Huron Signal, 1849-07-19, Page 2gegen to the rsbelUo.. Mr. Oledsteo.—
" i wow wird its.") 1 aitionitood the right
hos. gestlemas to say that he had been w
informed by Mr. lsgersoll, who was one
of the commisetosons. [Mr. Gladstone.—
'• This ..b. lord is sot otitis( what 1 said.
1 said by Yr. Cay(•y." Well, then, Mr.
Cayley was the informant of the right boa
gentlemao. But l understood tbe'nth,
hos gentleman to say—and in that I can-
not
arnot be u.istakes—that he went over three
nr four of these case• mullioned by Mr.
'becks in the Assembly, and he found it
was sot tree that thewere the eases of
peruse guilty of rebellion, (Mr. Gladstone.
No, no. because to more than one ease
(hese pentane had been tried and acquitted.
1 .sderetood the right bon. gentleman N
say eo, especially with regard to Sir. flag
german.
Mr. Gladstone wished to ob that
the noble lord spoke of whet he had said,
as if he (11r, Gladstone) bad rends a tame -
meat from original or direct knowledge on
the wbjwt. With regard to Mr. Ilagger
mao, he had drawn his information from e
letter which the noble Bird had in his hand.
He (Mr. Gladstone) had said that from the
(nlle.t and latest evidence before b'm,there
was no reason to believe that any person
who was a rebel had been cornpciaated.
Tv be costineed.
SPEECII OF Sift ROBERT PEEL ON
THE REBELLION LOSSES BILL.
Sir ROUR•T Past:—I quite feel that the
argument has been exhausted, and yet 1
•m unwilling to give • vale I intend to
give without a brief explanation of the
grounds upon which it rets. 1 promise
the house to condense as far as 1 possibly
can the argument I have to address to them.
And, in the first place, 1 moat day 1 did not
put that constructioo exactly on the ino•
tion *bitch has been moved by niy right hon.
friend (Mr. Her -ries) which was put on it
by the hon. gentleman who spoke last. i
did not consider the motion to bo merely an
address to the Crown, to come to no hasty
decision with respect to the modification of
this bill. i understood that motion to be
substantially this—to pray the Crown not
to aeeeot to this bill until certain amend-
ments moved by the minority hare been
made to it. [hear, bear.] The motion of
mj right bon. friend, whether intentionally
or from inadvertence, is, as was rems4j�ked
by the right bon. gentleman rho membe for
Northampton, (Mr. Smith,) identical with
the amendment moved by the minority in
the Moore of Assembly, in the course of
the discussion upon the bill. [IIear, hear.]
Consequently that which the House of
Commons is called on to affirm is substan-
tially this, that the measure approved of.by
the majority shall not have effect until the
majority shall adopt the amendrti.nts sub-
tnitted to their consideration by a •ema1l
minority andehen negatived. [Hear.] 1t
is impossible to conceal frompurselves that
if we accede to the motion of the right hon.
gentleman we are about to en'er upon a
conflict of no small danger [hear, hear)—a
conflict ie which we ought to engage, if
the honor of the Crown imperatively re-
quire it. But before we engage in it, let
us maturely consider what will •bo its na-
tore, and what are the circomstancos under
which we are called on to enter upon it.—
We have before us a measure which pro-
vides for a certain appropriation of the
funds of a great colony of the British em-
pire. At a formor period it was proposed
that the compensation provided by this bill
should be made from the Imperial Treasury.
[!fear, hear. That proposal was rejected.
The present maestro does not contemplate
any appropriation of the revenue of the. em-
pire. It proposes an appropriation of
colonial funds to colonial purposes. [Hear,
hear ] The measure mo proposed has been
affirmed by a majority of tho Legis'ative
Assembly of tho Province—a majority of no
less than 47 to 18. I am unwilling to re-
fer to the character and constitution of that
majority, because the vet of the majority if
that which, under ordinary circumstances,
ought to prevail. [Cheers.] i say under
ordinary circumstance'', because I am per-
fectly willing to adopt that if the honor of
the Crown require the exercise of that au-
thority, of which there is no question, it is
an authority, to be exercised; but I say that,
under all ordinary circumstances, the act of
the majority ought to be conclusive, without
referents to the peculiar character of that
majnrity. If you analyze the„ particular
portiohs of that majority, I find it is nor
composed exclusively of representatives of
a particular class. We are told of that
divisions, 91, representing Upper Causda,
voted on the question; and of the 31, 17
voted for, and 11 only against the bill; that
of the Lower Canadian members of English
descent, 10 in number, 6 voted for, and .4
against. Consequently, whether I refer to
the extent or to the constitution of the
ma)nrity, I cannot but think that this is an
element for our consideration deserving
serious attention. [Hear, hear.] i con-
sider it a perfectly•ditl'errnt question whe-
eler the amendments proposed In the As•
sembly of Canada should be assented to, or
whether, as they were not assented to, we
onght to try to give effect to them after
the measure is passed. 1t may be, that we
might be of opinion that the proposal of
Mr. Wilson in the Canadian Assembly was
• reasonable amendment, and it may be that
had we been members of that Assembly it
would have met our concurrence. But as
that Assembly which had jurisdiction has
given its decision, some of the men who ap-
prdiad of the amendment may object to
give effect to it by mean. 01 an extrinsic
authority. .The propositioi) for advising
the Crown to reject or deur, the -measure
will•01 hive the support of the minority.
Lord .Elgfo calls yonr attention to the re-
mukable fact, that two members of the
minority who took • very decided part
against the measure, and wero active in prp-
peeing amendments, were among the Inc..
most to contend that the principle of re.
spnosiblo government ought to be main-
tained, and to declare that they would be no
parties to any advice being given to the
Crowe of Great Britain to reject nr destroy
the bit! after it should have passed, [Hear.
hear.] The minority, opposing the bill,
and friendly to material amendments in it,
had ant been unanimnue in the opinion that
it nnght to he rejected by the Crown.—
They distinctly maintained that, having
passed the Canadian Legislature, it was not
• bill on which the minority night not to
be destroyed by the Crown. That act so
passed has received the concomnee of tbat
authority whet is deputed by the Crown to
guard the boner of the Crows. and to pro
meas the general tetanal. of the colony, to
maintain, sloe, only Its eosoxiee with the
mother eeontry, but to militate that eon-
warfoe on the only Arm ►enie es which it is
saistaising—tbe honor of both parties ted
thole "wipeout good will. (Cheers.) ft
would be most psisfel to me tf 1 wen called
es by e striae shoes et piddle May to take
any hoe which wooled imply reisctioi ea
Lord I9gts. 1 recollect the nom s....me.t
l has career. 1 recollect the cascaras .z-
pect.uose which were formed by hu oral
parliamentary efforts. All these *epeete
uose have, 1 thick, bees fully realised —
[Loud cats. of " IJw, hear.") T►wa a ho
Ward the Metsumo& he made to Parka-
meat—men of a(! p sties—coacurred io re
gataisg it as a di.uag.aased Aimee of a fa -
101e tmrees, Memorable to himself ssJ useful
is hie nursery. He was selected for ogre
by the Government with which he was
yohucaUy coaseeted• He discharged in
Jamaica, under circumstances of great diffi-
culty, a very high and important office. 11.
conciliated the con6dcace of those over
wbom he presided, end of the Guversmeot
for shorn be acted; and this noble lord
.listed that the sole reason lar bre se!ecuoa
for the more important government over
which be now presides was the experience
.f bre .access is the administration of affairs
Di Jamaica. (Hear, hear.) hly firm belief Is,
that a nobleman better gsahfied for high trams
'meld cut be (orad. Looking - to bas correepond-
esee, consider'sg the extreme difficulty of bas
pes,mo•, my belief is that he acted ftbm no
other motive tbas • sincere desire to do Ms duty
inwards the Crowe vied the cotouy over which
le presides. My eoaviemse is, that be bas
acted with peat firmness, with great rseolution,
with great impartiality; that be gave his entire
confiJeoce to the government which was sup-
poued by the majority of the Assembly; that be
dissolved the Assembly on their advice; that
when the majority of the new Assembly trans-
ferred their support to other parties, be thee, un-
der the principle of reepoostble government, se-
lected tor his government those who had the coo.
tideace ul tt:e majonty, sod gave them, on the
same principle on which he had acted with re-
ference to his former Government, his cordial
support. 1 should deeply regret ifconsideratuons
01 public duty should compel me to take soy lioe
wh.ch would imply reflection as one whose high
honor sod integrity no one could doubt. Coo -
'littering the opposition he has ilk at
omered. the
outrages which have been oared to him, 1
greatly feu that an erroneous construction would
be put upon the performance of that of duty, and
an iosouncemeet made to the roloey that the
conduct of Lord Elgio was virtually disallowed.
No rid' of misconstruction ought to prevent as
from discharging our duty in refecting the bill,
if the interests of the country, and the honor of
the Crown, should require us to take such •
course. I can see that • great part of the diffi-
culty which Lord Elgin had to contend with was
of earlier data than the difcolties connected
with his own government. The hon. member
for Staffordshire stemmed it as • fact, that in
every preceding bill the claim of the " loyal" in-
habitants only was admitted, whereas, in the
present bill, for the first time, the word " loyal"
was omitted. 1 assure my hon. friend that he
is mistaken in that. [ [fear,. hear.] This is not
the first time the word " loyal" has been omitted
as a quahticatioa for "inhabitants." 1fLyou
look through the papets you will find a remarka-
ble distiectioa between the car. of Lower sad
Upper Canada in the earlier part of these trans-
actions. Lower Canada in 1839 and 1810 was
governed by ordinances. In •the cue of those
ironed by•Lord Colborne the compensation fo
loves sustained doting the rebellion was con-
fined to the '• loyal ;nhabitanta" of !.ower Cana
da. Concurrently with the issue of thee_ ordi-
nances, en act was passed providing compensa-
tion in Upper Canada. " Loyal inhabitants'
was omitted in that. In the case of Lower Ca
nails, the ordinances contained the expression
"loyal i.thabitanrn," and provided compensation
for' them alone. 1u the case of Upper Canada,
the expression " loyal iohabitaots" was omitted,
and the expressions "certain inhabirants" and
" sundry inhabitants" were eubstituted. in •
second act. amending the first, which was
passed in Upper Canada, the word " loyal" wa
omitted, sad the claims of the inhabitants gen.
orally were admitted. If you ob the oath
which applied to the commissioners in the two
cases. you will freta that ie the ease of Upper
Canada it declare that they were to make com
penatinn to the " inhabitant'," according to the
terms of the act. In the case of Lower Canada
the oath administered to the commissioners re
quired that, when' they were seting under the
ordinances they should provide cumponsa
tion for the "loyal inhabitants." The Leg
'statures have been united. An address
was presented to the Governor General the
he will act on the precedent of Upper Cana-
da, and provide compensation on the same
tering. That was not acted on by the Gov
ernment here, which preceded the present.
When the present Government came into
power, they fulfilled the address which had
been moved; and the question now is, have
they materially departed from the terms or
principled of the act which they have now
cited as a precedent, and which they found
provided compenestion for the inhabitants of
Upper Canada? If that precedent is diere-
carded, will not the contrast be invidious 1
In j•idging of the case of Lower Canada
after tho cage of Upper Canada has been
already provided for, will it not be peculiarly
invidious if the act we reject contains no
provisions mete'ially at variance with those
cnntained in the act which applies to Uppe
Canada 1 it may be asked why did no
some one give t.er.l Elgin a caution on this•
point? Why did no one make him amere
that there was no distinction trade between
loyal and dtelnyal inhabitants, or urge tha
the honor of the Britieh Crown was'con
cerned, and that the chime of the loyal only
could be admitted 1 What took place in
Lower Canada / LAM Metcalfe appointed
a commission. Lord Cathcart assumed the
Government. A secretary was appointed
to that commission, and issues instructions
with respect to • certain classification
which was to be made. The secretary o
the commission puts a question bearing on
that matter to Mr. Daly, the Provincial
Secretary. The •newer conveyed by Mr.
Daly is,—it is not thieGovernor's intention
that in classifying the persons who shall
receive compeneation,-yon are to adopt any
otheir principle of classification than that
which was to be drawn from the evidence
furnished by' the sentences of the tribnnals.
In consequence of these instructions, the
cnmmuuinnets originally appointed by•Lord
Metcalfe proceeded to make their award.—
Under these circumstances, does the honor
of the Crown require from as the extraor-
dinary intervention which is proposed !—
Shall we control the direretion of the Crown
in this stage of the proceedings by inter-
posing our advice 1 Shall we amume for
the popular braneh of, the legislatdro that
resposibility which now rests with the
Crown, and properly belongs to it, and
shall we take upon ourselves the duty of
advising the Crbwn to suspend or annul
the set t—Pater, hear.] My opinion is,
that it is a mach wiser course to leave the
matter to the discretion and MO responsi-
bility of the (:rows, and not enter into a
cosiest with a popular asewsbiy m Canada,
which, if the motion should he entertained,'
I for one nee to be inevrteble. At the naw
time 1 cordially agree with my right bon.
friend in the wetimest he expressed, that
it would be mach better for to drseolve ear
esenozioe with • colony, however impor-
tant sad however powerful it may be, than
to samtais it at the erste** of the honor of
las Crows. 1 must .Iso ivy that i feel a
Ass, sympet► with thegannet saes ar&e
did stns/ by the se Crews km the hoar et dia,
culty doramgite se rrebelllof 1837. I am
sot onpnssd at the sssttmests so this head
to cluck my right hoe. hived gave utter-
ance. It would, indeed, be moat aawise
se to eeelee,nd the dtetaacuos betimes
loyal amd disloyal mos. I squat taws
loyal mea was stead by the Craws is 1837
sod tis$, was rwtbted the Amain' Mu-
slim sad the sesame made by the sebsls to
dissever the coiawies Winton this awe -
try and Camila, of say pb111sipsibs in
those outra,00sd red dbgvaaefd titre which
have recently occurred to Moat/sal. 1 am
sure them is riot a toss N this house, what •
ever view he may be maimed tie whey/ One
question, who Comm net repudiate asy coo
season with those disloyal sad disaffected
roan who have insulted the Governor Gene-
ral and committed acts of ioeesdiarwm;
and 1 believe that the very party is Cauda
whose loyalty I most applaud and admire,
.ad whose peat exploits in visilieatios of
British connexion I shall sever forget, is
as hula responsible as we are for the acts
of the persons to which 1 am referring.—
Tine, indeed, has been proved by tbeaddrw
of that party to the Governor General, in
which it cordially placed upon record the
expreasiun of eta indtgnatwn at the outra-
getaus acts which bad been committed.—
[Hear, hear.)
But at the same time, whilst i admire
the fidelity with which this party bas sd
tiered to the Bntieh connexion, 1 cannot
consent to our making ourselves partizans
in regard to Canadian politica. [hear,
hear.] Our only hope of maintaining the
conuectton permanently, and with rivMpro-
cal advantage to the mother country and
the colony, rests upon our acting on that
principle on which Lord Elgin Sae acted—
that of maintaining strict impartiality be
taeen the opposing parties. It is said that
we are about to make compensation to
rebel.. 1 know that this is the point with
respect to which many gentlemen will, with
bonest feelings, give their votes. It is
said that the two except tone which aro in
troduced into the art of the Legislature of
Lower Canada constitute the difference be-
tween it and the act of Upper Gonads, and
it is contended that the exceptions in point
of fact, constitute the rule, and compel the
admission of the claims of all rebels who do
cot fall within the two categories. Now,
we hate the positive assurence of Lnrd
Elgin that there was no intention 00 his
part, or on the part of the promoters of the
ace, to encourage rebelling or treason in
Canada. In that eesurence those with
whom the Governor General has acted Rav-
ing concurred. Wo have rho declaration of
his lordship's Attorney General, Mr. La -
(outline, that those parties hail not the
slightest intention of doing what has been
attributed to them. But what says Lord
Lelgin 1 He says that in the Assembly
" it was answered that the principle on
nhich the bill was framed had already been
acted //DOD in Upper Canada,—weigh these
expressions,—".and that Parliament, by its
unanimous vote, had given a pledge that it
should likewise be applied to Lower Cana-
da ; that it was notorious that much pro-
perty belonging to unnffonding persons bad
been wantonly destroyed in this section of
the province during the rebellion,; that It
was false to affirm that the n.eaver°
was intended for the benefit of rebels,—
that, on tiro contrary, all convicted rebels,
as well as those who, having confessed
their guilt, were sent to Berrquifa, were
expressly excluded." Does he limit the
exclusions of them 1 Ile gees on,—" and
for the rest, the commissioners appointed•
under the apt would be boons, under the
sanction of an oath, precisely in the same
way,asthe commissioners for Upper Cana-
da had been before them, to examine mi -
timely into the justice of all claims preferred
before thein, and to apportion the indemnity
according to the ante intent and meaning of
the act." 1f that be so, -if Abe, manner in
which the principle of the act is to be apple,
eel to Lower Canada,—if the commiuioeere
emote determine upon claim, in the latter.
Province on the same principle on which
the commissioners have settled claims in
Upper Canada, -1 appeal to you whether it
would be wise in us, with the limited'infor-
mation in our possession, to draw this invi-
dious distinction between Upper and Lower
Canada, and to tender advice to the Crown
which would impose upon it the . obligation
of adopting a different course towards one
Province from that which has been pursued
towards the other, and against which we,
although cognizant of the fact, mate no ob-
jection. [Hear, hear.] In additinn to the
itinerate. of the Governor General we have
that of the noble lord at the head of the
Administration, that the decision of the
Government is at least suspended until the
inetructipns which are to be received from
Canada shell arrive. The Attorney Gene-
ral also, having been appealed to gives as
the legal construction of the act, stated, as
a lawyer, that on considering the preamble
of the act, he was of opinion that the excep-
tions introduced into it did not necessarily
limit the discretion of the commiessoners.
if, then, the same latitude bo allowed to
the commissioners o (Lower Cinada as was
given to the onmmissiocers of Upper Cana-
da, i deprecate the adoption of a course by
this house which would establish a dietine-
tion between the two Provinces. (clear.]
A. I said before 1 would not confound the
distinction which exists both in moral feel-
ing according to the technical rule of law,
between loyalty and disloyalty. I would
deprecate the day when the liouse of Com-
mons should be unwilling in give due credit
to men who, in time of difficulty and dan-
ger, rallied under the British standard for
the protection of British interests : but i
cannot allow that feeling, warm and cordial
as it is, to influence me to vote for a rio-
Intion which 1 believe would prove de:troc-
tive of the principle of representative go-
vernment in the colonies,—which woald
constitute a precedent or constant interfe-
rence in the affairs of po ions with
whom local concerns we are but imperfect-
ly acquainted, and which would cloud the
prospect I trusted was opening of a long,
permanent, rod cnrdial connection with a
colony in the welfare and prosperity of
which Seglaild ought to feel the deepest
interest. (Cheers.)
..diems. Leek at it agate, take a last load
took it baa soot you wench, •M't you
proud of your bargain.' The Meatreal rot-
ten -egg thea bate Lady EIg,s in the 6ret
place because she's a Duas-isa, aid in the
second beams, she'sIbe Governors wife.
The very name of Durham . sufficient to'
give a Tory the lellerim ebolte. They hate
kis Lepnt wane tha. a Make bates witch
bevel. They essO'st keep ie their venom,
het moat *pit it out at lady Elgte, Go It
Torina keep it up. you'll rise to'mimeses
7.1 Y galena psofsbm.st 1. not aeon abol-
ished. SDs you twig 1 Sir Allan McNab
could have had no band in the outrage that's
surto' it oust have been Mr. Ferret or the
genet Colossi, whet', his came, that arm
by the Press. Tbey're the chaps, depend
on it, if any low work is to he dons—any
thing but fighting or tents* the truth for
them. it Is creditable to Canada too that
even the ladies are not exempt from Tory
malice. The Tories always wore very
gallasbto the Ladies—If my memory does
not deceive rue, one of the Tory leaders
attempted to introduce a bill into Parlia-
ment that would have robbed the ladies of
their dower. Who ever heard of a woman
beio' insulted in the United States 1 Ne-
ver yet. Well, well never mind, it takes
all kinds to make a world and if there wasn't
now and then some mighty mean men, de-
cent folk, woulj'nt be so valuable as they
are. There's counterfeit men as well as
bogus dollar'', and one may make out to
paw current for a while as well as the
other, but they're bound to be nailed to the
counter at last. It's a caution to think
how thick beaded those Montreal torics are.
You might as well attempt to throw, sun-
shine into a dark shade with a shovel as to
enlighten the critters by reasoning with
them. Let them tined and snap at Lord
Elgin, lot them tell here and swear to 'ten
as they've often done, let them pocket the
peoples cash and 'wailer Brock'e iee,0o0
at one mouthful and it °smites no surpass•
for no one expected anything else from
them, but when they begin to attack the
IaJies out of spite to petticoat government
its going too far, that'. a fact. They'r
doomed now—when the women folks take
a hand in politics they'll leave their mark.
The Spartan women were no better stuff
than the Cacadian gala if they take the no-
tion.
The Tories will have to " hang up the
fiddle and the bow " pretty soon now. Sir
Allan will come back with the gout it: more
places than his big toe depcod on it. No
hope in Downing Street. " No use knock.
in' at the door any more " will be the ,ung
for him and his party when he comes back.
1'1 like to know what tack they'll put the
old tory ship oo next. She's on a lee
shore new and unless the wind chops round
very .00n .he's a gone joaey, and oothin'
else. if she could only carry eoougb saiL
to weather Annexation point all would be
right but she makes too much lee way for
that. It is ber fate to go to pieces, as she
has'ot got the men on board to ,ave her.—
Green bottle wave above her, and more
power to the blast that's winding up her
piratical cruize-
YANKEE DOODLE.
Youngstown, N. Y. 2nd July 1849.
Mr. Cameros sed Ms. Catches, M. 1'. M
the Coaaty of Moetmsrsici, L. C., Wady
adkeend the eseembisge best the below
of the Hotel, *sad the pro msec. wee them
re-formed, os its retain to Tows, soder
Um skilful dtroetttss .f Mr. Babcock. At
the head of the proems.. was a epl ,did
New stage, (tarried out by Mr. Babcock foe
the int time.") &WM by Ma bsslltilsl
while bona, is kink Wages, ted sa apes
Meda, is whim& were M,. Csn iiesy Hes.
Adam Tergttasms. H... Baltisei B. MUM
Mr. Merriam, M. P., Mr.'Co mbs%. M.P..
aid Mr. George Brows ; (ollowtsg thew
came the lost Uo .f carnegea,—sad ••
think bay. over aces a Goer tufo out
.f baadweeome ogoipsges,--mporikteg blghly
for the enterprise and prosperiy of the
Township of Brantford- The day was
most beautiful ; and a■ the gay cortege
wound along the picturesque betghts of the
Grand River, towards the Town, amid the
highly cultivated farms of Wentworth.mi-
ling in all the beauty of approaehiog har-
vest, the joyous sceo, presented to the eye
was exclltog and pleasing in the extreme.—
The procession drove up the main street
of Brantford, termed off to the North and
made a circuit of the Town. An eager
concourse of people tbasrgatbered round a
platform erected on the common, and sews •
rel gentlemen having addressed them on
the current political topics of the day, all
adjourned to prepare for the enjoyments of
the evening.
From the Niagara Mail.
Ata, -1 *es by the Toronto Mirror that
the Slnntreal a gs-olics have been unsnitia'
Lowy F.lgts. That's what I've been ntpes-
tin' all along. I did wonder hew it was
they had'at burned Victoria and Lady Elgin
in effigy, as they ltd the Governor General.
But they've made out to ieeelt her at last
and now that it ie done 1 ain't enrry—as it
was oee.eary this eheold be done to fill out
the ptatnr of Tory deformity and Wintri-
ness. Now you have it light sad shades
all finished, and jest take a point at it Ca-
FRENCII DOMINATION AGAIN.
om,piThe Montreal Pilot publi.hes a list, com-
piled
led from the public documents of iS18, of
the offices and incomes held by persons of
British and French origin reepectuvcly.—
Tho list applies to Lower Canada alone,
and exhibits in a strong light the miserable
and lying subterfuge of a " French domi-
naney." We suppose we may reckon the
French Canadians as comprising about one -
hal` the population of Canada, The
French Canadians arc principally resident
in Lower, and in all fairness we might ex-
pect -them to hare the largest share of
office and emolument in that section of t':e
Province where they so far outnumber the
population of British origin ; and, if we
could really imagine such a case as that
they enjoyed a much larger proportion than
the British inhabitants over the whole of
United Canada, should certainly consider
that they had the ascendency. But it is
quite the reverse :—it is the French Cana-
dians who have cause to complain. No
French Canadians hold office in this section
of the Provinoe—and in the Lower section
they do not hold one iixth part of the offi-
ces in the gift of the government. Out of
£109,596 15e. 8d. paid as eateries and in
Perquisites to office-hnldere local to Lower.
Canada, the French Canadians receive £20,.
et76 3a 21, or about a fi VI part ! From
Thomas Allen Stayner with his £3000 a -
year down to the youngest clerk on £10 or
£50 a year in the post -office we find but
Two Erench Canadians ! There is a list of
IMIRRR 1100DRED AND TWENTY persons, 10
the costnm-house department, receiving in
all £18.316 ; and. how many of those are
French Canadians ?—with all the cry about
"our French masters" we might reasonably
expect to nod them. a majority—but no,
there aro only rtes ! Take comfort then,
ye British Leaguers—no inquisitive French-
man can ever detect you in smuggling !—
or make your Anglo Saxon blood boil by
minute inquiries, regarding the first cost of
mere&: dies !
But these facts plainly show what the
objects of the self styled 'British party' are.
As they are not contented with what they
breve—they want a ' little more,' The lit-
tle more is the whole. And why should
they not have it 1 Are they not the loyal
par eredlewed )—and how cad the Province
ever enjoy tranquility until they are satisfi-
ed! Solomon's leech—crying 'give, give'!
--can never compare with that part of the
British party " nppreesed with the incident
of a baneful French domination."—Free
Press -
GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT BRANT -
FORD.
The Reformers of the Town aid Town -
.kip of Brantford, Gore District, learning
that the lion. Malcolm Cameron would last
week, pass through their Town for the
Weft, invited that gentleman to i public
diener, as an expression of their confidence
in the Adraiaiatrauon, and eatlsfactioo with
their public conduct. Mr. Cameron accep-
ted the invitation, and a comber of leading
Refremers from other parts of the country
having been invited to be pewit as "meets
—the demnemtrauos came off on Friday
hurt.
Oethe morning of Friday, Mr. Cameron
sed several of the guests from a dust.oce,
left Hamilton together for the West, and
were mat at Diverse'', Tavern, foot miles
east of Brantford, by as immense cavalcade
of the icbabitantf. There were nearly 100
earrr•ge• is the proeseeio., filled with the
serebante and meebanief of•Brantford, and
the farmers of the .orrosndiag Township.
as inlet. WM s alas tarda se Cp'adias
historypl y amass it tsiB...py •dltliegdri-
glabMg at CMetilss
Pattti ire, where noes ns Cabers*,
u ekMNAI gin y sot Mao" will be burled
Ow sniff Geser.mer ferowal 1
1,.K 1d lath rig ib *hth,tnlatle y
plass* til h gasaliM t►a armS o/ .Lard EI -
gie. AgAlt sod agsia am b.wty plaudits
burst furf5. -
Tbe Chairman shortly after Nee rad
sued.
The next toast I shall give is the health
of a lady who is distinguished for all that
adonis the female character. [Load cheers]
That lady le the daughter .7 the Earl of
Durham. You meet madder it • privilege
to bare the opportS.ity 4dotag h..osr to
the memory of the rept founder ofconstt-
tutiu•al govergmeni a t4'inrids. 1a Ic.k-
usg over We servient you must regret, that
high as those earYimes teat*. ab y were ►rel
"Poorly appreciated by the e,tborttief in
limning -street. ' Yee, gentlemen, amid
the triumph of those princlples which be so
clearly defined in his admirable Report, i
say we must regret that that noblesse felt
r victim to the ietolera•t and iseatlable
malignity of the esemiee of freedom through
the ti resolution and imbecility of the Coloni-
al Office. What was denied to her father
has been sob!; accorded to her hssband.—
Aad i doubt not, she has coos with high
.indiction, the triumph of these pri•eiplea
to which ser father devoted bier i.SuI. ener-
gy. (Hoar.) There is another game cou-
pled with Lady Elgin, that of a young Ca-
saaf,as who has lately made bis appears/co
amongst us. lo hie Excellency's answer
to the Toronto St. Andrew's Society, he
stated that be hal not only Scotch, but pure
English blood in his veto. Well might he
say so. The Greys, and the Leighton,
have always stood high for benevolence,
they have ever been true to the cause of
freedom. All we can say i* his case
is to express a hope, that with the blood,
lir may inherit the virtues of hie illeelrious
progenitors. I do not kaew whether he is
christened or 00, at all events we ca•not
do wrong in givtsg has, the same wb eh
his sponsor, Queeb Victoria, desires he
should have, Alexender Victor. (Loud
cheering.)
Her Excellency the CoURtea of Elgin,
and the youeg Canadian, Aleaaader Purace,
Lord Bruce!
The toast was drank amid loud and pro-
longed cheering.
The Chairman next gave the Army and
Nosy—All the honors. Song "The Fla`
t het braced a thousand years.' Lieut. Col.
Thompson replied for the Army, and Dr,
Keith, Surgeon R. N., for the Navy.
Jamas Wilkes, Esq., Vice President.then
introduced with a brief addems— The Hen.
Malcoler Cameron, sad Her Majesty's Pro-
vincial Administration ! The tout was
received with loud applause, and done am-
ple justice to' Mr, Cameron replied at
great length, with much ability. We are
unable to find space fqr the Hon. gentle-
man's speech, to -day, but will endeavor to
do so, with that of • few of the other spea-
kers on Thursday.
Mr. Wilkes gave Tke T.egislasire Coun-
cil ' Mr. Fergu.eoo and Mr. Mills replied.
Henry Moyle, Esq., Vice President, pro-
posed The Majority of the Hove of Assem-
bly ! Mr. Morrison responded.
• Mr. Moyle then gave Our Brother Re-
formers of Loner Canada ! Mr. Clincher'
returned thanks in i very happy speech.
Mr. Wilkes proposed—ilritisli Responsi-
ble Government ! Mr. Brown spoke to the
toast, urging a firm adherence to the prin-
ciples of constitutional foes-nment.
Mr. Moyle gave Justice to the unfortun-
ate and innoeest sufferers of 1837-8 ! Wm,
Murphy, Esq. in connection with this toast,
delivered a most eloquent and beautiful ad
dress,
The Chairman proposed r'i,;1 Dred R•li
pious Liberty all ,,err the II orb] .' Sfr.
Neiman opals with his usual *batty, and
referred very fully .to the Clergy Reserve
Question, which he earnestly hoped wou1J
be settled next session.
P. C. Van Btocklin, Esq., rare The .1g-
rienitural, Commercial and Manufacturing
Interests of Canada !
he Chairman proposed—The Press !—
R. Spence, Esq., of Dundee, responded with
his wonted eloquence.
Hon- Mr. Fcrguuon rave the health of
the Chairman, and Mr. Christie replied.
Mr. Cameron gave the Vice Presidents,
the Marabsl a'td the Committee. Mr.
Wilkes replied.
The Company hr. Mt up at 1 A. M.,—the
whole proceedings of the day and evening
havior psseed off in uninterrupted harmony.
—Globe.
At six o'clock, over 150 gentlemen sat
down to dinner in the ■pacious public room
ofTripp.'o 11- tel. An elevated erose -ta-
ble was raised at one end for the chairman
anJ guests, and three 'tables ran down from
it, the entire length of the room. The
walls and ceilings were beautifully decora-
ted with flowers and evergreens, while flags
and banners, with heart -stirring and sound
constitutional mottoes, added effect to the
scents, -At one rind stood out in bold re-
lief the words "Durham. Sydenham and
Elgin,"land at the other, "Responsible Go-
vernment." The viand., were served by
Mr. Tripp in excellent style, and the entire
arrangements were most creditable to the
Committee and " mine host."
DaviD CHarmg, EN., occupied the chair
having on his right the guest of the even-
ing, the tion. Malcolm Cameron, suppor-
ted by Jo.eph Caucbon, Eaq., M. P., Jo-
seph C. Morrison, Esq., M. P-, George
Brown, Esq., Robert Christie, Esq., J. P.
Abraham Cook, Esq., J. P. and J, Smith,
Esq., of Guelph. On the left were the
Hoo. A. Furgusson, Hon. 8,, E. Mills,
Wm. Norman, Esq. M. P., D. Thompson,
Esq., M. P., D. McFarland, Esq., M. P..
and James Keith, Esq., M. D•, Dr. Smith
M. P. for Wentworth. and 8. Brega,
of Hamilton, sent apologies for their neces-
sary absence.
The cloth having been drawn, the Chair-
man, shortly after 7 o'clock, rose to give
the first toast. Ile said :—
Gent 1.10111e,—It moat havle been gratify-
ing to every lover of •freedom to witness
such a demonstration ns we have had hr re to-
day. It has proved that the Anglo•Sarotrs
°leaned* West are a different genius from
those of Montreal. [Cheers.] On a recent
nccaeion, we sent to -his Exceleney the Go-
vernor General, an address expressive of
our admiration of his noble and impartial
conduct during the whole of bis administra-
tion of the affairs of tbe Province, in that
address we also expressed full confidence
in the wisdom and integrity of the present
administration. We have met to -day for
the purpose of endorsing that address, by
doing honour to the men who have so faith-
fully defended the constitution and ptesery-
qd the rights and liberties of the people of
Canada. (Loud Cheers.) in carrying nut
our principles we have no need of a cabal
with its machinery of dirk deoen- and secret
oaths, 1Ve seek the rand of the w-ide
people, and in pursuing that object we re-
quire not to make use of means subversive
of the very nature of civil society. [Hear,
hear.] Oar League is that common bond
of brotherhood " peace on earth, and good
will to men."—Our principles are truth and
universal benevolence : aye, and they are
principles which are finked by irrefragible
ties to the throne of the Eternal, and which
assail them as our enemies may, can never
be overthrown. [Load cheers.] A faction,
for 1 cannot -dignify them by the name of a
party, have insolently arrogated to them-
selves the title " Loyal." Gentlemen, you
know we have always said that their loyal-
ty was in their breeches' pockets, and recent
occurrences have proved the entire truth of
the ueertion. The Reformers are empha-
tically the loyal men of Canada. [Hear,
hear.] i call on you then, as members of the
great Reform party of Canada, to drink to
the health of one of the best monarchs who
ever eat on the British throne, a monarch
whose whole government has been in ac-
cordance with the well understood wishes
of the people as expressed through their
repreeentotives, and • whose supreme wish
has been to promote the welfare and happi-
ness of her subjecte,—
' The Queen, Cod bless her !
The toast was received with much enthu-
siasm—three times three and one cheer
more.
The chairman then gave,'—
Prince Abort, Albert Prince of Wales,
and the rest of the Royal Family !.
All the honors.
The Chairman, in rising to give the third
twat, said -
1 believe i express your feeling when I say,
i can scarcely fled language to express the
very high respect which we entertain for
the individual now at the bead of the go-
vernment. (Loud and prolonged cheer-
ing.) Among the many who have gown-
ed Canada, be is one of the few who ',lave
understood, and practically carried out, the
the British Coastitntion, lie saw and
avoided the meshes of the enemies of free-
dom tato which so many of his predecaeon
have lamentably fallen. As was to be expec-
ted, those wicked avid miserable men bave
reviled and Moulted bum, but you will admit
that a higher compliment could hardly have
been paid bim, and his Excellency bas the
high satisfaction of knowing that he lives
in the hearts of a grateful and generous
people. [Cheers.] Our opponents point
us to Bond Head as the " been ideal " of
a Governor, ft would have been well for
hie reputation and the peace of Canada had
be coatineod to chaos wild berries across
the Pampas, or bees allowed quiet) to pur-
sue hts avocation u Poor -Lap quietly
▪ at Ramsey, rather than cera hem to
brow -beat and piny the dospst wilt a colo-
n y of freemen. Yee g..tlemen we wield
have bean spared tee seson of '37-8, sad
this ease hideosity R.0 which is sow
se loudly complained of. The we of
Brucebas hitherto bees rho a W
native country. it M mew pr s well
THE CROPS.
Pane ,a.—Far ten year., nays the
Germantown Telegraph, the crops of wheat,
rye, oats, potatoes and grass, have not
promised more abundantly. !deed, we
'never saw better; and should the wheat
escape mildew sad rust, it will be one of
the very greatest crops ever produced.—
The grass ie particularly heavy everywhere,
in all locations; and the oat, which is a
very uncertain crop, indicator en ebendant
yield. Corn we have neon look better, it
having been affected injuriously by the cool,
moist weather, which was the life -blood of
t be other erope. A few weeks of ware, eon,
however, will bring it forward hand.onsely.
The Village Record says, the fields is
Chester county give every promise of heavy
crops of `rain and bay. The corn ie back-
ward, and in some sections the mole to
proving unusually destructive.
Tke crops, in this seetioo, says the York
Advocate, look remarkably f. 'Phe
scythe has already entered the ab.ada.t
crop of graee, and the wheat and rye
promise to fully repay the buobandman for
his toil. The wet weather bas stretched
the oats, and that crop is sero promising
than it has been for some four or five years.
The warm sus is westing the corn more
than a little.
New Yoax.—The crepe in this Stats are
everywhere spokes of as looking remsrba-
bly good and promises,. The wars nes
and frequent showers have caused nature
to put on her most beautiful and attnetivo
garnmest. Vegetation over came for-
ward more rapoly thin it dose new. What
has bew lost by the backwardness of the
spring, will, bythe praise* weather albs
efforts atlas aid ebadms , seen be regained.
Vneswu. — A late Winchester paper
eay.t—Tho anima int Nealy pales el ill*
last few day. 5a.e pvodueed a meet While-
rstisg .vet nems the splits of on krsms
and etchers. The wheat. whieb bad Sans
somewhat isylyd by the iy, is resent d --
the grass and ears nn upr ssing tion is
bx.ars.e.--rad the pnnpset Of its Aws-
dest ere, i. sot .bserfsg. The somber
is the' whoa coatings eery IM fat