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Upon theimporinnt ({uestion ofRespon- «ihle Government, which seenn chi-,'Hy to •nuruss the puhlic mind, I mink the de- »nrm/»cfihe la'e Executive Council un- consiiiuiional and cannot be s-jppu-ried by precedent ; and if grxntrd, will render the Governor a more automaton in iIir admin- istration of public affairs, and will deprive Her Majesty of all nulliority of influence in the Country^ in fort, it would virtually abruijaie our Constitution, and ultimately, il not immediately, sever it I'rom the Par- ent Stale ; on ilieoiher hand, I concur en- tirely in the view taken of it by His Excel- lency the Governur General, which he '.rifl/ cicfines in the followinss worils. viz. "that the Government should be adminis- tered according to the luell understood wishes avd interests of t/ie people ; that the resolutions of September 1841 should be faithfully adhered to ; that it should be competent to the Council to offer advice, On all occasions, whether as to patronage or otherwise ; and that the Governor should jecetve it with the attention due to his constitutional ndvisers,8( consult with Ihem in '11 cases of adequate importance ; that there should be a cordial co-operation a dsympaihy bettveen him and them ; that the CoUTicil should be responsible to the Provincial Parliament and the people, Si' that when the arts of the f overn r are such as they do not choose to be responsible for, they shoald be at I berty to resign, then I entirely agree with you. and see no im- practicability iH canying on Responsible Govcrnmtilt irt a Colony on that footing, provided that the respective parties enga- ged it the undertaking be guided by mod- ertion, honest purpose, common sense and equitable minds devoid of party spirit." These, Gentlemen, are the ()rinciples of the Governor General which I find are fu'y anil unreseryt'dly sustained by Her MajesiyV Govern'menl in England, and the Imperial Parliament, in which politicinns of all paries approved of the Governor's coiiduct on tiiin returned to represent the County ol'Gren- ville, I »hall yive his Government my full and une4uivnciil support, but not otherwise. For il we desire to continue as an appen- dage of the Drill h Crown and enjoy its pruteoti in, n» is so univer^a!ly nrolessed what mote can we want, than the liberal concessions her«! made, by which the peo- ple of this Country will herealier be ena- hiad to exercise their just influence in the adminisiraiion of the Government, and en- sure the enactment ol good and wholesome, •liw«, provided that ihey use the right uf seli'ntinsr proper persona to represent thpiii with juiig>D«nt, and a desire lo pf r- peiuHte such blcksings, uninfluenced by sectional Iveling or party spirit. To party government t am a decided opponent. 1 desire to see the benefit of gwbd Ua?ercairnt citended tuallclasscs of the people without distinction of ori fin or creed ; and to secure such an administra- tion of it, if elected your representative,! shall devote my whole energy, supporting the riglits of the Crown on the one hand, and g'larding the liberties ofthe people both civil and religious on the other, when anf attempt shall be made to invade (hem. I will direct my whole attention during the sitting of Parliament to the public ben- efit, and will not desert my post when mf services might be, most required to defend your interests. I will oppose every measure ealculat«4 to curtail the rights of the people, or to op- pre^a them by unjust taxation, iet it eman- ate from whnt source it may ; themea^i'ire* or intrigues ./party ihall receive no >up> port or countenanceTrom me. With respect to the public measures of the late Council, I do not approve of the removal ofthe seat of Government to Mon- treal, by which.a yjat injury has been in- flicted on the prosperity of Upper Canada, and eniailinsf on the Province an addition of some £80,000 or^lOO.OOO to our alreadf too hurthensome debt, for public buildings at Montreal ; or of the bill for altering tn«j representation of this section of the PriB- vince in Provincial Parliament by which it was reduced from 42 to 37 memn^it, while Lower Canada remained untouched, thereby giving her a preponderance of 8 members in the Legislature ) or of the bill to increase ihe local taxation in the several Districts of Upper Canada, by wftich mo- ney, linuse-hotd farniture intd every de- scrifHijn. of personal property, the hard earnings of the Farmer, Mechanic, Artizan and labourer, were to be taxed, while Low- er Canada was to go free, and be allowed, as heretofore, to put her hands into the public chest to build her Goals, Cuurt- Huuses, pay the expenses of the adminis- tration of .Tusticeandof allotiier local mat- tors, for which the inhabitants o' Upper Canada have to submit to local taxation ; orof the Common School Bill of which you have had practical experience ; and to carry it into operation, lam told the Dis- trict will have to pay in Taxes this year nearly £20CO independent of the Govern- ment appropriation i orof the bill abolish- ing District Councils and establishing County and Township Councils with much additional machinery and increased expen- ses, which the people will have to pay j or of the Customs bill, by which numerotit unnecessary offices were cieated merely aa a source of patronage for parly purposes, regardless of the enormous expense attend- in? the execution ol the hw, which would also have to be paid by the people. These, Gentlemen, awesome of the leading measures introduced by the late Cponctl into Parliament during the last Session, and if elected your representative, i sboulil offer every opposition in my power to pre- vent their becoming the law of the land, unless under material modifications and al- fo made application to Lower Canada ; for 1 feel Hint it is most oppressive to Upper Canada to have heavy assessment laws to defray the expenses of her local affair* while Lower Canada is permitted to_ past untaxed for similar purpusea. I shall meet you at the Hustings, on the day of Election, where I will explain my views mure fully and will then feel thank ful to all those who approve of my princi* njau trir itloil* uiinn£Vi*t nn.l t.t.atAAM%am^^ — fc- - -I.. 1 will not betray. I have (he honcr to be Gentlemen, Your most obedient scrTBtil, HAMILTON D. JESaUP, Prescott, 30th Sept. 1844. Pvl, I a