The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-14
MONTREAL. Nov. 6. 1851

MONTREAL, Nov. s, 1861.
fhe C4aaa Yar ferer Cooling peo,-s' Coming Events
Cas- taetr Shadcws BeorsRfe 2ureet saoosng On ST.
Hens lsla,sG-Gencraf Williams Lost in a Fos-Dis,
'Tstut" q frfscs ~ SsjstitutcL Closing Renla,6s
Withheld ty The Montreal Press DC dc
The political pulse of Canada how beats with growing
regularity, indicative Of returning health and happy
change to have the spirit Ct troubled
dreams which recently haunted The Imagination Of many
gave more sure and sudden notice of sunshine succeeding
cloud and calm succeeding storm. Only few weeks
slnceay, few days eyer--and the almost universal
breathing was for more drilling Of militia, more defensive
preparations, moro offensive demonstrations, more rein
forccments from England, and oonumely for tho
government at Washington and indirect sympathy for the
South
Secretary Stewards circular recommending "lshe and
coast defences and his tleters Lord Lyons we're
dreaded Like many painful blstcrs aud carpcd at and
harred upon by every rusty Drained politician AID penny
scribber in Canada. Even tue little prunmondy,e's
insignificant sheet contained In loaded type the stereo-
typed mutternss and clustering. OF it's moro entcned
aud ettcrod contemporaries defiance o. the federal
government and The ability OF Canada wage war with
the United States to the death.
Tho Royal Rifles, from London c. W TO Fort Messorue
aud rom there to Toronto began smell American pow.
der in every breeze from "YanSce arsenals and the
redcoats in all the cities and towns from Toronto TO Que
bcc in looking the St Lawrence aud the Ontario
"snufed the battle from afar ;" while every Northern
American visitor only respected for the dclags he
brought inhs Union sentiments il expressed being but
wachwords for supercoue contempt end uneentlesanlv
illusions TO defeated fights aud Northern ncopetency Of
men aud officers Asperity ran high and acrimonious
feeling cageudered; bet this l.tmed and ungencrous
is fast dying out and by press and people whore
the favorable change of sentiment Is expressed rc
spec?u silence preserved For this unexpected and no
less pleasing index Of better feeling there must b. cor
responding and leang causes ana so sure as "coing
events cast their shadows BEFORE just certain ana as
pa.pob'e rs the shadows those causes whc have
ushefed 1T of popular sentiment in Canada Tie
in this change of colonial sentim MT for whatever may
be said contrarwse the fact patent that the rdiag
I6Rdon journals do give orthodoxy colonial cdricpt
opinion. Catching tie spirit & the "TsgAGerer" erd
the ministerial organs OF England, " Is here endorsed
anu becoming Stamped with the broad seal Of pyoyn ca
appreciation, becomes legitimate coin among the people
pepeang hroush every Crude Of society, and being Gu
grated, ready to bear fruit any required ccasion.
But it Is lot aole to the sensible modification OF
tho English press {wAich, from whatever tauso IL has
originated, to he most fcrorably regarded and hrv
weIcohed) that this sudden yeerng Of the Canadian
mira Is TO be attributed. The 'shasows" Of MHlcltn's
great IhlaBN Df bAyoues darkoHiLg the rst. of virginia.
proves England and her colonies That The ssycr,G NJ
of the Uned States Of America is equal e. any ON r.
onfy--wtsc to Discriminate, powerful 10 coma. .Ea
mighty TO cda4ner. 9Ae "sh141+an Gf pugaa. tIl ii
Die ilcot, iut1ng far the pillows Of the Allan e and
the placid waters Of bays and les her snowy cauynsa