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A lh i ------------ factory then the electors Wh wk omy v rtm ------------------------------ FRESH AT THE Manchester Warehouse The Public are respectfully notified that the subscriber bas on hand a large and varied stock of Hay and Harvest Implements, made by best makers, of the most app! low in prices. Cottons, &c. &c. Manchester, July 3rd 1867. ARRIVALS The Ladies are informed of another arrival of the elegant Prunella Boots so much enquired for of late. Also that the price of Hats and Bonnets is now much reduced ; Great Bargains offered in Parasols, Shawls, Capes, Prints, Dress Goods, Whitby price paid for Wool. Present price for good well made Butter 13cts per 1b. ADAM GORDON. _ presides ; and the premiers. thus appointed The Huta THE NEXT MOVE. On the Ist day of July Confederation was--Dby the authority of her Majesty-- proclaimed throughout the breadth of the Dominion with a hopeful enthusiasm but rarely cqualled ; and while we are ready to admit (hat this act did not build the structure yet it laid the founda. tion deep and wide. The next move was the appointing the Hon. Jobn A. Mac- donald--now become Sir John--as Pre. mier of the Dominion, charged wih the formation of the Federal Government. It had been anticipated that this govern- ment would consist of only seven members, and the entire Dominion was on tiptoe an. xious to find out who should be the for. tunate ones. After all sorts of surmises ; curiosity was at length satisfied by the an nouncement of the new government ; not the sacred number seven however, but the vulgar thirteen. The Premier had been compelled, in order to make room fbr his friends, to raise the number to a baker's dozen ; and even then he was reluctantly {forced to leave quite a number of expect- ants out in the cold, cold shade ; many of whom, if not provided for in some other way, will prove a thorn in the side of the new government, length and There are Couchon,McGee, and several atfiers in L. Canada, some in Upper Canada, aud not a few in the Mari. time Provinces whose friendship it were policy to propitiate, and whose existance asa party of disappointed office seekers will ere long be made painfully apparent. 'L'hese murmurs like distant thunder are ominously audible, even now and may at any moment burst in all their fury on the heads of that devoted Cabinet. The next move was to find portfolios for the thir- teen--these proved much more difficult to find than the men were. However, by tearing up some of the portfolios and giv- ing a part to those who had none, each member could then at least get a name if maritime Provinces. got Representation by Population for every practical purpose, as far in fact as is desir- able a privilege which we have never be- own' control--just as they wish the country governed'so will it be. Lf they send good men the Dominion is safe and its future is bright ; but if on the contrary incompetent reckless, selfish men get to the helm our future is dark and forbidding and our pre- sent constitution is not wortha couple of year's purchase. And no man should be sent to either House unless be pledges him- sell to use his best efforts to work out, and develope the great principles of Coufede- ration ; and who are determined to the utmost of their abilities to defead our new constitution against all comers ; always keeping in the fore ground the great prin- ciples of representation by population and the management of our Local affuirs. Thus giving to the new system a fair and impar- tial trial ; such a trial as will fully deve - velope its various provisions and test its adaption to our © wants Of all the. provisions that are made in : } i our new constitution we consider Repre- hy i Sev iT, sentation by population and the control of === Lour local affairs as two of the most import= ant ; the former bearing upon the Federal, and the latter upon the Local Parliament. Strip our Confederation of these, and it is a perfect farce ; we were infinitely better as we were. these same provisions have more enemies than any or all the other clauses put to gether ; and one of the most unaccountable circumstances in the whole matter is that the most inveterate enemies of our Local Governments seem most anxious to get a hand in the working of them. this arises (rom a desirc to make the worse appear the better cause --to make the best of a bal bargain--to see what can really be made with it--or like the crafty ancient Greeks seek to creep within the citadel in order to deliver up the city to the enemy-- Still it cannot be denied that Whether we cannot say. The latter motive as wel as being the most unworthy is also the most unlikely. not, by Confederation, got representation by population in all the branches of the Government--the senate for instance is not so arranged ; but we Lave got it in the Commons, in the fullest sense "of the term--every elector in the Province of Ontario, is as fully represented in the Federal Parliament as any one elector in We admit that we have the Province of Quebec or in either of the So that wg have fore enjoyed, which in fact has never before been recognized in the history of Canada ; and we never asked more ; we asked only that one man in Upper Canada (now On- tario) should be as fully represented in the Parliament of our country as one man in Lower Canada (now Quebec), which was not the case by the old regmie,as by it one man in Lower Canada had a much larger representation than any one man in Upper Canada. This however has been put right by Confederation, as, by it Upper Canada has got an equitable share in the representation ; all we ever sought for ; all we desire. agement of our local affairs we have got that entirely under our own control, wlich And with regard to the man- de could not get an office ; so that we find | is @ Very great boon and a vast improve. the science of bureaucracy is advancing at least as rapidly as any of the other sciences. With regard to politics the Cabinet is pretty fairly balanced, there being seven Conservatives and six Reformers. The next move was the appointment of Lieuten ant Governors whose duty it is to appoint ment ; with regard to internal im. provements Lower Canada gave us pretty much just what she pleased, and made us pay for those she got. It is asserted by some that while we pay a large proportion of the Federal Revenue we have not the control over the public a premier for the province over which he | Purse: - We say that Confederation gives in their turn were charged with the duty of fcrming a mivistry for the province over which they are placed. Ia the Lower Provinces the Local Governments can scarcely be said to be settled--while Quebec notwithstanding the fact that one us all the command over the Federal purse we desire to have, i. €., a command in proportion to our population, and we ask no more. tion in good faith. tario does not wish to take to itself that which it would not be willing to give to We bave entered the Confedera- "I'he Province of On. upon the electors to do theirs. fifth of the people are liberals--the Local Government is composed entirely of Con. servatives, and in Ontario where a con- siderable majority of the people are -Ré formers there are three of them to two : Conservatives in the Local Goversment. a Thus the goveraments are formed, and the ; electors are standing with coats stripped and shirt sleeves tucked up waiting the is. sue of these momentous wrils. ~neantime the combined mower and reaper Jobn 8. and John A. make a professional tour through the western portion of the Province of Ontario organizing the army, placing the centries, appointing a corps of observation, and arranging details for the coming campaign. Now the leaders have performed their parts; it now devolves are just pow beiug issued for the elections for the Commons and doubtless those for the Local will follow at once and be made returaable on the same day as those from 'the Commons. It signifies very little how. 'evar who the premiers, are and compara 'tive little who the members of the govern- ment are, if, the people are uafaithful to Ahemselyes, if they aeglect that important If ing on every elector to send 0 these two houses as they any or all the other Provinces--even hand- ed justice ; and why should it be that every one of the 15 members from New Brans- ick, the 19 from Nova Scotia, and the 65 from Quebec, should enter into an un- holy alliance to fleece poor Ontario, and pitch into her members whether or no. We do not anti:ipate anything of the kind. 'We may be told that' a similar alliance existed in the past and may agaio. We are sory to admit that such alliancesjhave oxist- ed in the past,but the thing is barely possible to bappen again. In the first place there is a proposition which says ¢ remove the cause and the effect will cease."". And the cause bas to a very great extent been re- moved by the introduction of our Local Goveruinents ; and in the next place our own members will have less inducement to combine against their own Province then they had in the past ; and further still the very large minerity,82 members,is still increasing aod will very soon becoma the majority. We have nothing to fear from that source, In the meantime let us attend to our own busines ; let us eee 10 it that we only send out those men, and no others, whose conduct 18 wbove 'suspicion and whose past history give the licto any insinuation of corrupt motives. Men who without fear or faver will manfully etand up for the right of frisnd or foe alike the inhabitant, ofthe east as well as that of the west; as well for Re- formers as Conservatives. Andit would be well in the meantime if the various aspi- ants for the people's suffrnges were getting ready their proving knives, examining the edge, and if it is not pretty keen let an ap plication of the grindstone be administered (it must not however be ground at the Gov- r! senmeat stone, that ony dull the edge and 1 * e SRE would render the best knife nobetter than « Hornbook's scythe" besides it is in serious contemplation to have no more grinding done at the Government workshop ; so that axes and knives had better all be sharpened up belore we start ou the new) for depend upon it, he that has the sharpest knife and will undoubtedly be the man preferred. If there be one thing more than another that will tend to jeapordize the existence of Con- federation it is reckless expenditure, extra- vagant legislation. We must not overlook the fact that we have formed a compact, we have got into partnership with provinces that have long been proverbial for their eco- nomy--we had almost said stinginess--and who will mot submit, under any conditions, to profusion in the disbursements. Our pot- ty expense book will have to pass under the ngid soratiny of the ealoulating black eyed Frenchman, the keen, economizing blue nosed NovaScotaian,and the merciless- ly retrenching proclivities ot him who wears the azure tint much lower than the nose, the New Brunswicker. NORTH ONTARIO. ANOTHER MEBRTING OF THE ELEC- TORS. MEETING AT UTICA. According to announcement a meeting of the Electors of Utica and neighborhood was held in the School House, Unica, on Satur- day evening, 3id inst. Thiee of the Cau- didates, viz : Hon. M. C. Cameron and Messts. Gillespie and Paxton were present. On motion of Capt. Sinclair, Mr. J. P Christie was called 10 the chair, The chairman after a few appropriate re- maiks, called upon Mr. Cameron-- who, on tising, said thathe was happy at having another opportunity of meeting the electors of that local, and still more happy was he to meet them in this comfortable School House ; oue of those seats ol learning where some ol the great men--the legislators--or the rullers of our country are being tanght. He said that whon he first contested this riding it was against Mr. Gould who had re- presented the riding for several year; but it was considered by a large number of the electors that he had held the position quite long (enough, and that it was but right that he should now give place to a younger man, 1m order to prove whether or not rome other man might be got who might be still more serviceable to his country. He suid that he had succeeded in"defeating Mr. Gould, and on that occasion he had got 'juite a large Reform vote. The speaker went on to refer to his contests with Mr. MeDougall~ first a defeat, and then a victory. He spoke of his course in the house the votes he had given on the leading topios-- how he had svtained representation by population and every other measure which he conceived to be of advan- tage to the country. * He said that he had opposed Confederation ; because, in the first place, the whole scheme should have been brought before the people, its provis- ions thoroughly discussed and carefully investigated in all their bearings, and then left to the calin and deliberate choice of thé people either to approve or reject the meas- ure. This course he conceived was the proper oue, and one which the people had a perfect right to expect. Another reason he had for opposing Confederation was that itappeared to him to be unnecessarily ex- peusive--neither did it give reprasentation by population in the proper seiise of the term. It did not give us an influence in proportion to our wealth and intelligence-- and Upper Canada would still have to pay u very large proportion more than her just share of the taxes. He said that the ad- vocates of Confederation, foremost amongst whom was Mr. Brown, had asserted that that measure would for ever put an end to that quarrelling and bickering which had prevailed to so greatan extent in the past ; while the sectional differences which have so unhappily existed will no more be heard of--but he (Mr, Cameron) was sorry to see if possible a greater degree of party strife and sectional differences introduced into the new system, by Mr. Brown and those who act with him, than existed even under the old regime--and if that spirit should gain a permanent footing he could assure the elec- lors that the consequences would be much more 10 be deplored than the so much com- plained of ¢ French Domination." He suid that the great question with the electors is who can best represent them in the Par- liament of the Dominion, which of the can- didates can render the best service to the country. [If they consider Mr. . Thompson to be the'best man the one best calculated to discharge the important duties devolving upon a representative of the people mn the Parliament of the Domumion then by all meaus elect him ; but if they believe that Mr. Cameron can discharge those duties more efficiently--if his services ate likely to be of more, value to tho country--then by all means leave Mr. Thompson at home. Now he suid he would give his reasons for asserting that Confederation will not give us representation by population in the proper sense of the term. He would remind the electors that the Province of Ontario sends 82 members to the Parliamert of the Dominion Quebec sends 65-- Nova Scotia sends 19, and New Bronswio sends 15,1. e., the three latter send together 99, against 82 from Ontario so that the east will have a majority ot 17 over the west, hence if the eastern Provinces see fit lo combine against the west-- which they certainly will do of 'the west manifest a seifish contentious spirit--which is now but too plaily manifesting. itsell in various quarters. = He said that. we wanted representation by Dupalution in order that we might have a air chance withthe eastern part of the pro- vince § but as ha hud already shown, we had not got it--besides he said in order to have a fair representation there was no ne- cessity for the cambious andl expensive machinery which we now have--there was no necessity for go large a number as 82 members for Outario--a house of 181 mem- bers was altogether much larger than there 18 any necessity for. Had the number for Ontario been 65 and the other provinces in roportion, the house wonld have been suf- DS large for every purpose and the expense would not have been nearly so great. Again he said in the senate there was a majority of 24 against the west if sectional legislation should be introduced ; so that in no case, as lar as working the constiation is concerned have we got representation by population. He eaid another expensive feature in Confederation was the tact that it gives us five governments to. su, in place of three as before confederation, and one of the five viz: (he Commons is likely to be nearly as expensive ns all the three were before Confederation, besides he said thut Confederation necessitated the building of the intercolontal railway, the sxpense of which Sih vasiosly, estimated at frotm $15,000,000 to + $30,000,000. He saidlalso that the 80 cent a head arrange- ment was far from being equitable to O taro ; because the relauve. proportion of 1 population at the-ime of confederation waa | ery iferent from 'what jt was whep thy can use it most doxterously, ceteris paribus | I census was last taken, hence Ontario will get less than it ought to receive in conse- quense of Lhe increase of population not be- ing taken into account. It will require about $2,250,000 annually to meet this 80 cent arrangement and of this large sum On- tario will have to pay about $500,000 more 'thaw its just proportion of the revenue, in coll queue of the much larger qiantity of 'ea, Sugar, and other dutiable goode con- sumed by the inhabitants of Ontario than by the inhabitants of any or all the other pro- vinces together. Certainly he said, that a meastre of so much importance ought to have been submitted 10 the investigation and approval of the people; but Mr. Brown and other ultra clear-grits would not consent to have it so submitted ; they asserted that the people all approved of it and therefore there was no use in submitting it to them----But the priuciple reason assigned by some for not submitting to the sanction of the people was that Lower Canada would oppose it. Now he would ask any candid man if that was a valid reason for depriving the people of their just claims. Is it fair to thrust upon Lower Canada or upon any other part of the Dominion, any change in the constitution of which they cannot approve--a change, by the by, which will _cost the country about $4,000,000 more thau the past coustitutoin. He said that he had opposed confederation s0 long as opposition was likely to be avail- ablp, so long a8 it was legitimate. But confederation had now become u fixed fact, opposition is up longer legitimate and the moment matters assumed that position he at once withdrew all opposition to the moasure, and he was now prepared to turn in and use his utmost efforts in behalf df the new order of things and do all he can to. make it work well, and to bring good out of itfor all. He said that the mother country, ever ready to do all she can for hier colonies, ever dositous foftheir best interests, allows them as much control of their internal al- fairs as is at all compatible with their salety and prosperity ; snd notwithstanding that many of her mos} advanced dtatesmen pre- ferred a legislative union toa confederation -- Lord Carnarvon was amongst those who favored a legislative union--still 1m com- pliance with the request of the colonists the British Parliament had granted such a con- stitution as the colonists seemed to prefer. The speaker further stated that his reasons for profenning a legislative to a Confederative Union were first that the former would be choaper and less compheated. We should then have had only one Parlia- meut for the whole--there would have been no sectional 1nterests to contend against -- we would have had the Kingdom of Caua- da and no other. There would have been no Nova Scotia--no New Bronswick--no Quebee, no Oatano; but all would have been Canzdaj; and: the man standing in Nova Scotia and looking west would have uo boundry short of the Detoit River ; the country would then form one grand wholg-- doing away to a great extent with those in- dividual and sectional interests whieh have 80 much retarded the legislation of om country in the past. Besides a Legislative Union would have been cheaper than con- federation by nearly $4,000,000 per annum. He said that Lie was prepared to admit that even ina Legislative Union we tun the risk --ifl we raised sectional antagonism or dealt untairly--of having a combmation of the east against the west bat the chances weie very much diminished if we had got a Legislative Union. He said that he was a supporter of a Coalition 1 the Commons House, and looked upon it as being nothing mote than right and just to all parties. The gentleman fhere went into a history of the several more resent Coalitions. He said that sit John A, MeDonald could have form- ed a Government without the aid of any cf the Reformers of Canada west. Though he had left them euttrely aside he could have formed a Government and gone on, as the Reformers in the lower Provinces were ready to go into the formation of any Gov- ernment that Sir John pleased to name. But that gentleman as premier of the Dominion, and desirous ol doing justice to all = and believing also that the lst of July had obli- terated to a great extent the dividing line which had hitherto seperated the two great parties-- wisely determined to unite tlie two parties in his Government ; and in doing eo gave the Reform interests a preponderating inflaence among the representatives fram that section,while he took in with himhree Reformers viz: Messrs, McDonald, &e. The entire Government of the Dominion has seven Conservatives and six Reformers. Aod with regard to the Coalition in the Government of Ontario he kid not conceive that it was so dreadful an affwr after all. When the Hon. Jonn 8. McDonald was called on to form a ministry, he had called on Messrs. Richards and Wood as Reformers; and, Messrs, Carling and Cameron as Conservatives; and he (Mr. Cameron) would like to know if there was anything very wrong iu that. Here the gentleman dwelt--on the eharketer-of the patties forming the Government, He said since the change which has just taken place in our constitution those party bickerings should be laid aside for ever. He was aware that it was the theme of many ultra Reformers that John 8. McDonald had taken corruptionists into his Government, but he would like to ask those parties to point to one act of corruption of which he (Mr. Cameron) has been guilty--but it was ob- vious that those ultra Reformers cannot see any good iu any one out of their own party, even if an angle of light ehould come down they would not have anything to do with him unless the broad . stam of Reform were imprinted on his forehead. He would ask those presentif they consider- od lus eflorts for representation by popula- tion right or wrong--did they consider his Fopposition to separate rchools as right or wrong ? was he not right in urging the jus- tice of bringing the Conlederalion scheme tothe people for their sanction or rejection. He (Mr. Cameron) had heard Mr. Gould say that Coalitions ought to bea voided ; be- cause 80 sure as Relormers joined in Coa- lition with Conservatives, they were at once lost to the party, they never were agam found to return to the Reform ranks. Now he (Mr. Cameron was driven by this ad- mission of Mr. Gould to one of tivo con- clusions ; either that the leading'men in the Reform ranks are a rather purchasable com- modity, or that by coming into more 1utimate connection with Conservatives soon become convinced that they (the Conservatives) are not so hard to get along with after all, and that they prefer to work with them even before their own party. He said that he could easily understand how there could be two distinct parties in the past. There were great and impoitant questions,such as the Clergy Reserves aud other similar ques- tions ensceptible of two opposite and dis- tiet solutions, each of which had a consid- erable show of reason. - But those great questions had all been satisfustorily arrang- ed; and he did not see any thing in the inean time about which to differ or where party distinctions could be brought into a Hie said . ilows sonal interests, nor the interests « ty arn him and his dy to country. It was not to his personal interest to oppose Confederation, but he was ever ready to sacrifice personal advantage in or- dler to forward the best interests of tho peo- ple, He said that he owed a debt of grati- tade to this constiluency inasmuch as it was here that he first got position ; it was it that had given him his first seat in the Legislature of his country. He had no beeitancy in saying that be could have got that he never allowed | {an old gun into the conflictand it had gone other constituencies but he preferred North Ontario ; and as long as his services ure acceplible to the nding, he will continue to sorve them tc the very best of his abilities But he said that the benefits were recipro- cal--pince he was willing to serve them to the best of his ability, if the electors con= sider that he is capable of servjug them el- ficiently, they ought (0 do whal they can to secure his return without causing him to sacrifice too much time, which to him was most valuable. [le said as it was Saturday night and consequently the meeting must be brought to a close in proper season, and inorder to allow the other candidates a fuir opportunity of expressing their views he would take his #eat for the present. Mr. Thompson being absent Mr. Adam Gordon was called. Ho said that it affurded him much plea- sure to meet with so many of his fellow electors, but in coming tothe present meet- ing he had no expectation of having the privilege of eaying anything kuowing that ti was Saturday vight' and the time allow- ed for speaking would bo rather limited he expeeted that the candidates would most likely require all the available time. "Mr. Cameron, he said as a gentleman, whom we have all reasou 10 respect ; a gentleman of first rate abilities ; but while we had eve- ry reason to esteem him as a gentleman-- hie may not be all that one woul require in a representative. He said that Mr. Came- ron had asserted that the Reformers would reject even an angel of light if he had not got the broad stamp of Reform upon him ; out he (Gordon) believed that should Beel- zebub himself come up with the conserva- tive stamp upon him he would be entirely neceptible othe party-- I the tuin-coats-- the very worst Relormers--the scum of the parity make good Conservatives and are gladly received by that party,would not good Relormers make something infinitely better. He said that Mr. Cameron's posi- tion with regard to coufederation was alo- gether untenable asserting as he does that the measure is a bad one, bad as a whole, and bad in all its parts; while he boldly asserts that a legislative union would be more desirable and more suitable to our wants. He said that Mr. Cameron's Posi- ton reminded him of a man who had got a guu placed 1 lus hand for service, aud in examining it ho fiuds that the'ramrod is bad, the lock is out of order, the barrel is entirely useless, and the stock is good for nothing." What relic, he would ask could"be plic- ed in the suivice of a man using a weapon which he considered so defective in all its paris? Mr. Cameron he said had taken pains to show that confederation is algether wrong, both in whole and in detail, and an estimate of the value of confederation 1s at all likely 10 be successfnl 1n woking it. Mr. Cameron, he said, ought in all jus- tice to decline taking any pat in seiting i motion the new order of thangs, sceir hat he has come to the deliberate conclusion that the scheme is a bad one. With regard to the Government of the Dominion the hight was too far advanced to toveh upon it---indded, he said, that theie was not sullicient time to go into any one point as it ought to be handled. He said, that Mr. Cameron bad dsked what distinct~ ive principles the Reformers "had now to cling to? that Confederation had 'entirely clianged the relation of parties and thut the distinctive lines between Reformers and Conservatives had been obliterated, Such asertions he sail were all claptrap and humbug -- these lines could not so soon be ob- | literated ; the very training of the two par- | lies were 50 widely different--the views which they take of public questions are so wide apait that itis allogether improbable that the two parties wi!l scon amalgamate. The gentleman went on to speak of the per- sonal of the government of OQutario, He said that with regard to Mr. Carling he had always voted with John A. through thick aud thin ; and Mr. Carling has perhaps giv - en as many bad voles as any other member during the same space of "time. He suil that Mr. E, B. Wood was a pretly smart man and a good gpeaker, and one that was opposed to the veryldeath to Coalitions 3 that lie had taken every opportunity of denoune- ing them, and that he had frequently gone out of lis way to attack the principle ; and this stute of things continued up till the very afternoon on which he had been sent for by John Sandfigld. This, he said, was only another instance of the truth of the assertion of Horace Vhalpole. « That every man has his price." The Reform party lie said uno longer acknowledge him--a iepegade ought to be abhorred by every honest mah, and there was no excuse for any man de- serting his party unless he became convine- and he was led to leave it from principle. Mr. Wood, he said, does not represent the Reform paity in' the Government of Ontario | --and no Reformers snpport him but ous of the Tories has left his seat for him #0 that he might run in on theTory interest. He said that if JolinS. had said what was pretty gen- erally attributed to him, viz ; « that he had taken two Tories into his Government but if they did not 'o right he would very soon turn them out ; he said that this was rather bumiliating to the geutiemen referred to, aud he could not wnderstand how it could comport with the feelings of these gentle- meu. Mr. Richards, he said, had long been in the employ of John A. He'admitted that Mr. Richards had been employed on special service by the Government of which Mr. Brown was a member--that he per- formed his duty well, and received the thanks of the paity. He(liordon) was quite willing to admit that Mr. Richards was an able lawyer--but a man may very well be an able lawyer and al the same lime a very poor Legislator ; and it is not at all certain that Mr. Richards may find a seat at all. He said it was of the utmost importance that good men be selected to represent ns in the coming Parliament. He would not wish 10 ses' our representatives bound down to vote with any party right or wrong ; they should take higher grounds-- higher motives than the ufluence of party should guide their decisions. . Mr. Wright here asked Mr, Gordon if he had never turned his coat ? if he had never voted for a Tory as against a Reformer? if be--during the lato contest between Mr. Gibbs, a Conservative, and Mr. Farewell a Reformer--had not published a letter against Mr. Farewell in favor of Mr. Gibbs. Mr. Gordon replied that he had done as Mr. Wright had asserted, but that the Coal- ition which had taken place previous to that election had swept away party lines ; that Mr. Gibbs had presented himself as a Re- former and he (Gordon) had voted for hin as such ; beth Candidates ad come out as on no party lines. Mr. Cameron replied shortly to Mr. Gor- don. He said that Mr. Gordon had bronght off at hall-cock. He (Mr. Cameron) did not know very well what to think of a entleman who could not.perceive any dif- erence between an old rusty musket and the Government of a country -- between the movement of a machine whichis composed onlyof inanimate parts and the working of a constitution, which 'requires fo be mould- ed and fusbipned by the noblest intellect: of Conservatives having anything todo with the working of the new constitution because they were unfriendly to Confederation 3 but euthat:his-party-wad-unworthy of ~sipport; -%h Mr. Gordon seemed to have overlooked the fact that some of the very best Reformers had been wofriendly 10 the scheme Mi. McMariich, at New Market, h: to the scheme complained of its expeieive- ad objected ness--und of Upper Canada paying a large portion of the taxes of the eastern Provin- ces--and he (Mr. MceMurrich) is prepared to su John 1. Thompson had stated distinctly that ort the Coalition ; and even Mr. he would give the Coalition a fair chiunce, 8a that a few such nen as Mr. Brown and Mr. Gordon, stood alone in their opposition. He suid that doubtless most of those present bad seen that letter fiona Mr. Buchanan, of Hamilton, a good Reformer, by the by who finds serious fault with Mr. Brown, Tor ro frequently dragging the constitution of his country to the hustings, and raising a fuc- tiongepposition 10 the Government. Mr, Gordon, he said, had referred to the scum of the party as those who went m favor of the Coulition--but the present Coalition would surely compare most favorably with the Coalitioh of 1864, and the very men who oppose the preset Coalition were the patties who brought about and sanctioned that of 1864, Mr. Gillespie was then called. --Ho said that he was bappy to meet wilh the electors of Utica, und the surtounding country. He said that Mr. Gordon had designated him as the scum of the patty. * He felt that such language did not become Mr. Gordon, it was not for him to make any such asser- tion, Here Mr. Gillespie wenl into an ex- planation of the reasons which had induced bim to leava ibe Relorm party and join the Conservatives. He said that he was not alraid fo state that he would support the Coaliioy--that he was not hike his friend Mr. Pagton, he did not wail to hear what others would say, he had u wind of his own in the matter. He said that he had a letter in his possession referring to a circumstance regarding Mr. PExegn which be (Gillespie) would like Yo have cleared 'up. A man from Scot--wliose name he can give af necessary -- had gone to Mr, Paxton, when he wasin a bed i Mr. Plauk's house, whether he had retired at the last meeling held at Uxbrigbe--having taken sick during the time of the reeling. "The parly in ques ton went to him in bed and asked him whether he meant to stippoit the Coalition-- to this Mr. Paxton had retuned an evasive answer--the party uniged that a direct an- swer must be given-- Mr. Paxton then ask- ed the party what Mr. Gould was doing in the matter 2 how he was going to act ¢ The man said that Me. Gould meant 10 oppose and sill he (Mr. Cameron) wishes to be Coalition. Well said Mr. Paxton | will op- sent 10 Parliament 1o set a machine in mo- | P0350 It 100. tion of which he has expressed his unquali-| Dr. Jones said that it was rumour- fieik disap probation, which he believes 10 te | ed that John Sudfisid's Government ir, good for nothing. Surely no man wij] as- | "ene Lintoducing a Howestead-Law, He scitihat a gentieman. having formed sich | WOuld Jike 10 ask Mr. Gillespie if he would support the Government in cairying through such a measuie, Mr. Cameron replied that, so far, the un | Government had not indicated their policy and they had not come to any determma- tion regarding a Homestead- Law 3 altera little cross firing the matter was dropped. Mu. Paxton next took the stand. Ile ,| said that Le found that Mr, Gillespie had come here provided with an adviser-- ay agent to counsel him and keep lim ri to-advise him what questions to answer, and to answer for him af required. He said Candidates should themselves answer ques- tiot:s put to them ; for lus own pit he weald auswer without Lesitancy any reasonable question thatmay be proposed to him. It looked rather guspicious to find Mr. Gillespie thus shirking questions fairly put to him. He said that Mr. Gillespie's move- ments all through the present eanvas has very much reminded him (Paxton) of a ceilain party who had got pretty well mad- died on a certain oceasion and fell into the hands of a party who tried to find out from him wheie he had been --what lie had beea do- iug--und whither he ment to go ; but whose invariable reply to every question was that te had no idea; so he (Paxton) felt rather suspicions that his fiiend Mr, Gillespie had no dea neither of where he intended to go nor what he means to do ;and the conse- quence is that when he gets cornered up he will promise to da anything or everything. He said that Mr. Gillespie had charac terized the Home-stead Law as a Yankee innovation and he (Paxton) Gould not see tow auy man could support a measure of which lie had spoken in such terms. He sud, that Mr. Gillespie tried to be all things to all men. When he is with Reformers he states that he is just as good a Re- tormer as ever he was, and when he gels with Conservatives he passes himself oft as the pure article. He would ask the elect- ors af it would be wise in them to send such a man as Mr. Gillespie lo represent them in the assembly of the Province--a man an unsatisfactory, expensive, bad measure. But he (Paxton) begged to differ widely from his opponent in that respect. He said thit he lovked upon it asa good measure --a measure which if properly worked will prove a blessing to the country-- while it will do away with most of that personal jealousy and Local disputes which have pre= vailed to such an extent in the past. He said that while the general matters of the Dominion will come before the Commons, the Local will have to deal only with ques- tions belonging to the Province, aud conse- quently thete will be no necessity for séparate interests or sectional disputes. He says he knows of uo people that have great- er cause of thankfulness, more reason to foel proud of the position they occupy among the nations of 'the earth; or to whom a brighter future is in prospect. He said that the electors should exercise the utmost caution in selecting the best, and most reli- able men to represent them whether in the Commons House or the Local, 'That his opponeut Mr. Gillespie has not the slightest expectation of getting to Parliament on his own account. 8 He kuows well that if he ever does get there it will only be by hanging on to jhe skirt of Mr,Cameron's coat, but he (Paxton) can tell that gentleman that he will find the skirt 100 shert for that pur- pose. The speaker said, we had ail heard Mr. Gillespie say that he had a letter from one Mr. Phillips of Scott regarding a sup- | f posed conversation which had taken place between said Phillips and himself (Paxton) la Justice he demanded that that leiter be now produced. Mr. Gillespie said that he did not say that the letter was from Phillips, the letter bore vpon that conversation but it was not from |. Phillips. He (Gillespie) said that Mr, Pax- ton would surely not attempt to deny the conversation--as Mr. Gould himself made no seoret of it, but wus tulling it around and making a laugh of it, Mr. Scott-- Prince Kibet here asked Mr. Paxton whether--if elected-- he would sup- rt John Saintfield's Government? This ought down a storm thick ad dark accom- panied by a large amount ot that description of thunder which is never accompanied by much lightning ; which in fact far to prove the entire absence of light. Me. Wright joined Mr. Scott in demanding a calegorical answer to the question propos- ed." This Mr. Paxton refused to give and' again confusion reigns triumphant, es pretty Mr. Cameron here stated that Mr. Paxton ought to be allowed 10 answer whatever questions are proposed to him in his own man. He said that Mr. Gordon objected to way, wnd if these answers are nol satis" 0 has. every. opposed. Colle erationas | use of them as they say {Camerous) part he bel ate should be prepared Yos! or No! © Mr. Paxton went on 'much confusion. 84 fectly willing--indeed he bony only Jost and nght einment a fair tnal and measures--1{ their poli have his Sapport 1fnot gi them. But they seem to in declaring their policy. 1s Ingh time that their policy. and 80 soon us that 1s let them kuew whether them or not. A commend the Sabbath which was 1 brought order out of coufu missed the meeting sans c MEETING AT M Ton. M, C. Cameron, and M. Ilsq., held a meeting at the Hall, Manchester, on Tuesday evening 6th inst. On motion of Mr, Wri Esq., was called to the (40) rags ings commenced about 8 o'clock. lon. M. C. Cameron, said that he considered it present occassion, to make a few prelimin. ary remarks, and these would be confined principally to Reformers, as being a Censervative in 1 ) pix koowing that Lis ne vative Iriends did not desire the change which bas been brought so suddenly about. Kuowing that Conservatives seldom go too violently for pulling down the cid, and replacing with the new. 'The tgue spirit of Conservatism was to build up, to work the institutions well that we have, and sa develop (hem that they may conduce to the best interests of tie country. The speaker employed bis time well, going into the various poiuts very minutely , but bay. ing gwen a very full report of the Satur. day's meeting, we are compelled from want 'of space, to pass over the present meeting with a simple notice. Mr. Thompson followed. He confined hinself to a review of the measures be con- sidered most important and most likely to come under the notice of tke House to which be aspires, Mr. Gillespie followed. He recapitulat. cd the reasons that bad influenced him in changing bis side in politics--and reviewed the Coalition. Mr. Paxton followed. He dwelt on the advantages likely to spring from Coofeder- ation, Here the truce was broken and hostilities commenced by Mr. Paxton opening an entire battery on his opponent, after which the two kept up a sharp cross fire for some time. Mr. A. Furewell was next called, and after running the gauntlet of a most dis- graceful uproar, attacked Mr.Comeron for neglect of duty putting some rather stuborn questicns. Mr. Cemeron's reply was scathing. 3 Here Mr. W. E. Yarnold seconded by Mr. Wright, proposed a motion to the effect that under exisung circumstances Coalition Governments are the best that can be formed. Now politics ran crazy! crazy ! did we say ? no! raving stark mad ! 'lhe pent up volcano which had bithei to only shot up dust aud sinoke now belched forth torrents of flame, What, with bawl. ing, shouting, screaming, scolding, sweating, foaming, climbing on each other's shoulders on forms desks and tables--but the best of all is that our worthy chairman sat amidst this political pandemonivm with as much sang froid, and bore the matter as indifler. ently as if we had been as many children, and when the storm was at its very height, he put the mction and declared it carried by a large majority, We are much disappointed at being compelled, frem want of space, to suppress the report of this meeting as it was by no means uninterresting. ~~ Were it so that political speeches would keep, we would be glad to dish it up next week ; but the hot weather, and (the abundance of the com. wodity we fear might militate against it, JOHN TRUAX, ESQ. Mr. Truax was born in the State of Vermont, in the year 1797, and died on Sunday evening last, the 4th inst. Thus having reached the Proffsed tifee score mid=ter: ten or eleven years of age he emigrated to Canada, when it (especially Canada West) was almost a wilderness. To recapitulate the events in the life of the deceased would be recalling re- miniseences of our early history as a Province. In his early youth he passed through that period termed the * Reign of Terror." He was a living witness to the despotism of Governor Craig, when he suppressed the Le Canadien, the only newspaper in the Province. The wang of 1812 having broken out Mr. Truax--although then too You to be called out--in his youthful patriot- ism volunteered into the ranks of the Canadian heroes in defence of his adopted countr: ; for which services he subsequently rogeved from Governmen: n grant of 100 acres of land in the Township of Brock. He was one of the first settlers in North Ontario. About 45 yeais ago he settled with his family on his land in Brock when all the country around him was an un-, broken wilderness ; possessed onlyjof a vigorous constitution and his axe. The Township of Reach had at that time only one settler--Mr, Crandell. Mr, Truax was truly one of the pioneers of the eountry. one who, by his honest and persevering industry, had Bewn out to him- self and family a comfortable and happy home in the Xiidersess, Je subsequently settled at Saintfield, in Reach, wh ulated quite an amount Sr irapery. fe was chosen member of the first Council of the. Township of Reach, and continued in that honorable position for." years in Succession. J7e was made a justice of: the peace in 1845 and 'continued to be one for ten years. In political affairs he took a very straightforward course. He was g staunch Re- former, and a firm adherent to the British crown. His whole life was characterized love and his 'domestic cirele, and straight- r in 'his transactions with his neighbors. For the last year failing health gave his friends unmistakeable evidence that soon tho pl whieh knew him now would know him no more. At last he has that bourne from wi no traveler returns" follow ed by the love and respect of the whole com- munity, --Communieated, Sainttield, Augusto, 1867, RE A... pe The Leader thinks that the County of Lambton would be redeemed if the two able and intelligent Reform Candidates Messrs. McKenzie and Pardee should by any means be defeated--it further States '" that no effort wil be spared to accomplish that desirable end." 'The in. fluence and exertions of the party might easily be employed in a more lLonorabls and more hopeful undertaking ; for the chances of success are very small. Mr. MeKenizie aud Mr. Pardee are head and shoulders above any candidates that can be brought against them. TTT ---- (~The proceedings of esterday's ses~ sion uf the Township Counc will appear in our next, i "When 'atigut >