be disarmed, and with the position they have assumed the
temper of a Ministerial party.
Very great credit is accorded to Mr. DRAPER, the leading Er- Minister, for his liberal and patriotic conduct in furthering the ac- cession of a party to displace his own. His conduct is remarkable in another respect. The further accounts have failed to enlighten the Tory journals in this country as to the true nature of the move- ment in Canada ; and they are one and all inclined to think it something very alarming and anomalous. It is to be observed, however, that Mr. DRAPER judged it to be so necessary and ad- visable, that thrice within forty-eight hours he sought to facilitate it by tendering his own resignation. Now, Mr. DRAPER'S preju- dices and predilections might have been supposed adverse to the change : he is of the same !politics with those in this country who view it distrustfully : but, on the other hand, he is on the spot, familiar with all the circumstances of the case—all its necessities and assumed perilous consequences; and he urged what is dreaded. by the distant Tories. This consideration may at least suggest a doubt as to the danger of Sir CnauLss's policy. To the Governor who has been instrumental in admitting theta to power, and no less to their own interests, the Canadians owe a proper use of the opportunity. Hitherto they have not shown much aptitude for practical improvement : now, the only mode by which they can sustain their own influence, in a more than half British community, is by forwarding the material interests of the province irrespective of race. A short session is contemplated : it is to be hoped hat the few measures which the newly-consti- tuted Cabinet introduce or countenance may be of a really useful kind ; and that the administration of affairs during the recess may be such as to make the colonists forget of what race or party are the Ministers of the day, unless the fact be recalled by some griev- ance abolished. Let them be the Government that best managed for the advancement of United Canada ; and not only will they justify the confidence reposed in them by their "Tory" Governor, but best consolidate their own power.
