North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-02-18

tfhaFhff ~ sltffts auti Wefr as e., fesIHret
esifsatiinafy - susf~ttaa The E,ct,as
"' the r'a'a'y al Sa,rr, had again trtalued
M. cbfis''r. ~l." tsd slrraa, b,vn *.
pTlrd srNefal lialcs 'tum she Hassr nj A.
'en'hly iof Improper c,,pdurt. TLi. Gen.
tIrmaa's stht was agaia ,leclatsd ~ he va.
cant b. vote # SIS against 10. Bata
Dir. Chtlsiir was aa I'D supporter af the
'yraneleaI Standardization 81 Lord DsIhnu.
sc, i'e Of course i"and favor wih Lind
G"lrtHh, tie Colonial Secretary, whom
he enlssi'l IN his causr hs aeans IT mi.
valr lrucr 10 relation "a lisa ~xpals,on FINN
the House, accompanied with sondry
documents Fnfporlng tn express the feaI
Wishes 81 hrs constituents. Aflrf us
House 81 Assembly had determined moi to
allow him a SCAT 10 HE representative Hail
Lind Aymrf ant down 10 that div sn
cxifaei linm dispatch ri the Colonial
Secretary, 10 which the House was invited
IA reconsider It's volrs an Mr.. Chtslir's
rxpulsion and allow him 10 take his rea,.
Both Lord A lmcf's and Lord GmlrfrL,s
suggestions, were received rs they oueht
- have hern. The House, hv a vote If
50 10 %, crnsnmd this unconstitutional
aad dangerous Interference OF these two
statesmen and resolved 10 continue firmly
{" adhere Ia their irmrr decision. Ahrf
hc nomination oi a crnrltiee ~ ceres
pondtnee between The two hfanchrs nf the
Legislature, Lord Aylmrf's closing speech
ai the last session, was taken lotto cnnsid.
Grafton hy the House, and MS il cnulsined
several harsh and improper reflections a.
ralnst that body, vote 81 crnsuIe was
ionmally entered upon the journals % the
House of Assembly, by vote Of 20 10 10.
Whenever a public Body, particularly
The representative branch ol government,
suffers Itself 10 be tfamplcd upon through
Tear or favor, nr expectation 81 beneficial
results, & allows lis decisions 10 he rpl aside
ard give way 10 Gairrry end cajilrty. wee
nay justly suppose That body win soon
lise public confidence, unless il makes great
rfor'= 10 retrieve iisrlf from The false unsi.
ron 10 which il is placrd. Such was The
case viii, the House of Assembly. In
/ February 1851, II had resolved, after hav.
nag 'rrd in vain Ia settle his constitution
al question b.y the mrans Of bills constant.
! ~ rejected by The Legislative Council, that
any member, elect of the House OF Assem-
i'y, who would accept any place ol emo-
ument or profit under the crown, should
thereby lose his seat and would have n
gain Ia appear before his constituents tn
know whether they were willing To pot
their trust in him any longer. The House
| u Commons 10 England as early MS 1850,
had passed similar resolve and The House
OF Assembly Of Lowcf Canada had then
precedent inr acting as they dill. But un-
fortunately they laid aside This just rule in
behalf "I one oi their members, Philip
Panel, Esq, who bad been nan.d by
Lord Aylmer, ns Executive Councillor.
The members 81 the House Of Assembly,
were Hih HsTg III i'ffCftfing tHal Inc tfFct
~ siaioning an Executive officer among
! them, was IN corrupt those weak and
wavcfGg characters who are hot ton mt
L" give way hExccr i've ipnJence. They
bitterly fepented n,i having emf reed their
resolutions Of February, 1881, against
Mr. Panrt, bur il was then ton late 10 IT,
call the act. During The present session
! (iSS2l tie same case pfcsrnird Itself 90 ain
tn the consideration ol Ibr Assembly. Mr..
Panri having been elevated io the Jndi.
ciai Bench, The Governor who understood
wrll The seIueing ART of bribery, conferred
the honor ri membership of the Executive
Council, On Dominique Mondrlei, Esq,
! member for the County of Mnnirrs Bat
this iinlr the House was not feiniss in their
duty as they saw aI ID" DANCE, with wliirb
this system Of cnrfupiing the peoples re-
prrsrniaiivrs was Taught, and nv vote
nf SO IN 81 DECLARED That Mr.. MandsIe,
could not he entiiIed 10 his seat WHEN he
had voluntarily ria grI his rslaii, . ,,r,.f.