: wee ae COUNTY OF PERTH HERALD. -- Canadian Entelligence.. LOO OOO The Politica! Situation. The following letter addressed to a friend and published "in the Toronto' Leader "is worth reading It contains some curious' facts in regard to the relative powers and positions of Mr. Brown and Mr. Sandfield Macdonald :--- My Dear Sin.--lI doubt not you well emember the 3rd.of June, 1856, on which oceasion we sat together in the Gallery of | the House in Toronto. It was the first | time I had been privileged to hear a debate in the Canadian Legislature. The member | occupying the floor at the moment T entered } was subsequently pointed out to me by your- self as Mr. John Sandfield Macdonald I then, in a great measure, formed my opinion of the man, and that opinion I have never had reason tochange. Mr. J. 8. Maedonald appeared to'me by far too. much ofa special pleader, und to my mind not over scrupulous as to the dignity which should characterize a representative of the people when address- ing the highest intelligence of his country. Ido not pretend to say what, seven. years ago, were my opinions of his logic and rhe- toric. nelther will I venture to assert that I ear was capal le of judging as to Provin- cial measures, for--exouse the yulgarism-- T had only been * whitewashed. at Groose 'Phe simple fact that he was the first Can'disi? Isle" some ten' months previously. statesman I had ever heard in debite! caused me always since to watch his career more closely than I otherwise might have done, or perhaps than was at all necessary. However, time passed, and by what seemed to me an accident, Mr. John Sandfield Mac donald became Prime, Minister of Canada. He occupies that position now, but with what amount of dignity the sequel will serve to show. I. have already referred. to the policy. of his Government previously to the dissolution of the House, let me now explain how it became necessary for the Premier to change the personnel and policy of his Goy- ernment before going to the country, the key to which I think I can furnish. Last year while on his way to Scotland, the Hon. George Brown visited Kingston, and while there was waited on at, his hotel (the British-American) by several of his litical friends, to whom he deliberately foretold 'all that has happened, as regards the career of the present Prime Minister, since that time. Mr. Brown then stated that on his (Mr. Brown's). return from Burope he would seek a seat in Parliament. The men and measures introduced by Mr. Sandfield Macdonald. were, he said, in a great measure distasteful to him, and that therefore he would, with the: assistance, of M, Dorion cause the Premier to adopt a personnel and policy ta. his (Mr. Brown's) satisfaction, or otherwise 'he would force him to-resign.: He added, moreover, that so passionately fond was Mr. John Sandfield Macdonald of power that he, (Mr. Brown) had no hesitation in predicting that sconer than be compelled to relinquish office, he would adopt any policy whatever, that he (Mr. Brown) might choose to dictate. Mr. Brown returned to Canada, found a. con- stituency, and entered Parliament. For one, I, knowing what Mr. Brown had stated, eagerly watched to see whether he could make good his word. I had not long to wait, .A dissolution took place, a. new per- sonnel and policy were adopted--uncon- stitutionally, as I believe--and for once in his life Mr. Brown became, as predicted by himself on the occasion I have referred' to, the supreme controller of the public affairs of Ganada. . And yery well managed you will say. Certainly, I agree with you, Mr. Brown played his cards well, but what must we think of the man--of the Prime Minis- ter who submitted to such humiliation? Show me the statesman capable of cringing in this manner, and I will shew you in re- turn a public man who must be pronounced even by his own friends, contemptible. But not only is this so, such a man is positively dangerous to his. country. And why? Honor lias long been regarded as the strong- est guarantee to the state against malversa- tion in her public men. Take- away this safeguard and there is left no rein strong enough to restrain capricious actions nor to curb the passion of avarice. The present Prime Minister is the. servant of another. I can on the word of Mr. Brown challenge him whether he is now acting on his own account. Grant that, he: possesses, talent and. intellect, Sir, that talent and that in- 'to 'carry out an ultra policy. tellect he ig mean enough to prostitute in. order to carry out the designs of another. On the showing of Mr. Brown hihiself, Mr. Macdonald ts merely 2 tool in his hands Mr. Brown, I beliéve,Will not seek to deny what I have asserted. and if 50, in' what 4 miserable po- sition will even his silence place the first } Minister of Canada ?' It would be of little account did Mr. Sandfield Macdonald ap- pear a small and subservient man, 80 far as he personally is concerned, but my dear Sir has not he for the time being the honor of | Canada in his keeping, and by his acts the Province must suffer in 'proportion as they ; will bear an honorable or common place con- struction. Just fancy Lord Palmerston dy- ' ing with the stigma attached to him that he had' prostituted his position to cafry out the views and policy of, say, Smith O'Brien. | Think you that in such a case any monument Tn a hich state of civilization such would be would rise to prolong his memory ? No. impossible. And can you imagine that C:nada will be the better, or that Her' name will be exalted by the conduct of her present Prime Minister. since entering on his Jease of power? I tell you it had been better for the Province had he never been recognized ws a public man, or that he had stuck to his desk and earned bis living quietly and I have al- ready shown that.power, at the sacrifice of honestly as a country lawyer. ull that ordinary men count dear, has been his idol. Gan it be for money ? When, sir, was poet, worthy 'of the name, known to write merely for money ? Money could never generate and mature his heaven-inspired ideas, and I have yet to learn that under the like influence they would be more pro- lific in the real statesman. Money cannot buy ideas--there is no royal road to them. Empty trickery is the curse of any country subject to its influence, and when practised by statesmen who 'but a few months azo were held up to the country as 'patterns oF honor, honesty and moral worth, just ima- gine the effect. Men placed high in power, whether by accident or otherwise, exert by their actions a great moral influence ow so- ciety, and what effects think you will be ex- erted by the conduct of the Hon. J. Sandfield Macdonald? To act one's part boldly and cleverly, although to some extent at'variance with what may be considered strictly right, commands a certain amount of respect, but for a mind occupying the place and discharg- ing the functions of prime' minister of the country to become the forced instrument of another is really something which neither of us expected could be brought home to any leader of that party to which we were once proud to belong. Really such a scene as that now being enacted at the capital, were it not so dangerous to the country, would be thoroughly laughable. Sheridan, Scott, or Dickens, could haye founded a comedy on it 'capable of drawing "crowded houses." But, Sir, were such a comedy written and introduced on the boards, so ludicrous must it appear that its truth would bar its popu- larity, because no' One could for a moment entertain the idea that it 'could be founded on fact. T am yours always, ALEX. McKENZIE. Kingston, August, 1g63. Mr. Shanly's Evidence. (From the, London Prototype.) The silly organs of the government have frantically clutched at Mr. Walter Shanly's coat tails, and depend entirely upon his good nature and strength, to drag them out of the mud of corruption, in which they are at present-sunk. They call him an indepen dent witness, an unimpeachable witness, a valuable witness, and. then they quote his speech, specially reported for the Quebec tninisterial organ, three or four days after it was delivered ; for the special purpose of disproving the yery serious charge that, on the eye of the last general election, the Pre- mier, the Finance Minister and the Attor- ney General East,. offered to increase the postal subsidy to $150 per mile, on the con- dition that the Grand Trunk Company would use their influence to defeat Mr. McGee in West Montreal. Let us give this great speech. After eliciting the facts re- Jative to the amount of the subsidy from M. Dorion, this trustworthy witness goes on to say: " Mr, SHanty.--Then, I hold the recent offer of $100 per mile to be quite as adyan- tageous a one for the Grand Trunk Railway Company as the previous alleged one of $150, and, therefore, it appears to me that the main, count on. the indictment--that of hav- ing offered the company for its influence in the Montreal election, $50 per mile more than Sos, Bie ary eres ed are <} . ' fair compensation for the services required --falls to the ground. * * * Touching the other part of the allegation against honorable gentlemen opposite--that of having in their interview with Mr. Fer- rier on the 1st of June, made the company's support at the coming election a condition precedent to, or eyen a subject of conversa- tion in connection with the settlement of the postal question--i¢ certainly tells very much against them, at x * + I know that every administration that has existed since the Grand Trunk was im a po- sition to contro] a certain number of yotes, has endeayored to, influence voters through their dependence on the company. * Human nature is pretty much the same on this side of, the House as on the other, and after the long explanations of to-day, all that seems to be settled is; that in the ana- iety. to secure Grand Trunk Savors at the polls, the honorable gentlemen who now océu- py the ministerial benches have not: shown themselves one whit be ind any of those who have sat there before them during the last few years of Canadian history." Here,is the evidence on which the organs rely to secure a verdict of acquittal; and what does it amount to? Mr. Shanly is an authority on this point; but he makes a grea' mistake, if he supposes that the amount of the bribe is the main: count in the minis- terial indictment. - The main accusatio. is that which Mr, Shanly admits to be "cer, tainly very much against" the Premier and Messrs, Dorion and Holton... How stupid in the organs. not to see, that their witness proves against them the marrow of the charge namely, the conspiracy of three ministers of the crown, to induce the Grand Trunk Com- pany to use their influence against Mr. McGee in West Montreal. This charge Mr. Shanly declares twice to be proved, }iest he says the allegation ' certainly tells And secondly, he says, that after listening to the "Jong éxplanations of to-day"--those of the Premier, and Messrs. Holton and Dorion-- all that seems to be sett/ed, that is proved, is that in the anxiety of the government to secure "Grand Trunk favors," they acted as much against" the accused ministers. unconstitutionally as former governments. It would' have been much better, had Mr. Shanly condescended to name and, con- dewn those former governments. _ Coming into court with clean hands, of course, he could do so with effect. But as it is, he leads to suppose that the present govern- ment, corrupt and indefensible as it has been, their conduct can yet claim acquain- tanceship with former. governments, who were in some measure guilty of the same We wish the guilty ministers, and their ingenious or- high crimes and misdemeanors. gans, all joy at the clear case made out against them by this, their most indepen- dent and unimpeachablé-witness. 'We shall next have the blessed trio of corruptionists . . : 4 declare their entire innocence, on the ground of the entire failure of their unparalleled villany. a me The Fall Assizes, 1863. EASTERN CIRCUIT. Hon. Mr. Justice John Wilson. Brockville.!:./:0):/Jinpaid Tuesday, Sept. 29 Kingston. iiss. 02). 93006003 Monday, Oct. 5 Perth: ..2, yesh, Auaes. Wednesday, Oct, 14 Ottawal. ivi csciis $0106 3 Tuesday, Oct. 20 L'Original............ ...... Tuesday, Oct. 27 Cornwall........: sses-eesbeese Monday, Nov! 2 MIDLAND CIRCUIT. ° Hon. Mr. Justice Morrison. Whitby......5............ Thursday, Sept. 29 Lindsay.....,.......+:.....-Monday, Oct. 12 Peterborough............. Thursday, Oct. 15 Cobourg.................. Wednesday, Oct. 21 Belleville,...............+..«.Monday, Nov. 2 ssseeeeeee Wednesday, Nov. 11 HOME CIRCUIT. Hon. Chief Justice Richards. Oyen Sound. ...: 6658. Tuesday, Sept. 29 POTIO S05 50 2 Sas pachasp -++++e+Monday, Oct. 5 PAGO. «05-3. <2. seseeeicee--ee Monday, Oct, 12 Hamilton.......... «++... Thursday, Oct. 15 WOUOIG... i555 .00¢ «-+ee+-+-Monday, Oct. 26 ..+-+-+ Thursday, Oct. 29 OXFORD. Hon. Mr. Justice Hagarty. Cayuga...... rs -+ese-Monday, Oct. 5 Simeoe......... seeseegeerdhursday, Oct. 8 Monday, Oct. 13 Berlin......... vecssessaeezseeeMonday, Nov. 2 Guelph.........,..4e0++++++++-Monday, Noy. 9 Hi Tv r Se a | that the buildings could not be ready at if it. could in the House. The only differ- WESTERN CIRCUIT. Hon. Chief Justicé of Upper Canada, | Goderich s+. cie0-ogehe «fi> Tuesday, Sept: 29 | Sarnia...:.,-.5 is Sahil Spiess Tuesday, Oct. 6 | Sandwich,. ..<:-bereeede> . Friday, Oct, 9 Chatham... i: tosiis: o's. Thursday, Oct. 15 London... scm <nit<darroboe , Tuesday, Oct. 20 St. Thomas, Tuesday, Oct. 27 Hon. Mr. Justice Adam Wilson. York and Peel... 200).53% Monday, Oct. 12 City of Toronto. :.......... Thursday, Oct.'29 Provincial Parliament. Legislative Assembly, IMPORTANT DISCUSSION ON THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. QUESTION!!! MR. BROWN IN A FIX!! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE MUST THE GOVERNMENT GO TO TORONTO!! MR. McDOUGALL'S AMENDMENT OF isc)! When the 10th paragraph was put Mr. CurrRIER 'said there was an import- ant omission in the speech with regard to the public buildings at Ottawa. | He there- fore moved to add the following to the par- agraph :---* That we think it our duty to take the earliest opportunity of expressing our opinion that the publie 'interest will be best served by completing the public build- ings at Ottawa, which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to select as the me: trepolis of Canada,'and that until those buildings be completed due regard: to the publie interest demands that the Seat of Government should 'be retained at Quebec." Mr. SANDFIELD MAcponaLp would say most distinctly that it was the policy with regard to this question that when they left Quebec to go to Ottawa. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Brown--Whats that ? Mr. SANDFIELD MacponaLp--Let there be no equivocation or double-dealing in this matter. BHethad'said so at all times and he now repeatéd that it was thé intention 'of the Government that the buildings should be prepared in order to havea meeting at Ottawa in 1865. Upper Canada would like to see the alternite He knew his friend from system carried out, but he was satisfied' in his own mind 'they would be 'prepared to move to Ottawa'at the time mentioned. If there were any ideus in the' minds of hon, gentlemen that any other policy would be adopted, he knew of none such, and he was no party to it. If gentlemen on the other side wished to make capital out of this they were welcome to it. This was his declara- tion come what would.. (Hear.) He'was not aware that any of his colleagues had any other intention beside that. Mr. Brown wanted to know distinctly whether he had stated that it was the policy of the Government not to go to Toronto. (Hear.) ; si Mr. SANDFIELD Macponap. would state emphatically that the policy of the Governmeut had not changed ; and on no consideration, should they go to Toronto. (Hear, hear.) 4 Mr. Brown said they had full conviction that time, 1865, and if this were the case, then they would urge a removal to Toronto. He could only say he had the assurance of Mr. Sandfield Macdonald that the question' would be open for the House to decide, and that the Government had not formed any conclusion not to go to Toronto. Mr. Hotton said it was distinctly under- stood at the formation of the Government that the policy of the Macdgnald-Sicotte Government should be carried out. a M. Cavcuon pointed out. the difference between the statements of Mr. Brown and Mr. Sandfield Macdonald. The former said it would be an open question, while the lat- ter said not. Mr. Rosz quoted the language of Mr. Holton at Montreal, that under no circum- stances would he be a party to a renewal of the alternate system. Mr. Hoxton said it correctly expressed his present opinion. Mr. Joun, A. Macponatp--The Goy- ernment must haye a policy on the subject. "Mr. Brown--The Government I dis- tinctly understood had no policy on the question... He was justified in stating that there were members of the Government who viewed it as he did, that the buildings could not be ready, and that the question |. should be left open for Toronto to carry it ence between Mr. Sandfield Macdonald and himself was whether the Government would resist his motion for a ommittee or not, | OES) So Fa ; | would have no objection to the member for _ Mr, SanpFIeLp Macponap said, he South Oxford moving his committee be- cause the Goyernment was prepared to prove before it that the buildings would. be ready for the session after next. Messrs. PowELu, Rose and Jones asked to be distinctly _ informed whether in any event would the Government remove to Toronto. : bee * M. Dorton stated the policy ofthe Goy- ernment to be distinctly to carry out the, Queen's decision to complete the. buildings as soon as possible and to remove from Quebee to Ottawa. [ Cheers. ] Mr. MeInvyre said that was a question on which he wished a direct answer. M, Dorion repeated the statement most | distinctly. Mr, MoInryrx--do you intend to. re- main here till you go to Ottawa? M. Dorton--Certainly from here to Ot- tawa. [Cheers] Mr. Joun A. Macponap read from the Globe to show the use made of this question Toronto., He was quite satisfied with the explanations. : Mr. McGexr commented on the improp- riety of a Government allowing a committee, and yet professing a fixed policy. It show- ed that the matter was still in. doubt. Mr. Jown A, Macponan said that after the announcement, of M.. Dorion the Gov- ernment should oppose'a committee in its » reception. Mr. SanprieLD Macponanp said a committee should "be granted, in order to satisfy Mr. Brown that the buildings could be ready, for he. had official information to that. effect. , Mr. Bexu (Russell) accepted the pledges of the Government as sufficient that no 're- moyal would take place to Toronto under any circumstances. : Mr. Brown was evidently' displeased ' with the Government, and said if the policy * of the Government' was to resist the re-" moval to Toronto in any event, then a grave He regretted: scenes like this, but if the Government was to be kept at Quebec, no matter for how: in misunderstanding | existed. long, then there was a grave misunderstand- Ing. : M-= Dorion repeated the policy of the Government in the same words as before. ' Mr, Higainson was not quite. satisfied ' with the explanations, and supported the' amendment, sty Mr. PowEnu accepted them as satisfac- tory. : " i My. Morris also regarded them as satis- factory and suggested the withdrawal of the | amendment. Vs i Mr. Thomas Frravson strongly de--- nounced Mr. Brown and the Globe for. falsity, in promising Toronto the Seat of Government and the Goyernment in pledg- ing to remain in Quebec. The people west -- had been tricked and deceived in this mat- ter, and he wondered how Upper Canadians | who are supporting the Ministry could for a moment give it their confidence after this, declaration. 'The Government had betray- ed the people of Toronto and Upper Canada, -- He opposed the withdrawal of the amend--- ment: 5 M. Carrier was glad to see the Govern-, ment catrying out the decision which his Administration had formed, and urged Mr. -- Ferguson not to object to the withdrawal. of the amendment. 7 are "F . 4 Mr. THomas Feravgon declined to ac- cede. Mr. Jon Macnonaxp, of Toronto, said _ that if the Ministry kept the Government at Quebec for years it would be, the vilest act. ever comm'ited, and if this were done he , At would not support the Goyernment. the proper time he would express his views on this point. Mr. Tomas Feravson taunted Mr, John Macdonald with promising in Toronto. to oppose the Government, if they did not _ remove to that city, and not having the -- manliness to make the same declaration here. : the withdrawal of the amendment, but when the proper time came, if the Government did not do justice to Upper Canada, he -- would do what he could to secure it. He did not believe the Opposition was in its adyocacy of Toronto. / The amendment was was carried. ee When the 18th was put. 1861. Mr. A. M, Smrri would not vote against: 5 withdrawn, and the ; 16th and 17th paragraphs ofthe Address . _ it Mr. Tuomas Freravson moved the © amendment offered by Mr. Macdougall in , He used the name of the member ,. for South Oxford as seconder. Mr Brown -- refused and so did Mr. Mowat, when asked; and finally Mr. Powell seconded it. A vote'! _wastaken without discussion. > Yeas 33 Nays 77 Ce kakék adkiik bh r GES