, 1865-12-27
CANADIAN MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
The Resignation of George Etoyn
from the Cnbfnet-The Reciprocity
Question.

The Resignation of George Eroyyu
from the Cabinet-The Reciprocity
Question.
The resignation Of Hon. George Brown, of
Toronto, from the Canadian Ministry, threat
ems crisis In Provincial politics that is bare
1y and With difficulty scaled over until the
assembling Of the Parliament at Ottawa.
The fact of the resignation is thus announced
In Mr.. Browns Own paper, the Toronto Globe,
and without subsequent editorial continent
OTTAWA Dec, q, 1865.
Mr.. Brown has resigned bis seat IN the Cab-
met. 1t eeems that grave difference OF opfu-
ion has arisen between him md hts colleagues
On IN important public question, and ihat
Mr. Brown declines to be responsible for the
course adopted. Many surmises are mads as
to the question which has produced tho rup-
turc, but no hint On that point lns transpirel-
It cnu well be supposed, however, that moth
ing but matter Of the utmost consequence
would induce Mr.. Brown to leave the Gov
e1ument at this moment.
The Ottawa Times Of the 2lst says:
The tact Of Mr. Browns secession from the
government il IN ITSELF significant, especially
80 In connection with the repeated, undenied
and undenfable announcements In the OttaWn
journals that the main subject which occu-
pied, for the last week, the attention Of the
Cabinet was the possibility of delaying for
the present, the abrogntiou Of the Recipfpei.
ty Ireaty with the United States, and Of eu-
teriug into negotiations for new arrange
ment: The treaty under the present con
g1essional notice expires on the 18th of
Aiarch next, and the whole Agricultural as
we'll as the whole Lumber interest Of Canada
ls deeply involved in the result, be it what It
may. 1t must be source of grntulatIon to the
country that the Cabinet have with so undI-
yiuea ana unanimous attention given their
Einds TO this subject-a subject with which
no personal considerations whatever ought to
Ens thus wholly eDgrossed a large portion of
the sittfngs Of the council Is OF The first i'm
pcftaIce 10 the commerce Of the country, and
the solfcitude evfnced TO uphold the interests
which the treaty and its abrogatfou Affects
Is assurance that we are In safc hands and may
wisdom will rot be wanting in any future ar-
rangementt.
Ar. Brown proceeded homeward yesterday,
and We think we can repeat with confidence
the announcement we hare already made
that, With the single exception of leaving the
stoge IN the hands Of Mess1s. Howinnd and
Gait there was no other subject Of difference
between the lnte President Of the Council and
his colleagues. At the proper time and IN
the proper place, VIC will, no doubt, learn all
about the details Of Mr.. browns resignation,
xAt 1AV4lEtAl AE|atN, u tuE III, Suy3s
According to the accounts thatwe received
yesterday, there has been for some time con-
stant antagontsm on almost al1 points be-
tween AlF. Brown and the conservative Dor
ton Of the Cabinet, In which, OF cou1se, the |
former had TO succumb to numbers; but the
dispute camc to q head on the policy which
should be pursued In order to eoyo the coun-
try from the orils which ore foreseen from the
abrogution OF the Reciprocity Treaty. The
details Of the policy proposed by the Finance
Minister, who had the initiative, we do not
pretend to describe, md, therefore, do not, Of
course, pass lny Judgment on; but the char
meter Of the difference which occurred In
the Cabinet Is not difficult to indicate in q
general way. The scheme Of The majority
was one OF avowed rivalry and hostility to
the United States-or was thought By Mr.
Brown to be SO. Believing, therefore, that
there was danger to the trade of the country,
or perhaps to that Of the portion
of the country which he particularly
represents, and moreover that this danger
might extent to complications of very Sc
rious kind between The United States and the
submitted to him. VIC also 1eafn, On what |
VIC presume to be tolernbly good authority, |
that Mr. Howland fully sustained the views |
Of Mr. Brown, md We presume must 60 out |
with him.
or the Cabinet itself the Ottawa Timex, s1st,
says
The Hon. Messrs. Rowland, McGee, Lang
win, Chopnls, with Sir Nn1cisse Belleau, lett
ast evening by special train.
The Ministers still in town arc the Hon, j.
Macdonald, Hon. Mr.. Cartier, Hon. Mr.
Salt, and the Hon. AE. Campbell. A Cabinet
Council meets at twelve o'cIock to-day