The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-07

anything WHEN be is hungry The fac. is .ha. il We
come DOWN to plain common sense, there is no dis
tinchon OF parties at ALI that is, distinction on
proper or aPprehensibe basis. Men call themselves
conservatives or reformers, or are nicknsmed fossil
tories or clear grs, whatever else you please but
when their principles come to be Analysed there is
no practical criterion which separates one party,
as party, from another. You may get one man
who has enc set Of abstract opinions for himself,
and another who has another, and so on, but when
it comes to the point on any measure they act witt
or against each other according to the circum-
stances Of the case and the only solution of their
votes is in nine out Of ten to be found in the
alternative of their belonging to the ins' or the
"Outs." haI ..t
This sort Of thing is not to be attributed to any
extra want Of uprightness Of mind on one side or
the other, but simply because IN truth, the Cana
dams have little else to be divided about. They ara
ali supplea piled. Since the policy Of Ensiana has been
to proptate instead Of bully her colonies her con-
descension to Canada has more than kept pace with
The demands Of the proySince, Every Ca
that The imperial government would give
Canada anything she asked; and with this convic-
tion they are all toerably well satisfied. They have
no battle between urban and rural constituencies
in Eogland-no slave question to agitate them, as in
the States; and accordingly all they can do poll
ticaly is to raise sham cries. and abuse each other
individually like pckpockets This you may see
for yourself, on looking to the columns OF any OF
Old Sir Allan MacNab said, some time ago, that
railroads were the only politics Of Canada; and he
was about right. We have railways either in esse or
in posse everywhere, mostly endowed or loaned to
by government. And the plan is this: When any
man "Iuns for constituency, his first and greatest
claim is that he will have line from any one given
point to any other. He gets the votes accordingly
from all who have property in the vicinity, or are
otherwise interested in the scheme, and in most
cases the man who goes in for this kind of thing,
whether conservative radical or clea grit, will beat
his adversary: For what else have the constituency
to care about? Most political movements and plat
forms they look upon as plain "bunkum," AMI for a
political name man. be he candidate or voter, may
be anything for the nonce. This is not the sense in
which Sir A. MacNab identified politics with rail
roads, but believe, nevertheless, it is the true one
think you may pretty well infer from what
have said that our state OF parties is what Stephen
Blackpool would call a muddle." ! don't believe,
of little guerilla sections that now form our body
political, keen observer may perceive the
germs of two parties, which will number between
them the whole population, and whose rallying
points respectively will be the independence and nom
Independence of Canada. say this in no spirit Of
hostility to Great Britain. 1t is but the natural end
OF thngs-nothing else. To nearly all practical In
tents and purposes we are now an independent ma
ton. All we want is an army OF our own; and
through the medium Of the militia bill we shall soon
have that. Then the first angry worj-the first
contemptuous expression from home-will act like
a spark. Men having arms in their hands are not
generally very forbearing under pr0vocati0n, and
once provoked, the contest ! speak of will be-
gin. This may not occur for dozen years-perhaps
much longer; but dare say there is hardly man
in Canada who does not beieve-believe passively,
and mayhap without much desire one way an
other-that the independence Of Canada is but q
mere question Of time. Amongst those who now
give themselves any thought about the matter, l
think the prevailing impression is that when the
time for such step does come, it win be taken with
the perfect acquiescence of England. As to what
may after that, may form the subject matter OF
future discussion.
TORONTO, August 2, 1856.
Celebration Of the Anniversary Of Negro Emancipd
tion in The Hest Underestimate in his Holiday
Fizngs- A Niger Byummell-Grand Process
sion IF the Sons Of U,iqh- Tory Prochvities Of
The Gorernor- Gentrai-Ofaace giren BY Him to
the Catholic Population of Canada-Canadiaa
Raii,cGys-Ine Harrtsf- The Markets, &C., &c.
Yesterday, the twenty-seccnd anniversary of negro
emancipation in the West Indies, was celebrated by
this amiabe and redoent portion Of the inhabt ants
of Toronto after the usual custom Of such occasions
From dawn the city all astr with black beauties
and gentlemen cuftes," all alive to the importance
of the day, and determined to flourish it bravely in
their holiday inery. Such fnery! Heaven and
earth could not present again on the same size OF
any other clay such conglomeration of colors One
niger, who especially attracted my attention, /
must describe as am sure never shall see his like
again. White noustaches (perhaps with care and
not with tme) orIamented his ebony frontispiece,
white hat and black band, huge white collar, a
blue coat and brass buttons, handkerchief that
for dimensions would shame the Ethiopeih serena
ders, and for colors would cause rainbow u blush,
finished Of at the ends with white lace; crimson
velvet waistcoat gold or gilt chain like ships
cable white trousers OF enormous dimensions, red
morocco slippers light shoes, with glazed toes,
ard pea green kid gloves and bamboo cane tipped
with gold. i smelt his peffumed carcase, sweating
under the weight Of his decorations, thirty feet
away. and, can assure you, gave him wide berth.
The colored bredrenn formed a procession
through the streets, and net deputation from Ha-
milton, Of the nigpcrs there, who, in order to do
proper Justice 20 the OCCASION came in the robes VI
Office belonging TO their order, which they call the
"Order OF the Sons Of Uriah." Their dress was
even more ridiculous than that Of the most fastidi
GUS bsg.wigged, knee-brceched court dress Of En-.
rope, and certainly should make white men pitch of
such frippery in disgust when they see that even
ringers can exceed them in ouire taste. They wore
black thlfc coinefsu hats, WIN iohb ic" a~u ""'o
feathers, white chokeH, ministerial gowns, black
combinations, and walked with all the gravity" as
heard Pa,lander say, "of an embassy from old
Nick himself"
The house in which the nggers intended to hold
a soirfe and ball was burned TO the ground last
night. II Is believed TO have been the work OF an
incer day.
The Governor. General left here on Monday fore
noon last, for tour through the eastern provinces
His reception among the Catholics Of Lower Canada
will Re Of very doubtful character, his recent acts
not having been Of nature TO excite any very plea
sursbe emotions amongst them.
On the 18th Of July last the Governor received the
procession Of he orangcmen, and delivered TO them
a slight approving address. This may have been in
accordance With bis private feelings but as matter
Of public policy, certainly think piece of more
eqieeious fooshness was never before performed by
a. Eput;ab (oxernor.