North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-10

lever difssFrai ifnm those ~ hrs Calonists
IN other parts 81 ;hc world. England can,
NOT hui Admire The soeial arrangements hy
which q small numhef ~ entcfprisiur Gel.
ouists have grown toto good, religious,
and happy race ~ AgFicnliunSts, remark.
able for ihrir domestic virtues, Cor cheerful
endurance of lsbouf and pfisslions. and fa
sler,ness and hrsvrfy 10 war. THERE
Is NO THOUGH NJ enGcavogdug 10
break up system which seslsins dense
rural population, without tie existence o.
any class Of poor" Were il possible, lar
arguments sake, 10 suppose ths, Lord
GosfoFd was sincere in what he then pro.
iessta ~ or'is's a. ~~.sal Sfnto Of scri.
al arrangements 10 Lover caaads, n6n
could he afterwards, unless he was tfsi.
Tor 10 his own convictions, recommend The
harsh policy, v hich he did 10 the Colonial
Secretary, 10 order 10 coerce this pretend
cd happy people into unconstitutional men-
sures, which were calculated 10 sabveri
that very form Of society which he had 50
much admired. He was either design.
ing knaye, who did not believe what he
was saying, to win the confidence oil The
Canadians, or else his alier-conduci, has
shown him to be, what the tories have
always said, he was, poor. weak-brained
statesman, totally unworthy of the high
and imporian, office with which he had
been entrusted, as Governor General and
Principal Commissioner. This session
which was the longest, That ever took
place, il we except the second and fourth
session Of the first Parliament, was IN.
doubtedly the most interesting. Lord
Goslord was the Rss, civilian, who had
been sent to Canada as Governor; and from
his speech, the unsuspectIng were led 10
hope for many important reforms, II not
even The eligibility Of the Legs. Council
In its answer 10 tic opening speech, the
House ~did not forget 10 mention 10 the
new Governor, that il was the actual de-
sire OF The great majority of the people Of
the Province, that The second branch Oh
! tho .si4la,urc shonld be, as well as the
House Of Representatives, under the nm
mediate contruuI Of The people. His Ex.
cellency was informed, that the House did
no, view with satisfaction, the spoilaiion Of
the best part Of the uncuIlyated lands, by
SPECTATORS and jobbers, who had no per-
manent interests in the Province. Faith
| ful To their trust, the members OF the
House Of Assembly, set themselves at
work, bui the Legislative Council, also
faithful to It's particular object, rejected
the best measures which were sen, to them
by The former body Among which We
may mention the bill TO regulate the mode
Of concession, and 10 settle the arrearages
and dues in the seigniories, belonging 10
the Jesuil's Estates; The bill 10 appoint q
Provincial agent; thai TO remove the
troops from the cities during the elections,
so as to prevent the renewal Of such bloody
scenes as that OF the 2lst May, 1882 the
bill to regulate the qualification and SUM
mouing of jurors 10 Civil and Criminal
aaltefs;--to make new division OF the
Province into Circuit courts-to leave io
The people, the choice OF Township aud
Parish officers--to render The salaries ot
public officers subject 10 be attached l0I
drbt-to regulate the nniafiai profession
To revise and reprint the Provincial S,a
/ tuies and ordinsnces--io regulate The Pos
Office depanmeni--to recall the ordinance
which forced the people 10 billet troops and
TO convey the munitions IL war; TO in
> prove the harbor Of Montreal; TO give
education 10 the people whom they found
already too much enlightened on The sub.
iect OF their political rights; To prevent
the accumulation OF too many passeagers
on board Of vessels coming from Great
B,ilsiu, which BY their crowded and FL.
Thy state, had already introduced into the
Province Contagious diseases. We shsI
not here name ell the measures which
were smothered By their Canadian Lord
shfps bot merely inform oar readers, thai
thirty two bills were Ihus treated by thai
obnoxious body.
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