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A TT j^ C K
ON
THE PEOPLE'S DEPOSITORY FOR OiNTARIO.
Mr. G. ^I. Adam, a bookseller in Toronto, liavinjx iu ?:Js recent Pamphlet U\ the IVemier,
attacked the administration of the Peoples Dt^pository tor Ontario, without adducing any proof of
his statements, the following letters were written in reply. They art^ K»r convenience reprinted in
this form, together with the admirable raphes of the Public School Inspectors, whose opinions
Mr. Adam had so entirely misrepre^'^.-'ed :
CONTENTS.
PAOI
I. Rkv, Dr. Ryerhos'h Kirst Lkttkk m tmk H'.noirablr Attokmv-<jknkkal
MoWAT IS DUrrNiR UK riiit Kdhatioval l>F.i'AKTitKNT, <iate*l Ffbruary. 1»74. 1
il. K«v. Dr. K\kri*..s"h Sklusi. Lsttkh to tmk 1I<'N*'1 kablk ArT"KNE\ -GkskraL
MnwATiN [inrRNtK cip TMK Em\ ATii'N AL UrP^HTMRST. tUtoil Uth FcbniRry 2
in. Kbv Or KvkrkonV I.rttkr m thk Mait NdWspAPkR. in KifLV to a RK.ioi>-
DiK "Y Mr. AriA«, daU-ii -iuth Felmiarv *
APPENDIX A.
IV. I-KTTKRf* KRoM Pi BLic SCHtM^L Isspritxjr.-* Ill rwiiani t^ Mr. O, M. Atlani'i* mi-*-
reprfwiitatioki of tlietr views I n rcK»ril tw WiyWIlCliitgnancf i>f Iht- Pet»|»Ie*t
APPENDIX B.
V. Dr. Hoimu.W Lbttrr in rrplt ti> Mr. O M. Apam's Slasukr. ilateil l«th
Feliruarj 1-
VI. Dr. liuiMiis.i' Lrtikh in kkoaku to Mr. Adam and Mr. Lovklu, Jat«.: rJth
Ket)ru&r> I -
VII. Dr. Kodoixh' LuTntR m rruard to Mk. At \h'h " Phriwikk." datvil i::tli
February 1-
Vlil. Mk. .1. h Cartrk'b Littkk i\ rkoard to Map Moi stiso, Jau^l IWh Feb. la
IX. RrI-ijRT on THR Eyi'CATiOSAL DRPARTMRST BV a SrLWT COHMltTRR OF TIIK
HoiMR OP Arhkmhlt 13
X. RBjIARKN AND OPIMONW OP SCUUOL TRI'HTKRi* KKCRIVKD IN 187^ AND 1873.. U
XI. Pricks op Dbpohitort Buokh 16
I. KEV
DK. UYEHSON'S UEFKNCE T-F THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT.
Ti^ th*' Hon. a. Afc/M-rtf, V-'-. -W-P./*-, Pnmier awl Attnnfij-
G*^}i€ral of Ontario.
Sir,— I have juat re^^ a pamphlet of twenty-four pages, being a
letter addressed to you by Mr. CJ. Mercer Adam, a bo4»k3eMer in
this city, and entitled ** Reform iu tne Education Office *'; '* The
Educatirtnal Rtok Depositoi-y " — a pamphlet replete with the
grossest misrepreaentatious against the Education Department, and
rank with numenms attacks upi»n the character «»f .several gentle-
men connected with it.
2. Had Mr. O. M. .Vdam's object Iwon tlie public good, and nut
private gain, he wt»uld have published his pamphlet weeks ag<.,
when his char, -s could have been iuve.Htigated by competent
authority befort the meeting of the Legislature, and, instead of
waiting until the midst of the session, when the very subjects
which he misrepreseuta are ui der the consideration of the Legis-
lature, and when, as he of course, intended, the accused would
have no opjKirtunity to refute his false statements. But I much
uuHtaKe, sir, yonr own sense of fairness and public duty, as well
aa that of the luenil «r« of the Legislative .\ssembly of all parties,
if the imiMtrtant matters of the Education Department are to lie
dealt with under the intluenee of downright misrepresertations,
without an oppi.rtunity being atlonied to vindicate the chanu'ter
of honourable servants of the public, impugned, and to justify the
wisdom and im[>ortance of a feature of our system of public in-
struction which constitutes a prominent characteristic of its superior
excellence andetliciency.
3. If. Sir, sustained by the public and aided by all parties in
successive parUaments for thirty years. 1 have l>een efiabled to de-
! vise and develop a system of public instruction, not only valued
by the i>eople of this countrj'. but more or less copied m everj'
British Province of Amerii-a and Australia, and in England i'wdf,
[ do iiitt believe our Legislature will iii:iin», much les* destroy, a
' vital pHi-t of it without enipiiry and deliberation Nor can I even
susjiect tlmt any cousidenible portinii of my fellow coniitrynu'n
will regard me as a fool or a knave, and a!i enemy tu my country
' in one ilejiartment of our schiwd system, when my very assailants
1 admit that 1 hav.* donego<.d servict- to the public ir other depart
' mtnts of it. As well may it be all»mil that the Kdueation Depart-
j ment itself is no longer nei-essary, as that the Educatit»nal Depositorj'
I has iiutlived its necessity and usefulness ; and I avow my prt»-
I foundest eonviitioii, strenL'theni-d by exprrienee. observation anti
' intercourse with educ-vtiontsts. at home and abroad, that a[>art from
' the infancy or age of our country or of its rteh<M.l system, but froni
I the nature <ff the work tn be done and relations and duties of the_
parties engaged in it, that the Edueati'Mml Depository is as r.<s*-n-
\ tial to thecouiplete etl'ectivenePH of oiii hcIiooI syRtem. an the right
arm is essential to an etfectivo man. Mr, (i. M. Adam adduces
from writers on p«»litical economy and s»K*ioh»gj-, (pi. .tations which
have no moreapphcationtothe subject of the Kduciitional Depositorj*
than 8tar-g:i2ing hits to agriculture, lb- applies to the depository the
terms, '* inetticiency, extravagance, and public U>s8." < >n the con-
trarj- I am prepared to demonstrate Iwfore any parliamentary
committee by all the evidence that the nature of 'be subjec*t will
atlmit, that the depository iHith in theory and pra< i Li-e, is justified
upon the grounds of tffiit'itnj, 'n>ui>uni and the inihUr </oi*</.
4. Mr. a. M. .\dam's pamphlet of unsnp|H>rted a-Hsertions and
calumnious imputations, might be met by simple denial and tie
mand for investigatioM, but I will hrst adduce two or three
8|)ocimen8 which will exuibit his inner man, a% his pamphlet shows
his outer man.
5. He charges the Educational De{iartment iigain and again with
pui :hasing books thr'-u^^di an "intermediate agency." "a com-
mission merchant in fart," and aays that the ** stock is maitdy pur-
cha.sed at .st'onii-lKnoly and by an inexi»erienced buyer." Not 'mly
ar_- these statements without the shadow of truth, but I will show-
that Mr. iJ. M. Adam himself souglit for this interniediat;* agency,
to be "a commission merchant in fjict," for the department ; that
he sought unsuccessfully to induce the department to dr> the verj'
thing with which he ni>w charges it. If he hail succeeded we would
have had a letter i>f praise in-teiul of calumny ; but, aH he \as
unsuccessful, he assails us and becomes a patriot, as many a dis-
appointed ottiee and contract-seeker bitt»'rly. but of ciinrse patrioti-
cally, assails the government that lui.-* rejected his applicatxms. 1
have .some fifteen letters of eorrespvindence, extending from Sep-
teuilter. 1«7'J, to Siptember, IMT^, l»etween Mr. <». M. Adam ;ind
his firm and this uepartinent. on the purchasi* of English iMi.ik"
through their House, as the '* intenne<liate l^^ency," but I will con-
tine myself to extracts from two .ir three of these letters In a
iott«r datvii Septeiul>er .lOth. IHT'J. .\!*'8ar8 Adam and (.•>. say :
'* We are now in receipt of «nir new stoikt*, our Mr .-Vdam's |*r-
sunal purchases in Britain thissummer. and we take the lil^erty of
bringing to your notice the accompanying selection of sauii'les,
represi-nting various lines in our tall stiK'k. which we shall have
full supplies of. ami will l»e able t'lexeeut*- at :Mivaiitage<'iiH t*T'iis.
/
AIIACK ttN Til.: l'K<»|'!,KS DKPnsiTuKY
■Ituriit.ik will li>MlrHviiifr..iii ..Hfr :i liiiinlriil liailiii;{Hntiiiliiiitl>-
Im'iiiK. mill will iiu^racii tlir ili'ih-»! anil iiii|.ort»iit j)iiblicnti"nii •'{
nil till- iiniininiiil li"ii»f«. \V<> imic1.'«i' iiuhih". "f tin' »»iii|.l<n SL'iit
y.ni .111 a|i|iri.nil ill lift ruti-« f'-r i)ii»!ii.t-i-». hihI wi- •<1ih11 I'<' pli'imil
to rcii'ivu v'lir furlliir fai..iirs. Tin it are many Kpi'tial liiun,
Ii«i.1lh. wliiili »■• ilidilil In iflail t..linii^ toyiiiir iK.tnc i'l i-ilii-
laliiiiial, |ir<ifu»!>iiiiial. ami la-lxT'l liliiature - if ymi wmilil il'. "«
tin li.>ii..iir ti. ijiU iinil nin nvur mir »ii«k ; nr, if mom conveiiiiMit,
till' w^ntiT will Ik- Klail to confer witli yoii at yoiir ileiiartiiii-iit in
mranl to tliciii."
II. In a luttiT ilat.-'l linl IM., IhT'-'. Mi'Hxr-. Adam ami <'■■.,
aflui iiii-i.lioiiiii'j iiiiiiiiroiiH l)-«ik.< am', their |.rici-i(, say : —
•• A few only are reuiaimlern. ami are iiuoteil low, but tlie liillV
are K|.eciiiieim of lurriiit iiiiii fiesli stoek, wliieh i» consiaiitly U-iiin
liirneil over. The piiMiiatioiis of the hoii»e of .John Miimiy.
I/..111I011, we can now sell at ailvaiitau'eoim rates a list iif xoiiie of
Siiiilli'« eiliicati..iiil woikH we em lone from which wecaii yicu yiii
.liicoiiiit. Me.sKi . Lo,i;r,iiHn"H hooks also weshoiihlemlcavoiir to
i)iiote at same ilim; iiiiit -net for cash. The hooks in hiiuliii-s at
oH'iiet ; an'l in ■,'eniTal, fmin the retail price now ri'Iiii).', of all
Kiiwlisli stock we will «ive you siiiipliesal- otltli.; st-iiiiiy prices lanl
ilowii, lull not auhject to any cash ilisioiint further."
7. IjusI aiituiiiii, S.pteui\ier IX. l:-<7:i, Mr. (i. V. Ailam iiddresseil
the followiiii; letter to Dr. Hodums .—
• Ukaii .SiK, 1 have ju.1t letunieii from Knuland, and tind tla-
sl. ck i.ow arriving; I personally selected there. It occ irs to m.-
there an a lew lines you would like to see, I pick U]i a few at
random ami send them heiewith witji iiuotatioiis. If you couM
make it convenient to droii in and run over the warerooni, you
miyht alight on some st. ,k which wu can itell •idvaiitaj^eously.
Kvery sU'amer will hrini,' us further shipments, a- • I will proceed
to prepare a eataloi,'Ue and send you a copy at an early day.
"Can you use more of l»r. I'unshon's Lectures, 'Toronto of
Old,' Ac.i than formerly."
8. To the above letter Ur. Hodgiiis replied as follows ; —
"Enri'ATiiiN Ofkiok,
TllRoNTO, L'.'lth Nept.. ISTX
" Sm. In reply toyour lotterof the JHth inst.. I have the honour
to tlmnk yoi for your attention, and to state that as we are in
coiiiiiiunicati 111 with the Kii-lish puhlishers oursehes, we are not
in a position to order hooks except from them •lifi-t. Our in-
variable rule is to order only from the individual publishers, unless
ill rare and special cases.
"To avoid any inconvenience, we shall be liaii]iy to keep the
1 ks which you have sent, and will ih.aiik you for our invoice of
them in duplicate.
" I have, iVc,
"(Sillied) .1. (iK<iK<;E HoIxilNs."
Ikimiij SniM'riHttiiilfut.
'.I. Mr (i. M. .\ lain, however, was not willing to ahandon liis
suit, but resumed it ajjain in t!ie folh.wing letter : —
"Til' ONTO, Sept. -iti. 18711.
I'vidence of }ii.< own exiH-rieiui- and l»r. Hodgins' letter above
• pioted, and which was 111 his possession.
II. 1 may athl that th'-re are (lersous connected with the Kdiica-
tion Department who have had longer experience in thu purchase
of Uuiks than . Ir. .Vdam himself, ;ml know to., much of the
biisiiies.s to be deceiveil ..r seduced by this plausible sharp trailes-
imins . lifers .lid representations.
IJ. Then ' in the matter of text-b..oks.'' Mr. (i M. .\dani speaks
of ourttx, b.i..ks as ■• misuit.jdi,." " f,,i. the nv.st part w..rthli-s,"
while "ft ich valuable series of ediicati..iial works, astli..se from the
Brit'sh publishing houses of Macmill.-iii, L.inginan. Uiviiigt..ii,
CiL'sell, .Velsoii and (.'olliiis, are exclude.i. so that the inferi.ir and
uiiinistworthy productions of ollicials m.iy be forced upon the
,^cli,...ls "
l:(. The untruth of Mr. ('•. M. .\. lam's statement may be jii.lu'.'l
..f, when It is known tiiat our series of readers and list of leM
l..>..ks were prepared by such men as Ur. Mi-Caul, Dr. Orniiston,
Dean tirasett. and others, with all the text-b..oks nientiom-d by
Mr. .^dani before them, and a '.^reat many ..thers issue. 1 by
sch.'.il b....k publishers, both 111 (ireat liritaiii am! the liiit.d
States : that all the other textbooks were revise. I or reciinim---mled
by them, ami sanctioned by tl e Council ..f Public Inslriu-tioii. in
theado;.ti.iii, pHbli.;atioii, and sale of which not an " oIKcial" of the
.lepartnieiit has a farthing's pers.iiial interest.
14. Hut supposin„'. as Mr. <i. .M. .\dain advocates, the various
Kngli.sh fe.xt-l ks mentioned by him wen- authorize.l as our scliool
text-b...iks. what abs.nce ..f all el.issiHcati..n and unif.irmity in ..ur
schools, and what eii..rm.ius expeiis.-s t.» parents, besi.les incon-
venience to teachei-s and children, by the introduction of vari.ms
KiiLilish iKioks I -Mr. .\daiii w..iild, of c.nirso, pioht largely by
the imiLirtatioii and sale ..f such b.ioks. but there woiihl be iiiore
than a corre.^p.imling loss t.i the purchasers of such bo..ks and the
scho. (Is using them, and a corresp'.n.liiig disc.ur.-igeiueiii and loss
in the Caiia.lian maiiufiiiiureaiida.laptati. .11 of our text-bo.iks. I
lani onlideiit tli.it o,.r Canadian scleiol text-book will favour.ibly
compare, in th-.- judgment of conipetent and impartial pers..ns, in
I the matter and adaptati.ui. to any of the text-books menti.me.l by
I.Mr. ti. .M. .Vdaiii. apart from their greater clieripnoss, and licinu
't\w productions of ..ur.iwTi country.
l.-i. 1 will reserve my more iiiip.irtant reniark.s on Mr II. .M.
-Vdam's pamphlet for another, and, I hope, briefer letter.
! I have the hon.nir to be, Sir,
V.tur obedient servant.
E. UVEKSON.
•' DeaI! Sir, I have the hiuiour to
acknowledge receipt of your
favor.r of to-day, and to thank you for the same, the .ery ad-
vantageous terms secured l>y us in our dealings with the English
publishers I feel sure .vill enable .mr making yorr ipMlations for
Uritish stock a.s satisfacb.ry as those of your direct iiuiioitHti.ms,
while the supplies can be ha.l on call. I'eihaps, however, a call
np..ii us at our warero..iiis, when convenient,. will indicate this more
clciily .Meantime, to y.iur reipie^it, we hand you invoice of recent
c..iisignment, and that of a small one in .luly.
"We shall take tin- lilicrty of submitting you our f.rthcomiiig
catalogue at an early day.
" 1 am. iV'c. ,
"(Signed) O. Meei KR .\uvM.
"Fur A, S. A Co."
f..regoing extracts
II. THE EDIC.VTION DEPARTMENT DEFENDED.
l*v Thl Rev. Dk. Rveksos.
(-ECOSII .\NII I,.4ST LETTER.)
.1,1./ 4»..
the
III ci.rres-
Ul. It is perfectly clear fn
pondeiice. that Mr. (i. M. .\ilam sought persistently to becti-e the
" iiiterme.liate aL-ency," the "commission merchant in fact,"
U-tweeii the Educatilm Department and the English b,.ok pub-
lishers. Had he succeeded there would have been 11.. pamphlet
against the department, as it would s...in have becme depeudeiit
on .Mr. .Vdain's geiiei-osity ; and he would soon have become the
"commission merchant in fiu-t," for b.Kiksellera generally, and at
length able, with a little Toroiidi "ring," t.. rule the prices of
IxMiks in (Mitjirio, to the increase .'f them at his pleasure, at the
eX|>eiise .if the scIlioI authorities ami all ..tlier bo..k purchasers.
Hut Mr \.laiu having failed in his policy, now charges the depi.rt-
nieiit, without a particle of pr.i..f, with doing what he si.ught in
viini to make it do. and what he kne». il h*! not done from the
To the Hull. (). Moniif, y,., Ml'.r , Hr.
Itrifiat 11/ (hif.iWo.
Sir,— I now proceed to notice the niofc serious and specitic
'charges of Mr '■. M- .-Kd.aiu agauist the Education Department, its
work and its othcers.
1. Mr. <i. M. .\dam speaks as conteinptuiinsly uf the ./.ou-ii.i/ ../
E,liiriitiun as lie does of the Cana.lian Scho.il text bo..ks, aniK .'f
c.iurse, for the same reasons. On this p.iiiit I have to m-ke three
I remarks. 1. 1 established, e.lited, -.nd published it. and paid all
! delicier.cies as to rec-ipts for defraying the expenses of it myself
ifor six years ; when I inhmued the tiovernment that I sh.mld not
: continue it unless the Legislature would i.rovidefor its publication,
so as to furnish S.-h...il Corp. irati. ma ami other school othcers with
;a copy each to assist them in their duties, and in the uianagement
I of the scho.ils. L'. ISesi.h's making the ■/.oii/i.i/ ./ Eilihutiim the
inediuin of all otticial circulars, notices and scluud intelligence,
I have thought it beat t.i make it the depository and me.liuui of
Uhe most interesting e.lucational intelligence froui other c.untries.
and of the best thoughts ..f the best educational writers, selected
and compresae.l from vari.ius b.H.ks, rei>ort8 and. educational
[leriodicals published in Europe and .\.nierica, and not to till its
pages with l.mg pr..sy papers pur|>ortiiig to lie original, but interest-
ing chietiy to the writers theinaelves : much less have I made it the
iiiedijin of controversy, even for the vindication of myself from
aiiv of the various attacks made upon me. In this the Junni il litis
been regarded as a valuable tri-asury of useful knowle.ige in etiuca-
tioiial matters by gentlemen abro.ul as well as at h.uue. whose
opini..ns are w.>rth a hundred times m..re than those of Mr. u. .M.
.\daiii. even if he were not ail iiilereated and prejudiced party.
Tie- late Chief .luslice it.ivill .said once ..n llio Iteiich that he could
■...:'<' *.. -.
ATTACK »»N Tills l'K< »|'|.Ks IiKI'os'.n lUV
less !..> without a wrtkly ita|»tT calU-*! V»htir M^hiimiu. than iny before lN*ini< ii|»{H(iiittf4l U* i»ltic«. Not une ihtTejoiv of tlo* \iTy
other it-W)*{>a|>«'r i'l KtiuUiiit ; yet I'>if'fii itft>ui->H like the ./•••.dmi/ luiiiiy witli wh<*8*' ii{i|H>iiitiiietit tkiid {»r<>tii<<lboii I ha%e h««l .<> tlo.
(»/ Kitt-'itf'ti, (■'■ti'«i^t9 itf selectiiiii!* fft'iii the )>tihlic pre.HA of Knritpf eaii feel that he i-wei* aiiythiuu to iii\ favoiintiAin. Imt \-\- r>thin>;,
aiul >oterica. witii KuiuiiiarieH of iiewn. iiotiivj*, ami very hnef hiiiuaiilj' R^'eakiii^ to hiA owt» merit* 1 venture to «»* that one
letters on jtarticnlar stthji-t't**. l\. \\'en' the ./oiii-im/ of E'l>t*-itlu'ii m*u\ all the ofheem of the t^lueHthtii l>ei>artnient hurl haek «letiat)tv
to 1h' luaile what Mr. <!. M. AMaiu iii>lieate!*, it« )>a^ea woiihl K- in thi' faee of Mr tJ. M .\<lani°i> mlioleiale «l:ui<li'r ai;ninal them.
lar;,'tly tilled with at 'roihy and wort!ile»« aitiile.i as thi^w »ith anil auk for notliiin; l.nt exhaustive l^'uiolitive or "<o,\eriiiuenial
whuh .to many [uv^fit ..f .Mr. i;. .M .\>lanr!< ' '■o.i./,.ii( .\/..iif/i';/ are i lejuiry '' into tluir work and in.uiln r ot doinx it Aiel iiiduhitalde
crammed, lu-.»id.i< itx .lialnlie* a.-aiiist tile Kdiieatioii Ite[iartnieii' pp-.f .an l>e given that Hot a miiKle otfi.-er of the de|>.trt»ieii* hu
a nil .'iilar illustration ..f .Mr. li. M. Adam':, notion of the ottiee ami any |H-cutnary or jHTional intere», in the |>iin:haa« or nlr of any
iligt.it . ■ . monthly puMieation wlmli wa» to have Hoan-d aliove In-'k. luaii .^r other artiile in toe l>e|»«itory.
the re; : of political partieM theniselveK. and to have lu-eii an 4 In regard to .Mr. <i M. .Vdam'n att;uk ii|~.n thi' Kdiiealioiial
ini|>artiai e.vi)<iiinder of the lirst piimiplen of Government and Museum. 1 have to remark, that liefore eoinuieining it. I eoiinulte.l
patriotism, l.iit vih-jli h 's ^traii-elv degenerated down to the (HMjr the late thief .lu»tiee. ^lr.lolnl l<ol.iii».n. :w to the law in n-ganl
tv»addle of silly lalvs. ilie . |iiagmiiv of iguoUle pirtiz.insliip, aiidthe^tii my disposal of the Kiiiall annual num provni.-l for its extahlish
Hellish jiUrpoHes ..i a sharp lM.okseller's speeiilati
•J. .Mr. 'i. M. .\dani ehaiges the lueoniits of th
Uepartnieiit uitli haviiif ''ten so "• manipulated that it is iinpiwsihlo
for any liody of men wit in pos,se».»ion of the secrets .^f the iithce,
to verify or'dispiite them." My aiisuiT to this luisi' imputati.iu is.
I. That" there are no •■ .secrets of the oltice ; " every hook ami every
lucontit i.s open to every meml'er of the I iovcnimetit. and every
niemlier of the I,egislatu'ie wln' desires t. exaiuine theiii. •_'. That
Mr. .Vlexander .Marling, the chief accountant of the Department,
is. I believe, .second to no other man in t'anada. in his profession,
and is mcaiiahle of doing a dislioi'ourahle thing. .Mr. .Marling may
well ch.illeiige the iiiiiiutst impiirv hy any t'otninittee of the
nient. I als.. consulted three iiieiiilH'r« ft the then I'anadiaii tiov
Kducation ' eriiiiient. v\ho were also in l^uidoii. Kngland. ai> well iw the late
Karl of Klgit.. who fnrnisheil me with a pamphlet atel ihs'iinient*
showing the eiiilorsetiu-T't of inyviiHn hy distingiiisheil men in
Kiiglaii'l. and ani..ng others, hy tiie late Sir Kols rt I'eel I nished
to furnish to the many young people traiiieil ,w teachers, means of
instructive and relining relaxation lu their wvere studies and hard
work, and to iiiy fellow cuntrymen who eaniiot (like .Mr i; .M
.\ilam) travel to Kiiropi-. the opp..rtuiiity of s.'eing copies and fac
similes of ohjc.ts ..f art and of interest iii Kurop.au Museums, as
well as many idijecta illus-rative of the natural history ai.*l renoureea
f <.nr country, and mod>ls and colle'ti..iis in«tul for practical pur
Legislative .VsseiiiMy. or any otlier "competent hoily of men. and poses. .Many thous.imls from every part of tV.imda have visited the
hid dehance to the author of tlie uiimanlv and unprincipled stah Museum, as havi> many hundreds ■,f edu.ated travelli rs from the
that .Mr. (•. .M. Adam has sought to iiiHict'npoii his integrity and 1 nite.l .States t- and Kiiu-L.tid. wli.. liavi-. with on,, .u.-ord. expressed
chaiwter.* :;. That in answer to a similar charg, against tin; their gratitic-iiioii. and n "t a few their astonislnmnt. that so much
111 partmeiit so.ue years ago. the Leoislatni' .X.ssemhly appointed a could have l.eeii done with so sm.dl means, when they learned the
large Ciinmittce to exaniTiie into the working of the Kducation comparatively iimignilicatil sum which 1i:mI ln-en ex] led a sum
De].:irtincnt. That Committee appointed a suh-Cummittee, of i the appropriation of which no one ha» ever felt, and even of the
which the Hon, .1. JIcMurrich was Chairman— certainly as goisl a 'existence of which few were .aware. Th.- work s|Hak . f .r tt».df .
judge of linsitiesa, and of luisimss accounts as Mr. (i. .M. .\d.im. i hut in whatever estimation it may Ih- held liy others, it is of cours..
Th.-it auh-Comniittee devoiid d.ivs to iis work, and, among other a grievaine to .Mr. li .M. Adam, as it d.i'H not hriiig hiin i«-ciiiiiary
things eipnilly lioiiourahlt to the Deiiartnient. uiianimoiisly re- i gain,
ported as follows ; I *>. Mr. ti. M. .\dam alleges against the I'epartni.uit that th.'
" Vi.iir Committee tind that th" .svstem adopted l.v the Depart- , i>roceediiigs of the Council of I'lihlic Instruction are not piihlishe.1 ;
iiient is of so thorough and coniolete a character, that" no funds can hut I have never yet heard of the pul.hcation of the minutes of ihe
by any possihilitv lie received with uit lieing checked bv proper tioveiiior iii Council, or of th.' K\.-.iitive Coiincii. or of l!ie .-.eiiate
otiicers. whose several duties rcpiire them to make entries" in vari- of the Iniv. rsity. Itut I may add that the minutes of all th.-
uus 1 ks. through Hhich.very item can r.-ai',ilv be traced. 1 meetings of the Council of I'lil.lic Instruction for s.veral years w. -re
"They lind that all moneys received by the Department are linl before the U-gislaiive Assembly in l.HTii, on iiioti,.ti of Mr
regnlarly deposited to the crcilit of the (iovernmcnt, with the ex- ; lilake ; since win. h time they have b.-. n r.gularly transmitted, as
ce'ptioii of moneys intended to be disbursed in the nurchase of soon as contirined. to the frovincial Secntary. «iibj..ct to U- pub
articles outside of the institution (Trustee School seals increlv). and lished or otherwise, at the pleasure of the t iovcriiinent
that all expenditures are made by che.pie, i.rop.-rly eountersi .'tied • Hut on Ins last pag.-. .Mr. ti. .M. Adam uiisiivs all that he had
by the diti'erent heails of the dei.artmeiit to which they respectively said and demanded m the preceding pages of his pamphlet. Aft.r
j,gl,,„,, having denounced the censorship of the Council of I'liblic instriic-
" Tliey tind th.at a perfect tv.stein of registration of every com- i t ion ovt-r t.-xt .iiid other Isioks for sch.K.U, he admits that the
niuiiicatioii received by the department is maintained, hv means of founcil should examine and reeoinmend bo..ks : that there should
which the several otticers to whose departm.-nt the coinmuiiication be a '• Depository :" that the d.part nt sliouli; publish yearly a
h.asreferenc,-, are imniediatelv apprised of the contents, and aiiswerf catalogue of all bo .kn and maps iianctiom-il by the Council, with
are promptly returned to tlu-".Hame. supplementary lists monthly or ipiarl.rly during the year, with
•• Your Committee have also made a thorough investigation of the such prices attixed iw will not prevent the trade competing with the
Depository department, and tind that the existing arrangements Depository. I Ihai-k Mr. <i. M. Adam for his vital, but to the
for purchiusing stock ate satisfactory .and well ritte'l for secur.iis; the wl .|e of his own the fatal .• Imission. The whole ..f Ins pain
same on the most fav..iirable terms" The mode of disposing of the phht of •.:riev.iiices i. » .Iwitelles down t.. the wcn-t whi.h at lam
books is e.pially satisfactoiy." I may a.1.1. that Di. May. who lixs i seal
chief charge of'tlie b.iok ilep..sit.iry. and Mr. H. .M. Wilkinson, wh.. Dej
hiiii. nainelv, that the pric.'S of th:- books at the K.iiication
it.»rv are to., I.iu for even linn t.. coi.ip.-tt- with, n.-twiih
ul..lerDr.''.^!ay, iias chief chai'ge ."if the Map and aj.paratns branch, staii.ling "his b..asteil advantageous piinlnises ft.. in m..re than a
and of the daily sales, are as " invulnerable to any charge as t^
lioth ability and fidelity, as the chief accouiiUnt, and challenge the
moat searching <i.»vi-riiim'nt.-il en.piiry."
:t. He it als.. ..bserved, that every ..tticer in th.- Department, from
the oldest to the youngest, (as well" as evi-ry teacher in the N..rmal
and Model schools.) has been selected on his own supposed nienls
without any previous a.-iniaintance or prei'ilecti.m on iny part, and
on trial for ix months as to ability, faithfulness and industry,
• I'nlll l'..iitodiT«t|i.ii niti ».ruiii|>li-lu-.l lliu ii.'c.. lints »in- «-iil t.. OIta»». an.l tin-
aii.lit.>r, Mr. i.ai.i;t"ii. wh.. [s ti.it i.:.'ii-h-.1 ..f :in iiti.im- hia- it. fa..»iir ..f id.- h:.tiK-sli..ii
llvlwntttftit.L'*^.- Ut..- f..ll..witf.'cvtiiein-.>twf.>r.-th.- I>..[K.rlttI. IHaIe...iiltll»l. lo.t l.y'.t
"Till- Mlis-riiil.-nik-iit.« "it K<lmali..ii setl.l tn.- o.ucli.r-. t..r .ill Itiilr t \|K-ti,lituri-. Tti.-
aco-iltil- .,( til.- I i-jnr Catiaila S.ti..-riutcti.UiU sr.' oT,\ nutilar. anil arc am..ni:st ttic
liK«,t .N-rri-.'t lit f..mi tl.at .- .nif l,. mv ..m..." .v.-««i.»»i.i/ /'rt/,.-r- .V, //, l\.l \XI.
SrKition 1S.U1.) .\lt.-r tht' iitiitklii'iial m-rvici- «a» traii»(i-rr.-<l lij Itii- C.>iiti-.ioraiu.ii .vi
I., till- .■.inlri.l ..f the li.-MTiiin.-iit »t UtiUri... j.rfi-u*l.^ Hit- satm- Hj-tctit ..f a.'c..iititttitf
tiiat ti;Ml l)i.-iii apiir..v.-.l l.v Mr. Latitfti.ti wa-, o.ntinvie.l. tuiol tti.' ■.vteiit was chait«e,t
i-.v '.rUer ..I lit.- Uinirnimi'iit, l'.l|. .liaiiK.- cioutist «iiii|.l\ m ltii«, ttiat wti.-r.a- .tiiiiir
tit.- (..niier i.ra,-ttcv th»; li....'fiitti,'tit lista-.l ni>.tt.-\ t.i o..- .Ifi^niiifi.t. wlii.ti waa tx
Ii.-ttik-.i an.l afUTwanIs \ ..11.I1.-.I li.r ; un.lt-r the_i.r,-sL-tit tmsli; c.Ttirt.-.J v -tl. tt,-pi
d.-t*.; ar.- tniti^ittiluj I.. Itn- ti. ' ,
ttir.>ti.;lt that .li'itartiiti-ttl t.. Hit- partii", eiitiDetl t.. tlieiu, t'-.- ..tilt t-xn-titiutt l.«iiitr tlit
liunilred ICnglish I ksellem. against the oil I ailing Knglisl- lH,ok
selh-rs with whom tin- ilep.-irtinent has had dt-atiitgs. The members
of the Uei^islature. ami the S.ho.il authorities throiighout the land
will now un.l.rstan 1. that one prune object of .Mr. li. M. .\. lam's
crusade against the Kducation D. partm.-iit is t.. iMlvati.-*' tli.i prices
of the books «'ich they reipiiri- for »lieir libraries and «c'""«l8.
(J. .Villi I have fiiith.r to add that whereiis f.irmevly we imported
(:i» .Mr. <i. M. .\dam now wislu-s) oiir .school maps. gloiH-s, and
other arllclis of sch...il a|.paratus. we at len:;th began to g.t th.-lii
maiinf.-iclured in Cana.i;i I Live the samples o| iiii|Hirt<-<l articles,
as Will as those of Canadian maniif:>i'ture ; and while tin- f..riiier w
inleri.>r t.. the latt.-r iti ipiality an.l adaptation, the Canailiati
manufactured articles are on an average from tueiiiy t.. eighty jier
it.-ni.-l .ii-t,.nis iltili.-s an-l |s-II,v lAji. uses, f.ir ,.
* M.ir.- than ten . -.ars a...-, a lien thv Jfit^ioi liwj Init half rfat'hisl itn pn^nt rtat.,
.if ...nil.lrteliess, a l«rt. el some tttt«s-n t" tavniy Ainvrn-an lailti-s amj ifafitltfni'n
viaiu.i il aiii-.ti.( wl...iti MiT, tiK laU' .s.'tiat>.r J..hii«,.ii. 1.1 N.-M Vurk. aail the iatx
.VttttTi. an stal.-in.-ii, Mr s.-„ar.l, ktii.an as li .trrit-r ■srasr.t t*|..ft. lir was Ss-.trtar> 'jt
...-- -. - jitau-, an.l wlii-n 111 a s,-nater .if tht I iiit*il Huli-s AH* r hatinK l--,a«>t Ihr-.ugt, (hv
h'i-Vl'"ii"iaiii Vrt'iisiir.-r. liiiil llt"J"paini't-iits"«r.- 'raaiir Wu.alti.u ltel«riuifUl. an.l .l.lteil Ih» Mu-uni, S.nal..r J- l.i.-.n saal al..o.l l»li.rr ■!<•
hi.l« IMU-t.l - lr.>vrrn-.r Si'iianl, i.u lliiot liiak,- a 9|i^ts'ti i>i Hit Vtiata. alt J IcU wur
•uittal.lf warratil - t«»ue.l
p,,,,.
,■ h.-w'tar tilt- 1 anaihatis arr alii-B-l u( us in Iht-a. inalur*
/
ATTA< K «»N THK HKOI'LKS ItKPnSlTORV
„.,., , l».»,. r tliu.. tin- ...rt.-.l ..,..-. «h,K. .l..,m..t.e ,u.lu»try and 'wh.. h.re Ub«»r«d «.tl. me » '^Z' ''"»,• ',;""„3^' J ^l^..^^
.k L .Leln,K..l. »...! ........y k.,.t ... the country tl.M «..,.l,l b.- ,. .,-.«rt.r ..f „ .•..„t,.ry. ... a w.,rk th» .. r.a I> \"7»;' '"' ^^rM^
"th .r«.«. H..nt . l-nia.!. I., tl.i. w'ay i... l.« tha.. tw-.ty tl. .i,„l w.tl. a., r.,v.al... n..l,.l,fy. ,u,d Ka.-. 1... ,. a.,.l h.-K to the p.>ore.t
d.illnn. hav.- l..-.ii kept i.i the iv.i.i.lry, a.i.l i-xih!I..1ii1 duriiii; the ih.M ... the n
ve«i IHTil, ... the ..lui.i.faLti.re nf all •".r -choi'l :uai«, kLiIj.-b. ai.il
I.ti.er Kl.iK.l apparat.iH, luiil all hy L»tii..»te« ai.'l tei.ileni, ii» the
|,»|jerK ..( the Uei.artn.ei.t will thuw, and contrary t" the .tate.i.e..lH
■ if Mr. ti. M. Aiiui.1
T. T<. re<niiitiihite ai.il ciicluile. I U-g the tt].|,,..i.tnieiit a.i.l
exha.ntive iiiveiitinatii.i." .if aC i.iittee ..f the U^.slatur. . ..r ..f
a l'...ii....»« (111.' f..rii.ir, pref.rahle), Iwforc which I aiu [jrciiarcl m
t» lip.ve the f..ll>.H..j.; Ihl.litH ;
(I.) Thai Mr. <;. .M. .\.lai.i hiw lH.ei. m.«t jicrsutcnt. yet unsi.c
ce»»fi.l, .1. h.K ellMrtB t.. i.id.ice the .le|.art...ri.t ti. i.htain .t» B.ippl.eH
fri...i hi... ..f "van...." li..eH, drawn fro.n over one hundred lea.li.i.;
K.i«li«! i-ubhuhen.," which he had •' [wrsoiially purchased in
llritn'.n "
(•J.) That his in»ii.iiat ...... ab<...t " leakaKe .n the .....m-ui.i
(exv-cpt if. the ro..f. which i», indee.l «eri.ii.»), i» pure fiction
test i;.itt»ge ... ..ur land.
I have the hon.iur to lie, Sir,
Ym.r oliedieut »trvBnt.
K UVKKSON.
T..r..i.t... Keb. 14. IH74.
TUK KDrCATU»XAL, UEPDSITDKY .OiU MK. <*.
AUAM.
T- lh>- Editor <'flhf M<iil:
SiK, -I ..bi«!r\-e in the A/...' ..f yestcday n...niii.K, a letter ..f
the ureal pi.bli»her» ... Kn«lai.d, an well aa with the publishers i.i
the r.iited Sttttca and I 'an.i.la, anil d.>e» n..t order its books tlir....i;h
a.iy Liter.. .e.liate a«eiicy. , , , •■ 1.1 1
(4.) That n.'i.i' ..f il» »l..ck .« piirehase.l "secondliaiid, allli..ii;.;li
.\Ir. A.lain has lal..iiired Kedul.iusly to lead us into tliat trap witli
himself
the depaitll.ellt
(5.) That n.. " selecti.i.i " sent out is n.ado in the manner he
sir.tes ; that catal.iuin" a.id l.sta of new 1 ks f..r any ..ut .>f stock
ar«! fur.iished to the s.h.iol authorities, and no selection is ever
made by otticers ..f tl.i' departn.ent; except at the re<iue8t of the
ordering them
nearly three c.lu.nns fr...u -Mr. (i. .M. Ada.n. p.iri...rti..« t . be a
rei...n.hT to my letter, -r. leply to his pa...phlet ..f twctyfour
pies Hdainst the ('......eil ..f Public Insliuutioi. and tducati.... De-
partme.it in gei.e.al, a..d against th.- Kdi.cational Uep.j»it..ry and
its nia.iasiers in part.ciilar. , , . • i t
'< 1 aui \i\M\ t.> see v.iii actinii U|K.n the K'-'d "Id principles ..I
liritish fair pliiv, adi.iiltinj; to your columns what is «ai<l .... b.,th
sides, aii.lnot, I'la ...le ..f y.iur dally conte...p..nines „f lari;e pivtei.
si..iis who ninkea an.l adm.ts every s.irt of attack a«aiiist the tAn-
Ct.) Thar7heUVpaHmtmt'h,i».ilway»ha.r.lirea.leali..gsw.thall 'purtmcit in geneial, a..d a«ain«t th.- Kdi.cational Uep..«.t..ry and
... doubt as .t now apimirs, uf beiny used by him a.{ai.isf cation Department
in their defence.
noticing the scurrilous verbiage which apjiears t
iin.l its ..IHcers. but refuses to admit one word
coi.iti-
tnte »..me"''Mir"ltfths .'if Mr .Adam's iHter, I have" to remark as
follows, respect.. IS.' his pri.icipal state.iie.its :
(1 ) That of the m..nev ccrtilied t.. the treasury f..r pay.nent ..f
the "Lond.m a'.ient," .lot .me pcn.iy h.us bce.i rem.tted to h.ni tor
(as Mr. .\dam unacrupul.i.isly asserts) .if a single
.r a si.iKle ho..k f.T sc!....il libiaries ..r prizes,
ri.at there is n.t a .shad..w ..f truth in h.s stjitenie.it, that
ilher ■' rcn.uneratio.." was ever asked.
•de-
ujiinati
(«.) That the
... Mr. Carter in this day s Mml.
Ada.u's iii.ist 8ha...cful slander
luch distresses Mr. .\dai..,
nart.es „ . .
(b.) That Mr. <i. .M. Ada... misrepresents the views and opinions, the "pijfm.i.t
of the I.ispectors an.l other Kducatioiiists in regard t.i the Uep..si- m.ap
torv. , (2)
(7.) That the l.'.|...»it..ry is self-supporting, and that BTen after any "per™"'**?" ,v.-; -;; , ,A I Ufoi.Tl
alhlw .i« f.,r salariei. rc.t^in.erest, i.isura.ice, deprecation ..f st..ck m.n.led" or •' extracte.l" fr....i the "'"^ "■'-''•^.,,;^;, •...*„. ti'\.!
a..d ..tlier continucnci.s, there is a i.iaixin in favour ..f the public, referred t... ..r „'iven ..r recei-,_ed bj aiij one cnntct.-l with
This was substaiitiallv staled by the ('u.n...ittee ..f th.? Leg.slat.ve ilepartnieiit I ....tice a letter I.
Asse.iiblv in .la.iuarv, l«tl'.», after minute iii.|Uiry and personal ex- emphatically c...itrad.:tii.!.' Jlr ,,i..„i,„.
■ -' jayainst the ..tiicers.if the department in th..spart.cnlar,
business" of the DeiK.sitory each year is not! (;{.) That f.ir the w..rk d.me, which »^
••IKa,tHI<),".ui s.a...l by Mr. A.Ia.n. but at least 5«r...,(l(H), lis •''"<, in the drawing, rix^.nstructi.m ..rc...rec.e.,. .,......,.- ,^^
worth ..f ...atenal (*%;!.« "K. in l«7:i) is sent out yearly t.. the scho.,1,, ,1,^ departn.c.t, not . ne-half <.f the sum i.i.s '*' ;" " .'^'' "'^
liesi.les th.- orderint;. receipt, classifying, n.iuking and putting ispecitied in the tcnde,-s and estmuites i..,;de '> "'''\;, '" '' ,"; , .V
awav .,f *:m.,.NK. w.irU. ..f purchases I these ten.iers and est ..imtes were laid by u.e before t''^' •'^;' ' ' ' '^
(!. ) That f..r all articles made f..r the department, tenders ..f cost 1 C.ivernn.c.t at the time, in the h.;ind_wr.ting of the sevra p.i.t.ts
are .e.iuin.l irou, pa.ti..» cncerned ; ..r estimates in the case of I c.ncen.e.l.and I acceiitcd tljat which I was thus advised t., . ... Fm
pa.tie.s »1„. ah.ne cin .iia...if»cture them without having to import , example, the Cn.wn Lands De|Mirtmeu liskc. la certa... suiii f..r r^^^
then, from al.ioa.1 i c..nstructing a certain map: one of the part'cs, abi.sul l.y .nr.
(K) ) 'I hat " ..niy a printer in the British n.etr.,p..lis " is not em- i Ad.a.n, rcc<.n3tructeil the »a..ie map as prescnlwd by n.e, a..a twelve
' . . .- otiier maps for this Fame sum. „
(4 ) Tl ' in .lot a single case, Mr. Adam says many cases, has
packs an.l snips w.iat is sent to mm, ..r ,i„» a., oruer ^a, ... •• .noney iiitted by trustees lH;en suHered t"''^'/""',-^;^';;;"^ "'''"'
glass, Ac.^. a.cor.ling to a list which has Ken sent to l.ini in detail, hands of those in cl.ar-e. because the <^"".'-''*P''"''^""*J/:,, -'S I;?.'' Tj
and selected fr...i. publishcni lists examined at tile department. tory declined t., accept . nv e.,uivalent in st.K^k which they haa
ill.) That this department not ....ly imp..rts its own stationery, : neither ..rdered n.ir desired. . ;,,,•;, oermitted to
but that it .also ,11.1 so by ..r.ler ..f the late Atbimey-tieneral .« a (5.) That n..t ,.ne ce.it received a the I>«I>;;"'t;;0 l^ '[;;;;
trial ; ami that ».. well satisfied was he of the ec..n..my a..,l etlici- , re.nain ..ne <lay " in the h.mds ..f those in J^"^"^^'" / )'; '^'.i;^'^
eiicy of the plan that he authorized us to inip..rt it f..r the '«■»'•■« :t..ry-. they being rc.iu.red t., acc,,.mt f..r and pay .-c^^^
for our .lenartmeiit ni..neys, and the cr.ief acc.mntant receiving them, deposits ti.eii. .1
") That n." ..Iticcr ..f this .lepartment ha. any pecuniar,- gain ithe bank t,. the cr.dit .,f the H.,ii., the Pr.nincial Tre,isurer, as fast
whatever fro... the transacti.,ns of the Uep,.sitory ; that .... n...ney I as they r.ach the nun ,.f, at least one ^''-^'^'V''''''''", „ -^^^
except Customs .Inti.s and jK.tly items is paid out by this depart- (b. ) That it is n..t true, as state, by Mr -\.,iu 1 1. 1 nyalc
men ..n .in iiccuntabl.. warrant being issued by the Uovermnent, I .seminaries, stud. ,.ts, Ac, are compelled t., ,.irch.isef..rtign ni.ips
but ev. IV ...her pavmeiit .... its account is made to V: ksellers, since, by a l,.ng-standing arrangei.ient the I. Ii.,g™pl.eis h,-^^^^^
i..ani.factu.vrs, Ac.; (as well as t,. the mu..icipahties, separate ' the maps f.ir the iVposit..r.v. and ciistructed by it, cm 8.i,.i.lj p"
schools, »,i|K.n..nnuate,l teachers, Ac.)bythe Prov.ncial Treasurer,..-. , vale schools an.l other parti.s with them.
invoices and vouchers p.ev,ou»ly f,i.-i..she.l h.m : that every farthin,; 4. Such are tie six principal n.^ '^'"''^^^f"*''" :..r .iV, 1," ?,^W
received .it the .lepartment fro... any and every souroe is paid int., | against the .lepartu.ent ami its ..thccrs, all "f "i'l'-h '»" ' V^
' - ■ ■ ' ■ ., , ■ .. ,..-.. - . , ,- _ — f in.|iiiry, in aclaitioii t.. nis p.inip..iei
ployed and i>aiil :\: Mr. .\dan. states ; that he has never selected a
single bo,.k. articU' ,.f stationery, or ,.ther things :is stated ; that he
nierelv packs and shii.s what is sent t.> him, ..r tills an order (.is ..f
the public treasury, into -vhich was "paid in all during the ye.ar l«7:i ; false l,ef..re any ciumiss...!. of in.iuiry, in aiiaitioi
by the deiwrtiuent the lUiu ..f «ol,4»0. ; misstatements .vhich I have n.iticed in my two t.
pr(>l)..»i'd t.> ilisprove in the sanie way.
inner letters, ami
Mr \dan. .lenies having attiu'ke.l the Chief Accountant of
Sir, 1 believe I have as much g,HKl will .... ,.ne side of ,lie Legis- the Department, ami yet he '"''J /^'l''"";"^'''''^^;' '''"' ;^" ^;: .Va'"'',','^
\8se-.bly.is on the other si,le. bm wh.itever maybe their ! lating" his accounts as to make hem mo.mprehensible t., a..y one
laliv
He also denies havi.ig attacked
feelings'as imlivi.Uial mc.bers i.i rc-gard to me personally". 1 believe : " ii..t in the secrets .,f the <,ltice. ^ ,^,M,tTon t.i for
^ ■• • • :-- -. 1 I .i,u f,,r „„thing ! the .>tticers of the department, yet charges them, m ac.dition t. lor
e thirtieth year .,f ' mer untrntlifnl imputations, with extracting percentage b.r them^
they will not treat me
more. I have mly t
itherwise than justly ; an,l 1
a<l,i, that th,.ugh far in the
andlselves, even fr,>m"tiie map-mounter. Mr. A,lam having appbed
. age ,.. seventy. . wn. no., oy u,.u s ue.p, re....,iuish ...y \ the word " r.na" t.. the C.mncil of Public Instruction, yet his own
uoBt while a stain .>f unnfute.l Cil.im.iy .I'sts up >n niyself or th.ise i
h.-'Uo>ir»b|.. uipii not one ,if them of my own relu{i,ius persuasion-
my a.ln.inistra i,.n ,if a.i important ami dithcult department,
beyiui.I the age .f seventy. I will n.it, by God's help, relin.iuisi
IV i the w.'.rd •' ring" t.. the Council of Public Instruction yet his own
,'e ! words and Sissional pai«r which he -pL.tes, disprove his , enial as
I in the cases above noticed. Thus, the very letter alluded to by M\ .
ATTACK ON THK FKOk'LKS l»Kl'»>SlTt»IU.
AH»m, rrffr» to the imMn)««'r» ..f thr Council al..iif. himI ilierif..n'.
t.. thfii "Illy c.iilil bin wnl - nii^ ' npply.
ti. Ill aii'-tluT ..Sifinl il'fiiiii m fr"iii tli<- «i<.viTiiini-iii. .|iii.t.Ml m
th.» IVi-.'intHT ihiiiiUt <>( thi' c.i/Ki./i.in M..<,lhU,, i« ..lu- in which
1.1. tWM .
(Ii ) ■nwtMr. <i M. A.Ummi'rrpn-wiiUlhi' viri«««n<'. .•l"ini"ii«"<
thi- Iii«i>"tt..ni ami ..Iher .•Jii.«iu.iii«t« in n-usnl !•• lh«- IVi-wit'Ty
(7 I Tlial th.- lVi>..ii"ry i» *>lf •iiii-'rimti, iii^l lli.it <'Vfii «ft"T
allimiiiiS f'ir «itl:irif«, r«'iit. 1.
. iiMuriirit'*'. »l' i-n'ii»ti<'ii ••* *x><V
il.lt.
.. iih ^'T. '.ai. "u..,l.,y:>Knt, in its ^ift." Th... w»- ,..Ul.ji.ti,.lly .l«....l hv th« .•..ii.m.t.. I th.. 1-......1...,.
|T« Hh "il.Mth. C'"n"cil^r..i.lvNh«. th...m.nitH.r.n.f..rr.-.lt.. \»..mMy. in .Uii.mry. I-h.,!.. ,Jx.t mi.i.He ....,..ry mi.l |,n....i»l
»i.n. th.. Kfv i/r. «>niii»t..ii,itii.i the Ri-.- |'r..f. V.-niii;. »h.. h^..l •■iaiiiiiiiiti..n. ,..,,,.. ,
W. 1,1 mtV.lV...m" .,-.. l..it ... wh.,i„ .h.. .•...i.ic.l h...l >...v.T ,.,,.1 (> , Tli..t th.. " h.i...H.» ..< th.. iK-,..... -ry .^1. y.»,. ,. ....
If-m .« Th..fhi,.f S„.t.rii,..M„l,.ntr..i.r..m.nt..lth...r,.Tv..-..»t., - W.-.,.«».," .« ..»t.a hy Mr A.,...,, h... «l U.t ».-..«... .» th«.
h. Mi .*" n.n .i.t an.l l.y ... ..r.hr ..f .!,.• l!..v. i....r ,i. .•...i.K.l. ...ch wrth ..f ...at.r.al (*-.:». IH. t, i. «..t....t y.-.r.y l.,lh..*h.-.l..
J«,aaa""rl'i. mi„,-l.y -he lT.,vii„ial T.v,w..ir.r, All Ihi.. .» . U..I.U... th.. ..nl.r.n:( mv.,.t .■hM.s.fy.„«. „i»rV..... .,..1 ,...t......
» 01 -ml th" .ther ......t.-n. r.-f.-rr..,l t.. »n.l .-...ii.ir.Hl «l....t l.y tl... «w«v ..f *•-•.<««. w,.rth ..t ,.>.rch,u...«.
Ti ..'".. V. r^^^'-M ".....■.! "V tl... f....„..il. 1.1.. i.» ..xi-hi............ I (!U That f-r all art..!.-. ...a.le f,.r t ... ,|..,«rt..,..n.. ...... l.-n. ..f . -.
V.i.r..^.'-. ....•'•, / .H..„»./.,.a...ltl»-l'""t".«"f then ar.. r...,uir...l fr i.ar....» ......vrn.-.l. ..r « i«m..|. ii. th.- .-.«. ...
Cl"!:\;,";;;,;jr».'.U,ithe ».-m.,ii«l ,,a,..r,. ...h'..,.n....'..iju«,i.v ,....,.■, wh.. al ,ai, man,.fa.-..m. .1 ...hunt hav...... ... .,..i...r.
.. .>lr. .. .1.1.11 TM. .s 11 1 ».r,h,,ut t.kin.' int.. w- l.h'V.'.l an.l iiaul a» Mr. X.lim »tai.-» ; that h.- ha. i...v..r ..•l.-.l.-.U
*?r 'S; t;;:Kir::T,::;;'?:::"ia:::;. .., ^ ,.;,'!,,i,^i,:;: *;lr~:r v;£ if 'in;:;::";: S'r;
«. Mr. A.l.iii .1 " ,,,„ ,,,,.',,,.,,. f-i... Ih-it r lia.l iiiVHrIf \ trial aii.l tlia. ».. w.-ll «a..»ti...l «a. li.' ..f tl o..n.....y an.l .••h.-...n.7
'z:rz:t^^:^rii:::^^z^:iT'^\^''^^^'~^ "•- w-- "-- '"'"™' - - •"""■" " '■■' "■•■ ' '-^
,i..n .,r ...i»uncc '-'" '|';;.;-::';;--;^,-;;j;:>";t;:-^!'v;!;:; ■?S'Thatn.,..fficer..f thi, ,1-^artinen. h« any pecuniary «am
'''•''"::';M;:?.^n:i:n'^f t ".;.:-• ^:):."!;t "•f'- l^; "...Jt ; wHate!.. fr„in .he tra„..cu„n, .,f .he I.e,«.«i,..ry that 1... ,, y.
»ii api.riLi.iiinii ... w.. .'^ . _ ^. ' , .._ ,, ,^... I..,,...,., ,.,„(,„,„ ,liiti,.«, an.l [.etty iteii.n. .« pa..! ..i.l l.y .li.« .U-j.-ir.
italile warrant \<v\nn JMiicl l.y the <i..v..rii..i..iil,
lit .1.1 Its iui'..mit .» ...a.1.' t.. U...l(«ll.r»,
my
the ti.iv.rii.miit .111.1 Le'^islat.iru the a't.Tna.ive ..f its .lii«.-....ti.m- e.^w.pt rust.
Hiio.. ..r fur.ii»l.in« it urat,.it.„iKly t.. the .h. h....l e.,r|...rati....H, .Vo.. , nunt. ..n an lico.nnl
wh,.;.ev,,te.l.,ni.,ut,,u.y«.^...,.hj.uea.,^
interertt."
('iiriiiirali
I'he [inhlic
an.l iither sch....
h....l ..tticen., iL «t tho rate ..f f..rty-livc j »..l.erann.iat...l tea.lien,, .Ve. ) by the fr..v.i.c.a rf...u.,r..r .... ...
' . ....1 ... !..._.. ..n..* lull' f II PtllMyiiail hitll ■ t lllll ■>\.*>rV llftflllllll
v.. ices ami v..iuher» |.revi..iwly fi.riii«he.l him ; that ..M.ry fartliiiin
IV.
(APPKNUIX A.)
LKTTfllS KKOM IM BUIC SCHOOL INSI'KCTOU.S.
1./.,,
A.laiii Jhar-oil lui.l ..l.tai.ie.l f..r lhe«- 1 ks, (hon-^ht tl.r..i.j;h his
•• i..teri.ie.i.ate ii^'e.icy") an.l .he piicva at wh.ch «eli...il oiri...rati..ii«
..btain the same kiii.l ..f l«".k» at the K.li.uiti...ml l>ein.sit..ry.
10 Mr. Ail.iiii ..lii.ta all refereiue ti. liH own Utters, .n which he |
.il.sei..ii..n»ly a'.liciteil (what he afterwa <1.h .le.i..i..Ke.l in lii» pain- ^
..i.K.t \ .. il.i. iiitt'riii..tliate at..*ncv." t.. Im.* th.' " c"iiii.ii..*Hi.>ti mer- 1 »• i / / « . . ■
!S;;iiur'^li:k:^ri^^^^^
V?^:;..^e^:j..ta.en,,.t..;;w^^
wl„chIhH.la.,lieitea . lKf,rt wich 1 [: ■\;'^' ',/;,,,,(' ^,,-, ,.^ ...U.n.le.l t.. ..,.erate l.K, a • Hrat warning- ... .1... Kr,.neh
Sxru;i;::^ms:i:::,:;^:fieni:;tir ^
"'Ti'^unutr:;^;:;;lnr';r:iwt"'^:a;::^::u:H:;i-S^ i;'>----- •
wni«l' va>- cu.;. i.iderthec.,ver.,f the dark li,,.ii.l ..f his;- f.^r - an. ......en..., , Mr. A.l -t.Ue.n. ... .» a n.u...,.r. •
p!:;,,:.fr,e»U.att.eC,.nnc...,fl>....l.e.natn,et. ^le .-..ta.... ^n.^ .ew, .n ,,.^^^ ^^^_^ ^
''"ta ;::VS Mr" vian • n::!^ :^: ....l .>reve„t .aisapprehen- ' me .„ yl,.;r'f..r,.ier eir^ulak ,.erf..tly w.-ll aw.jr.- that 1 wa, fn. t..
An.l t.. riiusi. .>ir. .v.i.ii.i » ... .^ , i , , , '. ' ,. : o.n.lenin ..r appn.ve the p.ilicy ..f KUstaiiiini,' th.- I)..i«.».t..ry. an.l I
s„.„,.,r snccessfiil -^^^'^y^:^-'-^^''^^,^^^;;^'::^:^:::,:^'^. , J, ,tat...l thi, ,he cm Jle wL ,« u.ech a«a...»t ,he I...,...,.„.ry ,»
'' the I>..p..si."ry, ami .,.il.».-p.e.it ev...i.» ha\e l.ui .■..iihr.n...l my
alwiv.. ...eiitii.ne.l, that I Ik-j,' the app.
ve8ti.'a'i..ii "f a Cmmittee ..f the Legislature, <.r ..f a C...iim.s.si..n,
(the J'..nn.r preferable,) tK.f.,re which 1 am prepare.! t., pr.,v„ ^^'- y'''^}2t^^xAi,,i\.. •O.v.^X-.ry-, I w.ah ... a.|.l ... mv f..r.„..r a.a.e
'"n'TTta.'Mr O M. A.lam haa be.cn n.,.at persistent, yet unsnc- nient, that I have fre.p.c.tly t..»te.l the prie..« ..f ».~.k. at a wln.le^
(1.) in.it -nr. \t. -u. .^ .» ^ _ _^ i^ ,.i,.„;.. ;:. „,„.,.ii„. ,^1.. ..h.,.. at Ur.K;kville. a« ciiipan-.l with tli..«. «i sim.lar w..rk» at
by i.tticHnt ..f the .lepart.iie.it
ordering them
pr.c.. IP '1.1 Ml.- i»-p.
and more varied aMortmeiit.
IVrhaps i. my .i"' '»• i..»ppr..pr.«i.-
,^;.^.
.\IT\«K ON TIIK I'Kol'I.KS KKI'OSITOKV.
(..rihfr to oh^rre. that the t..wn bo,.k •cller. w.ro .WW* ..f the ho..H. h..m the EdiuhnrKh Houm. ,<t «»liv.r * l»..>.l, nii'l n ••!*>.
...i.t.„.,.Ul..| iuir.l.»«', aii.l "ff.-r.-.! llir.ir w»r.-. f.T \r«, than ih.ir Imhini- n «h....l l.l.mry, r«-„.ir.- w.u. ..l.lij.'.-.l I" !»• Ii«-l t- tlif i«iim
rt-tfiiUr {*n
ll.J'rl K>i;.f>i, /■;«/, W /'.. .^.-./-.^.^ .V... L' /...-'«. " I can -'iilv
n-ilcmlf my |in'vi.iii*ly I'Xpri-iiiHxl opiiiiiiii, iiumrly. that S<.-Ihh.|
f.ir|N.rtttl"M« i»ri' aliivMi iiii:iiiiiiiMii« in favnr "f tin- IK';">»il"ry. My
rxinriiMioi' hiw Ixin IliiU vvfii »itli.iiit tlic a.l.liti..iiiil li«' .1 R"«
i.iinli.wtl at tliii |).|artnMnt urr rlnaiKi- tliaii ili.'«' (.nrcliawl
fr tin. inuli'. H.iw,-viT ! mi" ii" rijimin »liy iIk' Iraclr nmliT
■nitalili' iiniitrvminn »li..ul<l n..t 1h- :ill..»fil t<i i Jnti- Willi thi' l»«-
p<iiiit<ii7 in fu "imhinK iwliiml r<iiiii«iti'»." •
K.r. II'-. /('"•>. MA., lt,'i-,lor, .V... :i /.•"'-<. I liaviML.t viii
Mr. Ailam'ii |iaiii|.lil.'t, liiit »ilh r.-ffr«nci' t.. that pariiiiilar |.:ui-
naiii' in which hi> int.TpiTtit, l<. «iiit hia nvn vuwh, thi- tiKtuumiy 'li
ihf I'liMn' Scli...p| Insin'ttcni, I huvo no lifsi!iiii..ii ui ri|.falin^' ili"-
tin.tlvai!.liiiiiMiii>"''>'lv- •"» I'lV' wn nnl.i.wf.l ami ulii ii L\|.ri»».Ml
..[.nnnn, that 1. Hi.liT th.- Ii....k IV|...r.il..iy at T..r..nt.. an isa.ii
il intoKral part nf ..iir SiIumiI »yitl.in. ami that thr I
...k trailu
for thf jnili>iiMiK anil ■Mii«.V!.»fnl niana','.incnt of » Huh Sih."!.
In rtuar.1 to tli.^ provi.ion of l".ok» Muuihio f..r mI I, >.iiy. an.l
ulla',' lil.rari.-. I niu>t Hav that if lhi« w.-ii.- lift to iinliviiliiul
.nt.-rpri".' aii>l ju.lmii.iit, HtiiunlafiMl an.l i;iiiil«>l only l.y Ihu h"i>.-
of uain, the pron. woiiUl 1* .vcr i r tli'- M-halioii .viT tin-
I han) in niv poiwfiwion tnulw iatal"KUi'» "f liailin« Toronto ami
M,,„tr,.al 1 U.!l.r», ami if I w.n- lallcl 'ipoii to form a wliool
iil.riry of «lan.lar.l ami prolital.L- l>.".k», 1 w..iihl lif ol.lij<i.l to
, ,,,|,. It trom thri'i- or f..iir .lidi-i.nt uto.k*. .iit«ilin« n»k,
and a«»iir.aiv iiKTi-a». a ixp.ii".- in <oii, >pon.Uiur an.l .arriau.'.
On thf ..thor'lian.l. I wul.l mi.l.rlak.' to supply ir tli.' l>..part-
mtiit catal...".', a .ompl.l.' Iil.rary "f l.....k», wh.th.r in «. ifii.-i) in
ii» lat.Ht il.v. I"| lit.., ..r in iitcratiiru fnuii < liaii.-.r t.. Tjiiiiyii..li.
If 1 w.Tu .all.'.! iip..n to "npply h c.mpl.'ti' xit ..f apparatus for the
lm;.latioii ..f pliv»iial fan, ..r tlif illimtrali.n ..f ili.iii;.al nscari'li.
iial ami intt'i:rai part .n ..ur r..-Mo..i n>i«.fiii. ..ii'. ...... ...» « v.....^ i.-.m. ..>»..'••• •■■ t--.' .» ■ -; , , , , .^ . * t i
« , r.. nul, t., .l.i„an.l the al-iliti.,,, .,f that ..^tM.liHl.inent, ;u. ! ,| nly r..|.al.U. ...ur.v ..f supply uoul.l l.e the l)..partu,.;ntal .e
inU.ricnn« wi.h th-ir lusin.s-, than private t.a.li.r. t,. .lemaiul : p,„it,.ry. I hav.. ...mpan-.l the pric.s sta.e.l in the K.liuat,,.n eata^
the .U.»triuti..n ..f tli.' I'ul'li.- Sell.... I system itself. .M the same l,,.^u.-, an.l I Mini them,
lim.' I expr.'ss i piiii..ii li. stile t.. the niiM.l system prop..se.l in ;fr..m the K.lii
the n.'W Seh.N.I Itill, uliieli, I think, would ifivv llie l.....k»i!len. a
fair ehaiiee t.. sli..w what they am <!.>, while the l)ei««itory wonhl , .„ ^,.. , „^ ,, . r ii i,. f„
"",, - .1.1- .1,..,.. i„ ..l...,L HI 1 i..-tr. ...... it l)..i..irtiii,n as an irr. fi ival.le evi.l- nee ..f a
Btill remain a» a nafei^iiaril to keep them in elieiK
iliscunt
ami the
11 iu.lipenilent .'f the laiij
„ ith.ii ..thee, very reas..iial.le in price
.■.liti..nH ..f the iii.ist relial.le staii.iani an 1 min iuUkUit.i iJkCMUiUl--
In e..mliisi..n, I Ihk to say, that I "..m.l 'h.I.I ihe ah .liti f the
Ilo..k ami Instniiueiit I)..p.irtm.i>l as an irr. fi i^-al.le evi.l- 1
.tui remain ,« a -.ue^,.,.., , •- r etr:v'r;iae '"^'"^ '" 'I'" i-'-uis^'t'ir. ..f the lan.l. an.l a» s.Tving t..
«,r.,/..;i.. -W.i;/, .W^../.../"-'"'-.''"''"'''""- -"■»"• the h..nour,^_l_^^^^, ^1^^, „„,„vs.,„.„, that in.livi.lual .lloris w.iil.l he .sullieieiit to
t..ft.kn..wle.l«..receipt..f y.ur. circular a.skinK' met., say whether.ir I ^^,^^^^_^ J waiita. in all their vari.ty ..f necessity, au.l in all
ii.,t Mr. I i. Mereer .V.laiii lixs " e..lT.'etly repres.nte.l my viewa an.l i •.i,;t,„,,.„ ,,f I .eality ; an . »./..■.. ■.«;.... /"'•••. ■" " >•'"••''' ••.i'-"''<-
motives" IS expre»s.-.l in my reply to y.uir circular ciicernini,' the ._ ^^^^^^ ,_^^^_,_,^ ^^^ _, m.i«.<i.-.< 'Imim.
•"'1:;:;^'':^ iir:';;;^^.;'"^:!.:;^. m s.a.in« .hat aith..u,ii i .iseai r. ... « .;. a^^,., f-,...'--. <'•. i-r,-"'- t""*" 'rr';^ \
.tn.Utf ian.'iia.'e in my reply, 1 sp.'ke fr..iii the very l...ttom ..f my stat.- in reply t.. yur citvular in ref.r.me t.. tlie pa.upli.et .
heart I aesire-lt.. see the IJep.;sit..ry maintain...! .ts it is. 1 Mill Mr. <!. M.r.er (U_n;M.,,;,) .\.lam, that I haw exai .-.1 sai.l
lesm. this 1 trust n.. ruthlcs liaii.l may he lai.l on wl.a' I .leeni I " P.uuphlet," an^rtfrnrTIiat self-nitere.t (l» s.vms to hav.; so cm-
one"f theehief Kh.ries ..f ...ir K.lucational system. There is n.. i,letely -ai.i.a -he nuistery ..ver him as to .lepnve hin..__(.f he ever
feature of that system ..f this country more excelhnt than this. It ; i„,s.se».se<l any.) ..f every sense ..f /(..iio.i
iH the intellectual St.. reh.. use of Ontari.i, anil it injiiris ne. Wi '
hav.' n..t, hitherto. av..ile.l ..nrselves in this c..unty ..f the a.lvanlajies j reference to
it atf..rils to M (-reat an extent m is ileciiahle ; l.iu I was just lay
lirr ..r TiiifU. Tlie
.nchi8i..ns whicli yiii .le.liiee.l fr..m my reply t.. y..ur .ircular, in
the •' K.lueati..nal |)..p..sit..ry," were perfectly c.rrect :
ami as the rep'.^s ..f mv •' KelL.w ln»p.ct..rs," tli..u._.li c.uche.l
ill aiireivnt lanyuane. pivseiit.-.l in vn.-i.iiis P.ri.is tli.. same (ieiieral
i.leas. it f..ll..»s that you must he correct, as i.rar.ls them also.
n
1..
i.leis it f..ll..»s that v..u must l.e correct, as i.ranis inem ais...
I'h.. uiiif..rmity in the views ..f tli.i.se lnsi.eet..ra most eapahle. from
1..II" e\p.'rieiice, of jiKlvinu i" the matter, is a most coiivincmi,'
proof ..f that which ie. ,ne, not wilfully hliU'le.l. can fail t.. see. \
mv plans f..r piil.lic lihraries, comi..titive examinations. \c
"when i..' we are threateiie.l with th.' acslnictem ..f tli.' ..nly means j
<,f pn.curinu the i.iM-essary 1 ks. I say, a.lvis.'aiy, thi' .■!./;/ iiie.ins, !
for if the l>.>oks have t.. I..- purchase.l from the l.....kseller«, th.y !
will never he purchase.l at all. It is with the utmost .l-ttieulty |pro"., - t • .. i i i , i ., ,•
nometiniea that 1 can jwrsuaiU- tru»te..s t.. purchase even fr..m the | have also t.. thank you h.ra c....v 'f, )'•'"■ ^-ecn.l ai.;l list lemr
l)eposit.,ry, alth..u./.i i. .h.es .allow IIHI p..r c-it. t.. H..n. ( >. M..wat, in reply t.. ^ir. (.. M. .\.lai„. an.l f.el that you
The h...'ik.ellers..f Ottawa are iiol,.a f..r the hi^h t.iiie ..f their h.ave therein- t..rn away the last scrceiiin;,' plank fr..iiiliis Hetiiyo
charu-ter ,» well ,as th.^ir hiisin.-ss ahilitv .iml liherality. Ihavelof lies," aiul left him exp...sea in all his u.-itihtly til'hiiiei.9. for
hiisiness r..|ati..ns with th.'m all, ami .(..iild he iu.st as anxious t.i ! my part he is welcnie to all the •' c...»/..r( p..ssil.le l.nt I think
„,,i„ their L' 1 will as that ..f th.. Ilepartni.-nt. Iii.leed, sir, I will ! that even a fr.'h an.l m,<rr .-..,....».< ,l,;iu„ht of his fav..ui-ite / -r-
siv frankly that c.iil.l I he i>ersi!a.led that a circular i.ssuinj; fr..m \ t.r," will hardly nerve him t" make a further attack. I tee! .pute
the Edncati..n Uepartment, '• was intemled t.. ..perate like a • first certain that the Scli.iol Insp.ctors ..f Ontari... wli.. lik.- y.miself,
warniiii;"" 1 should tre:it it with ciitempt. Kesmctcd Sir, ha^ e tunied away from tie- alhirements .. pecuniary
The vi.-ws I expressed I still h..Id. My n...tiyes were the f,'....a IV'hni. l[.r.~se-,ted hy various departments ..f l.usiness. a:i.l have de-
ofeduc«ti..n Iv.'ted themst-lves t.. the advancement of the l!..lucati,.nal interests
As f.ir this \.lain, I make little d.inht that he is a true lineal des- .,f their heh.yeil Canaila, .an well atl.T.l t.. tr.at with c..iitei.ipt
Cendant ..f th.. first of the name, wh.. d.mhte.l his very Makers ! the ha.se insinuati.^ns .. f a hlimhilnjerceiiary -. It cheers the h.'arts
ULitives hut helievea tin' aevil. Let us li..pe that he will still 'of us. who ar.' hut coiflf\rahvely rjy^ recruits, t., see you alter
further imitate his nam. ..ake ■, ana. l.eiiig.i,sham.-.l..f his nakedness thirty years ..f actixe service. .stiTrCr.l.lly nishiin; int.. the hi;ht
1 hi.le himself ia the ..hscuiity fn.in which he h.as s.. su.l.lenly, hut | t..h.-ittle f.irth' r.Vif. Believe me. yon are surr.iumled l.y tli..imnds
I not sloriously, emerged. | in Ont.ari.i, who will h..ld up your li.ands until the ttnal r..iit ..f the
lifi: ffm. F.r./ii.i..ii, A.M., Iii,'p>rlor C". D'luiliu. ~I Vieg to say,!' ■■""•■'".
with.'Ut farther preamhle, that a cmimiinication sent hy a Mr. | .1. .V/.'.V.("i7/.(.>», A.»/.. (ii.-V '■'"'■ ^
\
St,:
"Pi(. — My views eon-
I my crrespoooi... . — i i, -. , , . , "i ' t l
id the reailiest attenti..n pai.l t.i my coiiununicatmns, easy tenus, suitalile pn/.e and lU.rary iio.iks.
I linve ever foUIul me ream em imn.ii".. i'.»i., ," ...j v^.»>i.Mwiii,.u.f^,(.,, ,.ik£i, ivmiu.>, — .......^i- — .^ cr» 11-
and in mv intercourse with scl.ool teaohers an.l school trustees, Ii After h few years shall have rlapsed, and our system .>f I ubhc
have neveV vet heanl the sliithtest onii.laint ; and tins at a tune ; SchuoU sliall liavi' hetm plaeetl upni, a j^.kkI footni^.', an.l when
ii»*c »«r»v» .» n ' ... . .-! , ... ,1. . f _ t *■";-- vlst'whci-e sui'h re'iuisites
ensed
trusted
have never yet heard the slightest complaint ; and this at a tune ; Schools shall have t.eeii piace.i upon a ^o.... '""".'b. ■"■■• "■
when eomi.laints of imaginary wron-s are as readily accepted iis if : greater facilities shall exist f..r ..htainin.^ elsewhc.e su.h re.,uisi
Thev^^-re r. al I L are now furnished hy the r>ep..sit..ry, the latter may he dispell,
'when 1 his! heu.iii t.. teach ia Caiiadtt I had to iinp..rt my sch.."l ■ ftith, and whentver t»« maintenance shal. »!.;.ear t.. .lisintercs
VITArK ON TUK I'Kul'M.s HKmsiTuia.
»n>l iiiipn-jiiJii-il |*r«..ii» t.. W iiii«ii.'ilu-iii »iiil iiimecf»«r}-. it«
I'oiitiiiiiaiii'v oiikIiI tn iTiw. :iii<l thf l.iiniiwM "( fiiniinliini,' <hv
».,„./ /, .>'<>"•'.. f. '/.. M A. l,.-i"cl..r. <•„ l^,„.nk. I Imvi- tUr
h..n..r li. Mat.- iii r.-i.ly !•■ vur nn-ilw. t»i»t ih. .t;it.-m.i.U ..( Mr
Xilaiii iiru liv ii'> m.'iinii.i.-..rrrit i,i.rii..iiiati..ii •■{ my »»■»•< r.-.|«vi
in., tliv lt""W Ih-l""""" "f'l"- K.liiniti..ii lV|.:irtm.iit X' '
,,ir„Tv.a 111 mv »ii!«»i-r t.. your fiTiiuT cirniliir, 1 U'li.vc tlii- l>«-
I„,-,t,.ry t..l„-'' l".t!i lur.MHry. w.ll .v.ii,l.ui..l, ai..l . iititl..! t.. t.ii-
»ni.i">rt .f »-.liu"'liMlii«t« in ill" l'r..vin.-.-. I '.ium- .■\iH-ri.iio<l
11 i/niil iiiii..uiit ..f |.l, :.y.iru .in.l «ati»fii.ti..n in all my .1. iilma»
tluTu .liiiilis? tin- I'!>.«t .i;ilit y.-.ir-, wliiK- in iH.Hiti..ii .if tc:ul»r,
ami m..r.' rr.vi.tlv IVH lii..|,ct..r of ..I N. Im< Mimin. r liavii.y
Im.l ,Kiii«i..n to |."..r.h:.M' uj-war U of «Mio«orlli of lH.,k« tor i.ri»«,
lionn. mill for a Tiarlu-i
111.- >.'l
to 111- tfivrii at eonip. tiliv.- .•xaiiiinalionn. iiikI for a Tia.li.rs' I.ilirary,
T.'pmto
anil «|»'iit alxiiit
■lav in III
akiiii
1 lia.1 an .M.IUiit opportunity ..f oh»,ivniL.' il"' ''•■>••" "•
111- pri<i-» .\. , «.■ . aii'l li»l no .lirtiiiilty wliativv-r in
I W.llt to
til '11
liook^ k.'pt. tilt- I
ii'.ikiiij: till- h.lcuti.iii. iLliku satinfaitory
iiil.r.«t.-.l ill iJi.-iii. Ilavin« lia.1 a ^Tiat ik-al of , xp..|iiiic.- in pur-
cliasiii" l>ook». 1 h.-Mtat.- not t,. «ay tliat I .-.111111 not liavt- I..1-11 iw
nati.factorily ».rv.-.l aiiywlun- dm-, tin ..m- or two ,lilk-r.-iit
to your nt« m iin-uUr ..ii tlu- " E.lu.»ti..n»I IViN..ii .r> t^i.»»tiiin.
1 li.iw till- honour to •t»ii- lliai in my ..pinion, tli.- r.pt.*.."'""""
.,f Mr. ti. Mrn.r .V.lani. r.i;ar.liiiu tl,.- %' .i.«i iiiim.iiu -in t. .iimoiiy
of til.- rut.lic S.li.~.l Iiiii|-.-.i..r« i.f t'nlati.i, w very •nU- •■! llw
tnitli. a» «-«>ry impKrlml r.n.lir iiiiwl Uiliiiil . an.l. a» f «r •• ' «"
a»ar.-. t)il> niiw> ..( .-m-I.-ii.-.. hii»»" «-ii olilnm-il •uliout ll"- •lUli><-<'«
liiiit of pri-iwiir.- ..n ih.- part ..f th. m.|...ri in. Imi a« a pm.-ly
»oliiiit«rv ixpr "Ion of lli.- .l.liUrat.- itn.l i.i»lur.-.l i-..ii\ 1. 11 -n -.f
a .lai... .'-f 111.11 *li-'w- opi»,riuiiitiiii f..r foriiiinu ,. .o,r.i.t jii.Ik-
ni.iii in 111.- muttur. ar.- m..»t fH>..iir..l.l... I hav.- t- r.-ii.-r»l.^ my
Uli.f that th.- ...ntinuai...- of ili.- lK-|>»itory 1. , ...iilial U. ili.-
liiKh.nt «.lfar.- of our ~l..-.l.. uml tl..- (.rot.-. i . ( tru.i.-.-. tt-.i..
th.- inn"»ition« of ».lli»h v.-iiil..r« -f «li.-.l •uppli. ■>.
.I,.h,i .I.J<„.l,<i,, K.«/., I Ki'i" ■'■": •*•""• »•'•'•""" liii.-ply 1-. y..ur
.iAular I Ih-.' l.-tM- I" "tat.- i"'»< .mphaii.-ftlly thai «i M.-r..r
■rn-.tlv r.-pr.«-ntv.l t.. th.- .\tt..rii..y t..>n.r»l my
niv r.piv III r.-«i«-.?« i" llir .1. i".«it.>ry
rt, ^r.• .-oir.-.i. h iMii;
Ihuiiiit 14 yi-nm u n
X.laiu has 11- .t .-..rn-.tly r.-pi
Mi.»i ami iiioiiv.K 111 wiitiii;;
..1 in yi
My view». M t-ipri-sm-l m yo'ir annua' rep
i,.>,.-lf 'an.l all otYi.ri. Ih.i. fo.iii.U-.l "» 1«"">.V yan.' .-M-ru-n.-e
ir* lur. many priiu.- l.."'.k.' won- «-nl fMin tin- Ih |....t..ry. ■,.'■•'•9 "•;
(,,..»... l.i.y,../>. .>.../ ■ill <■■<«■• r..-{. II: nr^ I— I »..».»M<-f-» •■• <.•(.•>•/.
1,1,/ ,.,i.V.iw ,)...(»..,/;.. Ihi^irlmrul „• ,ill .„^» imikiii-ilh- M
">i-|K.iiitor>' »<-ll».ilu.-»'i"'ii'l »'"■»'
«.iiiiiiatiou..fi.l.i.-cti..ii;.l.l.litiiatiir.-,o,iiiH.at»..ul.l!..-.-v.iiiii
pri.l.al.1.- th.- niin-.li».«iiiiinatioii ..f l.i".k.i of any kin.l for 'ilmin.-s
ami prizi-i* aumny our country mhooU.
/;, r r;K.iM.i.< llornlt, I „■.}>• rl^r, I',.;,,!;! Itn.^ll. In n-ply I.. your
ciriularimpiiriii.,' •■ whi-th.r i.r not " Mr. .X.laiii. lia.s ci.rr.itly iv
i.ri-»int.-il inspt-itors vii-w« anil im.tiv.-s in " K.-pli.-s. 1 liav.- th.-
bri;.i(;r:.:!in.i;ai:n:.'::fX:li:^:3'!:,p^ '*->■•. ^•'•■'•-
wlurethi- writ .r lain. ui-s to
accoriliiiu' to hi« aasuiiiptioii, \\
iiiou'h to shrink fpnii r.-ply t
that
The part
I uai.l. aa .inl-i.li.-il 1" your r.-p'-rt ; ami. Sir. y-.ii »ill «■
It i» untrue in n-nanl to tin- oth.r lii«i«.-tor».
r <;irl.ll K«, ,/„»,-.(.•.■.'... .V"i"i""''-''"i"' In apami-hh-t
lately" ■«•'•» «•'"''• Atti.ni.y «i.-n.-r..l. tli.- Il..ii...iral.l.- ul,x. r M..»ai.
froiiiti. M. A.lam. K.-..,.. lli.ok».llir ami l'..l.li»hrr in |..r.iiio, h.-
attritml.'H tin- ml.-m.- of tli..w win. 'lul m't i'"l
..ii.l to
p.irt on lia;.,'c. niiir
inspt-itors «h'
honotiralil
anil
::\»t nil ohlo.niy upon
i-ri- 11. .1 V.1V- |.lloll:;ll
. an h".ii.»t fmiiiiry.
iir.iDir
liiiruAU-
ratio iiit.-ii.ri-niv.
1 U-u to Kiy thai th.- al!iiM..ii o| Mr. Xilaii
in thiH i-e.iH-.t. i» not only iiii|K-rtiii.-iit l.ut '■""."'l""i;V."j''.'r.'. '
chotte til
1; the .ir.ular
111-
Mi«-i"ori. who clio.c- to r.-main »il.-..t n ih.- i,ii.«tion. .My r.- i»o.. f-r
' -. - -i .- r, ii-rr.-il to »a«. that I l..-lii-M-.l. aii.l mill
lii'iU. ^i» tin Kilu.aiiMiial
tlii-r mi-Biiii are ».> well anal
t.rtainini;. inatru.tive anil whi.l.-Bom.- rea. .
U-poait iry. maiiauiil as it m in ai-.-orilaiice with a •ynteiii th
tr..ii..um.- anil illiiieiit. 111
1 W..11.1 Hill., r-lv r.uT.-t any «tep tak. ii by tin- l.-i-i.U.ur.-
o.,i,„rv that would ... the li-.i«t .rippl.th.- Ih-p-.i-.-ry. a, , 1... ■
lar..elvanilfiu«Hllv»uppli.il th.- •.'lowmi; waiit» .f the >'h.'..U
■ " ■•- -t- with'Sch -1 Lihriini-,, .Map. .....I Apparatu-. sim;- >
• - .tiAiii whii-h
i.( I
tliii Province , , , . ,,.
wi« first .allei' 1.1.0 .-xiMeiic-e l.y that wisil-ni im patm
io -.ilmiral.h- S.h..ol Sv»t.-m. f..»t..r,a it with pat. iii.il
anil i.roiight it to i;« present state of itleetiveiiess.
■ «,-,...■.., >:<i/., /.I"/-'"'. '■"- /••'•''-'•"■':''',-, I ■'■'<••"'>•
f the KHi itrant. I iit of the IX-ix'sitory ...«». 1 am .■•>■■
■ i..,ulil in n-' other way K- -■
loriyinati-d
i solicitmle
./,i»i..i '
that the view wlis simi.ly '•"-■ •• UHl per eeiit," anil tin- m..tive
incentive " Ur. Kyerson's iiite.iileil tii-st waiinni.', .» v.-.y far wiile
of the truth. .- r , ,-i • ti; . 1
In mv replv referreil to, ami on page •-'.■of the thief Mipen.iteiul-
auts Xnniial HeiHirt ..f If^Tl, there will he foiiiiil siilh.iiiii to satisiy
imyiiiiprejiuiiieaiiiiml.oltlie.ii-cessityforthoeMsteme.tliecoiitinii-
auce a.iil the improvement of an t-.lucatioiial .leiM.siti.ry al|.•r^llIl^'
fiu-ilities ami aitrmrajeTto our pulilic schools, which we cannot at-
tain at the Imok stores, even of thoje chunoiinK for monopoly, .Vc, '
this was .iiy view in writing ; and uiy uiotivo /,r.. /".,." /mhlicv. I
leave the o.ms ot proof contra on Mr. .\ilani.
Ii.hi, !.('""• K-"/,. v./'.. /".«/>'''•'"'■*'"- Pi-iitfiKi.-.—MT. Xda.iiin'
his p.-uiipl.let 0.. the Kilma,i..nal Depository- recently pr.se.ited to ''I'l'^';"; ' . , , „,, „f ,,„. ,„„„„ _
,he Freiiucr of . >.i.ario, has nu.ivp.e.senteil to h.ni.iiy views and ^'';''' ' ' ' ',.'^; ,,,,, ,l.arts. «lols-, and illi.straii ,'eneially.
motives, and has inMilted .ill the nspectors of the I'rovnice. who "j' , ' \;,' !, . , .' ,f „,.. U..posi„.ry. This is my opi,,„.n :
h-ue-'iven their views on thi.smm-h vexed ip.est.on, by mti-uating a» th^oll^ll tli. ......i-y
that the circular sent to the liis,H.cto,-s was in.e.i.led to operate like iinpu..-u it whu*> U.I. . _ ^ ^^^^^
a "tirst wa.ni..ij" ... the French joun.als. to e.if.ircc oU-,lu-.ice to ^ "\''''' '''■''l'';^^r^.^ hi, -sV express. f opinio,. f,..m the In
" bureaucratic .l.-niaiuls" . , ,, , '•■''^^■'''^'' ''" 1''^'''^' i^ ",ltd , it ■ ud .^ ^
Mv views were nive.i conscientiously, and fron. ...any y.ars ex- spccti.rs. M such 1 replie.l to it, ..ml ^ 1 •,
ri.i.H- Adam o.i«ht not to have iiiisumlen.to.«l.
'should the Covern.nent am' the Members of the Leinslature sec ,,„,„ , y, /(,„„, /■;,.,,., /,..-,-.-*..r, <'„, 0:>'>n... I.i reply f. y.jir
Ht to abolish the Ueposit..ry. the cause of educati.,., ..f this I'rovince ^j^^.,,,^,^ reyardnm the Kducat.oiial Ijep'-^.tory •l";'''V''; ';;;; ',;
would be retarded for nia.iy year, to come, which state of t ii.igs ,_^,^_,„,^ j„ ,„.,,. ,,,^1 1 have read Mr. (.. M. A.I.u. s '_''■•";
every true lover of his country and of education wo.ild not desire ^^ ^,^^^.^.^ m„„.„, ,1,,..^. t.u..-s. careful y. and feel "■■"'_™"' '
to »ee. s.y that he has tradu, 1 d my motives and misrcprt-H. i...-d mj 1 w-,
fridriiA iii'iroM-s, A'.s.y.. /,w/.../...-. /.. "I"..' ""■' -l.'.'i'i;/'."!. -I '.e^ ■
to state, that the opinions .jv.n in my letter ale those which 1 have
frei.uently expr.-s.seil publicly, and tliiy are smli as I wi.ul.l .-nter-
tain and freely express, even thoiinh I had 11.. olticial .-"line. ti-.n with
the Educational Ili-pi-rtment.
(.'. Il.rlxit, /•;.«.,., ll,sf„,t,„,l-;<n,hl I ,„.: t:,lu.,:.l. InreslH.nse
hence he is le-t a muJi
-TTTxnr,?....... A'-,
ircular .nuiuriiii^ if Mr.
(i
V,,r/. — In n-ply ^' y.
|.hl.-t t.. >
.11 r.-'.-snl to
/,..(... fill, .V../-(A . . .
M. A.lam ha.l. 111 hi» pamphl-t t.. Mr
M.".wa;" cot^-etly'repre-M-nted my vi.w-.a.,d "^' „.,.,,„.,, ,,v
iV... Id- .ositorv aaeipr-ssedin a i-ote from m.-. .ml l"-''""""' ' -*
you ,.1' ;.'nr-S.m"«l Kip-rt for IhT'.'. I have .he hun-.ur M i-'y
AT'lAi K ON THK I'KOi'I.KS KKI'osnoHV
lh«l I dirt ii"«»vvl«the.iiiMiti..n»t iMiir ..n »iij «T..iin.l ..r nwiiiTe | J. //. *.iiJ* «»}., /HJ}i«rt.-r, «... »«.«ir.H<*. I hi-ve ihe hnn.rtir
»Mien«l l.y Mr *■' ..n IWii.K »< 'h- «'""• '««■ "">«'* *"'"y. ' 'I''' '" "•■'«•■ '" "^l-'y '" 3""" ciroiila.- that thr »!.•«• Ih.-»t I n;.r.-»wl. m
fill nt.lr !•• Kn<' thi- .•..iiiiiKr.i^il ii«|...t ..( thr lV|...iiil..rv ».. n |.lv !•• »iiiM.*r, fr Itr n".lKiiii.. ...ii. .rimiw th.' Ih !•• »il"r\ .
li.
•hoiiM «iii>.ti r api.r..v.' ..(all •""•kn t.. Iif put int.. the hnii.li
thu y.'iith ••( tin- I'r.riiii.K. /;. //iir.'..in f, A.'«/ , .tf. .1 , /i«/>'<''<>r, ''<>. //<i'''i''i'<>"'. I r.-o'ivi.l
Whin Mr A. lain awrtii tlmt n.. »iipi"'rt in uivrii l.y ihw Jnnii.-c- y,,,,, rin„l„r ,„ ,v Mr. Mcmr AiUni'n rruwlti aii»i"»t <li<' •'"••''
l.im t.i th.i l><'|H«it.iry. ..r, »» lie .«l>l.-« il, '/.. '-"■< ■J"-/-, tlio »*«.''- l>,.|„,„i,,ry, ymi luk (.1) f-.r vii'Wn Jind (H) f..r »iciliv», in rrfiTi'ii. «•
Ih.ii in «.. cintrary t" tli.. f«.t. timl In- .laniiiKtii hm iKwith.ii iiiiitf- j,„ ,„j. ^,.|,jj, |„.„n,.,| \,y y„„ ,„ ,, |,:iiii|,hlot. .My mi.tivi- uiin m.'rv'y
nally, »m.1 it Imilihuh »<• ii|.|>iiri-iit a pnii^ "f nii.->r.|.r.-».iitati.in that ,,, ^\.^, y,,„ j,|,.„ | ,|,.,.,„„1 t,, 1„ ihf iiif..rnial yMiir ciniilar lall-
a rn.'ri- rifimiw I" »'>iint of th.ir r..miiiuiiiiaii..iiB imi.t i. 'iniici! I,,) f,,j_ with^-iit i«iic|iri'«"i'iii. ."tiintuili.'ij •■r •■»«v(;;iiiiii.'ii. In
any '■no that h.- hm iilhiT iiiil ri-mi thi^m, •>r hiut l».fli hhnilfil hy hia ' ^.rjti,,,^ my n |.1\ , th.' " \ i.w " (■••iilaini .1 ill it "an iiminly ImmimI ..ii
InrcK""" ."ii'lnHion:. ihi- |.«1 |.>r i nt icii liti..ii I »f ii.nr~. I h iil n'> i.ha ^f ihi- in >iiii«r
Ki.riiiy cwn part, I "h« ii"l "w l""* the Sch.H.Ui.f thw Pnivinw I ,„ ^i,,,.), ih.> li..\iriiiii.nt int.-iiiU'.l i,. •■ rv •'runum" i\w l>.p'>»it.
I'oiihl havf'tHH'ii mipplii.) with tMN.k«, niap« anil apparatus ai. ihry ,,^j. | ,|,.,.,„ ,,, .„ „.)„.„„. j„,,_ ,„„l |1,|„|, that *!i.lliLr it »ill »..rk
havi- Ix.-ii, «itli..ul th.- IK'!H.»it..ry; in.l ,f ih.' trn.l.- hiu. ii..» niw-h.-l ; ,, (| ,„iv:,iita-<' ..r ii..t, will .l.ii.'ii.l priii. ipallv ii|...ii tin- .uti.iii ..f
i.ly S.I1....I n- ■ ' ' ' ■
aitinjfvih.il it laii. iiiiil.T a.l.'«|iial.' »np»rviiii"n, Hiipi.ly ^'li'-'l n- i^^.|„,,,l .|Y„.„.,„ | ri^aril yiir maps, talilit" .l>- an ;;o...|, ami
■ lUiail.a iw .■iMii.imi.all> a» ill.' Upomtcny. then' ran U' ii" (iiiiiiinl ; „„„. ,(,„, |.,,„jy irii»i«v» in tl'uir iiiuiftyt" p'lulrisc what lliiy rail
(i.r .ihj.ctiiiK "11 th !.• hail. 1 t..ili.'n.iitiiiiiaii.vMf the lJ.'iKi»it..ry, :,.j,^.„|, ,, ,|n.|,.».' w,,i:lil It- .cntfiit hiIIi ^...|n.■lllllF^ .piit.' iiif.M..r.
..r, .'11 tin. ..thiT hnii 1. n. throwing, aa .Mr. M..wat prc.|M.«<«. tliu (•,„„|,^,titi..n iniiy plaou it witliiii thi'ir ri'aih I" hny iiif.rior Ki'">l»>
Mipply.f l.'K.ka i.:ii appanitiiiii.iM'n to fh« trailo, with this ; n.vi- ^^^^i ,,,j, ] ,,.^,,,,.,1 ,„ ,],p «,.„|j |„,i,|t ,„ thr pn.p.'»..l ■..■hn.i". Mr.
aion. that in. wmk »hall !«• intn«liK'f.l int.. any lihniry ..r !<>n'«'l .\il,„„ w,,u|.l l.avu .iitcil iK.th iilt.' wiml^ anil ni.Tv ihariialtly U<-
withi.iit th.' «aiKti"ii "f ii.miH-tent .I'llhiirity. | ».„r,,, i),i. Ii,i,j,,.d(iri< ha.1 lii' ii^rl iu:wi>' ii.ii- ..f 'hi' pliranu " iimrc ..iit-
/»../. .M.A'iiii..'i., /■.'.";■, /.«/>"•'•"•, ('". /'••'■ I liavi- the h..n.iiir i»l")l(''i< 'l'"" tlirir c.M.-aKiiiit."
l.i »taU', 111 rcnly t.i yiir circular, r.fi'rrini;t.. thr |l.p..»it..ry iim'ii- 1 j j »-,„;,„ -.r^/i, K«/., .V..I.. liuoK-tor, t'oiinlv .\-r/olk.- In
ti..n, iiii.l M' <i. M. A.lainV U'tUr thirwii. that if I .Inl n'.t in iny pj.ly U, y.iir iircularr.-ar.lnm Mr Aifain'us.ati-nKMitn. 1 have ..nly
f,.nn.T letter .11. this .sul.ject, expr.-»» a very .l.-ci<le.l ..i.inn.n that j ,„ ^^j. (|„^, ,„^ „,.,ihinilM.ns ar.' e..iil, mplil.le. N.. iiMS..iial.le luaii
the •• ti.ivernnienl l""'k-»h'>i> " sli.mi.l Ih- iniiintained, / run )!•■ »•• i,.,,„ i,,.]],.,.,. ||,a. uinr.il c.warilice pr.veiiteil ."iH iiiHpect..r» ..iit ..f till
.lull'. If tru«t.-e(. w. re all as i;....<l ju.lijea •■( ho. k» an they K''"'">" lfr,,ni .len<.uiiciii(j[ the : •.•punitory. Mr. Ailaiii kinmn very well that
ally an- ..f pl-.-mhs. ..r if all l,....kseller» wer.- a» li..iu»t as 11.. ..ther ' ,|„. i,|,,,i.ci„ni .1.. nut hi.hl th.;ir p..»ili..n» at the pl.-,u.ure of the Uc-
nien are, th<- half ami half «lii me n. * propose.l by the <!.>vern- 1 |,,„.||,„.„t. ,i,„l that their .".iluries are lixe.l l.y aiatiit.-. I have not
inent iiii-ht .l-i : lint lakiin; ni.-n ami tliiiiKK iw we l.ml them, I •"" j.., ii,„i ,i„„. ,,, r,.,i,i „|i ,„j. ,^.;|,,« lii«p,ctor»' li.neral Kcport.H ior
of opinion that it will he impoHsiliU- to prevent fraiul except l.y the |^y., |„„ | ij,„,„, ti,,it i„ ,l„,„. 1 l.avc read, the complaints ol tho
iimtitution ..f a nyatein of sniH-rvimon over pnrchaBes, which wouhl • |„,„|,|_, ^^.^^.tjn^ ,„, the policy „f the Ueparim.-rn, are -j fully set
est ten times the tpmhle ami exiM-nse of the Deisisitory. Library , f„„|, ^^ anything else. What is cpially imp..rlant, the I>.-part'i:ent
I ks. maps, .Vc, miiiht U- exainincl by the Insp.-ctor at his seiui- j|,^ j,| jji ,,,^^j,^ ,,, f„ ^, ,|,j. i.xpeiien.e tcoes, pul.lishe.l ll.e rei«.rts
annual viait, ami the invoices certitie.l t.., but as for prize b....k», |,.„(,v^. There hpN b,-en m. Kurblins, Censure ami priise ..f the
how an tnisU-es to tell which aiuoiiyst a dozen ..r two eil:ti.._-i» of, i,^.),,,,,! ,y.,,,.|„ h^ve alike h<'en ;,'iven to th. public. .Mr. Adam never
«:iy Scott's I'.KUus, i« the ..lie caudoKUcil in the ./"m,-,.,i/ ../ '-''"■" i ,|,,„ip „ ,|„,ro f,„,lish ami iliscre.litable bliimUr, than when ho
(......' How easy it woul.l Iw f..r a b • .;..,eller. •fonecouiil •«> •"n'ld ,„„j,i„ ,„ i,„[,ute dishonourable motives t.. a class ..f public otticem
capable ..f .loinij such a iliiii«, t.. si.i.sutulo a ?!.:.'.. b..ok, f..r .me J ^.|„,_ thanks to th • wi».lom ..f the Le,'isl:itiire, are place.l ab..ve the
■ si.isiitule a ?!.;;.■> I
«aiiCtionn<l by tiiB Oou'icil ..f Public lllstr^ctloll at ?l.r.">. I'hc
abiisewoiiM «o..n b.-come so cryin;;, that the (iovermnent would be
obli(5«-dto witlnlraw the IIHI i;raiit eiitirtfly.
\ou will par.lon me if ' ili-cline to notice Mr. Adam's insinua-
tions, iw to the ii.i.(ii'<,< which actuated the iiis]H-otors of this Pm-
vince ill exiiressiii); the opinions thi-y did, with reference tothe He- j the Eiliicational Department,
tsisitorv. If the mcmliers of the Legislature ai;ree wit'i Mr. Adam, 1 In my rejily to your circular, I staceil that "
necessity of reso. tiiij; to misrepresentation ami chicanery.
/(i»if» i7. /JiiW, A'.v/., .U. .1., Iiitinrtor, >'•>. M'ftliii,il.- Mt.
Adaiu
has )io( correctly rcpreseiiteil to the Honourable Attoniey-tienenil
my views in retjard to tht iK.liry of maintaining the Depository .if
_ gard that policy
llii-y hii.l b.ttiT sweep out of existence such a set of " reeds shaken jas a vcr* judicious -me, and one that om;ht to be maintained as part
with tho wiml." 1 of our .-diieational system , ' ami 1 do not f.-el ai ill responsible for
• , „ ,^ , , . ■ , I Mr. .Vdam's assurance tothe Hon. .\t, iniey-<iencral, so far as it
Ruhfrt Ijittlf, Esu, liu,iw,l.,r, tomil., IMt.m. I have ""^^ad with ; ^^.^^^.^^ njyj^.jf^ th.at the letters of the Insiiectors give m. supiRirt tc.
care the nmarks of Mr. Adam brought uniltr my notice. They i^j^^ j,^,|^,-;i,,,^y
may Vk- ilividfd into two classes. . , , , . I \s to the •• motal eouraije " of the luape. t.irs, I ai.i not awaro
1st. Those relating t.i the views taken by tho In«iK;ct<.n relating ,,.1,^1^^ Mr. A.lani was re.inested by the Hon. Attorney-tJeneral,
t.i the Depository .piestiun. ,,,„,,, , , I for the information of himselt ami the L.",'islature, to give his views.
2nd. Those nlaiing t.i their views ..f Dr. H.slyins circular <.f tho , ^^^f^^e it to say, however, that 1 have n.i i.Ua the l.is|KMt..r8 .ire so
l.'ith April lust. , , , , , ! tame a body .If people as his i-ellections i-nply ; and that I regard
In regai-,1 to the hrst p,.int I may ...ay that a.s undcrstoo.l the | ^^^ ^.^^^^^^i ^ j,r„,., effrontery,
circular, the., u.-stion submitted to the liispect.irs did m.tn-late t.,, j ^^^^^ -uaintain that the inspectors are in a p isiti.m t.i pass
theiHilicy of c.iiitiiining tiieUiJI ''.- grantat all, but t.i the,».Iicy;^_^ „„bi.is3ed iiulLrment on Public .Sc'.i.kiI .picstions. at lea.st in
,.f supplying .mr Public and High Seh.sds with '^l'""' rj-'l'"»H'-»ij,,,, ,„.^t,j,r ,,f ,|,„ Deposit.in-. For icyself, I gave my views luit
through the Agency ..f the D.p..sit..ry. 1 he wonlmg of tho circu- j^^j^,^. ^ ^^^ Inspe.a.r whose duty it is to cons-.ilt the i.iterests of the
Ur (•• The iHilicy of »uppl)ing, Ac, fr..n. th.- D.ii..sitory "aving _^^;^, ,^ j,,,,,^,^ j,;^ ^^ j,, ,„,^, ,^^,,i„„ ,,^. ...^y take affecting them,
been <iuestioneil.") justifies the view 1 t.iok of the iiuesti-.n. My
remarks wero acwrdingly b.ise.l .111 the a'suinpti.in that the UK) ■ „
grant w.mld be maii'tained whether School rcipiisites should be ob-
t»iiied through the Agency of t'le Depository, or through other
agencies. I therefore did not even refer to " the maintenance of
the IttO grant." It waa not in iiiy view in the ipiestion. My
narge.
but also as a Canadian wh.. feels an interest in the w.Ifare .if his
c.mntry an.l would ile.^ire so t.i act as w..uld be most to his country's
good : and were I called upon by tho Hon Attorney (Jenc-al to ex-
press my views both as an Inspeetor and lu a Canadian, I would
I J- .iiiim.i ef,-ortlf, say— BY ai.i. mkans maintain thk iikfilsitory
opinion Wiui given in the f illowiiig w.iids : " Instead of abolishing 1 ./<i/ii. /{. Simu-r.-u-f, Ksij. /iw/h-i'/.d , l\>. lAneoin. — l hav- the honour
' ' .... . . . ■- •• j^_ ^^^j^ jij reply to your cireular. containing an extract from Mr.
(;. M. Adam s letter to Hon. Mr. Mowat, t'lat I cannot see any
■ircnlar of
the Del>o»itor}, greater facilities shouM be given to its w.irkiiig."
In regard to the second iwiiit, 1 consider it an unworthy imputa-
tion tin the honour and iiideiien.leiice of the Inspect ira, t.- ascribe
ground whatever f.ir Mr. -Adam's ;issiim'itioii thai the
the views elicite.1 from them on this i|UC8tiun, as having been ob- the Department to Inspectors regardinu' the Dep.isit.iry "was in-
tained by eoenion ill the shaiie of " a tirst warning " from the De- tended to operate like a • timt warning' to French journals to en-
jiarment. force oliedience to bureaucratic ilemamla." I am .pute i-.Mtain that
(11 111.. luoouigi' cpioted fp.m .Mr A. lam's pamphlet. • ly viewsand it wa.< not so regarded by 'hose to whom it was sent, and I fail to
motives are Isith misrejiresento.!. lee, from reading the replies t.i that circular, that itio iuspecKira
i
.\1T.\< K ON TDK I'Kon.KS PKrosiHiKY.
r
' ither »iiiT«n<lTed their e< «victi<>n» "r [inMH-ned » Hiiinl iili'iin- m
Ihr c|iic«Hiin.
W ./. Krll.t. K-, . *'■''. />"•/-"•«<•'. ' ••• /.' '• li' r |.ly i . j.ur
ciriular t"iu iiii ' thf I'umiililrt " 'in tlu' li^lui'ttii'iiml l><>| M«ii..r),'
iul.lrinMil t..ili. II .ii.inr;il.U<»li>«T M.iwai, M IM'.. Vlt.inn'ylJcii
iT»l Jtiiii I'niiiur I'f i>iii;irii>, l>y Mr. 'i. Mtri>r A Uiu, a '|wri»itM
IbKiku'lliT, 1 'i:iv. t[.i liMiii.nr t" nlKti- thai Mr. <i M.nvr Xil.uii
ill ilif lli|i!>iim iiii'i ,riiiiiit"ii»ly imifrtiiiiiit nm^iiW-i •'>iiii<>iiioc| in
yuiir rin'iilar, hihI •|iiiiti'>l Irriii lim ' Hiii|4ili'Miiiiir>'| : wiiIk m ;>rly i»
Mi. itu' •• iMiiiil " iiikI • valiiii " •>! my ..l««TV»ti..iii' ■■ii la.- "• iN'iK.m
tiiry. iw i'iilili«h<tl III till- Aiii.ii.il |{>'ii.,rt -.f tliBt'liiff ^ll;.^rlllll■Illl-
' Hit f.ir IHT'J. T!if iiiiiiiiliiiiimr ..( ihi- l'>-i"'»it"ry »'• 'I • -ulij'-.'
iif my ri-iiuirkii aliimut cxi-liisiivi'ly, it* iii;iiiitiiiiiiiif a liirrii-r,
anion;; i.iIiit iIiih^m, t. ilu- imri.«liii'tiiiii iii'.."iir S li' .« ■■■<i S.h.Mi|
l.ilirarit » "f inurinr lii".k» dy :rrcf i-iiimlilu llniik«flli'n«. In wriliiii;
ir.y rfply I hail ii" •••lur viiw "r iii"tivi',
K. r. ./.iiin.» Kil'jfur. /iij.j".(..f, .v.. I H'llliii'il"
ciilar I '••VK Wi'.yv to rt'ply that, '.lavini! n'wl Mr . !:
aililrtnm to th.- Hon. O. Mci»at, M.IM'. I ealiiioi r>
i'hnraittri7.inK tlif iiii|Mit«Hoii iiiailw in ."iinl li'ttcr t" nii'
« •tor'. HI* aiiytli;ii« short of a ^^Piia anil iiiiwn'nintabli
I iiHirni ino*t .!• ii.l.'lly tiial .Mr. <i. M. A.l iiu liiut iiiin-
;'<il '.11 naiil li'llir of hu, U>tli my viu«» ami iai>livi» I'oii-
ill.' 1'1K|
MlaiiiliT.
ri'iiruM'ii .
«'rii:iii; lli.' i ply wrillt'ii l.y nit- in |H7:t, in :iinw<r to yoiir •|iii'rii'a liati I iwi-ii tliu noceMity
III i-.niuTli'.ii with the l»i'|".»iiorv. " TIid l»."li •h.p." lui th«
IH'i...i<it..ry i» o.nti'mptiioiii«l< »tyli'.l. Iii^ iloiU' an •vivllfiit work
in coiinPLlion with ..iir I'lilihc .S;lio.'l«, ami I am miil in fav..iir ..f
ita l.iiii',' oiiitiinittl.
I may »tati hir.' that the Ixuiril of fXaiuimrH f'.r tlimco.tn'y, livi-
111 iiiinilnr. intt oni- i-vuniiia lai-t ■•••I'l'k lo c.ii.«i.l.'r llu' In-w Hill,
hviii^ ■• an .Vi'i I" aiiii'ml th« I'ulilii' ami lli'.'li Sclio..! l-;i»« ..f < »n
tari'i," anil .ri>i"-tt'.l ihf ri'silltii l.. tlif ll.ii. < >. M .wat, .Ml' !'.
Thiy, th'! board, iinanini..ii«ly i'..ii.I.i.l<'l to itiiijui'iti aiii.i'n! ..lln'i-
lliinaa, that .laiini'ii ti'.' t.. 71, iiii'liiiivi', of «aui Itill, '.. atr
Tht-n with nni|>r<-t to the lH*jrti«it4.ry, nnfaiily »"oit»i*ting with
th>' Iraali', II .M'cinii <" iik* that in a o.iinrry whh-h hu a^l'i'lml th«
|iniici|i', "' fn«. [iiililu' ai'h ""It, mn h an ar^ion.'iit i> • Mow t'. th«"
wholt' nyitviii. rrnatf x'h'n.U aii<l .XnuKmn-* ha«i> at Iv,^! u>
t-<|iial nifht to ('oini'lain thai thi' frt'*' •l-Iio"! •y-iicm la .tn iiit«*rft'rvii.v
with tlu'ir jiut iiihta nn.l that t'li'ii'f.r.' ii ahoiiM iv al«.l »!■" I
Ami y.'l, whit naiiL' nun »ho kiioi>> tli> ,( "'•I I ''Mik woni^ht, ami
thr iwlapution '•( th« inrsuit to thr rml .loir.-.!, aii.l ah" i»n.>t al
lokc. thi'r uti.irr the iiiriiit'iu-r ttf |M-raoital att.l m-II *«'i-kini{ t-.tiinMlfra-
tiotiH, w.(u:*l tlitiik .'or a III' 'tifnt thill ihi' {iiiMii- attvaiita*;!' iiiunt
yi.'l.l I', thi' ik'inaii.l of iirvati- imlivi.lii.tla I
It Milith.iill tiioiinh now t • imlm-' |>«'o|i|i. to provi<l<> |>ii|iiU at
i«li'>'l Miih a i.r.'lxr ami mim.uiit >ii|>|'ly .'■ Ixaik.i ami ..t''i<>r
in'.i-.«»ari.». \\\iM lh«' .liltii iill\ woulii Ih', wi'iv the ihiok ..( ititi
l>i'|"«iU< vy on i-iitra»a'{ar.t (.iiiiui t. !«• rt'iii.mTl. who irui (orn-
M.1' i I .(111 Nil.'*' that in lay |iart of tin* I'oirM.ry. ttii' aU'lition of
tht' lli'{M.aitory w..iihl 1h' r<",4ar.li'«l ia » xravt* iiiiiitaA.-. ami a* a
iir iir {x'ri.Mi'i |ial.Ii< ininfortiim'.
'I'liu ii'ttcr h:u ii'.i U'.-n wrilteii " in oU'ilun.'i! lo l.iiri'aiii'r.itie
<i**liial|.lM," it.'iw xHi'A .1-1 rr ' nr in. i.'t tifmn inr, nut in ..nli r thai I
»h.>al'l n-iii. VI' any at-i'iitiii^ iviU'.ii for i-hi»«inw m.- a.ii--ni{ tli..M'
who art' Haul to havv <«ltu-Mtit thi iiiai>lv.-« ' t>\ nili-in-i' oii viAi'.I
.jut-'.HtioiM. ' I h.'l.l iiiywif i^'rwifWy r*"»|..'ii«ihli' fot iiir \ii'wa
wh'.rli I havi i'.\).rt.*aainl, ai. ' a<. 'M 1u.\i lApri'iuiil r!.i-ni fMM.nfr,
inch I II. >w »••>•.
I'o y
!aia'» V.tt<-r
rv'.'rain Ip.in
....' ..f
II'. A'' r;/"iint, t'luf.. In'ft*'-t"r, i<'nth ttfj. In ri'jily I', y.-iir r'r
.iilar ' lii'^ to Stat*' tl .1' my vii'W» ami i .nvntii.ns .f th.' .r..tt
iitilit) ..f the Kiliiiatioaal ln'i-.'iiory ami thi' 'iiirlit* ■•. nli'tinl
..n ihi' oaiiitrv thro'iijh it, ari' >lill iiiu hamji'il.
I may fnrtiui atali' that thi' I'MTi'aai'.n of my vi "»< wibi ihcii
uivfii. in iiow. with'-iit I'viT. till- ri'iiiott'at nlt'a ''f o.n>traiiit l.y tin*
Iti'I'.irtm.'iii in aak 'i^ thu i|iie<itioii, or .f »• ii ilily ..ii n.y i..»rt in rr
I'lyiii:; tlii'nt..
(.'..,, If. /i'.'.., A'.../ .«./•., h.'f'"'. •^''■- I l-"«l>*"i'. V'.iir n-
Thia"iiii'i'tin'„' waa III ith.r h'.'hl, ii.ir till' "ii^S''"'"'" '■^''•''""""■'"'''''•"" 'im-at in ri-.'an! to my «t»tt iiienta ah.>iil thu ll<»'k It<'|>.«iitory iliily
amin^ toi'nfurev oK'tlii'iii'i' to liiirtaiiirutiv ile- . rvut'iv>.<l. iln. ..|.iiii.iii uim'Ii noiii- nioiitlia auu ia my o|iiiiii.ii riilf.
iiiuniU." i ' l"'!"' •It'* "'1' '*■ "a'i"'a»'tiiry.
account of •• First waminjs I
Ucsjii'itL.l air, \ »y.iii.athi"i' with yu ami ihi' othir •,' ■.itk'iiicn of
thiWflnlfmi'iil who arc ».. ruthlessly ami waiil..nly slaml.ri.l, with- ; .
..lit your IK..'";; tht oiiii.irt..nity ..f viniliuitiuu yoiirmlvi-s t.. the '"i!
country, iiiiuh 1 I. licve yoii c.ul.l il.i if (iovi'iioiiciit W.»\ or w.'ii
.iiiniittci' to invi'stij-atc 'hi< ivorkin,' ..f tlic l>t'|".»itoiy
Ki
Im
X..rll. Ilur
My lati' ri'i'ly. .i| i'rnv
''' . .
f the ciiliniianct of the " Kiii.iati..iial !>i'i».»ii.iry, iiiii l.y no
I Tiossit.l.' i.ifans ..I* inti'r|.ii'ii'.l to r. frr im rvly L.thc ni.'Uiiti-iiatt.'i' of
the ItNi iHT ci'iit. ifraiit . aa stat*"l l.y Mr. <* .M. -Xilaiii in his tiiini
Mr'"" •- <^ '"•«- t" >"v.'»ti«atc Mil. worKii.,. ..I uii' .«',«..„.,.,. ,^|_|^^ „,',,rc.'..',i'.l t.. th,- 11-. < )hycr-M.,wt.t
.'I. I). FiTilifr, /■.'■.</., /ii«/"''"r, -Vo. 'J l^.//o.f/^.ll. - In reply to; .Many .f "nr t.mlicrs arc yoiiiii,' .mil conai'i|iii'iilly |i.'isi'«H li*
your circular rra|.''c im; .Mr. .\ilaiu'siiaini>ha" ami .suhjict iiiyolviil, tic .■u-.iuamlaiui' »itii (;c;i. nil lit. raturi' .M.my ..I .iir rural Iriis-
- the few remarks iiiai'a! by me, and to I'c foum' in the corr.s|.oiiil- teen, ),'o'"t men i<".. wouli! be lost i|Uiii' a.^ inucli aa yo'inu leiuliem
ence on the siibicct of the I>ei.osit..ry iiiiiler thi heail ..f rmiarksof ; ill in.ikii.,' a iiele».ti..n ..f b.s.kii, aiiitable in iiery w.iy, from the
the Rev. .1. Kilyoiir, (our letters haviiiij Ihui .iiciileiitilly trans- ^ pngis ..i' a catal..','iie in. Imliii',' all LiiuU ..f liteniture. K r lliest
pus jil.) expressed my h.iiiest convictions .f the necessity of siuM rca«..ii' , I ...nsi.lire.l lli.ii, iis I ih. ii..w. that t.. als.lish the V.[-
t..ry, a... pr..p.>sc.| by Mr. X.laiii, »"ii|.| be a ur.'at error.
The only iii..tiye I lia.1 in siistaiiiiiiL' the l>e|M.Hit..ry w is simply
a "lesire t.. prev.'nt the s| read of lileriitiiri' of a .|..iiblful ehar
alter.
J'lliii I!. Mill'i- A,'«./., /i.ji/».'(o?, .Si. 11^/, Ilur,,,, - I have liie !ioii.,iir
t. 'the
iiral.le
authorized .supervision ..f works intended for us* in the iiianncr in-
dicated, ami my iiiibias.'.l ..piiii f th. mainterance of such a
repository, bciiij; a public I eiielit.
Thntuu (uirdtn, f.y;., Iimi^frfiir, Mnrth <litii.-l liav t.. say with
refert'tici' t.> the " l>eposito:-\" .|iie»t:on, which is UunK so keenly
disciisECQ rt the present time, that .iiy views are entirely in favour] to aekii..wle.li; the receipt of y..'ir cin iilar, ha\iiii; reti n-ii.
of its inai iteuance. From what I have been able to '.^leaii of the statements recently iiiiule by .Mr. .Mi rcer .\dam to the lion
views of hoo! sc^ti.in Trustees on the subject, they are in favour the '.tt.irney-Cei.eial.
of its being continued for the f..ll..wiii|,' reas..ns. Tliey can ..btaiii As I am f..rty miles from home, and have not my reply •.. <-..,|r
the supplies which they re.iuiru with certainty aad with a ii illinium f.-nner circular, . ca.iii..t particiilaily refer to it. II. Nei. I ,.ave
of tiouble; thev are "relieve.l from the t.. then) on,i'.,ui task of n.. hesitati..;i in sayiii« that my reply wiw frmkly t-iveii without aii»
iiiakiii« »uitable"selcctions of prize b...)ks. when the., wish t.. ..btain pressure broiiyht to bear ii, ..n me by y..iir»i'll or any otlnr |»'ntoi,,
such, as they h.ve ..iily t.. intiinite to the Department the funeral ami tiiai my remarks were the result of |K'rs"nal e»;s'riince.
nal
I jH-riod ..f tw- '.\e years, dii'iii:; which tune I havi
do busriesA with .he iK-'posit.'ry for my Trustee*
Whiiiyoiir circular was rw.eived, I certainly ..nsid.n-.l that y.
.uneral ami tiiat my remarks were the result
nature of their rei(Uirements, in order to have a selection made for teiidin:; over
them. They know beforehand the .xact est ..f the mai.s and ap- had .Kcasi..ii t
paratiia they desire to ..btain, and they have an lussiirance that an.l others
prices will not be raised U|H.n them, shouM such an cxuseiicy an a ,
soniewha' short supply arise. iM.licited an expression ..f my ,,p:iii..n. .-iganeMiri. m. .1 e.lmat.'r,
Tlie two first of these considerations should receive great weight whether it w:is ailvisable t.. ri'tain th.' p-,ililiati..n.lT ncp'-iTTfy, m
in f.ivour of so large a b..dy . if unpaid public servants, aacnstitnte connecti..n with our K.liiciiti .nal system "r not. ..n.l n ;. answer
the SSchi'olc..rporati..iis of the Province. »a.s, that I tli.,iii,'ht it to i.e essintially • '.i s..ary u, 0„- pro|» r
\nion'Sch..ol I'ru.sU'es wh.. have give, the subj.'ct any ;oti8i.ler!i- cirryiiig out of ..ur w..rk. ami at the rai i time gave ilbHtmti..ns
tion.thi^crusade against the Uei- .sit- .ry is regar.led as having origin to pr..ve the det.le.l ailvanuigei to be g..m«l by buying at the l»e
ateil'in adesire.mthe iiart..f theb..oktniile, tos.-urethe alH.liti..n partment. , . i -
of the .)nly institut^.n in the cuiitry w-ich can exercise any c..ntr..l My ..nl:" motiv. :n making such a statemenl, was f. i Ilie iN-nehl
over the price to be charged f..r sch.- '..".ks an.l apparatus, and ..f ..ur seh..ols in particular, and tm- public in general lb.- Kd.i.a
which can prevent such [.rice from beii.^ raised la'yond a reM,.nabI.' ti..nal Deposit. .ry has d..n. g.s.d service in th. past, is ii'.w doing
paving limit. I have myself heard b....ksell. rs cmi.lain ot being go..d service t.. th.' canny, ami 1 sine. r.^U IruM lo.it li'.thmg will
obliged to sell b.,..ks o.'nUining s.. much matter as 8..me ..f th.- be d..ne t.. curtail that useiulness It the work ..I pr..vi.liug ap-
U.oks do, at the price whUh they .an m.w charge f..r them, and paratusisiH'rmitted t.. pas.- away fr.'i.ith.' |l.'p:Lrlini'nt, I.. I.e taken
this complaint was ii..t based on an all.-L'ati that there was not a up by any an.l .v. ry ..ii. , then g.,.il byi to all uniformity, which
profit to the seller, but ..n the assertion that th.' profit waa not has not U-en seciire.l to sm-h a gnat extent, and which was so dith
wi'st Ihey thought Urge en..Hgh ..n such b.oks.
any an.l .v. ry ..II. , then g.M.il byt to all uniformity, which
.1 to sii.-h a gnat extent, and which was s
, s«',-iire. With roffrtni-e t; the Ixi'-ks. my exp«:nei!..' has a!
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ATTACK <'N TIIK I'KOlM.KS I illl't "SlTt •!{ V
diiir^t' inJuU* \n*'*t
way. iini.n.»«.Mt iii« with «'■" ''«='- """ ""'"'
^"'in"'nM^clu»^'n""l"r.«r.t v.-ry ...nch that Mr V-Ih,,,'-. .-.in.a.- ..f
„rJ tlmt th.y .....«.•»» ...ore- iuM-i^u.Uuv^- tl.a.. !..• «.v.« tl,,.,,,
Z^ni for, ..'.l^funh.r. .l,at it ,, th.-.r i„.l,.,..-.le..t ,,Mr,. tl.M ha,
i-Mt lii... »" »i'vtri'ly.
. , ,:' tuif^^ - m!:;!:,:r::.'.. ;., ...... ...i ...r.,.,...«K, |r„..,
M M \.la,. tn .!..■ Hon. ulivr M..«a., A.tor...y <.cmTat. I
Irv ■ i " ^>>-- '^•'"■"- "' "'" '^•"■"■' ■''""* '"" '."""". '""""."
; .mhf. I , .•».ri|.'i. f «)..■ •}»!.•.,. 1.1. a....o.,..ce» 1.... ..„,U..iv,.,.r, to
■;re»..ar.l.. .Ml"..o.."f''.''r'l.r.-..tH..v,.« o th.- people by ..s.„,
•-'■•m :...-i '«..... .r.. ,,artu-..larly .l.r.v:..-l to eert^i.. -.»te-
: f , .1 ,,n .!»■ H.l, a...l '.Ml |.:.K.". a...l w1..l1. an- H...„i,.ar./..Ml
;;;••;: ^:;" !.;■;:,'!• i.n'Ua... ....;...^.» •.""-j;;-!i,;;.'i:;^:r,rt
l„. l..»i.wt..r»." HtTi. ».• I....'. 1....1 «'y"i« ''" ll"'l^"i «oitr.i_
=''T,!^r li\:t;:;x;.";:r:;;'^.^!: i^:'^y t!';j.f . ^::: .
it..'. ..I..'... i...li»cn,.,i..a..ly ; W1..V l..-.a.... wl.c. 1.- »ro e
'i ....,,.., t M.i.it.a il...vi.. 1... »iw lU.l.lM-rati.ly atiitii.« what l.u
U;:;.w • ^r Wa„ Jhc V... t..a. «., l.o...-Ht a.,a ...telli,...t
.0 s "iri l.owv.r. f,.r ..... t,. oo„tra.l.ct th.H ..tate...ent, a» Mr.
:r.ia.,.l^:,»e,f c.a,...aa.a... ... .l..;«..ie --nee, ^ ^^^^
Tl. l.....o..ral.U. .n...ti.... of th.- few ..»p..ct,.r8 wh., a.-cl.,.ea .,r
,..., Ic-cli.a t.i "ivt. a.iy ..nil..... on tl.u si.liji'ct. , . , ,, , ,
"^it c;!..l.np..i.i-'u.^ c.,.,t....p.,.o„s ■"->"-•" -i-;.^^; ^z
.,,..k«ofal. .l.-'<'"'n..sp.ctor, ,s no a.,u . nlu..^^
„.. ;;;"u.ie ..f H..- powor, of tl..! I'l.ii'f Snpi.ri..t,na<,...t ..f Kai.rat.
nia .1 . .L.ti.-. ..f tl." «'o'"'>il of I'l'l'li'^ I...st,-.Ht.,.n. Haa he any
. n.t ..'•«. . I.. 1... »ch law, U- wonia hav. kn..«:, that ....
t iv , » ..n.lor any c,...»tra.nt t.. ...ainta... - ^.K..^ .,„ vex.-.l
, 'T. . >,» ■' ..r t.. ^'ivo •• ....c-,.naiti..nal »..pport to „,,,„•...■../ .u..asrw.
'C am-, ,nl.n.ntat...n ..f the ci.c.lar sont t.. 1 ..Bp.jct, „■, ' „,,,
",.,,» .... 1 .' . ^ "I'o.. tho I..»p..ct.„V letters. A« i rea.l th.s
: ;:^.; " "o .Uins lh„ ...le pla.,. ro,p.c«t. "He willthank y.m ^. ;
, , . tl... l.,..i.lit ..f v...... ..l.s.rvati..n an.l the rc-snlt.s ..( ymrex-
;=:n....oo..,.th;. natter' w.,1. a view „■ ...l.....t tl,,-... t.. tho Exec-
, . ..t,..n..l t.. ..a- the ln»p eet....s ..f the l'r..v...ce, ai.a t.. y^,.
:; ;;■ ri ;m^;'eM.r;;:u„.. .,f thl^r v,..w„ a,.,l he sneerin,ly states
1 .1 „„l„ /..-.. hav.. l..«l the .....ral c„„ra«.. to .-es.st this ..«tra.,e
N, ,l.>.l.t Mr. .Via... thi.iks .hat he ,l..l a el..ver th.n- ... atten.pt-
i ' . v. .tea,. ,.,.p.-..sH...n .ha, .his e.reular was ..f a 'I'otf n-l
.ure .U..I thai the .eplns ,.f th.. I..sp.et,.rs were e,..,se,j,..-ntl>
'""•.■, ..( the l...pa.tn.. .,U1 w.ll. l...t w.thont .lo.,l.t, he w.l
;",,.. tie. •....elns.....'l.ef..re he s..es the e,.,l of th.a ...|.tter, that
.:„».v .s <he I'est p..l.ey." N-..t ..ne ..f the l..s,.eet.,rs wli..se
, ' "M, \aa... arteets t.. .lespis.., l...t h.« .n...e k....«lea-e of
' Zm.-'^^^ «Hnts ..f the ,....i.le, .U..I the.r w.s.es ... reg,.rl t,,
, s,\,.ry. tha., .Mr. .\.la.... An.l 1 Ih.1.. ve th.U the v.ew« .. :
, H ..;a..rs u. .■xpress..a ... th.ir letfrs t.. the )epart...e.. w.U
.^■v. ar . .ove we.^l.t w.th the Le«.slat.,re .h.m the letter of Mr.
1 « hu- . ... -..^...V p.irtie,.lars has ..ot the ...er.t .,f l.e...K true.
..„J,, iry «re..«l- «l..eh M.-. I'orter says •., a very powerf..!
' ,V, •' l.ut t.. pr..t..»t .iaai..»t his i..,p..aent att.inpt t.. .msrepre-
11T„ .l.;Mil...ost ,.n..ni ,.s..pii.i.m..f.hel..speet..rs...tl.elV..v,..ee
,.ii this wil.ject.
4 v /'.,/;..■ K'li /...«i".'..'-, O... CT.;;». - I nnh..sitati:.;!ly state
., \ L M^'re. r .Vhu.l ... h.s pa.nphlet f. th.. lV...,i.;r of < '..tar....
( rr. .' o 1 • I...hli»l'^-» letteri of the P..l.lie Seh,.,.l l.,»pect,,.s.
referr...).' to T... i _ ^^^ ^.^^_^ ,...,-,.-.-n.in« tl... Dep..si...rv I-..r
^;:.fl"X'-'iy ....pr .j.uUee.l (...rso.. to c.....p.m. .1... .....e a,..l spirit
„t these letten. will, the .statement of Mr. Adam,-" Nu s.ipin.rt is
"ivel. t.. tlv.. l.*.ok-^h.'p at all. , , -^ ii
- 1 lK.l.e,.M th...., as ,l..w, .ha, the al...li.i.... of the r)ep..Mtorj. »..,.l.
1„. a ..reat eala.nity t,. the S -hools, ana I f.irther l.eheve that .-...>
,:.r;.:;. «h.. a..es Li s..e i.. the ,;l.ove u.e,.t....,e.l - '^•" ,;,■•'- .,;:'
.v..le„e.. »....n.^lv ... f"v....r ..f the c..i.t........nce ..f the l»'P""" >•
ana,.f the n.ai.,.'..na..ce ..f the K,.ver,........t >!ni..t t.. th.s, »■" t" '' »
Tlone, .....St 1... l.h.Mlea t.y self i.it.-rest t.. the phun ,ne,.i....i; ••{
hin«...'»ge.
/,i„.n Il.ll /•>/., I „.-ij. I tor. S..;lh /..Wj-.-Inreply t.iy..ur cir-
clarlhe,. u'.ave'to say as f..U..w». F..r n.y ..wn part la... .n,.
..„ns......,.s'.f hav,,.:;. ... ...y :.»s»..r to y....r e.ienlar r..spe.t...K' he
I)ep,.s,t,.ry, aete,l .....ler ,nti,....la,....., wh.ch appears t.' - .."pl -1
,n Mr. Alla.n's letter to l.,»el.e.n the ...l.nsi n...l.ve «.th he I.
, ...ctors f.,r the «.-..atvr p..rt. Mr. A.la... appea..s „ ha.e lef,
of view the fac, that . '.......y l>....c.ls app.....t the Ins,. , , ..s .... I
...iv .lis.nisH them at pl..,a»nre, with....l ea,.»e ah..wn wHe'eas the
;:o^-..n,,'r-..'''..nc.l (th.at is ,l,e E,l.,eatio.. l.epa.-t.nent) ean ,l.s-
„„ss then. f..r n..se....a..et a.,.1 ...ellieieney .ilo..e. s,. that ... v.ew ,^
,1... safety of his ,-.siti..., a.. l..speetor .s l.kely t.. feel l.....s.lf n .'.e
,u.p..,.....,u....thes,.i,i o.,..,ty (•o,...e,i. th:.- .»o-' ""•'i:'';;';',;\';;-''i
than ..n tho Departn.e.it ..f r..l.he h.st.i.et...... -Se.ther .1.. I
. iev.. hat a.,v .me e,.„..ee,e.l w.th the Depart.nent wonkl . ..s. ve
,„ insnlt the ■|..sp..e,...s l.y present...^ t,. .he.r >""-•»'"';'
»o ,le.,Taainu. 1 thh.kl exi.resse.1 .,o ..p.n...n ..n the n.,u. » uH-
i«t, other th,ui in respect ..f its im.ne.liate i.ar....,' o.. he
: :, .,i,.n..f the yo..ns;, unless that 1 ve.,tuve,l '•■■•';--;;.,-•
,„,s,il.ly ,h. ohj.-eti.... t.. the J>ep..s.t...y aava.,ee.l hj .le.Uers
n 1.. ..ks „„.-ht i. son.e u„..i.s„re l,e ,..e, l.y the ol.servat.on that, l.>
.. ,aa,o for .vaai.,.' I.e.,,.,' e..eoura,'e,l by tl... (:..ver,.„.e.,t b...,.,s, a
!-r;,«t„^le,..an,l a.nl a la,oer ...arkel for Looks are thereby ere..te.t
F..r the lKi...tit ..f those iiite.estea i.i the sale ..f b....ks.
I T i;:r.i,:U >;.«,., r,r<r:lnr. y.:lh ?■:«..■.- As far as I a.ne...,-
cen.ea, Mr. Mercer Aaan., has entirely .uisrepr..se,.te.l ,..y views
^,Vh.s pa„,phlet .... the Kauea.i.... Depos.tory. J\ "' .^^^ ^ ' ; .
the Dei ...sit.. rv, I saia in earnest e-..„viLti..n, ,in.l .i..t t.. ple.ise tiie
1 eM.art Lent ..V K.a„eati..n ; a«a 1 cannot but ,epeat that after ,,,y
o„. experience .,. the matter, the Uepost.Ty -' 7'''» .ll^^,; '
ai.paratns, at the Ea..cat...,. OHice. has .lo..e ai.a .a st.ll . I. .,..:-' ..
gi-eat aeal ..f ^'oo'l.
t: 1! Il,<n-U,.„. t:>;.. /„.«,,.rf..,, (•>.. A-.„r-Tl.e ...inntesof the
1 \i,iinil Aleetii,.' "f the Ontari.i Tea.,l.e,s' Ass. .cat,.... w,U pr..\e
't .a Inspell^o ,": in c.,.,..„..,. with Hi,l.S..h....l .Masters ..i„l l'..b he
iSch.,, T'each..rs, have b.-en ,M,i,le,l n..t by '• ,„,,„,,.,.„ , ...
,„an.ls," but bv a sense of the .l..ty they .-..e t.. the cu.se ..f e.ln-
icali..n. It was in this sense, 1 sen. n.y vei.ly. ,,..,,.
I ■•he l.,.p..sn..rv .piestion h.u. .een fre,,,.e..tly br,.,.,^ht ...„U. ...J
;n..t,ce,i,,l■..,.se.,;.e,a•e..f,..y^m^'c,.n,.eet,,.,.w..hthe^•,.blc^.^.^
|.,f (),,tari..,aT,a;he result ,s,n,v,ew,.fexert,,.gabe,,etic,.a„.l,.
iat the „,..st entical tin.o ... tl.e lives of ...ir cluhlren, s,. as to en,, lie
'then. t,. beco.ne thi..ki..i^ men, an.l th..,k,n,,' won.en, a.,.1 1 --i'^ ' "
, .. .■v,ls wh,el, w,.uia, ... all (.vbabihty. anse fr..... the seleet....,s
: .a.L .y a .,u.j..rity ., the U..aras of Pubhc Seh....l T,„stees fr,..n
' r^ua.«.l..si,r..U.erw.seof e,.„.peti..K I....ks..llers or tl^jr A^jn, -
1 ci.siacr the p.-i:.c.ple ..f .na.ntain,...' a '•'■ovmc,al E I . at,n,.,a
I)ep..s,t..ry t., be S..U.1.1-- faults n. its .letails_^ca.. be .u.uec ea.
r Cnl.l.; E.V., /..-V" ,7,w-. Co. .)../,. „T;'- I ..otice Mr. A.la... ..f
A.h .„ Steve^s....'.^ C...' .n h.s .ampliU., " Kef.^m ... t^' .J;-;^:^
, )mee.' atte.npts t.. -livest ,.f .ts f..rce the ver.l.ct re-.-.i-rea ^^^^-^
n..n,ber,.f l„spect..rs on the subject ..f ...a...tainins, the ll....k au.l
Map Uep..sit..rv i.. c..nnecti..n with the L»epart,ue..t.
1 'be.„. 'to state s,. far as I ..... cneenie.l. th.a, .V.'"'-;;;--^'; '''^»''^; *
' re.L'...-.le.l i.i ai.v sense as .lo-t.,toro,l. but sm.ply i,.terr..uat, . e. 1 l,e
r,ews . . 1. ... iea ... ...y .-eply 1 held wh.le ,, ...h,..^'. .....l 1 .s'll .;..">"-
Jail? their e,„Tec...ess' Mr' Aaanis ,a...pl.let is but an a.hl.t.....al
' pr....f that what I Btated is c.rrect.
y,,;; ie.ter, I have'ihe h,!....r t.. sftte, il.a. w.tl. all '1- "''fy-;'-
'I Mr. A.la,.,, I can l.^hlly say. th,.t m.t »'->' ■;'^"" ';"^,; V, It f
l)epart...ent I haa m. .....(in in wnt,..« what .l,.l, exe.pt that
sta'i.,.,' what I ea,.ai.'.ly believe.l to be the tn'th.
I /■ /,■,..,/. /■;>., /„«,...■^..•,^.■^/ ..»■/."'..'•."■ I...,.tn.lys..rry t..
IK- cal .a . . ;, o'n..t,e'e .!.e'i..sul.i.,o re.narks ,.f Mr .Ula.,., m
ref.^m.ce t.lthe spir.t ,.f serviUty an.l the want of ma..ly n.ae. ... -
.lence l... in.pntei t.. the l.,si.e..t..r» of the I r..v„,ee. T.. ..ut ..,.t■
l Iv V, ih... .lur aefence a«,u.,s. s..ch an a.t.-.ek ^-"tl.'", -oars., ba e-
r,;:;5'Sn,.^;fe;T.r;,:s"-:i;ni::";,^;;:
„,a,e.„ tl.e in»i..clon. of this I'.ovince, theu n-.th-ng that we .■:«.
A'lTAi'K i»N THK l'lii)FLfc;t> l)KF*>SiT«»UY.
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,«V ,.n ,.ur uwu bfhalf. .« l.koly u, change ..r n..vlify. in tl,.- .l.«hl. K- r Th. /f. ,.-<. r.v.n InnHri.r, T.nru of T^rM Mr \A»m\
c»t .UHno, thai estimaio. On tlie ..Hur huii.l. if tli.v li.iv.- i«-in- |.«i-.iliIot lia« Kon m iiiyhamU for ».mie i1«).. an.l 1 lia.1 r.«.l th.-
l.:ir:ii;r:ipli i»ii ili!iii'«|«-.t(iil til the ili-iiarlii cut, ami in thi- iininvinni
whu-h !:« .(initfil m yi-ur firrtilar. In lii» utt;ti-k nii tlio Kiliii-ati.itril
UciHinitnry. till- writtT !iai* Mumlti-il a larm' nuinti^T nf your ottv*-
(iiinili'iit!*. If thi' I'lililii' Sohiml lii»ii«t"iini ha\i' imt tho "■ im-ral
I'niirav'i'" til I'Xiiri'M fn'ely their I'luniiiii nn any i|iii-sliiin airwtiu);
thf filncal 1' inal inteii-s*tj* nf nur IVnvinci', they an* i-^-itamly vi-ry
until fur tliL' rl■»l•l■n^illllltu■» nf thi -r vncatini. I ri»|»i ifiilly n-
nlViasudiii luy ftpininni! jMat my o.nvu'i..ii that it ir fur th-.- int.-n-M nf i-nr h.1ii».1« tn havt.
l.ity a IVi-iiiitiiry in oi.imiitinn with the IK-,. art mint nf I'lililic Inntnu-
.(miVieVi.'dif.nd the ln»i.cutnVs^.-ntraflv, -till I may v.-nu.n- tnsay, ti..n. A« t." n.ntiv.--, I am .•.iti.cinu, ..f nmi.-. ai«irt fr..,n a .l.-i.ro
that in n.nst ca».-s, thoir niuninnH ar,- .ntitU-il tn u>nr.. w-,-.'ht m. a fnr the iimnintinn nf ».,nna e.lneatinii.
iiucstinii of thia kina, than i» that of Mr. A.lain. Tin- IiiKiu-itnrs /;, ,. .|. .U, ('.,;/. /M.<;i..f..r. T.."-" i..f <7i,.»).ii.. I havf rvail my
have :ieither pirannal imr jieiuniary int«ie»t at stake. Mr. .\(lani f,,ri„er i-nnimiinieatimi nn the Mihj.vt, ami th.' vii»«ln wimh I
ha.s Imth ; the f. rmir ar>! aituat.il liy an hnne-it ih-.«iri- In pmninle ,1,^.,, j,,,^.,. ,.x|,r.aitinn, remain .-.till iiiichaMi:.il. 1 »u|.|k.h.iI, that
the iaii.se nf eiliicatinii in < "ntarin. the latter tn [.r. nut- lii» "»'',, Ik- inlnrmatinii, at tint :ia tn the ni.ininnji nl the Innin-elnn. »a-.
niieratiniis ; the I'nrmer »ee in the nueatii.a at issue, niily ; j„ |,,„„( fmth, dnlicit.il fmrn reyanl tn the eilncatmnal inlen-mii ..f
1 nf the eniinf^, Mr. .Vilani »eea n..tlnii'4 beymul the the cuiitry. .My reply wan ilietateil in that -.pint It ortniiily
tratii.n ennu^ll tn aavrihe the ini-ult ntur.-.l l.i us In the prnp.r
m..tive,avinilicatinn.in..urpart m Mnmei-.»ary. In .-ither eMe. I am
iiuite pti-|«are.l In leave the matter ii-. tlie han.li- nf the penple » l!e-
,re:eiitatives, e-.nvin.e.l that nii.st nf till 111 will he all!.- tiiplaee the
ju»t \ulue up-ill an attaik -.t this kiiui, .iiianatins! fr •.ii a ipnirter
sn milikelv tn lie lUitintereHteil.
I'- my reply tn vnur eircur'r, I expreastHl aiiiiply my nwn cniivie
tiniia, a"ii.l I am really unawar.-nfhax ill'" -n '-— ■' • "
liy either fear nr favmir, antipathy --r , uilileetinii.
..(
th
cau.se
Imaim
I he gi
■^aina nf ■■ My Firm." . ,
Thereeanlieiin .lilheulty thorefnre, in.hterminiiij;»hii«e-.piiiiim».
nna^ul.jeetnfthiakiml. are the n- liKely tn he imlepeii.leiit, ami
the
.(Ileal
mure .le^e^Vln- ..{ re.sp.ct. Hut apart altn-etliir fmrn the
nf imlepeiiileiice, ilie Inapcinrs an- .ertainly the nmre
liil nut iKcur tn me, that, the eiieular waa int.n.l.-il tn ;ut lik.-
a " lirat warning.'* T.i ino it He.-iiia clear iK-ynml a .l.nil.l that th»-
Htate nf eiliuatinn in the I'rnvinee, w.iihl In- far inf. ri.-r t.- what i'
is, wire il n-'t fnr th.' ine.-nranemeiit u'lv.-n, an.l the fanlniea air.-nle i
hv theti.-ierniu. lit -.irant ..f |i"i f.ir theaupply ..f ili- aelmnla Kiiii
II hn\e 111 t
luht Ix-ili-
:iaa Ihh-ii ;u
likely til uii.lerstaml the re.|Uiienienta nf the eniiiitry, the feelinga „„,|,,_ apparatus, prize l)iH.ka. run! lil'niru-«. That all
..f the pe.ii.h- rugaiilin:; the w..rk .-f the Depnaitnry, an.l In f.-vm a ;jv,ni,,,i tliemaelvea nf th. «• faciliiiea u< the exU-iit that n<
ei.rreeteaumatenf the ailv.nita!,'ea ..fthe.-.y»ieiii, ju.lgede.xi'usively ^jr,.,l ,^ „„t ,1^. fnult nf the ajat.ni. That an mueh h
l.y its reaulta as .in eiliicati..nal f.-ree ..r aijeney. emiipliahe.l is nmuii.l f-r eniii,'ratulati..ii.
I am s.irry 1 cann.it imliil^je niyselt in a eriiieal ex.iminati.m ..f |f j|,y p,-,, per time an.l M«nr nf the min.lili-p.nil mi the f 1
the replies nf the twn gentlemen", whn are t-.mpliniente.l as heiiig prnviileil fnr it, if an alain.lant aupplv ..f aiiilahle iMmka (ami
/ (I .h.
paiiicularly
the .inly imlepemleiit an.l nnl-pnkin aiiiniin ua. I fear iiiiuli. that ,'.,my ,,f aciesa) lie ileeiiieil re.|uiaite, if a ;/• i
acarefiilaiialyaiant the liev. .Mr. I'.irter'a letter wniil.lalinwaprin- „/,.J,/„(,.) nnifniinity, in any ayatem, ami,
ciple pernieatiiii' its every aeiiteiiee, very ..jucli at variance with that ,.,.,n.,.,tiiiiial aysteiii, lie a great ileai.leiatum, I .(
fnr the p.waeasinii of winch, Mr. .X.laii giv.a him cri-.lit. liut tlie j.^^, l„,^^. d^.'se ,i.lvant;ige» can he a.i i-aaily ami .■lle.tiially aecuri-.!
Uev. g.iitlenien ia in safe haii.la when he ia ill yours, an.l there 1 .^^ ),j. .^ Depnaitnry. wisely ivgulate.!
ahalK ,■ t.i leave hiiii fnr the present
Ii,r. i;„h,,-t Ti>rnii,n; I ,l«i .'..r. T
III ait
t ai'i- fnr iin
liut tlie
'I'll avi-iil pr->li\ity I may
state that I siilistaiitially ciinciir in the atatementa cnnlaineil in the
f(!„ili,li. — h\ a letter a.l- " N"te hy the K.lneatinii llepartmeiit" paue til, in th.- paiiiphlei,
■ -■ • n» i.f Kxperieiiceil E.liicati. nista, iVe, "
W.i.r.i'. In reply I
linn Ottice " nf which a CnpV has heell .sent ine, i liml .... , -b- eire.nai 111 n.w 1.......^ 1 •.• - -
ei'ht an.l nine, whenaealin-g with the replusni I'lililicSeh.i.-llii.n-ec- ,i,;,t .Mt. (i. M.-rc.-r .V.lam'a iiiiputati.nia against the Inapeetnrs re.
tiiT-a wli-ulcnnsi.leraiunatunjustitial.l.-misiepr.'seiit.itinnnfmyvicwa p,,its, are witlmut fniin.laiinii. I .•-iisul.-r them a lil..-l --n tlii-
aiuV nintivea as ..ne ..f tlinsc li.slvctms. My ju.lgmeiit has Imig character ..f theae gentl.meii. He, fnr the nmat aellish purp.ia.-a
heeii that the Kaucatimial Uepnsitnry is a in lat useful liraiieh nf ! misrepn-seiits them. Sn far »« my ri'iinrt ia eniie.-rm-.l, lli.-re waa
U,r i;.,h.rt Tinniuf', ln.-i I'lir. iv."-,. ../(■...(;./.. — in a leuer a.i- ......v ... .... ...
,lres8e.l l.y Mr. .\.laiii, t.. tlie H.-n. Att.imey-.ieiieral M..«al, pnl- •'Opinimis nf hx
lishea ill pamphlet f..riu. iii.aer the title .-f " U.f..rm iii the K.'iica ,/,i»i,.< SInilI'm
..*■.. ^ • 1-1 . .. I. .. 1. .. ...K I t.x.l Jill ■•■iifiiu ...I : .. •!... ....
ii
Uepaitmunt. Tn tliia cnnvictinir I li.ive fri-ipi.-n ly given ex- ' ,„, -■ cnfurceil .plii-an-nc.-." K-ing entirely free t.. iep.irt what I .iiii
pressmn hntli piihliely ami privately. It is in ii.i r.-»pect altere.l. 'siaei.a wniil.l h.- f-.r tin- lien.-h' . f the R.h....la. ami us,fiil inf.irnia-
I state.l It lately at a meeting nf tli.- Hnar.l nf Examinera f..r thej,i,,„ f,,r the It.-partm.-ntal ..llie.-r«, all ..f «lii.-li waa»nti.n wiile.m
Ciimtv .'f Wellin-'tnii, which ha.l heeii ealle.l fnr the piiri-ise .if restraint .-r f.-ar. I am ala.i fr.-e instate, that I lieli--v.- ill.' imi s
c.iiiai.reriii-' the Scli.ml Kill, ii.iw hefnre tl- Oman.. L.-gi-latiiie, |,,f Mr. A.lam ami the li....k tra.le in T..r..iitn, are piir.ly ni.r.-.-iian,,
anil at which a res.ilutinii w;is unaiiiiimiialy cirrie.i. .lisapprnving .if i.ma imt aiclate.l hy any ilesire tn iH-nelit the cmiitry. ami I am
th- sectimis nf that Hill, prnpnsiiig In change the present nmh- .'f fnllv persuail.'.l that if his views aiicee.-.l, th.- i«-..ple mil liii.l in a
c.iii.liictiiig the U-.-p..sitnry. In giving my ..pininn, I r.^piiaiate the few'y.ara, th.it an inferii.r .'lass .if i ka will 1..- f..rc..| iip-.n th.-m,
chai-"e ..f'leing in any ilegree iiitlneiiceil hy " buna- eratic i\:- ainl that the mapa ami aiparatus k.-pt in st.K-k f.r -
a.- tn trilsti-
anas"t.ii'ive;"unc.iii.ritinualsuppnritne.|uiv..ealm.aaiiies."Sileiice will ,„,t 1,,. e.jual In tlmse fiirnishe.l hy tin- l».-paitiin-ni, an.l Iru--
hive lint luaintaine.l, the ntlier alternative menii..nea in the t,.,., ana teachers will he imp..se.l mi, as th.-y are imt always tin-
pimphht ■ n-ir have I, in all iiivcniiiiectinii with th.- K.lneatinii l>e- 1,^,, jmlges nf th.-ae articlea. The result nf agitatimia lik.- that imw
iartiiieiit,ext.-ii(liiig nv.-i a peri"..a nf many years, ha.l any pr.aaure j,,,t np |,y .Mr. A.lam, ia n.-t aa fully kept sight .if, aa tin- nieaiiiiig-
imwle tn hear mi metii hiasn.y jiiagmeiit. It has always lie.ii h.ineatly |t.»s cry'ab-nit a < inveriimeiit lumk store,
aiia imlopei ileiitly fnriiiea and freely expres-seil when le.inire.l. j j^^^, ,;,,„.,,,. y;,7;_ /,/,./)„ f.V-/„.,,i.,/,ir, T^'im -./ </.//.. ... In ri-
K,r K i;,tUno„ M. A., hm,.'cf..,; r<>,n. ..f Slr„lf..ni.- In reply ply tn ymir eireular I Kg f. state that the pai-a.-raph t.-il fmm
tovmir ■ircular 1 beg Ms.-^v, tl at Mr C M-Adani in his pamphlet -Mr. A.h.iii a pamphlet a...s ii..t .-orrectly ripr.-, n niy vi.-wa ,„ my
•uhlrrseltn"^^^ ^■"- r.ply t.i the circular sent to me ,,,1 the subject nf the Kilu.ati.,,,;,
n elv imsre^ niv views and motives, as s,at.-.l in the answer U-n-naitory. 1 never un.l.-rs.n.Kl that circular as bein, i„„.,i,|. d
■ ih Ireturne, t,. y.-,ur circular ..f hi.st April, in regara tn the -' tn enf-.rce ..beaieiice t.. burea.,cn.tie .leman.la, ..th, r by ailenci.
K. •at'imil IVpartni^ I sa.,1 .hat in my ..pinion, -he poli.-y .,f ..n vexe.l _.|U..sti..iis, -r ly „ne.ii.ai.i..nal support ..f e,,uiv,.-al
nf filt'*'tlH'f SlIltrillUIMlfllt.
t,i l.iirea..orauc .lemanus, ^—'- ■•J :'•■->• 7,;;-',;';";- -""V Vr; l.tliinila I have .,(M...,<fullv ami fi.ely expres«.,l my nwi, npi .,
t.irs lis a time aerviiig b-.ay nf men, an.l wlmlly .hatituto nf that with, ih-ise
moral c.mrage, which is essential to an Imlepeii.l.nt exprcsai.m nf
npiiiiou. I am griitly niiatakeii if the lii»|a-ctiira will n.it he .lis
nnaca tn view his statement aa insnlting in the extn-mc. As far aa
I am peni.innlly cnffnied wi'h i*. I .-in ;iasiir.. him, that m inak
iiii; it. lie hi.s .Irawn largely iip.ii Ina imiigiiiati'in.
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ATTA< K O.N THK l'i:<H'LKS liKI'< ^SIH »UY
V.
(APPExnix n.)
Ml{. a. MKRCKK ADAM'S -SLAXDERS.
'f.. Hi' E'lll-r <■( ll>' ^IikI-
SiK All V"<i have iiii«rt.d part ..f Mr. (i. M.rciT A.lan. s
••Utt.'r" t./tlu- Att.irmv (iwi.ral, I will tliaiik jmh t.. msirt Ilif
f„ll..»iii« riply, :i.iari»««.l iil».. t.. II. .i,. Mr. Mnwat. I hav.^ s.nt a
,-,,i,y ..f my Utter t.. th.- '.''../», with a similar ivpivat.
Itiliuve me. 'liar sir,
ViTy truly yours,
•r..n,i,|... ml. K.I.. .1. (iK..K,.K I1..im;.ns.
7\, (/„ //.„ ,.iW. .!(/.., /I- ;/-'.'.. ..,.(' Sl:nr„t. St.l'.f.
SiK, -llaviir.4 '■• 'lav ..htain.a ao.py "f an .•xlra..r.lMiar>- " I^«-<""''
(a>. til,- -..■.i.i.'l will .■.!...*) a,Mr.«s..l t.. y.Mi on l-half ..f tli,. i..H.k
trmlf " tiV Mr <i- M'^r^^^T ■^•'•"»- ■' '••"•l<™'lli'r "f ''"» "^>' ' '1>'»"-'-
l„ Kay a f.-w «-..riU in reKar.l t„ that part ..f it which rufors t..
""inth.Ho " f nmltipli.d ami i.i.li«.rimii.at.' " slaii.l.r,'- f.w
„...„ in a pi.l-.l •.ti...i M-..1 l...|«' t„ ,s. ap.. Mr. ( .. .M, rnr V.lam
hn^■»^v. (:i. l.i» !• "•r^ •" 'I''' l>.p^'rtm.'»t w.l sl.„w persistently Imt
„„uieee»sfi.llv piv..se,l snm,. ,.f l„s w.m.lerfully cheai. wares (like
others iK'fore him) ui-.n the K.liieiiti..ii Itepartment, has tiinie.l
upon ine a» the suppose ■ author of his wronp ; ami. in onler to
,u.tai.i th« l,a.l an.l selHsh eause which he hag esiionse.l. he Ikus
»pplie.l lan«i.a«e to me for which there is no fo'imlatio.i or warrant
Not eont.'iit with imiiosinu' upon you las will Iw fully prove.l at
tlie proper time) a tissue of luisrepreseiitation as well as " tiition i
„,„1 ••r„„„uue," he ventures upon a ehar-e of " eorruption (so
favourite a term with e.rtain writers) auninst the h.lncati.in Uo-
nartiueiit, ami seeks to involve me in it.
The writer of thi.s " Letter " in his lahounMl attempt to sulmtau-
liatv hm ilisr.'pntal.le charge, counts uj- with srreat fervor, as my
income, no, onlv every penny which I liavo receive.l f..r years, tmt
every ocnnv which any lueml.er of my family may have lawfully
and h.'nounil.lv ..Utaine.l, after having «iven full value for it (as the
l'arliameiit:.rv'.l..cunient»from which he .piotes wouhl al.iin.lantly
l,r..ve) If eVerv man's income for services remlere.l l.y liimselt
were thus siiinmc.l uo. many w,.ul.l he ^istonisheil to t^ml li..w rich
they were, ami the income tax wouM also tie «rea'ly lieiiehteil l.y
Ihe'.lisc.verv Mr A.lair., in this coiinecti..n, ha-s f..uii<l it cii-
venieiit t.. siippri'. s the fact that five years ap., ..wuiK to a pressure
winch Mr Mlake lir..uj<ht t.. h.^ar iip..n th.' (iovernmeiit, (an.i
prohal.lv |.r..mpt.'.l from this same .piarter,) my salary w;i.s without
m.tice (ami ai;aiu»t the str..n.4 rem..iistrance of mcm».ers of tli.j
Il<.useaml .lie ..f its committees) su.i.lenly re.hiced tive hundre<l
d..llars I*-.!"') a vcar. T.. .■..inp.iisato f..r this l..ss an.l inanifest
injustice, th.. l.if H..n. Atloriiey-( ieii.ial Ma.-.l..ual.l .iuth..ri/..a
me t.. perf..riii (aft-r rii;i.l in.piiry. as was his manner) certain map
rcvisL.n, Ac, an.l i.e agive.l to pay a re.lu.e.l pric- f'T "• ,.
1 can tlieief..re, tell the « rit.r ..I this •■ heller ami the 1 radc.
that every cent ..f inc.me which 1 receive, h^is either heeii passe.l
l.y ( lr.ler"in l'..uncil hef..re paym.'u: , ..r h:us liecn .linctly autli..nze.l
l.v the Alt,.rnev-tieueial, f.ir the time heinij. Furth.T, that every
fracti..ii which 'l, ..r any one l.eU.n^'iny to me, ever received, is .Inly
recor.le.1 an.l au.lited in the !.r..p.'r ..fliee, either in Ottawa ..r in
T' n.iit... .. ■
Mr \.lam iimv. i" 'i'" /c.al, attoinpt t<. imp..su licti.m up.m you
as fact ; hut he will siarcely U- al.le, I think, t.. make ; ou accept
llie coiiclnsi..ii which his misstateimnts ..I fiuts, as well .is the in-
sinuation, (.... patJe f.i.ir ..f his paiui.hlet,) imply, that the (o.vern-
ui.iit, Ih.' amlit ..thee, an.l the \ttoriiey-<..neral wen- parties t.. the
••c,,rru|.li..n" which l.e allci{.s. 1 .U'v hiiii to pn.ve his charge,
ami until he .h.es .s.., 1 Imlil hiiii acciiii, 'Lie as a tra.lucer
I I. ive live.l iii..re than f..rtv vea.-s in l'.ina.la, (an.l nearly thirty
m tins citv,) hav ..cupi.'.!, before ciuiiitf here, posili..n» ..f tru^t
ami resp..nsihilil- in the i.i..»t r.-spectahle mercantile ..stal.lishmenis ;
an.l 1 .lefv Mr .\.lam, or aiiv man in I'anada. 1.. lay Ins tiiij;er .m a
'snmle ac!"..f mine in Ih.-s.' matters in r.'gard t.. which J w..iild not
challeni:.. the ,ii..st ri«i.l sciuiiny. 1 -ill n..t theref..re, .illow tny
name ami luv per»..iial li..n..ur t.. he smirched l.y any man. especially
l.v one wh.."caii ..lily justify his uniimnly assaults l.y most selhsh
and iinw..rlhy m.itivi's. t u .
What .1...S Mr. A.lani care f.>r the character ..r want ..f .haracter
,,f the E.liicati..n, ..r any ..iher department, o l..ng as he can, by
,lamm:in;,' it, hop.' ••■ I'L--""' '"'"'-''f '" ^',';*'"V '"'"""'i' '".'." "'nf. "
few palnv dollars m..re, than he c.iild ..th.r»ise d.. with all th.'
„r.»sure which he has been al.le t., briiiK to U'ar ..n this matter !
U-t the (!..v.rnment, if tli. v please, by all means, sweep away
thi» "stan.lim; memue i.. (he iK...k ir.i.l. ..f the nmutry. bu! ,et
them n... <l.. s.> .'ii Hie ruin ..f chanuter, ol the ..iweless slander
of an ■•mten.sted" man, who, wuh othen, for ywir* has hitherto,
without success, employed every p.«MiiWe means, b<.th thrruigh a
p.,«erfiil ress, an.i b.\ means .,f the pers..nal influence ..f le.a.lini,'
men, t.. etTeet a pur.'y seltl.sh ..bject. , , ,t , i „ •
It is n..t my pr..vincc t.. enter into the .letail of Mr. A.lam ,s
pamphlet That will m, .b.iibt W- etiectiv.- y . ..ne by '■>•'"•;"•'•
Ih.. l»e|...rtm.iit. iv sav, h..wever, an.l I kie.w well ..f wli.at 1
aihn.i. that th.. l>epa tm.in will be able t.. .lispn.ve every materia
slat.-m.nt which .Mr. A, lam has v.ntiire.l t.. put forth. I am -la.l
that liisll..atiiii,' K'.'ssip, and the slan.l.T..f year.-., has.it length l.een
iv.liice.1 t.. writing. It can now hv. met, while in the .tlier f..nii it
c.-.a.l never be reache.l. Hut I may say that some of the ni..st
ii.i;..,rtant ..f hi-, statements ii.-ver had any fouiidati..n in fact an.l
are even the reverse ..f trulli.
I iiiav if ..ccasi.,11 ..If.-rs. a.l.lress y..u resiwctfiilly ..n the sul.ject
..f the aiiomal..iis, ami un.satisfact..ry is.sitii.n ami pr..specfs ..f tlie
Civil Service of Untari.. ..f which, I Vh-Iu-v.-, I am ..ne of th.- ..l.bst.
if not the . .1.1. St. member iii T..r..iit... It i- t..-. much the fa»iii..n
t.i re-ard thes.- ..;.-iitleii.en as a target f..r every man a arn.w that
W-cause they are ...'.,/ ■■ ..tticials " ami ".servants" they must tliere-
f.,resit silen't un.lerev ry iii.ligiiity..in.l be subject t..suclic..ntumely
ami attack as certain parties -. ... cli....se f. m.lulge in. It is time
that that sm-cics ..f unnianlv warfare rth..ul.l b.- resiste.l, 1li...,gh it
canii..t he prevented. To the liea.l ..f the ( i..yeriiiii..iit the ( ivil
Service has. l...wever, a ri^'.it i.. l....k f..r y- ■-•cti..n in »u..-h matters ;
ami 1 trust t that its interests and futir- erticieiu-y will n..t lie
,verl....kcd in any measun-. which I uu.lerstan.l y..u pn.pose t.,
'devise .Ml the subject.
lielieve me, luy .lear sir.
Very respectfully yours,
.1. tiEDKllK HoIII.INX.
T..r..nt.
Feb. 111.
VI. MR. fi. MKRCKR ADAM .\ND MR. LdVKl.L.
Th Ih- f-.'./if".- "/ Th. Moil.
SiK -I rcret that I aoci.lentlv overlo.iked one p..rti..n ..f Mr.
v.. Jterror Adam's slandenuis attack in my letter ..f yestenlay.
He says;— «....•_■-
••One of the chief ..;Hcial8, enj.-yiiig the special fav.iur ..t the
C.uncil, actually s..l.l his copyright t.. a publisher f..r m g I round
sum, but when the caprice or intrigues of tli..s.- wli,. im.ve th.-
wheels ..f this macliim; ...iginated the ..rd.-r f..r the unc..iiditi..iial
sacriti.e ..f their e.l.icali..nal pr..perty, the same publisher was
n.a.le to .sun-.-mler the right he had ac.piired, nrti'.illii, I., th,' ,■^-
,i,ll fnmi iniii.n ;..■ hihl mud, thr ftmrh.VK."
My reply t.. this "slamler" is threof..ld ;
Fn-^l -the " caprice an.l intrigm-s •.<■ which Mr. t.. .M. A.lani
refers wei-e fully dis.-ii.ss...l and ..-xi....sed, as he knows well, in the
!fam..us -Iii-..wnl'ampbell crn»,-id, agmmst the hdiicatu.nal
Department," published in IHtill. N..r are these loHueilces d..riiiant
vet against this same " e,liicati..ual pr..perty " ., ,, .,
!i.-nm,IU, -The suneirlercl cpyright beh.ngs t.. the Council,
with wli..se pr..pcrty, pr..ceedings and decisi.jns, I have ii.ilhing t.)
,,1.., ...../ (/.>.( X. >"> »'"'/■• '"■ .'■'"■'" '"'■■' ' ""• ■■''';''''''■;'' ';;''■'■;■■;' '" T
,.„„f,-,.; ...-..- .1 ^i>,;W Ux<-I,..„l. s ■t„.<„.i ...- nmlrulM hj Ihe i .,u,,c,l.
• r/o /•,//./. -tVrs..iially .iii.l privately I ..pp..se.l as strongly iLs It
'waspr..perforiiie to d.. the surrender ..f these cpyrights
lLiI,,. -So Btr..iig is iiiy sense of tile high character an.l l>';>;""';-
able dealing ..f Mr. .b.hii l.ovell. ..f M..i,treal t..wli..ni .Mr. (.. M.
.Vdam reCers that were ii in my P'.wer I wouM have reely pre-
seiite.lhim with the cpyright ..f any b.„.k which I may h.av.- writ-
ten at his suggesti.m. As it was, the " roiin.l sum referred to
w..uld have been iiuu-h roumU-r were it n..t f..r my personal appre-
cii-ti.in of Mr. L..veirs enterprise, zeal, an.l sterling w..rlli. I liave
the assured c,.nyicti..n -kn..» ing him a.s t .1... -hough I have no
..xchange.l a w..rd with him ..ii th.- subject il-at Mr. L'.ve 1 *-...il.l
rei.ii.liate with scrn the b:i.s,. insiniiation vrhicli :..-. I- -M. A.taiii
has made against me in this matter.
Believe nie,
Very tnily yours,
,1. (iKoK.iE Honr.iNs.
■r..r.uit.., Feb. 12.
VII.
MR <i. MERi'KR ADAM'S
,- „/ Th,
• PRESSURE.
r,. */.. fi.(i^.|■ ../ The .U.ii'.
.s,B - Mr (i M. AdRm seeks t.. break the force of my state-
ment, (which the thief Supeniiten.lent reiterates in y. air paper ..I
t. '-ly, with pr....f.) that /.. " pensistcntlv but uiisnccessfull.v /....".-"t
-^m-
AIT At K ON THK PKOPLKS DEPOSITORY.
IS
4,.im-.'f hi»w..ii.l..rfiilly chtap wares (like ..ihori Iwfon- him) ui-.n
thr E.liio>ti..i,:il l).M.iirtMieiit." by 8h..»-im! that I wnt t- him twic.-
f.,r -.i list ..f tl„. l.....k., ,.M..-J,..I '.;/ lus nrm Tlu- tw.. th.i.|;» lir.-
t.,tiiUv ailf.riut. Tlu-v hiiVf ii ,t the sli-riti'«t .•..i.mMi..n » hemli
other" The t».. tran»iicti..n>thiulev.-ii iii. sort .if cmiiiiwIimu »itli
each ..tht-r in l...iiit "f (•»','. f..r a year ha.l eUi'^'-ll'i-' «;••'' ,""'"'•
The " lists" were aeiit for. in .Im;,..-/ li^T-', while Mr. A.Ihii. s mwii
letter wishiii- to iHiv.miiin • iut.nu.aiatea-eiKy of the Depart
meiit with Eiiglaiul w;u. .'.ated m SepIeiiiUer. 1H7;1. In the matter
of the lists. .Mr. \>lai|.. was tieate.l preeisely the same a» every
other „y„in,ul ,„ihlUh,: of hooks. Similar applications for l.sus with
prices, Wfore or.lerini.' hooks .Me sent to every publisher in < ana.la.
IX KKl'iiUT «>N THE EDUATMN PEIVXHTMENT
^..rMKLV
IIIU.K SELti'l
H'MMITTEK or
OF o>TARI<
tllK I.I1.<|.>1 »fH ».
.vt the re<iue«t of the Chief Siiiwrint. ii.leiil of K<lnentioii. « UrKP
Ciniuiitlee of twenty three, out of ei':'.ityt»o iiiiiiilxni of the Ix'
nil lalive .Vssiinhly. (niori'thaii om fonrth of the wh^'le Mouse.)
was api«'inte.l toeoushler the suuwe»t. 'n« wlm h he hail siihuiitie.1
III hi» two last .Ihiial re|M.rt«. resi-vtiiii; certjiui nmeii.lmeuis t.i
the tiraiiiniar anil I'ominonScI 1 Ijtws ; als.. to iiLpiin- into the
/nanauemeiit ami workiiii; "f the Education IVimrtmeiit.
Various attacks and iin]iutaiiou» have Ken iiinile in paiil years
the United States, and Euolaiid. In the same way we liaw ordered ,^^,,j,;,„ ,i,e fhief Si,iK-rin>endent and ..lliem in the iiianaKement ..f
the „>;,iii,.il p<il,h,:,lu,„s ..f Mr. .McMullen ■""'„ ^'■'./^ >1'"',- "' the Dipartiiieiit, and he wa.s »n.\ious. Ufore r. tinmi fr..iii im ad
St. Catharines, as well as Mr. Macl.ar.
n, .f Toronto, and wli.ieverelse ^."W,.«i..i
Brockville. Mr. Bea.
and Messrs. Camiditdl \
u (iKiiA in Caiiaila, iVc. ,
In that wttv only can we have - .lire.! ,U.,U,.,,^ with onirinal
puUishers, and obtain their hooks. But this is a very ditferent
thiiwfroin proini.tiiii,' a iiian. or siiu-estini,' to him. lo hecoiue the
•' intermediate aueney " " i. -- ~, i
the imrchiuse of the hooks of other piit.l-.sliers. This is tli
iiinission iiiorchant, in fiu't ' for
"le essential
characterUic of an " intermediate "iget'i^.v." »"•' has "..thing *liat-
.verto a., with the huviii,' from hiin ..f .We.' ;...■/■...• ;..iWi.>'.. >.
and which c.nld ..nly Im .l.taiiu-.i fr..inliim ..n fav..uia..le terms.
\8 to the special case ..f Mr. .\dam"s puhlicati..ii9 U-iii!,' rcpiiicl,
,me ..f tiieni were asked f..r l.y p.irties wishing t.i get prizes, Ac
niiiii»tiati..ii. that the ni..»t th..r..ii..'h investigaii..ii sh..iil.l 1« 'mule
int.. the w.irkiMi."'f the Kepartmeiit hy Kepreseiitalives ..f t.. |k!o
pie. The leiulera ..f h'.th parties in the .Xsseinhly agrved to the
.selectL.n and ipp..iiiliiient ..f a large ('..mmiilee fr .iii h..tti sid.s ..f
the H.iuse. !■!. 1 ..n th.' l(lth..f NoveiiilHr. •'On ni..ti..n..f l.ii- H..n.
.\tt..rneytieneral Mac.l..iiald." (as we ham from th" " V..te» .iimI
i'p.cee.l'ings" ..f the 11. .use ..f .\»».'iiit.ly.) "a Select Cinniitlee
was app..irite.l t.. examine iiit.i the w..ikiiig ..f ihe C..nim..n ami
(irammarSch....l System ..f ' hitari.., t..gether with th.. IVpartmeiil
..f I'lil.lic ln8triicti"..n, with power to send f.ir i^ntons and jiaiK-rs,
aii.l t.. rep..'t thercii.
The foil. .wing is the rep..rt of that Cniniittee. prewiited, nveive.1
and ..rdered to he printed hy tiie Legislative .\weiiil.ly. the .lay
and .
or iii.^re was alrea.iy
lists. Wc h:vd. tlieref..re. be- l„.f,,re the cU>8e ..f the Sessi..ii. Tliis rejH.rt is an aiiipl. Miidi.ati.-n
fore imichasii.g them'ti." write to hi'iii f..r iixts ; and as p.rties de- ,,f ",i„. oi,i,.f Sui.eriiit.ndei.l, an.l all wli.. have assist..! him, fn.m
si.-ed the b.,..ks. we had t,. write t.. him ag.iiii. -M we 8upp..sed that ,,,^. ,„n,„tati..ns h.nu' .an.l r.-cklessly tlir..wn up..n Ih.iii by a p..rti..ii
the first ineiiio. ha.l misc.irrie.l.
Oneof the veiy oi.jecti.ms urge.1 '.y .Mr. -Vdam is that we have
" little .//.■«( dealings " with English publishers, whereas that is
the yen- principle .ni which we 'lave acte.l "-(A "" ^..I'.'i.'A'f fr...ii and .letails.
..f tlie'pniilic press an.l ..tlur parties ; an uii.|uesli.. liable l..stim..iiy
t.i 'he lidelilv, etlicieicy and ec..n..niy with which the iK-parlmeiil
f I'ublie Instnictioii has been ciiilncted in iU Viiri..ii« branches
th" be.'iniiiiig ; and that is the .sole reas..n why we sent t.. Mr.
Adam and t.. ..ther publishers in Cana.la and elsewhere f.T lists.
Thus I distinctly state.l «o Mr. Adam himself when resist. ng his
■• i.ressiire " t.. bec..me the very thing which li.' has deii..unce.l viz.,
' ■ •■ " '"■■■" -- 1........ ,,f the 2-")tli of Sep- 1
KKl'OKT OK THK
iMM.>V AM.
IIIK llolsl
i.HAMM \H s. ||<
OK AsSKMHLV.
IlnU.KII.llil. tli'' t..,l../../0V .l.tS.IMW./, Ol.f.U-i..
Tin. Sele.t ('..iiiiiiittee ai>p..inte<l I., examine int.
the
•• an iiitermedi.-ite agency." Tins in my letter „ , ■,,
tember l.a.st, in reply t le written ..n the IHth by himself, (with- ,
out even t., the sembi.mce ..f a " i.re.ssmv " such as l-.- insinuates ) f,, ,i,
1 said "that, as we are in c..mmunicati..ii with th.' bicdish pub-
I::!;?.;:;::;;'::?: ";ur'ni;:li:;e^r^ri:::;"d:r:::.;?;t:rii:; ti. co,^ i .Grammar sco... system ..f ..n,sr.
dividual publishers, unless in rare an.l special cases That I
could have brou.glit a " pressure " ..ii him to sell, and then at the
name time to write such a letter t.. him wHli..iit remoiistiaiice, is t....
absurd t.. be further discus.se.l. He .lid, ii..wever, write next .lay, spect.ng
but..nlv t..niakea renewal ..f his applicati..n b. act as •' a ciii-
inissi. .11 merchant in fact" f..r . ver "a li.iii.lre.l English pub-
lisher..."
Very truly y.'urs,
.?. (iK..K.iK Hon.. INS.
Feb i>.
Toroiit.
VIM.
M\l'-.M(trNTIX(i Ktilt THE EUl t .\TIOXAL
DEPARTMENT.
rkiiii! "I
t«.geihi'r
with the ileiartment ..f Public lnstrucli..n, beg [v:\\r t.. present
their Uep..rt : ^ i ,
V..iir C..mmittee have onsidered the pr..usi..ns .f the law re
, Comin..ii and •■ranimar Sel|....ls, ami ad..pteil certJiin n«..
luti..ns f..r tile aimnd'iient theicf, which have been .-mlHslied in
liill.s numbers 1 111 an.l p.".!, n..w lH.f..re y..iir h..ii..ural.|e H..iise
i S.ime pr...,Te»s has been maili- in investijatin..' tlii. iiianaL'..menl
an.l usefulness ..f Ipper Can.vla ( '..liege, but ..win..; to the lat.'iiess
!..f th.' sesHi..n and the iiumlHr ..f pers..iis l.i I... .■.xamim-.l, an.l d..
cumeiits t.. be c..iisidere.l, vile (■..inmittee will ii..t be able t.. rep.rl
'thircn this sessL.n. Tli.'y have als.. pr..cured ri'tiirns an.l .th.r
useful inf..rmati..n, which have 1 n priiit.-.l iiii.l.r the ..r'..r .f
v..ur h..n..iirable H..use f.ir the use ..f imnib.rs
■ The C.mmittee visite.l t'.ie E.lii.ali..n iMli.e. ami .xamiii. I the
Tn the Kditur ../ Th: Mail.
SiK, -With reference to a statenieut in your [
this ni..niing
" But if we
i system . if manageiiiesit pursii.-.l there, an.l app..iiit...| u sub < . -ii-
niittee f..r the iii.ire careful an.l .•xteinie.l ii'vesligathui ..f that .1.
..„.<..,. .nt .,F t) .bii'iiti..nai system. The result ..f the l.ds.ur ..f
over tiie signature ..f (i. Mercer .\dani. as foil
c.mld get I.ehiu.l the scenes and ^iscertain how much .if the
8,") (i24 tiO paiil one man f...- map-iii..iintiiig actually went int.. the
• • ■ , , . . ■-i,.i,.dfr.iiii liim
p.artnient of the educati..iial system
that Committee is einb.Hlied in their n^port a* ,id..pte.l an.l ap
proved by y.iiir Cominittee, an.l herewith siil.mittc.l.
y.iiir t".immittee have t.. cngratulaie the c.umry u|".ii the ev-
teiit an.l eftiii.'ncy .if its eiliicati..nal system, br.iight t.. its present
Ihe face .if purMiiiig Ih.ir in.|
that the time at their di«i«isal
the cott.iii uiarke: . but this has always lie.n
the invoices, .m.l 1 ,ave ..iily receiy..,l fmiii the I're.isury Depart- J;;';,;-^,;,- ,„ t,,^ disel.aru.' of ..th.r legislative .lu.i
wini; t.i the iimiiy
ijient the net sums after these deducti..iis liav.' be.u made. I m.ay
further state that for m.iiiy years I nave w..rke.l f..r nearly all the
gil.lers and niap-iu.miit<'r9, b.iok»»ller3, ,Vc.. in r.ir.into ; but,
I the great amount .if w. irk done, the prices cliarge.l • ■
iiiK to
Depai'tnieii' liave be. n. in c.>n8e.iiience.
prices charged ♦.> the trade.
Toronto, Itfth j.'eb., 1874.
the
little b.wer than the
J. B CiHTIiK.
■nte.l the preparati..ii
eiiibrace.l in tlii'ir eiLpiines
I All which 18 re»l>ectfiilly submitted
lis lip.. II
h^Ls pre
f an exten.h-d rej-.rt ujioii the subjects
.M. C C A. ME HON,
f '/..iirniaii.
CllMMirTKK RlMlM,
Jinuiry I!Hh, lm>^.
14
ATTACK ON TIIK I'Kol'I.K'S |)K1'< (SIT* >RY.
KKKuKT "K THK -1 B '
iMMITTKK •» THK Kill
AM> liKPimlTuKV.
*Tl<iN nri'AKTHENT
7'.j Ihr (7i.iii(i..lii •■/Ihr /■.'./.r.-nfii.iil' I'luiiiiiilli-^
Till' «iili-(.'"iiimitt4>.' .ippointi'd t<i i-xaiiiiuu iiit.> t\w mtiiiiiil iim
iiayiiiit^iit •<( the KJiu,iili.,iiiil IVpiirtiiieiit, ri'iiort ;
tliat ill iiiiiUniikiiiK thii ■lutiL-H .■i»si.':ifu t'l tlioiii. they first
iluliiiiiiiii'il tomi.liu 11 tiL.r.jrKli i^Xiiiiiiii.itiiui iiiti) tlif iiiiRle of cnii-
iliiiliii,{ tilt.' tiiiamiiil liipiirtiiieiit. i
V.Mir C.iiiimitti-f liii.l ''..It tlif itystfiu :..l..pt»Ml l>y tli.' l)LiKirtiiiciit
i< ..f ».. tliiiri.iiKliiHHl c..iiipl<i<> ii iliiir.iutiT, that ;i.i fiimlii caii t>.v
miy |M.B«iliility In- nxuiviMl witli'Mit iHiiix iln'oiifil l.y propt iii.ticirs,
uli.m.- si.v.ril .lutiL.H ri'iiuiif tiaiii tc. iii.ikf iiitina in viiriiiiis
I lis, tlii.miili wliiili uviry iuiu laii iv.ulily In- tnutil.
Tlify tiinl lliat ;ill iii.iiii.y.H ii«iii.il liy tlie Ufpartiiii-iit aru iv-
j^illarly (K|Kmiti'il tn tim civilit nf tin- ( Ic.vtTimiellt, witii the I'Xci'p- 1
tiiiii lit luuiieyH iiiteiitli'il t.i lii' iliHliiimeil in tliii puiclia>-i' i.f aiticlia
(iiilitiilf i.f thu iiiHtitiiti.iii (Ti-uxtvtH' Schmil stain inircly), a.iil that
ill! fxpcpiiliiuii'i- ai-e 111 ,uU> liy cluMpii., piLjicrly cuiintfiaisjiiiil liy i
tlie ilillVr.iit hiails nf tho ilepartuiulit tii whuh thvy ruapeutivi.ly 1
liehin^.
■| ht.y tiiul that a ptTfect systiiu nf roijistnitiiiii nf every couimuiii- 1
ciitimi reeeiveil liy the ilepiirtiiieut is iimii-'aiiied, liy uieiiiis "f which I
thu neveial ..tliceiB t.i whiwu ilepartmeiit the i-.iiiiiiiiinioatii.ii lias i
n feniue. all! iuiiiieiliately appii/.e.l ..f the oiiiteiila, anil answers
lire piiiiiiptly retnrmil to the name. I
Voiir Coiiiiiiittee have ala.i ni.iile a thorough investigition of tlie
llepositoiy ileparliiieiit, ami tiiiil > , ' the existinsj arran^^oiiieiits for
piirchiisiiiL' sttiek are satisfactory niiil well tilted for securiiii^ the |
s'liiie oil tile most favoiiralile terms. The mode of disposinj; of the
Inioks is ei|Uiilly satisfactory.
Your Coiiimittee tind that the amount yearly received by y.'r De- \
partiuciit from the Municipalities for hooks, maps, iVc, is very
considi^alile, aiiioiiiitiii<,' in 1«1W to Si'.'0,(KI4.1.'ll, which sum is paid
directly into the Piililic Treasury, and should he rei;aided as an
offset ajjaiiist the amount tjranted to the Department. '
111 connexion with this suliject your Committee sulimit the fol-
hiwin« statement, showiiii,' the cost of hooka, maps, Ac. and the
ttiuount received for the .s.-.me from I850 to LSHT, inclusive. Also
tiie aiiioniit received from tlie (iovernmeiit on account thereof,
viz. : -
The total anioimt paid for books, niar», &e.,
porUHl from ISotl to l»t>7, wa»
rurchases in .Montreal
.\rticle» luaiinl'acturedor purchased in Torouti)....
and "i'aylor, to whose imriiies and atiilities in a ;.!ieat measure the
department is indeoled for its present state of ettiiieiicy.
The services rendered liy the.se iieiitleineii, outside of their onli-
iiary l.usiiiess, and diiriii',' extra hours, hashitlurlo ret.deied unne-
cessary the eiuployment i ' additi.mal as.si«taiice ; and liaviii;,' per-
f..riiieil these duties for ne.irly live years, your f 'ominittee re._'ret
the riducti..ii which has I n iiia.le iii the amount of their eiiiilii-
meiits, without relievin;,' them .if iheii extra duties, the result of
which will ill all prohahility he an increased expenditure in the
shape of additional clerks.
.\i io other thiii..'s, the iirintiiii; of thetstalilishn.ei.t came .iii.ler
review of y.iui- I '.unmittee. and they call attention to tl .• fact, that
the prices charjjed hy the (^lueen's printer are ill excess of those for-
merly paid ; for iiistaneu-
.)..Mrii.'il of K.lucatioii
Itoard of Trustees' lieixirt'
iSchiiiie f. ir .\naly»is
Copie-i
. 55'JH
. IINMI
L..vriri. (^iKu'ii's I'riiitcrs ^
< 'liarKc. (-'liars'e. Kxcess.
ijiiui (Ki ^iriii ;.<i jt-.M "«(»
17 .-it I 28 :!■.' Ill ;••-'
1(1 (KI ITi V" o 7"
S-'-l-StiU 52
;{,'.i'.H) (Ki
!>;i,14(> H«
Freight, a^iency. pai'king, priiitini}, iiisuri'.nce, sala-
ries, ami expenses
gy(l'.',(10() 4tj
7;i,(!(» MM
8442.(;(l(i (!">
Vilue .if H.ioks dispatched. Libraries, including the
KHI pir cent, granted l-;.-;» j ■ |
.Maps prizes \c JI.t.ii'.M iK
Do. ' s.il.l, without grant, (text books), Ac 82,182 all]
*41!l,47r) :i4
(irants received fr..ni (l.i.ernment on this account,
from lSo<) (i7 ■■ -;i;!.:|l« -^
Less remitted lleceiver-Ueiieral (>ti, J.8 ( .'■>
«il87,i;!!» 7il
If we deduct half . f the ab.ive-men-
"-•^ ' ']^::^% :a7.2.2 75
tJlUr. 81.17 5(» «2IN) «!' Wa tW*
Ycnir Coniiniftee have collected a complete set of the forms and
papers used in the department, which they submit for your in-
spection.
Y.mr Committee have ..'reat pleasure in reporting, that the
internal maiiageinent of the Educational Department is most .sa-
tisfactoiy.
Ill conclusion, they would recommend that there be a yearly
audit of t'le books of the department.
.\11 of which is respectfiillv submitted.
J. McMrRUICH,
Ch'iinnun ••<hIi.C>hii .
Toronto, .lanuary, 18(i'.l.
* The Queen's Primer contractors in their explanatory Keport to
the Hon. the Attoniey-tieneral Macdonali!, on these charges, con-
clude as follows : —
'• We must acknowledge, however, th.it we are somewhat sur-
prised that the difference in favour of our contract, admitted by all
practical i.rinters to bo .an exceedingly low one, is not greater than
it is; and it is ipiite evident, after a careful examination of the
accounts attached t.i Mr. H.Klgiiis" report. |to the (Jhief Superin-
tendent, o.i the (.liieen's Printer's .\ccount for November i'.ud Decem-
ber, 18(18|, that the printing of the Education Department has been
most economically managed."— [Eihiation Okkiik Notk. j
DkV.VKTMKNT ok PlBI.ll iXSTKinlO.N FOH ONTAKIO,
!st Febru.iry, 18()!).
Whi.h i. ^I"^'"*' •'"
We net the aiiiouul of g.Hids despatched over and above what wiis
paid for. I
Taking then the granU ?I87.i:«' 7!" ;
And deducting the above prnportion of goods iri8,(i4ii ;t7 ;
Leaves a balance of »I8,4!t:t 42
Which amount is fully overed by the stock on hand.
T' ,v ^ili.-.ve is exclusive of the transactions of IH(»8.
vl'iiir C'.immittee in making this investigati.in have iionced that
,. ...msiderable amount of extra labour has been iierformed in the
deiHisilory and .ilh.,r dep.riiueiils liy Messrs llo.lgius, M.irlin-.
X. REMARKS AND OPINION'S OF SCHOOL TRI'SFEES
RECKIVED in 1872-lH7;t.
r.M.ii.Jii/M.f" )Cii//)o/.. — " The trustees have left the choice of the prize
books'to the Hoard of Education. They have selected prize
li.ioks for said section for 1.S71 and 1872, wliich suited well.
Please select Prize Hooks for 187:5."
7'iiC)i.s/h'/i ..*".\rii7'i"ni";//i.~- " The prizes we received Iiave acted like
a charin ; the little chil.lren like to come to school much better.
Till parents, .seeing them so anxious to learn, keep them
much better su|iplied with book., than formerly. We would
leave the choice of the prizes entirely to the Department"
TuiniKliiji e/ Ektriil. — " They (the merit cards) have caused a great
excitement amoiii. the scholars ; much more than we had any
exiH-'Ctaiion of. Hut wc find t'.iat we have not sent f..r
enough single merits, as there is a much larger attendance now
than there was before we gavj the merits."
r-'in,shifi ,>t Miiliiiiir. - •■ Heiiig desirous of obtaining a good Sabbath
Selio..i Library ♦ 'r our Salibath .s<hoo|| we thought we would
not suit ourselves better than by making application to y.iur
Departiueni lor i(. We got a small supply (of books) early in
the summer and as they gave good satisfaction, we agreed to in-
crease our library this fall with a select number of b. ,>s troni
your depository. "
i-ii.«/ii>ii/ W'ltl^in.jlunit. - "The enclosed amount isforthe imrpose
of getting ^I'luie more prize b.ioks similar to those you sent
this spriiw to us. with which we were highly pleased ; and
the books for the library exceeded our higiiest expeciaiion.
The selection .m.l material siiipasse-. auyihiii-' we have ever got
before from aiiv other establishment. "Ac intend sending fur
fill
ATTAfK ON THK PK.OHI.KS DKHMSlToUY
»
Will you hnvi- till' kin<liK'M I., iiiiikf a iolwtioii (or
vtrv wi'U.
lis H^illll f *
ri.Jii/. ..(•('... iWuii./. •• We rewivoil th,- (.riA.-* fr..m y.'ii. uml i-»ii
day iii'n-tiini ttiiit thry givf ui'niTal iii»iii<(:uti..ii. Ttu'V >T«-i«t.'.l
III! iiitiTi'Bt ill till- Sii-li..n, )i"lli aiii.'inj »tli..li»r« ainl |>«riiit«.
wliioh liM ii"t Vhh'ii »r>iu»i-<l U'fcn-."
, r.-iciuJiiii ./ Miilil'l-i •■ .«« your iicl«vti..ii» «r.' M-iunilly pri'tfrnHl.
mill, 111 iViTy innUiui' witli wliiili »i> nrv »>.-iiiii\iut««l.
pn.vi-cl »atiiif.ict.>iy. »•• »« n-fcr tliw Btlwiu.ii t.. yii "
havf
r..
about »he »»uic iiiii..uiit 111,^11 l'ii» wiut.r We wtTt- »n liiislily
iilcascMl with tlinu that wr iiitiii.l t.. iiiUn;.' .iiir lil.niry. Wf
,.;i t Uv out our money ti. it.r. luul our ii.-iulilHUirm.; witioin
ure iloini tlie s^iue' :in.l iiitiii.l to semi to the Uepartiiiei.t in-
»tf:ul of purchiuini; froui l-omloii :uiil other pl:u,e». "
T"i'-ii,Jii/. ..r' H'.W/".'' . '• 1 iu»y luentiou thiit the seleetiou y,iu ma.le
liefore for us waa siiti.if:i<tory.
r<Mi-» of' P'ftnn. " Tlie chi»iii:il .ipianilui ..nlre.l liy u» luw
Wen .!mIv reeeiveil in j." .,1 or.ler iiinl is liWely to unve entire
«ati»f.ietioii. The l)ep;irtnient has our lient thiinks f»L the e.ire
ili»|ilayeil in the seleeiion."
Tounaliii, <.f Miiill,l:i4. - •• 1 sent forty .loUam for prizes an<l iiiaiw
last winter, anil I was well plexHr.l with tluni ; they gave uni-
versal 8ati«faction."
Ti'inmhi)' '■( M'.i'.i'.M,. — •Th.V'vishtohavetheseliH.tiontoyouaii .,
they fee! auitiileiil iliat y.ur selection will pn.ve »ati»faetor)-. ' r„„,„/.i,, ,./ rr.yW;Mr.— " •«<'th ehililren ami par.Mitii were-Well
Tuiti.Ji/u> oi' />•"•' r /■;.«>.-■• We leave selection to the Department as ,
we have heretofo-c received satisfaction. Have the kinancss .
to Uke into coiunleratiun that ours is a Catliolic section.'
Tuinuthip o/'.'tiriii.i.— •• Last vearthe trustees o'f tlifsiiecflon olitainecl
frimi the De^iartiiieiit. Prize I'ackaye No. 1, which gave go, hI .
satisfaction.'
•ii./oi" ..i.Voiiri.A,.V. .(-.S. -"Voiir selection of pnJ!«'«'>n two pre-
vious .iLcasioiis h^t* >;iven v-o,l Kiti«faiti..n. .0 we ».'iiil this list
rather f.ir yoiir gui.lance than a.t an alis..lute rul.'
are any
If then;
... ....J ..f "the articles askeil for which you have not 111 sI.kW,
end such others as 111 yur judijiiieni may he iieansi those
sought.'
■nAhift nj irii/fMro. — I"-!" » -" ----- I 1^
pleaseu with the selection they re<-eiviil hwt year.
i„<liiy nf y.i,rra HV.<<. — " I may slate that the sehrtfii of priM
b.»iksin:uU in Uecemtn^r for the sch.-.l l.y the Department
proved highly satisfactory.''
,-„>hiiJ-f lnivi.nl. "Those (pri»! iHM.ks) you seat have given
such goiKl satisfaction that we will sixui send a^-aiii."
Citv ,>f <HI<in;i - " With regard to the selection of the prizes 1 leave i„g.„;t„r, 1 „ii„lii ■■! //.I'.ii win'/. - I was very much pleased with
■ it entirely to the Department, being satisHed. that, judging i ■ • •■ ...->. iv 1 „. 11 o,.,..T,.. .•.„..
from the past, a judicious choice will lie made." i
Tninisluii nf Mam; n. -" For the remainde:-. both special and general
prizes,' the selection will be left eiitirelj (o the Department, as i
the seluctioiis of last year ;,'ave [lerfcct satisfaction."
'riocw/o'/'o/^'d/'/K". -We scarcely know what to select, but will trust
to your judgment to send us go.id sound literature, as the last
you sent gave gisid satisfaction."
ri//ii!K 0/ Ohiciiuc.— " Please make the selection. The Dcpartinent'.i ,
choice has always lieeii satisfactory."
riiii..! Mu;>l, M'illUoMluc-n. — '-W'c- leave the selection to yoii, with
the assurance that you will on this occasion all'ord us the same
satisfaction you have heretofore given us."
Toi'iis/i./M./ /«,i,i.//"n/.— "Asyouwell suited us in the past live con-
secutive years the selection is again left tiiyou "
Tnin,.4ui,.i of" Hhhiii .11"/ 3/.iii>wi.— " We left the selection to the
Department last year, and were satistied that they were better
than we could select, and we therefore leave it to you this year
also."
rMi--,w;i;^.s..f'.4//.;..(, ■HI. 'Ooi.i/.i.i.'""."!;.— "The last .selection of bocks
you sent us gave good satisfaction, and we leave it to the De-
partment to select for us this time also."
r..irii.s/i/> ../ IV/e/f 'iiul K. «.— •• Being well ple^ised with your selec-
tion last year, we again ask you to select about KKI prizes."
7'io.-):.s/m> „f^f, tm.—" We have received the jackage of books in gi .id
the prize b..oks sent by the Dei«rtmeiit, and will urge Tri...t4'es
to apply to you for semi-annual supplies of them."
TvtfMhiii of' /..mi Kifl. -" W'e sh..uld like the same care taken in
selection, and b.ioks ..f the larger si)!e, avenging from thirty to
eighty cents each."
Tinrnshiii ../ .V..nmiu''i/. — " Accept our sincere thanks for the b.«.ks
and cards received from the Kducatiou Olfice. esi.ecially f..r
the (iennaii books, which are very interesting, useful and in-
structive."
r./iih.«/ii> •■/ l>.>ixhr»trr, y. -•' The glolies are ever>;thiiig that could
be cxjiected ; they are a cr dit to the m.akers."
TinniJiiii "f hniir.- " We feel very well satistied with the selection
you iiiade for us."
roiciw/ii/' "/ ro/fconH. — " The selection maUe f.ir me by the Depart-
meiu has always lieeii most satisfiutory. '
Ton
.sl,ii,ai<fCio:,l„j. y. umI .1. "The select!..!! made by the Di-
partmeut last time wjis s.) excellent that it is again left to it
only suggesting that a few toys, instead of 1 ks, would b.- as
well for the sm.aller pupils."
Tiiwichil) of f.wi. — " W'e were well satisfied with your selecti.ui hut
year."
yUhitjt of Colhoiii. . -•' Your last select!. .11 was very sati.sfactory."
Toii-nahip 'f t'linoiii,ifoii:iy -•' Ui the seleetion of lM...kB that yii
sent us in March last ~e found several .xcellent 1 ks, and we
theref.ire leave the 8electi..n to the Department ag.iin."
order." They gave great sati8facti..n t.i the trustee.H, p.-ireiits and { _ , . . ./■;,„,., _.. \Ve leave the »electi..n ..f the 1 ks. Ac,
children of the School. We are satislied that we couU. not get j " > '•^' I ^. __ ^^^ .iiose we received hist year were all that i Id t.
as good a selection from any book-.tore in the county. ^^^^.^-^ ^^_^j selected them."
)/ Uiok which y. Ill have caused to
safely, and they have given great
Touiishipif Loiiiiit. — " The
be sent to us have ifmve
satisfaction." «»»»
ToinnlilpofFil-^ro,,.^'- I Iwg to return you thanks bir the good seltjc
tiiiii which you have made and sent us tins time ; they iire
superior to any prizes we have received yet. 1
TiofiiMp of I'liUoiy.ih. -•■ Tlietrirstees'TIirected me to say that the , T'
parcel of prize b.'ioks sent in 1H7'-' :! was entirely satisfactory I
every book sent for by them was fo. warded by the Dep.isib.ry
proiiiptly, and that, ..uly f.ir the extremely lilieral grant given j
by ilie Depaitmeiit, they culd n.it face their cuistmients .after ;
expending .111 .» .um on either maps or prize b.ioks, and they sin- j
cercly hope that the system of granting ilW on remittances | 7-,
will lie ci'jitinued." I
ruirii.<7uV. if t"'i-.i'""i'"i'"-—"Pleii»<.' send down by express glltw.rth
of books, \c.. suitable for prizes f..r the children. 1 need n.)t
specify ; you can select what is suitable for theiii better than I
could direct."
Tou-nMv of Hliiiolf.nl. " The selecti.m Uing left «itli y.ni. ;is y..u
have suited us by your selection f.ir the last f..iir years."
Toirnshif ,/Ai«....n, »•.-" Having seen a selecti.m ..f prize lio.ik.
sent from ymir De|iiisitory, I feel coiihueiit you will sil^t bo..k»
Its good as p.i88ible at the price
r.orii.H/iiK ..f" )'.."•(• /.'/.iiif. "The maps aii'l T It. I,es»..iis I pur-
chased" at tile Dep..sit.irv in <>ct..lier hist. I am gla.l to say,
have -iven ii.it only satisfacti.in t.. the t.-iisties. but a real
pleasure to the t-acher au'l scholars. The Tablet lte»din«
Lessiiiis are certainly necvssary for small children reailing the
first biuik."
,i.*ii>of »'. «.»/.«. -"The selcH^-tioIi we leave to y.ui. as that
you miulefor usf.ir tw.i years priv!..usly was Utter than »o
couM have made ..iirselves ; luid the b.»iks y..ii sent gave e.iiii-
plete satisfacti.in to all."
TouWiiyi .'/ .Wilde. -"The p:ickages of prize Is-iks we ha»e |.re
viously got from the Department have given lis great salis-
f action. "
iiieiit s si'lectioii for " Te.icher's l.ibr.ary. .vii
the choice of this prize lot enlirely t" yiurself.
„,„ .s.;,. ....', fr.;;;.iH. ■/. ii-ii. "«•-«)!! '•-*•■
sli.lis, tlie s«-lectl. f the I
I therefore leave
r.,ir;is/iiuo/l(..7ii.7.— "Permit me to return you thanks f.ir the selec- I . 1 ,.i.l. »(... I1„,„H
ti.in of prize books, which were duly received, and gave great |C.fy ■/ "/(.„n,.-" We were very m .ch pleiuie.l «ith the llei«rt
satisfaction."
roii-iw/i.;i of PUimitfon. -" The books sent are the best selection of;
prizes they (the trustees) ever goi. {
rottitti/iiji 1./ f,\i(/i)«,irii-»/.-"Tiie books sent us last year suiu-d us,
11 foE-iiit-r cu-ra
ks to your »U|i«-nor jiidgnieiit "
16
ATTACKS ON THE PKOPLE'S DEP<JSlTORY.
r .^^.« .,( HrrrrUu " A» the «-I«i>. lurelof-rL. u.*l« l.y tl.« T..,.;ui>,,, ../ E.,r.m..nt. -" Wt- leave yo.i f, m»ke the telecUon, »
r,„rTU*ip .(/ /v";r y ^_^ ^^ 1^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ 1^^ ^^,^1^ ^^ l^_^^_ ^^l^,^y_^ ^^ , HaluiMtii.ii in the pant.
IVlinrtment hiive ttiveii satiiif»ct|..ii,
a« <iii (<irm'!r ikciwmih."
r,i><a/iip > ' l"/"-"- "The trustees ilesiru me t" ««■ tliat the i.atk-
a«e. t/i'ey received in the year IrtTO K»ve ij.">J ».ai.Hfacti..n.'
Tmru^ip >•( f'l--r"y. " The mlcotinn yu will (.lew ni:ike ynur-
self aa' we wore well pleaaed with Ix-ikj, Ai^., sent in in Mnnh
laat."
f;„mfr.<:ll, " We are hi-hly pl.-w-.l with th.- ii..i|,H. apparat.H,
4c , x'lit tM our «lin..l lit the lieiiiiiuiiii; "f tlu- iir.»eiit viir.
The'nin-i«. i" paiticulur, irive imiv.rwl »:itmf:u(i..n. \N e h:iv.'
nosyinpiithy whatever with th..iw «h.. «i..ak anil write <li»i.ar-
agiiixly <'f the (.raiaeworthy ctTorta ..f the Depart., lent. '
Tm'fuAin "f li'tvham.—" You g»»o gixnl i.ati«faetii.n in answer to
aiinilar i.nler laat year, and I feel .•..im.ient that yon can do
^^^Ust than if I attempt to aelect froii> tJi- cataloKue myself."
ToiDurfii« ../ /»Mi.<>/.' '• We leave the i.elocti..ii to you. We were
well «»ti»liiHl with thone you «ont last year."
r.M(«jfci;< "f .Mu<i/'"*> -" We got a package (prizes) last year, ami
it was
T""ii.ihii> ff M'innmii -" 1 think it is seven times I haveyotten
prize liiM.ks from the Department, and always with K.IHfl lllll»-
faction.
Tuirimliiii I'/ I'fteinuni. •• Vmi will pleiwe accept our thanks for
vour v.iy 14'""1 ami apiimpriate seliclion of l>ook», and the
many liltlf pleaains; extras you so kindly put in. wi .cli 1 feel
sMl'li « ni .flt 1trtp tn rlcnitp mir schoois sWt'nfore."
/'■■i'-ii»hii> ../ Iliildnmini '• The hooks and papers ordered at your
olBce give the Iwst satisfaction, for which accept our tlu^nks."
XI. ThtCES OK DEPOSITORY BOOKS.
A ST*TKMKXT ASL APPEAL OS BEHALF OF THE IMMJESELLMW.
The editor of the BiucAriiJt Recorder (David Wyilin, Ksq.) in re-
niarki-ig on the subjc-ct of the Depository in his paper of the 2tfth
Tmnithw i<( .Wooif. "The selections of fonuer years were entirely i p„i,.. uses the following very signiticant language in regard to the
to our minds ; therefore, we leave the matter wholly in your ^^^^^^ ^ j,^^_ Depositor}- hooks, and the hopes of th.- booksellers in
hands."
etter than those wo conlo select."
r..ir,,J.i,. <>/»•*«»/«(. -"We have Ix-en netting prize IxMiks some
seven years, .^iid have always been satistieil before.
' Your last selection gave entire satisfaction."
iih the
regard to these prices under the prop.ised provisions of the Sclio.jl
Bill on the subject. Mr. Wyllie says . -
" Our ex|)erience with the Depository is. that many of the B..oks
'• (lie marked at a rery luiv ti'iure, but that the catalogue could not
" be deiMJiided upon, as they never had a full list in stock ♦ * *
"care sliould be taken by the Oovemmeiit that the Department
'• J„ea mil mark tlu huukx lian, Mnv their (Uliuil cu/i«, .and thus
"defeat the 0B.iF.iT ■'/ the Bill."
In one of the "suggestions" Pamphlet on the Deijositoi-y issued
" for the trade," the writer urges that catalogues and lisU of Viooks
r r.M,. ,.( V,.m -" We leave the choice of the articles t.. y,.u. ■ be issuedfrom t.uie to time, ,rith .nrh ,.nees ajixe.l a. ,nll ,..,t pre^.U
" We did so befor.-, and were well pleased at the result." , thr frcule from fmnpefnig irith the Ite/Mutory.
r «;.;■, „( HaUmU " We ofter you our thanks for the very suit-' ]„ regard to the prices of the Depository Inxiks, the following
'" ' • • ■ ~ -■■ • "■ V 1 1,... ,.!.;,.>. .mv« . ... . : 1...:.... \V. R. Bigg, Esq.,
1 wish to add to my former
Ti-utiihip 'if hriick^
r-.r.uJn-u of .^aripo-a " We are highly pleased with the prizes
w uotfroui the dep.irtmeiit. There are some excellent Ixniks
aiming them.- <»1H- school is very piosi^^'rous this ye.ir— I be-,
lieve partly due to ouiipetition for prizes by merit cards."
niu >'f <>«<•"•" (liisiH-ctor P. S.t- "I have much pleasure in,
■ expressing my satisfaction with the selection of works niade by!
the otticers of the Dipartment, both in the Teachers' Lilirary
and the Christmas prizes."
which gave
able prize iMioks we received in >oveniber last
general satisfaction."
,^ I,,„ „fTfieiiviiil. — "Y'our laat selection was so _ _ . i^ t
'"""■''"'' ■ ,ha, we le,^ve the choice again in your hands." " %\ tth regard to the Depositor,,
The last library we procured con- statement, th.it I have frciueiitly tested the prices of books in a
testimony of two of the [nsiiectoni is c- ".elusive,
..11 ,, InaiHJctor .it Public Schoids, Leeds, s'.—
suitable and ' , ., ..
To
appropriate- I
tain'-d' book«.""'hiellyHii .lJrnitiir>.^ in H>n,liiu}, Ac., which „l,oU.sule shop in ISrockville. as compared with those of .similar
appeared to excite an iut.-rest for reading in the section, and ,_ , ,i,.. f„r.,.Mr and have iiteanaUv fouiul a .lilfereve
satislied all parties."
works.it the former, and have ineanaljly fouiul a ilifferenee nf ,.i
! Iea*i 2.5 ;)•'■ rent, in fan,„r </ the Vep-Mtaru, irr-aptetiie nftlie ilMper
Ta,nMp aft\n.l,,n- -" Wo thought the last assortment »i«, j«auti- , __^^^^ [,,,„„, .„,,Ual alhavance.
•• After I resigned the posititm of Principal of the Tiiited High
Public School of Urockvillc, 1 was succeeded by the present incum-
T'.iini.Jo/,
ingi
7'or
fully selected.
' \t Kipprl - " The books you sent have arrived safe
I order, and we were very well pleased with thein."
and
bent. l>r. Evans, and in the summer of 187-'. he was authorize.! by
71 Joii of yrhitbii I»V,s/.— " Y.iur selections in previous years for ,i,„ ij,,ard of Trustees to expend the suin voted for prizes, among
ven satisfajticui, and we prefer leaving it with ... - .. .i i.- _ i.. ... ...
oiirscho-d have „
you again, to making our own selection
roiriwkiji iij H'illiamHlinnj.
well plit.ised with them
nihiim.
and
7'.oi'»»/ii;i .;( I!
satisfaction."
fiiirn.iliip of .W"i'
ceived befon
selei-lioii."
Toirnihipol Sii'tenham. -■•
gave great satisfaction
Too-iuhip of (lloueetter.
Tlle b.iok
■•We
again
111 sent us last year gave
are well pleased with what we le-
(he n.wn book-sellers, if he found he could purchase nearly as ad
vantageously iis at the Dep.)sitoi \ in Toronto, taking into conside
I received yourmerit cards, and w.as ration the aforesaid D. partm, nt.i allowance of KKt ,|cr cent.
' ■ o \8 the result of Dr. Kvans investigation with the dcteriiiina-
tion or rather the inclination , o his part to purchase in P.rockville,
if possible, I ..lay mention th;.' the orde'- was .is usual transmitfed
to the Kdiicatioii ( )Hice, the U ctor having satisfied himself, that
independent of the KK) iwr cent. l...nus, the bo,.ks c-iuld be puivliased
at a less price fr..iu the Dep..sit..ry. besides the advantages of a
better and more varied assortment. Periiaps it may r t be inap-
btaiiied last year propn.ite further to obsiTve. that the town book-sellers were awa.e
of the contemplated purchase, ami offered their wares for less than
, . , - i I . their reiriilar iirices."
We rec-eived the package (prizes) last . . . , '
year, and were well pleasi-d with them."
ToHiurfiii. o/y'>»'i'»A.-"The package of prize books and the map
of the' world sent from the Department were in every respect
fc'ind to be satisfactory."
leave thorn (prize books) t
The library bo.-ks we
the aeleotioii jC'^'t'S g'lod satisfaction.
lohn .lohnstoii. E*i., Inspcttor of South Hastiiig.s. also says:-
" During 14 years as a teacher, many prize books were sent from
the DeiMisi'toryi/iriii'/ the i mateea, mimlf, aiol all conemifl. tkr orry
li.xt saliffar>lon ax reijartU prire and retuliwi matter, tlu- lUpartnitnt
,„ ,.// nu..s tnakio.i tio: srhetion.^ : and I can prove that the Deposi-
tory sells Kducatioiial works, at leiist, 40 percent, less than some
Tvinuhip of IhrJiooi.
»es<)iit for, still th.
priate."
' rhou-ih we ilid not rec« ive all the biMiks
k< selected in their places were very appro-
of the booksellers, and all books are sold much less than they sell
'''""'■ Toronto, Match, 1874.
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A T X ^ C K
PEOPLE'S DEPOSITORY EOPi OxNTARIO.
Mr. Vj. M. Adam, a bookseller in Toronto, having in ?:is recent Paniplilet to the Premier,
attacked the H(hninistration of the Peoph's Dt^pository for Ontario, without adducing any proof of
his statements, the following letters were written in reply. They are for convenieiice reprinted in
this form, together with the a*lmirable replies of the Public School Inspectors, whose opinions
Mr. Adam had so entirely misrepre«^'"i!':ed :
CONTENTS.
PA
1. Riv. Or. Rvkrhon'h First Lktikr m tiik Honoi ramlr Arn-K-SBVilKSKRAL
Mo»-AT IS DKFK.NO UK niK Kih.iatiuval liRi'AKTMit?* f. <latt(l February. 1874.
II. K«V. I>R. R\Itk»o.\"(lSllCuM» LbTTKRTMIHK IloNuUlABLK ArroKNB'tO.^iRAL
Ml. WAT IN HKFRNCB OP THK Kwt. atiunal LIkp*rtmf.nt. ilfttctl 14th Ft;hnmr>'
in. K«V. Or KVKRm)NV I.KTTBR lO TlIF Mail NKWhVAPKR, in RtPLT TO A RKJOLv-
DKK uK Mr. Ai'AM, liatvd 'ioth FflTimry
AFI'ENltI.\ A.
IV. Lrmtiw frum I'iblic Sciio»il iNnpRtTiiR-s in reuani tu Mr. O. M. Aiiam'd mi-*-
reprt'»enUtiitit of ibeir viewn i n reyard tir<lW**ffMiitc»auop uf the I'ecple'-*
APPENDIX B.
V. Dr. Hoimi.N-.' Littbr in rrplt td Mr. O. M. Awam s Slaxukb. 'iatetl \^\.h
Fehruarj
VI. Dr. Uodoivm' I.rttkr i.n kkuard tu Mr. Adam and Mr. I.uvki-L, liftUsil I'ith
February I-
VII. Dr. MoiMjiNs' Lkttbr in rruard to Mr. Au vm'n " Phwwi rk." Jate<l li'th
February l-
VIII. Mr. .1. h Caktitr's Luttkr in Rboard to Mai- Muintino. ilaUnl lirth Feb, Vi
IX. KrK>RT on THR EdICATiUNAL DkI-ARTMKNT by a SKLECT COMSIirTRR OK Tltlt
IIOIHK OP AiWBMBLV 13
X. RltlARKH AKD On.NIOSM OF SCHOOL TRI'HTKIW KBCRIVXD IN IS"'.! AND 1S73 . . U
XI. PRICM OK DlPllHlTORT B«iOR» 16
1:;
HEV. DH. HYKHSONS I>EKP:NCE ( K THE EUrCATH)N
DEPAKTMENT.
To tfw Hon. (). Mi>H-at, V-*;., M.P.P,, Premier awl Atforif y-
Griteral of Onttino.
Sill, — I have just rei^ a pamphlet of twenty-four pages, being a
letter aJdretised to jdhi hy Mr. G. Mercer Adam . a bookseller in
thia city, and entitb'd *' Hefurm in the Education Office "; " The
Educational li4Mik Depository " — a pamphlet replete with the
grossest misrepreseiitations against the Education Department, and
rank with numerous attacks upon the character of .several gentle-
men connected with it.
2. Had Mr. G. M. Adam's object !>een tlie public go«Ml, and not
private gain, he woidd have published his pamphlet weeks ag>.,
when his char > s could have Ixjcn investigated by competent
authority befoi, the meeting of tlie Legisliiturf. and, instead of
waiting until the midst of the sessitm, when t!ie very Hubjeets
which he misrepresents are ui der the consideration of the Legis-
lature, and when, as he of course, inteuiled, the accused would
have no opiM>rtunity to refato his false statements. Hut I much
nustaiie, air, your own sense of faii-ness and i>uMic duty, as well
aa that of the memburs of the Legislative Assembly of all parties,
if the important matters of the Education Dt-partmi'iit arc to be
dealt with under the inHuencv of downright misrepresei'lations,
without an opportunity being atl'orded to vindicate the chanK'ter
of honourable servants i>f the public, impugned, and to justify the
wisdom and imi)i>rtance of a feature of our system of public in-
struction which c<institutes a prominent charactenstic of its superior
excellence and efficiency.
3. If, Sir, sustained by the public and aided by all parties in
successive parliaments for thirty yearn, 1 have been enabled to di-
vise and develop a system of public instruction, not only valued
by the i»e«iple of this eountrj', but more or less ct»pied in every
British Province of America and AuNtralia. and in England i'sidi,
I do n"t believe our l^regislaturc will maim, much 1**»« deKtroy, a
vital part of it without enquiry and dt-liln'ration Nor can I even
suspect that any considerable portirni of my ftdlow ci>untrymen
will regard me as a foul or a knave, and a'l eni*my to my country
in one department ofourseb*Mi| system, when my very assailants
admit that 1 hav;,- done goinl servicf to thi- public ii; other depart-
ments of it. As well may it In.' all'gtd that the Kducatioii Depart-
ment itself is no longer necessiiry, :is that the Educational Depository
h;is outlived its necessity and usefulness ; and I avow my oro-
fonndest conviction, strenirthetied by expfricnce. ob}H>rvatii)n and
intercourse with educationists, at home and a1>rojid. that apart from
the infancy or aj^e of our country or of its schiM.l system, but from
the nature of the work to be done and relations and duties of the^
parties eng;iged in it. that the Educational Depository i« as < i.t*'M-
tial to the complete ell'ectiveness of oui school system, as the right
arm is essential to an effective man. Mr. (i. M. Adam adduces
from writers on political economy and sociology, ipi.ttations which
have no moreai>j>Iication tothe subject of the Educiitional Depo«iti»rj'
than star-gjwing ha* tu agriculture. He appliesto the de|M>siti)ry the
terms, '^ inetticiency, extravagance, and j»ublic loss." On the con-
trarj- I am prepared to dcnion.slrate l»efore any parliamentary
-*ommi*tee by all the evidence that tlie nature of Ou- subject will
admit, that the depository iHnh in theory and pr^wce. is justified
upon the grounds of fffirfurtty *ri>ii'<uifi and tha public j/wxi.
4. Mr. G. M. Adam's pamphlet of unsupported assertinns and
calumnious imputatiipiis, might be met by simple denial and de
mand for investigation, but 1 will tirst adduce two or three
specimens which will exliibit his inner man, ai his pamphlet shows
his outer man.
5. He charges the Educational Dejiartment again and again with
put :hasing books throni:h an "intermediate agency," "a coin-
missiun merchant in fact," and B:iys that the " stock is mainly pur-
chased at sfi.nil-Imti'i, and by an inexperienced buyer." Not only
ar.' these statements without the shadow of truth, but I will show
that Mr. <». M. .\dam himself mmght for this intermedial* agency,
to be '*a commission merchant in fact," for the depKrtment ; that
lie sought uiiNUcce.ssfuliy to induce the department to do the very
thing with which be now charges it. If be hail succee<led we would
have had a letter of praise nftetul of calumny ; but, lis he va»
unsuccessful, he assails us and becomes a patriot, as many a dis-
a|>]>oiitted oJhce and contract-seeker bitt*'rly. but of course patrloti-
c;illy. iissails the government that ha.-* rejected his applicatioim. |
have some lifteen letters of correspondence, extending fr-m Sep-
tember, I'H;:;, to September. 187b, between Mr *i. M. Adam and
his tirm and this department, on the purchase of English )>o.>k'<'
through their House, as the ** intemiediate agency," but I will c«>n-
tine myself to extracts from two or three of these lettem In a
tetter dat^^d September oOth. IH7'2, M"88r8. Adam and * *». nay :
•• We are now in receipt of our new stocks, our Mr. Adam's i>er-
sunal |)urchaHe8 in Britain this summer, and we take the liberty of
bringing to your notice the ac<*ompanying selection of samnlet,
representing various lines in our tall sttK'k. which we shall have
full suppliea uf. and will be abb* to execute at luivaiitageous terns.
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ATTACK (»N III.: l'l-.u|'!.i;s HKI'i isil'i H!N
■'Itiiratock will iKMlniwiifr'.in ..vit:i liiiiiilriMl liailiiiij llriti«liiMil>
liH'if.Tt. »ii<l will iiul.rHiu till! cliMi.i' ami mipcirtaiit piiblicatL.nH uf
nil ill'- |iniminiiit liiiii»c«. Wi- i-iiel.'Sf iih^iihi. i.f tli.- Hainplis sfiit
y..\i i.ii iipippival nt hit nitiH f'.r nuinii:! i-s, ami wi' »lmll In- pli-iwi'il
t.i ri'ci-ivo ynr fiirtliir fiiviiim. Tin ri' iiru many sin-i-i.il liiun.
iH-Bi.li-i, whiih »i' iliMul.l !'■ «1h.1 1..I.1111;,' I.. y,,ur iintiii- \n vtUx-
e.ili.iiial, prnfeiwiuiml. ami >'i'iii:ril litinitiiri- if ji.ii wmilil il. ii»
till li.iniiiir t. iJill and run ■•vur ■>nr st.nk ; or, if innri! cunvL-nielit, ;
tin' wfitiT will 1k' uliiil t.. c'.nfer with you at y..ur (k-purtniiMit in
n-ifaril t<» tlifni."
C. In a luttir ilat'd :tril IM., Ih72, Mi-s»r« Ailani anil t'o.,
afti'l nni.ti.i.iinu nnniiii.iis li.«ik.f aii>! tluir priiiw, say ; —
" A fiw ..Illy ari' ruinainiliiK, ami ari) .(ii.iti'il l.>w, liiit tin- liiilV
lire npi'fiini'iis i>f iiirn-nt ami fii'sli st..ck, which is i;.)ii.-ilantly Winy
liirmtl oviT. Tin: piil.liLati..ns ..f tli.' h..ii»i- ..f .l..hn MniTay,
I,..nili.ii, »i- can m.w si-ll at a.hanta;:c..ii» rates a list ..f s..iiu. ..f
Sinilli"ii Lilinali.in.il w..rks wr I'liil.'S.' fr..ni wliii-li wecan yiiu y.'ii
.liici.iiiit. M.ss! . U.iii^;iiiairsli...iks als.i wi- sliLiililfinlfavniir t..
iHi.itu at nanii' ilinc Hint ni-t f..r exsh. The IwM.ks in l>i.iJin„'s at
.iir imt ; and in ^'iMieral, fr the rttail prito m.w ri'lin;;, ..f all
Knulisli Ht..ik w.. will !,'ivi-yini»up|.liLsal-..t!th..»t.-iiing prices lai.l
(l..Mn. I. lit ii..t swliject t.iany cash ilisc.iiiit further."
7. Ijist autiiiiin. Seiiieiiiher 1«. I^T;!, Mr. ti. V. Ailain aililresseil
the f..ll<.wiiiu letter t.. Dr. HihIkuw .
•• Dkak iSiu,- I have just retiirne.l fn.iu Kie.ilaiul. ami timl the
st.ck i."W arriving,' I p.rs..iially selecte.l there. It ..ec irs t.> ni.'
there are a tew lines y..u w..uli"l like t.i see. ' pick Uj. a few at
raii.h.iu ami semi them heiewith witJi iini.tati..ns. If y..u cul.l
iii.ike it c..iiveiiient t.. .lr..|. in ami run .iver the waror...™, y.m
niii;ht aliyht ..ii 8..iiie st. ,k which wo can sell nlvantai;u.)Usly.
Every steamer will lirini^ us further shipiiieiits. a- • I will pMceeii
t'l projiare a eatal..);ue anil se:nl y.ui a cupy at an ..arly ilay.
•• C.in yi.u use im.re .if I>r. l'un»li.in"» Lectures, 'Turuntu of
nhl,' .V.e., than formerly."
ft. T.I the ahiive letter Dr. Hiiilai>i» replied asf..ll.iW8 ; —
"KniriTiDN OKKnK,
ToH.iNTii, i-Tith Sept., 1«7:!.
" SiK. -In reply l.>y..ur letter nf the IKth in.st.. I have the hi.n.mr
t.. thank y..i f.ir y.mr attention, and to stale that us we are in
c..niiiiiiiiicali .11 with the Kni:li»h piiMishers ..niHcKes. we are n.'t
in a p..siti..ii to ..rder 1 ks except fr.nii them ./iivf. Our in-
variable rule is t.. order .mly fr.nn the imlividuul pul.lishers, unless
ill rare and special cases.
"T.I avoiil any iiionvenieiice, we sh»ll he happy to keep the
li^.oks which y.iU have sent, and will thank y..u fur our inv..ic-e of
them in duplicate.
*• I have, Ac.
"(Si(pieii) ,1. (ii:iiK..F. H.iiiiiiNs."
Ih inittj Sitiitrihteiiilent,
!•. Mr Ii. M. .\ lain, however, wiis not williny to aliaiidon his
suit, hut re;miiied it again in ti.e foMowiiiy letter ; —
"To'.'NTo, Sept. 2ti. 187;J.
■•,/. (;,,.,;;, //.../;,il.s [.LIK
•• Deak Sik, I have the hi.n.'.ir to ackn.i»le.l»,'e receipt of your
fav. r.r .if t..-day, and to thank you f..r the same, the .ery ad-
vautaueoua terms secured liy us in our dealin>;8 with the Knjjlish
publishers 1 fee! sure .vill enable our niakin;,' yoir .peitathins for
liritish sl.K-k as »atisfiu:t..ry as tln.se of your direct imp..rtati..ns,
while the supplies can be ha.l on call. Perhaps. h..wever, a call
up..ii us at our warer. is, when c..uvcnient,.will indicate this more
clearly Meantime, t.. y.mr re.pu:it, we hand you invoice of recent
c..|i»iiiiment, and thai ..f a small one in .July.
■■ \Ve shall lake the liberty ..f submitting you our f.rthcoming
catalogue at an early day.
" I am. iVc. ,
"(Signed) (J. Mk»i i:k .\i>»M.
"For A. S. A L\.."
1(1. It is perfectly clear from the biregoins,' extracts ,.1 coires-
pondeiiee. that Mr. (i. M. Adam 8ou;(lil persistently t.i beof.i^e the
" interme.liate a.'eiicy,"' the "commission menthant in fact,"
iH'tween the Kdiicatioii Uepartineiit .and the English bonk pub-
lishers. Had he succeeded there would have been n.. p.imphlet
ie.iainsl the department, as it w.mld s...in have bec.iiie depemlent
on .Mr. .\dam'8 fjeuerosity ; .md he would ation have beciune the
" commissi..ii merchant in fiu'l," for bo.>kselleni generally, and at
length able, with a little T.ifoulo "ring," t.i rule the prices of
books in vhitario, to the iiicr.':u<e of them at his pleasure, at the
expense of the sch.iol authorities and all other bo.ik purchasers.
But Mr. \.lam haviui; failed in his p.i|icy, now charges the depi.rt-
nieiil, without a particle of proof, with doing what he souglit in
vain to make it do. and what he knei> it had imt d.nie from the
evi.leiH f In.i own exiH-rieiice aii.l I»r. It.idgins' letter alxive
.pii.ti'.l. ami which was 111 his possession.
II. I may add that tli-'re are pers.insc.iniiected with the K.liica-
lion IK'partmeiit wh.. liac had Ioniser experience in tli» purchase
of Isioks Ihan . Ir. .V.Iaiii himself, .n.l kii.iw too much of the
business t.i be ileceived ..r scliiced by this plausible sh.irp trades-
man's oHers lid npreseiitati.ins.
I:;. Then • in the matter ..f text-lmoks." Mr. Ii .M. .\ilam sfieaks
of our It « . books as " unsuitable," " for the most part wortldei's,"
while "a .cli valuable series ..f e.lucali.inal w.irks, as tli.ise from the
Itrit sh publishing houses of Macuiillan. lyingman. Kivingtoii,
Ca.'sell. .Nelson and l.'ollins, are exclmle.l. so that the inferi.ir and
nnirustw.irthy productions of ollici.ds may be forced upon the
schools."
i;i. The untruth of Mr. (1. M. .\. Iain's statement may be judged
..f, when It is kn.iwn tiiat our series of re.'iders am) list of text
I ks were prrp.ued by such iiieii as Dr. McCaul, Dr. I iriiiist
Dean (irasett. ami others, with all the text-books mentioned by
Mr. .^danl befor.' them, and a great many others i.ssneil by
school bo.ik publishers, both in (Ireat ISritain and the riiil.il
States ; that all the other text-books were revised or recomni'iiiled
by theij. and sanctioned by tl e Council of I'liblic liistriicti.n., in
the a.lopti.iii, publii:atioii, ami sale of which not an " olficial" of the
ilepartnient liiis a farthing's personal interest.
U. IJiit siipp.ising. as Mr. <i. .M. .\dam ailvocjitca. the vari.uis
English text-books nienti.iiied by him were authorize. 1 as our .scliool
text-b.ioks. what absence ..fall el. issilicati.. 11 and uniformity in our
sch.iols, and what enorm.iiis expenses t.i [lareiits, besi.U-s ineon-
venieiice t.i teachers and chil.lreii. by the introduction of various
English iHioks I .Mr. Ad.am wmhl, of course, [iroHt largely by
the imjiortatioiiaml sali> of such 1 ks, but there w.iiihl be more
than a corresp.imling loss t.i the [nircliasers of such b.i..ks and the
achiols using t'lem, and a correspomling discuiragemeni ami loss
in the Cana.lian manufifeiureanda.hiptati.iii of our text-books. I
am conlldeiit that .i.ir Canadian sclio.il text-bo.ik will favourably
compare, in tlie jm'gment of cmpiteiit ami impaitial pers..HB, in
the matter and adaptation, to any of the textbooks mentioned by
Mr. tl. M. .\ilam. apart from their greater cheipi'ess, and lieiiig
the pr.nluctions of our own country.
l."i. 1 will reserve my more important remarks on Mr. 11. M.
.\. lam's pamphlet for another, and, I hope, brii-fer letter.
[ I have the honour to be, Sir,
Y.iur obedient .servant.
E. ItVKKSliN.
U. THE EDI CATION DEPARTMENT DEFENDED.
Uv Tin; Rev. Dk. Rvekson.
(*El ONIi AMI LAST LETTER.)
To ihf Him. (). ^fo(rat, <,»•.. yil'l' , i'r.nii,, „,ul Atl:>n,r;i-
(Itii-'iiil of <hit<irin.
Siu, — I now proceed to notice the nioft serious and sin'ciric
i charges of Mr '.. M. .\dam against the Education Department, its
work and its otiiceis.
1. .Mr. ti. M, .Adam speaks as contemptuously of the ./.oinei/ 11/
Kiliii'(fiiiii as he does of the Canadi.an .School text books, and^ ..f
course, for the same reasons. On this point I have to ni-ke three
! remarks. 1. I established, e.lited. ".ml published it. and paid all
I deficier.cies as to recijits for defraying the expenses of it myself
; for six years ; when I inf.irmed the (Toveriinieiit that I should not
1 continue it unless the Legislature would provide for its publication,
so as to furnish S.diool c.iiporati.ins and other school oUicers with
ja copy e:ich to assist them in their duties, and in the management
M.f the sch.iols. 1'. liesi.les iiiakim.' tlie .lunnuil ./ Eiiiiiutinn the
medium ..f all othcial circiilai-s, notices and school intelligeiice,
I have thought it best t.i imike it the dep.isitory and mediUMi of
the most interesting educational intelligence froMi other countries,
and of the best thoughts of the best educational writers, .selected
and c.impresse.l from various books, reimrts am' educational
peri.iilicals published in Europe and .\merica. and not to till its
pages with long prosy pajiers purp.irtiiig to be original, but interest-
ing chietly t.i the writers themselves ; much less have I made it the
uiedium of controversy, even for the vindicati.m of myself from
any of the various attacks made upon me. In this the Jonni il has
been regarded as a valuable tri'asury of u-seful knowledge in educa-
tional matters by gentlemen abroad as well as at home, whose
.>pini..ns are w.irtli a hundre.l times m.ire than those of Mr. ij. M.
-Adam, even if he were not an interested and prejudiced pally.
Till- lub' Chief .lustice Ilovill said once .m the ISencli that he could
ATTA<'K i)N INK I'K.ol'l, K.s DKl't •s'.Ti lUY.
leM 1. 11 »ith>i>it a wiikly |«ii'ir ciilliil /''iWiV It/iiniim. thiiii iny before bviiiK a|i|H>iiitv4l t" other Niit .im- tlnrrfon- ■•( llii- wry
i>tht*r n -WMftiiiN-r im Kii<4l:iti4 ; yet /*"''^• * tfiinion ViVv i'tw J "»nmt iiuiiiy with uhinh* itp|H>iiitiiit-i)t itiitl )<r<>iti<<ti(iii I hft%i.' h««l .•• Jo.
<«t* E'ti- ■■iti'<n, (■oii<*ists "f .<H-lf4'tiMii!* fri'in tin- ["iitilic pri-K« «>f Kuri«|'i- t-uii tfi-l lluit In- <.wi*i» iiTiytttiii^ tt. ntv taxxiintiKtn, litit «■%• r>lhiii;;,
utni .^uu-rifa, witd fiuiiiiiahcH nf lu-wn. tiotiivs, iiiul vi-ry lirief htuuaiilj' H^'faktiii; t" In* own iiiiTiti* I v«-iitiin' t«i »«» thai tini*
It'ttori* oil iiiiiririilitr suhji-ftn. il. WtTe the ./onru.i/ f/ £./nr*ifion »t)ii all the othoiTu of thi- h^liuiitioti lK*|iartnii'iit hurl Ivu-k tli-tiaii»-»'
to 1k' iiiiiiU- what Mr. <i. M. Aihiiii iti'luMtes. its )iai;i'ti woiiUl \tv in th*- fa»v of Mr *t. M Aiiain'M wholfH^tli- hUimIit auaiiiRt thfiii.
lai-;,'ily lilUil with a* frothy ami wortlih ss artii lin !ut llios*' with ami auk for tiothini; Imt rxliaiKtivi' l«>i;nl.ili\«' or ■■'i..>,rnnii'ntal
whuh jio uiaiiy i«ii,'i!< of .Ml-, i i. >l .XilatiiK ' '•ii..i./miii .W../i(/i';/ arr iii'(Uiry '' into tlurr work aii^l ii-.aiim r of iloin^ it Ami imiiihilalilf
craiui 1, iMsiihn its iliatnlvi* ai.Miiii>t tin' Kdiuatii'ii Ivpartimii'
a »ii :.'iilar illustration of .Mr. tJ. M. Ailaiu'* notion of tin- ..tlici- ami
ili^'i..! . ■ , nionthly puMioation which wiw to have xoareil ahovc
the re; : of political (lartiuA theiimelvcs, aiiJ :<• have Ik'cii an
priH.f can Ik* j^iven that n-.t a «iiiKle 'ttticer of thi
any |nHMiiiiary or (leriional inleref , in the (inrohai
h'«'k. map or other article in tite IleiHWitory.
4. In re<.:aril to .Mr. ti. M. .VitainV att:u-k U)Hin thi
.lt*partiiK*ii* ha«
or Ball* of any
K.ilticati.>iial
iiiipartiiu cxpoiimlcr of the tir»t principles of liov.rnineiit anil Mtnenni, I have to remark, that U'fore comuieiicini; it. I con«iilte.l
patriotism, hut wlr.h h 's >tran_-ely ih •,'. lur.iteil ■l..wii to the po..r the late Chief .lii»tic.>. >ir .loliti Hohimion. :w to tin' l.iw in rei;anl
twail.lle of sillv tales, the niiuu'miiv of ii:ii<ilile p irtiz.niship, ami the to my .lisposal of the mnall annual aiiiii proviili-.! fi'r itn entahlnh
nelHsih purposes of a sharji U.oksellers speculation. iiunt I also coiisulteil three inemUrs ol the then t'aiiailiaii lio»
■J. -Mr. <!. .M. Ailaiii charges the acciMints of the K.liication ' ernimnt. wli.. were also in l^omlon. Knalan.i, a» well lu th.- !»le
l)epartmeiit with havini; '-een so •• manipiilatiHl that It la impossible Karl of Kluii.. who fiirnisheil me with a pamphlet aiel ihsumenl*
for an V holly of men not in possession of the secrets of the ortice, showmi.' the emhrseim I't of my Mews hy ilistinu'Uisheil men in
to verify or ilispnte tlniii." .Mv answer to tins liase impntalion is, Knjlaiel. ami alien;; others, hy the late Sir Ki'U rt I'et I I wisheU
1. That there are no •• .■.ecrets .'l the otliiv ; " every hook atnl every to furnish to the many younu' people traine.1 iw teachers, in.'ans of
lucinnt is o|hii to every mem I. er of the < o.veinmeiit. ami every iiistmctive ami retinue; n-la\atioii in their wvere stmlies an.l hanl
meniher of the heiiislatn're who .lesins t. examine them. •-'. That work, ami t.. my fellow country men who eai (like .Mr tl ,M
Mr. Alexnmler .Marling, the chief acooimtaiit of the Uepartmeiit, Ailam) travel to Kiirope, the op]K.rtunity of »••elIl^' copies ami fiu--
is, I helieve, second t.. no other man in Canaila. in his pr..fes»ioii, similes ..f ohjects ..f art aiel of int. rest in KuroiHaii .Museum*, im
•iml is imap.ihle of ih.iiiL' a ili.shoroiirahle thin;;. .Mr. .Marlino may well .is many ..hjects illnsrative of the natural history an. I re«..nr>v«
well challeiiu'e the iiiinut st impiirv h\ ai.v t'.iminitti'e of th'e of our country, .in.l mo.l.U aii.l c.lh-.tions ns.-iul l..r priu-li.al pur
Les,'islative .\asemlily, ..r any other competent l....ly ..f iikii. au.T I'os.s. .Many thoiis.imlii from ..very part ..f «Vna.ia liav.' vi«it.-.l the
hill .letiance to the author .'>f the iinmanlv ami un'principle.l stal. Mus.iim, as have many hun.lre.ls ..f e.lu.ate.l trav.liers from the
that .Mr. ti .M. A. lam lias soiioht to iiillict"upnn his inte^'rity an.l , Iriiteil Stalest ami Knclan.l, who hav.', with one iUL-..nl, e\pre«.e.l
chaiai-ter.* o. That in answer to a similar chaini against the ; their .Tatitication, ami not a few their a.stonishm.nt, that ».. much
1). partiuent s...iie years a','o, tin' L.'oislalive Ass.'niUly appointe.l a cuM hav.' he.'ii .Ion.' wiili so small m.'aus, when th.'y l.-arn.'.! the
larg.' ('..iiimittee t.. examrne ii.t.i the w.irkini; ..f tlie Kiliicati..n , c.iuparatively iimi^'nili.ant sum which li.-i.l In'eii exiHii.h'.l a sum
Dep.irtment. That (_'.iiiimittee app.inte.l a .snh-Cunimittee, uf I the appn.priati..u ..f wlii.li n le Inia ev.r felt, an.l .•cen ..f the
which the H..11. .1. JIc.Muirich was Chairnian -certainly as k"""' a lexisteii.e ..f wlii.h f.w were aware. Th.' w..rk sjK'ak^ f..r itwlf ;
jii.loe ..f husine.sa. ami ..f hnsiiiess accniits as .Mr. (i. -M. A. lam. ! hut in whatever est iiuati.. 11 it may h.' hcl.l hy ..ihers, 11 is ..f counw
That suh-C'ommittee .levote.l .l.ijs to its work, ami. aiuoni; .itli.r a^'rievan.e t.. Mr. li .M. .\.lam. as it .|..e« 11..I hriiiii hiiii i^'ciiniary
thir-,'s e.pially hoiiourahk t.> the Department, unanimoiialy re-i'_'aiii.
iiorteil as follows : I •"•• ^Ir. <i. M. .\<lani .'ille'^'es .'mamst th.' Departnii'iii th it the
•' V.'iir C.iiiniitt.e tiii.l tha* th" system a.h.pte.l hy tli.> D.part- , procee.lin^'s vf the (•..iincil ..f I'lihli.- Iiistrucii..:i nn- not piihli.h.'.l ;
ment is of s.i th..r..ui;h iiiiil c.inolete a character, that 11.. fiiii.ls can hut 1 have never yet hear.l of the puhh.atioi, ..f th.' uuniit.'s ..f ;he
hy liny p..ssihilitv l.e received with uit liein^' checkcl hv pr.iper tioveiieir 111 (-'..iincil, ..r of the Kx.cutive ('..iiiicii. ..r of th.- .^.nate
c.Hicers, who.se sevi'i-al .luties r.'.piire them 1. 1 mak.' entries' in v.iri- "f th.' Iniv.rsity. I!ui 1 may ii.hl that the minut.s ..f all the
0U8 1 ks. tlir..ii-h which ev.'ry it.ni can rea.'.ilv 1..' trac.l. ' im-tin-s ..f tin' Council ..f I'lil'lic Instrii.'tioi, f..r ..i.-ral y.-ai-- w.r..
"They liml that all m.uieys rcccive.l hy the Depaniiient are l.ul h.'f.ir.' the Leijisiativ,' Assenihly in 1«7.>, ..n iii..ii.,n <.f Mr
regularly (leposite.l to the credit of the (ioverniiient, with the ex- ; iSlak.' ; siii.e win. h time they hav.' hem regularly transiuitie.1. a»
cepti.in of moneys inten.le.l t.. he .lishnrscl in the i.urchiwe ..f »o..ii a« ciitirmeil, to the rrovincial Secretary, suhject t.. U' puh
artieles.mtsi.le ..f the institution (Truslee Scho,.l .seals merely ), an.r lishe.l ..r ..th.'rwise, at the ple:i.siir.' of ih.- I ;o\.-rnm.'nt.
that all expc-nditiires are i.ia.le hy chcpie, i.n.perlv .'ouiit. rsi .'iie.l' Hut on his last pa.-.'. Mr »i. .M .\ilam unsiiys all that he had
by the Jifl'erent heads ..f the department t.> which tiiey respectively ' said ami .leiiuiii.le.l m the pr.c.-.lin-^ pai;es ..f Ins p.-imphl.-t. After
j^],,,,,, " ; liaviii),' deii.iunced the cen.H..r»h!p ..f the C.iuii. il of I'lihlic Iiistruc-
" They find that a perfect hvstcni ..f registrfiti.ui ..f every com- i th.n ..ver t.'Xt an.l other lK...ks for »ch.".l«, he a.iinils that the
nmnication receive.l hy the department is maintjiimil, hv means ..f Council slu'iihl examin.' ami re. imeii.l l.....ks ; that there Hh..iil.|
which the several orticers to whose department the c..iniunnicati..n he a '• I»ep..«it..ry : " that the .l.partment sli..ul.i [.iihlish y.arly a
has refereiic, are immediatelv appri.sed of the c.ntcut.s. and anawcrf cat.il..j;.ie ..f all h.. .kg and maps saiicti..ne.l hy th.' C..iii,cil, with
are pr.imptly retiirne.l t.i the" same. suppleiueiitary lists ni.iiithly or .piart.-rly diirini; the y.-ar, with
" Your C.'.mmittee have also ni.aiie a thor.mah investiL'atioii .>f the si.ch ).nces atlixi'.i m will n..t pre\ent the tra.le cmpetini; with 'he
Dep..sit..ry deiiarfmeiit, an.l tind tli.it the existing; arran^'enients l)eposit<.iy. I thank Mr. ti. M. A.lam f..r Ins vital, hut I., the
f..r purch.i.siii^' stock ai.' satisfactoiv ami well ritt-.-l f.r secunui; the wh .le ..f Ins .'Wn th.- . fatal »'liui»si..ii. The wln.le of hm pain-
same .in th.' n)ont fav.iurahle terni.s" Th,' ni..d.' .if ilisp..sini,' ..f the plilet ..f ;:riev.uice» 1. -. dwin.lles .h.wii t.. the si'cret wlii.h at lant
Iwioks IS e.iuully satisfactory." I may a.l.l. that Di. .Mav. wh.. luis .scapes him. nam.'ly. that th.' pnc.-s .,f th;- IsK.ks at th.' K.iu.'at...n
chief chary.' .if the h..ok.leposit..rv, an.l Mr. H. .M. Wilkiiis..!!. win. llep.isit.iry ale t..o low f..r even him t.. c.mp.i.' with, notwiih
ui..lcr Dr. -M.iv, has chief ehai-oe ."if the Map and apparatus hranch. staiidiin; Ins hoaste.l ad>antBi;i'..u» purchases from iiere than a
and .if the dailv sales, are as " inviilncrahle t.. anv charge as to huinlr.'.l Kn^hsh l.....ks.ll,'rs. a'.'ainst the .".;( 1 a.iiiii; Kn^lish Lx.k-
biith ability ami ti.lehty, as the cliief accoiint.int, ami chall.'iige the
most searching; t..ivenini.'iita'. eu.piiry."
;i. lie it also ohs.'i-ve.l. that every oiticer in the Uepirtiueiit. fr.iiii
the ..hlest t.. tin' y.inii-_'est, (as well" .is .'very t.acher 111 the N..rnial
and Moilel schools.) has been selecteil .m his ..wn supp.is.-.l merits
witli.mt any prevh.us aciuaintance ..r pre.'ilection .111 my part, and
sellers with whom the .l.-partnieiit has ha.l .lealinus. Th.- m.-inheni
of the l.e;;isla'ure. and the .Scl I authorilii's lhriiui;h<iiit th.' lan.l
will n..» nn.leistan 1. that ..ne prime ..hjc.-t ..f .\!r <i. .M. .V.Iain's
crusa.h' against ih.- K.liic.itioii I>. partmeiit is to lulvate-e the prices
.if the lH...ks which tli.'j reipiire h.r ili.ir lihrari.-s an.l »»'"s>ls.
tl. .\iid I have further to 11.I.I that wher.';is f-irme-iy w.' imp.irt«.l
.11 trial f,."r ix ni..nths"a.s t.. ahilitv. faithfulness Bmi industry, (:w Mr. <i. M. .\dam m.w wishes) ..iir seli...il map... ul..l»'s. ami
..tiler art nl.'s i if scl I .apparatus, we at lin^'th IM-Kaii to ^.t them
' fnltl Ct.iifcHleratii.li was a.-.-i.iiijili>lii-.I Ui« ai-ii-unts w.Ti- wiit t.. litta.*a. aiitl the
auilitiir, Mr. i.aiiuti.ii. wh.i It not at-.-.i-w-il i-f ;in .iti.liic l.ia-i ii; fa..iiir -'f ttit' K.l.icati.in
lK-ii«rnil.:lit. i;a. f tlic t.ili-iainL'i-.iJeiu-.' Im f.ir.- th.- l.,iiiirniiiiiUU'.ii.tini!u.iiiioit l.v.,t.
"Thi' Ml|«'rmui.iltiit!..it K.l.a-ali-.n wn.l oi...-h.r» l.ir all Ili.-ir i.|ieii.lltur>-. Tli.-
ac.'.'iiut* iit 111.- Ifijiir l'aiia.1* Snii.Tiiin-ii.Uitt ar,- or.. r.-i;ijlar. and ar.- aiiiiiiiiftt Ihi-
most ttirn-t-t in f.inii tltat ,- .1111' lit mv .im--L-," .V*-.'...'./ /'ii;..'r« .V. //. 1'../ .V.f/.
S^MMurn l»i*i.-l.) .\tter Iln-.-tlilti-liiinal i--r.ic' « a* trau>l.-rri .1 I)., tin: Ct-.ltfi-tleratniii Ml
t-i till- t-i tilt fiil • if the .l.iV«-rnnK'nt ft Oiitartti. iir.s-it.i-l.v the ^aI.lv ..jtlciu ttf atViUntliitf
Inat h.-ul IX.-.-II alipr-iVtii l..v Mr. lAiiirlen aa iiinut-.l. .ueil tin- t.v-tem *as tliait.e.1
'i.i ..nier .if the liii.erntneiil 'I'ht' .-hat.rfe t.'iiiirtisle.t sniil'l. in ihtt. thai »lt.rta« tmtler
the fiirmer pra<-tict- the i;..viirtiiiiefil i.Btieil ui inv. l" thi- tl.iiiirtii..-nt. ahttit aa* t»
jH-ndt'il atiil aftt-raarti- ..in.h.-.t i-t ; tiitil.r tin- i>rt's.-nt tinslt- c-mfli-ii \ iiiflnrs in
lii-Ut". art' trniitiniUvd n. the hiili. the I'l ■■» int.ial Tr.-asurer. an.l the- pa.ltiielli.' are ma.le
thr.iUKli that .le|Kirtnteiit tt. tlie i«rtie-. entilied t.i them, I*'.- "iil.i ex. .'plion ts-ii.i; tht
iiianiifaetiire.l in (ana. la I ;. 11.' the samples ..I ii.i|>orte.l articles,
as Will a.s those of Cana.lian maniif.a.tiiri- ; an.l whil.- ihe 'iiriner is
interior t.. the latter in .piality ami lulaptaleni. Ihe I'amtili.iii
luainifacture.! articles are ..n an avenit;e fi-iuii twenty to eighty js-r
item ef ..Ust.iiui iluliet ami ts-tl.s exjH it-
. ti.r .
iitaltle Marram - iw...-.!
. M"r.- tlwn ten ."ars **:■'. alien the Jf..t.eMin lia«l nut liajf rt-tt..-t.rO ita 4m-«»-i.t «lala
i.f eiim).lrtet)esi.. a |«rt\ t.f wrtlle nileen |.. tae.ily AllH-fH-all ladle- an.l Ket.llefiien
\wileti It aiU'ilia ali.-n". sen- Mie UU- .Hiit4l..r J-.hlt--.t. •.( N. » V-.tk. au.l th« t'aU
.Vtllcri.an -.late^lin-n, .Mr Sewar.l. kiiitaii a»li ..rti .r ."»eaari( Udtr.- he wa> S.-..ietaf) ul
StaU'. aiiil aht-ii v.l a s.-nattif t.f th. tnit.--l Suie* ,\fl. r hat liii.- ii".l.e.t thr-.u^h Itie
f-almTitniU nej«riuu'«t. and itnlle.! Ihe Mutennt. s.-iial..r J. I..i«i.i MH.! al--u.l ttrf'tre ttk*
ahfle liartl 'li.iierti-.r s.-aaril. >..u ii.it«i
(n ii^i.e lii.w (ar the . ana«l:an* in- alt. a.i wf t
I Ihe.
SetiaU and IcU vur
niallri
/
A1TA< K ON IHK J'Kol'LKS I»Kh tslToRY
TMK KUrCATIoXAl UKPOSITOKY A.NU MU. «i.
ADAM.
r- Ih, hMitum/ thf Moil:
SiK, I ..bscrve in tlif .W<ii' ■■f )v»U;nliiy iuoniiii({,
l.at.T..f
|iA|xtni "f tin- l>»-|'Hrtiiieiit will ulinw
i.f Mr <i. M. /.iluiii ,
7. T.. r«»|.itul;ile ami i-..mlude, I Ih'h tlw ttii|K.intnu'iit ami
i'xhaii«live iuv.'HtiKatioiiii ..{ a Cniiiniittec uf tlii' U-(ii»lttluri-, ..r i>f
a l'..n.im«"i.,ii (lh.> f..rm.r. prff-ral-li-). '><.'f<'r« which I am pri-paruil m
t.. pn.n- th«- f..ll"Wiii« lliiiii!» :
(I ) Tlint Mr. li. .M. A. lam lian l.f«ii iii..8t iwInisU'iit. yet imam'
ivi-nfiil. HI hi" itrirtu I., iiiuuc- th.- ,l.i>artmeiit t.. "litain lU (.uppli™
fn.iii him nf "variouii lim-«, drawn fr..m i.vi-r i.nf hiinJrrd l.ailinK
V.uuHhI j.uhliiihim," which he had •' penx.nall}- purchawil in
Uri'nji " , ■ M 1
(•J.) That hiH iiiKiiiiittti..n« 8b..iit " Ifakatje in the iiiuBi-mii
(fXixpt in the mof. which w. indeed nerii.im), is pure ticti.m.
(:i.) That ihe UepaHment has always had direct dealings with all _
til., irn-ut iiiililiahei-s in Kii'dand, as well as with the imlilishers in its niaiiatJers in particular. ■ i f
liritish fair plav. admiltiiM- to yur c.duiuns what i« said ..ii l...tli
,uid hand." alth.-u-h sides, and ii..t, As ..lie ..f your daily contemporaries „f lar;;e pivten
Mr"'\.laiiri'.iisTal-onr.d sedulously to lead us into that trap with si„,„, who makes and admits every sort of attack against t le fc. u^
himself no doul't lu. it now ai^pears. uf being used hy him against cation Department and its otlicers. hut refuses f. admit one word
nearly three clumiis fn.m Mr. (i. M. A.lam. purporting t • l-e .i
rejoinder to my letter, -i reply to his pamphlet of twenty-four
pages against the Council oi Public Instruction and Education IK-
partment in general, and against the Kducational Depository and
the I'nited States and fan.iila, ami does not
any iiiteriiietiiat
(4.) That I
agency,
f its stock is purchased "sec
the tlepartiiient
in their defence.
(r. > Th'.t no "selection" sent out is made in the manner he :t. Not noticing the scurrilous verbiage which appt'ars to const! -
(...) Ili.it m. »<l..t. n _ , , , _ „, ^,„^,,, ^,^,^. ^,,,,_^. f„„r.„f,h»of Mr. Adam's letter, 1 have to reinaik as
the treasury for i>ayinent of
si:iU-8; that catal..giies and lists of new books for any out . __ , ..
•iiv furiiislieil to tlie school authorities, and no selection is ever f,,ll,.w8, respecting his principal stalemeius
made by othcers of the de,«rt„.e„t; except a, the rcH.uest of the ^^(} ■} ^^^^ ;;^:j;^::":y/::::^,:^ ^ ;^^,, ....-mtted to him for
''''(MThat Mr (i M. Adam misrepresents the views and opinions , he ",«.;, '.t""(.is .Mr. Adam imscrupulously asserts) ..f a single
of ti.e Inspectors and other Kducati..i.i»ts in regard to tlie Deposi- map or a single book for «^'7'\'' '•■"™;! ';■■ ''"'-t', ,t„ten,ent that
I J,) ) fimt there IS not a shad.iw ot Irutn in ms aiaicmiiu, inai
"^7.) That the l.Vposit.iry is self-supporting, and that eTen after any '•' percentage" or other " remuneration" was ever asked
allowing for salaries, rent, interest, insurance, deiireciation of stock maiuled" or
iiid other contingciicies, tliere is a margin in favour of the public, referred to.
This was substanliallv stated by the Committee of tha Legislative
Assembly in ,Iaiiiiary, IHtiil, after minute iinpiiry and personal ex-
a.iiination
d
extracted" from the map mounter (M. .1. H Carter)
,,r 'iveii .r received by any .uie connected with the
1 notice a letter from Mr. Carter in this day s .l/.o/.
ni'pliaticallv .■oiitradi..ting Mr. Adam's most shameful slamlcr
against the "orticers of the dei.artmeiit in this particular.
(1(1.) That "only a [
ployed and paid a^ Mr. .\dam states ; that he has never selected a
single book, article of stationery, or other things .as stated ; that he
nicrelv packs and ships what is sent to him, or tills an order (a» of
glass, Ac. ). according to a list which liiw been sent to him in detail,
and selected from publisheii lists examined at the department.
other maps for this same sun.. „
(4 ) Tl ■ ill not a single case, Mr. Vdam says many cases, li:is
" money nitted by trustees been sutfered to lie for years iii the
hands of those in charge, because the corresi.ondeiits of t.ie Jeposi-
torv declined t.i a<;ceiit i.nv ciiuivalcnt in stock which they liaa
of the
tted to
Dei"i.si-
such
to inipirt it for the futu.e jtorv, they being rcpiired to account for and pay over ,(,.)(., an sucn
moneys, and the cr.ief acc.iuntant receiving them, deposits tlieiii ill
lent ha» .any pecuniary gain the t.ank to the cr.'.lit of the Hon., the I'rovincial Treasurer, as fast
(11.) That this department n..t only imports Its own stationery, [neither ordered nor desired. , ^ ^, „ •,„.;.,.,„,„(
but that it also <lid so bv order of the late Attoniey-tieiieral as al (5.) That not one cent received at the .Jepositor) is I-eruni
trial ; ami that so well satislied was he of the economy and ettiei- , remain one day " m the ham.s of those in ciiarge
ency of the plan that he authorized us to ■
for .iiir department.
(12.) That no othcer of this department ha» .any pecuniary gain; I..V „ - - ■ > ,i ii.,r«
whatever fn.m the transactions of the Depository ; that no money i as they r..acli the sum ,.f. at least ..ne '»"\l'}''\7''- "; .. ...
except Customs duties and petty items is |.aid out by this depart- (ti.) That it is m.t true, as state, bj "[• '^ ' " ; "'•): " ' ••
menJ in acc.untal.le warrant being issued by the (ioveniment, seminaries, stmL ,its. .Vc, are compelled to ;>'^^''^'; f''^^^^^
but every o'her payment on its account is made t,. bo ksc'llers, sit.ce. by a h.i.g-standnig arrangenient the li h..g..iplius^^
manuf.ictmvr8. Ac.; (=i» well as to the municipalities, separate the maps for the Deposit..ry. and cnstnicted by it, can su,.pn p"
scho..|s, suiwriuiniiated teachers, Ac.) by the Provincial Treasurer or . vale 8cli....ls and other parties with them.
invoices a. d vouchers previ..iisly fu.nishe.1 him ; that every farthin.; : 4. Such are tie six pnncii.al ncMv '-••''''■«;'f «/";; .^'/^- . ^^,f ■""',' '^j
- id every souive is paid into 1 against the department ami its ..fticers. all of wbich can be pii.Md
- false lwf..re any commission ..f impiiry, m addition t.. his pamphlet
I misstatements which I liave n..ticed in my two fonuer letters, and
I pn.posed to disprove in the same way. „, . , . ... c
♦ » 5 Mr \dam denies having attacked the Chief Accountant of
. side of the Ugis- i the Department, and yet he had represented him as so " niaiiipu-
lever may be their ' lating" his accounts as to make them incomprehensible t.. any "lie
„f the ottice." He ala., denies having attacked
recened at the department from any and every sour
blic treasury, into >vhich was pai '
by tile department t!ie siiui of A">1,4«1>.
rimeiii alio ii.-» -■m.-tia, .-.. v.. ^„ -_-. ,
the public treaauri-, int.. which was paid in allduring the year l«7:i false lK.f..re any coiiimis8i..n ..f iminiry, in addition »'■ hjs panipMet
Sir, 1 believe I have a» much go««l will on one
lative Asse ibly as on the other siile. but whatev
ATTArK ON THK PKOl'LKS KKPOSII'ORY.
If « „li 'wii i>. th. CVii'vir»-.|.lv.lli.it ili.-immlHn.rifiTTwl t.. \«». nil.ly, iii.lannarj. I*'.!*, iiftir miinit.' ii
Kir,- th.' K«v i/r. (•niii»t..ti, mi.i III,' K.V IV.f. V..mi.'. »h" hiwl .•x.iiiim»ti..ii. .. . . ,^ . ■
Wn ., ,K H.t..l ..„„.„■,-■.,, l.>,t ... wl.„.„ tlu. r cl l..„l >,.v..r ,«ul (s , Th... the - l.n.mu.. ..f .h. IV,-... ..r, .*_!■ y.»r. ,. ....
» Tl « , 11 .h.. ,..h.r,..at.,'rH r.f.rr...l ... .....I .•...i..ir.-l ..!«.... l.y .1... aw«v ..f *-.;««' «■•" • ... ,...r.W....
.V.NJrn ,.-.,. «.r.. .•^|.lu,.^■.l hv.l..' t^.m..■il.t■n. ... .-M''^'"''''"^^^ (<..) Th,.. ..r «ll „r.i.l... ...... Ir f..r
„f ••-. J-.."m.l .na '^•'"7;:;"' l'':i""::'[;;;";,i„ .. „, „,„ U..,...,i,..ry oln-n,^'''ZAy » ,.n,.U.r ... .h.- llr....h ......r..,...!.." .. ..... -...■
f ,iii....» i.iHicv," Ar . »l:>.|i I l.'wl i«-viT 'iii.l »"'!.'l'' '""■'<• «"i.l.
iin.l {>.i.t...<i
i.it.le f..r iht' .1ri.nr..i.f..t. ti.i,.K*ni ..f . «.
ui: ii.nti......'"
..l..:t .he i'X[.ulir
»ny.hi..".f ll... kin.'-, ••'>' "imI »i.i.' u i.r.»«ly, .hat ... the .-."t »;.*
riTk<..i.-(l .!»• Hai:.ri.».f ilerks, iii»iir:.i.ii'.<, .hlTi-cia...... ... ".■.ik,
Ac, al »hii-t. ...»<. .l..." n-.k..i.,-.l, .li.- > k». ...aps. Ac . w.-n- Bill- ^
t.lic'il ... .Ill' Sih.."l ( •..rp.iratii.i.s aii.l .M.ii.ieipaltius.
X;;. ;^';.,.i;h.;.«i "t f..r Jx y.ar^ w.h,.,.. a far.h.,..-s r..„.,.n.Ta. ■;nh« plan. .ha. h. a..th..r.ml ... ... ..up..r. ., f..r -l.o f.....r.. f..r....r
l.....k. ar.1.1.. ..f K.a(....i..n-. ..r .......r ll.ii.^n. an »l i..-.. . .lial
n.i.n.ly p*k» a...l nh.p* what ..• «.... ... I.ii... ..r till« an ..r.h.r (an
..f ^'liws. iVc .) :n-.-..r.liiiL' ... a li»i whi.h haii Imii. «•.... ... If
taif. an.i »«>U.r.<.>l f r. .ii. pi.l.l.sl.>.il l.«l« «.sa...ii....l a. .hv ili-par.........
(II ) Tha. .h.H .lci>ar.i..i.|.. ..... ...ily i...|">r.« ..« ..wi. ».a.i......ry,
..... .hat .. alB.. ...il ».. l.y ..r.l.r ..f .1". !»'>■ A....ri.i.y ."....ral iw a
.l..t.ut...m» "'",'^''*,';'^\',' "'.-,, , „• r,;,„.„, „„ lH^.f„re luaviny ... ! whatovur fr..... thi- tran«.ot....i« <,( -ho l)..p..mt..ry : that .......y.
anc. • . 1 i..« . «n«,.i,..,.,ly to the .ch....l c..rp..rH.,o..., Ac. , ......... .... a.. acc,.,...la..le warra... .».,..« .«....l l.y .1... ....v.r...........
Xa«v....'a"'rat'nt.,..»ly »., xuJh .i,..e .,...1 lal....,r f..r .1.. p..l.l.c , h... .v.ry ...h.-r pay........ .... ..» «• <»
I iiiucu unit: mui i»'- » •■'• ""■ [■"■■••v. -^-._. - , ^ _. i i
. , , .|.,, ,„,,, „,,, i,a.il»Nln.i.ifsf..rtl.t. I'libl.c Scl.col ...aiiufac.iin.rs. Ac, (iww.ll a«t.. .h.. .......i.-.p........ »..p»n.U> ».I,....l..
r, n:™;,..,. m .c^ ,c ... ..^^^^^^^^^^ the ™.e .If f.,rty.,ivx. »..pe™in..aU.,i U-achen.. Ac . by ..... I'r.,v.„c.air..«...r,.r .... ....
(,,.riK.ra.i..i.». .inu .....L. ncii ...vi. . j v,,it.e,ai„l v<...cht.n! pr«vi....Hly f.ir..i«h...l 1..... ; .ha. .-M.ry f.ir.hi..«
M A.la... rcci..vi..l at .he iU.par....ii.t fr...i. any a.i.l .-Vi-ry w.urci-, ,« p.u.l ,.»..
I,|„, public .r,.a».iry. int.. which \»iu. pai.l ... all. .l.ir.iiK tin-
CC.1..1 pure. py per year.
•1 It appears f...... ihc I'.iblic Acc...i...a. that .Mr...
has'rccc.v.Ml nea' ^-.'.(KNI f.,.' ».ipplyii.« l>....k» t.. the Lc,;.»lat,vc
Library liwt y.';. It d.^ia n.jt ■.i,|.i.!ir. that Ml, ... -M. Ailam
..bt.,iiioil this large 8..m by " j.iil.lic tc.lcr. a...l it w.,„l.l be a
c..ri..i.itv ... institute a .:..u,pa.-i.s..n bcweeu the pnces «liict, .Mr.
\ilai.i cl,a.-.,'e<l aii.l ..btaii.c.l f..r .l.esc 1 k», (l>..ii^l.. tlir..i.«l. his
•■ in.cri.ie.ha.e aj;e.icy') an.i the prices at which ach....l c..rp.ira(i.iii»
..l.tain the same kin.l ..f l"...k8 at the Eilncati..i.al Uep.isit.iry.
1(1 .Mr. .\il.a>u .....its all reference t.. his ow.. letters, in wh.ch he
.il,seii.ii....»ly s..liciteil (what he aftcrwa <ls .le.i..i.i.ce.. in his pan,-
nhlet,) -'the iiitcrme.liate agency." ... .«• the •■c..m.i.i.^si..n .uer-
chan. in faC," ... si.pplv the E.lucatii.n l)epart.i,e..t with the 1 ks
IHTH, by the .iKpartn.ont, the s.in, ..f #.">1,4'«J.
I am, Mr, very tpilv y.mrs,
T.iroiito, •JOth Feb.
K UVElWiiS
IV.
(AV'PKNDIX A )
LKTTfK-; KKoM Pt HLlf S< M.m.I. INs|.K.T<i|t.-i.
H'l7/i«». II. Hi.N. /■;«.,,, I nfjH^rl.tr.
.V... I /,.../.. Mr A.|»m»
,f Ei..rlisl. b.,.,kselk.r» He ..U,. ...uits likewise, all nference t.. the , p.in.l.hlc: was sen. ... ...e. a.s well .■« ( I pres..,...-) t.. .yry l..,p..c...r,
■'. sc trl ■ .^^^^^^^^^^ en.p.iry," which he ha.l .U.nan.le.l, ami a...l, .... n*l...K ■., I was .m.ch am, ,e.. a. .1... ,.ra...,t,,,., ,„.„l. ......
whl^1'L...lic":a.a,.a.,e,re^,,.ch,p..p^^^^
fcru;::^;^!s:;i;:^,^^^^
'"n ^Bm ;:^:r;rc;:ntn"t ^1 wt"^^^^^
wriui^ vwu uu.t' .^.^^^ -lie '.ia.k li.p.i.l -f !iisi».. far ,M a... .■..i.cen.e. , Mr A.ia... s s.a....n. ... .s a .n...repr. -
P::,.;..s ^.ar^s trains, the C,.nneii ..f .>.....ic .nstr.icti,.,., the , »-.~ ^H,^. ---:,;-;:-, „... ,,„.., , , .,., ,.,
"^tia rV^:^rMr" xXun-r n;:!^ :^: a...l prevent ,a..ap,,rehe.i. ' me in yL-Irtriner c.rc.ilal. ,«rf...ly well aw..re ...a. . was fr.... ...
Aii.i HI rcir.si. .>ir. .vu.ii.i a ...^... .j, .',..,.,;. ...., ,i,., -iv thi.iirs cmleinn ..r api.r..ve the p.. lev ..f sustain.. i;i th.- IJ..|K.«i...rv. an.i I
si..„,..r successful """^l--"';' ^•''; ' [,"^ j^'^ ;,''; ^■ .^^i suv^^^ thi. .he cr.is.ule w-as .« ch a«a.n«. .h..' l.e,-;..-,ry a,
(the ?..r..ier preferable.) i..f.,re which 1 am prepared .„ pr-.ve '^'^ ■^'XTvl^.-^rd U.ih. D.^..s,U.ry-. I w.sh ... a.i,l ... my f..r„,er ..a,.-
f.,li,,win« .ungs ,«,rsi8.en., yet u.isuc- me... .ha. I liav.- fre.p.en.ly .ested th.. pru-e, .,f .H~.k« ... a wl..,|..
(1, ) 1 n.ii .>ir. ... ..I. .^i.a... .. _ __ 1^ ,.,„„;„ ;;. „,„..ii... ««.« sh,.., a. Hr.K:kville. a« c.ii.p.ired with .h..»i- .>f min.lar w..rk« at
.irdenng then
AIT\( K ON IIIK I'Kol-l.KS l»KI't>srK»UV.
fiirlhvr tn nhatrve, thHt the t<ii>n l><»>k nellura wirii
»war.. ..f the hcH.hi fiom the Rliiilmrnh Hnnw ..f OUv.r & ll'><l, »iia in vtah-
i,l.„,iiui.-.l piiroliHu... ami ..ff.-n.l tli.ir «.ir.-. f..r l.« than th<-ir ImhiiiK a .ch—l lihrarj- rw-.-ir..- ».i« ..l.lini'l i" '"hjia I., the miiu-
' ' hrm. T...t.iv. I iiiiuht tin.l 111 < iiii:i'lii 'ill th.> •.•IH-'I l""'K» ii.-ciiiu
ini.imiil "f a Hull Sili'"l
ri'i^iiiar |>rii
A..»»r( KiHufi. >.'*/, .M /»., /.. ./... (..r. .V«.. ■-' /.'"'«. •• I i«i; only
ri'lttralf my iin'VJcMnly i-iiirt-wiwl i.|.ini<m, imiiu'ly. thai H<-lii".|
t^iiri-iratiMiin art' alimwt iiii.iiiiiii"ii« ill favor •■{ tin- IK'|i"»il"ry My
r»iMTifii«- liait Ix'-ii 'l"'t »•*'•" «Hli"iit til'' H.Mili..iiiil KNI . l..".h«
ipiirrhnii. <1 al tli>^ lliparliiii'iit urr .liiaiKi- lliaii tli.«c ininlm-Mil
fn.iii tlu' Irailr. ll.iw.viT ! «•» in^ nadKii why llif trail«> uihUt
miilaliU' Hii|Krvi«i.iii sli.itil.l ii"l U> all'>wi-<l I" n'liilK-ti' with thi- IV-
piaiUiry in fu 'linhinjj wHik.I ri''iiii»itf«." •
li,,:l!r„. Illoir, M.A.. I <:1I' •*><•■, -V"- :' /••"'». I llaVlML.t S.-1-II
Mr Ailain'ii iianiphli'l, Imt with rrfiTi'iii-u t.. that particular pan- ami aiwimilly imrfaii< il
fi^r thi- iiKli.iMiPH aixl •'iKiVMnfiil iiMii... -
III r.uar.l t.. th.- pr-viM f 1..-..I... H.iilal.lc ("t wli....!, cily. am
Mil,,.,- hl.lan... I ll.il»t .av that if thi« wvlu lift t.. imlivl.lllal
>iit..r|,rii>.- aii.l jmluiu.iit, »limiilat.-.l ami hiikIi-.! -nly •■> '»^' '".''""
..f iruiii. th.. i.r..n«i,.ii w'lild la. .-v.r i"...r the iKh.-t i, .11 ,v..r 1111-
I havu in my |i"iwi.«iii'iii tnulti catali.«ii<.ii ..f hailiiii; T"r..nt.> ami
M,,„l,.,.,.l 1 UMim. ami if I biiv lallvl -ii-.ti I.. f.Tiii a «h.."l
iil.rary "f »taii.lar.l aii.l iimlitaLh- 1 k«. I W'lil'l I"-' -I'liXi'l t..
>...ni|.ih- It fiuiii thri'i- ..r f"iif .lilltr,!!! »i..,kH. iiiiailiiirf n»k.
mil., i ,.M.r..«sii.,..|.i.ii..iil...»lil.- t.. th.. inix,,Uy»t,iii|.r..i...»c..l inlfr the K.lu.:.ti..i. "tlhv, v.iv ■va»..i.al.l,. '" l"""^^^'- "ii. 'li.
ii.wS.h.H,l liill «h,.h, I think, ,...>ihl «.v,. .1,,. i kMlh.rna ..,|i,,,.„»,.fth..|ii.«tr,.|ial.l..»taii,br,lanlMimmi^
f r "haiue t.. .Ii..w what th.y can ,1.,. wliih- the l...,,..»it..ry w,.ul,l [ l,i e,.iielu.Hi..n. I !«■- t,. »ay, that I w,.TmrUn the ah.liU .11 ..f th.
»U ^Imain .« a -..fe«..a,-.l ...\eep them in che.k. I R.„k ami '-'-'"-'» /'•■-VTlt ''^'".V',"n;f;ml"^"ni..'^.o
,,,,,, ,, , , I retri.,n-a.le mar.li in tli,' l.e.^Mlatiiri ..t tli,- lami. ,11111 .,»«■ riiu^, >■•
«,.,.../,.(,.. Af..... .U -4.. /.I «("■•■':"■.'.•'•' '":'''"" """'■'''.'' '!'."""'ri,„l„.e the nn;.r.«-, that imlivi.hlal eltMltn w.ilM la s.lttielent t..
,';,e?.f the ehief «h.iies of „„r Kdueati.mal »y»tein. There i» n.. ,,,k.tely «aii....l the .,.a.«t,iy ..v. r Im.i a, t., .lepr.V-. ho". (>f '«= "^r
feature of that nv^tem ..f this enuiitry more exclU-nt than thin. It ! |„„se».,e(l any.) of every Keii^..- of /;..„.oi,-, .»"'f. r l,»th I lie
iThL mtollectual M..nl.o,He of ( ImArio, au.l it injures no one. We | eonel.i.si.un, whieli yoii .l..,liav.l from my .vply to yo,,r eir.nilar. n
hiv.. not liitherto av.il.-il ourselves in this eouiily of the a<lvanla«es i retereme to the •' K.lm^itional Depository, wet,' p.'rteetl) ciieet
It' artortls to as L'lvat an extent a« is .lei-iraMe ; Imi 1 was just lay- (ami as the replus of my " Kellow.InsiK.i-tors, tlion.^h eom-lie,
ill' mv i.l.uis for puhlie lil.raiies. e..iiilMtitive exaiiiinati..iis, Ac., i in .litrereiit laiu-iiaije. present,-.! 111 various forms tli,. sam,. K.-mT-ii
when i..' we are thr,-at,-ne,l with the. Ksuuction of tlie only means I i.U.as, it folh.ws that yon must he eorn.et, as ri-.-anls them als...
„f ni-ociriiiL'tlie i.,-c,.ssary 1 ks. I sav, a.lvi„.,llv, tlie ,.,J.,means, [Th,. uniformity in the views ,.f those Inspect. .r» most eapalile, fr..iu
for If the iM^oks have to l.e purchase.f from the"! ksellers, they lo„. ..xp.-rience. of jmh^iie^ in the iimtter, is a most e..nv,nciiu|
will never Ik. purchased at all. It is with the ntm-.st ,1-tlieultv ! „ro„f .,f that which ii.« .lie t wilfully lilinile.l. can tail to s,-e. 1
the Eilu.ati,.ii IVpartment, " was int.-mle.l t
wnrninj;'" I shoiihl treat it with couteiniit
..p.-rate like a -first |,-crtaiii that the Sclio,,| liisp,-ct..rs ..f ( Mitari... who lik.- youisi-lf,
Ke.si)ecu.-d Sir, ha\ e turne.l away fr..iu th.. allun-meiits of lu-cuniaiT
. the .',.0.1 IVratii pri^e-.teil hy various .leii.artments ..f hiisiuess. ami have ilo-
The vh-w« I expresse,! I still hiil.l. My motives were .... , ,,,,...., ,..v.,^ ,, . , , .. , , ^ .
of education t voted themselves to the mlvanceiiient of the Kducati..tial interestg
A« for this .Adam, I make little ilouht that he is a tnie lineal .les- of their l.elove.l Cana.lii. .an will atiord to tr.-at with e.uitei.ipt
cendant of the hrst of the name, who .loiihteil his very .Maker's ' thi. base iiisinuati.ins .. f a hiiiule i l inerceiiary
motives Init helievi-d the devil. Let us lio|ie that lie will still j of us, vtho are hut eonip/iralneij uijt ''''"
■ • • " ■ lorvice, still bol.llv
It cheers the hearts
recruits, to s,-e yon after
ruBliinu into the tiijht
further imitate his nami-sake : ami, heiiii; ashame.l of his nak.,.dness thirty v.'ars of active serv . .
hi.lc himself i.i the .ihseurity from which he has .s., smhleiily, but to battle f.irth; n./Ar Believe me, y.m are surroumled by tli. msamU
not t-lorionslv. emerged. in Ontario, who will hold up your h.ands until the hnal r..nt of tlie
not gloriously, einei
lirr. Il'm. f.n/iwm, A.M., Insfwrlvr Co. Ihiniins. -I beg to say,
without farther preamble, that a comiiiuniL-ation sent hy a Mr.
Ailani, who is most wearisomely striigi;liiij; Jo hreak d.iwn the
.-Iniio'.-i i<f tlu AlieM.
4 .U,-.V,.i'.)/ir.'ii, /■'.<'/., liisihitor. O,. .S^.,-./,""'. — My views con-
ernim^ the Kducafi.ui Depository, were intended to express, not
Library ami Instrument .lepai meiit of the Ediic,-iti,.ii ( iltice, has I ,.iilv the higii estimation in which I held the 1«HI aid, Imt also my
reache.1 me only t.. be put asiile as an etlort oriKinatiii- in the .u- ieon"vicli..n of the exra-diency of maintaining' the Depository uimn-
m.U tv f elf-ma-rest. venting itself u. the bitu-rr.ess of commercial 1 pair.-d for .s...ne time to come. I .h. not think that he uistitiition
ai.t2,,nism '»1'""1'1 U' imletinitely perpetuated, but I believe that the tunc
1 did not deem it necessary to crow.l up..n the Education ttthcc, i when we can safely dispense with it, has not yet arrive.l. .reat
expressions of s.atisfa.tion with the mode in which the various ! etlorts are now made t,.war.U establi.shin-4 the e,ln«,tioiia
branches of that most valuable and ably a.lniini.slered Department : system of this Province upon a broad and »..lid f.,uiida 1011, ami
were mammed but I timl that silence is constriie.l into .lissatisfae- [..iie of the most essc-ntial re.inisitcs towar.ls tin- acc.iupU^liment ..I
when eomnlainta of imacinary wr"n;;s a.-e a« reiulily accepte.1 as if I greater facilities shall exist f..r obtainin- elsi-wlie,.. sii,-li re.ii
rheywerenal | Ss are m.w furnished hy the Dep..sitory, the latterniay be dis]
Wiien 1 Ui^i he^.m I.. toJKh in fanada I ha.l to imp..rt my school j with, and wlieiieier its mamtwanc" shall ai.pear t» .Usinte
ibtainin^ elsewhei-e siu-h re.iuisites
eiised
reste.l
AITAfK »»N THK »'K«»ri,KS J»l.:i'ti>HnUV
(.. y..iir r.-c.'iit i-iriiiUr <.ii llic '• F..1iu»ii..iial IVi>««i' rv y«.--li"li.
I have tlir h iir t.. utaU' lli»t. iii iiiv .i|.mi.m. llir r.i.r< wiii»li"ii
..f Mr »• Mfmr A.Ihiii. r.xwliiiij tl^r V imwi tiii»iiim''ii« t. •mu'io
..f thf I'lil.lio Sli.»'l lii»iiii.'r« .-f nitnri.'. i» \'ty *\'\f •■' tli.'
inilli, Mi-v.T)- iiiii.«rtii.l r.:>.I>r m«»t »4liiiit . iHi.l. ;>.(««• I *m
, tliulllM" 'if f\l.l.lu-.-h«l'<.ii ..litiiin..l •1II1..11I till- •lli;lilf»t
Kii.l iuii.njii.li.' -1 i»-ni..|i« !■• 1«- iiu»i.'au-iit nil.) iiiiiieo.»«iir)-. it.
...inmu.iiut. ..ii«lit t" 1-.1W. "''1 tl'" l.ii»iiH-.« "f fiiriii«liiiitf '!»■
M|i....lit 1h llin.wii .-l^ii t.. th.- tni.lc.
//.,.,./ /,. >'.!./.. t.'i-, M * l>-i-l-< *■" /.'"""■' ' li«v- ilu-
h..ii..r ti. M:itf III n-ply '" V""r .iri'il.ir, ihM ili.- mitiiM.-nl. ..( Mr
Viliiiii uro V.V iHi iii.-.iii»ii..Trirt npr. ..■iiti.ti..ii ..f m.V m. «' r.-i»-.i^
iiiu' !!»• H'"-'l* l).I""«il"ry "f tlu' K.liic.iti..ii lki.:.rtiii.iit \ •• I
„l,„.rv..l 111 iiiv ftii«»ir t.. y.-iir f..niivr cirv-iilar. I l«-li.vi- the IX-
l«H.it..rv (..If" iK.tli iLKMury. ».ll ...ii.l.utt.l. "UmI .iiliHi'l l" t.ie
' ..f r.liiinti..iii»tii 111 llil" l'r..viii.«'. I .mvc .Ai..ritiK.«l
.UmIiii^i*
ifiu'lii'r,
iii.l ii...r.. r,..,.|itlviv« li,^i..vl..r..f •.■I1....U. 1-Ut i.iiiMimr ImviiiK
iimi ...■.•.U....I. I., i.ur^ii.i... u,.«,.r is .f *!<«) «..rtii .•! '""'''; '.'■^i'"'*;'- ,.i;;.;;i'.;;" 'ru-vriUvr i.^ .u>.- ■■"■•t .•iii,.iii..t«iii> iiwi «;
t..lH>.'ivrn:iH-..iiil"tiHvn'xnimiiiiti..ii»,iiii.lf..raliM.li.rH I,il.r«r\, iiniii..r. 1 >•- ■
1 wiMt t.. T.T.iiit.. iiii.l »iK.|it iil".iit a. lay 111 iiiiikiii- 111.' i>'-h
1 ,.\i-.ll.iit ..|.i".itiiiii>v "f "1
""I'l
n ({ffiH iiiii.'iiiil "( pUn-iin- iiii.l wili»f».li.iii ill :ill i»y 'I'
there .lmiii«llK' pn»t .irflit year', whil.' in (.'""t""' '' '<
II* tire » ..,.w. --
him ..f i.rewiir 1 tli<- l">it '■' il"- l>-I.irtn..iii. l.iii .w i. I'lifly
v.>ltiiiti>r\ i«|>r "I'.n ..( ih. .l.lil»r«t.- au.l i.iiilure.l o.iivi. ii'ii "f
>i ihi... .'.I 111.11 «li •»• ..i.|-rtiiiiiti.-« f.T (..rii.ii.n .. ■ .iT.Ht j.i.lic-
in.lit ill the iniiller, we lii..«l <.-.» .unil.le. I h.ne t.. reiterate lliy
iKh.f thnl the o.i.tiiiiinn..' •■( ihe li.-|»»it..ry 1. e—i.tml t.. the
hiKh.-.t welfare ..f ...ir ~li-.l». .•"■It".'" j.n.t.-. 11..11 . r irii..e.., (r
the ini|...»iti..ii« ..f «elli»li veii.l..r» ..f «li....l .iipplie..
/„/„. .;../„.,(..„, /■;..,. . i:.r '•"•. •*•""• "•••'••"" ';> "-I'ly '•; >•■•»'
• ' ■• •«ll> ihiit *>. Mer>.r
V.him hi« i...re..rrectlv r.|.r. ..■iiti^l t.. the .Mt-rii-y L.-n. r.il my
vi.w, iin.l in..tn.'« 111 wiitiiu "ly reply iii re»iKVt i.. Iliv .1. |"''ii..r>
My wewK. ii» e»|.re«.-.l III y'lr .inn"*' rej-.n nr.' .■•.rn-. 1. I'l^ii;
Ueii f,.iiii.leil ..11 iiiwiy year.- ex|«nei..e Ihirihii 14 y.-«r. lu. «
t. .wher. iiiiuiv |.rir.e 1 k« »ere «Mit {r..i.i the l).|...,.t..ry. |(.r...;, Ihr
f,"<'.r» ,...,..."/r ...../ .1" r.n.;r,...l. Ih, vr<i U,l «.(.-(■"•'"•'• "» i-jonl'
,„•,.. .1.!./ ,.,i.'(,',../ ,„-ll- ■ . 0,r lhfH„1,ii.f.t /;,,.«.. .....;...■/»*• ''•
I.. a,,,! I .an i.r.'Ve that 'le |»,i«».it.,ry ^.•niie.liieati..iial «..rk«
li..n. I lia.1 an e\eell.i.t .,i.|".itiiiiity "f ..l.*. niiiu' tli.' . !a«« ■•(
l,.,..k.-ke|.t. ihel.ri.e.A.- , Ate., all.l lu.l n.. .Uttieillty «llate^e^ltl
iiiakuiK ll.e Mieeti..ii. r.like »ati»fact..iy V n.j».-lf lui'l all ..then.
iiuere»te.l 111 Di.iii. Ilaviii« ha.l a ^'r.,ai .leal ..f experience iii pnr-
dia»in^' l..M.k., I hesitate n..t t.. Kay that I e,.iihl !i..t Inv heeii iw
«,ti.tact..rily serve.I an>»licre «!«•. «»i e .,r tw.. .lilferent ..c.a- ^
»i..i«l liaveK...n ..l.liy. .1 t.. make select i..nK f..r |.n/.es at ''•';;^, | . ,,, ' ' 4,, ..^ ,..„ ].,« than ..i„e ..f the U...kselleni. lUhl all i"-k«
,l.,r..«. wh.re I have ha.1 s<reat dittic.ilty in ,,r..cnnn« »l.at «''"'"' ilfJ'J.'fil, .".j^^ |,:." ,.„,„ ,hev sell tli. 111. It will W a -.rry -lay l-r
•five satistacli.iii. , ., . ■ ,. 1 il,.. .,.1„h,U un.l i.iinils ..f lli- rr.mn.v. sh.'iil.l th.' 'e'^erniu.Mit ami
The .lis.stal,lislime|.t .,f th.. lh-l...s.t..ry, while 't m.^l.t enrich 1 1^^^ ~1.-.»1 ^ .h.,U,h the IV, ,it..ry ; Ln. I
the T..r..nt.. lK,,„k»eller. woiiUl 1 fee sa.i-tie.l. ''^I^ -^'^^ ""-^ ' Tn, w ,l"y ha • o.?.- I .e.,«. t.. .L any sncli thiie.'. _ ,
infl...^ic ..n the cniitry at lar.^e. uii.l » ,,1 ,1 re.nll eith.r 1.1 the .lis- . "". I* ;^^>^'^ ', ^,^ ^'^,...„-. |,„t..r refern.l ... u a ^r— li'.el ...1 wl.al
.ei,iinati,.n..f ..l.i.c.i..n..l.l.. 1''' -'7V" '"H'';';';;'^ /^;^^i;;^i^ l j ■ .^7ini»;.!u..l .n ynr r.,...r. ; a.i.l. Sir. y.-i will » -e that
,,r..l.al,le the „„ii-.lisseininati,.n ..f »...ks .,( any kiml f.T ibrari. , j ,^, j,, , ,„,„.. .„her liis,Ket..r..
circular in. unriin; "whether or ii.it" ,, , •■ 1 1
.res.nte.l iiisi.e.t.irs views an.l i.i'itives in " Keplies. I hav. .... V ih..».. ».h,
.riaiiui.i .11 n . 1: .;-.... 1... .,,„„ y,,ii, 1 aitnhutcs the mlence .it th.ise V.I1I
.V..r(/..
iinl prizes aiu.niK onr ciiiitry »cli.»'ls.
'••■• " ' "•"■"«• '-'"••'"'•• '■••'^l^.'Aln'; h!." :!;lv.';if ;""':iat:iy^;:;';:;.h:'Xt;::;n..y-.ie..en.i. .l.e ll..n..ura.,h. ..1... M^wa.
itl'il'iifl. in a pamphlet
hiVH.i'irt.. state that pievi..ns ti> receiving' this ciroulai- t . . , , ,.
: Icarefi.llvrea.l that lett.r .,f Mr. .V-lainV ami .s^.-cially that , sent them reUt.vet.,
" • heretl... wilt -rial... nrs t.. cast an ..l.l...,iiy np"" cratic inteifereiice.
ii....k».l!.ran.i l'"l.listier in r..r.,iit... h.-
h..se v.h...li.l I...I ie.i...ml (.. the eir.nl'ir
, the ^:.l^lcatl..na! i)e|-.sit..ry. t.. f. ar ..( •• hnreau-
I 1h-« t.. say that the al!iisi..n ..t .Mr. A.laiii «
h.; has neither l.le.sea tlicm at",!!! n, .r crse.l then, at idl. th.^i^l, '"^l }» » j;;;,;";;;'!;;;^;;;; iC^:,^,^:^,:,,. .^ wh.. wish... the ii...ral pnnflca
ha., lal...nr...l hanl ami ..stensiMy In*- ■•t'J«t wit. n.,t t.. l.less .\s 1 .« tl . ^Ht U _ ^^ successfully ciint. ra.t
to whether Mr. A.huii has crreCly -picsentcHny views a ij m, ;.;'";- 'll^-^^^^ ,, „„^„,, ,,„,y ,.nprejm'.ce.l I. that
' ,ther means are ».. well a.lapte.l t.. supply ..»■■ l»-'pl
tivos, 1 must say *l'at the iinm.inly manner in
that the view was simply the ■• Hi" per cent," ami tli.' m..tive .T
incciitiv.. ■' Ur. Ryers..n"a intcmle.l lirst warning, is very far wi.le
.it tlie truth. ..,,,., r • . 1
In niv reply referre.l t... ami ..n i.a>;c-.'....f the llii.f >up.rii.teiul-
aiits \ninial KeiH.rt ..f 1X71, there will he f,.iiml sullici.iil t.. .satisly
any unprejmlicca miii.l. . 'f the mces.sit) f. .riho existence, thee. . ntiiiu-
ance ami the impr..veiii.-nt ..f an e.lucati..iial .lep..»il..ry athTiliiii;
facilities ami aitrTmnScTr.. ..ur public schcils. which we cann..t at-
Uiin at the Isu.k 8t..rc8, even i.f lli.'^e chun..rinK f..r ni..n..p..ly, Ac,
this was my view in writing; ; ami my im.tivu pn, '...».. piibluu. I
leave the ..nns ot pro.if c.ntia on Mr. .\ilain.
John A'liKii: f.«'/., .V./».. In.-i>,rl,.,: «'.,. FronUfir.—Mr. Aaani in
Willi .11
liiis;. as the K.l.Kati..i.al
. er means
t.rtainin!;, uistructive aiul wli..le».ime rea.li _
l)ep..sit ,ry. niana«.-.l as it is in acc.r.laiice with a system the m..st
ec..n'.mic anil efllclellt.
li.'jiBla.iin' ..I
as It h^f
S.h....|s
I'l
It
..ti»m which
■■<;"'
lUs pamphlet ..1 tin; Kauca,i,..al_IM".;>i.;.ry r-:!^;,!--^'!,!;; «!li:;"h;;; ;W ;cln,..S';if the Clint) cnl.l ii
•he I'remier ..f llnt.ari.., has niisivprcseiite.l t.. him my vi.'ws aa.l n.ie m iii... .... "■• ■- • •
,,hes an.l has insultea all the Inspectors ..f the l'r..vince, wl... "-''/■''Ml'''''' »'''Vn'-,;'',f "•,,';
h;;':;m:ii their view, .11 this ninch vcxea ..uest.on, hy •"<-■»«-« -,t^-"«''l^l;V^;'^> '' "'^ "^'
I w,..il.l siiu. r. Iv r.uret any step takiii l.y tin
c..„ntrv that wul-l m the Liist crippia tli.. I>.p..sit..ry, a^s it h:u. .
lar:;elv"amlfn.«ally supplie-l the u'r..wi,e,. wants .f '\ ■
tliH l!|•..^ince with .Sch....l Uhrnnes, Maps ,.n.l Apparatus, .in.
w i.s first callc' .III" . vistelice l.y that wis.l..m ami patr!..ti»m w
n;r.inat...V. ...Imiral.le Sch....l System. f..«t..r..l it with ,.a.. rnal
...Ucitiiae, an.l ..r..i.t;ht ,t t.. its pr. sent st.ate .,f eHeeti,ene«s.
„.„,>;...,., /-.../«.'■■'. (''■■ l'.l-.l-':-,l: li...t..nly
IIKI ifraiit. 1 ut ..f the |>ep..sit..ry it«lf. I am cii-
.1 riaeiit that the s.,h.H.l» ..f tin. emit) cnl.l in ther way K- ...
'' "' charts, th.lxs an.l illnslra.i..ii»,'eneially,
sit. n. This IS my ..pii.i.'ii ;
.1,1,
..iC. Ur
i.f the
that the circular sent t. the Insp. ct,.|-s was int. n.lca t.. ..i^Tate like impmzu it who*i lut.
a •' lirst warniin; " l" the French j.mnials, t.. enforce ..he,lience t.. : Jl.nn, /;.•'.;.,., ^■p- ■"'^ ^.,„„.,„„„ ,
'• liureaucratie aemamls " Icircular as askiiiM f'.r an h..m st i xpr. s»i..n
,!•■
\i:>i ii.f..
„i. 1 l...,ke.lni..n yiir
,f ..pun. .11 fi'.ni th.- In
Mv views were uiven c.Iiscienti.insly. ana fr..n. many years ex- Bpect..r8 - . i . i
'V >n^"» ""^ = ' . I ...., ,m,,ht n..t ti> have inisunaerat.MHl
rS'i n:i.;;ea t::it:^uia III uu^>^^ .hat i thmk Mr.
A;«./., /..-i».'"f. '■'.. Oi.'.in... In reply t.. y..iir
I the (;..vernment an(' the MenOwn. of the Ledslature sco ; , ,,,^, ^ \Ulin.„, A.--.,., /...<r •'•"■. '•■• t>"''"-'"- '" ■'••p >' '" V "^
,mh the Uep..sit..ry. the cause of e.luoati..n ..f this I'rovince , ri.,,araiiii; the K.lHcati..nal U.-p. .sit. .r>- .,u.sti..ii. i nay im-
. re,.araea f..r many years t,. cine, which state ..f thin,s ;.':;,:,;;;\',:^,„te t'hat I have rea.l Mr .;. M. A"'-' "••'.';■;, ^a"^."
lie h.ver ..f hi.s cuiitrv an.l ..f eaucatL.n wonUl not .lesir.' ., ,, liver M..wBt three times, carefully, ami teel i..i.- raine
s:.v that he luts -ra.lucea my in..tives ami n.i»ripreseiile.l i.i> m -ws.
neriencc. Ailaiii
Sln.uhl the government an(' the Menawn of the Le^nsliiturf see
tit to ali..lish the Uep..sit..ry, the cause of e.luoatn.n
wouia ii
every true
to see,
F..,l.n,l- Bi.m..c.-. £.v,.. iMi'-'-t,.,: /.. ..i.-.. ....•' ■l././i..;i>..... -1 ^x-A li en.-e he isji'^t a m.tu. ,.,.-; I r. i Iv t.
to state, that the opinions uiv.ii in my letter are those which I have - J). V^'H'Tulil'ir,,. E«i., h<»l-jtor. .>"^'"' > ■•'*—"> " I >
fre.iuently expressed i.iil.licly, an.l they are such as I wi.iiUl enter-
tain an.l freely cxpr.ss. even though I ha.l no oHicial cniieetion with
the Educational T>epcrtnient.
a. I>. l't,ill, /•.»,., /,..;.../..,,'•.."..'./ / ....' K.'".. •'. Inn'siH.nse
M. Aaam ha.l, in his pamphl.l t.. Mr
an.l nioliv.- n n^tard I"
circular .ii'iiiirini! if Mr. *'<■
M.iwat, crnctly represeiitca niv vu , i , ..i.ii.V,,,) hv
th.. lle...,.t..ryisexprc~.e.lin a ,...te fr..m "••^,;''"' 1' ''''' :,\:,^
you in your Animal Rep..rt f..r IHT".'. I l.»>« the honour f" s..y
ATTACK M.N THK I KOi'l.KS |tKI'< (SIToKY.
H'futinirik. I hrXB the hnnoiir
•MiKHMl i.y i»ir .'»'"..ii. ix-iiiK «t th.' tiiiir i-Kvclinxly hmy, I clia to »l ■■-..,. . ,
II.. t (..1 »t.l.. (.. (fiv.- Ih..'<.iiim.r<iiili4.f.>i of llm Ih-iH-it-'ry ••• "I'lj '" » iiP 'i.Ar, (p.iii l>r l|...li;in., c.n. .-riimi: ihi' l». i".«it..ry.
ih..r..uKl. »i..iiM.l.mti.,iiiu.t..Kiiliir...-ii ii.i..niii...ii lhfi-..m-<liii-M »ri..ii,h. that I tliiiik ii.. iKr,..ii ii,.il mii.ui..Ur«ttti>.l Hum.
..I til.' i.riii. ii.Ih ii|h.ii »Im,I, It » ...ii.lmt..l. iiii.l ...i.t 1 injiuK t.. In i.i.'«i'l t.. luy tiM'-. I iimy »«y timt I »«« luittur ...iiwtj.l
KUiiiK 'hu tjtii ..r .tiiii.ti.- "< r S l,il.r:in.« 111 my .lin.u.ii ..r l.y f.nr ..ii tli.- ..ii.. Iiaii.l, ii..r l.y fuM.iir ..ii tlif '•tli, r, l.iit «iiu|.ly l-y
Iliiii .■..Hilly, nn.l .-xi.ri.wi.iK tli.- ..|.iiii..ii llmt il .» .•i.wiili*! t.. Ih.- « .l.»iri. t.. kivi- yii thf vi.w« ..f Tr.iM.-. h mi.l Ti-iuln'r., »l...ii..' iit
i.n.t.-.li..ii .,f ..iir Sih.»,liifi..tii l.iwl literature that ih.- Uvpar'i.ii.iit i.n«i-iit uttivtly iii:<in{<"l in .arryiiiK ..iit th.- .UiiuIb -f •■iir .V'i.».l
•h.iiihl Hamti'.ii ..r ii|.|.r..\e ..f all lH».k« t.. U- put int.. iht. han.U ..f Ijiw.
thu y..nth ..f th.- rr..viiHc. j /(. ;/,(f,„„,f, /■;«,., .W.. I ., /»»;".'.'r. «'... //'I'-'ii .''■ I rt'CiMViil
Whin Mr. A.laiii a««^rt» that n>. Hii|.i>..rt in Kivt-n by ihr Iiikikh!- ^y,,,,, ,.,rj.„|„r ,„ ,-,. Mr. Mi-nvr A.laiu'n i-ruwlt' auiuiml thi- l«.".k
l<.r» t.i th.! |)<'|«.Mt..ry. ..r. iw lie .«tyli-» it, Ihr Ihh.I. «/„./.. tliu a^ner- I),.|„,„jt.,ry, y..ii .wk (.1) f'.r u.'»» nii.l (/() f.ir iii..tn.'». in ri'fi'ri'inv
ti..n in •.. n.ntrary t.i thi. fact, that hi' .|aniaK<it hiii |N>iiiti..ii niali- ,,,, ^j. ^,.|,]j. "|„.,„t,.,| l,y y.ii n, a i.ami.lil«t, .My m.itivo ».ui nu'n'y
nally. aii.l it Im.-..iiii'« ».. ii|.|iarfnt a (.iiw ..f mii<r>).r.'KiiiUti..n that ,,, ^^\^, j.,,„ ^|,,j, | ,|,.^.,|„h1 t., U the iiif..riiii»ti'.ii y..iir liniilar lall-
nf.Triiw to lu.iii.' ..f ihrir ■■..mmiinuatiMim n.ii'l .-. •iviiKi' l,,i (,„_ with..iii Kiii.pri'iwi <\tiiiiiali..n "r «.«a:<i;irnli..ii. I"
that I dm ii.ii evwlxthe (iiiwtiiin »t iMiir "II »n} (froiind iirmntiTrl . ■••.•, i . .. i i
•iKnwl l.y Mr A'<'..n. Wwg «« «h" timr .•«<v<..linKly hiiny, I ili.l to «lat.. in ruply I.. y..iir '^'^"l_"/' */»»' '■"• »'•"** ""•'^' ";;"''"^*. •_'."
any ..IK- thiit hv h-ui rithrr ii..t n-a<l tlu'in, orhaa I.^ji'Ii liliiult'il l.y hi« | ^ritinu luy r. |.!v, th.- '•• vi.w " c .iit.iiin .1 m it »:•» mainly Ixim-il •
l..r<'i{.'ni< 1-. .mliimnii" th.' I.KI p.'r ". nt i.iirlili.'U Of 1..111- ■ I li.ul ii" I'ha "f tlii' m iiinrr
K..riiiy..»np«rt, I .lo ii..t itw liow thiiSt'h.-.la ..f the Pniviiio«jj„ wi,,,.), ih.' ti..».rnni.'iil intrn.li'.l 1.. " re ..rKamzi'" ilu' |).'iH.i.it-
.'oiiH havi. Ui'ii Hiipiilu'il with lj.«ik«, iiia|w ami apparalii» ai. ihry ,,fy | ,|,,,.,„ ,|, .j^ M'ht'iiic just, ami think that wli.'thir it will »..rk
haveU't'ii, Kith..iit liii' l>.'!K...it..i'y ; iii.l .f thi- trn.l.' Iian n-.w rt'iM'li."! ^.|\|, ,„iv:iiita-i' ..r ii..t, will lU'li-nil prin.ipully up..ii tlu' .u'li.ni ..f
II >la«(i. whin it can. iiml.r a.l.'ijiiuli' "UpirviM..!.. Hiipply Sihc.l r.'- iSi.h,„,lTrii<t<'i'i<. I r.'V.ir.l y.iir mapn. lal.li't" Ac. aH ;;....'l, anil
iinisitin an .•t'..ii..iim'all;, ai tin' lli p..Hil..iy, thiri' laii U' n.. ,iii.iiml ,;„„,p ,|,,if i.mny tniKii'.'H in thiii anxi.tyt.. p.iiihusi- what iliiy lall
(or ol.ji'ctmK ..Il 111.' ..IK' hari.l t.. tlii'i'.'iiliiiuami'.if til.' IVp..»it.iry, l,,)n.^|, 1. ■tit'li's.w.iiM.l I'l- .iintiiit with ....iiuliiinK .|iiit.' iiif.'rt..r.
or, ..11 thi. ..ihi'r lian 1, i.. thr..wiiiK. iw Mr. M'.wat pr<.p..»«'ii, 'li" (',,iin,,.titi,.n muv piapu it within tlii'ir nach I'. I>iiy iiif<'n..r K....«U,
mipply ..f l>.i..kii 1. :.i apparitim ..i«-ii t.. tlu tnwlo. with this ; n.vi- ^,,,1 ,,,j, | f,.^^,:,\ ,„, ,i„. »,,n|; |„,i|,, ,„ th.' pn>p..ii.".l •ih. 1.1". Mr.
■ion, that no wi.iL «l'all bi- iiitn.iliuvil int.. any library or S.h..<>l \,i,„„ „,,ulii l.aiu ait.il Ik.iIi im.ri' wnwli ami iii.Ti' iliarii.ibly tii-
with.iiil thii "unction ..f cmiH-teiit a'ith..rity. | »,iri.ii ihe liii!|.i'c:orii Inul lie n..l m!ul.' uiiu ..f »li.' pliraM' " iiiort' ..iit-
;>.,/. MrKiiiti.m, E»i., /iK/".'"''. ''"• '■"''- I havi> thp honour lsi><'l<''n 'han their coll.'tt),'u.'H."
to •talc, in reply t..y..iir circular, r.'fi'rriin,'t..tli.' l).'p..Hit.iry iinoii-j j j |J-,„;,„.„rM, tV/., St.. I. iMiirtii.r, ('...in/./ S,;{:<ll;.- In
ti..n, ami M' Ii. M. Ailam's l.'tt.r thereon, that if I 'Inl n..t m niy ip,|,iy j„ j.,,,,^ ..i^,.,,),,^ f^„„r,i|„^, Mr Ailain'H».aU'iiRiit», I have only
(..rmer lett.r .n. iliin mibject, cxpreaa a very .U'ci.leil ..pini..n that i,,, ^:^^. ,|-.,, i,,, ,|,.,i„„n,„,i,„ ure c .111. luptil.le. N.. ie;.»..iial.k> man
/ r<iii lU. .'^. v...ii...... II .,..-.1 ...wanlice prennteil ."iH imtpectors ..lit of till
th^
.U'Ci.le.l
■ ti..veniinent li.i..k'»li..p " ah.mi.l be mniiitainvd.
ran believe tha'
i.ral .
. If trniitHen wi .-e all iw i!....<l jiiiIko ..f Ih.. Wk a« 'hey nener- ; f^,,,„ ,i^.„,„„n,„,j^ ,]„. ; .,,|„,|,|,„rj. " Mr. Adam kn..»a very w. 11 thai
ally are of pl.-iKliii. ..r if all 1 knell.n. were :u honest m ■>.. ..ther ' ,j„. i,|,,„.ci,,rs .1.. n..t hold their positions at the [ le^miire ..f the IX'-
nien are. the half .'inci half «cli. me 11. «• pr..i«.iM'.l by the (i..vern- |,,.i,.t„„.iit. ami that their saliines are lixed by «tatiite. 1 have n..t
mint nii-ht .!■■ but taking men an.l tliiii«» a* »c l.nd them, I am j,., |,,„i ,j|,„. , , ^,..^1 .^n ,„j. ,^.;i,,„ l,i.,].i.ct,,rs' lieiieral l!ep..rta tor
of ..pini..n that it "ill be imp."«ible t.. prevent fraud except by the ; |„-.; ,„,, | |j„,,„. ,i,^j ,„ ,|„,„. [ )„„.,, ,.,..„]_ the c.mpluiiita ..f tho
in«tituti..n of a ByRlem of »iii>ervi!.ion over purcliaR.»s, which would : |,^,,|,.,. r^.,]^,.,!,,^ ,,„ ;!,.. p.ilicy of the Deparun.-'ii, are -j fully net
ci.nt ten tiinen the ir..ubl.. an.l exiM'nw of the lH'iH,»itory. Library , f,,^,,, ,^ anything else. What is e.nially important, the 1 Vpartvient
b.«.k», mapn. .Vc , muht !«■ examined by the Insi.i'ctor at his semi- , ||,„, j,, ^^ j.,^^.,_ ,,, f.,^ ,j, |„j. ^.^peiien-.u k..is, publishe.l the rei-irts
Hiinual vi»it, ami the inviices lertitie.i t.., but as f..r prize b.i..k», — - - .... . . ,
how an trustees to tell which aiu..injst a d.jzeii or two eil:ti..-i9 ..i, |
Kiy Sett's P'K^uis, is the ..lie .•atalotfiied in the ./.iiii';..i/ ../ /I'./ii.'.i i
(ion .' H..W .-'any it w.iuld Iw f..r a b" .'..seller, if .me c..uid be tound
ca..able ..f .buiii; such a thin^j, to «i.:.stitiite a SI -•"> book, f..r ..ne '
iaiictioned by the Council ..f Public Instri.clioii at:?l.."<>. The
abuse wouhl soon b.'>:onie so cryiie.', that the (J..vern.iienl would be
i.bli({i'<lt.. with.lraw the KHi u'raiit enlir»ly.
\ ou will pard..n iiie if ' decline to notice Mr. .\ilain'8 insinua-
tions, a» to the ».o'i'v.< which actuate.l the In-si^'ctors of this Pr..-
»ince in exiuesiiiiij; the ..pinions they did, with reference to the Ue-
IMisit.iry. if the ineuil)er« of the L<'«islature iitfree wii'i Mr. .-^daiii
lirr. There hcs been n.. nurbliiijj. Censure and priiso ..f the
.Hcho..l system have alike t)cen ^iv.n t.. th. public. .Mr. A. lam never
made a more foolish and dis.ie.litable blun.Ui', thai, when he
sonjjht to impute dishonourable motives t.. a class ..f public oHiceri.
wh.., thanks to th ■ wisdom ..f ihe l>e„'isl:iture, are jilacwl above the
iiei'ea.sity of reso ling t.> inisrepii'seiitation and chicanery.
■latnfi il. /t:ill,JC*i.,M.A.,lii.iihctiir. ('... tt'flliihil. -Mr. .\daiu
has no(eorrectly rcpre.si'iited to the Konounible Attorney -tleneral
my views in rej;ard to tlu iniliry .if maintaiiiiui,' the Depository of
the Educational Department.
In my reply to y.nir circular, I staie.l that " ' rejjanl that p.ilicy
they hiiil b.'tt.r sweep out ..f existence aiich a set of " reeila shak.n I as a ver.> ju.liciona ..ne, ami one that oiiylit to be maintained a« part
with tho wiiul." I of our educali.uial system ; " ami 1 il.i not f.'e! ai ill responsible f.ir
, „ , ,•,,,„„ ,, J ..I.Mr. -Vdam's assurance to the H.m. At, .rney-Ci.nural, so far as it
Ri^rt Little, E»i , (iMj>c.'«..r, f «»»(., Itiilti.n. I have '^d with ; ^^.^^,^ myself, th.it the letters of the ln»i.eetora yive m. siip.port to
care the r.^niark» of Mr. A.lani brought under my n.itice. rheyi^jj^ I)<p..8it.iry.
may be iliviiled int.. two classes. , , , , , . ! \a to the " nioial courage" of the liispe. tors, 1 am not aware
1st. Those relating to the views taken by the InaiKjctors relating ^^.i^^.^^^^ j^,^ .^,i.j„, „.^ reipiested by the Hon. AttorneyOeiieral,
tothc Depo8it..ry .luestioti. ,r, 1. , , ■ ■ ,, if.ir the iiiforiimtion of himself and the L.",'islature, to give his views.
2nd. Those relating to their views ..f Dr. Hodgina circular of the ^^,^^^, j, ,„ ^^^ however, that 1 have 11.. idea the [iispectors .ire so
l."itli April last. , , , , , t.anic a body <>f pc.ple aa his .etlecti.iiia i'uply ; and that I regard
In regard to the hrst p.,int I may say that a., underatrMid the ' ,,j^ etTuaions aa groai etf'rontcry.
circular, the., uesti.in submitted to the Inai^tors did m.tr,.lati>t.., j ^|^^^ :,„ii„taiii that the Inipect.irs are in a p-.aiti..n t.. pass
tliep..licyof .■..ntinuing the Itlti /■ . grantatal, butt.. thep..|icy|^,^ ,,nbi.ia:«'.l judgment .m Public Scmxil .luestions. at least in
of supplying our Public and High Scho.. Is with ^^^-t'""' r'''l"i«'<''« the matter of the l)eiiosit..ry. F..r myself, ! gave my views i...t
through the .Agency ..f the Deix.sif.ry. I he wording of the circu- \^,, ^ ^„ Inspe^iur whose duty it is to c.nsulc the iuteresta ..f the
larC'The l«ilicy ..f .ui.pljiiig, Ac, fr"iu the IJep. .sit. ,ry Having ^i^f^^,^ ,,,|,,^,^ j^i, ^^ in anv .icti-.n he may take atfecting them,
been <iueatmniHl,") juatiHes the view 1 t....k ..f the .lUeati-.u. My i^^jj ^^,, .y, ^ Caua.lian wh.. feels an interest in the w. Ifare of his
remarks were accordingly b.vse.l on the a'.sumptioi, that Ihe 1IK» '.,,,„„„(„• and wiild .Icsire a., t.. act as w.-iild be neiat to hia country's
grant w.ml.l be maintained whether School rcpuaitea shoiil. lie -'b- , ,„j . \^^^ ^^.^re I calle.l up..n by the Ibm Attornev-<!eiU'-al to ex-
tiuned thn.iigh the Agency ..f t'le Uepoaitory, or thr..-agh "< '"'r ;,,„.„, ,„.. views both as an Inspector and aa a C.-madian, I would
agencies. 1 therefore did not even refer to •• the maintenance ..f )^ ,j_^;_,,;, ,,, ,.,,^,, sav--BV AM. ME.*Ns M.MST.4IN nil; i.i:p..mtorv.
the 1(H) ~ grant. It was n. it in luy view in the .jiu'sti.ni. My:
(.pinion wjis given in the f'lllowing words : " lnatea.1 of alM.lishiiig j ,/n/ii, H. Simtrrsff, Em/. /ii,t/«'.''..r, C*i. Lintuiin. — I hav' 'he honour
the Di'positorj, greater facilities ahoiil.l be given to its w.irking." to state in reply to your circular, containing an extract frmn Mr.
In regard to the ae.'ond point, I consider It .an unworthy iinputa- '(!. M. Ad.-ini a letter to Hon. Mr. Mowat, t'lat I cannot see any
titm .in the honour and imle|a'n.lenci' of the Inspect >rs, t.- ascribe i ground whatever for Mr. .-kilara's iisanmntion that the circular of
the views elicited from them on this nucstion, as having been <ib- the Department to Inspectors re'.-ardin-,' the I)ep.i8it..ry " was in-
taiiied by c.^rcioii in the ahajie ..f " a tirst warning " fr..m the De- tended to operate like a • lirst warning' to French jourii.ils to .'n-
par'meiit. force ..liedience t.. bureaucratic ileiuamls. " I am .[Ulte ccitain that
!•• the oassai;.' ..'i.ite.l from .Mr A. lam's pamphl.t. ly \ i.'ws an.l it was 11. .1 s.. reijarcbd by 'hose to whom it was sent, am! I fail to
motives we both iiiisrepreseiite.!. lee, from reading the rep.ies to chat circ«l»r, that the Inspectors
ATTAI K ON TIIK PK.ol'I.Ks l»KI'i islluUV
1
• itK»r •iim-nd-reil their c<i»ivicth>n« or jirMen-eH • tiiunl «iU-nrt' 'ii
Ihr (|iir«tu>n.
.W ■/. K-lhj. K-i-, M.lK, li,Af,A,.,. I ... /.'i.ih(. It. r.-i'ly i ■ y..ur
circular toiichii:,' thv I'Riiii'liUl ■■ "II thi- I'ilii.uiMiuil IV| .«iii..r>."
lul.lrt'S'Hil t'.tlu H .ii..iir.il'li-<>liMrM..»at. M IM'.. .\ti..rii..> Wfii
i-rul Hiitl I'riuiu-r t.f ••uiiiri.", !•)• Mr, (i. M.rnr Alain, a '|.^r..llt••
lll.••k»<'l^'r, I 'luVr tlu li-iiK'Ur t.. i>l»tt' thui Mr. IS MiTiir \il.%iii
m tin- Hi|.i..nii iuhI ^.TiitiiitiMinly iiiii.frliniiit n iii.»rk« o.iiiiiiiii'ii in
y.iur iiriiilar. niul inn.tnl Ir'in liw • aiii|.liU',iiiii>r'| i «.|iti> m arly ii.
hil,, llif •' p. lint ■■ anil ' vnliii' " ..I my .ilimTvalii.iu ..n lii.' ■• 1k-|m.iii-
tory, ii» |.iil.li«hf<l 111 till- .Xiii.ii.il U-'iM.rt .f llii<»"lii<.(>"virinii.|iil-
I'lit f.-r InT'J. Til. iiiamtiiiamr I'f thi' l>ti"'»il'ry »;i 'I. ■■iiliji.^l
i.f my r«'niark« alimml i-xilii.tiv.ly, it» iiiiiiiit.iiaiu.' .1 l>:.m>-r,
ain.iii:; i.tlnT llii.i.;*. I. the iiuMilii.-licii iMi....iir S li. .« mI Soh.«'l
l.il.rari.n .1" iiir.ri..r ti.~.k» >■> :rr." (...imiMu lt.K>k»..ll.r». In writiiix
n y rt-ply I liml ii' ..'iH-r vi. w '.r tivr.
Hir. ./ilin.a K'i/;/iiiir, /).«/»>''"■, .Vi. I H'lllni'll":
ciilnr I ■.*« li-itvM ti> ri-ply that, luivim; ri'iui .Mr
iul.lr.**. t.. till. 1). .11. It. .\l..»:il, M.IM', I cuiiih.i
r.
Th.'ii with re«iHH-t to the llrttf>ttii*iry, .infMilv i-<.iii|«fifi0 with
th*. triule. It ^.-.'tiiA t.i II.,- ilmi in m .-i.uiifry »lii.*n h« ».|.'j>t«..l thr
|.riii('i|.' ..' fr.-.- i.iil.li.- •.h....lii, •ii.h ui »rai"ii..nl i« a •■|..» t . th.-
tth..l.* nynteiii. Iri\..t.' M-h.N.U an.l \nMl>'nii<« h.t%** at l«..4i.t ati
»-.|ii;»l ruht I.. .-..tti|.laiii tliat tlir fr...* afht*..! •V'.t.'m i> an iiin-rfrmnf
Willi lli.ir jiikI -ikiliia anil that l'i.'ii'f..r<. li iih..iil.l iv aU.I »!■■■ I
.\ii.l >.-t. wli-.t ikMiv III .11 wh'> kn..a« tit.' u""*n ,.int{ wr.Mi-;ht, ainl
tht' i*.|a|.tati..ii ..( thr iii.'aiM t«. th«* I'lul «l.-Air«'.|, »ii.l wti.. iHn..t al
t..;;. ther iiniiiT .hi> liillii.'iu'.' i.f (N'rBt.iial aii.l *.-lf iHn-kiii^ ...itsi.lf ra-
ti.. iin. Mi.ii'.l tliiiik I'l.r » 111' 'uHtit th.i th.- i>iil.li< a.U.>nta«;.' iiiiial
yi.'l.l I., til.. .Ictniinil ..f |irivi>t<. in<li\ i.liiala <
It itilith.'iili iiinnjli ii-.w t • iii.liii^ |«.i.|.l.' t.. |ir'.>i'l<- i.ii|.ila at
w-ti'Mil with a i.r.'p.-r ..tiil •iittun-nt •ii|.i'l> ..( U-.k.* aiul ..t'-i.-r
iU'.'i'HHarii'i> What tin. .lithiiilt> w.ml'i !»■. »i'r>. th.- < hi.k ..( tin-
l)t'|ni«iti ry till cutrata'Saiit ptlcva t> U' n'i'i.m..l. whu ."ui l.rp-
Miv I I itiii aiiiv that in my |Mrt ..f tht> I'.'iiM.ry, the alu.liii.in ..f
t|i«' tK-|..>ttit..ry w.>iil<l la- rf.^ar.liil s* a t^rftvv iiiiataA.'. ainl aa a
ft.'ri.'ii'. |.ii)>lir iiii]«f.>rtiinr.
Tjia Icltir liiia n..t U-fii wriitt'ii " iti hU'iImii-.. in Inirt-aii.T-itK-
.l*;iiuiii.|H.** inmt AxrA ir*-rr .i>rf»'i.'* m^nih ».«■, nut in ..rilt r that I
•lioul.l rttlii' Vf any O'l'miiiii mu'ii f.>r t'lw>inii in.' am. nit tli.HH'
who an- Miiiil to liavf itlui'l.k-.l tilt iiia«'U. :. ' >•> niU-mv .«ii v.-\.'tl
.|tii-Ntitiii4. '* I li..ltl iiiyM-ll ia'rHt.n*.li> r.'-*|.<.hRilil.' f..i t'l.* \i«*w«
wli'.i'h I haVL i'\|iruw»l, »i.
.mr iir
una N'tti-r
.'ram from
ihnratliri?.iiii< the im|iiilat'oii mail.' in ^ai.l li'tttr to iiu', an ..iic- "f
th.. i.iaiaitorK, .iH aiiylhiiiK «li..rt ..f a ,t..k« ami iiiiwaiiantahli'
alniiilrr. I iiHirm m..»l .!• ii.l<<lly l!i»t .Mr. <i. M. \.lini Inm mi»-
r.|irL»i'n'oil -n aaiil lilt.r of hia, l"itli my vu-wa i.inl i.i..tivi« i-oii-
(•.■nrni; ill.' i -ply writti'ii liy iiu' in IHTM, in ainw.r t.. y.ur .|iu'rn.a jia.l 1 ata.-!! the neovHity iiiih I now act'
Ml f.iiiifili'.ii with tlif lif|M..'.u..rv. "'I'll.. lM...k iili'.|.." a* thu j^.
l)t.l...ait..ry ia .■..iit.ni|.lii..ii»l,> alvli'.l. niJ" ih-m- an .'Mvlli-nt work i ■ "'■'
in c.iiincclion with ..iir I'uI.Ik' Stiio..U, uiiil I am atiil in favour of ' " '
ita l.ii'i',' f..iiliiiiii'il.
I may Htat. li.r.' that tht! l-ouril of fxj.niin. n. f'.r tins to.iiitj, live
III iiiimUr. nut ..iit- iveniii^: lii:<t week to c.>f«i.l.'r the ii.w llill,
U'lii,' " an .Vci to hiiu'ImI the I'nl.lii- ami Hiijli .Stlm.! Law^ ..f On
tan..,' and .I'port.'.i ihe rf»iilt« to th.- ll'.ii. 'I. .M wat. .M.I
Tlity, th" K.anl, nnaiu u«ly i'..n.l.i<l.'l <•< »ii^-.;i'iif am.i-i
thing", that .laii!..'!. ti!' to 71, infliiaive, of mii.i liill, '» "'r.
1.1 )ii.\. .■ii|'r.*»H.'<l th.'iii WN.n.'r,
IV
> other
a „'it.
A'*/.. Iiffn-I''!', Si-iilh t!i"i. Ill reply t.. y.mr ."r
.iilir ' l.e^ to at.ite tl i* uiy niw« ami t >nvi.'ti..ni< ■•( lli.' .rut
utility ..f tlie Kiliiiaiional l>ep.i.iiorv ami the .■.iielili. .-. iilirn .1
..n.he t'ountiy lhr.><ii;h it, an' rlitl iii»h.iiiii<'il.
I may fiirtiui alnte that the .'Xire"*;..!! ..( my vrw» w:k- thin
:.iv.n, .-w ii.w. witieiit vwv. the rthiotest nlea ■ f ^'.lll^lr.llllt l.y tlie
l<.'p.irtiin'iil III aak'M>; the .|Ue«tion, ..r .f «.rMlily ..ii ii.y part in re
plyiii;{ thereto.
(!..•. ir. li.io. Km, .W. /"., l,-i--','r, .V... I /,,ii, /.(..... v.. Ill n--
This iiu'elini,' waa neither h-hl, nor the Kii;;ge»ti.'ii n'e..miiiemleil.on ipieat in r.-.'an'. t<> uiy alatiiiieiitn ah.. ill the Ifcu.k l»i.|"wit<iry iliily
ai'i'oiiiit of ■■ First wariiin;.' toeiifuree oheilieme to liureaiK'ratic ile- i reDeiV'-il. ine ..piiii..ii Kiveii aoi le month* uu" i« my opinion fmII.
maiiili." I ' ho|»' thia will la- *itiiifa«'t..ry.
UeHiK'i till air. 1 BV.iipatliise with you ami the "ll.ir ','■'. itlemeii of . v _.i ii « i . i
'*"i" '.;'_' a"« 7 '■'■"1"' 1 1 .'' 1 . .1., 1 I „ 1 ...;,i, .1. /». ii-iir, f.wi, /lutiK'Nir, Ai.mi '(iiini' Mv l»te n-plv, .i :.r<i\
- ilhleaslv anil wiiiii. .Illy alamiireil, witli : . "■' ' ' t' ' , ,' .. ., , ., ■' " '„•• ','
nilv of Mna...itiim v.i.ir».lv... to the '"H ■•,"'<' >'"ntin.:ancv ..f th., • K.ii.iat|..nal l>.'i-..itory, .■an l.j n..
e.„'iM ilo if ti'.v.rn.iieiit hail or wiiii.l P.*»>t'l<- i.ieana oe interprete.l |.. ref.'r m. rtly i.itlie maint.'iiaiM.
of
llK'ffniri^^nii'nt who are
out vmir iii-'i'iy ihi i.pport.
.-..nntry, wimh 1 )'. l.eve y.i. e....... .... •■'■-":■"-;:■-•■■■-";•■ il.e Km |ar eenl. «raiit ; .« atate-l l.v Mr. <i M. .V.lani in hi» pan.
app.m.l ri c.mini.ttee M u.veati^ate •!,.. worki.,,- of the l)ej.,»it„.y. .^^^^^^ J,y,.^,,..i ,.%u.- 1I..M I .liver M..w'U
.•I. />. tWdti'r, Km/,, [ii»i»rliir, .V". 'i If'i II I iKjhiii. - lu reply to; .Many "f "iir ti-a.-her» are y..iiiiL: ..ml i-oimi|iii-iitly |M.Me«« li"
your circular re»p-cini{ .Mr. .\.laiii'*paiii]ihle- ami mihj.'ct invoUe.l. tie lu'iiiiaiiitaiiie » itii ;{e!i. ral lit. rature .M.iny ..i .iir rural triia-
ihe fe\.- remarks iiiaiu by uu , ami to he foiiiul in the i.'..rre»p<»ml- t.'.'H, j^..ikI men t.N.. w.iulil I'e h«t ipiit.' m much an y."in^ t.'.uhera
cnce on the Biihiect of the I>ep<.iiiti.ry iimler the luail of reiiiarl;« of ; in i.i.ikii.,' a w-l.-etioii of |.i«.kii, siiitalile in e.ery w ly, from tlic
the Rev. .1. Kilyour, (our letters haviiiij Ih.u aeeiileutilly trans- J pai^es oi' a catalogue iinlii.liii',' .ill LimU ..I ht.raliire. K .r lli.-ni
tKisjil,) exiiresneil my honest convictions if the necessity of suiM reason. , I ...nsiihreil tlnii, iw I iloii..w. that to ali-.lisli the |(.'|m.»i-
aiithoriieil supervision of works iiiteiiileil for use in the luaiiiier in- tory, ii.- piopimeil l.y Mr. \il.uii, w. iil.l l.e n un-at ern.r.
(licateil, .iml my iinliias.'il .pinion of tli. niaiiitui>ance of such a' The only iii.itive I hail in siistaiiiiiiu' the l.)eposii..ry wis simply
repository, being a piililic I eiielil. a ilesire t.. priviiit the »[ read of literatim' ..f a .l..iil.tfiil . I.ar
Tlumuif (i(ir<l<»i K^ii., lit-ipfilur, N'lrth limi. —[ hii\: v> my vilix
referenci- to the " Depositorv" ipiest-on, which is laung so keenly ./"'m /•'. .V/i".i- /'.■■"/., Ii,^i-rl,„, Smll, //...•..,. I hale tin' :i.iii..iir
diacu'Eeii it the present tune, that my views are entirely in favour|ti. ackiiowl..!^ the receipt of y...ir rip iilar. haviiic ret. nnii t..|lie
of its niai iteniince. From what 1 have been able to i^lean of the statements receiiily uiatle by .Mr. .Mt rcer .Vilaiii to th.' i|..iiourabi..
views of hool se'^tioii Trustees on the subject, they are in favour the .'.ttorm-ylieneial.
of its being ciintinueil for the f.illowini,' rea.sons. They can obtain .\s 1 am f..rty mil.s I'n.ni home, ami have not my n ply >.. v,.iir
the supplies which they re<iuire with certainty ami « iih a ii.iniiuuin f.r'iier circular. . lauiiot particiilaily ref.-r t.. it. II. vei, I ,.av«
of tioiible; thev are relieviil fmni the to them) omrinia task of no liesitati..:i in saying that 'iiy reply w.is frankly given with.. ii< any
iimking suitable selections of pri/.u 'Oooka. when the., wi.sli to obtain pressure br., light to be.ir u, ..ii me by y..iir».'lt ..r any otli.r isrsoe,
such, aa they h.ve only to intimate to the Uepartiiieiit the general .and tiiai my remarks were tli.- miult of |«'rs.'ii:il e>;»-riem'e,
nature of their rci)Uireiuents, in oriler to have a sel.-ction made for teiidin;; over a iM-riml of tw. He years, .lunii- which liiii.'
them. Thev know beforehand the -xact est of the maps and ap- hid ociasion to do buai'iisii with .he l>ep..sitory for my Tnisl.-e*
paratus they desire to obtain, and they have an assurance that and oiher.s.
prices will not be raised uik.ii tlieiu, should such an exigency as a Wh. n your .ircular was re<'eived, I certainly oiisid.nd that y'l
somewha- .short supply arise. solicited .in expressi'.n of my op:iii..ii. "s an i Ms ri.iic. ,1 .;dupii.r,
I'lie two tirst of these considerations should receive great weight whether it was aiivisable to retain th.- r,iincaTF.n.1T TJep.sirTTJ, m
in favour (jf 81. large a body of unpaid public servants, as constitute connection with our Kducati -iial system or n..t. .ind iry answer
the School corporations of the Province. was. that I thought it to be essentially • wssary to the proj, r
\ni.in ' School Trustees who have give-, the subject .iny coiwiilera- carrying out of ..iir work, ami at the s.u e tune gav.- illiisirnlioiis
tioii, the'crusade against the Ueis.Bit,.ry is r.'garde.l as having origin to p.n.ve the deeded ailvaiitages to Ik! g..i»ed l.y buying at the Ih-
ate.1 in a desire on the part of the book trade, to sfure the aUditioii partuieiit.
of the only institut'on in the ciiintry w-ich can exercise any control -My old;- niotivt ;n making such a statement, wa
over the i.rice to be charged for schu ' ks and apparatus, and ..f our sch.-.ls in [.articular, and t.n- public in ger
which can prevent such price from beii.^ raised Is-yond a n.-isonabl- tioiial I)e|M.sitory has d'.ii. g...Kl s. rviw in tl.. i.;ist. ii ii.,w <l.,inK
paying limit. I have myself heard b.>..k«llirs complain of tieing good service to th.- c.iinuy, and I sine r. ly irw'i t....i n..ihing kill
..blig.d to sell l>.".ks containing so much matter as some of the be done t.. ciirt«il that useiulness. It the »..rk ot pr..vi.liiig ap-
btioks do at the price whii-h thev can m.w charge for them, and paratus is is.rmitt.-.l to pass away fn.m th.- I>.'l-artiiieni, t.. !«■ taken
this complaint was not bas.'.l ..n an allegation, that there was r.ol a up by any and .v.ry on.-, then g...'.l by. to .11 ui.if..rmity, which
tir-iht to the seller, but ..n the assertion that the profit wan not has not U-en .secureil to such a gn'at exteul. and which w«.s so diWi
w;.at they thought large enough .'i. such •r..K.k». , ••• t- secun,. With ref^ren-* t - the h.-'^U, my exjienem-. haa a!
I have
i f. -r the U'lieht
eneral. Tli*' Kdiica
10
ATTACK mN TIIK I'KOI'I.KS UKI'i (SlTt "UV
„„,.. „„,,r,-...> ...« with tl... f.u.-t, tliat th..«, in charye ....uU- m-.t
"'iroMulu^r.'!"l"r.»!-' very nnu). timt Mr A.l.j.,.-« ..^ti.n»t« -f
Zlli f.'r, a.''l further, .hat .. i» th.ir „„h.|..-.,.lenl «,.>n. ih... hu,
on. him «" «'viri'ly.
ir,».«.» .I/.','..."/... A;>.,., /m<,«W,.,, <•„. / rth I have ju,. rfa.l
,..,", If u'r.«H ,„,-r',.n-.nu.t„..,s a...l .,v.l »,.r.,„«..>..«. r,.,„
Mr M \ la... .- th- H..,,. nliv.r M..«a.. Atfr..., ...Mmral. I
,H..rv. .•< Mr. A.la.u, i>. .h.. le.t-r. ■!..-« „... a..,.,,,.. ... .--.v.. a
nuhmi .l.«n,.., f ....■ Hy-to.,. h. '';-;--'';^. ■'" -iX";:::; :;
f,rwlall.l....|..»i.N..f .h..r.i.r.«..,tat.M.s ., the p^'pH "} "•""-
„..n. nil iM.ithi'.s ..I r. |.i..mli. aii.l HiK'i.aU ... alarm.
H'!?r:~S,,;;:Ei.i:.:=;:s::--r' =
src:;;;::;;t'iri:r,..£:;:;fS':-5tr;
of .,.■.. Mr l'..r...r,l Why .!...■« h.. ..... |...hh»h .1 ..f U>-u,, -r
•"""' ',,,.,„ i,„ii,..nminaliiT ' Whv. l.i.a.wo who., ht- wn.tf
'V "; ;■",',',' , . • I . . «-■< .U-|il..rn.oly ..a.i..« »ha. 1...
l^;:;.r; ■ air WaL..Uk,..w.ha, .... •.....•». a,ul ....elU......
,, .^ ...1.1 araw «.,v .M.I. i..f.rc.,™ fr.,.,. the l-.tc-^.-f the .,» .ec^
'.."..atfu tlu. ...aiutf.ia.Hv ..f .!..■ IKi....si...ry ..r h,..,k-..h.,i, .... its
;r.Sf.....i..f,^ .."a i..........l..".tha. .heal...l.t......;fth^^
::, 11 1.. r..«,.^:iea l.y th. ,.e..,,le ,.f .....an,, ,. a .l.n^ sacnhoe of
,lu-iri..to.-..».«f..rth.. i.r,.>.i.«-.ivo a.lva.i.auo ..f a ffv. 't .8 ....
o «^ary. l...«..v.r, f..r m,: ... c-,.,..ra.l.c. th.» Ma.e...ent, as Mr^
■Uami;^.:.e.f c.m,ra,l,a.i. in .h.;a,ne .....nce. wK.,.^hy,»
",Kh h.....'..nil.U- me...i.... ..f the f.w ..»l...c...r8 «h„ aocl.n«d ..r
111.. li-i-.<.a ... .^rivi. any ..1.1.11..I. .." tho ".il.Ji'C. , . , ,, . , „„
Th . c...,....nl.<.hU. m.l c..n...ni.tn....» ".^.m.'-r >" «h.eh Mr. Aa.m
»,„ k«V,f all . u. ...l...r I..si.«.,.r-., U .... >h.uU at.r.L.i.a ■ ■• ... h.H
" ,; r ",.c . .I... l-wors -f .ho .'hi.-f S„,,.nn..-..a.,..>t ,.f E.lncaf
" .i, M. .ii., ..f .1... r.,...Kil ..f I'ul.lic III.....-........"- Haa he any
h,^^ " ..naer a..v e..n.,.rai.,. ... ...ain.an. •' «.U...c;. on vexe.l
', . . .B • ..r ... (J.ve •• ,..,e...»l..i..nal M.,.l...r. ... ,.,;,,„•,.,„/ ,uea»..re..
^ aa ;.•» i...e,Tre.a...... ..f .he ei.o.lar se... to ln»l.«.,.r» ' .ha.
,, wM n.e..aea ... ..l.e.a.e like a.rf. s( .■■.„■„,„.,, ... the trench J ...r-
..U .. en ...ve ..he/lienee ... h,.rea,.c,-a.ie ,!e„.a..a»," .s =u, false a»
. > , r e i..n he |....s ni..... the I..»i.ee....»' le..er». As J rea.l this
' nu rU . a. s Ih.s ...le ,.l„.n re. ,.es.. "He «.ll .hank y..u ...
m .he l-eneli. ..f v..nv '.hserva...... ana .he res,>l.H ..f y..urex-
^,ve !...n 'l'\l'» '.„>■„, ,, ,.i..^. ,., ,„„mi. the... to the Kxec-
,f ,l,r.« le..erH with the .tato.nent of Mr. A.lBn.,— •' Xu mpport i»
.» I I. .1- . ... ..M ■'
I Liev.^l .he,,, a.s ,..»..)..... the al...liti..n ..f the l)ep..s....ry «o,,l,l
l,.a!^ ,,ea;ami Vto,heS..h....l..ana I fnnher heheve ,ha. anv
,e.C,m «1,.. .l..es ,,... »eo it. .he .ihove ..,r.......,ea U...ers a u.ass ..f
. "le,ee».,..n«lv.nfav,...r..f .he c..n..n„a,.ce .,f .he I>'P;";><'; T;
a.>a of .he ,„a,.l.ena.,ee ..f the g..vern.,.en. ^ra... ... .h.s, a... ... h.»
alone, ...ust l.e Mn.ae.l by self interest ... .he phun ...eann.g ..f
lanunage.
/,.„..« /;.// t:-'i . /..■«;'..'.■'-, '•*'"''' A.'»«.v.--ln reply .oy..iir ei,-
clarlhe- l.'ave ... ...y as f..ll..w». K..rmy...v., par. la.,, m.t
eons-.....s ...having, i„ n.y an.suer ... y..,.r ci.cnlar resiH.....,g .he
I)ep..»>...rv, ac.e,l ....aer ,nt.,ni.lati..,., which api-ean, ... he .mpl.ea
,„ Str. Aaa.,i-s letter t.. have l.een .he .uln.g m....ve with he I .
H ,ec...r» f..r .he g.ea.er par.. Mr. A.lam appeal's to l,a%e left ..n
Tv ew .he fae, Uia. ••....n.y C..n..c-.ls app...... .he l-^l",' ';■»/";;
M.iv .lismisH th..m :.. pleasure, with..ii. eause sl...wi, whe'e.is th.
r;;;-ver..„r ;: .'....nd (.ha. is .he Ka.ica.i.... Uepaiimen.) eau a.s-
,i„»s then, for m.se.m.luet ..n.l mellieieney ..lone, s.. that in view ,rf
the safe.v ..f his iH.»i.i,.n an InspeC.r is likely ... feel himself n,..re
.l,enae,,......hesaia Cunty (•.•uiK-il, .ha. is .... the ,».pu..r voice
lia , ,.n .he l)epar.,nei.t ..f I'nhhe lns.,ue.,..ii. .Nei.her a.. I
.|,eve ha, a.iv .'ne cnneCea wi.h .he Uepa.-.men. wo.iUl a.-sive
,„ insul. the •|uspec....s l.y presen.ing ...their m, ..Is a n,..t. e
s.. .le'^iadin.'. 1 think! expresse,. no ..p.ni..n .... the m.un s il.-
■jee., T.tlier'.han in respec. ..f its im...eaiate o.ar.ng .... I.e
^;. a.i.,nof.he y....ng. unless .ha. I venti.re.l '■■■■'-",;"-
..osHihiv th- ..l.i..-c.i..n ... .he l»ep..s.....-y aavanee.l 1..V .le..leis
1 .ks 1, i-ii. i. s.,me ...easure he ,.ie. l.y the ol.serva.ion tha.,l.y
I,. Vas. . or'reaaing being one. .u,-agea l.y .he (iovorn.ne.i. b,...i.s a
!'n,wing aemana a.fa a larger ...arke. f..r l,o,.ks arc .hereby erea.ea
f..r the beiielit ..f those i..teicstea in the sale of t>..oks.
T. (i'llVI'hit, Kmi., //I.'//. .''.I-,
.V..(./i t'wj-. As far as I am .
.MTie.iie " ---• . , .,
■ I '..i-..rtiii.en. ana L. i'.siai..rt'.
l. , . at.e.i.p. ...gag .1,.. l.ispee....-s ..f the l-r..v,.ice, an.l to p-e-
vJ ml o m^! cxpr-;;.... ..f their v.ews, an.l he sneer.ngly sta.es
,1 . , .,,...•.. have had .he n....al enrage ... resist th.s outrage.
N. l.ubt Mr A.lam thinks that he .li.l a clever .hing n. a..en,p.-
i„„ o • .Van iinpivssi..., tha, 'his circular was ..f a a,c.a...ri,.l
.«,..! .hi. tie .epli.s ..f the InspeC.rs were ci..ise.,u.i,.ly
"''''\':;.h s th. )e.ar.,.,.nulw,ll, but w..h..ut .h.ubt, ho w.U
;:;:: . le .!.. ius.....bof..reheseostho e,.a ,.f .his .......or, that
;:' „. .V.S .he l.es. p..licy.- N..t ....e .;. .he lnsp..c...rs wl...se
, ,„-Mr \aa... artoels ... a.spise. but hxs .....re kn..wleag. of
Zoic, filial wan.s ,.f .he pe,.ple, a..a .heir w.s hes ,n regara ...
, 1 .-i.ory, .ha.. M.-. A.lam. And 1 believe .ha. .I.e v.ews .. ;
s.,ee...rs vs exp.vssea i.i .heir letters to .ho l)epa.tnien will
:v a'...-«eigh.w..l.tho U.g,.la.ur« ,l.an .he le..er ,.f Mr. ;
1 , which .,. -..^.ny part.cnlars has ..... .he .uen. ..f be.ng .r no.
•h,«n..n« i'" ^"er ' aesi.e.i,.. ... eha.uo Mr. A.lam wi.h that
..,, J,i. ary greea- winch Mr. I"..r.er says "is a ve.j p..werf..l
' iV •• b... ... pr<..o,l ii«ai..sl his in.pu.le.i. a..enip. ... niisrepie-
i,"','",i,;. al.....s. .maninn.,.. ..pi.ii.... '.f the lu»pee...rs ,„ .he l'r..v.,.ce
,.li .his nubjoC.
I *• /;.,()..■ J';..,,.,/".-7.< ■'.'■. ''"• '^':""- -' nnhesi.atingly s.ato
.1 .Mr ii M.'rcer .Xa,u,. m h.span.phle. ....h- Premier ..fOntari...
, ,.!^^^e. . th.- p..blishea le.l..ti of the P.lbl.c Scho,.l l.,spec....s,
grossly >.n»J „„,,r .j,„Ucca i«rs..., ... e..,.iparo.lie ...,ie an.l sp.nt
cornea, .Mr. Mercer Aaa.n, has entirely misrep.osentol my v.ov^s
,i;ispamphle...t..ho K.luca.i.... Depos„.,ry. "^^'^l;^^'^
the :x'i...sit..ry, I .saia in earnest c..nvicti..ii, .uul ........ pl.;a«t tl.c
Department .^f Kauca.i..ii : ana 1 canm.t but repeat that after niv
,, experience ... the ...atter, the Uepos i...ry ,.f b,.ok, maps a. .
lappara.ns.a.thc E.lueati.... Dlhce. has ao..o and .s s.,11 d,.,..g a
'great deal ..fg..od.
Vu.iual Mooting ..f the Ont.arh. Toa.,l.o.-s Assocate... »''■';'>•
:;i a , InspeC... i.. c..,n.n..n wi.h Higl.Sch...a .Mas.e.-» ...id i.b ic
iSd..;..l Teachers, '.avo bee., gni.led ..... by " bmeaw.a. c . 1-
',„a...ls," but bv a sense ..f the a.i.y .hey .-.ve ... the cause ..f e.lu-
ca.h.n. I. w:« in .his sense, 1 sent .ny reply , , , ,. „„.
The l>..p..sit,.rv .p.es.ion hiu, .Ken fre.p.e.i.ly brought u...lo ...J
„„ ico, in c.mBe.,;.ence ..f n.y l.mg c..n..oction wi.h .he public Sch.... s
f 0„ t.ri,.. .....llho result is. in view ..f exor.inga be..ohcial ,.,.We
at the m..s. critical time in tl.e lives ..f ....r chihlren. s.. as ...cm^^.. le
theni t.. bec.me thinking ...en, ami tlnnking w...nen, a.id i n-ve.. -
mr evils wh.ch w..ul.l, .n all pr..bal.il,.y, ari.se fr..m .he 8olecti..n»
.toy , ai..n.y ..f .he l!..ards ,.f IMblie .Sc.....l Triis.oes fr.m.
^ ,heo..al..gues or.,.*herwise ..f c.....pe.i.ig li....ksellers or .heir Ago....
i I c.m.s.dcr the principle ..f n.ai,itai..i.i.' a l'r..v.,icial h.bica.ional
1 Uoi,..s.tuiy to bo 8..un.l -fauUs .n ..s detaib ca.. be c.,.iec eU.
i II- (•,.,/.,;.■. K.-^,., r,„,H^<'>; r,.. .).;;"r..,-.7: -1 ..otico Mr. A.lam ...
' A. "n. Suve^s....'^ C...', i.. his .atnpl.h. " Ref,^m .,, t^^' 1^; ^-^j;-
: < .mce,- a.tei„p.s ... -lives, of i.s f..rce .he verdict re...lerca > .i largo
I,.,„„b;.r..f l,.s'pcct..rsontl.os..bject,.f ...ain.aining .he li....k ai.a
Map l)..p..sit..rv ... c..ni<.octi..n w..h .he Uep.ir...ie....
• 'beg .. sta.o so far ,vs 1 ..... cncerno.!. tha, y..ur circuUr wius n .t
roganU..! ... a..v sense as .l,.-M..n.,l. but simply ...terr..gat..o. fho
views eniboaiea n. my reply I held wh.le ,. .. h.,..g, at.d 1 '^^m^^
,ain their corroCiess. Mr. A.h.ms .anipl.lo. is b..t an ada.ti..n.il
proof that what 1 stated is wrreC.
I„.,,„,l„r, i'il\i ...'■ K'>ii<,i»>-ii. In ivply t.
V..ur'ierr, /havrihe lZior'^. s.aio, 'iha;'with all aue ,lei;r;.mv
..Mr A.lam, I can boldly say, .ha. n... >*«-"•;'*-".. ""^;. ^-Vl', .. .^
nepar....en. I had ,... o.Miv. in wr,.i,ig what .Inl, .Acep. .ha. ...
s.a.i.i' wha. 1 candi.'.ly b.-licvcl to be the (.■.'*/..
I !■ ii..,iU /-'w /,.vH.-^„-,r;(.( ..'■/-."..'".'■ i'""tr"iy»"rry !'•
lK.'ear".a u'p..u to n.,ticc the insulting ren.arks ..f Mr .\dai.., .n
:f .mice t.!.he spir.t ..f serv.!,.y a...l .he «.u.. of .n^'-ly •■^'T; "
Meuce ho i.npu.e; (o the l„»pe.;...rs ..f the 1 r..v.i.co, T.. ;.... om-
el v. ..... . ur .lefcce ag.u.,s. s.ich a., at.ack i«th.s^-c..arse, baso-
, ,..l'«..aic.....s-is d.,ing ..K. n...ch h..n..ur ... a 'h^racter so -
sen.iallv small; an.l s.. far as I .an jud-e. .his -■..urso is .... .o-
ou ir . * If ..h.r .ho Memb..rs ..f the.hi.ar... < ..vor..n,o... ..r.hose
;!"."• la , .i.dii,.' :■..■ in.line.l ... .ak- Mr. <i. M..r.vr .V a... », es..-
n....« ..f U.o liiBiK.ctors ... this IVownce, thtu n..thil.g tl.i.t ^» .an
ATTACK ON I'HE I'K.olM.KS DKl't )Sin tRY.
11
/iVr, Th.mitui Hruiirrai'n, /iwp»i-(.ir, r.niii ..^ r.iHji Mr Art»m'«
, J , m-iplili't till* Ixi'ii III my haniln for ii<>m» fU>.. «i»l I h.i>l n'wl ih.-
■il til UK lo Ihi' iir"i>ir ii^riitfr^iili «<• ilwri'siivitfiil I'l the tlipurtiifiit, ami t.i tlif iinixvi.Tn.
savmi ..iiri.»uU.half, mlikclj t...hanne.irm.)<lif.v, in tli.»liaht ,, , , i. ,■ , ■ iii i i .1,
pat ikgTiT, thai .-.tiiuatf. On the ..tluf liaii.l. if th.v havo [kuc- pai-iphli-t tuw In-fn in ">y han.l« for ...mo .U>.. «n.l I ha.l '■«''••"«••
trati.in fii.aii;h t.. ;u)crili<' th«r iiiMtlt "h'
luuiivo, a vintlicalt'iii 'iii
i{iiiti> pr.|.anil til luavi'
Uliiili IS .(uuti'il m yi'Ur insular In lii« aita.k I'li tlif Kdm aii'iiil
l>iMitii»it'iry. th*' writer haH ittAtiUt'il a larne nunilivr nf ynur oirrea-
|i.inil>-iil«. If till- I'litilic Sihii'il InniK-i-'.im h«\<- nut the " iimral
our [lart is iimuosnary. In eithir laHc. I am
the inatt.r ii: tin- liamlr "f tlie inni'lfn Ki-
Iiri';.'litatlvi-», oinvilRVil that lii..»t ..f th.lii wlUli.' al.l.' tophuvthf . , , , ■ - ■ ^ .
ii'.uan attack nl this kiii.l. .inaiiatiii;,' l"r..,n a .inarti-r omrain- t.i oxpr. ss (roely thfir ..i.ini.m .m any .in.i.ii.m HtT.vtin,;
the I'liuoati'inai inttnsts of nur rmviiuH', they an- oeitamly very
until fur the resimiisiliilitieii ..f th.r v.n.atiin. I re»pe<tfully n-
just \alue ^
sii unlikely t.i lie cUainterestecl.
|e my leiily t.i v.iur eiicul-r. I exi.ressea siiniily uiy ..wii ci.nMc ; , , , ... 111
ti.ina, aiul I am really unawaiv ..f liavin' ' nlMise.lin luy rii.ini.iu» (H-at my c..nvi.M..n that it ,f. f..r thv intere.t .if mir «eh,...|, t,. have
hy either fear nr favmir, antii.athy "i' 1 1. .lileetmn. It is in. iluty
,.f mine 1. 1 .lefeii.l t he I iisiieet. irs (generally, .-till I may venture M say ,
mitle'l t.
Tlie Inspeetiirs
Mr. .\ilam
that ill must eases, ilieir "i>ini.ins are eii
.,uestinn of this kiinl. than is that of Mr. .X.laiii,
have neitlier [lersoiial nor iieeiiniary interest at stake
has lioth ; the f. ruier are aetuateil l>y an honest ilesire to promote
the caiwe .if e.lueati.m in ( liitano. the l.itter to pi. mote his o«n
Imsim ss operations ; the lormer see in the nueatioii at issue, only
the j^ooil of the eoiinfj, Mr. .Vilam s.es iiothiii-.^ lieyoii.l the
i-ains of •• My Finn." ...
' There eaii lie no .lilHeultv therefore, iii.leterininiiiswhose .pinions
on a sul.jeet of this kiml, are the iie.iv lisely t.i lie imh-pendeiit, an.l
th.' ni.ire .ie.ervin- of lespeet. Hut apart .ilt. .-ether fi
iplestloll
..f iii.lepeniU'iice, ilie Iiispeetors ale eeitainly llie 111. .re
.. I)eposit..ry ill loiiiieetioii with the De.artment ..f PuMie liistrue
ti..n. .\« to motives, I am oonsoioiis of none, apart fr.m a <leairu
more wiiiht 01. a for the promotion of souml education.
/,■..-. .1. .W.r.,», l„Aii,,l:r. T,.ini ■•/ i'h.tlfitr I have n:i.l luy
former coinnu.iiiealion on the siilijeet. an.l the \i,»«t.. wiiieli I
then i;ave esppssi r.'iiiaiii still iinehaii:;.Hl. I aup|«.u«e<l. th.ii
the iiilormatioii, at tiptt :ui t.. the .ipinious ..t the lii»iiect.irs. was
in i:o".l faith, «..licit.-.l from renar.l to the e.lu.atioiial iiiteivsis ot
the t.ui.try. My reply was .lietat..! lu that «|iiril II e.rlainly
.ii.ln.it .Kciir to me, that, the eiieiilar was int.ii.le.l t.. :ttt lik.
a •• tirst «arniii«." To mo it seema clear Ik'J.ui.I a .l.mlit that the
Stat., of eiliieali..ii in the I'rovinee, w.iiM Ik- far inf.ii..r t.. what 1'
is, were It i.ot for th.' .■lie..urai;emelit •.•iveii. an.l the fju lllll.s alf..nle.i
l.y thetiovernnieiit v;r.ii.t of liKi for the supply of lie- seh....ls wiiii
the
likelv to iin.lerstaii.l the re.|iiireni.nis of the eouiitry, the feelings „;.,|,a_ apparatus, prize li.s.ks. an.l litiniries. Thai all have n. i
,.f tlie people ni'ai.lin;; the wrk ..f the Dep.isitoiy, an.l t.i foiu. a .jv,ijh..l themselves ..f thesj. fa.iliti.-s u< the .•xteiil that nii-ht lie tl
.■orreet esiimate of the a.lva.itayes ..f the sysleui, jiulye.l ex 'usive
l.y its results as .ui eiliieatioiial force ..r lyeiicy
I am sorry I cannot imliilne myself in a critical ex.iniiiiation ..f
the replies ..f the t» .. ijentlemen. wli.. are cniplimenteil as liejiiK
the only in.lcpeii.knt .111.1 oiii,*|iokeii aui..ii^ IIS. 1 fear mutli.
aeareliil analysis, if the Uev. .Mr. INirtera ktter W..11I.I sliow a
Itch, that
prill-
sire.l, is not the fault .if the system. That so inueli has IxH'ti ;
e..mplishe.l is groun.l f .r coii^'ratnlation.
If the pr.ijMT tone an.l vii-or ..f the miii.l .lep.ii.l on the f 1
vlile.l for it, if an aliiin.lant sup|.lv ..f suitahle !s~iks laii.i
1"'
(May of a<ie.<a) lie ileeme.i re.piisiti', it
ih.i'Jiitv) uniformity, 111 any system,
.f. II. 1.1/ (I .1.1 not
an.l. particularly in an
eipleia'rimatin),' Its every seiitetic.-, very much at variance with that p,:m._.,,j,,„,,l gy^tein. In; a greut .lesuleratnin. I il.i not see for iii\
for the p..«ses..iioii of winch. Mr. .vilan i^iv.'s him cr...lit. Ihit the |,.jf,_ ]„,„. iln.'^i. a.lvanta;;es can !•.■ so I'lisily an.l ellectiiaily seciinsl,
Uev .'eiitlemen is in safe lian.la when he is in yours, anil there 1 1 .^^ |,y .^ l),.p,,sit..ry. wisely refiulati.!. T.i av.i.l prolixity I may
. t.i le.ive him for the present.
shall
Jin: l;-h<rt J'l.iC.iiif. hisf»-l„r, 7'...i-« ..fllioljih. — Ui a letter ail-
clresse.l l.y Mr. .\.lani, to the Hon. .Vttorney-.ieiieral M..Kat, puh-
lishe.l in pamphlet f..im, ni..ler the title ..f " Kef.irm in the K.'iiea
lion Othce,'' ..f which a cjiv has lu'en .sent me,
el 'litai
I liiiil
state that I siil.stanlially concur in the stateimnts .'..iilaine.l 111 tin
"Note liy the E.liieatio'n department" paije til, 111 the pamphlet,
"Opinions of Expenence.l E.lucati.iiistJ*, iVe.
./iiiii..* .sV /■.!((.. II /is./., I lu-iKiliir. 7'...'-M I./ /V^rr'.i.r.i'. In n'j.ly t.. ii
on p.m.a i.ireular in the matter ..f the r)e|iostt.iry c.mlrov.'rsy. I liiu' to stal.
that Mt. (I. Mercer .\. lam's imputations au'ainat th.
I nine, when .lealinn with thereplies.it' I'ul.licSchoollp.H"
tors wliai.lc.insi.leram.istiiiij\i»tilial.lemisi.pr.seiit;iti..n..fiiiyviews p.nts, aiv without foun.lati..ii
.111.".' motives as ..lie of those li.spectors. .My ju.l:,'U.ent has l..ii^'
l.ceii that the E.luc.ati.. mil Depository is a lie. st iis.fiil liraiich of
the Ueii.iitment. 'Fo this coiivicti.in I li.ive fre.(U.n ly l;i. en ex-
pression li.ith publicly ami privately. It is in 110 respect altere.l.
I stated It lately at a meeting; .if the Boar.l .if Kxaminers f..r the
Ciuiity ..f \Vellin.„'ton. which ha.l l.een calle.l I'.. r the purpose .if
n..w
lusjrt'.-t'.rs' re.
I ...lisiilel' tl I .1 llli.'l oil ihi'
charaet.T of tli.se gentlemen. H., f..r the st s.llisli piirpows
misre|ireseiits tlieiii. So faraa my re|H.rt is coiiciriu'.l, there was
n.i ■• eiiforce.l oliediene.-." lieinc .lit inly free t.i iep..rt what I .011.
si.lered woiiM '•,• for the lniie!i' . f the B.h....ls. an.l iis.ful iiiforiiia-
ti.in for the K.partm.nt il olheers. all .if which waswritt.n wiileml
restraint ..rf.ar. 1 am also fr.n
to state, that I lii'li.'
•the
..tlollS
c.insi.lerin.' the Scho.il Mill, n..w l.ef.Te tl". < liitari.. U.-nlature, \ ,",f Mr. A. lam anil the li....k tra.le in roroiit... an- piif.ly imr.tnary ,
amlat which ares.iluti.m was uiianiinously eirried. .lisapjiiMviiiyof j,i,„l „..t .lictati-.l hy any .lesir.. to Uiielit th. ciintry, and 1 am
the secti.ins of that Hill, proposing; to ehaii^u the present mo.l.' of fuHv p.rsii:ide.l that if his views siicoee.l, the [sMiple will liiid in a
conductiie' the l)ei.osit..ry. In !,'ivill^' my opiiiion, I npu.liate the lf,.„.'y,.ars. that an iiif.-ri.ir cla.ss .if inioks will lie for.'.'.l up..n th.-m.
chai-.'e ..f'leiii;,' in any de:,'ree iiillueiiced by " Imiea- cratic d .- ;„„rthat the maps and apparatus k.pt in si. «k f.r s.d.- to triisi.-.-s,
niands"t.«t'ive.''"liic.in.riti.i'ialsupi.ori ioe.iuiv..calm.asiice.s.".Sileiice „ill ii.'t I pial t.. tle.s,. fiiniish..l l.y tie- l>.-paitni..|it, an.l trus.
1 hive not maintained, the other alternative imiiii..Med in the tees and teachers will he iiiip..sed ..11. as th.-y are imt always thi.
p imi.hlet • nor have I, 111 all mv connection with th.. K.liicatioii I>e- ],^.^i ju.h.'es ..f tlp.se articles. Th.- r.-sult ..f ai;itati.iiis like that now
p;irtm.-nt, ext.-ndiiii,' ovr a period ..f many years, had any pressure j,,,t up l.y .Mr. Ailaiii. is not as fully k.pt sixht of, as th.- meaiiiiii;.
made to bear on me'to bias ...yju.l;,'ment. It liasalttaysl.e.nh..iiestly i^-ss cry ab..iit a <l..veriini.-iit b.i..k st'.re.
and in.leperdently formed and freely expresse.l when re. pilie.l. 1 ^^ ^. ,;,,„.,,,. /;,/;_ /./../(., /■,V./i,s).../..r. '/"..,.•,.../( /./^ol. In ri-
Her. K. I'atUrs..,, M. A.. /,..,/.. rf..,-, T-.m „/.s',V.if/..,./.- In R-ply ply t._. you,; circular. 1 K-« to state that the para^-raph .|U..te,l fr- ■
t.i your .irciilar, I ben *<. a.av, that Mr. •!. M. A.lain 111 Ins pamphlet
addressed t-i the Hoiiourairie Attorney-tien.-ral ..f Oi.tan... li.is en-
tirely misrepresented my views and motives, as state.l in the answer
whic'h I returned to y.'.ur circular ..f hust .\pril, in re^aril t.i the
Kdncational Department. 1 sai.l that in my ..pi.ii..n. the p.diey of
sui.i.lyiiii; the I'ul.lic an.l Mi^li Sch.iols of the I'rovinee with hbrary measiiivs.
Sir. A.h.in's pamphlet .l...s not .-..rrectly lepns. tit my vi.-ws in my
r.-ply t.. the circular sent t.. me ..11 the subj.ct of ili.- K.lii.ati.mal
D.^'isiP-ry. 1 never uiul.-rsl.i.i.l that circular as b.-iiiL' inten.l.d
"to enforce obedience to biireaueratic .lemands. either by silence
on vexi-.l i|Uesti..iis. '<r by iiiic.in.liti..iial support ..f e.(uiv.sal
I have never c. iisi.l.-red niys.lf iin.l.r any siieh obli-
th.si- wi.r.ls express. On tin- .-..iitrary, I have al«
moral cjuia^-e. which is essential t.i an indepen.l.nt exi.ressi.ni of
opinion. I am urtitlv uiistakcii if the Inspectors will not be .lis
posed tl. view his atiitemelit as insnltin..; in the .-xtn-nie. As far iw
I am (wnw.nslly cnrerned wi'h if. I can a-ssiir.- him. that m tiiak
iiiL it. Ill- has .Irawti lur-^elv Ujioii his imiu/inatioii.
12
ATTAt K O.N TIIK I'KoI'LKS HKIM ;sm illV
MK. a
(APPENDIX n.)
.MKU<'KU \I>AMS •
SLANDKKS."
Iwith..tit micccM. cmplnyeH every p.«»iHe meiuu, »K,th through a
I,..wi'rfiil n»», iin.l hj luians ..f the pcrBi.na! influence- nf leading
men, t<^ effect a imre'v seltish i.lgect.
.,/lhr Ma,l.
vnti liave iiiHerted paft
SiK \« v<.ii have iiiBerte.! patt ..f Mr. <i. Merer A.laiii s
••letter" t.,"tli.. Attorney Cei.eral. I will thank y..n f. M,»ert the
f..ll..«ii.« reply, aa.lre»»e.l alx.. t.. II. .11. Mr. M.nvat. 1 have «'m a
,i,py of iny letter t.. the (.7,./.., witli a »imilar re.piest.
Tc.n.iito, mil Kel)
7'.. (/.. //"" "'•'•
Kilreve me. 'lear
Very truly y..nr»,
.l.liKoll.lK
Hiiim;i.n».
ilav olitain.Ml a e..py ..f an exlra..nliiiary ■
nil lielialf of tll<
lA-tter"
•• I k
I lU'sin'
efers to
SiK, -llaviii'.;!
(iu.tlie«eiiiiel will »h.»)a.lilre«.sccl I
triHh' " l.y Mr ti. Mercer A. tain, a t>..ok»eller ..f tlim city
U> «iy a f;'W «or.l« in reijanl to that part of it which
'""Vii liie»« . f multiplied and indiscriminate '• alan.ler." few
m..n in a p.il. -.tioi, need 1io,k. to , «a,.. Mr. ( i. M.rcer Vd.im
h-iviim- uL hiK I. ■■,P, to the |),.partmeMt will show persMtentlj l.ut
i,m.iicce»»fullv piv,,e.l some of his woiiil.Tfully cliea,
..then. hef..re Ilim) up..ii the K.lucnti.ui |le|.artnient. has turn
upon m.- -M the »uppo».' author of his wr..nu»-,
It is n..t my pr..v,.,ce t.. enter into the detail of Mr. Adams
pamphlet That will 11.. .h.nht U- etiectiv.- y done by t .e h.a.l ..f
Ihe I>ep.irti.ient. I i.iav »ay, how.ver, an.l I know well of what 1
alKrm. that tl„- K.'i.a tiiient will he al.le t.. .lispn.ve every materia
statement which Mr. .Vdaiii has v.ntiiiv.l t.. put forth. 1 am «la.l
that his lloatiii:,' K.pssip, and the slander ..f year<, has .it leiij;th l.eeii
ivdiice.1 t., writini;. It laiii now h.^ met, while 111 the .'tlier f..rm it
c.'il.l never he reache.l. Hut I may say that som.* of the most
iniTH.rtant ..f his statements never had any fonii.lati..n m fact ,an.l
are even the reverse ..f truth.
I iiiav if ..ccasion oti'.rs. ad.lress yu res|H^'ctfiilly ..n the siil>ject
of the aiiomal.ns. ami iinsati.sfact..ry in'sitiiii ami pr..specis ..f the
Civil S.-rvi.v..f Ontan..- ..f wliich, I U'lu-v,; 1 am ..n.' of the ..Id.st.
if not the ..Idcst, meniher in Top.iit... It i- t..o much th.- fasiiion
to re'.aril these -ci.tleii.en as a t.ir-et f..r every man s arrow that
liecause thev ale r'"' ■•■.thcials" and "servants" they must there-
fore sit silent under ev ly iii.lif,'nity..in.l he siihject t.. such c..iitnniely
-I.I attack as certain parties ■•■.., cli....se to in.lulf,'e in. It is time
' ' ' resisted, th.»i.^n it
riimeiit the Civil
and, in iinler t
""1 Service has, h.iwevcr, a ri^lit t.. I.iok for p-
' and I trust, t that its interests aii.l fiiti.r.
that that siiecies ..f unmanly warfare sh.uiM he r.
cannot he pr.'vcnteil. T.i the hea.l ..f the (i..vc
Service has, I
and I trust, t
upon m.- as me niii.i""- • "■■ : 7 • I u 1,... overlooked il
mistain the had an.l selfish .ause which he ha« es,«.used, he h.« , ^,,^ ^,^^.
applied lan«na«e t.. me f.,r winch there is 1,0 f...indati..n or warrant .
N,,t ciitent with imp..sini,' iip.'n y.ii (as will ).e fully pr..ved atj
th.- proper time) a tissue ..f misiepreseiitati..ii as w.ll as " ti.tion
clioii in sii'-'h matters ;
Ihci.ncv will not he
overlooked in any measure,
suhiect.
lieli
which I uii.lerstand y..ii pmpuse t.
• propei , 1. ..,/., v.. -,-- _■ •' /
ami ■•r..maii.e," he ventures up..ii a ch.-irj-e of " c..rriipti..n (s..
favourite a t.-rin with certain writers) a^'amst the Education IJe-
[.artimnt, and seekst.1 inv.ilvenie in it
Th.' writer of this " U-tter " in his lalM.ured attenii.t to substan-
tiate his .lisr.-putal.h- char>;e, cmnts up with great f.-rv..r, .as my
incnie, n.., ..n!y every penny whicli 1 have receive.l f..r years but
v.-rv ..eiinv whh-h any member ..f my family niay have awfully
urablv ..btaine.l, after havini,' given full valu.' f..r it (as the
ve me. iiiy dear sir.
Very respectfully yours.
J. liEOKllE H.ilx.INs.
T.ir.'iit.., Feb. 10.
VI. MK.
fi.
• n
MKUCKR ADAM AM) .Ml!
- M.I, I.
LoVKUL.
SlB —I rcijret that I aceidentlv overl.i..ked .me p..rtiiin ..I
G. Merer .Xdams slanderous attack in my l.tter ..f yester.lay
f Mr.
••One\'f'tho chief ...Kcials, enjoyino the special favour ..f the
;C..i..icil, actually .s..l<l his cpyri-ht to a publisher f.,r
n>tl roiin.l
lies .if those who move the
I'arlian.eiit.irv'.iocuments from which he <pi..tes woiiM abnn.lantly |
Iir<.ve) If eVerv man's iiicmi.' f..r s.rvi.vs rendere.l by liimse It
were thus snmme.l up. luany w..ul.l be .ist.mishe.l t.. ti.n.l h.;w rich
th.-v were, and the incnie tax w..uld als.. be «rca'ly bem-titc.l by
th.' ilis<-..v.iy. .Mr. A.laie, in this coiiiiectn.n, has f..nii<l it cii-
vi^ni.iit I.. siippr.'.s the fiict th.it liv.' y.-ars ago.
which Mr. iilake hr..ii«ht t.. b.ar iip..ii the
pr..bably pr..uipte.l fn.m this sam.' .piart.-r,) my salary was without
notice (ami against th.' str..n.g lem.mstrance ..f iiicnibers of the
II. .use 111.1 on,, of Its e.immittces) su.iileiily re.luci'd tive hunilre.l
d..llars(l*.-.lH')a v.'ar. T.. cmpi-nsate f..r this l..ss an.l nianifest
injustice, the laf H..n. Att..rney-i leimra Ma.:.loual,l .luthorize.l
111,- t.. i..rf..rin(aft.'rri.gid iii.piiry. as was his manner) certain map ,x.fe.-3 were fully .
being. Kurtlmr, that every with wh..s.- pn.peity. pr.iceedings and decisions, have imthiiig U>
I, is.liily d... n,..l tln.l u. ,.„ sharr <■•■ Jnnn h.,.: I Ih .h.jhir,, „,,.n.;( n. ■„
ntr;l ;i:i- .1 >n„ilr ^.,■^'...../, Mwtii.nr.l ,.r rimlrJM hrj tU<- ( .lum-d.
r;, ;,,/;,, __lVr»..naUv an.l [.rivately 1 ..pp.ised as str..ngly as it
T-ronto. . , . ., .: • _..;...£.„,„„ ..,',1,. tl,..surr,.nder of these copyrights.
..wing t.i a pressure sum, but when the caprice ..r mtrig , , , 11
(ioveriimeiit, (and wheels ,.f this machim. ...iginated the ..r.lcr f..r the unc,.nditi,,nal
sacrifice ..f iheir eau.ati..iial property, the same publisher was
made t.i .surrender the right he had aci-.nred, ,-.rfi...//;(, (.. th.' ..ffi-
,1/ ;V..l.i M-ft.i.ll )i. h.i.l mil. I. thr ;)iiir/eM.-."
.My rei.ly to this '• slaiid.-r " is threefold
Fii-.sf.—'riie "caprice and intrigii.-s" to „ ■ ..
dis.'iis.scil and expose.!, as he knows well, in the
a^iinst the Educalioiial
which Mr. ti. M. Adam
that .'Very cent
l.y < Ir.ler in C..uncil beb.re pr.yinen'.
bv th.' Altoinev-tieiieral, for th.- time
fracti.in which I, ..r any one beU.ngmg to me, ever receive.
r.c..r.le.l and iiu.lited in the pn.per ..Ihce. either in Ottawa
t<
the Council,
,o,.l 1 .r.fv Mr .\daui, ..r any man in Caraila, I., lay Ins niiger ..n a re|
sm'de ac' ..f mine .11 tins.- luatters in reu-anl t,, which 1 would n..t has lua.le against me 111 this matter
cliiiUenge th.. in..sl rigi.l scrutiny. I ■ill n..t therefore, .illow my
name and my personal li..n..ur t.. b,- smirciied by any man. esiwcially
bv ..m- wh..can ..nly justify his unmanly a.ssanlts by most selfish
and iinw..rlhv inotivi's. . r 1 . '
Wilt d..es Mr A. lam care f..r the character ..r want ..f .liarocter i
of the Kdncati..!!. ..r any ..ther Department. hmg as he can, by:
damaging it. le'l- '" l'l»>->- ''"""''If '■• ■'';■"«;•• I'":"*""",' '" ,V"'hl,"'
few paluv d..ll.irs m..re. than he c.uld ..th.rwise .b. wilh all the
i,res.sure which he has la-en able to bring t.. War ..n this matter ! (
Let theCoVi-riim.nt, if thev pleas,-, by all means, sweep away,
till, ••.tan.ling menace t.. the !K...k lr.«l.- ..f the ....uutry, but let
them n..' d" s.> ..n the ruin of chariuter. ..r
,,f Ml •'inlere»u.d" man, wh.., wnh ..them, for yearn hiw hitherto,
Believe nie,
Verv tnily yours,
,1. ("iKoKoF. HonoiNit.
T..r.iiito. Feb. Vi.
VII. MR. (i. MERCKK ADAM'S •• PRESSIRE.'
r.. Ih. f:.iit,»vf Thr .^^l/'.
SiF — Vr <i M Adam seeks •"
break the force of my state-
the isiiVm slander ment. (which the Chief Superintemlent reiterates in y.ur paper ot
'r '- i..*ir.V^-' , .,v with i,ro..f.l that M •• persistentlv but m.snccessfully ,„..«"V
I f 'ay. with pr....f.) that /ii •" pi
AITACK ON TMK J'KOPLKS DKPOSlToRY.
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*.iui'..f hi»»..ii.l.Tfiilly cheap wurei (like ..tlu-ni iost'-tv lum) «i».n
tliu K.liunti..i.:il Diiiiirtiiieiit," by ah..wiii« that I «.-nt t.. liiiii twice
f„r -.i li»t ..f tl..- t.....ki ,.M.>h..l h,i /.,, /in.. The two tluiw« »re
t.,tallv iliir.rciit. Tliey h:ive ii.t tlu: »li-mf»t c.miiecti..ii » h each
.ither' The two tiaii»:ictiim« hud even iv. w>rt »i c.miiecti.iii with
eiich .'.ther in p"iiit ..f (.mr, for a yeur \w\ uhii.*-.! U.tweeii them.
The •' lints" were sent f..r. iu A'l-v* 1'<T-'. while Mr. A.him » ..wn
letter wishin-t..l.eo .me iiii • iiit.riii.Mimte ^i.'eii.v ..t lli.' Depart
■iiei.t with Kiii,'Uu.l WM .late.l in Sept. iiiLer. IST;!. In the m.itler
,jf the lists, Mr. V.liui' was tieat.-l pre.Maely the same as every
other ..i-..;.».<' ....'.'..W,. ..f l>....k». Similar applK-ati..in f..r li.si« with
pri.-es, before ..r.lerini; I k» mc s.'i.t t.. evry pul.lHli.-r ... Cana.la.
IX KKl'oUT <iN TMK KKICATMN KKI'AKTMKNT
BV X liR'.K ^iKLK'T
I.II<11''1.«[I> >. «-■ •IMHLV
.\i the rciuem "f the t'hief SiiiHTint. mleiil ..f K.liK-»ti..n, a larye
(• uitli-e ..f twenty tliri'e. ...it ..f ei.;'.itytw.. in. mU rn ..f the !,«•
i;i! lalive .Vweml'ly. (ni-.n- than ..lu- f.>iirth ..f the wh..le l|..ii»4-.)
was api".iiiti-.l li. c..ii»..ler the «iii!i,'eiii.-.n« win. li In- ha.l «iilimiltwl
in hi> tw.. hiHi -.tticil r. i-.ri». n-«p..etiii« eeriain umeii.lnientu l.i
the (irammar aii.l t'..min..n Seh....l l.aw» . al«.. t.. in.piire int.. ih.'
mamwemei.t an.l w..rkinu' ..f the E.liuat|..ti IS'partnieiit.
Viin...is at'aeks an.l ii.ip.itiit...n« hav.' l..en ina.le in juwt yeant
the" r'nitea States an.l Knulan.l. In the same" way w.. hav.. ..r.lere.l ,,jj,„„„ the t'hief S..,H.nn'en.lent an.l ..then, in the maiia«..n.ent ..f
the .nimmil ,i„U,.:iti,.„.< .f Mr. McMulUii an.l Mr. Wyllie, ..f ji,,. |i,.,,nrtm.-i.t. an.l he wiw. anxi..i>H, l»f..re r.tir.iii.' fr..iii it. a.!-
Br..okville. Mr. Itea.llo. ..f St. Catharines, as wU a» Mr. Macl.:ir
an.l .Messrs. Campbell A S..ii, .f T..r..iit.., an.l wh.wverelse p<iU,.„„.,
a /"...A ill Cana.la, Ac. . ,
In that wav ..niv can we hav,- " •'..•..' ./«i(.m./» with .•n.,i.nal
publishers, ana ..btain their b.,..ks. H.it this i» a very .iitfer-'nt
thiiiKfroin pr..mptiMH a man. ..r siismestinj,' t.. lin.i, t.. becine the
" intermeiliate a^eney " '"a ■.■i.minissi..n iiierihant, in fai-t t..r
the p.irch.i.se ..f the i;....ks ..f ..tlier publishers. This is the essential
ohiiracten.it ic ..f an " iuternieili.itu :iKency,' and Inw ii..thin'.i -vhat-
«ve>-to a., with the buvin,' Irum li.in ..t "'i"' '.. •.'■•"•' ;."'■'.■<'">.
.•m.l which cmhl ...ily In. . btaii:.-.! fr..mhi..i ..n fav..i.ra.>le terms.
\8 t.. the special case ..f Mr. Ailam's piil.licati..ns bciiiK' ivpiire.!,
...me .>f t.ieiii were asked f..r by partii-s wishin- t.. t;et pri«-s, tVc,
and ..lie ..r m.ire was alre.idv on ..v.r li-sts. \\ e had. theref..r.-. tie-
fore purchasing tlieni t.. wr.te t.. him f(.rlnt8;and as p:rties <U-
sired the b.-..ks, we liad t.. write t.. him ayain.- ;ia we s.ipi».sed that
the hist inenio. ha.l miscarrie.l.
One ..f the veiy .''.jecti.ma ur^jed '..y Mr. Adam is that we lia\.
" little ./.■.■.r( dealings" with English publisl.ei-s, where.is that .s
the very principle on which we 'lave acte.l •'■ilh .'" /."'.'' J" " fr""!
th" bcinniiig ; and that is tbe s.de rea.s..n why we sent t.i Mr.
Ailani."uiii t... .ther publishers ill Cai.aila ai.d elsewhere f..r lists.
Thus 1 distinctly stafd to Mr. A.laiii hiu.s.lf when n-sist'iig his
'• pressure " t.. b.-cme the yen- thing which h.- has .Uii...iiice.l vi?...
" an intermediate agency." This in my letter ..f the •.'..tli ..f S.-p- ,
tcmber last, iu reply t.. one written ..n the l«th by himself, (with-
out even to the seinb'Mnce ..fa" pressure " such as I.- iiismuates )
I said "that, as we are in eommumcation with the tnglish pub-
lishers ...nselves, we are not in a i...sition t.. ..nUr b..,.ks .-vcept
fr..i I them ilim-l. Our invariabl,' r.ile is t.. ..rd.'r ..i.ly fr..iri the in
ministr.iti.iU. that the m..8t th..r..Ui;h iiive»tn{i>i...!i »h..iil.l Im >na<le
Into the w..rkii.u' of th.' I>epanmei.t by Hepn^ntntiven ..f t.. (wo-
pie. The leaders of b..lh parties in the AsSi'lubly mKr>'ed t.i the
sele.'tiou and ipp..ii.tuient ..f a large Cnin.itt.-e fr-in b..lh si.l.-s ..f
the H..u«e, i-u I .III the l(ltli..f NoveinlH-r. •' On nioti..nof l.ie H.>n.
\tt..niev-tieiu-ral Mae.li.iiald," (as we l.ani fn.in th" " V..tes and
i'r.cee.l"iiigs"' ..f ilu- House ..f Assenibiy.) " a Sel.<t C.iiuinitl<.e
wiis apiiointe.1 t.i examini- int.. the w..ikiiig ..f th.- C,,mm..ii ami
(irammarScl 1 System "if " hitari.., t..gether with the IVpartm.'iit
,.f I'ublic lnstriicti..ii, with p..w.'r t.. seii.l f..r i.ers..ns an.l pajiers.
an.l t.. re|".'t theriM.n.
Thef.illowii.g IS the r.p..rt ..f that •■..mmitlee, pri'iH'iiLHl. n^eeiv...!
Hii.l .mlered t.i be prii.te.l l.y the Legislative Aswrnbly. the .lay
hef.ire the clos.- ..f the Sessi.m. This ri-|K.rt is an ampl.' vinilieati..n
,,f the Chief Sup.'riiit.'n.leiit. an.l all wl... have lussisl.-.l hiiii. fr..ni
, the imputations l.mg .in.l ncklessly thrown upon th.iii by a porii,,n
..f the public press an.l oth.-r parties ; an iiii.piestionable t.-siiiii..iiy
t.i 'he hdelitv, elticie'.c., ami .•e.iii..iiiy with which th.- Department
of Public Instruction has been c.niliute.l in its vari..ii8 branches
'" an.l .lelails.
iiKroKT or Till-'.
oMMoN
\N1.
Iilsl
..It VMM \K s. Hi
..► A.^SKMhl.Y.
■ MMlTTKIt .'K
Tv lln //..h.oi/il'.'. thr L. ;;i.</i'(i.v ,^.«. l.i'./;., (»n(.(li...
The Select ('..iiiniitttv a|ip..inte.l (..examine int.. the w.irking ..I
the C..nim..ii ami liraiiimar Scli....l System ..f tintsri... (..geiher
beg leave t.. pres.*lit
divnlual publishers, unless m rare an.l sp..cial c.ise. " Tlia, T with t^e IV,,ar,ii.eut of mbhc Instruction
could have brou'ght a "pressure" ..n lum to sell, and then at the their Kep..rt
.•iiin.i' time t.) w rite sue
absurd to be further discussed. He .lid, ii.iw
but ..iilv to make a n
mission
Usher .'
inerchant in fact" for . ver "a
Very truly y...ira,
.1. (iKoKOK
Toroiit.i. Feb i2.
VIII.
h A letter (.. him wHh..ut reiii,.,istrai,ce, is to., Your C.,iii,nitt..e have *^""»»'"^:^' '''',''!:■;;"■;;"" ;:^ .'!^i J n^elo
r write next .lay, ,|i,.et.iig C,,nim.,n and (.ranimar >-cho.,ls, ami .whiple,! .eriaiii res.,
wal of his appli.Mti.,n v. act as " a cin- l.itioiis for the ameii,l.,ient tlieiv,.!. which have been .■„,.. h.u.I in
' ' l.,ii.,li..l English pub- Hills numbers I !!• a..,l I-".', now bef..re your h„ii..uraMe H...i«.
i S.,nie pn.gresa has Ih'.'II iiia.l.' in inv.sti-aliin; th.- man.'f.-m.-nt
.and usefulness ..f 1 pp.r Cana.la t •■■lleg.-, but ,.wing t-. th.- hit.-iiess
..f the sessi..n ami the imniber ,,f pers,,iis t.. b.- ,xaiiiiii>-,l, an.l .1,,
cunients t., be c.nsi.len-.l. (he C.,iiiinittei- will ift be abb- t., rep ,rt
th.Te.in this session. They have als.. pr..eur,-.l returns an.l oth.r
useful inf..rm.ilion, which have b.-eii pni.t.-.l iiii.l.r III,- ..r ier ,f
y.,iir h.iii..nrable H,.use f..r the us.- ..f memb.-rs.
" The C.,iiimittee visite.l ;'...- E.lii.ati..n otii.e. ami .xaiiiii., I the
system .,f maiiageiiient p.irsm-.l tlii-r,-. an.l ap).oii.t.-,l a s.ibi . -ii-
niittee for the more .-.areful an.l exten.U-.l i;>yi-sligati..ii ..f that .1. ■
partiueiit .,f the e.l.icati.,nal system. Th.- result ..f the lab,,iir .,f
that C.,miiiittee is enib,,di,d in their rei-.rt as a.l,.pte,l .ii.,! ap-
pn-ved by your Committee, and hen-with siibmitte.1.
Y-.ur •■.liiimilti-e have t., congratulate tin- ciiiiiry ii| Ii,- >-\-
teiit aiil effici,-ncy ..f its .•.liiea:i..i.al sy.steni. br-iiighl t,, its |,r,-s.-iit
f iisef.iln.-s's m-iinly by th.- iml.-fatigabl.- exert s .,f th.- able
M\r MorSTIN'ti Eitll THE EUl (
DEPARTMENT.
H.llHilNS.
ATIONAL
r.. ('..- Kilitm- ,./ Tin: Mlil.
SlK, -With reference to a statement in y.,iir |
this nioniing
..ver the signature .,f (i. Mercer .\,Jam. as f.,llo.-: " l!ut if we
eould get behiu.l the s.-eiies and ^tscertaiii li.,w much ,,f the
S;i-..i;24.(iO paid one .nan f.,' iiiap-mo.iiiting actually went into the
map-Ill., iiiiter's pocket, an.l how much ,.f it was extracte.l fr.im hiiii
by the way ..f percentage, or the re.nuueratioii of "'f"'"- ''V;:"';';;; ;;;a y^n^^iMei •l.ierSupennt,-ii.l.-.it, the Kevereiel D.s-'..r Kyer
members S,f.,tHc.als;.jm,he. J have^l^^ „, ,, ,ubl • - ■ ■ -
I have iiev,-r pai.l i-iie farthing b
stat.-
, . , , 1 t ,„„,i soli secon.le.l .,v tiie ...iiincii .1. i ,..,.,. Iti»tr.icti..n. an.l a iii.,st
;im prepare.1 (.. make alH.lavit that there is no. o.ie w ,r.l of trut , ' 'v."^,f ,' ^' ,f ,^,,tt,..„. ,.,^,..,h,-r with the liberal pr.,M ea.le
, have ui,!;^;;:rm;rt z />:5;'^.:rf;:/ a.^; Cr r^lentadve^of ^h.. , p.e .. ... s.,,,.. .,f
1 hav.. giy.-u full value for all in. .n.ys received, in all it.s branch.-s
lisc.int has frcim-ntly Y ..ur ( ..mmitt-
his .stateiiit-nt
plirpos...
twenty yeai-s, an.l have given
asiuy invoices will sli.iw. .V per.',i.tage .r .
been .led.icted by the ..tticers ..f tlu- Department for tl.ictiiati..iis in
the cotton .iiarke'. . but this has always 1k-,u .lone ..n the fac- ..t
the inv.. ices, ,111.1 I lave .mly r..'eeiy,'.l fr the Treasury U.-part-
ment the net sums after thesi- .ieductioiis have b.-,-ii nia.l,-. I may
further state that for many years 1 ii.ive woi-ki-d f.T nearly all tlu-
gilders and map-m.mnlers, iMioksellers, .Vc. , in r.,r,intr> ; but, ow-
ing t.. the great am.,unt ,,f w.,rk.b.ne. the pric.-s chiirge.l to the
Departnieiit have be, n. in c,,n8ts(iience. a little lower than the
prices charge.! ',j the trade.
.1 I! ClKTKK
Toronto, l!Hh i'"el>., 1074.
_ als., much iiidi-bt.-.l t.. th.- Chi.f Sii|Kr.ii-
teiid.-iit f..r the gnat iwsistam-e given to thi- C..nimitl.-.- by him in
p.irMiing Ih.ir in-piiries ; ami it is matter ..f n-giTt (., th.- < '..mmit
tee that the tiim- at their .li«l",sal. .,wing to tt laiiy calls up.,ii
Its members in the discharge ..f ,.tli.r l.-gi»lat|ye ,l,ili.-s. hiis pre
y.-nt.'.l the pn.paradoii ,.f lui exteieliHl re|».rt U|".ii the subjecU
embraci'.l in their .-ii-iui.i.s
I All which IS respectfully subimttuU. ,..,,..u,.v.
I M. C L .\.xir.lx* •>.
I < V..i.r».aj..
CoMMl.TKK IltMlM,
! Jaii.iui'y I'Jth, lati'J.
u
,\'ITA( K ON THK I'Kol'I.KS DKI'OSITOKY.
KKPHHT >>r THK -■ II'
iMMITTEE ON TlIK KUI
*Mi liKPlislTilKV.
y., !!,■ (7i.iMlii.lii ../f/ir h:,lufnliifiiil I'i.mMtlli' .
Till' mill-' '"miiii<t»-i' !i).p.>iiitid til L-xaiiiiiif int.. the iiiliiiial ma-
ii.imimiit "f till' KJiiciiticniil l)i'|Mrliiieiit, n^port :
Tliae ill iiii(lLTtiikiiij< till) .luticn ansi^MfU t.i tliem, they firet
ili'liiniiiii'il t.i iiiiiku i\ tiii.r.irnh fXHiiiinati.m int.. tliu iiKiile of cmi-
iliiilin:; tlu' liiiamial ili.|iartiin-iit.
\..iir r..iiiiiiittw liii.i ''..It till' nyHitiii :4<l.i|it»:il liy iIk- Uciartiiient
M ,il "w. Ili..i-..iii'liaii<l c.iiipl.l.Mi cliar.icttT, tliat ii.. fimaH can by
liny i»inail)ility Ir- nxuivi-d wltlimit ln-ini; cIk'i'kciI liy prii|Mriii(iiHis,
»ii.wo Btmral iliitius ri'c|iiiif tliiiii t.. make iiitnis in vaiimis
li...ika, tlir.iin,'li wliicli v\vr\ itiiii can rcailily l.c traced.
Tlicy find that , all in.iiicy.H ri-ccivcil l>y tliu Ucpaitmcnt iirc rc-
(,'iilailv dci«witcil ti. the credit of the (ii.veriiiiieiit, wilnthe excep-
tinii ni luiineyH intended t.i he diahursed in the pmelia^e uf articles
iHilaiilcf tlio iimtitmi.>ii (Tni»tct»' ScHikjI seals inerelyj, a. id that
all expenditure-- are niaile hy eheipie, properly conntemiyned l>y ;
tliu diliereiit heiidn of the dejiartnient to which they respectively .
Iiehm^.
'I hey lind that a perfect system of reiiistration of every cuininuni- 1
cation rewive.l hy the deparlmeiit is niair'ained, hy means of which j
the Kcveial olhcMa t.i wliose department the communication h.i»
iifeicnce. are imme.liately ai.|in/.ed of the contents, and answers
are promptly reluriicil to the stinie.
Voiir C.imniittee have als.. made a thoroiii^h investigi'tiim of the
Iicp.isitoiy department, and tiiul t r the existini; arrani^emeiits f or
piirchasinl' »tiH;k are »atisfact..ry and well titte.l for securing the
Bime oil till' most fav.mralile teiina. The mode of di»i)i>sin(,' of the
Inioks is ei|iiiilly satisfactory.
V.inr t'.mimittee lin.l that the amount yearly received hy t:>c De-
partmeiil from the Municipalities for hooks, maiw, itc, is very
c..ii»idi«ahle, am.Miiitiiiy in IrttlH to ?Ll>,(KI4.'.'0, which sum is [laid
directly int.i the I'lihlic Treasury, and slemld l>o regarded as an
otl'sel linunst the amount ijranted to the Dcpartiueiit.
In connexion with this suhject your Cniiuittce snhmit the fol-
h.wiiii,' statement, showiiii; the est of hooks, maps, Ac. and the
amount received for the same trim. 18r>0 to IHliT. inclusive. .\lso
the amount received from the (iovcrniuent on account thereof,
viz. : —
The total amount paid for Inioks. maps. Ac, ini-
poried from LS.V) to 18ti7, WM ^.'TI.SH'.I .VJ
Purchases ill M.mtreal :i.'.»!HI IMi
Articles manulacturudor purchaned in Toronto '.I^.Hti >'»
ATK.v niiAKTiiBST and ".'aylor, to whose enen^'ios and ahilities in « \!,rvni measure the
depailmeiit is indeiiteil for its present stale of etticieiicy.
Thi. services rendered by the.se .,'entlenieii, ouLside of their ordi-
nary business, and during extra hours, hashithert.i rei.dered unne-
cessary the epiphiyment i ' ailditi.mal assistance; and haviie,' per-
formed these duties f.ir ne.irly livi. years, your ''..mmittee rc^'ret
the rediicti.. II which has been ma.le in the am..iint of their emolu-
ments. with.Mit relieving theiii ..f their extra duties, the result of
which will in all probability be an incre^uted expenditure in the
shape of ..idditional clerks.
.Viiiotij; other tliiii'.'s.the printiin; of theestablishii.ei.t came iiii.hr
review of yoiir t'.iiiiiiiittee. and tli.y call atteiiti.ui t.. tl .• fact, that
the prices charged by the l^hieeii's printer are in excess of those for-
merly paid ; for instance-
.i.iMrnal of Kdiication
lioard of Trustees' lleisirt'.
Scheme for Analysis
. . b.»veirs t^w.-en's Printers
"''"■"• ('lla^^e. I'liartje. Kxcess.
5.V2(I iVM IKt l?ir.f> ;".<l ^-'IJ "Kl
1 •.'.") 17 M 28 ;l-.' II » '.••_•
IIHKI 1(1 (HI ir> 7" o 77
SOii'.'.tlOO 4ti
M\:, ^Vu 5(» «-JIMJ 5'.< jMa («•*
Yinir Committee liave collected a complete set of the forms .and
paiK'rs used ill the department, which they submit for your iii-
s]tecti"ii.
V..ur t'oiiimittee have Kre.at pleasure in rep..rtini,', that the
internal iuan,aj,'eineiit of the Educational Department is most sa-
tisfactory.
In conclusion, they would iveommend that there be a yearly
audit of t'le books of the department.
.\ll of which is respectfiillv submitted.
.1. McMrUUlt'H,
Ch-iiriiiiiii .«ii/i-('om.
T..roiito, .(anu.ary, 18G!t.
* The Queen's Printer contiact.irs in their explanatory Itcport to
the Hon. the .\ttorney-(!eiieral -Macdonald, on these charges, con-
clude as follows ; —
" We must acknowledge, however, that wo are somewhat sur-
prised that the dilference in favour of .mr contract, admitted by all
practical printers to be .an exceedingly low one, is not greater than
it is ; and it is i(uite evident, after a careful examination of the
accounts attached t.i Mr. H.idgins' reiiort. |to the Chief Superin-
tendent, on tlie<,'iieeii's Printer's .\cc. .nut for November and Uecein-
ber, i8ti8|, that the jiriiiting of the Kducation Department has been
most economically niana.^ed." -[Eiin ation (Jfkke Notk. |
DeVVKTMK.NT ok Pllll.lr ixsTKfniO-S" KoK O.VT.tKIi.),
1st Febru,uv, 18(iil,
■;),0(IO l!t
Freight, agency. pa<-kiiig, printing, iiisurnnce, sala-
ries, and exiienses
?44-2,l'i(Kl (J.-.
Value of Il.ioks disp.itched, Libraries, including the
KKI pir cent, grantea .'.r!.'-:'" _'.
.Maps, prizes. Ac •,•■■;••:•■••
Do. sol. I. without grant, (text books). Ac
213.!ty;t 78 7',,
H'.>,182 5!t
.*4I!i.47ri ;t4
(;raiit8 received from (l.i.eniiuent on this acc.innt.
from 18.-><I ti7 2i>;t,ol8 48
Less iciiiiited Receiver-General tit), .}. 8 fa n
«i187,i;l!t 7!>
If we deduct half .f the ab.ive-neii-
'■•""''' "•"""""' ^i;!;.,.!, Yh :w7,2!.2 75
Win. h
S1t;8,(i4ti a7
7'..M'
We gel the amount of goods despatched over and ab.ive what was
paid t.ir.
Takin- then the granU SlH7.i:{'.t 7!>
Alid dT'ducting the ab,.ve proportion of goinls H18.ti4li :I7 ,
Leaves a balance of «18,4!« 42 i
1
Which aiii.iuiit is fully coven-l hy the stock on hand,
.fl^. ,.,U..v i« cscUisive "f th.' trvisacli.nis of 18i>8. I
Your C.imniittee in making this investigation have iioiiceil that i
acoiwnlerableaiii.iuut of extia lab. mr has iH'eii performed in the
deVMsilorv and ollu.r dcpirinieiits by Messrs ll.i.lgiiis. Marling.
7'..ic
REM.VRKS .\XD Dl'INlON'S OF SCHOOL TRI'STEES
KKCEIVED IN l87-.'-l.H7;i.
ri(.ihiii of Witljiol,.— "The trustees have left the choice of the prize
books' to the Board of Education. They have selected prize
books for said section for 1871 and 1872, which suited well.
Please select Prize Hooks for 1873."
(■ii.</ii/i ../■ .If.<i7')i.<v.";//i. — " The prizes we received have acted like
a charm ; the little chil.lren like to come to school much better.
Thi parents, seeing thiin so anxious to learn, keeii them
lunch better supplied with bo.ik. than formerly. We would
leave the choice of the prizes entirely to the Department"
mhiji itf Ektrid. — " They (the merit carils) have caused a great
exciteinent ainoiii. the scholars ; much more than we hiul any
exjiectaiion of. I'.ut we tiiid t'.iat we have not sent for
enough single merits, as there is a iiincli larger attendance now
than there was before we gav-' the merits."
iifhilinf Mill nun: "Ueiiig desirous of obtaining a good Sabbath
Scho.'i Lilirary '.r our Sabbath Sch.iol, we thought we would
not suit oiir">.|ves better than by making application to your
Departiuent for it. We got a small sup|ily (of 1 ks) early in
the snmiueraiid as they gave good satisfaction, we agreed loin-
crease our lililary this tall with a select number of b. ks Ironi
your deposit. iry."
■iiahipi)/ l\'tihn„jhnm.—"'f\>r encl.ised aiiemnt isforthe pur|iose
of getting s..iiie more prize b.i..ks siinil.ar l.i tlei.se you .sent
this spring to us. with which we were highly please.l ; ami
the books for the library exceeded our lughest exiiectatiou.
The sele.tion .in.l material siiipasse-. aiiyiliing we have ever got
betore from anv .illnr establishment 'iVe inlen.l .sen.ling for
ATTACK ON TMK PKOPLKS l)KW«tSlToUY
1«
about the Mim' am..iint otfaiii t'uH wiiitrr «.• w.r,- »<. Iii«lil.v
iiIiiutcMl with thoiii th.-it »•• iiitiii.l i.. iiiUr.-i' ..ur lil.rur)- "••
.■aiin..t liiv ..lit ..ur iii..iii'y t..tt.r. iiii'l ..ur ii.-i«hl>..iirni.; iH..ti..n»
uru .l..iiiii 111.- lame aii.l intiii.l t.. »vii.l t.. Ilio Ufi.iirtiiu.iit iii-
Btfiul .if i.urcliiiaiiij,'fr..iu L..ii.l..ii aii.l ..tluT pliivn."
r.-i'-H-Ji'/. ../ Il'iilfil'-- " 1 "i».V mfiiti..ii tliat tin- it,liiti..n y..u iiin.lc
Wfiire fur us was !i:»ti»f:ut..ry. "
r.jic). "/■ f'i.'..". •• Tlu- cli. mical api.aratUH ..r.l ifl l.y in lia.«
K'e'n liiily nwivcl in j;. .<1 ..r.U-r «ii<l is liki'ly t.. u'lvf iiiiirt
»atiHfiicti."m. The lK.|.aitiii..iit has ..ur best thiiiiks f.i. tlu- cari-
ili»|.liiyi<l ill the »eh'cu..ll."
Tfi'iiiliiii ■•( MMI.io,,.— " I sent f..rty a.-llara f..r prizes an.l iiia].*
last winter, ami I wius well iileasi.l with tluiii ; they gave uiii-
vemal 8ati»f:uti..ii. "
Ti'inuliif ../ M'..'. ./.....- 'They 'vish t.. leave the se!eeti..n t.. y..ii as
they fee! eipiiliileiit that y.;ur selecti'.n will pn.v.. i.ati»fact..ry.
ToiiMliip ,.t /'..-•. 1- KMt. " We leav.. aeleeti..ii t.. the Department a»
we have heret<.fi.-e received natisfiicti.in. Have the kiiuJncM
to take int<i ccmji.leration that I'Urs is a (,'ath.ilie seetii.n."
Tuannhip nfAiniii.—" Last yearthe trustees. Jl tlirsiieefT..n ..btaineil
fri.m the Ue^iartnient. I'rize l'ackai,'e No. 1. which gave «.
satisfactiiin
Ci/i/ ../"»,<. ci.-
it entirely t
froiu the j.aat, a ju.lici.iiis ch'.ice will l>e niaile
T-iinisltii' I'f .U.u.ii i.<. -" F<.r the remaimler. I...th special an.l i^jeneral
prizes," the 8electi..ii will he left eiiiirelj t.. the i>'-partiiieiit, as
the seliicti.iiis iif last year yave perfect satisfacti.m."
r.iinu/ii'/ii./.NV././if;..- -We scarcely kii.iw what toselect. hut will trust
to your jiiilgnient t. send us t;'i<A sound literature, as the last
you sent gave g. 'od satisfaction."
rilUu/e ufOmi'viei: — " Ple.ise make the selection. The Departmenf.H
choice has always lieen satisfactory."
Uni,>:i M,m,l, H'i/;iai;w(oi./..--'-We leave the selection to y..u. with
the assurance that you will on this oLC:isi..n air..ra us the same
satisfaction y.iu iiave heret.ifore given us."
Tfi'-iisliiii of HUiiiilfxiil.- "As y..u well suited us in the [.ast live con-
secutive years the selection is again left to you "
TmniMia of' Ehhm •mil .V.i/-;/<..s.(. — '• We left the 8electi..n t.. the
Department last year, and were satislie.l that they were better
thiui we could select, .iiid we theref..re leave it toy.ju this year
also."
T<'ini.H\,qi>;f Alhi,.u'iiul Ch'mij.iii (.■<;,.- "The last selection of books
you sent \18 gave g...)d s.atisfaction, ami we leave it to the De-
partment to select for us this time al«..."
very well. Wiil y..u ha\e the kindni-u t.. make a •eleeti.'n (or
us again f "
r,. 11. .*/..> ..('r....r/.ii»./. •• \Verec«.ivedthepri/.e«fr..iii J..U. and can
«iy inn'tum that they give geiier.^1 Bati»fiuti..ii. They ereaiwl
all interest in the Secti.'ii, l-olli among ich..lan« and |>«reiiU,
which liai not Wen »r..ii»o<l tx'f..re."
r..io..Jii/. ../' .U.ifi'.l.i — •• .\» your ».-teeti...i» are .generally pn-fernJ,
anil, in every instance with which we are at'.piainl..d. have
pr.ive<l »ati»f;«ctoiy, »o wo refer this «h-ition t.. y..u "
1.../M1I'. of' .V..iici.'i. -V. A- .*■■. -" Y.mr i«dts:tioii of pr»i>s on Iw.. prv-
vi..us .i:clisi..n» h:i» niveii i;."..l »iili«facti..n, ... we Miid this list
rather f..r four guulaiice than as an abicliite nil.' If th.ro
are any ..f the articles asked f..r whicli y..u have ii..| in sL^k,
si-nd such ..theni as in y..ur judgmeni may K- iiear.«l lli.'SO
attught."
ii,<;m/< ../ T'r.i/.'/./.ir. — " Ifcith children and parvnts were- well
pleaaeu with the »electi..n they re>viv.-.l hist year."
Tui'-n4iiit of y.orra »'■.»(. — •' I may «Ute that ih.' s.-l..etion ..f priiu
books 'madi in DiwmW-r f..r the .ch....l by ih.- Department
pn.ved highly satisfactory."
7'<.i(im;.i>..//>.".^«''. ""Th.«e (priz.- b.«,k«) you neat have given
such go.Ml saiisfacti.'ii that we will s.sm send again.
■I with
Toil-
r.
ihe prize b..^k3 sent by the Depiirtment, an.l will urgB Tri...t««
to appiv t.> you f..r semiannual supplies ..f them."
With regard t.. the 8electi..ii of thei>rizes I leave /,„^„,.fur, ( ..iii.^' ../ //.I'.lim.iie/. - ' I was very much plen
the Dejiartment, lieing satislied, that, judging ,]„ • '• . . . -i. t
''-'--- "- '■ " ' -'■ " toapply t.. y.
TinriiMii iif iCtiini Eii.tt. ■" Wo sle'iihl like the tame care taken in
selection, and b.-oks ..f the larger size, averaging from thirty to
eighty cents each. "
Tinrn.iUii> ../ X.iwih'.i/. — " Accei'1 our siiiivre thanks f..r the b.H.k»
and cards received fn.m the Kducatiou Othce. e«iK'cially f.-r
the (ienuan books, which are very intHrestiiig, useful an.l in-
structive."
TnKMhif of Ih.rchittii; A'. — " The gl.dies an! every^thiiig that culd
1m- expected ; tliey are a cp .lit to the makers."
TuwinJiilt of tirucf.- " We feel very well satislied with the s»-lecli..n
you :.ia<le for us."
Towmliii' of Clhorw.--" The selecth.ii made f..r me by the Dejarl
mem has always been most satisfiutory."
7'».'W.iw..fO-..-(.!/,X «<"'■■< --'•The s.-lecti..ii m:«h' by the D.-
' partmeiit last time w.as «.. excellent that it is again left t.. it
i only suggesting that a few toys, instea.l ..f 1 ks, w..iild be as
I well f..r the smaller pupils."
; Tou;v<hi}i of A'.M<i. — " We were well satistie.l with your selecli.m last
I VHUiqc of Colhonu . -•' Yoiir last selecti..n Wiis very »atisfa»-tory "
T.o^,^«/,l>../ y....f,....../A\A\-;- Being well plciised with y..ursdec-,^^^^^^^-. j,,^. ^.,^,,.„„„ „f U..V, that y.
tioa last year, we again ask y.m to select al...ut UN. prizes. | i"' '^'^'Z- J ^_^ ^j^J^,^ ^J^ ^^, f,,,,,^^, ^^.^.,.^^^, ,.^,.,.|i,,„t ) ks, an.l we
r..i™.«/o> o/ .Wan..—" We have received the package ..f b....ks in gcsl I tlieref..re leave the selecti..n t.. the Department .•igam."
order. They gave great 9atisfacti..n t.. the trustees, parents and _ , . . -r,,,,,,,,,,. .. w^. leave the sclecti..ii ..f the I ks, Ac.,
children ..f the Sch..ol. We are satislied that we c.ul.i not get , > "^'J^ - _^ ^ ^ ^,^;_^^, ^,^_ received last year were all that c.ul.l he
as good a selecti.m fr..m any bo..k-.c..re in tlw cui.ty. | ,,^,ired. ami y.u seUtcl them."
Toic,uhii>ofLoqai,.--' Tlie^ .arc>;L '(tJl»fo'<. which y..u have caused to j-^y.,,,/,;^ ,„■ jiUiiolfonl. "The selecti..n Ik ii.g left with y.u, iis y.
be seiit to us have Srrived siifely, and they have given great
batisfaction." «»•«-*-
Toinmh ./< 1./ f.f ;/.../. — " I l>eg t.i return y. .u thanks f . .r the g... ..I selec
tioii which you have made and sent us this time ; they are
superior to any prizes we have received yet."
Tomi-thip of I'ill.sto,nih. -'■ ThelhTsreeimirectud me to say that the
parcel of prize b.'>..ks sent in IH7-' :1 Wits entirely satisfiutory i
everv b..,.k sent f..r by them was f.....aril.d by the Dep..sit.iry ,
prou'iptly, and that. ..iily f..r the extremely liberal grant given j
by the Department, th.-y ...uld n..t face their ciistiiueiits after .
oxpeiiding .1"./ ..um on either maps ..r jirize l..i..ks, and they sin- 1
cerely hojie that the system of granting 81IHI ..n remittances |
wiL' be ci'.itiiiue.l." i
rumu/iij.. .rt'/i:.i'»^/.(... <■».—" Please send down by express («lt> worth
of bo.".ks, Ac, suitable f.ir prizes f..r the chiidreii. I iieeii ii..t
liave s'uite.l us by your selecth.ii f..r the last f..iir years."
roKiMA'/' ../ Ai*«..>ri. W. " Having seen a 8electi..n ..f prize b.-.ks
sent from your Deii..8it..ry, I feel c..iiliuent y..ii will select b....k»
as go..d as [...ssible at the price
T'lirn.ihio of Yon.f Front. - " 'VUv maps an.l T. U U.ss..iis I pur-
chase.! at tiie Dep..sit..ry in Oct. .her hwi, 1 am gla.l i.. say.
have given ii..t ..niv satisfaction t.. the t.-iistees, but a real
pleasure to the V-acher an.l sch..lars. The Tablet l{.-a.liiii;
Le88..ii8 ari' certainly iietvssary for small children r.-adiiig lli.'
rtrst lMK»k."
r..i'..-Jo> ..'■'»■./;..'../. "The selection we have to y..u, as thai
y.,u m'lule for us'f.irtw.. years |.revi..usl> was Ulur than we
coul.l have made ..iirselves ; lUid the lMM)ks yoii si'iil gave c
plete satisfacth.n to all."
The packag.s ..f prize IsK.ks we ha»>
specify ;y..u can select wiiat' is suitable for them Ktter than I . r...c,u.M> ../ Mn'lo. - " The packag.s ..f i'"'-'V'"7_''' »•; J^;"'' I'""''
coudd direct." I vh.usly g.jt fr..m the Department have gi»en us gnat satis-
r..i(-rw/ii;).j/i.'./ii.'.— "Permitmetoretuniy..uthanksf..rthe8elec-| faction. i ..,, I, ih.. !>...,»«
tion of prize books, which were duly received, and gave great I Oy ../ .)<M,r...-" \\ e wiM^e V'"^; 'T'A'' ';L''?^„,,rt lur ..I l^a"^^
satisfaction." menfs «.lecti..n f-r " Tciicher . •-''"•»'•?;_»".! "'^ "^'""^ '*='"'"
The 1 ks .sent arc the best seleeti..,. of the choice of tin, pn.e lot entin.^ " >.mn«..lf.
tt',!l..l„..t...r„. '• Vir Kli:
Tuivmhii/ of l'luiiift>oii.
prizes they (the trustees) ever aot.
Tuwtuihip of CuHiw/i<-.>."/.-" The biMiks sent us last year suited lis i
' / flH.tl School,
r,^ ..,: f..
the selection of the l»»>ks to y.iir «iiperi..r judgment "
If.
ATTACKS ON THE PKOPLES L»EP<JSlTORY.
Tou-Htkiv »S Hr^rUy " An the .Blei.|..i,H hirctof, r..- iii».l« l-y tl.u
D«imrtnuait have Kivori ii«tit'»cti..ii, *»• liuve thoiii U. l.« made
M .III fipnii'T ipifa»i.<ii«."
T;UHtkn><' •■"/«•" "Th.! tru»ti-Bii.leiiirB inet.i«#y tli»t thepiick-
tgei'i'iey rec.-ived in the year IrtTO «ave goiij iiiitisfacti.pii."
Tmn.^w -f t'>l:r"y. " The .election yu will l-leuw- make j..nr
Mlf.MW" were well ploaied with U.'>k.., A^- . »iMl in in Marcli
Irwt. "
t'„nnrrmllr " We are hi-lily pl.-a«e,l with the m.ii-s, apparatus.
Jtc , mMit t....iir»ch->..l at the l.ei{iiiuini,' "f the present y.ir.
The'mii'« m particular, k'ive imiv.iHal »ati»faetion. \\e hav<'
no lyiuputhv whatever with those who Nji-ak ami write .li»par-
agiiiKly of the praiseworthy etforU of the Depart.nent.
TmnuAir "f If'i'lham. — " Yoo g»»o go.Hl »ati«f«ctii.n in answer to
winilur order last year, and I feel <-niiii.lent that yon can do
gaiter th»:i if I attempt to select froie ih- catalogue myself.'
r„inahii> of /..m.-n/.- " Wo leave the selection to you. Wo were
well satished with those you sent last year."
7'<iiritiAi;» '</ &/r<-m>»if. -" We leave you to make the selection, as
we huve always sjot satisf rxtii m in the past."
r..inwAi> "f'.W'irm./Mi " 1 think it is seven times I lut ve jjotten
prize biMiks from the Department, and always with K'"* ■"''"•
faetion
TniiMhi/, ../ /'. ^ric.iic.i. •• You will pleiw acwpt imr thanks for
vour v.iy «"od ami aii|.r..pnate seliction of VMu.ks, and the
uKiiiv little plea-HiiiL' extras you »o kindly put in. wi .cli 1 feel
' ifltttrtp tfi Blpmtr our Jiohools ntf.\ Wore."
•/•"
,i.-.lii,, ../■ IliilUiiii'inl. ■' The liooks and papers ordered at your
ottice yivi- the Viest satisfaction, for which accept our thinks."
XI. PKICES OF UEP08IT0RY BOOKS.
A STATBMKNT AND APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THB BIX>K»KLLB«U*.
The editor of the BiockvUit Rtcurdn- (David WylU«, Esq.) m re-
markiig on tho subject of the Depository in his paper of the 26th
" The selections of foniier years were entirely i p,,!, ,„es the following very significant language in regard to the
, ^1 .. ..... ,..„.. j^^j^.^^ ^ f (ii^, jj^|^,,gjj,,^. y,„„j(, .,„j tlie hopes of thi- booksellers in
regard to these prices under the proposed provisions of the School
Bill on the subject. Mr. Wyllie says . -
"<>urexperienco with the Depository is. that many of the Books
•■.((. iiMi-Ui III « very luic ,ti<liiie, but that the catalogue could not
be de|«;iided upon, as they never had a full list in stock * * *
Toictut^U' of Miii'i-"! -"We got a i>ack!n{e( prizes) last year, and
it was *tter than those wc conlfl select "
Toinuhiv of yfoui^. . ..„ -^ - - - .. , ,, -
to our" minds ; therefore, wo leave the matter wholly in y
hands."
T.'<n.M,>ofS<illjl<:tt.--\\e have In-en notting prize biH.ks s..mi
seven years, and have always been satistied before.
Tou-nihip of B. r.,H.— •' Your la»t selection gave entire satisfaction.
uot from the d.'partiiient. There are s..me excellent iM.oks ... • i~ . , , „ x ji . .i r. *. .
ongthem.- (MH- school is very pro8,*r<.us this ye.w--^! be- ," care should be taken by the Government that the Offmrh,^.,!
e partly due to ci.mpetition f.ir prizes by merit cards." •'•,l,i,suotimrkth- ImoLi doo-i, Mne their aclmil ru/i«, and thus
, . 1 ;.-'-.. r . .1 ..*• .1... «./; "
r..,-.uJM> of .U.in>.Mi. " We are highly pleased with the prizes
W3 got'from the department. Thert! are some excellent iMioks
among them
liev
Cilu of 0(f,„n. --(Inspector P. S.) " 1 have much pleasure in
exirtessing my satisfaction with the selection ,,f w.iks made by
the otticers of the Uepartmoiit. bi^th in the Teachei-s Lilirary
and the Christmas prizes."
ToiriijA')' "'■ M'lro. " We leave the choice of the articles to you.
We did so before, and were well pleased at the result."
To,n,.-hii' of ItoUoih. •■ We ofler you our thanks for the very suit-
Jeft^at the<>B.iE<T of Ihr Bill.'
In one of the " suggestions " Pamphlet on the Depository issued
" for the trade," the writer urges that catalogues and lists of books
be issued from time to time, mth mrh jmci's ii^j-f./ <(.s ii-ill loit pnrtnt
the tratle from CinniKling with tlu UriMxitury.
Ill regard to the prices of the Depository books, the following
elusive. W. K. Bigg, Esq.,
Toinifhiii of llolii'ih. " We otter you our tnaiiKs lor uie very sioi- j,, regaru lo ine prices oi me i.u^..o.,
able prize l«>ok8 wo^ received in November last, which ='»^«| t^.,tj,uoiiy of two of the Insiiectors U e-^ic
general satisfaction.- , ln„H..ctor of Public Schools, Leeds, s:-
T' '>'•>' '■^'^■"•;r™'':7^'.^.':"l^. -^..r:^!!: •" !:rtr.. u!:":^" ""' -with regard ,o ,he Depositor, , I w
appropriate that we leav
tained books, cliietly on AJreiitiin.^ in HooIkoj, Ac.,
appeared to excite an int.-rest for reading in the sectu
satisfied all i>artie8."
which
and
the choice a.',ain in your hands." " With regard to the Depositor., I wish to add to my former
•'The last libr.ry we procured con- statement, that I have frequently tested the prices of books in a
■ ■ ..• . . .1 : I. ^^.jj^ii^.j.^i,, ,i||,j, in lirockville, as compi.rod with those uf similar
works at the former, and have iiiniroihly fouiul a differewf of oi
Ini.Ht 2."> l»r •■•■lit. in fii-our of the D'i>Mtory, im.ipf.(iiv vfthe \00per
. ant. Drjiiiii-iiintol iillim-aiiee.
•■ After I resigned the position .if Principal of the I'liited High
Public School of Br.jckville, I was succeeded by the present incum-
bent l>r. Evans, and in the summer of 187-', he was authorized by
the Board of Trustees to expend the sum voted for prizes, among
the *own book-sellers, if he found he could purchase nearly as ad-
vantageously as at the Depositoi\ iii Toronto. Lakiiig into c.mside-
" We thought the last assortment was boauti-
TomuJiipof Fenili
fully selected.
T,or.w;iii'' ot K. PV'I - " The books you sent have arrived safe and
in good order, and we were very well pleased with them.
T.."Wo). of U-hillo, ir..-t.-" Y,mr selections in previous years for
our school have given satisfajtiou, and wo prefer leaving it with
you again, to making our own selection."
, f.O maKllIg our o*.ii aei.rvi.,'... VaiU.igeoiisi, an i.v v..^ ^^ t ■■ - - - ,,„, ^
■illianu,h,„v -'■ I received ymirmerit cards, and was ration the af.irosaid D.partm, i.t.l allowance of UK) i>cr cent.
illiamimiiy. receive i ., ,. i„ ,i,.. ,..„„lt ,,f )r. Kvaiis iiivestisiatioii with the deter
r,i.*hi}i of H
well plo.uted with them.'
irnHltio el t! I'lnthiitti . —" Tlu
books you sent us last year gave
satisfaction."
Tiiinis/ii/i of M'l
ceived bef.ir
selection.'
ll'fCX
'. and
•• We are well ple.ise.l with what we le-
again leave them (prize Ix.oks) tii ; mr
\s the result of Dr. Kvaiis investigation with the determina-
tion, or ratherthe inclination u his part to purchase in Prnckyille,
if possible, 1 . lay mention th;.' the .irder was as usual transmitfod
to the Kducation Ottice, the U .ctor having satistied himself, lli.at
independent of the KXI i>er cent, bonus, tile books could be puicha.sed
at a less price from the Depository, besides the advantages of a
l,etUT and more varied .issortmeiit. Perhaps it may r I be iiiap-
. '. i I ..TU. lil„-uvl,o,.ks we obtained last year propriate fiirtlier to observe, that the t..« n booksellers were aware
Toir,uh,,> ot .X„./.../M..» --" The libi.u) books »i ohtaimil lasi jiar r ,.^,^j ,,„hase, and otrorcd iheir wares for less than
gave great satisfaction. ,,, their regular prices."^
Too-:hi, of m '"--"_^ :':^;7i; in " ' "^^ *''"""^ .lolin .lohnston. Es,,., lii-peotor of South Hastings, also says:-
vi.ar and wore well pleased witli iiieui. . , , ^ e
y' ' ,1V. .. Dnriie' 14 years as a teacher, many prize bo.iks were sent from
ToiriiJiil' of I'o'tinch. -" The p,ackage of prize books and the map ^^^^ Ueposi'torv giriiHI ""■ '"«''•". >".«-'f'/, "'"I «" <<"«-.ni«<, the emi
of the' world sent from the Department were in '''•'ery ^^Y'^*' i„^t „„,i,f„rii,i„ ,'„ re,i,ii-,U price ,vui rfiuliml nutter, tlie Deptirtment
fc'ind to be satisfactory." l ;„ ,j/ ,.,^.j ,n,ikio.i the .i((.c(i..ii.. ; and 1 can prove that the Deposi-
, ...1 1 .1... l„„,k. t.,T ... . ...rv- «..11« Kducational works, at least, 40 percent, less than some
•J ' I 1(1 (Iff I tUt*!t H**tMIMf I Ml .'T 1. I V ■■ . - I -
T It F.,....i. „ -•' Ust year you selected the book, for u. ; tory sells Kdi.cati.inal works, at least, 4(J per cent, less than some
^"'"t^'il^uZL g.KrrtSS..u,." ' .£he lx,ok.«>llers, and all book, are sold much less than they «11
To,t;Mi. of /V.vfc<im.- •• rh..u.<h we did not receive all the VK.oks ""•'"■ Tonmto, Maich. 1874 .
wo ioiit for. .till th.i- «l«cte,l in their place, were very appro- , -—-^ ^_^^^_ ^^ ^ ^ ^ K„.«s,r«t W.«. Toronto.
pruite." I