North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-05-05
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hams, the Lymans and the Mills 10 pro-
claim such sbsafdiiies.
Ia this Infamous meeting oil American
renegades, which will ever be regarded rs
n disgrace 20 their nation, i: was boldly
asserted that there existed no grievances
ia Canada, sufficient to justify = rebellion.
Really those Americans who spoke such
language, cousd not be the legitimate des-
cendants Of those who fought in "76 a.
gainss oppressive England. Had they ever
read the declaration Of rights put forth by
the Heroes of 10 Had they ever per
used altentively the declaration of indie
pendence scaled with the blood Of many
vir,uous American citizens Was not the
primary cause of the American revolution,
Iteration without representation And
how was i, with Canada Has not that
Province repeatedly been taxed without its
consen. by the Imperial Parliament ! In
what light are we to consider the Two I'm
perial acts Of the i4th Geo. Sd chap. So
and Of The 2Slh Geo. 81 ehap.S9th ? Do
no, these two acts, passed BY the English
Legislature, where the Colonists were not
represented, impose direct taxes on the
Colonists without their consent Although
the dcclartory act ofl77s was promulgated
by the Imperial Parliament with the evid-
ent intention to lure the rebelIlous Colonies
and bring them back to their former alegi-.
aoce, has The act of l774, imposing direct
taxes on the Canadian Colonisls, been re-
pealed J Have not, on the contrary, the
same Authorities which in '7s had readily
assehted TO The constitutional principle tina,
IL was tyranny to tax people who were
not represented, again, IN I77s, enacted a
new law taxing the Canadian Province :?
Has the permanent fund which the first
House or Assembly offered to the Crown,
provided these two obnoxious Imperial acts
were repealed, been accepted, and those
Unconstitutional laws botted from the
Statute-book OF Great Britain ? ANY
man justiy approaching constitutional hh-
erty cannot do otherwise than to eensure
highly the Imperial Parliament of Grea,
Britain, for passing the Canada trade oct
and the Canada tenure act, the first, part
tally and unconstitutionally dividing the
public funds Of Lower Canada, and giving
to the Upper Province larger share than
was rightly her due, and the second, ignor-
antIy interfering with the tenure Of lands
in the Province which, however bad IL
might then be, has rendered it still worse,
as is now fel, in the Eastern townships OF
that Province. This certainly was bold
and unconstitutional interference on the
part OF the Metropolitan authorities, in the |
internal affairs Of the Colony. Has not
the property belonging to the Jesuit's Els
tates, been Withheld from the peoples rep
resentatives, and unlawful.y grasped by |
hungry officials, although they had origin
ally been destined to educate the mass OF
The people And when the English Min
sters have been forced to admit the justice
Of the claims Of the House Of Assembly 70
those Estates, were not unacceptable con-
iitiois attached to the surrender of that
property Has not the House OF
Assembly repeatedly passed bills for giving
education to the people and have not the
British Governors and their Legislative
Councillors, till within a few years past,
denied that blessing to the
people; and in 1886 did no, the Legislat-
We Council turn out OF school upwards OF
10. 900 Canadian children How many
thousands OF pounds Of The peoples money
ire annually drained from the Province by
England Public documents show beyond
Ill possibility OF contradiction, that nearly
$4,000 are yearly sen, from the Province,
through the Post Office Department alone,
o enrich British arisiocracy, and these are
he fruits of Imperial legislation. Have not
responsible Receivers General, been ap-
pointed keepers Of the public funds. by the
Home Government, without the knowledge
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