mr vn koilgfciefl mo fpu fa ol rtw order f the c j t n aw clerk be difehargedi or- mr liunvdinhtrnw leave ro brin 10 a bill co appropriate fum of www fr imjirovlift the puhlfc roads in thl lrnvmce which va- read mr halt moved f r leave to brfnjr in a cim ro grairt a him af gnotiey for reft i0g i gaol and curt houfehl the dlv trift of gore which was loft mr fvafef moved forleaw to hrin in a bil to appronrnic a film of mpnry for purpurea therein mentioned which wasloit tbwfday 2 rcrad a third i few i taa umi vjese eprefnied to his flonur he admi- ilaier pm bra to lay before this hoft a d t i d account of the iurtt of uzoco credit 4 to tins province in the veai 1817 of crown revenue ardrng from duties and fmesj anil applicable to he topptfrt of the civil admiftittratwii of the government of this provwce- the heir and dcvifcee bill being read a third rime mr wnhhb moved that it do now j oafs and hat ft be ratified u an aft to repeal pat of v amend the laws now i m foce for affording r to ihjfci perfona who may he entitled ro claim j land- in t his province as h irs r de- vi rs of the n tmlneefl of the cown in ciewhre no patent hath ilfued or j robinfonmov achat 1 do now jfuch kind and further to extend the it n -cti- j bend 0 tic fftfd law camd 6tft bur ve moved that ifaac fra i r hfq one of the me nhers repreient- inff tc inorporaed counties of lenox ami di have leave of abirncc for the remainder of this stlfi u graftt- mnos libellers toate low suspicion and misdirect paiarfiwliit m aio- sje which erhpn no such occasion eter before callid6rtb were i lo o tome without public ftiplanauoti it mfcht to ak j of mt whit was the return hat the magls- m irate 11 to we rhr irst r pw your cause frfm or became slack in tteir j wety ii mkbl be rid u t r ust 0 fwkwaoo4 routortli the f pmft jw i las of voters aro no qualiiud to knowledge m the character rf the pe jttoge of the propriety of any proposed the duty bfll bcifi time pni and that i be e tttll an t mk fnrher provifion for regulat- j it le tra e between this province and j t stad aiuerica by land j 01 naj navk3i tto car the coft iiu being read a third tunc j mr diirand mrved that it do now i pafs nndihar it be entitle u n ad to regulate cofti in cetiin aifes w the court of kings bench carried the houfe went again hfo commft- iec on the lncorpoiuted militia hbfr cameron icported the fuflawmg reiiuti n refolved thar it the onnfon of this committee tbat a gotjfercoce bej ttqoefted with tjie hon the leii0ativej to sojiiethiiig teryug w part- who could not dtain but b forced m undnhaiid ntiis a lleport of the very townmip in hirh vt ci rosidnr dma i rehftos and fc friends gcnmn vxm c-n- 3 this and cort forward with ex planation in th townhip in which i am best known challenge you to nccusc my timdwfti eithei as a iritate r public character either here or at home kobtt gouillay ciiucilt- take into consdernttort rfai propriety of prefetiting a joint ddrii j ofthp two houfe of ihe provincial i lepflatttre of ihu provitce on the fuh- jcc if ffratitmg land to the flank companies v nnuer corpfl and lu- crp rated militia for their fervices jrint the late war with the u states aoierica which was received aud bdopted mr jone moved that mtflra bnr- ve d howard be a corrriime to rq el a conference with the ho tici lcgiflitivc council purfinnt to the foregoing kefoution ordered mi clench moved hat f the ill flate of health of form- of the famiy of peter hwrd efq representative foi tbe county of fcedft thai leave of ab- fc ehe tnted hrr for the remainder oi hh seflioo f parliament granted mr halt moved for leave to bring in a bill t- apjroprialc n lum of money 10 er ft scuk ilfndcbitva l4nt6anjcfi liridl within this province which wa sort mi jones obtained leave to bring in a bill to remunerate certain perfons therein mentioned which a read mr burwell obtained wave to bring jr a pfil to provide or alcemtiufn the actual population of this prouicc which was read mr cottci moved that the petition of efaenczer wafhbuiu be now read friday ij the provifional agreement bill be- ine ted a third rime mr robin fon moved thft it do now pafs and that it be entitled an act to ratify and confirm articles of provl clonal agreement entered into at mon- tr on the 3 i f day of may 18 1 7 b- twen the commifbonen appointed by i thim province to treat with tht- commis- fi mer wf the province of lower canada on the prwviunna agreement relative to duties and drawback on ood imtor led into lnver canada and alio to repea an a3 pafted in the 56th year of jfis ntajeftys reign entitled m an a 61 1 continue cora limited time the pmvfhofll agreement entered into be we this province and lower canada carried the infolvent debtors bill beine ted a third time mr cotter noved for lave to brin ia a bill fad tided on thtf petition of j j fbeuzer wafhburn kiq grafted and the bill rod i vr van k munett moved for leave 1 to hriii in biii to rikfdee good a fum of money iffiei and advanced by his honor samuel smith efq idminiqra- to- in purf aoce of a1 adlrcfs during the prefent seftin granted m- diimiul moved for leav t mag in a bill to alter and amend the kwsj now in force for granting a salary to- the ijutant general of militia which was loi j mi rohinfon moved for leave to bring up the petition of john small j efuure siturdiy 14 mr durand moved tliat tlie houfe do now jfo iltr committee to take into confideratirm the hate of the province i wlfch waa caitfed i m mcormick reported progrefe si obtained eave to fit ajjain en monday j mi nciei moved for leave m bring j in a bill grantiny to hn mijelcy a fum 1 jf money to deffay the expences of the civil dminilattou of the goveroment of pivre i mr robii ton pnvr notice that he j will on monday next move lht he houfe do u into committee to take into oifideratioo the daiinfltrators eiftjc rtraave to the penctanguihenc kod mr rohinfon gave notice that he will on monday next move for leave to bring in a bill ro rcynlite the imost of tannage and light houfe duties throughout thi province to tilt editor sir i believe tl inhahrtaut of pp- oor canada aruw naturally inclined i take part in p dbcuisions bni ti9 addresses mr- goorlay have tly awakened eir attention and hd their hcinu upon an in measure find bios they naturally lose all interest in what they hart no in huericg over in a nuiy peopled and thin inhabited counlry the form and purity cf government are com par ativoly of littff importance for tncivt is then in such a afafe of simplicity- anddiconneclioii that it is seldom net jcessary to enforce much subordinaion i amohs irs member- a mail is seldom much interested in the political affair of his country until thc begin to affcrl him individually and this does not happen unless the population is large and society is organized and divided into classes the grfcat object of ad ministration is to preserve the rela tions which ought to subsist between the different of deft of society and to prevent fiasses or single individuals from making encroachments upon the j rights cr property of each other it j is not difficult to discover why the ca- nadians are so iftdilfurent about the po litical statt of tieir country tiey piijoy so much independence iind mif fer m fevr national grietancs and tax ations that ttuy naturailv think their j condition cannot be better and there- fore feel no inclination to interfere iwtiiijr smbjocf iivj vpf rs ii irth x as lorasthelat- frkt- frnin p bb exmrdmjj wtt df nnt it rfere mith hl but uh-n- nre with rejrfl t thh noj if their properties were burdened and tlemflus prowfidfip f l pfrd h- liberties abridged y ftelegfela- inw raided in h op otfh ij tore fhwjr would ot long remain in nropritj by rhe ineqaeweea n-uk- their present contented state no ife inu rom them rar- f e i so indifferflirf bftut the measins pur- pressions they av hint to ar the mo- m lit thnjgh fjtherro a i i c t j server of mr gstfeasorcs i bcttacej i am un irpjiidir f eoitvinj rod that the o lle m with originates partly lv the effeit whii h the wilful mifm i- p emis have upon tf pubiic iniud and j poitlfrom the ytonmce which pre- aik vniirerfiiii hi object and inotive j the presbiit is an interesting crisis lr lvc displayed in fc strong light boto- ral raits of clara esfrting wnmt i plvess this a the oeonle of nmm which beforelaj jhof truly t becaui eiruiiistinif- future refof- i f i frou he kivgiiiu sped a or tottoiuts dicfcsoiu tit am as uutter james mvirhead boheit kerr q aires and the ti rihrt adii- it magistrates of the township oi niagara gentlemen f am this day in humour to etpnsr my friends and here above i hare piikid up in a bunch iiv of ilrciri nnrne to public notice in what nvc we ohmd d av von vfawlinff in ame u i- the man mad j -or- fcctl reasonable xeutienieh yoite cool t assure von in 1 he winrra pictatou of the 13th rendcr la- mi recornmend- ed attention tn my vddress to the k ident laud owners upper canadiu j was grp tcf u i for your attention to the public weal 1 wrs willing re make over to one of you in rlv nanv t a he martrates of the district th charge of the statistical reports of fh pi peoj coitcealedj nccaiw tended to elicit th titers may now rro lessen the re membrance of w uil1 jn fjuitle them in the hoico and applied ion ftfthdt mrasiv and teach them hftl political oppu lti il ommi enit l individual p ide and rmvy than of a patr de-in- for nationiil ood vir g jirf ahis from in novelty of its object naturally exeiuid rtmch attention and uhmi of liberal minds io heir doire for if accom- ipiishment ferj hat if was not vci conciliator- wis principle dfect and most fnsive thing in mr frs address waa the tune of superiority which characterised it ilrtoo often teld the 0iople of tanada that they vere excelled mioe ofbritain this j w particularly injediciou for i kind ovinne i redoubled my eij lis in mr hal moved thnt it do now paft jj tr p c w hsnintf lighten d my- idthattt beenmled hn a to ex i v rftu repnsibility- your racommendfltion wsw of essential ser vice it encouraged others not only to recommend but to art what be- tend the provrflonfi of an 3t pafled in the idth year nf his mjeftyt regn eiitled an ad fr the relief of infol vent drbtmtq carried mr durand moved tat it he refolv- e that a committee be appointed to draft an ddref to h honor the ad- rriinrrratoi praying that he will be jpleaftd to caufc to bf aid before this hotifftj a ftatcment of the annual grant received from great butain and likc- whe the amount drawn out of the army year 1816 came ef your own energy and ea rtiey hw yet protfluved ma nothing i hnve indeed sren a ftpp rf of the rwuship of niagara but it had neith er hed nor til aiid h uov iu vor a v ry propei hiding place for such a weakjiui such a imes ytattfrce the vilue of te liporl is little compared to the conequenceof your condaet towards toe and rhe cause in s it extraordinanes during tn year rioi a alio a detailed accouth of the fum oflr lmte hn stimulated to perse- toco credited to this prtiviuce hi the i t h r prompt oknbtsin of ma- year 17 of crown revenue arilirej fmrc duties fines c applicable to oi fnke pride pi vails among me iu- j habitants of this ouutn and makes fhm impatient ol censure and inclines tie m to believe i bat he who meutiofls their d fieiney insults thii dinif etis address tern d rarlier to provoke than conciliate he minds vf the peo- ple he did nt attempt to seduce and flatter them uto an acquiescence in hi measures bit rlltier eude-avonr- ed to ovee it bl an allasiou to their preenl deticien jl the iius vhicli had retarded the irpiov- nient of the province ah this houever ought to have feeeii forgotten wrhen the importance f ins object was con- adored and his capability of acccpn- plishing it dulytimated xmith- standina the opposition mr g met with his forces w very flattering reports poured in from all rjuaft and it was f he general opinion that he had fully suceefctl in his plans when his second add a routed the public attention its object was t hov thai all b5 exertions would be in vain unless an a improve ment in the political management of thee iitry imirediately took place whether or not the information mr 1 1 received in t- course of his travel- and collected frtbthe reports r- ndej rd sech a derlayliati eligible and ne- essary can be judged of by himself the fcvice of the admmiriration of the government ard that meffrs van ko yhnett and joneo be a committee to draft the lame mi joccfi moved that the queflfon ht no put and thn the honffi do now rein ve itfeif into a e infeinee of t he 1 wh 1 to tkt into eonddrration thr repri of the comnittee on public ac- counts- carried mr riuih n rep rtcd the foil rwiil kifomition iceiuivcj 1 licit it ii the opinion oi a hundreds of people and the mt 1 sttcrif testimonials of 1 hir confi dence in xny endavors to promote tire uelfap- of canada at this moment i most heartily free you from blame as individuals i be lieve you have meant me uo dishonor f believe that indolence or procraslina i tion may be 111 fault but let me astf what mir t be slid in england wero i to go home und t present appearance- ana without ex pi a nation jt not only notorious that sewhfcj f thr i t nn of this pbiee have 1 d v i i fus foi at raso hey juovv boat but the publk puutnj c t only a- thesou of his knowled have not been h before the public i do not pretend s any opinion about the mattfr i vol myself quite unqualified to dp mean to make my remarks up the consequences f ihs measures not upon their proprie ty theelfert meh a political dis- fjon would ii opoii fire people of canada was nrfl knon until after tin publication of m gs address for the tihabitaurs rfth country parti fiom indination and ptlyfnm other cir- imimiees h hitherto itterfend iule iu fheadbi government th- members of pai alter they ar elected nevr nibmpf to ascertain tiie opinion f heir eoittitus upon am mjbjett broufihl uder dijfcuioit audi sued b their government it niust be cvideit hat iu a nwly setmed country the happiness of the people is no a certain proof of the purify anil excellence of the administration for tiie inhabitants as i have already mentioned are not much exposed to it- efli cts therefore tiie principal ar gument which has been ued against mr gs procodinrrs is of no weight whatever 1z is opponents tell him rbat the inhabitants of catiada are in a trite of perfect contentment and hap piuess this as far as i a m able to u cae but it is the natural consequence of he blessings and advantages which this country so profusely bestows 00 those who settle iu it there is no other cause which has contributed todtor the people ol cnnadafrom engaging in polities the country ins mwi k ffam hv11 so many diflereut nations that disalfeci r ion to inc govern mctlt is more likely to occur iu individuals than if they were nam 111 1 born subjects nothing provoke or insults a man who ss not a natural born subject more than being suspected of disaffection the possi bility nf disifivctioii is so gret that 1 lie slightest murmur against govern ment would almost be considered a- 0 breach of allegiance those who are no natural bum subjects themlore feel unuiliin toeires their disappro bation oi any measures pursued b k voriment lest they should be regar ded a iuceidiaries and promoters oi rebellion they have not had suffi cient experience iu politics to know that a man may be firmly and ardent ly attached to that government which ho accuses of delects and inconsisten cies these causes hare all not a little conhibeted to repress political enqui ry and it is not surprising tliat hie peo ple of canada should be starticd by ir gs second address but they nave not received it with the liberality i hey ought to have shown they seen mvre otfonded with his presumption than interested in ascertaining tiie cor rectness of the charges which he lays against their government whatever the may say j am convinced that q ihis originates from false pride they ore unwilling to acknowledge that he ha discovered abuses of the existence ot which they were not previously a- ware as an objection to the truth of what mr g states in his address i hear many people unr the following query u why was not all this found nl before but this is no argument whatever against the thing and i the precise exclamation often uttcied by foolish and ignorant people after a dis covery ef any kind has been made they say it is astonishing that this was not found out before but the people ef canada may feel satisfied 1 hat their being behindhand with air in political knowledge neither hows a want of ability or discern ment but proceeds entirely from the peculiar condit on of society which as i have already remarked yields no excitement to political enquiries kfary impartial observer must ac- knowlydge that mr g has been too precipitate in his measures he ap pie of canada than might have heed expected thotih the inhabitants of this country have some reason to be ir ritated at mr g they ought to treat him with more liberntijy lie has been called an incendiary accused of laxity of political principle and some have hinted that his proceedings are dictated by disappointed ambition as far as 1 cau judge none ol these char- ies are correct 1 am convinced that his views are liberal and extensive but he has been hurried on by natural pre cipitation to pursue a line of conduct injudiciously hold he has leaped when he should have walked but let his opponent remember that there are scarce an limits to political discos ion in great britain those individ uals who wmi to rtpfessmr g mea sures ite them additional consequence b violently oppc lug them lie would have been truch less formidable and important had he been less regarded i confess 1 am rather surprised at the tumult he has rxcitf d iu britain he mifht ptfblhs an address similar to his last ence a week for several monthi together and perhaps not receive a single rcplf to it the people there are so acftitstoft tl to hear tin ir get fitment abused that tiny pay uauen tion to what a single individual snys there tvooid not b suh a tldng as politics if there wa no opposition when the celebrated ir johnsan wrote pattpblefs he alwnys wkhfd that they rmehl be answered for ob serves he 6fc tfco bl has no effect un less it rebounds i was not ao ne- my to the pubii- afoo of3lrgserond address ifotwithsthndiug my opinio that he style tfs too bold and tiie setitimcnts father exceptionable ntf i thought it could not be offemife to government unless the statement il contained were true ft fa not a prin ciple of the british government to ic press political discussion it is a knowledge of public affnifs and a lib- oral enquiry into them tat gives a people a con hde nee iti their rulers nnl makes thm cautiously aud hesitating y believe any aspersions thrown out against their adminuuution it is not m infenmon to wrif a d fence of mr j bjt i cannot avoids marking that some of his opponrah have raised ave raised vrry iiufomv a rtfifi o his capability ofaccomplhshiihj2 he had undertaken they av 1 i his knowledge of rh- cootr cannrtj be extensive from his short resident in it bat i am cenvifttftd that hi opportunities of obtaining informaq have perhaps cxcerde cuse ot aiit person now in the province if has made a bad and dangerous use 0 that knowledge no one can himent j more than 1 do mr o is m ted i stranger antl a vaoderer and it is ask ed why h intermeddles with the aflbia of a foreign country jut ipperca nada is a part of the british empire it eujcys the panve govern men i a j iritthges as its parent nation j in n great degree peopled by briti subjects and their decendnnts useathe same language exhibits the ame manners and is defend d bvtba amp blood and trefifure surely then a british subject cannot with prnpriem be styled a foreigner by the iniialj ants of thi country i am u native 0 britain yet i feel nearly as muchin teresf in canada and its inhabitants us 1 do for my parent land j am not so national as to exclude from mysym pafhies every part o the world but that in which i was born and were i a political character i should think myself if not equally qualifledat least as much entitled to jjive roy opinion upon the administration of canada i upon that of britain every feeling rf nationality should bo banished uheu political subjects are under discussion for it alone gives rise tc many of the petty cavils and malicious insinuatimu whicli the contending jjaities oftu throw out against each other i lo not allude in particular to tiie disputfl concerning mr g with which the newspapers have lately been filled though i must acknowledge the cow troversy has now fallen to a level not very creditable to either party it i to u0 mr gs words dull dirt and disgasting and instead of pro ducing national good fiuds powerful ly to exciter individual nninioity i do not feel attached to either side d the question- 1 am happy to sny t i am too ignorant to form an opinio upon the correctness of the vhntffl mr g brings against the adniinintr lion i have made uo enquiries c cetning the governmeiftsjtice i caroet and tlioreforc know nodii pears to possess more genius than judr- f abuses which arc said to mnt li has too much enthusiasm i ft l politics and the m for a reformer the advantage or bad i have over them i should tendency of any line of conduct darts ltllnedto use u i i woum into his mind rapidly thai xlnle he he words llandet puisuil itn1tt pcoplear in- it liietiiw are out of joint ohctfw gaboatitsjirocti ttdldmfafj tlmlwmmkwmmdfr