, 1854-08-05
The Vancouver Island Resolu-
tIOns, relative to Judge Cam"
erOn, sc.

It will be remembered that We promised
the readers Of our paper on Vancouvers
Island that as soon as we had completed
the publication Of the laws, attention should
be given through our columns to the pro-
ceedings Of public meeting held on that
Island some six months since, and which
will be found here attached, in connection
with the comments Of correspondent who
transmitted the same. The language Of
the resolutions will be found to be sufficient
" severe in reference to the authorities on
the Island, to awaken recollection of the
spirit which was abroad in the American
colonies in '76, and which led to such un-
pleasant results to our common mother
coontry. The age of oppression and tyr
rany should have a speedy termination as
far as the free settlers on our neighboring
Island is concerned, and the signs of the
times are full Of evidence that such will be
the result ere long.
Ed. Pioneer and Democrat:
DEAR Sir: Considerable political ex-
citement having been called into existence
in our small community, by the profound
wisdom or prodigious ignorance, (extremes
meeting) Of our worthy Governor and his
satellites, displayed in late act of council,
for the amusement Of your readers for
ward you an outline Of the proceedings.
You must first be informed that GER
tain Mr.. David Cameron, who had not
long since arrived from Demarara, and who
Is fortunately for him, married to the sister
Of the sapient head of our favored govern
ment, has lately been clothed by his broth
er-in-law with the ermine. The colonists
objected to this appointment, and present
ed remonstrance to Mr.. Douglass on the
subject he, however, treated this manifes-
tation Of public opinion with contempt, and
so ignorant is he of the power of the peo-
ples voice, that this servant to q company
Of fur traders-this man over whom the
sun Of civilization has not dawned these
thirty years, and who, does not, perchance
know a windmill from spinningjinney,
and who is bound by the ties OF sympathy
and affection more closely to the savage
than the white man-had the assumption
to treat with scorn, and the folly to an
swer with falsehood, q deputation Of re-
spectable colonists who waited on him with
the written expression Of great portion
Of the inabitants, disapproving Of the meas
uFe.
! The consequence has been public meet
ing, Of which the following is the proceed
- ings and as It is the first attempt on the
part Of the people Of Vancouver's Island
TO assert their rights, It may be viewed as
the birthday Of the colony.
The meeting, after due notification, was
held on the 4th inst, at Mr.. Yates new
building. Capt. JAMES CooPER, IN. c.
was called to the chair, who, after stating
that be had been present at council on the
day when the act constituting Mr.. Gamer
on Judge Of the supreme court had been
passed, that be had voted for IL, but that
upon further consideration, he had become
90 satisfied that he had given his vote too
hastily to an unadvised proceeding-that
he had written to the Governor to request
that he would call special council and
have the matter reconsidered-thatM Mr.
Douglass had not thought ft even to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of his letter, and
that viewing the injurious results likely to
accrue from the appointment unless speedy
measures were taken to annul it, he thought
that It was his duty, failing all other
means, thus publicly to acknowledge his
error and his entire disapproval Of the
measure which had, he was now Of opinion,
been SO hurriedly and without that consid-
Grafton which so important subject de-
a.~wo1 ,.acoad khrouoh tha aounoil
The chairman then read letter from
Thos, Blinkhorne, Esq, expressing his re-
gret that sickness prevented him from at
tending the meetiRg, but expressing his en-
tire approval Of its object A note from
Mr.. Andrew Muir was also read, the pur-
port Of which was the same r. McKen-
zie, ESQ, j. p, and Mr.. Weir had also
intended being present, but were unavoida-
bly, kept away.
Mr.. Swanston was called upon to read
the remonstrance that had been presented
to the Governor some short time previous,
and the replies that his Excellency ~ had
made 70 the deputation who had waited
on him.
Upon Mr.. Swanston concluding, the
chairman read the following, hardly
know q more fitting appellation, than pro-
logue
Whereas, it is an undeniable fact that
Of all the Institutions created for the pres
ervation Of human society, the most vitally
important are those which are the means
Of dispensing justice, it rigidly follows that
they ought to be most closely scrutinized,
both as to their nature, constitution and
proceedings, and therefore, community
which fails to exercise the most jealous vi
GLANCE over its courts, is most culpably
wanting to its own most essential interests,