Phenix Gazette

From the London Times, Dec 31.

We do not know how far the Canadians are justified in complaining that Lord Dalhousie's personal conduct has not been the best fitted to procure him popularity, or to engage the good will of the Canadians, in a zealous support of His Majesty's service, and of the collective interests of the empire at large. This dispute respecting the choice of a Speaker seems rather the effect and the indication of a series of preceding differences between the head of the Executive Government the colony, than an original and substantive quarrel. But we are sure, that except in the instances of Lord Dorchester & Sir George Prevost, the latter of whom was himself a Canadian, and not less successful in his civil administration than he was unfortunate in his attempts as a soldier,—with perhaps these two exceptions, we have understood that Canada has never enjoyed a government productive of much attachment in the native population to the Crown of England. That the vulgar & unsympathising policy of Lord Bathurst may have been calculated to fix many others of our colonies besides them self at Cape of Good Hope, with a growing sentiment of anger & distrust towards this country we do not believe to be improbable. If there never was tolerated a worse Colonial Minister than has unrespected Lord. "But we doubt very greatly, free people. They have one and all an instinctive jealousy of privileges which set their own power at defiance; they dread the freedom of speech, and hate a deliberative assembly. Their tone, therefore; in most part that of haughty and uncompromising power. By taking captious exceptions at every form of language but that of submission, irritable as themselves, and we see in some affairs teach the colonists soreness towards their governors (being military men) as islands the same has been long displayed in Canada, the extreme embarrassment of the King's service, and the other. We heartily wish that Lord Dalhousie on one side, and of kindness and protection on a general relaxation of the use of deference on Burton be really appointed Governor-General of Canada, he may speedily enter on his important trust; for sure we are, that of the success in the Upper Province, and for the people of as have procured for him so much popularity mild, considerate, and equitable inhabitants of the same sound principles of government application of Lower Canada, that province with tranquility and contentment his country a signal and memorable good. Sir Francis Burton will have conferred upon