North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-27

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Culborre's belag removed from Upper
Canada, IS an6s to caniiBfe CoyeTmor 7
Leu the Noble Lord pnaiuce the CORES
pondrncr that had rsssed between Sir
John CulhnTr~ ard the ~auIhofilIrs there,
which compelled The G0Yernnn at Ia With
draw him lsom the Government of Upper
Canada. ~ The ground oi complete inattl-
HY Z Was that ia be passed over ! But
insirad at cnnptag boue, as any other per
sen would have done after that removal.
Sir John Colbofoe wenl to Lower Canada,
where hc was appointed Commander of the
Forces. The Pension, he supposed, was
col for his conduct On that occasion and
the question was, what had been his rom
duct during The time he was Commander
in-Chief : The Noble Lord had stated
that Sir John Cnlborne succeeded Lord
Gus!nrd. His (Mt. Hume's)opinion was,
that had Lord Gnsiofd remalned Governor
OF Lower Canada, The unfortunate out
break which took place there would never
have been heard of. He could not concur
10 the eulneies which had been passed on
Sir JOHN Colhorne, because he thought it
was the injustice, The want Of judgment,
and the want oil policy, on the part OF Sir
John Colhnrne which led 10 that insurrec-
lion. What would have been the conse-
quenees in Ireland il the Lord Lieutenant
had ordered Mr.. O'Connell and his adher- !
ents 10 be brought Il Dublin with halters |
round their necks There would have
been n little BIZ Of an outbreak in Ireland, |
he had no doubt, il such a circumstance
occurred.-Such was The course which
Sir John Colborne pursued-he had sane
toned the issuing Of warrants 10 arrest
between fifty and sixty men in Lower
Canada. They were arrested without
affidavit. and to this hour no one knew the !
grounds on which those arrests took place.
Tie had been removed from his Office as
unworthy 10 continue in so responsible a
ion. However, he had the support
Of her Majesly's Government /; they had
gone on, and a pretty mess they bad made
up 10 this time.-(Laughtcr.) Yet
they had The assurance 10 come down and
propose a vote of the public money, which
would, perhaps, amount TO ESQ, 600. !
There was on the table Of that house, an
accoun OF public money voted to a Speak
rr and his two next heirs, and il appeared
they had received G153, 900 OF public mon
ey. Was the House prepared 10 say it
would give ESQ, 900 to Sir John CoIborne,
under circumstances so extremely doubtful
as 10 the benefts he had conferred on the
? He thought the manner in
The rebellion was put down-VIL-
SACKED AND INDlVID-
BUTCHERED, WAS WITH
OUT EXAMPLE IN MODERN
WARFARE. He could not believe that
any individua who looked to the nrocee-
lings that took place after The outbreak in
Canada, could say that Sir John Colborne
entitled 10 the eulogiums which had
been passed upon him as being a man Of
humanity, wisdom and moderation. He
the present vote was the most in
and uncalled FOR that had ever
AIKEN place.
Lieut.. General Sir ii. HARDINGF
lad heard with great regret the speech Of
he Hon. Member for Kilkenny-(Laugh-
er.) But he conld very well understand
low that Hon. Member should oppose the
'ote, because he had some recollection of a
correspondence Of the hon. member with
he traitor Mackenzie, IN which he boast !
d that he hoped that Canada would throw
III the banelul influence Of The mother
ountry, and OF course the hon. member +.
or Kilkenny would have no very great !
'ar:ialiiy for The person who had put I
own the rebellion. -(I1ear hear.) 4
Mr.. Williams, of Coventry, rose to Sc
ond Mr.. Hume's motion. He did not :
pproye Of Lord Seaton's conduct in Can !
ia. '
Mr.. HUME said that the hon. and a
allant member opposite had alluded TO I
is correspondence with Mr.. Mackenzie. i,
lie begged To say that Mr.. Mackenzie, at
ne time, stood as high in rank as the hon. g
nd gallant gentlemen himself. He was a
even times elected for the County Of York Z
Canada, and ne was acknowledged hv :,
he people OF Upper Canada as the first
deserving their support when
{ came to this country. lie, (Mr. Hume) q
as not ashamed oil that correspondence, b
he would say that it had been the =
aneiul influence Neutrality-suspicious.
Sir III. HARDlNG-No you said the o
aneiuI influence of The mother country. u
Mr.. HUME-"Downing-street were y
Re words he had used but m~iSgovern- n
rnt has led 10 the whole of the %unfnrtu-
ate results that had taken place in Cana y
}, and now they were actually about TO et
We TO Canada those very measures r,
hich Mr.. Mackenzie had rndeavored 10 /
rec upon the Colonial Office when he "
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