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 ta any o^er of the Grown TownuMpa of tliia 
 Oovniy than the Townahip of Or«y,i % Aefer 
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 of myself and niy own children, In eooneetidc 
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 ooiTod a favor fnnn the late Agent la Mr 
 
 oioi oapaofcj. infimt porehoaed or 
 
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 mki aad at (bo oMio tddo where 
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 tal II «|lfel till Con;, told mo tboy bad boiii 
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 'liitlliiiimpli'anabloto pay fiw tbom, mit' 
 ililbay-'l i lS l ovidoatly bo aold to aom^M^dSf 
 lyftbiJiiMMFiaYe tbomwaaotbof. 
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 •b* waj ia wbioh ib* mJ* wm p«mm4- 
 l«g. tbtj v«aM U gold ivndlkMj to 
 •o«» OM. Wbea tb« proper tIaM ar- 
 riTfdl bad u applhiatioa AIM op, and, 
 la a Tolet land anouRb to b« b«ard by at laaat 
 tba flftypaiaona naaraat to tba tabia aad tjba 
 wladow, I Mid, " I apply, ia th* nam* of AU*D 
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 haiMdmadainliaUiaeMr. Lamoot tbat -, 
 lotowaraMfaoia.aAillmontb aflartbaybad 
 baMaalaradinOiaSalaa-BooktomjtQa. Ha 
 •splaiaad U ma Itba manaaror aaaia oTtbli 
 
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 opan, fair, loMd makaar in wbieh tba ioto bad 
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 alal«.apaaka«a- No ona oltfacUd a^ tba addad tU if Mr. l3Ut/.S liu ri^Tt 
 
 two iou wara tbtn and tbata fotarad itt tba 
 aama book in wbiob all otbar lalN «rf tbat aad 
 thapraoadiag day bad baan antarad. Tbay 
 wara antarad in iba mom way aad by tbaaaaM 
 Ototkaa aU dtb«|ibad baan aatarad, opanly 
 Mdiif tbapraMnaaofaorowd "^iritngpia 
 ffba.paiilai at tba window and around tba U> 
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 la Orty. I aannot afflrm tbat any of tba I*.' 
 aoata w«« praaant^ baaama I woold not bava 
 kiown tbm, but aa nuuy of tbair naigbbopi 
 wara prMwt, Iftalntitfl^ Ibat Mr. Allan 
 lanMBk, bi forty a%bt boon aftarwardi, mnat 
 bava baao fatfDnaad tbat tba loU bad baanaold 
 1019a. Aaddaiing,tbaaaztlbnrwaaks,aavaral 
 of hla nalgbbon wara awdoaa to pnicbaia 
 
 >nblio buMU, tartly my 
 than tor tbair own otn* 
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 lan Lamapt. ia wbieh I told bim tba i^ay 
 I bad got tba tou. told bin tbat I eoold not 
 raoognita aay right in thl oialni wbiab ba tat 
 op, a» bU boyt bad uarar kaqoirad a "right of 
 pra-anptioo" aa inlaadad Unr tba Grown Landa 
 DapartOMtOt-pointadto tbifaattbat bad laot 
 parebat^ tbam &ay wooML of aonrat^ bava 
 baao told to tooia otbar pMaL in taa minataa 
 after, and attnrad bim tbat i Wao Intaatioa 
 of tailing tbam. I inlbrmadb^tbattbayii^ 
 boQgbt for my al^ too wbo ioLndad to maka 
 hit booM Oft tbam, W Mbadldn^wUi to 
 
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 •idarabla aaita aboat loaing tbair "ImpiaTr* 1It« 00 bad ttrmt with biaoaigli 
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 pay ibr tbaok Hia r^Hurt waa to tba affact 
 thai, I aaad.Bot gira nyaalf any onaaainaia 
 ftboak tha inpioTamaatt, aa ba bad travanad 
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 4fMa at bamaii Ubiw Oum jmrt i^ m mm^l 
 alanty wUsA A«(iqyarMl2y iM» ^ Uigttitr 
 
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 Uon or wMplalat of Mr. Allaa Lamoat. wbltb 
 bad baaa aaat to tha Comalayooar of Ciowa 
 Uada aad Mtanod tiMha "laeal AgMit" Ibr 
 • ^ ■ ■j i tf <i» lB«^UMoii|9a'gnat4«idaboak 
 
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 altar taa aerat for AUan ]|eQutan,W oaa|i>f 
 tba UH^. tbay tbould bara tba otbtrVith aa- 
 iottahnaat paid on ft, and alto bava U(^ link 
 arop off tba tan aartt wbiab tbay wara 
 ferAUAa. Oonridariagtha prioaof aL^r 
 attbattioMblbadoflMadtha lotatltM^-. 
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 pNMimiat tihty Intaodad to aeU, aad I aam 
 prm m tad otharwita. 
 
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 whola matlar had baao ba|^«^ baad oTtba 
 
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 a«V IhMoa^to paiahaiatwv'aihMiaatoad, 
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 tobimlatbatarly pan 
 
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 batamada aoaaid««bl 
 
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 ingflh»hmt^mjilm 
 
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 thftpUtira aad your 
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 liob bo wt 
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 ortboogood-wlirhadbooa. provloM to tho 
 ^bHo Ml& B«l 1 did not adf ortlM. I did 
 aotovoolookforaparohaaor. I aoooptod tho 
 ink oOn; and that waa from J^hn If oUMhlln. 
 • 4rod«iMw U Harpaihojr. Ono }o« waa aold 
 to hfan la tho oarly part ff Janaarj 1166, and 
 Iho othor »aa oold to John Mololoah aono 
 vMha aftor. Both of th«M man. I holUvo. 
 hatoaado oonaidorablo ImprovooMoto : bat I 
 tmm had any ioforaialion t4 laiorfwrooM on 
 |Wft of tho Lamonta, till in Jraaalaat* I waa at. 
 torly aalooWiad to loam that Mr. Allan Lamoot 
 had boMiboftw* tho Ooa wiw a lo ooti with a mm- 
 pWot. 
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 tk4/^ngU»i »Uim»iil$mr«HltrmU9irm,*tmri' 
 
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 Bwon hoforo mo In tho Tbwn ofCkdoridi. la 
 tho Ooanty of Haroa tho iSth Jaooary. A. a 
 
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 A coamiwionor for taking affldavila 
 
 fbr aald Oo. 
 
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 ttting ilU 
 liadod to 
 
 
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 lOata of a hamo radaly olohad on tho hark 
 ofa troa^ On thia fkod tenwo. Btr. thonaaada 
 of aaroa waro "iMlT-^Ud fioa aatoal 9m- 
 potion by tndoatrtoaa aattiara who rooUy ro> 
 italiod honMfer thoir flunlUM-J"hold'* tiU 
 ■MO poor honoot alaploton ahoold aomo along 
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 How. Mr. Qowan, yon oannot fUl to par- 
 oaivo a moat important dlfforonoo botwoon 
 Ihia piativo and yoar •«ltambar r* in tho JDaodtr 
 of tho Mth DoA^Min^ la a plain anvamlahad 
 •Utomootoffkola. Tooiaiaalaw fltotaooTol- 
 •podiagraaa nlaropraaantation and aorloaaiy 
 Mrlaatfd felaahooda, iamiabad with all tho 
 plaaiibUlty that a proatitatad, moroonary in> 
 toUoat la aapabla of bringing forth. I eall a 
 ipado«apada,and honoo,yoaranat.Jtoiboatart* 
 M with my anooath/Talgar opithota» aa I ao 
 panoadad that orOn yip.S|r, wiUnoknowlodga 
 Iha joatiaa oCthaaa'apithota whan I bring bo« 
 Ikit yom tho ''damning*' faiktnraa of yoor 
 *ir«Bhar 8." My orimlnaUty In thia aaaa, law 
 teatlaaitaitho "aaMMiartakon bofbro tho 
 Oommlarfoa^ ia coooomod. eonabte aatMy ia 
 
 hanag aahlriy pawhaaad two tola oa whlah 
 iwo yaoag moa had laaldad aad apaot tholr tor 
 borfcrtwofkttyaaia. Tho blaokapotoamy 
 rtam*- 4r^ rmolto from thaio two yaan of 
 Mtaal ooonpatloa and loHworamaata. Ball 
 kavo food NMOB Ibr baUoTlog. Sir. aad I wfU 
 try to pcovo U If MqoiNd, that at tho IliM 
 
 i parahaagfl tho Lota, (latorSndSopt. ISM) 
 mUkmi hmimf mU t i ftm n » /bar Aaara 
 liwikaara mori^a mmi, *»««»*r^ 
 Tha Vito»Jlr. ^01*0 *« ^iPlfca 
 . toaaro, ai ttooaaad M aeraa Ifet thai 
 , thoa4|oialag tov^iilpa wovoImU, 
 VoMaa tfm lm k k Mp , aa hoof'a 
 ! a^Saaillaifcwwirjto fM If iifoa m*' 
 
 tkftftdwur •f 
 
 oaoallont bnndrod 
 
 /kfmmtt»»tmlthmmU Inthia way.aadmanj • 
 haadnddollara baro boon fllahad ont of tho 
 almplolou In aiahango for that vary Talaabla 
 eoauBodltytho"good-wiU.'' Itlaof nooonao- 
 qaoaoo to mo whothor thoN LaoMnto hald 
 thooo loto with tho proapoot^Snding a " good 
 wttl" oaatomar, or whothor thay intondad to 
 hold thooi in thoir anooanplad, nnlmprovad 
 atala.fortaBortwaatyyoara loogor, taU tho 
 hoya ahoold grow pU oooogh to nood thamt to 
 la aaoogh fbr mo to know that thay bold thaa 
 foraoartyjwoftatt yoa»,inaway altogothar 
 
 la oppoaltlon to tho oonditlona on whiah tha 
 prifUafoofaqaattingonthopobllalaBda had 
 haon graatad by tho OoTommantor tho Ugia- 
 latora^ Mr. Allan Lamont la, I ptoanmo, aa 
 agad man. bati am aony that I aanaot givo 
 hImorodltfbralthorBnfaoltyoralooority.whoB, 
 in hia noto to tha Agant(Mth Saptyhapraunda 
 IgBoraaoo of tho aak of tho toto to mo. and aU 
 ■o protoada to haTO board that I bad boon ol> 
 faring to aaU thampr«A>w lo «*ajwiM<« ml*— 
 
 Thia, Sir, to aadtraah, to bo amit forth in tho 
 naoM of an oldmaa } aadmorooapaolaUywhoB 
 
 totokMwathalhtobrothor, Donald Umont* 
 eooldaariiy haTO aat him right oo both thoao 
 pointa, by almply tailing him that I had nOTor 
 howd of aidiar tho totaor tho lada that al^ad 
 thorn, tUl tolbrmad by iUm, not " proTknia* to 
 tha anU, bat dMHi^ tho aato-and that «n Ma 
 |M/brmaftoa/A«i|Mr«koMd thm. Bat, dow 
 oona tho " domaing'* UMlarM of tho plotoro— 
 
 •< Stnaga aa to may appaar, at tha fory tima 
 thto tottor waa writtaa. and fof ooma tto^a pro. 
 Ttooa to to. thato toada bad aot oaly boon aold 
 JJS: •^ ^ bat raaold by Mm at a tofgo 
 adma to MalAVghlla aad Meiatoab, and tho 
 n-« of MeLaaiblln oatarad on tho Aganta 
 mar«r tha TowMhlp>aathooiislnalparAaaar 
 fkom thoOroira| 
 
 Ifow, Mr,Ctotraa,thtotoaot "ondaaaa takoa 
 bolbio tho Oomniimtoa." Thto.Sir. to yoar own 
 grataitooaoTldmMa^ It to, I pi*auma, part of 
 tha prtoa whtoh yoa aro to pay fcr yoar noxl 
 QoTommaalappoiataMatiOr. aa my fl>rwMit 
 woold hava i«M. JTa •%V^<»i'^- <MV« 
 mkntmUktmatamUm, Ihata awom pom- 
 r,flir.tlwltkttoia Mi INN reiateif, 
 
 w^wm^^^v"^' 
 

 : -fl' 
 
 . ^ T ■■.pHv-wya* ^vyjgp" 
 
 ■ F^* 
 
 
 .-4, 
 ^ 
 
 Mfly tai ipMly Mtma to Alkn MeQdMn't 
 MBM oa the IM or Ind da/ of 8«pU«i- 
 b«r, 1U4. sad in ptvMiiM of • flrowd oT 
 witoMM*; aad I ba?« •wora pMiiiva- 
 1 J that mIUmt <4 tha two wu ro-Mid tooow 
 tfiaa Jaaaary of tha fellowinc jaar. la oibor 
 worda. I fcatra viriuMp awora that both lota 
 wara aatarad ia tha . a«1aa-book io, Allaa 
 MaQuaaa'a aania, all tha tima from 2nd Sept 
 lt54. tin Jaaaary 186*. To«r gnltaiUiaa a»> 
 Mrtlna that " all ikia tlma" (ap to tba 0th Oat 
 iU4,) "tha lot bad baae ra^d to John 
 II aUoohlia," la tharafbra, what I aall a bold 
 lUaahood, ooa that raftaaaa to ba Umltad by uj 
 poMibtlitlaa or Impaaalbilltiaa, whathar aataral 
 oroMral. Oo tha etb Oetobar )8&4. and fbr 
 imll (Jkra* aiaaiiU t^Urwrda, I had uartr. to my 
 kBOwladfa.aaaa or avan liaard of thit John 
 llaUoahlla. Now, whara. Sir. did yon gtt 
 thia boldfalaaboodi f moat find it oat, (or 
 tkooghl eaamaka gr^ allowanaa for tha 
 s«KtraTaf|aat aarrilitiaa of aaeh nardy political 
 advaatarara aa yoaiMlfand Mr. Morgan Ham> 
 Utoa, tboogh I am awara of tha axiganaiaa of 
 ftm anqtloyer, (for I will sot lasult Mr. Can* 
 abon by diarging him with yonrappointm ant) 
 thoagh tha anlightanad aonditioa of tha Pro- 
 Tlnet tondan «kf ranom of tba mareanary 
 hlraliag aomparaHTely ionocenooa. and thoagh 
 yon aoB« forth at praaant nofflad Id tha an> 
 ferity of thaExaantlTa, I cannot aahnowladga 
 yottr right to diaMmlnaU thaaa bold falaahooda. 
 throngbont aoaiaty. 1 aaaoot admit that tha 
 auMtion of av«n an ham^ admiaiatratioD ahoald 
 piotaat from panUhmant »nd Infamy, tha man 
 who,in hiaiaal toaarva hlaamployar, raaklaaa* 
 ly and at nuidom,flinga tba firebrand* of falaa- 
 bood itl the rapnUUoD of hia matter'a<qppoaant 
 Thia, Sir. ia tba moat ''diMnning" faatnre In 
 yonr " NamSar 8." It la your own— it w uU»r- 
 Iffiibt, and I demand ^oar anthority. Ton 
 a»y MaLaoahliu'a nama waa entorad aa tha 
 " fiift pnrahawr." Of tbia, Sir. I have no per- 
 aMialkiiowlabff. nor doeaitlnany way.eon. 
 •an m«. I. of aoaraa, informed Mr. €lark that 
 the lot waa aold, why it wataold, and that the 
 oibor would alao be aold en the fint opportuni- 
 ty.. I know nothing farther of the aattar, but 
 I(ioasaoftpa(rftiv«Iy,that if tN Ipt ▼■• ^ 
 tumad in the nama of John MaUugkO^ «• 
 the fiiat purabaaar, Ut» piMie Balf/SipUm- 
 htr IfU^ etmnot pottUl]f Iumi btm rttwnnit* 
 
 U0iiparimmaaoom»rthMit jmimn f«^ 
 
 ktg ifwar, ud on tbia point Mr. CMcihtm «r 
 •ay of Mi daika eaa «MiibteB foa. 
 
 . i Juire aev. 0ir. dtqppMd of yaw ova gnr 
 "davnJag" dMif«i, aaid vital 4o,7o«i 
 
 think of it f Will It t«ll agalntt ma or agalaal ; 
 yoat f aajiaowladga and- regret ilia •rroi'of. 
 aelli ig tha lota, beaaoM, In Uia llrat plaoa. I 
 aaflbrad the fter of Iwd n#iglibor»hip to fureo 
 ma to an act wliiah I had aonaaitintloiMlv can«' 
 danlnad for yaara praviooaly. In the aMea^ 
 plaaa, I aataally naadad tha lota, aad I ahontd 
 h*vO kept tham and got them improT«4l, traai> 
 Ing to tha hiw for proteatlon ; and, in tha third' 
 plaaa, I aoon diwovarad Uiat taaa than three 
 timaa tha priee I had received wonid not ^mr- 
 ebaae two loU aqaally g>MMl. In the aanie Towa- 
 ablp. You, are not aatlafiad, air. itjti. having 
 flaaf tha polaonad dart, but in order tha bet* 
 tar to aaaura your baae parpoae and more ef' 
 faataally aarve year employer, yon make a dea* 
 perata effort to **rab It in," yon aay . 
 
 "In tlia esplanatloa oAirpd by the Aiant.ha 
 thna aeooanta (or the latter wntten by him to 
 LamooL " I gave thia latter (Lamont'a uf tho 
 '•t8tbSant.)tothaperaen(Mr* • * )whom 
 " I (oan4. It neaeanary to employ aa an aaiiiatant< > 
 " daring the hurry o( the aalea, and a»kad him 
 " to aaaartaia whoa and to whom, thry had 
 " been raid. AfMr lookinc ever the aalaa book 
 •< he atld that be eoald not find that they had 
 " bean aold to any one, hot that they ware 
 " marked en the printed IMa aa aold, whieh 
 *' he believed waa owing to my own ord^r,that 
 " all the lota ratumad on the Snrvavor'a Ltat 
 " aa ooeupiad,abould bo ao marked c«, topro* 
 " vent their being aold to otharab" 
 
 Aad again:. 
 
 "Mr * * * , the temporary alark of the 
 Asent, of whom he apeaka in a aahaaonenl part 
 of hia »planatlon, "he had availed liimaelf of 
 hi* able aa^ptanea dnring tha firat few daya of 
 the aale," a^d tho lota to himaelf— re^ld tliem 
 to othara, poaketed the proeeeda, entered the 
 nameofhia eon for one of.the k>ta, aad the 
 name of one of the other partita to whom he 
 aold for tha other, aa tha original purehaaera 
 from the Crown, and when aaked by %*^^ Agent, 
 to find Mt when and to whom th4y had been 
 aold," aaid, "after looking over the mIo book 
 ha eoald not find tbcy had been aold to any 
 oaali:" 
 
 Now air, I muat amare yon that had tbia' 
 pifltata baea*preaaated to dm by any other man : 
 in Canada but Ogle .B. Ctowaa , I would haya : 
 aought radreaa otherwiaa than ib ike eolamaa . 
 of a Kawapapar. «uid y$t I mm mo pidrimmn. 
 Bntaa no oUiar redreai la oome*at*able, I eoo- 
 > tent myiwlf witk simply doalariag that .Jka 
 flag witkS^biek you greeted Ear Mi^lM^ 
 BaipvfaantaMvealrBfQakyiUa, ia 184t, vai iMk 
 Maekor than tba dark fhlsebeoda yen kofro, 
 kpnygtaak tegatbar. Aid, ataal alaa! M#aei 
 /oMMM> «>« yMT owa. aad . bM partalA-t 
 ing to "avideooatakaa k«<Mo Iba 
 ■iiiloft'' fha falaahooaa of fho 
 <gmpb Ihofo aliaady f^Mtad os 
 
 t'kera again r 
 UkdIatheOn 
 ertoany oth« 
 alaaea, wrote 1 
 
 ^,oraiutha Map, 
 
 each entry (o I 
 
 maaaer. at iha 
 
 daya o( the aa! 
 
 Bat, air, any 
 
 logiaal acumen 
 
 aaaae, euuld m 
 
 iM< the |»araun 
 
 lag be*n ,rtqi 
 
 Book I" Why 
 
 BM out of Mr 
 
 eleetiop, Or y< 
 
 HamiltoB. hai 
 
 brain. Do y4 
 
 two different i 
 
 a*« literally i 
 
 linagina Mr C 
 
 bad been raqv 
 
 bookto'*aMai 
 
 bad baea aold 
 
 gave my opia 
 
 aoM at all-4i 
 
 OaMhon fn ta 
 
 aaaiatanee'' I 
 
 afiaeMrClai 
 
 ■ tioa rapreaenl 
 
 Ooaaummatei 
 
 dtaaer of thai 
 
 flag abaordit 
 
 "If yoahavet 
 
 oiy poaUkMii 
 
 tioa aad aervi 
 
 fbr the mere 
 
 iwaeagkiaali 
 
 ' 'had a more ,1 
 
 'IMMtidydpt 
 
 'aaaNfaf. T 
 
 jaaaqaoutio 
 
 •adllherefoi 
 
 ' Amt diaemne 
 'jai^^lkorlat 
 
 ''ttM^'korfti 
 
 -likii'MhM.' 
 
 •aartadtosi 
 
 .i'laolvii^tlM 
 "'-iiiiili:"YBa 
 
 7iivtediaM 
 
 : i'MHttrai «►' 
 ■iJMtiilli 
 
 
 /^:. 
 
 V ■ - t ^ ■- 
 
I' 
 
 I or naiMn 
 
 111* wnft, 
 li piMt. I 
 lip U» fiir«« 
 Jonalv con*' 
 (h« mtmmd 
 nd I ihvntJ 
 (•T««t, troM* 
 in thalAM- 
 Ihan thrM 
 lid Not ftW 
 Mm* Towa* 
 
 l«r thfl bat- 
 id mora af' 
 makt a daa> 
 
 r- 
 
 ba Acant.ha 
 n by him to 
 nont'a uf tha 
 • •)wbom 
 an aMiRtank- 
 d ai>ked bim 
 I. th»T had 
 la mIw book 
 at they had 
 tliay " wara 
 •oM, wbhsh 
 n ord^r.that 
 rvavor'a Ltat 
 
 id<MF,tOpff»> 
 
 «l«rk of tha 
 atnoani part 
 idliiraMirot 
 I few days of 
 -ra-eold tTiam 
 eaterad'tha 
 Dta, and tha 
 to whom ha 
 1 parehaaara 
 •y t^e Afant. 
 i4y had baaii' 
 .ha Mia book 
 aold to any 
 
 lat had tfcia 
 
 ny other nan: 
 
 woaMhar*' 
 
 iha ealamaa 
 
 b.abla.1 
 lag t]Mt,.JlM 
 [ar M^Im^ 
 lB4t. irai iMft 
 la yoo ttMti 
 I alaal lAM«t 
 nai paruia*< 
 
 a h«Ma Mag. I daa^ fl tteal«lalf 
 aad 4a tata. aM /*mM yMir f»«^ <Ma««ly 
 No "haatiaf abovt tha baato." OaaM to tha 
 point aaaAilly— either aabetvitlata tha aoea* 
 Mliaoa, tatraet tha Maahoode, or aafirtn ba 
 branded aa the heartlt^a hired tra>hMar af pri- 
 Tata ehaiaaier I pity yoa, CHr, freailbe hot* 
 toaaalmyaonL I haM n faint idea af th« 
 preeiiag nata re of yottr iiee a Mlttee. leKsidar 
 at the eoutempialion of eirsunMtaaeea whleh 
 wotfld ooaipal a omm to live aithar by pand^ 
 Inf to tlia enlndlaaa af the loweat Ignoranaa 
 ur;by tnrtharing tae decpiaabia lntn|«ea of 
 palttleal ganblim. In Ihd, Sir, aij woiat «»ll 
 towarda yon la an appofntmaotMMl ofLa<htaa, 
 and one tliat will ba more proAtaMe and mora 
 parmantnt thaii yonr fbraer eaparTlHan ofOaa^ 
 aU But atlll, Sir. with all my ahMHy, t eai»- 
 Bot allow yoar damning fakahooda tgainat m« 
 to paae wtth impanlty. mare aapaotally aa thajr 
 have been nreaanta'l tothapablio andar tha 
 aaaetioa of the Isacotlv* Qavaramaat| aav jMa- 
 
 Taa Bdhob or na BafeoMSNiMAl.. 
 
 i Ura again raprat thatt aevareold a lot eC 
 Lahd la tha Orawn Unda Oflloa aither to mfdf 
 arta any other peraon. nerer in any one in- 
 •taaae, wrota a namo aitlier ip the aalea book 
 , «r ^ tha Map, aor aver oaoaed or reqoeatad 
 aaeh entry lo be mad*, aave in an open, publle 
 naaaer. at ilio open table, on the three flnt 
 dara ol tha aaia, aa 1 liave already awom tu. 
 Bat, air, any man with a •ingle particle uf 
 logical aetuaen, or a aingta utom of comroon- 
 eeaae, ovirid aee, at the flrat glaaaa. that I an 
 iM< the peraon to whom Mr Clark refrraaahav- 
 lag be*n ,r»qnaat«d to '*look ever the fl«laa. 
 Book I " Why .man, either your laal to ramova 
 ■M oat oT Mr Gayley'a way, before tha next 
 aleetiop, Or yonr contact with Mr Motgun 
 Hamilton, haa entirely oonglomerated yonr 
 braia. Do yoa not aee that by eonfoanding 
 two dUferentindlviduaU in thia quouUos, yoa 
 a** literally damning your own oaaof Juat 
 Iteagine Mr Clark tellinic Mr Cauohon that I 
 had been reqneated }o louk over tha aalaa 
 book to "akeertain whan and to whoOi the Iota 
 
 bad boea aold* and that afkar having aearehed 
 
 gava my opinion that the lota had aot beea 
 
 aoM at all— imagina Mr Clark apeaklng, to Mr 
 
 Oaoahon In tanaa of oommandation.of the"ajkl||» 
 
 aaatttaaee" I had rendered bim, and than Im- 
 
 afiBa Mr Clark, li, the v«try aame nommaniea- 
 
 tioa raprcaanting me to Mr Caiiohoa aa a moat 
 
 Ooaaammate aeoundral, tha anrreptitlaaa pur- 
 
 diaaer of thaae aame Iota I Do you aea tha gU> 
 
 flag abaurdity of tha pietaret 
 
 tf you have thoa. Sir, ArMMaiof /y. jombladop 
 
 Oty poaltton in tbia franaaotioa with tha pool- 
 
 tioa and aenrieea af a very different iadividual, 
 
 ibr tha meva pofpaae <rf making oat a dManfeg 
 
 eaaa agtiaal niMi yoo moot be a more heartbaa 
 
 ' A^ a more oanaply knava than I evao aua* 
 
 '|iM4d yov to t>a, mud /a«twr MoagJiiijraw wr« 
 
 )i '«i mMfd. Too have given wbatyoa re p raaeat 
 
 : *a ft qooutloo firom Mr Clark> "asplanatioB' 
 
 and I (harafot«,praonme the ducumant lain yoor 
 ' |»oaaaoaioai How. Sir, I dare ^oa to prodao* 
 . ^ ^Waot t daira yOa to prodaoa th»( t. 
 * liiiV OlDar lattarof taa daaoaaau John OkAM 
 ''mk ht lapraaoQtadWM M avaiiM^ 
 
 li iUl'Mlai, or ta Wiii^ kataj^tlMlI waa va- Ij h^uaa aa^raateofaomaalaawMiapraai^ 
 
 •o«la<t«aoaiththa9alaa4>obk.orMijri)jdkbr ad on thOBM^M '•!"»««»« Mromtliaifc, XwM 
 ^^,ii»tib^mm»id4voMu,^iifat¥^MUf>t ratafaded by oooia of iboaa pr^aaat iM «»• 
 "'•iirtL^' tBOvw iraa|i|i«ii«*i:>-p<k^ * liij^b*** .«*»•(» <ttaftowiiililp waa, i«^ 
 
 i'tiUlhad ^to yw ^ ii ttll fti.raof», «»*> aafaotbi a Moffe of IwC otteriy «Mifi 
 
 ~ Tli« F«ota of tha (Num. 
 
 liBtTBaTlOPSDe 
 
 TO OatE RTobWAlf Esa 
 8m:— I aoma^ow to yoai^aeoond pletora o^ 
 my 'tland fraudiT whieh yott have moAcdf 
 - Number W," tad 1 1>«| yomr aUMtioo t» tba 
 fbllowlni CMta:— '^V^ 
 
 Befwa tha eommanaaiBMii of ihi jfatfifli tid* 
 oa the Hat AugtMt, 18S4, 1 mantionad to tha 
 lata Aianti In praaaoaa of aavaral gontliMnaQ 
 who wara la tly olBea at tba tima,- Oka^. If poo> 
 albla^ I woBld Ilka to got Im Ma. aa« thot «a 
 they wata waatad for my Own fluatljr, I woatd 
 likato hava them within a roaMMMbIa dlatau^ 
 of^aab otbar. Ha aaM I wotdd hifa to aHMt 
 them f^rbaoklu the townahIp,aa the iMar lido 
 ' oTit woaohloS/ «Boaplad. I got the li<i|» ^f 
 Ot«y. lad gdlnc bank to tha 3nd Conoaiaioii, 
 whUhto ten or alevan milaaftatUMrftomrQodo' 
 fiol^WfHimon:0^ Obaiitr^. tliaa tM Mlb 
 Obheemioo, I.aelaeted aw trot Avo lotik 
 
 

 ^mC i UiM i«l Um " I^MlUf't Bowk" Md tiM prtMdlnf winter. (ll6t)htlMil Im Im4 UAi 
 ZiMa Ika Mai« «' * D*»W Bnik«nrt<lf«" •oUr- •! *• brMking up u( the i««. abMl (k« bHl>- 
 «d fer Uto I'Md t •>» Um SoJ 0«a. I Mkod almv»f ApHLanJUi^l lh«y htdMHtOMfcaM* 
 Mr OUrkifk* kM€ •nylkUi •! Ikte mm. w of kla. I Mk«d wk*l k« kad bMa 4«lat 
 kH WM UkJy lk«l l« wm Urlug m tk«M lotol M U»« Uiii« h« ImJ b««ii ■Uyinti la tk« lllito 
 i« Mid k« aoaU uu4 U MpMUd lo rMoll««r^ H«t. •• tfc« wk«U vi«ibl« labMr «e«ld boI m- 
 llM auiMruiu p«rtl«« wkM« »•««• w«r« •ol«r^ tMd IkrM or fkar days work •( M ordlaorj 
 idhitUM*ouk— tkoyworoaUalrMfmlobiiu, uomao; b«l thouuh th« broUioni StrookM 
 
 ' - --■ J"- •- r««i1«d*ntb«a4Joiitlni lot, iboy dldnolMoai 
 
 lo h*f« h«J Ally MqiiAinuiioo witk kka. I' 
 mM U> ThomM BtnichMi that tkould BMoko*-* 
 rldfo •vvr com* U look alUr tbo lot, k« ailgkt 
 l«U kim ibat I woal<i pay kirn for kia Improra- 
 ■mbU, aa I did not wlah to taka any naa'a k* 
 boor for notbliia ; and baforalaaviagtka tows* 
 ■kip I gava out tba ehoi^ng af four aaraa !• 
 ba dona altbar ua lut 1 or lot 1, and oa wklok 
 I paid Maaatblug ovar twtnty doUan la ad* 
 
 ^aj nauy got tkair aamaa antarad tkara who 
 ikvar aAMT^^MMla tbair appaaranaa aitbar on tlia 
 l^«r at tfcaoOoa. Bkt at all ar aola, •t«ry <mU* 
 vjiiMi dUfa< Aia AONM «iil«rW telM *«alr waa 
 dtMimlt^ tM tkat Ukt tntrp •f kit namt 
 gfm him no Watei •* HglU l» lk» hti 
 
 MtdrmtdmloitUHU lAaday^ mU, mm4 IAm 
 ^tim/,0mrdattJUpnptrtim,hi tmiUkt*^ 
 |j|i«i|4<A«jfrM«*<MM« «/ p mttiai t m § . 
 
 WItk tbia audarKtaading I eonaladad to apply 
 for tka lota; bnk In doing m oli tka aacond day of I board notbing fkrtkar of tba mattar tiU on 
 tka aala, I waa vamly oppeaad by Mr. Aodraw iba lat day of Movarobar. Brakanridga m ■• 
 llaKaaraan of tka Tuwudilp of Took«nnitk> »o ay kooM la tk« Townablp of Oodarlah.— 
 HadaalaradtbaM^wara tba tw« lota ba kad Ha told ma who ha waa, aald I bad baaaaa 
 eflOMto piimbM* aalii ba bad "took tham ''^« l«* *ixl ^^ Mai> hia liltia abaaty abd tka 
 no" a loos Uma ago. and bad mada^trtoin im^ bagianlng ba bad aada, told bm ha bad baaa 
 '^ ^ ' llTlngaUaammarlntbaTowaabipofWaUaalay 
 
 I think— apologiaad for not baTli^ baaa at Iha 
 •ala. and bopad I woald lat hiai hara kH 1, 
 andbawoald pay bm wbaiavarl thoaght H 
 WM worth. I Mid ba Mrtainly eonld aot as- 
 paat to gat tba lot now— that bad I aotpoi^ 
 ahaaad it at tba aala thara waraokhara praaaat 
 who wantad it, and who woald hava gol It— 
 I told him that had ha baaa at tha aala ha 
 waold haTa got It and I woald bava aaltad my- 
 aalf aith anotbar, bat m tba aala wm now loaf 
 paat, I h«d uo ahanM of Moriog aaothar lot, 
 aadi aoald not aM that any of my aoM iboald 
 ba thrown oat of a fkrm maraly oa aaMoat of 
 hIa naoliganM. I offarod to pay him 
 tlaiaa tba valaa of hia labor aod to aaatat 
 la aMorlBf aaothar lot la tba aaoM loaaHty t 
 bat thla oflbr wm apamad, and aftar daaeaa> 
 dag mo u aSpooolator, ha thraataoad to ap> 
 paal totha Qovammaat. I told bim ta do ao, 
 aadthaklftlMOMa iraf| daaidod la hia flifor. I 
 woaM havo no haid fcoliagatowarda hba, aar 
 wiald I aaak ladNMlkoB him, bat *«■ • dif. 
 teoat qoartar. 
 
 I aftwwarda nw Iha aWkvto whiah ha h«A 
 ledgad with tha Afiot. Thay won mada hf 
 IfhMBMStMflliia aad Doaal^ F ot ^y t h a aad 
 
 provooMaU oo tkam whiob ha wm praparod to 
 aartify. Ihadalraady haard aadaaaa'taoagb 
 of tba " taUag ap" proaaaa, and of tha im- 
 provaoMBta aad aartlflaatM to p^raut ma tram 
 attaabiog much valoa toaoeb alalma, andalYar 
 a good daal of pratty pungaot diMtuaaion. ic 
 'Whloh Mvaral of th« MtUara In tba naighboar- 
 bood of tha loU, had ibair My, I told Mr. 
 MaKMniaB Uiat ona Brakaubridga had hia 
 nama utarad for tha lota and that if ho eama 
 forward in daatlma I woaM withdraw myap- 
 pllaatloa in hia ikYor, bat in favor of no othor. 
 Mr. MoKaamaa apoko of aaaklog radraM at 
 law, aad'tha tela wara an«ar«td in nama of aiy 
 aaaoDdaoo,TboBua MoQoaan. Thla waa not 
 doao ia a aoraar, bat la a crowd. 
 
 ITaariy a muath aftar I bod purcbaaad, nama* 
 ly, oa tha 2Ttiii-8vtombar, I wont to aao thaM 
 loia. ThadlMaaaafkomChidariehlaaboatfiN 
 ty.twomllaa» (nd tha alato of tha roadi. or 
 bvph, at timt tbaa. nada Ha ^wo-jitpiamtmtf 
 oahonabaak. I gotDooald Fo^ytho oatba 
 IhiiSlhOoneoMioaofONy, aad^ Ihoaaaa aod 
 .Toha Btnabaa oft tba trd CoaaMiaa, 
 to iMMmpaay a* to tho apot aad ahow 
 oiaBrakakbrid^a ImprovamaDta. ThaMwara 
 a» Lot 1, and ooiwiatad of tlia 
 ahaaljy or 
 'ao^Blanylifo.*BdIthiakaotinflrathaahall thaM yooag maa had flMda tomaofttlMiltk 
 
 ,1 
 
 'dwaUlqg hooM I had avar aoaaiitad of tha aoao atatamaata whkb 
 
 ■'■"a , 
 
 , as.aera9r''aia^|^'' Ik* yoaof 
 
 told SapWoibar.intbtlM addMoa of lilir4tant»i 
 
 I ihai BricMaoGiidfo hi4 Mliuny ttTod ia tfca bt ob fho fOlh Oitobar. 
 'ttoMttto ahwtylidijf * WfpMMJfck tit tl IkaMlmriiiiwIaUrMK^ 
 
wmmmmmmmm^ 
 
 m 
 
 :>^- 
 
 iiUMtogte- 
 
 talk* IIIU* 
 ral4 BoiM- 
 
 M •fdiBMJ 
 
 ini BirMhM 
 
 AUlWtMMI 
 
 rith Ua. I* 
 lid BhmIim-' 
 lot, h« allkk 
 hk Improra- 
 ny mM*! k- 
 ingthctomi- 
 Nir Mr« to 
 nd w whiok 
 Man la lA* 
 
 natur UU oa 
 nriA§» MM* 
 Ootetak— 
 had baMM 
 latjr aldtha 
 ih«liadb««i 
 t «( W«U«l«y 
 f baaaatUM 
 ■> hava lo4 1, 
 I tbaafkt H 
 eoold aal ax- 
 td I aakpaiw 
 >than praaaat 
 lavagol It— 
 A tbaaala 1m 
 kva raltod my- 
 waanaw loaf 
 (aaothar lal, 
 If aooa ilMald 
 oaaaaaaakaf 
 pay hla ftvr 
 ItoaMtakhlM 
 laaa laaaHty; 
 afUr daooaa> 
 tatamd to ■p> 
 hln to da aa, 
 ilabkfcfir.I 
 r«rdaMa,Bar 
 bat*«aadir. 
 
 waiamadabj 
 rarqptiM aad 
 
 lOMala wUab 
 BMatttlMiltk 
 
 t Uiiwam 
 
 * 
 
 allar afldavlM, <wa by Brakaarldga U«aalf 
 aad oaa by a brolliar In WcIImIoj. Tb«a«, to- 
 gaibat with a ^vy " Oomplaial." bad baaa 
 lbnrard«d to tba OaMailHlaaar af Oowa 
 I^Mda at Qaabaa, aad ratani«d to tba " laaal 
 IfwU" tm ai^laaatloa. Mr. Olark wld ba 
 Jaat Intaadad to caaloM, la an* •oval^pa, tbaaa 
 two aad tba fortoar two by fltraabaa aad f or- 
 •ytba. aad to toad tbom to tba OoaiaalMloear 
 toUInf blai tbat a <i»yara rt ti fUmmtttkt 
 tm mtt ^[A£UuriU w»mU m^0ti»nttf $» fM m 
 bat I aaf ar aaqalfad|lf ba bad 
 
 Mr. Olark raaahrad, l^woi Iba DapattaMal, 
 Iha dapllaato ftatarat of bk Saptaaibar Balaa, 
 ■boat tba b«(laalH •! '>■«, a( tba fcllawlag 
 yaar, wbaa ba aaat to loAma OM that ^a mI* 
 to BM af Lat t. aa tba Sad Ooaaaarian. bad 
 baaa "Stayad* a«d tbat ha »aa raqaaatad to 
 glva aia baak tba inotahsaat. Had It baaa 
 Brakaarid(a'a lat ar Lamoat'a lato I ^aiM 
 hava eaf^aotarad tha aaaaa; batlao^ldaat 
 tmaflM wby tba a^a of tot t. abuald ba "itoy- 
 ad." I bad op to tbia Una, ralralaad htm 
 htovliriac in tba aoiaplainU aad aflJavIti 
 that bad baaa proMatad a^aiaat aa; bat I 
 aaold laAaia no loafor. I lauaadiataly wroto 
 to Mr. CMahoa taillaf hla wby I had par-, 
 ahaaad tbaM flva Iota on tba Snd Oaaaaria n 
 Mkat ay flually bad grawn ap to tba yaan of 
 atitorily witbdaVavwMuviaf baaa loarnad to 
 jWark at aiyUHH wvi tha fara, and that 
 /thoagh I bad baaa Ihlrtaan yMura In tba Pro- 
 i^inca,I had ap till aow,4iaglMttad to taeara 
 liad for thaa. My lattar wa« dAtad at Ooda. 
 liah. oc, t tblak, tha llth ar 14th of Jana and 
 tha Haa. Mr. CaaaLon'a raply waa datad at 
 Qaabaa aa tha 16tb. Tha anbttaaaa of it waa 
 that tha tola to aa had baan " Btoyad " anara. 
 If throagh aabtaka, bat tbat I alght 
 aallalad tha arror Ud baaa aorraeUd and 
 lot had baan antwad inWy aaaa b tba Boaka 
 
 of tho Dtpartaant 
 
 ▲ «bort UaM allar raaatviog tbla Uttar I took 
 with OMafoatlaaaa of aaab oipariaajBa in 
 watarpewaw aad mill aaahlMry, aad aoooaa* 
 paaiad hf foar athar oaa. wa pcaoaadad to tha 
 Snd Goa. of any aad took tha eOl of Iha Hvor 
 m Iha hriadth ofay iyo loU ThafbUiaooly 
 aboot loar fbak aad not aTalUhto wUhoaft 
 drowning froaifty to onahaadradaoaa of 
 'food kal OnratardagfkoathorivarBf** 
 
 Uw, I had aalla^ Ibv iha pwpaaa af 
 hla that II b« woold laava Iha lat 
 ly. I waa wllllag to pay for bla whate khar a» 
 aardlaf to tha atliaato of two boaoot 
 tf Ihli aibr WM rafoaod. I woald aat 
 aoM of ^ioaHag hla, bat I woaM aavar 
 aflbr biM ooo •blUiag Ibr aay watk ba 
 apMt or aUf bt ■paaH oa iha lai. Ma foifoarod 
 aa Ibroafh tha baah for aara thaa two alaa 
 aailaoa for a 
 ba Haa bat« 
 . I ballad, aad la praaoaoa af 
 Iha wi t aiaa aabalMad aaalhar prnpoaaUaa. 
 ly twa half-laa oo tha iial Oaa. with aa la* 
 alalaaat paU, proTldli« ba woald 
 lotbothipoooapUd aadfllva aOaa 
 ■aaayaaaa^ Ha atkad f ' 
 afar aad I graatod it Waak altor ' 
 4A away aad tba waly intalllginn I had af 
 'Braakaarldga wot that, ha had gal apa iMrd 
 ml 9f •f fi im ih aad a vary foka aad ahwlva 
 BMaMttol agalaat bm, all whiah had baaa for* 
 wardad to tba Ckmalatoaar al Cbowa Laadki 
 Afollyoarbad naw alapaad alaoa I had pa9> 
 abaad tbaaa loadii Vo lapravaaaala had 
 baaa atoda aa thaa la itinilmi with Iha 
 oaadltloaa af aala. to ay a h oppwa had hata 
 lild fi«NB bagloalag. by Ihraaa of mm 
 ' Tha Mia of tha laada to ao had 
 folly eonflraad by tha haad af tho Bo* 
 partmaat.aad.1 was, tharafora, awaralhal,! 
 Boat irtthar aaart aad protaat ay owa righia 
 artotbr tha aonaaqnOnaa of ay 
 gaaoaaad good oatara. Oa tha fMh Of 
 taabar. IMft. I again tlartad for Gray, wNh a 
 loadaf pravWooo. badding. aooMaff aMaaUa, 
 dto., foa.,*^d thraa aton who wara toaaaaaiiaa 
 oparatloaa Oa thOaTOningof that7th;Bnk- 
 aarMgo and I had a aaali^ la tha h#oaa af 
 Thoaaa Stcaahaa oa tha trd OoBoaoiotk. Mj 
 oMa aada aoahar of othan warn ffoa^at, aad 
 allar auaypropaaalafraa bath aldaa, I, wtth 
 atry fTMlrtloitana^ aaaioalad toglva hla Lak 
 /w wlia tha iaMaliMnt paid. If ha woald latol. 
 ly abaadaa IM aa* la tUaarfaagatoal f 
 aataaHy glviag Ma at laaal, aaa 
 
 Oathafolawlag 
 radf . Jaaa 
 Oadatfok I 
 
 lag, ha aad Mb 
 alaitod wilk iMfor 
 «■ •atardayotoa 
 
 kaaridga waa dttlof at Iha aatnuMB af tha lag aad Ihoy Hald with ao ovar Baadaf^ pad 
 MMlohokoaliptl.and^lnpraoanaaoflhaBMa o» Moaday ibraaooa. tot ofOato h ar, VMn . wa 
 who vara with aa aad aba of hia owa ooando^ wfat muhw to 1^ (kawa Uida «Aop. 
 
 whacoajfoaaBoHaoa^Bai^ ina 
 
 iaiMB Aadanoa. I told hiai^ha had >oao 
 
 Mdidi 
 
 w «7 P**9«4r« ^ vUg* ^ m i §pmmk # M It nai ha fnt aa 
 
I:- 
 
 la Mtmm, m MrfgaMMt af kit laUf mi I«« t. 
 Wkil* !• CM«r<«h Im Mk«4 «• if I wo«M am 
 glvt Ilia » lluU tn MMtal In fMMlug ap ■ •Imii' 
 Ij <M Ma aav i«c l,(«ailN4«d him thai I had 
 aiNadjr awida him a pm^nt af at laaMwiahtiB- 
 drad pwauda, laid hln I iMtd no mmt*j wiih na, 
 but Ihat If ha bakavad Ilka a good buy, | woald 
 gifa bim ivaaljr dullara low«r«la iha raiaiiig of 
 Ilia thaaly tba nan Uma I waai Inia Qray ; and 
 tblt prvniaa waa IblthfUlly rtaMliad. Ha rnada 
 • akwriag of aboal fuur Mraa, put In n arop 
 lalM • ahanty, bruoilil In a wilb and a ynlt 
 •f osaa. and durlnn tlio abort lima ha rvaldad 
 au tba lot ha and Uhjm ol my iamlly who llva 
 la Ihai aaigbbartioad. wora o« Iha f ary baal 
 lanM of nalabboralilp. Apd 1 cannot baliava. 
 •ad / da iM Mi«M, ibat David Drakanrldaa 
 M«W b« ao traaabarooa aiid unfraiaftil aa 
 «WiMitaH/y to couia bafora tba Comailaaloiiara 
 , wilb a aoMplalDt againU ma. 
 
 Im»mr (y 0Umigkl^ CM and a$ I tkmlt aa«- 
 
 mtr <a flW «f Ma f iwol day a/ Judgtmnt, Ihml 
 Ukt fkrffktg lUtmHMttmrt Uttntljf trm, ^tt^r- 
 Hug *• tktkMtofmf k*0mMg4 and MUf. 
 [Mgaad] THOMAS MACQUKIN. 
 
 Takan and Sworn btfora ma In iha Town of 
 Qodarlab la tba Cuiiuty of Haron, oua of tba 
 Uuitad Oountiaa o( Uuran and Druaa, tbia 
 Iwautlaih day of January, A, D., 1U7^ 
 
 [Slfaad] THOMAS NIOIIOLLS. 
 , ACkwialiatlonar iui^. & lor Uking AOdavlU 
 ' la and for aaid Uuritad CouuibNt 
 
 poaMvtIy fklaa I ba4 navar aaaa ona af IM 
 Iota ai iha iiraa I parvliaMd lh«in, nay, with tba 
 •aaapllon of Ilia partUI Infiirmailon I had ttmm 
 Iliiiialii Lamotil. r«iip«<<ling tba two lula on iba 
 7Ui ami Hih (^ >iio«mI<>im, I had navar avaa 
 aaa a man who b«d, to my knowladMtMl^ 
 any nf th« M«, or wIm> aould gl v« in« any lnlbf> 
 matlon aonaarnlnu lh*m. And ••> (kr from ba- 
 lug "plakad Iota" tba two on tlia Ulh C«aa«| 
 •ion. pnrvbaMd for Il«*t«y MtQiirati and oniarad 
 in liar uamr, ar« not worth tba taaaa, for Tann- 
 ing parpaaca. Tb«>y do not aooUia twaa^y 
 aaraa of Worbalda laiul on tba wbola two-baa 
 drad ; and aa iha waa naading a homa. I iaTa 
 bar my lot 9 on tba tad Con. Tba two balf 
 loU on tba !st,C'on.,bou:(litfrr Janat MaQoaaa 
 aiid antarad in bar own nam«>. ara of tba aama 
 daBoripliou^d a* aba alao waa naadiag a boma 
 I lafa bar m^ lot 4 on ilialiiH Con. Yon aay 
 tba nina lota bad "astanaW a watar powara an 
 tbaro," and toiba axtaotof tbaMwau^powa^a 
 I liava al randy awo^ ; and laatly, yoa My 
 that ihaaa nIna loii bad alao **<adM«<r<o«a 
 trttl^n mnd liUir fmUitt (* ^ Inrntd om< ^ 
 tkth AoMM and imp'r<mm*nU " TliU. at laaat 
 Sir, la your own. It baara yoar inaik vlalbly 
 on lie faca. H U a Md falnktml, and you 
 qiuH bava known It to ba inab. Bat it waa 
 naadad to "flap tiia <)llmax"-^naadadaa a arowa 
 ta all iha otbar Mm faatnraa in tha piaiora. In« 
 daad. thv piatuN would bava,baan nothing at 
 •II witliout IL A man with • Urga. atroag , 
 
 family of farmari, purchaalAg nioa-bandrad 
 Xwf.MrOowan, tbaaaaratbaalmplafaoUof «oraaof wildland,naarlyonehalf ofitav^mp^ 
 ywur «'tf aabar 16." and I dara aay, you will ob- ^oajj j,,^, taan « ^„j tama platara and in- 
 ■•ff a a ««ry important diffarapna balwaan ibaM volring notbiog of a lamarkably aulp^bta aa- 
 gad your fkUapietuN. I admit that ay orror lar,. Bat tbia tuna platara {••toooaraaddr- 
 la aikaowladfiog Brakanridga'a right to tram- ^ p«euliarly aObating and intaraiUnf, i^ban 
 >«•, or •t laMt ay arrar in paying bim for that ^|,^ forcgronnd gaU atuddad with indortriooa / 
 V Iravyaw. »«a laylag down • dangarooa pra- .rttlara and thair wl»a wid HtUa ooaa balng 
 , «adtat. wbiab if fbllawad aigbt laad to dapior^ j^y,„ f^^^ f^^ t|,^ ^Ib. lots, u honiataia 
 tiM aooMqaaaaaa. SilU tba tailiog. ia thia In- jaafitaUon in tha daaart, wblla mwiy a looglttg 
 / ilafM^. It aa tba aUa of gaawo a ity, aod 1 am ||„g,riim look ia throwa baakon Ihaaoafoti- 
 fcr ^pa bains •khaaad of tt. Yo«r"iram' sbladwallingboaMa.f(irUlaflalda.aBdb«idtiral 
 bar 1ft.' Sir. doaa aot affaar to ba "avl. ipu^«M vbiah ihair aloawy armi and nr«rty 
 , 4aaaa talma boftM tha ComaiHiaa," or y^„ bad forawl lata •xlMaaaat Tiib ilr, 
 i.,«lbarwlM it i«w •rtfally iotarlardad with thla ia a t>i«tara to tiy tba ntrraaoTtha tMr> 
 . > 9«w ajr* gratailaba falaaha a da Uat I aaiaot git^ ^bj tba philutiiropiat i Yea IMW it^ ted 
 diatiagaiah tha ooa fbam tha otbar. At all ^jg^i yooalaolrtaw tfaiw vMr iha<aia4t>(toB 
 ■ aWam km h d lf of it iaaa waateaiyfilta that I ^f ^^ gm« apaot by ih« lad BHMkaarid|a 
 luilMl aiaMtat David Braakanvidia woaU ahad. ^^^ y^ ^ naa. womaa or ahild, (aol«» p&l» 
 rt. 4atal<laldaao H i aHw y tolt* forlaataaaa ka|Ma«aap«f ladl«Ub)hadaTarbaA«l 
 
 .fli^kaf^wMh hafTiag 
 
 Bk>^ Ibr %VMk h alnila aigkl. o« aay oa« d( tba iMa 
 
 ri-.t'. 
 
 
 •dwaiaoaa t owart rt r <M i I do not ptti<«bM«d by4«t TAiiaaMlwvaliMa awira 
 •idtha«MiMiIdMaMnMkaa*(Mfffa of ihki«Mt,ilr.'Mlttdidaataiityt* ptf» 
 < m dtif ^ y my toOilHy ta><y Jar It poM w >t ia<i » l b% | > it;. 
 
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 >ft>f>ng|t tt ii y' w w .'%B m ii H i m ' mtMkk la - .v««r,av.wiiHo M7M'iiif»«&^ 
 
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 lil" I h«v« •<voni lliat I Jo H«tlMH«iv* #V»r in iHltovi 
 
 l< 
 
 
 UavM ilrM>k«nri<i|{« cw«ia U to trtMlitrwui 
 
 •• M •e«M (WwaH r«l«iif«W/^ with « rom. 
 
 )Mm| •Raiuai Ml*, ana 1 am •iiiiuim Im ki.uw 
 
 irwy Ullaf In ihia tUMi«r h »irrwl,« Vwur 
 
 Mrai 70, •r M^iMf^ »ft*Mmli,. uAinpiaUu w»r- 
 
 ltk«n to Ui« lavhaiHiti Hot«>l u| ii<N|*Hch.— 
 
 T»« npi«M ut lira i>Mnplalnai(ta Wirt* all nfiin- 
 
 iMirwIaiiU wiiiiaii on ■ lu.ig aliit «>( wHiin^^ 
 
 |>a|i«r. ariiititi wan liaiif up in iha dar-Kouni. 
 
 1 tvMl ..»tr lh# LUt *li«n«r than ..m#. ^•aJ., 
 
 utm ot Un> C'<>m|ilNiHai*i* alaid a »M>l«|KCftt 
 
 In my houiw wmtlnn M* mrn, and |i« enpixd 
 
 lh« liat aii.t had it »iili hlni lor iilaown fiiid- 
 
 «»••. Hm» barlil llrakanrMya was Hot •• Nurti- 
 
 b«r 16" M«r mnti tthtrHHrnlur, on tbai l<m| Hat, 
 
 "Nambar l»* muu hava <MHnpUin«<l <mv ili« 
 
 lOtb 9r\l{h of Jiina. and ilioa« who Uva on 
 
 tha adjoininf |«u U Urakanrldfr and who 
 
 war* txohnngiNt wark with hiui *l ikal buay 
 
 •Maan, (aal oonfldant that ha wm not in Qoda- 
 
 rioh during any part of tha month of Jan*— 
 
 H« lalt tha townahip aarly in July, and tha 
 
 oarrant opinion la, 4lr, that you or y<kir mnn 
 
 SMicka in your grant mM^o tfrTe y.<ur employ 
 
 «r,by making out a atrofif caaa agadiat mo 
 
 had aither hnntad np tha poor ffllow In a dia' 
 
 Unt part of tha Trovinca, or paUihtd up tha 
 
 piatara you bara published, to suit yonr own 
 
 taeta. For my own part, I simply ask. When 
 
 Sifftmit your " Numbar 16 1" 
 
 Taa Bditor or thi Hcrox Bionai. 
 
 The BquAtteni' OommiMlon. 
 
 TO OGLE B. QOWAN ESQ. 
 
 8ra:— Whau I flrat aaw tha announaament 
 that Ogia K. Oowan and Morgan Hamilton 
 wara tba partiaa appolntad to anqwra Into tho 
 nnraarons ooaplainu arising oat of tba pnblio 
 aalo of ^iwla in tliata UniUd ConnUsa, I at 
 oooa aeoaladad that tha appoiotmant waa not 
 •alj • poUtieal ooa but mada for a polllieal 
 pnrpaas. I of aoorso know toothing of your 
 fltoaaa or ufitaaaa for oendaotUg au onqulry 
 aoah aa bM baan propoaad, bqt, knaw thai 
 Moifif Hamiltoa waa, of all man UTing. tha 
 laaal ^pMlMod, la poinl^T pradanoo and Jadga. 
 mant. he tha aiBdaat diaehargo of aadi a daty. 
 I alaokaaw thdt, pratioaatoa'ffeBorpl alaetlon 
 -whlak waa than lalkad of^Mr. Oaylay bad a 
 littla wwk ofa pgraliar kbd. in thaaa eoan- 
 IK whiah bahovad to ba^oaa, and thatlfaasrs 
 OtwaaaadBaaUtoa waraanppoaad to ba /mm. 
 jitrfy^tuaOM fer.th^parfonBaoeaof thia paen. 
 |ttr work I bad tiMraforab ao diffieaHy what- 
 
 «ii(g Ihft tli« CommiMiun waa af 
 Mr. U) ky'a salaatrag and' that Mr. Cauvhou 
 was «lto|r(h«r InnmaHl «» i|,a alhirr Y«m 
 «»Mini«iMi|||^ep«railu.i* on ilia «ili «•! Juntf in 
 Ilia liahanva M'Mal nf Uotltrlab, ami on tha 
 IhirtI ..r r..irrih <lar alur w|i«uiiig tha Co«rt. 
 vou l«i\ tor Tm^otu and linl notrstuni till tha 
 l«*ul'ln«f>f iinoua*. WliaiLwr yotir tan di>|. 
 !*>• a-ttay wa« «»r waa ni*t runiiiMg o„ liu.lng 
 lli««a Mvaii woaks «>f nbnanct ia a loaiUr of 
 MiiatI monifliit ; knl if ia not a MsUvr ul small 
 iiionifiit t» know that all this lima, tha tmiuiry 
 wai eondui'ted by tha aulitary Individual, Mor- 
 sun llaiuiliiin. whu wri^ta •Ui.wn avrrythrng that 
 was proa^MtaJ, and whu tissaiJ hn I oftsii to Im 
 r^provad for iiia rvmllnaa* t« asoiu tha Com-, 
 plainanu to inaka out a strong raso againat tba 
 aeuiuad. Thrat. oK at imtMi lour casos aday, 
 wara htfard, wliiia i crowd of |i«TliMpa thirty 
 poor boiiMinivn wrr« |i«pt haiiifjng about Iha 
 bar-rooMia of Uudaiioh. Car waaka. waiiingSlis 
 ••Uonor'a" oonvanianca and p|«««ur«, whan 
 thay should liava bran at boms planting Ibair 
 |>otato«s or gattiuit up i hair fene«a. 
 
 You earns baca on tno Snd of Angait. or # 
 least you wara preaent, on tlia evening of that 
 day, at a pulitieal moating in the Exolianga 
 Hotel, whicli Mr Cayley btdeonvenadto hear 
 his defence oT tba Minhtterlal |>olicy. You sat 
 in the body of the ueeling like other* decent 
 lisiauers, but your eullaagoa, Hamilton, witb 
 thraa others, tha sturdy adbarenu of thespeak- 
 ef , waa perched up at the and ol the platform, 
 for tha purpose of doiag tha " Hoar, Hear I" 
 part of tha paHormaneo. Mr. Cayley, In hia 
 rambles mada soma UlHnv b^ii on tha laudtkblo 
 esartlotts tbeji being pat lorth by the Miniatry 
 to eheek and axpoM tbo nefarloua Jobbings of 
 land spoealatora. "McQaaan is ona of tham," 
 ••W a Toloa in tba aiowd, «Haar I Hear I" from 
 Oonmlaaionar Hanlilt.m. Now, air. It ia tma. 
 jott had at tbia tima diaeovarad that I had sold • 
 tho two loU alaimed by Lamont. bat it Ia also, 
 true, that both Commisaioaar Hamilton and 
 OommiaaioDar Oowan, wrra aware that tha gan>' 
 tloawu than aitUng at Mr. Hamilton'a albow, aa 
 ona of Oaylay'a foar friends, bad tight^tkne 
 loU— bad tight thoumud tknt kundrtdtrndttm* 
 •eru of theia lands, pnblloly advartiaod in tha 
 Huron Signal t»t sala I Taa, air. yon Inow tbiat ^ 
 yon ooald not help knowing it, for on tho 6th 
 of Jnna whan yon eamnianoad yonr Enqniry. 
 thaaa tight IjAmm^Miw AinUrWaiMianaaaraa 
 wara ataringvion boldly in tha fhaa aa a pnbHa 
 adTortiaamaat, wit^Charlaa Wid4ai^a aama a(- 
 taehod^toit And tboogh tho nameol tho Oodo' 
 
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 rMh AiMtioBMr «u MilMUtMltd in th« Mlovlng 
 inMrtioM, thii Aang* «o«ld not rtmovt tU 
 Uoda b«]rond the rMch of yoiranqulr/. H«r«. 
 •Ir, WM th« Ttry tblng you had b««ii tent l« 
 dlMAvar and vipoMl How U w..— • wholw 
 IModoroiu Lancfa of it. Sir, Mt uiddry, and 
 rtdy to your band. Wliat did yoo maiko of it. 
 BIrf NotntnanMntitHl butinthoToroB- 
 
 
 OR thi iMJo or OMMNNk Mraly my notation 
 on fhd Mala otmiiU might hava b«Ni of«rlooli. 
 •d. Two himkt do not maka • mhUt, and I do 
 not rafar to tbaM manaioUi apaaalatloM vitli 
 • TlowtoCjjakorJi»llfyniyown .mallarar. 
 ror. H or do I drag lb«M g.nU«man Wfora tha 
 pnUla tnm any bad (baling towaida tbam ; twt 
 
 .ny.Urioo|.h.liao#th.b.adf.and.„amblg.. "quiry «,A a«o,7MaSl tJ^-w £^^^ 
 
 ou. InalnuaUon aboit tb. „a»n.o.h apaeol.. wiSin/y and Sy y^" wouW t^in aT 
 
 Uooa 01 a oarUI* Claar Orit patriot." tha £..,. ih. ...t and .wallow tifa Jl^nt^^^l^r 
 
 fblmaBn.t«daofwI.o.aJobb.ng.yo«haJbi.a <• Jod««d.tha i^ad .I.T.Ztiuthr!ulK.t >^ 
 
 «a.blatoa«,.rt.ln! Why man. wUy did you ligllfflpUitSw'Sr^^^ 
 not bonaatly proalalm that I bad .p«ulat«l la Th^^H^wX.^ tSTi^^ ^ 
 
 Hut you knaw^tha ownar of Mr. WiddU WaAl fra« " m.. I m? J !li " ^'"^^ ^ f^* "*'* 
 rAmMMJiAM* A..J -J J »»w««r« •*^*< ir««. mi. I Mr. Cayl»yV lUMUmg convii,.,.j ,n« 
 
 rx.r"r„':x's";:r« r-*"-'r '■ — '•^^■^--■ 
 ar. » ,l»th.r ,„.™» fort «,,., b.1 «... »lof U«£!t!; . ,1^^1" *"* * •"• 
 ieitor RobloMio ofTorvato waa a Si.M>nl.t«. i.-«- T vl?^ . ^"*' ***'''• "•*""«' 
 
 thatothar Solialtor Rob.„H>« of Toron o. . S^ S S^' ir..^Ua« li^^^^ 
 . .p««I.tortotb..»u„tor^/yAu^,^«;.. th'a tTwH. hoott L^*^^^^ 
 .»d tl.1. Jn.l,« II • • . . . „, Toronto, .' .oli^H^.^;:^''^!^ ""l""* >•"•"'* J""'- 
 
 rtttrrqi'frrxro' ./'^^•-r--rorMr.oowau. tbat 
 
 ..pa«ulat«r?otbaa.t.,tofW.ArAliSX* " J?"*'** W' ««' •"•"'r to drag ».. be- 
 la..ur.yoa,8lr.IfchT«i^CtnrZ^ I^^'^^VTIT'^"^ "^ •"■"•*"' 
 I|ill««look^ra,y..a«. I fal[ui.,S:.!jrr S^ ZLSSi^'^ '"if:;' •"?' '""• "-^ 
 Orit patriot" of Oodariob. dwl^llad lute JrtrtJlV S.^^^^ 
 
 -fothing„..,Jn„ndjobWng.wban^^; euUrl"*''?- ^l-y *" l.„.. U,.. f„„.^own 
 •d whh tb. apilatibnaof 3^ VLirT-- 1^^^; ^."'^r'y'f «'•"•'• "•Trl.d«.d ' 
 PMlof Toro«toU«Myoa,KKfaar;-Ifloi~ V^^T*'*' ' V."' '•'^'"' •"'^ >"" •" 
 KBMyUtni., air, that thaaag^Uaaan did '*? . "^^ f •"" '^''* '»"« •'^ "•^« 
 iHrtWrehaie I. tha«H». Wr.apan p„bli« Un^tTtT "^^ 
 ««»aarih.tldld. tbay p»,r*htjr.l Loud '^^ '?."•?•'»* '•»*«f'"*»«.Md I. «)' 
 
 fwaiiMra tboN would ba fcwar rtiVi^ .wa *- »«»"»*•« "fld own tkam M anj otkar ntan in 
 •a>|MM« knttwii iK« |,w and tha *^nAt^ L^ ^?1^' ^'^ Wl *••» ana Ih* gaaatar 
 
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 b«iMov«rlook- 
 M^ito, aiid I do 
 ««laUoM with 
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 men kvfor* th« 
 •rda them ; tmt 
 M«^, thAtfnNr 
 I -work of voor 
 to khow how 
 il«l "Mmin at 
 I"— V»ur'i,.lr, y 
 U through th« p 
 
 inquiry only a 
 wivr that the 
 n alt«nipt tn 
 !<)u«e|i, and to 
 to |r«> •' Milt 
 eoitviii«(ij inA 
 Wi. jar, Cay- 
 irwile a pmJu- 
 l«iid iiptcuU> 
 •I UicM mam- 
 idiata «onn«r. 
 Toruolo, and 
 for afUr 
 u wrt • wit- 
 t own mtttiuff 
 Vflve iQonlhii 
 th« four u««r 
 « manner, for 
 re diiM«Ter«<l 
 jf'ou and }-uur 
 
 Oowan, tbet 
 Irag me be- 
 r to eoQOMt 
 / Mine are 
 Dtbelreva4- 
 r«, full-grown 
 married and ' 
 <td }-vu are 
 t aiaee made 
 I laada were 
 HiMd iamy 
 «d • rifbt to 
 oUftr nten in 
 •v«rderiV!« 
 »< paying the 
 ttfiitnator 
 Murediomea y- 
 tiieavrelT • 
 
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 oirUioirta»<u 
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 My vf their ehllvren ^n ibew. Why tk«n waa 
 
 I ciMMd witb the aiMeulatM*. or rather why 
 
 Wa« I tingled out aa a icaiMr-goat for them t 
 
 Hioiply because I aUnd in Mr. Oayley'e vay 
 
 for tbe next eieotion, and the prinelpal ohfeot 
 
 of yenr api>olntment was to pre|t«re hie way. 
 
 lint furtlier, Sir, «li J it not ooeur tw ywe that 
 
 the method of eoiiJuetina the euf uifr, the 
 
 manner In which the evidence waa uken, the 
 
 ' iiatafe of ilie evidenee, and tbe wbole aHair, 
 
 oonatituted a moat flagrant watraxe on the 
 
 lirinelplea of vlvii liberty, ot Jiittiue, and of 
 
 conmoneenaet Fou will rememWtr that on 
 
 the aeeoiid day «f the enquiry, I pointed oat 
 
 to you, in tlie publie room, tbe abiaiditf and 
 
 injuatiee of allufring intereated men to come 
 
 forward and meke tbe moat damnjna «li«n(«a 
 
 •gainat a nian'a ebaraoter, without Wug Uid' 
 
 aqder any obUgation to tell tiie trvlli. You 
 
 Maid you Iwd Ha iKiwvr u> -(Hit tlieni on (lalli. 
 
 and you referred Uie to the <iiiM of Dr. McCaui.. 
 
 I told yu« there was no anal«»gy lu ili« two 
 
 eases, aud I tell you now that tUe cue yoo 
 
 were eouduetiug, ha« not, iti so Ikr is 1 am •• 
 
 ware, a single parallel in tbe whole bistury of 
 
 OoaualMloae «f Sa^uiry . 
 
 I shall aevor forget the picture of the poor. 
 
 old, lone and Inlirm Mr. OUrk, phjrsleally and 
 
 mentoliy bowed down witb disease, pent «p 
 
 in a eorner, and sarreunded by a best ef iia- 
 
 patieiit aeenaera, every one more auxieai tiiab 
 
 another to bear witness against bun. One ot 
 
 the first qvestions put to a witnesk iii a Court 
 
 9f Justloe. Is, have yea /lay interut dincUy or 
 
 indirteUy in tht ruult of M* metUmf Now, 
 
 Sir, you are perfectly aware that every man 
 
 who gave evidenee against llr. Clark, bad 
 
 hi—* led to believe, and verily* did believe, that 
 
 be bad at least one buadred poantls worth of 
 
 iatareat intolved in the anceem of,the teUini»- 
 
 ny erevldeoeebt delivered. I iim aware thsit 
 
 inrHUUif, thMe men had »« intnwH wkttmr 
 
 Ulkt pnetoiiiift, bat tliey bad be«n led to 
 
 believe otherwise, and that htiAit was jost 
 
 equivalent t* Cllef mXtlf, in poii% of inlaeoec. 
 
 They did believe tbfei on the saaete af each of 
 
 their atorka depended aa interest of at least 
 
 one hundred poHBds; and ander tbe imme- 
 
 dlato toltnehce of that beltsf their etoiies Were 
 
 reltW; iher«iy rrtalwt N6 oath. M ittWi*- 
 
 iioa. ^ MaigktMi of any kind «•* feqtf i^. 
 
 BMh OM toM bb tevn atorr l«'*M« o#niray< 
 *«d ia^e .Wi7 hesappeaed would be moat 
 d9|niiiing to Ifr, Chtrk, and mbll%ior»l)le to 
 the one kunirett poufuU iHiitihut, wMle, If the 
 «l«ry csemed t^ lag, or IJT the maa was at a loss 
 
 I'lr wordNthedeflelaneyeoatdbeotteloaisiy and 
 willingly sapplled by tbe "ConmisaionI''— 
 Voald soeb evidenee have been tolerated lu 
 •r.y Court of JutUcet Would it have |»een 
 deeme J suffloient Ut eouWet a mae, in Otohei • 
 U,«ven at.the time of Captain Cook's first 
 vWtf And yet, flir, upon this evidence, you, 
 under the protection of the Eieeutive Govern- 
 ment, have thought proper to assail both pnb* 
 Ho and privato eharaetor la the most eonspiou- 
 ons and moat damning meaner Imaginable. 
 
 Admitting. Sir. that the Complainant's made 
 no «UtomsnU but sooh as they would willing- 
 ly have swja^to. yet it is obvioua that, keep. 
 iiig in rh^fW* sappesed en« kundnd poundt 
 imUrMt, they would not have been permitted 
 either to swear or testify in any Court of Ju«. 
 Uue. It Is thW one hundred fonndo motive 
 'tKet •tistltigalslies the oAse of the late Mr. 
 mark from that of Dr. McCaul. from that of 
 Mr S;nlth of tbe Penlientlary. and fro-n tiiat 
 of every other ease whleb baa been submitted 
 to a Commission of EnqQiryt Every man who 
 gave evidentc against Mr. Clark, virtaally 
 aekuowledgud that be was being aetaatod by a 
 liepe of being benefitted to the extent of, at 
 least, one haiidreJjpeands oarrenoy,and hence, 
 Abe whole proneelings can only be regarded as 
 a barleaqne on tbe proceedings and require- 
 ments of auiordinary Court of justice. 
 
 But further. Sir, your enquiry, altogether 
 exolujive of tbe luadmtssable charauler of the 
 evidenee. was utterly uselen. F.iu diacover- 
 ed nothing, euligbtoued nothiag. and rectified 
 nAihing, It I am to judgj by the representation 
 you have given of my owa «ase. The com- 
 plainU of Lamont and Brackouridge against 
 me, did not require ti ho discovered Ky you. 
 These eomplalnta and allJaViU and allparU- 
 eaters tfaerswith connected, were in tb9 po«. 
 session of the . CommiMdeaar of Crow'ii Lands 
 elghtoen iiiont|is befera you were appoint- 
 ed. They bad biuea considered by the IJtead 
 of the Department, referred to the "loeel 
 Agenf for ezpUaationf, explained and retttrn^ 
 ed to theDtopartment. and t|i«te1«sortfae tatds 
 to me"ceailniied,"fbif etieiatitireltemontha |Vi^ 
 viont to th*eoiiiii^ncem«nt of your Inquiry.' - 
 Yo» thw* no new UgHt on the sUtemenU of 
 ' BraeicenrMge aiid Lminont, btfi yod garnUhe^ 
 ' theih wfeb a f^vSobl fAtMhotfds, clothed cb«^" 
 witb tfahfeertiWiig'.jiha widE«(dlyandiin*irf.^^ 
 raAtMrtj- thre# tbeda before tMe^iiblfe. nrerM^' - 
 to terre a >«»• pdtittott i^tpiti^ "i^ou eom- 
 in^neetTyoor mve«t)gtftioa« In atter igpdrine^^' 
 ofyoordnty.tnd^ot! do if^ seem fo liar<^' 
 
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 , Y'*l*«t.M yo« pro««4Nl«L lUd yon Utn ffcf- 
 iikh«J with a oopy of tho iMt^rnetlon* hy 
 Inch Mr. Clark waa fful<i<>d in r«r-r«»M lo ilia 
 vlaiuiM and rigbUorUqualtart— ha<t vuu Iwn-h 
 , ofloially itifjnned uf Ui« contlUionit on whu h 
 Hquaulngbad U«n parmiUad, o^ what w,.. 
 ' I -ally niaaiii hy " ti^uattimg," of how m ri.lii 
 «f pra-*ui|it|un wiulj b«aei|iiirad. ami of tha 
 iMtura an J «x:«nt of that rinbt. tha -CommU- 
 •Ion " wunhi huva Ix-an a tiling uf »hort dura- 
 lion, ita labor* wouhl ha«a \twxk liniji^iid and 
 •My. mora than twu-thirda of tha oaM« uould 
 hava baenteUlai ai Iha ukla. and yovir lach- 
 rymoM imiUtiona of iba CroviMiila a*«r Brack- 
 cnridffa'anumeroUa and |>eriloiw Journoying* 
 to Qoderich, would hara ba«n randerad «n(ira. 
 ly •a|««rAaou«, aa a aingia glaoa« at your •• In* 
 utruatioiw " woulU hava abown wnathcrtha lad 
 waa ^ouratying for bit own amuMmant or 
 whttbar bia Journayiag aataally reanltad from 
 ii\)aitica And oppraaaion vo (ha pari of tha Lo- 
 «•! Agent and the Mpartmant But you did 
 ^no^iah to laarn tliis oommon tanM wav of 
 •oAdueting the Enquiry. Yoo w«ra afrft/il t»f 
 i*or< method*. Thara waavash capiul to ba 
 in«de out of the Uh dollan a-</ay. and there 
 ^Upolitietl CapiUl to be made out of the set- 
 tler» in the new Townahipa. You make a won* 
 derful bla«tor aboiit baring dragged to light 
 " no felur than eleven LlaU" of Lande in the 
 hwida orSMcnlaton, but, yon made no nucli 
 diMoverj. TbaliaU needed nodieeoTery, moat 
 ofthenil prtauna wero like Mr. Widdar'a 
 IK publlely tdvertieed either in the columna 
 ofanewepaper or in printed hand billa. Not 
 eoaof them, nor one lot eont ained in them, Ip. 
 longed to Ttaoaaa MeQaeen, but ana of the 
 eleren wae, or had bee A, lo the hands of Colin 
 Cla*, and the ether ten in the handa of— come 
 now, Mr. Oowan, out with It—not in the handa 
 of '• • eertain Cle«r Orit Patriot," bnt, m tht 
 kmdnffth* Ftmilf OompmU-mta SoliHton, 
 Sa-Mlfwi and Jitdgn of tht Cit^ a/ rarow 
 
 !!»••• Conmlaaion,- air. was rerjr indnetrions 
 in their eflforU (e pr^sdiee me in the estima- 
 tion of the settlers of the new townships, by 
 reprsssntiog me as the enemy of the aetoal set- 
 ler-espeeolator and the friend of speeolnton 
 This, sir, is »ery flimsj. to saj Oie least of iU* 
 My e0)ita al aetaalsettlemenk io the town^ip 
 of Grej, hare drsady cost me a gMat deal of 
 moaejr. And mj enadM opinion is that It 
 woold be bnuer fsr meaad better fbr tbseoon 
 
 ti7 that eveiylot la the bur towBsUps was io 
 ^ hwds cT indwtrienstetaal sstttei*. cTeii 
 Iff th^ wm uabls to pay the imtalnento.^. 
 
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 If they rraldadon the lot and eltNr««t awsr| 
 lew sores of a e foraiit ardpald their takaai 
 wrought tkair aUtate labor, they wonld 
 siding Iha prw3r«M of tha saUltmeat and apand^^ 
 lugllivir labor In a way that would U amply, 
 ramnnaratad a vary fiw yeara lianoa. flat I 
 do not think y.ur proaaedinga were at all con- 
 daoive ut ihis and. I do not Uiiak yoar node 
 of afRicting actual aetUemant would naull Iq • 
 |taa«eabla, iiiduitrioHa aommonity. In abort, 
 I believe tne " Oimmiaaion" hat «iona mora 
 evil than good in the aew UtWHalii|M, and I wil 
 ■how why I think ao. 
 
 I'or three days preiji. its lo yotr l««rt«iv 'ob 
 Orangaism, in the hail of the Kxehanga Hot«l. 
 Goderich. you had been back in thane* tc wn. 
 ■bipa. and aacording to Snncho's rep«>rt, you 
 had liada"bu«y time of It" In making out 
 De*da or AokiunmenU, o( building sites for 
 Orange IxKtuas. Now I see no reaaon why ' 
 tha OooMuHUa, Hi^viUmt and other unmerous 
 villagaa in the wilderness, should ba without 
 their Orange Lodgaa, and It ia quite poaalbla 
 that in making out these Deeda or Aasignments 
 at the publie expense, you were flllfilliag your 
 mission and promoting Mr. Csyl«y^aleeiien> 
 i nteresia, Jnat as mneh sa you eould have daue 
 In any other way. But aeeording to the fol. 
 lowing eztraet from baa of a numberi^ letten, 
 , on the sal»)e«t, the '•Commission" bad been 
 doing somsthing won* than propagating 
 Orangsisio. The lettisr is dated "Howiok 8ept 
 4tb 1868," «niy about twelve or fourteen days 
 afker your visit. 
 
 " Sines the Ooamissionwu round we have 
 "~..**"f "I"? on « Inrgo seal* Waliaee is 
 sending fbrth hsr legions uA ssttUng up every 
 vacant lot— even lou parshased at high priess 
 ■>7Poormsn who intend to eome upon thsm 
 this winter, hava been taken poassmion of by 
 J^'^T**'!*? ''»»«»*»l» rin in hand, dinuto 
 the right or tha real ownera. one of tbsae Wal 
 lass infadera,r— by name, says that thsy will 
 wada to the knees In blood rather than yield 
 the lands. I fkar. sir, we wfll have serious 
 work before this U ended. Tim mytiU arm 
 Commimlmir peas tktm mummgtiimf . 
 
 Now. Sir; I have no faith la thb •• bmu 
 foree" method oTeBeoarafing aetttalljr Mtlla* 
 meat. I think It was adopted throng sheer ' 
 IgBoranee of year daty, and met from nty In- 
 tsntioa to do wreog. and I iras mash pUassd 
 to sea that eithar, yoa or the Hted af tha 
 Crowa Iiaada Oepartmeal^ bad disoovefed the 
 Mderrar,>aadpromptty andearored ia eotrest ' 
 Itbjr the fbUowHig aetisa in ttie Huron Bign^^ 
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 JX M VMMt Unda io th« n«wly sa^tyad 
 iMrMhip* of th« UnlUJd Coantiea of Huroo 
 Md Brace linc* tha lit of Beptelnbar 18M.— 
 fU uadoraigped Oomminionan tradIraot«d to 
 
 ^- W»n> all anoli Mrsooa baring no other claim, 
 «h»t they will be treated aa treapa«iera, and la 
 no inatance wilt any auoh aqoattara right be re* 
 
 ■ eof niaad aa siriog prA<«mption to auoh Lota. 
 [SIgnadJ OOLE B. OOWAN. 
 
 MOaSAN J. HAWILTON. 
 Now, Sir, this waa coming to the poiot in 
 the right way) and, as I wrote at tha tima, had 
 this little Notice been published at the com- 
 ueneetlient, inatead of at the e/o«#, of yonr in- 
 Teatigatlons, the labors of thi Oom'mission 
 would hare been wonderfully abridged, and 
 much bad feeling, disappointment and threat- 
 ened tiolence been prerantad, for all woa 7wi<< 
 «Am yoM wtrt appointed. 
 
 I have now done, for the present. Theeleo* 
 tioaeering adventures of the " Gommbiion "^ 
 Ita poUtleal exhibitions of Paddy Wslker and 
 ilM <>bi| Dhran*'— it! land Jobbiogi •( tht 
 
 sal* of town lou la Piaettagore, and ttc tW* 
 ^aand-and-ona other freaks, oapers and AM* 
 hingt, at ten dollars a-day, are all faithfully 
 rwjovded, and will be fortheoa|iag when i«. 
 quired. Ifr. Oowan, I hare now replied i» 
 your letter of the aGtji Daoember. I haTf 
 candidly aUtad the (kets of my own land- 
 deallag, and I haT* awom to 'them. I faaT« 
 also freely ex|^raaaed my opinion^ jtt the "Cons' 
 miasion," and lu prooeedlngSi I hata not th« 
 aliRhtest intention to add on« black spot t9 
 .your character. I merely wish to ahow thf 
 kind of senrioesyonare willing to perform fttf 
 those who pay yon, and alao to ahow that« 
 with all her progreat* the QoTemment of Oaaa* 
 da yet embraces some maniibers who require 
 your services. I again call on you to retract 
 the faliebooda you have published against ma 
 and for which I hold your employers raspoii* 
 ■ibto. 
 
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