New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-12

as il he took pride in it, that Jean bapll''c
This or Alphonse That is sending for his prothers
or for his old father and mother, and furnishing
them with means for tho journey The FRENCH
Canadians are exemplary in their domestic rcia-
lions, and the love of children for their parents
is great.
Wherever he goes in the United States the
emigrant is sure to meet with compatriots or 10
stumble upon French Canadian society. In lS45
Father De Smedt, famous missionary, penetrated
10 the sources of the Columbia River, near Mount
Hooker, and found that French Canadian with
q wife and seven children had been there for
wears The French traders, couricrs de bois and
missionaries did much TO open the American CONT
nent u civilization Professionalism names and
traces of French Canadian colonization survive
When tthe rush TO Ncw-England set in five and
twenty years ago, it was the fashion among Cana
dian politicians and among the narrower sort OF
cures 10 brand the emisrants rs ne er-do-weels
whose room WAS better than their company. IL
il now allowed that they are the flower of the
nonulatiop the best and most eBerprising OF
ho+b sexcs There are 800 French-C adian
societies in the United States, $50 with 10000
members being in New-England These societies
extend assistance to new comers, keep alive the
traditions of the race, and lnculcate loyalty 10
American institutions. general conVeW i"f
composed of delegates from the American socieues
and from the societies in Canada is held al stated
intervals. Everybody knows what large part
lrsh-Americans have played in the ahairs OIL
Ireland with the Atlantic rolling between. IL Is
inevitable TINT the American branch of the French
Canadian family should impress their IDEAS upon
their lxinsmcn just across the road IN the d.
o,,r.noo Valley The French Canadian news
nspers in the States arc constantly quoted by 'hc
French press of Canada, and their uttcranceS upon
-. o,,oa.iors carry weirht. Naturally
enough. the influence Of the American fTcicn-
Canadians is making for political amagahia'ioh
Certain agitators have dubbed the french-O"ua-
dams North American Chinese because Vi '"oi'
thrifty habits and willingness 10 accept ~" W"S0'
There is 10 question about their thrlftnesS' ihciI
forefathers came largely from NofihanuS' "nu
WIS an old gag" in France that 'he -NoiN
the;r nravers used 10 say, 20, Heaven, we d"ii
,sk n bc endowed with riches, but only 10 ~
nI.ced alongside those who have them once ho
crts on his feet in Ncw-England or anywhere V''0
the French Canadian does not WORK loi ,'s ."
the current rate. He is sober ana inu"'
and has inherited q general hardness wn'c" A'l.
him a desirable man in almost ahs r.nn iuiteratc
nlovment Fifty years ago he was oi'cl' ,1.
An DOT If Parliament was once passed 10 chaoic
school trustees in Quebec to attach ''oi' ""
70 their reports to the Government. p,.
Econ no,y the schools not cilcieh'' '''
,his stote Of things is doomed to pass away
The educated French-Canadian can hoIu IL, H.,
Nth anvonp Man for man, the frehch ineil'"t 80
" the Dominion Parliament are the superiois NJ N
tcllectunlly Of the English-speaklng CSnncau.
IawTicr, the Liberal leader. and NJ On,'piiI 49,
Tory Minister the best platform als spcafSS at
in Canada, not in their own language aio omi cni
in English There are many seiin t,i c " NJ
legss In French Canada which Scnn Going
across the line Formerly the emlgran's nau 10
attend the Catholic churches, built by lISn rc Smu
rishAmcricans but they are erecting ehaI;cA. ,
Of their own now, which are supplied VIII PTic9,s
from Ouebec | have never met frcnch-N anu
dan priest from Ncw-England who was not IN
favor of the annexation of Canada TO the 1ncn
States. The Roman Catholic Church IN oucnec
enjoys extraordinary privilcges-srcaicr tnan
shc posscssed when France owned the cooiN
81 1e ,los 10 preserve these PRIVILEGES that she
refused to let her newly conquered snolec,y
unite with the Thirteen Colonies in THROWING OH
British rule She is now realizing her mistake
Her people anncxing themselves 4. la'l al
they can TO escape the effects OF political ana
commercial isolation, and BY the end of the century
there will probably be as many OF them III Inc
United States az in Canada, if not more