New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-03
CANADA.
TIE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.


psen cur ow3 Co1eTobosnt
TORONTO, July 30, 1853
W. are N tbe uai6st Of MlDv.eral cnss' .ee
A,a,v morning tho Ma.donsd- Carter AdD,ais'rs-
hon resgped, IN Consequence Of vo'e Oh ''o
previous evening 90 the seat of-G0verLm meN q,o,
t,cn; AID although the t.sk Of brniog ne" a.
cc,,,,s.iop vas a. once c,nhdei 70 MI b''"h'
be hM made little progress To-Day a.
and My. ! S.pd6eld MscdonsId asked tbe House
10 adjourn til 3 O'Clock on MONDAY ID of'sf %
V,ye an opportunity to complete toe Deg,aatoDs
20 ux.,,a., for the formation OF a new Cabi9et
Tha vo,o IN which the late Ministry resigned
,v.s NOT equivalent 10 an expression OF want
~ confidence on the part OF the House. IL
merely eensured an act of the Queen A. the
union Of the Province Of Upper and Lover
Canada, in lo40, Kingston was selected as the
ssat Ol Government. The place was iOonn
70 be inconvenient however, on account OF ~
smaIness and it was too far west TO be the center
of the then population of the Province In l744, 10
was resolved TO move the seat OF government u
Montreal; AID that city enjoyed the honor and
profit Of being the capital OF the United PROVINCES
ill ls49, when, on the 25th April, An lnsensate
Tory mob burned down fbe Parliamentary buildings
On some pretext of loyalty; bill then before the
Leg. ature TO pay certain losses occurred by ndi-
viduals during tie rebellion Of 1s37-S, being repre-
sented as bill TO reward rebellion, and the blo)d oi
q somewhat exctable populace being thereby
beated TO a dangerous point. la moment
Of panic while soldiers guarded the bu1dln9
IL which the Legislature del.berated-if any pro
seediDgs under such circumstances, deserve tne
name of dehberation-the Legislative Assembly re-
solved 10 move seat Of Government from Montreal;
10 make Toronto and Quebec alternately the caPthi
foT periods Of four years. This system lei INTO
disfsv0r, owing to the expense IL incurred and the
insecurity TO which it gave rise and last year ooth
HOutes of the Legislature presented an address to
the Queen 10 select future permanent capital for
the United Proyinces-stating in the address as an
iDducement 10 her Majesty to act upon ia
PRAYER. that sum Of f225,O00 had been
voted toward the erection Of public buildings a.
such place as Her Majesty might select. The
Queen, IN pursuance Of this address, selected
Ottawa as the Capital of the country. AT the com.
mencemeDt Of the present session. the House thanked
Her Majesty for what she had done in the premises;
and about fortnight ago motion for au address
30 the Queen, informing her that her selection vas
unpopular, was rejected in the H0use by majority
Of Ia. On "Wednesday night the question was re-
vved; and motion that Ottawa was not the proper
place TO be the Sea, of Government was car
Tied by majority of H. There was no pro-
p0sal TO address the Queen to reconsider her
choice; not a word of intmation to ber that
her choice was distasteful; simply res0lu-
hoD, which, while it ignored her Majesty al
together, dccared,that the place which she h ,d Sc
,eeted ought not 10 be the seat of Government The
ministry, considering themselves bound to resent
such an act of dscOurtesy to the Queen, lost no
TINE D placing their designations in he hands Of
the Governor General.
The Government which has resigned was a coali-
ton. With several chaDges-sO many indeed, as
almost TO make IT new GOvernment-it had existed
for four years when the McNab- NORM Cabinet sue
ceeded that of Mr.. Hncks. Mr. Brown WAS a mem
Der Of the Reform party proper before it was split
~ pieces and no man did more than be to break it
up. Coming here from New-YOTk as an adven |
turer, at the time Of the Free Church disruption,
he became publisher of Free Church paper called
The Banner and afterwaId commenced political
paper which still survives. He is a man OF much
physical energy; is not burdened with scrUprlOslty
OF any kind, and possesses rare stock OF wnat, Ill
this Province, is far more than gold or genius
assurance, or rather downright impudence. For
some time past his great card has been anti
Catholic, and he has succeeded in creating an
amount Of Al blood III the Province which may ult-
Gnafeiy produce fatal consequences. However, as
be s anything for office it is reported that he asked
Mr.. Darcy McGee, who recently came to tins
Province from NewYork to JOIN hun IN the Gov
ernment Mr.. McGee, however, declined Mr..
Young a very respectable merchant oi Montreal
did so aso; so did Mr. LicOtte, the present (il his
successor is appointed) Commissioner of the Crown
Lands Mr. Brown has met several other reiusals.
The general opinion, however, is that he VIII form
come sort of Government by Monday, bat that 1t
will not stand, as over seventy members ol the
House are known IL be pledged to the leaders oil
The out. gong Cabinet Mr. Brown Will most likely
Isk the Governor General to order new election;
but az the present Parliament Is not seven months
old, there seems but little probability oi such
course being taken.