decision Of che Low Oh nbpr; and IL is evident
that neither tie concurrence nor The opposition OF
The nominee Houee can txc,ise any appr .ciablo In
Huepce over colonial parties AID opioi.,na.
Lord Elgin has been Cove o,r General OF Oanada
for seven years, and for almost as long period
Mr.. Hincks, the present head Of the administra
ton, has keid prominent lssisiOn IN the cabinet.
With the recent proRrs- al present prosperity at
the colony, the names Of hath these stAte-Inen are
intimately associate. The haaucial operations Of
the Canadian Minister have been eminently sue
ceesul, and during his late visit IT, this country he
had the eatis' action OF pa ing cf, out OF clear
surplus revenue, the first loan EVER contracted by
the province for the purpose Of local improvements
But public feeling In the colony bas, for time
pas, been deeply interested in other matters, on
which opinions are mu h divided; and the wise
nvtA vOf vs~u.n a H. - 1uA-
years thrown upon cnlon'sl administration an
amount OF responsibility to which they were not
subjected in the days Of nursery government, when
the perpetual interference 0f Parliament and the
regulation Of every detail IT local policy. Two
questioDs, especially. have org agated Canada and
require speedy settlenent--the SeigDorial TenuYee
and the Clergy Reserves; ard on both these sub
Rgislate at q future day. In the mean while, how
ever, their reasons for delay appear to be amply
sufficient. We have already '<eted that, by hte
enactment, the number Of m~mbers composing the
Assembly u to DO augment d by 0nehaH and
that measure was as nmpsnied by another which,
when Il comes into effect, v Ill add 10000 electors
to the existing constitute, cy-sn increase which Il
evidently very important. whrrc the whole populs.
ton does not exceed . million and Q half. Lord
Egin, In opening the recent sevsop, the 10th Of
last month, pressed on o Assembly the Decessity
Of passing law for bringing into early operation
the measure for augmenting the con-tituencies and
=
but he wisely judged It iut I'd emf entrust mor.
bund legislature pfonnu by It's own vute 10 be
an naocquatc representation of the people, with the
responsibility Of finally deciding the two great
In the eourse thus suggrsted BY his lorslship,
neither the extreme right the extreme left were
disposed to acquesce; and a. adverse vote, carried
by heterogeneous combination IF conservatives,
clear grtfs" or radicals, and French Canadians,
BIAS placedtbc ministry for the moment in minority
First OF all, wever, Mr.. She wood, the leader Of
the old tory party, aPpears we tri' his strength
By moving an amendments :" the address, censuYing
the ministry for delay 10 assembling the Chsmber;
bur he was defested by majority Of 40 1, 90
NJ mbcIs which show pr-tty clearly that Q new ad-
min ST. alton could not have been formed on
bis edo Of the houfe. subsequent amend
Canadian party, recommended IN It's original form,
the Immediate Decentralization" of the clergy re-
serves; but, In order tn gain conservative votes,
the word settlement was substituted and the
discre ditabe proved successful Against forty
two members, who--s0me of them being inveserate
opponents, and others ardent advocates, Of secu-
laIzati0D-c descended tn pslter With words and
to declare themselves unanimous Ia desiring settle
ment Of the qus ston the ministry could g nser only
twenty -nne; and instead Of occasioning embarrass
mcnt TO tho public service by vacsting pa which
no one else a. reanv to occupy or allowing policy
which they disapProved, u be forced upon them BY
their opponents, they wisely resolved d'ssoving
the refractory Assembly. Their determination sp-
pears 10 have excited some little al trm as well a.
snrrHfc, In the minds Of tho majority; and An
attempt was made TO i.ur his. . temporary respite
by promise that the supplies should be soted, The
Franchise bill passed, and the recent reciprocity
treaty with the United Suites ratified, II the
requisite. time were allowed. These concessions,
howeyer, were not &C epted; and after session Of
only nine days, the members Of the Elective Cham
Der were sent back TO their constituents, 70 cx-
plain AZ they best can, the reasons Of their sudden
| temperance. ~
In al this there Is nothing unusual, nor would II
hn Hnvxlxt a. AID L. ~ - ~
country, more than one prett, exact precedent for
what has occurred. Canada baa within the Last few
| years, been exposed 70 dangers far more ssriouf
than any which at present menace her; and we hsve
atty her population 10 fear that the stability Of hsl
institutions can be imperled BY crisls which IN 10
respect dsYs from those reoortlj In tso annals Of
every constitutional country. - gin, BY tne
msnds where they had justice . toeir aide, and By
the vigor with which he has msint sined tho rshts
| Of the crown, and the peace OF the colony againt
the Efforts Of stdItious sgtators, has gained nrn
bold on tic confidence Of the people, while, In his
turn be places full confidence in BIZ ministry; and
with such securities fer public tranquility, little
hazard can ever be incurred BY an appeal TO the de-
eiscHo the constituencies The result Of the pond
exist ne colonial mil try will be piece tho decision
OF two most important social and political questions
II the hands OF larger body than the former A.
ssm.s ;s snd we ms{ perhaps venture 70 hope that
next Parlismer Twill fall UPON some Of least Of those
who we've pa, tics 70 the vote which has rendered
the dfaolution expedcDt. A considerable portion
OF The English people will watch with interest the
progress Ct the struggle. II il true that mors mo-
mensons conflict at prest ut engages our attention
yet there is folly as wen as sclrhness In thaf sys-
ttmatic indifference 70 colonial affairs which IA
fashionable even among those who take An interest
in doAestic politics. We advert to tee subiect In
this connection, because 1t was noticed BY Mr..
Hineks IN his speech a; tho dinner recently given
to Lord Elgin, and because we we'll know thai the
colohists themselves have long painfully felt tbe
utter want OF sympathy which they experience In
their visits TO this country. We enter no plea on
behalf o. mcddlesomc interference in colonial GUAR
rels; but there must surely be q medium between
interference and indifference. or all our atstant
dependencies, there h not one whose claims upon
our regard are higher 6 an those Of Canada; and
10 company, We hope, with in reasing section 81
lbt public, we must ever watch with Interest," the
proceedings OF colonists who--nurscd too long
under the tutelage Of the mother country and stil
IN h<a 49, H. II