The New York herald., 1872-12-16

rior architectural design and many soualid ones
scattered through the second rate streets II two
or three blocks were burned down around it and
the Sidewalks doors and windows washed with
hose pipe the Bousancours Market OF Montreal
would make the finest appearance OF any in the
world 1t Is OF gray stone, and on the front facing
the st. Lawrence is higher, longer and as imposing
as the Treasury at Washington. Let the pleth0ric
corporation OF New York think OF tnat and blush
for the foul plague spots on Fulton and Washington
streets. II Montgomery had captured Quebec and
consequently conquered Canada, the population OF
montreal would be now as large that OF Phladelz
pha. lt is magnificent site for city, and the VIM
ter. though long, is drier and healthier than in
four times larger and ten times weather. bat In
the hands OF a New York corporation il would
nave no such grand line OF docks and no such mar
THE FRENCH or MONTREAL
are wel on and are troubled little about the ltura
OF the political situation. Material comforts have
very soothing efrect on q Frenchmans nature-
DOWN this way 1t Is different. Mr.. Marchand. men,
Der Of Parliament from French district here told
me the other day that the French In his neighbOr-
hood talk freely about annexation. Mr.. Fortin,
member from the Gaspe district and formerly com.
cruising in the st. Lawrence fishing grounds is
not disposed to agree with Mr.. Marchand, and Mr..
ttIeming, rom Aylmer county, agrees with neither.
Mr. Marchand says the French farmers have be.
come disc0ntented OF late.
THE FARMERS DIsCoNTENrED.
Incy were formerly as well Off as the American
farmers , across the border, but they are growing
poorer every year. They talk openly In favor OF
Freach SaSaSa Which Is significant as only for the
u
cans cans have, have destroyed the Canadian fsh.
eries,, s, wn,ca mcnv were were once a great source Of
with better equipped vessels, &c. and thew cut ont
the Gaspe fisherman right in his own bailiwick
TheSe people are more or less incensed against
America, and want nothing to do with H. He
thinks there is no earnest feeling for annexation
among the French OF Lower Canada; hut IKE an
the other politicians OF the Dominion, he has no
dependence ON the future and cannot guess what
may happen. Mr.. Fleming, who is extensively
acquainted in all Lower Canada, believes there is
alton and independence; that there Is no feeling
worth noticing In favor or either, and that il 1t had
an existence II would find expression somewhere
QUEER AND QUIEsCENT QUEBEC
II any town in Canada would be lifted q tribe
higher In the scale OF prosperity by American
money and energy It is surely the town OF Quebec.
For magnlhcence OF scenery and location there Is
no town on the whole broad Continent like II.
all the hills and plains bearing their burdens OF
snow, 1t presents views of unAxampled varietyS
but the town itself is faded and trade langufshes In
Its crooked, climbing streets. Quebec Is like an
gone from the furniture, the mirrors are covered
with measles. the damask curtains hang limp and
lifeless, the chandeliers munle themselves
IN y =, spider ng gauze, the carpet, ashamed Of
the helpless door handle leaves itself in your hand
and the red tasse to the window blind shrinks into
q single pale woolen thread. The army gone and
the Parliament gone, Quebec has little left but her.
nnequaed scenery, and that will bring grist to
her mill every Summer for all time.
II were Quebecian should surely like to sec
the Stars and Stripes waving from that citadel
that looks 500 feet down on the spot where Mont
gomery fell. Then quebec would put on the looks
OF rich and happy city, and not those OF broken
down gentllity-of poverty In the garb OF second
hand fnery. But shall return to Quebec and the
politics OF Lower Canada again.