, 1873-07-16
THE CANADA CREDIT M0BlLlER,
l'zallie Excitement Irl-
crensasag.
How the Investigation Was
Frustrated.
Gcenes in the Committee-Roo1n.
- r 1 1 e. IL
Scenes in the Committee-RooLn.
Sir Hugh Allan's Letters to Smith
and MoMullon.
A Popular Uprising.
From Our Olrn Correspondent.

A Popular Uprising.
From Our ONn Correspondent.
OTTAWA, Out, July 10, 1878.
The past week will nlways hold prominent
position in tho history of this Confederation.
Thore has boon stirred up, and exposed to Wow,
THE rnETT1EsT KETTLE OF F1s11
which las oror been exhibited in MI the Bill
lingsgatos Of Canada. from Newfoundland to
Vnncouvor's Is1and. Some people among the
Government supporters hold that the drits-
which is the pct name for tho Opposition to Her
1lajosty'B Ministers in this coantry--hayo BUR
pnasod all their previous efforts IN tile way OF
finding maros' nests; that the fearful results Of
Browns trobpaseing upon Jones' family vault, SO
quantity told In tho "socioty at stantslauB,"
were not one whit moro remarkable, or Worthier
to be the subject for unqualified laughter,
than these latter attempts Of tho Hon.
George Brown, Of Toronto, to plunge
into the bank-vanlts Of Sir Hugh Allan, tho
great Montreal bankor, and the controlling spirit
III the Canadian Pacific negotiations. Some
pooplo, holding opposite opinions, sand it nluBt
DO confessed thoy form no inconsderablo minor
ty,-are ineiatiu9, and for the last thrco Or four
days have boen insisting, TINT tho recent dis
closures respecting tho negotiations carried on
with regard to tho Pacific Railroad charter tho
action Of the Government In tho promises, aud
tho singular floundoriug Of tho Parliamentary
Committee appointed to look into tho mattor,
stamp the wiiolo affair as being the foul
est blot OIL tho fur escutchoon Of Canada's
honor, and an irroparablo damage to
tho FUR fame Of tho young nationality
Of the New Dominion. 1t Ia trito
thing to say, but It exactly meots tho caao.
There nre two sidos to evory question. II it
were not 30, every Canadian, ut this hour, would
need to bend hiH head IN shame mud humiliation.
The Lessons which the presB Of this country hayo
been endeavoring to impreaB upon tho pooplo, Of
tile truo causo Of tho falling of in the general
observance Of tho "Glorlous Truth" by tho
great American rooplc, -refcronce being princi-
pally had to the foarfully immoral and goilloss
sta.e Of political life,-rccoivo q singular COM
mont III recent events. Tile fact which Inns boon
referred to on sufficient number Of occasions,
ono would imagine, to havo been impressed
upon tho minds Of all, that .Paople living iu
slaas-housos should not throw Stones, llaH alto
gether bcen forgotten. As a Canadian, fear 1t
Is to be said that, in looking after
tho faults of our noighbors, wo have but
Too successfully initiated Homo OF tEoir worst
vices and have altogether forgotten to note thoir
virtuea. 1t is an old trick. especially Of state
Of society in which it has boon too much the
custom to look for patterns and which, although
to-day elevated to the position Of one OF tho na-
hons Oil earth, llan not yot entirely forgotten tlo
ancient ways Of thought, or the recent habits Of
dependence and servile inlitnton
There has come, in tho due progress Of tho
days,
ANOTHER JuMr1fG-oFr PLACE
III o"h""ian n'atofy,-allo'aef opportunity LOT
the utterance OF those moral and religious
a1ioms OF which some Of our people poBsess 30
unbounded stock. How It camo about ;naocd
~ ~ nos n.sos"ea !ss ~ sno Aeuools "
than one occasion, spoken OF the trout
bes -, attending the tho inception and passage
H. o.,.e".a.,aa 'a,,;s,' ".1s y.
the enreasehea alsc1osufes WHICH were nfpped IN
the hnd by prompt implication OF rulo of
p"rliauontnry debate. called by sir John 4. Mac
ecrvilo toolo. tho prosent Speaker Of the Houao
OF Commons OF the New Dominion. There
seenod even, at that carly stage, only too great
cause to Tear that, thus early in it's history, Call
asla vas to SEQ tho spectacle OF tho mcmbors Of
tier first Cabinet diHhonorably bartoring away
tho rights OF tho people for less than thirty
pieces OF silver It locked az if the Credit Mo-
bilior exposures, which had sent auch shock
over tho whole territory Of the United states
were 10 bo followed by disclosures in connection
with the leading dignitaries OF this country
Which should out-Icrod tho feeble efforts Of
oakes A1ncs. -.
IT Is MATTER FoR DEEP TRlpuLAT1oH
that these presageh OF evil have only too well
beon borne ont by the facts already made public.
There 10 this essential difleronce to bo noted
botwcan the Union Pacific frauds in tue 8tatos
and those which it is now foolish to dony we're
made tho worry groundwork upon which tile proa-
snt Canada Pacitic Railroad Company was started
into being: that, in the ono case ut any rate, no
one was concerned except members Of the
American nationality; whoreas; the very pith
and marrow OF our own trouble is, that Of itself
q great erimo, its lonous character il rendered
the blackor by the fact that citizens Of another
country wero the parties who wcro to receive the
lions sharo Of benefit from tho utter
prostitution Of tho namo and
funds OF Canada to what has ere
now becn regarded as the moBt hopeless
OF public works, ia every respect except az re-
garded the probnblo proiits OF contractors. The
recurrence OF Dominion Day on tue lot OF this
month. jnnt few days before the disclosures
wore mado to tho world, had = langs,hble effect,
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