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Ptesbyterian meeting at Oobours, 
 
 RnoMt to « requiiitioB numerouily 
 <i^ifrf, notice or which wa« publiihed in 
 &• (foheurg Star and Port Hope Gazette, 
 • miatiDgof Presbyterians in :his District 
 WM.Wd «t the North American Hotel, 
 Ceb*arg, on Titesday last the ?8th Feb'y. 
 ** tJtfiM purpose of taking into considera- 
 tion tha late proceedings in tbo House of 
 AtMBibljr regnniing tho endowment ol 
 lU^wi«s in tW« Province, tOgctlier wfth 
 fts^vrarrantahle oapersiuns made on the 
 SkidXliih Clergy and people on that occa- 
 •io|," of about 300 persons, principally frem 
 fl>* Townships of Hamilton and Haldi- 
 mand, together with deputations from Oto- 
 Oato*, Petcrboro', Monaghaii, and Caviin, 
 but^ in canseqiience of want of room the 
 M4|dng was aJjounied to the Common 
 Soltool House, when John Steele; Esq. oi 
 Oojborne, having been called to the Chuir & 
 Pocald McDonald, Esq. of Cobourg, a|.- 
 ftaiJ Secretary, the following sixteen 
 XMolutions Were unanimously adontod. 
 
 ■^r. A. Jeffrey, seconded by Mr. Prnncis 
 Burnett, Senr., moves that it bo Hesolved 
 
 *» That thid Meeting heard with astnn- 
 ijjpwnt aiul alarm the proceedings of the 
 Hluw of Assembly on the evening of the 
 M|of this month, when tin,' Report of the 
 Se^t Oomnfittee on the subject of the re- 
 4iM|tlv endowed Rectories wax laid befoie 
 
 "VP f . A ^S JOHnHbne,' p«c ij> uutf tiy ihr.-- 
 
 fokn Munm, moves that it bo Resolved — „ d • ■ l t . > „ 
 
 |. ThW this m..eliMg learned with no loss ^.^"^ ""' ""'*' ^, good-w.ll towards 
 jMlignadbn than surprise, that on the even- """w . r» m t j** *•'!"" i ■ i .» . , 
 Sftefert^ to, Christopher Alexander Ha. , "Ji ?' MFlf«°<?«««Jfi™?J«'l,^y Mr. AL- 
 iiSnia-.. Es.,airc, the Solicitor General of ! !»" McjDtosh move^ that it be Ilesolved- 
 fMi Provino, delivored a violent and in- 1 ■ • " P.^fsi""". M«5t"ig "nnot om.t no- 
 lihiperato speech, wherein he has „„,t | «"='ng ij-e wserUon t|jat " NVe have no sym- 
 -♦♦arrantably a.|,erst-a the character of , r^'^ '^»'" ?*"" '*P"r'°"«'\'i ""^ 'o re 
 % Scottish Clerjy and people, and attri-l'^"'' •" "nfoinded a Charge, they need only 
 Wed to thorn motives and views, which ! 'f'^'.'S- 'Pn^V 
 'Wrtolally at variance with the truth. •''" J'^'-'""" P"»^ 
 
 NEWCASTLE DISTRICT. 
 
 Clergy and People's lining oriuatc-d by sel 
 Hsl; iind worldly iiiolivcs.iis linvc iiecn attri- 
 buted to lliem by Mr Hagerman, they bad 
 no Kther object in asaerting their rights ilian 
 to see their fi-llnw countrymen who are 
 widely scattered thrnitghoiil llui Province, 
 worithipping'jod and enjoying the blessings 
 i>f a preached IJospol alter the maimer of 
 theit forefathers. 
 
 Mr. John Taylor, (Grafton,) seconded by 
 Mr. P. McCttlhiio, o«^i^«»ihttl ii be Resol- 
 ved— 
 
 6. That this MceUog cannot but beat 
 testimony to the uiitsaum:ng conduct Of 
 their Clergy aij to titeir disinterested zeal 
 ill travelling t'l rcrrnte and poor settlements 
 of their countrymen wiih no other view 
 than that of eoiuinuniinting to them the 
 glati tidings of Suivutilin. 
 
 Mr. Andrew Milnt, seconded by Mr. 
 William Lauder, mitvta tliat it be Uesol- 
 vi.,l— y 
 
 7. That this Meeting cannot avoid ex- 
 |M>sing the unfounded, atutenieiit which the 
 .Solicitor General inaKfs when he assorts 
 'hut the Clergynijin of ihc Seottlih Chuicli 
 in Colwurg recei«e5 Jt70 a year fmm tJi.v 
 .Tiimeiit, wlieii tliu tilith is — ilmt he doei- 
 not re eive any pecuniary aid whatever ex- 
 ci>pt fnim his own Congregation. 
 
 Mr. William Hnm-n, seconded by Mr. 
 K. Mackenzie, (tlafSiound,) moves that 
 it be Ifesolved — 
 
 8. That the members and adherents of 
 the Scottish Churc'i ^ve been at all times 
 (nosi aiu^ious to oultftate a friendly spirit 
 towards the Church sf England aiKt'OHier- 
 Christian dennminutpns, and therefoie le- 
 gnjL tlie unwise atteiypt made to establish 
 an excluaive and dominant Church in this 
 Province^ which cant^ fail to excite a feel- 
 
 ioundi^r of 
 Peace 
 
 S Macdoncll, seconded by Mr. Samul 
 Campboll, moves that it bo Resolved-— 
 
 ISJtIi. That this meeting cordially con- 
 cur in, and are dete, mined to support tb« 
 resolutions proposed by Mr. Mackay istb* 
 House of Assembly, tiiougli unibrlunaioljr 
 negatived, which cunclucu as follows : 
 
 " That with a view to restore peace and 
 contentment to the inhabitants of thi< p«-' 
 tion of His Mi jjsty's doiiiinions, and to r«- 
 move (his cause of complaint, by placing 
 (ill clattta of His Majesty's subject. OB ■ 
 footing of equality as to religious privilege's, 
 an liuuibln Address be presented to His 
 Majesty by tlie Comnions'House of Asi(fi!f- ' 
 My of this Province, beseeching His !l»« 
 lesty to lay before tljo Iinper-al Purliaflfi'tit 
 ihe subject of these fJesolutions ; and its 
 1 Inimble but earnest desire, that the power 
 •■iven by tl,c Act .'il. Ccc.UI. Chap ;tl, to 
 estublisli and endow Rectories in Tppcr 
 Canada may be abolished, and also, tliM 
 I. lose olr ady established may bo tjone 
 away, and tbiit no denomination of Christi- 
 ans l.e endowed, sanctioned, or atknuw- 
 ledged as an eataUislied Church within 
 this Province." ■# 
 
 ^ .bx-llie blessed 
 
 n- — which inculcates 
 
 'Mr. Robcn Hudspeth, seconded by Mr. 
 WiilisnnGloviir, moves that it be Resolved— 
 i. That this meeting cannot but deplore 
 file circumstance that His Majesty's Soli- 
 .(«||pT General for Upper Canada, should so 
 mr forget tho dignity due to the Govern- 
 Ment, in which he holds sn high an official 
 riluation, as to indulge in such reckless and 
 Ijltemperate language as caaroot fail to low- 
 «r its diffnity in the estimation of all classes 
 •f Hik Kflyeaty's subjecu,— and therefore 
 
 Jew de«ra it unsafe to the just int^rrau of 
 t!r church and religion that a |icraon who 
 fcc«bl«ssed such an inveterate and to 
 •elf disgraceful rancour against them 
 Aottld be allo'^ed to continue tn winid the 
 
 - MMnanM legal power which he ei^fi,-io 
 p O sti saea. 
 
 ,Mr. K. Mackanxie, (Cobourg.) lecoiided 
 
 .ly Mr. AsapbStewart, moves that it be'Re- 
 
 'HrfVed— 
 
 ■^ ■' ■ 4. That thii nxteting feel atsttred they 
 
 ' , *f expressing sentiments which will be 
 
 IWiponded to by all the Presbyterian bro- 
 
 ^ran throughout the Province, when they 
 
 •iaelaim in their own behalf as well as in 
 
 fhat of their beloved church, any desire to 
 
 ■tsumu power, pre-eminence or authority 
 
 ~J|e]rond the bounds of their own congrega- 
 
 _tion*-<— and therefore Mr. Htivennari's aiser- 
 
 >»on that we wish " to place^tho Church of 
 
 ^,.- Sofitland where tiw Church of England now 
 
 - J>'— "tutt appear, as it really m, ui un^ 
 "^IWMad calumny. 
 
 'Mr. David Brodie, Mconded by Mr. Jaa. 
 jib Donald, movaa tliat it ba Resolved— 
 Kt^ That thia MaaOng can bear ample 
 frntU^mtf !• Iha laat, that iaatead of thair 
 
 I 
 
 th,e Petitions sent by 
 'terian Congtegations, 
 and the report maJ^pon them by a select 
 committee of the House of Assembly sign- 
 ed " Tboma* McKaL CAtftmiaii," where- 
 in an " cquaUly oT^leligioiit Privileges to 
 all" If dittinctfif anKta, and legKt that 
 .other denominationtliave not petitioned, a.i 
 they have done, aga1|K the pnntijile of es- 
 tablishing a dominait,and exclusive Church 
 in these Provinces, which apmars to us. 
 HHiciie, nn/iut and impra^ticaUe. 
 
 Mr. TbomaaSeoil^CPoboarg,) seconded 
 by Mr. Iiitstar, inoV<»lhat it bo Besolved— 
 lOlh. That this heeling fully feel tlie 
 force of the Solicitoi General's remarks re- 
 ganling the disablKies of the Scrttish Cler- 
 gy, and their being driiged to petition, what 
 he if pleased to itil "The amtcmptible i 
 C uH-o/Qutirtrr ^tioni, " in order to em- 1 
 powerthem to solcilniiB mnrriagi's amo:igst ^ 
 their -own pe<M)|)- i^dlliat tliey ««• there- j 
 fore determined to lKuH>y every constitu- 
 tional means such iMhiiinilintion never con- 
 templated by the Bfiiish Government. 
 
 Mr. James Harwy (Peterboro',) secon- 
 ded by Mr. Gaorgotiilli-'spici J«nr., moves 
 that it be ResolveiH*- 
 
 11th. "rtiat thispnecting are convinced, 
 that many.of the niimbcrs who voted on 
 the abov*i -oceasiol for an exclusive and 
 domiu%H( Church iiiiUl not have lieen re- 
 Surnnd had ?hi=y iSs^J^d tlu-Kiselvc: to 
 that effiiet prevmuM" '''*' '^"^ Election, and 
 they fe«l ConfiianTtTint such would have 
 been the^asu witiikcury Ruttan, Es<^ one 
 oj the.mcnAiers fortne County of Northum- 
 berland, who had jublicly avowed his da- 
 termination no^ oiit to support the Church 
 of Scotland but to ' advocate et^ual right* 
 for aU.'.' 
 
 Mr. Robert ^[nrrav, oecended by Mr. 
 John Taylor, move.-i tliat it be Resolve^'— 
 t 13. 'i liut the thanks of this meeting lie 
 j presented to tin- IlniioMrable Archibald Me- 
 I Lewi, tjpcaker-of the House of ABi<en)biv« 
 jto !»ona!d Macroneli, Ew]., M. P. P., tor 
 I the County of GleiiBHiiy. to TliomaStMc- 
 Kay, Es()uire, M. P! P.* for the Court^ of 
 I Russell, to Malcolm' (Cameron, Esquire, 
 M. P. P.,, for the Couiitv of Lanark, at 
 well as to the other Mcmreni otfUm \ 
 HoDSe of Assembly who stood forth in 
 the defence of the rights of the Scgitish 
 Church — of the character of her venerable 
 Clergy — and of her people, when (oost 
 i unwarrantably assailed on the' Crrning of 
 j the 9lh instant. 
 
 Mr. Robert Thompson, of Monaghaii, se- 
 conded by Mr. James Anderson, of Oiona- 
 bee, moves that it be Resolved — 
 
 14. Tliat this meeting now form tiirm- 
 selves into a Society to be called the Kew» 
 castle District Preshy terian Associaticai for 
 ■the puniose of carryin j inio cflect theibia- 
 
 go'np Resolutions. , 
 
 William Ousion. Esq. seconded bv Mr. 
 John Stewart, of Otoiiabcc, move* tSat it 
 bo Resolved— ' 
 
 15. 'that a PreslJcnt, Vice Preaidenf, 
 Treasurer, and three Sccielaiie*. together 
 w'ith a Committee of fifteen memb«r*^be 
 cow elected, five of whom to be a quorum, 
 with power to add to their »utnbcr,and tbil 
 they be authorized by this As*oei«tidn to 
 correspond with their brethren throoj^hout 
 the Province, recommending the fonitttieo 
 of similar associations for tho pnrpoke of 
 .producing unanimity of sentiment, that one 
 united oflbit may bo made by Petition, or 
 otliarvvise, to secure equal rights and priv- 
 ileges. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Short, seconded by Wr. 
 Archibald JobnsK n, moves tliat it Ui Re- 
 solved — 
 
 IG. That the following gentlemen he ap- 
 pointed the ollieu bearers and comwittaa 
 of the Association now formed. 
 
 John Steklf, Esq. Fretident. 
 
 ANDni'.w Jeffkev, Esq. Viee Prtdia^. 
 
 Mn.i J.*ME* Magdqkali>, TffSmf9F. 
 Messrs. Rod't. Hiiospeth, ) 
 
 RODERT MURIUT, > Sott^OtUt. 
 
 David Biuipir, ) 
 and a eouimittee of 15, 
 (Signed) JOHN STEELE, 
 
 DONALD MACDONAID,