~~ s od COUNTY OF PERTH HERALD. \, ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK. Estray--John Irvine. Estray--Robert Freeborn. For Sale--Joseph Montgomery. Notice--Dr. Kahn. Public Auction--John H. Darche. Strayed--G, W. Byers. ; Corn Exchange--Thos. Holiday, Proprietor. Union Hotel, Mitchell--James Allan, Pro- prietor. Gounty of Perth Herad. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1864. To Ottawa Direct! We clip the following from a cer- tain contemporay in the pay of the Ministry: 'Faithful to their prom- ises, and regardless of the appea!s, ad miserecordiam, of the Quebecers, the Government have notified the em- ployees of the various departments of their intention to remove to Ottawa next October, so as to enable the session of 1865 to be held in the future capital of the Canadas. Some think this is a bold move. Dependent on the Quebec section for support, the Coalitionists would not have attempt- edit. They acted on the doctrine of expediency--the present men proceed on principles of right. . Not, is it politic? but is it proper? is the question now propounded. They first make sure of the propriety of the step proposed to be taken, and then, as in the present case, go-ahead." This reads well.and if it were true would be ail right. It is not true, however, and that spoils the whole thing. The pecpleof Quebec have already been secured by having their Fire Loan Debt cancelled, and the sudden order now given to have the Government removed to Ottawa in October next has for its object the se- curing of the Ottawa members--no- thing else. Mr. !lolton just said as much to the deputation. The argu- ments put forth by the Globe proves this to be the 1eal object. It goes on to say that unless the present men are sustained it would not be possible to be ready té go to Ottawa next October. That a change of Ministry would necessitate two sessions--new wu, a., which would cause the Government to remain at Quebec for another'six months. This is merely an appeal to the Ottawa men to support the present corruption. ists or they will not have the Govern- ment at Ottawa for a few months longer than is now promised. No person reading Mr. Holton's remarks and those of the Premier can be mis- taken as to the object had in view by these tricksters. Mr. Holton's re- marks, as published in the Quebec Mercury, Government organ, are as follows :-- s "The Hon. Minister of Finance, Mr. Holton, reminded the deputation that if he should fail to obtain the supplies, it would prevent the possibility of removing to Ottawa next Fall; for if he did not succeed in getting an appropriation it would-be im- possible for his successor to obtain the necessary amount to carry on the buildings without a delay of months, and if a general election should occur,a house might be re- turned which would not be as favorable to Ottawa as the present. Much, therefore, depended on Ottawa and their representa- tives--in fact they held their interests in their own hands, and he hoped a failure of the policy of the Government, with regard to the removal, would not be chargeable to them." This is sufficiently disreputable coming from a minister of the Crown and we may be sure it was stronger than it is given here. The organ would be careful not to publish it in its worst form. It is just virtually a bribe offered to the Ottawa men. Why should the present Ministry claim any credit for removing the Government to Ottawa as soon as possible? Was not that the under- standing when Ottawa was selected? And why should the Finance Minis- ter claim that the present men are more friendly to Ottawa than those who may succeed them. Whatever opposition has so far been shown towards Ottawa becoming the future capital of the Canadas, eminated from the Grit-Yankee party and not from the Conservatives. Had it not been for the great delay caused by the sus- pension of the public works at Ottawa in consequence of the appointment of that celebrated Ottawa commission of blundering notoriety the buildings ~i- ~wthvasyy might have bee& ere this completed. The delay, therefore, in the rerroval of the Government to Ottawa, has been caused by the preseut ministry, and they alone are to blame. Messrs. Holton and Sandfield Macdonald failed to bribe the Grand Trunk people and they will as certainly fail to bribe the Ottawa men. The Ottawa people know very well that the Con- servative partly are in no way opposed io the Government being removed to Ottawa--they accepted the Queen's decision without a murmur--they pro- ceeded with the works and would have long since had them completed had it not been for the opposition of the men who now claim to be par excellence the friends of Ottawa. The Ottawa members will not purchase, by the sacrifice of principle, that which they can demand as a right. We would be glad to see the Government removed to Ottawa. It would pre. vent the Globe from babbling about the corrupting influence of the Romish Hierarchy, as it calls the Catholic people, over the members while they meet in Quebec. A Few Facts. The following, tai.en from the Mon- treal Telegraph is well worth reading. It is, so far as it gces, a true picture: "©The Macdonald-Dorion Ministry was engendered in fraud and corruption ; it ob- tained possession of the government by a lie ; and it has maimtained itself in office against the verdict of the country by a systematic corruption of the representatives of the people. It attempted to carry the election for Montreal by offering an _enor- mous bribe to the Grand Trunk ; to coerce Ottawa into returning ministerial candidates, it arrested the work on the Parliamentary Buildings ; to influence the election at Tor- onto, it promised the removal of the Seat of Government to that city for four years be- fore the final flitting to Ottawa; and it purchased the seat of a single Minister at Quebec, by a bribe of $500,000 to the deb- tors of the Fire Loan. When Parliament assembled, and its existence from day to day depended on asingle vote, it bought off the opposition of one of its most formidable op- ponents by a Judgeship, it purchased Per- rault and O'Halloran 'elected on distinct pledges to oppose it, and in its dire extrem- ity intimidated Bouthillier from voting against it, by threatening to abolish the Free port at Gaspe, in which he was largely interested. It has used the money granted for Colonization Roads to strengthen the influgnce, to improve the properties, and to fill the pockets ofits Parliamentary supporters. "We uved not fool curprised, therfore that now indread of expulsion from office, 'and the perpetual ignominy that will fol- low, Ministers publicly attempt to repeat the acts of intimidation and corruption they before practiced so successfully if with more secrecy." 3 « Mexico. The latest European news is to the effvet that the Archduke Maximilian will, ere long, assume the precarious title of Emperor of Mexico. {t is said he will leave for Mexico, so soon as the former deputation again wait upon him. For the present, at least, mat- ters look favorable for the cause of the Duke. 'unarez and his army have been routed by the French, and a great obstacle has thus been removed. There are a great many things, how- ever, to cause doubts in the mind of ihe new Emperor. Tiere are the con- ditions which the deputation may im pose--there are the doubts as to whether he will be able to govern so as to secure the friendly services of a majority of the people--and whether he will be able tokeep the Republican party and their army--2nd, above all, the doubt as to whether he will be able to keep on friendly terms with the Washington Government! We suspect very strongly that if the Ameri- can people had their present difficul- ties settled, they would be inclined to carry out their favorite Monroe doctrine--* {hat no new power, re- sembling monarchy cr despotism, shall be tolerated in America." Should the Ame:iean peopl? determine upon carrying out their theory in practice, the Crown of Mexico will be found by Maximilian to be heavier than he can well bear. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, The paid organs of the time servers have all along represented Mr. McDou- gall as a_model of a Departmental officer. Bit by bit, however, the trath comes out. The County Coun- cil of York and Peel, through their Warden, had occasion to correspond with the Commissioner of Crown Lands on matters of importance, to which correspondence the hon. Com- missioner had not the courtesy to re- turn a reply. The Council, feeling the insult thus offered them, and be- ing put to inconvenience by the gross | and willtul carelessness of the Com- | missioner of Crown Lands--at its late session passed the following which explains itself: Mr. Graham moved, seconded by Mr. Parker :-- - "That whereas amicable arrangements have been made between the City Corpora- tion and the Counties Council with regard to the terms for filling in the water-lots near the goal, the same being county property ; ** And whereas, in order to carry the same into effect, it. was necessary that the Crown Patents should previously be issued to the counties ; And whereas the late Warden. J. P. Wheeler, Esq., has informed this Council that he (the Warden) had, in his official capacity, written several times to the Hon. Commissioner of Crown Lands, urging im- mediate attention to the matter as one of considerable interest to these counties ; ** And whereas, up to this date, no reply of any kind has been received from that de- partment on that subject,-- " Resolved that this Council, represent- ing the metropolitan Counties of York and Peel, are constrained to express their strong disapproval of the neglect thus shown by the Hon. Commissioner of Crown Lands, whose conduct they cannot consider other- wise than as an insult to this Council ; " Resolved, also, that a properly certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Provincial Secretary, with a view of the same being brought under the notice of his Excellency the Governor General in Coun- cil." ' We may remark that York and Peel are Conservative constituencies, and, therefore, in accordance with the rule of right by which the Ministry are guided, were not entitled to any notice from them. War Rews. After a quietude of some mozxths, Military movements have again com- menced in the States. Newbern 's threatened by the Confederates, who have carried all before them in that quarter so far. Grave apprehensions are entertained, for the safety of Knox- ville, Tennessee. It appears that Longstreet Das been reinforced, and has again commenced to operate against that stronghold, cutting off sll communication with Cumberland Gap. A strong Federai column, re- ported to be 70,000, is moving to at- tack Mobile. Frem every quarter there are indications of anactive spring The following telegrams will give some idea of the situation at pres:nt :-- Fortress Monror, Feb. 5.--The steamer Washington arrived last eve- ning, with despatches to General Butler, and by her we received the following important intelligence for the Associated Press ;.- "On the morning of the Ist, before the break of day, the rebels made an attack on the outposts at Bachelor's Creek, eight miles from Newbern, which, after a desperate struggle, they carried, capturing seventy of our men and officers. ""One company of the 2nd North Carolina white volunteers, of C. H. Foster's command, with a section of Angel's battery, and a detachment of other companies, in all about 300 or 400 men, are reported to be in pos- session of the Block House, nine miles from Newbern, surrounded by the enemy, and holding their ground against vastly superior numbers. They will, it is stated, be able to hold out for several days. A force of our cav- alry started out this 'morning to their relief, but were repulsed in sight of Fort Totten, and driven back. "This morning at three o'clock, Tuesday the 2nd, the enemy in barges bearded the gunboat Underwriter, which covered a portion of our {fo tifi- cations ,etween Fort Anderson and Fort Stevens, and after a terrible strug- gle she was captired, with her officers and a large number of hercrew. For- tnnately, the Underwriter was hard aground, and this alone saved her from being carried off by the Confed- erates. The Confederates being un- able to move the Underwriter from her position, set her on fire, and the flames communicating to her maga- zine, she was blown into fragments." " Larer---Newsern, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 4, Pp. m.-- Itis reported that the f/on- federates are moving on to Washing- ton and Plymouth, and that they are receiving large reinforcements. All are confident that the enemy will at- te:npt a desperate assault on Newbern to-night. . * [tis just reported that our railroad communication with Beaufort is inter- rupted by the Confederates." "Larest.--Tuesday Evening, vamipaigu. 7 o'clock --Newport is in possession of the Confederat s, which cuts off our communication with Beaufort. This alsogives the Confederates the com- mand of the approaches to Newbern, by the Neuse River, should they choose to fortify its banks." Wasnineton, Feb. 6.--The Presi- dent's friends assert that he will veto the confiscation bill which passed the House yesterday. The War Department has received no additional intelligence to-day from Knoxville. The latestadvices received represent our forces the'e as in a cri- tical condition. Orance Courr Houser, Feb. 2.-- Reports received here this evening from several sources state that Early has captured a force of Yankees at Pctersburg, Va., estimated at 800. Morristown, East Tennessee, Feb. 2,--There is a perfect dearth of news here. The situation is unchanged. The rrival of prisoners taken in the recent affair at Smithfield is an- nounced. It is claimed that 1,090 of our men were captured. The Con- federate account of the eng:gement does not differ materially from that given by us. Most inhuman. Poor Sheriff Fortune lies at the point of death, yet the Premier positively refuses to postpone the enquiry fora few days. In answer to a request from the Commissioner to be allowed to adjourn for a few days to see whether the Sheriff would live or die, he said, "No! he must goon!" Referring to this outrage against humanity, a writer in the Leader says: " It is well that the pub- lie should understand distinetly upon whom the reaponsibility of this intuman outrage rests; and if there be a spark of manly feeling in the country, the miserable man who could thus hound a poor unfortunate to 'the death, will be made sensible of the deep wrong he has committed. Mr. Foley among his Constit- uants. Mr. Foley addressed a large meeting of the electors of North Waterloo, on Friday evening last, in Berlin. We believe the oily gentleman succeeded in making them believe his course was perfectly consistent. One of the Conestoga patriots attempted to answer Mr. Foley, but he only succeeded in making himself appear ridiculous. * . The Fenians, This body of patriots has been con- demned by the Bishops of Philadelphia and Chicago. The Bishops declare that' they will expel every one from the Sacraments that will not at once disavow the Society. In answer to this injunction from the Bishops the Fenians, " Resolved, That while. we conduct ottrselves as law-abiding citizens of these United States, we must firmly protest against, repudiate and resist, all interference with the legitimate exercise of our civic and social privileges as freemen under the American constitution, on the part of any man or class of men, and more especially on the part of those who may claim to represent or to receive instructions from any foreign potentate or foreign official whatsoever."' ' This is bold speaking for true sons of the Church. What will be the next move ? Upper Canada Bible Society. The 14th Annual Meeting of the Strat- ford Branch of this Society, took place in the Town Hall on Monday evening last. The Rey. E. Patterson, President, occupied the chair. The proceedings were com- menced by the Choir singing the 100th Psalm [Church of England Version]. The Rey. Shrimpton, Baptist, read the 53rd Chap. of Isaiah, and the Bey. J. Dur- rant offered up prayer. The President, in a very impressive and eloquent address, ex- plained the objects the Society had in view and the importance of the work in which it was engaged. He then called upon Mr. W. N. Hossie, Secretary, to read the report. The Rey. Mr. Haugill, Wesleyan Methodist, moved and the Rey. Dr. George, Qld Kirk, seconded the adoption of the re- port. The remarks of these gentlemen were very happy and appeared to affect the audience very much. The Rey. W. Brookman, agent, then ad- dressed the Meeting for over an honr, de- scribing the progress the Societies for the distribution of the Bible among the Heathen were making. At his own request, on the grounds that he was unable to devote that attention to the matter which its importance demanded, the President was permitted to resign, and the Rey. T. Macpherson was appointed in his place. The following are the officers of the So- ciety for the presont year. President, the Rev. T. Macpherson. Vice- Presidents. The Revds. E. Patterson, M. A., W. Doake, Dr. George. J. Durrant. ©. J, Shrimpton, Jos. Hugill and J. R.Swift. Secretary, W. N. Hossie, Esq. Treasurer, R. Moderwell, Esq., Sheriff. Depository, Buckingham, Esq. Managing Committee. Messrs. J. S. Smith, T.J. Birch, N. Campbell, J. S. Rutherford, R. Moderwell, W.N. Hossie, Dr. Hyde, J. Hunter, P. R. Jarvis, J. G. Kuk, J.J.E. Linton, W. Buckingham, John Marshall, W. R. Mar- shall, A. McGregor, J. Neelands, W. Mowat, Jas. Rankin, and the Revds. W. Doike. J. Durrant, De. George, J. Hugill, T. Macpherson, E. Patterson, M. A., and C. J. Shrimpton. : Auditors. ©. J. McGregor, M. A., and James Powell. A vote of thanks w:s given to the Rev. E. Patterson for the able manner in which he hag discharged the several duties. de- volving upon him as Presidcnt during the past year. A vote of thanks was also given to the Lady co lectors. They were elected honorary members of the Society on ac- count of the import:nt seiv'ces they had rendered. A well merited vote of thanks wasgiven to the choir. The Rev. Durrant paid a marked compliment to Prof. Wilson for the progress the choir was making un- der his able managgment. A vote of thanks was ygiven to the Mayor and Council for their liberality in granting the use of the Hall free to the Society. A vote of thanks was then given to the Agent, after which the Rey. 'I. Macpherson pronounced the benediction. Want of space prevents us from publish- ing the report and the financial statement of the Soziety this week, we shall do so in our next. The Ministerial Tribulation. From the Leader. If there be any who are disposed to believe that the Ministry will find some way out of theirpresent difficulty, it would be interesting to learn how they fancy this is to be done. Various projects are mentioned as possible or projected; different from, or supple- mentary to, the gross plan of pur- chasing parliamentary support, in the market of corruption, so much fre- quented by the Premier. Let us con- sider some of them. We mentioned yesterday a rumor that Mr. J. 8S. Macdonald might pos- sibly resign the Premiership, with the view of throwing the game into the hands of his friends; two of whom, M. Dorion and Mr. Mowat, have been mentioned, in this connection, as' his possible successors. A difficulty in the carrying out of this project, sup- posing it to have been seriously enter- tained, presents itself at the outset. The resignation of the premier is in fact a dissolution of the Ministry ; and were it to take place, it would be for the Governor-General to select whom -he should entrust with the formation of a new Administration In the actual circumstances, there is every reason why His Excellency should not countenance any project of re- storing a decapitated. Ministry The party on which they depend for sup- port is too weak in the House to en- able them to carry on the affairs of the country with any approach to success. Mr. Sandfield Macdonald has been sustained by all the votes the pary can command. They have had atrial of two successive Houses, one elected under their own auspices ; and: they have not been able to do more than barely keep their heads above water. 'They have not ventured to introduce any measure of importance, for fear that it would be the death of them. Legislation has virtually been at a stand-still since they assumed power ; not a single measure of im»ortance having been passed for three sessions ; nothing on which the memory can fasten, or which will be considered of importance in the general history of Canadian legislation. The only means of putting an end to this unde- sirable state of things is a total change of Government ; the old Ministry with a new face or even a head with a modicum of brains will not do it; there must be a Ministry that will ap- peal to wider sympathies than are to be found within the sphere of the pres- ent ministerial circle Suppose M. Dorion to be ertrusted with the formation of a new Admin- istration, how could he hope to secure a larger degree of support than is given to the Ministry at present? It is in Lower Canada that the weak- ness of the Ministry is found. M. Dorion is the hezd of the ministerial party in that section; and as such he receives all the support he could hope to receive in the position of premier. The premiership is after all a duality ; the Ministry is double-headed M., Dorion rules the rost, in Lower Canada, and under any possible cir- cumstances he could do no more. Nor do we see in what way any Up- per Canadian member of the minis- terial party could, by taking the premiership, obtain an accession of support injthe House, which is denied to Mr. J. S. Macdonald. We know-he