Year: 1869

We continue to find very sharp criticism o,


the Dominion Government even among its


supporters, and they continue to treat the
whole matter as experimental The Toronto


Globe is very savage on some of the office
holders and charges awful things upon them,
not the least of which is plain purpose to
disregard the popular wishes. Exactly what
are the ''wishes" we cannot gather, but GER
tain it is that there is something paradoxical
about this loyalty. 1t supports the govern
ment by merely tolerat.ng it for season.
At least, such seems to be about the position
of the Globe. The same paper urges every-
body to write for reciprocity and to disabuse
the American mind of the idea that any
such thing as annexation can ever happen
The Quebec Chronicle is happy over the
state of things generally, and gives us little
editorial as follows, on the withdrawal Of the
troops, which, it seems, is not to be delayed !:
The. Imperial Government sees no GOOD
reason for counsermanding the order for the
material diminution of the garrison in Cana
da. This fact shows that it does not antici.
pate trouble with the United States, and
forcibly demonstrates Englands anxiety for
our learning the lesson of selfhelp and self
reliance. Acts like the withdrawal of the
troops are replete with grand moral for us
--and we believe they are intended to preach
it-namely prepare for independence. This
at any rate, is the duty OF the hour, and we
should be hypocrites, selfdeceivers and era
vens FIVE attempted to deny it.


The Chronicle opposes with great earnest
ness the new tangled notions about banking
and currency, but consoles itself with the be-
lief that Mr.. Roses schemes cannot pass II
says:


The measure is a most iniqutous one, and
is not justified upon any sound principles of
banking. 1t is nothing less than measure
to force the banks to loan their capital to the
government. The National Bank system of
the United States IS a measure of necessity,
forced upon the country by the exegencies OF
the times. Mr.. Rose proposes in time of
peace to take from the banks five-sixths of
their paid up capital, and to limit their note
circulation to five sixths OF their gold. The
United States system creates currency that
is good from one end of the country to the
other; Mr.. Rose perpetuates all that is bad in
our present system.


II Upon the Alabama claims and Mr.. Sum-
ner's speech it is savage, The following will
serve for sample of its temper. Speaking of
what England must do it says:


There is yet sufficient spirit in her-the
glorious inspiration fthe past-to resent with
becoming pride the prepostercus assumptions
of an American demagogue; and the way in
which she has done it makes us proud of the
old stock and the old land, and inclnes us to
the belief that she has sufficient pluck to
keep her for many long day at the head Of
the nations.


The Provincial papers are learning Ameri-
can affairs pretty fast, but they do not do us
justice yet, and perhaps it is not to be ex-
pected. They affect to believe-and perhaps
they do believe-that we are not as friendly
as we have professed, and it seems to us that
it should be our highest -endeayor to make
clear that we feel that we have an interest in
common with them and their friends, as we
want them to be ours.