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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Signal, 1849-03-30, Page 2e w tech ..need to affect kw gs=ewlitch. As regards myoelf, I lbeagbl mr Mar to state to Ulm Excellency the fears which 1 entertained to present an ac event of my Io..r., u,asrt tach as my exile to Bermuda night be an obstacle to fey j.l•t demand. Sir Charles Metcalfe smiled, tad answered -" is it not a fact that the Ordinance of Lord Durham has been found tI.gil1 1f the Government did not be (fere ynu worthjf to receive oempessatioe for your losses, you wou:J set, here been wonted to Ills eunfldeatial oflthe whiek you hold teeday, the duties of which you All so w. l!, mbar the leper' et Ig', Dineeee4 40 me. Present roar account. The inten- tion of the Cevern,s,enf 111 tp pay .11 with- Qul rice ptiVn." 1 thanked His lEwelleney; and con8dine to the faith of the Government then, I CO **the rest of my "oomph riots, and 1 pro .en'ed an arcoont of the 1 sees which i s.lstateed 1 was desired, Mr. EJilo,: 1 learn it by the Jibc ""•os of 11,. huu. gen ttawon of flu Oypusrione wbo were thee at the helm of ,11IIF•. 11 1 have ma le these remi,k•, it is only un my pert to pabiiely profited again.' that "good faith" of the Ministry of Sir Charles Metcalfe; fur I thank my Moto!, Dr. Nelsen for the,arri• flee which be bus stain wished to make, an ' well fur Ftmaelf w for lite eusapanions • in ei,le,in order to se'0re to the rest of his compatriot" the payment of wbeI la rygtly due then. If4Ppy if the rade" to Borinnda, ►,nese saeritiee of their el•itn., can "once more roator. • little snikes" to th'• boenm of the families who have hod to suffer 1a the days of mour0,eg and : Motion, 1 have Ike honor to be, Mr. Editor, • Your must obd'i eerv't, 1.. 11. MAseb.. • !horn the Si. Catbarisee Jamul. 911E REBELLION LOSSES. The following letter was lately received from Sir. &Iorrtt, by Mr. Shsrit?Kio:smill, to aeknnerltd„ ement of the receipt of the rrwlatiuns passed at the public meeting stere, 'vet which the latter preeided :- Montreal, March 6, 1849. T TUE SuP.airr or rue Nese.ta.e Dr6TaICT, CKala,*N, ke. MR -I have this day had the honour of roceieinz a copy of the resolutions passed at • p•hbl.c meet,njf of the Inhabitapts of rho Niagara D etrt.•t, assemble) at 8t. Catharines, on (hhe 26th February taut. The object of these resolutions is, with- oet doubt, to-w.thdraw the confidence re- posed dao the present Ministry ; but I cannot barna my mind to believe, that a fair espies- _ •men of public opinion has been had, with a knowledge of the facts. I will,;therefure, endeavor to communicate, through you to the lnhaiitents of the district, the motives which governed me on that quest Me. Tho first resolution seetes, that the inten- t ,n anal effect of the act of union- appor- tiooeJ the general icemen' fur general purposes, mutually beneficial to the pro- vinrep. The second, that the payment of any claims in one section of the province, gem the district revenue, and in the other from the prurincialrevenue, would be unjust. Tl.e third recognises the right of the inhabitants of Lower Canada to iudemnifi- cstinn for (Rat losses : but objects to, the '+aymsnt of those engaged in the rubel- on. • The fourth, fifth, and . sixth, • merely re iterate the sentiments expressed in the fore- going : It is therefore u0neccasary lip allude to them. The only points to which I object, in - 'how resolution•, %late first to a question of fact -the application of the -revenue ; and secondly, the clans of persons who aro. en- titled to indemnification. }'rom my re- marks herewith, you will find that I oppos- ed the grant for the Rebellion Losses in 1 a face es m td Upper Caned au in r cmeot PPe ) g :h revenue e public re en a would not afford it • and because it involved the expenditure uf a large sum, for the payment of similar losses i0 Lower Canada. On becoming a member of the Govern- ment, (.found their payment determined on by the Administration. My first impres- pion was, 1 confess, against it ; but i 'bon became convinced that they had no alterna- tive. Their predece-sors hid not only appointed • Commission, bet determined On the class of persons entitled to indemnifies - con, and left nothing for the present Go- %crnment but the unpleasant duty oftarry- ing their intention into practical effect. - Apart from the violation of the Act of Union by diminishing the general fund, therm were other aodtbtgber considerations, of far grea- ter importance to tho general welfare of Canada, than the rciative amount to be pail by either Province. A general system of finance was to be established ; the further waste of public lands to be stopped ; • per- manent school fund to be created ; our main leading public works to bo completed a revenue from tolls to be produced ; a sink• ing fund of a perthanent character to be provided. ", fireler thee^ cirrumetances, with these e imprehensite roeseurea to view, would it be wise or politic to dietnrb the existing Jisrmony, on comparatively so trifling • .ub•ect 1 These several measure. will soon be before the puhtte, and the undivided alien - eon of every person should be directed to liven. '1'Ite exist.ng public debt will he paid off as soon se the Jebt of New York ; taros and duties may then be removed, and the tolls ainne received from fureige produce will pay all the expeuece of our Gurers• tnent. Then, and not till lien, the wisdom of the Union, and the policy of gaining the cnn6Jence of th'er waived whose cordial • •scot no {teat o!.ject e..i lid be a: cumpliah- c.l will be realised. There Is good reason to believe that the reciprocity measure will yet be satisfactorily settled : f so, the pros poets of Canada acre nevor Bears promi- sing. With regard to the deseription or claps of persons who should participate in the payment of all Piet lesser. i have merely to remind yon, that during the rebelliet of 1837, few took a mora active part in 1t. .opnre••"on than myrelf. At the sante t me. 1 g.•e my hearty support to the Ma ctetratiA in resisting violence from soother .Flirter ; and it 14 sntoriotio, that to their p' everdings were We indebted for the trat emelt, for which, i •n, proud to s4)., oar Disquiet is distinguished. To that conciliatory p..licv i will over a 1!'ere. 1 mother wish to be mt.underrtnod, nor r.- hired kora responsibility. ' Althoogh the Government appro.. or Mr. B,olto0's snMndw,ent, which excludes %hove who were swell Si IJermeda, i was pre; arr.l In vote for eimeledieg none. The principle of pay• fag :boo loose once admitted, no dtsltse- Ikea sbawld bj trade rt Ihie 1a$. day. Alter • ges.ral amweuly bee Imes jnrocla need, so mss eheaid be petreertbed lee the epitome thea entertained ; fur I sueonly believe that those who took se active part against the Government of that day, ars new that the enure waaegsmewt of our own local affairs bas been cuoceded, as good and loy- al subjects as soy ether potties of the imp- el/411)o. $.tset..4.iag these neetiele.ls, if toy ee.etlltta.l. do ..t lolly approve of my euedrra, its 'mkt eoafirapity to lbs pris.t- s bsret•.fore ad•ocsled, 1 will, on au sweeten thereof, ehe.rfully reales MI 00'y my Situation as a metatber et that Government, but my seat as a member of the lee;.olatoie, aoJ glad', retire Into pl- eats life. 1 have the honor to be Yo.r obedient termini. Wm- HaMILT'N %1s MOITT. From the (:lute. UPI'EK CANADA CllAiiCERC SILL a uTaaCT. 1. The Act of Upper Canada, VII. Wm., 0. J, whereby the j,hdietel pou ere of the Upper Canada Chancery Court are exercis- ed bv a single judge, a altered, sod the the Court is to be presided over by a civet judge, to be called the Chancellor of Upper Canada, imitated bv two Vtce-Chancellors. 9. i'ue Chance:lor shell have preccdeoee next after the Chief Justice of the Quceo's Bench, and he, as well as the two Vice. Cbanceilere, must be barristers of not less titan 10 yew atindmg et the bar. 8. The Urnure of otlice is "during good b. havigur but any judge or judges may be removed upon the address of the two 110u - spm tf•IProvioctal Parljaseeat, subject to sppeal to the Privy Council. 4. The Judges of the Court to take a oath of office. --..Form of oath. 6. The judges shall sit together in Court, the Chancellor presiding, or, in hie absence, Ithe senior Vies -Chancellor. 6. The jurisdiction and power of the Court to continuo as heretofore, but to be exercised by three jndg-s instead uf one. - At the moment of the Act gang fully into operation, the three j idgesshallproceed with all matter, then depending, in the Aetna manner as the present one judge ,would have done. '1 here will be no abatement or discontinuance of matters then depending. 7. The present officers and the present terra' shall continue, except so far as the said matters and thing" may hsa4tered and affected by this Bill, or esy Act passed during the present t3essio.. 8. The Court may try the validity of Bills in the same manner, and to the same extent as it may -now try the validity of deeds and other instruments. 9. Tito adoptionof the suggestion of the Chancery Commission as -to shortening the Bill and Answer, and enabling the platntrtl and defendant to examiuo each other 'tire rota ; the abolition of all unnecessary pro- ceedings, and the uniuterrupta.j advance of procceiingi in the Mister's office, being calculated greatly to dim' nigh costs, and to promote the ends of justice; and it being expedient fur the purpose of more conveni- ently and safely carrying out these and other alterations, that power eh mild be vested in the judges to do so, by such rules of plead • Ing and practice as .nay be necesssary-ouch power is given to the judges :-They may make rules and orders for regulating the officers of the Master's Registrar, for car- rying into effect the recommendations of thosaid Commission, for the adaptation of the Court to the circumstances of this Pro- vince in regard to the process, pleadings, practice. and proceedings of the Court ; and more especially in regard to the taking, publahing, using and hearing of testimony, or the examination of et!, or any of the parties, to any wit upon their oaths, Brute- dmg'also, the power to regulate the amount of costs -proviso, that the power of the (judges by such rules and orders shall not extend to alter t principles or rules o he rte f P. P decision of the Court, in granting retnedtos, or to abridge or affect the rights of parties -but may in all respects extend to the manner of obtairyltg the remedy -not to affect the remedy elf. - This clause, No. 11, in the bill, i5 a most successful specimen of plain perspicu- ous legal cornooatth.n. There are a great many different matters introduced by reci- tal, one after an another, without the least confusion'. Then each of these recitals is embraced within a similarly arranged and comprehensive enacting part of the clause, which concludes with a proviso, limiting the powers given by the enactment, so as to lake away all danger of the excess. 10. Soperates again the offices of Maator and Registrar, and provides a fixed salara for each, that of the blaster J.:500, and that off the Registrar £400 a year in lieu of all fees. The Registrar shall, ex officio, be Clerk of the• -Court of appeal, and shall -appoint, subject to the approval of the Judges' one Clerk, at the salary of £19.5 a -year. - II. The Master and Registrar shall continue to take the fume fees as ■1 preacnt, in their respective offices, and shall account for the same quarterly to the inspector General, by returns signed by the officer rendering the same, and declared before one of the Judges of the Court ; and ouch offi- cers respectively shall, within 10 days thereafter, pay over the amount to the Receiver General, and 11 shall form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Province. • 19. The salary of the Chancellor shall he £1,930, and that of each of the V.ce Chancellors 11000 a -year, payable q tartur- ly, out of the Consultdated Fund. in case of resignation. after 15 years service, or in case of some permanent infirmity disabling him from t`,e dun ciecntten of his office, each judge shall be entitled to an annuity Mr the root of his hie, amounting to Iwo - thirds of the salary he received while in uf1ee. 13. All the fees being funded, the nahriee of the Ma.'er, Registrar, and Clerk shall 41.0 he pled (quarterly) out of the Coo.ol- 'dated Fund. iIaroRTJ or 1947 AND 1643. -We have received a statement of the imports into the Province daring the years 1817 and '48. The ratite • f the fondle imported, oubjeel to •pecifIc duties. in 1847 was £1,088,209 16; J in Ifsa8, £698,977 ; the amount of do: t s collected in the' runner year on (Mise ods, £J33,211 as 1.1d, ant in the latter s1,95,931 4. The total amount of doll..,' specific ad ed faloreas collected Ie 1047 was £414,633 13 ft ; and in 1118 L334,- 384 16 4 ; being a decreave in the awnnnt collected in 1848, at compared with 1947 of C90,000. ' . e arefloat. intimating facts misting to ttN. olintimatingand sew tariffs which we cannot s.alyee at present.-Erattlfaer. PUBLIC MUTING. We give, is this day's Impreseiea. $S resoluuans agreed to by lbs Leftism per. time of the meeting held at Port ReMe.sfit, oa the 1541 sapient. flesh was the sett positing of the nueeting, that the quiet ltd peaceably dtspiked pu►uo. of the people thought it better to belt their discttessoa separately. We were clot 'present, es we bed been kindly informed, by a Msgtstaetes that be had guod reason to Wren that a br.aah of the peace 'mild .be a m.RW; tad r:ul having asy particular Mai to minks a target .f our body, for Macy Orange balls to be tired at, we stayed at horse. " Not baring the fear of God before thele eyes, tad hang tempted of the Derti," may mood very well in an indict- ulent, nod may be very true; bet it would be nu:ompeosation toua;besides us are rather pert cuter and Lpicureao in these things, and peter some otber mode of exit from this mortal scene. it may be en adiosyn• 'racy on our part; no matter, there is no accounting for tastes. We were more par- ticularly induced to adopt this course, from the fact of having been threatened with personal violence, by one of use leaders to :his agitation. 'Phis isan unfortunate elate of things, but it Is nevertheless tree. Any (pewit! of arms and ammunition here taken to the meeting, by the Orangemen, and money freely paid out to hire teams to carry these sortbue to the battle ground. We thick the steady, peaceable farmers of the eountry gave evidence of their pru- dence, by staytog away frorp each a scene. A more deliberate insult has nevor been offered to the people of the Niagara Dia- tnc', than that by the Tories of this tows. It was sot enough for them, by the Orange- men, to prevent diecn.sion, at the nt•eelmg called in this town; but they meet take the same men up to Port Robinson, to prevent fair and bonoreble arg•inlent on the quee- n•-{ at issue, and the moment they return from tits meeting, put the telegraph in mo- tion, to convey the news of the glorions victory they bad obtained, to the Colonist, and to their friends at the seat of Govern- ment. If all the meetings through Canada West, have been of the same -character as thoseheld to this town an I at Port Robin- son, we can assure tho M,n,etry that they bare nothing to fear from such• expressions of opint •0,, es that conveyed to them by the 'P ivy press, as the result of these ea'bering.. Weimer to wound, afraid 10 strike," the O.i.n,tmeo fired their pistols over the heaus et •tame of our clamur, who sexy loutishly exposed themselves by going to Port Rubinson. We would not for a mo- ment bo understood to insinuate, that these were no decent men on the Tory side .f the question. at 'these meetings; but the best estimate of the truthfulness of ow description may be formed, when we ay, that one of the most respectab:e men to our town, who attended the meeting in the Tory intermit, informed u,, that ho was really ashamed to be seen in company with the Orangemen returning from Port Robin- son. Thus has it been in Ireland, and aow is in Canada; the eunriuig, place seeking Tories snake use of tlte;m nien to accom- plish their own selfish purpwie,, and when they have made stepping stones of there, they have hurled them sway with contempt. We are realiy sorry to see men, otherwise warin-hearted and kind, thus inade tools of by the desigpmg knaves who would be ashamed to public to acknowledge the very men who have often lifted them to power. We put it to the Orangemen, is not, our statement true! and we venture to sac. that we would elicit an answer in the athrrna• tive, in ninety -'nine cases out of a hundred. St. Catharines Journal. The Tories are all for annexation .new. How inconsistent they are. Because they i fancied Reformers bad a leaning, some time I Ago, that way, they vowel Alley would not I submit to it ; but mow th it they /now Iii- formers i -formers aro against it -they am fur 11.- i V at oetrarRmoats ! Refo rmers won' t qua►rs7 With thein abont it, we aro sure -if they but take bag and b.eRR . e, •id annex themselves,-leaving us to enjoy Bneteh protection writhe blessings of the Brits!' Constitution. W. should not have let out whet we have said -it may prevent them from going -they are so m.lidi. We think that whilst they are in the honour, the Queen shou:d offer to pay their passage over and give them a letter of introduction to the President (Tay'or)-as some of that class of men in Her dominions, who are loudest in their Gp attachment to Her Throne and Laws but who have no rever- ence or respect fur either in their hearts. - What a prize they would be to our neigh- bors ! What a lote they would be to Can- ada ! We would have no more rots' -no feuds or strife ; hut all be dull as ditch wa- ter. As fur prosperity how eou'd we ex- pect it, here in Canada, without them !- Reformers should not let them go. They. should give back the Tories their office., and let them " pay the Rebels" rather than pet ,hem go over to President Taylur-for how could we, Reformers, bear to part with them ! By again tasting the tweets of of- fice, we are of the impression that their "loyal" threats that "they would shoot the Gorersor General if 'key had an oppartuni- 47" would give place to the deepest regard. Let Sir Allan, Cayley and the other Tory leaders, get the sop, and then they, with the ignorant herd that fellows them, will Ire down in lowliest obedience •t Lord Elgin's feet. His Excellency, wbo Ferree of the l7,zeile tette an "ass" will be a paragon of all that is noble and great. The shout would then bo heard from the "boys" (et the bidding of their masters) "No annex- ation r' " Hurrah for the Queen .'- " /Intro milk Reprblicaniset !"-Bathurst Currier. Dtsratcr Cover Bn.t..-James Smith, E,q., barrister, and 41. P. P., for Derham, has introduced • Bill to extend the jon+dtc• lion of Distret Courts. it proposes that such courts "shall bold a plea of all such setts retrtsng to deb , envena'tt, or coo• tract, tofifty pounds, d, in cases of con- tract or debt on the co moa courts, when the amount h ascertained, by the signature of the defendant. to one hendrrd pounds, and also to all matters of cost, relating to peroneal chattels, whoa the damages shall not exceed forty pounds. awl when title to lands shall not be brim ht into question." - ft further proposes to tepees ttorneys,and members of parliament, of eget n privileges hitherto enjoyed ; they will be liable to be l D 'net Court likedther le. enol to he s peep Thi. is • step in the right direction : and. should the Rill bacme Law, M•. Smith will deserve the tbank.of the country. The intnlerable oppression, winch i. 'evolved in law pro..edmngs, a ntrfeueut le rutn any community, tad a rubes! reform i. r.tpsr.d. -.Vragars .id.il. Ma.wTaato-CeetraaiTrea A.aTtawy. -0er amiable .ad issagiesun olesepssary of the Tommie Patriot, eomplws that some gest rebels were sometimes mad. maga- grates : " Yet Bos. of the leaders of these very movements were immediately converted into Magistrate', Conservators of piece, law tad order among Mel Majesty's hep ssblyeets ea the tremolo* to power of the Ito.. Robert Said wia " This reoalls Mew tided a very curious fact cosseet.d with the qualifications or magistrates. We should esteem it a great favor if the P.trlot would be kind enough to Inform us, at he be in a pns11 00 to do se, whetter the patties to woose appotulmeot as Magistrates, he takes ezeeptlon, were capable of dutiegutshing lbs sealp of a wolf trim that of • chip -monk. We know • certain ere -eating M .1). who was made ma- gt.trats; and with all fate knowledge of comparative anatomy, was imposed upon by somo wags who carried him scalps of chip - monks for which he paid B9 a piece ofpub- lic money, under the impression that they were wolves' scalps. Thu gentleman's conceit imposes upon bin the bele( that he is qualified -for the.ituation of Medical pro- fessor in • Canadian tlniveretty ; he feels himself at liberty to dispute the mm1-flca- tinrls ()loftier magistrates ; and her Majes ty'e lieges wall be happy to hear lbet be wishes to secure to them the a.Hanlages of the great medical skill which (witness the chap -monks,) he undoubtedly po..esees, by try.ng to get a gagging medical bill thrust through Parliament.-Eaaaaiser. THE RECIPROCITY BILL. - During the debate on the second reading of this bill is the Legislative Council, on the 13th instant, the hon. Mr. Loathe stated that the exports from inland ports in the Province to the Culled States, in 1848 amennted to: Produce of the Forest.•£159,551 6 5 Agricultural Producttons••35,350 0 9 Lise Stock 54,443 7 6 Sundries and some articles not valued 104,987 10 8 £7'e,432 5 4 During the year ending 511 Jan'ry. 1849, the value of the export. from Quebec and Montreal was £1,7.16,167 10s 1 td. The duties paid on these articles on their importation tato the United States have had to be borne in part by the Canadian produ- cers, who have been compelled toacct e rie..m price in consequence of the duty stand- up;; as an obstacle in the way of their free aces to the American market. Canada has dons her part towards removing the mutual obstacles to a free intercourse be- tween the two countries. Our exports can have no effect on prices in the U. States. Those prices aro regulated by other infltten ter, and the quantity of produce we send into their market is too small for pace, there to be effected by it. They can there- fore have no interest In continuing a system which imposes on them all the disadvanta- ge, of restriction and gives them none of Cie a•lvantage" which,protccitoni.t. believe ' to ,1,,w (rum tltst system.-Eraminer. Tim Tory Press are endeavouring to make a little capita! out of the (art, that Mr. Leroi ram returnee to answer some very fnoitsh questions propounded by Col Patein: The conduct of the one wail as dignified as that of the other ridiculous. Doe. Col. Plumes imagine that he to at play with men possessing as little mind as himself, or doe,. he think that he is serving the interest, of hta cuostituents and those of the country, by wasting the time of the House in such foolish' displays, as the 0110 in which he indulged. Ministers are not chosen by the people to play the clown to his mountebank trick r r t trouble -themselves and delay public l - _ s, by,renewing a debate Ilene a q'Ir•. .ro airendy ,,toed, ' Tno act, of Parliament give the 11e to. any of the Colonel's insinuation', and ho wool slew s o J himself 1 morema looking the statesman by 1 kI g to those 'acts, than in putting • lot of silly gncstions, as devoid of meaning as of utili- ty. 1t is somewhat wonderful that the Colonel should be so very particular about obtaioing information for his constituency. It to needless for us to repeat that the. Min- isters, have no intention of paying rebels, and that they never had such intention.- Joanual Express. VIOLENCE OF TIIE TORY PRESS,. The Toronto Patriot, who has gained for himself the distinction of being the Sfarat of the Canadian press, contdtues to ese,te the mob to outrage. In 'answer to the Exami- ner, l'qo Patriot has the following language: He says, that rf McKenzie -ale -allows Hill ad white -feather notoriety -should receive any pereosai injury from' the hands of roffissa atter arri•ing is Upper Canada. the publishers. of the Patriot must be held legally and morally rayon - sib's for the crime.' This is the eeeood tiros that Ret.t.r has declared we were Welly crimin- al. i1 the fnende of the men whn suffered •t Prescott should tar and renther this promoter and ringleader of rebellion, The Petrwt most be rre- ponsible ! i(the friends of Col. Meed t. should .hew McKenzie as little mercy as hs spewed to his dying pri.oner, the Patriot mast ammo, far it ! 1f the loyal men who marched down Yongo street, in the depth of • C aadau winter, to make this ally of our present mailers feel that they adhered to their Mother Country and their free ionitntiona, should roll him in the mud ., dock him in the horse -pond, the Pavan mast b. punished ! Can we answer f.r the friend. of Capt. U.her, 'Are we to watch that the miseries eedared on the Chippewa frontier and the hard- ships-of ad- shipeof the St. Clair shall not be retired oe the miscreant who mainly cased them?" Disguise the thing as you will, there is no concealing the fact that the above con- tains a direct incitement to violence or an- sassination. Such language is calculated to iofl Imo the bad passions of the unre6ectmng mob to whom it 1. addressed. it i• a stud- ied attempt to arouse a feeling of revenge. An individual is falsely pointed out as a " mi.erent, who mainly caused" the roue - der of Copt. Usher ; and moo a particular mode of iolencs to be used towards bim is pointed out by the Patriot. That journal aAbets to believe that it can see language calculated to incite ruffian* to commit vio- lence or assassination, without being res- ponsible for the conduct. it is very easy to ..y that the "legal adviser of the Examin- er" " mint b. m left -dubbed lawyer;" but at any rale we undertake to lay it down as on so1air, that if the Patriot use. language ealcelatod to Beene ruffians to commit vie - Wee or aseaselastioe ; and If the crease be ant.ally committed and item' be proved tint the mimesis bad read the limiting language ie that journal, its publls►.rs would be le- gally rs.!onstble for the eo.segiue.n. We advise Hue Mani of the Canadian press to meed Me assess ; and ooafs+ his 'Mottos to railroad schemes, widow and.ephss sees. Mies, West tali* roes, amalgamatloe, com- paratiN asetemy, ted otter queetioee whish be litmus how to treat very learsed- iy, and which be can write upon n about the dreier of any very exteriors mtscbief.- Eswunar. Off" A gentleman of veracity from Port Robie•oo ha just informed us that toy of tete d..p.su4te..mpi p.11 by the Tena. 1e overtime 0*. retortion al the Irw adhere orad with pied*► teal aim j weerpeas ! The wee who e.rpbyed t 'humid at peep be iediete4 ! Tbu Melte . inane to intimi4ste the peaceable farmers, has, we lamest to perceive by our excban• gee, bees made esu et pretty g 11y by the Terese tbrwgbeet gee PronsoeThe Uwe has come for •viorrlover of order and good government to do ►u duty by uphold - tog the Law .f the hod. Since the above wise written the account of the Meeting has been received which confirms the truth of the gentleman's state - mens.,, ► -JYYsgsr. Moll. W . Lyon Meekest'', Fag arrived in this city, by the stage from Montreal, o0 Monday night. Mr. M. hoe been heartily welcomed by a large circle of his old frt.nds.-E:xuw ins'. HURON SIGNAL. - FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 168. LEGISLATION AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. We must admit that w- e begin to feel con- siderably disappointed in our erpeetatinos of the results of the present Semis. of Parlisme.t.= We did hope that the unprecedented disgust with which the inhabitants of Canada had, at the last general election, exprersed their opinion of the late Admioi.irat:on, would have called forth whatever little modesty might be resident in Provincial Toryism. We did suppo.• that if repentance and confession were too exalted vir- tues for our Canadian Torics, they would, •t least, have felt ashamed and mortified with the almost unanimous sentence of condensation that bed bees pissed on them at the Hustings and the Poll. and allowed ethers to do, peacea- bly, what they hod been scorned and hooted for not attempting to do. But it appears we were giving them credit for a great deal more than they were worth : and hence, we have been dis- appointed. They are like the " Dog in the manger." they will neither do norJet do. They dread the contrast between their own conduct and that of ■ Government that is at Inst dis- posed to legislate for the benefit of the country, and therefore, they seem determined req render that contrast as small as possible. This is ex- actly in keeping with the policy of Toryism in every Age and country of the world; it is short- sighted, reckless and suicidal: for ihough they may succeed in creating dissatisfaction in the minds of superficial thinkers on account of the eomparitively small amount of actual business transacted : yet the more intelligent portion of the papulation look through the sham -work and perceive at once, not only the factiousness, but also the utter contemptibility of their policy. - Certainly, the bietory of political contentions could mot furnish one psralell to an opposition so smalle-.o mean -so positively despicable. And we regret that • large share of Me disgrace re- sorting from this silly, puerile opposition, in- evitably •ttatchee to the county of Huron The ca,^.t:..aa Il".A1111,g. of the Honorable Wm. C ay:ev at :he fi.taucul measuresof his talented successor, the present Inspector General, are so truly ridiculous that on reading them one feels inclined to pity or mirth rather than to a- ger. Mr Csyley may be a very goad man in his own way or if kept in his proper place. - (People had once a mach higher opinion of him than they have now), bat certainly the contrast between bim sod Mr. Hindi" as statesmen, ad financiers is very striking. It is the Schoolboy and his teacher ! Mr. Hiacka' •aperiority IS • politician is •ekoowiedged by the intelligent men of all parties. His knowledge sod policy in the money matters of • Government, are be- ing admired almost universally on the American Continent. His abilities as • statesman, and his talents as • political writer are. known and appreciated throughout both America and Europe , and his name will remaia honorably associated with the history of Canadian Free- dom while Canada remains an enlightened coun- t. y. So far as we are aware, Mr. Cayley's re- nown (which its likely to be limited to the age and eoantry he lives ren) is founded on the fact, that he was unfortunate enough to be the mat active and energetic member of the most inac- tive, unpopular. helpless Government that ever disgraced • British Colony. These •re fasts which, should the Historian deem them worthy of a.tieeowill sot be recorded more favorably for Mr. Cayhy thea they srechere stated. This opposition of Mr. Cayley, however, is not without an effect. Some of our Tory oto temporaries who sodentaed distinctly the price of legislation, especially when their opponents are in power, have carefully calculated the ex. peace of the preacnt Session of Parliament at ►IRT tura,. rut Moult ! Ws have neither the means nor the denim far ascertaining the se - curacy of this eilcolatioa. It is certainly a large expenduurc, but coosidering that we form nee link in the stupendoous chain of " British Connection," this sum appears very paltry, com- pared with the magoitcent price I British Gem ernmeat. W. beve-Awed ess_ef the ablest finacine is-ile.alsst'aars int p* lIu enwisg, t hat what he e•lled the " pocket mosey" of Queen Victoria amounted to just abort "fifty pounds ea hem sleepi,lg aid snaking 1" New if the legutation of se extensive eonetry pike Canada can be eoadectd for Me amount of our Sovereign'. pocket mosey, theta is, duet all, no great room for complaint. Bet what we with to point out te ear readers, is the simple fact that if this tiny eakal•tios of the exposes of legielemen n 'arrest, th.s, nth of the Am - hews speeches .f Mr. Cayley tad colleagues, Papers., Prime. turd Geo, snow the eoastry easeay re. hussies/ .ad AN Nowait11 Aad whirs we esesider the paltry remeseratios w►isb the world allows 1e real literary tablet, and sem side, the literary grality .f these oedema's p►uJorues, wo appeal IS may osa, pssssdssg tte.tenaetu of emearee beerety, N at if the 1.1setiag of sed t owhee is as as weatida. Ms seams of the psiMie mast., t 11- teat he 1o:se in iniad dist thaw apsesbes da set mosso se sorbing, are wt hte.M kesereimg camp to 611 •p the time -to ,ap el M 75Sgesa.e the 0.rerassras-N beep up "Spew* end red the b5.aeem of the e«etry. We would have as desire to gag the inosite .foe ►west w eros of • okra epeetaties. W. *Mb Jisa tibia *Wu i os seta, dao st. bstb .fart and gier, 4. .tt, 11. is rlgbs otevgry a, bis is .Iestso hlpl, baa14hal 1. iw puce of taotb rind jse.us- Ibe. Ila 4140 is ces4aldy a aid #den bourns free disesteem and factious geibbliog- Me former 1s supposed merely se imply • fair *15104 ..d bNtawi.g .r the ►..set .plai.ms sod news which 6ffareat alum hold a the mem. subject, the ether meas that captious mailing w hich arises from the t species of navy •sd chagnes. Aod altboyh w. *weld be merry to see the Legislature acting on the late .gpsstw.0 Mr. Arswtwg, in idepti.g tbn childish policy of pasta{ • gagging bill to re - .train the eaeee.es.1 their ewe loquacity ; yet ere are not remit' that it ie right to allow Cay - ley, .ad Pyisean. and Prises, and Orgy to gratify their owa spices and vanity, by talking "batiste noe.ense at an expcace of fifty pomade a r to the country. If Mr. Carly is tactually qualified to ..atruct Mr. 'hacks in the fioaeeiaimatters of the Government, why .did his qualifications not appear before this time? 'Why did he not devise some meteor', during the time he held office, thou would have prevented the credit of the Province from falling se fir be- low par. He and hi, colleagues - aro very aaiens to have it proclaimed loadly that the Province i. on the verge of bankruptcy ; why Then did he not redeem it 1 The truth is Mr. Cayley ie shrewd enough to perceive that tbe superiority of Mr. Hi icks' talents mut financial policy, will make Mr. Cayley's statesmanship appear very small in the eyes of all ahiukiog men, end his caviling. are merely a very sorry, and ratite• an unmanly attempt to hide or apolo- gise for his own.w.nt ie. ability. It is admitted by the best mem of CI parties not only in Canada, bat in other countries, that Mr. Hineto' policy is eminently ca!eula:ed to redeem the credit of the Province, ■1J to place it in a more perma- nent and prosperous.conditioq than it bit pre- viously occupied. Put we doubt i( there is any doeoment filed in the Inspector General's Office, that will transmit the name e( Mr. Cayley to posterity io the clauses./ of a talented or suc- cessful Iopector General. -+ THE FIFTY MONSTER INDIGNATION MEETINGS ! ! The Tory jouroala are bosstipg that Cayley's elap-traps have amounted, in CI, to fifty ! W. do not dispute the truth of this statement : we feel rather disappointed that they have been so few. An extension of the same means would have extended the cumber to deity Iboarands or to fifty millions. The " great District meet: eg" of Iluron consisted of thirty -tied individuals ! seven of whom opposed the sham 1 thus leaving There-osa fediq.aiianiers. The D,etr:et of Huron contains • population of opw,rdreftwes- thoosand, but taking the eves number and dividing it be thirty-one, we have a quotient of six hundred and fon •6ve ad • fraction ! I 1 a other words it sperms that sae mss out of every sir hundred and forty -,ire of the population of Huron was willing to kneel to Csyley's monster bugbear ! ! Now Thu was called a ' • great Disc 'net m -.:tog." It was noticed as soeh over the Pronnee, end we have every reason to be- lieve that it was at least a fair specimen of the ✓ irrr, in so far as Thr propor•i.mof the eu-'e•ra n, the whole ropulatiun a c .rc.J. is, however, one essential point of ditfereece he - tetra the Code ieh meeting nt trod the great majority of the fifty, which for the honor of the Coonty we cannot overlork. We regret to per- ceive that in most instances these meetings have been composed of the most violent and reckless members of Secret Societies, and that the Reso- lutions have been chiefly ea'ried throsgh the threats and intimidations of Orange sn.. in to - days paper we give from the St. Catherine' Journal tan honest paper) an account of a meet- ing in the Niagara District. where the deluded members of the Orange Lodges hr ve foolishly subjected themselves to the penalty of the law, by their highly illegal and insurrectionary con- duct. We regret this far more than we do the political di•hooe.ty and sham -work of the meet.-. Ings. We are really sorry to see whole brother- hoods or associations of our fellow en -stares, who can be duped into • treasonable rebellion by men who her. no other object i• view than their own seeish interests, and who wpuld ultimately trample and despise the very roes who had ele- vated them to power. W. are really surprised that Orangemen in general have not discovered long before this title, that Taeyum exerts lest the same withering paralysing iafleesee on them, that it exerts on the rest of her Majesty's .ob- jects. Our own experience eeo•iwees us that OW moat intelligent portion of them are aware of this fact. We never knew anything of Orangemen till we came to Cm•.d•, tad our •e- gaatotance with them in this °enemy does not at all correspond with the character gamee11y given to them in the public prints. Some of the best men, sed best Reformers of nor aegwiat•nee is the Bathurst District aro Oraegemea. fleem of the molt straightforward, isdepeada.y bis st, tory-hating radicals dam the Menet .f Harms. aro Omegeasma. The Otngeaea of Hsea have perhaps mos Toryism is its asked defor- mity more Iregs.ntly than it eta be sees elm - where -they hams felt its imperative policy, per- haps more than in a7 other Distri.t, and we ase rielel dei tutu blithe Tory is4.ene. in Ca• - ads could not briniest the Oraegsmea of Henn se • bei', and employ them as tools to peeps - trate 00!1545., mach as are attributed t.aeeless melt at B.41,11le, Port Robia..s nod e.mMe611 other places throughout the Proviee.. I. abort, we are inelierd to Wheys list same ..togsl are perpetrated by those r,ekles@ ,6141.1 1p0. rant wretches, whieh kens. ea it were, the dolga of every soewly, .ed witless wisdom wield be pully ked sad eetrage ss, tboegb tbe7 hed se eooseeties with Onegeham Nay ether (sss.- Tay an, 1. fast, Joel web 'hamsters ee are esle.I .ed to bring Aegean epee any a.ei.ty, ted here, is reality, she regard far ay moiety. Ws de on wish es M ..dreemod M sa.bieg se d.fsad OO•sgotas. 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