New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-05

for which Americans are noted. Upper Csnsds
psys or wLa, comes 10 the same thing faDcles that
Z pays nearly tkree-fourths Of all tho revenue; ls5
population 10 larger than that Of Lower Canada;
yei with only equal representation ~ the Legs
lature and the party dyison 10 which itis prey, 1t
ia 10 certsin extent at the mercy OF Lower Canada
Upper Canada, CALLED under WHIST II coDslders the
YOKE Of Lower Canada, fumes and frets, but fumes
in vaiD.
In this state of things, and with the feeling that
IL epeenders, subjects Of irritation are always com
ing up Sectional politicians trade upon the dfrr-
epces which they find it their interest 10 magnify
Every low and then ftfal cry is heard from the
party in opposition, that toe union ought ~ be dis
solved But it dies out with the immediate occi-
sion that brought it into existence; AID M serious
agitation with that object il yet on foot Among
the questions on which some sectional feeliog has
been attempted 10 be excited s that relating TO the
indemnity 10 be paid TO the seigniors of Lower
Canada on the abolition Of the Feu3al teDures. Ia
1854, the abolition Of those teoures was decreed by
the Legislature; but the amount Of Indemnity
that would be required was then unknown, the
sum voted for that purpose was found insufh-
citnt. The act Of 1854 provided only 81 1000;
and If il now ascertained by the result the abors
oftbe SeignOral Tenures Commission that some
l,400, 600 more will be required. OF this $500
900 il to be taken out of the Lower Canada NUM-
cipsl Loan Fund; or rather 81 be borrowed On the
amount to Government loan, since there will he
no municipalities responsible for its repayment, as
10 Upper CaDada. There are certain dues which
the Government is TO psyt0 the segnlOrs and there
are Others which the ccnSita,res are 10 be lett 10
pay. For instance, the latter Will have to pay the
capitalized value of the rents which they agreed 70
paw That ID pay ment which there 10 pretense for
throwing upon the public; but with the casual dues
such as the iods ct understanding of mutation
fine amounting to One-twelfth the purchase money,
every time the property changes hands-it is differ
ent This the public undertakes to pay. It's the
nature Of this due to fall heavily upon Improvement;
inasmucb as il gives the seieDi)T ODetwelfth part
of the additional value given TO the land by mpr We
ment. 1t is not proposed to pay the seigniors the
capital of the Communication money, but six
per cent per annum upon its amount; thus
creating a species Of perpetual annuties. The
seigniOrs, however, may demand the payment OF
the capital; but in that they will get only rs
per cent of the amount which the SeignOrla Com
mission ascertaiDs to be due to them. Some OF
them will probably demand the money, and in that
case the Province will save the discount of % per
cent, in addition to getting rid Of the payment of
per cent interest more than it could make par
loan for The cost of the Commission to ascertain
the amounts due to the respective selgniOrs has
been, or will be, $2O0,O00 Az regards political
parties, very strange exhibition was made
upon this question. The Upper Canada
with all the fervOr of local patriotism. But this
did not suit their Lower Canada cOadjutOrs; and
90 one of them getting exasperated, told that the
Opposition, when In power two days last Summer,
had agreed 10 settle the question IN precisely the
same way rs the Government dOes-by taking the
Municipal Loan Fund of Lower Canada. After N.
Observation-Disclosures for two days last Sum-
mer--had revealed his secret, there was general
confession. 1t was, however, peculiarly ungra-
cOus, coming at midnight after the House had
been sit ing 80 hours without adjOurDing, except
for dinner, on account of the OppostOn offered to
the measure. After the confession the opposition
was at an end, and the resolutions on which to
base the bill passed without more ado.
The Legislature has been obi ged second time
to come to the relief of the municipalities which
borrowed on the credit Of the Municipal Loan
Fund. The Government very unwisey undertook
to administer this Fund; and the law required that
the municipalities which had borrowed on the
credit Of it should pay the interest annually and
two per cent toward Sinking Fund. Bat find.
ing that the Government stepped in TO save its own
credit, which, as it was administrator OF the Fund,
would have been compromised, they neither paid
the one nor the other. Nearly all of them fell in
arrears.
Two years ago, an act was passed limiting the
maximum annual contribution which any munich
pslity would have to make to 2s. I'd. IN the pound.
But even this was not paid; and now we have
another bill for reducing the amount to five cents
in the dOlar-the assessment never to be lower
than it was last year. In some cases, this will not
pay half the interest, and the Government will
still have to pay in respect to this fuod $500 600
year. As the amount to be borrowed on the credit
of the fund increases, matters will become
worse; unless the increased value of municipal
property should cause the FIVE cents in the dollar
to produce more than it will at first. 1t is ex-
pecttd that this will be the case.
Ii is officially ascertaned that the number OF
Canadian letters sent TO the Western States which
are robbed, is extraordinary In fact, no letter con-
tanning money or vausbles, whether registered or
not if sent in that direction, ia safe 1t is believed
that there are two principal Offices where the rob-
berries are committed; but the POst-Ofiice detect
ives say that in one it is entirely hopeless to
expect to secure conviction.