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The Huron Expositor, 1873-07-11, Page 4vet, • -N NEW ADVERTiSEMENTS.-- Great Excitement ---A. G. McDougall. Photographieeellarles Moore. -- Tenders Wrint,ear-G. E. Cresswefl. Farm for Sale—sTo'hit Thorp. „ A Rare Chance—Rash. To the Public—James Wilson. House and lot for Sak—A. ,Mcintosh. Britannia Lodge--B4uler Meeting. karat txpooitor. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1873. .Ttre Dooumentary Evidence. We devote a considerable portion - of this issue to the publicatien of certain private letters writeen by Sit' Hugh -Allan, of Montreal, to Aramican gentlemen, in reference to securing the charter for the construe - tion of the Canadian Pacific Itail- way'. It will he remembered that, during the late session of the Do- minion Parliament, Mr. 'Hunting- ton cansecl certain correspondence to be impounded. This correspondence was in the possession of a Mr. Starnes, of Montreal. The-" Pacific AaiIway Scandal" Committee were instructed by the House to- cause Mr. Starnes to produce this- corres- pinidenee, ‘vhich he did. The cor- respondence Was securely sealed by the 'Chairman of the Coinunittee,, and again handed to Mr. \Starnes, to be kept by hint until required by the COnernittee. the ,letters now pub- lished form portion of that corres- pondence. . They will, no doubt, be read with deep interest The tale they unfold will surprise and even shock many. That we have in our country a manof position, of wealth, sit talent—a knight; no less—who, by his own confession, hos been guilty of wholesale and unblushing brioery, chicanery and doubie deal - of the basest kind is almost be- yond belief. Such, however, is the fact. Sir Hugh Allen, over his own, sigeature, contirtned'by his. own al- flditvit, has acknowledged to the woeld that he is a rogue of the moet daring and dangeroTes type. But; worse still, this ma,rtglieho has made this damaging cenfession is the cote trolling spirit in. Canada's great 119,-- fional enterprise, the Canada Pacific Railway, a scheme in which we are to invest thirty million dollars and fifty million acres- of our publie l'abds. This man, who, by his own confession, stamps himself' tis one of the most dishonest and dangerous scheiners of modern times, is to have cOntrol of this immense mine of wealth, to enable him to still further gratify his dishonorable yropensitieit- and 'feather his own -nest. Well may the people shudder at.the pros- pect in store fer them. Let us see what the nature of these crimes are, which Sir Hugh Allan. has confessed himself to be guilty_of. Like rogues of lesser pretentions, he had an object inview—be was play- ing for high stakes. His object was to get pos.session of the Pacific Rail. way contract In order to acciam- plish this, he entered into corres- -porecience with certain American capitalists. Sir Huge was to obtaie the charter, and the An were to furnish the funds. In accorn- plisEing dile design he met with many obstacles, all of which he at- tempted to ovetcome in the same way—by barefaced bribery. - All wete treated alike. On rich and - or a price was set, and, unfortu- nately, in two many ins -tierces, as the •borrespondence shows, the purchases were too eaeily made. The firSt ob. steel° was the opposing railway in- terests.. This, as will be seen, wes to be overcome by allotting to Mr.. Brydges, the priucipal obstructionist, stock in the new company to the amount of $100,00Q. Next, the - national cry. was raised, and ' to 4 - pease it, the name of every Ameri- -can was di opped from the dam pan y, • although,, through 'Sir Hugh Allan himself, these Americans were Etill to hold a controlling interest in the concern. An opposing company was 'formed, which was also desirous of out/titling the pharter. To overcome this. difficulty; every member of the •opposing company was to be bribed to abandon it and join Sir- Hugh's by granting to each Stock in .amounts varying from. $50,000 to $100,000, according to the import- ance and influenee of the individual member. Next, Sir Hugh was in- -formed by- Sir, George Cartier that himself and Sir John Macdortald had determined to give the charter election of a number' of Ikepres‘nta- tives, thet these Representatives, being' under 'obligations to him would be his willing teals in Par- liament, and materially assist him in his _schemeetti ileece`the country. The money thus expended amounted to $356,000. Such is the character pear in the -Company by proiey, and that, if the charter was not Sold for a money consideration, it was for a -political consideration. The contract for constructing and wOrkingthie Pacific Railway op the -terms offered by the Government maid certainly he a very profitable • of the man who has received from one, when Sir Hugh Allan could af- the govertinient the contract to con- , ford to expend nearly half -a steuct and: work. the Canadian Pa-1million of dollars to procure cific Railway, and such is an outline 1 it. The Parliament granted the of a few of the schenies employed by hint .to secure this contract. Altheeigh these letters furnittli euir direct evidence to prove that the Government, as a Government, h id any knowledge of the means being used by Sir -Hugh., to obtainthe chatter, °yet there is untnistakal•le evidence to show,that certain lead- ing al prominent meinbers of the Governeneet _must have been cog- niiant of his proceeding& In faCt, G-overntnent every facility they asked to prevent any particular Company, or a combination ot Corn- -panies from fercing them to &Ward the contract upon unreasonable 'terms. The Government sought • and obtained power to let the con- tract by public' competitior. They also. obtained power, if in case of a eembination of Companies, to form_ a Company themselves and give the Company so formed the contract on the letteis distinctly state that Sir fair and equitable terms. But, in - Francis Hincks first put him on the stead orpursuinebeither of these scent of the American cepitaliste. courses—instead of allowing Com - They alsestate chat f3ir Gi-eoree pallier; to compete for theasro;k, they Caetier was at -first opposed to the /Letually disconraged all competition. Company, as formed by Sir Hugh, When Sir Hugh's Company and obtaining the charter, but through the Interoceanic, or McPherson's politicil pieesure brought to bear Company, were competing for it, against him by Sir Hugh was forced and eager to obtain it, and when a to give in, and actually promised -it niost favorable bargain could have to him. It . further appeals' that been made teith the latter, they le - from the very commencement of the fused all propositions and stifled negotiations the Governnient had determined that no Company except one with Sir Hugh Allan as.Presi- dent Should obtain the charter. .True, after the national cry was raised, they refused, to plant it to a Company,compose4 in pert of Am- erican citizens, but Sir Hugh over- comes this difficulty •by •proposing that the Company be formed, nom- inally.of-Canadians, hut that a con- trolling portion of the stock be held. through him by the Americans. To thisarrangement, the Government seem to have- entered no objection. The Americans, however, judging by the tenor of the correspondence; were net inclined to .place their money Itt the disposal of Sir Hugh in this way, and seem- at this stege to liave grown cold towards the the scheme. Had the • American capitalists consented in furnishthe money, and allow Sir Hugh to take stock for them, there i3 no evidence to show that the Government would ,have object& The charter would have been handed over to, the Com- pany thus formed, and everything w6uld have been lovely for Sir Hugh. The Bele aim .f the latter was to procure the ellartex ; and he succeed- ed in_ cornering the Government so closely, that they were compelled, in order to save themselves, to ac-. cede'. to his every demand, only stipulating that the fact of his Coni- cally being in 'reality- an American Company 'should be • 'kept from the knowledge of the people of the country. In his sworn statetnent, Sir Hugh declares that the:Government, either individually di- collectively, never received any money, directly or in- directly, to induce- them to give him the chatter. This.- mav be so, but even the sworn •statement of a man of Sir Hugh Allan's stamp, would not lead the public to believe thet such was ,the case. So far as the evidence !thus produced goes, how- ever, thekeis nothing to show that this stateffent of Sir Hugh's is in- correct. Although in one of his let - tees to his American friendse be makes use of . the statement that "on certain- -monetarY eonditioris" 'the Government agreed to form a Company avording to his views, we could not say that these " moue - competitiou, and tried to bring about the very thing which thev $25*for each indictment. His in - enmity in double indictments last year gained to him an increase in .. his revenue tothe exkibt of $2,000. Who says that the Attorney -General R. Hughl-Allan is the -bearer. It is also reported that in the event of the Government sanctioning the ar- rangement made in London, and the requisite legislation having been obtained, the delegation will return to-Ehgland some time in the latter part of August. So that, if this be trite, of which there is every probe- bility, the mission to 'England to raise -funds for the conettuction of the railway has been a failure. We fance the publication of Sir Ilugh's letters to his American con- federates Will not have et tendeacy to increase the confidetice of Eng - Hell capitalists in the schetne, or its projectors. If Sir Hugh could bare- ly obtain a civil hearing in England before, his reception now, .when his tene character has been blazoned abroad, will be rather chilling. ATTORNEY -GENERAL CLARK, of Maniteba, is a genius in his way. At the late session of the Court of Queen's Beech in Manitoba, one Pe- ter Contois-was charged with steal- ing a purse containing a sum , of money, and upon this charge he Was indicted tie* — for " stealing money;' anil for " larceny.". The secret of this double indictment business may be explained ;by the fact that the AttorneytGeneral, who acts as Crown Prosecutor, receives had obtained legislation, enabling them to provide a eaaist—timalgania- tion. When th.eyfailed in obtaining an amalgamation between the two companies, they threw. both -ever- board, allowed one member of one of the eontending conipanies to fortn a third company, and gave' him' the centred; on his own terms. 4ud, be it remembered, the person who formed this third and successful company was Sir. Hugh Allan, the - man who had ietrigued and bribed, and spent $356,000 in order t9 ob- tetitt it. Whether the Goveiniiient veceived a direct money tribe from Sir Hugh Allan for the,charter, or whether they allowed him to force them to give it to him, in order to save a defeat at the late elections, matters little to the people. That he did the former, there is as yet no evidence toprove, but that the lat- ter is the case,- there is no lack Of evidence in Sir Hugh's own letters to abundantly establish.. Either is _sufficiently -disgraceful, and enough to raise in the country •tne most serious alarm. • We ask any candid man, we care not what his political seetirnents may be, after carefully reading the letters we publish today, if he can honestly say, he believes Sir Hugh Allan a safe man tri be entrusted of Manitoba will not become a rich man THE PACIFIC RAILWAY SCANDAL_ Impatient Corres-pandenceMtr Ilietween 'Amish Allan and ha American Confederates. The following portion of the documen, tery evidence, showing the corrupt na- ture of the negotiations between Sir Hugh .Allan and the Government, in connection with the granting of the Pa- cific Railway charter, was published in the city papers on Friday last ; Father Point, October 8, 1871. To C. M. Smith, of Chieago, Metropolitan Hotel, New York. Send me by mail, care of Allan, -Bros. & Co., Liverpool, the names of the parties engaged with us in the railroad enterprise. H. ALLAY. London, E. C., Nov. 4, 1871.. Dear Mr. Smith 1 find a consider- able interest manifested here by the • monied men, in our seh.eme of a Domi- nion Pacific Mad, and if we desire to raise funds here to carry on. the work, I have no doubt they can be obtained. I have not heard anything from the Government on the subject, and I pre- sume nothing will be done till 1 go back. I propose to sail some time this month. Yours truly, HUGH ALLAN. NEWS OF THE WEEK. - The usual • riot between the Catholics ana Orangemen of New York is not anticipated this year on the 12th. Over the entire north of Ireland the crops are reported to look ex- ceedingly well. The body of the young lady who was recently carried over Niagara Falls, was found on Monday near Lewiston, N. Y. It is stated that Mr. Edmund Yates is about to settle •permanent- ly in the United States. Confirmatory news of the safety of Sir Samuel Baker and party has Leen received, and it is announced -that a most important geographical discovery has been made. The Government. of General Mc- Mahon of France is acting in a high handed manner towards the press. The returns received at Washing- ton show that the cotton crop has been much injnred by recent wet weather; but, owing to a large num- ber of acres having been put under with th-e control of a gigantic public cultivation, the totalfi yield will be enterprise stieh as that for the con- about the same as last yekr. " struction and working of which he The crops in France are reported has obtained a charterl We further to have greatly' improved under the ask, if . he honestly considers the influence of the late genial weather. Government which has been foreed In the Imperial .Parliament, on to -grant him this charter, as an Tuesday evening, Mr. Richard, equivalent for his political support, (member for Merthyr Tydvill), pro- . a safe Government to cisbteol the posed the establishment of an In - Montreal, 7th Dec., 1871. To M. Smith, Banker. I do no think the Government at Ottawa will be prepared to deal with us smiler than th.e 18th inst. Sir F. Hincks is here, and hints at necessity of adver- tising for tenders to avoid blame. • :HUGH ALLAN. Montreal, Dec. 8, 1871; 07 M. Smith, Banker. • • I have seen Sir Francis to -day. He says they have determined. to advertise, and that it is of no use to visit Ottawa at present. I write you by mail. HUGH ALLA.N. Montreal, Dec. 8, 1871. To .0. M. Smith, Esq., Chicago. Dear Sir : Sir Francis Mucks gelled • at my 'office this day and said that While he was as anxious as ever to arrange with us ebout the railroad, the feeling of the Government is that if they closed. an agreement with us, without adv-ertisin for tenders, they would be attack about it in the House. 1 think this may be true, and in view of it I see no use in our going to Ottawa at present, but I think we should meet and. arrange pre- liminaries ourselves and decide on a course of action. If, therefore, you could come here about the 15th inst., I would. go on to New Yerk with . you on the 18th, and we could then put the af- fair in skape. Please advise me if this suits you. HUGH ALLAN. . merely as security, for they never Inn knowbe enoet .calledota mStaentehteereHwcaohneandnadathatiteeoixaott:ewb,ancorieytrtn:paanpellilyrta .:°tIuniiyasaivi.linfigbelifiAt;bLeaeudtAnnece:e7;oceit. try, eurgirtg them to subscribe stook says the Government must give a meter. JULY ii,,, 18tA. cessful. Toronto, 24th February, 1872. ote.r:ay, r. SIEGhttaliv'eEsseeq.n, Mr. D. Macpne. r. Dear Sir :•Sineet writing to you yes. son, of Toronto, who is a member of the Dominion. Senate andant person to gain over to our side. ge has been applied to by our opponents, and uses that atra lever by e'ratherawhileihimptootoe.b. tain better terms from. us. Ile insists on getting $250,000 of stock, and threat. tins opposition if he does not get it 'yoe. will remember, be is one of those I em. posed as Directors I will doelre bst I i can, niy buteeIlf twhiinnkhavtheatot Mgiuveonteluniill_Apef oux. ,in'yee1 s our stock to conciliate these parties. H destinies of this Dominion'? We venture, to say, there are few who can give an answer in the affirma- tive. the House was evenly divided. Mr. Speaker gai e his casting -.vote The Feeling in Montreal. in favor of the motion, the figures From the Montreal Witness, a then standing 99 to 98. jeurnal independent in politics, we The sale of the Paris journals in quote the following report of a meet- - ternational Arbitration. Mr. Glad- stone oppoeed • the motion; but, upon its being preSed to a division, the streets of the -cities and towns of the Department of the Rhine has ing held in Montreal on -Saturday beeu prohibited. • evening last. The sentiments ex- pressed at • that meeting indicate • pretty plainly how the wind blows in the East. The report saye : tart! conditions" were a direct bribe "Pursuant to notice, about fifteen bushels of wheat this year, against hundred assembled at quare, to the Government. The " moue- d bldt Chb S 200,000 last year. - to attend the indignation meeting an- mt. Hunt, an English pain- tary conditions " might mean some- nouncedi for 8 o'clock. On the hotel thing very different. Had the balcony,' used as a platform on such oc- ter, politician arid art critic, died in words tised been " Monetary con- sideiations," then there could be no doubt birt a direct and corrupt bar- gain 's -d sale, for cash in -band paid, had Wen struck. • But, on the statement as- nrade, we cannot see that the Government can. be juetly accused of having received a money consideration for the „charter. • Nei- ther do the letters contain any proof that American capitahsts have now itey :connection' with' the present Canada Pacific Railway CompanY. On the contrary, the whole tenor of the correspondence in that Sit Hugh has -broken * with his American friends, or that they have abandoned bine It would seem that on -finding they could only obtain cdn- nection with the Company through Sir Hiesh as their representative, to no company, but that the Gov- they declined to furnish the money, eminent would bnild the road them - :selves. This was a -poser for .Sir Hugh, but he proved himself equal to the task ot overcoming this -dif- ficulty also. The machinery put in motion and the system adopted of bribing the Press, members of the legal profession, and even members Montreal. Dec. 29, 1871. To G. W. McMelkn, Esq., Ptcton, Ont. Dear Sir : I have your note from Picton, but I have not heard from New York since left there. A good many. rumors are afloat regarding railroad matters, and I have good reason to be- lieve that Mr. Brydges is using all the influence he can with Cartier to thwart our views, not that he has any proposal to make, but he wants to stop the Paci- fic Railway altogether. • A party in the interest of the Hudson's Bay Company, consisting, of Donald A. Smith, D. Mc- Innes, G. Laidlaw, G. Sttphen, Daniel Torrence (of New York) and one or two others, have given notice in the Official Gazette that they will apply for a charter to make a railroad from. Pembina to Fort Garry. That is the only one that affects us. I go to Ottawa on Wednesday, and will return here on Saturday. I will find out there what is goiug on, but I think we are 'sure of Cartier's opposition. HUGH ALLAN. Montreal, Jamtany 1, 1872. Dear Mr. McMullen : I saw Mr. Brydges yesterday, and found. out pretty nearly what he will require to join our railway project. His terms are very high; but an they possibly include more than himself, We may have to concede them. He thinks, however, that the Government will not heve the courage „to go into the scheme at all, and will shirk 73 Montreal, 28th February, 1872. C. ltL Smith, 'Esq.. Chicago.. • ear Sir : It seems pretty certain that, in. addition to money payments, theifollowing stock will have to be die. tributed : D. L. Macpherson, $100,000; A: 13. Foster, $100,000 ; Donald et. Smith, $100,000 • 0. Budges, elee,„ 000 ; J. J.0. Abbott, $50,000 ,A. Allan, $50,000, C. S. Gzowski, $503000 ; Geo. Brown, $30000, A. S. Hincks, $50,000; 11. Nathan, $50,000 • T. McGreevy, $50,000; total, $850,060. To meet this I propose that we give up of our stook as follows: 014. Smith, $250,000 ; G. W. McMullen, $250,000; Hugh Allan, Please ads eo say if 5teiris ;agtoreeataLb1,8t5o°, 0you? think we can ,do with less, and may have to give more. I do not think we will require more than $100,000 in cash, but I am not sure as yet. • Who am draw on for money when it is wanted, and what* proof of payment will be re- quired ? . You are aware I cannot get re- ceipts. Our Legislature meets on the Ilth of April, and I am already deep in preparation for the game. Every -day brings up some new difficulty to be en- countered, but l'hope xneet them all successfully. Write to me immediately. •• HUGH ALLAN, It till after the ele.ctions. I go to Otta- wa on Wednesday and will see what they propose to do. I will write you as soon as I find. out. Huou ALLAN-. Montreal, ,Tanuary 24, 1872. . To Charles M. Smith and George W. MOM ullen. Gentlemen.; My subscription of $1,450,000 to the stock of the proposed Canada Pacific Railway Company in- cludes the num of $200;000 furnished jointly by you and myself, to be transfer - The wheat crop is nearly all liar- red in whole or in part to Mr, C. J. vestel in.South-western Kansas, and Brydges, on condition of his joining the is said to be in good orderLabelle orgamzation and giving it the benefit of . .. • his assistance and influence. county alone will raie se half a mutton. . ease he ,refuses or neglects to join before the 15th day of April next, I will transfer at once thereafter to you jointly $100,000 of the before named subscription, and in case Mr. Brydges' influence and co-opera- tion can be secured for a less interest, in Greet Britain on the evening of the the Railway Company, than the before 24th ult. He was 62 years of agementioned amount, then I will transfer It is stated that the Pope, in an to you one-half of any residue that re - -of Parliainent, to ass s t -i n bringing Sir George Carder within his con- trol, and to compel him to accede to his demands, is fully detailed in his' letter of the 1st of July, 1872, to a prominent New York gentleman. But, in order to still further pro- mote -his schemes, as .appeats bylits sworn confession, he assisted liber% 11 • ith his money to secure the consequently, as A was the money that Sir Hugh was, after, when he found he could not get it, he turned his back on them and directed his at- tention elsewhere. But, although it cannot be proved that the present Coinpany is under American control, or that iheehartef was directly pur- chased from the .Government for money, it is quite apparent, -that the Government were willing. to grant the charter to a Company controlled by American stock -hold- ers operating through Sir Hugh, and were onlyprevented from so doing by the Americans failing or refusing to furnish. the money; when they would only be -allowed to ap- casions, were Messrs: Black, Howley, Archambault, Dunbar Browne; and a number of other political celebrities. Mr. Black was called to the chair and stated that the business of the meeting was to give an expression of opinion in regard to the conduct of the Government in the Huntington enquiry. adding that al- though he himself was a strong Govern- ment supporter, he could not rest till the matter was cleared np. Mr. Howley spoke of the attempt made. by Sir Hugh Allan to subsidize the press, and refer- red to a free press as the safety of a na- tion, stating that on that depends the liberties of the people, and it was the only weapon to use against the artful machinations of a debased Governniente but if the press were to become venal, the liberties of the people must perish. He also referred. to Sir Hugh Allan as a successful commercial man—an honor to his country by the marine and other . schemes he had piloted through, but was unable to raise a cheer for him. The meeting was also addressed by Messrs. Archambault, Burrows, Moore, Macdon- ald, Dorion and Dunbar Browne, after which Mr., • Moore moved, seconded by Mr. Cauchon, that this meeting utterly condemns the action of the Government in relation to the Huntington Enquiry. This was unanimously carried, after which three cheers were given tor the •Queen, Messrs. Blake, A. A. Derion and ..the chairman, when the Meeting ad- journed." A REPORT FROM MoNeiteae states that the Canada Pacific. *Railway Company held a meeeting in that city on Friday last. The meeting was of a strictly private nature, and the exact tenor of its proceedings has not transpired, but the Board ac- cepted the proposition, of whidh Sir interview with the Emtiress of mains of the said $200,000, after Mr. - Brydges accession to the Companyhas Russia, earnestly pleaded for con.' been secured. It is, however, under - cession, of religious liberty to the stood. that any residue or portion of the Polish atholics_ $200,000 named, may be used to secure . ny influence deemed by myself -: The hah of Persia has received aother and you desirable or important, on the news o the death of bis 'mother, same tertns as is proposed in regard to but, having come to Earofie to see Mr. Brydges, and may apply to others all that is to be seen, and to study in addition to him. P. S.—I think you will have to go it blind in the nultter of money—cash pay. ments. have already paid $8,5-oo, and have not a voucher, and cannot get one. -Montreal, 4th March, 1871. My Dear Mr, McMullen. - Mr. McPherson, of Toronto, and Mr. Brydges, here, have both notified me to- day that they decline to join us in the Ca.nadia.0 Railway Ercheme. Their rea- sons are that the Company is too largely American, and that they want to see it in the hands of Canaditms. They tried to detach me from the company we have formed and get me to join theirs, which of course I d.eclined. I don't know what they can do against us, but intend.go- 'lug to Ottawa on Monday, the llth inst., and. will try to find out some - think about it. I will be in Ottawa most of the week. HUGH ALLAN. European methods of enjoyment, tie Montreal, Feb. 5, 1872. has postponed the mourning of his Dear Mr. 3,1cMu1len. : I returned yes - court until his return to his own terday from Ottawa. Everything looks realms. The Inmaie steamship' City of Washington, ftom Liverpoel, June 24, for New York, with 28 cabin, slid 481 steerage passengets, went well up till the present time, but I may tell you in confidence that there are symptoms of coolness between Sir John A. and Cartier, arising from the coquet- ting of the latter with Blake and Mac- kenzie to form an alliance and carry the elections next summer, with a view to ashore in a dense fog, at 2 o'clock on • leave John A. out in the -cold. This Saturday afternoon. on Little Gull Rock Bar, west side of Point Lebear aniwould not be quite so well for us, but I Toronto to on the 7th inst., to on the .westere 1n end of the Pt ovine lookafter r our interest. We are all right oo of Nova Scotia, distant with the Globe. You have not yet sent • about 80 me the articles of agreement signed by miles from Halifax. All the passen- the parties. Send it imMediately as I gers and crew with luggage i and Beall ALLAN. Montreal, April i1, 1872. Dear Mr. McMullen. I must remain here to -night to write my letters for the English, mail, which! have been rather neglecting of late You might make use of your time in seeieg such of the ministers as you can reach, but I wish especially that you woulhi arrange that you and I together should see Sir John A. at 11 o'clock ear Thursday. ' Telegraph me to Prescott junction to morrow if you can do this. • I enelose a letter which eame enclosed to me from New- York this day. What • can be the matter there ? 1 ought to arrive et Ottawa at 4:30 to -morrow P. M. (Wednesday). /Inex Auto.. Montreal, june 12th, 1872. .G. W. McMullen, Esq., Russell Hotel, Ottawa. • Dear Sir: .I have this day received a telegram from you, dated New York, asking me to meet you in Ottawa to on important business. I ani unable to go, ancl if the important business re- fers to the Pacific Railway scheme I do not think it necessary I. should go. I believe I have got the whole arranged through my French friends, by means you are aware ofand we . have now a pledge of Sir G, that we will have am - pray. and other things satisfactory. I have told you all along that this was the true basis of operations, and anything else was powder and shot thrown away, and I think so still. You should come here and Bee me befere you carry out any im.portant transactions or pay any money. I want you to get a correct copy of the Government Bill and our own Bill, be• we heve first to -consider how far they will suit our friends, and We IntY have to go to New York to 'consult them. I will be M town to -morrow and Friday. I win be absent on Saturday, but will • roturn here on Monday and be here till Friday. HUGH Arteen. Montreal, 16th July, 1872... My Dear Mr. McMullen. • need. it in my negotiations. I will re - effects -were safely landed, three . quire you to come down here by-and-by, hours after the disaster, The vessel is standing on an even keel, with about fifteen feet of water in the hold. It is supposed the ship will be a totel loss. Recent reports go to show that a heavy fog prevailed during the entire voyrge, which pre- vented the captain taking accurate observations; for the want of which he completely lost his reckonings and went ashore on the Nova Scotia coast, when hest/ought he was head- ing for Nev York. • to arrange the construction of the Corn.- pany, and consult about other matters. • In the printed bill is there not a mistake about the lend and taxation? Look at it. • • Hume ALLAN. Toronto, Feb. 23, 1872. To C. M. Smith, Chiteago. Dear Sir: I find that Mr. Brydges is making a strong attempt, by exciting na- tional feeling, to get up an opposition to us in our Pacific schemes. He is en- deavoring to getup what he calls a -pure- ly Canadian Oompany, on the represen- tatiotv that we are going to make an enormous profit out of it, the most of which will go to 'Parties in the United • that you have got safely back. Since I the depths of matrimony, but:[ am glad to notice by your letter dated llth inst., saw you the Pacific Railway, "Canada" scheme, has gone through many phases, - tsisi matter ivai lit:es, tsr,eicrl town mi ftnfhprtet ar7altrInszy described.. Sir George Cartier has beea and its present position is difficult to be allowed them to" did intend to deal with I f e a r e cl you yht.oiimeeehv:adasi godnewatg:yoinbtstohu te nhtei r eslae, Ty's]. obset alul. obuers,inaonodrpoth:attehde oanlsya not either i inti odhweIr: al: have eeeni :II ivolr. wwoanyisd iinotennud.eidts otlwiant cthome pGanorrae wonnitd carry on the work under the orders of the Government, according to the views •of the Government engineers, and with • moonlyys hath furnishedaidedbysi-the John heGho v erta Hraeadlite, uptheiratuisof to oonau hiSleongg easga, butdid not tel oits it has onnnhaeaognsfodt tniahotjtsi myself,o neGoimos i vege relativerotni noThgll: ntyt otwheti noit et hi tig p_Mcaaona es my Prb:suri i yet, meantime, the period of the elections is deawing near, and unless the matter is anranged satisfactorily to Lower Canada, qr.. George Cartier's prospect of being re* teimed Is very slim indeed. I cnimot fOrsee with any certaintly the ultimate aprennsyttulohtfrin, .bg.uIst 7tpoliielfilidtie, ei adviseslyiiic'n youcoaw n o. ats be •log • The following is addrelisseuGdEtoliaLn7:70: lean gentletnon in a very high pasitioe New New York, whose name has been given „ em --------: - which is f ---or the presentwith- / Montreal, lstJuly, 1872, . Dear Sir : The negotiations re- 1 the Canadian Pacific Railway , ;mei now' ripproaching a termination,and - 1 iiave no x.ewouoto doubt they will be favorable to us; I have been given to. 1 ex4erstand by Mr. McMullen that he neIL regularly kept you infeemed of the' ogress and position of affairs; Hemel, fo have not communicated with you. as 4 often as 1 otherwise would have done. -00 doubt he has informed. you that ' eufriking as I had taken up the project I. neste must be something very good in et, a very formidable opposition was or - in Toronto, which for want of a : tter, took as their ery, " No foreign 1 ftuencei• no Yankee dictation, no i linianertheacrniflPe","itiaendtootchheorkse equally Cseannst r ' lee, So much -effect however, was pro- _ :rase eboriestb., itiihas!idnio:rt coofnsPniartlaitaimonenwit ha, ett 3t1cMullen9,33I was is fosriaceimniwpilliaceingoly : • reeeti:e.beel:cm:NilbelaiiirlItme t ° d r Gb le r i r. 1 l: ostensiblylefe'n iwgreatest sraeetrar fromstatel ves f ourt h e go y er norganizationmee t , •useeebryie Apiettoeprilecan name, and to put in re - teem, It will have been apparent to ,isniuteseuedui.ohclipaTttefflartotoedtoiliisa4puliatsreiinnegieenastettiontleltpriih.GaeenioMtniveshirneeallrunifesrlifrentomnt, tfc nig to build the railroad, were forma The one from Ontario htwapevi,unsligtioeftahselepoegrullie:tri- 2311 daidennteotreadtmillrotee,ligasagIenitheonutsglelf it liwicasil 1 a oeldninly aviwewasteofofpowderthesitami ionehIotsa. tOa jefined: myself that the decision of the question eanst ultinmtely be - in the hands of macartuloarndtthheatieadmaenr waasSirnatGeorgebiefo fthe i i.., French'party. This party has ilea the balance of power between the other ‘fa.e.- antiecrexis; ittercestuhsettainutileaGndovtrumPt inelfoeer 41 g the -last five years ; it eonsists. of 45 1 i men, evlio have followed Cartier and vot- i t :Lein. a '8T°hliecl PGhnforoalaverInniena t nell hisolneas- t rityin' Parliament being generally lees than 45, it follows that the defection of one-balf i ortwo thirds would at any time put the ' Government out of office. It was there- fore evident -that; some means mutt be adopted to bring the influence of this compaet body of members to liear in our • favor'and as Bonn as I mu& - up my i emu' dwhat was the beet course to pur- 1 sue, I aia .not lose a moment in follow- i ing it up. ,,A railroad from. Montreal to i Ottawa, through the French country, : north ot the Ottawa River, has long been . desired by the French inhabitants; but Cartier, who is the salaried solicitor of the Grand Trunk road, to which this , would be an opposition, has interposed .difficulties, and by histinflnence prevent - 44 its being built The same reason made him desirous of giving the contract , for the Canada Fannie into the hands .of parties connected -with the Grand 'Trunk ItaiIvvay, and to this end he faun- .. ed the flames of opposition to us; but I .seve in this French Railroad scheme and in the near appreach of the general ..elections, when Cartier as well as others had to go to their constituents for re- election, a sure means of Attaining my -objet, especially as I propose to carry, it through to the texinintis of the Pacific-. The. plans I propose are in themselves the best for the interests of the Donain- ion, and in urging them on the public I „ .amreally doing a most patriotic action. i .But even inthat view means Mutat be used to influence the public, and I em- I played several young French la.wyeta to -write it up in theireown newspapers. 1 subscribed a controlling influence in the .stock, t and proceeded to subsidize the the * 'newspapers -themselves, both •editors and memrietois. I went to the 'country through which the road would. I . pass, and calledon many of the inhabi- tants. I visited the priests and made ..iriends of them, and I employed agents to go among the principal people and talk 1 it up. I then began to hold public 4 - meetings, and attended them zuyttif, i making frequent speeches in French to them, showing them where their trne interest lay. The scheme at once •came popular, andtl fore:led a committee 1 - - 'thereby giVing us the control. We a .. mination was unchanged. He then -Ontario -Would have eight and we nine, . . tointrazi nttiill foreinterests eteh et the if , oiefi. , 1;fri 1.:e. b ebi i ons t neawl ii lo_ebwerfi 3:al. yt:Chrwan 1nena8a,,ie_a..,sgivene 1h,eeni : , .sents, notifien him that unless the ten- • . -need not present himself for re-election. 1 Legisla- ture. This succeeded eo well that in a found, to his surprise, that their eletet- • came here and met his constituente he _. could rely and the electors of the Ward, r egreedto give the contract, air required .short time, I had 27 oat et 45 on whom I i. in this city which Cartier himself -rep- lie did not believe this, but when he . 'en a way that there would be . in the act. The next thing to be done and we have notified the Gionvetilinertia:t , once proceeded to organize the Company • and.Abbott, gb:tb; :3: building :dee". ydi aLegalt ri , ..neegaremw i ntnhet eAapidni a emvgiCanada stPresident;e:namNenamed ei:IaDv ..e 3: di e i 44-.4 stock will be opened ou the 15th July seventeen provisional directors, of which _ L. De, Bollefeuille, and Hon, J. J. C. i 11 ,eash at the time of subscribing. Innis of Hamilton, Vice -President ; E. oe eb :}: nt 1 it B. erio of ei stralhhesaslitiabbnile'ecrtsiwptili:lotnniatlkYiPm::e:staiblitliPecabl:R'estepailneanlit:raeb:: vertieed.that the books for subscriptime to subscribe stock, which must be don - teellaminrlhehthsaentartsilhpBtre0sent, and of taking n is entered into, -and then ten per cent. 0 .41v; agler rah, ie alvatinte,erseegreebtaea:a detLdtaro tm: .athheeeetehrontetidlifieineaorfetptaehanretotun.fyrotenmhneatt. yhh:eqa not o,ulitNfi, ahrleonb but no money will pass till the contr in* their -own baannkk, of CNaenwa4'la''orlkil),IlittrevleaA Jay Cooke & Co to the edit of tb of $1,000,000 gold havingbeen placed b the whole amount of stock awarded , noceofferpintgthteo tEetahkecks for the subseripa 'will have to be paid- into the Receive • Yeen 'Wish for any further informatiorn 'desire it, and communicate with n, vote:: new:ha:: tahreea ll ve e• s certificate above mentioned. ' 13112:Y,ToesaiirblIsc/tlaeposstoswicthlet,o'hlaeerr-atewhf°Jienral13:;ouCtAlpotitite! to beton good. to pant with readily: Personally. . Pleaee telegraph. if you wl pseavretrevalithle it letters 1 r.eysx. inppose the matter has not reached Nui g° to XeleleYtashoerel next 'week, if Y. butpefirtnzoArelszokEysoriugtolaniala t