vthni the ex ten tiiuntry so wimhv iifi is trade may ho in nivimiiif cannot ho commured by us btii there can he little doubt of its amnly reimburshing ihe sub scriber for the outlay oftheir capital from the plans and sections that have been submitted to us this canal seems to be verv favourably circumstanced with res pect to the ground through which it is cot the inexhaustible reservoirs which supply it with water and the very extensive mill power which will ho established at its locks the prolongation into lake eire besides saving several miles of navigation will avoid the serious obstructions caused by the drift ice at the head of the niagara river aod thus have a material advautago over the newyork canal thomas telford alexander nimmo wat hamilton mcrritt esq 41 h wrlland canal the board of directors of this company wc learn decided at their late meeting as the best and most effectual meaos of reme dying the defective and hazardous state of the canal at the deep cut caused by the recent caving in ami bulging up of the quick sands or soft earth from the bottom of the canal as originally intended upon raisin- the summit level 12 feet and draw- in t a necessary supply of water by a feeder of sufficient dimensions for boat na- vjphtiim from h 01 rfwr a wi deraue distance up from its mouth aud have directed the engineers to proceed im mediately in examining the situation of the country and to ascertain by actual sur veys the best route for laying out the pro posed lateral canal iu the event of this project gojngiuto operation the channel of the chippawa will not beconvertoj into a part of the canal consequently the towingpath on its banks mentioned in our last will not be required the abundant supplyofwa- tcr for hydraulick machinery at the seve ral locks in the descent of the mountain will not be affected by the proposed alter ation by this new plan the following con siderations will be obtained aud evils re medied 1st the banks of the deep cut by the earth not being taken out so deep into 12 feet as at those places where the caving or sliding has occurred will be rendered more permanent and the canal much wider than it would have been on the old plan and at far less expense 2d the whole of the deep excavation through the cranberry marsh will be a- voided as the summit being raised and the supply of water taken from abovethe level of lake erie it will require a cut of only about eight feet instead of 10 to 20 as now laid out thereby makiog another im mense saviug of expenditure and formiug with ease an excellent and spacious canal for steamboat navigation 3d by making tho feeder naigable for boats to such an extent iuto the interiour of the country important beuefits wiil un doubtedly result to the inhabitants along its route and on the borders of the grand river for many miles back the engineers have already entered up on the duties assigned them find we hope soou to be ablo to lay their report before the puhlick provincial parliament of lower canada housk of assemble fmnay 5tn dec the messengers deputed to wait upon his extvmeucy with an address requesting an advance of i0uu for the contingent ex penses of the house reported that his ex- with the house then formed itself into a committee of the whole on the message of his excellency of the 2sth ult when mr neilsou read the following resolutions of which the first passed unanimously and the consideration of the others was on the motion of mr ogden postponed till this interest and efficiency of hi government i i- house will most respectfully cunsi- dhr any estimate for necessary expenses of the civil government for the ensuing year which mav be laid before it confidently trusting that in any such estimate a due regard will be had to that economy which the pipseut circum stances of the country and its other wants require 7 that on the permanent settlement he- fore mentioned beiug effected with he con sent of ibis house it will be expedient to render the governor lieutenantgovernor or any person administering the govern ment for the timo being thti judges and executive councillors independent of the annual vote of house to the extent of their present salaries 8 that although this house feels most grateful for the increased security against the illegal application of the public money which must result from his majestys go vernment refering all persons who may have been concerned in such application toau actof indemnity to be consented to by this house it will be inexpedient to consent to any such enactment till the full extent and character of such illegal applications may have been fully enquired iuto considered 9 that this house feels the most sincere gratitude fur his majestys solicitude to ef fect the most perfect security against the recurrence of abuses on the part of persons entrusted with public monte in tfvi pro vince 10 tiiat this house has not complained nor has any complaints been made known to it respecting the arbritratiou for the dis tribution belweeu the provinces of upper aud lower canada of the duties collected if the enjoyment in profusion of the bounties of providence forms a suitable subject of mutual gratulutiuu and grateful acknowledgment we are admonished ai season when the reprc- tliis return o hie senta tires of the nation arc assembled to deliberate upon their concerns to offer up the tribute of fervent and grateful hearts for the neverfailing mercies of him who rulcth over all he has again favoured us with healthful seasons and abundant har vests he has sustained us in peace with foreign countries and iu tranquility with in our borders he has preserved us in the quiet and undisturbed possession of civil and religious liberty he has crow ued the year with his goodness imposing on us no other conditions than of improving for our own happiness the blessiogs bestowed by his hands aud in the fruition ofall his favors of devoting the faculties with which we have been endowed by him to his glo ry aud to our own temporal and eternal welfare in the relation of our federal union with our brethren of the human race the chan ges which have occurred since the close of your last session have generally tended to the preservation of peace and to the culti vation of harmony iiefnre your last se paration a war had unhappily been kin dled between the empire of russia one of those with which our intercourse has been no other than a constant exchange of good nflvnc tt hntitfi tm- emonmu tortc o nation froi geographical distance religious mmions and maxims of govern ment on th mation of lence whi mcrce haq kept us in a state perhaps too in lower canada hut that in this as in e- much proln of coldness and alienation en- part little suited to the for- hosc bonds of mutual bencvo- h result from the benefits of corn- very other respect this house will most cheerfully cooperate in every equitable and constitutional measure which may be submitted to it as desirable by the inhabi tants of uppercanada 11 that this house has seen with seutimeuts of the highest satisfaction and gratitude the declaration of the w illingness of his majestys government cheerfully to accede to the desire which the assembly great powers of europe neither france ihecxteuftjvc fertile and populous domi nions of th sultan belong rather to the asiatic thin the european division of the human family thev enter hut partially into the system of europe nor have their wars with russia and austria the europe an states upon which they border for more than a century past disturbed the pacific relations of those states with the other evening resolutions 1 that this house has derived the grea test satisfaction from the gracious expressi on of his majestys beneficent views to wards this province and from the earnest desire of his excellency the administra tor of the government to promote the peace welfare and good government of the province as evinced in his excellencys messaie of friday ust 2 that this house has nevertheless ob served with great concern that it may he inferred from the exprcssiin of that part of ihe sail message which relates to the appropriation of the revenue that the pre tention put forth at die commencement of the tfite administration to she disposal of a large portion of the revenue of this pro- vine may be persisted in 3 that under no circumstances ami up on no consideration whatsoever ought this house to ahaudon or in any way com promise its inherent ami constitutional riht as a branch of the provincial par liament representing his majesty ssuhjects in this colony o superintend and controul the receipt and expenditure of the whole public revenue arising within this pro vince 4 that any legislative enactment in this matter by the parliament of the united kingdom in which his majestys subjects in this province are not and cannot be re presented unless it were for the repeal of such british statutes or auy pirt of british statutes as may be held by his majestys government to militaie agaiust the consti tutional right of the subject in this colony could in no way tend to a settlement of the affairs of the province 5 that no interference of the british legislature with the established constituti on aud laws of this province excepting on such points as from the relation between the mother country and the canadascan on ly be disposed of by the paramount autho rity of the british parliament can in any way tend to the fiual adjustment of any difficulties or understandings which may exi in this province but rather to aggra vate and perpetuate them c- that iu order to meet the difficulties of the ensuing year and to second the gra cious intentions of hi majesty for the per manent settlement of the financial concerns of the province with due regard to the has so frequently expressed during the last twenty years- of having an agent in eng land to indicate the wishes of the inhabi tants of lowercanada and that it is ex pedient to provide for such an appointment without delay 12 that so soon as the scheme in con templation of his majestys government for the permanent settlement of the financi al concerns of the province shall have been made known aud considered it ma be ex pedient to provide some adequate indem nity to such persons as were placed on the civil establishment of this province with salaries prior to the year 1818 and whose offices may have been found to be unne cessary or required to he abolished 13 that this house will cheerfully con cur iu any mcasuro which may appear most likely to be successful in effectually removing the great inconvenience which li been sustained from the nou-perform- ance of the duties of settlement by gran- tecs or holders of land obtained from the crown aud otherwise remove the obstruc tions to the settlement of the country which may have resulted or may hereaf ter result from the manner in which the powers and superintendence of the crown in this most essential particular as affect- iug the general prosperity of the province may have been exercised 14 that so soon as the inhabitants of the townships upon a subdivision of the counties in which they are situated by act of the provincial parliament shall have a full aud equitable representation in this house of persons of their own free choice the house will cheerfully concur in every luvlfitlu pin uculully hllcitidtftta o lie townships which may appear to be the most desirable to the inhabitants and the most conducive to the general welfare 16 that this house is fully sensible of the distinguished mark of confidence re posed in the loyalty and attachment hither to evinced by his majestys canadian sub jects and their representatives in the pro vincial parliament by his majestys de claration that he relies on them for an amicable adjustment of the various ques tions which have been so long in dispute 17 that amongst these questious not particularly mentioned on the present ocl casion this house holds as most desira- i blc to be adjusted and most essential to the future peace welfare and good govern ment of the province viz the independence of the judges aud their removal from the political business of the province nor prussia n0 great britain has everta- ken part in them nor is it to he expected that they h i d fail time the declara tion of war by russia has received the ap probation or acquiescence of her allies and we may indulge the hope that its progress and termination will he signalized by the moderation and forhearance no less than by the energy of the emperor nicholas and that it will afford the opportunity for such colateral agency in behalf of the suf fering greeks as will secure to them ulti mately the triumph of humanity and of freedom the slat of our particular relations with france has scarcely varied in the course of the present year the commercial in tercourse between the two countries has contiuued ti increase for the mutual bene fit of both the claims of indemnity to numbers ofour fellow citizens for depre dations uon their property heretofore committed during the revolutionaiy go vernments still remain unadjusted and still form the subject of earnest represen tation aud remonstrance recent advices from the minister of the united states at paris encourage the expectation that the appeal to the justice of the french govern ment will ere long receive a favorable con- consideration the last friendly expedient has been resorted to for the decision of the contro versy with great britain relating to the northeastern boundary ufthe united states by an agreemeni with the british govern ment carryiuginto effect the provisions of the fifth article of the treaty of ghent and the convention of 20th september 1s27 m myviji iln- iiit if trti tetltjuucs has by common consent been selected as the umpire between tho parties the proposal to him to accept the designation for the performance of this friendly office will he made at an early day and the uni ted states relying upon the justice of their cause will cheerfully commit the arbitra ment of it to a priuee equally distinguish ed for the independence of his spirit his indefatigable assiduity to the duties of his station and his inflexible personal pro bity our commercial relations with great britain will deserve the serious considera tion of congress and the exercise of a conciliatory and forbearing spirit in the policy of hot governments the state of them has been materially changed by the act of congress passed at their last ses sion in alteration of the several acts irupo- sin duties on imports and by acts of more recent date of the british parliament the effect of tho interdiction ofdirect and commenced with one of the most eminent ami powerful nations of tho earth the oc casion has been taken in it as in other recent treaties concluded by the united states to extend those principles of libe ral intercourse and of fair reciprocity which intertwine with tiie exchaoges of commerce the principles of justice and the feeliugs of mutual benevolence this system first proclaimed to the world in tho first com mercial treaty ever concluded by the uni ted states that of 6th february 1778 with france has been invariably the cherished policy of our union it is by treaties of commerce alone that it can he made ulti mately to prevail as the established system ofall civilized nations with this princi ple our fathers extended the hand of friend ship to every nation of the globe and to this policy our country has ever since ad hered whatever of regulation in our laws has ever heeu adopted unfavorable to the interest of an foreign nation has been es sentially defensive and counteracting to si milar regulations of theirs operating against us immediately after the close of ti e war of independence commissioners were ap pointed by the congress of the confedera tion athorised to conclude treaties with every nation of europe disponed to adopt them- before the wai of the french re volution such treaties had been consum mated with the united neiherlauds swe den nidi prussia ihinn- those wars treaties with great britain aud spain had been effected and those with prussia and france renewed in all these some con cessions to the liberal principles of inter course proposed by the united states had been obtained but as in all the negotia tions they came occasionally in collision with previous internal regulations or ex clusive and excluding rrmpacts of mono poly with which the other parties had been tramellcd the advances made iu them towards the freedom of trade were partial and imperfect colonial establishments chartered companies and shipbuilding in fluence pervaded and encumbered the le gislation ofall the great commercial states and the united states iu offering free trade and equal privilege to all w ere com pelled to acquiesce in many exceptions with each of the parties to their treaties accommodated to their existiug lws and anterior engagements the colonial system by which this whole hemisp ere was bound has fallen inte ru ins totally abolished by revolutions converting colonies into independent na tions throughout the two american con tinents excepting a portion of territory chiefly at the northern extremity oi our own and confined to the remnants of do minion retained by great britain over the insular archipelago geographically he appendages of our part of ihe globe vith nil the rest we have free trade even ith j the insular colonies of all the euroan nations except great britain her go vernment had also manifested approaihes to the adoptiou of a free and liberal in tercourse between her colonics and oher nations though by a sudden and scarcely explained revulsion the spirit of exclusion has been revived for operation upon the united states alone the conclusion of our last treaty f peace with great britain was shortly af terwards followed by commercial con vention placing the direct intercourse be tween the two countries upon a footing of more equal reciprocity than had ever he- fore been admitted the same principle has since been much farther extended by treaties with france sweden denmark the hanseatie ciiies prussia in europe and with ihe republics of colombia and f central america in this hemisphere- thority gi stitution- anied them in the common con the legislative power of each state is exercised by assemblies deriving their authority from the constitution of the state each is sovereign within its own province the distribution of power between ihcm presupposes ihat these au thorities will move in harmony with each other the members of the state and ge neral governments are all under oath to support both and allegiance is due to the one and to the other the case of a con flict between these two powers has not beeu supposed nor has any provision been made for it in our institutions as a virtu ous nation of ancient tiroes existed more tl au fire centuries without a law for the punishment of parricide more than once however in the progress of our history have the people and the legislatures of one or more states in mo ments of excitement been instigated to this conflict aud the means of effecting this im pulse have been allegations that the acts of congress to be resisted were unconstitution al the people of no one states have ever delegated to their legislature the power of pronouncing an act eu congress unconsti tutional but they have delegated to them powers by the exercise of which the exe cution of the laws of congress within the states may be resisted if we suppose the case ofsuch conflicting legislation sustain ed by the corresponding executive and ju dicial authorities patriotism and philan- trophy turn their eyes from the condition in which the parties would be placed and from that of the people of both which must be its victims the reports from the seeretaty of war and from the various subordinate offices of the resort of that department present an exposition of the public administration of affairs connected with them through the course of the current year the present state of the army and the destribution of the force of which it is composed will be seen from the report of the major gene ral several alterations in the disposal of the troops have been found expedient in the course of the year and the discipline of tho army though not entirely free from ex ception has been generally good the attention of congress is particular ly invited to that part of the report of the secretary of war which concerns the ex isting system ofour relations with the ludi- an tribes at the establishment of the fe deral government under the present con stitution of the united states the principle was adopted of considering them as foreign and independent powers and also as proprietors of lands- they were more over considered as savages whom it was nd our duty to use our influ- to christianity and bringing within the pale of civilfttiott as independent powers we negotiated with them by treaties as proprietors we purchased of them all the lands which we could prevail upon them to sell as brethren of the human race rude and igno rant we endeavoured to brine them to the knowledge of religion and of letters the ultimate design was to incorporate in our own institutions that portion of them which could be couverted to the slate of civiliza tion in the practice of european slates before our revolution they had been con sidered as children to be governed as te nants at discretion to be dispossessed as occusion might require as hunters to be indemnified by trifling concessions for re- aioval from the grouuds upon which their game was extirpated in changing the system it would seem as if a full contem plation of the consequences of the change had not heeu taken we have been far more successful in the acquisition of their lauds than in imparting to them the princi- our policy ence in converting ovp hat nud carried under his arm was the emperors vlilc his own was upon his head it is said that the emperor was al so highly amused by the adventure music of yesterday by mrs hemans the chord the harps full chord is hushed the voice hath died away whence music like sweet waters gushed but yesterday the wakeuiug notethe breezelike swell the full oerswecpiog tone the sounds that sighed farewell fare well are gone all gone the love whose burning spirit passed with the rich measures flow the grief to which it sauk at last where are they now they are with the scents by summers breath borne from a rose now shed with the words from lips long scaled iu death for ever fled the seashell of its native deep a thrilling moan retains but earth and air no record keep of parted strains and all the memories all tbedreams thy wake in floating by the tender thoughts th elysian gleams- could these too die they died as on the waters breast the ripple melts away when the breeze that stirred it sinks to rest so perished they mysterious in their sudden birth aud mournful in their close passing and fiuding not on earth aim or repose whence were they like the breath of flowers why thus to come and go a long long journey must be ours ere this we know chronicle or inspiring them with the spirit of ci- s the mutual abolition of discriminating du- pie cie ami charges upon uavigation and vihzation hut in appropriating to our- commercial intercom between the par- j selves their huntinggrounds we have ties is the eencra niim wbichcharac- drought upon ourselves the obligation of terizes them all thei i reason to expect providing them withsubsistence and when that it will at i0 distant period he adopt- j we have had the rare good fortune of edhy other i turns boih of europe and teaching them the arts of civilization and the doctrines of christiany we have unex- pecteetedly found them forming in the midst of ourselves communities claiming to he independent of ours and rivals of so vereignty within the territories of the mem bers of our union this state of things re quires that a remedy should he provided a remedy which while it shall do justice to those uufortuuatc children of nature may secure to the members ofour confederation their rights of sovereignty and of soil as occurred the subject of a special mission the outline of a project to that effect fromthe united statt at the close of views presented iu the report of the america aud to hope hat by itsunivet- sal prevalence one of she fruitful sources of wars of commercial competition will be extinguished among the nations upon whose govern ments many of our fellow citizens have had longpending claim of indemnity for depredations upon their property during a period when the right of neutral com merce were disregarded was that of den mark they were soon after the eveuis the responsibility and accountability of public officers a greater independence of support from j commenced by great liritain the public revenues and more intimate reciprocated by the united states connexion with the iuterest of the colony in the composition of the legislative council the application of the late property of the jesuits to the purpose of general edu cation the removal of all obstructions to the settlement of the country particularly by the crown and clergy reserves remaiu- iug unoccupied iu the neighbourhood of roads and settlements and exempt from the common burthens and a diligent enquiry into and a ready redress of all grievances and abuses which may he found to exist or which may have been petitioned against by the subject in province thereby assuring to all the this invaiublcbenefitof an impartial concilia tory aud constitutional government and wellfounded and reciprocal the governors and restoring a confidence governed between that an humble address be presented to his excellency the administrator of the government with a copy of the foregoing resolutions humbly praying that he would be pleased to submit the same to his ma jestys government in england united st a test extracts from the presidents message the president of the united states trans mitted this day to both houses of congress the following messsagc to tui senate and house ok rkpresen- tuivks of thk umteu btatj fellow ctliztwofthe suntr and of the hvust of rtfrthntatives has been as was to be foreseen only to substi tute different channels for au exchange of commodities indispensable to the colonies and profitable to a numerous class of our fellow citizens the exports the revenue the navigation of tiic u s have suffered no diminution by our exclusion from di rect access to the british colonies the colonies pay more dearly for the necessa ries of life which their government bur dens with the charges of double voyages freight insurance aud commission aud the profits of our exports are somewhat impaired and more injuriously transfer red from one portion of our citizens to a- uothcr the presumption of this old and otherwise exploded system of colonial ex clusion has not secured to the shippiug in terest of great britain the relief which at the expense of the distant colonies and of the united states it was expected to afford other measures have been resort ed i more pointedly hearing upon the na vigation of the united states and which unless modified by the construction given to the recent acts of parliament will be manifestly incompatible with the positive stipulations of the commercial convention existing between the two countries that convention however may be terminated with twelve mouths notice at the option offdtber party a treaty of amity navigation and commerce between the united states and his majesty the emperor of austria king of hungary and bohemia has been prepared for signature by the secretary of st and by the boron dc lcdreder in 1iiued with full powers ofihoaustrifil goiemmcut independently of the new wd aiendly relations which may be thus which the assurance was given by his danish majesty that at a period of more ranquillity and of less distress they would be considered examined and deci ded upon in a spirit ofdetermined purpose for the dispensation of justice i have much pleasure in informing congress that the fulfilment of this honorable promise is now in progress that a small portion of the claims has already been settled to the satisfaction of the claimants and that we have reason to hope that the remainder will shortly be placed in a train of equita ble adjustment this result has always been coufidently expected from the cha racter of personal integrity and of benevo lence which the sovereigo of the danish dominions has through every vicissitude of fortune maintained- the tariff of ihe last session was in its details not acceptable to the great inter ests of any portion of the union not even to the interest which it was specially in tended to subserve its object was to ba lance the burdens upon native industry im posed by the operation of foreign laws but not to aggravate the burdens of one section of the uuioo by tho relief afforded to ano ther- to the great principle sanctioned hv that act one of those upon which the con stitution itself was formed i hope and trust the authorities of the union will ndiero rut ifanyof the duties imposed hythe act on ly relieve the manufacturer hy agravatiu the burden of the planter let a careful revisal of its provisions culightcned by the practi cal experience off its effects be directed to retain those which import protection to na tive industry and remove or supply the place of those which only alleviate one treat national interest by the depression of another the united states of america and the people of every state of which they are imposed arc each of them sovereign the sc- the cretary of war are recommended to consideration of congress inclosing this communication tt only remains for me to assure the legislature of my continued earnest wish for the adop tion of measures recommended hy me here tofore and yet to he acted on by them aud of the cordial concurrence on my part iu every constitutional provision which may receive their sanction luring the sion tending to the peneral velfare john qvikcy adams washington december 2 1828 scs- powcrs i ho legislative authority of ilo whole is exercised by congress uujer au- aesence or mind a few years ago when his imperial majesty alexander of russia was on a visit to the south of rus sia he stopped for a short time in one of the chief towns where resided a distin guished general as governor who is re markable for absence of mind the em peror having entered his cabinet with him sat down to sign some papers the gover nor walked out of it shut the door locked it and left the house he was soon remind ed of his mistake by one of the sovereigns aidesdecamp who followed him such au action gave rise to no small degree of laughter at the governors expense in which the monarch who was no striujrer to the eccentricity of his conduct heartily participated the same gentleman when at peters burg was admitted to the kmperors cabi net with some other generals he laid biscocked hat upon a chair upon which was another hat he spoke with his ma jesty on business but while alexander con versed with another officer he put i is own hat upon his head and placed the other under his arm he again addressed his majesty who preserved his gravity then took leave and departed v heu out of doors he miimptcd to put on his hat hut his lead was preoecnpiid he discovered his ruistako that which ho took for his kingston december 13 j28 latest from england the following is from the albion the york has arrived from liverpool with papers to the 24th october our readers will be doubtless surprised to learn that the reports we have had for some weeks of the disaster of the rusians are gross exaggerations and that the re peated and possitive assertions of their re treat from choumla pursued by hussein pacha with 70000 meo c c are po sitively fabrications the russians now that we have received the official accounts we fiud have not retreated but held their ground up to the latest date of their bulle tins it is true that they have met with severe opposition and suffered from tho common effects of war the sword disease and famine we think too it is now re duced to a certainty that uo impression will be made on choumla or silistria dur ing tho present campaign and it is even doubtful if varna falls supported as it now is hy the detachment sent to its relief by hussein pacha and tho grand vizier a- mounting to 15000 men each these u- nited forces have intrenched themselves in a position on the south side of varna from which the russians have hitherto teen un able to dislodge them t mfcrebidi astnc inhabitants of upper canada arc in what ever concern the prosperity of the sister province we have deemed it ourduty to be particularly attentive to the proceedings of its legislature during its present session for the purpose of laying before our read ers from time to time such observations as the state of public affairs demanded in pursuance of this duty it is with unfeigned reluctance we feel ourselves called upon to declare that we thus far discover little in their proceedings that can claim the approbation of the admirers and sup porters of truly british principles the reign of conciliation has fairly set in and to secure its establishment we grieve to say it the highest prerogatives of the crown have been contemned and the fair fame of the noble independent upright and constitutional conduct of the earl dalhousie have been sacrificed to ap pease sedition and to gratify a contempti ble and disloyal faction when sir james kempt arrived in this couutry to assume the exalted station and important duties of governor general it was generally understood that he brought with him instructions to adopt such a course of measures as might be found most likely to harmonize with the views and wishes of the people over whom he was placed being careful nevertheless always to maintain the undoubted prerogatives of the croicn how this constitutional duty imperative as it undoubtedly was could be performed without a dissolution of the then existing house of assembly no one could satisfac torily conjecture such as respect the british constitution and desire to continue under british rule conceived it inconsistent with kingly dignity and tho maintenance of the undoubted prerogatives of the crown for our sovereigns representative again to meet au assembly that had manifested such an unequivocal disregard for both as was exhibited in their proceedings anil re solutions of the 20th november 1827 wherein they assort the right of olectiog their speaker and maintaining that ehc- lion in defiance of the disallowance of his majesty rx assumption of sovereign au thority which if it did uot amount to