Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-13
REVOLUTIONARY SYMPTOMS

The last Quebec papers give proceedipr, =.
The New Legislature Of Lower Canad, a, i.
first meeting on The 10th ult wh;ch a,ro,.
strongly symptoma.ic Of the approach Of ,r,.
interesting Colony to that state Of po!,ur-
maturity, when self government, becomes law
of nature; and that the period is appruactire.
when il Will be SAID of her. as i: was e otbr,
Colonies in WIS, IF she does noi seek inde,,o.
deaec Independence ,oiA seek her," The incrrasr
of these symptoms is very evident. The la,.
Provincial Parliament: it will he recollec,et
was dissolved for us oppugnation to the will
of the Royal Governor,--and il now aDpra>
that in the new election more than nine-,ep,bs
of Opposition Members, (if such Term NAV be-
given to nearly "a whole body were returned
Having opened their first session, the Members
assembled, agreeably 10 the custom of the P.
rent Country, before the Supreme Executive.
were directed 10 retire 10 choose their Speake.
and present him for Gubernatorial appreciation
TIE Members retired and elected their I'D
Speaker, Mr.. PApINEAp, by vote Of SO 10 s.
the latte: vote having been given for another
Opposi,ionist, Mr.. VALLIEREs-The next Aay
the Speaker elect, appeared before III, Exceer.
cy, at the head of the Assembly, announcing.
that the choice of the Assembly had fallen on
him, and pleading his own unworihiness, IN
the terms which custom has prescribed His
ExceIency, by his Secretary, then announced.
that he did not approve the choice which they
had made, directed them 10 retire forthwith 10
their Chamber and there make choice Of ano,h.
er person 10 be their Speaker, and 10 present
him for His ExcellpDcy's appreciation On tie
ensuing friday. The Members retired accor.
DINGHY. At the next meeting spirited debate
ensGed, in which the temper OF the Assembly
was conspicuous. 1t was stated thai Common
Sense declared, that the House was legally or.
ganized; was ready to proceed 10 the despatch
Of business, and tina, the Mace ought to be pla.
ced on the table, as the symbol Of its organi7a
ton Some opposition was made to the procec.
diags as unprecedented; and another debate
cnsucd in which il was contendel, that the ap.
probation Of the Executive was mere form,
and which had never been refused in England
since the revolution. The Solicitor General,
and Mr. STUART denied the accuracy of the q.
bovc statements, and called upon The Opposi
ton to put their ginger upon that portion of his.
tory which so spoke. Mr. PApSEAu, who had
taken The chair TO announce the decision Of the
Executive ON lis choice, then left it, and itll
into the ranks ofthe o,her members. Mr. CAY.
ILL En- lHtH OHctcu 10 lhc CLERK, HVt NtsOiu'
tons, stating, in substance, that by the Laws
for the Government Of the Province, the
Speaker of the Assembly is TO be a person oli,s
free choice; that LOUIS JOSEPH PAplxEAu, Esq
who had served as Speaker in six successive
Parliaments, had been duly chosen; that the
Law does not require his approval by the Gov
ernor General, and that the House doth persist
that the said PApiNEAu ought 10 be and is us
Speaker. The debate on these resolutions &C.
cupied part oftwo days They we're adopted
For them 40. Against them 4.
The Speaker was ;hen conducted 10 the chair,
and the Mace was placed on The table.
On motion of Mr.. VALLIEREs, the house vo'
ted an address to His Exec llency, that it per.
sists in its former choice; and a COMMITTEE
was named to pre- sent it, Of which Mr.. VAL
LIEREs was the Chairman. On the next day,
Mr.. VALLIEREs, accompanied by the Messen'
ger Of the House, went to the Castle to ask his
Excelleney at what time it would please him to
receive the address.
Ii is understood, that The answer Of the Cow
ernor General was, that no messenger or ad-
dress could BE- received or communicated to he
NJ, mbers until Speaker had been appointed
with the appreciation Of the Crown These
were the last accounts.
:Ano her dissolution Of the Parliament was
anticipated.