The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.

THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
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TORONTO August /, 1865
vhs death Of Hon Sir T. P. Tachs on the eve Of the
assembling OF Parliament, win DO very generally
gretted Indeed, may be the occasion for the putting
on the session for month two, the government
will hardly be prepared enter upon important egs-
laton until IL has obtained q new head.
The Hon. Mr. Tache gentleman who had been in
mately connected with the history Of the province in
the past Born at st. Thomas, on the Lower 81. Law
renee in 1906 Of an ancient French family he early
displayed taste for military pursuits; and the Of
1912 gave him opportunity Of gratifying his military
aspirations served with distinction ocer Of
the Canadian Chasseurs. At the close Of the war
he abandoned the sword. and for years practiscd
physician In 1s41, about the time Of the union be-
tween Upper and Lower Canada Mr. Tache entered Par
lament Of which he had been prominent member until
as47 In the rebellion Of 1887 Mr. Tache played insig
niiicant part He warmly sympathixed with the
ent Of Mckenzie and Papneau 70 the connection
with mother country, will be In the following
resolution presented by him at large gathering in
Lower Canada which set forth that he people Of this
province cannot look upon the resolutions of Ministers
and OF Parliament and the pretended laws TO be based
thereon otherwise than rapture Of the social contract
which exists between the mother country and this pro-
vince by depriving the latter Of all guarantee for
liberty and good government replacing the same
by open force, under the tyrannical pretext of q
necessity Of which hey not the judge; and that
such order OF things can continue only 80 long as
peope whom IL determined TO crush cannot overthrow
it. Another resolution passed at this meeting declared
hat the people Of this country should be stamped with
degradation and slavery were II to allow itself TO be taxed
and Its money TO be violently robbed from the public
chest to be distributed perverse servants without
the sanction Of it's late representatives. TO whom alone
belongs the right 10 appropriate the same"
At the same meeting II resolved That the people
Of the province having nothing to expect from the other
side Of the Atlantic but oppression and injustice the
ton wisely adopted by the refOrmers Of Upper
Canada tending to extend relations OF commerce and
reciprocal friendship with our happy neighbors Of the
the Inhabitants of this province to be presented
Congress at its earliest sitting
In ls4s Mr. Tache became Deputy Adjutant General Of
the province which position he filed only year when
he became Minister Of the Crown and warm advocate
of reform measures In 1856 he chosen Premier by
Sir Edmund Head In 1857 he resigned the Premier
Ship and year later knighted for his distinguished
services, notwithstanding his former treason to the
when he was again called the Premiership Mr. Tache
remained in private life rebel in 1887 stanch
former in is4s he died on Sunday thorough consorya
tive and admirer Of the British crown His career has
indeed been strange and successful one.
THE CR0Ps, ETC.
The crops, which q few weeks ago promised 20 well,
have been materially injured by the recent rains The
weevi and wheat fly have also made their appearance
some sections and IL Is feared that when the crop IL
gathered II viii be found 10 be q short have
Gently travelled several hundred miles on horseback
through Western Canada and found much OF the wheat
h.A tbah
also visited Illinois, Iowa, Mchi. and Wisconsin. The
Canadians have had three short crops in succession and
little suffering. This province presents striking con-
trast TO the United States the question Of labor
Here the best mechanics only obtain from six to ten dol
lars week printers get about and eight dollars
per week labOrers five and six dollars, and edors-the
men who do the heavy work the first class papers
only fifteen dollars Board here is from four eight
dollars per week; 10 that family man. Is constantly
living from hand To mouth.
TIE sMuGGIlNG BUSINESS
Ia carried on to unlimited extent notwithstanding
the eagerness displayed by the officials on both sides Of
the rivers TO detect persons guilty Of the offence. De-
snug -golars," who have invented many ingenious de-
vices for carrying an Illicit traffic 1t has TRANSFERRED
Of over thirty thousand dollars by an
evasion Of the laws This, and the seizure Of
another establishment on the st. Lawrence for a like
OF nee, has caused tho Canadian government To open
their eyes as to the importance OF moro strenuous
efforts to prevent smuggling While on this subject
may remark that II has come TO my knowledge, Incl
dentay, that Toronto firm extensively engaged In
the smuggling Of tobacco into the United Statos.
twenty thousand dollars on the one article Of
plug tobacco which they purchase here a about thirty
seven and half cents per pound and sell In Boston
and Now York profit OF three Or four hundred per
cent
EAsuRE TRAvn
on the ST. Lawrence this year Is fully large previous
seasons Nearly all who visit Niagara Falls extend Their
trip 10 the lake and the st. Lawrence, either by the
American Express line OF steamers the American side
or the Royal Mail line from Toronto TO Quebec The
st and Thousand Islands
long been the adm ration Of tourists who love TO conte
plate the grandeur Of the swift flowing river and the white
foaming rapids that frcsso the bosom OF the beautiful
river. With the opposition lines Of paaiial boats fares
are quite low Tourists can take sa TO Kingston, pass
boiling rapids pass under the great Victoria Bridge at
Montreal, and then either continue their excursion to
the pretty saguenay river and the shore switch or
at Montreal TO the White Mountains and Portland
via Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Rail
way manager, Mr.. Bridges, with commendable
sion tickets by Mr.. Beach, his aycnt at The
Metropolitan Hotel, New York. from New York to the
falls thence by rail steamer TO Montreal and by rail
TO Lake Champaign Saratoga, White Mountains, Port
land Albany and back to New York. for tho small
OF $3I 80. These tickets good until November and
large number Of tourists awaiting themselves
Of the terms to see the uneQaed scenery that the trip
affords.
THE AFRICANS HOLIDAY
This Is the LIST Of August the Afpicans independence
All the darkes OF the city have suspended business
dressed their ''best bib and tucker" and In
the groves the lake and in the public gardens holding
their annual jubilee. large numb.r have gone to ST.
Catharnes on an excursion on the Silver Spray They
are happy people here but arstocratic In their ideas
that they maintain singular exclusiveness
cating "wid de miserable white trssh, except those
gay ngs who have taken 10 dar bussoms" fading white
beauties, who despairing Of obtaining white hus-
bands are forced TO be the heads Of progeny
of copperfaced pickaninnes A v,ry large number Of
colored men here reve in the possession OF likely look
Ing white wives, whose tastes for deep mourning
colors.
VETERAN BMrrsH REGIMENT
From the frequent opportunities have had TO witness
the cvolutions Of British regiments Ia Canada, had
about arrived ut the conclusion that soldiers on your
side Of the lake far exceed In all those qualities that 20
TO make up the veteran soldier had then the
OF the Forty seventh regiment Of the line
On Thursday last In company with Colonel Campbell OF
the volunteer force, attended the ceremony Of troop
ing the colors" by this regiment and must do Colonel
Lowery and his regiment the Justice 10 saw that have
regiment In Canada the United States
Gel the Forty seventh In the manual Of arms, move
ments OF the line sodierly bearing This IL Of