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MONTREAL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24» 1828. 
 
 PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT 
 OF . 
 LOWER-CANANA. 
 
 %l 
 
 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, 
 
 QUEBEC, November 21, 1828. 
 
 This daj, at two o'clodc, Hib Excbl- 
 iBNCY SIR JAMES KEMPT came down 
 in State to the Legislative Council Cham- 
 ber, and being seated on the Throne, the 
 Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was 
 sent down to the House of Assembly to 
 command their attendance before His Ex- 
 cellency, and that House being come up, 
 the Speaker of the Legislative Council 
 said: 
 
 GtntUmen of the' Astembly. 
 <* I am cammanded by His Excellency 
 to inferm yon that He does not seefit to 
 declare the rausw/w which He has sum- 
 pioned this frovmcial Parliament, until 
 there be a Speaker of the Assembly, duly 
 elected and approved. And I am further 
 commanded to enquire whether you have 
 proceeded to the Election of a Speaker ; 
 and, if you have, upon whom your Choice 
 has fallen." 
 To which Mr. Papineau replied : 
 
 Mayitpleast your Excellency, 
 
 «< In obedience to His Majesty's com- 
 mands, the House of Assembly has 
 proceeded to the Election of a Speaker, 
 and I am the person upon whom their 
 choice has fallen. I respectfully pray 
 that it may please your Excellency to give 
 your approbation to their choice.*' 
 
 Upon which the Speaker of the Legis- 
 lative Council said, 
 Mr. Papineau V 
 
 *< I am commanded by His Excellency 
 to acquaint you that He approves the 
 choice which the Assembly has made of 
 you to be their Speaker, and, relying upon 
 your loyalty, talents- and discretion. He 
 doth allow and confirm your election." 
 
 Mr. Papineau then made the usual 
 claim to the privileges of the Assembly, to 
 which His Excellency'd assent was given 
 M the accustomed form. 
 
 His Excellency was then pleased to 
 open the Session with the Ibllowing 
 Speech: 
 
 Gentteftien oj ihfB^ekiioe CVwnct/.' 
 Gentlemen of the Houee ofAtumhlyf 
 
 His Majesty having been most gracious- 
 ly pleased to confide to me the Govern- 
 ment of this important Colony t it affords 
 me great satisfaction <to meet yo» in Pra- 
 vineial Parliament 
 
 Placed ia^sitm^M of so much impor- 
 tance, at a mnod of peculiar difficulty, I 
 cannot but feel that very arduous duties 
 are imposed upon me; duties indeed, 
 which I should dfi|Bpair of being able to 
 discharge, to the jBjitisraction of His Majesty 
 and his faithful an^ieyal subjects the In- 
 habitants of this Province, if 1 did not look 
 forward, with a sanqpine hope, to the en- 
 joyment of your confidence, and your cor- 
 dial co-operation in my Administration of 
 the Government. 
 
 Without a goojci understanding between < 
 the different Branches of the L«gisl{rture, 
 the Public Aflbllf of the Culuu^ couuui 
 prosper ; the evus, which are now expe- 
 rienced, cannot be efliectually cured ; the 
 prosperity and welflture of His Majesty's 
 Canadian subjects cannot be promoted ; 
 and you may therefore believe that no 
 exertions will be spared on my part,- to 
 promote conciliation, by measures in which 
 the undoubted prerogatives of the Crown, 
 and your Constitutional Privileges, will be 
 equally respected. 
 
 His Majesty's Government has, how- 
 ever, relieved me from the responsibility 
 attendant upon any measures to be adopt- 
 ed for the adjustment of the financial- dif- 
 ficulties that have unfortunately occur- 
 red ; and I shall take'an early opportuni- 
 ty of conveying to you by Message, a 
 communication from His Majesty, which 
 Phave been specially commanded to make 
 to you upon the subject of the approprt* 
 ation of the Provincial Revenue. 
 
 It will be my da^ to lay at the same 
 time before you, the views of his Majes- 
 ty's Grovemment upon other topics con- 
 nected with the Government of this Pro- 
 vince, to which the attention of the Mi- 
 nisters of the Crswn has been called :— 
 You will see in them proofs of the earnest 
 desire of His Majesty's Government, to 
 provide, as far as may be practicable, an 
 effectual remedy for any caseof realfrie- 
 
 vanee ; and yon may reiy en my4Mrdiii 
 jTOu every assistance towards the elucida 
 tion of any questions which may arise foi 
 discussion in the course of your proceed- 
 ings. 
 Gentlemen of the Houie of Auemhly-~- 
 
 I'shall direct the Accounts of the Pro* ' 
 vincial Revenue and Expenditure for the 
 last two years, to be laid before you, as 
 soon as possible, with every explanation 
 respecting them, which it is in my power 
 to afford you. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Legialative Council, 
 Gentlemen of the House ofAuembly, 
 
 Relying on your zeal and diligence in 
 the discharge of your Legislative Duties. 
 I foel persuaded that you will^ive your 
 immediate attentiontothe renewal of such 
 useful Acts as may have recently expired; 
 and, indeed,4o all matters of Public inter- 
 est that may appear to. be of pressing ne- . 
 
 ocsaiij' ancl import a nce. 
 
 Possessing,, as yet, but an imperfect 
 knowledge ofthe great interests of the 
 Province^ and the wants of its inhabitants, 
 I refrain, at the present time, from recom- 
 mending to you measures of Public im« 
 provement, which it wUl be my duty to 
 bring under your consideration at a futun 
 day.— In all* countries, however, good 
 road^ and other internal communications ;• 
 —a general system of Education, establish- 
 ed upon sound principles ;— and a well- 
 oiganised, efficient Militia Force, are 
 found to be so conductive to the prosper- 
 itjT, the happiness, and the security of their 
 inhabitants, thait I- may be permitted to 
 mention them, at present, as objects of 
 prominent utility. 
 
 But an oblivion <^ all past jealousies 
 anddissensions is thefirst great step to- 
 wards improvement of any kind ; and, 
 when that is happily accomplished, and 
 the undivided attention of the Executive 
 Government,, and the Legislature, shall be 
 given to the advancement of the general 
 interests ofthe Province, in a spirit of 
 cordial co-operation, there is no reason to 
 doubt that Lower^Canada will rapidly ad- 
 vance in prosperity;, and emulate, ere 
 long, the most opulent and flourishing 
 portions of the North American cooti 
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