, 1872-12-23
THE NEW DOMINION.
A Review of Canadian At
fairs.
The New Parliament and Present
Issues.
The Railroads Of Canada-.-Aspects Of
Deyelopment.-.The Canadian
Pacific, the Northern
Pacific, &C., &c.

i tAAo A*oA N~~e~A |
Pacific, &C., &c.
From Our oto1 Correspondent.
OTTAWA, ONT, Dec. 20, 1872
TIE CHICAGO OF. CANADA.
This comparatively young city, the Chicago OF
Canada, the most rapidly growing OF al Cana-
dian cities. has, at this time Of writing, finished
its preparations, has taken u its stocks OF pro
vis;one. and gone into winter quarters: The
SNOW has fallen, which, for three long months,
will lumber up the sidewalks and roadways,
and the icicles are dangling from windows
to which, pendant-like, they will hang until
Bhiyered by the clustering winds Of next March,
And still, tho prospect for pleasure and a1nuse-
ment is not by any means OF character to in
duce sadness; while for business, both ordinary
and extraordinary, both inside and outside the
Government buildings, and for exciting political
struggles between the three parties, the outlook
is certainly promising. In spite OF the TACT
that the weather here during the winter is
colder than in any other parts Of the Dominion
that is to say, Of it's old inhabited portion-the
season is gayer than in more pretentious cities.
The usual session OF the Dominion Parliament
opening sometime in January or February draws
together representative men from all parts,
and the departmental Offices OF the
General Government being located here always
cauBes the hotels to be filed more or 1ess by
men in search of contracts, by ofhce-seekers,
politicians, and reps. OF all degrees. Inc mag
nifcent; Chandiere Falls, the timber slides, the
splendid drives for sleghing, the immense lum-
Der manufactures, and the admirably arranged
Parliament buildings, all come in to promote
the pleasures Of q visit to the city, which, un-
like the large number OF Canadian towns, has
some points OF interest that appeal to travellers
Of all nationaites, and to every lover OF nature.
TIE FORTHCOMING SESSION
OF the new Parliament promises to be an lmpor-
tant- one; the party lines Of it's members are not
sufficiently drawn as to enable a very accurate
forecast to be made Of the strength OF the seV-
eral parties. Sir John 4. Macdonald, the Pre-
uier is confident that he has ma jority at his
back, but his confidence is fully equalled by that
of his opponents, headed by Mr. Alex. McKinzie
and Edward Blake, These gentlemen, aided by
the powerful influence OF the Toronto Globe,
have seized upon the hunoiliating position In
which the Dominion has been placed by the pro-
visions Of the Washington Treaty, to indite ter
| rible phiippics against their great opponent,
who, it will be remembered, sat, as they claim,
! as the representative OF Canada On the Commits
sion, but who, as held by his organs, was only
| one, among several, Of Her Britannia Majesty 8
representatives On that august body. The re-
cent utterances OF the London Times, the BUR
| render to the Americans OF the key to our
| western possessions, and the revival l3 Congress
| Of claims founded on he ST. Adams raids, have
| ali added point to their comptainings, aud have
ono,far to create public sentiment which may,
| ere many weeks be passed, consign the chief
Minister to private life. OF course, it Is not
possible that, cold as he is, William Ewart Glad
stone would permit the present Chief Executive
| officer Of Canada Sir John, to suffer Tor having
been willing to do as he directed; and therefore,
the quid auncs are already speculat,ng as to
which will be the colony to which the honorable
gentlemen will be sent as Governor, IN the event
Of IN adverse vote by the Parliament His ad'
herentB. however, are firm in their faith IN TIT
political skill of their leader, and laugh, tht
least bit unpleasantly, at the thlnly-spun hope'
of their opponents.
RAILROAD NOTES.
| Among the matters which will, Of necessity
| come before the Parliament, will be the leglsla
ton already had in regard to the Canada paeih
Railway, The two rival companies that are q
present in the field, anxious 70 secure control O
the valuable land grants, have been fighting
very actively, but the contest ls over we're
! not 30, the session once open, the war Wouis
have been carried into Africa, Of verify. Fo
some time past each Of the two companies hav'
had representatives at this place, and recent
there vas quite q large gathering Of rni11oa LIZ
men from al parts OF tho DOMINION. Ihe
brought with them valuable documents contain
ing the records Of the operations Of their seVera
. lines during the year, and, IN conversation VIII
| your correspondent, we're free IN their expree
sions OF opinion 20 to TIE chsractors of th
having through character, may be supposed
:, | have special interest in Western readers, som
information thus CLEANED may not be withor
+ interest. OF the railroad council assembled Il
: Ottawa, many OF the figures will be recognize
: ! as familiar.
i, THE GREAT AuToCRAT OF cADAD1AN RAILWAYS,
= Mr. John c. Bridges, has under his charge,
Managing Director, 8 system Of railways as Gres
+ | as as any Of the tremendous lines runnln
a through western territory. Mr. Bridges is
L gentleman OF somewhat OF the first Napoleon
= = cast Of architecture. His facets c1eanly shaver
= his uasal!organ is OF the classical order (slghtly
his step and bearing are military PeahaPas maaoaa 1et
n the Grand Trunk Regiment OF volunteers a.
his manners are at once sauve, dlgnlhed, ano1n
= peratiye. He knows no will but his oWn an
delegations of t m +
;. working of the line hage fallen victims to
, polite courtesies, and returned to praise Wh
:: | fhev came to blame. He stands within an INT
he height Of the EE4t ava5sd ana
a pyramids OF enterprise, but has not yet met 2
,r Moscow, nor feels any dread anticipation OF
n coming Waterloo. The only mistake Nr. Brydg
ever made was to offend the Hon; ~ Geofge Prov
;, has never ceased to pursue the railroad manage
n his company, and his connections with the sha1
OF est Of sticks and has piled Pelion on Osss IN
e. endeavors to create enough spirit among t.
P English shareholders to throw of the inc
ree bus from their undertaking involV
70 70 in keeplng in their employ
u u the singular fact of-the greater the recelp
a. a. the less the profits. Unfortunately Tor t.
10 stockholders Of tho Company, there is more
9n qa truth than poetry in the charge. From h
y u Brydges' memorand, placed at my disposal,
M u. cleaned the following statistical information
70 to the work done by the railway during the Ii
u ~ half Of the present year:
IT. THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA
~ has mileage Of over l ,909 miles, running fre
= the eastern portion OF the province OF Queb
~ and from Portland, on the Atlantic seaboard,
AZ Goderich. On Lake Huron, to Fort Erie,
n1 Lake Erie, and to Detroit, uin Port Huron q
u the western shore OF the river. The line Is
q, vided into two grand divisions, with drancl
r-r1e- f1rn ef Ahrf1f r