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The Official Paper of the County.
_ I
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 19th. 1869.
A COLONIAL EMPIRE
Few ideas, more impracticable than
thatcreature of the imagination, a
''Colonial Empire," have ever been given
vent to b§ sane men.
It appears that some prominent men
have proposed a general confederation
of all the Brir ish Colonies—having a
Common Council in which all would
be represented, and that should legis-
late on -all natters which are now refer-
red to the imperial Parliament.
N -
particuliu Re fi'eSentative's view of his
own question,henoe it would thus - re-
solve itself -into an autocracy' or eligar-
chy, and it would answer the very
same purpose with less complicationfor
each Colon to`keep thdse sante leen at
home accepting their dictum at Once.
But what would be far more probable,
tl.-an that so much generosity would be
lenani£ested, is'that a Coutieil, so. diverse
in its construction, would the tore by
dissensions and corrupted to an endless
extents by "what 'we term ''in.. Canada,
"tog -rolling, that is, "you euppoiat cue
and I will support you" , the serious
consequences ofwhich are so well 'un-
derstood, tIgit for us to dilate on its fa-
tality to holiest legislation would be
superfluous.
It is said, With British Nett')
V-
A mer•ica, Atistrnt ia, the East and West
Indies, New Zealand and the other
felonies united in firm uorr'ds .Britain
freight defy the world in arms.' Well
supposing she could, what leas that to
do with a) "Colonial Empire." 1 The
British colonies are that now, and they
would be no More with may amount of
`aclditionalccermplex legislative machinery
To whatever extent the Colonies may
be reckoned on as a military support
under the present order of things,
might they be reckoned on under ariy
other circumstances, while associated
with Britain, no more certainly. If
Britain cannot now depend upon her
Colonies- as allies, bhe need never ex-
pect to,
Par more rational, needless and all
as it is, would be a direct Colonial Re-
presentation in the British Parliament,
to any "Colonial Empire," _a, thing
that, at best, could only exist in name.
` For the cheapest Boots.in Sea -
forth according to quality go to- Cov-
entry's. 87-tf.
PAIR PLAY.
. Mr, Blake deserves the thanks of On-
tario for his constant efforts.to main-
tain the ognstitution of the cduntry in-
violate. Until 1867, it might be said
that Canada really had ne written con-
stitution. Legislati!.n was modelled
after British usages and precedent, and
when corruption was not too -„glaringly
manifested, no legal chaige ccr_ild be
brought against the doings of the go-
vernment. By the confederation Act,
already alluded to, the different Pro-
vinces constituting the Domniion were
guaranteed certain rights. These rights
were based upon mutual concession, but
when once enbodie ;d in the constitution
nd sanctioned by the Imperial Parlia-
ent, they ware beyond doubt the
cred property of the nation. _ To this,
to a talisman, all future legislation
ould be brought and tested. Now,
orn the very character of this bond of
reenjent, it must be evident to the
most imperious mind, that any one
party to the compact had no right too
alter it. Its being the ultimatum of
the whole, rendered it the property of
the whole. To tamper with it, was to
tamper with the rights of the whole,
Without referring to the difficulties a
ofsuch a
attendant upon the working I m
sc;hecne,_ beyond suggesting that the ses- sa
sions of the Council would, necessarily a'
Lot take -place very often, if for no qth . w
er reason, than the time cousunred by
the representatives of the different ab
colonies=so widespread that upon
them the •sun never sets—in assem-
bling together, we would enquire into
the objects to -be gained by the intro-
duction of :such a cumbersome legisla-
tive wachire ? . Is it within the range
.oi probability,that any specific Colonial- to
question upon wnich the Inrrelial Par wi
fitment now deti-oerates and decides
Would be more justly dealt with at the fon
-:ands of sister colonies ? W e trow -
tent. Not that we would impute the re
probability of - the rnouves UI Colonial Gtr.
tri
violate it was to do violence and
•ong to the -whole.
Anel what do we find 41 Before that
stitution saes two years old, and be-
ne the people of Canada were fully
eonci'ed to 'some of :t more obnoxi-
Representatives being more illiberal M
„than . those of the Imperial Legislators ; uhu
its c
but it is quite reasonable to anticipate
,that the merits ,of an Australian q ues- One
tion would net be sa well understood pac
by a Canadian. Representative as by mai
tuti
a member of the British Parliament,
auftsice versa. If colonists have any apt
She
rounds for the not uncommon corn- how
plaiittes we now hear, that the ignorance
were
4 Horne Parliament, well advised con
mo -all as it is, is a source of wrongs the
Doing perpetrated upon the colonies,
provisions, the very principle on
ch it was based was violated and
s a precede nt at once established for
omplete overthrow, Nova Scotia—
of the parties to the original corn
a --one of the rarties in, terested iuti
ntaining the dignity of that coned-
on—objects to it, and would not ac -
even her own former proposals.
makes demands which no matter
just and rease,nable iii„ themselves,
incompatible with the spirit of the
stitution altogether. And what was
result 1 J ust - this : Those very
who were the guardiansof the
s of the whole Dominion assisted
e violation of those rights, and laid
rous bands upon the very bul
s of the nation. An effort way
last etession of Parliament to se
the condemnation of this act, but
led, and now Mr. Blake anxious
ord the honest testimony of On
at lest, asks for a square vote of
proval. We know not whether
,=Moore, .much more numerous mightwe ht
expect those complaints to be -when
rig
th
i.4t3 same questions were vested with tialto
e body of inen, entirely, uliirdviaed on wark
the !toiletries thale those questions affect reapie
ed ! True,, -erg' colony would be re-
cure
prescatef but looking at this in its it far
post fa a able light, if questions were , t<, roc
dealt Ath 'as they were 'under: t
tarso
die entire Council wLust su8tein ersch diaap
he will carry his point. Probably the
set Yid( y of many to theirlettders will
prevent thein doing' itheir duty. We
are glad, however, toerecord o Cr test -
trimly on the side of right, and express
our hope that he may yet be able to
enforce those tights.
FATIhER MQMAHOl ,
.At the timS'bf the release of Father
McMahon froth the Penitentiary, we
stood almost alone amongst the Cana-
dian Press in denunciation of the act.
" He wa,s drawn into the invasion un-
willingly. or iinwittingly"_..ti e is now
heartily sorry that he did engage in the
bloody butchery;”--L'He has .iro, sym-
pathy with the lawless organization,—
Fenianism." Those and numberless
other kindred sentiments - were offered
as apologies fcr his release from pnn-
nish.ment, with what correctness, how-
ever, a speech that he recently deliver-
ed in New York must tell, rather more
forcibly than pleasant, at least to those
who were so willing to sacrifice "jus-
tice" for the less noble virtue, "mercy."
Did he join the invaders either unwill-
ingly ,or unwittingly'? Let his own
words answer. Says he, upon been
asked to accompany them, "I being a
clergyman and an Irishman, of course
answered yes and went with them"
whether or nettle regretted taking part
in the raid, he says, he suffered what
he did, from Canadian officials, "because
.4 an _Irishman: and a clergyman dare
perforin my duty": and if he has no
sympathy with Fenianism, how comes
it, that when alluding to the Fess for-
tunate rarrauders than himself, who
are still iu prison, he styles them
"those twenty-two bravemen" 'l His
fe=fits in order to secure his liberty,
add to all his other bad qualities, that
of being a dastardly coward. Much
more noble was the= example of his
countryman, Emmet, who to death's
portals, declared his convictions, and
gloried in the cause ta..vhich he was a
martyr. lkieMahons' . stories of his
prison treatment, also, stamp him as a
base fabricator. He got no worse than
is dealt out to all felons who occupy
the Penitentiary, and from others who
regain their liberty we hear of no such
"cruelty"—We imagine that those
compassionate authorities, who so far
transcended their sworn duty to their
country, as to yield justice to church
influence, ,in the matter of releasing
McMahon, roust noir, to use an inele-
gant though - expressive term, feel
" cheap." We certainly have in this
natter a practical proof, that adminis-
tration should be conducted with an
eve single to the one supreme principle,
justice.
liar If you want good value for your
money in Boots and Shoes go to T.
Coventry's. - 8 7 -tf
Delay, as on formeryears characterizes
the action of the Government.
Already two weeks have passed since the
opening of the house and nothing has
been dome, save the indulgence of su-
perfluous eulogium and highsounding,
selfeongratulation. Day after day for a
whole week the House met and adjourn-
,
ed, in one case the session lasting just
twelve minutes. All this must be grati-
fying to the faithful of the realm, since
it only costs about $600 per day to keep
the government machinery in niotioa
John Saue1field is sometimes petted
on the back by bis devcted supporters,
and a$ he goes- hobbling through the
house, conspicuous because of his .classic
brown coat and significant shirt collar,
one would suppose him to be a man of
rare economy as well as rare peculiarity.
Iu this as in many other cases, "things
are not what they seem." --A
pleasing gloss, but a terrible deception
ix the true character of much of Sand -
field's doings.
THE Patent Combination is being
thoroughly looked after. Scarcely a
day passes in whica several motions
are not made for all the documents con-
nected with some part of the public
business. It is possible that this des-
ire to investigate may be carried too
for, nevertheless it is quite a wholesome
sign to see members so much alive to
their duty as to enquire , into all the
et ce1eras connected with the du tinea of
the govert merit.
fNOOME FRANCAISE.
otwithstat ding the fact the t the Go-
vernment exerted sufficient infuen
at the last +session of the Ontario Par
liament, to defeat the measure for tlm
infranchiscent of persons assessed f
incomes of certain amounts, Mr. Boy
again introduces. it. This measure pr
vides for the infranchisement of all pe
sons who are assessed, in cities, for a
income of four hundred dollars, and i
other places of two hundred dollars
provided that the person, at the tim
of voting has been a resident of th
municipality for six months.
We estimate this measure of para
mount importance, and therefore hope
to see it adopted by the Legislature I
is patent to every observer, that under
the present qualifications, large numbers
of those best; qualified to vote are de -ear-
ed the privilege. As a general rule we
find the men who ee re erysalaries from
two to four hundred dollars, possessors
of more than the average intelligence
and integrity of those who now exer-
cise the franchise -
Intelligence, and not ind, ,should
rule the people ; hence it is that we
hail the effort to extend the franchise
to our mechanics, our school teacher -se,
our clerks, 'etc., as one tending in the
direction of our Country's greatest
gogood.
PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARY.
FRIDAY
The most important business of this cla
ee was the introduction of the following Bills
• "Drainage,” and one respecting ` -She:riffe
()finials finials for taxes," The first is to pro-
le vide for the drainage of lands by the; ad-
ord thvaae lands ucem, buiuttbe=t tof feuultnds froatelinn the v3 riunent
chesty redc.enioile.ci �sni
nefitehd ininarlust pr'opol b'firer
o- latter provides that Sller.tiir' cteees shall be
final and unquestionable. Both of the
se
r- Bills were introduced by the Government..
n Mr. Blake also introuced notices of
especially dealing whin the keoviucia�ud�it-
n the object of which being to give °uteerie
greater control over her own finances.
e MOND A.Y
Mr. Trow introduced his Rel to trend the
e Assessment Law of last session, and explain -
its provisions, the principal el which go to
abolish certain existing e en3p;,7cns a, d to,
- limit the power now enjoyed by cot pore -
tions of extending the time of payment of
taxes- Mr. Trow called..atieni,,a to the
t clause exempting official salaries from tax-
i ation as requiring to be altered, and after -
some dieeuseiou , the Bili w,r s rr a+l a first
time. The most imporeant incident in the
business, of the House was the iattro ectio?i
by Mr. Treasurer Wood oa the Public Ac-
counts aunts feu' 1868, and the nine .months ending
30th of September,18 it.-
TL' ESDAY.
Mr.. McKellar introduced fuZ+ Bill at -tick-
ing the systemof dual representation.
Boyd declared his intention of preceding
with his Income Franchise and other Bills
to -day. Me.. Evans they moved for a select
Committee to enquire into the present sys-
tem of remunerating Registrars. The propos-
al gas e rise to some discu=ssion and ultirna.te,-
ly. Mr- Evans. withdrew it,
WEDNESEAY,
EDUCAMO.l
No. 5.
TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS.
Having glanced in our last at the
importance of the teacher's work, view-
ed in the light of its effect upon society,
we come now to consider some of the
qualifications requisite for thisatiah Of-
fice. On the subject of morality we
need say bat little. It is universally
admitted that the character of the teach-
er ahould be unquestionable►- For, the
artist who takes a photograph of tI
hanjan face divine is careful to re�
all dust and impurity from his le
that the pure light of heaven may e
the darkened chamber- of his cans
and then receive a tierfect .faesiit l
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The Legt'sla�sure had a protracted debate
on Mr. Boyd's Income Franchise Bill, The
Hon. gentleman delivered an able and ex-
haustive speech in explanation and defence
of his_ proposals. A debate opened, the Go-
vernment opposing the measure. whic was
ultimately thrown out on a di ision, the
vote being—Ayes, 46 , nays. 27.
--41
THE NOVASCOT .S T I13y
In discussing Mr. Blake's resolution,
oronght before the Ontario Legislature
yesterday, and relating, to -the Nova_
Scotia subsidy, the I ,don Advertiser
remarks
"Able authorities deny that the. - let-
ter of the law gives any right to the
Parliament of Canada to alter our writ- -
ten constitution. Alterations should
be made alone by the Imperial auvhori-
a the ties, and then only at.the request of a
ntcove majority of the people of the I)ornrn-,-
nsea ion or their representatives. And the
rear spirit aLcl understoeecl intention of the
era I Act of Union point only = one way.
e of i Ontario would never have -dreamed of
ore at ,cepting Confederation but for the as-
surance that, after the first final settle-
ment, the financial relations of the sev-
eral Provinces ;,bould be immoveable as
granite foundations. We had too long
been bearing the local expenclitur .s of
Quebec knowingly to enter into an ar-
rangement
whereby we would have to
bear the local expenses, of half -a -dozen
other Provirees. But one of our first
experiences is the granting of 2,00,-
000 e Nova Scotia for light -houses}
bridges, gravel roads, and other local
improvements. Of this amount On-
to o has to °contl;ibiite $1,100,000!
No wider we object."
arefnl should the teacher be, to
that the moral recesses of his m
honld be se adjusted as not to pies
distorted image of the great tie
hick it is his duty to photograph
n the sensitive intellects of the you
very teacher shoal a make sure - t
hose reflections of character, which.
brown from his every word and act
mold convey a true picture of mo
ectitude. Honesty, tru thfullness, a
harity, - should never be distorted
eing reflected from his work and c
eIsation. No pupil shoa.ld ever- h•
ny cause to que.stion or even snsp
e teacher',, integrity: To him, th
the pupil, no higher ideal should
:luired of' what i, pure in thougl
ntle in naunee, refined in expressi
manly inaction, than that exhibit
the teacher. Aird just ae the rai
ops reflecting the light of the su
n the landscape with a glorious ar
beauty and promise, so would tl
ung mind reflect the radiance th
st upon it and be spanned with
ch of holy worth, giving a promise
ppiness to itself and of usefu.ines -
ieiy.
MANLINESS. ---Tlii8 is a gnalificatio
ich should never be overlooked, an
hough it is something difficult to d
e it presents an idea of a certai
id not expressed by any other word
deed it may be taken as the type :_
other qualifications. For as An
ny said of Cmsar : ' The elemen
'e so nnixea in him that nate
ht stand up and stay to all the world
his was a man."' So should it
of the teacher. With a soul to
gnanimous to stoop to meanness h
ld be a type of that independenc
character and self-reliance whic
old be constantly elevating and in
'mg• With a will and a courage t
with decision where action wa
ssary, he would prompt to a lofti
of purpose and resolve. With the
ly teacher there would be
subterfuge or chicanery, but with
utmost candor and honesty of in-
ion he would maintain a dignified
course with his fellows, and - fin -
upon his pupils the true stamp of
peachable integrity. Thus mould -
the young mind by constant con -
and infusing into it his own indi-
ality, he would train up a goner -
of men and women that would do
or to their country and prove a bles-
to their race
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unanimously- resolved that the Govern-
mtnt should endeavor to
ure the I
abolition of capital/ punishment th Hugh -
out Ni,rth German
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-------moo.
The Land Tax Sales Bill.
of Ontario, on Friday hest, is doui,tless
one of a, most important character as af-
fecting the tittles of hundreds of people -
to the real estate they believe trlem-
selves to be the owners ,of, it having.
cone to them through original sales
made by sheriffs for taxes. It is one
of the - most delicate subjects upon
which to legislate, and the Attorney -
General's Bill - will require a full and
thorough discussion in the House be-
fore it be finally passed. That it will
be passed, in some form, is pretty sure,
for ail the parties in the House admit
the necessity for legislation on this sub-
ject ; but a law which shall remedy the
wrongs complained of with regard to,
these sheriff 's titles, will, unless most
cautiously and wisely framed, inflict
greater wrongs in, many instances than
it is intended- to redress. Mr. Blake
is, perhaps, the only member of the
Legislative Assembly competent to;
frame a bill on this ,subject, and the
Attorney General will have to be guid-
ed by Mr. Blake's *pinions when the
bill comes up for debate. liafinilton
Tine&
The Bill introduced by the Premier
STEPHEN.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment
or, Nov. 13, 1869 Minutes of former meet-
ing read and ordered to be signed. Communi-
cation from C''. Company Agent, giving notice
of his intention to appeal.. Resolved that in
the opinion of. the Council the said Company
have no just cause of ,complaint, that they
are desirous that they should have equal
justice as residents and are willing to hear.
the Agent in the matter and awe such alter-
ations, if any, as they may after hearing the
agent, see fit to make. IA 0110 by D. Cough-
lan, seconded by J. Moliard That the Reeve
and Clerk sign the papers relating to the pe-
tition for the Blind of Ontario. r Mitch.
ell handed in the notes
required at former
meeting.: Moved by P.,.Coughlsn, seconded
by J. Kuhn That the next municipal election
be held in Crediton. Orders to the amount
of *290 for improvement of roads and bridges -
Council now adjourned to meet again .. the.
first Saturday in December. �. .
C. PRO J fl', Clerk.
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