New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-10
from CANADA.
co.r-er,nsene. q The y. Y. Tribsne.

CorrrT,adence o. The " !. 1F,brne.
MEIcxyiLLE, c. W, Dec. u. 1891
Notwithstanding the prospect Of immediGos boS
iilitic. has passed away with the surrender OF Ma
son and Sdell. yet few facts respecting the posi-
ton Of Canada can hardly fail TO be interesting to
your readers in the present posture of aiiars.
Since the rebellion Of 1857, England has so CON-
pletey conceded 10 ~ tie control Of own local
matters under the workings Of responsible Govern
ment, that all bitterness toward Imperial rule ho
completely died out, snd growing attachment 20
the mother couotry and her institutions las beer
feature in the Provincial mind. Come
oueutly. the attachment to Britain and 10 British
copnec iou among all parties in tie Province wa,
never stronger thar at the present momGit. inc
mark ed southern prociyites manifested ny onr puo-
lie journals, with very lew excel tious, together
with the gIsat blu-ter exhibited slnoe tbo hAs
and Slide II arrest and the frantic efforts made 70 ex-
cite the public mind the sub)ec' oi war With the
gniiec States must eEike your people a. sonetbips
hardl, % have been expected from nelshpo's VINO
ior a Term If wears have been groylng rich upon ne
advantages OF international commerce 10 Literally
conceded uoder tie PROVISIONS OF TIE Recpfochy
1e4iy. Ihis il not, however, really aly eSlleles
II attachment British or Of opPosiioa % Amersa
Institutions, bu. j. entirely lie result Of oLef and
more worthy causes.
Spr,ad-ea.l sism. COUPLED with violent abuse Of
England aud her institutions, have long leen ihe
chic. stock in trade o, your se0nd-rte pom isns:
80, with ne. loui-moutbed exhibitions VI loyalty, and
: ready denunciaion rs traitors rebels, % Iepuol-
cans, OF al aud sundry who cid NOT concur ~ tHen
particular views If public matters, has been L. an
emergency The chief, and, in fact, the Only resource
for many years of the leaders Of great political
party in Canada That party il now in po~er,
struggling under an accumulation o. difficulties ttss
seem altogether insurmountable-not tie ledss Of
which is The carry ing along OF that 9antlc bumruS
and swirdle, I've Grand Trunk Railway. To ihen
the arrest OF Mason aud Sdell erieci godsoad,
and well baye they improved tie occGsidl. Long
before it could be known what position En- Land
would assume respecting their arrest our olleials
had 30 far pronounced upon the merits vi tue case -
To inauguraie an extensive sys en- Of t.irnse,
together with ELL their acts and utterances berg
sno as to lead poop to suppose that war wac Very
INN inent.
The whole thing IL likely TO prove decided sue
GEES The war excitement will carry TIE Miniafy
safely through the coming sesion, beside giving
thea an opportunity 10 provide for good many VI
their hungry followers at the public eX lense' Duh
thar the great Of the people have any syupatny
with tbis movement or hostile feelings toward the
Nortueru states, entirely deny. II is we ara
AZ Il great loss TO understand the policy OF your
Covernment-if, indeed, they really have poncy
-npol the Slavery question, and our sympatlies arc
vefy much dampened toward the Union cause ifoni
that fact
nression that slavery was looked upon by both par
ii.s in the Northern States as most dnmilSa.e'
evil TO lie got rid of AT al hazards should an opporu-
tty ever occur and that the Dem )crauc iarIy "e.e
induced 10 sustain il from the mere iorce oil parry
discipline. What now stays the band that Suou'u
striae the death blow Of this gigantic evii we can
not comprehend But with a hrm trust IN tue JUS
lice AID al-wise dealing Providence, we can ous
believe that tie doom II slavery Is sealed puA
with reference 10 public opinion here Oh tue question:
of war with the United States, better evidence
need B., a. ked than the manner IN which the peoii'
have responded to the call for volunteers.
That some progress has been made in The towus
and cities under the joint iniu-nce of bad whisky
and the determined Efforts OF officers anxious 10 Sc
cure snug berth tor he coming Winter, there Is no
doubt; but look at the manner IN which call for a
romnany OF volunteers from each battalion Of tho
lii; Io boen received in the rural districts among
rs lsyai a peopo, as have before shown, AZ there
exists nnder the British Crown. Battalion misters
nave taken place in great number oi counties Ia
ri. section OF country within the past TWO Weeks,
and 70 nv certain knowledge not ten men III AL nave
,nnteered the.r ssrvices Ibis submit as the only
Trustworthy crteron in judging of the state OF puono
opinion here.