The Expositor, 1869-10-29, Page 4•
THE SEAFORTH E PO ITO ..
Sketch. of Eon. W. McDougall, C. B. I succeeded it is still freeh in the memory
of old pt)litii►n.s, and it is not now our
(From the Montreal.Gazette.) province to referto it 'lout briefly, Let
• Th 't f th I iii`- it suffice for our t,urpose to state that
Y F
The Star r
of
.e ear .y career ' o. i
ham McDougall, the LieutaGovernor,
elect' of the North West `Territory, ie'
one full of ittereat to every yo
in our broad Dominion who is
of serving his country, and
honora hiy remembered hereafte
• liam \ieDougalI was born in
(then the town of York) in :82
was : educated' there, and at
College, Cohourg ; but it was
following the plough on his
farm, in the township of Vaugh
occupation which he always rem
ed with pride) that lib read m
gently, and= emhbed many o
ideas and principles which have
to him through life, and whiclrr
ccptilile in nearly all his: speech
writings. He early determined
. tering politics ; and it is related
, that on . day, being in a field
friend, he °made declarations -th
given period he would sit in.
inent. This -youthful. boast
course, repeated by his friend ab
neighbourhood, and great was th
riment it created among the
country folk. Tree idea of y th
stripling " Willie.. NcDougall
dreaming of suol a consummatio
perfectly ridiculous in their eyes
believed the lad must be posse
And so he was, but in a manner.
what different from what they s
ed. Time sped on ; young McDo
left the farm and was entered- as
dent in the law office of Messrs.
k Ewart; harriste, a at law ; and i
examination before the .Law So
stood „second on the list in a. cl
sixteen. People began to open
eyes,• and when the great Robert
win, who had frequent opportuniti
meeting and ca rversing •with the y
student of Mr. P'rice's Ace, bega
speak in :terms of `praise cf his east
dinary quickness; and of the promo
'character -of his literary performauc
for young. McDougall now wrote
tical and other squibs for the ",press --
people opened their eyes wider and.
wider: They no longer doubted that
ha was destined for sornethirig. Mr.
McDougall began 'his . career on the
press as a contributor to the Examiner,
a paper which the present Sir F. Hincks
established, and which was then edited
and published by Mr. Lesslie. In 1846,
by Mr. Baldwin's suggestion, he became
ediror of the Toronto Mirror, the organ
of the Roman Catholic body, of Upper
Canada. In 1848, while ;yet a law
student; he acquired `a share in - the.
British American Cultivator, an a
tural journal, whose name he cha-n
!to the Caaadiaari'Agriculturalist, an
which he remained editor and propr
or until his election to Parliament
1858, when, finding that his legislat
and other duties would not permit
his devoting the requisite attention
this journal, he disposed. of the.. -co
right to the �-tioard of Agriculture,
C., which in turn sold it to Mr.
Brown; who merged it in his Ca a
_ armer. Mr. McDougal published
all ten.volumea of the Agriculturaii
and the amount of instruction conte
ed in -them for the benefit of the -far
iag community was immense. But
was es editor of: the•Nor& i Amerie
that the subject of our sketch- won d
_ tinction as a political writer, and wi
a large share of infitience in, the ncili
cal world. This journal, a semi -wee
ly, he founded in 1850. It was a
form paper, . es the 1t' platform" la
down in the prospectus very plainly i
Sheeted. We regret that this doc`uree
is not now before us, but we can 'r
- member some of the "planks" in m sue
as the.. "Abolition of .Rectories," "S
cul. rieation of the Clergy Reserves,
Elective Legislative Principle," "A i
lition of Ptimcgeniture," and also, sit
gula_r to state, as su usegtiit n t even t
have -turned .o it, "a Federal• Union o
the B. N.. A. Colonies." Mr. Brow
was then, es now, the prine ipal edito
of rhe Tor on to Globe, . and it is not
little odd, Considering his after course
se
that this paper, at -that time, steadil
opposed these questions, as they were
placed before the country by Mr. Mc
Doiig.t11. The newly apporute i Gover
nor _wields a powerful pen, as these who
are acgtiainted with hie: writings will
reabily acknowledge. Very few ofour
newsp:,per writers possess : the same
amount of •dash. He lit& terse, keen, vi-
gorow , end in attack or defence, equally
skilful:- No erre who has ad those mas-
terly lettere which eminates fr•oni the
Canadian delegates in the- correspond-
ence last whiter with the Imperial Go•
vernrn nt, respectingthe North West
territory; the: San Juan question. andVi
the defines of the Dominion; but must
admire the clearness and tfir force with
whic,, our case was put. Theiea is the
true n,n there. It w is in the n�ttute
of , things, then, that the new journal
rhould become a., power in the state.
Those were the.; days of violent political
warfare. Baldwin and Lafontaine ware.
in power, and 'Mr. Hincks wits their
Inspector -Generali. The -history of that
athniisistratiou and also" of that -which
ung men
desiio us
of being
r. Wil -
Toronto
2. • He.
Victoria
Whilst
father's
an, (an
ember-
ost dili-
f those
stuck
are per•
es and
on' en -
of him
with a
atina
Perlia-
was, . of
out the
e met.:
simple
e wee,
ever
n vas
;they
ssed.'
some-.
uppos-
ugall
a stu-
Price
n his
ciety
ass of
Bald -
es of
ald-es'of
oung.
n to
raor-
ising
es-
poli-
Mrs McDougall warmly supported- his
early friend, Mr. Baldwin, .up to a cer-
tain period, and backed up his support
with the whole infiizence of his paper .I
But when he f'eirnd that the Govern-
ment
v
® ern
ment was not what it ought to be, and
that it was temporizing with the most
vital questions' ofits. policy --the Clergy
Reserves—he rightly felt with others
that he was freed from his allegiance,
and no longer bqund to follow liis whi-
lom leader. Baldwin and Lafontaine
bowed before the storm and retired..
Mr. Hincks besame Prime Minister
and it is on record. that, although Mr.
McDougall-` was not in parliament,
he was consulted by the head of the
.Government, who engaged to take up
the vexed question which had _ agitat-
ed the country- for so long a time,
Mr. McDougall and his friends, on h
their part, agreeing to.. support the t
new administration,— with Dr. Ralph t
and Mr. M. Cameron as members of t
it. Mr: Hincks did not fulfil his part to
of the engagement, and,. _-c°' e, in
in due -course, Mi.- McDougall and lu
and the . North, American were found w
ranged againat the Government. When o
the Coalition was formed, . in 1854, m
he was , still in opposition, and during 0
the whole'tiine of its existance he la-, th
bored ntreiuously with the Reform par er
ty against it`: In 1857 Mr. McDoug- G
all disposed of,his paper to' Mr. Brown, to
who incorporated it with the Globe, W
'Mr. McDougal accepting a position as al
one of the political editors on the latt-
er
att tri
er• journal, where he retuained until en
1860, when- his career" as a Canadian `C
journalist ends. Up, to f858 Mr. Mc Fe
Dougall did !not hold.a seat in Parlia- ist
went. He h;rid twiee entered the `lists, fle
in two different constituencies,' but def
had, like many another afterwards ha
famous statesmen, been defeated. ' In. both
the. 'above year, however, the gods ser
were, more propitious,' and ;the Reform ria
constituency of North Oxford did it-' of
self honour by returning so able and She
so well tried a friend as its represen- was
tative. From that time until now M.
McDougall has been a member of
Parliamet . He soon made his mark D
in' the new sphere in .hick he found hat
himself, not alone as a fluent -speak- .you
er, a ready debater, and an active mem less
ber of his party, but in a sense dif- you
ferent somewhat=as�`,a ' working man all,
on committees," and a prompt and dil- or p
ligent guardian of they Teal interests thei
of the people: In all the exciting cule
debates ° of that and subsequent -peri` a ch
one
says
ly d
fol
won
with
see c
comf
wron
• Le
be
Gran
pour
temp
plans
when
have
ory o
Last]
cause
Weh
have
early
tali ts,
same
vyome
must
parent
faction of Mr. Brown,,_he remained
until the Union was a ccomplished.
How, at the Union, he entered' the new
Government of the Dominion as Min-
ister of Public Works, wisely consider..
ing that his presence ` was needed there
until the full policy of the Union part
was carried out. For his patriotic
istory
of un-
future
we owe
Sir G.
red for
agnifi
West
t and
ugall s
thing
en-
f the
Mr.
course on these two occasions h
will not fail to speak in terms
qualified approval ; nor will the
historian be unmindful of what
to hirn and his able colleague,
Cartier, in having recently t� secur
and our posterity so m
cent an acquisition as: the North
Territory. That was the greates
most successful act of Mr. 1WIcDo
public life, mil if he had done no
else for his: country this would
title him to the lasting gratitude o
Canadian people, As a legislator,
�' tithe
sures
utili-
e, as
Acta
7ricul
ovid-
ty of
him
d by
arlia-
-the
c;;
harts
the
Iilic
in
en -
the
per
the
in
da
the
he
of
the
an-
ter
nk.
and
it
ke
ur
ay
ve
1d
in
i-
e
s
IcDougall has not added much t
S Book, but several mea
ave emanated from him of great
y and benefit. Such, for exampl
he Public Lands .Aniendnlent
h Bureau of Agriculture and Ab
tel Societies Act, and the Act.pr
g for the disposal of the prope
naticni�hich were prepared by
bile a law student, and introduce
ihets. After his entrance into P
ent he prepared and introduced
orrupt .Practices at Elections A
e Act providing for granting of c
s of Incorporation to Companies ;
rammar School Act of 1865 ; the
nts of Inventions Bill ; and the Pu
orks Act, of 1867. While Prov
Secretary, Mr. McDougall was
rated with special duties ; he had
tire educational system of Up
a nada in his hands ; ands during
nian -raids in 1866-7 he acted as M
er of Marine, and as such place
et of gunboats on the Lakes for
ence of the Upper Provinces ;
d 'also the entire telegraph system
Provinces under his control, for
vice of the -Government. He m
din 1845 Amelia Caroline,daugh
Joseph . Easton, Esq., of - Millbn r
died in 1868, while her-husb":
in England on public duty.
A. PLEA, Fox THE LITTLE FOLKS,
on't expect too much of them;
taken forty years, it maybe_ to ma
what you now are, with all yo
ons of experiefice; and I dare s
are a faulty being at best. .bo
don't expect judgement in a chi
atience under trial. Sympathize
r • mistakes and troubles; don't rid
them. Remember not to rneasur
ild's trials by your standard "A
whom his mother comforteth,
the inspired writer, and beautiful -
ties he convey to us the dear, faith-
love that ought to be found in every
an's heart, the unfailing sympathy
all her children's griefs. When I
hildren going to their - father` for
ort I am sure there is �somethiug
g with their mother.
t the memories of their childhood
as bright as, you can make then,
t them every innocent pleasure in
power. _We 'have often felt our
ers rise to see how carelessly .ther
were thwarted by older persons,
a little trouble on their part would
given the child. pleasure, the menr-
f which ekuld last a life time.
y, don't think a -child hopeless Be-
it betrays softie very htir"t habit;.
ave known children that seemed.to
been born liars and thieves, so
did they show t t'rose undesirable
yet we have lived to see those
children become noble at en acid
u, aucl ornaments to society `y'e
cr nfe s they had' wise affecticf't,te
s. And whatever else you may Le
courptllyd t{i deny your . child ly your
cfrcuuistant-es in life, give it.what it
wa1ues, plenty of love.
ods,
grreul- his
ged aide
dof On
iet- ' reg
in I coni
ive net
' of in 1
to befoi
PY- erals
U. four..
G. of fo
da first
in was
8t, prase
in- Here
nt- early
it anuli'
an eel-
is-
er
is- Crow
th hard-
ti- when
k- had
re- able
id Parlia;
n- ber o
Tit years
e- easy t
h comfo
e- within
" hinssel
o . have
)- 'dr.w
Y Crown
f Lrn prey
n th:st
✓ service
H gulerit
- He, is
✓ friend
arid co
- and he
- dealing
trier. .
nient h
of his
of the
policy- ;
tiro u.
1864, h:
by the
he took an -active part, and
logic and eloquence, materi..
d the cause of his political frie
r, 111.OPougali was epproached
veteran leader of the L. C.,
both sides of .the House, he
arded as a " rising star„ -as
ng man. And tne' prophet w
far .astray ; for 4 when at 1 g
862,- the Coalation (finally'
in
•e the advancing forces of the L
and Mr. Sandfield Macdon
4 himself charged with the di
ruing a government, one of
men' entrusted with a portfo
the subject of + nr sketch, t
nt governor -of t tie North We
, `then, was the fulfilment of
prediction here the object
itior� gained—he. was an admin
of - State • and an adviser of t
n ! ' Many years ]before, while
wording member er of the pre
reminded �f his boyish boast.
exclaimed in a roue of,pardo
self•eonfidence, "A. Member
nient ? Yes and l'il lie a -mer_
f a Cabinet, too, before seve
t'' Let the ambitious boy of t
r•easure. uo these words for h
rt and re--.ssrirance=tire goal is
i his early- if he he but true t
f,. self denying and mindfu}. W
given the lesson ? let who ma
his moral. As Commissioner• u
Lands Mr. McDougall left th
s of his pt•acti 'al character i.
Departetent ” of the Government
. He restored order and regu
y where heel only"existed chaos
generally web known, is n
the
Ore
th,
red
ib-
ald
ity
the
lio
he
st.
his
of
is -
he
of
is
0
Censervati'ves, the late Sir E. B: Tache,
with a vieie to the formation' of a Ca-
binet which would restore some degree
pf political harmony; and be accept-
able to toe country, and it was gener-
ally regretted at I lie time that .no ar-
rangement could be come to bietween
them. With the .subsequent events in
Mr. McDoegall's history, our readers
are tolerably familier. How, in June,
1864,1 he with Mr. Brown and Mr.
Mowaat joined the Coalition Ministry
to effeet a Confederation of the British
itnerican Colonies, in whichl
Government, notwithstandiug -the de ;
SIGN OF THE
Sc0TcH- COLL
THE undersigned -begs to inform the farm
ers and others of the County of'Hur
hat ha has opened a first class
HARNESS & SADDLER,
SEAFORT
FURU TUR RERG M5;
M. ROBER ,r .' + , .`
Importer and manufacturer of all kinds of
on, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Such as
IN
SB PQR,T 3i
Aihd being in a position -to pay cash for all:
material used at this establishment. he can
and will offer superior inducements to any
other party doing business here.
IS COLLARS particularly, are acknow-
ledged by eoA�.petant judges to be su-
'perior to any mad in the county, and from
his thorough -acquaintance with the wants
of the community, he is satisfied that all who
favour him with their patronage will have
no cause to regret doing so.
His personal supervision being liven to all
work manufactured at his shop, places him
in a position to warrant all work sold by
him, and his motto will"be " the amble six-
pence before the slow shilling." Come along
farmers and judge for yourselves. No charge
for showing goods.
" $w -Shop opposite the Post Office, Sea€orth.
WM. HOL [VER,
Seaforth, June 18, 1869. 80-{ '.
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The time necessary to complete the course
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I the premises lately occupied byE. Hick-
son & Co., is now prepared to pay the high-
est Cash Price for any quantity of good
Fresh Eggs delivered at his shop, Main St,
Seaforth.
DAVID D. WILSON.
Seaforth, April 22.
_INSOLVENT ACT OF 1861.
In the Matter of WILLIA M FER-
(AN Saturday the sieth tjay of No -
vember next, -ale undersigned
apply to the Jndge of the Couney Court
or the Couhty -of Huron for a discharge
under the said Att. '
WILLI AM FERGUSON',
His Attorney.
ONTARIO HOUSE,
inept of the Glide, it would appear that _,V A. 1 SIA & WIN 'PER,
comparatively reeent intelligenee of the
to have been very .mtich wh,it was an-
ticipated Ile hes been eiploeing the
lake region of Osntral kfrica, and it
seems in Y., bruary last, in the
all the readers. or Burton's book on the
"Lake Regions of Central Africa," are
A.ccording to Burton this
lake is ahoet 550 meow aphical miles
in cireumferen( e, and COVel'S an area of
5,000. squere' miles. This would make
it about half the size of lake Erie; but:
comperitivaly litte is, known of it, ash
was visited fur the first tirne only some
eleven ,yeare Ago. If Dr. L, gets home
safely; As every one. must fondly hope,
we sh have large additions made to
our knowledge of all that region.
110 -110
THE firSt chapter in a Western neve
has the following :—"All of a. sudden
the fair girl continued to sit on the
sand, gazing .upon the briny deep, on
wbobe heaving bosom. the tall ships
w,,nt merrily by, freighted—ah ! who
n tell with how inuch of joy and sor-
ca
row, and pine limber and emigrents,
hope and salt fish.'1
Ter
Very Complete, and selling at
Red iWiebd Prices !
CLOTT-18, FLANNELS,
En great a-arietye
•:.LN.nd Crockery.
EDWARD CASH.
Seatorth. Sept, 29, 1869. 53-1y.
FOR SALE.
• r OT No. 20, in the 13 Concession. of
i .4 Stephen: Term., li ral, Title good,
Apply to Messrs Benson & Meyer, Seaforth,
1 or to Messrs Cameron, McMichael, Fitzger-
ald & Hoskin, Solicitors, Toronto.
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yi inventions in the Province.
A GpEals ng
Ts wanted to sell one of the best
A liberal discount will be given to trave:ling
agents. . ilpeily at the Expositor Offi
TRE TABLES,
DINING & BREAKFAST TABLES,
CHAIRS, and
In Great Variet
MX:. R. bas great confidence in offering hie '
goods tO the public, as they are made at
Good Seasoned Lumber, and by First -Class
COtFFIN MADE TO PRDER
On the Shortest Notice.
VVOOD TURNING
Done -with Neatness and Despateh.
TWO DOORS SOUTH SHARP'S Hem
Seaforth, Jan. 6th, 1869.
GOOD NEWS
TO
Farmers and Others.,
VHF: undersignod having newly fitted Out
I his mill in a first claps style, in Nvinek
he is now grinding for every
FIFTEENTH BUSHEL,
Or .exch,anging flour for goo:1 wh.At at 4/
lbs. to the bushel.
THE HIGHEST PRICE IN CASH PAID
ALFRED BREWER,
Roxburgh Mill&
eeaforth. June 4tb, 1869. 78-3m.
EXCHANGE BROKER
And dealer imr, Pure
SHIMS, CHEMICALS & DYE STUFF&
•
Thes Drug Department is mid& the special
Care of an experienced Chemist, .
utrniture
it -N AIrrun E.
eae. hey, the
cription. of Furniture, from the comntoneet to
th. an. all at:the loivesteprices. Qual-
ity- of matf-rial employed, and ivaik-nian>.-,thipa
In all its det,artnients, attended to in a satis
PATENT SPRING MATTAMS
bap, cons::,„-dy -03 hand, and fitted to ally
bed.,,t, ;0. This article is the best and cheap -
ed it. Warrinted to give atisfaetion. .
KID. r) 8t l'Aiviii. LAIN S.
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With Economy & Taste
AT
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NEXT DOOR TO
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p ern1 Li. el ;ge:StiSnetSeeitffil tentSe.11;41.,':
ifference
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disabl.ed at
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re, might,
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iniao.etd vpiet s aft
bisto
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iflee
nf ior hel i sex thhpsei; pliieaogystut ass ,eu
turn by the
fortunately f
~small _rodent
field -mice havl
in the stomach
LI sueh.respeo
destruction of
at any rate, no
it is ever accor
pisurinsuedvaxi:bIllia:
wild animal ini
s little short O
less to, is his i
in these qualii
_predaceous apt,
to him cf." Cal
ployahle for el
his ,lepredation
:atvoiltEw:,ili?)II:ut:'latetil,
known to trate
of pheasants,
fox, ;and the 1
Isx. :inn of -his
tom, pink the eil
Icit'la();:ilidi.:#4t1h1:te!1:::fut}t)::;:
fieh to it Yenta
1;iee12/1 i(;:72,'.:f8 :Iflicci;Azzli
Awricv
an old house in
der g Ang repel
of the floorire
the ground 11.1
them aecontitie
'brolelet to lig
filieei ,with
legs, the hawk
the depth Of fro;
It has beeu -has
ft eyed. Floors
two eenturies
tion of the tim
of the early p
century. Oxfo.