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

PICTURED in Nordh ers Ual, Great st. James street,
last evening, 9Th inst, On The above subject. The ap-
pointed hour for tho OF the lecture
eight O'Clock T. NJ but half hour previously the largo
hall began 10 be well dotted with respectable auditory
of both few minutes past the hour and the rcd
casi.oEed seats showed but few spare spacaa. The
lecturer had not yet appeared although laundering
Of feet repeatedly testified to tho impotence Of the
audience It was now fifteen minutes past tao hour
aud yet lie not. Now perfect hurricane Of heels
and toes descended, and amd the noise curtains we're
seen parted by human hand, and I. Darcy MCGEE
stepped upon the rostrum, aud walked forward to a
small table, while the became more violent and
doafeninE.
Silence ensued and every eye. Fixed the Cana
dian legislator in person M MoGec appears about five
feet eight inches small nbed, rather broad slightly
round shouiorea; rich proGusion of coal black hair
parted with kind OF careless neatnoss small eyes white
forehead and cave his Insecurity, If we may coin a
word for the occasion, very strkingly resembling MIS-.
| Adah saacs lenken.
Among tho audience we noticed Joshua r. Giddfngs
Esq the american Consul at Montreal, his FORTY and
venerable appearance, hale and hearty witha his cx
rressive and erd ccuntepanco overtoppad by hair O!
| feccy whiteness, rendering him object worthy OF
respect and affection II mistaken in the 1.-the form
and keen eye there than a score Of Uncle
SANS" clever chaps 70 list TO Canada's Opportunity
There s but little action this irish Canadian orator. or
anything to chow that lie has made the gracos OF elocu
i.on as laugh. in the schools his study and yet his nsn
ner ID graceful enough iie stands, self assured in
easy, uncons;rainS attitude, and IS he commences TO
aldross his audience his voc and bearing seem to com.
iaanG attention, becoming attractive lie pro.
coeds. Occasionally there appears slight hesitany in
lis speech and II Is these occasions that ha fire v
arched eyebrows perform peculiar motiofa quick ris-
ITh y
him in his little embarrassment enabling him to 60 on in
his wontod style Of folictous expression Evideny sr
Niece has acquired soody store Of crudton evident.
" be has been reading man, thinking man and
dGsrious laborer in the political vineyard. Eschewns
furthor preliminary remarks, approach tho substance
| Of tho lecture.
The honorable gentleman commenced by saying that
IN former lecture, delivered IN Upper Canada he had
affirmed as his belief thai vas. majority OF the people
OF Canada regretted the disruption OF the United states
and 10 do away with eprcscutato which had been
used concerning thai address he considered the present
opportunity Fl, time to rrs:crate tina. sentiment lie
lfe that there che tnousand person, IN Canod,
all told, who did not prefer their own form OF govern
meat and Their own laws and Institutions TO these their
neishowst TIC Americans He believed, and he believed
| he expressed tho sentiments Of the people Of
Canada o, Urge, IN dec5Fing limited.
narchy with representative institutions the best form
q government ard far preferable those prevailing
republican institutions IL Tic unet States and which
undergoing nm uphoayipg which Threatens TO
shake and conyuise them their very depths il not
destroy. lie believed tho people OF Canada would re-
oice IN the total abolition Of the dctestabe system Of
slavery existing in tso south and would be foand tho
site OF justice right order, law freedom and protect
II tanadas opportunity at tho present time t. de-
clare those sentiments 10 the United states AMI tic
world II also Canadas opportunity profit BY the
civil war now raging among our neyhbors across tic
border and to institute the inquiry, how Canada may
profit by i could be done By establishing tho sttu
tons OF Canada permanent basis and By The enlarge
meut breadth and freedom Of pubic discussions prove
IN true spirit Of libcraiy, the superiority Of the colo.
American
he considered had fully proven itsej' detective
There have been he said many changes the political
instActons OF British North Amer lea but all those
ch4ns's he found no change in tho true conservative
| plhcps u limited monarchy combined with its 10.
hestc 2ss ana regulations Hoarfcrred 70 the Revoiu-
| ton OF re thirteen original colonies which had ro
t"o ihe n ma chca principle up to the pery verge Of
that VotFR as intact ca II was 90 Westminster and
was oty Ges'f pod by the brilliant military achieve.
mems o. NatA1gtaa and tae philosophy AID uoishei
Written o.oSuencs .! Jefferson and Inc subtle r4iecs qs
of Thomas Pa 10 il now ma foo,beiI az tie