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Mi-niiafft At I PiiUin Meet njr, hfM ngreMlily t« PtiW c J , ..,,., , . ,, %.i.. r •• notice previou4iv it*"*')* m tn« (uiirt Hou- ., .i._ o^ i i- .t u f»i!j . •• .1 . t. .u_ _ , ' . ,.,,.„ , J on the 24' 11 il Marnh 1764, stiitinsi tliiit " tn« .•,,•'., _ ' , ' 5 I-"!.-!!!!!.* (i| Cnpe Breton niul St. John hnvini; I9itiilHV ol JiiniiNiy 1S37, to eoiisiilur thpineH-J,. ■ .. ■, i . .u . n . 1 . .1 i» .. • ' ; J I'eeii imitpil to that Uovprnmcnt l>y the lloyal •lireM iiffPfiffHry to l>e HiloptPil to rorwurtl tUfi n 1 •• i 1,11 -i 1 . a. , . .._.;,, ... i rtni'liiiiiiition, he shmilil ronsnl.T whnt pronti c'liiiiiiii ol this Is iinil III tliP Lf'i;!^ iitiire irrnntcil}' 11 . ■ i.i ■ • ■ . .1 u ., , , ,,...,. ,, " J nnfinilviiMtngex mii'lit bii (lenvc'cl to the Province tn !4iiii| NIhiiiI l>y hix Mhic'iv Ki'iK l»«'ori;e ihe J • . 1 1 11 • n- hi ,„, , , _, T. ..r ^^ J III (jpiicrul its soon lis he kMoiiIiI rfcnve lliii Mo- . ' . . . . '. ' . , Jje-itvs Instinciioii-i niii! know ni» further iilea- lo he • hai'; ^hi-n the olijpct nt tn« Meetitii'J " ■ • . .1 . ••.«!.• _: 1 _. ... ' . . ■ Vi. . J »""'•* r»'l"Hiia to thiit nrnmsitioii":— it in I'VUKni hiivinu hneii ^lnr)'ll I'y the ChniriiiRn, mikI the?., . . .1 . . . ^ .1. ...,.„ ,. ^ . ■ .. J ihni, at th. It iliitp, no CDinmission or Instructions •■uliji'd I iH<'il liy the Hiiiil Mfetin'r, ■'>" '':!'iivv. J , ,, i i 1 • l« n .1 • •' ■ J hni) ht'Pit recpiv»tl by his r.xcelUncv, Biitliorisinf ina KPsoluMons were thi'i-eiiiion proiiospil, iinil * .. i • 1 . i- l » t» • ' . .sj _ ,",,., Ill » . ihe Leiislnture of thnt Province to confidep Bltcriliie ileiiberHtinii uniiiiinioiisly Birreed to:-!- 5 . , .r 1 1 1 ru. t 1 r> ^ a. . ^ * J eitht-r thp l«laii(l of St. Jiihn or Chop Erptiin, B9 I. PciOhd, Tl.iit ill.- I^I^,|:.lH of St. .I.,hn,| iiiKgialpnrtsor Coiiiitii's ofsnld Protinr*. (now Priiicp KiIwmkI l^liiinl), uiiiiCa|:e Brft(iii,j 3. Jlisoheil, 'I'hiit n« the Art of the «aiitiilHiion potered i.ito on thp 26 h > more rfft'ctval recovery rf hit J^lcjefhf* duet tn tlay of July 1759; thnt ilip «iiii| Isliinils wrv^ ifie Islunifx »f Cape Ilrrton St. Joh'.'s and IiU ci'd<"l to Gr<-:it Urjt liii liy ihi- I.)i finitive Trintv > ands adjteenl," ilnc.s not alliule to any Instrnc- ol'P.iici', ''o>:r|ii<|pi| at P.iris on rhi JOth iliiy ol'J lionnor Coinniissioii from TTis Miiji-sfy (wliii-h Filtriiiirv l76S-iiiiil wpip a'Mii'Xi"' to ihp Coij- ' Onvernor Wilmot in his Message or24'h Marrk er/)»ifn< of iliH C^cn'ia. hy His >'fji six's Pru- !• iin-rply rrfprs to the Prnclainntion of 7ih of clinmlioii of 7th Octolif-r 1763, in the follovviiif; | Ottolier 17G3, an nnthorisini; the Letrisliitnre ta ■■• '" ~-''- < p Rs ihe siiiil Act, the title of which in nhoT* rivy ' uivcn; this Meplinii feels warranted in ns^uaiin:? Ci uiieil iliiiu;ihr fi: to iiiiiiev ilie IslnndM iif Si. < ihnt no siieh iiistructimis or Cominission bnd Julio Hiiil ('ii|ie Rreroii, or I^Im IJ.iyiil'', wiib the J been received up toihiit diite, nnd therefore thai lesser Isliiiiils iidjiiepit ihi'reli). to our Goixrn- i thp coiistruelinn iriven by Nnvn Scotia to faid me ( of Nova Scotia " J Proclamation, was withcut authority from Hi* The same Piochimation also nlds:— f Miii<"'tv, but on the pontrn-y was n jrratuitous, ,,,,,. , -.1 .1 I ■ /. n • i nsMuucd. and erroneous <-nnsiriiction, on tht '• ^Vi- h'lvp iiUo with the advice of our Pnvv J ' i»»,.» , _, « J »■• M !• •• I . f. • '/•' iinrf of the Leifislatnrp o" WoVC Scnrt* ■iMiine. rnmicil if rpsiiid iiiiiexed f« om- I'rnvree of,' n mc u ^ 1 O. ,1 .. I ■ ■ • I i. 11- f an I in direct opposition to the letter eml " XVe h:ive hUo wiih llic a-lvici> of our P .'in, all the Imvls l.in? b(»twren the Rive'-B- , .- , . of Alramah. and • t. >ta.v'.." t "''"'" ^''"^''' P'-"'lnn'mt.on;-and if .0, such Act •Ib.t it the., fore, nod for other reasons ap. J '•""'' "" l>inie!.'r;.l pnrts or rmin- < B>iton. were, ns aliove, nnnexerl to the Gtivem- tins of duid Province, in the mannpr thp | in.ls * "'fit of the Captain Gewrrtl of Nova^ Scetinj lyinif between the RivpisAlfamnha and St Ma i yet ihny beinz conquere.l Islandf, the King had ry'« may possibly hnvo been nnnexi"! to t'le 1 '*"»""'""'"•"'">■ '•>«"''rht »o place thnn under any PrartVe ofGrorifia; but mereh to the r.'oeern- ^ «"" "' ^'^ Rep Ps ntative*, and therefore <»« ment of the Cafitiiin Genernt of Novn Seotia;— ' "•*" '■"''"»■ ''"^ i^'ip^fin Genernl of Nova Siiatia, otherwise it is diffi.u!l to im lerstMn-l why thp ' '"■ ""? ''**'«'" f^-pt*'" fJ'neral, to be gorcrncd in term '• P'OetnM"' honid have been used in the ? •"<••• n.arnnr ns lis Mnj-siy ^l oul.l derm fl", one cnne, and that or " Oovernment'' m the ^ withoat in necessarily following Ibnt tho«e Isl- other; and more espeeiHilyns the Constitutions ^ "'"'« » ereby beca-na n'e .nil pirts or roaniica afterwards respectively irrantedfo the Islnnds or< "' »»"• Province o! Nova Sr.tla, which Irat nan S». Jo' n, and Tape Brpt-.n, confirm the view ««"' ''♦••f«'»«' "'"» '^'"'y ■"' P'"'* "•"'''" f^xce1lency»a this Meetinjf lakes of the PiorlamHtion alluded j S''"'"'"' "-'"^'•''■"""'"'^ "«"• c i' tliis Meeting' etn to, and pontradict the canstmction iriven to the i «'•'"'*''' ttho.e Ma ds would n such crso kat* smM ProelamatioB by the Legislatura of Nova) '"*•"" l''"""'^ '"■" ''•■".T'^"''"' ^'»«'«"'-'"! ''" "• SMiiatnlTM. f Ut« aathaiih of Anguktlt39,.ittiuiy bcfttbarM I •.'u * •ji«(m:4 ti*tif«r«4 b; !k« 0*v«raw afS wiani«1y, tliiit until Cti)M Br«t*n •llMt^ faalb « Jtninicn 1* ike Aflwmlly ofthai falunti, ttiat the< fit atat* U hiive its Atirmlily convpiiprf, th« Cuyiiiaiin* iih«ii Ktutd ia a aciiiewliat similiir ^ Q.^veriior acirri f; t at an 1 CHpe Dirtaii vvcie l)y lb* Prod unttion <» : that (to '(iiute Die worila nrUii> Kin^'n Cuiiun ia 1763 inti'Bded to lie pl«<«.l to Novii Scoiiii; na J ^il|||) <> it is ncveitheleis •m uill Htiil pteiiKurn hia Exi^cilnncy the Goveruur of JnniMi'ti thtre i tl.Ht .lue care In- takrii in till Lawa &.>>. |>Hx^ell In Biiyc: "The •iily mpw m 'amrt-a I woiiltl i*^] w.ir Province of Nova Seolia, tli.it thn aiiii)> ifi» pri'ieiit piojmse lo yu\t iut mi Aft for the Lcg>» J not i-xtfiid t« our NlamU of J*rmce Edward nn I lative \.nion of th» Ci'.\ aauihis with .limiaiiM, ihhI \ Cape Breton uii«lf uur Govebkmeut of Nuva iiu'iit, HMul»r» it axiit'ditat \\n>\ ih»fr»' Uhii«il!i, i ScMiiii." Iiitherlo coa^iee'i J tis tlipiniltv.cies cf thuiol „. « ■ . rr>i. ■ i- »» • l i • , , , , , 1 • . . . •, 5 <>• Resolved. That when liia Majpotv, by h ■ /am/, ^n(!•,)l I he iidifiitii'd to n »fl.ire tn its repre t. „ ,, #-, « •^ J Coiiimiji.iion mid liisinii"i II»ii»« rcjilird, that '* hiivia;; n' 1 lih '^e|)tp|iilier 1744 dii'i'Cted to him as Cap lain General and Governor in Chief of iVona nlwnra riraiestrl !i''a list rxtrrna intfrlrreiii-e j „ .. , , ■ >< i - ■ ic ,■ i. . , • ,1 , ■• , . , ,. , j S<;a en. J dmsspd to hill ui L' ,itt nt Governor of the 5. Resohel, Th;it that this Mcaii.if; ronrHivf* i ,^,^„^ „j- ^.^^^ jj^^f^^ ,„.< ^,, Depenleneivn that it is fall> horn.; out in is ronstriiction olj ,-,„.,„„|,y ,„„| g„|,. ,„|y j,,,.„t.d ,i I..Mri.-lutur« tn tke Royal PiocluinatiMn of 7th of Ocloh^r 17C3, | ,h„ ^„i,, ,,,„„j p„„^i,,i„^ „f „ l.ieiireiiant Gov when it finds thai ihe.lsland of Si. Jahn, ("•»' ^ ^^....^^ C, uii.il ami AmtwI. v, i..de|.eiHl.ni o'', Prince Edward l.-!«nd) wa^. in ih.i 9tb >Par "'^ „„^| .li,,;,,^, ,- ni.th.- ' ,»;j:isln1ur.> ..f N..vn Scotia, the reign af bi« Maj.v-ty King Genrt-e the Thir.1,5 ,, ^ .-^.j, ,,y ,j„.r,, , immeilialrhj n, ^.j,,,,^ ^,„|y_ ,,,i^ Me.iing \!> .-o.ivin.-pd, would of Nova Scvlin,,,nd on ler a Captain Gtf'.era/ > „p^.,.,. ,,„|,;i^^. ,,,i^ ,^|,„„, of ,„^|, C»nstitulion, mnJ Grverntr in Chief i and over the ""i'l i „„|„.,s i„ foiiipliuHCH with the fjeneral prayer of Island, d.siinct IVo.n the Governor in Chief of J^^ j,^,,.,,,),,!,^,^,,^ ^^,,„., ,,,p g,,f„,y „^ jn^HMnj N.va Seoiiu,.,«uellas totally independ.rit 'dj „pce-siti.s oMhe Empire req.mc.l it: and that liini. nK i - aii tuhin i h a Inltm i l II 1 ■■ "" ?■ ^|,h Kin- di.l thii^ part with his power to i evoke f'li'il i ■' ' rt;-i'iid that in the eon. J ,|,^ j,,.„is|„,„re pianie.l to this Island, this meet mission t. Governor P.,rr as r,,plain '-Vnt'-a^ j •„,. j^ c.ij^ |„.rne ont in a teriinif, from former o! NovaS.-oiii,dai*d lltli Sapteii I.er 1734, it '^ j ,,r.p.Mlents. ami esp.-ciallv l.y the Grenada case. ther' Mated, th.l his M.je.i. had revok.d '"'^ j „,, landed by Lord Mai.i^fi.dd. Comii issioii !• U ah.-r l'-»t.'rson I-%f|. of 14rhj July 17C!), as Cn-emor in C'liif of S . John's i TR^s^l'ed, That .his Meet ng oonaiilera tha M«n.l, ainlh.d.lM.n-htti'. to .pi.it.; the words 5 d.Mt.ine •m.lerst.io.l to have been advanee.l in of Governor P,>n'. C ni>s:on al.ove iv.V.-.e.l | N»va Se.otia. ihat t'le L..;ris|„lure.-ontended for, t,.)'Mo«i.-A: ' .... ,■ c It » I I ..1 ..:,,. I ... i. i, $ aMe, mill iiosi'ivflv eoniradiete.l by the derision ann^irt/ion Si. Jihi.'s Irli.nd tij.j.il, as la ii J ' ' .i , . .• . . .. _, , ,, Mill.iio».,aI,.^i.h,t.ne.lMi..r. fn.m that ol | "I" "-ord M«i.sf,..| I. m .he .Mue .1 Campbells. N..xafS.-nti..: ir I n;; a f.et. tbat thou.'h Su < «»". "* ^-P'.rted in Cowper pa-e 204. com.nou J hn's Nl.iM.I .-on in.Hs lo this day " re annexedl •> kn..vv.i as th. Grenadi ease; on which trial it ,- to the (;,ve,-nment of Nov. S.- t a," it posses-es i "as elearly and expre.siy deeble-l, that the Kin« aL.L'i.la.nreor,tso«n, diM n.i Com that „f J was bound from .he date of his commi.siou to Nova Siuii,,,. OHM .iMi.'o a Lieutenant G .vein ^ --"I" '"' Asscmblv; and that though not n.mveued orConmi I A-n,l.h; and t)u,. the M.-ut-n .v' ••"" '''•^ ^'"J-*'>' could not. after ihe dete of «„lCov..rnor..fN.v:,S.v..ia has ao „n,b«ri.v J '•'" G'"'" »•• ^'"-'"'"'.^1"" '« call an Aaaeii.bly, th*re.fxre, t wl.e. o,. -he spa. in said Mand, in J ''V lii-* sole Act annul ihe aame. th€ aame nuinuf •• that lo- had in Cnp-r BreiaM, J Tlie ease in queMion was an action brought t* from the le.ir 1734 (o 1320,-1 siin,' all which \ recovr back n sum of money which was paid to peried the Governor in Chief '"i .1 v<*r(lint \va.4 T'liiii l| whii^h Htateil thiit | intpgrul piirt or County of the Province of Nova Uri'iiail I wim (•oiiqu<'red m"! cnrrt'ndprel lylSfoti. : forifliiii Mcjeniy liuil n»'t tlii* powpr, ra|iiiiiliiti'>h; liy ^»- Sili Hr'.icle of which it irif^hi'ii N«w Biinrnwiuk, a:4 w til aii Prin<'u C Iwiird fl'ieil, tii>t Grpiiiiila s'imII ''ontiuiie 1 1 lit- govern $ I'^ilwaril I>'uiiil, I7(i4, (3 iiioi.thH lieliirn July,) a Cuminis-ion wa:« > from Nova S(^ntia. ^niiike valid the Act of hia _, niade iiiil appoiiitint; Guviini'ir M<>lvidt*, with S Mnjcsty in thus snpnrHi'.ng' the said Provinces |M>w.er to riuinrnon ui A-<.-m"'''ii»-« } ^, „r i734, and granted it a Coi.stiiutioii; ..nd Ih' produce of the UlMod of Grenada sl,all '"■{„„,,, ^„,„„'.,tion and Consiitmion l.„vin? lapii rawed and paid 10 Hi in lieu ot all Ciistnins." < ^ .^^^j^^ recopoised ni.d corfimiid l.v I'umer Vrt here, thou-h the As*eniMv did not m. et for i ^,^ Acts of the rnperial Pai li.mc-t, p irtienlaily the first time until almut a yr.ir.ift-r the r,ettern|,^^ j,^^. 23 I, „f Geo. Sell. C-. 12 nid 13; .S3d Patent were d,.ted iiiipesin;: -nrh duty, and ii»i /,,,.„ ? ,.|, 50 s. M i.u.l 48,1. (mo. 3. Ii 125; and hy withstanding sueli I,Htter« P,,tent were ^. ;,,„,)„., ,„;|, s,.p„n.,i..n, and tl.o Giant of Mirb roomission to Governor Melville, the KiPR ''«•! L,,„„,i,„rion; vvhiebl.Uer tnrasuie, for reason.. immediilely h\u\ irrevnenhly grunted that the siili ordinate Lesrislniure of th«! Islaiid should be exer heforef:iven,ihis Meeliilg is ciiuviiiOKl the Piirli ;„,„,„t of Great Britain would ncMM- have ra cite-il liy an AssiMiioly, with the eunsent ,.omplb.nce with the wishes of its inliubiui.l:^ 8. 7f«so/d-rf. That even could Novn S-otin | J^_^,^^^. ^^^,,,;^ ,^,„,„, ,,„,, |,„,„ i„ undis.urb Hh.wthat.he M.ind of Caj.e Breton "''"''•I.V {'„■„,„ „f„,„ (j,.„„r -• - t-:-t;.:; .-, "" ' '•"-'^'"^ '"'• " "" ■""•"'^•■«' ''^"•' '•■■ ^^""•">' "' I f„, „e.„.|y forty yea,^, l»fo,e ev.n the uie-vHti ,h..Provioc..orNova Scotia liy virtue of "'•' T ..^„;, „Vn.nt i.f one of his Inte M^j-Ms 's Se- Kinu's Procl.i i.a.ion ol 7th of October 1763; .tdl | ' .j^^ ^f s,„,,. ,•„. ,1,,. Cob,nies was made, in I. lis meeting conceive;! ihat bin Majesty had, ' even in nuch citse, the *.inie power, and in such event rally exer<'ise it, of eri-ctin^ Cape t.iis meetins conceive, that hi.. Majesty •""',{,„,. jgcjQ, ,0 deprive the said Islaad thereof, even in M.ph cse, the ,,in.e power, and in such | ' iit,oU',d That this Meeting pretends not to event did legally exercise it, of erctm. ^ape ^ ,^^ ^^^,^,^ ,,,.„„. f...,„,„, ,.,•„, ,„,e au.ho Bre,»n,...to B .epante Provmco from that "f ^.„ „ „ J„ .^^eral Prnvinces into one general N..va Scot.H .„ the yea^ 1734, that hia Maj..«ty \ (.„,„,„ „,,, ^, ,e„s„re to r.- oke the same; had, and everted ..1 the last natned year, ol «epa « ^^,,,^^^ P,.„vi,iee, i„to .eparata rntinif from the Province of Novn Scotia the f Governments, provided such union or Kppa lerritory which i^ now the Province of New; . : ^ .-..„ ..-.i, ,i,„ r .■.rislntnrr* Jtion, does not intorfera witl) tlie i,« ^isiBtnrn* v»iu«-,di.linal framlbal af Na»a8«.ii»; alibanybl raap«^t.T»^ |raa»* "t™ Brunnwirk, and erecting it into n sepurnte Pro! nth** m pmmor (hi»'M«ac!'n{| wail knows hns hMti'H iiftisN ek Mli» raMMaMdiMioa of two of the braudits of the Ugis ercUcd, piiiiieuliiily in the cnso of the CrBnaiii 1 •"•« of tUat Hrovincd (aid ot ths •uxgMtioa of Iho ill < ('oloDiul MiniiUr than in OlVioo) m not only an ill OiVflnimoMt. Tlie Ki-ti? biviii;? in 1763, estiili < 'olooiiU MiniaUr than in Oliico) oa not only an illegal I.iU.1.1 ..rtliMt naino, t..-eiliMr wi.l. th.- Grenn.line. I «•« of P«>w«'. untneiiled on iho part of tbe InhablianM li«h«il thit GoviTiitnRnt, ' nscumjirrhenili/ljr thf ^ linf« 5 ■ ■ • - - .,,.1 th» IslarvlH or Dominica. 5'. Vi..o.nt „,„| !«' •"'•"*'""'^' »«»»» "-"y having taken place «i/W ^ and unoooHtitationul, but alio a orael and nnjoat otON cine of powo'-, aninei'ited on the part of tba InhablianM ol suid Ulaod, it not only hiiviiig taken p\»t.» withiiut I the consent Lot roiilrnrg to the axpreu and pabliel/ lohnjro;" buJ iirterwiinid oivcti-d Doiii?njea snto ; ■ ,. . ■ ,. . . , ,. ' _ ■• I .1 Idenlarod wm!M'4andiolieitat:ans of itii Inhabitiint«; fit t SBpuriitH G )verniiiiMii; us WL'll na sniHeniiHritly , > ..... . . .' , «•,... . J not to particularize other initancn where prayer waa fliirmu'thu Lurl of Alii^nlcfii':* uiliiiiiiistiaiKin > ■ r .i ■ • ■ . j .i. n. ■. .• . j . ,.^. .,:,.,. .,-,..„ 5 raiide for tlie l-oflwluture und ir the Conatitution granted In 1835, np,..Mnt...J Sir Lici.. Siinth O-vomor ,^ ^,,.^ ,^,,,^j ,^ ^^ ^^_^^.^_,^^,^ .^ .ulBce to «.ute. Ooiieril ot Mil th« Bnti.sl. W ,si M h-s ... •!•" J that an add .., wa. prexontcd to his Mnje.ty'a Rep.e- ••uthw.ndor.I.e t4:lnle,'r..« of norili '!«'"ti.'l.-, >,e„,„j:,.o „j,„i„i^,g,.i„g t,,^ Government of thl. Island. tnd oi-cflie 1 the Fsl.ind-i of Biilm.loi-s, St. Viii | u„j„, t,,g ,>„,„,i,.„i„„ p,„i,„gj_ about tha year 18'fl, Cer.t.Greniiila niwl T..l.:r.'.» int.. ..iif RPimrnl Gov j „i,ip,|, n.ld-esj, nfterstaiing the udimratiun of the rnha- .riMHivil, B irh.i I .os l^. Iii^ thtt hiliiliiil re.-*i hwp ; biiPtit.i of this fslund, of, and iheir nttachmcnt to tl-.» •r the Covci-tior Gciifi-iil of thiwe I-t'iiixU, i'ih j nritish ("oust tuiion, which confu.red on those who fully otll.*r three i>fwhi(;h h(> wns ti> vis'it yi-nrly, niid * enjoyed it. •• thn envied b'cH!oiit {pioccrdud to Hhovv thiit tho circuinstanrea of the Jjf'and, «»f lliHsanKtG.ivcriioi-GMiKrHl; Initio v^'lli.•h I; t 5 (to ciiioie th,! lungnii^u of the Addiess) " impe lous'y tor I^•l:^lldsl)w Fxrrllciicy wns n.it to r.>iiiir or ^ iTiiinifeit«'l tliu linmcduite noce..sity ofcarrvn^ lii. (Vn- m-iii;nethM::,M!i,;! U.v.Mvvii.'iit .,1' ili-.r, ,.x'-"|it '.i'''".V'^) « fval CoamiMslon at th.- peind in: > , fTetit, l:i oMM or <>(!i -r of two o .Mti...r,.,„.i,.s: iIuh f,., y'V"n''enin:: th( nnlff Irssat n:l ,,tr.„ ,.unit L,-srh. O.ivenio;'.0..nn:vd ..ft!, ..<• I.liMd., fv-rr-g ■. .lir ; '"""•«" retognhe>l llu,.mr ami futhor added-" we r . i-(r . . !• .1 „ ... > be:; le.ivi! to express that we are inst;iicled to coii-iider r-rent |"ivvt>i.'J over iliU'ri-iil p'l' ts "I tlit- s.iiiic J ^ ' « « ^.uu.iuor _ I -.1 • .• • 1 r- ' nil other bodies nHHiiiing that power (except the Parlia- , I.. 11^. /-, .> lueiil ol (.real liit'iin) ii-iVio I'ng the lawH nflhe 'and, the i«'V'<'im' ivi.t^ fifi: ;ir(! iiii.liT d FuTPiir ri-nsM ( , ., .. , ... . .. , ■ . ,, ... .. ... ' niid the ri coiir.huk'd with a-i appeal 10 hi.t IiUijesty » Keprejentu- tiitio;i<, SHOP' of \\v As-Mid-lio; whiio o'li.-r part. or,!,,. .■,..,.• Gov.-n, j ,-,,„ f ,. ,^0 .•,„,•»../;.•,. formation of 'that I e;Vaturo «.<•,.! hav.M...f T.-uiHSiuv- A.^eml.Ii.-s hot »••", , as re ,ui'cd by His VB:nsty'8 commiuid. And hee ihi* »d, ii'i,!,-r n„t.-;i and S|.iio sh I-""'., J ,„pp,i„g_ „,„„„,nyi,i,i,,, ■r^oftli;- Kiirr in Cymici', cts ill lli'- > Kin:?"s Vinstera with nil due respect, cannot fo.lonr to iti< I.^S-'ved, ii.i,!,-r nijt.-li and Spao sh I-""'., # ,„pp,i„g_ „,„„„,nyi,i,i,,, t„ uHudo to the Acts of tho • r ill" ol•l!l•r^ ol'th;^ Ki'rr in Cynnci', ah in llif>| (':«.sK ui Guiiiiin Hiiil I ririul.id. > noli.tn the inixIvcitP'iry or i;»norniico niaiiTiHied, as re- A aira''nr power wai also e-.e-c;s..d in the Pii«o pf /P<«^ts (ape f-reton, by To d Pnfhurst, tho Po'enianrin. rriin.) rd.v!! d l:-'a-id;-whid) Island was ni.ilrd bv '■""'"* ''"'*'""® "■•""' ""^ """^'"*''"" "'"P'"'""-''' "f. of the Kin-tothu f.'»-'- »...,■«? of Vova •^c-.!i-.. in ,1,^ ■ Ihe 'slnnd of ape Hreion to the Province of \o^ a J^co- year neS: separated fiom the svd 'ht-rrnm.'f ,,f J »'!'• in 'f 20, took p'fco,— who is aHited to have dispatch- kova Sco'i I in tho v-ar 170;», aid p.it nndc- a (h,r'ern. J "' "" °^^" i" '8 . 4 to Hnlif.v, to ,-ause •' all .Inuri O" i/i r',;,7 ofiM owm; and !l:ia'!y " rr..,mr^v„V' to { '"''" P'"'""" '•'' '" '"• rpmnr^d '-. J.mi.hxf' ( >• thh thl paid Vrvr-i ■»/•>!' of Vova ^rol^a in tlie vear ITS-t; j ^'''t'O "" " p'""'' offnf,t„:" to a pla-o. wliich,how. to wlii-'inove-nnent it sill rennins " r»"-/in,|rrr/- , *"■•"■ '"'""""" "" ""'"^ •" history, hns been for nearly ystneU'ier in Iho latter case, nor in the forme- „nec, ^ «»"-ee fou'ths ofa cem.iry. and is now, an hnnible Hsliing were th? resnective r.eiis'afnres of those 's'ands, or of ' »citletnent; not conininin.-! nioio than nboat thirty fami- env 0.10 of Ih.m, into Cvod with hv such a ,a .jo.n-nis. ^ l'e^;-w''hont any so t of fo-tification, or even a gingle Futthannnevinta I'rovin-o. as in the ca^e of rape '"''" '""""'f''- ""•!""' PO'^e"''".? ''".v place of secnrily Pret .n in tl.c vear I'liO, whi.^li had p exiou-'v n T e-' - i "'"""^er. a few (i.he i.ien-s dwellings, with hardly any !sture<;antcdtoit,fonnothe'rrovir.'-e, as an infe,.rnl } ^'^'^P''"""' '"""''■■">"''"? «" ''' buildings of every de- pArt of tho latter, deprives the T'rov^n'-e.<''anne-.ed. „r ^ "«ip''nn -a'l "hi^h shows how utiely unfit and to- its Pon-t^nnion and ! aws.and f rces the I avvs of ano- 1 '"''>■ "n'l"'>-'fied such a Viaister waa to decide on the ther Provinoo vpnn ir, no part of »h:.-h laws its inl ahit ' "'^"' " "•" ' "P* '■'"•'"""- "- '""J''' wbo' he i , . . , , ,, r.its had anv voice in ena-tins or npprnvi„ir. b :t whi-h ' '''"'"' ''''''•■' f^on"i'ut'on. 4n tbe ennirnry may I.e ipipp'icable or rninons tr \ \}. nr'ni-nl, '1 hat ihmph ths Mee'n:; re-ts its thn:n, and in diro'-t opvocition to thci- wishes, ns weM 5 c'aiin to a I eijisla'ivo .Assembly, on tho f onff ifutional KS S'ih:9''t' ihem to tbe tvih'ir d;;h* r-nd a'! the '>ther rm- J "iaht I'lis '. Aiinhai, iimkinii in the n hole but fiae Mrmbe'-a hf the the veawla employed by the inerehania of Jeraay aud xwhola County aod Towniliip* of the lalHod —the pope* RuQrmoy in the trade of thia lalnad, (which merehanta ] Iuuh Noiihweilem Di'irict of^nid Uliiiid being debnrrad had Agenta retident here, paying datie* and all Itnal $ fioui Handing even u tii>igle Meinbtr; i ty still debarred fioin -Pi.dinjt any 'iowiidbip ftleMiher, ted 08 a direct tax on the fish exported in tho:- Ansen^bl] of thin Itiland, notwitlMlunding the Mines nre held by i ol' tiiu I'lovii.cu ni'V\ concist-i oriorty-nii.H iiiHuibeis, tha Lease from llio Crown, nnd nuoh l.nuitn wa.'i unlured ' wliul" iHJaiid of (.u|itt lirclon xt'iiJi* bit fivi iiiei»ben into wiihout coiiteniplalin^ ilie po^iiibility uf sucli lux , out of iliin number, li«iiig only aljoui "(c tmlh «T iha bein<; Icvit'd: mid tli'iunh liitliorlo tho iidvoculus "f suob > »liu <> nuiiilifr; uhilu iIh area, iMid p"|ii.liiiioii, are at Tux hnvo not i'uccppd' d in elli.'ciing ii4 iii;po-i'ion, \Kli Iciixi oiifjijlh i/fllio whole rroviiutc, » liiuh would en there is cvp.y rcawon lo I u.i've iho •itehiit it will not be iiiipiiiied, m lien ' (ouiily, in iidililion lo 'I iiwii>lilp IN't'ii hers; iii.d while it is Railed ii> iiiii:d thtit Nova Scotia some yfa's since ' tliouph ihe |i< pului i ii cifsni e o.f the cuid ( okiilies doca laid a duty on 'hi: export ol fiypMiiiii or I'laister ('i I aris 5 not e.\rc( d 3,tlUII s(iu.» eiicli, sncli ( oaiitifii liu\c two f.nni the Pio\inci', vvhieli 'I't'ctually riiinfd tin; luidi- in ' ( ouiilv, Lfsiiies Township Mtii.hes; still fncli of th» that lut'cle, vvhich liml lieon rarried on to a geal oxtni.t ' new tciuiil")s, inUi wiiiili * iipe lintoii is (li\idi'd, has, to iho I'liilc'd Sli.te-; and thi-i i:i>lwithstiiiidiiig^ the s;:id ' rer-pi'disely, uliovu douh'e the satiiu pupul aion, and it I'liiicd States cuu'd no' ohliiiri the siipp'v rrquiiid else- .• \v\ periiiilteu lo sei.tl only one County Mijinhoi fir each v\hr;e: wlie ras th(> coiii now »>\poilrd f om Cnpi- Bih- , of ilic -^niil C(iunrie.-,Miid one Township ^ eti.her for encli loll tn the ^aid I'ltitcd Stale--, has lo compete in Ih t ^' of the two Town-ilup- of Swlnnv and >iii'lial; and ihs niailic' with iliosime aitic- f 0111 C.'icat liri'U'o. iiid 1 ounlvof lusi iui-Corns.as hrforo sluted, is vet doharied tlio produce of thci'- o"n mines, whii h it even now r-an , font si:, diiij; any To\Mih p inciiibur wliatexer. hardly do, — yd wiih ih- cHei'l lln-duty oa the expoit of ' |i uii.. ho ln'ie db-i'ivnl tlini ilip population of Cnpa ("Ijpsuiii pi-cdiirrd, hfrcic ilei eyes, he I e.;i.-'aluie hiis ' |!ioiia rthcii ils I.egirlaUne w:is lii^t convened in 17r>l<. ftar may ynt be i-arri'd there. j and one fonitli inoie lli.in the population of Nova Scotia It was also alleiii;iled in No- a Fcoiia, u few years _, as Lite as ' l.-lU — ahuut Ii;! years after the fust convening since, to ri"tiio\e llm sittings of the !*up'eme Conit rom ' of it, lipi lalnii' — its piipulation in the lust naiiied year Svdncy and \iii-liMi--tlin piini-jpal lovins of ihe la'ani', ' heiiH rsliiiiali.d ut 01 ly ;il),()()0 snuls. tn.it nolwillistand- and where ilii-y had always heen held — In a co'iipiira- ,; i-ig the large IJevenuo annually derived fiuin Ihis Ul'nd, lise'y remnt.', and ex'rem • > inconvenient part of said S |)nl a \v\\ sniall pa.l of it is retuiicii lo it in uppropria- Island, morcly bncnuso of the vicinity of thnt p'aco lo • tions, though some of the sninll Counties in Nova Scotia Nova Pcotia, nnd lo consult the personal convenience of , poper, ha\e appropriated ain»nj;.-t iliem, infinitely nnira \U circuit Jndgcs,instend of that of the Inhabitants of this ; than lliev nontnh I'u 10 the Kcveiuie; uliile the Iteve- Islnnd; nnd so serietly wns this scheme planned, that it ' nue dovi\ed lo ihe I'l ov 'ni-e of .Nova i^colia from Cupe was only nccdentally dn 'o voted, wh rap.-n smh an i Breton gone Iowa ds liquidating tin public debt of Nova extreme excitement wns caused by it in the Island, nnd : Scotia, no put of Mhich debt v^as cnntructid by or for -ine put to bis .Vlsjesty's Co\ernnient some yean It is also a fnct that notwithstanding the great extent ^ ago, wlitthar tlie (lUt of Cans", which separates Nova and population e'Tnpe Breton, in eonipaisiin wiih the 1 Srntia fro'ii ('ape Ureton, could be so far considered •ther Counties of ihn Province, the number of its Re- > within the jurisdiction of (Ireat Biilain, as to autboriia pr<«si«ntati\e5in the Assembly has always been '— ry fur ' his Majesty's Gtivernment in excluding from its Naviga- ind'-i'd nndor th"p'nportion it i fully entitled to, as J lion the vessels of ('oreign Powere, it was decided, that i'ram the year Ifi2U ap ta t'lat of 1831, but two Ifcm- | the preventing Anericun ve.saels from navigatiag tha •tt <»mM M4. ii mni e*nMi<«9, b* *m\ttitmM» <• tb« i N«v« Se«li«, ani ratUr* w it di» CMMitiitlM grmrt«4 piineiple* an f(hl<-h they hud lietn Kdmitted to haf* in- } to it in ili« Vaur 1784, eonvioin^ af b I.ifiileBaat 0«r< tarrourae witli ihoM pnitx, nnd ok innrn pHrtirulnrl^ re- < arnor. (.onnoil and AMrmbly, diatinct fiOtn «Dd.!iide- exgiiiicd liy till) lata Trnot} : n lien by it wobd oppaar ; pendani nrthe I oginlatura ofAiOTHgoutia) iliii uit'etipg th't a (:i)(h ScB diudi>« what i« now coimidnied ihn ^ pledge* il«eirchaai fully la acquiuace io iha dacii-ian uf Piovlnci' of.Novu Pcoiia, iind ii«pnriite« Novh Pcniia $ Ilia MujuHiy'* Governiiienl, in p :tcin^ tha tuat af Gov* prnpnr roiii Cupa f'latoii; iiml in tliii view Cnpe n'nion ^ crniiieiii in wliatevur part of tin Uluad the geaarul and Uaiititiid to I'uhpiiluiPii en cui'tnin iirtic'e^ anpoiied M»op»i'4)i'iitin^ i.reru^tU oftha H.iid lalund may require, hiiher f oni the I nitod ^tHta!>, n.1 to pnrtii bdxni.d i^ru", S — wliulliur il bit at Svuni.y, at Akichat, Fubt lioni whicli \ovn ^cutia proper. (liPing xilirn'oil uri the < lloon, or a ni^w'ieia ia said iHli.iid — !^o fully eonviiined Amaiicin I ontinunt) is c\cliidod. Ilitw lung ilii.^ nd < in tlii4 MHetini; ol'tliu luuiiirold ..dvaiitHge't w!iiuli wiiu'd *Hiitage which nnliire has cnijfi'rrcd on uh, oiid which n 1 ie>ult lo tmri/ inrt ul'lho l« ai d, oliou.d the ('nn'litu- Forei);ii iiiition M wllliii); to rnnrcdo to uk, inuy bu re ? liun now cuntenili'd for be raalorait, that it would view toined, will parlmps depend opun tho l.egislition of J vvi'h cmpaiuiive indifler^nce aiich .eat of Covcinwint KoaFcotinon this Hul.jert, which I egialaunn "'ay | pincpj .e,,,,,.^ f.„,„ ,|,„ ^ioi„ity of Sydney; hikI even did enii»eu»tnbedubiirrjdf.oniit, in common with, Neva |,imy „„t ^„ vj^„, j,, ,|,i, „„.etiiig woud i.o propiirod lo Srotia proper. An iippiohendcd avil of no oniall mag- « „,„(,„ g,,;^, g,,crnficci to obtain lliu restoration of ili«ir "'"'"•• J Coniii'uiion. and to reiiize heneliti which wou'd thereby 13. Ilc^iili'fil, 1 lint tlmugh this Meeting is not pre- < ,ipnruc.rntliL*> thnii think ufcontinding that Sydney shnulj pared t" stiitp that tho evil of which it is now iih»ut to ^betha i^ent ur(Hneriiiiii'nt. in oppinition to nay iierea- eonip'uip is iiiiiii'iilfly coniifrli'd with llu' nniie\i>^ion > sitv that iniglii uxl>t Inr iis boiii.' ii'a-^itii o'sewh»'e. — - jn qiic-'tlnn, ) Rt it (Miiiiot iio;{l'| hi-i iii»LMiii{ and tho pe sooH wlidiii it f operants, seek nifd-t injury nml Injiistire dono to llio 'rriul« of Arichiil ^ ihu rein « of their (on^iilulion, in o;drt llnl tht^y may in this Is!,.i,d, by tlmt | I c restniud to ibo fiili (!njo> iiifiil of th>il nob'e-'l of o'l in- nuiiili 'rod iiiiiong^i llio Freo \\ arclioiising I'orts in tho i hoiilanni-s, the Uriii-h ( on.-litiilion. 'I hoy nintend for Co'oi les. — '! he imp ilanco and pecu'iar iiaUire of ihc < jt, as Itriliow, and .\* Men. wlia on d be fin, and in pns- Trnd>> iiftliat p'aci) is ii« wcM l;no»n. as tl:iit it is < ..(34-ion of their biilli righ". and look for it in vii.d cation ll'e principal part uf the Island wlioro ship bui'diiig is * and ''alii iiiont of '.ho soIlmiim p'eilge of Ills .Majesty King earrii'd un; and its ncrcssibility at all seasons uf ihe '(George the tht d lo iliis Island; and not to pronioto pri- jear til sliijipiiijj is unili'iiiablt?. So long ago as the year J vale ion mts, sot looal views, or party purposes. 1S2?, il appi'ais by < lil'.oial relirna, that tho exports { |."i lltoh'fil, that by ibo .loinl .Addiess of the 'oun- f.oin lliMt pi CO in tliul year ainoaiited to .1!t.'227 f|ui]i J c.l and Assniiihly of Nova Sroiia lo ibc Prince Regent in taig of dry fish, I2,."5'>1 harm's of (liclilcd fi-b, and J lK!-7, wliureiii tlw-y P'ayid Ilis Majesty 'o iiiinex the 1,"2G lii.riels of Oi', not lo nicniion other aiticle-s; and * Island of Cnpe I'rcton lo the I'rovince of ,\o*n Pnotia; 120 \us*o!s were ovini'd there. In tl.n spring of )8: Piovince. ia that annexation by Ilis Majesty, without Ilia 2,000 tons of shipping, bc-'idcs small coaster. . During > •iimniion ef the 'iiipe iai I'ariiainent; the saiil I cgis'alne the summer an active horriiig I'isliery was carried on by '. h.is, in the opinion of ibis iiiectii g, esiali'islied a d loger- its ves-e!s at ihfi A'i'pila'en Is'nrds, and Pay of St. J ous precedent, and one siibver»ivR of lie rights and f.iii- Cenv;c in Nc'vTound'und; in addition to which 'he mac- ' ehi-es of the inhiibitanis of svid Province. . » well n-i those k.iiel I i-hnry in the .Aiitiiiiiii was c'osely pursued, and J of nllier Co'onies, whicli hive n (lirnnt of a I e^i<'ativo R l.'.rge e>poi if pick', d fI^h took (I'liCG to (Juebec. j As«eiiibly, in as fir as lliis p ocede'it of Nova i^colia can The n'iaihiiity of \ri ■hat 10 h« a Irco Port, must, , \„, an anllioritv fir a similar exercise of power over any foni tl's abo^e and llio fiillovving considerations bo ad- ^ other such Colonv ; for by the same p:oceden*, namely milted. It ix -lUm'a at \ho .'^outliern or Pastern en- ' ibal of annexing this island to 'he Province of .Nova Sco- trance if llio Out of! anio; cnmiiiands the pa^sngo into j ija in IH20, this >iieeiing conceives Ilis Majesty could thill Hii;'i vv.'iv of Naiii'ns, which divides Cape Itrclon ' I)v Hi^ so'e act an I vviihout the conTurience of Pnrliu- frnm Nova Scotia pioper; nnil was early selected by ' nien', at any time annex the Province of .Nova ^'cotia tu the ^'e.cha'lts of .lersev and (jiieiDscy, as a residence ^ ^hal of New Pranswick.of <'aniida,or any oil cr Colony; for tliom«clvPs or Agents, ai d then and since by many i and direct persons to be elected in .\ova ?coli:i lo ro- oiher !>iti-h snbjec's; aid f 1 11 whence ,in ex'enaive , p eseni its inbabii.ints in (General .Assembly, at freda ic- 1, ado has been 'oiig carried on to the Mediterranean, ^ (on, (Quebec, or elsewhere, ns the case might be; and Fouth America, tho rtritish West Indies, tlreat Britiin, ' t|,„p revoke and annul the ('ons'ilulion which Nova?co. the Canndas, Newfonnd'nnd, Spain tho Iniled States, ' ,|, |,as enjoved for neirly a cenlur y. and other parts; wli ch trade would be much facilitated, i xi. Iiriii'lr4ii , 'I hat Ibis >'cpiii'g carnesity hope'tlmt ■ncreased and exlcndetl, cou'd the privileges of a Pree J (i g Ilonn'abV the \ssenib'v of \o\a Scotia, now abant AVaieliousing Port be granted to that place, similar to j ,„ „„,et for the di'.ipiitcb of busiiie«s. ^^ ill cn'm'y and ihoiic at present enjoyed by Sydney; which privi'egos. ; ^D'eninly weigh and de>''d" on the above nn'iied *.eis of ibis meeiing enrne.tly hopes .\rioliat may now succeed (1,hj,. predecessors: and dissegirding all selfish and other ill nbiaming. minor consideration", vi hen not only a g;eat Consii'u- 14. Itewlvril, Tlint should '^is Vajetly be grncions- tionni qu> sepiimte ibia Maad frtHH lb* Previnca tit I tmi Caaatitaliaa ara.at stake, mfk* aaab ei4*r In lite ]p»a«i4M u t*.tliilir wii^* n m»f. Mm aieati ImI If lb* ^ 19. Mt»»h*il, Thul tN«A>llowiii) g«ni1««*it, iwttV/ prMxIont «llDd«d I* shoutd go dawn to poiterity, ai «o- i Wlllhin Ouielcy, Edmund M. Dodd, Thomas 9. Bo«rn, qui««ond in by saceeMiv* AuMinblifi in Nova Scotia, < \Vm R Down and ( lm< R Waid Cii.|uireii; logelhai witli ram* aibilrnry or incnnHidAinto Minixter may in arier j tlie Rev. Henry Mc Keagney, Tctor II ClnrUe, ?anina limM nnl upon i), niid depri\e Nova Scotia, ai Lord \ G. Aieliilmtd, John L. Hill, Nicholnm II. Muitin, Tlioa^ Daihuoi did (ape llieton in I8?(). of ill Coniiti'atioii | JohI and EdwindC. R. Down Ksquiien (all of whom art and 1 iiwa, mil rile the precedent above named, a* hi* ) now prcaent) be a Coiiiiiiitiee, iiny live wlie.enrto be • juatiririilion ni.d nuthoriiy. i (|uiiium, tu triinHiiiit the ufiirpgoiiig FSeHoIulioiiA uialiova 17. W.*«/u/7. Thiit Copienoftlie^aReBolulienn be ^pointed out, and to open o cnrre.poi.dence with tha Irnn-mticdtothetoumicHof llichmoiid and Ju.te-uu- |t <"""i«* "'■'*'^'""'""''""^ •'"'"«-"" ' o.psund other fniU Corps ill till. Ulnr.d, for tho cnn^id«r»iiaii of the Inhn- 5 <>' 'hix lal.ind, in fu.lherni.co of the oWj"ct3 of -U'd Re- bi*nnt» theie.f. willi llie«aiiie-t rP,|UHHt of the fomiiiil- 5 ""imioiw; which Coniinitieu. or said .luorimi. it hereby lee. now to be appointed, on behalf of Ihia Me«iing.thnt - """I")' eiiipoweied, on bohi.lf of this meeting, to adopt all they would cooperate with »nid Meeting in endeavoring ,«'"'•'*'«'•> ''"B"! ""J' '»"'"'""'''"'•' naoasu.eaond m-aiw !• to raatore to ihi. NIand the Con.iiiution now .ought for. ; »h«ir power to effect the di.-olution ol tho union of thia 18. Rr„.htd, l hat the Reverend the ClerBy of the I •"'•"•l ^''h '^e Province of Nova Scoliii. and the rento- ieveral rer.gioa. danomination- in (hit Mand. be he.eh, f ™>'<"> of the t^ontlilution grnnt^d to it in the year 1784. re«peclfully toliciled to tnled. ■araa neeettary to oSeet the raitoratioo of tha Consti- \ CHARLES R. WARD, laliaii U wbisb Ibia lalaad m aatitlad.aii hafata tafarad to. \ OhaitMaa