New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11
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they are Wei iiilItu III thuduu-StNiL, bhdb M
chance of return 10 power would be lost to them,
if things allowed 10 remain IA iAey are, have
rcsorted TO tactics whichmsy help them materially.
In the fret place, they propose TO unite with Mr..
Sicotte, and TO make bin their leader III Lower
Canada instead of Mr.. Cartier. The agreement, u
is reported has been signed, sealed and delivered.
Their next step has been an attempt TO detach soine
OF the French members from MIR. Dorions support
In order to do this they have resorted to the cry
that Lower Canadas rights are endangered
leagues have agreed to give representatives
| by population TO the "Cear Grits," and they
Iant in blacklist coloIs, the direful consequences
that must ensue. They tell the simple French peo-
plc that If once Upper Canada Ia allowed TO
gain the reform demanded; that the Roman
Catholic religion will be destroyed; that the monks
snd nuns will be turned into the streets; thsi tho
French language will he prohibited; that lower os
nadians viii be taxed, while Upper Canadians WI,
he permitted to go scot Free ana that the Am anp
REGULAR institutions generally will be destroyed
They know that their assertions are un'ruei 19r 'c
Reform party have ever expressed their Ieadihets
to give to the Lower Province the exeiusNe hiail-
agement of iis own local affairs; and ask only
te have central power, elected the
| basis Of representation according TO mum
! hers 10 deal with matters affecting the
whole Province. Bat, just as your Pro-Slavery
traitors howled about the dangerto this property,
was offered by Mr.. Lincoln, go now the
leading Lower Canadians teach the people 10 be-
heve that the ReiormeTs Of Upper Canada mediate
their destruction root aud branch The Bleus CAL
culate If by this meaos they can inghten some OF
Mr.. Dorion's supporters TO cross the House that
thereby they will have, in conjunction with the
4 Upper Canadian Tories, sufficient force 10 drive
their opponents from Office.
! It's be hoped that they will not succeed IN their
efforts They may do so for time, but II 10 Impo,-
sitle that they should form Government which
will last There are too many conflicting elements
] 49, .,..fio ilgf
mus, arise upon which some difference OF OPINION
/ will spring up taking advantage OF which the firm
! body of Upper Cauadian Reformers Will again
tumble them from their seats. IL may lie delayed
for wear or two yet, but the day Will assuiedly
come when representations by population Will be
carried. The Lower Canadians threaten when that
IS the case that tbey VIII apply 10 the French En-
poror for ard, and seoede forthwith Now there are
hot few here VINO wish they would 90 tits ct
ouce-the sooner the better. There are too many
REGULAR soldiers in the province TO slow the rebel
! Ion 10 Let much OF q start, While the tppef
Canadians think they would soon end it by putting
the TRAITORS into the 81. Lawrence. | make no doub
that there would be As unanimous ilsipg Of the
Ieople here, when the frst blow WAS struck, as
inere was OF the people of the North when Font
Sumter was attacked. Judging by the firm ana dee
iermined spirit which aulnlates tie people Of both
secons the 10 get, The other 10 re use come TO
blows they must before the contest Is ended. Parla
ment opens on the 18Th proXilao, and it viii thus
| be soon seen whether the beginning % the ed
is vet to be delayed. The Reioraers have boldly
thrown down the gauntlet 10 Lower Canada, BY
nominating their siGnchcr' Champion, the Hon.
Geo. Brown OF Toronto for the speakershp. Ii b.
be beaten, representation by population LAS received
/ its coup De gr0oe for tie present.
/ have thus underworld 10 lay before you IA plain
statement Of the main features ia Provincial pOiI-
tics OF courte many side issues have ar1srp dur
ing tie long political contest for representation b.
/ population. Ose Of tue most important Of thc.e
was the militia question When the Trent affair
came Oft most wgrlike fgrore asliaed the
Province from one end 70 the other. Mr. John A.
Mcdonald, the Premier Of tie Tory Government,
introduced Il bin INTO tho Lower Home yroyldiug
for a yery. extensiye militia, aud involving an
expenditure Ear beyond the power Of the Province
to bear without piupging into hopeless bankruptcy.
The bill WAS defeated. mainly by Lower Canada
vo.es Tor there happened 10 lie clause IN IT which
provided for the levy OF direct tax, mode OF
/ Iaslng revenue To which the French bsye an un-
couqueIabe gverslon. They hate II nearly ~ badly
10 they do representation by population Upon
tie defeat of his measure, Mr. John McDongld
aud bis Ministry retired from power aud was cue
coeded by Mr. John Ssndfeld Mcdonald, Iuis
gentleman introduced second militia bill, which
would undoubtedly have passed had II not been
/ that the Ministry was deiested upon non-oonh-
dence vote. There are now about 80 600 volunteer
militia in the Province. 1hese 1t was proposed TO
arm and 10 cloihe, and 10 provide with drll insiruc
tore draw from The regular army Drll sheds aud
armories were also TO he built for them. The hi
furthermore divided the province in,o regimentgl
dstjicts Officers were named from aIGOug the
most yectable portion Of tie population. and they
also were required TO drill aud 70 perfect themselves
ia other duties which would be required Of them,
should they tase the leld. /.
! Mr.. j. <. Mcpohad rejects the iavori,e plan Of
calling cut the militia, rather the liable 10
serve Tor ten or dozen days in each year for drill
because he holds that not only is the met od very
expensive but the time il inadequate to allow the
soders 70 derive any benefit from their insiruc-
tons. lie I1aintGlns that II If lar better efficiently
to educate officers who should danger arise, will be
competent 10 dnl the raw lcves and 10 lead them
into the field. When the next sessiOn opens d new
militia bill will he introduced, Ierhaps more extern
sve than the last but one, think, which need not
give you people south Of tie lakes any great alarm
There are Ia the Upper Province Il cass II people
who pretend 10 be exceedingly etrsif that wien I
YOU have crushed the Rebellion, you will forthwith
/ conquer Canada Tbese OF cOuIse the Tories; /
they believe Tie Neu- 0rk Herdid, aud OF courre
sympalEize with the South. Their influence you
will understand, does not amount 10 much, fince out
Of g. members they have al the most been able only
to elect Is. Sill they endangered many elections
aud YOU have seen, thi1 alliance with the Lower
Canadian Bleuf gives them political Importance
which the Reform party cannot tiord TO disregard. /
They raised tremendous cry Of " disloyalty," ast
elections stlgmatized their opponents as "Anneya-
tionist" and had recourse TO every possible trck l
and lie, to convince the people that if Mr.. John |
/ Sandiield Mcdonald were sustained, they would be
Immediately bonnd OaLd and loot, and sold 10 the
"Ysuks." The Gl0be--almOst the only paper
Of inAuence-whch has supported the Union cause,
has been persistently charged with being in the pay
Of Mr.. Seward and upon almost every public man
who has said word in your behalf similar stigma
has been liked. But the Eirong good sense OF the
mass Of the people, has caused them to view these
Disrepresentatons their true hight In the towns
and cities Of Canada, think 1t probable that the
majority " the people are IN favor OF the rebellion;
but III tie country, among the farming population
among he who hold the property and by far
the larger part of the intelligence Of the country
there IL but one opinion, they would all heartily
rejoice 70 rec the Great Republic restored TO It's