The New York herald., 1872-11-28
THE DEAR DOMINION.
English and American Inter-
est in Its Welfare.
BUBBLES ON the POLITICAL SURFACE.
The Herald and London Times Stirring
Up Canadian Lethargy.
A NEW PHASE OF ANNEXATION
America To Be Annexed in Place
Of the Dominion.
WHAT A HUNDRED YEARS MAY BRING.
The Future of tho Gallant
Seventh Regiment.
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A Warning from the History of
the Goths and Romans.
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The Beati6ed Beatty, Of the Toronto Leader
His Tory Views Of the Situation
A Very Loyal Population.
America To Be Annexed in Place
Of the Dominion.
WHAT A HUNDRED YEARS MAY BRING.
The Future of tho Gallant
Seventh Regiment.
A Warning from the History Of
the Goths and Romans.
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The Beati6ed Beatty, Of the Toronto Leader
His Tory Views Of the Situation
Avery Loyal Population.
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.-s--.r TORONTO, ont, Nov. %, 1872.
The late San Juan decision the remarks thereon
pf the London Times, the perilous position Of the
Macdonald Ministry the threatening attitude Of
bhe reform party growing daily as 1t is in the popu-
)ar confidence and pushing tOryism nearer to the
wall make the present moment favorable for noting
the surface bubbles on the sea OF Canadian poll
tcs Your commissioner and the Times editorial
telling Canada to 'git up and git' arrived about
the same time. As II the concluding lines Of that
article were not enough to throw the extremely
sensitive minds OF this people into ferment, the
herald, anticipating the Times, haa already
sounded somewhat similar keynote; but-great-
est oncncc OF all-it had touched with what they
are pleased to consider here malign subtcty OF
purpose that ever so raw Q subject-annexation.
For some time past
DOMINION POLITICS AND DOMINION MATTERS
generally have been in lethargic state and some
Dominion newspapers have had no excuse what
ever for being in existence. The TACT that my IA
vorte newspaper Of this city gives two columns
Of United States news to one column OF Canadian
demonstrates how small part the ebb and now
OF life throughout this vast territory contribute to
the printers income. There Is little more stir
now since London and New York have turned their
tion. There is fierce brstling up OF the loyal ele
mcnts who believe the equatorial belt would slip
Off the grth OF the globe and the North Pole nod
from its base If the various Union Jacks and royal
coats OF arms were hauled down and laid in a lum-
Der loft. Our own war and matters growing out Of
IT, the Fcnian forays and the establishment OF the
Dominion, have made these people more loyal than
before. But there Is
AN EXTRA LOYAL CLASS
who insist upon clapping plaster over any mans
mouth who ventures to question the supreme
beauty and advantage Of British connection. This
class can recognize the streot by the superior
consequence of their bearing. They look If they
had been sent out from the other side with royal
commissions in their pockets ITO see that every
thing Is all right, You know"
flnd there arc two parties,
THE CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM PARTIES.
The first is in power, with Sir John A. Macdonald
tor Premier The second, like the outside unfortu-
mates everywhere, is seeking to get in. The points
Of dlncrcncc between them are these The con-
servatives like the tories Of England, want strong
government and stagnation. They are made up
equally Of French and English speaking people, and
u they had their own way no turnpike roads would
be built, no changes Of administration would oc-
cur, 0fices would be hereditary and, like in the
l0tos eaters island. all things would always seem
the same. They were strong till recently. Now
they are weakening fast. These serls OF precedent
and tradition insisted that the government OF the
Dominion knewbetter than the peoples represen-
tatives how to distribute the peoples money in
works OF education, Improvement, DC. The re-
formers making up the opposition protested. The
Ministerial party went further. They insisted, and
succeeded in controlling the great Pacific Railroad
enterprise, and, most nagrant thing Of all, they
retained members the floor to vote for contracts
and subsidies In which they were themselves inter-
ested. The reformers have, In consequence OF
these things gained great strength, and as one OF
their special hobbies Is the fullest encouragement
OF emigration, they are every day making capital
with the foreign element
"OHl WHERE is MY JOHNNY GONE ?"
"Where are the leading men OF Canada to be
found ~ asked Of an earnest native. "Hal hal"
laughed he, in sardonc way. "You will find the
leading men who are paid by the people to carry
on the government any place but where they
ought to be. They are running around the coun-
try all the time, and as for Lord Dufferin-but l
don't mind him SO much, because he is o stranger
he is as hard to find needle in bundle Ofhay.n
This economic citizen had no right to allude
to Lord DufYcrln in that connection, for Lord
Dufrerin is very popular, and his business should
be to travel over the land and make himself ac-
quainted with it. 1t is OF enormous compass, and
fun or pastime is not the correct name for horse
Dack rlde OF lew nundred mics through It's dense
and dismal wildcrnesses.
NOT HALF AS MAD AS THEY OUGHT TO BE.
It appears to me the people of the Dominion
are not half SO mad as they ought to be over the
cavalier tone Of the editorial in the Times. They
are "riledn in measure, but there is no "cutting
up" / have heard no threats Of setting up q
separate establishment, or ordering annexation
papers from the State Department in Washington. 1t
Is too soon to expect an outburst OF feeling. News
travels slowly, and editors and politicians take far
more time than our own to work themselves IN to
the requisite pitch Of passion. The HERALD has
given infinitely more concern to the "loyal,
organs and In the blind and amusing fury OF their
abuse they actually call Stanleys story OF the
discovery Of Livingstone "apocryphal,n though
iher most most gracious Queen put the seal OF her
faith on IL by valuable present to the intrepid
dscovcrer.
BY the time ! reach ottawa, the capital,
u may be possible news Of the Tines diabolical
utterances may have penetrated the timber
country and fired the Canadian hearts OF oak.
The Globe is
RAKING SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD
sorc ana at for the part he took In the Treaty OF
washington. IT says, substantially, that If he had
only madc an honest protest against the preten.
Si0ns OF the United states In the fishery business
and disclosed the aim OF the American Commits.
sioners on the San Juan boundary line, or some
tkiDg to that effect, what has happened might have
been ayerted and The honor and the interests of
Canada saved. The Globe does not blame England
as 1t bames slr John, for IL believes he could have
made the matter 80 PLAIN TO the English people
Ihat their commissioners would have been com.