New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09
CANADA.
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Which TOOK off: t1o days ago, res4nea. va
na~odsy. il vss announced 10 Parliament '''''
new Administration bod been formed, snd h "N'
hsIna,ed that they desred The session 70 c'O'e
s>so a. possible, the supplies beng oi o'u''0
r,,n,ed. But not word was sad as ID INC PO"',
. which the Government hsd been brine'' a1'
h.s, Uou,e. proceeded at oDce TO express 'oslr
-, ne oonsdence in the new Ministry. Inc vote
IN tle oyyer House was III against oi ana Iu 1uo
.ther Chamber t@o 10 one. In tne upper iloesc,
,se vote Of censure was predicated upon Ine hc'
xa.t M nolicy had been announced BY the new Gov
ss~,,snt There was also great deal Of dissatls-
sst,on A. the circumstance that there was only
one representative Of the Government III
Vat Chamber and, as he 0;cuPed INC
sneakers chair, there was in reality no organ
Of the Government there to explain any part 9i its
psbey, or to answer any questions that mighI oe
put In the Lower House, the resolution oi hoiS
o>pfdepce was pat in the shape OF an amendment
N a motion for the issue Of writ for the election
sf a new member fox Montreal, TO supply the place
of Mr. Dorjon. who had vacated his seat by the
a.ceptance of the COmmssiOnershlp OF crown
lands. The amendment did not supersede the
original motion, but only amended IT BY declaring
that the House had no confidence IN the arrange
ments by which the vacancy bad been created III
that shape it passed In the face Of votes OF non,
esp6dence in both Houses, it was expected that
the Ministry would at once resign. But, instead
of this they attempted 10 force the Governor -ue-
eral INTO dissolution OF Parliament, though IL Is
only seven months old. -, -. II
Al the correspondence between the Ministry aha
The Governor General was carried on III "Iit"s'
This correspondence was read IN Tue h9oSo ,o-u";
from which it appears that on thursday IasI vie
f;syernor General invited Mr.. Brown TO undertake
The tssk of forming a new Administration. Mr.
Brown, instead of replying in wrinngas requested,
called n NON the Governor General, and stated tnat
he wanted 10 consult his friends before he gave an
asswer. On Saturday he replied In writing that ne
npde rtook 10 form new Administration On Sun
asy night. at ten O'Clock, the Governor General sent
n Mr.. Brown meL.orandum, the object OF which
appears to have been to prevent any future mlscon-
~ ption as 10 the terms on which the new Ministry
would take office. The GOyern0r'Generul stated
that be gave no pledge, express or implied, with re-
ference to dssOlvDg Parliament. When advice
shesld be rendered to him, he would make up his
mind according TO the circumstances then existing,
and the reasons laid before him. He added that he
had no objection TO prorogue Parliament without
the new members taking their seats this session; but
that this ought to be done on the understanding
that Parliament would meet again as soon As
possble--say November or December next. As
the Government would have no assurance that the
new Ministers possessed the confidence OF Pariia-
ment till next session, he thought the business 10 be
matters of ordinary routine. And 10 case oi dis
solution the Voters Registration bill ought to be
passed; that to prevent fraudulent assignments by
traders, and certain supplies, would require To be
granted, including the amount necessary for canal
repairs. Unless this were done his Excellency
thOpght be could hardly prOrOgue Parliament. On
Monday morning, Mr.. Brown, without consultation
with one of his colleagues, replied that until they had
assumed the functions of constitutional advisers they
would not be in position to discuss the important
measures and questions referred to by his Excel.
lepcy. At noon on the same day Mr.. Brown and
his colleagues took the oaths OF once; and
On that night the adverse votes, pre-
viousy referred to, took place in both Houses.
II was now evident that the new Ministry had no
chance but in dissolution. They therefore sub
mitted 10 bis Exceency written memoraneum
urping this course. Among other things they
stated that the House did not possess the confidence
Of the country, and that the public dissatisfaction
had been greatly increased "by the numerous ana
"glariDg acts OF fraud and corruption by which
"many seats were obtained at the last general
"elecion, and for which acts the House, though
"earnestly petoned to do So has failed TO afford
"remedy" They added that 1t was their hXed de-
Termination to take measures to restore harmony
between the two sections Of the Province; ana
that the affairs Of the countr! could not be satsac
tOrily conducted by House which had presumed
To pass a vote of confidence in the new Ministry
in their absence. These are the grounds on which
fhey urged dissolution. The Governor-Genera sent
his reiusal te-day ut . O'clock together with the
grounds ON which il was based. After the votes OF
both Houses, on Monday night, his Excellency OBJ
served that dissolution to be OF any avail must De
immediate II the present House, as is alleged, does
not truly represent the people the late Government
in being left in minority would have had right
to appeal to the people. His Exceuency therefore
rejectsd the motion that the House does not fairly
represent the people. An election having taken
place last Winter another ought not be resorted 70
now without very strong grounds. There was a
difficulty in the unfinished business beiere farhS-
ment. No reply has been made TO the proposition
of the Imperial Government regarding the hudson s
Bay territory, and the supplies were not granted
The farmers are in the harvest field, and money is
scarce. These the Governor-Genera regards as
strong reasons why no dissolution should take
place. As 10 the alleged bribery and corruption
ut the last election, If the charge were true
there was no guaranty that precisely the same
thing would not recur under the same law ana
they furnished why no election should take
place till the law was altered. Then, as to putting
an end to the difficulties between Upper and Lower
Canada-dfhculties, by the by, which owe their
creation almost entirely to Mr.. Brown-the Gov
smor- General seemed indisposed TO conclude that
the only men to do so were Messrs. Brown a 90.
Besides, he thought that every alternative had not
been exhausted; and, consequently, that he would
not be justified in dlssolving Parliament.
The disappointed Ministry has already com
menced an assault upon bis Excellency. An extra
Of The Globe, the property of the three days Pre-
mier, opens in this fashion:
"This afternoon, the Governor General retased TO
his Ministers the constitutional right OF dissolution
which it was their privilege to demand, and tey al
once resianed their offices ~ Executive Counelors.
The calling in Of Mr.. Brown was evidently part OF
plot 70 remove the late Opposition from the House ct
critical period OF the session, and renew the power
OF the late conupt MstIyi and the representative Of
the Sovereign, not the originator, party TO the
trick"