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The Clinton New Era, 1878-09-12, Page 1•• VOL. as, No. 80. TEI !1S-.$1.1Se For Noontu, gu t dv nee. A XL0 • CENTRE: .. TJRON GENERAL.. .ADVJERTISER. CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, $EPT MBA tt' 12, 1878. E, UroveresS is; snare • 1' nits deers: -- ' %ew UVVIstiO!fi1>g110e EVENING CLA:SSES.. • The.ciaesos in couneeti.n with tha Mechanics' Inst; tute will commence on the evening of the 12th Inst., µt battled, seven. Terms loamy?), by aprileatton to 141' .1, Tnrnball or Sir Curtis $tevensof. Clinton,• Sept.15,1878. 'FA,Itn.1 FOR SALE. • Tho subscriber otters that oouveniently situnted and desirable .farm 14-81, 7th eon. Hallett, for tale, 100 acres, 8tl'o10 red, remainder good hardwoed bush. There aro two frame barns and two •frame sheds; dwelling hotly , splendid well, good orchard; verygood• grazing and only four niileafrom Clinton, whore there Are °tW ;toads. Possession,tiyeu imtnediately. W117. 111NOHA1l. • le''Sept.12, 187 Q.a `tr FA1i,M FOR SiiLE.. Ilse undersigned taffeta for sale his farm Of 100 acres, being aouth half of lot 80, 2nd con, of East Wawattcsb, 85 aorce cleared, remainder good hardwood bush. Prance barn 86x60, frame house, ontbuildingn, good, well, gore and a half firat•olase Oroherd. Situate. About 8:a miles frora the village of Myth: Tarin is weWicnaed, audin good state of cultivation... JOHN s. W. NVR, Blyth P, 0. . East Wawanosh, Sept.9,4878. *. FARM FOR S:',L.L Tho subscriber offers that conveniently situated and valuable farm, Int I0, Base Line, Goderioh Q unship„ containing 8I acres, en which there aro a logliotise, frame barn and stable, .good orchard, -well ti``•aterea,'00 acres cleared, remainder good hardwood. Schoolhouse close to the farm. About four miles from Cltutou. • Ai !y to tvII. WIIITELtd., 7 Lottdesboro: Londcsbcro, Sq.!. 1.0, 1578. CANAD1AN PACIC RAILWAY TO C P TA JSTS and UNTRUTHS The Government of Canada will receive .proposals for constructing and w:.rltia,g a lice of Railway extending from the Provitted of Ontario to the waters of the NellieOcean. the ¢i3tarce being abnut•2000 miles: „ . , • •Mm qorandum-of 'information for parties pro/toeing to Tender will by forwarded on am:dictation as underneath. i:ngiaeer's Reports, maps of thecountryt0 be traversed,. profiles of tho surveyed line, epaoiaeatioos 01 proliotinarp works, a?.Pits of the Act of the' Parliament of _Canada. undorwitich it in p:oposed tike Railway is to bo con- . desoriptimis of dlio natural tegttuos of the: and its agricultural aud.mintral •resources, andoriiiatloi, tint be -soon An tipiilieelitttin at .his went, or to the Engtoeer•in-C'href At tho .Cann- aoeortuacnt•011ices,.81 Queen victoria etreob, L,' .ondon. • .Sealed Tenders, marked, "Tenders 'for Paciao nai1- way," will be received, addressed to, Undersigned' until the let day of 17ecerubor next.• T. BRAUN, 8ecretara, Public Works Dept., Ottawa. Ottawa, r.iny 20,1878. • liO'rIYE—➢.xTE?iSION OI' 7CIliI F:..' -The-date..tar-receiving propos:ils_nnde,r the ab'ovossd- vertiaemcnt is hereby extended to the 1stJanuary,1879. E. BRAUN, 8'eorota0y. • Public Works Department. Ottawa, 2nd Septembor,1870. FARM ,FOR 'ALl . IN (SODEItIC'ft'.I'OWN: G11N' Tho undersi,n ed orrers for sale the south part Of lot. No. 12, Huron Road, Oodori0h Township consisting of An acres, morn °.lens. About 80 sures eleared,15 Aries Flashing, and'Lalauce timbered land. On the premises is a Irame barn '20 x A5, shed h0 -x 12, goodyOUnger- ehard and novo feiliug spring. will bo actdon r'casou- itblo tortes. Apply personally or by lettor to LNTIC1(NAP; 20 HOrmasvifmi: P.0. • TRAY IIIiII�BR. Came into the 1•retuises of the snl,scribtr', abent the twiddle of Jane, a Red and White yearling Heifer. • The owner Is hereby notified to prove property, pay charges, and take it away. a. GBIGG, Bayfield Boad, hoar Clinton. Codcrich tr., Sept. 5,1878. JUST I? IS G w--8 V E E'1r. ,• WALEBIt- BEST IN MI; CLO'IIES R. M. RACE --- IMPORTER def' -w-• AND II A_ -FF 17)''L�' CLINTON* Mora :x9;1878. c 'Twag.,,Ju.sOlefoie tlie. Battle" The gathering in 'the Town. Halt.. A, • ROUSING MEETULG, AYr. 13n11 as a subddtitttto for ilea,Plittt':1Tr toctiou fallacies lnid bate by Dlr. i1tollIii. Iitn�tho Polley of the Government ons- .a tidined by 1Hr. Cameron-2dr. Porter re. penis his for9ner Addren's with varintiona.: The pi'ospectof a debate between rival candidates for 'parlianzonter elionors of itself, generally snffieieut to induce a large' number to repair.. to whatever place a debate' ie likely- to. occur',• but types special efforts are pat forth''to se - ewe a large attelydance, theyetre. ,goner- • ally ;suCIIessFnl.. It was so, at:: :least,• is reference to the meeting in .this totting on Tuesday evening. Separate. billa:. had been freely circidated anliounoing" that addresses 'would bedelivered by lgessrs. Platt, Potter and :(iiauleron, a'nd by • 8. o'clock ..the • hall .• was' • crowded, among those present being parties:. froni Goderich, Go lerieh-T'p, Stanley, 'Ray- ft;eid,• l3ru `efiehle.• Exeter;••Tuckersmitll, ];Millett, Seafot th,. ,Br ns$els, sunt {affect' from nearly, everyplace in the county... Mee. It -1'i. 11401 Y, as r.11iinanao, cal-. leil tire. ineeting to.ordei',.nnd asked that the silencers on: Both sides he given.:a. fir anti iinliitirtial hearing,•' in the dl.)-• pedes of iter, Platt,' who,. fo� soine.ann 0?eiitioned i'e,eSOI1 .ryas .not. present, 110 called upon Mr, Bali, ofGoc1eriCh, as his . r'epresent;ltivc.' i\Ist li.itt apologized £or: not 1�orng in'as gootl'tritit for Tspcaking asllti would like to be; hut ns• he Was; . inspired•. With the hope that the cause he :lapresentea woiiitl •bo :aneeessfnl ori the' 17t11; ie ionic do the best he isotild: The great •gncstion that was .beforo the people was •:that of If r'eeT'ratlo.vs. 1'otc sties. .Ca- .n<tda he .elannen,.. was ir'rospei•ous, but -Pot-to such—:;in—extent its ;she eboiild } o ,• it was only.owing etc -hen •poBsessing a ; 'soil tltat'would bt•iub feeth -suclr-°good fruit that it. llcl'd 'its • present, position: T'ite •present Government were to bltlinfi • because things were. notin •a better state; -Sip-41J-Orin =were' in • power .thee-neoi31 would be presperovis, contented;itnd.hap- py., . (Cheers) ••\t]:e aro taU `"t'iint- ;We are prosperous, ha said,. and as :t eforni- cps placed :Soriie confidence in. Sir •A:. T. Galt he quoted front:- his,person to show •. that Our intlnstries 'Were languishing. Ile maintained that while the ntber' of those. who tilled the soil in this oouia- try were coestantly':mi-the increase;',oti' prospel.'ity liad not- •pro ortionateiy creased,: Ho • referrer . to the United States as a• 1)i•ospel'ous eouuti'y, anti we: are told tlio manufacturers of that equn- try are .baliki'upt, but, ]iii did not. see how that could be if,••as aa; Reformer had stated, three'times as'.;nruch. had ,event into the nitin'ufac.tl11'oe's pocket asclid in- to the Treasury, "`Fla aslcecitlient to. look at francs, a Iughly protected country ; we coni-d,it.ot seed goods those at all ort account of the high duties ; all her inti-; nan'itr -employed, she_waas rapidly pay- ing off icer nationnt dobt,eind, ire thought, We should therefore' enforce is similar. policy. (Cheers.) Referred, to Ger- many, and Bismarck saying that " free' trade had been fried And was not sac- ccssfu1," ''He Stated tlraat there were many men in Canada who could not get three"or four' months work :iii 'every twelve; knew many • risen in. Goderieh who Were unemployed, end believed: we could iso legislate as to give men con- stant employ Bent. \Vith protection the .wages of•htbor•ing men would not jinni)till, but they Would be alway+s.ein l eel hie rrvrru 1---M k -t1- ot=..att''°if try , Ir I It a e-cl � ty.'iitereased cost fel' articles they pur'chas-ed. \Vas confident tho introduction ofllt'otective policy wvogkl result in goodto all classes. Mr'. 9attivr'ight, are said, rvas•opposed., to protection because it would inneettse: �lfee wages ofthe working class, He tff'erred to the.Eefoi'niers who lied letheir'party torr accountits host; i y to increased protection, 'and not bei g.bought over; .body-and-soul,liko irti i itt 1to great distance. (Uheers.) C'o stuei's sotnetirnes had to pay the th ty, brit riot always,.. Ho wanted tr✓tltity oil sugar•,. beceuse,•lte claimed, dint this article, was • more ;adulterated: now than when the ditty Seas Higher. Re-: ferled.ta Canada being. made a cheap •eouutry to live in, and tuado a eompei i- •so11 between itand the East.Xndiris,whero so Many had died of -st'arctation. !she introduction of corn into England free, at the time of the: abolition of the Corn Laws; he considered one oftho greatest protection nloitsures of the• age. After. jtsirlrrg the electors to record their votes in favor of 1Yx. Platt, lie took Iris. seat amid loud 'cheers. • As Mr, Morton Was not' present to reply, Mr. Johtt 1SIe1l illatl, reeve 'of littllett, was called for. and catnfl for- ward;.;Sill. 1lif'hXYLLAN ;stated that himself and Mo. }torted tinct; attended all of Mr, 'latt's ,meetings, whnnevor '.they could learn where they were to be held, andwas sureMr. Horton- •won]'d have' beenpresent �h:.d bo been aware 'that• this meeting, was to be' held. He wentonce into the subject of Protection, de-. elating' t to be the greatest o£;hutnbngs,. and.etated that Revel* before, in the l is - tory of the world bad' ib • been. made apurely party question. SirJohn. was toe astute riot to l:pow that he could not •be returned to power . on his' own merits, andl while tlle'r=ank and file of the petty woitldl do ,leis bidding, Ile, thought hecould draw the wool :ever the eyes_ of manyto lead tltenl-to. suit his purpose. They were told they should •let the past rest, It would be a sad day for Canada when. he (Sir' John) was ever ,again .ee- ttwiied'to power, (Cheers). 'With 1'e- feience to saaar ho stated that we get it now 2 + te,ep01' lb, cheaper titan when -the refineries• weroin eistence, in consequence of th.e American boning system-expor tatioh.' \Ve ' eenstiRICc1 1.:00; 000i0p01bs of tugar.anrinally;• an• in- creased tat of1 et: per lb. on iristnealls that We shall put our•hands in our pocket olid pay, the manufobturer $1,000,000. (Cheei's)t' , He•n-laititained that•. the con-sumer•, and iiot..tlto producer', invariably paid, the duty. Ile el;ted that as, it was neeess;rt'y the rOYeltrie of tlto countrybe pent up; this eolild -not no do,ao with a Protective Tariff: As an instance:of .how:1)rotection would *venoagailist all discs, arltl;lrti.'ticularly. the farmer•, 'he ;r'efuried to the proposal .to .place' rt tr: of 20 per' cent oir iron ;tend 7u cts.•p t tvn.an coal; these rioeld.in- t.lease the cost'of e.very article maenfac-• 11d : fli'nie'r;$ Asha tvislt:esl a nrit- cl;ine itr.•tth.i.el1 iron tial, rsed,: of n:shoe `pl.tced upon,tlteir' horsesewettln leave te.pay th•e increased tailifl: \ itltreferunco.to the propos alto i)laee an ndldiitientil :i0 peecent duty on woollen goods, stn art;- ale• tlia:t. cotihl' Trow .he 1Jurchased'foe'I,. would cost • t1.10,. ancl, lie asked, -w.lio.would.'be benefitted' by this. increase 1 cei'tainly•not:tine cortsui:nel','filie itupo- sition,of Highs duties *mild be..the •iii, t'eeduetioir of class legislation of the•worst sort. -111 reference to adirty on wheat,':he challenn'd• lin oine to prove wherein the farther weeld. be:.benefittetl by it. Tile.IiiiceaS et'ery'one kltcdw�;,'ia,asgulated,by Elie, Liverpool market;;.lid not. burets in all plitees receiva-their piit'ate telegra111s evet'y' dai.y, giving the ruling:figm:e .in Liverpool. The iinpor-tation 4f'wheat into Canada Wies a beige -for it'increased the�ear'ry'ing trade of our i'izilroads, and canals: '16.1,8 rG we n11'iorted ten million bushels of wheat; bonght At;•$1.0.4 `and sold. _itgain at •tile .rate of $1.13 per bushelsllew.ing a clear gain to us. Of 1;,00,000.ty• on wlieut, also, must cause 'a n increase in. -tile price of flour, and would ,tire laboring auto wish• to pay a higher'price for • this article; ''(Clieor:5).: Wewant our canals and ratilroads to'becoMC the great highway of' the carryin, tritcl"e, but it duty would prevent this.. The •mill at 'Godci'ich, .and minty-otlrer:s, could •not run nine months iii the •year•if re- a'trictions t<ero Iil;iced oilwhoat,.because w e did 11ot raise stiflicient to keep:tllrem going. • \rte 'were told we should placeduty, on barley coniing from the United.S'tittes, but ghat good +would : that do as we never brought any fr'oni ••therel sse placed a duty on. Indian corn it would be,to the disadvantage of • cattle raisers, for tvliile necould sell barley, at a higher 'price than we had to .pay for corn, the iuperior quality of the latter. over. the forrner, for feed, was too well known to require explanation. (Cheers). We tt1'© :told we bought a lot of oats' frrom the Ann ricin . (..rtaitil we i . 'o q e dl d lli ord r leto keep our.oatmeal "nails ]'calg;tSe,ifot'th used two thottsaild•bosh•ele Icer day, where could . thin quantity be obtained it1 this country •I and if a duty were `plrtced ltpoii those coining .froth the other ride, wheat, would be the result l ' The effect a' duty would have tronldl he to cause the rennoval of these rnilis to the tinited States. Itt reference to our "infabtindnstries" liequoted the figures of manufactured geode, such as .furniture; clothing, iuid 'woollen goods, giving the value of importations abetvalue,�of Manufactnres,ishorving clearly that Canadian manufact,irers were, hold - in their own. AS an evidence that the, United Stator were not in as prosperous a condition as Protcetioriists'evoeld lead its to believe, iie quoted the fact of 25,000 mechanics having left New York for Eng- land in twolV0 months.. xl a tariff should be unposed, every one who voted for suchwould come to the conclusion very quickly, that tlioy had Made a grave nis:- tttke. WVllile at Stratford lately iie had called upon. ]\losses; Thompson & Wil-lianis,and asked theist what they thou Irt about protection. They replied,. trot the present tariff alone, wo want no' in- ereaso of duty.tr It ryas illi nonsense to say drat four million of people could contend ogainst forty r»illiotrs, Stip• pose we placed retaliatol'y ditties on and tiro Stites did the galire;what • then 1 - Why wo 81101114 sooln be compelled to., seek other' markets. The whole Pro-tection cry Was a delusion and` a snare. Sir John himself was insincere ; in its advocacy. The • Maritime Provinceswould not, submit to theituposition of a ditty on Several tir'tieles intended to betaxed. Soule said tax gale, Well, salt ,ryas.,brought- into•,.the. Maritime Pro•yinces ata figure that Canadian saltcould scarcely be forwarded there for, end -.as they required so wucli of it, was • it 'likely they would submit to a. tax on it' just for the benefit of nlanufaetul.es More titan 1;000 utiles away,• , Mr•. Cel-1)reroll,, rvllo wits interested in •this bttsi- uess, was not so selfislr as: to' advocate. steh a; policy :Sir Joint's reiason" for adopting this cry was because he lied no.hold; in the colifide'1lce at'"Tll8 people.' The Pacific Scandal had proved•his ruin, cAt this paint 1sir. 11tcMiflatiewas greeted s'dbh hisses and howls by rl part •of tllo audience,: ti'hile others clic'et'hd acid called for: Hint to.: proceed. The noise was snail that, he could not.• '.'Tie chairtnali cttilled for order, but.:tlie• noise contilutod, many by this tinge being otr thea •feet; T1te Mayor' stated that it wits a disgrace' not. to give, a• 10)01 a hear. ing no Metter.; wllitt• be satid;-Mti.•: Ca-. 1)10100 then iiroso ttncl.said that tinless his ft'iend lead e, liettring, .tllo .opposite side would not 'be,pel•-pitted to proceed. Order t4 i) at o11ce restol.e=1.] . Mi McMiilir proceeded, s tying; that tlte'barglin euteredl' into with - hritisll (!g1unlbin:ii1 eface) o:.to'the,railway we:te 0af'tlhe)' •weret ever nettle, ilo- ferred to'the; lntercolouial. and its lintd:nded use for politic It pt1 r 1tosc : 51>1olco of• tl' ot'thelu.. Raailwaiy : being bledWith Sir ,J7lru's k ew:led;e sad consent, and fol.ltis benefit.' (Sit down, 'i'ilne.)•Referred to Mr, '.Citic} i eing p1'epared'foe •ti. cleficrt .of two nil:Mons, •svhilu •tli.e :Opposition •arid. there .wOs no •aefcit.. Coeseevativos:were afraid of full discitt4• •cion, Irencelns ititer.ruptions'. Ile was. at farmer• like teeny .pi•eseu , ,tad •hoped they trould, spew • l,y filch• ;vote, oliva -Ii of rtldt stleli conililit.•, Ilad tl1.e Cot- spr.vatives. a ni;w lc:tdct'.theyttnigh't stand owe chaance Cf a'r'C;ttien •ID:•'1)ewee.:::He haiilte tleia fns.' ..tens' ittteihoped they.'would recbrdl tho i' ti-otes• in favor of Mr. Hez•ten, and M 0. ,C?nle- r017,;• (Olieoi:S,)' 'J;ollnston w e .then called'upcn to reply, Viet lee said that tis 'fessrs. Careeven anal Porter had yet.to'.speak he thought they should dose • 11' B r;,�alrtto.� • wvas 'loudly cheered ou iris appenrauco HQ,regietted that spealc.- ing, se ittch dtringr the-eaiji.paign -had given hint a t ei'y;soi'e tlrioat, which con,-sidvrably iiiterfeteil.with bis 81)0001).. Of all the' places where Ile would like to speak it was good ctrl Clitrton. TIe grad pleasant recollections of tate. good times pad here;It was 'hardly ,necessaiyfor• hiva to, enter intri tllo cltteS- tion of Protection, after it' had been•o ably handled. by. lil:r. >4le tlillan, whose remarks should have more weight than itny from bitnself or: Mr. Porter, as lie wits a practicTliarnler, 11 class whom it would uiore'injurioiisly affect titan any other:.'It was _astonishing that it was only within the last few months that Sir'' John had taken suelr a deep interest in the farming conlinunity', and singular.that. it. should .be just on: the eve of a general election ; was somewhat suspi- clovs of siicbt professions, tend believed it ryas'. only ,done to: draw the wool over their eyes.The pi�otniiiont men of the Conservative party :did not agree in their views ars to Protection. The leader -in Ontario wanted. a dollar; for dollar tariff"; T.- theleader u1 Ztteiv Bruns��ick rvarited.rc-adjjustrnent, t�Te+Teat` toher vas 'in furor.of taxing coal; Rall and Porte,:es-en.egtee, its the former wanted tax 01i sugar, (dries front Ball of no, no, while the•erowd said yes, yes, and;Bear, hear):. Up to within -a few tuonths tlre`p'iiFty leaders were opposed to'what they • wor'e new • advocatin . This •'was Trot the first tithe the Protection cry was got tip, Protection wits tried in 1850, and soon after' repealed. Tried agitiu in 181)0 and. repealed eleven months after,at -which time Sir John said tt the repealof the duty was astep in the right. di- rection.1' '(Cheers), If right their, it was equally so now. See what Protection hnd done for the aaeig1iboring Eepublic; it liad almost swept all .:their ships fronsoft' tire` seas, No •legislation whatever could bettor the labol'ing. interests, and the cry was only got cep to catch votes.• They were told the country teas in a languishing condition,, ti 'ell, ho had travelled from one end of the Southtare other, end lie failed to see it; the only' tramps ire -came across wereIiimsolf ttnd lir.. Porter•, (laughter:), and what was tine of this Riding wits truothe Province. business teas no doubt badin soma respects, but this was partial- Iy due to bad craps, and, 'besides, Grana-.dlt rwas liot alone iri suffering.., Iii sup - port Of the view that* Sir Jelrl himself. 'believed. it to be prosperous, he quoted what that parsed said at a Maeonic ,ole-. monstr'ution.' at Weston on. the Gth of. August; 'which -was that •" \ Ve had ten years in Confederation, and were now, in the'elevcnth,.0. happy, prosperous end contented' people." He quoted front the report of,I3unf•iWinatt s C1o.. whiolt view of the matter, Men „might. take different views and be ,,perfeetly ..sineere' in so doing, Was glad they had such a good platform tie protectien. by- gone yeat's it Was personal repriminetion; ;there- were theta no greet questions be- •• fore the neople. The a toptioe of Free Wetild be enabled to fill up our country, titit the present ily-on-the.wheel policy Noulcl. lead to our absorption ny, the protection not , grained 3 eels ago 7" circumstances. then were ench that it was not .Wgiited. If the trede Of the 'United States waS ne injury 'to Canada why did george .13roveli go. to Washing- ges. . (Chem s.) ' Our taxation was re- gulated by our expenditure ; if we ex- pended $10, we bad to raise $10, °but • the Method. of raising did: not increase the antount. re-tuijustment of the tbsteratid eneontago industries. (Cheers) Listen, friends, he said, but dci not ,cheet;, he Wes not like ether S Wit wait- ed...for pets oil the bunk. Storenteepera Profit of per'eent, than to a , .per cent. Gompetitioe wotiln Aping enemy. of high prices. We are told the were ruined, :het .be could read ex; • • tractaiif necessary, tlirectly .the reverse boitil of tne 'United 'Stan*, 'WM; Wu d01100 that it . Wee the voiete of the: .peo- pie. -We are told we were 'not near as depecased tuf.eenierietine, but be would.. read an extraet to sho w, tee Were, (Read from the Co. inianl,es the inotim.ivith re- ference to the ,establishment or a poop •:•• foriners. . "loth he and Cameion might' talk till they weie.black in:the face trying. to convince the people, that depression, did not exist, but they'. e (end pot: 0011 - contrary. Everyone lteetv it was hard work to, make bath ,p,nds meet. POr. sonal victery was not %dint he was fight- ing for—it was for truth. 'Cameron dicl riot give his figures and quotations He had often checked him, but he seemed to get no better, like a good gehool teacher every' thin: be did. wregghe pill him. ever. his knee: and-shqS him .(14aughter.) When. we* import anything that cannot • he tensed in the country we • pay the duty, ' but 'when we imp.ovt anything that we 41o.produce, the producer pays it. *It was astonishing what eminent iionsenso eminent thee . will sneak, raid lie :nit - pamphlet on the' North 'West, and q not - ea from. hire to show that at the Godo - rich units a largo quantity on shrunken Atinneoste wheat entered' into competi. the Canadians. 011,'yers, call Out ever'y-' body else. Ho wanted Canada for the wide world and the wide world for Oa - nada, (Cheere.) If they wanted Ca- nada for the Canadians only they should isolate themselves as Itobinspn Crusee did, and -clothe. themselves in straw. The T.Inited States did -not t•tdopt Protection from choice, hut as a roatter of stern noceisity. If the poopldwanted to pay liigher taxes, then.send protectionists to pireliatnent. N.p country could prosper tat would npt adopt -a liberal trade against Englend, boatpe the Governer- pbsed differential duties, 'Would not, the 'United States retaliate if we placed highee doties on articles, As retaliation 7 Then. what would ,vce ao with all our eheep, eat them, skitib and all 2-(Latigh- ter.).What would we 'do with Our barley? atirely not make if all into whiskey. Ile had WO high an opinion of the peo- ple of Sonth ,Huren to believe they eoUld be led away by the talk- on pro. teetion, arid believed °Pat on the 17th inst., the Riding would return him as ThO Chairman then called -on - Ain. PORTER who was heartily cheer- ed on coming forward, alsoelabor- ed under the diaadvantage of a severe told, but Weald dtc the beet that time and his tondition would permit. ,Mr. Cameron bad stated that lie knew his (Porter'S),I speech off, by ;heart. Ile might teturn the compliment (Cheers) for though lie Might not be in the room, he would know just what Mr. Cameron had spoken. His opponent had char- asterized their platform. as humbug ; bat there were some men of Mich power Of intellect, that all who aia not coin. mele with their riews were called hum- • was thus compelled to seek a foreigu market, Ile met a Clinton miller Olt the street anditakedhine wh;it benefit a duty on, flour woeld pro!luce,-;-`c Keep .the reply, and thus:in was in. all things. \Ves not ashamed. to be* found among those wile had latisedlhe cry of Protee. time. He might go on at any length and ' show how we were injured by the un- fair policy of the present administration; but time won't] 'not permit. staneed a- deputation trailing, en Mr. Macken2ie atiA asking that assistance to take up lstad be rendered them, as an- other evidenee of depression. Referring to the Nellie SeandaI, he condemned it, hut said the party who resorted to it now as a cry Must he hard up. Re (Cheers) Neebing Hotel, Jte,, .but defied anyone to shoW where, the gauntry had lost by.therracific Scandal.' Beth Sir Sohn and ltrackenzie haa done things they would not hare done but tor the crowd of blood suckers around them. Said that this election was to be &tight On square principles, there was to be no bribery or corruption, and Imped all wouln tele their right to exercise their franchise fop the interest of the country.. He then thanked them for their patient hearing, and was loudly cheered . at the conclusion, • A call was then nude tor Mr. Mc- Lean,. of the Expositor, but the "crowd by this time werei giving throe cheers for the reeperitive candidates and three for the Queen, 10 that it was imposSible for hitn to obtain hearing., The meet- ing was well, conducted, all things eon - up at half-piisreIeVen 0'0okt the meet - being freely diseuesed outside, after this