New-York tribune., 1897-01-18

:, often the case in the English counties The man. man.
ner in which parishes have been ere last fteen
along the frontier Of the States OF whe
mont and New mpshire was not setteo a. anr "r
,,we Of the conquest When It was organized under
British rule It WAS surveyed mo r segn,oriai
tsmnre end settlers became holders In free % ann
common according to me and aers hat "a French
cw,i law preserved by the Act Of l77i did not ap-
ply TO these counties, but in that they ws,e % the
Eastern Townships, and it is known today; ;n.aay air
though the French have invaded IT, o and ,bs are Enss
farmers filling up the little villages and oiten CROSS
ing the fr,ntirr and settling In vermont
THE TOWNSHIPS LOSING.
ro- ,sn vcars the Eastern Townships have been
steadily losing their English population; put "o
than that, the township system Is gradua"! o.'
surely being wiped out. All this mas oeen "@.
easy bv means of provincial legislation. For eA-
ample. the Roman Catholic rate-payers OF certain
section Of a township wish to have church a anu a
priest their all OF which Is perlsscaC s Campis
sion he inquiries into the ability Of the commnn s,n
to support such tablishmen as erpcted an
named Of after some saint So STswn fsr no one
m haps ony 70 for 'n omplaint for the con-
Germs no one but Roman Catholic Pop H,edSe
But it is the S n a% o. parish
nation from the Lieutenant ,Governor oi tt t,an of
me ministry OF the day makes the ecclesiasca,
ar,sh Civil one The territory Is at once detacheu
from the rest OF the township receives 'e @ p,nu, m
name taken by the parish churSh. anu os course to
all who reside within the limits oI .he n cvu mar
Territory IL may be pointed out that clVn pa pa
ish ike township or village mas couDc rs elected
bh~ tho rate-payers and possessing the power os
local taxation The effect OF TINS ou,'.e t., cor
tainly a grievance borne by the Pro'estah' r.n VIZ,
population Of quebec And so tne f.as,' ~ .ho nrov
ships are disappearing from the nap Vi '"e ''0
ince. , ,.,. ., che Church |.
even stronger So far as ner own people are coI- con
cerned the Church is prscticaly me sInoo ar in the
hands the clergy and rural p pa,.sTh ,he eve and
conducted by layman is always under me e! rorin %
the control OF the priest Al 'HT 'ncH Of p, bic In
sructon and section Of this known as tne T@ro,es @
tant Committee administer the SCHOOLS vi e Councm il
iiy The Roman Catholic sec,lon vi IN tbe npovincal
oo~arnman. In school matters this council IS pract-
caIly supreme and dominated as II Is py hnd
the interests OF the Church are wei "a sde ,ss,an e.
Besides provincial grants. ~acn schoo % ,onori
supported by taxes collected from their own suppo
ers but when It comes 10 the division o. .e ,.,"n
tax OF corporation difficulty arises me ulxIo ~ ,hn
made according the ratio between Roman ii.
ijc and Protestant population in the munclpant!'
Protestants complain OF the n1ustice OF ,'S Sn,rssl
msnt for take financial corporation ~ -, ,, pro,es
three fourths of the stock may be owned D! nta
,ants and vet their schools will receive pu ~
of thai corporation's tax because oniy ohe-u" Vi
the city's population Is of that faitn' Church lies
IN ,he aecon and venera,ion entertained for Il by
the French Canadian people They are ,, o,
religious race law-abidng anS nesce they are also
lovers OF political liberty; whcn az i"t oda N The
authorities are concerned they ENJOY Mace
snsners Under the ban and threaten electors for
Nv warc,sne the right of franchise then these.
uberties will become an empty FORM