The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-03
CANADIAN COMPLIcArIoNs.
The Thundcr-r's Latest Kick a, Canada
The chickering's OF the Peddling Poii-
ticinns who aro Fighting against Fate
Free Pun for the Donkey Of Arsini nibione.

The chickering's OF the Peddling PoIi-
ticians who are Fighting against Fate
Free Pun tor the Donkey Of ssinibione.
TORONTO. Feb. l.-Sinco the ponderous politi.
cal weathercock OF Printing House Square has de.
hbera,ely come to the conclusion that "instcad OF
the Colonies being dependencies OF the Mother
Country, the Mother Country has become the de-
pendeney Of the Colonles," the mixed races OF
America might safely conclude that upon their fu.
ture fate actualy depended the safety and stability
OF one OF the most and respectable Kingdoms
In the world. Why then. Il may be asked. should
not the rotous wranglinzs OF Ns.,i. A....L....
eolonists OF to-day attract the attention Of the civil
ized word' Perhaps. however. before going fur
ther, should quote the remainder OF the sentence
shove alluded to- IN order the more clearly to com.
prehend the m anng OF Englands metropolitan
moulhpiece. The Hn,' goes To say: 1--WE are
tied, while they are loose We subject to danger
while they free. We are bound by obligations We
Cannot dissvow, whls they are masters OF their
future fate"
Could anything be more explicit or suggesttvet
Must the stupid Canadians, New Drunswiekers
Hswiouudlanders Prince Edward islanders Il
need hardly add now Nova seouans and British
ColumbiAnsi be stll more pointcdy taught the road
oenrl, indicated here by their good mother across
the water' Do they stll require 10 DO told, over
and over again, that they are not only not wanted
they are actually endangcrnR safety by their un
welcome oresencei Nothing could be clearer, and
yet they stl cling 10 their old hers apron string
and insist upon being aetually nogged before they
will loosen their grasp
Your correspondent has been led into the above
train OF thought by tho semi ofacial announcement
here that the Dominion Government are still 0udit.
ing tnHrucfioh' from the Colonial once before they
decide What they will do in reference TO the Red
River troubles Meantime special adyiccs from
that quarter in effect, that two newspaper CORES.
pondcnis, sent out from this city long ago had
reached Fort Garry; but their arrival were either
kcpt in cose confinement or placed under strict
Government surV elance In fact, they were finally
ordered out OF the Territory within given space OF
time, under penalty OF close conhnement-or worse.
Tie Thiebaut De Sa.sberry Commission OF which
so nch las been expected at Ottaws, were allowed
to rtmln, under guard, but were not allowed to
treat with the authorities as they could show no au.
thOrity from ether The British or Canadian Govern
ment-, O'c OF the expelled correspondents. how
ever conc udes that the application of little CON-
mon sense will probably settle the whole matter"
bui tlils doubt very much, as his companion In
exile asserts that "the surveying party last sumner
did great nmou OF injury To the Canadian cause By
.he lhp'rous manner IN which they transacted ther
business, striking lines across farms, AN king the
names OF people In Canada to lots OF land and Civ
Ing many Deop' To unders and that their land would
be cut up and divided To suit the Government The
snow road parry also contributed to inJure the Ca
madam cause"
Tue question IA, how long will the British. Ameri.
can people stand this bargaining style Of administer
ing their anairsi II they wise. not long. Mean.
time, personal squaObes continue among Cabinet
Ministers al Ottawa. Mr.. McDougall, who was here
the other day, feeling his way back into the oppo-i
ton ranks, was not received with open arms aud
accordingly he rushed back TO Ottawn and Is again
patted on the back by tue Government organ there
thus:
-" There I. heart in the Honorable william McDoueAl
Ihepe strong naSe love OF justice, too. IN the
Jecch OF led RIVER There 10 kindness Of dis posi-.
lon IN thr man, who gave to even the G0es reporter
blankets and coats and provisions to keep him com.
ortabe III MS travels over bleak prairie which 200.
PIE OF more generally pleasing deneanOr than he can
boast or might do We "a initiate II would grcve 10
to una u TO be te serious int 1nton OF such
wcuf-cllho 10 lleth u throw himself away. II would
be no tource OF giathcati "a to those win whom he
seems - e at present dislleascd to know that ft
OF spleen rs hld sgctnccd tAe opportunity OF life
| fortl no and to fame"
This is fair specimen OF Canadian highminded
ness and statesmanshp, need hardly add tnnt an
after disgust Is arising In the minds OF the more
thoughtful OF the provincial people and that accord
| ingy the whole posse Of inlrguers will long
be overthrown, aud the whole British-American
possessions OF today will then be found US free"
from Atlantic TO Pncihc as the London organ say IS
they are already,