, 1874-01-19
CANADA.
The Political Situation in the
Dominion.
Mackcnzio's Appeal to tho Country, and uoN
It Will Result.
The New Political Party, "Canada
First"
Commercial and Military Matters.


Commarcio1 on,1 nr;1;+or,, nro++o,g
From Our 0on Corresnondtnt.
OTTAWA, can., Jau. II, 1873.
With the passing away OF tue old year, aud
tho oncomiur OF tho no,y. Canad, ,,onoa to be
anlo In ooon,,,,,t,t, ~. . - ~. y.
""'s " "e'o"'p''hn oos Gfoas tash VI
COMPLETE REORGANIZATION.
"O'd things havo passed awAy," indocd sinco
goomnrly nnIisnnto1 a,yov ,v,,oso raoor;, '1 los
hoo,, ~ 1""S' "a?ao l'eolu Aaa
oon "''e aefi'0 u t'ls1akos, ana "hoae trlumphb
haVo boon one continued succession Of Victories
purchased by corruption. Now, no have q nov
In ita o,,arontcr ,aa heon, torn,n, sra t,s t,rat
otn, 49,, a,..,-,..s . Ay"a' 4,' "no .nr, 10 n11
r' ~ W o"'o"s apoa 'no 5eaF 4of4, III
~ aho" lts oonhaenco III tho people Of the New
Dominion by appealing to them Tor verdict on
ol,ief Oonnonor NJ t1,o ro,1n, ,yoa = NM, Win
~. ..,..,... .' -. '14o lo1'1u "1s !" At'n "uo
.oi t"onty yoars aao neen stuaont IN tho ny
ways ana aneYa OIL political lie, and whose his-
boioe tho most ponlar Of man aa Of So;nr thu
mopt unscrrnu,o,s NJ nn1;t;cionu. = NM, ,S,oao
,,.ssa ,ss., F' ats ~ pesno pe,', N"n "nooo
uao nsu Docu eateooieo py 1"o aecaues
OF rule, until. losing oil power Of concentra-
t!Qut IL GtGr NAFGrG1 Q2[WG60 t1k0$itnEi0n nOu
hypoohonilriaoism. Now tbo {,rat Miniator ;s i.
man WIN ho,n n ,,ovort', ~..a,,a,aa T., ;.d,,a
.l =, 49," :" Fo'o.15' R.aoun'eu III tna"s-
's, ntuu1oo III 6tateciale, nolos Ills eharacter 80
high above roproach TINT tho corruptionist fears
his approach moro than Satan TINT Of holy
watsr and hia frion,1s. .ovon hovo annro,,or,
o;oru t,,ot ,t,o ,>,,r,t., - ~ s4I, ,',.,.
B1ons TINT the purity OF lilo and motive Which
Bat 30 VIGIL on Ills shoulders while IN opposition
may provo impraoticablo in hfs now sphoro. Sir
49,.
Mnckonzo orc tLo .on,,,.,+o ,,,1o. - o,,r 1rar,d
.A,,.." NV 'Ao oppoe''o po'o' u out @of4o
Oh POLITICS.
TIE STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY
batwecn the two haH been long and sovora. TN.
iii within n uho,t +imo ,;,tor, xo...a ,,;t1, H.,
forn,o.. -. 5a., !. ,,'r w., ~ ~. wv
,'a' ,olaot' .u.aA5' ~ cessa'n'y aosaoth WITH tno
!attef' Iho events OF fow weeks Will ahow
direct election OF the people Of Canada In favor
Of one or tho other Of these two men. Look
inp ovor tIo f,od fron thin 'oo,tro1 ,o,rt t,,oro
oss g ~, 49, do,.,s. -. 49,, 's oou~A", po'ne' 'uulo
eau ~ w oo"p' a7 W tno tenn't' Nolofms' ARe
revolutions, never 80 backward. The old cor
ruptiontst party cannot hope to take control Of
afYafra acain for vears--as tha sor1 mia " II
nm ho ~ ,,aars - IN to 10
AS -. w ~ so"l'' ''u'''' W 4os osei' POSSIBLY
LIZ n,s iat'oI. ..,.
Inc question OF tho expectancy OF a disco
country country. was discussed by tho now
Mla'stry a. nuch length before 1t was
lina!ly decided upon. There were many oon-
nlotlng reasons both ior anu against such
course. Un the ont hand, thore seemed au as-
an3oa aofay 4, ~ tno present rara%ent
tons OF membars during tho ;Paoldo-corraption
debate the emphatic condemnation by all tho
constituonclos appealed to or tho courso of the
Macdonald Government, and tho assuraucos Of
support focolVea IRON az pnrts OF tho wide Do
niahlon, gasc hlr' MacGenzto good ground for
hopo TINT. IN eleoting to submit hiH policy to tho
pIGsehs iarnahent; he would no suro o. a. favor,
apie feception. bnt tneio Wofo other and
poWoI1al committing reasons asalnst taking tho
Dahat1 " sach III! T. eon1se. 4ho lato dovefi'-
mental paFty, altaougn araVen dlsSfaced from
tne aola' ano ~ tno tlnlo apparently over
%nelmeu, sslia posatasea enough OF yltalltyto
auu, ,u"nAs ~ tne supernutnah eI-
forts Of his friondss Sir John 4. Macdonald being
prosof'ea III q semi-state OF bonrloty, tho
PuTS11 OF NEW ORGANIZATIONS
or no lneonbsdeTablo dimensions, arose from the
asnos @ OF ne =: Maeaona'a party. Many or tho
1noMpels ~ " iatllauiens WIG uao como 20 tle
nouso PicoSsa n;s 5o auppors Ut. Macaonalu, out
VI tllo lAelao , !al!!oAu scnnuul "elo touhu III
opposltIon, Ill., aaaI WILL aIguiar pea1inacsy oorn