, 1874-02-16

In Interview with tho Successful Pro-
micr.
Tho Change Of Ral1way-Pollcy-
ress in Railroad Enterprise.


Spsctas Correspondence t,f The Chicago qTibtne
Or rAwA, Ont, Fab. TO- 1874.
To 1,so tho oxprosBon current among our
Fronoli-spcakng popul stion, residents OF tue
habtnn quarter, and now a!moBt Angliclzon. It
may with truth bo SAID, "Noua asous ctango
tout do ce!a." This country has, i1ldood. 5list
nayscl through what eau only bo adequately
described as
DAY or JUDGMENT
At tho bnr of public opni, Ill havo boon arrafgnod
cur most worHllipful maBsssrs. Divided into Two
opposing camps. onch has sought to destroy the
othor; victory l,nH omphrtically declared itHelf
on tho side Of the right Il contest 90 hittor and
unroenting was noyor kns,wn before sinco tho
historic ays Of ST; ono In which 30 great vol
tino Of glaudorB aud insn uations was scattoret
aLtoad has ncycr taken place In this country.
Tho fight possessed ono merit over that
OF pro vious election-contt,sta: It WAS brief,
abort. ,sharp, md decisive. Heretofore 1t
Ina boon tho misfortune Of this country to havo
no regular olcction.day and. tho provisions OF
Tho law woi'e Buch TINT the arrangement OF tho
time oyor which elections could 10 continued
wns loft optir ely to tho discretion Of the First
Minister. Thu, now Administ ration introduced a
rn,lca1 change In this regard. It provided that
MI elections Bho,id tako place on ono day, with
n foy excoptionH, such as in tho district OF AL
rora In tf,is Province and in tho Province OF
I,ritiBb Columbia. Tho day appointed has pass
cd aud tho result may bc told '.ith certainty.
Yesterday afternoon, tho correspondent OF The
Tn1nuSE Ind long conversation with
TIE SUCCESSFUL PREM Ell, THE: HON. ALEXANDER
a1AC1:ENztE,
o,1amhton, In the ola gant Offices Of the Gov
ernmont buildings, surrounded by crowd Of
evconhautc tlatterers, Mr.. Hlackonzie received
his visitors, aud apparently hugely enjoyed tho
fclcitioa Of the OCCASION. The laborB Of tho
campaign, which, 4 day or two since, had made
tho good-1ookiug Premier haggard and palo,
haye boon forgotten; and no ollo sooIng the
mnu. or listening to lila exhaustlesa fund OF
eucclotc, would havo thought tint, for three
weeks, lo hns orated overy day, aud travelled
from ono end Of tho country to tho othor-oyory
night. "Aleo " Mackonz|e, as his Lowor Prov
inco friends cnll him, or Mac" as his brother
6cots love TO speak Of him, now safoly installed
for docado us
KING OF THE CANADAs.
Ills will is Inv, whatever may bo tho coustf-
tutiopal provisions that hedge abont tue exer-
else OF nis power. Ho docs not look liko nun
WHO would hotray his trust. He has tue face
aud form Of tho old Covcnanter, and his religious
opinions urc most decided. Hc ~ not Chris
Thu vtateenlan aftcr tho mold Of one Of our
uoiticians nor III he o religious" IN the samo
way That William Ewnrt Gladstone, Of England,
tho ADVANCED NitunliHt, glorics III being bu:
no is IN earnest, strong minded eleaIheadSa iaea t
prayers. Ho is fond Of adaptations, OF
fsalms, and disappro1x3es 13a tho tho shouting rs
I Ike 1atlioc, nor regard for the forms Of th 3,
EDIscopel Church. But, all Premier, with nlio;3
and friends Of all denominations ho holds pub
tcly O wide, liberal cntAoilcity OF view and cx-
prossion; ind relegates his private opinions to
Nr. MacLonzioB facc is not d remarkable one,
and Possesses mono Of those distinguishing
John 4. Macdonald, 60 remarkable: It is clear
" cut, US tho stone he uHod to chlsol,-ana as
expressionlcss. In his oye, tao relieving foa-
lure, thoyo sparkles tho tIuo Scottish humor,
md sometimes there scintilf1tea tlerefrom
TIE yEN1rABIE aALl.1o ANGER.
uo ia not fashionably- y-tlrossed man, tho Con-
,eryatiyo party taking all tho credit to itsoif
!hat may como from its being the bluo-blood
Presbyterian Elder and an Eplscopatian banler.
Unfortunately, lis Court ia not liGoiy to DO worry
uxurio.,r, nor his entertainments worry o1trava'
CANT. 1Io has no private foItu'fo' aud tho Bnug
Vosition of President Of al insurance company,
obtaiued for him some time sncc by his friends,
in order to provide him With salary enough to
live upon. has not Afforded my opportunity to
ay aside much, poll. he haP beautiful
iil-fortuilo las ordained 1t TINT sho should, just
botoro her fathers ASCENSION to tho Throne, onto'
horaolf into the holy state Of natrilnony With I
young Clergyman. the pleasures e 1aeigint
knuwu. Wo regret it, anl bho retn|ces. IL
true is it TINT nli tho women in this world art
not rendered insane by tue good fortune tina
oyertakea their relatives.
Mr., Mackenzie, in reply to my inquiries, sai
tho overwhelming victory tho Lberul party ha'
gained was
Mosr GRATIFYING SURPRISE TO HIM.
It gayo him the greatest possible pleasure, no
only from the fact that 1t had inBurea the sue
cess Of his Ministry, but becauBe it Ind show
TINT the voters Of tile Dominion wore in favor Q
purity aud good government as opposed to COL
+! How do you ilguro out tue result OF the cor
toat 7" askod.
Referring to alcet of paper which ho hold i
his hand, A',d on Which he lad evldontly bee
busily engaged In figuring up tho results. Ml
N1acEonzio said " SO far as hayo roturnH Il
to tho proacnt time, tho Reform victory IL assu1
cd by in overwhelming maj ajority."
- WEa. hus tlia Province doue for you 7"
4'Qutario has given Ills
62 OUT or 83 MEalNERs;
while tho Opposition has obtainod but u. and
are 1ndepondont. OF these scats, some will {
macdonald. hIr. carrutlers Will contest ii
election OH tho grounds OF bribe
and corrupt pract!cos., 1t is certain that for
long Time during lAo aayi tuo fot1H6 Waa tA1ua
in favor Of Carrusho,s hut, juBt before Il
closing OF tho polls, Sir JohN's friends rallio
and gAye, by some means, his present blight III
jority.
~ And In Quebec ?"
awe huyo heard from 57 counties. OF these
THE GOVERNMENT cARlty II,
tho Opposition IS, mud the 1ndopondenta
Among tic mpu,berH elected arc Louis Holtt
and Louls Seth Huntington, the hoad Al
trout Of tho movement Which has ouased Il
late Ministry"
=" Aud tho Maritime provnooB ?"
Wo have
ALMOST MADE A COMPLETE HWEEf
of tho Maritime constituencies. Taking Il
whole returns ~ t,oy are ut present stated, Z
relative position OF parties iB ns follows hlln
cralists III; Opposition, 50; independent,
III, linz nfn n ulnH gfribntt til