The New York herald., 1871-02-28

NC UQeSs Iiley nave VuC chhus
Sir John A. Macdonald Is anything but well OIL.
HIS salary Is 5000 year. and as he is always in
once 1t suices fer his expenses. But, although he
has been so long In ONCE, and has disposed OF 30
much lucrative patronage, he has made nothing
himself and has declined nominating himself to
judicial one s0'as to serve his party. Consequently
q fund IS being raised as q testimonial, and pre-
sumo he Will receive fifty sixty thousand dollars
from his friends "a gratuity well earned for he mas
been faithful to the interests Of his party. Ii
NOT TO HIS COUNTRY.
In politics he n what il called here liberal con-
servatve. He Has been associated with that party
which has distinguished itself by alliance with the
Catholic priesthood and attachment to the BRUSH
Grown, as opposed to the radicals, who desire the
abolition Of nierarchica rule, and those who desire
Independence On annexation. .
You VIII see that Canada Ia represented by her
most talented, as well as most prominent public
man. and that pc VIII have few intellectual peers on
the CommissOn--certalnly none on the English
sIde: s HI appointment Is very popular, although
Canadians that Sir John Roses place should have
been Oiled BY Sir George h. CARTER. At the same
Buenoses OF Nova Scotia afraid tlat their rights
VIII be impcrilied by the Ignoring ~ the maritime
their Interests, 20 the inland POLITICIANS, who, say
they, know little Of the succulency OF our
SACRED GOLDFISH,
f0rSyhicn our Acadian i0rcfatlers "hU fought and
aTs q. AFRAID that tga EpgehMsp On the C6mniss.od
States s ST. sa an want f9 e SlIs sSss Is
ts themselves. Hence there is considerable dissas-
H f AZ eTssus s. 'ss mps n
rial authorities, who dispose Of their fisheries and
canals as they Will, Without the common courtesy OF
Is sS we Ike Ss sss ms on 0fe liz
~t FISHERY QUESTION,
which Sir Alexander T. Gait Will Introduce In few
dayss- !. ~ ~ -rvs,
Vaatt I'D IN
ner The 70 The cause q Pesco ami civilization q
@ ss u az sas ana ia Ss %
q Saaa w reoss 70 na me result 81 the Joint High
tween The swC o, nsSnf , ~. ma
wa.srs Of the poninloa specially whin the
American act and viii view with the utmost and
hs 20 sss ws ons
Resolved, Tina. this House has always been and now 10
nsees inland Navigation 10 the United States upon
csoa o the States directed
mere free and liberal interchange OF products Of labor be-
Resolved Tuat the to the United States Of tho
conlpensaon would place Canada 10 mos. disadvantage
osloa future nssstisons y aeprlyng her Of ha
siess she IS aesiress obtaining rom nation
~ he joint ha q al usc with
which CANADA Is concerned with the United States and WIN
s In The s Of hs So far a. s mot
UIlcd States in future.
Sir JOAN IL very retcent, although very polite.
when spenklng OF the Commission TO which he has
been appointed. He saith unto the political pumper
"Shoo n.y. and unto the interviewer, disguise him
self how cInningly he may, "Don't boader me.n
Tue moment the conversation tends towards tile
fisheries or the Fenan raids or anne xatioiI, or any
cognatc subject he gently closes his lett eye aud
regrets tbat he can give no Information, IN TACT
Is an
This reticence has been observed towards his
most intimate associates and II the question has
been discussed with bis fellow members Of the Capi.
net they glve no sgn eaky vessels though most OF
them generally are. They are able and willing to
recount at vast length the Ills whereto Canadian Gsh
that has been published In the HERALD OF January 3.
They acquiesce and consider that Canada debt
stree. could but lily repay .sihe Cabinet THINKS
II beg your pardon. but the Cabinet has not been ap
pointed % the Commission" Here you have
reached the primeya oyster, the Ultima Thule.
Tneso politicians can all speak their DESIRES Dut
they nave not been taken into confidence, and they
Know nothing which the interviewer skilled IN the
connection OF tasty intellectual meats out OF CONVEX
SAtiCDal
be Established. The Canadian delegate does not go
~ 10 5e as n 40 some dssree II
ent, and there is no certainty that he may not
swing round considerably towards the American pole
ii things work properly. nave, therefore, difficult
task to perform, to collate several statements
from people who ought to know a Little, who do
kncw very little and who pretend to know great
deal, to distinguish between the opinions OF the
Cabinet and the con-tctlons OF the Premier, and
icae Of service withaI TO form reliable statement
OF Sir John A. Macdonads sentiments.
l must preface thus by o piece OF very important
news which reaches me from very good source,
that Is that Sir John Is likely to retire from pub
lie Lie at te close Of the sitting OF this Commission
which Le might be expected TO assume. The first IS
the Chief Justiceshp OF the new Supreme Court OF
HONORABLE Office OF
GOVERNOR GENERAL,
succeeding 10 Lord Lisgar. II Is said that Lord
Lisgar may be called home this autumn to be en-.
trusted with still higher O1lce IN the colonial or,
more probably, the diplomatic service, ana that Sir
certainly, be made his successor. The Commission
to SIT for at least four months, according to the
antic pations OF Sir John Rose. Thus Sir John A.
Premier during the whole session Of the Canadian
Parliament, and when the very existence Of his
ministry Is so threatened that defeat Is certain be-
tore adjournment. Secretary Fish Is in his position,
Lut he resigns, and besides, the Commission viii
to bring 1t to Ottawa but this was OF course mad
missile. 1t seems, then, probable that Sir John A.
+ nay ,y,s 70 leave the Canadian Cabinet
fresh honors upon him. Then, when the Commits.
RESTS FROM rrs LABoRs
accept the Chief Justiceship, stepping thence into
the gubsrnaturial Chair His successor as premier
with witt i Mr. Gait, ana when Sir j John A. M Macdonald %
takes the govern0rship Cartier will be maze Chief
Justice, and each wil probably be raised to the
IS limited. Thc coming man for the premiership IS
victories, with Mr.. Cauchon succeeding to Carriers
mantle as leader OF the French ana Mr. Langevin
Governor OF Quebec.
Such is the very complete slate made up by the
people at Ottawa. and when is very likely 10 be
adopted. This would account fer Sir Jchn's VIII
liagness to leave Ottawa rather than to
ask the appointment in his stead or
Cartier or Tupper, and would also ex-
plain the antcipations freely expressed that sir
John A. Macdonald will side with the more liberal
British Commissioners In taking his view from the
standpoint Of imperial necessities aud exigences
rather than from the narrower provincial and anti
American views which have been hitherto avowed
by ms administration. ! commend these points to
tic careful consideration OF your readers.
AB INITJO.
can state positively that while Sir John recog-
nizes the superiority Of the imperial power he be-
leves that tue question OF the fisheries and OF free
access to the ST. Lawrence canals their control and
disposal telong specially to Canada under the act
providing for confederation known as the British