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

HISTORY or LOWER CANADA.
(cosriNuEp.)

Msuers instead OF nending were grow
irg worse. The local government from
10 obslinsey in supporting the different
abuses under which the Province was
eroaning, was very judciousIy left with
cot funds eonstitulionaily to delfsy It's
civil expenses, and the people, from the
aagry dispositions ofthe Legislative Coun-
ciiIors and OF the Governor, were deprived
of,hs means of giving a guod elementary
two great evils, the Province was Suffering
from the want Of many useful measures
tawhich the jgnio OF officials that ihrong-
ed the Upper branch Of the Legislature,
would not acceed, being determined to
infc, as much misery as possible on the
inhabitants so as to induce them 10 COM
mand their faithful representatives TO de-
SIS, from making any inquiry into the con-
duet Of the public offenders.
Such was the distracted state of the Pro-
vince when the Legislature was again
convened on the llth OF December, 1891
The Governor urged anew The vote of a
permanent, civil list during the Kings life,
and said that he considered all other OBJ
jscls Of the public welfare as secondary to
The vote Of such civil list. because he
had the commands Of his Majesty TO urge
their tcquisscence in so important mat
ter.
In the House OF Assembly Messrs Bour-
dages, Caviier, Nelson, Vallieres, Blan-
ehet, Ogden and Davidson were named as
committee 10 frame an answer 10 the
Governors speech and the House in its
answer, which was presented on the I7lh,
gave the Governor to understand that
there was no analogy between the relative
situation Of the mother country and a Col
ony, and that at all events they would
consult the welfare Of their constituents
before any other thing.
On the and Of January isQ2. the per-
msnent committee OF the House OF Assem-
semby, reported ten resolutions on the
slate OF the trade Of the Province, in which
the actual state OF that unfortunate Colony,
was well depicted. These resolutions
were adopted by the House and our rea-
ders will find them on the last page in the
appendix, letter |.
On the i4,h OF the same month the
House Of Assembly again adopted other
ten resolutions 10 which they established
the great disparity then existing between
the government of Great Britain and tha.
ot the Province OF Lower Csnada, and Civ
ing at the same time the reasons Why they
could not, in conformity with their duties
as representatives of the people, consen, TO
vote permanent civil list during His Ma
lesiy's life, and declaring also their willing
ness to supply the local government with
all the neess,ory funds but with an onnu-
al vote and not otherwise. The readers
10 psrusing these resolves which he will
End oa the last page, marked CD will rea-
ely acknowledge .ha, they were in stric,
ooaformiiy with sound and constitutional
prineirles Of government.
AeoTmittee was appointed TO draft an
address 10 His Majesty based on the above
Resolves and on the alst il was adopted by
the House who presented it 10 the Gov
etnor on the e5th, and this latter promised
thai il should be laid st the foot OF the
rhroae. Mr.. CuviIlier Who was ipdsfatigs-
be ia his exertions 20 bring to light ell
the innumersble abuses which existed 10
The financial department., moved thai an