Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-01-16

VAS los, IN tina, paiiy's Luu.e-- the Legs
i3,ivc Council
This body 80 Iidiculously defended as
ihc representative Il tic arisiocraiic rfinri-
pie. when % represents nothing bat few
o,crhcaung Lureoucfais, now vented ITS
rage ~ % wholesale rejection # tho mras-
ores of the Assembly, hll the Bills which
be A,,cnbl, passed ior ,hc internal IN
ploNcmcnis 81 the county were rejected,
oNccn, one and that "a B,ll to construct "a
RAILROAD between Lower Canada and New
lfuHsairh) was reserved ior Zoe 10y OF sane
tom bY the Governor iu chief The Ele-
menlafy school Bill and other Education
Bills were among those rejected 10y the
Council. IN consequence Of this II became
necessary to shut up no less than } 900
schools, established under provincial Acts,
thus dcpfNlng no less than 10000 scholars
of The means Of instruction.
The patty Of tie Legislative Council,
saws Nr Rochuck, "arc usually uncommon
Is pathetic IN their lamentations over the
ignorance of the Canadian population. J he
true worth Of their hypocritcal whining is
here made manifest. They talk 81 icno
rance. and dcprccatc II, SO long as such
talk forwards. or seems TO forward, their
paltry purposes. They willingly do all
they can 10 foster and continue ignorance
the moment that 10y so doing the same vile
ends may bc served. EI;u'ng Difficulties,
p. 80.
The Six Month Supply Bill "a measure
worthy Of occasional imitation IN The lmpe-
rial Parliament was carried on the I'D Of
February, against a coumerpropo>nl to
vote arrears when this result was made
known. murmurs Of applause were heaed IN
the gallery and below the bar Of The House,
which were wi.h difficulty checked. The
PEOPLE could not restrain their feelings.
From this time TO The close Of the session,
the House was chiefly occupied in rccely-
my cpoits from the standing committee on
grievances Chiefly on the conduct oIdcIln-
qncut public o;Gccr,,) in discussing Eli
io5 the reform Of The Legislative Council,
and lastly, IN carrying an address to the
King. and both Houses Of pariamcnt rcli
Grating their grievances, and demonstrating
against the coudnct we have just detailed.
The official pcrsonagcs whose conduct
was inquired inlo and condemned by a
committee Of the A>scmbly,and subsequent
~ ~ ilit hIllt itphNN' WIZ 'hH-N N'~IN'
Thompson and Fletcher Sheriiis Gugy
and W'tche +; Mr. FELTON,, Commissioners Of
Crown Lands and sotse others.
Judge Gale was appointed by Lord Ayl-
mer for 40 other reason, ii should seem, than
that llc was hateful 10 the popular party.
lie had been objected 10 on The ground Of
his having been violent partisan Of the
obnoxious Lord Dalhousie, and the dcoar
cd enemy Of those laws which he was called
70 administer I'hc objection was abund-
aaily sustained. and WAS pronounced to he
valid BY Mr. Spring Rice, who when Colo
NAL Minister, disal,uwcd the appointment
Lord Aylmer diarcgardcd Mr kicc's in,truc-
lions, and continued the man IN his office
where, to the dishonor Of oar colonial ad-
m.rslra,ou, he -piI remains.
MaI,ersaions in Office have been hro't
home to Judge Fletcher Judge Thcmp
son has been proved to be an habitual and
notorious druukarl and yet these persons
are still permitted u hold their Offices"
The case OF FELTON, is one Of peculiar Il
ifocity. The evidence Of his having de-
irauded the government that IS the pub
lie Of some thousand aclcs Of land, was
made SO clear, that the delinquent Commits
sioncrs could no longer be screened, and
he was suspended from his Office. MIR
Spring Rice, however, when Colonial Sec
retary, admitting the cuormity OF the Of
fence of which FELTON, appeared to be gull
", actually directing the Governor to com
promise the affair by requiring merely the
payment Of the value OF the lands of which
( he had reason to believe tho public were
dcfrauded OF Fclton's guilt there cannot
( be much doubt but whether guilty or in
noceni, suspension, except during the pro
| sccution Of an inquiry. must always be an IN
justice. II he be guilty, suspension is no
punishment iof his crime; dismissal from
office, the rciundng of his ill-goticn gains
I and punishment, should have been at once
enforced il, however, he be not guilty, sus-
pension becomes an act Of gross injustice Ia
tie individual. tits, IN fact lazy eypedi-
, ont, worthy only Of British Colonial MIN.
ister-an cHpcd.ont which is nearly certain
We cannot avoid ciun. one essc, o. give the reade
.cea oi toe Kind o.. llarce which . dispensed l.,
indsts who bold Office during Tue pleasure Of tlt
Clown. that boz q the colonial rEccI'i.c ,--
Iu December, less, 4 iaan pefIth,t ~ cold ip OBJ
rEoI a Montreal IHs HHffFf .as IrFf.f.rrt Ted b. Oh