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


was Of more Tcsen, date. The peope had
just cause to mourn deeply The loss of
such men, more particularly the latter.
who had ever been a bright ornament 10
The Radical party after he espoused their
cause. Men may fail but the sacred cause
! of liberty, although it may sniier from
desergion and tfesehery and be impeaded
for while by apostaces, cannot be
Conquered or put down.
/ With The above preliminary remarks we
Shall commence the arduous task of faith
+ fully laying before our readers the proceed
! ings Of this last session OF the fourteenth
Provincial Parliament. Although Lord
/ Aylmer had solemnly engaged 10 convene
the Legislature every year in the month OF
+ November, as being season more con-
venient for that purpose, yet il wac not
uniI the 7th Of January, 1881, that he
met the representatives Of the people. In
his opening speech the Governor informed
The Legislature that he had made q
distribution Of the unappropriaied funds
among the officials n consequence Of the
failure Of the supply bin OF the former ses-
sion, which had been rejected by the Lee
gis'ativc Council. This conduct was a
fragrant violation Of the constitutional
maxim which the House had SO long main
tanned, that no money levied on the people
could be paid out without the consent
OF their representatives. The House
had universally laid its claims on all the
monies levied in The Province and had
solrmrly declared that the Provincial re-
venue from whatever source ii was derived
was al the sole disposal al the House oi
Assembly, which alone had any ct'Etrnul
over i A motion Of the venerable Mr.
bourdagps 10 take tie state oi the Pro-
vince into immediate consideration without
proceeding any further, was lost, hut at
The same time the House would not con-
sent 10 name a committee OF corresp md
ence between itself and the Legislative
Council which in It's address to the King
ia the last parliamentary session, had cast
the most wanton and undeserved az per-
sions on the motives which actuated the
House in its demand Of an Elective CauE-
icI. Dispatches from the Colonial Sc ere
tary, MIR. Stanley, were laid before the
House by Lord Aylmer. The idea Of de-
manding an Elective Legislative Council
was considered as chmerca and the result
Of iniatuaiion. NJ. Mondplet's expulsion
from The House was pronounced to be un-
constitutional, and tie mode in which che
civil list had been voted BY the House in
its last session, was pronounced to be lie
gal and contrary TO the English copstitu-
tuition, accompanied with violent ihrea is
against the House 90 Assembly. As might
be expected the members of this body,
with proper sense Of their own dignity
and responsibility, resented the deep insult
inflicted upon them, and determined 10
stand their ground. a call Of the whole
House was ordered for the 18th OF Febru-
ary following, and after prolonged and
very animated debate, the House Of As
sembly nv majority OF Sc votes 10 q,
passed 90 resolutions in which they ex-
pressed the true feelings of their oppressed
constituents upon the actual state Of The
PROVINCE. We have already laid before
our readers copy Of these resolves and
we are not afraid to say, that those well
versed with the History Of the country,
will fcd them both faithful and exact A
petition to the King and both Houses Of
the English Parliament, was framed upon
these resolutions, and A. n. MORN, ESQ,
the member FOR the county Of Beilecbasse,
was entrusted with the honorable mission
Of carrying these precious and important
documents To the Provincial Agent, the
Honorable ID. b. Viger, who was yet in
London.
The Legislative Council faithful to its
work Of destruction, had rejected several
bills Of he utmost importance, among
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