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111111•00Millelleele,
Jew arfriOemento thig lttah
Spring -T. Jackson.
Friends -1 C. Gilroy.
Removal -J. II -Conde,
Inspectors Notio. -S. Yates.
Taking Stock & Pay.
New Drug Store -P. C. Wilson.
Notioe to 1Debtors-W. H. Hine,
Catarrh Remedy- T. B. Harding,
Pocket beak Lost -A. Osbableston.
Apprentices NVanted- Miss Walker.
'ALIA lteeftiV0a-,4Y0 Mail Hu mak'
Servant Wanted -Mrs IL Callinder,
Londesboro Store-Ouidtette & Taylor.
Special maice-Ounniughtim* Aikenbecid.
Wee01 today'Nmw EAA may bo -had at.tao Book
Store of Alisofes. Diegenin numtlo, en il W.11.
Bahefoid, &Wert etroot.' Price 6 'cents per oory.
intowVTri
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OFFICIAL PAPE a OF THE COUNTY.
THURSDAY, F.E13. 27, 179.
JIJjAVY
imiroALTAI.TONs-. :
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Dm•ing. the twit or threo. past weeks,
in antioipation • of increased duties On
linall*Auel-4-4---goodse-wholesitle-dealer
have been importing. very heavily, tax-
ing, themselves...stud the.,..banks to tho
• utmeet ,to find the menu to carry tlie
• goods anti pay ',thee custom duties.; in
fact, they were not able to. 1,4y: cash.for
the duties, but -the government have re
ceived cheeks •on the different .banks
• with Whielt-Itlmoualitta
MI, SERVICE PISMIS4AI4S*
MONO Wit° Iay the.slig,litost Attention
to the doings of the present Dominion
Goverument, as regards appointments
to office, cannot help seeing that their
intention is to carry out iu its entirety,
the expressien that " to the vietors be
long the spoilt and, that' pretests to
the contrary notwithstanding, to intro-
duce the American system of Civil Sere
In every instence where dismis-
sale' have itiken place, the yacht -toy bas
been filled by a Conservittive,- No ob-
._
lection could be teken to this, peovided
the dismissals were made because the
'employee was iu any respect inefficient,
or .otherwise disqualified for his office,
bi t. when they are teade.simply because
of the political leanings of the person,
then they aro wrong, Wherever a ye-
cancy propetly- °conies,wo expect t� see -
it filled 1):95 frionilpf the party in pow -
Of -be that party eithee Reform or
ConseiVative-but we contend that it
is'not in -the interest of the people to
create vacancies solely for the purpose
ofrewarding political friends. 'We oan-
not (dose our eyes to the fact that Sir
•
ohn-isdooking-niei:efeLt.141,ntaefts of
his- Pe rty than those Of the 'country, end.
t1.0 soolier'•tho people understand the
true state Ie.if affairs the batee will it -be,.
Comet vatives claire that Nr. Macken-
,
zio did the'sanio thing when in power.
• and these were considered as depeSits. in
favor er the gov,erutnent; and as these
deposits-are•notilikely beAlrliViVelleter
7
tot' SOLle tiuii tho banks 'swill net -'--be
pressed. for Lneney.. • . • •
• These imp° t• io ..Whielt- are- fur in
. excess of theowatits of the country, will
a gerestt;ffetrunclit whether.the duties
are increased or not. :If duties' are rais-
ed the importers of these geeds .will be
gainers to'othe extent of„tho increase less
a trffle for interestfor the time the goods
• -are-.-durried;'-ancl; Of, eolirsei-the-treasitry-
of the .eountry the Jeser. If there is no'
advance Of duty then the' dealer,. will,
THE CLINTON NEW ERA.,
nig:Armor'
1819.
'IIC1 O4 TJIE UU»UEl Virtu- Obit
On our second page will be fend the In the public accounts for 1878, the,
speech el Mr. A. M. Ross, M,P,P., for Octii intimates that st nuMber of "'Sean;
West Huron, au the amendment a Mr. ' dals",could he .hrought to light, of e int -
Meredith to the badget. It -will be ture very difineging to the roputatien Of
foundto be a Very labored end, exhaus- the. Ministere in the Mackenzie govern-
. . , _
proyinne, and shows lip elearfy the presentgov
the way plant, but it makes the xemark ', that
'. Onmenh
t ere not the
•
tit's) .exposition of the finances Of the
in which balances are made to appear time or inelination to investigate them,"
to the disadvantage of the government. Well, weanYt .
It wctehi,seem. as if the. oppeeittiin eee... The present government ere A class
sidered there was no wrong in eoeking of meu ivha would MeV Pass ever,arlY-
figures in such a way ai to make it ap.,, .„thing that -would give thew a tolling ak.
pear tbilt the geveremeet sore .sgruxu., ventage over their opponents.- 011, yos1
dering the revenue, when, the - truth 13qt this is just like the ,ilfaii, theta!)
was that theY t•vere dealing with it inits victim in the dark, or meanly
the most prudentsinuate -without being specific. We
end 'economical man-
ner, .....,, ,,,... . -, $ ,-•,: . • have no doubt that the late Premier
, Althonglt • figures. aro . considered ra•- will invite those who recognise. the .11.611
.ther dry reading, it will well repay' our as their organ,- to proceed with as many
,Totitity iseammuyoraHigeet enneiruis_ and investigations 2ts _tin,
' thoroughly,. this eloquent speech. ' p,le.stse to institute. They di -d -not dread
•:teem when they were .ia power,. And
' they will_ not. when. , out of 'it, • While
, 131:4P-VVI,Oli 'cANVASSIM:,
it hi* 'mak, been noticed that the syS.- MI'..; :Itickenzie-c...vilS at the head ofa&
he clistilenged,-nye,'4even ..cearted
tent of, eonducting elections by a.persoe_ fairs,
-inVeStigations, •and we liave no: doubt,
,u1eanvites of the voters,, by -the respeeL
He didnothing of the kiiut• A single
instance cannot be pointed out ' where
-aii-,cimpioyee.-ef-the-ckavottnieentr,..wes
' dismiSsed beramsehe e,was tiCoeierva.,-.
tive.Y Indeed; •we believe that Write
-metribers SerVilee
.11DP"-blUetltIgel:fttliTifir1311teitairgY7or
"edaptability t� the. Service,...but because
therwere ',Conservatives? ..the Govern-
ment desiring to avoid giving ',Offence.
Since:Sir John came -into •.poWer the
most.- tl iflinge. chargeShavoelosed the
removal •Of• bard -Working 'CinverninoPft
employees (a rarity., .by the fay) and
no Refermer •in, office, , no Matter hoW
painstaking, he -May be -to -diseharge his.
duties faithfully, feels. that ho is' safe
• from:the mean attack of sonee political
Of course if this-. system: is
palled to push the sale of his goods o :carried on through ethe. administration
get thein off his hands.
Under any circumstances, we'liko.in-
clined to the -opinion that through. the
unwise iMportetion of to many gciotelS"'
, they wilibe cheaper in six 'Months than
they arenow. , There is.alreedya heavy
duty upon most.'ell iriontifitetered:_.goedS,
and if the duty is increased, 'srungiling
to .a large extent •weald . be. Carried. :on,
- and these goods 'would be, sold- to certain.
parties •At less -cost-then tltesc. imported
legitireately.• '•
Retail, n�rh1uits can 'afford to . wait
the fleveloputent---efLii'Vents,',. and: if the
duties 'are increaseathey "will:see what.
• effect they ilF have upon purchases by
• the public. Some of the. Conservative
papers are advOcat Inge the freeimportation
of sugar and tea; bat this hoon. cenhOt•
• be 'given, as froin the duty on them, .a
good portion of the. reventie_ is raise;
andif 'this was.suvrendered, 'what could
, it. be raised u pen The ,eXcise *Oen• -
Spirits is now. about it's :high :ne,Cait •be
put upon them. If it is .made higher
there ...Will be a 'greater temptaticie. to
•enter uponAlie illieit tnanufacture of'it,
• andithere is al ready. a large.'atntmet that
. pays; no excise duty.. . ,Daring. the past
year there ,W0.03 ,forty,fiv6. illicit stills
discovered 'and taken, ;And .there., is no,
• doubt theie. are dnonk Othei's work-
ing in eecret,.
This speculatiVe. Moveinent 'On the
.pert of the'. inerchanys entirely, the eat;
growth of the N.--P.',-atiarespcinsible fOr
it; and even:if 'tve.Weit. te grant that it
wiulci.1;e.prodintiVe of good, after it is
inaugurated.,.it' .eould not,. for the.next
five years,. rocetip tha‘tountry for t1.0
loss that has already been entailed. It
'is' to be hoped Unit now 'the government
cannot, or will not, toll.' when the tariff
changes will be 'made, merchants will
ceage impoet More than theywould
un•der ordinary eirctittistanoes, both in.
the interest of the country and them-
selves.
of the Premier; the Tomtit that-
.-ItefOrtners Will, demand; when..a.change.
Of . GOvernment .•takese:'Place, that the
services of every ClonserVativO employee •
diSpensecl with, *and hie :plabe•giien
to 'a BeforMer. Wo .1cnow, that•tb is. is
pernicious sYstent, and .46 be: con -
b Inman_ %inks „do, not p
'ACAS' all 'exlial.titlEpt stock of -enchire,nee,
and sire apt to'retarn Measate for rnea
"
sure, • and, therefore, it Conservatives'
will.aoutinue to treat,Refortners as they
have.heen. dpinglateiy, they MaY7expect
to 1)4 paid back in the 'same coin When.
Refthepers. are ageiin it.:poSition SO to
do .The injtinction • "p3,4trn"-- good for
evil'," apparently, has.'ne application to
. „
•
eor.tsr,t0.1.;
trve .candidates, wasan objectionable
andone nseystelen,- we.
that: has, often preveAtal good men
'accepting nemination, Who. prefer-
red'. to remain It:titivate life seoner than
-be tindee;tho necessity of pensonally vis
iting. the electors • and soliciting their
votes. • N'e'-e often thought that ib. would
tie netch.better if. candidates *Ohl mu -
( 10 any.t... canatassi
andallow people te' 'record 'their -rotes
independent of Itity pel•Sonal influefice of
the etindiclato • but . they.. _apparently,
'N.1-4)ITORIAT4 .NOT4'p.
Tiunu aro over five thousand per-
sons.receivingleherity in Toronte. And
yet the devernment that Wasgoin9 to
dispel the hard times at once, is in pow-
er at Ottawa.
"Alcohol will ofeeu out the inside of. an
ink -stand. It will also: elean out the inside
of a pooket book A little more thoroughly
and qineder. than anything else en record. "-
Mitefiell Advocate.
Are we to suppose that out Mitchell
friend has proved this by experience.
" R. T. S." --:Von are wrong in your
surtniseg. The editor of the Goderich
Soo. did not escape from the large
.building in the eastern suburbs of Lon -
(100. It is simply the result of inani-
Teo �1srJ I.liOt lit plum Woes.
An Aet has ;been paSseti in the Pro-
vincial Assentyy to compel every occu-
pant of land throughout the en -evince of
Ontario to cut out and burn Up ell the
blacup ak4.4knbovittlfloapI eveno teeistareffe4taendd,:stiltigh
the yellows; in the event of this net being rigidlycarried mit the delinquent,
upon conviction, will render himself li-
able to a fine liot exceeding. $10. for every
Such offence, Instructions belie been
given to overseersittul inspectors; of high-
waysto. give epeeial attention to this
matter, and they are .further etnpoWered,
if the &Setae is not removed at tho ex-
piration of five days -after they have ne-
tified the occupant of its existence, to
enter on the land and destroy the tree
or trees; in carryjng out which duty
they will be exonerated from any act of _
trespass. , The cost and expense enteilect
Oen, of the craniuM, and is said to be ,_ ,,., sneetoe rt :b • "
sometimes caused by the subject mecom- I ‘-'3' the °verse" or In-' - ' In Imo ^'
.. •. 1 out the comn,lained of black knot or
ing crapulous. '
yellows will "'levet() be defrayed by the
...-,...,.,.._ . ....
Tit}, London -Yrii. ""Pli,-;IZ " denies-ilie- Fififer,liiiititithe event of the latteiT
use' ,ef the words. attributed to fuse---
ing to laity. the Costs it will be Wi'' it last - ' " tilir I' '
the province of the Municipal -Cotinoil
week, In reterence to the Premier, and tO levy on the land. So striogent is the'
states that they were part of a quota- Aet, that it blcts that any etlicer' ne:
tion. front a Refordi journal, ,Pther pa, glecting :to Aliseliarge his diik Will be
. liable to a line from $10. to $;10, ancl• it .
pers placed the same•
construction on
'alee gives :power 4) 'all 'fjnitices ef the
he will purstre- esuch'a- ne'iv: "'Tr Ilar words- that we did., but we'tteerpt-
is true that now hesvil1jiie. pal tIzan
connatteeTter "drifireisel 8gai1ls11:tut-1
sibly " cooked" aecounts, too, but if fair
play is to 1)0 111111. lie will try and get it
quid meet .his itemisers be the, whom
thew may.
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'in.SSATIsrlvcrrION. .
1lt following- deinarlest:iuireuc
to the recent speech iron -1111e Throne,
are 'from • the Napanee . ;Standard, • and,:
lesCour 'roaders niaY- think it a
7B.11.00t,41.-.7.7.WaLtinfill'ID:71.13e111_ .(.11A -t ft
11011,r Ill'.'s\N;0'6(1, the (4oyer in-Coup:7.
tke7can-vass tieing rt50-ae`cie." •
• oatcotem's statement, _and make this
correction in justiee to -it. ••
• • IT is a noticeable fact *that prominent
Catholics in Quebec (and%Ontaiio too)
whet supported Sir -7 john•• Macdonald
trtlr-.Sep ece,noW-in
antagotitgot to him, 014. openly. PRI:Else
their oppesitien.' The cease a. tbii,
utge
his iif'nii-claiUpgs with,,,Ithein in the
distributiefi a:tett:teenage.
v. a
/ihor Bifl introduced .4by the
•
Peace tits recover, bY ttisiraint if neces-
sery, any penalty tho.cf'Oner may b6 11-
eb1i1 to on cpayietion. • „
Political and Personal Notes.
, In isoi the assessor of Sarnia, was the Ham
Mr. Mackee'eie.
--7-ScutirBrant-Goie6wativea-liave.noniineted:._
'Mr, H., W. Wilson, foi thelemabLegielature.
W. D. Itilfour is to coutest South
Disex. in h R.,forin interests at the forth-,
„ therX-Cal- 'Legislature. .
Robertneu. has boot chosen by the Ite- •
fermere of tialtoir,
• " dyed-in4lie-wool Tory. It. is pro. , •
ed as ono of, the surest Cleans of :stiecesa,
1. t 11- but webelieve no move' so • . • „
• • •. a. .
• • ° of 5,51.) 00n in t/ p ttcliase of dobenttit es
and' when. one candidate. does it, 'the• „
11.ii'enetharized to invest :a fu thei sum
titan •t ha t _u'- '1- .0ondervatiVo journals '
,Othor. has to do the, samo'if ho•hopeS td .
)• • municip4lities fon drainact*e•
would , say; if they only had tho . frank,: IsP°
e!5.3s exOess -*bat they „theagli t, 'and works, in ,adclidon to the 4.,t.200,000
. -a
win. • We fear thht :the Country Willtl
shoWsli • disposition to • kick' lioninelli re"v "i; for vP,t;s•-8. This
hav.o. to be .ecittcated conSIdei'ably,latfOre.
any thilly-shallyine on the •part of .411e' fund lias • been of ()Teat gervice tit the
they will. -arrive at this mech te e •
'sired state. In the last issue of the
. . .
'Since last 'September papers that.
were formerly stiff partizans, have broke,
away from.: their previous anchorage,
and displayanamount of independence.
that was hardly expected from thein:
We have of late' given Several clippings
to show that papers previously support-
.
erg of the present 'Premier, ." through.
evil: and good •roport," have since' had
their confidence in his integrity • some-
what: hak-on, and dealing scene
pretty hard: bows at his administration.
Under• the above ,liettding 'we findan
article in the 'Montreal Scar (Oonservo.-
tir6) which, if true, indicates that a, re-
sort •to old ts4ies is Omit to be, limit?
eurated We reproduce'llte'article be-
,dow; Arid ask the people te weigh well
ita import -• •. •'
.• • countr , in promoting extensi_ve destine e
Premier, refeAnot to the so called • g
Pert Hope, Ottido, is au on -this • - Works, and, like the Tile Drains fund, is
National Policy :•--.-- .•
, Mr. Time, M. P., for South Perth
about the Middle of Maynet, on eArip acrese
the coatinent--Atavelling overland froin,Why.:-'•
nipeg to the Willie coast. ;Me trip will o0,, •
copy abovit five mentlg..
Mr: White, Conservative, t'vas eleeted
Beet Hastings, ou Tuesday, by. a Majority of
.about4.1. Tim 4ndge • had ordered a new
election. There is,•tht.refore, iio.'shango in"
.the standing of the.ierties, .
L, thecklee, formerly head -Master
of the .Hellinit,th 'Re•ys', College, 'London, has
been aefgaited for the'position of head -master '
• of theLlendon High :Sebodl, in place of the '
deceased, ilev:13.:Ea.yley, at a salary of 81,204,
F•ermers' Club:of South Qnbn,lo have
subject, wherein the ..mtetter 0'P must very popular -with the fitrmers, • . -been discussing the-question.of -orotoetion.to
the view' that a law .sheuld be passed .einor-General's speech is rather disappointing 'MR. .Mowiri. has •intrOduced a zhert [agricultural Productions.... The "general com-
plaint &Wile to be that any system of Peotee-
"'WO must candidlrieildelethrtirtlfeGnv• . , ' .• •
. •
-gaindt pe •
I than. otherwise; to proteetioniSts,does. not -• •
• • It fiat is Mr the benefit of the manufactureieeat
Bill
:canvassing, but in t
oontain infich, if anything,. that the late qev. to amend the Mumeipal, •
the expense of the farmeiii. , •
meantime it states a rifle Might be ad' ernmont might not have said with.perfect pro- ne'Oeides f'or court in each. county, to
-priety and consistency. The referenecto the 1 . - 0 ii - -.0-- - ----,..- 4,---..1- „j-1;.---.-- „The ineeln-election his beea_tinally.dis-
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opted by the candidates, not to canvass;
. . • reception of the lVfarqnis of Lorne and Princess be comPOsea of Lale ,aetinu.Y 0 u. die posed of, and owitfg to the abstraction of hal- .
'stating that they might put their. case Louise would have been in placa in the open.
somewhat as follows ,
••lot -papers it is deelared•void. • Mr. itykerf
ing speech under any Governthent. 'Indeed,. Sheriff:And' the Warden, to hear and ;de- is ordered to pey.Mi.,Neelon:the costa of the'
• . . 'as the GpveknOl-Cienerala own contribution etinalization of rits- • trial before the ledges, and .e• liell party. pays: -
eide appeals aettinst
meetings, .we bevemoine among you, ap can-. result..of tbe pert Canada' took. in 'the Parisl sessynents;. authorizes municipalit• ie4 to .. I.
Tha•Lonclon (Eng)... Reform ' Club gave a .' .
'Mates, to propound to you the poliey, Wein* Exhibition-wonld-not;•have been different had . rand banquet fast'Saturday evening in honor •
tend to suppertirelected,; we leave . you to ' me. Mackenzie been sustained by tlio electo- fii ifer . and . xt. : 'netient.ds -for 'tilt a, $ mtlien-
1 Y . .. . 11 ... of the mart of Duffeeiti, previous to his doper -
judge, After hearing that 'pollee 'explatiltd,.. . rate; •tho Fishery award would beve been elien of ..i.riminals ; 'disqualifies froini:et,:. tare for St; Petersburg, to: asenine tbe duties
•
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' of Di i tish Ambassador. 'The proceeeings were " •
paid over just, the same, announced,, anti the %, ' ., , . . --...,-,-;
'lug ,upoi,,t a bonus hy-141y any person! to
whielr you think will best,promete the peblic .
, interest ; we do not come atnong you -asking promise of Submitting the papers made. Sone, very 'enthusiastic .end the .gethering N.,ery bril.: ' " •
Milk. lie interested in. Snell. bonus as'..A .liant...Earr Grenville; supported by the Mar-
, qais.ef.Hartingtoci; the Liberalleader, 'presid-
your support as personal favor -we do not refereeee would 'have been. necessary to. the ,
ask it it at all ,We leave yciu to determine, who Cattle. trade,' wider any Prdeater, ,:"although ',.
Shale or steckhoId().r in the .Comnethy 1
we believe yOu arecompatent todetermine,wrno amendments eo the law inight. not 'shave been." • . • • .. — -, •--', ed,- .Lord.Dufferio in his speech dwelt largely, • • •
is -the most fit; through -his habits; character proodied, The. opening anegatiations with and. Makes provision for 'registration of upon,' Russia and upoe, Canada; incidentally
and ability 12 , elected:, to look after "the in France and Spaie tniglit hays 4recurred under lands sold :under surveys or-snb-diviSieits referrieg: to.: the heines. the *Merinonites had
terests el the constiteency and the conntry ; any Ministry, and whilVe are rea,(15r:with •
differi or, from, the 'Oro Wit siirveys. .4.; • :• found iu thDoininion, • . , • , . . .
" They could say to the electors at public it could not have been omitted. The present • 0
. • • his own costs in the serutiny. .
" Story says that there is in process of de.
velopment at Ottawa a syatem of rings, , dr
middlemen, by whieli 11 18 not only proposed
• that our rulers shall reign, but that through
their instruthentality, intervention, and inter,
cession, justice; or what may prove to be the
analogy for it, shall be administered to those
who desire to be entrusted with the carryies
Oh of the public Works, upon which the wis-
dom. of the cohutry. -ha* .determincil. This
announcement why possibly startle some peo.
ple, bin it is nevertheless declared to be
founded on fact, which, if it be the ease, we
are hastening by rapid stridee to the full rea.
• lization of what is implied by the term," To
the victors belong the 'spoils:" Some years
ago, we appeared to be reaching forward to a
,state ef thnigs like this; the progress being
rudely checked, ib Was hoped lever to have
been resumed, xs those days the GOVern.
'tent directly- divided with their friends -
rarely, it was true, for their own individual
benefit ; but rather, it may be said, in the in.
terest of their taittY. • Novo, however, it is
reported thatvery close connections have
gone into thii 'brokerage business...tolerably
openly. But the country wants no middle-
men, and does not desire to "have those tvitli
Whom it bas business dealings muleted in
cOmmissions to this Or that adventurer who
embarks upon the business .of trading itt po-
litical in fl u en cp. "
,.. .
and: above all we aid yen riot to pledge. your aekno.wledgMents Of tliE. Pronipt• nietsufee it) • . . • ,. --e•-•-•-•-7-.- . ;•,- :•• The Qtta,,%,a,00rrespotideut of the New Vork
suftregee to:any Candidate or any one else,. in extend our tracie,We• cannot Applaud very , '.' One of the: large items of , euort ,frone, " ll'Orict writes :--A few, clays ago a. Toronto 'ti
any .w -ay:. Cueli nate deprive you of thb Ire% loudly until-th.,_e•resul.is kniiewl.l. Whir0 'N'N Ne„te,:yerlzielty. now is copper:in ingels.: ::Pee dormer) of the cltiiii known he " sports," was
exercise thereof ty,heir the tithe of gelling. have mord contidego iti,the Pacific Railway veseel 1 ' f week took out eixty tops of it for hereleodiit for- a Clovernnient °Moe. During
takes place. If such a rule Was adopted, it 'under the niesent. Ministry than under the. Livoro i. Over seven. million pounds of liis iiat he called upoietheltiarquisab Rideau
wthild he miieh•birtter for the • electors,, and previous one, yet the announcement.ot viger• „this; metal Were exported befoi•ct anybody If alt and nithe name of the people Of il'oronto, -
redound to the •credit,Ihe self respect and ous prosecution isnot 'a tbkeg monopolise ' S'''. kttler ,that there was any foreign sale for it. urged 4iiireto pay that city a: visit. at titegret . .!..,,
•[he-rlionor of the candidates, themselves if Sir John's • Minister of Public Works: • The „),
-,, Vlien the fact became known•qoPpe,r fell frOm opportunity. His epoech was to this. effect : •
oarried out in good laith.". •• •
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s-TOTWurltSTAIWING thO sts•tetnents Of
the Oppesitiett pros to the contrary,
there fa A surplus in the Ontario Trek
sury $4,500,000, after providing' for
•every Itraneniato need. kledtors slioald
•bear in mind that this is the reselt of
Mr..Mowat'e ecenernical-schninistratieri
of the affairs; of this Proyinee.
Stamp and Weight* and Measures- Acts, the.
Census, the Departmental`cnange$, and Ord
nano lands announcement*, do not call for,
any particular praise iit.this stage, while G•ov.,
irnment insurance :la experiMent, *int
whieli we iyish to say 43' VerY little, until we
know More. tians far there is abaolutely
nothing to go'into ecstacies ever, and our re -
sped for is too great lead us to
even appear to do so: We have 'gone over
eleven -twelfths of the Speech, and not alierd
of the great issue decided: on the ptit Sep,;
'Welber is to be found. s It is true we, in_cciln;
mon with others; had. a good many arrows in
our quiver, and aimed tham all At :Messrs.
MaCkenzie:Cartwright, & Clo. if likany means'
we might Bain some; but tli!e;igniat vantage
ground was protection to outeetruggling indmie
trios, and we claiin We had a right to expect
. that protection would,44iromised, at the fur-
thest, Ate paragVaPh succeeding the' Gov-
ernor's expressions of gratification. But as a
matter of fact it is stitched, as a 'sort of fly.leaf
afterthought, to the much emphasised subjea
of revenue, and our 'regret is that our type.
nents are enabled:to style the prowled
JAM)" a Revenue Tariff Policy,' inatead of
that great National ',ahoy' for whichwe have
shouted oureelves hoarse. We disinpt.e,xpece
tho..neW-tariff in dl ----------------------------. frecii, and to
fall back upon'atich an inquiry issemply throw -
leg up the sponge; We did expeet, however,'
'and the country expected, as it had a right,
nay, was bound to expect, that a National
Polley, pure and. indepeinlent; *mild- have,
been distinotly aseumed by the Government.
We are mortified to Kee such words Na-
tional Policy' in the whole epeech, and shall
look to it that WO shall not be chargeable with
cenaPiring to deceiVe the people of Canada,"
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IT 18 Sala MI% Macdougall intends to
introduce a bill late the House, on. the
twenty-five. to twenty cents .a pound feom,
Nett :York. and -111enote,•:*being exported at
sixteen cents."-Explicorg6.;. '
otir Royal Highness, you ,an just bet that,
S. wletk you some to Toronto w,e'll make things •
litEFOrtn'tottGAARZAT1Obti • hOwliand make 'cm hot,. *The boys in the Ca, r
Tliat Was what. finoteetioit did.
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Q.dhae:31, they're good 'uns' you bet, aitd
snu The Roformees of thiis Riding have never Suet. give you the biggestAinie-You ever saw, '• - •
been half organized. Where they have won,- YAW,- Highness:Ile , . • • .v.- . - . •
'therliae done cio- from pureforce of .niiiii 'ivir. Colin Seatcherd, ex -M. • P., for North
bers, and frail ' the .ladividial. exertions of lgiddiesex;, died suddenly on TbUrsday of apo
.canaidates themselves. • We have plenty of :14eity. 'Deceased was.the ion of the late Mr
earnest, hard. working Reformers at .election .fftilin Scetcherd, at one tiine7member for West.
times, but their :labors are 'uneysterecitically• giadlesox iii •tha Canadian Assentbly, and:
put forth, '-and accomplish Put little, They brother ..,:if the late Mr. Thomas •Seatcherd,
are but a few, compared with the many who M. P.., who 'died in Ottatva,while .attending.
would *ord, were they shewn how, and. who
ertgans havp. a protective duty oir bop -
Per, and„17that means had a monopoly,
.and extort' near double -its videe•
ifiirpurcha4ers of the If it had,
, .
'not been for the dnty they. would have.
been only able to get'a 'fair value for jej:
'The 'whole thidenc. ' f TA. t'
o ee Jon t:P,
46 his Parliamentary ditties in April,..1876.
fail to do so principally -because fthey feel IDeceased rills herb in Linden,. One,00.1832, .
el:widens of their inability to aecomplish .end studied law. praetising 01 Strathioy, of
Much single•Wanded. Did they, dee the Work 'Which towu he wes more than ()nee mayor.
going on ,systematically so thatthe work He was returned to Parliament on his briather'S
could -be shered, w,ith the prospeet :that the :death ih 1876, and represented ,:`.,Torth Middle-
agregate of efforts would ,accomplisli • some-• 10 ;sex until the end of the kit Parlieinent. In •
thing Worth the effort, they Would have more Sepreinher he was defeated by Mr: Conghlin.
heaa hi 'the work. They would 'feel that • Mr. $catcherd was a Reformer ie polities.
there was ppmething for all .to do. 7 if.: they Ho was.ci iniin.of••kin ly and ge erpus natere, ,
. .
could not "hew wood." theY could. " draw and was much Asteethed iii the llopse, ui also ' •
water:" 1.1 they were.not ,able tosinhuelieeby 'A wide pirele of friends in the Western,
Many Vetere,: they could emploY their. teains. peniiiiinle.:
in bringiog voters to the polls, or they, cOUld.'
gerform one or!other of the divei'sifled clutiee • ; , Sale; itegist0•.
t4 ,the meinbers of a canvassintg eommittee
•proclude llshoneSty, protected.
parties knoWe they- are net doing- busl4
hess 4.1 solid kettoni._
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"As the salt iedustry WAS made possible
in Canada by the impoaition of a duty of '24'
cents per barrel on side coming froin the Unite
el States -though not from.Eneland."---Loijk
0
"(km Pree Prea: :‘
A3 we have•repeettedlir said there iS-
no end to the felsehoods ceneected aifit
sme of the Conservative'
• • • jas.' Howson, [Mgt:
Thaforegoing paragrapli;*.lipped fi-6111 Paten, firth stock, ttto., of Mr. J'aines Watson,
the' Parkhill Gaqtto, will apply 10 this lots ahcl 30, con. 8, Hifilett, on the
• , -2811) hist., at 12 noon. James .Flovyacm,.7-
fe be the CAS0 that Reformeralnive not, Farnt stock &e.,,df-Mr, R. McMurray, lot 33,
' auctioneer.
county tis well As any. . We believe :it
Farm. etock, dm. 'oi Mr, T. .1-lagyerd, lot 32, . •
tie matter What their ciecunie e:itees inigh;
he." • . 12th eon. Elliott, on the 4.th of March.
jireSs, and the above Sentence. is *Other
proef of- Our stseettien. • The inannfac.
ture of salt wits tarried on in this-conn•F
try more prefitably--yes, much more
profitably -before the imposition" of
duty than it has ever been done siece.
The fault is the 25 cents duty ft barrel
tetni?tect too inanylto stnle wells, and the
consegnefice was tho loss of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, the ruin of several
/. 0011. 16, Goderial tOWnabil), On March
hitherto been properly oegAnized. 'Con- eth, at 12 noon. Jt111108 Howson, auct.
,eervatives work systematically andthor-; on Farm stock, &c of Rebt. McDonald, lot/23,
• 2nd con,. Ithllett, on the 13t1t March.
oughly, and it is. due, Art part, to their Howson, atiet:
tinitod and zealotili efforts that they
have achieved suecdss, It is .ne Use
suhjeet of superannuntions, doing aw,A*
with the• present system.: altogether.
We think that if nee entirely done awaSr
inight ,be greatly modified.
Gevernment employees are not_general-
ly underpaid, and we fail tO see why
the people Sheeld be compelled to sup-
port them. after they are in advanced
years.* • As .ther, remainr-in the Civil
Set•vice *Om choke they should be kept
lori„e' as efficient, 'and, if dismissed,
they should look out for themselves,
just tile. SaMe 'as if tho. were bt any
other pursuit of life. We do not ant
paupers thimentritrY,
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Gnonatein-In Clinton, on the 24th inst. the ,
', • BOHN.
kiding these facts, Reformers must . wite of Mr. 1: Goodrich, of a daugliter. .
orgainze and work in:lutrmony, on,be,• Motelite.-Iti Blyth, On the liard hist tho
.
halt' cif their reepeetive candidatewife of Itev. A. McLean, of a dauditer.
s, al.:
lowing minor diffeeences of opinion to
' on tho 25111 hist., .by'Vettorablo Arehdea.
o 660 Elwood, Mr. Win, .". 0. Nditel, ef
working cominittees are appointed, anel Thornhill, York county to Dashinka
got to work in the different polling divi- Mary Pinkerton, of God:deli toWnehip,
siOnS, tile .4reater will he the prospouts
, .
'men, and the suicide of' one of these
sufferers by it.
Tun Ontario Legislature is pushing forward
• business rapidly, and itis expected that it
' will be prorogued in about two weed. Thorn
has been several email Acta. brought in to
atnend the Municipal Act in the intereSt of
the country. The amended Jurord Act will
be a grdat improvement oirthe oia One and a
great aaving, The Educational Bill is elicit.
tog a good deal of discussion, and there. is
evidence that the cotintry takes n deep iliter.
oat in edecational matters, which is a pleasing
sign. The Toronto Gas 0o. are seeking an
amended charter, and the citima aro ,np
arms ogainst any extended privilegee to that
coMoraitt company,
...MARRIED.
Gederieli township,
be lost sight of, and the sooner efficient
DIED.
of success. •• Itarsoit,-Itt Cilinton, on. the 22nd 'inst., (tett
, trade, infant daughter �f Mr, John Itay-
------e••••••••40-,---:--- , son, aged 18 Months.. . - .
HON. 11In Runt, of lIttinilton, has 8freeraxilv,-\in Clinton. on the 25th Mot.,
been apepointed to the Senate' in place of Aerie, wife of Mr. Wei. Sheppard, aged
Senator INIstedonald, deceased, So ends Euneral this afternoon, at 3 &block, 'during
30 yes.
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the scrstinble, •width the shops will be closed.
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