North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-02-03


the Legislative Council, as TecompoSed by
The present Governor-ln-C hlri was voted
I by the Honorable the Chiel Justice OF the
Province, jonathan Sewell, to whom the
Right honorable Lord Niscount Godefich,
IN his Despatch, communicateds 10 the
house, on The 25th Nov. 1881, recon-
mended - a cautious abstinence from all
proceedings By which be might be involv-
td ~ any contention OF party nature"
by John Hale, the present Receiver Gen
eTai, who, in violation of the laws, and oil
the trust reposed in him, aud upon illegal
warrants issued by the Governor, has
PAID away large sums Of the public money
without any regard to the obedience which
Is always due To The aw:-by Sir John
Caldwell, Baronet, the late Rec.ve Gen
eral, peculator, who has been condemn
ed to pay nearly 100000. TO eim5nrse a
like sum, levied upon the people OF this
Province, and granted by law, To His Ma
lesty, His Heirs and Success ors, for the
public use OF the Province, and for the
support of His Majesty's Government
therein, and who has Diverted the greater
part OF the said sum from the purpose TO
which II was destined, aud appropriated it
10 his private use; by Mathew Bell, a
Grantee OF the Crown, who has been un-
duly and illegally favo ured by the Execu-
tive. in the lease Of the FORCES of ST. Mau-
rice. in the grant OF large tracts of waste
lands, and ir the lease Of large tracts of
land formerly belonging to the Order of
Jesuits: by John Stewart, Commissioner
OF the JeSuits' Estates, nd the incumbent
OF other lucrative offices ALI of whom are
placed by their pecuniary and personal in
terests, under the influence of the EXecu-
tive:-And by the honorable George Moi
iatt, Peter McGill john Nelson, Horatio
Gates, Robt. jones, & James Baxter, all
whom, as well as those before mentioned,
were, with one exception, born out Of the
country, and all OF whom, except one,
who has been member of the Assembly,
and has extensive landed property, are bat
slightly qualified in That respect, and have
not been sufficiently eng aged in public life |
10 afford presumption that they are fit to
perform the functions OF Leg for
llie;-and by Antoine Gaspard Couillard,
the ohly native OF the country, of French |
origin, who stopped 10 concur in the Ad- |
dress, and who has also never been engag-
ed in public life, and is but very moderate
y qualified with respect to real property
and who after his appointment to the Coun-
ell, and before the said LIST of April, rem
iered himself dependent on the Executive,
by soliciting paltry and subordinate place
Of profit.
So Resotred, That the said Address
voted by seven Councillors, under the in
iuence of the present head of the Execu-
i've and by five others OF his appoint
nent Zone only OF those who voted it hav-
ng been appointed under his Predecessor)
$ the work oftae present Administration OF
his Province, the expression OF its senti-
nrnts, the key TO its Acts, and the procIa-
nation Of the iniquitous and arbitrary f,
principles which are 10 form its rule of con-
uct for the future.
Sc Resolved, That the said Address is
lot less injurious to the small number Of ,
members OF the Legislative Council who ,
re independent, and attached 10 the in {
erests and honor Of The country,-who !
ave been members OF the Assembly, and {
re known as having partaken its opinions /
nd seconded its efforts TO obtain The en- r
ire control and disposal of the Provincial !
revenue: as having approved the whole r
ONE, constitutional and unpresumptuous
,ep taken by this House in praying by Adj
ress to His Majesty that the Legislative .
,ouncil might be rendered elective: as
undermining the scheme for the creation of
n extensive monopoly of lands in favor of
peculators residing ont of the country
$ believing that they could not have been
ppointed To the Council with a view TO
lcrease the constitutional weight and .
fficacy of that body, in which they find
opposed by majority hostile to
rer principles and their country: as be-
ewing that the interests and wishes Of the q
eople are faithfully represented by the Ia
representatives., and that the connection !,
etween this country and the parent Stale ;,
ill be durable in proportion to the direct =
l6uence exercised by the people in the a
nactment Of laws adapted to ensure their h
eItare: and as being Of opinion that His k
laiesty's subjects recently settled in this 8.
luntry will share 10 all the advantages of
lie free institutions and Of the improve u
ents which would be rapidly developed. Il
, by means OF the extension Of the cleo
We system, the administration were pre- =,
ented from creating a monopoly Of power
nd profit in favor Of the minority who are al
one origin, and to the prejudice of the W
ajprity who are Of another, and from n
Iying' corruption, and exciting a portion >,