New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-12
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.

To ne Editor Of 2he N. y. Tribune
SIR: 1t has been announced that the Provincial Par
lament will assemble at Toronto the 29h inst Jan
paryl. and the Canadian journals aIe all-boh Gov
eminent and OpposuOn-rife with speculative articles
On the course the Government have determined to
puriue On the Leading questions at issue, headed of
course by the Seat of Government question, which
caused tie resienaton--for three days only-of the
Ministry last session Their course however on this
question has been clearly Indicated by an artlcI, IN
one of the leading Ministerial journals 1ae Leater,
from which quote as follows
No long time eau elap,e before viii be whether
Parliament is 81 accord with the country in reference 70 the pro
poal TO carly the Queens selection OF seapa ii Lta
hat decision m, 20 dearly to oeons 70 "a. ae.stn
elds that e-e little redo" 70 suppose thdt NE pon
oumed 1l be maiati,red rhes q, question SOmss ~
able place for the capita. Of Provinces, uanyqe ef
cent the scaenever dreamed that The pop
!" onv e,snt ne Ti The ufmo,t confidence that TIE deon Of
Queen S be ultimately ,rstained not oy hi
!, &: ''''' ." ne appeal ''' in such case "l' be "'''
From which it is apparent that the Government
after due oelbel alton land coDsutatlon whlle IN En
gland daring the Reese s)-have determined 10 isaVe
The question open to vote Of the House TO reverse
erase far possible tho insult offered 10 hsr
Majesty by the vote OF last session annuhng selec-
ton made by her at the rsgue Of heHTee 6rdRches
The Prorineial Gore HmeR as 1t was simply comoi-
nation Of the votes from all the far other rc2I sec
fi0Rs apdins OQdwa, not naming, however, any othH
place, Which, in effect, was simply annail. 9 tnet
they were unable from these same reasons, 10 setce
for themselves and conse quently referred to her.
There eau lie no wonder that the Queen declined the
honor of visiting such l0yahy until atoDed for'
The British pIess have almost unanimously spoken
ont ,ondemnstory of such a course. Yet, IN their
ignorance Of the true state OF the case, ID some
instances censuTiug Sir Edmond Head and the Cans
disn Government fer the course tfey thought n 10
pursue in the emergency. say ignorance, because
inaIy of them were not that the rampant Oppo-
son were taken quite by surprise IN the reverse vote
and come quent resignation on that question, and
Jumped at Office before sufficiently considering tse
tb6ct Of the cihce Of principles necessary 10 make
up such combination as Brorn, the leader OF the
'Protss'dm oguat,en and rePresentafioa by FoPH-
1dtion' doctrines of Canada West, ana Doriaa, inc
representative OF the strou ghod Of Romsn Catho-
hc,sm il not OF y Canada Esst, bat America, SIMPLY
for he purpose Of securing to one ohce and edi"n
ment, and 10 the other the seat OF Government AZ
the city be represents. Eng and is too wise IN It's
policy to allow their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES weak,
or even in euor-to be implaced by any such harmed
combination Cf OIL snd water. Beside, the great iact
rmaIs that the true interests OF Csnads was served
by he course pursued by the Government, as was
accidentally upsettpg all that had been acc lmplshed
duiog long and bosterous session, Jost before Iis
conSummaton-ts the leadlng clns had not passed
the House. which were necessary Tor irne ete eiiec'
snd il Was only dissoviDg ten months old House 10
the mds. of harvest, in agricultural country only
to be returned 10 power. sier the excitement anu rA
peDse If geners election Aside from si ths, Tue
place selected by her Majesty was the proper place,
for many reasons. Among the ioreuoet are; lnat II
is away from the frontier easily fortified on the boan
dary hne between Canada East and West being
con,n1ouisel. and tce most central of all the Eve
competitors for the capital Of united Canada, as It
now exists and last but not least the most central OF
all for tine capital Of the consedeTaed Provir es, or
British Posse salons Ia North Auencs, as Iney WIZ
exs, immt distey the completion Of the great FoIk
row under suIyey-tAe AHantie aHd Pdc,hc R0'!c1y
and ur Ill that tne they need 20, look for conied
.rstion of sty portion OF the Pcosinee' but may
ada that ,ine q is at hand, and will be made spoarsnt
tlis oouirg session. AID hsd Geo. Brown known hls
true intsrests he would have kept clear of the Doron
Darcy Magee alliances holding fast to hia forn'er
priEcfiges until such confederation. when taey VIZ
have lie pIeponde. .srca-ali cannot but prevail
Netr- York, Jan 8. 1859. W. n "