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Tous les autres exemplaires orlginaux sont fllmte en commenpant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impresslon ou d'illustratlon et en terminant par la dernlire page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la dernlArw image de cheque microfiche, selon le caa: le symbols -h»- signifie "A SUIVRE ", le symbols ▼ signiflo "FIN ". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre fllmis i des taux de reduction diffirents. Lorsque le document est crop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est fUmi ik partir de Tangle sup^rieur gauche, de gauche i droite, et de haut en baa. en prenant le nomhre d'images n^cessaire. Las diagrammes suivants iiluatrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■CT^r To the Free and Independent Elector b of the^ COUNTY OF MEG ANTIC. GpNTLEMEN, I now address you as free born Britons, about to exercise the very highest and dearest of your civil lights and privileges, namely. Your Elective Franchise. — I am aware that if ever ^ou do fail in the exercise of this privilege, [for men are ^.....^..x^tv.,3 XI.O V.1IUI lo uoi ur lutj ueart, but ot the head; however, this only IS thecause, wl ere place or circumstance, coupled with evil council, are ingeniously u-,ed to blind your jtulgments, by appeahng to your passions and prejudices. This la the state of things that has existed and governed every one of the late elections [up to this time] in the Lower Province, under the supreme diction of the dominant faction, whose head-quarters are at Montreal. This faction is becoming daily and hourly better known, and is working its own destruction ; for, as " out of evil cometh good," so is this faction working out its own punishment. It has completely lorn tlie flimsy veil from the eyes of its deluded loliowers of British origin, and of such Canadians as have the smallest remaining spark of loyalty in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by its too successful attempts to reject every candidate of British origin, unless indeed he were a traitor, and would become a ready tool. The ex- pulsion and rejection of the independent and patriotic ANDREW STUART (after upwards of twenty years honest probation) of John Neilsun, Thomas a' Young, and George Pemberton, from the representation of the County and City of Quebec, and the substitution of corrup, or untried Canadians, are proofs of this What does this indicate ?— A vile and unwarrantable attempt to deprive you and every free-born subject of British origin, of even a speaking voice in the councih of the country,— iov this speaking voice is the only exercise you have had in. thes« councils for years past. Who does not know that Mr. Papineau, the leader and head of this blind and deluded faction, can wield such overwhelmino- majorities in Parliament, as to carry any question he pleases ? But not satisfied with these ma- jorities, an attempt is now made to deprive you ©f even a hearing, and here may we say their " vaulting ambition hath o'erleap'd itself." Foreseeing all this, and the confirmation of it in the expulsion of Andrew Stuart, (incontrovertibly the most independent and honest statesman that ever entered the walls of the Assemblies of thn Province ;) a proposal was made by a number of electors of the County of Megantic, to the Candidates for the representation of that loyai County by the triends, or rather Committee of Andrew Stuart's friends, [for he has no 'personal enemies] which would have done immortal honor to them and the electors of Me- gantic, had tliey consented unanimously— namely, to retire in favor of the tried and independent Constitutional Candidate for the Upper Town of Quebec, Andrew bTUART ! ! : This propesal was first made to J. G. CLAPHAxM, Esq., who, in the handsomest manner signified his immediate readiness to retire from the contest as requested, which [witli his usual magnanimity] he the following evening conl firniRd, in a neat public address to the electors of the County ol" Megantic and the Upper Town of Quebec. A similar proposal was made to Mr. Layfield and the address from (he Electors of Me-imtic, was handed to Mr. Layfield in person hy a depulalioii fVom Mr. Sluait's Commiflee, of whom I had the honor to be one ; when the answer Mr. Layfiehl gave us was, " (hat hevvould lay the address before his Committee immediately on his arrival at home, and if they consented to '11 TT J his withdrawing from the contest, he would immeiliately do so with pleasure ; as he saw how necessary it was to obtain the services of such a man as A. Stuart in Parliament &c." How then did this Mr. Layfield act ? He proceeded to Leeds AND KEPT THE Address IN HIS POCKET ! Mr. Stuart's Committee hearing nothing di- rect from Mr. Layfield's Comtnitlee on this subject, sent a deputation up to Leeds, to negociate for them, when (Electors hear it !) Mr. Layfield (fearing his Com- mittee would meet the wishes of the deputation) rushed in among them, and with the air of a desperate and ambitious man asked, il' his Committee was going to give him up ! ! if they would not stand by him ! ! &c. «Si;c. &c. Tins base^ vacillating, ambitious, an<l unmanly conduct on the part of Mr. Layfield, compels me to speak plainly, and in doing so I feel conlidtMjt that I am addressing per- sons to whom Mr. Layjield and his works are not altogether unknown. Mr. L. on arriving at Leed, instead of laying the address of the County of Megantic before his Committee, imniediately set about slandering Messrs. Clapham and Stuart, by tantalising Mr. Clapham's friends and supporters, and saying to them, ihat they and their interests were sold to Mr. Stuart's Committee for £200 ! — and that the Committee had offered him, Mr. Layfield, £500 (which he scorned) if he also would retire in favour of A.^Sluart, In justice to all the par- ties, but particularly to the electors of Megantic, I feci myself called upon, as one of Mr. Stuart's Committee, to stale all these facts plainly, and to add for the in- formation of such as do not know it, that A. Sluait and Mr. Clapham are both independent n>en, (as independent in purse as in principle) to whom any thing like a bribe, even in the most indirect form, would have been the greatest insult that could have been olfered to them, and whose lives have never yci been marked by any dishonorable act. Not so Mr. L., (for I must speak plainly, I say again.) He is known to most of you. He has played mnny parts upon the stnge of life among you, from the time ot leaving Sir F. Burtons kitchen, up to the pre- sent day, but jievej' yet has he played the part of an honorable man! But why bandy or pervert term?^ ? Who evpr heard cf h.onor in a thief orjindopendonce in a shoeblack ? Is Mr. Layliekl a r<;isbning or reasonable man i Is he not rather the creature of impulse and passion? Is he fit, by his habits, by his education, by his talents, by his moral character, or by any other good quality, to represent the loyal, and for the most part educated, electors of Megantic .'' Answer this? — ye know hiu). Beware i say, of this man. Ho will if lie succeed in his elec- tion, mislead yon, as he has already A/iec^ to do, aiul misrepresent you as he has already done. He is a fit tool for the popular party ! Uis declaration in favour of the 92 Resolutions (which \ou have most of yon probably never seen or read, but which have for their objtcl, the .>subvcrsi()n of Britisij Rights and llriti^sh In.. stitutions) is one among uumy proofs. I!e grounds lii-* claims to success (ni the gratification of his towering hopes of anibilton)on two points : 1st a local question professedly connected vvith the interests of Leeds, & 2dlN. on an appeal to tuaitohs, if any there be, in support of the 92 Resolutions, tin; (;bi(ct of which is llic sap- ping of your political rights and institutions. To the i'ull ! Forwaid and shew ' yourselves as }ou already ha^e done by voting for an iionest and independent Bnan who is above a bribe ! ! — That man is J. G. CLAPIIAIM. Forward, I say, he is worthy of the support of every Free-born Briton ! Do yourselves and your adopted country honor by voting for him ! He 1 say again, is worthy ot tiip support of the Independent lilectors of the County <»f iVJcgantic. To the Pol' and vote for CLAPHAM. ONE OF STUART'S COALNHTTEE. Quebec, November 8, 1834.