Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 23 octobre 1879, jeudi 23 octobre 1879

[" 1 jlottccs.ullan line, *8^ \u201e -(.«otwith the Government et f frr the oonveyance of the CAIN A ÆüSITBD STATES MAILS ^ SUMMER MRHGEKMTS.1879.This Comply\tPuU-Pp°owcred the unutnt DohUe-E»gme, Iron Steam- STde-hullt\u2019\tfoni.,hlpflr.\t420OCapt.J.E.Dutton Ldinia3.4100 Capt.K.Brown \"::::.'40O0Capt.A.D Aird CjtnisUin\tjgoo Capt.Jaa.Wylie Sjoflssihh.hose Capt.John Graham Sirsvi»3.SGflO Lt.W.H.3aiith,E.N.K perttT13,3;'.-3300 Capt.W.Eichardacn Ksçotian.jjt.F.Archer, E.N.K.lliben»1111.[3300 Capt.M.Trocks Osspisn.2700 Capt.E.S.Watts.lusts»11.2700 Capt.J.G.Stephen.Ksstop3.3000 Capt.Jos.Eitchie.Tînt D ty 4 .Oct.30 .Nov.8 .Nov.15 .Nov, 21 Nov.22 jjjlfltçw\"*\t2300 Capt.- (juadia*.2300Capt.James Scott phœni0»®;'.çgnQ Capt.Legallais.ffsldf3?1»3 .2400\tCapt.\tE.Barrett.Corinth1»11.2g0o capt.Kerr.t,ucc;ne.i5oo Capt.Gabel.Aoa\t\u2014The San Fratciseo Chamber of Com- merce has reported strongly against M.Leon Chatteau\u2019s Francc-American Reciprocity Treaty.\u2014About 39 gentlemen of New York, representing as many agricultural societies throughout the United States ;met yesterday to consider the organizing of a Na-tiona Agricultural Society.GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.\u2014The accident to the hoisting apparatus in the Alexandria Colliery at St.Helen\u2019s County, Lancaster, resulted in the death tf seven persons.FOREIGN \u2014Conut SehouvaloS is reported seriously it!, \u2014The Pope has sent 6,000 francs for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in Spain.\u2014The Municipal Council of Berlin recommends the universal adoption of the practice of cremation.\u2014It iS stated that on the arrival of Gen.Kauffman in Tashkend active operations will be commenced on the south-east frontier.MORE DUTY ON COAL.Every one who uses coal has had to pay fifty cents per ton beyond the necessary price, in order to carry out Sir John Macdonald\u2019s ideas of a prosperous economical condition.After all, however, this heavy fine to the consumer does not seem to have done any appreciable good to the producer ; and iu Cape Breton, it is said on one side, and almost openly avowed on the other, that it has effected absolutely nil.But Cape Breton contains great collieries, an d a vacancy occurred several months ago in one of the constituencies where some of these collieries are situated.The dissatisfaction of the people there seems to^ have been recognized as very great ; for, if fhey had been grateful to the Ministry, it is reasonable to suppose that the election would have been brought on at once, and the seat filled.Instead of that, Ministers have done nothing to bring on the election, which at last has been forced by two members of the House of Commons, under one of the clauses of the law.The Liberal candidate is the gentleman who was member for the County in the last Parliament, but who, it must be said, has always had a special sentiment, what Bacon would have called an idolutn loci, or local vanity, about coal.He has contended and still contends that it should bo subjected to a 75 cent duty.Thereupon the Ministerialists have felt it necessary to g® Mr.Mackay one better, and the Halifax Herald, the organ of the party, calls for the support of the Government candidate on the ground that Ministers will, and that not only will but can, impose an extra 25 cents per ton.\u201c The \u201c electors,\u201d says the Herald, \u201c MUST \u201c FURTHER REMEMBER THAT \u201c MEMBERS OP THE GOVERN-\u201c MENT HAYE PROMISED TO EN-\u201c DE A YOUR TO RAISE THE DUTY \u201c NEXT SESSION TO 75 CENTS A \u201c TON.\u201d This year the duty on coal, though at present has not been much felt, because the lowness of cost price has kept down the price on delivery below that to which people have been accustomed ; but the fresh demand for ejal will probably put the price of hard coal up again to the old standard of something like $5.50 without duty.We wonder how people will like to pay 50 cent* more of that in the shape of duty and still another 25 cents in order that a Ministerial candidate may be chosen seven or eight hundred miles away.THE SHE MAC fire.The Shediae tire is another lesson added to the many wh'ch we have already neglected, and we suppose it will be neglected as they have been.It is the old story of a wooden town burned down at once when an accidental fire of any considerable proportions occurs coincidently with a favourable\u2014or unfavourable\u2014wind.Yet we go on per-mitting these towns to be everywhere created, and thus prepare the way for misfortune.Lmg before the disaster at St.Jean Laptiate Yillago we over and over again pointed out that locality as being prepared for a conflagration.When the fire came, bad as it was, it was not so bad as it might have been, and yet no efficient measures have been taken to prevent a recurrence of the mischief.Tnere is but one place where a wooden house, or roof, or eaves trough ought to be permitted.That is on a lot where it is effectually detached from other buildings.There should be a general law forbidding the erection of any building with the objectionable characteristics within a certain space of any existing building.That would stop the thing at the beginning.No doubt iu costs somo more money to build a good house than to build a bad one; but while a man may have a right to make his own dwelling in the fashion of a bonfire, be bas none to make it in the fashion of a lucifer-match for the de-struction of his neighbour\u2019s property.Besides all that, the good house, though somewhat dearer at first, is as cheap or cheaper at the end of ten years, if the REFUSAL BY TEE CITIZENS OF TORONTO TO ISSUE ANOTHER LOAN.We are glad to see that the people of Toronto have, by a popular vote, refused to borrow more money.We say this on general principles, and not with any regard to the particular case, for the object on this occasion may have been a good one in itself.But Toronto is already like moat of the large cities of this continent, carrying too much debt, and it is time that the constant borrowing, beyond a certain limit, should be put a stop to.Instead of that we see cities possessing no special natural advantages, and where the taxation on the existing inhabitants and tbeir indus-tries is already oppressive, and where hundreds of heuses are to let,wanting to run still further into difficulty by new railway loans, and by grants either of bonuses or remission of taxation to new comers, who are certainly entitled to no greater favour than the present residents.It will not be long before the probability of cities meeting their engagements will be considered so scrupulously, as to make it more difficult to get the lender\u2019s vote than it is now to get that of the borrowers.UIE LOGIC OF EVENTS Almost always in the .end will be found to vindicate itself.A great many attempts have been made to get round the act of the Legislative Council, and to misrepresent its meaning.But the only meaning it could really have was as a pretension of that body to use their permanent and irresponsible power in order, if they so pleased, to thwart and counteract the voice of the people.Disguise it as you will, to this complexion it must come at last.Accordingly, La Minerve, in the name of the Council, thus defies the people of the Province, no matter, in effect, how great a majority they may send to Parliament, unless that majority enjoys the high approval of the nominated Council.\u201c Suppose,\u201d says our contemporary, \u201c that the people should give gain de \u201ccause to the Joly Government, and \u201c that the Legislative Council should \u201c not accept the verdict\u2014where will you \u201c be ?Will elections give you the sub-\u201c sidies ?\u201d That is frank, especially when it comes from a journal that has been so long talking about the rights of the people.\u2014Sir John Macdonald affected to be greatly shocked at Quebec because Canadian newspapers, commenting upon the recent ridiculous speech of Lord Bea-censfield concerning the North-West, had called that statesman a \u201c liar.\u2019\u2019 We have no recollection that any writer applied that odious epithet to the English Premier, but if it was done the use of the term was unfair, and is greatly to be deprecated.A liar, as we under'-stand the word, is one who willfully utters a statement which he knows to be false.Lord Beaconsfield, in speaking of the wages of Canadian labourers and the alleged emigration from the Western States of the Union to Manitoba, made statements which were not justified by the facts, but every one knows that Lord Beaconsfield could have had no personal knowledge of these things, and relied for his information upon some one who fooled him to the top of his bent.We should not like to use so harsh a term as \u201c liar \u201d in any event, but were we to do so it would not be applied to the Earl, but to the Earl\u2019s informant.Who this imaginative personage was Sir John Mac' donald knows better than we do.\u2014The United Empire Club of Toronto is said to be in financial difficulties, which will probably be a surprise to none.Almost all the social clubs in the country are in straightened circumstances at this time, and there is much more reason for their prosperity than for that of an organization which tries to combine the caucus with the kitchen and the platform with the dining table.Political Clubs may be, and we believe are, successful in England, but the conditions of life in Canada do not resem.ble those of the Mother country, and the adoption of the English system does not promise to work well here.Either you must admit to your political club all applicants in good party standing, and so obtain a great number of members who are not clubbable, and with whom other members may not desire to associate, or you must pick and choose, and so mortally offend many men whom the party will wish to keep.Iu the one case the club is injured, in the other the party suffers, and no means of reconciling the interests of both has been devised.\u2014The clear-sighted people of Ontario never had any Legislative Council.There was one in Manitoba, but the electors there managed to get rid of it.Now the people of New Brunswick have tried their Council and found it want' ing, and they intend in the future to conduct their affairs with the assistance of one House only.Yet neither in Manitoba nor New Brunswick did the Councils ever venture to run counter to the expressed wishes of the people, they were abolished only because considered as expensive and useless.Here, however, the Upper House dared to oppose the expressed will of the people\u2019s representatives, and in doing so has signed its own death warrant.A Legislative Council like ours is of no advantage to a Province in any case, for if it concurs in this opinion of the House of Assembly it is useless, and if it opposes it it is dangerous.\u2014When Lieut.-Covernor Robitaille passed through Three Rivers t he other day he was met at the station by a num.ber of citizens, and Mr.Macdougall,who resigned his seat in the House of Commons to make room for the defeated Mr.Langevin, read an address to the distinguished visitor.Iu the course of this he said \u201c I am sure of you, as I am \u201c sure of myself, and as I am sure \u201c of the people.\u201d This is the position in which all of the Opposition party profess to stand.They are sure that Dr.Robitaille was appointed to dismiss Mr.Joly, and that he will do his work, and in this they see their only chance of reaching power.As, however, we have more respect f or the Lieut.-Gov-ernor than those who affect to be his friends, we should be sorry to say that he would commit an action of which the commission of his predecessor was the cause of h:s own appointment.The Ottawa Free Press gives circulation to the rumour that Mr.Langevin has expressed his disapproval of the refusal of the Supplies by the Legislative Council.We hardly think that this can be exact, however, for, apart from the probability that Mr.Langevin would not express publicly an opinion of this kind, we are sure that if he bad disapproved of the Council\u2019s action it would have been reversed some time ago.There cannot be much doubt that Mr.Langevin is thoroughly in 8ym.pathy with Dr.Ross and his followers.RfFÜRM MEETING AT LONCUEUIL A DISSOLUTION FORESHADOWED.-NO ADDITIONAL TAXATION.NO GOVERNMENT BY IRRESPONSIBLE MEN.MR.DE BOUCHERVILLE ASKED TO VACATE HIS SEAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.A mass meeting of the electors of the County of Chambly was held yesterday af ernoon in Longueuil, at which addresses on the political situation were do.livered by Hon.Mr.Joly, Hon.Mr.Lange-lier, Hon.Mr.Turcotte, Hon.Mr.Marchand, Mr.Prefontaine, and others.The meeting was wholly in accord with the views of the speakers, and resolutions expressing confidence in the Local Administration, and calling upon Mr.De Boucherville to resign his seat in the Legislative Council, were carried unanimously.The number ©f those present was variously estimated at from two to three thousand persons, among whom were included a number of visitors from Montreal, numbering about five or six hundred.Among the decorations of the estrade, from which the speeches were made and which had been erected near Mr.Beaudry\u2019s, on the Chambly road, were such mottoes as \u201cLong live the Joly Government,\u201d \u201c Vive Letel-lier,\u201d \u201c Le Gouvernement du peuple pour le peuple,\u201d \u201c Down with the Legislative Council,\u201d \u201c Le parti Liberal a notre confiance.\u201d On the platform, besides the speakers, were Messrs J McShane, MPP, Bouthillier, MPP, Aid Wilson, C O Perrault, Dr Fortier, W S Walker, H A Brault, Dr Pratt, A Jodoin, A A Trottier.Robidoux, Russ W Huntington, E C Monk, Lareau, Thos Ostell, Euclide Roy, L Forgot, Noel Breux, J C Robillard, John Yule, J B La-mouraux, M Poissant, M Brosseau, F Quintal, A Bernard, H Geoffrion, D Thuat, T Wilson, J Langton, E Arnaud, C Poirier, L Bureau, of St Remi, E Scott, Capt Bourdon, J T Ouellette, Mayor of Chambly, A Lamoureux, J T A Robert, O Leduc, A Thuat, N Vincent, P Trudeau, Ludger Leduc, J Daigle, A Pepin, and J B Baillargeon.Dr.Foutier having been appointed Chairman called the meeting to order at two o\u2019clock.Mr.PttSFONTAiNE, M.P.P., who was received with loud cheers, made a few introductory remarks, in which he explained the object of the meeting, and introduced the first speaker.Hon.Mr.Jolt on coming forward met with an enthusiastic reception.After referring to the fact that the constitution ality of the conduct of the Hon.Mr.Le tellier, in dismissing his Ministers, had been fully vindicated by the despatch of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, he said that when Mr.Chapleau, and the ex\u2014Ministers who had been dismissed, came before the people, Mr.Chapleau in his famous speech of the 10th March said \u201c You must not consider the question of who shall be or who shall not be Ministers ; the great question for the people to decide, is whether or not the Lieut.-Governor has the right to send away his Ministers, that\u2019s the question.\u201d He did not say, \u201c You are not sufficiently intelligent to understand yonr own interests, and there is a body which shall decide for you, and that is the Legislative Council.\u201d He did not say this ; he said at that time that he appealed to the people.He told the people at that time that he looked upon the new Ministers and tbeir friends as dangerous men, who ought to be punished.(Laughter.) In April, 1878, these gentlemen said, \u201c We are going to appeal to the people ; it is for the great voice of the Province of Quebec to make itself heard, and when it shall have been heard, these men shall be swept away.\u201d That was Mr.Chapleau\u2019s argument in April, 1878 ; but it is not to the people that he appeals now\u2014it is to the Legislative Council (Cries of » Shame, shame.\u201d It was instructive to read those old speeches, then compare the present conduct of these men, and reflect upon the fact that blood has been spilled to secure to the Province of Quebec the right of self-government, which the people well understood.When Mr.Letellier called upon him to form an Administration, he had refused at first ; he had been in Op position during nine years, and he said \" I thank Your Excellency.\u201d Mr.Letellier replied, \u201cDo not thank me, itisi difficult duty that I ask you to perform.\u2019 But he (Mr.Joly) was confident of success if he should go to the people, because he knew the people well, and he knew that the affairs of the Province had been mismanaged.Their predecessors had for long time contrived to make things appear in a favourable light, but so much waste and extravagance could not be for ever concealed from the people and a day came when the Budget had to be placed before the Assembly, and then it was announced that $170,000 to $200,000 was required to make the re eeipts balance the expenditure.The proposed additional taxes he (Mr.Joly) and his colleagues said \u201c No, let us economize and we can meet the expenditure without the imposition of additional taxes.\u201d The result was that the people preferred the policy of retrenchment to one of taxation.The Legislative Council called upon the Government to resign ; why do they not resign themselves ?(Laughter.) Let them change the election law and go before tho people ; any man who assumes to speak in the name of the people should go before the people.These gentlemen had the simplicity to call upon the Gov ernmont to resign and to expect that it would respond to the invitation, and all because they refused to vote the Supply Bill.Of course, they had succed-ed in embarassing the Government to a considerable extent, they stuck a a stick between the spokes of the Government wheel, which is rather inconvenient especially when the Government is somewhat iu a hurry; yet, notwithstanding this, he had preserved moderation in the language which he had made use of at all these meetings, and he had prevented his friends from making use of strong expressions of indignation which had suggested them selves to many of them on these occasions He had asked them why threaten the Council ?Why threaten fifteen old men who are no more able to overcome the electorate than was that madman who threw himself in front of a railway train able to arrest the advance of the locomotive.(Laughter.) The Legislative Council was an expensive luxury with which the people could well dispense j it was not only a luxury but a nuisance.(Cries of \u201c Down with it.\u201d) They have assumed a dangerous position, and furnish a reason for their suppression\u2014(cheers)\u2014they have attempted to dictate to the people.There were three courses open to the Government : the first was to resign ; the second to form a coalition ; the third was a dissolution.Neither the first nor the second of these courses were acceptable.The Ministers would not abandon the post which the people had charged them to defend ,- they would prefer to fall with their flag flying.Nor would they take in friendship the hand of their adversary, since they could not do so without dishonour.A dissolution, the last coursa which was open to them, has been a matter far sanous reflection.They had given pro ,f of a great deal of patience in this difficulty with the Council, and had not ceased to hope that the Upper House would retrace its steps and withdraw from the false position into which it had been betrayed.This hope had not been realised ; the Legislative Council would not hear the voice of reason, and none are so deaf as those who do not wish fohear.They held a session the other day, at which they might have redeemed their position bef ore the country, but thev did ¦ nothing of the kind ; th»y sat with closed doors, and the result of that mysterious session was a continued refusal to vote the Supplies.The Council meets again next week; and now that it is impossible that they should be in ignorance of the opinion of the Province it is to be hoped that they will not bid defiance to it.If they once mere refuge to vote the Supply Bill and defy the opinion of the people, then it shall become the duty of the Government to ask for the immediate suppression of the Legislative Council ; and the people will understand that,if they have to pay the expenses of another general election, the Legislative Council, and the Legislative Council alone, will be responsible.(Cheers and cries of