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

Services, Royalists, Torres and Conserya-
{ lives on the one side, and al Liberals,
( Constilulionals, Republicans, Wings, Re-
( formers, Radicals and similar appestions
On the olhef;-that the former party is,
in this continent, without any weight or
( influence except what II derives rom it's
European tools, and from triilng num-
Der OF persons who become their depen-
dents Tor the sake Of personal gain, and oi
Others who from age or habit cling ia
opinions which are not partaken bv any
numerous class; while The second party
overspfeads all America and thai the
Colonial Secretary is mistaken If he be.
lieves that the exclusion Of a few salared
officers, from the Legislative Council
would sntfiCe TO make il harmonic with
The wants, wishes and opinions of the
people, as long as the Colonial Governors
retain the power OF preserving in it ma
jority Of members rendered serviie by their
antipathy to every liberal idea.
SO ReSofUsd, Thai this vicious system
which has been carefully maintained, has
given 10 the Legislative Council worse
character of luminosity to the country than
II had at any lormer period; and is as con-
trary To the wishes OF Parliament, as that, !
which in order 10 resist the wishes of the |
people Of England for the Parliamentary
Reform, should have poured into The |
House Of Lords number Of men notori- |
Gus for their factious and violent opposi-
ton TO that great measure.
SO Resofued, That The Legislative
Council, representing merely the personal
opinions ot certain members Of body so
powerfully accused at recent period bv
the people OF this Province, and so Justly
censured by the Report OF the Committee
OF the House of Commons, is not an au-
thorty competent to demand alterations in
the Constitutional Act, of the 3lst Geo.
Ill. chap. Stand that the said Act ought
not 10 be, and cannot be altered, except at
such time and in such manner az NAV {
be wished by the people OF this Province, ,
whose sentiments this House is alone com
petent to represent: that no interference
On the part Of the British Legislature {
with the laws and constitution of this Pro-
vince, which shonId not be founded on the
wishes OF the people freely expressed Ell
her through this House or in any other I
Constitutional manner, could in any wise a
end TO arrange any Of the difficulties 6
which may exist in this Province, but. on ,
he contrary, would only aggravate Them :
md proIong their continuance. l
40 RESOLVED That this House expects y
rom the Justice Of The Parliament OF the d
United Kingdom, that no measure of the :.
nature aforesaid founded on The false re-
presentations Of the Legislative Council Q
md ofthe members and tools of the Colon l'
al Administration, all interested in perpe- "
uating existing abuses, will be adopted to .
ne prejudice Of the rights, liberties and
Welfare OF the people Of this Province: but p
hat on the contrary the Imperial Legisla- a.
ure will comply with the wishes Of the 8
eopIe and Of this House and will provide II
he most efiectual remedy Tor all evils pre-
ant and future either by rendering the :,
legislative Council elective in the manner
lentioned in the address OF this House to 10
lis Most Gracious Majesty Of the TWEEN 10
eth March 1888, or by enabling the peo- 70
lie TO express still more directly their
plniOns as To the measures TO be adop,ed oi
that behalf, and with regard to such al
Their notifications Of the Constitution as ex
re wants Of the people and the interests n,
His Majesty's Government in the Pro-
nee, may require:-and that this House W
srseveres in the said Address &c
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