New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-20
Nfm11ork Dailp 6rib1sa1e
CANADA.
Own Correspondent


ToRoSTo Wednesday, Feb. Il, 1855.
Two members Of the reconstructed Cabine:
have been reelected, by reclamation in their old
Constituencies Mr.. Csnchon, Commissioner OF
Crown Lands and Mr.. Lemieut, Commissioner
Of Poblic Work.. The new Provincial Secretary
Mr. Cartier, is not 30 fortunate; he has TO contest
biz seat in Parliament against Mr.. Preiontaine,
of the Rouge party. 1t is generally conceded th1t
Mr.. Cartier need have little fear of being defeated.
His election will be over before the House reas'
seubes. Oh the Odd II is understood thai TIE
Opposition are mastering all their forces, with the
intention Of doing al in their power to bring about
a ministerial crisis; but do not anticipate tnat
tLev will succeed One Of the evils Of our system
i, that about One-half of the speeches made IN
Parliament on any and every subject, are totally
jrreeyent 10 the question in hand and are directed
against the Administration, or some particular
member of it, with the view OF rendering II 0dlous.
and. if possible Of breaking il down Three
fonrths of all the motions made are for incombe.
and aim only at effect; while Bearly the whole oil
the speechfyiDg il intended for the constituency,
which thanks TO the discretion of the reporters,
and the limits Of newspapers, seldom, except IN
very diminished quantities, reach the dear people
You will easily perceive that in this state OF the
case il is almost Impossible to get anything as
eufsed on its merits. Parliamentary orators, IN
the latitude Of Quebec. have fashion of saying
not so much what they think as what they hope
will be popular. or effective for party purposes.
Every nan thinks himself capable of filling every
imaginary Offce and men hardly fit for copying
clerks think it quite in the line OF their ambition
TO aspire 10 the Attorney -Generalship. thus We
have a sorry crowd of asplrants for the highest
Offices. who eternally chatter nonsense on every
conceivable subject from the fixing OF boundary
lire 10 Tom Smiths lot TO tie proper method of
taking Sevsstopol. Fully three-fourths of the time
is taken up by the opposition who want to get
into power, and see no plan so cheap and elective
rs talking their way u the object OF their amoi-
ton The operation is, however, abundantly
costly 10 the country; but what OF that The OPP
position no matter Whist its complexion, always
plays the game of patriotism; it is eternaly sscri
fcing Itself for the people. For the love OF the
people these patriots quit their quiet-or unquiet,
as the case may be-homes; for the love OF the
people they sacrifice their own comfort by talking
or listening 20 nonsense night after night till long
beyond the hour of midnght for the love OF the peO-
pie some of them, whOneve made half so much In
their lives before, yield up their valuable time on
the altar of their country for Six dollars day, aud
pckings and stealings; for the love of their coun.
try they keep up an eternal hunt after office, and
for the love of their country they abandon them
selves To the ute rance of inprecaiions when Office
eudes their sleepless neyer-failing pursuit. In
short the business OF the bulk OF those who are
sent to represent the people in Parliament is TO
make and unmake ministries, not to attend to the
public interest: 10 get Offices for themselves and
friends, and not 10 carry out any other principles.
1t is at the beginning of Il session that folly holds
her carnival The mass Of the business is generally
done in the last few days OF session. For several
weeks from the commencement, il IL generally
impossible to get division, unless 1t be snatched
from members by reducing them 10 exhaust0n
keeping them up night after night, TIL long after
- Oh tha pt IN il e.
duced that it can hold out no longer, vote may
be obtained. Such are the ways OF the concen-
trated wisdom of Province Such are menWho
set No for lights, examples and guides, to their
blind, benighted, bewdered countrymen
Among the measures likely to occupy promi-
uent place in the attention of the Legislature, Is
a Prohibitory Liquor law. In the former part OF
the session. 257 petitions. with II, 52 signatures,
were sent in Among the petitioners, were the
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Montreal, and over
20 COO of his flock. The Legislature will vote the
measure; but it has no faith IN It, Members adj
yocate the remedy without believing IN Its efficacy.
This is not true Of all its legislative supporters,
but it is true of the majority of those who voted
for the bill in the beginning of the session. TO
dine at Swords, and you may any day see an hon.
oIable member Of the Legislative Assembly guam
bis bottle of sherry at dinner. Follow him TO the
legislative Assembly, and YOU will see him claim
the paternity of prohibitory liquor bill and hre
off the whole round of arguments In ts favor.
Wait till the division bell rings and full oneiourth
of all the members who come 10 record their
votes in its favor, come reekmg from
the saloon below. know an honorable member
who seldom gets home without friendly assistance,
who imploi ed the reporters not to omit aword he
had said in favor of the bill. He wanted his con,
stituents to know how devoted an advocate OF
temperance he was So it goes. IL is not that
the House are in favor of the bill, but that they
arc afraid of their constituents. 1t this fear OF
their constituents, and Of the forty odd thousand
petitioners. that will carry the bill through-not
that the convictions. the tastes or the habits OF
the Legislature accord with its provisions.
A number of local exhibitions, preparatory to
the Paris exhibition, are being held throughout
the province. The most important feature Of the
one held in this city is large case OF cutlery,
manufactured in Gait, including great variety OF
heavy articles. The Local Committee has pur-
chased il for 81, 900, 10 send it 10 Paris. Sir
Cusac Rooney, who did so much to insure success
for the Dublin Industrial Exhibition. has the pre-
liminary arrangement OF the Canada department
In addition 10 the S25, COO voted by the House in
Tie beginning of the present session, toward de-
fray ing the expense OF representing Canals,
supplementary grant WILL in all probability have
10 be made.