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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Expositor, 1869-05-14, Page 2s. t:- 6. 1 THE 5EAroTtTfi.:-..gXpp$1-TO.R. - NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 1*re* advertisements_ must be given in by Wedn4s1Iay 'noon. tThanges Of Advertisements) which are spe- cially arranged -for weekly changes, by Tuesday noon. . Changes of Advertisements, which are not ' speeially arranged for weekly changes, 1')3r Saturday night. - We cannot inarantee insertion unless the above be complied with. BuSiNESs. Norieit.—All accounts- for ad - r ver aging and Jobbing must positiliely be set- tled Quarterly, on the. 15th clap of March, Jane, Septeniber and. December; The lhttxpooitor. Official Paper of the Con tye FRIDAY-, MAY .14 169. THE NoRTH-W.ESTTm . 1 great topic of the isresent day oe should. be, the opening tip of the North West. Evetythingi at present goes to °indicate - that the cities of Eu- rope ere over-c;Owded, 1be iinmense arrivals of emigrants by ever Y ocean steamer, all bound for the Western States, shows that the tide of mien,- . tion, like evenything else,' i regulated - ; by circumstances. The feenaties effort' od by the Americans in the -way of Railway transit, and the liberal induce- ments to settlers alsd shove that they thoolghly understand how 1.-,o populate_ their new lands and develops their in- ternal resoneces. 'Under eipaila,r circumstances 'what should itlanadians . do? The Hudsbm Bay Territory will mbst undoubtedly be ours soon. It contains several bun- dred million teres of -fertile land How 9e -tee to get that land tenanted'? We ans*er by liberality. Let us build a railway to Fort Garry or some other good point Let us afford every facili- ty possible to the settler.' to convey his family to the place -chosen as this future home. . And let us else show him tht we are willing to deal liberally with him regarding the lands which we Wish him to occupy. :Such a! policy would soon fill up the., 'vast prairies of tbe North-West with the , intelligent hardy emigrants from the eld country. It is Telt° useless for as Bow -a -days to attempt to settle out' wild lands without giving_ liberal inducements. J ust now as the Pacific Railway has opened up the Western States, enabling foreigners to pees through the heart 'of the country, how can we expect men, . with families to trundle along on ox carts Selverathrlidred miles, ' exposed to . r cold and danger. - The most accessible way at present to - -the Red Rives is by St Peet Let set - tiers once get te! this point- by railway, and unless. absolutely -. compelled they would never think of going anover- land journey of three or fout !hundred tniies,' rather 'than make- the at- tempt, they will settle in Minnesota or Nebrteske. Now If Canadians wish to control the coarse- of those settlers, let them at once open railway_ ,eomMuni- cation. The Coramittee appointed at a public ecieeting recently held it). Toronto to co-Usider this matter; I eport that $6,s 000,000 would about connect Toronto with the "Fertile- Bett." -This surely fs a small sum comparatively, The Ita. tercolonial will cost at least $20,000,- -000, and, ay cost twice that sum, and that t3o, with little or no Imo& to the - - eoeut.ry ; whereas je railway to the Arorth west would . be of it, estimaole ad- vantage. • We leepe ouegoVernment, so good to promise, wig take this, matter 'up. If it is true,- as Byron *laid, that There IS a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at' the flood leads sat to fortune."' it is no -less truenationally than.indi- trichially. Golden opporturtitiee do not frequently occur. The California Aloe blossoms but once in a hundred years. Now is the time for our (1-avernment to make afayora,ble impression, abroad. Give emigrants a good road, free grants, arid we will not - lack for a share of thosewhoask to hetter their condi- tion by crossing the Atlantic. TtiE pinition which John A.. a,nd his eepporters assumed on the Governor '64etseta1's salary, was ore that woald lebd !people enacquainted with our p0 - ion to believe, that Canadians were *40 of ontoeye - • OUBA..84 THB UNITED -STATES THERE iS a wor.derful strong sylnpa.- between the people of America' and insurrectioaists all the world over. No matter what the standing and prestige of a iation may be, if any of their s;bject4 iebel, they are sure of sympathy, abc1 covert aid fromthe citizens of this great republic. .4 few years ago, lreece was involved in a terrible war. King Otho had to abdi- cate his throe aud leave the country. No doubt hiiGovernment was despotic, I and his real claim to reign over Greece forfeited by inj ustice and intrigee. But whether or not, the disaffected were soon assurred that America, was watching .with anxiety the reeult of their efforts to organize a new Govern- ment, and if necessary, to assist them in their emergency. So it was in the case of Spain. No sooner was Queen Isabella compelled to quit her court at Madrid, than Secretary Seward -pro ceeded at once to compliment the rebels on their efforts to vindicate their rights and exterminate Monarchial tyranny. And so, when the disaffected Irish growled at the British Lion, even American emissaries, ainong -whom we might mention, George Francis Train, sought, by their immediate presence, to foster rebellion, and overthrow every- th. the. shape of Constitutional Government. ow that Cuba is in a state of re - be lion, -we naight expect a repitition of th same conduct., And so we find it. Co per Institute is scarcely large enough to contain the excited crowds that nie t occasionally to have their enth sia .m fired by Henry Ward Beecher, W Lloyd Gairison, and. others. These ge tlemen maintain that Cuba is mis- go erned-- that the rebels deserve their sy Whir, and that with the assistance of he United States they could speedi- ly overturn the Government of Spain. uch advice is certainly very lump- sist ait with the "Alabama Claims" Ail pending. Surely what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gan- der If it was , wrong for Britain to allow a ship of whose designs. she had no !cognizance, to leave her :ports, it mu. t certainly be wrong in Americans to e courage in an open and, unmistake- able' manner those who have rebelled against a lawful, Sovereiga. TI:ough `-* 0 Spain is somewhat unsettled, still her presentgovernment is quite legal, and no neutral power has any right to in- terfere with her foreign possessions. Cuba belongs just as. truly to Spain as ever did those vessels to America which the mischievous Alabama cap tured and sunk in mid -ocean. But why look for consistency, if in- terest points in an opposite direction. Should the rebels establish their inde- pendence, they would no doubt set up a Republic,- and thus another step would be taken towards the realization of the ,A,Ionroe Doctrine. The American Eagle must spread her protecting wings over half a Continent. Anything less would be an insult to those who, in drafting the Constitution, provided for the annexation of the adjoining coun- tries, "Let us have pe,ace,", may slie, Grant's motto, but evidently, -"Let us have America to ourselves," is the mot- to r the Americans. THE reports from the different town- ships of Ontario so far as yet received show a demand for emigrant labour, of eleven thousand and fifteen. This be- ing the requirements of 55 townships, what must be the aggiegate of the whale Province ? It is quite evident there is room in thie country for many more labourers than those now etnploy- ed. We have quite enough profession- tid gentility, but not enough labouring industry. Theintelligent painstaking emigrant will be very acceptable. JUDGING from the speech made by the Mayor of Cork, at the dinner given there on the . release of the Feniane Warren and Castello, we would suppose that Ireland is not yet restored to tran- quility. Dissatisfaction has certainly taken a deep hold and it may take several years before the Irish will fully appre- ciate' the advantageconferred upon them by the presen, Reform govern- ment` Eta RKIIIP.INT 03410ES. So far 4e can judge by what we see, thoelnment of the day exhibits the utmost c evardi:ce in dealing with tohoi3e who d in the capacity of ("leeks itt the diferent. departments. It is seen time and- again that they are in many cases filling offices that areal - ready suffieiently supplied, and that its - stead of canting their wages, they are flittering away their time at the public's expense. o discharge such men to seek empl yment elsewhere, would be tbe course whirl' decided Cabinet Minister slould pursue. In the debate on this subject last week, the Hon. Mr. Rose under the most pusilanimous and childish excuses, regarding supernumer ary officials said: "It would be too bad to turn them out:" They would have to look for employment elsewhere and may not easily find it, etc." Too badto turn them out! 'Why? .Do men be- come so'helpless in govetennient offices, that like snails turned out of their shell, they soon die ? Do men so loose their menlinees that they cannot seek employMent elsewhere? Ale they as- hamed to beg and unable to .lig? Stich tawdy ballyip is perfect nonsense. It is demoralizing. Yet public 'nen al- ways feel tlaat their position is one of trust, that to hold it they must work honorably Ind faithfully, and let us have no whining about low wages and inability to do anything else, and so on adnauseam, paitcularly while salaries range from $2,840 to 600. The Cuban Now. * 7 The Cuban cause has been iramensel strengthenel by the reported orders i: sued by 'Count Valrna.seda„ the Spanisl -Commanderdin the eastern part of th island. No 'civilized nation will suffe so savage a policy to be pursued wit' out forciblerotest, and its executio in Cuba, i will do for the Cubans all that a singl tintended i it be really aet of heroism upon. their own par would do, it would. arouse the sympa thy of the world. •There are plenty o men living who recall the massacre o Sciol and the intense feeling it kindled tor the cause of Greece. The crimes of Claverhouselare among the blackest up- on the reign of Charles II., and the bloody assizes of Jeffreys sealed the hatred of the ;English for James. A po- licy of cruelt;y, always crimival, is in this age and pi such a cause utterly in- tolerable, ana the Spanish minister in his country may safely assure this Govern ment that Valmaseda is a more fatal foe to the Spanish rule in Cuba than Cespedes. The Mexican Congress, by a vote of 100 to 12, has recognized Cuban belli- gerency: This is what England did at the outbreak of the revolution. The Cuban flag is admitted ,and recognized in Mexican ports. This was to be ex- pected; for the memory of the long strpggle of Mexico with Spain is yet fresh and 'warm in the traditions of the country. The recognition, however, is thus far merely a declaration that there is a war, and that Mexico will remain neutral. The next step, of course, is recognition of the independence of the • Cuban Government. That there is such a government is aseerted Ls the Cuban address to the American people: The revolutionists issued their beclutation of Independence ct the 10th of October 1868, at Manzinello a atid their army is now stated to _comprise some. 42,000 men, under Cespecles, Commander -in Chief, and "tbe bead-bf the Republican Government, duly established within the lines of the Liberators." That go- vernment, however, is probably merely thehead-quarters of ! aa army. It is not A government like that of the cOlo- nies in 1775, nor of the rebel States in 1861. It is such a government as Prim'e when he raised the standard of _ revolution in Spain some years ago. But such al policy as that proclaimed by Valmaseda will soon, give form and importance to the Cuban government. Oliver Cromwell, indeed, smote Drog- heda and Wexford with fire an sword; and subdued Ireland. But Valmaseda is not Cromwell, and Cromwell's i policy is indefensible. The horrible memoriee of Andersonville and Belle Isle are to fresh in this. country not to inspire a deep indignation with belligerents that proposes to carry on wkrefare by un- speakable critces.--Harpere Weekiy. , e VirenTas.Eit's body e which had been embalmed, was taken to England by the Nestorian, from Quebec last Satur- day. THE rumor is revived and widely credited that life Peerages will be of- fered to Sir ..fohn A. Macdonald and Sir Geo. E. °wilier. ! THE RdtAL CANADIAN B The Toronto Teleyraph, contain sthe followiug 111 relation to the embzg1w among the Officials of the Royal na- dian Bank. Of course, not being -ton- versant -with all the facts Of the 4se, we can neither confirm nor gam. ssef the statements coatained in the extract& we ciuti "The first virulent attack on one of ourcity barks was Made :by 0, Yaffilsee eonunercial writer ; Or recent attittals on the crdit of our commercial $aen generally came' from the sa,me quarter; and we have the assurance of one .1ho eas peculiar sources of ieformatic - on s ich matters, that Mr. McDonald de- clamatory assault upon his fellow direc- tors wasaindited in a, New York deiily newspaper office. Taking all these OM igethee, there is strong presumpttive evidence of a conspiracy—a conspititcy of the most malignant kind. PersOal revenge is partly at the bottom or,it ; aanexation agencies are doing the 1st. We warn the public to be on their guard. Our banks are healthy; there - (1;t of our nierellfmtS is soued—with few and unimportant exceptions--4nd no combination of badly -advised orJna- licious persons should be allowed toeiis- turb the confidence of businese meri„i or of the community generally. Phe Wes- pect of a good harvest at this early efea- son of the year was never better ; let us realize that in August. and then crak- ers of every degree at home and aniOad will be utterly coefounded. The eisail- way expenditure (in co )etruetion):al- one will probably amount from eight : ta ten million dollars for the current ya.r, and these alone will give such an iiatie- tus to every branch of trade that, beires: re the season closes, we shall have, most forgotten that we had paSied a period of temporary depression.: Let us, meanwhile, maintain the credf4 cf all our financial institutions against ihe attach of insidious enemies. The Pacific Railroad. ' This road, which has been in pross of construction since _1866, is now com- pleted. Its length from the Missetiri river to the navigaele waters- of an Francisco, in California, is 1,800 rnile s/ the whole of whicti has been complefed under the management of two comeon iese Tne engineering difficulties tobe overcome wele of no ordinary kind, -es 'it its course the road crosses two moun- tain ranges, each about 8,000 feet above the level of the sea. Yet with such enterprise was the work carrgd on that in little ovec three years the whole line is finished, ard a few cleeas wid witness the first train passle over its entire length,. From the .'.1,st of January 1868 to the first of Miv of the present year, a period a sixteen months, no less than 1,00 miles were opened hp; or an . even* of over three and one half miles per day. ! Ihue a work that was by many con- sidered but the dream of enthusiaets has become a reality. The continenteis belted by the track of the iron home ; and the Eest and -West are bound lato one. So long as the chief course of commerce between, the Atlantic and Pacific States took the roundabout wsy of the Istbmits there could exist no iits timate union oetween them , but neev that"com.se must alfer and the bond union is thereby made all the firmer. The road will be a great aid itt openig up the whole Nest region of count along its course by the 'facilities it fords to emigrants ; and in a velar fest, years we may expect to hear that ati.- othet million has been added to thle population of the Republic as the sult of the enterprise. Canadians, to less than A.neericatts, are interested :fie its success, as they too have an eye a Pacific railwa.y. If the road nGtv completed -is practicable there is no yea - son to apprehend failure to one in oar territory; and in no other way can We so effectually settle the extensive pi - ries in the valley of the Saskatchewan as by the Construction of such a ro IT is rumored that the Banking poli- cy to be submitted shortly will pr; - vide for the general extinction of batt currency after July, 1871, at the rate of twenty per cent per annum, to be completed in 1876. The bank chartees will be renewed for ten years, making the double liability of shareholders 103- media ly available. The GoVernmettt wilt pay interest on bonds deposited fee note ci culation. The bankswill be re ; quired o keep twenty per cent. of gold for the iredemption or their notes. Th -b' notes wp1 be legal tender and not sub- ject to iliscount anywhere. THE Globe correspondent says the mperial authorities are consider** ti e achrisability of relinquishing tits c lollies. - JUDGE Wirsow is convaleseent DOMINION PAIILIASIEBT-T. - FRIDAY: The most important part of this dos' TPrh:cereedvielnit fwoarsthi:Ipr‘aetil;Steis .rtu13111digeet to be nearly a million and One Iialf ie than he estimated. He_eflected to be sanguine of the futui e, still the Boma appeared to have but little confidence in his assumptions. Hon. Mr. Holton then rose and sal he desired to submit a question was something of a novelty. He intl.; ted hongentlemen opposite to consider the'propriety of moving an. address te Rer Majesty expressive of the deep in. tercet we feel in the passage ofthat gr healing measure befote the Eng- lish earliament—the disestableshment of the Irish Church. It was a question deeply concerning the Empire to which we belonged, and whieh deeply me ceined a large portion of our own pee. 'pie. Irish discontent in its remote, but no in direct consequence, had mena- ced our own country during the last three years; every measure therefotte calculated to remove that discontent - had an intmest for the people- of this country—an important part of the Bri- tish Empire. He held that by swh-an expression of opinion we would unquest- ionably exercise a very important morel influence over the braneh of the Legis.. letnre the•Englisl House of Loads—in which there was some, danger ofthis measure falling to pieces. If the Hon, gentlemen opposite would not take the lead in this matter, he himself would do so. MONDAY. A -rather important.discuSsion took place On the "‘ assimilation of the cur- rency," and also on the government printing. TUESDAY. Th 'e principal part of this day's bus.,. uess .was the second reading of the Ina solvency Bill. WEDNESDAY. Mr. Oliver moved fora cOmmittee of' tbe whole to consider the propriety of 'educing the 'Governor Ceneral's salary to $.12,000. The . mover as strongly - supported by the opposition, and as strongly opposed by the government parte THE INTERCOLONIAL.-----The papers on, the Intercolonial Railway route ha -vie been submitted, and are looked upon at Ottawa as exhibiting no satisfactory reason for selecting the North Shore route. Something may- have been con- cealed, but the information furnished Certainly dces not justify Sir John A. Macdonald, Mr; Tilley and Mr Mc- Dougall in giving in on the Frontier Route. TUESDAY'S Globe gave the Signal tbe de, on some statements relative to, the suspension of, salt manufeeturing in Goderich. The Globe- has been as- sured that salt can be manufactured for 500 per barrel ; if so, it concludes that the manufacturers can bid defiance to , all opposition,: MR. MeCoaxey has for the present his bill to make the first of July a legal holiday.. The Nova Sco- tia members, among other.s, objected OR the ground that many of their constie tuents consider it rather a day for la- mentation than rejoicing . - A Roam -env at the Rankin 11,0111. Chatham, of $2.000 took place on *Tuesday. The thief was caught ill London. Olt Saturday last at Petrolia, a mats while at a Chaiiveriy Wes shot in ant leg. THE OntarioM. E. annual Conference opened at Newmarket on Wednesday. : NINETEEN persons have gone to Real River, via Fort William. .A young man was drowned in the Toronto Bay on Wednesday last. - ROYAL Comedian Bank Stock is rite ing fast. Constantinople May 7. ---On Wednes- day the 5th. of iay, the first day of the Mohammedam new year, the sultan according to custom, received ese Min- isters of the foreign Powers at Con- stantinople in -a body and made an address of the most peel& character. He referred with satisfaction to the favourable settlement of the difficulties with Greece the pacification of Crete, and the friendly relations' of Turkey with all foreign powers. He said he should continue to insist on economy in the administrationthe improve- ment of judicial procedure, the exten- sion of the railway systeir, and the equal participation of all classes of Ins subjects in the obligations and benefits iof these reforms. The Cretan chief- tians have been pardoned and set flee, • 124IST NBURN I ebmtes i'ethda,ye Mn. CAP T TO is in. -Seafortli tbis wek. TiE building of the in. Seaford., begins next ° -THE Mechanite Insti Room is now open to nicq, THE Mai ket Clerk is -With the villege, On. the' 117s: :a: YESTERDAir afternoon awy No 011 but tbe buggy was lently has thementr. eNvet.m. re3wekisamnditaonnilploughdiob Mn. WILLTANSON .mtlloolx-N-ELL2 ing in the, Eft* GroindR, , day laete had One of his dead beforl the I)10II. IN TrielcOrrSaii u1.1, Ofl t Ramsay, a little boy vete crushed, by being run ove roller. 13Ver,the-teire however, b4is &hie""f welt- SFAVORTH Velocipede' Raf'e e?ntle between one of Prof. .13a .and Mae Hugh Cameron, resulting in favor of the QUEEN'S B1Rnji take the matter of Queen's" Birthday itt .$ to have been held lasent ney's Halle but up to 10.: fully orgaaized. We hor *ill yet be done. THE weather for the has been most fav'onrable. In this pa t c itte got through with, Su been able to learn, mo been paid- to ! the coat. -season than !hitherto, has been avokled by son .too L ist "ening a • ino. rain set in iln. will ficia as the fields and ro tine; very dri and dasty. sae beginnipe to 1, ok Aecepesere----On Sunday, Rands, of Et .nleee, wae out three other persons. For the whillietrees became the horses ra a'way,sthro °pennants of lie vehicle to None, bowev . — above mined, eVho sufferet of the collar bone, and a el the 8houlder. Dr. Tracey ately sent for and the pat well. ,! were nala Tire Clintosa. Neve of Ro-yal Caniclian. BzInk took place in that villege, mous opinion of which w cry against that Institution less, and attributedthe of stock to the actions order to frighten stock country, thereiby leadina their shares to Torento -which these ijdividuals &bled to realize a handsome, SEEDS, SEEDS.----Roeiv Robertsiii's Mammoth Seed Stssi-e, the folio* fresh and roiii‘ seeds. Carrot, Skiving's Imp- Sharpe'e do doi Purple Ttrat Long Red MangeI, Rape, York Cabbage, Plat Diatela head do Better E Beane, Adenes'' E r1y 0 'Corn; Gherkin: Cucinaber, Peas, Dianna O'Roulse Pea.s -er Seed', White Deteh.do Yellow 'Treyfoil do Rung& Mixed Lawn do Tares or VI THE loyal -Subjects' o vicinity have !sueseril/ed _MUM of rnoneY fo telebn _testy's ItirthdaY, on the 24 An organized bind of Ca wreLIh1al. pr companied by Musk- saitai anilole(m:asuilb - Athletic gain endless, variety' and. commence immediately cession. The - harailess nature, for in an inofThns ve prizes are very liberet, -erto' been leefenIy- contest place, in consequence of w and 2nd prize will be awai successful ccuripetiters, iri instance. A PicsNic for School Seholars of the said acme off at the:same time, aellsicuatmwtlnilidsbeellitttesithiellelislieeyrsi beauty and fashion Of Blu einity, for which they have Gersincethe prinieval ages