North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-04

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The Legislative Co8acii was wil,ng 10
do Ifs part ,.ftlse uaholy wnfk 10 smo'her-
ias ~ many useful measures a. Il thogghi
u-usrnt without compromising too much
- popularity with lhe people. When the
feris'si,.e Council dared noi Do IT, il
vas thea iefi to tie Governor, who ardei
he pieience 81 retaining a BIZ for His
Ma,rstv's sauction would thus give il rs
desih.bsnw. This was the case IN this
rresion win the bill Of education which the
Legislative Council dared not rciecg. bot
lei, the business TO be done By the Cow
eTnor, who, by Fesreing it for the Kings
sanction, LEFT this nseiu measure 10 perish
can the shelves 81 The Colonial Office ~
Downing street, where was also smother
ed another important bfl whish amended
certain parts Of tho Provincial acl Of the
s4th Gen. ST., inti,uIcd San act which
divides the Province OF Lower Canada,
which amends the judicatuTe Of that pro-
vince and which recslis certain laws there
in mentioned" in so much as they relate 10
the crits Of habeas corpus.
The Prince Regent ordered Sir John
Coape Sherbfooke 10 inform the House
Of Assembly that after duo consideration
His Royal HighDess had come 10 the de-
cison that in Judge FoucheE's case and
in all similar instances, the decision Of such
accusations was to he left 10 the LegisIa-
tive CouncIl There could be m more
dishonest nor more unjust conclusion than
this one. Let The reader consider that there
was hardly one independent man in that
body, which was interested in concealing
its own iniquities and manifestations in the
different Offices which its members occupi-
ed under the colonial government. To have
fair idea Of the independence Of that boz
dy we must tell our readers that with the
new batch of Legislative Councillors crea-
ted under Sir John Coapc Sherbrooke, i'll
was composed of thirty three members,
q of Nhom were eilher public officers of
the government or men receiving pensions
from the public chest. II is well known
that there existed community Of interest
among all those public officers to support
one another against the salutary principle /
Of responsibility 10 the peoples faithful ser
want, the House Of Assembly. This lat
Ter body understood well that il would
have no chance whatever in preierng
charges against any Of the public offenders
before so partial tribunal as was The Le-
gislative Council, which had already taken |
part with the accused against The popular
branch I; and it therefore concluded 10 let
the matter rest and proceed no further.
This busy session Of the Legislature
was closed on the 1st of April, when TWEEN
~ four bills received the Royal assent.
As we have before said the bill for promot-
ing the education Of the people was re-
served for His Majesty's sanction, and was
never heard oil after. This last proceed
ing of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was
deep blot upon his administration: with the
exception Of this enormous fault, it was
considered as one OF the most equitable g.
most beneficial that ever existed in Low
er Canada.
On the 29th OF July, the Duke Of Rich
mond who had been appointed Governor
General OF all the Provinces in British
North America, together with his Lieu
tenant Governor Sir Peregrinc Maitland, ,
arrived in the port of Quebec in the Ibis
geaid. The next day Sir John Coape j.,
,herhrooke received the address of the in +,
iabtants OF Quebec on his departure and I
lIso on The same day the new Governor I
General issued his proclamation in which i
&c announced his appointment. On the t
9Th OF August, Canada lost for ever that q
'e'oved Governor who of all the Govern +
RS 10 that Province had done the least in T
oTy To the Colonists. He requested that c
% parade nor pomp should be displayed on c
rs leaving Quebec, and his demand was s
cguiesced IN. u