New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-13
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From Our Own Couefgf-d,I
TORONTO, Aug :, 1855.
The Ministerial crisis hss ended By the re-
turn of the Macdonald Carter Ministry, with two
exceptions, aud THE further difference, that W.
Cartier and not Mr. Macdonald is Premier. Mr..
Cayley lie replaced 10 the Inspector Generslshp oy
Mr. Gait, and Mr.. Sherwood becomes Receiver
General. There are some other ch.Dges Of Offices,
but no more changes of men. After the resignation
of the Brown. Dorion Government DIR. Gait Vas
rent for and asked to undertake the task Of forming
4 new Administration. lie declined, however, and
VI. Cartier was at once sent for. NJ. Cartier has a
larger lumber of supporters than any other mem
her of the House and might have been sent for IN
the first instance, bad there not been sort oi ne
cessity for giving the Opposition n chance. On
Friday, NJ. Carriers Ministry was complete; but
the Offices were redistrlbuted on Saturday This
was done 10 prevent the necessity OF Ministers going
back to their constituents for reelection law
was passed last session which allows any Minister,
after he has resigned office, to accept another
within month, without the necessity Of gong back
TO bis constituents Ministers have taken liberal
advantage of this law They all resigned, and as
they came back, with two exceptions, within ten
days they at first took different offices from those
they previously held. Then several of them changed
back again TO the Offices they held previous to Their
resignation, thus making two exchanges of office in
order to get rid of the necessity OF gong back to
their constituents. This avOwed by the Pre-.
mer in giving his explanations.
The new Ministry is stronger, in point of men,
than the old one. Mr.. Gait is probably the best
qualified man Ill the country for the office OF In
spector General 10y far the most difficult in the
Government. BY his appointment the personal
strength Of the Cabinet is considerably increased;
though il is not likely that the Ministerial majority
in Parliament will be increased by the change. The
difficulty is that while the Government is supported
by msorlty of about 30 in House of 1870
more, in fact for there il seldom anything like all
the members present-there is an Upper Canada
majority against it, The party that can be induced
10 vote for double majority-fOr making that
rule Of constitutional procedure-only numbers q
in the House; but great noise is made because
the Government is not supported by an Upper
Canada msjority. even by those who cannot be
brought to affirm the principle Of the double ms
joriy The want of an Upper Canada majority
has been the difficulty Of the Ministry, ever since
the session commenced, aud il s destined IL be
their difficulty hereafter. Possibly IT msy neces-
state dissolution ultimately. There is no reason
to suppose that this difficulty VIII be IN the least
mitgated by the changes which have taken place
in the Cabinet; and the only strength which the
Ministry will gain thereby, Will ARISE out of the
advantage Of having, for Finance Minister the
sblest man which the country affords for
that post This WILL doubtless, not be ncon-
siderable at time like the present, when
the decline OF revenue leaves heavy deficiency IN
be provided for Mr.. Gait was for many wears
Commissioner for the British American Land Com
paDy OF Lower Canada, and resided at Sherbrooke
which be now represents, and for which he has been
several times returned by acclamston. he was
subse quenily engaged in heavy railway contracts
but he withdrew from the firm with which he was
connected more than year ago He has never
been an extreme man. although he was in l-49 in
favor of peaceful annex aton 10 the United States
In fact il is understood that he wrote the second
Montreal Annexation Manifesto, and Socitor.Gen.
eral Rose generally gets the credit of having writ.
ten the first. In Mr. Browns Government which
had short existence of two days, there were some
prominent ex and may suppose repentant an
nexsionists. Mr.. Holton aud Mr.. Dorion both
signed the annexation manifesto OF l-i9 There il.
however, now no question OF annexation; andthe fact
Of person having been prominently engaged in that
movement, in lc49, seems To offer no obstacle 10
his political advancement al present Several of
them have since played the role of Ministers Of the
Crown. NJ. Cartier, the presen, Premier, Was
compromised in the affair of lSS7-s; bu. he got
well out OF II. 1t will thus be seen that the Minis.
Try Is not without liberal elements. Its, however.
OF composte character containing some person.
who Were always conservatives. Mr.. Sherwood
even belonged 10 what was formerly known as the
Family Compact. The questions which forner,
divided parties are, however, now disposed Of and
the result not unnatural has been that Of the break
ing up Of old parties, without any very definite
formation of new ones. There are now no ONES.
tons Oh which the members of the present Minis
trs have ever been divided.
In addition to carrying cut the policy announced
at the opening Of the session the Ministry viii axe
up the question of a federal union Of all he British
American Provinces. Mr.. Gait, the new Inspector.
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