The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-31
CANADA AND CoRBIN.

General Exposure of Political stcrcte-Th"
Hon. Joe's Dignined silepce-Tho Manu-
fncture or Pubiic Opinion-The Bnd OF NC
DouGairs Hopes-Thc Dishonesty OF Cnnn-
dinn Politicians Generally.
Correspondence Of The sun.
ToRoNro, Jan. q Since addressing you nom
Montreal, have found change OF base desirable,
IN order that I may, the more accurately, from my
personal knowledge lay bare some OF the pohti-
cal and governmental inir CUES which abound In this
transitOry Dominion. However. before taking leave
Of the Commercial Metropolis Of the Province OF
Quebec entirely, must allule TO one or two points
OF interest ia the place LETT behind me- lhaNc,
in former letters alluded to the truculency OF the
Canadian prcss Of tire influence wlcdc1 by design
ing ministers over the minds OF tho un"ary' by
keeping paid Organs con.taDt'y busy doing their
dirty work and It not unfrcquCnuy occurs tina. eN'
tcrnaily grave Cabinet Minister'S instead Of looking
after their respective departments busy day after
day In psaniHc per.ondIy leading articles In their
own defence and attempted Justification. Thus the
dishonest and tricky John A. has his POCKET
organ In Ottawa; tho disreputlble Sir Francis has
his partnership organ IN Toronto; the crafty Sir
George has his plant tools always ready to do his
bidding poth In French aud English in Quebec; and
now that the very place toady. John Rose,
has secured half the pro1ts Of Mr.. Bank Manager
Kings recent gold spccuatlons in New York,
and the prefix OF "Sr" to his name-wbich In this
Dominion, indicates, uncrrlney, that the recipient IL
fret class rascsl-and therefore don't require an
organ longer, "Poof Joe Howe" has taken hi.
place, and Is now indus,rously defending himself
with hts own pen. The Montreal D1iiy Netc', which
has been In the market for the past two years, at
total upset Of 5000 to tI,O0O without finding an
outright purchaser, is the traiorous Joseph''
| organ. In It he says that Zone fault his critics
] nnd with him IL his dignnci silence" In reference
[ to tho worry damaging charges recently brought
against him touchiug his conduct at Red River and
| then innoccntly asks "what possible motive could
Mr.. Howe find for embarrassing a Ministry o.
| which he IL member" "On what ioun'
detions do the accusations. Of disloyalty
| IN Mr. llowe's part restr" Perhaps tn6
| recently purchased gentlemen. VINO under the i'm
me late tut'llge Of Sir John. is learning TIC art Of
manufacturing public up inion without wfitinR let
tiers undcr his own signature, will DO led TO answer
his own questions or have them answered for him.
cfe long. Thus FIR, he thinks himself tat " there
has NOT been one tact adduccd which would justify
| the press III believing that Mr.. Howe, by word or
act was lathcssto either Mr. McDougail, the public,
| ur his collcagucs;" and further suggests that the
| Canadians ought at least TO remember Napoleon
maxim. hnd mot wash their dirty linen In tic
streets - 10 which rec mmendaton the more virtu-
Gus OF the Canadian people will doubtless respond
decidedly safer, on all siIos, MOTTO have very
Bd' LEAVING Poor Oh Joe" to finish his education
under ST. Johns tut,lage, and. as RAPIDLY ~ NAV
| be, prepare To- graiuitc from his mini-try ful
Western Gap a. NJ. NcDous-f, who as / have
before ADVISED YOU, IS decdcdy "out' With HE old
Colleagues, duly visited Ottawa and placed his resg-
nation ns Cove nor al tue disposal Of thc Dominion
| Government From the time l6 rrnchtd Canada
| from Pcmb:nl, he has been Grmly resolved 10 60
Into opposition, aud accotln zig regl-ttre himself,
on his return from there, a. u resident or Toronto
instead OF Ottawa. aud. moreover, tao pod Govern
Hent organ here now accuses him Of having Z" *
ccgdcd his discreitota AIRY powers organizing an
armed entrance into the t,rr tory as well as IN
a
without instructions from the Dominion Govern
mcnt" They further assert that tie responsibili-
~ OF oomplo ing e TRANSFER OF the territory rests
| Nth ;lc lIulson's Pay Comtany and the lmper al
| Government" This ~ tho cnd OF expedition mum
! Der one, AID Of Mr. McDouGalrs hopes OF a Cover
nafsap AT Rcd River at the hands " the present
| bakers dozen" at Ottawa, who, Il would appear
| ,Npcctauons Of the Nic1rG,neIal 1hebauts nils
| SION.
Tie question row is "what vii, the coming ses.
| sion bring 70 lightly" VIII TIC Government be hon
esuy lost on the petari" Of public indignation,
twill there be sin another dsgracefu political plot
entered INTO, by which the people Of those Provinces
viii be wrought no TO the point o. opcn rebellion, or
downrlghi revolution $50 ends the so-eallcd coz.
the TORONTO Giobs, journal edited By as great +,
| char.atan a. any OF them. Il" Sir John \. Macdonald
las erected oio!hcr tombstone TO mark the political
crave OF the last victim OF his policy continues tie
| Hon. GORE Brown, who himself las boxed tvery
imaginable point Of the political compass, and who
not only has a political Tombstone m " Sir Johns
graveyard, but actually Is hnnored there with the
| most conspeuous movement OF all In the inustrious
|
| in the Dominion, who have not either sold them
| Ives outright, Tor pit'e, or rendered Themselves
publicly dshorest and inconsis ont, that the peo-
pie " the Provinces afraid to trust them with
| power.
| WITH due Difference TO the standing and position
| OF some Of your own public men will favor you
w'h the details Of q rumor that gains currency here
| to-day. L. Is that q MIR. Corhin Of Washington Is
| seriously talked OF al Ottawa for place in tic
Cabinet He IL not. Of course, exactly John Bull,
but u appears from lnic dcyelooncnts that he has
| been n hrstclass gold bull, aud, according to his
own testimony, triclster ~ the very 1rst mlgn.
| tudc; aud this IL exactly the sun thew make Cab.
net Ministers. and finally In ghts, ~ n Ottawa and
| | am crCdibly inform d that Premier OF the Do
| mlnlon has suddenly conceived the happy thought
| Of not only securing bis services 10 this needy
| country but Which would be tar higher stroke
| OF pollcr, securing Al the same hme now noble
alliance, For ~ tie gentleman in question not di-
r'c,iY aud utiulel related bS family ueS Ia the
| Uuuld.be royal family ut Wa,hins,ouf Besides,
has ne not shown his Willingness 10, NJ poor ArtC.
mus Ward used TO say, sacrifice all his witC's rea.
tons. VI Il becomes necessary, IN order to make
| point for himself, or, what - still WORSE little
ditly lucret These are qualities that have never
yet been overlooked nc Ottawa; and, In order tn
secure the services and co6perluon 81 such a SHINING
| h,h,, special act Of naturalization could easily be
mt ltrutt -. IA and Of 4