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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-4-2, Page 1VOL. XIII. ELS OST. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 2,1886. Our Present Political ical t Situation, (oexnuriED AtoM LAW teem) Wo are lust beginning to recover from the disastrous results of the recent rebel. ]ion, which had a moat weakening effect on Confederation by bringing the intor-pro- vinoial interests Into direct antagonism. The strained relations which were known to have existed between some of the pro- vinces were greatly aggravated by the re. volt, and tho difficulty of the situation bas been Wormed bythe ungonerous,unreason• able, and unwarrantable attitude aosntned by the Conservative props of Ontario to wards our fellow•Canadian in the Province of Quebec. The cause of this unexpected stied( is still a mystery. That the pees. once of the French -Cant -Olen element is inimical to Cunledsration is a view which only those unacquainted with tho origin and history of the French people will hold. The French people hold an illustrious place in the history of the world. ' In origin they arc identical ,with oursalvec--for it was from the same prolific hive of 'Northern Europa that the Normans swarmed upon France ; the Goths and Vandals upon the capital of the Caesars; and tho Saxon tribes upon the shores of Britain. Since then the hie. fury of the two cauntt les has been alegoly interwoven. Ivor nearly one hundred yearn after the decisive battle of Hastings, French kluge reigned in the land of our fathers. The Feudal System, whanes we derive our laws of property; chivalry, which af- forded so rich a throne for our English • poets ; the Forest Laws ; and the euphon. Ions Norman-French element which per- vades our noble English language, remind ns of a time when our English and Frcnoh ancestors dwelt in one country and were one people. They stood side by side in maintaining the integrity of the aonsbitu. tion ; and were themselves the disaffected barons who procured the royal signature to the sixty articles at Runnymede, where they laid the corner atone of English. liberty. Lord Macaulay thus refers to the memor- able occasion :--"Tho groat -grandsons of "those who had fought under William and "the great-grandsons of those who bad "fought under Harold began to draw near "to each other in friendship, and the first "pledge of their reconciliation was the "Great Charter, won by their united exor- "tltnc and framed for their common bene- r'u fit. Bore cooencesthe history of the 'English nation." Then again, to compsn• sate the English for this lose of national prestige, Edward 1I1 and his immodtate sneceesars proudly wore the title °'King of the French" for rather more than a cen- tury after the groat and celebrated bat tie of Crecy. Indieeoeery and explor ation, the French have played a prom. hard, part ; the names of Cartier, the Cit. bots, Champlain and La Salle, stand beside these of .ITudsnn, Better, Livingstoun end Stanley. In polite literature, llaeino, Cor- nbille, Boileau, Miraboan and Probate are worthy pions of our own Shakespeare, Cola,idge and Tennyson. Voltaire, Raus- scan and Moutrsqut share the honors of philosophy with Immo and Carlyle, Mallen, Balzae, La Fontaine, Dumas and Hugo are no unworthy rivals of Dickens, Thaok. Bray, George Elliot, goott and Sidney Smith, Science is placed under no greater tribute to Newton, Darwin, Watt and Her- sulNl, than to Robervel, Paean', Buffou, Laplace end Lavoieier. In the important fields of polities and diplomacy, what Eng. lish mance can we set boside those of • Talleyrand, Richelieu and Roispierro? Nor are the aobievementu of Frenchmen in Canada less illustrious. Every page of Cenn.diau history is illnmiuod by the name of sane French-Canadian who has disting- uiehed himself in Homo department of life. Ll the prompt and energetic porformanoo of every duty, whether imposed by law or neeeteitrted for the public defence. The French population of Quebec have proven that, se Cacadian citizens, they are as !oral, as industrious, as sincere, as any elm of out subjects. Thoth who assert that homogeneity is the prince qualifiaatinn - foreatieualproa;erty,havetaken very im- perfect observations of the ]history of tui- tions. The degotierato races of ;elegem Asia af- ford molaucholy illustrations of national ecclueion and its legitimate results; while the many -aided, quick-witted, go-ahead British nation conolusivaly demonstrate the advantages it has derived from having infueed into its veins the best hiond of Eur- ope. Morels; no sensein which the French polelation of. Canada is; prejudioitd to Can- adian progress. They nee mit strangers bol relatiyeu, Wo have a French vooaba- lary in our language ; a French history in out history ; a French origin in many of our lawn ; French blood in one veins .-- Sorely we shall not permit any portion of the Canadian press to so far forget its ditty to the public ae to slander our Freuoh.Can- ndian countrymen 1 In times of peace they have contributed their duo portion to the public duffers ; when rebellion threatened the foundations of our national security, they responded with alacrity to the call to 'arms, What more can wo ask? The French sympathy with the ill-starred leader of the recent rebellion ie easily nn. deratead. Itis not necessary for us to sou- Sidor the usual grounde of the position he took to appreciate that sympathy, It is the natural outcome of rearm benne to- wards a condemned brother. Wo pity most the man who hao erred most. No true Canadian will condemn that sympathy. Wo in Ontario bad a aimilat experience. liven now, While onemies of our fair Do- minion aro seeking to foment internal die. session for theft own paltry ends, lot us, lilac true men, and true t thernla, take our ,French Canadian 000nttymen by the band ' and ray-Brobheto, wo are ane l-onro 1n lightening the boodons and shoring the toils of life ; one in vindicating the honor, the privileges, and'the reputation of our arms - tote ; one in tho perpotuetiou of free itstitu- tione and liberal principles ; one in nplrold• ing that tnatohleso Uoustitution which ¥aeaniey eharneterir'e1 as"bhe best under whish any great society hag evor yet existed during many ages ;" ono, above all, in our common desiro to make Canada a great oonnbry with n great people and a great history The first and most urgent reform roquir- ed, ie a change, not in the form of govern- ment, but in the Government itself. For years we have been preening rho advisabil- ibyof certain reforms upon tate attention of our Government Why have those reforms not been affected? Because wo have not a government truly representative of, and rospnnoiblo to the Canadian people, The popular voice has no means of legislative utterance. To remedy title two great Chang• se ere indispensable ;-First, the election of Government able and willing to earry out the brae reflex of the popular aspiration ; second, such a re -arrangement of the eleo- toral boundaries as will unable the will of the elective to lin fairly expressed on any and every matter effecting their interests. Before the nation apprennhos the settle- ment of the vital problems whioll aro core tain to arise in the near future, it le aliso- lutely ossential that the frencloiso should be so widoio d'and simplified as to admit of the voice of rho whole country being eon - suited. To undertake any radical alters. tions in our national relations or form of government while only an aeoidental por- tion of our aammnnite horn s. vales in pub Its matters, would be to ;msuo 0 course at once impolitic and unrightoons, and whioh might ultimately be productive of disunion and retardment. With an enlarged fren• ahise, with a re -adjusted electoral system, with a govmvment representative of the electorate, wo will be in a position to ad• vance on the linos of necessary reform. Then wo shell be able to cherish a truly Canadian spirit by seonring whatever eon. cessions we may desire in the direction of more complete self-government. Then we shall assert and maintain our inalienable right of fame, a mercantile policy wluoh shall open a wide foreign market for the luxuriant products of our fields, our forests, and our maneleaturoe. Then we shall re- form the flagrant abuses of our Civil Ser• vice, and modify or abolish the Canadian Senate. Then we shall encourage indusbry and equalize taxation by removing duties from the prime neoessitiee of life. Then we shall behold a period when ignorsnoe of political science, and a lust for selt.aggraurl- tzoment will no longer bo the necessary qualification of a prime minister, and the loftiest ainaa of Confederation shall be mote than attained ; whoa ear eeoplo shall rejoice in the "righteeneness which exolteth a nation," and hate the "sin whioh is a re- pr000h to any people" ; when the Provinces, no longer opposed to oath other by a tyran- nous Guvornment, shall vie with each other in their fidelity to the constitution, having harmed that the interests of each Province are best advanced by whatever is Intuit eon. (Naive to the general welfare of the Domin. ion. 9 ()the young men of Canada are entrust- ed these mighty reforms of national and social life. What task more glorious? Let es bo courageous and faithful. Let ns re- msmbor, w; ere subjects will be slaves, rule erg wi.1 be tyrants., We must forget our party and ourselves in one desire to see Canada occupying, an honorable place a. mong the first nations of the Garth. The destiny of every oountry lies in the hearts of her oiblzons. The hope of our country is in our hearts ; the cause of liberty and pro - grass is in our handa. We draw inspiration from the memory of two thousand years eignalized by victories of faith, of freedom, and of empire. ' Fraternity and equality aro emblazoned en our standards. Already the shadows of responsibility are deepening upon our brows and the distant tramp of retiring millions is dying in our ears. Let none fall out of the ranks. We aro all needed. Erich of ns has a work to do. The humblest task if well performed has a• dig- nity beyond the reach of seeptred indolence. Wo can all be heroes, three true heroiam is to find our duty and to do it. it is our duty to secure for our aonntry pure and just hews, and see them equitably administered. That healthy spirit of honorable rivalry which stimulates character and places mer. it 111 the highest ofliuo must perm -mato all our institutions and prevail against person- al jealousy which corrodes and popular pre- judice which desecrates, the nobler tend- .noios of our nature. No amount. of natural astuteness, wily intrigue, or even large intellectual attain. anent muet ever be tolerated to supplant true honor and integrity which are the in- dispensable gnalifioabion of tho statesman as they aro of the gentleman. Wo aro passing through a national crieio. Lot toe be native and, oautioue. 'Our government have inflicted injury upon our (reentry. The people to some extent have boot acme - Cory to the government. Tho first blow of avenging retribution has fallen on the na. time ; before the last is struck wo shell realizo the unification of Canada or our name shall be ceased from the records of nations. We must not follow the example of the past and further alienate the com- ponent elements of our population ; We Intuit heal wounds whioh have beet cruelly and unjustly inflicted; we must reconcile fact. tions which should never have existed ; animated by the common love of our coun- try Wo muss stand strong, trap and united and feel that we are brothers, The Draught horse ffreeder8' Soolety Another meeting of horsemen and breed. ore, !u regard to the ostabliohmsntof a new stud book, was hold at the ltattenbury Home, Clinton, last. Monday afternoon. Among those present were the following gentlemen Alex. Innes, Clinton • Chas. Mason, Brumfield ; John Mason, 'Londes- hero ; J, J. fisher, Beumilter ; S. Smillie, Tnckersmith ; John Marquis, Bonmillor Thomas MaLanchlin, Brussels ; reeeph Salkeld, Stratford; Wm. Wier, Clinton ; David McIntosh, Ilreeefiold ; Jamie Hor- ton, Lumley ; Robert Moltfnrdio, Kippen ; C. Nisbett, Clinton ' Wm. JIItudoalc, Brune. field; John Avery, John Welsh and John Bunter, Clinton 1 Untie IstoMichol, Sea. NO. 39, forth ; J. E. Blackall, V. 0,, Clinton. After the reading of the minntee of last meeting, the first business taken up was the completion of the organization by the consideration of rules and regulations pre- pared by the Board of Directors. A. lengthy and careful dlacussion resulted in the adop- tion of the rules and regulations which ep- peered in our last week's issue. Moved by J. J. Fisher, seconded by John Marquis, that stops be taken at once to se. onro the incorporation of the eooiety under the Dominion lave. Parried. Several lists of new members were hand. ed in and a number of entries for registra- tion, which latter will be considered by the Directors at their next meeting. The following are the Provisional Direc- tors crimson at the previous meeting held in Clinton :-Joseph Salkeld, Stratford •; Thos. MoLauablin, Brussels ; Chas, Brooks Mitchell ; Alex Innis, Uliuton,Thos. Evans St. Marys ; S. Smillie, Tuakeremith ; J. P. Fisher, Auburn ; John McMillan, Hullett ; David Fisher, S. Aikenboad, Goderiah ; C. Mason, Brumfield ; Wm. Wollwood, fit. Hel- ens ; David McIntosh, Brumfield ; Alex, MOD. Allan, president, Goderiah ; Jas. Mit- chell, secretary, Goderiob ; J. J. Fisher, treasurer, Benmiller. The meeting than adjourned, subject to the call of the Iiresident, the directors to be nailed together as coon as the application for incorporation has been filed and the eon. ditions complied with. , EAST HURON t1ONSERYAI'IYE9. TH08. HAYES THE NOMINEE TOR THE LOOAL ROUSE, A meeting of delegates from the various municipalities in the interest of the Conservatives was held in the Town Hall, Brussels, on Tusaday afternoon of this week. Notwith. standing the unfavorable state of both weather and roads a fully represents. tivo gathering wee secured. The object of fire meeting was the selection of a candidate for the next general election to the Ontario House of Legislature. Ben Gerry, F. C. Rogers, and Dr T. G. Holmes, of Brussels, it W. C. Meyers, Wm. El - !iota Wm. Clegg, of 1Vingbam, and T'hue.E lIayr•s, of MOIfillep township reesivsd the nomination but each, in turn, declined • bo honor in favor of Ittr. Hayes, who, after a abort pithy address, expressed himself as willing to except the nomination if such was the wish of the party. A. unanimous resoiution was then possed making Mr. Hayes the nominee of the Assooi atipn. The following resolutions were put to the meeting and parried :- "That we, the Conservatives of East Huron, express our confidence in W. R, Meredith, the present lead er of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature and endorse the judicious course pursued by frim during the past session. We assure him of our future hearty support, and that we will earnestly endeavor to place him at the bead of the Ontario Govern• ment." "That we are highly gratified by Ole support accorded to Sir John Macdonald and the Dominion Gov- ernment on their successful ' admmie. tration of even-handed jusbioe, and commend the notion of the many life long Reformers who declined to sae. rifioe principle to accomplish party onds, and opposed their leader, Mr. Blake, iu his alliance with the Race and Revouge party in Lower Canada.' The meeting was brought to a eloso by three cheers for the Queen, Sir, John ant Mr, Hayes. J ., LOW..L ITE:IIS, FRIDAY twill lie the anniversary of the Inaeeaer0 of the Intljau agent, and priests at Frog Lake. Roan F. W. O'Brieu'e earl. E+'. W. oat mace most of the V. S's, get up rind duet and fora young man is a first -oleo veterinary. ARRANOrMIETS aro being made .for putting the tan course in good eon- diton for driving on next summer; The work pill be done as soon as the frost is out of the ground, Senate tamers aro again decorated with spring stook of statuary. There are not masa, changes from last year's styles. The old code of eti. quotto has been adapted without amendment. Goon,-Eaoh of our hotel keepers ie giving a prize of $8 in connection with tbo prize lief of the Bast .Huron Spring Show, to he held ou Friday, 1611 inst, See list for full partioul- are. A srnonat meeting of the village counejl was held on Thnrsdoy even- ing of last week. All the Beard was present, The only buoinese done was the receiving of the Auditors' Report and a notion by Councillors Wynn and Vanatone 10 have the tame pub - tithed. Cougcm meeting will bo held Monday evening of next week, Twnavr, passengers left Bruns last week for Nebraska and Dako OLD Nature April fooled everybo in this locality by sending along other installment of winter on Thu day morning, Rola D. BICKEL', Of M1. Fore will conduct the services in Melvil church next Sunday, .Rev. J. BOB 13. A., will take Mr. Biokell's work. San notice of change in the ti of trains ou our line. The corroc ed time table may be found eb t head of our local column this wee NEST Sunday morning Bev,Smyth will, by request, proaoh t sermon on The temptation of Chris given a abort time ago. A receptio service will bo held on Sunday 008 Ing THE l ntario government has a pointed W. J. Shannon, Thos, Wi sou and Wm. Douglas as license oq missiouers for East Huron. Wh about the appointment of an lnspeo or in this riding. e• Tun errand Trunk Railway has i sued a new time tabic. There a Rome slight changes in the time trains at this statiou, midday trai east, leaves at 15 minutes to 12, in stead of 11:55, and the morning train minutes surlier now; 7:15. WE nnderstana that Mrd. J. W Shiel hae purchased the vacant to between the stereo of W. Nightingel and Grant & Co. A new block w' probably be erected this next sum mer. This will fill up the break an give the Main street o much bone appeacanoe. J'Ae. Seenveoee, of then's hotel Que 1 leads the Dan in the big eg g business .ole brought one to our olfieolast?n day, layer]. by a White Leghorn ben that measured 8 x 61r inches. If egg are got up ou this model s the year we will look for wh fore the Beeson is over. SPRING snow. -Tho follow prize list for the entire sto et the East Hugon Spring and over, lot $5, 2nd $8, Ayrehiros, under two yours $5, 2nd $8, 8rd $2. the 0 On els ta. dy an- rs- st, le 9, me t• he lc, 1V, he t, n n- P. 1- m• at 1- 8• re of 5 e Ill d • r s u early i0 Show, t be held at Brussels, oe Friday, 16th inst. :--$ones, import() draught, 8 years old and considered, lst prize, $6, 2 $2 ; imporbsd heavy draught, tinder 8 years, age considered, 1st $4, 2nd draught $9, 8rd $2; Canadian heavy, 8 years old and over, let $6 , 8rd $2; Canadian heavy draught under 8 years,by Masers, 1st prize . s Koenig & Goebel, $5, 2nd $ ; general purpose, three years , let $4, 2nd $8, Ord $9 ; general pur- pose, under three years, let $2, Ord $1 ; roadsters, th old and over, let prize by T. O'Neil, $5, and $8, 3rd $2; roadstora, under 8 years, 1st prize by Strettan Bros., $5, 2nd $2, 8rd $1 ; carriage, threg years old and over, 1st priz Hall, $5, 2nd $8, Ord $2 ; under throe years, let ' $3, 8rd' $1. Bulls, thoroughbred Dur• ham, iwe years old and over, 2nd $3, 9rd $2 ; thoroughbred Dur ham, under two pare, 1st $8, 9rd $2. Ayrsbires, two years old oppers being ie ok (Mown d heave -000, ago n4 $4, 3rd 2nd $4 , sed $2 and over $8, 2nd roe years e by T. carriage, 2nd $2, 1st $5, $5, Sud 8rd $2 ; old, lot WnY 110 WIC HA0E Bees AT EASTER ? -Easter is observed among all Chris - lien people as the anniversary of the great event of the resurrection of Christ. He wise dead but returned to life. The egg is taken as emblematic of a return to life. It ie to all appear- anoe dead, but wo know that if plac- ed under proper conditions, life will comp forth from it. The use of egge at Easter was adopted from an usage older than our era. 11 was the . cus- tom iu very early times to celebrate the rstnxn of spring by making pres• ants of eggs, Why dons not Easter always fall upon a fixed day 2 Christ - mss is always on Dsaomber 25th, telly should nob .Easter be fixed with equal certainty 2 Easter must always be on Sunday. It is not a particular data that is observed; but a particu- lar Sunday. low to decide upon a Sunday, gave the very early churches much trouble, and there wore differ. enoes on.that•acoouut, but the mat- ter was settleil at a council hold at Nice, in the year 825. '.Cho rule wise, adopted that :---"Easter any is al. ways the first Sunday eater the fall moon which happen upon or text after March 21st, attcl if the full moon happens on it Sunday, Enter day is the next Sunday after," This gives Easter day a wide range of dates, as Malay occur on nay Sunday holt March Mud to April '2Gth, Tun river bas been high this week, Smoot, Board will meet this (Fri. day) evening. WBS, Bantams, was at Godorich last week as a grand juror, Mies JInroxg BRUME, of Seaforth, js visiting in town. Iluw does $1.75 per gallon duty on whiskey ()atoll you 2 Tax TEE Poen for the balanoe of 1886 for $1.00, in advance. SALE of farm at American hotel, on Saturday of this week, at noon. 2 Nicr,ncan Lady Agents wanted at 01100. Apply at the CONSTITUTIONAL Celina Wnnxe. A STRIKE is tallied of on the G. T. R. nnlene the Co. raise wipe. Quire a nnmbar of parties ars leav- ing for the Northwest, tarn or tour almost daily. TIM days are now two hours and fifty minutes longer than on the 181 of January. Venni blanket lost in Brewing on the 19th inst. The finder will kindly leave the same at Jas. Drun's. Son allot, of house and lot for sale on Thomas street. The property is a desirable one. LAST week A. Veal's dog was ad- ded to the list of martyrs to the sneak who plays the role of dog poisoner. TEE Ladies' Aid of the Mehtodist church intend giving a social in the church on the evening of Good Fri- day. OUR thanks are due to our frien3s who have blindly remembered us in squaring up accounts duriug the past week. BEATTy Bios, have purchased the livery business of Geo. Miller in this town. A good business is to be done in this line Now that spring is upon us and mu idy walking, our people should make some effort to clean the side- walk in front of their premises. Soma of the people on Hill street don't like the indiscriminate mariner in which one of the rsaideuts bandies a revolver. "A word to the wise &c." THE oh:inge advt. of Thos. Fletcher came to hand too late for this issue, He is pushing the sale of the Colum- bus watch. Watch for it next week. Sam advt of sailings of !?,lir 11 Line of steamers. J. R. Grant is the 10 - cal agent who wilt furmelh all the ne- cessary information to those intend- ing to visit the old land. TPR G. T. R. bas restored the pay of the men 6 per cent. of the 10 per cent. taken off about a year ago. Strikes seem to be the order of the day and the G. T. Be takes the hint In time, no doubt. Our informant was a lit'.le astray in etatieg that Mrs. John)Slcelton had departed this life, last week. It should have been Mrs, Geo. Skelton, A deputation from our Council will wait on .the Brussels Council next Monday evening relative to the settle- ment of the Lana Improvsmsnt Fund difficulty between the township and village. Among the passengers who had the perilous adventure in conuootiou with the wreok of the steamship Oregon was Colin McArthur, of the 011 out. He had been over to the 01d Country with a cargo of oatbis and was ou the homeetretoh when the shipwreck oo- ourred. Mr. MOAebhur Lost all his wardrobe and effects excepting the clothes he was wearing and was very 'well pleased to get off with his life. 11311en eysese; lea Albert Loath, of Brandon, Man. was the guest•of his uncle, Jos. Lesch for a portion of last week, Mrs. Jas. Timmins is abssnti ou a visit to hos mother who le ooriouely Thos, E. Jackson is back from Ilempworth, looking none the worse for his winter in the lumber woods of the upper peninsula. The official Board of the Methodist church has by an unanimous vote, indited Rev, J, S. Cook to retain the pastorate for a neoond year. Ida. Goofy leas accepted the invitation sub- joot to the action of the stationing Committee. A farewell supper was given Robt, McFarlane, at Johnston's hotel, oft Friday tight, by his brethren of tiro Orange and li'orestere societies. Mr. McFaxlane ie leaving Niese parts for bis old home in ligating Co., near Belletf1je, Note by Ed. -The above corroe- pondencowas received too lr;;e for last weep.