The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-08

hood The Hon John sandford Macdonald, icrnscriy
Speaker of the House OF Assembly is one of the mos
eminent lawyers OF Upper Canada lie 10 i@An Oh aeu
forty live, good speaker, and an able partisan en-
tactician He was Solicitor General under the ba1awin
administration. Mr. Macdonald Is Roman cathoie,
aud is married TO a wealthy Virginia lady -.
Mr.. Mowatt rs ohancery lawyer in good practice ne
stands well IN the house aud ~ efecrs sasr MI
Dosion is lawyer, and Vi the LENDERS of the rssx
party. He is of French extraction and Is one OF the
best speakers from the Lower Canada section.
The minstry has met with little faver sad some
Of the names whsn road la the lower house o fu
lament received with shouts Of laughter and do
rison Subsequently, votes of want OF consdaDce Ia
ministry passed by both hoaos~ by lAfe
msjorities vote In the upper hoase being K.o 70
eight and in the lower house seventyone 10 thrtyone
The upper house also passed resolution declaring tia
regret tho Of the lower house the seat OF gov
eminent question and announcing II Insult to her
Majesty The ground Of attack that the minsssry
in accepti.g okice asde svOwa " the pr~ples uIon
which they prup0sc " conduct the GpscxzsnrIn Ino
cabinet Is coupcd OF of al shades pplltscS AM
II 80 have betA this fntf w9s ocAoned dhsa ass
u,nong the members Of Parliament The statement OF
Mr. Drummond that his objections To accepting Office
had been entirely removed Mr. Brown had yielded on
all the points Of difference that existed between them
has provoked remark, 1t was alleged that II MI
Brown had yielded up the opinions which had impaired
such an ultra character to his political career TO the ne
cesstes Of position which he had himself created
then be had claim to consideration, AZ on tbe
other hand the gentlemen who had Joined his catines
yicons which had always been opposed TO those OF Mr.
Brown the ministry equally deDtitled to confidence
The general opinion B that the ministry hayee xhnt
od very little tact in the management OF the difficulty OF
organizing government. They should have known
that they would increase their difficulties with legisla
te confessedy adverse TO them by refusing 10 comply
with the established precedent of immediate declara
ton of policy assuming Office Had they made some
statement of this kind they would have unquesonaby
broken the weight of the blow which has been dealt
them for the last administration not popular with
the House induce the latter to resist an appeal for
fair play made under usual and proper conditions
According the latest intelligence the ministerial
crisis still continued The ministry according To
the usage should resign appeal to the country through
dissolution Of Parliament Up TO the present time
neither event seems have happened, and We are ad
vised that the ministerial crisis continues Mr Brown
and his organ the Globe calls the Governor General
TO dissolve Parliament and order election and
lengthy correspondence has been prodaesd beteen Mr.
Brown aud the Governor. Thos d Arcy Mclee, member
from Montreal strong supporter OF Mr.. Brown, has
indugsd in attack upon the Governor because he
would NOT weld to the wishes Of the cabinet
From this narrative Of events it evident that factASh
has pretty complete possession of the Canadian govern
,nent nj the present time II il said that the reg
nation of the old ministry merely amandsuvre which
hos been maturing for time, for the purpose o
crushing troublesome opposition, and OF getting clear
OF some obnoxious members of the administration in the
process of reconstruction. Such was the attitude Of
afaifs at the last accounts from Toronto.