Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
AMERICANS IN THF DOMINION
PARLIAMENT.

In the DOMINION OF Canada are many
Americans, and, with the energy which
characterizes the race, some of them have
worked their way into Parliament. The
number Is about half dozen, all very
shrewd men, with an eye to their own
interests, and good members of Parlla-
ment, but not fluent speakers. The first
is Joseph M. Currier, who is member
for Ottawa, the capital. a city Of about
$4,000 souls, and the chief seat of the
lumber trade of the Dominion. Mr..
Currier is in that trade, and sends large
quantities of lumber to this country
He is quiet member, and always casts
his vote on the Conservative NOW Min
isteriaD side.
Aquilla Walsh is member of one of
the rulings of Norfolk, and is barris-
ter. He also casts his vote on the Con-
sentative side: AS his surname indi-
Gates, he is of Irish descent, and he has
ali the quickness of the Celt.
Joseph Rymal is member for South
Wentworth. and is called the Jester of
the House. He is ready wit, and Of
ten sets the members in roar. His
wit sometimes comes in OPPORTUNITY in
debate, changing the tone from one Of
acrimony to that of good humor. Mr..
| Rymal is man of property. and lives
as country gentleman, at his seat neal
Hamilton. His vote is always cast on
the Reform side.
The Hon. John NJ. Pope is member
for Compton, and Minister of Agricul.
ture in the present Cabinet. His votes
are, of course, cast on the Conservative
Mr.. Pope lives in the Eastern Town
ships, and is always returned for Comp
ton whenever he runs for that constitu
ency. He is man of wealth and in
fuence.
Julius SERVER is member for Hunting
don, quiet constituency near the line
He how votes on the Conservative side
but may cast his votes ON the other side
if change of Ministry should occur
His proclivities are ROUGE His CLASSIC
first name indicates his origin.
Seth Huntingdon is member for Shelf
ord, and is man of ability. He cast
his votes against the Ministry invaria
bly,, and is stanch ROUGE. There i
some doubt as to Mr.. Huntingdon's de
scent, but he is believed to be of U. Z
loyalist family. He is lawyer, and
sharp one, and held a portfolio in tn
Macdonald Dorion administration G
1862.
The Hon. Luther III. Holton is mem
Der for Chateauguay, but resides in Nor
treal. He is a prominent member of th
ROUGE party, and in the Macdonald-Dt
rion Ministry of 1862 had the portfoli
of finance. He is man of some wealth
and in Montreal is considered a goo
business manager. Br. Holton is gel
orally believed to be of American d.
scent, but denied it on the hastings
1864.
The other Americans in the Dominic
are to be found in the Ottawa Valley,
Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, etc., ar
are engaged in the lumber bushes
banking, milling, cts. Some of the
are very wealthy, as, for instance, M
r. H. Stevens of Montaeal. They a
celebrate the New England anniversar
and cherish feeling of love for the
! country. They also endeavor to fost
friendly and commercial spirit
6 tween the Canadians and this countr
Sixteen years ago a North Caroli1
e father, who knew the virtues of the 70
: thrashed his big boy and sent him O
tc hoe corn. The first seen of him sin
was last week, when he returned fro
California with $4,000 on his no
e When you send boy to hoe corn alwa,
v lick" him first.