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The Montreal Herald publishes extracts from
the private correspondence found among the pa
pers of DIR. Wolfred Nelson at St. Dennis. One
of the letters is from PApINAU, under date Of the
7h ult., and of this we translate an extract which
may throw some light on the views and expecta-
tons Of the Patriots.


''The agitation commences in Upper Canada
The discomfort there is deeply seated The re-
formers are persuaded that although they are in
great numerical majority, the unequal distribu-
ton of representation, in which the small towns
elect representatives than the large counties,
and which thus enables the Executive to purchase
an apparent majority in the Legislature against
the actual majority in the country, irritaes them
so deeply that should not be surprised if they
should rush into an earlier resistance than is
generally anticipated. | see that with them, as
with us, without concert and without compari-
son Of views, their young men are procuring
arms, and accustoming themselves to their use.
They wish to send deputation of seven mem
bers to convention; or, they call it, Congress
of the two Provinces, in which they should pre-
pare project of purely democratic constitution,
and tell England that this is what we must have
under her administration, if we have iustce-and
independently of her if she will not concede it.
As for myself, am of opinion that our plan of
non-consumption and agitation, which will render
the expenses of the colony more burdensome to
England by the necessity of an increased military
force, and the diminution of her commerce, is by
far the best policy to pursue for the present Con-
tinue to push it as vigorously as you can."