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Correspondence Of the Herald. |
KINGSTON. Oct

L1Uyer LeRtsdtors -OTtnRe LodRes-Disq.aitf-
c1tion NJ Ptace-fi az Legislature Strangely
Aniaigamated Co6net- Iasp6icisnt Repe~~s-
Tar os Yansse Sguashes.
Mr. EDuoR:-
The business Of legislation here he's now fairly
begun. The collected wisdom, as Goblet called
such things parliament mean) has got into full
operation, and the benignan fruits thereof will
cover the length and breadth Of the land Oh . il
was great discovery, the representative system.
which, has eiven lawyers, in all ages, such an OPP
portunity to talk II they had been mere attornies,
collectors of debts, breeders of dispute between man
and man. the world would long since have got tired
OF their services, and left men to settle their own
broils without the forced intervention of each 9TH
er. But Lawmakers and law-executors-why. the
modern world has been. left to their management,
and truly very pretty world they have made Of it.
The commoH Of mankind is smothered in
musty pile of Judge made law, of Westminster pre-
cedent, and the rubbish of veIbiage which they a.
matter ofcourse, must be employed to unrave. IL
it any wonder then, that our Legislative halls, az
with you, we are crammed with lawyers, who de-
light to hear themselves talk, and to astonsh the
world with their loquacityl
The leaders on both sides Opposition and minis-
terlaD ale lawyers, and the eternal tongue Theses
The Yankees are beginning TO see the folly of send
ing lawyers TO their legislatures, to make business
for themselves and their poserity; and mechanics,
farmer aud work ngmeD are alive 10 the necessity
OF havlDs less IL do with such mischiei-makers; but
here, yet, they have their full swing, and to them
all The Dry and power belongs. A new age il
opening up, when all his will be mended. If not
here, al all events on the continent.
But am forge ting the peculiar business of my
presrSt calling VIZ 10 report tor You the ''sayings
and do'nes' OF Provincial Legislation. After day
or Two OF wordy war, ab-ut the speech from the
throne, and other matters OF FORM the business OF
he session got fairly under way. | must cay that
the leaders Of "Res opsible Government" have
eviuced every dsposliun IL carry out their profess
sons Of liberay Seine OF the evils peculiar to the
Province, which for years back were the theme Of
deDuHci1ioD, and he obj.ct OF attack are about to
he remedled ForinslsDce, Orange, and all other
secret societies, are TO be Put down. While the
Province was uGdrr the sway OF the family compact,
they were the bane OF us prospsrity-the fruitful pa
rent OF faction aud dlscord. Mr. Lafontsine. the
Attorney General tor Canada West, has brought
~ bill, the better 10 secure the ipGe-
prodrnce o. Parliament, BY preventing Co
verunent officers IN possession Of salaries
rom the Grown, acting rs represe natives OF
the people THIS Is right, and an approx lmation TO
your repuohcansm. With you, executive officers
are not permit to cit either in Congress or
State Legislatures, but here this would scarcely be
practicable Parties are TOO underlined. There is
no strlki ng line Ot d-marcation between them, and
were the Provincial Cabinet deprived by virtue of
their offices OF their seat in Parliament the eglsla-
i've business OF the country would stand still tor
want OF leaders TO carry out, advocate, and defend
the measures ct the government. But the bill OF
Mr. Latontaine is a great stride towards better
system The present Parliament. like all Others, is
packed with members holding Offices OF profit
der the government. TINS, in too many instances,
was but brlbe tor servllty, and time serving sub
seTvleucy. IL msuered little who, or what party,
were in powe' the places ot lhrse men were looked
upon as security Tor their votes; and s-tntcTest,
dnd especially poor, dependant, provincial seltnter-
be mt To The powers TIA be According
Sam 81 ck ths was but human nature. The re-
sponsbles" are gong To CLEANSE tbe Aegean stable,
aud they will merit support Tor the pdtriotlc act II
would have been long aud weary time before the
compact would have done so; and when tao non
10 lulied, and men look through a clearer medium
ihan prejudice and passion, they vii be convinced
OF the fact.
The opposition cvinccd 10 the Provincial Minis
try, is chiefly personal Ia TACT is the only srrong
point of attack. II isse made up Of ceDgIomera ted
materials, II has withln itself no common bond Of
idhesion Mode rn reiormers, old torres, bloody
execuuon-rs al Lower Canadians and extreme
radicals, ut not rebels) men without a thought,
telling. or m association In unison, form the Csb-
act OF Inc Province, and hence, idcuit, satire, and
irouy in every shape aud torn, are vii houi stint or
lint, hurled az aust their devoted heads Ii
tata mistake, IN the first instance, for Messrs.
BALDWIN aud La'ontalne, 10 torn juncture with
such a set few months losger, and Cabinet
made up o. entirely Few materials, might have
been crrattd but to make il up with Sullivan and
a Hlncks, Daily aad a Lafnnaine, was an act OF
political madness. Besides this, they had TO take
by law of entail, mercenary political loaies,
OF uncomfortable NAV. The reformers of Canada
West Can never be made to understand it-can
never-no never feel one scntation Of sympathy
with such men as their leaders now coJjslned
with
The last year there was immense deficiency
of the revenue, and the government have declared
their intention OF taxing Yankee potatoes and tur-
Dips to make II up. The duties are not TO amount
10 prohbluOn, but the law Is TO 60 into immediate
operation, to prevent speculation. The number and
kind of agricultural articles of produce TO be taxed
not yet known, but presume the bill will COM
prehend most OF those now imported, including
squashes, and pumpkins with frontier like ours
hey will fad il difficult to collecta revenue. Snug
Cling will be the order of the day. Yours,
JONATHAN.
The STEAMER PRINCETON We stated yesterday,
hat this noble vessel had made an experimental