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

i'endrni upon u /; and tha, nothing hu, The
swf't ol saion among the sxSefHl elasses
oil the people and their conylctinn that
their interests are The some thai could have
prevented collisions ineaa, patti with the
prosperity aud sairiy al the Province.
| 81 Hesoired, That sins~ a circumstance
which I'D a''i depend ulH,n the ciuice ul The
nistptily at The peopv--ileir French or
RIn and their use Of he French lang usgr,
| has been made by the Colonial aulhnfilies
prrtexi for abuse, Tor exclusion, Tor poll.
teal inirfiotity, for a separation of rights
and interests this House now appe ais In
the justice of His Ms,esty's Government
and oil Parliament, aud Ia the honor of The
people Of England; THAT the msloriiy OF
the Inhabitants OF this Country are in no
wise disposed to repudiaie any one of the
advantages they derive from their descent
irem the French nation, which, with re-
gard TO the progress al which II has been
the cause 10 civilization, IN the scie nces,
IN letters, and in the arts, has never been
behind The British nation, and is now the
worthy rival of the latter in the advance
mrnt OF the cause o.. liberty and oil the
science Of government; from which this
country derives The greater portion oil lis
civil and ecclesiastical law, and of its scho-
lastic aud charitable institution, and the
religion, language, habits, manners and
customs OF the great majority oil its inhab-
itants.
S. Resolved, That our frlIew subjects
of British origin in this Province, came TO
settle themselves in a country f" the inhab.
d" itants whereof protesting the Religion OF
" the church of Rome, enjoyed an estah-
" lished form Of constitution and system Of
" Laws, by which their persons and their
" property had been protected, governed
" aud ordered during long series Of years,
" from the first establishment Of the Pro-
. vince Of Canada" that prompted by
these considerations, and guided by the
rules al justice and OF The law Of nations,
the British Parliament enaeted that" 10
a" all matters oi cnniroSersv, relative Ia
i" property and civil rights resort should
4" be had Ia the laws OF Canada" tha,
when Parliament afterwards departed from
the principle thus recognized, firstly, by
the introduction nf the English criminal
Law, and afterwards 10y that of the Repre-
sentative system, with so mech OF the
Constitutional and Parliamentary Law as
was necessary TO its perfect action, il did
SO in conformity "a the sufficiently express
ed wish ol the Canadian people; and tina.
every attempt on the part oi public iunc
tionsries, or OF other persons (who on
coming 10 settle in the Province, volunts-
rily bound themselves 10 The requisite
conditions, against the existence oil any
portion OF the Laws and Institutions PEE
cullar 10 the country, and any preponder-
ance given To such persons in the Legs
lative aud Executive Councils, in the
Courts oil Law, or ia other departments,
are contrary TO the engagements OF the
British Parliament, and 10 the rights guar
anteed To His Msjes,y's Canadian 50 bjrcis,
on the faith ei the ational i~nor oil Eng
land and on that Of apt ualions AID treat
les.
81 Resolred, That any combination,
whether effected by means Of Acts Of the
British Parliament, obtained in contraven-
ten to it's former engagements, or by
means Of the partial and cerrnpt Admins
iration of the prese NJ Constitution and
system of Law, would be a violation OF
those rights, and would, as long as IL
should exist, be obey I'd By the people ffem
motives ot fear aud cons,raint, and not
iram choice and alice ton ;-ihat the con-
duct of the Colonial Administrations and
nf their Agents and instruments in this
Colony, has iar the most part been Of |
nature unjusily TO create approximations
as to the views OF the people and Govern
mrnt of the mother sountry, and to en- |
danger the confidence and content ot the
Inhabitants OF this Province, which can
only be secured by equal laws, and by the
observance of equal jostice, as the rule
of conduct in all thc Departments oi
the Government, as far as this colony is
concerned.
SIS Resolped, That whether the num- ,
Der of lha, class OF His Msjesty's subjects
in this Province. who arr OF British origin,
he that mentioned 10 the said Address oi
The Legislative Council, or whether (ss
the truth is) il amounts 10 less than hail
tina, number, the wishes and interests ri
the great maiori,y oil theni, are common IN
,hem aud 10 their fellow sohjrets OF French
origin, and speaking the French language;
n al The one class love the Couniry Of their
birth, the other that Of their adopiien;
that The greater portion Of the latter hsve
acknow led ged the generally beneficial ten
deaey Of the laws and institutions OF the
country, and have laboured ia concert
with the former, 10 introduce into them
L. h. nj The