The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14


Militia Bal--Spht in the 81. Patrick's Society,
&c. &c.
Within the last week pamphlet has made its ap-
pesrance from the printing Office Of Messrs Bureau
d Aareottee, Of this CITY, which is creating little
sensation. II Is upon the subject Of the Segnorial
Tenure act, purports to have been written by Ls
FreIe de Jean Baptiste, and has for its motto the
words, Pale, Pauure Peype, Pale" The gestques-
tion Is, who is the real author some member ofshe
rouge party, without doubt, as its main object ap-
pears to be to applaud their Psfame utary speeches.
but which !? This question shall leave, as one of
no great importance to the readers of the HERALD
and proceed to few words on ihn production Itself
Il is intended to assist in the agitation which Il Is de
termned to make at the mex. election against the la
OF this session providing for the abolition OF feuda
dues, and the style OF appeal Is 80 fraug1t with in
Htruction that translate few passages After
entering very minutely into the details Of the act
and attempting to show that ahe censiatye has been
made the victim of foul pot and will if he resist
not, he made to pay dearly for his supiueness, ne
pamphleteer says:-"Beaold the history Of the pas
sage Of this ssgnonrIal law. such are the facts
public, 10 the end that they might know WAC are
their friends aud who are their enc MES Il IL
one of our political evils laid bare, t,at the
people might the better kLow how they are de.
Coyed in politics. by Of the famous resp ,nsibe
government, which is responsible to no one save TO
the hirelngs Of Great Britain, who use our beautiful
country 90 political slavery may be used wherever
1t exists" He denounces the union between Upper
and Lower Canada in the most unmeasured terms,
rs scheme on the part of Great Britain to "nsu.
tralize the energetic demands OF the French Cana
dian inhabitants" and continues :-'Let us study
for moment the recen. history Of Canada. See
what the diplomatist Durham recon nended to
England. Unite the two Provinces, said he. Give
them new Governor; an Executive Council
the members Of which shall be chosen for life aud
removed from the control Of the people; Legisla.
tive Assembly; and place in the hands OF the
Governor and his Ministers all the patronage OF
government, to the end that Trey may 10 some sort
control every election in the country. Give places to
the principal French Canadians, and by this means,
which you may call responsible government you
opinion, and all will 60 we'll. When you shall have
accomplished this, construct railroad from Halifax
to Lake Superior, through all the British colonies.
wick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island aud
Newfoundland. By this means you may destroy
the French Canadians, and relieve yourselves of the
most troublesome Of your subjecs" Ls Frere de
nor, the abuses that have arisen under the system
He appeals to the love Of the almighty
dollar, talks Of our imports increased, debt aug
mented, our province involved, and no help for 1t
but "paie paucre peuple, pae" The spirit Of disaf
lection runs through the WHOLE aud the desire for
revolution pervade every page. "In 1887 we de.
molished the most execrabe tyran1ies, but since
that time, by means Of stratagems, deceit. and en-.
Elements, others have been imposed, woicn, al
though less burthensome in ap pearance are not 80
in reality, and which are sappng the very founda.
lions OF our public iSerties." - - = "As cleo
lions by tie Influence Of government, the people
send men to represent them in Parliament whom
they would render service to the country by bury
Ing alive. We might a. well have no legislative cham
exercised no control over the public interests which
ID controlle ed BY, intesd OF controlling the govern
ment. This is the naked truth. Toe Chamber Is
rot composed OF masters OF the government, blu!
xnvnv ANT In Il $780, ~.
master Of the people, and God kno W. hoW sorely we
have been whipped. Before 1887 we were ilI!reated
by Strangers to-day we are betrayed, pillsged so.d
abandoned by our own brothers. and that with
Bemhlance OF appreciation on our part"
The people will learn the evils Of our institutions
only when they have felt the effects Of them and
the cay will come when woun Ia will be healed by
wounds. II ia dark now, but the time will come
when the light will disperse the shadox va TIE
probability Of vice.royalty being established in
British America is payfuliy alluded to, and the re-
ting sarcasm. The people are called u2oa to resist
the Seignorial act; the proprety of revolution Is
limited ct most broadly, and, by way of showing
how little Canadians would have to lose by
such step, the pamphleteer thus urges them
"England, who has withdrawn little by little the
advantages which she gave US In her markets white
until very recently, preventing, US from going
Canada II will be necessaly for us s now otpS ru.rd
the country for her, not for Us, and pay the
expenses Of doing co. 1t IL for this that our gov.
eminent would organize corps OF two thousand
men, volunteer militia, TO do this service, and that
all the militia are 10 be armed In the spriag Why
all thisf you will sxclaim Why but to protect the
country from the Esqumaux Of the North, or
day or other take it into their heads to invade
Canada. All this will cost money. All this will
augment the public debt. All this will increase
the imports, which already bear heavily upon the
people, and to live will cost more. Tnen will be
she time to say: Pay, poor people, pay"
The appearance Of this pamphlet may be regarded
as the commencement OF a serious and perseverng
agitation for the repeal Of the Union and aunexs
ton to the United States; and, viewed in this
light, 1t is deserving of very particular notice. II
may not be generally known that the rouge party
are the avo we'd advocates of annexation. In their
published platform appears the following strong
expression Of opinion on the subjec.:-"Finally,
and above all, the independence Of Canada, and
her annexation to the United States.n When 1t is
remembered that no less than nineteen members
Assembly, and V that e even there they 1 make
no scruple about avowing openly their
opinions, the importance Of the movement and
Of the party who represent y win be at once per
nerest claptrsp Scarcely one Of its facts well
founded, and II bases its entire argument upon prn-
cipes which, however popular In the palmy days Of
ally accepted now But 1t Ia not Intended for the Pc
russl Of members Of Parliament it is designed as an
appeal to the passions aud prejudices Of the most
abuse OF England becomes the surest passport to
such passions and prejudices Is Of itself full Of sig
pifcance.
Our system OF government ia open 10 numerous
objections, but 1t is not chargeable with those
brought against II in the pamphlet in question. It
Is true that the government Is supposed TO control
parliamentary majority, but they can do so only
so long as they continue 70 act in accordance with
the well understood wishes of the people; and when
they fail to act and fail in consequence 70 con
troll such majority, they cease at once to exist as q
government. The defeat OF the last administration
furnishes the most abundant proof OF this. At the
close of the session OF 1853, they commanded large
parliamentary majority Duringth recess II trans.
pred that they were not prepared to go on at once
With the important measures then agitsting the
country and charges Of corruption were made against
certain Of its members. When they called the House