ed by J. A, Macdonald and his colleagues for the final The fac matter | | settle ment of the “ Olergy Reserves.” these demagogues 4 not want the they wanted to keep it am open q The Canadian Legis stion to own base purpose are I not the full control of thismatter. The Imperial Gov- nent would not allow the matter to be to MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1863 in sucb a manner as would not break faith with | | the then “ tnenmbents.” rge Brown wanted the e Cl 0 be ignored, And the “ Clerg. FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. | R placed on mies ans saute as the ae Lands. Now, in what posit 2, n would this have placed Nor gular system was adopted or regular Books | Accounts kept up till the time the Cartier-Macdonald | d , she would, from the Administration ater of | ne into power As an pays three-fourths of the course it was impossible ‘to say how the Publie Funds niesbined LARAL re fited by only one-fourth of that trite cig wide | amount. Such would havejbeen the course of the man trated without the least p who now rales the pateh-work Administration. Thus the has to thank Mr, Macdonald and his,colleagues for settling, and thatin a most states- tectzd. McKenzi $ a proof, we give the following from W, L. s Report of 1854:—The Committee of which he was Chairman, says:— We find on the Books of the Urown Land Office that £6351 8s 1853, received for mine Company, &e reported by the Department, or placed on the public man-like manner, a question which ari against friend, yed friend lod. wei brother a Had Mr. Canada would } gainer than Upper Can: inst brother, and religion in ; from the Montreai Mining against rel Brown's insane idea been &e.; &c., not one penny of which is Le adapted Lower ve been more the , Lower Canada does not receive one cent from that part of the Re- serves! accounts “Perceiving that Government in many ways pays Ithas been again: and again urged by Mr. expenses without a vote, @ the Committee Brown that M ed “whether any money had been paid for the cost of Mining surveys. eng is a bigot and an inveterate ene- a. What did he do with the Lower We believe that in Lower Canada since it was a French colony, the expenses con- nected with the adminisiration of ‘The answer to this question was, “ There has not.” Justice, tem that would enable the Crown Lands Accounts to balance, as laid defore the country, X3- with £6351 85 10 omitted, 4 jus tly as if that sum had been duly recorded.” the erection of jails, &e., were paid out of the public funds, Mr. Cartier, instead of handing the money over to the d ferent municipalities, as w applied it to the e done in Upper Canada, ‘ection of prisons and to defray the tracts such as the above, but deem this one sufficient to show that moneys were received and expended and no notice taken of them. expense of the administration of justice, thereby. re- ; lieving Upper Canada from paying anything for these Under ‘this 'system any | purposes, as she had’ been doing | public officer who was so disposed, could rob the country without the possibility Seignor ure. of his being found out. em that enabled Eby It was the want of a regular it was impossible that the greater part of Lower treet could ever be open for British people to settle therein. to rob the country out of some 13> The Macdonaia- Establish a ‘regul It was a relic of the old feu- dal system, a dark blot upon the liberties of America. Mr. Macdonald and his colleagues proposed to wipe r System, The Macdonald-Cartier Ministry, in or y with the dangerous and irregu appropriating a small sum annually to pay the Seiguiors. Let it be understood that Up- per Canada was to receive an equal sum. In this way the Scignorial ‘Tenure System shall become extinct without having added more than a fraction to the tax- es of the measure which we have referred, introduced hing a most thorough and perfect Accounts, stem of Public oe that an Anditor- nted, whose business The measure prov General be appo would be to see that not one cent w 8 paid out without a’ proper Under this ect aiih our present very excellent system of Public Accounts was established, so that the Books of each Department at the end of the year shows every cent that was received during the mntty. Mr, Brown proposed to eae the lands belonging to the Séigniors—bi v? voucher, ,000,000 at once, out of the publie tase asing the public debt to that amount. rig. ‘We venture to say that there is no measure of late Reciprocity and the year, who paid it in, and from what searce it cam every cent paid out, to whom paid, and what for. date which has tended to benefit the people of this Tt is trae that Mr. Macdonald and his late colleagues do not de- serve all the credit for this Treaty by the Tincks Cabinet, Allan's going i country more than the Reciproe! Independence of Parliament. Bit In order to maintain the independence of Parlis ment and prevent members from u it was introduced erfected by Sir Canadian Wheat a duty of 20 cents per ¢ their position but it w to their own advantage, a Bill was introduced and Previous to this Treaty passed by the Macdonald-Cartier to the States y The Can: duce to the Sta Ministry, which pre- vents any one from sitting in Parl ment who has any | tyushel dian farmer can either send his pro- contract with the’ Gov them, or is in mient, receives money from y connected with Montreal—he has the es or by way of. any way pecunia twochances. Under this Treaty when the Canadian his wheat to yankee land he gets 20 cts. than he could formerly, Surely this is Again, in re-adjusting the Tariff the object was, on the necessaries of life—the things most useful to possible: them, farmer sen‘ P it Office Department, a bushel moi Up to. the time of the Macdonald-Cartier Ministry | #0 advantage, the Post Office Department was entirely from under he poor man—lower the duties as much as in other words, make the rich man pay the It received its own moneys and used them 48 it pleased. the control of the Legislature. It drew large amounts from the Public Treasury without being call- | ™ost—protect the poor man, Mr. Howland does not lax the The taxes upon articles which can be manufactured in Canada were raised. agree with th as to what use the money splan. His object of its officers, &e, In his Report, “the Le- sembly of Canada often hear, for the first was poor— protect the rich. ‘The manu- facturing interests of the country’ were sought to be protected. What Have we not now all sorts time of large expenditures many months after the cash Home industry was encouraged. 3 paid away.” has been the result ? euecamttieer Ctinend tne consent of manufaetories going on, and that suece of the Legislatu Mr. Mackenzie in his Report says: the charges against the several: Works,” (Piers and Light-houses) “it is evident that £78,111 2s. 114. have been spent without the authority of the Legis ture.” We find by the same Report that the Piers and Lights below Quebec had cost the country, so far as the work had been completed, some £119,611—the original estimate was £35,500 only. plete these works the McDonald- had to expend a large additional two cases, out of hundreds, Now, what do we find George Brown doing in this matter? Week after week, for a e, his Globe was filled with articles intended to aronse a hostile feeling in the American mind against our Tariff. The Reci- it ha When our On reference to procity Treaty relates to raw materi to manufactured Is only ; a- no reference articles. Government, indu: therefore, in order to encourage home ry, raised the tariff upon manufactured articles coming from the States, it did not in any way infringe In order tocom- 3 a Deter Ten | acallddte purpose, contended ‘that it did; and what al Governmeiit took the matter up on the strength of what the Globe said, and sought to have the Treaty This is one or was the result? Why, the organ of the Washington selected to show how the Grits managed business when they had the power. Clergy Reserves, rve their ached un- | price 43 his produce, and also to encourage the people of the Western States to send their produce over our waters, sbolsed the Capal Falls. © Before the Malls were abolished it was nothing extraordin: ng idle rather than run the risk ct pytee ppbolition of the Canal Tolle had ere- home commerce, hing of eae to a country ‘than an sapetion, hos ‘aout tink mposed the Canal olls for the revenue toe derived theref | es in consequence, t | less for his w whe “That is ‘y ‘th $ power, for pre ae nt, a5 rie | will | ‘The Grand Trunk, | The Grand Trunk Railroad was commenced by the he} the Tolls, and they do it Hincks Administration, consequently the Carticr-Mac- donald Government was, of paca compelled to complete the wor 0 see that it was completed, in order that that Which bad’ boon already spent might tbe t is a work, however, of which Canada snag. ueljasiy propaiicriaa nto: tosdlies att ata senes lil ertlpot hialte ate hes eit shake ice of 3 ‘The high rate of exchange between Canada and the United Bitates woul isa Prevented them sending it by wi Yew York, or else, if they had done 0, ship- p at Monin one pric would not have tw bushel had ihe tee send i y to the States, € got, Bien to thank cox Als ped National Debt, Upon no subject, perhaps, in which we are at all interested has their been so much said as about our National debt. We have nie it said, by men who go to church too, ae Cartier- aeciauals & Joe taised ee N debt 0 $84,000,000 and gi ‘Pow we atten vill taller Ba tional meen a statem Toba. ebdonnia and his party were in power from Uheend of 1894 til May 1862. When the Conservative party came into, power the National debt was n 43,243,163; when they went out of office in 1862 i Was, $50,048,973—inerease $16,703, $10-—See Hows land's Report ‘The followi ief statement of the ca ne till the ‘at ot 1859 :—Hxpended in aid ot 1d. $4,380,000 ; Great nicipal Loan he coun’ pe worth, to the people of Upper Canada nearly, half that sum, Had it not been for it what could done with their produce? Und donald-Cartier Ghreesnsnetl Jextey he eredit of the country rose tll ous sceurides sold in the English market above p ur imports‘and iiportsincrékied’” "Home tnduatcy “ROMAGNeG.” "To jaitetnal Fespurcee 6f the: comitey Arend opened up, and prosperity smiled upon the land, During all the time that our friends were strugetin to develope the resourees of the eountry by com her railroads, her canals, her turnpikes, her nactii her light-houses, icesing. 0p ions, en conraging emigration, preparing sane and afflicted, ener Pe eaten s $e, factions a postad Ho at ev ep, their every act was misrepresented,— syepshe aneda, Prtiaion, donald, sai on the floor of the House “he would oppose every Measure they brought forwatd, be it good oF bad Woh crtty (obarpare the BIRT ipo of that factious Opposition since it batbeatels pow seisoahncy pte opReanis’ site MUManalereLie ‘Administration have added to the National debt nearly 19-$3,000,000, eg and have not spent one single cent ents, ‘They have squandered the friends betare they let office for the purpose of enrring fn the public works at Otta han Let us n They. have robbed, the country out. of 8176, 00 by neglecting or rather refusing to carry ont the negotintions commenced by, Mr. Galt with the pro. Brietors of the of Steamers, by which it sd hat a should take £60,000 instead. of r the he defiéleney ‘the Tast year fice, was but-a'tide over ONE Million Dollars, but under Mr. Howland the deficiency was nearly THREE Millions of Dollars. Our friends Ered the datied vo Thbt thé Wich mama would by called upon to pay te! tncat.' Mr/Howlstd pat ‘oa te duties so that the ‘ould have the mi pay. What the Mastonsla- Garter Miniatry promo a at the ide on the ground that the Globe admitted the Treaty had been broken by the Canadian Government. The matter went so far that Lord Lyons thought it his duty to take the matter up officially. This much disputed question which had, toa great extent, been the cause of one Rebellion; and, had it not been settled, would very probably have caused an- other, was most strenuously Such is George opposed while it was | 2rown’s patriotism! Parliament by the very men who bad The Canal Tolls. iy cry. All] The Cartier-Macdonald administration, in order to sorts of objections were raised against the plan adopt igliow the Western farmer to get the largest possible passing through obtained their seats by making it a part Sectari get to be Ministers 1 public They | they have raved about injustice to Upper Canada, | about French dom b | be a humbug, they professed, we say, Forerne by the double ¢ moment it came between them ai 3,000.8, year, as it did on the | "passage of the Sehool Bill, ca threw it to one si hile in op- ition Ber ‘ould not fin ex) posi toe ta thie 3 100,¢00 0 year, ey Under their m Be cere are been increased, We find in the PAM. Genetal’s 's Report, in the item of salaries alone, a matter over which he had entire control inerease of over ne 9318000, and in the item of Printing over £% Strange retrenchment! —Geor botere boticeees under hi ted was aiclle, I what is it they have done to p merit the consaanee of he people. ‘They have shew: A geekless r promises and rede ‘para all the history re try. The any Ministry. maler had crowned all by the auigonatitatonly Secute tn be pursued after the vote of non-confidence was taken, Fri electors support men who have shewn by tl en ac hei they are totally devoid Sf either THLSRi os) or honesty? Mr. McGee and the “Rump.” In a letter addressed to a friend in London, C. W., Mr MoGee says :—No one was taken by surprise at the result of the vote in the House of Assembly on the ‘7th of last month, however some of us were taken by sur- prise by the results of that result. Tw 0 speak of what occurred in Quebec between the 7th of May, when that vote was , and the 16th of May, hen the present Administration was sworn in. Dur- ing the nine days’ crisis many things occurred which I do not care to mention, and some which for the eredit of uman na ‘ould endeavor to forget.” What are those things he would endeavor to forget? ‘The deeds he Rump, which we ki are bad e1 ms so. Mr McGee, fi humanity, would forget. the dark, disgraceful eds of the unprincipled men who, by an unconstitu- tional trick—by deceiving the Governor General and their Aiba thetime being govern Canada, Retr chment as practiced by the “Rump? The following facts selected from a long list will shew the people how their money has been spent, and how Retrenchment has been carried out by the Grits Mr, Walker Powell, ex-MP P, Grit, made Deputy Adjutant General, at a salary of 4,000d a year. Mr Connor ex-M P P, Grit, made a judge, salary 5,000d a year, Mr Adam Wil- P, Grit, made a judge, salary 5,000d a Ha y MP P,M Ministerial, made Secretary of bibaasi of Arieitre, salary 2,400d a year. fessrs_ Wiluon and tended Retrenchment umber of 9} Polat on eommis- sions for the purpose of getting up plundering reports is incre hres Silas tome Srbiundeeinguotar ty ata salary 0f3,000d besides some 50 clerks, assistants, laborers, &c., at exhorbitant sal: hree Finaneial and, Depart i mental Commissioners ata salary of sides clerks, &c., as above. Office Com comes the pr gether with wits te Financ’ Boeing Report 10,00 ‘Three of the Commissioners have received permanent appointments at a salary of about 2, O00d each, ‘There fire pends "or othok appointments ina small way ent. se can ae Double Dealing. wo capac sheets were issued at the Beacon office ast whole sheet and one half’ sheet. ‘The dlhea} contaiaad A aly’s dit tor’s re- with having used the fords ‘abel ‘go! oma he 0) of the We ba i, i i ing asse aanrae say itis false. Mr. never med ‘seh, words, never. ‘The whole terror a matter din last week's Beacon is a fabrica- tion go} of. p for the occasion ao. dantalsing this dymg nad garbled statement was intendad BOMGHE amid ths’ Uraxgauibe’ tie tall ost his does not appear, was got up Catholic subseribers. “ Blectors, mark suck con sent issue in which # the duct Change of of Opinion! e been informed 4 that Mr, James 0” ory We file at PRincdrar ofl evening la: f Mr, Daly aH very 0 about Mr-Foley after his having given them something to Suel is human The reason fone nitlemen Hep Rigel ther ag not approve bs the sue shuffle of the premier and Geo. Bro Mr. Daly in the Rorners ‘Townships, s receptiotl id Wallace, Elma ahd Morning. ton ai week was all that could be wished, He held some 20 mee Let our friends cli profe essed i lew of Bawrestietion whik-aldionge There can be no doubt of the result, work, however!