New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-11
CANADA As 1T is.

To the Editor az The ". y. Tribune.
SIR: That Canada East is peculiarly Roman
Catholic county and Canada West as truly Protestant,
any one acquainted with the Provinces well knows.
The great hobby of the Parliamentary Opposition for
years has been TO throw the domi- alton Of Lower
Canada over Upper. Yet, strange to say, they have
never had the Orange influence and vote. This seeing
singular, yet nevertheless, it is true. Two leading
members of the present Government are Orsngemen,
viz: the Attorney General West, the Hon. John A.
Mcdonald ard the Postmaster General, the Hon.
Sidney Smh-the former decidedly the taccian of the
present Ministry, and tt latter has gaineda popularity
by his late transatlantic postal arrangements. There
are in all some eight ten Orange represents
tives in Parliament, both the Beleille and
Kingston representatives being of that number,
and yet it was the Attorney General Vests
constituency that first rejected, rather Nsaed tho
Prince, together with that of Sir Henry Smith
lone representing the Town, the other the Country
who has moDopolzed half the royal honors far DIG
pensed There is little story told at Kingston, by
the Oran gemen themselves the effect that Sir Henry
obtained his election by having bis proposed at
certain Orange Lodge, where he duly elected but
after securing his election to Parliament, COM
Piled with the conditions of the Order and that he
should be made Sir Henry by the Prince while his con-
stituents rebelrg, has at least peculiar appear
ance and rather significant. That the future sovereign
land present Vceroy for The express purpose of confer
ring knighthood upon their preventative in Pafa
ment) shoad be so treated at their hands Both Of
these honorable gentlemen then accompanying
the Prince at Kingston, board of The Kings.
ton. The Hon. John A. Mcdonald did visit the nun
merry at Quebec, though for the writer saw him there;
and, if mistake not, the University also. Perhaps
this has something 10 do with the uncomfortable aud
II sc tba
of Kingston, who did not seem to realise the insult
they were offering their princely guest and future
King.
Although this state Of things said 10 have been
brought about by the blunders of the Government and
the s.ubborness of the Duke of Newcastle / have
thought that perhaps, it might as1 have been partly
intended for their representatives 10 Parliament who
will row undoubtedly have to play their cards well to
maintain their position Whether his Grace was ware
OF all these facts do not pretend to know, but it
would appear rather complicated question to handle,
as the opposition like nothing than TO mhkrsss
the Ministry by whatever means particularly this
question. Accordingly come of the ministerial jour-
malls have seen fit TO lay the blame on the Duke of
Newcastle, saying nothing of Sir Edmund Walker
Head the Ministry, which from present appearances
does not seem quite 1st. The Dukes letter TO the
Mayor of Kingston is sensible digufed and firm; and
looking at it from national staudpontths only
he could assume-his position perfectly clear and
ustifabe. In representing the present Queen and d.
rectiug the mind of the future King, he has, indeed
difficult md responsible position to fill, one which re-
qnires all the acknowledged and undoub.ed frmness Of
this noble peer, who will lose popularity at home
for doing fearlessy his duty only hers.
He supposed, undoubtedly that his greatest diff
Guilty here harmonic and endeavOr 70 reconcile
the foreign French population relying upon the
loyalty of the Eogish Scotch, and Irish of Western
Canada and undoubtedly thought they might afford to
be maenapimous and liberal 10 the Roman Catholic
French interees of the Eastern section but suddenly
this cloud rises in the West and before he knows it,
storm is at hand notwithstanding this reliance. lie
could not, however, be expected lend his influence
the Prince countenance order here in the Colo
nies the demonstrations Of which he has spent his life
in opposing successfully In the mother country Sc
cre political organizations cannot be too strongly con.
demned. Let Governments policy stand oat III
dependent Of secret interests and il stands upon the
only solid foundation-the honest outspoken viii OF
the masses. W. NJ.