Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-02-14
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matters 81 grave and important. but that in
the middle OF January We propose to meet
parliament, with a view to call on then for
such measures as may be- deemed nccessa-
nv but whether the country is with Us, nyr
or no, wholher it will agree with us in oir
dissemination, remains IA be seen hut Our
resolve is. thai thr well affected 10 the crown
in that country shall be projected. and we
are anxious that IN any measure we adopt.
we shoul not only be- acting by command
of her Majesty, but with the full assent and
concurrence Of parliament aud the country
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Mr.. Lushing.on said, although he was Of
opinion that it would be premature 10 enici
at large into the aiflirs OF Canada after the
communication which had been made 10 the
house by the noble lord the secretary Of
state for the home department, yet hc could
moi sl quietly aud hear the language used
by the hon. member Cor Westminster, with.
out expressing his indignailon at t-(load
chccrs.) The hon. member had described
scenes of blooIslled and outrage among oni
coun,rymcn in n very distant part ct the
world, and dsclt upon them with a feeling
of exulia'ion-(chccrs)- (Which must hav'
been unpleasant aud cruel 10 the Feelings OF
| almost every honorable gentleman in tina
assembly. He had not expressed the
slightest commissera'ion Tor the misery IN
which Canada must be involved. lie had
not deplorcd the bloodsied which had taken
place. bm had INDUCED in all cxultaiion n
the commission Of treason, which he VT.
L~ushing;on) did not expect to have heard
from any member OF that house-(checrs.)
The hon. member seemed TO revcl in tn
idea, that the course of justice shohld b.
suspended. and to prefer In, irregular Law
of a party of Insurgents. lie had alluic'
with a feeling Of pleasure--and he hop HI
if not misapprchrnd the hon. ganIlenap
when he added a feeling OF doligh,--'o thu
prospect OF Jesertion from the Bi ISL ar
INV, AMI had adverlod tn the Advantage,
which those soldiers might derive w,,o
should abandon their duty. In pursuance
of what he (Mf. Lushngton) had observed
when ne arose, he did not mean to en'e'
upon the discussion OF the question, but h
thought il his duty us a loyal sui, ect, aud
; member of that house, To express the dis
4 satisfaction. indeed he might say the indig
, nation, wllica he felt a, some passages H.
I the hon. gen,lenan's sp~cech-(cheers.)
Lord J. Russell, said he believed the hon.
i bart. (Sir X. lnglls was NOT in his place
when he mad his statement To tn, house
ia the early part OF the evening" and he
s!lollI therefore, for his benefit, AMI Thai
q of others who had no; then heard him, re.
neat what the circumstances were IN which
e they stool. IL was well kno Va that 1t wa
thu intention to move the al 0arnmen' ron
e s saturday to the frs, OF February, and nc
complaint htd been made that such a !
iourumen, was for too long a pcriol !, tn
l.oise being perfectly ready 10 leave tho at
N fairs Of the country 10 The responsibility o
the government. In this state of things h
had that evening come down 10 the hous
il with a voluntary propo 'ition that the ad
iournmcnt should oaly be to the 1871 q
January not Oh the ground that minister
% we're not them selves prepared to take an
!, steps in relation to Canada, TINT might b
nj deemed necessary, in consequence OF IN
Nc recent i~nt,lllgencc from thar colony.or tn
It was necessary that parliltnens s'ioill b
IS, assembled for the purpose OF malntalnin
10, thc l.oaor OF the country but he did thIi
that, wii!l the uncertain intelligence the
il. were receiving fro waek to week fro
,d Canada, co nbined with the recent ln'ell
,ty yencc which had arrived that day, It won
no not be advisable TO al Darn for Il period
il. live weeks, without asking the concurrent
l.. of parliament in the general course of po
~. CIV wnica it was i~nteaiei 10 pursue with r
or gard 10 that country. If !.oYcver. hc We:
Ne On the o.hor hand, only to adjourn for
al. week, he thought he coall not justify sh'
rio an early asscmolage oftlie house. Ii w"'
scarcely be right 10 wards those hon. mer
Inc bcrs who might have left iowa under the II
re preston that the house woa'd not meet u
,ty. Ill the first of Februtry, and under any G.
,el cumstanccs it was impossible TO expect
full a~ssenblage of members SD lmmcdia
nm ly afer ChristIniS--(hcar, heai.)
Nv lie trusted that his hon. friend and I
Nv. ,on,e woulJ feel sl,isficd with this exp
be nation, am TINT they would see that III p
a. m,iag the adiournnen; OF the holSe vi
aud the 18th OF January only, he had mld'
an. 70 untary proposition. and that ne DID
q wish to retreat fro II the responsibility, or
q leclare thlt her Ma jes'y's government W.
aot able to adopt such MEASURES as u
III, nigh; think fit in the present encrgen'
h,r lad this debate MOI boon carried Oh in
,,,'. hammer it had been. no should have II
,lld o adj; but he tho ight it necessary TO
$50 tica in some degree, the mode. and cspt
um ,!ly The lone and language. of many OF
,,n speeches of those who had preceded h
I 10 ic did not find fault with The phi!o soph
can .p,ech las it hal been lermed) o:arg IN
o.. II his hoa. friend, the member for BIZ
eli ,ort, who h,I said that if yoL had a dis
Ike, .olony, and complaints Of grievances e
be. rcl IN int c,lony-no matter whether
IN lot those co n%plaints were grounded o
v b .,rict spin its OF iuSiice--ao m'iler w'el
, m those Complaints arose from no,iohs vi
ouu we're unto Iuded--no matter among v
mr., ~Iro,orioi Of the people this !ecllng
N q yaile.I--s.iIl it was tho instant duty oil
mar o,rliinen, to EFFECT u separation or S
es- COLONY on anicable terms. lie must
70 To- hat, if he were to discuss that question
frs lid not know what conclusion it might
nfoy to; for he did not know why that a
iniu meat might MT be applied to the united k
n III. lon. A par, Of the country might
from complaints, and upon the honorable g.
alton mans reasoning, they might be tod thu
.s,r; nnion SHOULD b. nut an end to. lilo tho