North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-02-11


sted; and that II has only served tc sog
mrni the confusion sad doubt which had
pfevsiIrd in the Courts al law, and 80 Ffi-
vate transactions with tcgatd II the law
which sppiied 10 lands previously granted
in free and common soccsge.
60 Resolred, That the Provision Of the
said scl which hiss excited the Rreaiesl
alarm, and which is most st variance with
The rights Of the people 81 The county
and with those Of the Provincial Parlia-
ment, il that which enacts that lands pre-
viously held en- .fcf OF en- eenstre shall a.
Ter q change oi tenure shall have bern ei-
lvcied with regard To them, he held ~ Tree
and common soccsgr, and ihrreby become
subject 80 The laws oi Great Britain, under
the several circumstances thetrls mrHtIon-
I'd and enumrfated that brsidrs being in
sufficient in Itself this provision Is al
nature to bring into collision in the old
settlements, on every multiiudiaous and
nice point, i've opposite systems oi laws
one OF which is entirely unknown to this
country in which il 10 impossible to carry
IL into eHret;-that from the feeling mani
tested nv the Colonial authorities asd their
pariisans towards the inhabitants al the
country, the latter have just reason 10 fear
ihstthe enactment in question Is only the
prelude ,o the final suhversion, BY acis ri
Parliament of Great Britain, ifsuduientIy
ob,ained in violsiloa of lis former engage
men,s, oc the system Of laws by which The
persons and property OF the people ci this
Province were so lnng happily governed.
CT Resotred, That the inhabitsnIs oi
this country, have just reason TO fear that
The claims made on the property oi the Sc
minary of ST. Sulspice at Montreal, are at
iributahe 10 the desire 81 the Colonial Ad-
minisfation, and It's agents and toos to
hasten this deplorshIe state OF things
and that His Msjesty's Government in
England would by re-assuring His faith
iuI subjects on this point, dssipale The
alarm le, by the Clergy, and hy the whole
people without distinction, and merit their
sincere gratitude.
50 Resolrsd, That it is the duty OF this
Honse, to persist in asking for The sbso-
lutte repeal Of .he said Tenures act, and
NATL such repeal shall be effected, 10 pro
pose 10 The other branches ef the Previn-
cial Parliament, sueh measures rs may be
adapted TO weaken the pernlcious effects Of
The said act.
IS Resolued, That this House has
learned with regret from one OF the said
Dispatches OF the Colonial Secretary, tbat
His Majesty has been advised TO interfere
IN q matter which concerns the privileges
Of this House; that 10 the case There alIu.
ded 10, this House exercised privilege
soIemnly established by the House Of Com
mons, before the principle on which il rests
became the Law Of the Land that this
is essential to the independence
OF this House, and 10 the freedom Uf its
votes and proceedings; that the Resou-
TONS passed by this House on the 18th oi
FEBRUARY, 1881, are consti.utionafsna well
founded, and are supported by the exam
pIe of the Commons OF Great Britain; that
this House has repeatedly passed Bills for
giving effect to the said principle, bu, tina,
these Bills failed In become Law, al first
from the obstacles Opposed TO them in an
other Branch of the Provincial Legislature,
add subsequently by reason Of the reseTva-
lion Of the last oil the said Bills for the sig
MITIGATION OF His Majesty's pleasure in Eng
and, whence il has not yei been sent back;
hat until seme Bill to the same effect shall
become Law, this House persists in the
'aid Resolutions; and that The refusal Of
His ExcelIency, the preseni Governor In
,hef, To sign Writ for the Election of a
Knight Representative for the County OF
Montreal, in the place of Dominique Men
ielet, Esquire. whose, seat had been de-
.Iared vacant, is a grievance oil which this
House is entitled 10 obsiain the redress,
md enc which would alone have suiiced
o put an end TO ell Intercourse between IL
md the colonial Executive, If the cireum-
i.ances OF the country had not offered
rowd OF their abuses & grievances sgains
which il is urgently necessary TO remoD-
trate.
81. RESOLVED, That the claims which
ave for masy years been set up by the
Executive Government, TO that coniroul o.
'er, md power to appropriate, a great por-
ion OF the Revenues levied 10 this Prov
nee, which belong OF RICH, to this House,
re contrary TO its rights & TO the eoDsIIta-
ion OF the country and that with regard
Q the said claim. This House persist in
he declaration il has hereioior made.
65 Resolved. That the said claims OF the
have been vague sad varying;
hat the documents relative 10 the said
iaims, and the accounts and esiimates OF
expenses laid before this House have ike
rise heen varying and irregular and in
ufieient IN enable this House ia proceed
With a foil understanding of the subject on