The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-04
The Hudsons Bay Territory.
WILL rms sEw 81 DORADO BE POPULATED FROM


From the Lotdon Times, July %
The question to the future the territories OF
The Auorons Bay Company IL one that eau hardly be set
tied by ceosies 10 the House Of Commons The amount
OF kpowecge dressed by the great mass OF that Assem
bly, IA sufficient the amount OF iOierea fet by the
public not adequate and the QUESTION TOO remote both
10 time and psce. Ill the ofcuhss that oeset Indian 10
gson apply 70 British North America 10 much greater
dsi,e ro.re are yory few psrscos a,reew ,oserc'Ga
10 purely COMMERCIAL association and it's ehsro.
holders, Ike other shareholderr, Thick more Of
thing el,e und probably koow and care very li,tls
aooat the trecas from which IA derived TO To-
terest general pabc there are no votes, no can
psals DO ian OF Jynssss no ancient civilization aud lite
rst0re, no shaking Of the pago1s tree. Wild mcn and
~aet bs ue ere the rnserias Win Shcn inc compsny
charm 9th which Nr Gsdstones tccming Imagination
p.s soush, invest H. essentially business like mater
~ fact and prosxc. There no roon for C,rez or
rzarro tbs cola aud melancholy North the heroes OF
tp.re rugged hardy AMI thrifty peasants OF
ahs,t eepsbre, TO whom, With the practical good
.h:h pas ,hrous citingushed their proccsdogs
company have n,rused The management Of their under
tskpy
ro, any, oescribed by dsn,srested witnesses before
the select ommtoe Of the House OF Commons, b OF she
ofst uuprt missing description consists OF primitive
rock Alternating win deep s~amps enossed in IL, which,
ss the too hard 20 docompose, seem condemned
sn nr eaton fertility in the territory Of the Hudscns
Bay CoGpany ~ sircngly mprssna'ed with msgnsis as
70 ather cause CT bArrennss I'm nense tracts are
cenud.d Of soi altogether and the floods 20 ~hch the
country Ia subject leave little fertlz ng matter behind
THEM The described small IN grth ana not
efy In sro~ih, and cspriciousy distributed that
many on the "a "a, fertile spots are without fuel which
IL suptled by the missraps expedent OF burning
,he oung Of buGslses the climate, In she most "a
yorsble part about az severe az the oldest
reg one cf Lower Canada and insu ,poraby In
element advance towards the NORTH Tue country
and almost inaccessible position. Ia, think,
o,dn,fy triumph sf skill and Industry that, while the
40 Toe nauop private comp.ny should have been able
brieg something Ike Greer ana regulation into this howl
Jog sIderne.s TO live on terms OF peace aud smy with
,he In~s, tbes ths inhsot IT, TO prevent toem from de
s,roy .pg or even mskpg each Other 70 employ
tue the scefu pursuit OF tho chase, and - derive
from ourc.s unp omisog revenue OF 81 lssN t5oo0O
YEA, II TO Judge from past experiences, parlis
,ens ami Secretaries of state may LONG exercise tneir
cgcpuy hese territories before they can point 70
result equally satisfactory
+, ms however h., We are no; 70 rest content With
tho fur trade but 70 open these region, TO higher
,ase OF civzsson for which the pursuits OF The chase
are sny preparatory. As much OF the territory shs
pleeses 10 occupy offered 10 Csnads but only cInd
lpn that Canada ths connect herself with by rosds,
shall lay oui to snshps In The vast intervening territory
and hereef in position 70 assume .he aud
responsibilities Of government me sscre,"y OF sac
for the Colonies sgmes and we think with very great
probability. that Csnaia will no. sccep, these terms.
although hey emoooy The very c'nitons dc n,ntod on
her bslt oy The tso Cansiisn Witnesses ChSf Justice
D,aosr sns VIZ Ross There tev mental
than spreading before snt wtDdt tOl
d'ihcuIty or danger by simple Effort o. this nagina'i,n,
skmming ssa pps, brdgog rivers tu1neliog n,uo
tans and rutnphidg all ths PAYERS o. naiirei until
lise OF he speakers 10 the late debate. va have
scared 10 hs conception OF shp caoal carried the
losest rass OF the Rocky Mountains. But casa1a vi
we mistake rot nok at this from III rent pOat
OF view Tho roa1s she Ia, 10 make, uolks the oath
ave OF the masDaton will have 10 be paid Tor. Bsfore
she ncurs this expense Carada ~l PROBABLY consider
hat returns che 70 have for her outlay aod from what
a,uF,e IA % he derived. The terns uh5red " Ctnafa
are a fair tsei OF Der sincerity. n hs Iaaa1hd
tagLanent ard people really Believe Ooc huo
dredth part OF The stat ,uepts OF their husuags
ana hsp prese the subject Of The value o. Ian ON hs
ped river and toe ssssaco san they Will close ~
With the offer Of Mr. Iabouchsre well kn0 sing ny no ste
"a these lands they will indemnify thomselvet iOt any
etav they syAy make and beslfcs considerably enrch
th.ir excnsquer But H. the other hadd, they believe
t.at there lands from the poverty OF their resources,
rom The reraote1ess and nacoossbny Of their siua,on
and above ALL from Che great acty which exists and
probably Will cqgtnue II exist Of obtaining on the AnT
can coa,r ent adds Infinitely superior 70 them Ia all these