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The Expositor, 1869-03-12, Page 2.1 I ^ „NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ' ll-ew-Advertlisements must be given in by Wednesday noon: Chan ..4es of Advertisements, which are spe- cially asranged for weekly changes, by Tuesday noon. t.t'llsri,Tes of diertisements, which are not specially arranged for weekly changes, .by Saturday night,. We pannot guarantee insertion .unless the `above be complied with. BCISINESS . vertising. an - Quarterl June, Septe' oricr..—All accounts for ad - Jobbing Must positively be set on the 15th clays -Of lvItireh; ber and .Deeember. 'NOTICE. --a— Our terms of subscription -ate $1:50 in. advance, all such . not paid by the ikh of March will be charged credit rates. txpeoitOr. Fhe6ificia Paper of the County. FRIDA , MARCH 12, 1869. DR RYERiSON*P solaoor, BILL. Dn. RYERSON ha8 just published the result of twenty-two conventions, held for the purpose of ascertaining pfiblie or-Anita:it regarding the propjsed' Scheel Bill. Some important •amendments have been already _made, and in -the conventions yet t� he held, further al- terations. will, in all probability, be proposed.. SectiOn 5, relating to the ' office or County Superintendent,. is supplernented as 'follows : "Provided that any County, City, or Town.Superin- tendent shall be subject to dismistal for misconduct tie ineflicieucy, on 'colnplaint - of the Coun»I or .Board nom;nating Section 7, e lating to the Salary of Supefinteildent is also' amended, so as to divide Tally the expenses of the officebetween the County and the Pro- vince, or n ojthet words, the County p tys one half nd the Gwernment the other half f -the Supetintendent's Z'lai y, and prOvhled altv-ays, that the variation of salary between $600 and $1,200 1ia1iL4 determined by the 4.1ieu- tenant GovelnfoL, according to the work - tebe done. ' Thepower of the Superintendent re- = a t garding School accommodetion is not to be arbitraey' as in the old Bill, but to le eercised "iln conformity with regu- lathe& which shall be prepared accord- ing to law," and an "appeal allo(ved from the decision of the Superintend- ent to the Commit of Public Instruc- .. tion:" • Seetion 26 ia entirely new, and pro- . vides that, "The S112111Der vacations of all the public shoos sliallbe from the tith of July tt the 15th of, August in-, elusive." It will be perceiyed efronf the above amendments' that several impertantin- prrement's ha-ve been made in Dr. Ry- cr ,on't Bill since he started on hit Pro; _ vincial tour. So far as we knOW, there is nothing now in the 13i11 obnoxious to the more advanced views of our most influential educatienalistse If the Bill is carried out in good faitk I, without any partiality or partizanship, it 'will, no doubt, be a great,advantage to the peo- ple Of Ontario.. , Some clanger is,•apprehended in cer- tain quarters that the power reserved by the Goverentent in1 confirming the noMinations ' _ of County Councils may be used in retaining the services of an efficient man, or arbitrarily discharg- ing a faithful tervaat, because of poli- tical proclivities. We;in-e glad to see, liowever„ that this is partially guarded ,e. against by the lest clause of section 5, already alluded' to. Nothing would de -- -tract More from the usefulness of Coun- ty Snperintendents, or degrade their anantim.A3s more than to be the mere. hangers-on 9(..any government, no mat- - i tor how pure onjuetits legielation. and the answers prepared in preSene Of the Warden, Who mturns %them 'keeled to the Board of Public Inseiien.; The. objectionable' part if -this arrange- ment is, the opportunity will& '-wil be afforded to Wardens ,to fairer t eir . . friends. .Were the exitrainationS (in- ducted in Toronto, no charge of parti- elittraonld be preferred, and .we have no doubt all applicants would he Trench better satisfied. 'We trust the Educa- tion. Committee -will see it to be their duty to require all examinatiens to be conducted -in presence of the Board of Instruction in Toronto. PRESIDENT GRANT. .1 IN another column will be found an account of the ina,uguration of the Chief Magistrate of the United Stites. The "pomp and circumstance" usual lion • I such occasions were, -however; by no 'Means the most iinportant pak of t e prOceedings. Grant's, reticence . in x - pressing an opinion on public matters, tended to excite an unusual degree of interest in, his ina,ugural address, a,nd consequently great weight is, atta,ched to those opinions which he hal, now. liro clearly expressed; His views regard- ing the national indebtedness are hail- ed with great pleasure both by the press h18 own and 'oth.er cpuntries. Thme is Certainly a manly, ring to the follow- ing statement: "To protect the national honor, ever dollar of Governnient Ardebtedire s should ,be paid in gold, unless othe4. wise exprestly Stipulated in the con- tract.. 'Let it be understood that np repudiator of one farthing ot our 'pub- lic debt will be trusted in a piiblic prace, and it will go far ,towfitrds strengthening a credit which ought .te be the best in the. world, and. will ill-q- reately enable us. to _replace the debt with bonds bearing Jess interest than we now pay." , It was feared by some that sGenerai Grant's military training -would seek to lexercise itself' in war with Britain irir the settlement „, of the Alabm We are glad for the sake o reeee and the progress of civilizatien that he entertains no idee of this kind There is, however, something peculiar ly Anierican in the last sentence of th following paragraph of his foreign policy: THE HUDSON'S BAY com.PANY. lig 'October last the Hon. W. Mc- Dougall and Sir George E. Cartier were sent to England to negotiate the transferofthe Hudson's Bay Territory to Canada, As yet, We believe,' noth- ing satisfaeto7 has been, accomplished. is rumored -that they have offered to Pay this company's claims from the proceeds of land in the Northwest when such lands are sold. The Colo- erial Secretary, Tart Granville, prefers a cash payment. We cannot see why a matter of so much importance would stand so long in abeyance. It is quite evident that until the Company's chill is extinguished, this beautiful tract of country will remain unoccupied. Nei- ther can Red River or British Cohan - bite be with any reasonable advantage received into the British Confederation. It is now *nearly ten years since our Canadian Government has been trifling with this question. HoW much longer we are going to be sending delegations to England, and bantering with official red tapeism, remains to he seen. Cer- tainly Canada has a right to this terri- tory. and its accession would not only open a large field for emigrants, brit it would also add materiallv to the gee: graphical extent and power of the Do- minion. ' QUEBEC was the scene of great ex- citement last week, me account of a lad named 'Chaloner shooting one Whittak- er an officer of the 53rd. It is said that Whittaker administered chloroform to Chaloner'i sister last August, and whee she was under its influence took improper liberties with her person. He afterwards promised to marry her, went as fir as the chnrch door to have the ceremony perfcrined .and then left. Chaloner, it seem,s, bought a revolver for the express purpose of having his revenge, went to the skating rink, found Whittaker and shot him in the head: Whittaker is yet alive, but insensible. Chaloner is now in jail awaitiug trial. a THE New Brunswick Legislatu e is now in Session. The financial a • airs j of the Province are in a flourishing con- .. dition. A hope is expressed. the Lieutenant Governor that New Bruns- wick may be able to get some special grant from the Dominion, somewhat similar to that already received by Nova Scotia. • If .this species of bleed- ing the Dominion, is to be practised mach longer for the benefit of the Lower Provinces, it is time for Ontario also to cousider in what way she can benefit herself by the Confederation Act of 186,7. "I woold deal with nations as equit: able law reqeires individuals to deal with each other; and I weld .protect the law-abiding citizen whether of na- tive .or foreign birth, wherever his rights are jeopardized, or the flag of our country floats. would respect the rights of all nati6ns, demanding equal respect for our own. If others depart from this rulein their dealings 'with us, we may :be compelled to follow their precedents." • Regarang his probable success as a President, we can scarcely* venture an opinion. Re is certainly a man of - „ great *shrewdness' and decision of char- aater. In the present unsettled state of many important matters, he -will be admirably adapted to pursue with courage and perseverence such a course as he thinks best fitted to establish or- der and strengtnen the bonds of union among the different States. We trust wilravoid the stubbornness of his redecessor, and laira at .giving such a manly and honorablo tone to American politics, as the interests of a great and a, growing reeublic demand. MR. E BLAKE is about to visit his Durham constituency for the purpose of addressing the electors at a Series of Meetings. He will deliver addresses at Cartwright, Hampton. Orne and New caste, - the Whole to wind up with a . grand banquiet Bowmanville on the evening of Friday, the 12th ins r.. It is . stated that Senator SimpSon, the HOD. Geo. Brown and a number of other not- ables will be present and deliver ad- dresses on the occasion. We understand that Mr. Blake has also coisented to deliver a political address. in the West before the calling of the Commons. Due notice of time and place will be given. Under the new Government of Spain he mode of,cenducting the examine- . it appears that the Bible can be freely tion of candidates for the office of Conn- . is • now 1 e mese circulated, and the British and Foreign , • ty Superintende objectionable ph se of the question. At the Convention ately held in Galt. Dr. Ryerson said that sealed questi ns we'd be sent to the wardens of the different Counties, who would notify the Candi- dates to be present on. a, certain day for examination. The questions are to be 02ened la the presence of the candidates, Bible Society have4ecided to issue a series Of editions of Valera's version, to the extent of one million of ccipies. •The effect of this can hardly be fore seen; but it is pretty certain to be con= im..cted with the general revival of Spanish literature, for where the Bible circulates freely, all other books meet with a ready demand and a free circu lation also. MeGthe.---A large coricourse of people assembled at Brooklyn. on Wed- nesday, to hear the explanations of Dr. McGill for his Parliamentary conduct. , „Amid cheers they passed resolutions denouncing Dr. McGill, and declaring that he had entirely forfeited the con- fidence of the Reformers of South On- tario, and thanking the Globe for the course taken in the Reform cause. DOMINION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.— A telegram, from St. Catharines, to the Tor onto papers, a few days since, to the effect that, at 'a meeting in that town, confidence had been, restored in this company, by resolutions adopted, turns out to be untrue, as the representatives made anything but satisfactory expla- nations . Newfcirediand has decided, by a large majority: to enter the Union. Commissioners on -both sides will .be aepointed to arrange the terms of ad- misSioa. Prince Edward. Island will not long remain out in the cold. • The following is a list of Gen Grant's new Cabinet; Secretary of State, E, E. 'VILA- burne, of Illinois. i Secretary of Treasury, A. T. Stewart, of New York. . Secretary of Interior. J. D. Cox, of • retary of Navy. Adolphe E 13oi- h -i of Pennsylvania. Secretary of War, Gen: John M. Scho- field, of Ohio. Postma.ster-General, John A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland. Attorney -General, Judge E. B. Ito - are, of Massachusetts. * Since the above appointments wiere made it is known that Mr. Stewart is disqualified and he has consequently resigned. THE SALT QUESTION. 1We have watched with a good (teal of interest the efforts made by e Goderich Salt Manufacturers to induce the Government to impose a taxt4in •the American Salt imported into Carla-, da; and though anxious for tiie fullest development of this source: -pf national wealth, still we could never = see that a system of protect on une4r- thy of the advanced Free Trade id; of the present age, would be an eqte_ ble .remedy for the grievances cdi plained of. The following from the Monetotli Times is a clear and vigorous expeel- tion of our views on this question: A duty on salt has always been odious duty, becatise the article is, 4 prime necessary of life, with whit4 civilized men find it impossible to &- pense., It would almost be easier to ap -without bread than salt. The Slcottieb peasant finds no difficulty in. subsisting mainly on oatmeal. Sugar and tea mayo be dispented with in extreme cases; but -salt is required to season or pr serve an endless variety of articles food. It is not too much to Say the among the ohief articles of food cintt- slimed by the majority of the. popula. tion of this Dominion, a prominent place must be assigned -to fish and pork, both of which owe their preservatie to salt. It may be safely laid down sta a maxim that the prime 'necessaries 4 turmg company produces at it price agreed upon, in a,se of e cess of pro - i duction, -Wlrich may easily occurthere would be great difficulty i 1 disPosing of the eurplus e and it equires no stretch of theimagination to conceii e that Canada might enjoy 1 full share of the -benefit of the cheape ed article. Salt is a than of :which th coatump- tion has fixed limits, whic do nOt ad- mit of artificial extension. Thelnatu- ral limit once overstepped in rodriptioni the price inevitably conies d ewn. . But that is always an £.1".1 vantage to th car - sumer. Tile Goderich m m mey or may not have jeopatelized t en capita We hope r velcpe and utilize a :laten .8euree of wetlth tote ccnntry are eserv•ng of roi.. il t; their attempts to de every legit. late aid. But is '3.tici of any kid taquir d in -erder to the successful deve opine it of the Goderich salt territory ? Th foie lowiug is an estimate of t re co.t of manufacturing, ,100 barrels (4 sa. Goderich„ obtained from a I1P niffac iirer ehere : 16 Labor..... .. ........ ... „.., ..... 100 barrels. (empty) at 30c.. Cartage to wharf or railroad Oil and sundries............. • • - $3.?, :DO . 2.0 '00 30 00- 00 '00 • • • - Total.- . •..:88O0 Or 88 cents per barrel. Ani -riaan salt is SOM in oderich $1.3( "that there is a ma gin for interest on invest; ment and profit oi 42 cents per barrel or nearly 59: per cent. Stich a mairgin ought to be Satisfactory. The arguments adduced in favor of a existence— that which forms Lite reteliatory tariff come half i .cen nry pensible aliment, or any adjunct to that- too hi& to find favor where e onon I aliment, of the poorest portion of the questions have been careful': studied, great _mass of the population—should it) a view to the honest a plication be free from taxation. It was in obe- of correct priieciples. These .genients • (hence to this principle .that the corn' if they mean anything, mean - return to duty, which was justly stigmatized as that never ending war of tai. s which, au odious bread -tax, was reptsaled by leading o the marshaling of 1 estill art Sir 'Robert Peel. In levying taxes, mies, Fr so often drenchedi he earth is the duty of the Governnient avoid With'blobd and blighted the1 st hopes striking at the great sources of the peosi of human progress. Sir 116 ert el ple's existence. Very recently the j determined to apply the tru pm/ , • .1 . flour. This tax was in effect, though land to do right, and leave error of putting a duty on, foreign it was the duttiand the inte t of Parliament- at Ottawa committed the i ple, long taeght by the econ itsht es t, t t_ not in form, a discrimination against tions to. their lown choice. I American flour. The objece was to The question raised by t compel the Nova Scotians .to eat Cana- ter -est may be reduced to a ver din flour, at an enhanced cost, which tform : Are al the salt consan ers to be they could not afford to pay. The cir- taxed for thespecial benelat of cumstances of the fishermen of that! erich salt raisers? is the 6o Province passing through cruel fa,1,- pay so much the more for it i. mine, aknost immediately after this un- !I these few individuals may -pat t. wise and unjust eduty was put on4 in their pockets ? Why clai showed in a striking manner the inhut f in this, Dominion, produce s manity of that piece of protectionist, will successfully emnpete with legislation which attainted the people t salt 1 We have the gregt in the very source of their existence.lof untaxed labor and cheapeit We need not add that this temporary': rsubsistence; Of proximity to 'iread-tax, after bringing discredit on all and consequent reduced cost of pcooilitcleturniteyd., was repealed on the first op-, of a first-rate if not an, altog tl - riot- article. Ev-erything is Are we ndw shift' the burthen vor. Why, t‘n, can w3 no which we removed from one shoulder It is too nauda to expect any salt in - simple the Oiod- mtry to eh- that ividends not we, alt that iyracuse vantage ReRXIS of: market niage er supee our fazt ompetet e to l be-- eni -will - hi their. vser fihe •did tall There urt sake nd'eco- reason 3 j and. ore cer- ts on.a of the Nova, Scotia fishermen to the selieve that the Syracuse salt, other? Having repealed the duty on always 'continue to favor us Wi their flour„ are w,e to lay it on the salt I salt at a price that does not c 1 • If. i. that preserves their fish ? Both articles cost, of pacduCtion, and if the of food are equally- necessary to their , the profit would be on. our ride existences have left tlAnd we might just as wellis r o reason to despair e tax on their bread' as turn .1 -work, be skilfully, prudentite round, after taking it off, and put it on,. nomically mantiged, there -is n their fish.. .;Ito fear for their ultimate, snece The proposed tax OD imported salt is ; that 'success Will be allithe n advocated on grounds which are alto- 1 tain and emlikring thai it re gether indefensible. We are Wel that .tound foundatitne the new seat interest has some sort of a claim to he defended against the MD - petition of the American salt. The ad 1 TRUT OR. POETR vocates of the duty tell us. that they do The ciiiiito melt Ere of la not desire to go beyond this, Tiheysat t, gives a length not even wish_ to tax .Englislpotation from They ask simply and solely that a dutypeare, designeillas a lesson in e be placed on American. at;sand we 'the benefit of tie public genei are not sure but they would agyee he the Eettoes of he EXPOSITOR confine it to the (headed Syracuse •pro - net. This demand shows an extraOr- dinaiy unacquaintanee with the funda- mental laws by which the action of the era Ptairament is limited and con - It isnot within the corape- t Parliament tolevy a clis- criminatingtiuty, even in if of Eng- lish protinctions. The Governor Gen- eral's inettuctions always contain a spe- cial prohibition against the enactment of such a. duty. Thus the way to a re- alization of the object of thc salt duty agitatote is effectually barred. There are other parts of the subject which these petitioners de not, appear to have studied to better advantage. The mistake what might.be the natural effects of competition for remote. unusu- al and abnormal causes. They tell us, as if it Were something extraordinary, that Sytacuse salt is sold cheaper in Canada when it comes into competition with the Goderich product than when that competition is withdrawntWhat more nalertal ? It is the result of an ordinary law. But even if there is something morethat does not a1te;1 the case, in favor of the petitioners It is quite postible that the Syracuse salt in- terest may make u -special effort to re- tain a footing in this market. There are, -we believe, two separate companies; one engaged in the mar.u.facture and the other in the distribution of the Syracuse salt. The mercantile company agrees to take all the salt the raanufac- Ott- trolle tame- of t Zarly. After pressing into his that hub:aged expression "-Maio stitals ray purse, eta, lite goes on, to charge us for rioting: from his columns, certain , marks. tvhich he disoWns. Whether really from that paper or not ahould be best -.. trown to the Editor himself but of one thing eve are quite certain, that are 'found. the same remarks credite to the. Yew Era, in other journals, of which the foils:wing from the Ottawa TiM48' is one peculiar instance "What can be the matter with the Clinton Bra, a jpurnal- :of the heaviest Radical stripe, awl ever obedient to the date et party?. Jut hear it 3 t 14 -eek Shake-- ies tort llyt and iarticte- service "Were & general election for On held. next month, the present would -secure the support of at le * five l cut of the eighty-two consti " The Ontario cabinet is -in danger " ing too strong ; but it is safe from " that the Opposition is destitute of terial to make a ministry. With " tary exception of Mr. „Blake, Mere 44 man on the Opposition benches tb , no diegrace the province by being: " cabinet minister, This is a fact :cy 411presuine no "Reformer' will pre 44 deny." o to be. cabinet Baty- encie* rom be - he faet he ma - he soli - not 0 would - ch we tidta The 'matter with -the Clinton ce that it copied the above 'matter' f.. zn till& Upial without the usual or any = knovi,- ement." If Clear Grit editors ill only keep meopying in the same fashion, the po- litical ideas of their reader will dou thee hes improved." DISTPICT Poem Magistre tee will eleliver an ad anee in the 1-)asement _ an .elrarch, itt thit vil - evening neat. 0.-1 Monday nig ..1)orcy, of Tuckerst blood -vessel while ire occasioned by aSONN: 'suited in immediate d THE Etnnontiville . will give an entertaiti house_ in that vdae 13rass 13and, on. . The programme crowded house may WA TRE bouso of it ersmith, NNW 041 Satu fire. No one was itt time,. The o) igin tery. The loss is t was' •-a, sub!. t n tial stp, UPPER CANADA Bn Seaford' ineeting "Tx the atieve Society, . Thitreelay evenieg nee churelf. Bev W. Tht awl the Mieisters 'dress the eathm-i-ne ON Friday Lena na while driving in a cu firm Seafortle, ta rune way team, which his ribs., and cause Under the treatmen oweveh 1ejwas ena tjournett... ITINERANT AUCTIO ners ef outestreets ha with a specimen of th the past teeek. Pee then- "eye teeth ettir s tttuff efita-ed fL,r mIel but ija rSrfew ei in home. LECTURE, *OA Moi1 Dr. Martin A. O'Bin mi of Ireland. and 10 Caught Patriot in- Neetie's Hall, ject Ms origin of the the Bard' and Poetryt lirge and iespectalde sent. He dealt %e4y -clever manner, el' apf)laus_e as he to "414 and patriotic therds of hearts. S URPRISE AND PRESE Mr. McDonald, pastor i ,. , . Church, met with anall on Thursday week - 21 membeas of his eangreg., uninvited. at his loil they left, they made ba reparation, for ed visit, as they present ed pastor with, ,a fest) and other valuables o sant time Of socitil i 'spent, and all retired in manner than they eame.1 - FoRCE PUMP.— nes., of this' villiage, - the right to manufacture mit Se Mg and Ditminior It is instantly availablem washing - -vehicles, Wind gardens, an. all the uses pump, In an emergene more force applied, .it (Alt a hose, carry water to house 100 feet from the been proved to- work moi the old shaped pumps. really -form an opinion of cept by seeing it tested. titulars call and see, Ale Bros.----SeaArtit to2-2.48pJ Star. RAILWAY Abe IDEXT. clock express was crossit Harpurhey, en Wednes cor,tact with tile team o killing one horse outrig,h1 the legs of the other, whiJ its being destroyed 3 'II smashed into bits. Mt' was driving haat a' miract his life, being" thrown sleigh tine the train. 11 was near driving anothe him up and brought hi He was examine(' by. found that he. had sns serious, beyond having re injUry of one ankle th broken. We un.dersta] ,Fowler protests that the locomotive Nth Mat soi coming to the,. crossing. ,being a very stormy "d. there was a probability of' -without awakening his at injured roam has great rl gratulate himself on his with life.