The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-21
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is 10 bcspatter Queen Victoria nth where the term
% American Is applied TO matters aud things apperain-
ing TO Uncle SAM while the Lc"l expression /" Cana
dian" is Sufficient for home and finally where the
negro from the southern plantation resorts
place of and vine and Cat things aud shyers away
his little life in bitter grief and loss. n 4 t5t
4, Before leaving New England, however, 4 must not
neglect TO say that the three great patriotic efforts Of
July 5-to wit, those Of MessJs. Choate Everett and
Cushing marked by sound thrkers as the best Of
their sort record What eoquence of language has
Choate What greces of rhetoric has Everett What
strength Of purpose CushDg Happy the occasion which
Affords amidst rtissn contentious and sectional strifcs
apology for such men to cay such things. tet'r
The hayDg in New England being completed enables
me- after measuring several hundred miles of haycocks
by the eye and nose to pronounce 1t more than
age product The very warm spell which occurred Just
at the right time for the has cured the hay finely
forcing the juices out freely from the grass the
cutter Al unusual number of sun-srokes, how
ever recorded among hay makers this season and this
form of apopexy, whatever else you call it, to
have prevailed very extensively North and South.
Parliament being in session here il is of the
chief "lion" And roaring lions its Such
personalities Such fierce invcctve Shall transcrbe
few items for the benefit Of American law makers
who themselves asmeek any sucking doves? .Your
trick of packing the meeting meeting merely
collection of partisans the corrupt and abominable
system under which the country abos has
hanged themselves and then cut themselves down
trckstera, the ministers minister who is only sincere
by accident consistent only IN their shamelessnes
etc. But these only the milder expressions. Ian
guage that the tropics, would invite to pull
ing shoulder, hitting and o'clock appointments is
banded about with Ioosencss and freedom absolutely
startling But everything is taken in Pickwickan
sense, and goes to that Buncombe which Mr. Everett
the ether day sensiby deprecated No Ill will fol-
lows. Here at tho Rossin House. where both ministe
rial and opposition board the members hob mob at their
o'clock dinners with perfect hilarity This evening
saw the honorable gentleman who had accused tho
other honorable gentleman in half-hour speech Of
N nt,llic
documents and other errors of the sort II him.
say cracking the second bottle of Boy with that
gent, and quaking with laughter various funny
conces from said gent cmanatng.
member having accused the repo scr of the "Globe
the other day, of msstatementi handled the next
morning without mittons. Ine Globes reporter, really
Of the most correct workmen in his line, retorts
amongst other things IA lot of fell his of
the members of Parliament y who have been indebted
to for putting Ar stupid les into decent English for
the last five months, fastened upon my alteration of
figure and insertion Of letter too much if ii
mortal crime Both sides of the House have been de-
pendent upon yet two of the ministers get up to
make noise about this trumpery blunder." And Par
lament allows all this sauce to go out to the world
entertain motion to exclude this indignant and
freesp0ken reporter from the reporters bench Talk of
American frcedom--if wants to see jolly freedom
without check, he must come north of Lake Erie.
The great question before the present Parliament is
that Of representation according to population Lower
Canada has constitutional representation in this
body vastly out Of proportion to its numerical strength
in the confederacy, which the sop by which they
first induced to unite in the present form of Union
In the attempt to take from them this privilege great
outcry is of produceda clamor however, as 1t
Is altogether uttered and published in French which
reaches but few of their sympathzing friends outside
their borders Nothing will be accomplished during
the present session under this head There is much eo
quencc both amongst the English and French portions
of the members Of Parliament, in which respect they
compare favorabIy with any body Of legislators have
witnessed. Parliament possesses fine library of
books In various languages, and it is pleasing to
during the hours when the Legislature is not in session
the rooms crowded with the members who pencil in
hand pursuing various historical and statistical sub
jects of investigation against the hours of display A
copy of Audubon Birds is conspicuous subject upon
the library tables.
1t is singular object to view tho gray head of Mac
kenzie, the rebel and outlaw of 1885, an active
and useful member of Parliament! His bust is in
the shop windows, and few Canadians more highly
respected. # ~
/ had anticipated some chagrin amongst the business
Of Toronto at the expected removal Of the govern
ment to Ottawa. but among keepers do not
observe it, Citizens do not appear to value the
siona assembling of two or three hundred quarelsome
men at SO high rate elsewhere; and apprehcnd
that the last load of government archives will disappear
down the lake on its way to Bytown without sigh.
Tho celebration of the 18th July, the anniversary Of the
battle of the Boyne hes excited this year many loyal de-
monstrations Lodges of sOrangeinen, Of which the
number in Canada appears to he legion, assembled in
all parts of the country fired their fen and march,
ed to the nearest hotel "whec sumpuous rcpast
laid out etc Toasts in great profsion drunk of
which 6 Her Gracious, &C., the Queen, and the
ory of the sacred &c., King William form the staple
Speeches of an nfammatory character, and songs
political than poecal nerspersed and the good
Orangeen Of 1858 took devious ways homewad at early
hours OF the morning to mourn the WEAKNESS Of
the flesh. ia t ltsts. aoF ss{a li
Tho Masonic brotherhood rejoicing the union
contaminated on the I4th between various bodies of
that brotherhood who for several years have been at dis
cord The whole story is too long to tell you to-day but
the conclusion is, that the Grand Lodge of Canada
under their Grand Master, Hon Col William Nj. Wilson,
and sthc Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada under their
GRIND Master, Sir Allan N. MacNab, Baronet met at
separate halls the Ath, agreed separately upon pro-
position to DO submitted to the other and there
promising little differences of sentiment settled almost
unanimously upon basis honorable to both Inc lest
act where the .Ancicnts under ST. Allan entered the
hall of the others to the number Of $50, and
ccived with the plaudits and honors of the craft
thusiastic in the extreme II VII be proper for to
say for present, that the presence of two well
known Masons from the States, Hon. Mr. Tucker Grand
Master of Vermont aud Rob Moirs esd, Deputy Grand
Master of Kentucky, who hal been invited to in
view of the attempt Mt settlement gave point TO the
casion and added American endorsement to the quie
tas. bFsN, ~ COS.
a LETTER FROM COZ. STEIT0E, ,a