North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-18

iAAafAe TIE HttAfi.
HIS Exeeiirncy admits that there oueh,
IL exist mutual respect among the Din, T.
rnt branches oi The Legislature The
speech o HIS Exceliency, whist IT admits
the ptiHeipr, does not IN our opIalon, srrm
a very convincing instance oi IT'S spphca-
tiou.
These questions are too general il ap-
pears to US that ii would have been OF
more avail 20 direct our attention or rather
that of The public to such or such partic-
ular Message, in order TO give US the OPP
poF,nni'y for explaining ourselves. Far
from ne2lecting such Messages in general
we have even proceeded on Messages OF
former Sessions, and if we have not taken
them into consideration, il must not be for
gotten tina. His Exeelency is the only
Judge respecting the Duration of Parlla-
at, and that To him alone ii belongs To
terminate It's Session when such is his plea
sure. His Excellency found il proper 10
prorogue the Parliament after Session of
some weeks, al line when there was still
before Il great deal of business and when
the House of Assembly still counted near
forty members present.
But ii this reproaeh refer 10 our not hav-
ing voted an address Of thanks TO His Ex-
ceIency for each OF those Messages, we
avow the fact, but it is the usage of the
House not 10 lessen the merit of those Nd
dresses by multiplying them without neces-
sty they are reserved for important &C.
casions which require the expression 81
public thanks. If the House have not
pNp FFannpntlu untaI cuch add
unfortunately, because an opportunity for
doing so has not been afforded il is not
exactly its fault
His ExcelIency tells US these are the
questions which you are to answer TO your,
own consciences, as men who are bound
by oaths Of fidelity TO their Country AM
10 their King. :
AS for The oath Of fidelity to the King
there is not person in this Province, b,
his situation what it may, who would darrell
To say OF any member OF that Assembly Ar
that he failed in it. The people Of thisk
Province, the Electors, know too well what
loyalty is, they have given too many con-
vlnclng proofs OF it, Ia permit any one to
suppose that they would choose for Rep
resentatives men doubtful on this point. (
AS TO the oath of fidelity TO the Country /
who has ever heard any man speaking OF
all oath Of fidelity to his native Country /: I
Home Home ! that single word is
enough.
His Exeellency tells us that we have
refused The necessary supplies that the
Militia Bill has not been passed, that no
provision has been made for the maintcn-
ance Of prisoners, Of the insane, of found
lings, for education, for establishments of
charity, and that public and local improve
menis have been DISTRACTED
Electors ! 1t is dsagreeabe duty on
us 10 assure you ,hst there are here as
many errors as accusations. u the sup
plies have not been granted il is because
they have been required in such manner !
that your Representatives could not grant |
them without violating your interests and |
their duty. But they have offered to pass
a Bill similar to that of 1896, and similar |
10 the Act of 1925, which was sanctioned |
and carried into execution. This they are
still disposed TO do.
The Militia Bill had been continued for |
two years. The House had inserted in the |
Bill of this year Clause which annulled
the Act Of the 57th, in as much as it provi- |
ded for the pay of the Militia Staff. II had
received on the 7lh of February, a Mes
sage from His Excelency concerning that
subject, as well as the contingent expenses
of the Militia, and the appropriation of
certain sum to furnish arms to the Militia |
in certain cases. The House wished 10
make that Message the object OF sepa-
rate measure 70: which it only wanted |
time. Bnl the Council was pleased to a.
mend the bill which continued the militia |
acts, and 10 strike out the clause which an.
nulIed the Act Of the 57ih which seemed
To have the effect Of re-estabshing the pay
Of the Militia Staff. This amendment was
inadmissable. We were disposed TO take
ettcacious measures 10 supply the loss of
that bill 4; but we were prevented by the
preciptaie Propagation Of Parliament.
The House passed Bill for the insane
and foundlings as usual. Contrary TO all
parliamentary usage, the Council amended
that Bill. Unable, according TO rule, d.
rectly 10 consider the amendments made
by the Council to a Bill OF supply, and un-
willing nevertheless, that the unhappy OBJ
lects Of public eommiseration should, on
this account suffer, the House passed sec
ond Bill Incorporating the amendments of
the Legislative Council, and sent it back
there on Tuesday, The sixth Of March
There IL has since remained We might