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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1886-12-15, Page 1• %. 11 _ lin.MS:-VA.25 per tkienvnt,Jia4-Penpo...' fo, • Fi • seer's" 47- "isnepo..v.o.listW Atz vrnzfoo, ivEtt.D.R.4.L LN NOTULATi. ' VOLVal..-NO. . LETTERS TO Tiff EDITOR. .,••••••••,,,V.••,.14•••Vr We wish it .1.4 be et Sp tknderstrood that we do lob! oimelees rospwgible fOr the vitae= ..redsed tql earrequoulents.- CIA% State Of th P4111/11141 School la Eftitor News -Record. • Stn, --I think it is Rot, .Da Witt Talmage, the eolitiont Brooklyn divine. who says "I always • knee! when I have kit the devil hard, by his squealing," I think I may fairly tele to myself•the ctedit at least of haying hit some people in this town pretty bard, tiy the squeals in the last -edition •ot the New Era. Not that I ain hi the least degree fright (moil by these sqe4.als. Far from it. I rejoice iu them: Becanse I know that 8110 0,10141. (118008111011 OM is ill • (bilged. in Upon the di:hi:tete the more likely we all are to get at the't41.01. certahily have °nal:egret and that is, that those who lieve telten open. theinstilvee Cho position of champions for Mowat, 1/3055 &-• 00, should not have had ono single, solid, reasoneble • •argtinteitt to ag1vIt1le9 on their Their letters are liard.ly weal) an- swering. Nor is the New, Ere', article 011 11116 saute subject any bet- tor. However, for the' sake of kii8- • C11881011; as 1 lewd fedora iotimated; with a view to thoroughly yontila.te this stibject, • I Most claim the in. • didgeitee of your readers, while • 1108wer itiy opponents: Possibly they know better than I do the. style 'of argiiineet that 'suite' the .calibre of. Meer echool.:,- • ••• s. • .•• • • First of all,. the 'editor of the Nero Era seys,' "I halm 110W begun to • exercise these rights of -citizen- ship, ete.'."__There my friend is in . the :right. And •I am eilwa,ys ready tc.allow it, kiwi& 1.310 it is teiough to wake op eimil 0 MP Van Winkle,. when obe Klee *clergymen,' 'Sunday „Scheel superintendente and a large hotly of professing Christiana ii their train,eeitliet:-ignorantly; or wilfully leitel to the Aq4n1ptR' of it • church (historiently opposed tothe free use of the Bi1i161 to wrest 'that .. trench re "froin mi.; and es (leveret° t in poWer,. deseerate, :so tottering • to its very-foinelatioes; ILS to sacrifice 4. principle, honor, freedom, everything to 'capture tate ,snisporp of Arelebishep • Lyeeli and hie fulloWers, • "Parent" etattes, "i else iipt nay taxes ;hero. I de aot'reeitie here..? • Thereby intithating like :my* friend Mr. SOSL1:10 81111t 1. have no tights.' Weil, gentlemen; you can:rest .easy ou that score. " If eot iU iny. owl). name, I hasse te very livelyinterest 111 prep. rty In this' teem; eand upon 'which 1 • pay tee. ePoet.t,ly. the: •• property 1,refer to, is of imieli greeters . extent than tho. gentleman- Owns who asks the eeestioo.. :Bet 'seeing!: hie modesty will 'net permit of his name. beiege„madee pulthe, can only surriiiiites. The editor* the et tee r,ra. will also, 'receive this as", an etisw.er to his etatementethet I Ain an outsider' .and etwo ratepayer.. The.enly other teply that he nialse.s is, that •"Meesrif.. .Pay, Lough, aiiitecornife are Catlett, ' three meals• a "daY.". • This •sentenee, evidently like Pickeyiekte Pclems.and- tomatoee,"conteins a deptli•oettidden.. meaning and wiedotn, that People -Of ,iny dull intellect canuot fathoei, se I :must leave it: - - • • • "An Episcolialieu" and.:11r1 Searle, mainly defend these selectioes, on the grounl that siniilar. electiens and the Beale of CoMmolisPreyer are nsed in Siiiidayacititole and 'churches., . What if there are? , j.iet .me'ash this ,tpiestien t • 1.).0 any of the parties so • ' using:them, use them -and tura. the. • Bible out .2 If they did. • then" this " ceetentionenight •Itaire.somo weight.. ,'As it is, it only showsthe tittet Weak- • nese of, theiretosition, • "Parent"' defetids the Selee,tiOns-en the ' ground that wetly eminent divines' of different ' deboniinatiens. ailitroved-of •them. 'Enever said they • 7did let. This also is no answer.' The fact is the 1110111 1)011111(4 at home are shirked. • And 1 de not wonder at It. It Would ill beecitne proless.- ing Christianity to attempt to.defeed theie. dind thqt.knote it. My first ' eontan00 watt that the trustees Were •- tenties in thoin Antlers e•which I Mee - "t• ed by esheseing that two members.'f ' of the Board knew not what was be. ing done 111 the school, If &Met:Alt. ilay or Mr. Cowl-ie.,or both, well say that I ttiu wrong and that they did know 'Mutt .thetie tieleethitis were be- ing used and the Bilde cast ont X will . 1poiogize 'and sly nether°, .1 wonld like Mr. Searle • to steak „up on 'this Point, and tell the peePle whotillOr he knew of.it /tilde I emote nty first .letter My second contention btr titat Archbishop' Lyuch is not the nem to Whim selections of Seriptnre or historibs or anythiug else, should he handed for approval or othettelse. What is his opinion tee 1111 Protest. anta"1":"Ve heye given him Separate Scheele, end we have hie own state. nient that the 'Oduehtion therein is oat good tte a nythint,e we have 'I Whitt noire floosie) want ? I will under. takete answer' that queetioti to the editor Of the :Vele Rea. Epitteepelittn, ;latent. and Mrs Searle, He Wade 1 • CLINTON, HURON .COUNTY, ONT„. WEDNESDAY, .DE.01q1VIBER 1, 1886 in thee ta explinge mit only the Bible,' but the Selections front our -echools, And if Mowat and hie party continue in their present cowardly, cringing, apethetic course, he ea do it before tong, I would like to see Archbishop Ityuch'e face, if Mr. • Searle propped' to him, that some enthient Methodist divine Should be -consulted merely about A book, senular or religious, to be used_ in one .of his Grace's Sottarate Scheele! I fancy, to uso an expression .copiod from Ingoldsby; I • sets iris Graeo "putting his thumb into hie tease anti stretching hisfiogors out." And yet, what he will not give to us, we gore to him unasked. The editorof the .Vele Bra SAys roastically, what is ,porfectly sober truth : "After verbs -mg tho over- powering articles in the last iestie of our local conteMporarY, etc." 'twos in fn,et too overpriwering for him, for he •"ffrinkcel'; it. (This is an (lxproseitin Of his own applied 11Q D'. Cole:men). 'I'llerci is iioniethingein ono article tie Peewit enewer, and ,hs .1i'prtsaelitn• Of .the Gospel dare not attempt. ."If the Bible is not fit for our schools, neither fa iteeit for ow; homes. Aro if tea:elide are lett ...At to 'Select passages, neittser ars, parents." Mr. Holutes. knows that: this is unanswerable. •• 1 ceenot help being .ti) a certain extent per- sonal. He has taken nnen• liinisolt the action -of the Mowat Gorernitmet so no hies , nobody hut. -himself to •hlreftie.. What will lie think of him- self in .calitier mcitnentfis he, it pienti• nently religionsfman, for having aided. in• strengthening the power of Rome tO intetfere. or even to edrinsel as to the eoodnet of•our schools ? • • . • . What has Rome corer dello brit stifle the Bible and its -free tem? • 1Vito purchs,sed this privilege fer..its ?' A pyi vilege that Rtiferniersotn* in .tlieir blind party -zeal trample !under their feet. Let any Presbyterian Reformer try to piethre t111300110of .sturtly .Tolm's*Knox consulting • a • Rotnan Pretatees opioion on the Biblel And lot him tilde attempt to picture the lookof scoreand holy tinge!: on. the •saine.man's face could he:appear; to. day .on the, Seeno,:atut::.see to eltat depths many of,, hisfollowers have. Beak. . It will ,ise, a • ettit day ;for Onterio. the 2,t111 da.y of Deeeniber next, if the, peoplaeditto a' melt li1.o - Mowatto poWere . Awl I say • it fear- leesly,-that lot --Mr ;• .1\10rd-title .Sir . John A. Matelonald; (whey other.man in authority; shoW..the:saniii servil(t. ttrieliling spirit:that Mr. Mortett It pee and I .would do all in n y posyer to. ousthim' fi'oni his Position. Tliank lietieme, with all my faults, I ant not what. nanny Reformers ,iippear to he .-party before freedom! . Xeer obedient servant, • . ' . • • • ' JOIri+ RA;R3FoltE. . . rushhig 'The- Ribie out of Our l'r9tefataihig; Schools: • : • EclifprAreibs-Record. • Dim?: good deal :IS 'being ettiel in reference to -Mr. Banford's letter. Old. Dr. Johnsen was neyer . • . satisfied that : he, heti suet ,tee right . thing unleee haft:mild hirostelf round, . . di abused: Mr: Ifansfoed hos eel, dently said something. Will 'yen permit me to 6)13' (111111 (lo' question• of tIM "selectione! or;."the Bible for schoo1 ese is. not a great Matter except:foe whet it "shows. There are thelie wlo say-itncl they are not: opposed to Hie Government general- ly -that there., is more, titsit Meets, theeye in -it, and that vornething, hide it as people ntity, isthe little: finger of ' .1 have' for twenty-five years been strongly". of opinien that:there WM 'danger in that, foolishly ackpowledge(l , thing in a country, ,where there is in) established chlIrch - the „Ott Minlie vote: And it wield seepi, ithlese I atn greatly 'mistaken, that my opiti ions were well founded. It is a poor flehject that has not, something.to be snit' on both sides.- The supporters of the Governinent are making the best of their -side: Stili, AR R1 111W8 8110ff V1,111.011 way the witid it; Mottling, the best showing or the Government side -cannot do away nth h ttlo flta that Allibishop Lynch line had move to say' rn this 'hatter el the 'oleo. lions!' than in 'common. inatiee fuel' in a land of dpial rights sto all, he Is entitled to. My vieweenn this point are not of to day nor adopted for election purposes, arid my, amiibera te con vietion ie that this erecalled Catholic vote end the power behind it sliould have been disposed of yeare ago, foi• the benefit of the country, if history is to be tolled on. It way not be too late to settle it; to day. 11. 1). strange, too, that we English. speaking people have been maintain ing that the Bible only is the rsligion of Protestaets, that: it is almos(of yittil necessity that everyone stiotild be iirPossessien of a Bible, that one of the, grantleet societies of /insider)) days exists for the Cheap awl rreo distribution of Bibles, that year after, year our Money is asked and cheer. fully given for this purpose -I ea - it is strange that we -should he told , "till tlie Bible -should het lm rend, 1 parts of 11. are net fit td be reed to c•Iiildren." Is it tar t�' seek the l'ett. see ofthis conversion to an argu- • ment Owen, urged by the Chutch of. Rom; ? . . An ettentopOs being made tojustify • the "Self.° • s" by comparing the 'Prayer Book And the "Selections," Dos the Prayer Book push the Bible oitt of the. Chlit'elt in lierserViCe ? Mabel' does it not. give directions Mint the Bible &tall he read as well as bowi11 is to be read ? 'Nett is the simple -answer to -this. wouldbe irresistible argument. The crimperison fails heti:Anse the selec .tions do posh the Biltle oat of our 1101)110 echos/Ise, The Bible is not to be used in the sehool. It hos an lionordi place, none too greats for it, in our churches and Sunday Schools. I am mot a ,politician. .1 do not cnre a rantili4 candle which political pnrty is in power, but 1 nie citizeu of a crimitry Whose Constitution pro- vides for the tipholdiog and mainten nnetenf the Protestan•t eligion, and on jealous of the slielitest attempt to undermine its principles. • . On in the history of this conntrY the eisy• tang froto••one end of :the country -to the other against, the :political ascendancy �t the .clinreh of England. 'l'o day the yepresenitt- • tires of the men who died ' think 'it the correet.. thing that an • ethet (In)roit should be heard in the motet of how oar -not her -children 'shall be ..eilticated: Can we believ-e that -there is nothing in this'? . It is• a inarveleceis change •anyway,- and i6. eyorth while considering whet aro,' the causes °Fit. ' • •• •• • • PROTESTANT. • • Editor AratlioLPeopra, • At the meefing in the town half on Saturday evening Col. Ross stated distinctly • Hitt . the cost of the 'Onterio sohool sreaders ta the forthbeolcateouuted to only!) cents more than tiori. Ire also held. part , IL •of the series up :to the 'audience, Mid made the hold etatemen.ttlint it Wessels! for Iraite., the. stone piece as -part II Of .the •new sefies. Now, let, us look et the prices. of the. old series compared.With::the new.' • ' • • • ' OLE sERIES. •' Part I- • .5c. Part 1 1• ,......,. 100. Secontl reader_ .. . . . . Third reader • ' 3;c. Fourtl reader-. . . ... 450. Jotil • NEW EF:EIES. • • beet 1 15e. 256. : 50i). lairt 11 , • • Second reader l'hird reader Fourth i'eader Total .. . • • $1:35 . „ . " The new readers costingthe. peo- ede 1 5:cents.-more thew the old teertes. Now, if. Col, Reis • hi soos familiar with tire school • questionas he betime he isewhy .diti he try se **fatally to dee- eolve the electors in making • these ffilds statements'? Does he atippotie the permit:a who liatse had to,.foot the bill tor these hooks are ignoranf of the • difference in prides ? But oi esterse Cpl. Rosa .1111d A hard task on .and didn't, • Mind a stretchier when it Suited' :his purpose. .11e will .probably • explain., this 'at •his: meeting Which hepromisee, to held in Clietou du tifigethe loot ton A n-• other. stetement• of Mr. Rossi was t 'let °algae Of' the: sehoot readers the Minister of E, Weather • did not int er- fere in the,•teet. books of the .Peblie and -Ili •11 sehoole. .Well thefts Mr: •:Miss; weien yeu know so much ot-the his and outs' ot the ()merit, 'Govern, meta, will You kindly.' tell us Who kieked Collier it RHOS]) History out of our .schools.. That was a hook .outs side of the schocil readers, surely, ' Why, none' other than the. 1,1 '1 of Edecation meter the 00111: mend. or Arohlsishop Ettieli. And •wIty.? •elVliat objections -were taken to the. book? • Was it not.op to the .standartl alea histote, ? I venture In make' the 1311130 It that' the mejority of the atetlents. of tide Ptovince .1111 riettr me out in -saying 'that ste a chroniele. of .leading•eyente, end as a refeitioce, it " 'teat' ildust, etpeds. Btu .what wag the trouble ? 'rho laete tire those rind lie cannot' deny thein: litstory gave too straight ain eccoutit of the Rehire -et. Lion and the rise of 1 1rete:01401.113171 in England to suit A rchbieliolf Lynch, mei the book lied to go. . A leading Remelt Catholic: miter was engaged tef• gete-up a hietory, and, evidently under the dirteeinn of Archbishop L3- 1101), compiled the book we hove in the school to tiny. And what is improvetneet? Why, scholars and students tell us that they carry -the new history to soltool leit use the old Colliee to prepare tot examine, dons. And still Col. Itoss hag tile hardihood and the boldness to stand up:and tell a Clinton audience that the Minister of Educidieti does oot interfere with the text hooka11 fl 11 - dint Archbishop Lynch doesoot rule l. Mowet. I wish to 'Any 0 few more words about those text books thet cost the country so %moth. The Most- ef.eoutereederin ate aware that the papers submitted to students for extimination for tat, 2nd and. 3ei1 class certificates) are prernired by the Central Board of Examiners, etipoint. 6,1 by the Education Department. (hie ot ,these exerniiiers is. Dr. Mc. ',Primo) who 18 an Inspector ot, High echoels for Ontario. A feet yettie ago the. algebra pitpere became exceed. ingly dialcult, 80 miteli so that only a. small percentage of the applicants ipassed. Those papors w.ete preper 011 by Dr. Melt ellen and thequestitme it will. be Admitted; were not et all peactical, nor suited to the standard of the, grades of examinationfor whieh they- were submitted. It turned:put in a short time dint Dr. Illebeenan prepared an algebrie and itleo It kest to the questionsboth of which were fit ceice authorized by the . Minister of Eduesition. The algebra. sold at $ 1,25 Anil the key. at $1.50, $2.75 in all. - New. Dr. 'McLellan still was allowed to prepare the extunina- Hon papers hi algebra and with few „exceptions the pep Us who did net itny and Use McLennan's algebra and key, failed tn pass the algebro paper • 111111 )16 1)r, lIcLenntiti ditis the stone witli the . arithinetio, papers. The resolt 18 that Lennan.has.filled ids tioelcets and is still filling their, up, at theeXpense et the peeple. Anti under the (I tree- tion.of the Mowat Goveentnedt other tneteliere eft tile Central Committee art -a: fcillowIng...the same 'game,*.the flovertment.• of . course •• a tip revie "evel'Y 0190,• and the students who. wish . to succeed lieve to pax . the piper. . • • Anil still dol. Ross states tvith lilewing of trutnpets., that • Mr, 'eldwat is limiest and doing the best for the 'secede. J. Wish to giro Col. -Ross. 11111(7 (4') point to remind him eliet Archbishop Lynch is. Iling in the On tario Government. Some . three yet•rs ago the•liegistratehhi or 1.,,t,t• • hero heeterne vecatite. Andeof course. . 1104.0 51 6110 11 hirge• numbei• of .the • leadiegtiglits- .the •perty After the tteeitign.• 1511. Blezaisi, Pe tot' East PeterbUres had . t he lei tfilnage, at h1s.. dispOsel; 111,11 •reeolniiien tied. to 'Ste:twat," prominent leelbrmer of the town orPeterhoro,. Its the ma0. for the --preitithe ,-"-gefkili:.rnati in geed -lee consiiiet•ed as .gooti, es appointed:Ma I110t11) arraagements to take .tne• position IIS 80011 t88. his a eitoitittneo t yes confirmed ,by the tentariteteciverriMents • Alter •waiting a • short ,Tiote. BIezard reeeiverl, a. letter from Mr. 'Mateat swine that Mr. Bernaisl•Iffors protienent Itoman Caiholie .of -Petetboro, had beene," epointed to .position. On being . remonstrated witit Mowat stated. the Appoint- ment, luttl been" matie nt the• reqwst 1.!yuch eTlie 'result Was that for Weeks., Mr. :liowet. Was ap endedfrom One end of the ridingto.' the .etber dy IIN pettY. and:the 4liter) est; indignation Wt18 '.felf. towards the Goverewents and to -day yen find en, Indepeetlent ItefortW. &inundate in the, field in eppositinti te the Mowat 01.'erri1i16.13 l'rolitiblye: Col. :Role will explain this matternt hisnext ineetine Now, . Mr. Editor • with these Jects..in eieWs. I•"tiiiiik.,Arelis highopitynch„ u(3igtett by Mr.. 'Arosys.t, lios Prernier long en:tingle and that, 111re15feeedith sliouldbe given a . 'trial. - The elective . fir! West I•luron cau•assist In thisemettee by electing - 1)r. Taylor as.their representative on The motion-pessed by the •dounty the. 28th, of this month, Thanking . . „ • . ; • COUndil• reads as follewie- yeti forespace; • • I atn yOurs, ete.,," •e. • . • lionoreeneseretanstetree: va , • To lhe ..Xditbi.• oJ f10 Eeeter.liefleciOr. tonna by stertains pai•tles with the trusteoslilf Ililxotor School . Sotird, for removitig the .letielt that Irts: beim 'placed in tile stilieel ...eyelet Miele' Ater of Etluestion, ltirowit ae: Seriptato ffeadiegs'and for their placitig.in each des partittenteqmeter public some] 11. doe), or the Holy •.'ScrIptures. We' have beim re- potted to hoe deep this tot eolith:al tea - Hens. Some soy,' if eot for .political leas sons,' •why 1311 this -time ,jost at .tliCeim- ptiet.ehings:Qatatios, element:et . We 'doily that Any, streli eoesidettetioes orinfluense• , were brought 10 lipiti. The, trustees or Exeter. Still (eel Boardswile. tot all I y, leper. 'eta :of the feet•ef the•book, *deg *Iselin the sehoel lone daye of a 13oord tneetieste. anti as eooti es 160 16010 Miele tie- eitainted with the•ftwei 'steps Wel% 1likt111 30 111W6 111 i,,iovd, We -ask tehos IS -it that 1110 611W11)'13 tryitig to reten.ye the Holy, -Scriptures 11011111.111schools ? It is eat the Chnrelt of' Englund, env tleeltethotliStsmor the. Presbytoititis,nor liatiestietate Congre- gation:distil,. beefiest: they littee petitioned, the Minister er Etheation tti have the '14e11ptureS roadie thepahlieschoels. We believe it is 111111141 110\1'01'1084 18 611110S0(1 to the Seriptere, awl for this, and 410 othet reastai, we are opposed to linvitig anything but the Bible. 841 That Whea pup& lienr a itss)lage reed' theY lomw it is the pme %void or Clod, nit WO, whose)* Protestants, itt'o'fiWi to believe; and not e few s•eteie here awl 4 few there beettuse isoniesav the 131b1e Mks entirety, is not fit to bs, 'nation Iti tee, public :wheels. We say, here, ir it ift not tit lite 'sehools. it is lint tit for clutrolum : Hence 0116 opliositioe. By publishittg this, we lamely wiali to inform the pahlIe that ear twtloti diflik188111g t1 e Srvi pea re Ito1ig t.8 . p tall. by principle, end 1118t 1110110w 16111111 WO 'kill 1-114011V01' to vei•ify at the:mettle! itieelinse • Yours frilly. " • WIIITELy op Tipples atioensticels • WHOLE 1O..422 ;IT CAN'T BE 1:10gA, , Editor Nely8-1?ecora. • DEAR Sni,-Tn yew town cotentnI 10th writing of the ballot box- es, it is stated that they can be nsed for both Provincial! and Municipal eleetions, The article ends ss-ith )(There need be no difficulty about the ballot 'poxes whatever." This is all oorrect -providing that llunicipal -Clerks.gest a new set offeallot boxes ffir their respeet w n p s ITart Toren ten Itave issued the following eircular to ToWnship Clerks: -()ti account of tila &mid eleetiuli$, being hel(1 elmost at stone thee as the ;mode pit elections, muuicipaRties will not be able to use ilie same bal- lot boxes for both ; to meet this emergency. we hey°. prepared a large lot. And 01611 supply thein et once, prtce. $2.25 'each. ' And further, 46 vie. Sec, .1 19, suit. section 3, stetes "It • shall be the duty 0( 1118 clerk .of the Municipality, two days at least ,liefore the polling day, to de- liver one or the hellot boxes to every Deputy Returning offfeer •&c. &d." •Now let us nee how this will work, electionswill be held on Tees- datet the • ballot „boxes and . papers taken e to the R. O. On Wednesday, returned ' Lathe Township Clerk on the afternoon of Thursday. Shduld the clerk sit, tip all knight he might prepare thelaillat boxes by Friday Ile. has 'then to deliver them to the D. 1l officers "For use on.. the following Monthly. •Now 4.• the' editor of, the .Verv Era c(1n, fin') 61,, man who • will start no 'Friday • Morning and have the detilet. boxes detivered to, the D.- R, oifliicpearislivo r d clear before Lite noune Hen liewill be a. stnarter than then nny oned 11111 •ftcomaitited With. The • Grit papers Make mei'Ous W i 1 fu1 .mistakes about election . times end tlits,aliough hayed ese, is „ on ts:cif them fts net township clerk will he foolish e.irotigli to act Avon absurcla:giu12,- Sesti°1 • . ' SAIN. •• leditor.%..11'et,ee-hecorcl. , 111 youtf iestie of leSt• Week, 1 notice .iteiti that the Meests. Ittineforit and Ds, Ciskei -MO attended tile meet: Mg of ;county . Council' tri have.. a memorial presented .to the Geed% ments-liy that body. to ti' a Oifetitin weight Otatendiu,d, for a barrel Of Stilt totted themselves. They pre:spitted their vievie witEl. ell thaelequence at their commend. '"Ne•tstitisfisto" With 'diet "resorted to ungentleinShiy • means:" -New it wits 'the wish 'or th3. eotincil that all Selerifien .Should be: Preeent, but owing tatestiew blockade the G'ed eti el) n Newts:ars esore not able to Iseprosent: It has hither- to Seethed as if there was oii1v ore •sideto this ,Salt. qeeetion and. 11)11 afraid • front . the 'hasty. Manner •the council hae acted upon _its they de, not see Loth sides'as theypreperly. should, owing toour tioderalle• men .being 'unableeta be present at the meeting. I WM theritiOse endeavor, with all due eespect to MessrsRens- • ford and Coleman, ' to ellow• that in. titteld of being 810 110(1 against 08 they wished to ptnve tp the criericit• they -are the sinn(3rs, • • • Moved by -.J. litiMillan78000)1(10(1d by lir. Wn), Clegg, that 1.11e 1Varden and Clevk oif :bele& of this emitted petitifin the GoVernmehe at „Ottawa to pass as law roe's -wing it a pouinh- able oflenea for any :Salt manufac- tiirer tit sell Salt in Tierrelsi stoke or • hags Without having the .ntime nI manufacturer awl the net weight of Salt contained therein 1.0( 1(13' pti it tett on the barrel, sack, bag tn. other peckage,•and that the tiet of Salt in, a batt.rei he 5 bushels or.2.8./lbs ; and further i•eptlering it, a punishable offenee to sell Stilt SO branded that ,Ities 1101. 0011(111)1 the weight as 6r:tint- ed' thereon.' . . . • • I understand Mr. John' Ransforil wag the au thor.ef this resolution' nod openly 'admitted it tst .tlie • alum:II meeting ' Now I ions strofigly in layer. of a 1eand/11A"litirre1 tor. 'and Would be a eupporter.Of the fore- going reiteltition ivere it not a fact lint bottle Salt manufactusere, having inipMe 1l111161, tise adulterationts and these adulterations make their Stilt so slimy and wet they woull 'have I1() difficulty in putting .48011is in A. "Neil Keg." Now is it, the intention o! the coutieil to th•ive all mama's.° 1111re143 to tom this "sputious stuff ' to put up a baste! of Salt Suh as their 1'e11Oltitinit4roqUires, or to give otevy dealer an equal opportunity, of fiveid.• log this "punishable offence?" Whet the Salt melt (et least a majority) want is a properly appointed in- spector as weli aa stailtlahl burled. %Ve find this Wda the only tootle W hich A pierieut• 8alt manuraeturers found gave general satiefection. Messrs ReosfoieleCtilenien & 110 mity argue that thia would lie putting extrn expense on the farming coin triunity, ltot (lint would be onthine more than e a cent • or a Cent It bat , ref over Mid above whet, they now QUAIL, giOnott, DEAtey., pay ; and whore is the former who 1 doea not think the price" of salt 'of to -day is too low already ? They never pummeled wheel It was double • that figure. It is only by having aa Inspector that the public will be hens ditty and properly supplied with tut honest salt: Let oie ask Mesera. Hansford,, Coleman & Co., why they did not have the motion include an inspector and let the peblic know tie ir reasons for not so -doing.• And in Answering this also let the rest of the, salt Men of Canada - who-- are justeaa--- "ii4ortant factors" as they know' • why they,representing only one-tenth of the salt men, so quietly wended. • their way to Ottawa last session to have this matter. putethrouglehastily, unknown to 'the others?' Are the, other salt men • subordinate'? What • we want and the public requites is a standard weight to euit all men ; tut inspector to see the public gets hon- est goods did not half salt and half . trash, the latter • of' which a. great many farmers can pickeup in the ,corners of their farms already. I think it is the duty of the•council to recoesidet, their motion and ptesen to parliament whet we want ; not. a "supporter" of the onesided pRrtial. amendments already submitted by. Messrs. Coleman, Ransford and Coe to the 'Minister at Ottawa., but tn amendment thatwill "do unto other'e that whielt--yeu .should . wish melt should do en to. yea." As Mr. Jim. • Raneford itp [meekly • evinces consist. 'eyable interest inehe,"Bible" I would' like to call his ettentlen to •the Tore• . . • geing:passap. . • •.Now, lte. Ellitor,,T havtr'eiccupted... eansiderable of yetir valtieble. space, but knowing your willingness 60 give • publicity"' to "questions of grestin. tereitt in Al uron,;' I have indulg,ed more layishlythan 1 first intended., In cenclusion let me thank you. • •.Yeurdeepectially, • Join411 Krini, tr. , • • -International .Salt Works Q,oderielt, Dec. 06)1, • NetckBeebrcl. .• Dean' Stri,-In teply to 'Mr. Rene - :ford letter of last week charging the • Trusteee• of the'peblie scheel with . apathy and -neglect, ite not knowing • ;whatwas being done, allow me to etaiti that they were aWate that the • reading or tlio Scriptures was regular- • ly attended to, I tor ono having by, . euquiry front the pupils' at vat:ions' thusse•ascertained the tact, and 1)11V- itIg • •atKilitio oviitsa00 • of tile .8011161 • while yisitug the settee]: . As to' .wbuther the Seriptures teed, .weees eelected. by the •teacher. trent the• Bible Or from the authorised retitle, ings, T.'hirbit contuse tuy 'prof:mind in-• difference, be ih.g.conviueed on the • • 'one hatel, that our teetilters-ire quite • competent to make proper selections, :and on tho otlier that the, antliorist readings had beeitinjadicionsly 01104 CU. I 1184'6 114 critiaelly ceatninet1 tho book hi question, 'but liatriug seen , • that -it has .111et the approval of .111011 :dull creeds aeil parties, that it has • ebeeu adopted for, uee:ie the public% : • .schools by the pretiuee Of ,Manitolnie • chat the 011111101' is a ptoininent censer. Yeti ve lewyet awl ono of the -foremost Biblical se:11610,re In the country,thete, . •in the Woielt: of the Nail; "the ex- • tracts 'adopted ilt. this. Compilation ,are such •-as .011riStmus of every de-. tiontinittioe have•over agreed, to ac- cept ass. the. plain - Weed' of God." • That tt 'Vv. -Kerr hats (Tette his work -out of love' and has deue it well, the work". • has been prepared with the greateet care and cannot fail to coninien 'itself to parents,.e.that whereat/ ender ... the bid regulations "only 05 1)131 (80)11) of th0. 8011001)) 1)50(1 i 4‘eadingiftlr••'••' , propottilitelias beeireittereased-t-d414-'es per Cent' since tlie Kite selectiotie were .autherised. I think; :Sir; thefie • ,cinteiderations should • indOcie Ms to • give the hook a fair trial before judo.' moot is pronounced, : ' . • I. Anew tooe-Sir,:. to correct the exag- .prated estietate . entertained aseao :the powete of Tfusteee and Teachers, they have simply to:Accept the; books , • duthokieed by 'the tiOwets 'thet led. itud Ilavo no choice in tlio matter.. . es to "waiting ollt 61111 Bible...fee:it the•school," I knots' of sikeregellttian• forbidding any pupil item taking ld-f . or her Bible anti retiorditlY•fellowing, the leeSen'read by, the:teacher., I feel" sure that no Trustee would. 'object to . suet a reasonable probeeding. • Iii conelusion let me deprecate the attempt to introduce political issues .: into selMol ssmatters Trustees Mut - Teachers 'laterally destre tolteep flee .• from eectarian strife mid political aiiimositias, No • would ,rittlIer strive. by mutual • concession and good to make of this Canada of Ours a Milted and happy people. . 1 remain 1051, Yours- eery ttuly, ‘. Jes. Cosioe, Clinton, Dec. Ifftla 183G. Tim party that picked up rt pail eolitaining55 lavge stool hammer, fashion: tool and a trowel without • 16 intnilie, front the aide of (lie to,td opposite Wm. 'Alorriseti's homee' (base line,) whet?) 11. had beett temper. tont, left by °wilco!, last, Salord will greatly oblige hy returning ,it once to the Clinton Altable troy:\ •.