The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06

trucking cringing Cabln.t OF st. James. bewaied
the evils and expenses Of having TO 40 sneT "w MN
hlntys right, or else-or else whatY-anueXauon'
THE TORIES GO MAD. ,
ThereupOn public meetings were summoned, anu
with voice 1t was decreed that delegate snouu
be SEM home to England. The gentleman se.eut s
IL the Hon. Alexander Campbell, the Posenas. '
General anc Senator for Cataraqui. lie WAS inv
leader OF The government In conjunction WIN IVY
erDor Belleau, acting al ngureheads Tor Macpona'u
anu Cartier. He Is very alahle aud polite gen,ie
man, ana can be backed TO diac with ReveIdy JONI
son himself. His Instructions are 10 AK MT 0aa
stone why this IL thus; to represent ,nat .n o
diana have earthly responsibility Ior tue fena'i
raids and that IL ~ the duty OF ENGLAND 10 rnpo,
these; 10 ask that the States be compeilel 70 sup
TINS SORT OF thing, II not 60 pay the Wnois Dill au,
finally, 10 ask MIR. Gladstone, conldentially as
statesman and brother, which way the colohla cat
as going to jump. -
IL Is Very encouraging to these people who want
England to promise lndemnry for the past and pro-
lection Or The future" 10 know that the DdR Neos,
the organ OF the liberal parry IN London assures the
Canadian delegate rnat n he ~ coming Ofer 10 SUIT
up anilnositles against America he is on :" iool's
errand.o SO he Is. But mark the sequel. And this
brings me down 10 the
PRESENT SITUATION,
which intend TO review briefly At present there
Is hardly a paper in Ontario or Quebec which does
not devote itself almost daily TO the subject. The
general idea seems TO he that England mas resolved
getting rid OF the Dominion OF CANADA. whether
the Canadians Will or no. The bond may be suffered
to remain intact for few months longer, but 1t Will
be only putting little further away the lnevltaDle
day OF complete separation. The mission OF Mr..
Campbell Is looked upon with nope ana rear, Win
more fear than hope. The desire IS iatner 10 tne
anticipation thar England will be content at the re-
quest OF The Canadian government preferred by Mr..
Campbell, to remodel her colonial policy, TO send
out more troops to Canada ana To ask The United
States such MISUNDERSTANDING TO Washington
what must be done az re the Fenians--as no
nation bears without answering with bnl-
let. III" say all the papers, the most loyal,
england does this all may yet be wen.'
II, on the other hand, England sticks TO her utli-
tartan course what Then must ensuey without an
exception and While they bitterly deprecate 1t, the
loyal press answers, annexation. Canada cannot
stand alone" says Mr.. Cauchon, Speaker OF the
Dominion Senate; III England cuts us adrii we can
only bend our heads In sorrow aud drlt INTO the
abysses OF that desany which seems fated to engulf
every weak nationality on the continent" LEce1le-
nent, edited by NJ. Fabre brOherinlaw TO Sir G. 4.
Cartier, enter.ains the same belief. The Quebec
Cirontcle is independent IN It's belief lie Cafadten
follows the lead OF NJ. Cauch0n. so much for four
of the six dailles at quebec At Montreal the
Ntae're organ OF Sir q. Il. Cartier, threatens Eng
land, with marked violence OF tone that unless she
does justice TO Canada she must take the conse-
quences. This lead Of the leading conservative daily
Is followed by the rank and ile and the papers
which are most intense in their torylsm-as the
Toronto GtOoe, Ledder and Jetegrdph, Montreal
Daav Ne'cs. &c.-cannOt and do not deny that
very great ''criss Is upon usn The readers OF the
HERALD viii easily see that IN their passion the
tory press doing the very work they desire un.
done; Is involuntarily helping on the wheels OF
she does this and guarantees that Canada
will secede Is to provoke the reply, ''Then,
secede.n Asking exOrDltant and impossible terms
and conditions OF the home government is to place
stronger weapons than ever in the hands Of the
anti-colonia party. II Is just possbie-aS lie Con-
stttutiO,e edited BY tnat clever writer and
vative thinker M. Germ, puts it-that by dignity
and mOdesty, by firm representations just and
moderate requests, and by evincing willingness to
take her share OF the burdens involved by British
connection, Canada might secure guarantee OF her
autonomy by England Tor some years TO come.
here are the conservatives bent upon committing
suicide 70 save themselves from slaughter In the
words OF Beranger, ave have staircase to descend,
and, 10, We leap out Of the window"
A NOTABLE CiRCTMSfANCE
is the following: has been completely
eliminated from popular discussion. To the public
mind there seem but two issues pOssble-Brltlsh
connection OF the present unnatural Sort or annexa.
tion. And new feeling has been lent TO the cause
OF Americanlsm by the establishment or an import.
ant precedent In Africa, where the British possess
small anu unhealthy colony. Senegambia. A few
Jays since Inc colonlsts were surprised TO see
French frgate cast anchor in the harb0r, and 10
learn that the colony was to be transferred to
France. The coOnists were panied and dissatisfied,
declaring that they desired 10 remain as they
1t alleged that they would benefit materially by
the change; they preferred poverty 10 change OF
allegiance Sir Arthur Kennedy. the Governor, as
sured them that they were talking mere sentiment:
that the time Tor that had by il they had any
figures to show let them be produced. II they were
willing to undertake the cost and responsibility OF
their own defence they might remain portion OF
the Britannia empire but on no other terms. The
colonisis have appeaied home; the frigate remains
in the harbor. Triling IL this colony, still the
precedent Is one OF great value, as tending to show
that the British authorities are prepared to TO the
length Of transferring English possession directly
10 another power without having recourse to the In
termedae step OF independence. This Is more than
the most ardent anneXdtlonst has hitherto dared 10
hope, aud it has given renewed vigor to American
partisans.
THE FUTURE ANTICIPATED.
There s not The slightest doubt but that the miD-
sion of Mr.. Campbell VIII iail OF success IN so far
10 has ference to return OF the troops, change
OF colonial policy, an indemnity for the services OF
Canada during the late raid. The home Cabinet ID
pledged IN so unequlV0caI manner that II cannot,
even il would, Withdraw lis hand from the plough
Ing. The only nope lies IN return or the tories TO
power, and any one VINO has watched the steady,
radical tendency vi successive administrations from
Grey and Russell, through Palnerston down to Glad
stone and Bright can easily imagine upon how sen-
der foundation such n hope rests Bright, Lowe
and other leading men are not al all deferred from
advocating Canadian Independence because they
believe II might lead to annexation, and although
MIR. GadstOne's views are not known so accurately,
still am given TO understand that they generally
accord with those or his colleagues and that to the
great English statesman the idea OF republic
bounded only by the seas that wash the Continent is
not ar all obnoxious
POSSIBLE CHANGE OF SENTIMENT IN CANADA.
While the present ministers nave declared them
selves opposed 10 independence, II would be dong