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

from compeIent parties IN Suo,ond n m been o6.
tained so as TO render the acunirement OF mdepcn-
dence an absolute CERTAIN 4y. The second was the pos
ELECTIo< IN MIssIssouOI.
u WIN De remen .cered that by u little wire.puil
ng an INVITATION vas extended from the Agricultural
society or TIE County OF Mlsssquoi TO the Hon. l.. >.
huntlhgW To deliver an address at the annual iar
county, with heavy American population ana pre-
vous vo the election OF 1857 was represented oy Mr.
Brown ran gDod and one ls. @
edSors OF the Gazette was elected the victory being
A.narked one. TO pass over the county member,
vnd go Ia neighborng county TO seek man OF ad-
vanced politics sucn as Mr.. Huntington, was to
make point. Mr.. Huntington d, lvered an Grafton
| TO which Mr.. Chamberin replied and the opponents
| had another tilt in Waterloo. This OF course, at
tracted public attention, and confirmed the two
speakers as champions OF their respective causes
| The ONCE Of Commissioner OF Public Works being
| vacant Mr.. Chamberns name was mentioned IN
new election, and II was resolved that an attempt
should be made TO carry the county. The two wings
diu tner usual Jockeyhg, put me americans were a
was selected standard bearer of the independents
| The Americans sent an emlssary over TO the States
and obtained guarantee Of money, winch, Win q
| fund subscribed IN Montreal, amounted TO s26 ooo
They were to ''spring' an outside candidate
| at the last moment introducing him by
| outsiders, and to noDlinally encourage the indie
pendent candidate, so as to split the respectable
vote, when they counted 'raking the perslm
| mons" with the moneyed candidate. rms htIe
| arrangement only burked by MIR. ChamDerun's
non-acceptance OF ONCE.
| RUPTURE DECIDED ON.
On the day that Mr.. Huntington and Mr.. Young
| held their Waterloo meeting assurances were
ceived rom friends IN England that the Gladstone
| Cabinet could he depended upon to carry out the
| policy of Independence This decided the rupture
and At private meeting IN Montreal 1t was resolved
that az independence could safely be lett TO events
TO work out the flag should he planted lite ur-
ther Oh. In other words programme of annexa-
ton to be issued, careful inquiry having salts
ned the leaders that at least iou-ths OF the sup
| pOriers or independence would support nnexatIon.
As for the minority 1t was resolved to embroll them
| Waterloo platform, completely Kidding MI. Youngs
| financial argument. If the leaders ''cut up rusty
they Were to be assured thai, as they mad been
American sympaihizers, and had letters extant
which would carry conviction to the .'oyal' mind,
| they might AS well, II they would not accept
| the new regime, stand neutral, else they HAD
better prepare their political funerals As the Amer
can section were in wise scrupulous about dong
this the silence at least, Of the munous indepen-
| dents was counted on. So closed the summer cam
| paign of 1862 may add that about this time The
| independents were ike
| JAPHEr in SEARCH OF PAPER
to make specially OF independence. The Gazette
and or the Telegraph, negotiations were entered into
| looking to It's acquisition These were. however,
ended by o sudden rise In terms the part OF the
| Company, and by an ignOmlni0us collapse OF the
independents, who discovered that they cond
statement, that the really Independent wing lacked
hackers with money, and were not willing to spend
| only amounted to some eight hundred dollars, being
merely Tor travelling expenses and hostages me
| services OF Its members were gratuOus.
| THE ROUGE WING.
| All this time, While Mr.. Lanamme ana his friends
| were cooperating with Mr.. huntington and the
| loyal Independents, M. Aubin, editor or LIE Pays
| was interviewing President Grant aud writing up
red republlcanlsm In most ferocious STYLE IL may
| be thought little curious that the American wing
| should have cooperated with these French enthu-
| sasts, who openly avOwed similar principles. The
reason Is simple the yoages were In III favor with
ban. They preached annexation as means OF de-
stroying the influence and power Of the hierarchy,
| enginery OF the Church. The American wing, how.
ever, preached quite another doctrine. They pointed
to Louisiana ana New YOrk-he former TO prove that
State essentially French had suffered by juno
ton with an English poDulaton the latter to demon
strate that under the much dreaded rule OF republic
canism the Church could prosper ia most marked
degree Hence the Americans, seeking to enlist the
of the Church, would naturally stand aoof from the
rOugeS uponiwhOse active cooperation tney might
| depend at the right moment.
| All winter the supporters Of the movement lay
| IN VALLEY FORCE
1t was believed that enough had been accomplished
for one year, and that any discussion While the peO
pie Were IN the flush OF excitement the arrival
Oi the Prince would be in udciOus. Correspondence
| was accordingly maintained with England and the
| States, and basis OF annexation submitted which
would be likely to prove popular, and which
| ceived the approval OF several leading American
statesmen. In Montreal momentary advantage
| offered itself, but was very cautiously managed
The st. Parrlck's Society. which contained all the
leading Irishnen OF this essentially Celtic city,
| wanted q President In lieu OF Mr. MacNamee.
considerable movement In favor OF Mr.. James
vanced radical, partizan OF independence. and
possibly not opposed to republican institutions, ii
representative or the Irish party In Montreal The
effect would have been still more marked, as he
| not member OF the society, ana As his lincoln
| promising principles were wei known. True how
ever, to their cautious policy, the American wing
ventured nothing on the battle. Mr., Howiey never
attended the meetings, permitted the members 10
elect him to membership unasked, deemed
canvassing or speaking, ana left the whole
sP they In elected sae n their remas SdoS
should be their own heads. The whole matter
ended in the election, unanimously, of the Church
candidate, Mr. Il. Devn, himself all independent,
belonging to the ~ wing AS the radical candidate
| had never come out and had ali along advocated
Mr.. Devln's election, # nothing was gained
nothing was LOST.
| THE SPRING CAMPAIGN
commenced with the debates IN the House OF Com.
mons OIL the address In reply to the speech from the
throne. Mr.. Gait and Mr.. Huntington made long
and able speeches on the subject OF independence on
this occasion, but the Of the House was de.
ciuedy against them. and the matter dropped.
Meanwhile the agitation commenced again IN the
press, and the tariff ana Northwestern difficulties
arising events marched flvorabiy Tor the Americans
The public press had grown tired OF abusing the
nexationists without effect, and events preached
such excellent lomilies that these we're willing to
say "Amen'' and do nothing else The state OF the
finances was encouraging deficit OF nine millions
this year being cheerfuly conrasted with at least
six millions more for Misunderstanding purchase,
expedition, guarantees, &c.-and Pacific Ralload
and other incidental expenses, good for at least
| five millions annually. rne immense unpopularity
! OF the tariff discriminating against American pro-
II
close commercial relation with the states (Which
must ultimately lead to q political union was de-
sired OF the people. The Manitoba difficulty was
valuable, proving that all sections OF the people,
IN their thoughts had but extreme pOltl
cal panacea-annexatlOn. The Western
lives and Eastern CathOlicsand no classes less IA
yOrably disposed u Americanism could be ina
gned-threatened each other that as last resource
against sectional bigOtry or tyranny, each would
seek freedom ln a new political alliance, little as
they desired It," The sentiment there, II one
only went deep enough All these events, however.
''krpenDaCkS''
to replace specie, while in the States gold was com
ing down and the debt being decreased. had not half
the effect OF two other outside cause.-the debate
the imperial Parliament on Mr.. Torrens' motion
corning the colonial policy and
THE LAST FENIAN RAID.
The colonial question mas or late been exciting
much comment in English political circles In the
fall OF 1859 very positive assurances were forwarded
to Canada by friends who could speak semOnically
that the EnGlish administration han resolved The