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

Couaeil has deprived The people OF ail The
hope which was lrli them 81 seetng TIE
said Council So hong a. Il shall rsHssn
constituted ASH now Is, act IA halmohY
with thv House ct Assembly.
n Resoleed, That the Legislative
Council OF this Province, has never been
any thing mere than g,ege screen be-
tNeen the Governor and the 81 aiIe, mhieh
byrnablne ihe one to MAINTAIN sonll'e'
with lar other has served 20 peTpetuhle
system al diseord ard contention; that It
has increasingly acted with avowed hos
tiiiiy To the sentiments 81 the people Us
coRstitulionalIy expressed by the House
al Assembly: that It IA not right, under
The name 81 Legislative Council 10 'h'-
pose an aristoefacy os country when cen
tains no natural materials for the compost
ton ~ such n bady, that The Parhaflleut oil
the United King dom IN gfsnung 10 ilts Ma"
esty's Canadian SUBJECTS the power sl
revising the constitution under which they
hold their dearest rights, would adopt Il
liberal policy, free from oil considerations
Of former Interests aud OF existing peru
dices; and that by this measure, equally
cnHsistens with a wlse and sound policy
and with the most liberal and extended
views the Parliament Of the United King
dom would eniet, into noble rivalry with
The United States at America would pre-
vent His Malesiy's subjects from seeing
anything 10 envy there; aud would pre-.
serve friendly intercourse between Great
Britain and this Province, as her Colony
so long as the tie between Us shall conin-
ae, and as her Ally whenever the course
Of events may ehange our relative posi-
ton.
90 Resslred. Tina, this House so
much thu more confidently emiis the Opin-
ions expressed in the preceding Resou-
ton, because, ii any faith is 10 be placed
in the Published Reports. they were at no
distant pc tod emitted with ether remarks
ia the sane spirit, 10 the Commons House
OF the United kingdens by the Right
Honorable Edward Godfrey Stanley, now
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for the Colonial Department and nv
several athHr enlightened and distinguish
ed Members, some nj whom are among
the number Of His Majcsty's present Min
isters; and because the conduct OF the
Legislative Counc! since its pretended
Reform, demonstrates that the said opin-
ions are in no wise rendered less applica-
hle or less correct by lis present compost
ton.
90 Resoired, Tha, the Legislative
Council has at ihe present time less eom-
muniiy OF interest with the Province than
at any former period; tha. its present
imposition, instead OF being calculated 10
change the character OF the body, 10 pm
an end 10 complaints, and TO bring about
that cooperation OF the two Houses OF
the lie gis!ature which is so necessary to The
welfare Of the country, Is such as 10 de-
stroy all hope that the said Council will
adopt the opinions and sentiments ef The
people of this Province and OF this House
with regard 10 The inalienable right Of tbs
latter to the full and entire control Of The
whole Revenue raised in the Province;
with regard ia the necessity under which
this House has found itself ('or the pur-
pose Of efleciing the reclamation which it
has So long and So vainly demanded OF ex-
isting abuses 10 provide for the expenses
Of the Civil Government by annual appro-
priaiions only, as well as with regard to
crowd Of other questions Of public interest,
concerning which the Executive Govern
ment, and the Legislative Council which
it has selected and created. differ diametri-
eaily from the people OF this Province and
from this House.
"a Resoieed, That ssch Of the recent
w appointed Councillors, as were taken
from the majority OF the Assembly, aud
had entertained The hope that sufficient
number of independent men, holding opin-
ions IN unison with those of the majority
of the people and Of their Representative,
would be associated with them, must now
feel that they are overw helmed BY ma
jerity hostile 10 the country, and composed
OF men who have irretrievably lost the
public confidence by shelving themselves
the blind and passionate psrtisans Of all
abuses OF power, encouraging all The Acts
Of violence committed under the Admins
traiion Of Lord Dahoosie, by having on
all occasions outraged the Representative
OF the people Of the coDhtrv, --0i men, NJ |
known in the country until wthiH the few
wears, without Landed property, or having !
very iittls,--whs have never been return |
ed 10 the Assembly, (sone OF them having |
even been refused BY the peopIe,) sad who |
have never given any proofs ei their hl-
ness for performing the fsnc,ions Of Le-
pislaters, bot merely Of their hatred 10 the
county; and who by reason OF their COM
munity Of sentiment with him, have found
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