Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-21


Canada has been exposed TO the same causes OF
excitement. which tore these u. States from the
British Empire. pamphlet is mentioned by tie
London Times, which sketches the disputes that
have arisen for series of years between the Execu-
tive Government of Lower anada and the As
seuIbly of that province They are stated to have
reached their acme under Lord DaIhousie. They
are The very same which gave rise TO the Ameri-
can Revolution. 's The Colonists insist upon The
right of British subjects themselves by their
own representatives. BIT the Executive Govern
ment oil Lower Canada, frequently thwarted in its
applications for money, has considered all the
rights o. Colonists subserveni to the supremacy
OF the parent state; and agree in that consruc-
ton of tie point OF right unless i. be conceded
that right to terminate the relation of parent state
ana colony exists at all times and is inCefeasible in
the latter. Here, too. (slys the Tmes) we are
ready TO agree, that when the power 10 shake of
iha dependence can be successfully exercised, the
colony Is justified III using it. Bat il il absurd TO
talk Ia the abstract of the privilege OF self taxation:
II Is question Of power rather than of strict JUS
tlce and the affirmative scarcely be predicated
oil airy but the people OF a sovereign and indepen-
dent community" There is something very curl
GUS in this doctrine of the Times A colony may
separate rom the mother colony, as soon as she
cam but while she remains colony, she has no
rights over her own none; which are swalowe ed
up In the supremacy of the parent state 1t is, in
other words, question oil might not of riPht: and
Canada has here fair warning TO take of herself.
so long as she remains province of Great Bri-
tain, she IS a slave: she is to be denied the sacred
right OF British subject, to have his money Ia
ken from him without his own consent or that of
his representative: she is TO be treated as we were
land the question is to be brought home 10 her
also; Will she submit, or will -he resist?
PennSylpania.---In the city and county of
Philadelphia, and the counties of Bucks, Mont
gomery, Delaware and Lancaster, the majority
against a Convention Is y 500: in Berks, Schuyi-
kill, franklin, Adams, Cumberland and Bedford
counties, there also large maiori;ies against IT,
In northampton county, more than 1000 majority
IN its favor. Ia Allegheny, also, there appears a
considerable majority for il. There is an animated
contest in Piilsburg betw cen General Lacock and
MIR Orr, for ongress; in Allegheny county, the
probable majority for the latter is from ten TO
twelve hundred.
Georgia From additional returns, received al
the offices OF the Savannah Republican and Angus
Ia Chronicle, it would appear that in 81 counties
the IrOUp ticket has a majority Of $40. these 6
counties yet TO be heard fiom, viz. Decatur Doc
ley, Early, Irwin, Telfsir and " are.-The follow
ing is an extract of letter from Milledgeyille,
dsted 10Th Oct 1925:
" We have accounts which we think can he re-
lied on, from lify-two out of the sixty counties in
the state, which give Troup about eight hundred
and fifty majority. The counties to be heard from
border on the Atlantic and the Florida line, are
hnly settled, and will vote in all about 2 900. Ii
IS supposed Clark will get in these counties ma
jority OF four five hundred, and that Troup will
lie by less than 500 majority. tits impossi-
Die Tor you to imagine how great our anxiety for
the result has BEEN