The Portland daily press., 1867-06-25
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Z THE GRAND TRUNK AND THE EMIGRANTs !.
{ = 1he recent Charges against the managers
of the Grand Trunk Hallway OF
snoekln. inhunanity toward certain German
epigrants have excitsd much heated discus
sioL III the Canadian papers. Those Journals
Which are IA the pay or interest OF the Company
have been making great efforts to sIho9rn Over
ana thiow ulscredII upon Jne charges, out they
nave not succeeded IN quiellns a very genera.
teenng OF Indignation. Tine iact remains anu
cahnos be denied that these ipassenge,s, aitel
wing purchased through tickets IN the iusl
expectation OF having Ordinary travelling nc
COMMUNICATIONS, ate transported in ciose-iockeu
Dox cars III winch no senslpie dfever woulu al
low catIie to be taken To narAet. Several
deaths have occurred within a week or two
when are believed 10 be olrec.iy trsceabie I.
the barbarity or these arran genients. But IT Is
nearly impossible, so poweiinl is the interest
of lhe Cosnpany, TO obtain a proper iuvesuga-
ton Of any case of iil-nsage Or OF accident. Ii
an Inquest is called tile eorohers have happy
faculty of managing things in the mos. favor
able way for the Grand Trunk managers, and
itis known that they have gone SO tar in Que
instance as to interfere to prevent the rendi-
ton of an uniavorable verdict. 1t is high
time, for the credit OF Canada, and of huuaani-
ty that something should be done to bring thus
grasping and unscrupulous organization to its
senses. The Grand Trunk Railway should eth
er be compelled to treat emgrants deeently, or
steps Should be taken to warn the latter against
the Canadian route. "i' ''''1' -"'."t
:es,1E 81 PRIBsTLY NFLUENCE.
10 Much jealousy is felt in Protes tant circles
concerning the efforts which the Roman Cath
Ollie clergy are making to direct the people in
tho coming elections. The Bishops OF Three
Rivers and Quebec have issued pastoral letters
calling upon the Catholics "to rally round Con
federation, for which nothing can be substi-
tuted but annexation" These documents are
sharply. criticised by Montreal Protestant pa
per, which reminds its readers that it is the
priest party which has caused Confederation
and which now wishes to control the new or
der of things, also that the people have as yet
had no opportunity Of showing whether they
are for it or against it, and that in all epochs
when the priests have been particularly busy
their labOrs were to secure a continuance or
increase of ecclesiastical rule and privilege.
.t'f-t Al. DOMINION DAY. t... .,..r,
1t having been decided to celebrate the
birthday of the New Dominion as a national
holiday, question has naturally arisen as to
why would be the most appropriate manner
glorifying the occasion. Suitable religious OBJ
servances are in favor with the most serious,
while young Canada bespeaks liberal allow
ance OF gunpowder, and othe explcs We express
ions of It's patriotism. The general idea seems
to be of sort of Canadian Fourth of July-or
rather First. ''Dominion Day is to be as much |
like Independence Day IS is possible in the |
circumstances. ri'at-'a. I1r..-al
The London Free Press makes the suggest
ion that the day be ennobled by setting free
the f. nian prisoners And why not? The
Free Press says: @"s't5
u Acts of mercv never 60 borren in their re-
sul : and Canada can well afford TO exercise
clemencv towards those misguided men on the
aav which sees her invested with powers not
"a: short of those of sovereignty itself There
can be little doubt that the majesty of the law
has been properly vindicatcd i'll the matter of
the Fenian invasion. 1t has been seen con-
that no portion of the con munity
has the slightest sympathy with such inroads.
That we ote and all united, irrespective of
party, origin, or religion to oppose with the
whole of our strength an enterprise SO unjust
and wicked. d 10
act, we believe much appreciated by the popu-
lation on the other side. 1t would show that
though we intend to hold our integrity intact
by the loyalty of the people and the help of
God, we are still open to considerations of mer-
cy, aud can afford to extend that mercy to
those who having no quarrel with us, whom
we had never wroDged in thought, word or
deed, yet made war upon US. 1t would be a
graceful act as touching the American govern
ment who undoubtedly did much, tsrdily, to
arrest an onward movement to Canada why,
not then commence our new era at peace Win
all men? At peace even with those VINO were
our enemies; and as public opinion III Eng
law should not be executed upon even those
who rose in hopeless rebellion in Ireland, so
We, in Canada moved by the same promptings
of elemency, should be Wiling nm " apa;e sth ,ne n
On the day that the Genius OF nationality de-