Proofs of the contentment which Ministers assured the House of
Commons was prevalent in all parts of our North American Colo- nies, except Lower Canada, may be gathered from almost every colonial newspaper that reaches this country. The rejection of Sir FRANCIS HEAD'S plan for saddling Upper Canada with a church establishment, was an illustration of the entire accordance between the Governor and the people. Sir ARCHIBALD CAMP- DELL'S little difference with the New Brunswick House of Assem- bly, which we lately mentioned, and his recall from that province, only show that the hest friends will fall out sometimes. The resolutions of the Nova Scotian House of Assembly in favour of an elective Legislative Council, demonstrate the entire satisfaction of that people with their political condition ; though, indeed, the fact, which the latest arrivals communicate, that those resolutions have been rescinded in a fit of alarm, rather makes against the notion of an affectionate reliance on the Government, for we are told that "perfect love casteth out fear." To the above instances must be added that of Newfoundland, where the Governor has such reliance on the thorough loyalty of the people, that he has actually taken advantage of a flaw in the writs for new elections issued by himself, to prevent the meeting of the Parliament he had summoned. Such a proceeding would augment the existing alarm and anger in turbulent Lower
Canada; but in Newfoundland it will doubtless be received as a fresh proof of the kind consideration of the Governor. So desi- rous, indeed, is this functionary of saving the people from the effects of their own folly in electing to the Assembly ignorant men who admire Mr. PAPINEAU, that but for this discovery of the flaw, he had determined to dissolve the Assembly, and procure another more rational and tractable, by the employment of the sort of means which Sir FRANCIS HEAD found efficacious is Upper Canada.
Thus we see that, with the exception of Lower Canada, alt elm North American provinces are well governed and contented, Happy Nova Scotia! fortunate Newfoundland!
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