The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05

SECOND reading Of the bill be Tho Duke Of NEWCASTLE
that Was not ms Intention 70 avail himself VI Ne pcwe
unless he found necessary 70 DO SO He was anxious v
disturb IS little as possible what existed in tbs territory
NOT 70 appoint magistrates under the unless there
some necessity for them. The noble earl spoke as
the power b. the Hudson Bay Company was entirely
swept away when their ncerse expired in May lsst but
though legally swept away, 1t practically rename.
jurisdiction q the company was primitive and patriarch
al; and though not established In exact legal FORM
was Sufficient preserve peace and order among tho
natives OF the district That power. such WAS still
existed and mt. there was greater population in British
Columbia, AMI the colony was settled he thoughtn
would be better postpone bringing the act into opera
ton BE admitted NJ tina, H. in consequence Il III
eypra of the license of Hudson Bay Company
bad Introduced spirits among the natives and thus
led TO stateof things which ought be repressed her
Majesty's government might deem IL incumbent a,n
them 10 interfere. Many gentlemen had offered him their
services 10 ct as magistrates In that district but he had
accepted their offers The noble earl also asked what
the Red River settlement but he must be mistaken AZ
the present. state Of things there the Colonial Office
not in possession OF any information OF such
fious eveit as he had described. That ~ ems o.
the United States had wandered the boundaries of
their county and entered there Trr1tore there could BE-
doubt, but be had knowledge of any pro
oeedings fencing to create apprehension OF
evil consequences. As regards practical mea
sures, hitting definite had yet been done, but
period thy possessed really little Information TO the
LAND vaable for colonization IL was only -four
weeks when they received the concluding portion OF
Capt Hsrirons report which bore very Importantly on
IN. subject bn they had also the valuable report OF
Sir Dawson, Canadian gentleman, who had devoed
much attention Ia H. Az present the Red River settlement
exceed pgly snail and he apprehepded that when
ever the took Itself responsibility of govern
ipg IT, woSid be desirable to eend the eriinq bosndare
20 a epsidraJle degree An important why ther
shoua be hurry dealing with this ques ion ~ be
iornd in the fac! that plans Tor opening no commnnica
tons betw the different settlements had TO he consi
dered entertained saugnDe hopes that the scheme If
Mr. lawson might be carried out. II bad already met
with great encouragement IN Canada and he believed
would be worthy the approval Of the imperial govern
ment il II Should be carried out II would tend moro %
good colonization and settlement OF those districts than
any other scheme that could be devised With respect
TO what was 10 BE- cone for the future settlement of
those dstrcts, his noble friend rust be aware
that the hrst step must be an arrangement
with the Hudson Bay Company, watch
der It's charter, exercised power and jurisdiction
He could the House u bis earnest de
sure arrive At that settlement with the Hudson Bas
Company by ancabe means ami be had every hope th.,
such means would successful In the OF Tn.
last session papers a the table in which were
certain communications which had taken place between
the Governor OF the district and the Colonial Secretary
and oDg them was letter either TO Mr. Iaoouchere Or
Sir Eiward Buwor Lyiton he thought the latter
in which the pro.essed their willingness 10 give
up their Jurisdiction over the country, with view OF pro-
noting lie settlement from the Red River to the Sask athc
equitable terms II would be necessary in the ars
place what those equitable terms would he
Having before them much Information upon the
subject as tnry we're likely to Obtain be hoped me result
concluding with the HUDSON Bay Company would accom-
pish ths very desirable object without litigation II
The step would be TO devise some simple form OF
and should legislation be necessary for tins
purpose, OF most desirable that shont
take place this session.
The Failure Of the United States Govern
ment-What John Bull Thinks OF Lee
United sSat~s-ls RepuOlicanism Supe-
rior to . Monarchy.
From the London Times Feb III
The Congress of the United States{has for last
months presented spectacle by means enfying 10
those who are determined 10 zee nothing but what
cellcnt the other side OF tho Atlantic only
the lst inst after session which commenced the first
Monday in December, that the House of Representatives
wss able TO constitute majority sufficiently large for the
election Of Speaker. Ii not that the Speaker OF
any particular consequence when he In appointed but
that the House is split up by faction that neither side
would make this slight concession TO the other. The
Speaker elected for years only, ana not, with
candidate for elevation TO post OF dignity and honor
will return the ranks Of bis fellow citizens with
only such distinction the manner In which he has dis
charged his duty may have earned for him Whichever
size might succeed, nobody doubted that II would have
placed in the chair gentleman fully competent TO the dis
charge Of his duty, and therefore inexcussby
childish TO waste the session in disputes the
which was certain to be utterly trivial
We must not, however, commit the Of comparing
tho DISCRIMINATION and disorder Of public business which
delay will in the United States, to that which
would occur If 10 forbear for two months u
name Speaker for the House Of Commons With tn,
valuable laws would remain unenactsd, enormou
quantity Of private business involving the most importsn
pecopary interests, would remain undone and tn
session would BIZ absorbed In the fruitlcss atemp
10 overiako tho time pecdessy cast away
No such results need be apprchendei-at leas
10 any thing like the extcnfrom the abstraction
two months from the session OF the American Congress
Instead Of having transact the whole busnees OF ar
empire the American Congress is limited funo
tons delegated TO by the sovereign States whose
II represents, and these functions neither very
rous nor very complicated II may be thought that Con
gress has nme deal to do in regulating finance
Of great and industrious people, anu in solving the
merous problems OF legislation which battle the tmd
Of old communities rammelled by inveterae
traditions and orded over by monarches and ar'stocrs
ces. No mistake can be- more complete. II takes
cea Of oraiory TO spin out the session and TO oil the
requisite period allotted deliberations by which nothing
is decided The Assembly, at least, which has
tive duties to PERFORM leads telerhbly easy life until
10 The last week or two and, under the sitting heat OF
almost continuous session. the work that should pro
pery been spread many months. The fact s,
thing like the importance, nor does II exercise the in
fuence, OF the English Parliament Tho void which 1t
would create to disappear altogether is that il
would be By 40 means impossible to I'll up Whence
arises this remarkable difference? Partly, have
Shown, from he restricted jurisdiction OF
but partly also from its different the head
and members Of the executive government In E6gand
the executive springs out Of and forms part of the Par
lament and the legislative and administrative functions
go happily blended together that each gives
and consideration 70 the other The executive respec
ed not only tor the functions II performs, but because
without possessing the confidence OF Parliament could
rot become or continue the executive and the Legsla
ture derives additional strength from the fact that
not only makes the laws, but exercises complete
troll those who to administer them thus each
acting in harmony with each other, and ltuay pen
dent, are tar stronger than they would be they dis
charged their several functions without concert int
na'e relation But IN America the entirely die
rent There The executive government derives It's origin
from direct popular vote and Congress derives tsorign
from another popular vote Neither has any obligation
consult the wishes because neither depends upon the sup
port Of the other They coordinate powers and may
and generally do their functions each without re-
ference 70 the other. Hence happens that instead
STRENGTHENING each other they in rrn Of weak
ness that he Executive is feeble for t Of the sanction Of
the L9soture and The legislature inert TOR rant Of the d.
rectson and stimulus afforded by the Eyyaitire.
The superiority OF the English form OF government s
10 obvious, and the Inconvenience OF an executive go
verpmen; which, as often happens in America, is Ia
minority in the two Houses OF Legislature 20 saring
that colonies not hesita,sd and all TO pre-
fer the English TO the American System. They have
adopted responsible government by accamation and
present In its full enjoy Their experience, how
suggests the graves doubts whether they will be
able T. retain the principle eagerly caught at OF the
direct responsibility Of the Executive to the Legislature
The system has proved not easy to WORK appeared
at 1rsi and has given not little 10 admire
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