Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-19
QUEBEC, jiarch 90, 1871.

arrive till Tuesday evening. 1t was octa,ncd
NV the badness OF the roads, ccc4sioncd Ly the
sudden and unusually early setting Ia q. The
sn,;no. 70 the southwark. From Boston s,
w;ybin about 70 miles o.! Quebec, the slDw Was
almost entirely gone, the frost Coming out Of
thc ground, the rivers breaking up, the slr, III
creeks and low grounds overilowed, and tic
road in the woods ;ncunbcred by trees blown
down by the late high winds. That dis
tancc of nearly 400 miles, could BE travelled
rnder these circumstances, (thc worst that ca,,
nossib,y eccurl in nine days, is proof that
specdv communication, direct trcnl Quebec to
Boston, can be Kept up in all seasons Of TIE
wear ; and though that communication IS row
suspended, it is hoped that the advantages
which it offers to this city and to the inka5i.
tants OH the route, particularly within tie
Province, will induce those Immediately H.
terestcd, ard public spirited characters III this
CITY, to contribute to its speedy revival
Sheech of.Ae Govfrnor in Chicf at The tTOrs-
eafion fine Provincial Parliament.
Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and
Gentlemen of the House ct Assembly,
After SO long AID so laborious Session,
feel great pleasure in being able to release
can return to your Constituents with ths g..
tisfactory consciousness OF hot having neglcc.-
ed their service, o. overlooked their interest,
In the various Acts. that you have presented 10
ME for his Majesty'S assent.
Upon the state OF our public Affairs, the aI.
fculty of communication with Europe als,
this Winter, appeared 10 be greater than use.
Il, probably owing TO the lnpeciuicnts thrown
in the way OF American Commerce, by the act;
of their government. | have therefore lizzie
to communicate. The feelings which would
otherwise have attended the death OF an aulLa-
BILE Princess, were almost lost, in the contsIn.
plation Of an affecting calamity, by which ttat
event was followed, in TIC al ,rn!iDg lndispC Sc
ton of our rcyered Sovereign. Let US place
our confidence IN the mercy OF God, and trlst
that he will 10 his gracious dlspcnsatlon, rt....
ize those hopes. that ,rc held out to us bv the
last accounts we have received, of his bcEG,
speedily restored in health, to lis grateful! peo-
pie.
1t is scarcely Necessary that should o..
serve upon new Act Of Non- Intercourse, o:
Non-Inportation, with respect TO &. Britain,
which has passed in the American Congress.
By what I can understand, the best OF th,;i:
Lawyers are divided In thelr opinions Ct its
operation. With us. however, | fear there
can be no dIficrenceot seiidnnnt ss to lts BE-
ing branch Of that system OF partial and dr.1-
tating policy which has SO loas marked the.c
public proceedings towards Us. The bill
which YOU have So wisely passed, for prevent
ing the ncfarious tr-,tficl that has been but TO
long carried OH, in the forgery Of their Bank
Notes, will at least prove, that you have ret
suffered any sentiment ofrcsentn.e.lt 10 weigh
against those principles Of liberia! justice with
which you are 4, al times animated towards
them.
| have, gentlemen, to than, you, tor the
provision that has been made, for tte payment
Of tie expenditure, that has been incurred, IN
the providing lia5itation for your governor,
beyond the sum originally voted for the pur-
pose. Having taken this step upon myself, n
the confidence placed in the liberality Of pac'
Lament, feel however some anxiety, that the
good people Of the province should know tist
the expenditure has been conducted, BY ths
gentlemen appointed to act as commissioners
with an economy that has t;kcn some tho!.
sands of pounds, and, with respect to n,yseii'
under the knowledge, that there existed funds
by which it could be answered without Laying
ANY additional burhen upon them.
Amonsr the acts 70 which ] have Just ce-
c!ared his majesty's assent, there is One wf'o"
l have seen with peculiar satisfaction. m:'d'
the act for disqualifying the Judges from, 900,
ing seat il, the house Of assembly. Il IS 80
only that think the measure right N ltsc1.
but that consider TIC passing al act for ue
purpose, as complete Remuneration OF the or
roneous principle, the acting upon which, ph.
me under the necessity Of dissolrins tie la''
parliament.
Gentlemen, you are now about 20 return y
your hemcs, and to mix in the common ms
Of your fellow citizens; let ne mtreatyoe
reflect upon thegood that may arise from !r'
efforts to inculcate those true principles o'ss,
gularity aud submission to the laws, thai 80
alone give stability 10 that degree Ct haphns'
which is attainaole in the present state o.
ciety. Your province IS ir an nnexa''':.,:a
progress prosperity: riches are poufl'h
upon the people, bat their attendant e'-
luxury and dissipation, Will inevetably aoeoS:a
pany them: the danger Of these IS $50 w.,
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