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The counsel in the coming case have em- bodiedin their memoir a large number of let- tors, intended to prove that the Bonapartes re~ cognised young Jerome as one of their family. The following are the cepies : MADAME LETITIA BONAPARTE r) J mom: 11. November 10, 1829. My Dear Grandson : I have heard with pleasure of your marriage, as the person you have chosen possesses all the advantages one could desire. I earnestly pray that you may be happy in the union you contract, and if my blessing can contribute to it will be com- plete and lasting. I beg of you to present my affectionate wishes to your betrothed, though I have not the pleasure of knowing her. Your father is still in the country; he will not reâ€" turn before the 1511:, He is well, as also your brother and your sister (the present Prince Hepoleon and Princess Mathilde.) I embrace you tenderly. Your affectionate mother. MADAME. f mucus laminar: T0 rnn swan Jennies. November 17,1847. .My Dear Brother; I believe you will learn with all the interest of a sincere friendship the conclusion of my marriage, [‘With Prince Domitian.) ' ' My new condition realizes all the hopes which lhad anticipated. But while Iam happyJ am not the less attached to all the affectionate sentiments which 1 professed be; fore mymarriage, and you know, my dear Jerome, when King of Westphalia, offered his first wife a residence and revenue, with the title of Princess of Smalcalden. if she would come to Germany;bnt this offer was refused, and Madame Bonaparte obtained a divorce in the state of Maryland. In 1819 she visited Europe. and her son, the young Jerome, was received with every attention by his Bonaparte relatives in France and - On the first of June, 1806, the Archbishop of Paris issued a decree annulling Jerome’s marriageâ€"~a decree which the memoir terms “3- melancholy monument ol‘the vices enâ€" gendered by the servile weakness and the guilty condescension of ecclesiastical author- ities to the exactions of a government.” rate my daughters from their mother, who have found in her their parentâ€"to acknow- ledge my two children illegitimate. And you call that a simple proceeding ! And you think that, after having divided a poor family, dis- honored my wife, disinherited my children-â€" that after harirgdeprived them of their name and their position, which is no longer mine but theirsâ€"I should find compensation for so much haeeness in the graces and favors which you say would enable my illegitimate children to live honored and happy! Sir, I respect in you the organ of the Emperor.â€" Know, however, that rather than descend to such infamy. I would immolate my son and daughter with my own hand. "' "’ ' Moreâ€" over, I am again writing to his Majestyâ€"ex- cepting the sacrifice demanded 0! me. I am ready to make all others that may he thought useful to France. My dignities belong to the Fmperor. The choice of the place of my re- treat belongs to him. When he commands no change it I will obey without a murmur; ifhe requires it I shall quit Europe, but I will not quit my wife and childrm except with my “Pesaro, May 25, 1805.” Pore Pius VII , as is well known, refused to promulgate a bill declaring Jerome’s mar- riage null and void, and hard the Prince posâ€" sessed even an ordinary degree of manliness, hrs wife would not now have been obliged to contest her claims in court. But Jerome fell in with the ambitions schemes of his brother, and, in the hopes of wedding a Wurtemburg princess, fursook his American wife. w â€"_â€"-v v 7 ‘u-J uuuuuu Jerome, what‘aashare you have in my affec- tions. Give my aflécfionate compliments ta my sister-in-Iaw, though I have nat thé plea- Gate of knowing her {assure her of my affec~ tjgn for her. A thousand compliments from 1.119 Bamnessc Your most affectionate sister, BALTIMORE, December ‘24, 1803. “\Vith license, I this day united in the holy bonds of marriage, in conformity with the rite: of the Holy Catholic Church,Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the first Consul of France, with Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of William Patterson, Esq., of the city of Bal- timore, and of Dorcas Spear his wife. “ lJ Bishop of BALTIMORE.” This eettificate was verified by the French Vige-Corrsul, Henryjr'erne}. “ Your union with Miss Patterson is null in the eyes of religion and the law. l-Vrite to Miss Patterson to return to America. I shall give her a pension of 60,000f on condition that in no case shall she hear my name, to which she has no right, by reason of the non- existence of the union. Inform her, of your- self, that you have not been able,and that you cannot,change the nature of things.” UallllU|, “UCIISU IIIU uauuc Ul Kbllllgfio' At the same time the Emperor addressed a letter to his brother,Lucien (afterwards Prince of Canie), who, in his Opinion. had formed a mesalliance by wedding Madame Jouberton. Ll eien, moze manly and honorable than Je- rome boldly replied : wcmx nnnvxns NAPOLEON. “You conclude by tracing out for me the line of conduct I ought to Hirsueâ€"viz., to destroy the contract which has united us for the last three yearsâ€"to bring back to Paris my wife changed into a concubineâ€"to sepa- Al Ixrnssnsc LAW-SUIT PENDING 1N F mums --Mu. PATTERSON E31 Auauszrufir mm RIGHT: AS Wmow or 11:30:43 BONAEARTEâ€" AMERICAN ‘VIVES Asp F Rxxcu mecss. Alter nearly half a century of quiet resig- nation to what seemed to be the decrees of fate, the first wife of Jerome Bonaparte is about to emerge from her retirement, and, in the French courts of law, contest her claims to beeonsndered his legitimate wife, and to secure for herse‘f and son their part of the personal property left by the recently de- ceased prince. The history of Madame Bona- parte (formerly Miss Patterson) is too well nown to our readers to need recapitulation here, and we will only now make an abstract orthe details of the proposed trial trom the long account furnished by the Paris ccrxes~ pendent of the London Times. C The case will come before {he Tribunal of the First Instance at Paris on the 25m of the present month, with M. Berryer and M. Le- grand as ccunsel for Madame Bonaparte. â€"- They have drawn up a printed memoir of the facts, commencimr With a recapitulation of the life of Jerome Bonaparte, and a history of his acquaintance and marriage with Miss Pat- :oraon. The marriage certificate reads as fol- uws ' The subsequent efforts of the Emperor Na poieon to break up the marriage are then recounted. With these efforts and their re- sults om readers are familiar. Napoleon wrote to Jerome in May, 1805: The Bonaparte Romance. Kiss my little nephew for me.- chum BONA PARTS. MATIIILDE. Iam not at iiherty to mention names in this communication ; but will say merely that l have 10-day conversed with a well- lrn'own gentleman, a resident of the Lake‘Su- perior region, who has related to rre some of the particulars of this scheme. - It is based upon the mutual interests of the Lake Super- ior reoph. on the one hand, and English cap- italists, railroad managers, and political oper- ators on the other. The present time is se-iz- l ed upon as-the mist propitious for the accom~ plishment of the object sought, the public 111in being occupied with the secession move- ments and public attention riveted in another ' direction; - . ' . , The Lake superior people consider them- I selves as treated by Michigan more as a pro- “ ‘The object and the victim of intrigues. calumnies and falsehoods, it only remains for me sire, to repeat the prayer I addressed to your Majefly in my letter ot'the 20th of March to go with my son and wait in exile that jus- tice which lam convinced Heaven reserved for me. sooner or later, and to request that your Majesty will be pleased to grant me an audience to take your orders for the future. “ ‘J N BONAPARTE.’ “The memorial concludes by praying the tribune to order that an inventory be taken ofthe property left by His Imperial Highness, Prince Jerome, and. that a partition be made of it. “It is dificult to exaggerate the importance of this case for on the decismn of tha tribu- nals will depend the legality of the first, or of the second marriage.” The reader may laugh ht: t it has been 56 r- iously propo ed to annex the St ate Michigan to this Province. We do not, of course, be- lieve the rumors afloat about certain agents from England being: engaged in the work of bringing Iaabom such a project; but it is eviâ€" dent that the subject has been broached. In order that our readers may judge for them- selves 1n the matter, we copy the following communication 11} a correspondent to the De- troit Free Press . “ The Free Press will be called an alar- mist for wiring publicityto the following facts t1 htCil are neiertheless based upon authentic information, and mm find fulfilment at no dis- tant day 1n the future. I ailntle to the separ- ation of the Upper from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and the annexation of the former to the Province of Canada. There are some projetts now on foot for the accomplishment of this event, the details of which are rapidly maturing. Proposed Annexation of Michigan to Canada. ‘My Dear Cousin: In a month I begin my journey to the ruterior. The first thing lmean to_ do :5 to pa) )0u a \ isit. I remember with W hen Prince Louis Naxpoieou waldo America after the “affair” of Strasbuifi, M. Jerome Bonaparte offered him his house as a residence. The Prince (the present Emperor) rephed_: pleasu are the time we passed togetht r at Rome :1: x i Florence. Farewell, my dear cousin ; receive the as- surance of my frzendshxp. THE PRESENT EMPEROR TO J mom. 0:. the 131 of January, 1853, M. Bonaparte congratulated his cousin on his becoming Em- peror, “on the foundation of his successâ€"â€" nameiy, the \viH oflhe peopie as expressed by universal suffrage. The Emperor re~ p18??- __ “On the 10th of Nc‘wember. 1855, Marohal Pelissier, at his headquarters before Subasto- pol, named ‘M. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte’ Lieutenant in the 7th I)ragoons,Knight of the Legion of “com. This nomination was con- firme'l on the 24th of the same month. But on the 13th of June, 1856, a letter of permisâ€" sion to wear the decoration oF the Vedjidie of Turkey \\ as addr :ssed to M Bonaparte. Junior, as ‘M Bonaparte Paterson.’ This permission, «routed to him under a name “hit h u as not his proper desirnation, was not accepted. At the same time, the proposition of the Duchy of Sartene was renewed to M. Bonaparte, the father. Under these circumstances the latter addressed the following letter to the Emperor dated; July 25, 1856 :_ “‘Sire: Ireceived the enclosed from mv son a few dats ago. I kept it to reflect on its contents before I should send it to 30m Majesty. It breathes the sentiments of hm or in which my son was brought up, and I pray your Majesty to grant his request. It is not real dishonor to he born a bastard and in ac- ceptIng the ( ousequeuce . Had I been in that category I should hate long since ascepted, with gratitude, the offers \vhi h 30ur M..jest3 con lescended to make. me. 3ut as I was le- gifmate I3 born-and as I hate aim-1135 been at -'know edged as such h3 m3 tamil3, b3 the laws of all countries, and hythe whole world, it would be the extreme of haseuess and dis- honor on my part to accept a hIeIet of hasâ€" tardv. I did not raise the question, neither do [fear it. And if the family counsel (con- seIl defaIIIIlle) has rendered an illegal and unjust decision, it at least stopped short of depriving;r me of the nameI bore from my birth to the fiftieth year of my age, without its ever having: been contested. My Cousin: Notwithstanding the distanec and a very long separation, I have never doubted the heartfelt interest with which you followed all the chances ofmy destiny. I have felt great pleasure in the letter which brings me your ('0Lgt‘ithtifiti0tt8. I thank you for them. The news you give me ofthe vocation of your son for the. military career, and of his entering a regiment of Curabineers, has not been less agreeable to me. When circum- stances permit I altall be, believe me, most happy to see you. Wherenpon, my eonsâ€" in, lpray to God to have you in His holy keeping. “Prince Napoleon and his sister, the Prin- cess Mathilde, then demanded oflhe Emperor and the Conseil de Fain-{116, that ‘B'IM. Pater- son(Mr. Jerome Bonaparte and his son),should not exercise any bi the rights which felong exclusively to the legitimate issue, and that consequently M Jerome Paterson and his de~ scendants should be prohibited from hearing the name of Bonaparte.’ 'l he Con'seil de Famille decided in favor of their hearing the name of Bonaparte, but decided illegally, as the memoir contains, that thev should not have the right to avail themselves of the ben- efit of the 201st and Qfifld articles of the Code Napoleon relating to succession. The Conseil d8 Famille was comprised of NEW. Abbtncci, Fonld. Trop'ong. Deh‘lorney, Baroche and Orrano. The paint is argued at some length in the memoir. “Written at the Palace of the Tuderies February 9,1953. NAPOLEON.” On the 17th of April, 1855, Mr Jerome Bo- nay arte was affered through M. F ouid the title of Duke de Sultiene (a town 111 Corsica), and invited to come to F rance. But this offer 1.1 as declined. The later facts connected with the case we give as they are related by the Times correspondent : THE YOUXGER JEROME TO LOCKS NAPOLEON. NAPOLEOS" LOUIS BONAPARTE. Tm; ELECTION CONTEST is at an end. The result is disastrous to the conservative party ; but we think will he in the end beneficial, as it will teach them that notwithstanding their immense power, they can be defeated when they divide themselves, as was in the present contest between Hon. J. C. Morrison and Mr. Gowan. The latter although professing to he an Independent, was well understood by his supporters to be a Ministerialist at heart.â€" Had We been able to identify him ~with Dis- solution of the Union, Joint Authority, or any other Clear Grit-dogma,l\’l r. Morrison’s cc urse would have been clear ; or had they all en- tered the field at the same time, we feel cer- tain, from the assurances rriven by many pro- minent men who were pledged to Mr.- Gowan that the greater portion of the Conservative body would have centred on Mr. MorrisOn. But Mr. Gowan havi‘ng'assiduously canvassed during the past twelvemonths, and 116 Other Conservative Candidate appearing‘or likely to appear, many became compromised or iden- tified with'him. However,-with allthese ad- vantages, he failed to secure the confidence of any great portion. of the Conservative body This contest proves conclusively that he is not the man to rally the Conservatives of :Grey around him , and his supporters may now learn with remorse and regret, thatthey "1351.9 a serious blunder i'n. forcing ‘him on their part 5‘. . ..‘ .._..ov' ‘J' vince than an integral part of the State. Anal this, it is true, is the treatment they have long received. They are §hut out, for six months in the year, from any communication with the Lower Peninsuia, excepting by long and wearisome journeys through other States, and then only accomplished at great hazard and exposure. They are taxed for the expenses ot the State very heavily, their ‘rnines and pro- ductions paying large specitic taxes, from which they receive but trifling benefits, and these grudgingly bestowed. Even in the ap: pointrzent of public officers to resrde and ex- ecute their duties in the upper country, the selections are made trom the Lower Peninsu- la, as in the case of the Superintendent of the Saut Canal and his deputies and agents.â€" These are some of the grievances of which they complain. They then claim that Cana- dais their natural atfinity; that in that direc~ tion with the aid oi capital which is now tendered them, they can find a shorter, quick~ er, and more direct outlet to a market and tne world than via lower lakes. It is well known that certain English cap,- italis.s are largely interested in Lake Superiâ€" ior mines. Large quantities ofthe prodnc‘s 0‘ these mines, principally copper, are shippâ€" ed directly to England for smelting. It is also well known that attentien has lately been directed, in England and Canada, to the Eng- lish settlements on the Red River, which country is described as the finest and most attractive ofthe British possessions on this continent. The only detriment to its full de- velopment has hitherto been its inaccessi- bility. This it has been sought to obviate by sundry railrca l schemes, none ofwhich, how- ever, have been deemed feasible, because of the impossibility or impracticability of conâ€" structing a road wholly on English soil. The most direct route would be to cross the Sault River at Sanlt Ste-Maria, traverse the length of the Upper Peninsula, taking an almost direct air line to the point it desired to reach. In this project the railroad interests would be consolidated with the political interests cen- tred in the region of country alluded to. Of course I am dependent upon the stateâ€" ment of others for these details. and Panjmlge of the extent and nature of the movement on- ly by the information I ret-eive. This in- formation prompts me to believe that intluen- tial men in every important town on lake Superior are prepared to espouse the seces- sion movement when the proper time to act shall arrive, and that it will be received with general favor by the masses (f the people.-- Indeed, the movement lately brought to light in the State olMaine, where the benefits to l e detiged by annexation are by no means so great as in tnis instance, demonstrates most Eel arl) that many of the people of the North are disgusted with the present trouhied state of affairs, and desire to place themselves on- dor a government of greater stability. A fem weeks will doubtless demonstrate the truthâ€" fulness of this alleged statement. From all the information Iam aml le to gath er, not only from the gentleman to whomI have alluded, but from other residents of the Up; er Peninsula now in this cit), I find that a very general assent is given to the move- ment by those to whom it has teen 1li1nlged. It has been kept secret for prudential reasons, those only whom it was supposed would enter into it and le influential assistants in carrying it forward having been permuted an) know- 01 it. Immediately on its consummation, if it snal be consummated, funds 11ill he a1.- vanced to one of the leading Canadian Rail- W31 companies to build a branch of their road direct to the Saults, and their dis position to do this is used as an arn'ument xxith the resi- dents in the Upper Peninsula to 11in them from their allegiance to the gorernmvnt ol the United States. An Agent of a l1i11l1l1resp1.n- sible and influential l1 111K111” house 111 l'nw- land, so I am infiirmed, has been thtongh the entire range of the \n e1'1ica11 to11 n11 in 1! rat direction to forward the morre nent,an1l prolh. 1- ing any aid 1n money that may he required to give it success. An American citizen, :1 resi- dent ol’ the same reqrion, has lost p1111'ee1led to Montreal to 110111: ln1le ceztai. 1 negotiations on this point. The plan proposed, so far as I can gnthéri: is to make a formal seression from the State and general govvrnmem as in the case of South Carolina and the Gulf States, and 052.15- lisl a provincial government. This provin- cial government will be furnished will: all the funds it may require to maintain itself, until it can prOpe-rly and formally umkeappliz'aliou and be received as part and parcel or the Pro~ Vince of Canada. THE STANDARD. This is but a hasty sketch of some of the leading motives which actuate the movement to which attention is now directed. THE DURHAM STANDARD, DURHAM, MARCH 1, 1861. FRIDAY. MARCH I, 1861. Neither 1eason nor argument could induce either section of the party to unite with the other, although the political que tion which divided them could not be named. Thus both have been defeated and discomfited by a part) which scarcely forms a cypher 1n the County. Mr Gowan no.doubt expected to be taken up as the Grit Candidate, as a reward tror his servility. lVe believe an arrangement was made, or understood between himself and Brown, that one of them should \t'ithdraw in case the other would benefit thereby. But Mr. Gowan was duped in this, for they had no intention of withdrawing Purdy ; ther ob- ject being to keep Mr. Gowan in the field, knowing that his Ministerial antecedents would debar him any support from the Grits, while he would split the Ministerial party. 0-3? The Southern Confederacy ofthe Am- erican States promises to be successful. They have appointed Ministers to the several Euro- pean Courts; English Capatalists are pre- pared to advance them money to an unlimited extent. A regular standing army is being,r established (if? There has lecently been a great flood in the rivers of Helland, Europe, which has inundated much of the country, and demroved an incalculable amount of propenty. Cf? Mr. Lincoln, President eiuzt of the Northern States, arrived at \Vashington, inâ€" cog., on the 23rd inst. It was rumored that he'wouid be assasinated. An attempt was made to assasinate Mr. Vatmwk the same evening, in the streets of Vfasitin‘rton. (3:? The next sittings of Sullivan Division Court will~ be held on the 20d March, inst.; Durham on the 4th ,Mount Forest on th: 6th , and Proton on the 7th. ~ BRUCE H}:RAL1).-â€"Tliis is the title of a new paper published at our sister village, Wal- kerton. It is a large, and well-filled sheet. containing spirited and ably-written editor- ials, which cannot fail to command the res- pect and paironage ol the people ofBruce. ' Dir-I “’8 learn from the Barrie Advance, that the Deputy Grand Orange Lodge of Western Canada met in that town on the 19111 inst., when the'resolutions condemning the Minis- try passed at Hamilton Were denounced by 10 to 1 of the members then present, there being upwards of sixty. Nearly every'Connty Lodge in the Province. have exonerated the Ministry from any blame in the Newcastle affair at Kingston. ‘Mr. Morrison was in ill health during the greater portion of his canvass, and after the nomination was only able to, deliver one or two addresses. The intervening time he- tween the nomination and election, is all-imâ€" portant in any contest, but more especially so in the present, in order to confute the false statements made in the several hand-bills is- sued by the Gut party. Wherever Mr. Mor- risen gave an ex‘planation of his past ccn‘ duct, there his cause was m the aseemlant : and the only thing necessary to have ensured a complete victory, was time to have made a thorough canvass, and a refutation of the numerous slanders Issued by Geo. Brown. J. S. HOGAN, M. P. P.-â€"â€"A year and quarter has elapsed since our respected re- presentative mysteriously disappeared. Rn- mots are afloat that he has recon tly been 111 Cincinnatti, 0., and that he will ietum in time to take his seat in the House at the opening ofthe présént session,0n the 16th inst.»â€" Shouid this be true, it will he hailed \sith rapturous deiight by thousands of his admir ers in the COLimy. This contest has conclusively shewn that an Orange Candidate must possess qualifica- tions to commend him to the non-1 rofessing Conservatives of the County; for, wlthont a union between them the result will in future be the same as in the present case-- both parties unis-represented, although uniteclly they com~ po<e three-hmrths of the elector». Grey is the largest County in the Prcvince and should have added its quota to the Intelliâ€" gence of Parfiamem. north Ontario has long had the humor of 11:9 most‘ ignorant I‘epresen- 2:.tive in the House ; but Gr: y has comple- tely stripped it 0t its [((lH‘lslS. The following are the townships :â€" A great many persons in the County had the idea rooted in their minds that a resident Candidate of any description was better than an outsider. A very short time will relieve their minds of this delusion. A great many staunch Conservatives blindly supported Mr. Purdy on this ground. An adjnnrnetl annual meeting of the above Institute will take pluve at the Library Rooms next Saturday 'evening, for the election of of- ficers. Those interested will govern them- selves accordingly. Cgremnnt ........ 70 (20 2'14 Nbrmuuby ....... 193 IN) 150 Proton ........... 75 Hi 5-1 Osprey .......... 86 15'). I ': Melauoiuon. ...... 37 -« 35 :30 Artemesin ....... 7;, 16:2 473 Owen Snuml. . V . . 91 53 1:27.! Syduuham ....... 1'31 54 1923 Holland ......... 91 118 9.3 Suliimu ......... 4-1 7'3 '35 Derby ........... 2:) 4%) sn Keppcl 8; Sarawak 5 2 l\) The several rmums for the tuwnships of Coliingwuod, Euphrasia, and St. Vincent have not came to hand, but the followiwr is the C grand total : 3eminck. . . Gleuelg. . . . Eiechanics’ Institute. Totals 1397 1285 16-40 .‘h‘ ~l w :2 in returns of the several 1:23 11*) 2'14 13(1 51 [As it: at‘ préserit stands no. muni’cipaiity' at ; S'chooifsec‘tion can have any share, Un1ess by sgmifilé to the Chief -Supexiiltenxlent an" equal amount to that desxre‘i} to be drawn. Many Sparta of the Province find their township and {if}? The fugitixe King of Napk 5 still holds out in the fortress of Gaeta v1 ith a tenacity, under adverse circumstances, which cannot fail to excite admiration. (3:? A mine of red and )ellow ochre has been discovered in he County of Middlesex, C. W. 81;" During the past week we have been visited by an extensive thaw which has des- troyed our sleighing. Address to the Rate-pay- ing Public of ”’5'pper Canada. KI? Mad dogs are very numerous in several parts of Canada at present. ' The Grammar Schools are still more iniqui- tous than the former; as very few can obtain sufficient Common School education to obtain admittance, although the public at large main- tain them. No plea can be set up in defence of a system that compels the entire public to support a school which in its very nature ex- cludes them from participating in it. We are chiefly an agricultural people, hence few find a Grammar School education necessary to the proper fulfilment of their duties. Not one youth out of every hundred attendsa Grammar School: nevertheless ninety -nir1e are compelled to give a superior education to one, thus elevating him above them in So- cie y , and placing the Opportunity of a lucra- tive prefessron 1n his hands C ‘ fl V .Tiie Library moneys being the proceeds of public lanrlggshouidqbe distributed to each Municipaligffacgibrding to its assessedyaiuc. manby. we again address you on the subjec of Comman Schools and Public Libraries. With reference to Common 'SchoOl, we do not think it requires aught than acquaintance with its exactions, to percetve the gross tyranny embodied "in its every feature. A State tax ie levied on the pmperty' of all for the benefit of a few; and too frequently the poor, of their poverty, have to contribute towards the education of their more wealthy neighbors. The Langâ€"Which should secure to every man the entire con- trol of his property, to use and dis-pose of as he pleases,--â€"--places all property of the Prov- ince in common {and Whieh, in a reiigious point of View, savers strongly of Mormonism and Socialism. But on the other hand, how degrading and humiliating it is to the feelâ€" ings of the honorable mun to be compelled to educate his children at the exr‘erse of his neighbors, when in a position to do so with his own menus. GENTLEMENiâ€"On behalf of the Common and Gmmiriar School and Public Library Law Reform Association of Egremont and Nor- Does the above pay itny resper-t to puMic Opinion '? Is the management of. schools left in the. hands 0! the p90 18? No, their liberty and power of action is igi mod, and the trus- tees compelled to act directly contrary to the wishes of the people. Now, are you going to lie supinely on your backs wl ile the letters of tyranny are being riveted on your limbs? Or, like men who can appreciate the sweets of freedom, assert your independence, and hand down to your children the liberties" rurchasetl dearly by your forefathers, free and untrammelerl. We think uu-honest man wid deny that it .4 not an injustice to place power in the hands of mercenary individuals to despoil their neighbors of their property. Education is not only a private, but pecuniary, advantage to the possessor; and We might as well, and with equal regard to justice, be com pelled to teach the public youth any of the various arts, profe ss‘ious, or trades, in order, as the supâ€" porters olithe present School System say, “ to nude them useful members at society. ”â€" I‘hie might have been applicable in tl22 patriarehial ages, but is repugnant to the {212322234 of the p: esent. The supreme indif- ferenee t2e 1‘eo pie hate shewn at losingr their individual liberty and rights, will encouraww tl use \\ he i ave 4 melded tl.em to make. fur ther admin-es llut it may be asked haw: It Will he seen from the above ‘hztt (11,111 trustees cnn control the 1'11‘ire section thc) ' represent. Snppose,-101".l1e sake of 1111411â€" mentâ€"thut the trustees are honorahle 111 11 11111! desire to act in 111'1'..:1r1i;111ce with 1111 hlic (pinion, will the law allow them to do so '?- No! not when pntnic opinion is contrary to the School Act. 111 proof ofthis I 1'1111'1'1'1111 t0 the Appendix' Ol- the Educational h’lannnl for Upper (31111111l11.11111ler the caption of “ De- cisions oftlte Chief Superintendent of sclools on questions pi'Oposed by local school author- ities,”deei.~ion 524, he says: “In reference to the resolution adopted at the animal so 111ml meeting, 11111111111110; that all the 13.11111311035- ot the school for the c1'111e111ycar, shouldhe pro- vided for by 1'11 e- ‘111 l on parents sending: their chil: lrne to the s1l’111ol l have to remark that it is null and V11i1... 11e311111l the 111111.15111gi1f the. highest 111te- hill permitted l1'l11'â€"\1, 111111111- ly, one sl: illing1 111111 three 1-1e11111 11:31 1111 11h for each child atter‘ding the school. No addi- tional or other rate ti: ll than this one s. rilling 111111 three-pence a month can be imposed b) law upon any person for 11 ch “11 :1tte211linr1 school. All the rest 01 the expenses ol the school must be ptOVitietl for by 11 rate 1111 all the taxable property of the school Section.â€" Thin is the requirement of the 111w, 111111 does not depend on the views of trustees, or the vote of a school meeting. WC 1101 111(11V111L‘2111 liberty 11111122 2:1101C23211121 11121112123221'11'2111 12121111 32211212215? 112.2212 22': :11 11123 1 1 1'31 311122311111e122112121 $212.13 221111 1'2ef.-12e:12'c 122 11112 mt, 211111121 (21112 4111 21111 5111 L2. 2111x235 221 1122- 12. 8230112211 of 11123 Sc11oc1 Am: ““112'1'23. 111:-212,2f222'e21 1112223111292 12.5321 r0>2212111011 :12 12151 2111}'1:1.\' 211' 80110111 1321131118 111222j211 3"(11122) 221 1112.2 Rustecs have 221111-122 2121111221112' 122 1232'; 211121 220322-91 21 p1'22pi21'1yâ€"r211: for \\ 2112.2'232 sum 2.1 “1:115 11:L L22,' 111212; .2â€" 2- I11%! 8, 0101' 221121 21122211311122 amount 21 52.2 2221 1111121 21211221112211821 1221' 1‘112 you, 12) pay 112L211 market’s salary 212121 11113 22111221'cxpa-114cs 011112.311 32-12001. T128 proceed- 211 11:. 221 $112211 2: 221220311222 '2â€"2 1: 1 511'1r1. 231.211.2122 221121 1232111i1221213 112132221» 122 235131211511 212121 "21' l2112211 111ci1‘ $011001 22.5 2-1 112323 31311001 â€"â€"as 1116V11{l\e 110 211111122111“ 111 113V)- 21 22:10 12111 2211 parents 323111112113; (211112111222 1011123 322112201, 21220121111231” such 12350111112211.” ', {county rates a sufficient burthen, without ’raising an' equivaleut for Library purposes, gourd are thus left. Withoiit useful knowledge, also deprived then just share of this fund.-â€"-- . Others, disgusted with this arbitrary conduct, 5 erect libraries _ independently.--VVituess the Enumerous ’Mechauics’ Institutes throughout 11118 country. ‘ 1" ”I “‘J ““““““ ~ ~â€" ’1 he most reliable report of thé construction of Mr Lincoln’ 5 Cabinet is-SpwarA, Secre- tary of State , Bates, Attorne Gene'Igra yen. Giimer, Navy , C B. Smith, Interior; Wel- les, Postmaster General, Cameron, 'Ireas~ uter. ADVERTISING.â€"- The 'Brantford Ed‘positor says: -3ch would just suggest to our readers, who have leisureto make the Ex'pErir'fi'em, to take a walk arcand th‘e towh, zihd observe the amOunt‘ of. business done‘by those who adver- tise their goods, manufactures 0r wares, and those who do'npt. j. Thwaetablishgnente of the former are constantly thronged,'while those of the latter are comparativefil'}y free from cus- tomers. No one 'woald believe the! difler'ence unless he had personal knowledge of the fact. The War Department, to-(lay, received cor~ roborative «lespzitches that Gen. Twiss had surrendered to the Texas rebels "all the Go- vernment military property in his charge..â€" His successor was already appointed, and on his way to relieve him, when the surrender was made. The use of the Government means oftransportation was allowed to take the troops to the seaboard, and they were permitted to take with them three or four cannon and their side‘arms. Gen. Twiss was negotiating With the Texans for the surrender of the military property as earEy as the 7th of-prruary. O It is the boast of our nation that they (an think and act, for, and \\ 1thin themselves as they please; but while the present School Sys- tem exists as law, this assertion is a fallacy. Notwithstanding the assertion that the pzople manage their own school affairs, does not the law compel you to follow a certain course. whether willing or not? We are convinced that education wi!l prosper under the volun- tary principle : that a race of freemen worthy oftheir British ancestry may be nurtured in Canada 3 but whose minds, if allowed to grow up under the demoralizing influences of-Stateâ€" craft, will assuredly he the menial of the pon e1 that created it. we now have laws in force \Vltlth mete out severe punishment to those .vho appropropriatc to themselves ano- thet’s property, against. his “ill: yet the same act in principle, can he perpetrated with 1mrunity under cover of the St hool Law. With such a precedent, no one neel n'o ondcr at the rapid increase of youthful crime \t 1111-- in the last ten years. Progress of the Revolution muse. and the legal disul‘ilitv ot‘ the parties to sell till the lands were pnitl fur, large stun-t were annually h st to tl.e rev mm of the country. ‘We are happy to find I ‘ttt thrrmzh tl‘teenerzzy and administrative ability of the l-lmi. P. M. Vankmtghnm this state ul things is (lone away with .j and the settler, on har- insz made the requisite i-mprm-en’ients, and obtained license. can sell his timber to the lumhermanutlte manufactured article pass- ing through free from Crown dues. Hitherto the lumberman. having purchased from the settler the tight to cut, was afterwards Iiabl 3 to have his timber seized to pay Clown 'dues and trespass on its arrival at Qneher. It is also pleasing here to note the rapid survey anal settlement of the townships in the rear of 01 1' county. M. Deane, Est}, P. L. S. is progressing rap'xlly with the snrveykif‘lhlton. in .vhich there is excellent land, and Ilytle is a so under survey under the charge of Pm. vincial Surveyor Burns.” Is not the'apostolic maxim, that “ Evil communiliuns corrupt Good manners,” as ap- plicable at the present time 1151111116 clms ofold . and also 1: it not equally as applica- ble to men 0fl1igl1 degree, as to men Gl low degree? And slmuldo not the legislature (f the p1mi11ceâ€"Wl11cl1 lv its carelessness al- lowed the v1le ss‘stem to be established -â€"â€"re- trieve its l1<mm l1} alul slung it ? Surely we sl‘mull all 111l1tio11 oarneslh {01 this.â€" Surely thie is :1 111ez19111e in \xl1icl1 them can be 110 part\' spix 11 man fested; but a measure 111 which all 11 ill min for the Commcu Bene- fit 0f (Ill. We. would meant that for this purpose there should be a Relorm Association farmed in each School Set'finn. [fthrec men in a sec- tion. have pan-er, under {he syslem. to bring? all in (he sachmz ’umh‘r the thraldmn qf the sysfmn. ; camm.’ I'I'z'rce mm make an. «fibrt to deliver themselves and their neighbors from it. Let the tables of the Legislature groan \Vith petitions. Countrymon and Fellow Citizpns of Canada we also tiller for your (tonsillemtiml a Draft of n prnpased Sclmnl Law, in which we think the :'-rin(--.iples of Individual aml Social Right and Liberty are recognized. \Vetlo unt say it will require no amendment, or that it is stc'i :13 all will approve of; but we offer it as our vontrzbutinn. according to our abilities, h the Common Stock for the welfare of all. and to invite your attention t:) that in which we are all equally interested. If we are to be a {we and $9 figuveruing pcn‘wlnwâ€"we must neither be too indolent nor too timid to look at our laws. The L amberman and the Emmet. 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