The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02


the little out of the way village of Springfield
Illinois, with only few thousand inhabitants,
devoting all his energies solely to cabinet max
ing. Supplied with o few old planks from
Chicago, he has been vainly engaged on .
piece of cabinet work in that small village,
which NO one ever heard of until few
politicians converted it into kind of Mecca,
and knows nothing at all about the state
of the, country or the sentiments of the
people he is going to rule over. 1t was very
thoughtless of the Aldermen not to remember
this, and give Mr. Lincoln an opportunity of
learning something about the condition of the
country and public opinion upon the merits of
the Chicago platform, before he goes to Wash
ington, which he could do nowhere else half SO
well as in the superb metropolis of New York.
Impending Revelation In the Canadas
Nothing can be more instructive in the
chronicles of history, than the frequency with
which eminent popularity in personages of ex-
allied station, has been the harbinger Of their
downfall, and unusual demonstrations of allie
glance and loyalty, the signal of impending
discomfort, rebellion, and revolution. From
Saul to Pic Mono; from Mary Queen of Scots
to Marie Antoinette, the cypress wreath has
ever been successor to the laurel crown, and
the hosannas of a tickle multitude prepare
ton for agonies like those of Calvary. "When
1 saw the Queen of France, then the Dau-
phincss," exclaimed Edmund Burke, "surely
never lighted on this orb, which she hardly
seemed to touch, more delightful vision. |
saw her just above the horizon, decorating and
cheering the elevated sphere she had begun to
move in-glittering like the morning star--ftill
Of life, splendor, and joy. Oh what revolu-
ton" And who could have believed that
Mary, Queen of Scots, the brilliant being,
who landed at Leith, in 1861, and with
light and gladstone heart received
the homage, which, amidst plaudits and re-
joicings, the mobiles, clergy and people Of
Scotland poured forth to offer her, would
finger out life of misery, and perish upon
an ignominious scaifold.
Six months ago, the cannon of Mount Abra-
ham, announced the arrival in Canada OF the
Prince of Wales. There never was prince
more calculated to win the love and respect of
his future subjects. His transit through the
North American dominions of his mother, was
one Of unexampled splendor. With the excep-
ton of slightly grave manifestations of popular
displeasure ut Toronto, the ovation received
by him was in the highest degree gra-
tifying, and excited almost wonder
ing satisfaction in his native land.
His greeting in the United States was still
more enthusiastic A shout Of joyful and heart
felt welcome, accompanied him from one cud
to the other of his journey, and, as the son OF q
royal and virtuous mother; heir to monarchy
with which it is for our highest interest to re-
main at peace; and the descendant of a line OF
kings, to whom our ancestors owed fealty,
spontaneous tribute of Difference was bestowed
upon him, calculated to draw closer than
ever together the bonds of alliance between
nations of common race There were but
small appearances that the clouds, slowly
gathering around our political horizon, would
ever affect him. Probably but few persons on
the continent imagined that storm was brew
ing, which, ere half year had passed away,
would threaten to tear from the British crown
the last remnants of its possessions in this quar-
ter of the globe. Yet it is uudeniable that the
contagion of change, which has so rapidly OK
tended from the South to the North, since No
yember last, has reached the Canadas and that
arrangements are already being made there, to
sunder the connection between the British
American colonies and England-amicably if
possible, but, if needs must be by force of
arms.
TIE speeches delivered by Senator Seward,
the premier of the incoming administration,
during the course of the recent Presidential
campaisn. show that 1t has, for years, been a
part of the plan Of agitators in the Northern
States, that not only the whole Of the British
possessions in America, but also the northwest
ern portion of the continent, owned by Russia,
should soon be included in the great non
slaveholding republic, which tie dissolution OF
the Union would be signal to lnaugurate
The grandeur of the empire which Sputhern
enterprise and energy hope to carve out Pc
tween Mason and Dixons line and the Orinoco,
renders in fact, the annexation OF Canada,
Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, an impera-
tive necessity; and tho change is clearly for
The interests Of the people on both shores of
the great lakes, and on the other side as well
as this of the St. Lawrence. Such an altera-
ton of the map Of the continent will give to
the Northern confederacy large number of
new States, while it viii make Canada, which
has no navy, but a limited commercial feet,
and which is restrained in its Development by
want of independence, the centre OF one OF the
greatest marine and commercial Powers on
earth. Instead Of revolving with dmmcd
,ustre around distant centre, Canadians will,
hereafter, derive glory and renown from them
selves alone, while contributing to extend the
influence Of the mighty Power, in which they
will have controlling voice, to the remotcst
bounds Of the globe.
The recent invasion Of the rights OF the Ca
madam Judiciary by the Court of Queens