The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27

The Herald Demolishes a Poll
tical Party.
Tho Heather Rage at the Hereld-Eecsnt roli-
IDEAL Evsnts-The Annexationists Coming
Out 0penly-Close Contes's-Ths
Independence. Annexation and
Colonial Questions


The New YoRK HERALD is the busoear of the
canadian press. rendered especially irritable by
small circulation, the intense heat and the unmis
taxable suarl into which things in Canada have
gotten themselves. The annual onslaught has
Just been made, and more than the usual heat has
been displayed. In brief, of late years, no single
article has made so intense and thorough sensa.
ton in the Canadian political world the full and
circumstantial history of the movements Of the
Canadian Independents and annexationists, pub
lished In the HERALD ofthe 9Th. The Globe COM
menced by declaring the whole subject unworthy
Of moments consideration, and consequently
devoted three columns Of an editorial to 1t,
course of proceeding generally followed by
those journals at o distance from Montreal.
The journals of that city-or, at least,
those whose interests did not compel
them to be silent skeptcal-at once
recognized the truth Of the picture. The Herald,
paper mainly noted for its advertisements Of
preparations free from mercury, declared against
the idea of such body existing. with the vigor to
be anticipated from it, when it Is remembered that
Mr.. Penny, its editor, was secretary Of the An.
nexation League of ls47, and that Mr. Halten,
who inspires" the paper, was himself leader in
the same sbortive effort. The Gazette, the lead
ing government organ in Canada, however, knew
how much truth there was In the HERALD's report,
and recognized the fact that in Montreal body
of dangerous men were preparing to enact
TIE ROLE OF CATALLSE.
II accordingly reproduced the HgRALD's article,
with vigorous and sensible comments. Forthwith
commenced turmoil such seriously anus
Ing. Correspondents and editors denounced the
unhappy independencists as traitors, and camored
for the suppression OF the League and the ostra.
cism OF all political heretics. And the independ.
enoe party themselves found In O moment that
their little game was up. The HARALD had let
daylight in upon them and had exposed their
schemes thoroughly, leaving them subject
to the imputation that they were hand
In glove with the annexationists, or else
that they had been outwitted and betrayed by
their pseudo allies. The rage Of Mr.. Huntington
Is described something terrible The scrip
tural bear robbed Of her wheps was midness to
him. His passion proceeds no less from the fact
that he has been put hors de combat as far as in
dependence Is concerned, but that lie has been
involved in net of circumstantial evidence from
which he cannot free himself. He curses tho
HERALD with an imperative vim worthy of Shimei
or Bishop Snow, and seeks the life of the CORE
spondent to take it. Having declared oil the as.
sertions of the HERALD so baseless as to be un.
worthy reply he rushed into print, and declared
that the
HERALD WAS IN LEAGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT
to secure the political death of himself and Mr..
Gait, and traced the authorship Of the article to
gentleman formerly on the editorial staff Of the
Gazette. Mr.. HuntiDgtons letter being very pas
sionate and containing no attempt at disproving
any portion of the HERALDs article, that gentle
man was severely punished by the Gazette. This
Journal showed that the statements ofthe HERALD
were guarded. but precise and correct, and
charged Mr.. Huntington with occupying the
exact position stated in the HERALD-either that
OF traitor or of an involuntary co.
worker with traitors. It also rebutted
the accusation Of completely between the
HERALD and the Canadian government, an as
sertion utterly ridiculous to any one who reflected
that in political matters the alleged correspond
ent had been notorious opponent of the govern
ment.
But the last straw came In the shape of letter
identifying, from the descriptions published in
your issue Of the 9Th, the following gentlemen as
Office bearers of tho Union Leaguo:-
President-Hon. John Young.
Vice PreSident-Mr. r. Latamme.
SecretG,y-Hon. L. 8. Huntington.
Iredsurer-1Ir. Harrison Stevens.
Forthwith Mr. Huntington issued second de-
caration, more violent than the first, wherein he
renewed the attack on the HERALD, like that of
the serpent on the Gle, and, whether through &C
cident or design, utterly forgot to deny the soft
impeachment. The shrewd Gazette, finding it's
opponents flank open, renewed the attack with
treble vgor, and Mr.. Huntington has not been
heard of since,
One thing is certain, the dependence party in
Canada has
GONE UP.
The expose of its aims and organization In the
HERALD has accomplished what all the dIatribes
of the tory press had failed to effect and hence
forth leaving fair field for the solution of the
problem Of British connection or independence.
remarkable confirmation Of the accuracy
with which the tactics of the party had been fore.
Swallowed was afforded by the
MIssIsoUoI ELECTION,
which is just over. Colonel Chamberlin, the
hero of Pigeon Hill and late member for that
county, having been pensioned off with mess of
pottage in the shape of Queens Partnership,
new member had to be selected. The loyalists
selected the strongest man in the country Mr. G.
b. Baker, a wealthy landholder fine sp eaker, of
good family and popular. lie rode the British
lion and waved the cole Aack" over his head.
Against him the american party ptted Mr.. Has
KEN a. hogle. Inns gentleman left Canada at an
early age and became, believe, an American
citizen Any way he made fortune in the
States and returned TO rest on his laurels amid bis
native boulders. He is little known and cannot
Say iavorabiy. He came out under the wing Of
the annexation party and was characterized as an
annexationst at once by the tory press. He did
not appear at the nomination, having at once
gone to New York and Washington to work the
oracle, and tho show of hands was
largely In favor of Baker. From Montreal went
down Mr. O.. W. Stephens, son of the Harrison
Stephens who had been charged with completely
In the Union League. city counsellor and man
OF wealth, and Mr.. Wlfrid Dorion, brother Of the
Hon. A. A. Dorion, leader of the rouge party.
The tory party were deceived into false security
Mr. Chamberlin had been elected three wears
before by a majority of 400, over o strong and