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Les diagrammes suivants illust/ent la m6thode. 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 /A'// 3lB3^3£)ia Qi^^^^ll^^'ii^KQ^^iL iisQ(QimWl (. !' Upper Canada. AT a MEETING ot it Nunihrr of the MEMBERS o( thr Oriiiinal CON- STITUTIONAL SOCIETY ot YORK, atid othn FRIENPS of BRITISH CONNEXION, in tfu City oj Tokonto, h(U\ af Mor- rison's Tavern, on Tuesday tlie Isf day of July 1834 • IIF-ORHF. nrHOA.W Fm;. vot- utianimnvt-/, CnJf: :, t'.r. C>uur , WBBN IT WAS RfiBOI.Vi:D.. '(•KTHWITH RK-OFIOANIZKD That it -^hall he. me oi'jcct n( tins ;50-,'.ii'l\ ti. siotaii: am; foincnl. (;y nil liic riitaiis im Us j.owi r. a I tRi-KTi AL Connexion between Upi'Er Canada and thk UnitVo KistiDOM ot' (Iiieat ISritain »nd l^.Et.^^|) — a Coiintxuiii to which this I'rovinre is almost cxciusivoly ifidpblrd iVir it-: Wealth, Copulation, ami Crospfriiy: nmi from whif.ti, aloiii, »( distinguished advantages. rapidly incrrasctt .mil incroaiir,}. '•an iioj'C to ' ciitiri'io in tlio cnjcyincnt o! ihcx- That- t;vory .\(iiili .Milk: IntirUmant of thi.' City, ol respectable i;tiaratlt.T, witiiont cistirii'iii n v\ in lili<..l p!.rly, shall lie eligiblo to be a Member of this Society, who will plcds^o himscll' to support this ('(mmiMori. .irttl who will also pledge him.self to oppose, by all lawi'ul means, ivtry attfinpt to wcascn that ConnoMor., (ntn wni.i- • vcr (|uartcr it may emanate; and likewise to oppose, by all constitutioNai cM-rtions, the t'Icctifin ii all (crM r.s :o places ol trust or conlidcnco, who will not support liie satne principles, .mil wh(i will no' cuptcssly disavow Ml connexion with the personn or principles of those individuals who advocate tht •' IndnHTidfrici rl th« In ■ vince I'rcm" — ("what has been termed) — " the Baneful Ihrnination ot' ttic Mother Comitiy.'" That this yociely do invite their Fellow-Subjects, i;; c-vtry part of tho Province, to mite with tncm in the same laudable object, — and to establish, m every Township, County, and Histrict, similar S-i^iclics, ;o co-cnerRte nnd correspond with them on all matters lor the promotion of tho c'cat rommon obirc. Th.at the Officers of this Society do consist of One President : not less ifwin Siv, m : more than Tc! Vicr-Presider.t ! Pttriot Officc-T D«llon. 2 . i Vico-Prisidfliiia: fino Tfiiiin-r : On*- iSorrouiry, .nH 'I"* > A^^sistani .•^••'^f'Uin.^s ; ini a '-'iiinni'i- • oi Mm. im'tncnt of Twoniy-fivn M.^miM'pt, with i^mrr '.o vM m th'ir ii'imlKT l'rf.ivli;ni- \Vii.i.i\>T l(. I)n\iin.. V,*\. Thom ^^ ('«Hi'i(\»:, Jiiiii (iKOROr MoNRci I I., MS KiN'.. M I' llflllKRT Gll.l.f •'I'lt. Juill. I NVu.i.iAM I'r.or iifooi i 'V'm'ima" Ii\i.t'in — /-.'t/iiir'S Ml. ^•|^^o^, Ksi(. •SViTclari/. (itioiKu: ( ii nvKTi. Iv>.|. /\t$t»tani Secri'iartft. I Mr. .1 II. lU^in.T'.N I'hp I'ollfiwirii; I'lr.soiii-, iii ail'lilmti i" U\p i Xl'ictTs lUvn-v naiiii •!, havi,' nlrcady oiirollod tlmir Nnnv"< 1 MomlxTs ol' tins Socinly ; I'rom whnni .i i\Ifiiirieiii(; C'nnimitiO"' >•!" 'rw-nty-CiN*' i» to l)p .n|i(>oinl<;'d at tho in'xt Mooting : — .\rinslri)ii.r Joliii Ntkinsoii Wjlliniii Arnold C.iptain .\,idrfws Willimii .\tkiiis AH'rc) HivjrrI .ImsIuiu UrcKiki" l.aiiilicri Heekmili: Uobi RIcviiis Kobl. Hill <:, I". HrfKiki.' Knmcl B.irnliart Clius Hettcridge Jas. (lickri Jatnc;; Byor.< Kdward 1 in'nc llugli (:.iin(»br'!l Win. (.-'ilil^vi.l! Jtif'. t-'riig Jiio ';ampt)ell VViii Cul) Jamoe •Jriwtbrd Nicholas Colson Corrv ClMW \V||||,|III HixDii .Moxr. Dennison Riclmrd llaly I'liarics l)uf{f»aii (icorpi.-, .(un. DuiTjan Dr. I)ii£;fl;an .lohn Donliain C K. Dniton Will. Kdwards llp'tid. Kvaii^. Ford Uohi. Grcig A. M. Guild Wm., .Iiinr. Oihsnn Wm. Y. G Wynne V.'. C, AI.D. Ginty .las. f liticks fc'rs. Henderson Gcri. Hamilton Robt. Haqnan J no. Jnrvis Wm. I!. Kelly U. .\ Keating .\lir|iacl I.erkie .las. filtlldflW Ilf Lee lliTirs Moore Tlioiiius Mucdonald .\icxr. .M'Cniikcy ''r. .MatlnTs la?. Morrison Hii<;li Morrison .Joseph I'. M'.Murrnv Satnl. M 'Cloud 'a. Mills Tlios. Miller Jno. Marchant Uobt. M'Gratli T. W. -N'iclioll (iC;. Northcote R. Nicholson Newbigging Jas. Owen Richd. I'atcrson David M. 1'ri.stuii 'I'liu. J.iv. Hess \V. ( •. Kii;liiirdsiiii (.'apt:iiii Kciinif .\lo\r. Roddy J.jliii Ridoui Joseph D. Heed G. I». Rowsoll Henry Uow.sell Will.' .Smith .la.«. 1'. Sullivan Kolit. Street Wm. Scrle Somrrvilln Jno. tilitrl.ifU VVm. Tliorno I!. Thomas .las. Tlmrnhill K. II. Trottor Jas. T«dd .las. Tiers J.xs. M. Watson Richd. Wi''kson J. Jiinr. I r.— The Giuer.il Committee to meet on the Fir.st and Third Tuesday of every -VJontii. -''. — The President, or one Vice-President, and Seven other Members of the Committee, to cotistitud; a Quorum lor transacting business at the Semi-monthly Meetings. 'ii. — T!v; President, or one of the Vice-Presidents, ;o Preside at the Commitie'; .Mectin!»s. \'l\. — Th<; Resolutions of each Committee Meeting to be carried into effect by an Executive Committee tD be appointed at tho Mcetint; at which the Re.solutions are passed. hih — III.' > oi" M in- 3 -,iA. — 'I'liiii itHM) rinnios oi' (he r'onJrtitiition n( i,„- .SocMPty !)•■ |iriiitc-l iiid |Mil)li-,iicil, — .lu'l iho Inlmbii.uit^ il" till - Ciiy wlio roiinir iii ilx ohjcols, anil ilrsiro In liec-omo MiiiniK'H of tin; Society. !)•■ rcqui'sf I I.) lyill iind ii'dvo their Naiivw with either of ihn Vico-I'resiiii'nts, ilii- 'rrei'>r, either ol' the So- (•retiirios, n 'Vith iiiv illi' r Mi'mUr of ihr ('(iirmiilt.^e. (»;,. — Ni jters.iM liolihii;; m "lllii' nl' i niolunient iin'ler tin' Ivxeeiilr" < ■ ivcrnmeiii rii' the PruviiiLi ilnll l>e niiitibli' til iiiv allh" ill this Soru tv. nr -ihiill iHloni; to ih. Mnnnsjini; <''iiiiiiiiltti' llicreoi; 1//,, \^ ill,. n!i|ect.-i tiir wliii:li ihi . .S'jtieiy h.ii If'-'ii uri^aiii/.'vl i-aiinot in' oireoliially iiroiiiotul withnu' I'lnsiil'Tiihle ovpiiise. it is desirnhh; tli it licntli'iiieii not UlonKiiii^ to the (,'i)iiiniittie, who concur ;ii the sentiments and principles whieli the Sneicty is organized to promote, shmilil contrihulo to its iupporf; uml tint '\\ry lie reipiestcd to jmiid their Sulis'Tiptions to 15. (i. ANDrR-ox, Ivsq. Treas- urer. I their .\:im>'s "I rii i!ic iii'xt hu. J.iv. U (-iipt:ilii e\r. Ill cph i). ). onry I'ni. I . ,ol)t. J no. A'm. At thp Mkkti.n*; of the Society on tlio 16th of July, agreeably to prr- vioijs Ui'sohition. 'lie Names nl' .siiiiabin I'ersohs to constitute Township Coiniiiittccs in Cminexion with tins Society, weri' reporie'l l.y the Seereinry ; and it was Rrsohcl that he shouM forthwith open a eorrespotldence with those (Joiiiniitiref;, — traiistiiiitiri'^' tlioin fopif's of the Proi'pr.iiini5s, and rciticrfting their roneiirreiie.. and co-operation. /( i/vT.s Ri'solviil, — Thai the lollowino; Meinliers tx- tlin Ivvcentive Committee to carry into cllbct the Kcsolulloiis of the Soeii ty now passed. --'if not otherwise providerl. — and tliatihe said Committee Ik; aiitlinris''d •) Open a ('orrespondeuee with suitnhle persons in every part i.l' the Provinee, with the vicw;,'to the Kstnlihsh- •nent of Similar Societies therr^m ; and that .Messrs. .\foMio, (jirnett, and RiDOtrr lie the said Committee. // was ReKiih-rdi — That the Subscription of McnilKrs of this .'^ociety l)e not less than Onn Dollar p'r jfiiiiini,— to be computed from the 1st Aii!;ust next. U w(ix Resolved. — 'J'hut the Treasurer and Seereiiiy 1)^ authorised to call upon,— not only those, who have already civen in their Names as Memliers of the Society, — but also all others who may be supposed williii" to lieeonie so, tor their Subseription, — the Names and .Xnvuni of Subscription to bo kept in a Book pro- vided for that purpose. TVii/)/ Exirnctftl from '/c .VImh/.'? nf Ik- Sonriy'^ Procce'hnqs, GEORGE GURNETT, Secretary. Cit;i .1/ Toronto, VJth .My, 1834. IS. R. H. B. M. iciid. I. Junr. CIRCULAR. 1 beg to inform you that the BRITISH CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETV have tppoiiitod yo i a member of a Committee of that Society, for the Townsiiipof o con*itu( jo^r Town- ship Commitieo, for the purpose of devising such means with regard to the approaching Ocncral Lioclion as a majority may deem advisable, and for other purposes connected with the objects of this iiociety ; a copy of the Constitution and proceedings of which is hereby handed you. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your obedient servant. To