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The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes ou les planches trop grandes pour §tre reproduites en un seul clichd sont filmdes d partir de Tangle sup6rieure gauche, de gauche d droite et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n6cessaire. Le diagramme suivant illustre la mdthode : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 .;<•■■ ■ w V' Ontario's Ifarewell to XTbe lEarl ipf 2)uffedn j*> Lord Duihtins Farewell Address —— to the anadian Qti^ens ^ J* ii: from tbc "©ttawa Stcc ptcee" of tbc 2l«t ©ctobcr, IS78 'Mm. ( ■ " i ^ i ^ - f ' / / , > ■ u ■ ? . <^ /^ v"i , fc- ^ -21; — ^ — - — i^n — 1^^;^ ^^ I • I i.^ i(. -c / TIIK 1;AKI. Ol' DIII'I'KUIN K«PHi mm I t & ONTARIO'S FAREWELL TO t I THE EARL OF DUFFERIN .•* <^ Frniii tfn ''arl of |)nf- ferin at (inebce. " Also, tb.at this Council do express its api)reciat ion of the services rcndiTcd to ( Mitario, by .1. W Ahic.Millan, l"iS(|., of (luelph, in originating, organizing and carrying to a successful (erniinalion a projei-t so l)elittingly expressive of tlie senti- ments of the people towards the retiring ( iovernor ; and do record its satisfaction in knowing that Mr. >hic.Milhin is a native of our I'nited Comities, and that a copy of this resol- ution l)e forwarded to Mr. .MacMillan. " Passed in Council, Cniteil Counties of Stormont, Duntlas and (dengarry, Kith October, 1878." Resolution jiassed by tbe County Council of the County of Wellington, on the 5tb D(!cendjer, 1878. ( "nm^ If .s..,nv,.,| l,y M:.ill„.vvSw.v(„:„M. iN-rv.. uf ,1... Tnwnshi,. " '...Hi.. s..,.nn,|...| l,y.h„n..s .M,.M„II..„. Kv,.v.. ..f ,|,, Town o n„,ui...n., Tlut H.-Connty (•..nnnlnf,,,.. (^.nn(vo,• ^ Hl.n,MnM.:,|,h,s,tH (irsf o,,,,o,„,ni,y. ,|n oilinnllv rn.U,r.. ;;;:;•''-•••'•'• ';• Ma.-MiHa.M.:.,., Mams..,- ..r (;„..,pl.. in .'•n.l,^ . l..nm,aliM«an,l,m.sn,tinK llu- joint Mnniripal a.l- "^V" ' '•.-^'••■"'■'"•yllM" Karl ofl.unV.iM.on tl... .v. of l"H «l."|.artnrv In,,,. Cana.la. an.l .|o |„||v ronn.r in all M... H"Mt.n..ntHc.x,m.ssr,l,h..,vi,., an.l ronsid,.,. |, a .Macvlnl .n.l yi^nd that (|„H (-onncil do In.tlu.,- n,„.i,i,.r (l,„ m,, ,|,„,,•'' ^^•■"';'^<"", and that (h. (-|.,I< b. in.trnct<.,l .o ""^^••"''"•••I>y"lllii.-n's..lntionlo(l,al-..ntN.|i,an. Carried." »taA'!f«^»*IB^.--:««i*i,,,„; .„.-«,„,n;j„;,.-..-, ,..,■ ,.„,,.; ,,;a I ■>fi7i^itH^- \ ^/^^ '>^/^ "^/^ "i^/^^ ^/^^ ^/^^ ^/^ Speech til replN? to the joint B^^vetH^ ot the /iDunieipal Corpocatioiii? ot the iprovince ot Ontario, September 3th, IS7S, at the Cita^el, Quebec. I.uni DiilVdiii s:ii«l : -I liardly kin>\v in \vli:i( tciiiis I Mill to reply tn tin- juldrcss wliicli Iims just hccn I't'Mil, so siuiiiil is tlir liniKir wliicli ynii li.ivr cunfciTd ii|i()ii inc. 'Pliiit .1 uIkiIc rruviiicc ;is larjc. as important, as llour- isliin;; as many a Kiiropcan Kin^nlom should errct into an cmlx'ssy the Mayors of its Cities tlie delcL'atis of its ui-Kin and rural municipalities, and despateli tliem on a journey of several lumdred ndles to convey to a liumMe individual like myself an expression of llie personal {^ood will of the constituents they represent, is a <'lrcunistanc(! unparalleil in the history of Canada, or of any other colony. (Ajtplause. ) To stand, as I now do, in the prosonce of so many distin^uishe(| persons, who nnist have put themselves to so rtions it may he within their power to make on your hehalf. ( Applause.) And when in the history of your Dominion could such a proof of your generosity he moi'c o|)po!tunely shown ? A few weeks ap) the heart of every man and woman in Canada was profoundly moved hy th(> inlell- iiience that not only was tlH> (lovcrnnient of (ireat Britain ahout to send out as England's representative to this country one of the most pronnsin*:; amonjj; the youn«>;or generation of our puhlic men, hut that the (^ueen herself was ahout to entrust to the keeping of the peo})lo of Canada her own daughter. ((Jri'at applause. ) If you desire an illustration of the resj)ect, the alTec- tion, the conddence with which you are regarded hy your fellow-suhjects at home, and hy your Sov(M'eign, what greati'r proof could you have than this ; or what more gratifying, more delicate, more touching recogni- tion could Icu'C rewarded your never-failing love and devotion for the Mother country and its lUiler? (Cheers.) l^ut, though th(> citizens of Canada may well he ])roud of the conlidence thus reposed in them, lielieve me when I tell you that (juite a})art from these S])ecial considerations, voii may well he conu;ratulated upon the hap])v choice whicli has been made in the ])erson of Lord Lome for the future (Jovernor-Cieneral of Canada. It has been my good fortune to he con- nected all my life long with his family hy ties of the closest jtersonal friendship. Himself J have known, I V I i .'I t - I 9 may say, almost from l,is l.oyl.oo,! ; a nioiv <.ons,i.,,- tious, l.i-h miii.I.Ml, orl,dtc"r.,uali(i..,l Vice- K'ov ,.o„l,| '">! have Imvu scl.vlcl. ((J.vat apphms.-. ) P.n.uohj "1> uiKl.T ."xcrptionally I'ortunatc conditions, it is ncr.l- loss to si.y 1„. lias prolit..! to the utmost l.v the a.lvnnt- a,i.n^s plmrd within his reach, many ..f which will have littcd him in an csj.ccial d<>n:rcc for his prcs.Mit post His PuMic School and Collooiatc .Mlucation, his ..xp.ri- <>n("o of tin. House of Con.mons, his hn-,- p.-rsonal ac(iuaintanc(> with the representatives of all that are most distinguished in the intelhrtual world, his literary i>Hd artistic tastes, his f.Hvion travel, will all comhine to render him intelligently sympathetic with every phase and aspect of your national life. Above all, he comes from a -ood \\'|,i,o- stock ; that is to say, of a fiunily whose prominence in history is founded' upon tlic si-'ilices they have made in the cause of .onstitu- tional liberty. When two of a man's ancestors hav,> l)crished on the scadold as martyrs to the cause of poli- tical and relio-ious freedom, you may be sure there is little likelihood of their dec(>ndants seekin- to encroach, when acting as representatives <,f the Crown, ui)on the privileges of Parliament or the independance of the p(Hiple. ( r.oud cheers. ) As for your futun- princess, it would not become uw to enlarge upon her m<>rits. She will so(m be an.ongst you, taking all hearts by storm by the grace, the suav- ity, the sweet simplicity of her maimers, life and con- versation. ((Jreat cheering.; (icntlemen, if ever there was a ladv wh.» in h(>r earl- iest youth had formed a high ideal of what a noble ■M in life sliould lie ; if ever tlicn^ Wiis a liiiman hoin^' who tried to iiiiikc the most of the o|»j)ortiiiiilios witliin Ihm' rcacli, and to orcato for liersclf, in s|»it(' of every traniel anene- littinjL!; In r fellow creatures, it is the Princess Louise, \vhos(> unpretcMidin^ exertions to he of service to her country and - plause. ) W'Ikmi to this you add an artistic genius of a ]\\ii}\ onh'r, and innumerahU; otlier personal <,dfts and accom- plishments, comhined with manners S(^ leases me most, the thouglit that the superin- tendence of your destinies is to l)e conlined to ])ersons so worthy of the trust, or tliat a d(>ar fri(!nd of mine own, like iiOrd Lome, and a })ersonage for whom I entertain such respc^ctful afhniration as T do for the Princess T^ouise, should connnenco their future lahors in the midst of a connnunity so indulgent, so friendly, so ready to take the will for the deed, so generous in their recognition of any effort to serve them, as you have j)roved yourselves to he. And yet, alas, gentle- men, we must acknowledge there is one drawhack to the picture. Lord Lome has, as I have said, a multi- 11 tu.l." of rnorils, l.ut spots luivc vwu lurn (liscov.M-cl on llio sun, and uiilordmatcly an iiTcparuLlr, an.l as I niiiy call it a con-cnital dcfoct attiichcs to this appoint- "K'lit, I.onl I.onic is not an Irislnnan ; (l<,u,l lan-litcr. ) It is not his fault, \w made lh.> hcst uso h("coul.l I'oi- himself, h(. came as near the ri-ht tiiin- as possihh- I'.v h<-ino- horn a Celtic Hi.L-hlandcr. Tlx.v- is no d„uht the world is I)cst administered hv Iri,.hmen nic'ir Hear.) " • V . , Thin-s never went hetter with us, eitlicr at home .,r i»i>»-oad, than wlien h.mi I'almerston ruled (nvat Mri- tain, (Cheers.) Lord Mayo -overned India (Che(>rs;) annk din-cted the dc-stinies of Canu.Ia, (Cheers,) and the Uohin.s, the Keimedys, the Lallans' the Calaohans, the (ir)res, the Henneseys, achuinistercd theallairsof our Australian colonies and West In.lian ]K)ssessi()ns. (Loud ]aun the French at last made the same r ) Bnt we mu^t he oenerous, and it is ri-ht that Scotland shoul.l have a turn. (Lau-ht(>r.) Af'ter all, Scotland o„t h,>r name Ixjcause she was con(iuered hy the Irisli. (Lau-hter.) And if the real truth were l an occasional f,;rn at the helm. (Laughter. ) if for no other reason than to make him aware how much hetter we manage the business. (Re- newed laughter. ) But you have not come to that vet ; and though you have been a little spoiled bv havin- 12 Ix'cn ^ivcn (lircc Irish (l()V('nH)r-( Jrncnils in succession 1 am sure you will lind y<»ur new \"\rr Hoy's pcrsonul iind nc(|uii'((l (|Ualillcations will more lliau couuter iialancc liis etlionolosent scene with others of an analogus character whicli have been frequently enacted upon this very s])()t. The early Clovernors of Canada have often received in Quebec deputations from the very districts from which each of you have come, hut in those days the sites now occupied by your pro- •d^w, iTi. 1.'! spLTou.s t(.wn., tl..' (Icl.ls you till, (lu. Vu,r.-rUu\ l.nuc.s •»n'I tnn, kun.s where yum cl.il.iren s,mtc in j.eace were ti.en (len... wiMernesses ,.f primeval forest an.l tliose who eanie h.-nee on an errant liere were nu-niles. suva-es, seekln^r the presence of the Vieo liny rhhvv to threaten war or ven-ence, or at best to {)roir.T a treach- erous or uncertain peace. Little could Montn.aunv or iniey, orVaudreuil, „rFrontenac, have ever in.aoin,„| on such occasions that for the lank .Inskv forms of tli,- I';<).iuois or Ottawa e.nissaries, would on.^lav h. suh- .stituted the beamino- e„untenane.'s and burlv propor- tions of English speaking Wardens, Mav.rs, Ald,.rn.en Jind ReevcH. (Applause.) And now, oentlen.en, a-uin o<,o(l-bv, I cannot tell you how much I regret that Lady Dulferin couKl not be present to share the gratification I have experienced )V your visit. Tell your friends at home how deeply ll'aA-elHvn moved by this last and signal proof cif ti.e.r good-will, that their kindness shall never be for- gotten, and that as long as I live it will be one of the chief ambitions of n.y life to render them faithful and ellectual services, (({reat applause. ) I NA.MKS OF TIIK DIOLKCATKS SKINIXd TIIK ADDUKSS AND AT TIIIO I'UKSKNTATIOX. II. Lewis, Mayor City of fiOiidon, Out.; Alex. Rob- ertson, Mayor City of IJelh^ville ; Rol)ert Henry, Mayor Uraiitt'onl ; T. M. Daly, Mayor of Stratford ; .lolni Crotty, Mayor of Hotlnvell ; A. Trericc, Warden Coun- ty Kent ; .Ino. llae. Warden \\'t'llinti;ton ; Arthur IJoyle, Warden County Ilaldiniand ; William (Jray, Mayor of Chathani ; Wni. Mack, Warden Cnited Counties of Storniont, Dundas and (llenLiarry ; T. II. Parker, Mayor of Woodstock ; S. S. lUjrgess, Warden County Oxford ; J. W. Seott, Mayor of Listowell ; David Dunn, Warden County .Sinieoe ; R. T. IJanting, County Clerk County Siineoe ; C. J. Mattice, Mayor of Cornwall ; .lohnO. llaiv, amndll,,,. ^tls.> „t \\ HlkcTt,,,, ; .1. |{;.,.k|,.v, c:,m,„.ill,.r „! (Mk- ". I..I.I., ).,.,,„ty i:,.c.v.. St,atf,„-,1 ; I), (i. Sl,.|,|„.„..,„ K.rvo brarl,,,,-,, ; Ge,,,-^,. M,,,.,.,,, Cnncill,,,- Soarl,,,,-,, • W. luKslniry, OHincill.,r liotlnvdl ; I. T Krivlwiv Deputy Uoovo 8ca,l,„m ; Ja.nl, Currier, Cl..rk Saml- "i.li \ost; FraJ. Jiisciue, Counoilk.r (iuelpl, : (I .| _C„l,,ul,,m,,o, CouMoill„r Waterloo; W. W. «-|,i„; lown tl,.rk and Tr,.asurer of Artliur ; Fn.l. Q. I'roeo- Clurl,.. 1,. Hntton, Deputy R,..ve (lana„o,,uo; J A ;;""■;''"' j'Tl; ''^''"''^ """'I'urstone ; W. Jiuckner,' aV::'™..:-',,!'^";:;"' ■; '•'-:'?■» '<-. "<--. «'^i-va ; Alex M.kollor, Warden .Mi,l,IK,sox ; II. Ciraut, Ins.Kr- "'■ "f I uhlic Sclmols, Stratford ; A.