, 1874-11-10
speeta, Correspondence af 7'hs chfcnco 7F'ount.
or7AwAr, Ont, Noy. !, 1874.

mDtueT"CDuHLrY, WHO uId Hettlgu III %Nfe
land Of anow, stu,nps. aud shoddy, is not
counted good enough TO become
1nomber. It is feared that, cron when
the Canadian sun shines its ploasantest, there
will DO such rcgrotful reoolcctions OF Londous
murky fogs, and of tho hazy mist shroualug the
mngninccnt thoEoaghfascs OF Glasgow. Tho
" Know-Noshing rrinoplot however, which
certainly 10 the basis Of this party is vaInly at-
tempted to be conccaled. Uulor the gaise Of
excessive patriotism thcmon,bors OF tho 20. f.
pretend to doubt tho allegiance to Canadian in-
forests OF tic Bril,sl-boln who como to reside
in this country, They aeo taat, alnoat tn,me-
diatoly man Inns nalo eompotcncy or has
accumulated n fow hundred dollars in tho bank,
he prepares for a long visit "homo.' Tho poor
Canadian tratlcsmep do not receive tho benefit
Of tho expenditures Of the fortunate britiHhcr,~-
he aQuans1cra lis patrimony on Bond street or
Plccadillv, in Tho English Metropolis. Tho succcs-
7ul lawyer or doctor rotsrcs to his natve Surrey
hills or Sussex downs. Immediately ho can get 4
sufficient competency to bid "good-by" to tho
rigid climcto Of this country. Tho q G. F.'s,
seeing thcso things, doubt Io loyalty Of foreign
born Canadians, mud decline, except under pc
culiar circumstances, to receive tlotn into fellow
Hlip.
Among tho organs Of tho now party IL paper
published III this city, called tho Free Press. 1t
is mover tired Of larsiing tho principles mud OBJ
jccts of tile Canada Tirst party, and. III its adro-
cacy, il eometimea guilty Of inaiscroet truth.
eol,A who were not born Canadians ns "foleg,.-
cru" It spoke about 1.-the ignorant proinlices
Of foraigr wrilers" OIL Iorouto f'apor, whose
staff IL compoBcd almost entirely OF scotcllinen
aud Englehlncu. This foolish ntteranco las
creatcd quite d sensation. It ~ tho tlrst time,
believe, TINT Mniycs Of Great l'titaiil
hayo been called "foreigners" lu Canada.
suppose about two-tArds Of tho population Of
this country would be c]asscd rs foreigners ut,-
dcr this rule. Tho present Plencr, like Lis
predecessor, is q foreigner; tho Goyernor-Gon-
eral, like his predecessor ia n foreigner; the
present Lieutenant Governor of the Province OF
Ontario, like his predeeessor, IL q foEciguer,-
only his predecessor, tho horo OF tho immaculate
white aatlu hrecclIes was little moro &c. being
nntiyc-born Yankee. Tho sin Of tho father,
however, is forgotten in tho virtues of hia Cana-
dim bornso,,. Tho latter was tho tirst prosidout
Of the Ga1d5a First organization, !; II III name
sons in this country WHO Ind tho pleasure or
nliafortunc, owing to circumstances over which
they had 10 control, to bo born III .ho mother
country, arc to be held as foreigners. tho pros
ty, from ,hose who aro left, must be of the
shadowy things tho shadowcst.
Tho people hero aro worry eonpltiro on this
question Of nationality. They aro excessively
GO. IL Is o E1Qu LFnlE. Qut 10 grow QOEilGr-
some il pushed to extremes. We hnyo been
laboriug under tho belief TINT tho arrival In this
country Of party Of onfgrants from England
simply meant THO removal Oh theis part fom
ono portion OF The Empire to another. WIKI
bis idea, wo hare allowol item to vote without
requiring them to 60 through tho form OF taking
out naturalization papers. We have elected
them to tho highest Offices in the Stato, without
requiring m oath Of them Tint they will put
Canada trst mud the rest Of creation in the
Tim EnunratfDf1 nf fsOnuf}n {4rnof
britain is so Improbable, for many yeara to
como, that the Cauada First party ia almost
without an object. II il follows tho loaa Of tho
Ottaws Free l,~as, 1t will be scotchnd mud killed
rcction.
nANADAs sHtr-ToxNAaE.
An interesting discussion Las been proceeding
between q Leading journal in New brunswick und
respect to tho placo tint tho Dominion Of Canada
holds among tho maritime nations Of tho world
Smith published some official figures, aud lul
Canada in tho seventh placo; tho editor printed
so,no statistics, aud ahsorted that tho New Do.
minion stood third OH tho list. There was !.
question Of national interest al once. Which
was rieht7 It aeems that so fnr tho editor l,ns
.hn beHt Of it, for tho Dopnty-aiinster Of Ma
ine has revised hiB tlgnrcs, md put Canada flftl
list Of tonnage: Nova Scotia. 2,so2 yeseels. 49,
7o1 tons; Now Drunswick, 1.147. 1850: Que
bee, $40, 214 ,043; Ontario $50, 90 i'll Prlnct
Edward Island, ESQ. 9s,9lS; British Co
ss 4ss ;Da 30 19S ov5,,o y a4o f9s 9sas a
ho remembered, also, that large amount, Of ton
mage Of steam yepsols owned by Canasl,ans ii
registered in England. II these wero added tue
total would 10 considerably Increased.
to ltaly and Norway, which liavo 1,1so,413 ton.
ana ,lo6. .047 tons Of registered tonnage, RESPECT
lively. Great britain ind tho Uuitcd Atates, o.
rou1so, head tho list. The allowing is not QUO o1
Ri'lch wo neoa to be ashamed. This country I'M
shown such q steady advance In nantoiin
prosperity tlas it s not likcly to suffer my o.
tboso raversea which occasionally ovortaka placet
md communities whore growth has been eycop'
iMoaeny M tant, Ia ,aasltme lnteresta ate among
sayo 0 apees eas ot ats ' seals Sssns sowcd W
wonderfui development The nlafniilcon
Btretcl of sea mud lake coast, of rive,
q and ,,o.ssa sanq iar0s With ,,x witch ths eo,nt5'
opulont Of the maritime interest. It iiaa nadt
ut our people 8 sea-farinE, river-trayollng, lake
navigating nation. aa happy on the wptuy as O.
Tho land. Most Of our citlzcna Aaye crossed tlt
Atlnltio; they know Tho e delights, as we'll NJ
many OF thcm with tho pecuniarY profit That
with good fortune, may safoly 10 counted uuor
Ii tho rcAult OF being mombor Ut tho larct
sompany "that so down to tho sou in ships"
RE1LrEaTATE SPECULATION,
While, ordinarily, your Canadian has cnsraitot
III ahuAaabt supply OF eanny Scotch shraWtiues,
kud caution IN his iiatllro l,e IL yot n cl Of i'm
pulse ~ aomo respects. lie Icgloctu tho wss
eoansols Of llA fathors, and labLlos in Hpocnia
hols thai hia moro Hobor-tomperel neighbor,
ere forced to disapwoyo. Tt vii! aaunti straugo
but in Montrcal. lor tho past month"; thoro La,
6oen raging porfert roal.ohtato fever:., The in
halttants Of tho eoulmeroia! metropolis OF til,
Dominion have MI oyer,,oweri.ig faith in til,
future OF tlolr city. TAey know that II Il
the natural outlot through which the grain
nropa OF TIE NortlweHt must paas, aud its habi
romo Increase IN tllo nilount Of ihclr business
which, nhall, IA thu long run, put Montreal in
respectable position among tho great citiea O
tho world.
Aa QUO result Of tllia fecliug, tho good cis.xon
Ut Montreal Aayo beou tudulglug in real.essst'