North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-04-16
APRIL 10
pISas ron THE TORIES.

,bev have gsineJ thus fat 10 The workings
n ,ba, grand 8 panacea." which was rec
,s,mended. by the sovereign quacks IN Brit
Al f5r the .farqDilizasioa Of Canada and
IA, securing It's future permanent depend
,ase on the British crown. Let them oh.
vrye the composition or the FIRST parlia-
mra, 81 iAe United Provinces, 10 despite
Al the elafing ,aiermeddling Of the Exec
v,sve in the political arena--despile the
corruption and fraud practiced by the par
,isaas ol the sydenham administrations and
5esaie the deeds Of lawless and unchecked
violence and murder perpeIraicd at the
paps by their supporters at the instance
sal hy the advice Of the tory magistrates
II the county, and when to this they add
the notorious fact that many, very many
Of the inhabitants of the country have
reffained from participating at all in The
solemn mockery which has just ended
,bere.-lhe conclusion is irresistible and
aust force itself upon the mind Of the
most infatuated supporter Of colonial mis-
rule, that the mass Of the people have no
feelings in unison with the Governors, and
although just emerging from the severe
aad fiery ordeal they have been exposed to
Tor four years past, and on the very thresh-
did Of an uniriel state Of political existence,
they have yet expressed their condemna-
ton Of sydenham's measures, and that, in
no equivoca terms. Let them examine
the returns from Lower Canada, where re-
sides the choice instrument, 10 whom was
entrusted the highly important Office Of
promulgaiing this :" last win and tesla
rnent" of the foreign taskmasters, incl
ted To his Gisgraceful and shameful conduct
by the consciousness that his own Office,
nay the fate Of the ministry who sway the
deslinies OF Britain and its dependencies
were at stake, --rewarded for his services
by the honors Of The British peerage con-
erred on him as an earnest Of future and
more ample remuneration, there by q
combination of circumstances, where, he
was most sure % triumph, they come
upon him with a defeat. In the Upper
Province, the majority OF lis returns are
Rciormers, but they have allowed them
selves To be duped by his fair words and
vpecious promises, and lord sydenham e. DIS
now singular anomaly, the Reformers OF
one province supporting his measures, and
the party bearing the same name IN the
Lower Province opposing the Union and
scouting the idea Of the +" responsible gov
ernmenr-end equal justice - as esemplifed
10 the conduct of the present Executive
Enough has thus far transpred to justify
the assertion, that never was there an in
Of that country more universally despiset
and more cordially hated than he, who
now fills the chair of state and il will b.
seen, on the approaching meeting of Par
lament, convened for the despatch of bust
ness on the Goth inst, that an union vii
be effected between tbs Reionners OF both
provinces, whose interests are one and ths
same, TO this may be joined few OF tiis
liberal tories of the Upper PIovince, thus
leaving the Governor General without 4
working majority in the Assembly OF shs
United Legislature.
Perhaps now il were well tina: England
would seriously ask, what she has accom-
plished 10 Canada J After having quellet
two insurrectionary movements-aiier hav'
ing been to an enotmous expense 10 support
and retain her thousands oil soldiers in ihs
couniry--afier having laid waste entirs
sections thereof. alter having executed OF
The galIows some hundreds OF worthy men
and transported more 10 drag out miser
able existence in chains and slavery N
Van Diemen's land-after having abolish
cd the old forms OF government and estab
lIshed therein a military despotism, and az
Ger having united the provinces and con
Tened parliament, il were well, did shs
seriously enquire what all this vast ex'