, 1865-07-14

he 1ercu ealneutei Is oue VI wa a'uaa .!
Montreal. It's tro towers are each 2A feet
al oye She Sidewalk, and one Of them con-
tn'rs an iunnse bell, which the attendant
SAYS is the 1arees: In America. He works
hsri to make L f:es, ho TcvcF, aud tells WoR-
dt:Iul yssns about en- ~ thing.
Eve,ybeds hire GOES to the GEay Nunue.
~" en antique bntld1ng founded about forty
years ago, and used for the support Of dessi-
tutc and inlrm parsons Of all agas and
sexte. There are depar ments for old men,
o.d women and orphans, boys aud girls, even
TO teLdcr infants. It's privileges arc free to
all wLo prove ceetitutiou, hut bo4rders arc
adm1't 'ttd on s'a'tdt te,ms. The children may
te children Of Professionals. but all over ceT-
tain age must be Catholics or express will
''fubner," has no applicatlon--it Is more
ofar asylum. The attendants are all women,
tnd every department ia naTed af'cr some
SAINT, EhoBe name is over the door leading
to each ward. Visitors are always pressed to
visit this Institution, and after they enter
1hs5 are net s h nS,a x1d b. 53 shFsSs s To
the Mne6t Of St Joseph or some other s1fut.
We EaW one old man there perfectly helpless;
ard reported 10 be 103 years old. He bus
considerable property, which will be cobbltd
by the II nc Church, OF course, as soon as the
old man dies. The children are all clad in
III understand the arf ri Of putting On their
b. St before strangers. The chapel iaa pretty
little temple, built in form Of u cross, with
the long end for an entrance, and tho side
AID end wings for nltars. where lamps burn
uncs asincly. The w'lls of the Asyl1am M.
FL ahla. covered one s'n 9ss@ Co Contains
ica:eth ein;" and another says, IA mite
given On earth may secure crown In Hesv-
tn." leave the doubters to draw their o1n
iDfercrces from tbese examples.
,.3,g tSpna a.; Co9snl s9 NJ Gsnsta! Potter com.
opposite the Ottawa Hotel The Office Of
Consul General in Canada is anoma1ous.
It ccnters neither the dignity Of Minister
Resident. or even 4 charge dafdirs, OF the
Lresronsibiiity Of q mere Consul. The
salary Is loo low for the duties Imposed, and
expected to visit sll tho subordinate Con.
su's once each Year, but also to maintain n
style Of living disp:opostioncd to the re-
ceirts Of the ctllce. Gen. Potter receives
a Coo pr annum salar7, and s4o0 for oflee
rent. Hc pays $500 pc: year for Office and
1Ien this The amount which would he ex-
pfrdsd for tiaye1ins to various points where
hue are Consu' s In the Provinces aud roth
Ing would be lett Gen. Potter has Ind a
la d task OF it during the csis's IN American
C,nadisn afiaIt, bFougat on BY the St,
Albans raid and other rebel consri1aclcs. but
he has faithfully gore through with it all,
spd has the satislacti.n It epoling many Of
the rehel plans. BE las desk full o1 letters
10 and from Canadian rebels. ard Il would
Matc come NoIthern INT n In New York quake
/. thty knew all the revelations involved in
! the documents IN Gen. Potter'd possession.
The subject OF annexation aud tho Reci-
| ard IN Toronto. Gen. Potter is quite indtg-
Lant that The late convention Of repre- scnta-
tiycs Of Canadian cities ehould seEd repre-
eeltatires to The Detroit Commercial Con-
ytption, to meet the legal sons ef the United
S.ates. He has a1ffndY wri tan to Secretary
scwa,d Exposing the character ct the dele
eLtts, The Msyor Of Mont1eal Ii Z specimen
br,ck Of The vii. le c,owd. This man has
hi en- m fnset<rate ,ebel sympa' 'hszer from
tie bes!nnine. ht1p1rg Geo. N. Sacders Jake
Thompson & Co. with his Whole beart. Now
be Is tab:d ;or continuance Of the Reel
prcc:ty Treaty. Ny surprise that hcdy ct
delegates mt n Toronto u promote fsicndly
in my last letter, should omit any a1.asion to
lhe fet,ltment cf the shareholders rebellion,
materially Iessentd as hea Af. Potter re-
late The antec. ccuts AID history Of several
Of tic Canadian de:egaes ard Their
connection With the .plotticgs Of the
r bel r,iderf. My surprise "a changed Into
wonder that the american Consul at Toronto,
Mr.. Thurson, should listen to such balder,
datis In ,avor cf the old country and guilt the
scene In disgust. To-day th1ce-fonrths Of the
CsCad.an big heads who foam at the mouth
60 much about the glcry Of old England
hoped IN 3hcI5 hear'a Jetf Dayls would til
umIh. The American people owe thess c.ea
tu1es no tsvor aud lhs fact should be remem
be,td At Detroit
On the annexation question 1t Is reduced
to moral certainty that II the Congress q
the Unitcd STATES dos not revoke the no:ict
alresds gwen tor the repeal Of the R.ciproc
lily Treaty, the Canadss will be annexed II
the uuited States. Ths further ,ou 70 int
Ca1sca aud The mere 5ou hear about annex
alton, the more certain 1t Is that the only
ho1.e OF killing the p '0spcct Is the continu
ance It the treaty mentioned.
1 Whtn that is gone, Canada Crayi:atcs to
ward the United States without struggle
can ln!y defer. but not defeat nnuex.sion
The Canatisn leaders feel this themselves
ard uany ct them tell me thst tins Is tht
main argument in the mouths Of the Cana
dian ccmmit:ec now in England to :curc th'
consent Of the Quctn to the confederation
schtue. All we 1ave to do is to set still ant
say nothfEg, do nothing, and aboye all dan
revive the Reciprocity Treaty, and Canada i
OUTS. Ifthe contedeEat on s:hetue falls abro I'd
tLousunds Of the people Of Canads will joir
in The movement to have revenge on th,
mother country.
l ~
Sanders and Jacoo Tacmpson have Taket
the oath Of a1ieg rance and applied f0E par
con. Gu. pattssSS, y, he iascally rebols Sn FL
80, 80 hen eptuding their tin: p!otrtaC raids
a,5 rj1tpciaa on ths borders Dr.. talisnfs
4 fs9utn wan rev. 1scd, hut Fallen has beeI
making desperate ttI@r;s to have the pa.dot
rtDcWtt, and says he can prove that tie wit
ncssts againet iii In the assassination tria
committed perjury. Pa11en stands the bcs
Of al1 the rebeis who are now In Montreal
Several parties have volunteered informa
ton concerning aandiord Conover, one Of tht
important vi ,nessrs on tho ASSASSINATION
trial. am reluctantly forced to the con.iu
sicn TINT this man Is q ecoundre1. He wro..
letters not cniy 10 The New York Tribune
bet also 10 tic Hor{d and Ncrs and he /.
likewise the author Of one Of the most In
famous articles that ever appeared in tht
Montreal Grzftt concerning tne REBELLION.
| The G1afftla the rebel organ. Couoyer has
a hall dczer aliases, md has convicted him
self Of talsehood In many ways. I would
gladly pasa over this matter, but IS the Gov
eminent authorities in Wathtng' on arc OIL
c.alty advised ofConoyer's dc!inluencics, the
truth must p:Cyai1 over desire to shield (
witness 1tcm rep,oach. You can safely pu
down sandfcrd CoDover as rascal, and refe
to very distinguished authority IN support 0
the accusation.
The CLIMATE here during the past weak ha
been glorious /; the highest the mercury ha
rfsen during that period is 7G deg, aud tn
mornings nte ftequently cool enough for al
oyefcoat.
reserve visit to tho barracks and expe
renee among the British soldiers stationc,
here, for another cha rter. ".
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