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-Ij g i v ~uud ~ne 4 ,'~ k+~ large nClflb~r~. n THE LIBERA1J PLATFORM. Ilu aIssumuing the office of Secretary of the Re(forni Association of West Durham thie Secretarys books and several com- iiications came, into our handssd amogst othersia letter writteu yHn dadBlake in reply te, a reso lion passd1b the Re2f:rm iConvention in The rslto was as follows: Reov Th-at-on-this-the -fiTrsteet- ing )f this Association since the depart- ure, lu beieceto a cal1 f rom relaud tour former lîonored parliamertary re- preseutaivelou. Edward Blake, for the -Motheýr land, there to take partin the effort to secure for a portion of the Biih Empire the boon of Home Rule or conitrol ever local affairs, we desire to express our admiration of the noble sen- tùiments uttered, in the British Bouse of Gommons by Mr. Blake and the great assistance he hans been te the Liberal paý,rty led by the WýNorld's Grand Old Man, U. Hlon. WV. E. Gasoe and to recog- nize ini aformai romuer the readiness with he Cnd' gifted son lias given his perefaiiist the cause which he believed teube fo r the welf are of his Irish fellow cou trymiien. Mr. Blake's letter is the property of the ALssc3cition and we are betraying ne cofiece e trust, in publishiug it. This is thie the letter: A.Yox, EsQ , ~Secetary, Pon Apssoicdio, West Du rhaem, Bowman(,it (ill, Ge. DE7An Svv-Iar highly houored byl the resolution of the West Durham 1Re- U.rm Assoiciation trausmiitted to me in your pletter of lth Juine. it is very grat- Ifyig ekuow tawy old frieuds still take au iiteresP-t in my f ortunes, sud give an induILlgenit and favrable consideration tomy curse. Let me assure thonm that. my gratitude for their past 1kindluess is as deep and fresh as ever;- and thanl, themi ifor this fresh proof of their goodness. M4ay 1 be pernuutted to say how glad I arn to think that the Reciprocity resolution of the late Reforma Convention lias euded that difference whicliled te the se verance q4 my counectien with the Ridiug; and thait, thou 'glinu longer to be associated with thlem asý their representative, 1 amn ne longer te) be divided1 from themn in opjin1ion. Withàà,wsrm-est wîshes for the Liberass(o the Ridling personally, as well ais politically, i hope they will believe me te (-be their grateful frîend as well as their olId servant, Eu'WAF.n BiA-nE, ,use ofiGommons, London, Eng., 'July, j17,193 The, main îansin ithueibieral plat- f ormi to-day are those otitlinied by Mr. Elke in his fameus lette- te hîs political olo rsin West Durham in 1891, and it mua11t De veýry grtifying te h'is o]d frieuds and admirers te know that har- mou01y of opinion prevails lnuww betweeui him sund the'Liberal Party of Canada. hoe n sawa. In leaving her homne wliere she had se long resided she was greatly missed, especially at Zion church wliere she and her late husbsnd had been members se many yesrs. The late Wîu, Bain, brother-in-law of Mr, Mitchell, moved in about the same time. Mr. Bain was a very intimate friend of mine, witli whoin 1 have had many interesting visits, We were all greatly troubled about his sad end. It will be renaiicmber- eud t-hau mL ý-Bain -ud-Mr. Georgre Leeêof Whitby, near Kedron, witli another far- mer frieud started on a trip toe ingland and the steamner struck an iceherg and sunk and aîl three found a watery grave. Mr. Bambrifige of Oshawa was on the same boat but was picked up in an uncon- scieus gtate and bis life saved. Messrs. Arnot were aise in amn g t'he first. iRobert Arnot moved te the States many years ago 'and 1I uuderstand lias done well. The late Dant-iel Arnot movedi on te the place south of my old homýae- stead about a year afte-r I came. Mrs, Aruot is stili on the homiestead with her t wo sons Levi aud Daniel; they have ai- ways been obliging neighbors and greatly respected. 1'he late Daniel Hogarth, settled with lis mother and brother George c-,ni'36 or '37. George moved west where hie died aged over 80 years about three yearsa age, sud William and John meived west. 'William is dead; John lives in St. Marys; his wif e is dead. Sfi wass dIaugliter cf the late Jacob Mitchell. Aaron Thompson mcoved in about '34 or ed, a faithfufl christian. [le met witli a sad accident. Tliey were threshiug at his own place on a Moniday. He put his head in te see the reasoni the machine threw the beit of and it cauglit bis liead and lie was killed ou the spot. 1 sat by his side in the churcli duriug two services ou Suudsy, the day before the accident. Mr. John Bleury, son (if the late Thomas Henry, ba s been in this uieighborhood a long time. Bis son A. E. Henry is pest- mnaster at Taunton. Thomas Henry was eue of those who settled on the lake shore the very frst. 11e sud the late Jesse VanCamp used te preach in the settlemeut near Zion 60 years ago. They wýere both well received. John VauNest is one of the old settlers. 'I have knowu Mr. VaulNest personally for over 60 years. Bis mother sud stepfather whose naume was, Blake, livcd ou the adjoining lot wheu we moved in. He was a great man te hunt sud he trapped in the Fall of 1836 ne less than nineteenbears-some very large eues. He had s large steel trap as mucli as a man could carry sud baited it with a piece ot pork, covering it, ev7er with leaves. Bears would simeil the meat and put in their paw te get it sud be cauglit. One bear took the trap near a mile and then in its desperatien guawed off thie arm sud lef t the paw ini the trap. 1 could interest the young folks telliug about killiug bears and wolves. We had a large number sund they were very de- iu tue place sceau oi us it was n1ard worlk 1 te get us billeted. We bsd te 1at outh street at least au heur. Heee w o plenty toeaet suntl ne harînfter that. The fightiug waýs al oýver sud after rili ing s little for twe- or three days we were sent honie. My father was in tie fgltat Montgomery's hetel; lie said the rbl scattered in aîl directions after the ir,ýst disciarge of the> canuon loalddWithl grape shot. Several were takn'rison ers. One man refunsed te suirreudeýr sud ou fie pproc'hoftie officers fired l's rifle sud shet eue of theým iu thie arm, They then sbot sud woundled the mani. He was taken te the hospital. I dlo't know what the result wa;le was greatiy te blame himself as lie -vss assuired b y the offieers lie would net lbe ihurt iflihe woud lay down ha ama.My brother 1Jo1n wss seut with s coýmpauy te guiard ths Goverumeut Bouse; lie was abu L1 t thse time; while thiere orders came thiat they were at one te leave, for t'le Don1 bridge. The Matthews' party rof rebeis lad set tire te) the bridIge. Iu the -m-esui time the fire cmayhadl got wordsu they arrived ou the spot about the tiane the compauiy f rom tLhe Goverument Bouse did. A few rods this side oftile bridge a colored man flred at thlem gl ting behiud s corner ite 1s arifle). When the fire engins came in siglit, they supposed it wss the canuon sund tiley cleared for the wo~ The brdg ire was 'put ont witl very little damnage. But the case of tte yugEgiha who was in the eamploy cf the Taylor's [compauymup the Do)n, being shot by Matthewsý3 orders wasý very ssd. It ,vas a Most leartless set 0ou Matthlews' at ]?le first erder was disobeyed; th)ey drop- ped their rifles without flriug. MsatthewVýs gave -the econd ord1er with tlle thireat that lie wouid tire on them. That was the reason Matthews was hauged. W \hile in the city 1 atteuded the funmeral of thie youug man. Be lad no relatives in thiis country. Some blamed the goverumeniolt for lis execution, but under the ircnmii- stances tliey coull hardfly be blami-edl. 1 must couclude now, as 1I may att some other timre, gïve my experience in achool sud churc i matters; the progress iin edni- cational matters is marvellous as, alao have been churcli matters in gnrl S. WSnGoe eoTES. 11v. W. A. MeKay, D. D-, of WVood- skock, writes the Editor asfols I have te thaul yen for sa recent copy cf, Tiir STA&TESUÂ4N containing suceli s graphie acceunt of the trials sud triumlpb S cf thIeý West Durham pioncera. That cepoy of your excellent paper is worth nmore thail the subseription price for a whlvear. f have cf ten wished that sesune maniýi, leisure sud iterary cuflture weuld write up the anaiscf the carly sttlers cf On,~ tarie. These were:' days (Àf- -difficulties bravely anrcmesd lardships heroicallly eudured. Tlicy were aIso days cf uil mnake itsa ppearance in dreadful running sores, in sweillngs in the neck or goitre, :n eruptionsý of varied forma. Attacking the muicous miemrbrane it may be known as catarrh, or developing in the lungg it magy be, and ofben is, the prime cause of ýon:sum-ption. In whatever form sorofula may manifest itself, Hood's Sarsaparilla rs its inveterate foe and conqueror. This mnedicine fias sucli powertul alterative and vitLalizing e ffects upon the blood that every trace of imp,,urity is expelled, and the ~blood ta in ae rich,- pure aud haaltby. None of our former cheap sales equal- led -.he present in lowness of prices. Ellison & Co. Our c1earing sale begins on the 29th of Septemnber. Ellison & Co. A LEDONIAN MULLSzl SOWMANVILLE. Higbest price paid for all kiuds of grain at tle above Mils. ~JOHûN MacKmIAY 32--M. Proprietor. Our stock is now replete with fashion- able MIlliliery. You are cordially invited to inispeet. Prices to Su'it the times. 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