New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-30
NGE. yx. NO. I7f
Colonial Governmsnt-Cnnadian Ale glance
-Finnnce....BY WN L MACKENZIE


don, to govern Upper Cansds, instructed by the
British Government TO initiate the conduct snc
carry out the policy Of Cir Francis Head. and q
give bic confidence 10 the men ia whom Head bad
pa. bis t.uss lie did 50 The people on botF
sides Of the line vii long remember am and BIS
cruel advisers. the gsilows, the dungeon ard the
transport ship were their instruments Ct govern
ment. A terrific drama was enacted IN Csnsda
during s35-o, and the performers find il difficult
~ forgive the Thousand and one v.ctins Of ihei'
wsn:on and unbrdlcd yi-leLce, rage and eyarc
Even now they seek new punishments for men
wno like myself, have survived their penal enact
mei ts snd iorti;y power by prescribing more ef
lectuslly the victims Of Injustice Many a lous
night have spent ia arranging tho materials and
sketcbiog the history Of these times, but the calm
cool, effective period for publication is not yet.
Sir GEORGES Confidential Secretary, whom he
probably brought with him, was named Samuel
B. Harrison. II took necessarily an active part
in all the dreadful dongs q that unhappy period.
Who or wbs. he is or where he halls from,
kaow not | never cav him. He continued TO
hold lucrative Office rs Provincial Secretary end
Executive Councillor, under Sydenhsm and ba-
got, and was appointed % act as L'eg'enGnt-Gov-
eraor after Arthur. Mctcaie dctested the Reform
party abborred their principles and, from the outset
went handn hand with the Family compact 10 crusn
them Harrison In 1874 cOntrve5 70 get elected Tor
Kent near Detroit, pretending 10 be thorough re-
former but when the question Of liberal Ministry or
return 10 the established usage was TO be decided
by the election OF the Knight OF schosser or Reform
Or. ss Speaker Of Assembly Messrs. Malcolm Gene
f.v thor
"looso hsh" abandoned their posts snd thus elected
Sir Aisn MeNsb. The Tories rewarded Harrison for
betrsying bis late comrades with DR.. Badwa's Old o.
fee Of Surrogate Judge. At Toronto and gave him
elk gown beside AS Queens Counsel, which, although
he mad been bsrrisler Of bu, few months standing
and never held an important brief, elevated him over
the ads Of his less fortunate legal brethren. Mr.
Baldwins mouth piece the Globe proposes instantly to
stnp the Montreal advocates sho signed the argument
for Separation of their gown. a. Queens counsel How
should Judge Harrison end those rho tHsalAd he Home
Dhrio By placing him rAreAs be treated
In lsl7 another eenersl election took place. and
Messrs Baldwin, Hncks, Blake, Price and the other
proiessiog Liberals forward With many resms Of
a vouniuous public document for distribution show
ing the bad and dishonest conduct Of their Tory
predecessors which was copied into the EraniHo,
and circulated far and vide as the programme and
creed Of reform. Under the head Parchd" Of Hoa
s. b. Hrrisoa," were placed the following remarks -:
This IA ore Of the most base srsscicus in the hs
tory OF ihese extraordinary umes-eqasly dissrscefu 10
t nisry rho bonoit nc traitor aud the so,e,.
who sold himself ana his uUsng constituents for paiiry
Office Mr.. Harrison could not sell himself without a
scotland be could not carry the County oi Kent eNcep ~
Reforner He accordingly came forward al the genera
election Ol the Reform ticket, and WAS returned Once a
member o Parliament, Mr. Harrison est himself down
and said, pisiuiy actions could speak Here am
gentlemen Of the Administration, have vote end much
aalcnce~h hat y l you ave ns 10 cell my pATy ana say
away from the House fari-m-n was about to assem-
bic nd in full House, The M-cae Ministrr had, al
hest but majority Of two aud Nj Hsrrsons vote wss
The Csbinet but he dar-i not. When the Reform mem
bss eff Toronto for Montreal Mr. Harrison prof-ss-d to
them that he ell ghi, snd would be down mediate
IN after them-f possible for the cpening o! Tho House
Bur at that very the negotiations for hs purchase
Harrison got the snrrogseship-he BETRAYED his consilu-
and stsid al home But with his ONCE ne gained the
unspesksble contempt OF every nghtminded man. ".
The electors Of Canada Whg and Tory ssy II Ministry
who could lend themselves TO tuch scsndsous trsDskc-
tion are ht to rule the country"
The Reforners OF ls47 behaved nobly they made
grea, sscrhces they placed Mr. Baldwin, who, until
after the revolt had not been more than three montns
ia the Legislature, at the bead Of strong majority
farming his back ON every Reformer who had had
scat there prior 1887 he chose ade men, snd one OF
their fret acts TO place Harrison, whom they bad
condemned few weeks before for bis base sPosiscy
In the language have quoted from the Toronto Globe
10 the Office of Judge of the Home District Court with
an income stated by the EIGincr to be about 50 300
year addition to his other situation and their party
presses resolutey defended the "scandaous trsnsse
ton and puiet the honesty ability and htness OF the
very man they had just denounced As souiless irs
tor and political ohes, highly valued friend wrote
me per msil not long after, some particulars which
had pressed him with the Idea that Harrison held
third ofce from another quarer-tbat of observer OF
the sayings and doings OF my old constituents pre-
sume il is not go but some Of my letters mscarry
Immediately wrote TO Mr.. Morris, Postmaster here
tina. would thereafter call for them wss really
fearful that good men would be injured, as might hsye
been the csse If e note had missed me.
offer Harri.ons case as plain specimen OF Mr
Bald wins policy, which Mr. Price, another lawyer who
sPRAKs OF going back iato private HE, neru 10 renrH
highly applauds To me it seems ss II Mr.. Harrison,
like Mes.rs Daily, Ogden, Jarvis, Gurnei &c is thus
rewarded for services Of 1887 80 not proper be
named in ls4o For the honor OF human nature, hope
il msy sppesr tbs; 1t is not Aessrs Baldwin and
Hineks steadily refused to recommend he placing Of
nv name ia an amnesty in BAsors time, when their
power and that OF LaoniGne was without the shedow
of check and their every act seems to be directed
from 1t when they no longer withhold that ssne-
lion AT the proper time ! will present 81 temeoi Of
my public conduct from hrsI 10 lsst 10 the electors Of
FORK county among whom lived, and they will deter
nine whether the pursued by Lord Elgss Min
isiers 10 not meant as condemnation Of them also
When Sheria Jarvis headed the band OF ruhsus sho
dealt death and destruction to the peacesbe meeting Of
lss9 on Youngest Mr.. Price sough, legislative invest
CATION At Montreal, and the OF Sir George Ar.
thur Il quote Prices xplansiion) wss
We nigh. 70 before Jury OF the country ard obsin
redress Bat hOw could II bs msgined that justice could
be obtained from jury composed Of the very persons
mo.i deeply implicated from Grand jury composed of
t,e very persors who foremost IN creating The dis
tarbancel To show the intent Of The parties, will only
be necessary 10 the rioters the
-eorAted with RIBBONS clsuucfye badges BY which
tpey mi shl be u th-!r hrv-gs The brother Of
he Chief Justice lRobusOn,l WHO present, hav.g
beeu accidentally Snock-d aowu, reproved the person
Nv good man. you be more careful 20 distinguish
vor frieods did you observe The riboon The m.r
led ~d he had mstsken him FOR one OF hose he
wa. employed heat What j1suce could be ooisined
n Zach easel Has not impanlty oeen given 10 crime
Has rot tue Riding which represent been he scene o.
-io. and murders Laws though bad properly sdun-
stee1 are better for country han coed laws osd
sdnsui.ered. better would IL he that we have cespot
Ism once"
Mr. Prics was my attorney in the celebrated Wei
land Canal case OF 1897 where the special Jury wss
admitted to have been packed 10 give the Secretary