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 WHAT IS THE RESULT 
 
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TO 
 
 JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK, ESQ., M. P. 
 
 RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY 
 
 THE EDITORS OF THE 
 
 DAILY ADVERTISER. 
 
 Montreal, December 8, 1834. 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 Since the following pagos first appeared we have been enabled to make some few cor- 
 rections, two of which it is necessary to notice. Not having received the Rutuni for 
 Bonaventure at the time the first article appeared, we assumed that the old Meinbore, 
 or Members of the same principles, would be returned. This, however, has since turned 
 out to be incorrect, Mr. Hamilton having declined the contest, and two Reformers 
 having been elected. We had also done Mr. B. Bowman the injustice to class him as 
 an Anti-Reformer ; having since been set right, we have to apologize to that gentle- 
 man. The remaining alterations are merely in the sub-classificationa at pages 11 and 
 13, and do not materially affect the general argument. 
 
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WHAT IS THE REHUI.T 
 
 or 
 
 THE ELECTIOIVS? Slc. 
 
 LOWER CANADA. 
 
 What \h tlic result of llic General RloctiDii '. 
 This is a question which the people of Knjr- 
 Innd arc (iccustoniod to ask when an Elec- 
 tion laiH turned on Hoine important principle 
 of Legislation. May not wo who are fond of 
 iniitatin(r ilie Mother Country — fond ofn\a!;. 
 Ui'^ it appear that in all thinijs our Constitu- 
 tion i.s a mimic of that of Great Uritain — ask 
 ourselves a similar ([ucation. What is the re- 
 sult of the (loncral Election ! The fiuostion 
 iM at this moment of peculiar iiuportaneo, and 
 we shall endeavour to answer it with preci- 
 sion. 
 
 We mu.si begin with some preliminary ob- 
 servations. 
 
 The Canadian Constitution is said to be a 
 copy of that of Great Britain. Tfit be a copy, 
 those who made it did not understand their 
 original. Copy or no copy, however, the 
 supposed parallel has led to some important 
 results. Not an epithet has been applied 
 to that of Great Britoin which has not been 
 caught up with avidity, and, right or wrong, 
 attached blindly to our inimitable copy. In 
 the Mother Country, foi- instance, it has long 
 been the delight of those who profit, and those 
 who hope to profit by abuse, to hold up that 
 anomalous and ever changeful entity to 
 which we are alludmg, as something which it 
 is dangerous to attempt even to improve. 
 Acting on this approved principle, we have 
 a set of parrot-like imitators in this Colony, 
 who deem it becoming to what they nickname 
 " British feeling," to apply to the supposed 
 copy all those eulogistic epithets which have 
 for their object to bespeak popular venera- 
 tion for that which the experience of the last 
 few years 1ms deiiionstrated to be a perfect 
 failure. 
 
 That for which the Whig Constitution of 
 1G88 — "the glorious Constitution" — has been 
 most admired, has recently been di.scovcred 
 
 to be a (huig of tiic iinaginalioii. l''or up- 
 wanls of a centin-y it wus held treasonable 
 to doubt "the admirable working of the ma- 
 chine' — 'the |)erfe(;t independence of its se- 
 parate parts' — 'the beautiful harmony whicii 
 pervaded the whole' — 'the ii's niedicalrix whicli 
 kept it in order' — ' the admirable balance'— 
 ' the check which each one of its elements 
 exercised upon the rest," — and many other 
 attributes which the in;»c.i"it/ of those who 
 were in the plot devised, ^ii lenly, however, 
 the machine stopped, and tlu; beautiful theory 
 of glorious (,'onstitutioii — of iuimitalile (Juo- 
 stitiition fell to the ground. 
 
 The writers v/ho, backed by Parliaincntaiy 
 orations,ari3tocratical Quarterly Review s.rikI 
 I'itt-club speeches, have principally contribut- 
 ed to keep the delusion alive, are SirW.BL.vcK- 
 sroNK, and the advocate I)e Iioi.mk. Sir W. 
 Black-stonk's enlogium, for such it is, of our 
 Constitution's prototype, is to be found in the 
 2d section of the introduction, at about the 
 fiftieth page of the Hvo Editions of his Com- 
 mentaries, lie first states that tho political 
 writers of antiquity do not recogni/.o more 
 than three regular forms of govenmjont, and 
 continues : — 
 
 The first, when the sovoroijjn power is lodged 
 in an iiggregatB aacombiy, consisting of all tlio 
 free members of a community, which is called a 
 domocrucy ; tho second, when it is lodged in a 
 council, compotiod oV select mombors, and then 
 it is stylod an aristocracy ; the last, when it is 
 entrusted in the hands o( a single person, and 
 then it takes tho name of a monarchy. All 
 other species of government, they sny, are cither 
 corrupiions of, or reducible to, theso thrco. 
 
 He then states that in Democracies is to bo 
 found public virtue, but not that degree of 
 wisdom and strength which a perfect govern- 
 ment should possess. " They are frequently 
 foolish in their contrivance and weak in their 
 execution." — Aristocracies on the other hand 
 possess the required quantum of wisdom ; 
 
but tlion •■ tliurc m lens of lionoNty tlian in a 
 ll«>|iiililic, anil l(!HH of Btronirtli limn iii u 
 Moiiiirdiy." LiiHtly, iti tlic Mtrcnjfili-i.'iKlDwi'il 
 Moiuircliy "tlicru in iuiiniiK.Mit diiiiijcr oI'IiIh 
 (tlic (iriiicc'H) i-mpliiyiii;,' llml Hlrni^rlli Id ini- 
 prDviilfiit (llmt JH not wiHc) or opjireasivo 
 (timl iH nut lionortt) pur|)0HCH.* 
 
 All "Aiiiii'iit" irt tlicii culled up to Hli()\r, 
 that tlio union of tlio hcvituI powcrn wii» in 
 tlio opinion of llio Hnid AncinntJ " a viwionary 
 wliiin, iiiul oiu! lliat if ufl'octod could never bo 
 lustin;^ or liocure." 
 
 Our luillior, however, only quoted this opin- 
 ion forlhf purpose, iih he conceived, ofbeat- 
 iiijj it to ft iniiinmy — uf utterly den»olishiin{ it, 
 for he thus continues : — 
 
 But, linppily fo' •> j" this island, tlin nritifih 
 cnnstitiition liuu Inn^ . iiainoii, iirnl I trunt will 
 lon|{ continun, ii Htiindinif oxooplion to the truth 
 ol'tliiH ohuHorviition. For, iih with us tlin oxo. 
 cutivo power ofllioliiWH Ih hulijiicl in a iiii(f|n 
 pcrHon, they have all tliu advnntacos of Nlreii;;lh 
 tiiul (lispatcli, that am to ho fmind in tliu nioNt 
 nbHohilu niunnrchy : and as tho logisliituro of 
 llio liing(ioin is riilruHlod to thruodiatinrt pownri 
 cntiroly iiiilppondont of each ollinr ; first, tlin 
 kinir; secoiidiy, tlio lords spiriluul aiid tuinporal, 
 which is an uristocratical ansoinbIy ol pcrHonN 
 soloolod for tliuir pii-ty, llioir birth, thnirwiHdoin, 
 thoir valour, or their property ; and thirdly, llm 
 lIouBO of CIoniiiioiiM, Irecly ehoHoii hy li.e pcnpio 
 from union}; theiiisolvus, whii'h makes il a idnd 
 of dnnioorary ; a.s thiu api;rnj;ulo luxly, nctiialiul 
 by difl'oront sprinjrf., and attontivo to (liU'Drtwit 
 interests, uJinposoa tho Uritish parliament, and 
 has the Biiprcmu dispoHal of cv,;i^ ,; -r^ ; there 
 can no inconvcnienco bo alleniplcd by either of 
 tho throe branches, but will bo withstood by ono 
 of tho other two ; oaoli brunch heiiij; ai mod with 
 n nrgativn power, fulficient to rcpol any iiiiio. 
 vation which it shall think incxpodiont or dun. 
 gorous. 
 
 Iloro then is Indgnd tho soveroifrnty of t!io 
 Ttrilish constitution ; and lodged as bonoficially 
 as is possible for society. For in no other shapo 
 could wo bo HO certain ot finding tho three {Treat 
 qualities of goveriiiiient so well and so happily 
 united. If tho siiprumo power wore lodged in 
 any ono of tho three branches separately, wo 
 must be expouod lo the inconvoniencos of either 
 ubsoliilo nioiiarcUy, iiristocracy, or democracy ; 
 and so want two of the three principal ingredi. 
 ents of good polity, either virtue, wi«Jom, or 
 power. If it wcro lodged in any two of tho 
 
 brnnulio* ; fur iuMtanco, in tlio kin|{ iinti liouta ol 
 lordM ; our Iiwn nii|{ht bn provitlently made, and 
 well u.xeented, liut they mi|{ht nut ahvuyn havo 
 the good iif the people in Virvv : ;l'loilg'd in thu 
 king and "ommonH, wo Hboiild want that eir- 
 ciiiiiNpeetion and iiieiliatiiry eaulinn, whieli tliu 
 wlNdoiii of till) puers is to iitliird : if the mipreiiio 
 riglllH of legiNJaliire were liidniid in the two 
 lioiiNeN only, and the king had no negative upon 
 their procuediiigs, they might be tempted In en- 
 croaeli upon the royal prerog itivis or pirhaps 
 to iiIioIihIi tho I'iiigly ollice, mid thereby weaken 
 (if not totally doHlroy) tho Ntrenglh of the exn. 
 eiitive power. Hut tlie (uiiiHtitiitional govern, 
 iiiont ni Ibis island is lai admirably tempered and 
 eoiiipoiinded, that nothing can endanger ur hurt 
 it, but (leHtroyiiig the eipiilibrium of power be. 
 twceii ono braiieli of I lie IcgiKlatiiro aiiu the rest. 
 For if ever it HJioiild liap|ieu that the inilepen- 
 (Ikuco of any one uf tho three should be lost, or 
 tlint it slionld bncoine Hubservi'inl to Ibo viow» 
 of either of tho other two, I hern would soon bo 
 ■ n end of our constitution. Thii logislaturn 
 would be elianged from Ihit, which (upon tho 
 (luppnsition nf an original c<j|itract, either actu- 
 al or iiiiplieil) is preNiiiiiod to havo been origin 
 ally set up by the geni.'ral coufent and fiinda. 
 mental act of tho society : and siieli a change, 
 however eU'ected, is according lo Mr. Loi^ke 
 (who perhaps carries his theory too far) at oncn 
 an entire disaiolulion id the baud:: of govern- 
 inent ; and the puo|de are hereby rediieed to a 
 stale of anarchy, with liberty to constitute thoiii. 
 stives a new legislative power. 
 
 And all this it wiw trenaoii to doubt, till tho 
 o!(l L'oiistitution of glorious mcunory atopped, 
 niiil was replaced by the new Constitution of 
 lri:t-2. 
 
 Home twenty years after BiiACKSTO.Ni: 
 wrote or lectured, IJk Loi.mr discovered 
 new beauties ; but Di: I.oi-nn wrote under a 
 delu.sion. Ho nssiinied, that the poo])le of 
 Groat lirit'iiii actually elected their reprcsen- 
 tatives. He who will take the paiiLs to turn 
 to this Hiithor'.-i work, and read the elevcntii 
 chapter of th;'. second lioo!;, will soon sec; why 
 he has not fjfiven a failiiful jiicturo of the 
 British Constitution. 
 
 Accoi(lin<f to I)k JiOi.Mn, the system of 
 chocks wliicli the Constitution allorded was 
 perfecl. Any attempted usurpiition of power 
 by any one of the three separate elements 
 which made up the iniinimhle whole, was isn- 
 
 * Notr. — This singular doelrinc of the nttribulcs of each branch of the Constitution is mi^t 
 with admirable humour, in Mr. Benlhani's Frngmcnl on Ourcriimcnl, in vvliich the author doiuun- 
 Btrates the alisurdity of the doctrine, by reducing il into tho inathematical form. 
 
 Hy lllackstonc's definition, tho Uritish (■'overnmcnt = Monarchy + Aristocracy -j- Dcino- 
 cracy, Monarchy being Government of one, Democracy being the (Government of all, and Arislo. 
 cracy the Govermnent of soino numl)er between ono and all. Now then Monarsby has strength — 
 wisdom — hoiinsly ; Aristocracy has wisdom — strength — honesty ; Democracy has honesty — 
 hircngtii — wisdom. But the Hritish Government is Monarchy -{- Aristocracy -|- Dnrnocracj', 
 Mierelbrc the British Government has strength -f- wisdom -|- honosty, in other words, is all-wisc, 
 dl-powerful, nil. honest. But all. powerful + &Il-wiso + all. honest = all-perfect. 
 
 Therefore the British Government is all. perfect q. e. n. 
 
 *,• ScnoMi-M. After the same manner it may bo proved, and on the paine data, to be all.wnak, 
 ;).ll. foolish, and all. knavish. 
 
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mediately fullowud by an union of iho other 
 two ai^ninHt tho iiMiir|iatioii. The pcopln and 
 tho Arint<»crn'y mo Mupijoiied to bii in p(>r|ii'i- 
 tial union n;^.iniHt thn uiiduo oxtr-ntion nl'thi! 
 pnini^fiiiivf ot'thi- Crown. Tlic Kin>,' und tho 
 AriMtocriiuy, in lil<o inaniior, aro continuiilly 
 buHied in ciieckinnf popuhir cncroachuDMitH ; 
 but tho n)oiu(!nt tho AriHlocracy HhovH 
 ayniptoniti of luurjJHiion and (^ruHpin^', 
 btrai^fhtwuy tho Monarch loavon tliuirHidu and 
 joiiiH tlio poiipio against llicin. 
 
 TlioBO who li(dd tliia liioory to bo true, do 
 not toll us how tho united lvin<,' anil lliirona 
 gottin.without tho 'virtue' which Hi.aoknTone 
 tulla UM bclouRH aloiK! to tho pooph; ; or how 
 tho Kiu},' and tho people niann^ro ninttora 
 when deprived of tho ' windoni' which is 
 tho attribute of an AriMtocrney. Htreni,nh 
 and virtue united do not nmko up wi.Hdom 
 certainly ; neither do wiwdom and Htrenfth 
 make u|) or render HuportliiouH ' virtue' 
 However, the theory wan attractive ; we were 
 « fjreat nation, wo beat ull Europe sinjfle- 
 handed, und wo grew rich; ho nobody doubt- 
 ed that the BriiiKJiConslitution waa a fjlorioua 
 Constitution, was an ininutablo CoiiMtitutioii, 
 that it was in liict any thiufj that any body or 
 everybody said it was — uidess indec 1 any 
 body Baid harm of it, which was treaHon. 
 
 In the midst of all this hoodwinking, hy 
 means of ' ^'lorious' epithets, one or two philo- 
 sophers did venture to step forward, and 
 doubt the validity of tiio theory ; but then 
 " tho envy of surroundin;^ nutioiis" was [joint- 
 ed at, and the philosophers were silenced, and 
 iIk; study of their works confined to a few, 
 who were as ' visionary' or ' discontented' 
 OS themselves. These philo' ophcrs said, thot 
 the boasted balance of the thro'! I'owers could 
 not exist ; that, inasnuich as it would be tho 
 interest, so also would it bo tho practise of 
 two out of the throe, to unite and show among 
 
 them tho profits of j^ovornin^ill. Perclianco 
 ton, said one of them, the united two mijjhl 
 admit tho tliii ; hrancii to a chare of the pro- 
 fits ofinisrule, on tho f)otiiii( of a junior part- 
 ner, and thus tho throe united would riot iti 
 extravajfanco. Such an union in fact wai< 
 the UritJHh ('onstitution. It was a parinor- 
 ship of King, Ijords, and ('nmmoiiH, united 
 by n common interest, namely, that of Kotiing 
 as jjmt a proportion of tho Hubatunco of the 
 people, as the said people would uubuMt to 
 have abstracted from them. 
 
 I'-very now and tlnui nn Hloction came 
 round, and the people wore fcasteil and 
 llattered into tho idea, tlmt they really had 
 an iinjiortant .-<liaro in tho buHiness of fjo- 
 verninent, and so they submitted to be taxed 
 with the nio.^t admirable non chulance, eon- 
 v'liced, as they wore regularly told in Kleo- 
 tion spoeehea, that they could not bo taxed 
 but by their own consent, given through their 
 Ilepresentative.s. The power cf the pi'oiile, 
 however, was a mere phantom. Fifty-one 
 cities and bonnighs returned 10"-i Members to 
 the Ilolise of Commons, by means of somc- 
 tiiing under l,niK> l''lertorrf ! or averaging be- 
 tween 1- aii'l IM ("onstituents to encli .Mem- 
 ber. Now, every one kiKJWH that corruption 
 must ever bo in proportion to tho smallneas 
 of a constituency, and it is not surprising that 
 those who profited by cornii)iion, should re- 
 sist every attempt to enlarge tho constituen- 
 cies, by traiif-ferringthe franchise from a bor- 
 ough with three or four votes, to a city with 
 ir)0,000 inhabitants ; in other words, by giv- 
 ing increased jiower to the people. 
 
 By means of those small eonstituencioH, 
 technically called Rotten Bor(nighs,the British 
 Aristocracy actually appointed — we will not 
 call it returned — a majority of the House of 
 Commons.* Is it wonderful that the houdcs of 
 Lords and Commons 'harmonized]' Not at 
 
 * STATE OP THE HOLSE OF COMMONS, 181G. 
 
 87 Toors of England and Wales returnod Mombors 218 
 
 Ql do Scothind do "■■■. 31 
 
 36 do Iroland do 51 
 
 — 144 Teers thus returnod 300 
 
 90 Coninionors of England and Wales returned 137 
 
 11 do Scotland do 14 
 
 19 do Iruluiid do 20 
 
 — 123 Commoners thus returned 171 
 
 2G7 individuuls thus returned 471 
 
 Indopnndont Members 187 
 
 G58 
 Before the Irish Union, in 1800, tho C;ominoiis numbered l^tHS Members, 310 of whioh worn 
 rrlnniod by patronr:, and 248 were independent. At the I'liion, 100 Members wore introduced as 
 
10 
 
 all, thoy cMiiil not but ' pull toguthor' most 
 admirably. They were, in fact, a couple 
 of political Siamese Twiiw, intimately link- 
 ed together by means of corruption — by 
 Means of a common interest in robbing the 
 people ; and it was only when the two branches 
 became clamourous about a share of the spoil, 
 that the p ople had the least chance of get- 
 ting a particle of their rights. If the Com- 
 mons showed any leaning towards the peo- 
 ple the King was instructed to dissolve them, 
 and then came a general Election with itt 
 dinners and its speeches, and its flattery 
 and cajolery of the people; and as the influ- 
 ence of the Aristocracy was omnipotent, the 
 result was a more obedient House of Com- 
 mons ; and the parts of the Constitution ' har- 
 monized' quite as beautiiully as before the 
 temporary and trilling interruption. 
 
 From what has been said it must be clear, 
 lliat the boasted harmony of the Britisii Con- 
 etitutior. was the consequence of the people 
 baving only a nominal voice in the govern- 
 ment. The Lords and Commons in fact had 
 very seldom any tiling to fall out about, and 
 when they had, the Lords invariably beat the 
 Commons. 
 
 But the King, where is he all this wiiilo ! 
 Has he no voice in the busuiess of the Legisla- 
 ture J Yes, said the Constitution. But the 
 Constitution did not say true — the Lords 
 ^^^ou]d not let him have a voice. 
 
 Having by means of rotten boroughs secur- 
 ed the Lower House, they next told the King 
 that after the people, by their Representa- 
 tives, had determined on a particular mea- 
 sure, aud the said measure had been pro- 
 nounced wise and good by tlio Lords spirit- 
 ual and temporal, it was as much its his 
 Crown was worth to say nay ; in the mean- 
 time the Monarch was kept most abundantly 
 supplied with every object the mind can pos- 
 sibly desire. No wonder His Majesty a- 
 grsed with his ^ithful Lords and Commons, 
 that the Briiish Constitution worked well, 
 its 'harmony' was in fact most perfect. 
 
 For a long time, e* ary thinj tended to keep 
 up thedslut'on. The bri'liant achievements of 
 the Army and Navy — a syecoasion of abun- 
 dant harvests— a demand For our manufactures 
 
 on the Continent, all kept the people busy. 
 No one had any time to complain of the ex- 
 penditure of government, and if any one did, ho 
 was a disaffected, a disguised jacobin, an en- 
 vier of Britain's greatness. Presently, how- 
 ever, came the peace, and with it, the day of 
 reckoning ; then the people did begm to look 
 into their affairt.. in other words, they com- 
 menced Ui'ir poliucal education. 
 
 AiiiDiig other i ^sults of this examination of 
 the nation's affairs, the philosophers whom 
 we ha n alrcuiy named, again stepped for- 
 ward. This time they were listened to. 
 
 Every year they and their disciples, and 
 tiieir writings, received more attention ; and 
 ten years of peace had not passed over, be- 
 fore their doctrines had influenced every peri- 
 odical — every newspaper in the country. T)ie 
 rcsidt was an increasing demand for rofonn, 
 till at last THE BILL was brought forward, and 
 after various narrow escapes carried. True.the 
 Lords swore they never would pass it, but the 
 Ministers resigned, and the people looked 
 threateningly; whereupon, the Lords got 
 frightened and passed it in a hurry without 
 discussion. Those who wish to see a de- 
 tailed history of the Bill, and itsfiuiil paasago 
 by liie Lords, are roforrod to a roacnl most 
 admirable vvoTk called England and Amrricci. 
 
 Now, the reason why we have referred par- 
 ticularly to Tn« BILL is, because it introduced 
 into the British Constitution, a likeness to 
 the Canadian Constitution which never be- 
 fore existed between them. But it is only a 
 partial likeness still, for we have our irres- 
 ponsible Executive. 
 
 Under the now British Constitution of 
 1832, the people have acquired new powers. 
 Tiie small constituencies are nearly all des- 
 troyed, and ill their places the larger cities 
 and towns send Members. Close corpora- 
 tions no longer usurp the elective functions- 
 Batli, with its r)(),0(K) inhabitants, had former- 
 ly twenty-nine Elector?, the Mayor and Cor- 
 poration ; now it has some thousands ; and a 
 more intelligent and incorrupt Constituency, 
 exists not in the Britisii Eiupirc. 
 
 The effect of all tliis has been to de- 
 stroy the unanimity of liie two Houses ; and 
 we frequently see the Lords rejecting those 
 
 ■(/ 
 
 Representatives for Irclnnd. And by the statornont given above, 471 out of 658 Members, were 
 then at the will of 2ti7 individunls, leaving with un increased House but 187 Independent Mem. 
 bcrs. Thus indeed corruption tiad increased apuce. More need not be said to prove Ibe corrupt 
 state of our boasted Constitution previously to the passing of the Reform Bill, and though it has 
 {ilaced power in the people's hands, a inensiiro not less oxtvuis.ivc will bo refjuired in a ver}' tew 
 
 venrs. to make llio Cor 
 
 13 lonily a pnpula- \.v.:mMv- 
 
11 
 
 incasuroa wliicii the Coinnions bring forward 
 ill obedience to llie cry of the nation. Tlio 
 parallel between Canada and England is thus 
 rendered more perfect. The intsrests of the 
 two branclios of the LegiHJuturn iiro not iden- 
 tical ; what one proposes the other rejects ; 
 and the people seeing the impossibility of 
 harmony between elements ho opi)ositoly con- 
 stituted — convinced that the philosophical 
 writers to whom we have alluded were right, 
 begin to ask for a peaceful change in the 
 constitution of the second branch. 
 
 The experience of the Mother Country in 
 a non-liannoni/.ing Constitution, is only of a 
 couple of years standing. Tiio origin of the 
 ex|)erience of Canada in a similar feature, ia 
 almost co-eval with the Constitution. Of 
 late years, however, as the Assoinbly has bc- 
 cnme more aware of its peculiar posture, the 
 difficulties have increased ; the Assembly has 
 felt the necessity of grasping firmly its rights, 
 or ratiier those of the rooplo ; and as the Up- 
 per branch, backed or rather controlled by 
 the Executive, will not give way, the result 
 has been a complete stoppage — a perfect fail- 
 urn of the (,'onstitution. 
 
 That a similar stoppage of the HrUish Con- 
 stitution must iiievitaiily take place, is our 
 firm conviction. The Coiiimon.s are pledged 
 to bring forward a set of measure?, to which 
 tiio Lord.s in their present frame of mind will 
 not consent. There is nothing to alleviate 
 these difficulties ; the subjects dn not admit of 
 compromise ; and supposing the continued op- 
 position of the Lords, it would not surprise 
 us were a Contention to bo demanded to con- 
 laderthc necessity oi" amending titc Consti- 
 tution. 
 
 Turn wc now to the case of (.'anada. — Tiie 
 last ScHsion found tlie ditTerencijs between 
 the Assembly and the Council at their height. 
 A previous Assembly had voted a VAvA Li.st 
 according to a rule which they had laid down 
 for themselves, but it was such a Civil List 
 as the other branches of the ] legislature would 
 not consent to. The business of legisla.ion 
 iiccordingly had virtually stopped, and every 
 body asked, ' what is to be done !' At tliis 
 |!incture, tlio Assembly came forward with 
 the Ninety-two Resolutions, and framing 
 l'v;titions thereon, approached the Tiircn'j 
 iind the Imperial Legislature, with the sugges- 
 tion of a remedy ; namely, that the people be 
 permitted to elect the Legislative Council. 
 
 Wc need not refer particularly to the pro- 
 ceedings in the IId'isc off.'ommons. or to th'>s(^ 
 
 of the Canada Committee, any further than lo 
 etnto that an impression lias gone abroad 
 that the measures of the Colonial Otlico will 
 in Boino way or otiier bo influenced by the 
 result of the Cenoral Election. It had been 
 insinuated that tiio people of the country 
 would not sanction the proceedings of the 
 Assembly ; this insinuation had, perhaps, been 
 whispered to Mr. Hick ; at all events it seem- 
 ed to be admittcil at all hands, that the po- 
 pular leaders wore on their trial, and that the 
 elections were to turn on the ilcctivc prin- 
 ciple — the pervading principle of the Rr- i. 
 lutions. 
 
 Having thus explained tiio principle on 
 which the General Election has turned, we 
 are in a better position to ansu'er tlie qiios- 
 tiou v.itli which we started : — What i.-'the re- 
 sult of the General Election .' 
 
 To perform this task witli precision, we 
 have prepared from the laist cousiis a table 
 wliicli will exhibit the constituency of the 
 two Pailiamonts. Of this we siiail speak 
 jiresently, our business is lin-it with the Mem- 
 bers. 
 
 It will be seen that tv.enty-seven persons 
 voted against, or were known to be opjiosed 
 to the iS'iriely-tv.o Resolutiona ; of these 
 tweiity-.-Joven per.-ions, sevouteeii did not again 
 present tliem.selves to the elector.-? at the 
 iiustings, — the.-ie arc 
 :\Iossrs. !■'. A. (iii'-siiol'il'.IciSKrs. O. U'-iLliflcl* 
 
 I [.. I. Caldwell* 
 A. t'livillioi* 
 P. II. [Cnowlton 
 C (Ji)oiiluio 
 A. Andi^rson 
 I'. Wrisrhl* i 
 S. liak.T I 
 
 E. ruck' 
 
 T. Diival' 
 
 T. A. Yoiinp;* 
 
 '1', Davis.* 
 
 C. K CiiHgral:i' 
 
 ,1. \Vnrt.<dii'- 
 
 ,1. l!,i'loau\»' 
 
 J. [1. 11 iinillou* 
 
 To thirt list we iniglit also add the name of 
 D. iMo.NDELirr, who was elected to the last 
 Parliament, but v.'hose seat wan subserpiently 
 declared vacant, in consequence of his ac- 
 ceptance of a place under the Crown. 
 
 Ot those seventeen, thirteen, or those m;irlc- 
 cd with astar, havebcen replaced by Members 
 favorable to the elective principle, the re- 
 maining four have been replaced by .Member.) 
 of the same political principles as their jn-e- 
 decessors. The places of Messrs. P. 11. 
 Knowi-ton, C. Goonuun, .'\. ANnKunoN, 
 and S. Hakku have been filled by .\nti-Re- 
 forrnors, decidedly opposed to the Ninety- 
 two Resolutions. 
 
 The rejection or retiienL^ni of old AI.;:n- 
 h'Ts, however, even if they be replaced by 
 iiu-n of the sani" prmeiidoF, is a decided 
 
II 
 
 19 
 
 Messrs. K. Iloyle 
 R. Taylor 
 T. Lomay 
 
 gam to the popultir cause. Tlicy come into 
 tlio House witliout any private animosities 
 and antipatliins. Between Mr. II. TAvi.on, 
 for instance, and tlio leading Members, no 
 intercourse could possibly take place; with 
 tiic new Members, however, nothing lias oc- 
 curred to intorf'.Te with the common courte- 
 sies of lil^, so I hat they will frequently vote 
 with t'm Liberal si(h?, where the question 
 does not turn on what tlioy conceive to be a 
 great Constitutional principle. 
 
 Of the ti;n old Members opposed to tlio 
 Resolutions, who presented themselves, six 
 have been rejected, and replaced by five 
 men favorable to the elective princi|)le, and 
 ONE, — iiamt'ly, Mr. R. Taylor, — opposed 
 thereto ; the names of the rejected members 
 are 
 
 Messrs. .Tolm Noilson* 
 Andrew Stuart 
 F. Languedoc 
 
 The remaining four liave been re-elected, 
 namely : 
 
 JIcssis. J. Power IMessrs. R.Wood 
 
 J. Le Boutcllicr | I). A. C. Gugy. 
 
 And these, reader, arc the only Anti-Rk- 
 soLUTiONisTS out of the whole 28 who have 
 been able to secure a scat in the Assciid)ly, 
 and with Mr. Guov the contest was very 
 close. 
 
 We would further remark that not one sin- 
 gle town or county, which returned a Mem- 
 ber or Members in favor of the elective prin- 
 ciple, has departed from that princijjle by 
 sending to the present Parliament a Member 
 opposed thereto. The result of the Election, 
 then, as far as the Constitution of the Assem- 
 bly is concerned, is that the minority of 27, 
 or including Mr. Mondklet, of 28 Members 
 who were opposed to the Resolutions, has 
 been reduced to nine, so that the Assembly 
 will consist of : — 
 
 Members in favour of the Elective principle, 7!) 
 Opposed to ditto 9 
 
 88 
 The triumph of opinion as indicated by the 
 population represented, is even still greater. 
 The effect of the guiding principle of the 
 Elections will be exhibited by the following 
 totals from the Table : — 
 
 
 Fuurleenlh 
 Parliament 
 
 Fifteenth 
 Parliatm-nt 
 
 I'upiilution repri'seiUcd by lie- 
 
 NoluliuniKts 
 
 By Anti-Uosoliitioiiists . . 
 
 373,38 U 
 138,5351 
 
 483,639 
 
 28,278 
 
 Population nrxording to Cen- 
 sus in 1831 
 
 511,917 
 
 511,917 
 
 It is generally admitted that the inhabi- 
 tants of the cities possess a degree of intelli- 
 gence superior to that possessed by the in- 
 habitants of the country. Tiiis is, we be- 
 lieve, correct ; especially as regards political 
 knowledge. How has this intelligence oper- 
 ated .' in causing the rejection of every Can- 
 didate who declared himself opposed to " tho 
 principle." 
 
 It now only remains for us to notice 
 an attempt which has been made by the 
 rejected Candidates and their friends at Que- 
 bec, to generate' and foster an impression 
 that the principle of the Elections has been 
 the rejection of every person of British ori- 
 gin. 
 
 " It was" — said Mr. A. Stuakt at a meet- 
 ing of his supporters — '♦ it was a great na- 
 tional effort of the Canadians, to deprive the 
 Englisli portion of society of their moderate 
 share of the representation." 
 
 One of the Resolutions moved at the same 
 meeting, states " that the system n<^w open- 
 ly avowed by the dominant and coercive 
 party, would exclude not only the trifli.ig 
 minority which the British have hitherto had 
 in the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, 
 but altogether prevent their voice from being 
 heard within its walls." Again Mr. Stuart 
 says in anotherspeecii, or another part of the 
 same sjjeech "the object of th.it (the 
 Liberal) party being to exclude persons of 
 British origin," &.c. We need not quote any 
 further, though nearly every speech spoken, 
 and article written of late at Quebec, has 
 reiterated tho same doctrine. 
 
 That it is incorrect, we shall presently 
 show. Of the Members rejected, a large pro- 
 portion are men of Canadian birth ; witness 
 the CuviLLiERs, the Mondelets, the Ques- 
 NELS, the DuvALs, the Casorains, the Ba- 
 DEAUX, and so forth. These men were re- 
 jected or were deterred from coming forward 
 because they were opposed to the guiding 
 
 * Mr. John NeiUon after losing the County of Quebec was put up for Bellechasse, but he did lot get a vote. 
 
13 
 
 nth 
 lent 
 
 Fifteenth 
 Parliament 
 
 n 
 
 'I83,f.39 
 
 a8,a78 
 
 7 
 
 511,917 
 
 the inhabi- 
 rcc of intelli- 
 c(l by tiie in- 
 is, wc be- 
 ards political 
 iigcnce opar- 
 f every Can- 
 osej to " the 
 
 IS to notice 
 lado by the 
 ends at Que- 
 1 impression 
 )ns has been 
 f British ori- 
 
 iT at a rneet- 
 a great na- 
 
 deprive the 
 eir moderate 
 
 1 at the same 
 n nf^w open- 
 tnd coercive 
 
 the trifli.ig 
 hitherto had 
 vver Canada, 
 e from being 
 Air. Stuart 
 3r part of the 
 f that (tlie 
 '■ persons of 
 ot quote any 
 ech spoken, 
 l^uebec, has 
 
 II presently 
 , a large pro- 
 th ; witness 
 !, the QuEs- 
 Ns, the Ba- 
 len were re- 
 ling forward 
 the guiding 
 
 lot get a vole. 
 
 principle of the late contest. If origin and 
 langimgo were ever considered by the Cana- 
 dians, why was Mr. John Neilson so many 
 years one of the cherished favorites of the 
 people .' Why was ho received with open 
 linns, and even with ombracea where his 
 person was unknown on the bare mention of 
 his then honoured name ? Pcrliap.j you will 
 unswcr that tliid same animosity to men of 
 British origin has only just come over the 
 people. Let us olso anawcrthis theory by a fow 
 questions. If the principle of the recent 
 election were that of exclusive, why was a 
 native Scotchman chosen for the East Ward ? 
 Does any one in his senses imagine that any 
 appeal to national prejudice could dislodge 
 Jame.s Leslie from the hearts of the Cana- 
 dians, or unseat him from the Assembly'] 
 Again, why did the Canadian Electors soli- 
 cit the son of an Englishman to present him- 
 self for the West Ward, and why did those 
 electors give him almost their unanimous 
 voles ? Need wo say more to prove that 
 with the great mass of the population of 
 Lower Canada, origin and language ars as 
 nought coin|)arcd with a great principle of 
 Government. One case more, and we have 
 done. At Yamaska, an Irishman presented 
 himself for the sutfrages of the electors; the 
 former Member was a Canadian. Uae was 
 made of this to excite the supposed nation- 
 al prejudice. How did it succeed ! the reply 
 of the Canadian electors was characteristic 
 of tlieir extraordinary steadiness to princi- 
 ple : " better," said they — " bettor a good 
 Irisiiman than a bad Canadian." 
 
 In fact the present Parliament in its gene- 
 ral division into parsons of Canadian or'i^in 
 and persoris of vther origin exhibits no change 
 to warrant the outcry that has been raised 
 about exclusion, as the following statement 
 will show : — 
 
 MtII PaRLIAMRNT. IdtII rAULIAMKXT. 
 
 Ciiiin'ri/ or Origin. 
 (.'niv.iilmu . . . 
 Anioricuii . . . 
 Kiiglish . . . 
 Si;ot('li . . . 
 Irish .... 
 (Jcrman or Dutch 
 .lersoy .... 
 Swiss .... 
 
 Numbers. 
 CI 
 11 
 
 27 
 
 88 
 
 !\uiitlHrs. 
 
 (VJ 
 9 
 4 
 3 
 3 
 4 
 1 
 1 
 — 2') 
 
 8i 
 
 i 
 
 Iff 
 
 The census does not give the aivision of the 
 population as to origin, but it gives a division 
 as to religion, namely, 403,472 Catholics, and 
 108,445 of other denominations ; so that as- 
 f«iiiiiing a small addition to the Inst figure for 
 
 persons of the Catholic religion, of other than 
 Canadian origin, wo shall have Canadiiina 
 compared with others in the proportion of three 
 to one. This is a much larger allowance 
 than is usually made) by those who accuse 
 the Canadians of exclusive feelings, yet it 
 shows that those of origin otiier than Cana- 
 dian, were, and are actually over repn.'.sonted. 
 The nuinbcrd should b(! (j(i to 2'1, v.'heroas 
 the numbers are G;) to 2'). Another fact 
 is tliat the Ciuntie.s inhabited by a majo- 
 rity of French Canadians frequently return 
 a Member of English origin, whilst the Coun- 
 ties inhabited ehielly by persons of other 
 origin have not even dreamed of a French 
 Canadian representative. The change con- 
 sists of the rejection of two of American, 
 and two of Scotch origin, and the election of 
 two of English origin, and two Canadians in 
 their places. The f- ts are too strong to 
 admit of dispute. 
 
 Due if the attempt to show that the Cana- 
 dians have been guilty of exciting national 
 prejudices by an appeal to national distinc- 
 tions, be thus defeated, are there no persons 
 on whom the imputation can be iixed 1 Let 
 us encpiire. 
 
 A person named Coll.vk, or Cullar, is 
 reported to have said at an election meet- 
 ing at Quebec : — 
 
 " Iln would cidl upon tiio sons of old Enp. 
 land, the descDndunts of thoso proud nobles ami 
 ycoincn who signed the grunt cliaitorl forward 
 to tiio poll ! 'Tis the vna of your country calls 
 you. Childroii of the ini.st and the mountain, 
 sous of the land of field and Hood, and tho freo 
 kiit and w.ivino- pluiiic — .Seolclitnnn 1 forward ! 
 'Tis a. Sti;.viit calls. Lust, tlionfjli not least, 
 Lads of Old Erin! To the Poll! Onward in tho 
 cause of the Rose and llio Siianirock." 
 
 Wc must apologize to our readers for 
 quoting such bombastic trash, but we must 
 observe that it was listened to with marks of 
 approbation. Need we now ask what pa.'ly 
 would I'oment national distinctions. 
 
 Neilson's Gazelle admits that the Stuart 
 party had " excited to national distinctions," 
 but adds, " is there no palliation for such 
 conduct !" and what is the palliation ofl'ored? 
 why that the Canadians had done the same. 
 Now this ' palliation' we have already de- 
 stroyed ; the naked fact, therefore, remains, 
 that the Conservative party at Quebec have 
 fomented national prejudices without lallia- 
 tion.' To place this beyond a doubt, we 
 shall give one more quotation — namely, part 
 of one of '.he Resolutions passed at one o'' 
 the Stuaht meetings at Quebec ; — 
 
 Resolved, — Tint liiis Meeting, confident in 
 
14 
 
 ' 
 
 thnjiislico of Uio cause Uicy support, onil Hatis- 
 fiud that pnblii: upiiiiuii '\a in ilx f.ivor, call upon 
 ovury oluctor wlto Liuauls Hi ilish Bloui!, &.c. 
 
 Tlio unanimity and steadiness of ti. ])co- 
 ple of Canada towards tluMi- principle?, is au- 
 I'llicr fentiiro wliicli sliouKl not be omitted. 
 
 The House is composed of 88 Jlembcrt", 
 returned by two Cities, of two ^Vards cacli, 
 two Boroughs, and forty Counties, makini,' 
 'W place?. 'I'o exliibit the feature we have 
 alluded to, wo have prepared the followinjr 
 statement, v.liicli wo believe will be found 
 correct : — 
 
 rn'.'i;<:. MKMnrii!-'. 
 
 T'n:iniino\iR ri'liinis, wltlimit 
 
 conleHt, ill favor of Iho clec- 
 
 tivo principlu 23 42 
 
 Ditto ajjain-.t ditto 
 
 ContcstH on local grouiidsi, 
 
 whoro the Candiilatos wore 
 
 all Uoformcrs; namely,!/ As. 
 
 somplion, Siiuuimiy, lii- 
 
 inouski, and Dorchester.... -l 8 
 
 Dillo, ttiiorc llio DnndidatoH 
 
 wof" all Anli.Roforniers ; 
 
 iianiul}', 'Missinquoi and 
 
 Shcfford Q 4* 
 
 Cuntcsls on tlio principle, 
 
 whoro it was succobbIuI ; 
 
 nanioly, Ciiauco, Buauhar- 
 
 rioiH, licllnchaFRU, tL'Acadie, 
 
 Ottawa, Quebec, (County,) 
 
 liouvillo, Stanstoad, Two 
 
 Af oinit!iins,Kast Wiird Mon- 
 
 trcnl, West Ward .Montreal, 
 
 Upper Tqwn of Cjiieboc, 
 
 Lower Town of (Quebec, 
 
 Three Uivers, forrl 15 39 
 
 Ditto where the principle was 
 
 unsuccessful ; namely, Slier- 
 
 lirooki', Megantic, tV Gnspe 3 5* 
 
 4f. 88 
 
 Those marked tliiis * being the only Anti-Reformers 
 
 in ihe House. 
 t A oonlcsl iiidi'cd, 1ml ih,-' Anti-Reformer, Neilson, 
 
 got no vote. 
 
 Not to detain our readers longer, wo shall 
 submit to their attention the followinjy Tabic, 
 which will fully illustrate the result of tho 
 (leneral Election : — 
 
 TABLE showing theromposiliov nfl.'ic Fimrteentk itn,l Fiftcinlh rarliaments of Imver Canada, uilh the Nnmhcr 
 <if 'McmlHra in eaihfnamraUr or oppoaid In llic prupojiil In mnh Ihr Cniiiicil iliiiive ; In^ilhi-r vjilh Ihe Pnjnilt!- 
 lion u/iaili Cnimtij, Ci'i/, or flormiah niirr::cnlcil, .in o.i to c.rhililt Ihr effect nf the frnidiv^ j'rincijilr of the la.it 
 Kkclion, and to serve a.i nn fmlex of (he state ofpuliU:; npinion. 
 
 f)l,'.Hi2 '!!i:i87l 
 
 !l2-2.'> 
 
 Tntnl 
 
 
 
 Mkm-i 
 
 
 
 Mk.m 1 
 
 
 PoPUL.M'ION'. 
 
 fiKKS. 
 
 Xnmcs of Mnnbir. 
 
 of the 
 
 Uth Parliam-nt. 
 
 Same of Count i/, 
 
 ('ill,; or lior- 
 
 oiiuh. 
 
 Xami.i of Mcmhrs 
 
 of Ihe 
 
 Vilh Parliament. 
 
 iiraa. 
 
 Poi'ur, 
 
 ■VTION. 
 
 Apnins' an 
 Klectiw 
 
 For nil 
 F.lcitici 
 
 1 
 
 S^ 
 
 5^ 
 
 ^. 
 
 For an 
 Flectivt 
 
 Ag'ni'tan 
 Elective 
 
 Council. 
 
 Council. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 1 
 
 Council. 
 
 Council. 
 
 
 11,900 
 
 A. C, Ta.scliertnu 
 
 Heauco 
 
 A. C. I'lischereaii 
 
 1 
 
 11,900 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 I'. F.. Tnr,fhere:m 
 
 
 P. K. Tnschercau 
 
 h 
 
 
 
 
 
 10,857 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 .1. Dewiu 
 
 (\ ylrchambni!]! 
 
 Heauliarnoia 
 
 J. Dev.itt 
 
 ('. Arclmnibaut 
 
 
 
 16,857 
 
 
 
 13,.')29 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 \. Hoi.'iBonnniilt 
 A.N. jMorin 
 
 lii'llnchasse 
 
 .\. I'oisMonnnult 
 A. N. .'Morin 
 
 
 
 13,529 
 
 
 
 S0,23J 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 J. Ucligny 
 A. M()ns.senu 
 
 licrihior 
 
 ■'. l)i:li»,'ny 
 A. Mou.s.sean 
 
 
 
 20,225 
 
 
 
 4,1jU 
 
 
 1 
 
 l'3. 'riiil)audeau* 
 
 lionn venture 
 
 !•-. Tliihnudeau 
 
 
 
 8,309 
 
 
 ■1,1.') 11 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 J. H. IllWlillo;i 
 
 
 J. Dt4)lois 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 ;•'. A. (Jiicr.nd 
 
 C'hanibly 
 
 h. 31. Viger 
 
 
 
 15,483 
 
 
 7,71 U 
 
 7,7415 
 
 
 1 
 
 L. .M. Viijer 
 
 
 1.. I.aeosto 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 G,99I 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 !'. A Uorlou 
 O. Triidel 
 
 Champlain 
 
 P. A. Dorion 
 O. 'i'nidel 
 
 
 
 6,991 
 
 
 .'),y73 
 
 .',07.1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 //. J. ( •ahhrU 
 .I.BoiiiTard 
 
 Dortlip.stor 
 
 .1. I'oullhrd 
 .1. Hcaudoin 
 
 
 
 11,010 
 
 
 
 3,506 
 
 
 1 
 
 l"".. Tcvimy 
 
 Drummond 
 
 K. Tooiny 
 
 
 
 3,566 
 
 
 .'),003 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 Win- Power 
 J. I.e BouteUiir 
 
 Caspe 
 
 llwi. Power 
 T. I.e lioutellier 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 5,020 
 
 
 7,278i 
 
 
 1 
 
 A. Oionno 
 
 Kamoura>:ka 
 
 A. Dionno 
 
 
 
 14,557 
 
 
 7,-278i 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 C. K. Casgrniii 
 
 
 A. (". Marquis 
 
 
 
 
 
 ii.iiy 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 F. lAingucdoc 
 It. Ifoyie 
 
 [/Acadie 
 
 C. II. O. Ooto 
 
 
 
 11,419 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 >I. Iliitcbkisji 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0,.}G1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 V. ('oiirtea'j 
 .1. ^J. Uorlion 
 
 LacliL'snaye 
 
 F. ('oiirtean 
 1. 51. Roclion 
 
 3 
 
 
 9,461 
 
 
 9,248 i 
 
 9,249 i 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 .1. Ciiviliiir 
 I. .M. Raymond 
 
 l-aprnirio 
 
 J. JI Raymond 
 .1. i\. Cardinal 
 
 
 
 18,497 
 
 
 
 12,767 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 \. DescliaiiiP-s 
 K. K. Rodier 
 
 f/A.ssoniption 
 
 i;. v.. Rmlier 
 .1. H. Meilleur 
 
 
 
 12,767 
 
 
 
 13,518 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 1. C. I.etoiirnean 
 I. 1!. Torl'n 
 
 l/lslet 
 
 J. (" letournenu 
 T. H. I'ortin 
 
 
 
 13,518 
 
 
 
 6,943 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 I.. Melhol 
 1. 15. Noel 
 
 I.xilbiniere 
 
 I..Mptliot 
 I. H. Noel 
 
 
 
 6,948 
 
 
 2,28.T 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 .1. Ander.'on 
 
 Mejrantic 
 
 /. (f. Cluvhom 
 K. Hedard 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2,283 
 
 
 3,743 
 
 
 1 
 
 K. Hrdard 
 
 Moiinnorenci 
 
 1 
 
 
 3,743 
 
 
 8,801 
 
 
 
 
 v. n,ih-r 
 
 ^^^^.^{."qiioi 
 
 '.'. Kniphl 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 8,801 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 R. 'I'lt/Uir 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 Mw. Inhcr 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 ^ cnrriril o%rr 
 
 I 
 
 t 
 
 •) r.n».7i6 I irt,(ifi7 
 
15 
 
 CONTlM.VnON UK Till': TABLE. 
 
 99 
 
 88 
 Anti-Uelbrmers 
 
 >tmer, Noilson, 
 
 or, wc shall 
 •wiiigf Tabic, 
 •csult of tlis 
 
 il/i t/ir Ntimh r 
 III l/iePojnila. 
 }>lc (if the last 
 
 Ol'L'I.AITOV. 
 
 rnn lAg'tuirin 
 frlim} Ekriire 
 mril. Council. 
 
 i 
 
 i)00 
 S57 
 329 
 125 
 
 m 
 
 183 
 91 
 IG 
 GO 
 
 57 
 19 
 !1 
 
 )7 
 7 
 3 
 8 
 
 .%020 
 
 2,283 
 8,801 
 
 61,902 
 8,238 ♦• 
 
 4,786 
 3,958 ♦' 
 
 9,0571 
 
 5.087 
 7,104 
 
 5,153 
 
 4,718 
 G,21f) 
 
 21,193 
 1,063 
 
 1.^3,871 
 
 8,238 ♦* 
 
 4,319 
 
 12,350 
 3,958 ♦♦ 
 10,001 
 
 9,0.'>7i 
 8,385 
 
 1 38,535 i 
 
 5,1.53 
 15,306 
 
 13,796 
 16,623 
 
 20,905 
 
 13,111 
 
 12,319 
 
 4,718 
 6,246 
 
 14,805 
 
 7,064 
 3,113 
 
 373,3811 128 60 
 
 J. Viilois 
 
 ynr<ml\ 
 
 L. HourdnKeH 
 
 J. J{. l»roul.\ 
 
 A. f Jo(lbi)iit 
 
 J, K. CitHnult 
 
 /'. Wriulu 
 
 T. Davis 
 
 U.S. lluot 
 
 K. X. Lariu! 
 
 J. A'( //.«,« 
 
 Fj. T. Uesseier 
 
 J. Dorioii 
 
 C. C. J)c Hliiuiy 
 
 L. llcrtriuid 
 
 A. Kiviird 
 
 7', Ijiikiij 
 
 I'. Cnrra'ii 
 
 A. Simon 
 
 X. To.ssior 
 
 I'. If. Kiwullon 
 
 S<itliilil WiiihI 
 
 C, I'. If. (Idotllilic 
 
 li. A. ('. Oil fill 
 
 !•:. i>hH " 
 
 M. Cliilti 
 
 . R. Bhinchard 
 T.. I'ouliii 
 V. Guillet 
 i'. Bureau 
 .1 O. Tiiigeou 
 I.. 11. I.ntoiiluiiic 
 W. H. Scott 
 J. J. CJiroiinrd 
 P. T. Mussoii 
 C. I,arocf|ue 
 P. Ainiot 
 J. T. Drolot 
 J. liaiUuiu: 
 
 LGde Tonnaiicour 
 J I.cslio 
 O. Bcrllidel 
 L. J.^ Papineau, ) 
 Spiuhir, 5 
 
 V'acantIT 
 A. Stuart 
 J. F. J. Ihmd 
 T. A. Yoiiii/^ 
 (i. Vanlol.-ion 
 I{. J. Kimbci- 
 J. Defosses* 
 /. Wurlelf 
 
 Totalii brougbi lbr\\nrc 
 Monlrciil Co. 
 
 321 
 
 Nicolet 
 
 Orleans 
 
 Ottawa 
 
 Port iNcuf 
 
 Quebec 
 
 llichellou 
 
 Kiinouaki 
 
 Kouvillu 
 
 Saguenay 
 
 Shcll'orJ 
 
 Sherbrooko 
 
 Staiistead 
 
 St. Ilyacinlho 
 
 St, Maurice 
 
 Terrebonne 
 
 Two Mountains 
 
 V'audrcuil 
 
 Verclieres 
 
 V'amaska 
 
 Montreal, ) 
 East Waril. S 
 
 Wist ^Var(l 
 
 Quebec ) 
 Upjii r Town ^ 
 Loin r Town 
 
 I Three Rivers 
 
 William Henry 
 
 [.. .1. Piiiijiionu 
 IC. S. Clinrrior 
 ,li liourdngeN 
 ■:. W. Proulx 
 ]A. Godliout 
 
 J. II. ('MBault 
 !.I. niackbum 
 !|{. Uowniiui 
 I U.S. lluot 
 ,!•'. X. I.arui' 
 'l.. T. HeMsciir 
 |.l. lilniiclii't 
 I.I. Doriiiii 
 !('.(;. I)<t Hloiiry 
 
 I,. Hcrtrand 
 !.r. 15. Taeho 
 ;1'. C'arcau 
 I P. M. Hardy | 
 
 lA. Simon 
 jX. ToKKier 
 !N. UV«W 
 \A. ^\elU 
 1.7. Mimri: 
 
 ft. A. (txiL'll 
 
 :M. Chibr 
 J. C;raniii.s 
 '\,. R. Blan.'liard 
 T. BoulUillier 
 IV, Guillet 
 I P. Bureau 
 L Fl. F.afonlaino 
 !S. Boue 
 iVV- II. Scott 
 ;J. .1. (iirouard 
 '('. Laroriiiie 
 <;. O. I'errault 
 P. Amiot 
 
 |j. T. Drolet I 
 
 'I.GdeTonnancour J 
 E. B. O'Callaghaii ; 
 .1. r.eslio ) 
 
 'J.Roy 1 
 
 : F,. J. Papineau 
 
 |R. Nelson 
 
 ,A. Bertlielot 
 
 ]K. ("aron 
 (J. Vanfelson 
 FF. Dubord 
 R. J. ICimbcr 
 
 ii;. Barnard 
 .1. I'ukel 
 
 1' 
 II 
 1 
 l! 
 1 
 1 
 li 
 II 
 
 5 199,716 
 16,176 
 
 , 12,504 
 
 I 
 
 4,»49 
 ' 4,736 
 ; 12,350 
 
 7,916 
 
 15,(W6 
 
 ' 10,061 
 
 I 18,115 
 
 I 8,385 
 
 I 
 II 
 
 1: 
 
 1| 
 
 Ij 
 i 10,306 
 
 , 15,.366 
 
 ' 13,796 
 
 ■ 16,623 
 
 i 20,'J()r. 
 
 I 13,111 
 
 1 12,319 
 
 i 
 
 9,496 
 
 i 12,492 
 
 I 
 
 j 14,805 
 
 I 28,257 
 
 3,113 
 1,063 
 
 16,087 
 
 5,087 
 7,104 
 
 9.483,639 | 28,278 
 
 * Absent on leave when the division took place, but known to be favourable to the Eleotive principle. 
 
 + Absent on leave, but known to \ie unfavourable thereto. 
 
 t Seat vacant by dismissal ; the late Member (D. Mondolet) known to be unfavourable to the Elective principle. 
 
 If Seat vacant by death ; the late 31eniber (Dr. Tracy) Lnown to be favourable thereto. 
 
 ** Counties having represented Cities and Boroughs therein. F'rom such Counties the population of the 
 said Cities and Boroughs is deducted, being placed opposite and di ' ' 
 Members. 
 
 Ividcd according to the voters of the City 
 
 ■> ! 16,087 
 
 .' , ■ IPPER 
 
 ■ Having exhibited the result, of the Elections 
 of Lower Canada, it is highly desirable that 
 we should perform a similar task with respect 
 to the Elections of the sister Province. We 
 must observe, however, that our means of com- 
 parison are not aa satisfactory as in this Prov- 
 ince. We have no accurate record of the 
 votes of the last Parliament ; we can only 
 state in general terms that it was a Tory 
 House of a very ultra character. This fact 
 was referred to by Mr. Stanley, in his 
 Bpeech in the House of Commons on the 
 l-'ith of April last, and the "beautiful har- 
 
 CANADA. . 
 
 niony" of the Constitution of Upper Canada 
 was held to be almost equal to that of the 
 Constitution of the Mother Country. 
 
 In reply to Mr. Roebuck the late Secre- 
 tary for the Colonics is reported to have said, 
 " there is between the Governor and the 
 Legislative 'Council, and the House of As- 
 sembly ,iot one single point of difference ; 
 that perfect cordiality and uniform harmony 
 prevails between the three branches of the 
 Constitution established in that Province, 
 notwithstanding the sedulous efforts that 
 have been made to disturb them," 
 
»• 
 
 .^1 
 
 II. 
 
 A^'aiii, " the pei>|)li) o( Ujipcr ('niiadii, aa 
 well hy their KeprcBeiitatives, us by their 
 IiCjfiHlalive ('oiincii, hiivi; exprrsscd their cn- 
 lire (111(1 unqiiiililied (t|>prohHtioii of the Con- 
 Btitution under which tliry live, and their 
 full conviction of liio benefits which they en- 
 joy under it." 
 
 I']vury body who knows Upper Canada is 
 well aware that that ' harniniiy' was brought 
 about by the very means whicli we have just 
 pointed out, as ])ervading the Legislature of 
 the Mother Country, though applied in a 
 different way. Corruption had found its 
 way, in various shapes, among the Electors, 
 and the result was, that the late House 
 Miarmonizcd' with the Governor and Council. 
 We must do tlic people of Upper Canada, 
 however, the Justice to say, that the Mem- 
 bers, when candidates, professed to be im- 
 bued with principles which we are at a loss 
 to discover in liieir subsequent votes, so that 
 the great body of electors were cajoled, and 
 the House was not what they intended it to 
 be. Be this as it may, no sooner had it gone 
 forth, that the Secretary for the Colonies 
 had declared that the most perfect cordial- 
 ity existed between the three branches of 
 the Legislature of Upper Canada ; than 
 the people speaking through the Liberal 
 press said, "we will elect a Liberal House." 
 At this jimcture another great pivot for the 
 Elections to turn upon was introduced by the 
 publication of Mr. Hume's celebrated letter 
 in the Advocate newspaper. It was at once 
 denounced by the Tory press as revolution- 
 ary. This was considered as a capital elec- 
 tion hit. A bug-bear was raised up, which 
 the dominant party calculated would frighten 
 the people from voting for the friends of Mr. 
 M'Kenzie ; and some true Reformers, calcu- 
 lating upon the number of timid politicians, 
 and politicians wanting only a good excuse 
 to change, to be met with in every country, 
 began to think that the publication of the 
 letter liad been injudicious. Mr. M'Kenzie, 
 hoivever, persevered ; the true character of 
 the letter was pointing out as denouncing 
 bad government only, and not good govern- 
 ment ; and a list was put forward in the 
 Advocate of men who were Reformers in 
 M'Kenzie's sense of the word. In short, the 
 Reformers said—" by Mr. Hume's letter will 
 we be tried." 
 
 On the other hand,and as an antidote to this 
 list,the ultra Tory party put forward their list, 
 whigh they called the While-List, and there 
 seemed to be a general understanding that 
 these lists should become the test of the 
 
 Htrenglh uf thi; two extreme partiea. What 
 wat« ilic result .' the people bclected twenty- 
 three persons out of M'Ivknzie's list, and 
 nineteen out of the while-list ; of tiieao nine- 
 teen, however, two arc Rct'ormers — namely, 
 H. Norton, and Dr. DuNr oMiiii;, which re- 
 duces the Tories from the white-list to seven- 
 teen. 
 
 Of course, in all elections, local considera- 
 tions will carry the day ; accordingly, we 
 find twenty-one Members elected who are 
 not in either list, and who may therefore be 
 considered as neutrals, as fiir as the main 
 trial of strength is concerned. With regard 
 to Mr. JStanley's foolish statement, how- 
 ever, they will not be neutral, twelve of them 
 being good Reformers, eight only " staunch 
 Tories," as they delight to call themselves. 
 
 In point of population, tiie Reformern 
 have gained even a more signal victory, as 
 the most populous countica have been almost 
 unanimous in their return of Reformers. 
 Unfortunately, wo have no detailed state- 
 ment of the population since 1832: but 
 tlie returns of that year will serve to estab- 
 lish a proportion, which is all we require. 
 Some \'ii\w defects may be apparent in taking 
 the population of the towns from that of the 
 counties, and in allowing for the part of Lin- 
 coln not yet represented ; however,the errors 
 cannot be great ; and we have endeavoured 
 to give the Conservative side the benefit of 
 all allowances — the Reform interest can well 
 afford it. 
 
 Our table will serve to exhibit the matter in 
 detail, still it may bo well to recapitulate : — 
 
 llEFOnMERS. 
 
 jVanicil by M'Krnzii - • 
 Not named by Brivenzic 
 
 Anti-Reformers. 
 
 Named in the Whiie-list, 
 deducting II. Norton 
 and Duncombo - - - 
 
 Other known Tories - - 
 
 No return 
 
 23 
 ■ 12 
 —35 
 
 17 
 8 
 
 —25 
 1 
 
 Population. 
 121,218 
 52,C80 
 17G.898 
 
 60,158» 
 19,934i 80,093 
 
 61 
 
 256,991 
 
 The election of Speaker is another ques- 
 tion by which the real state of parties will be 
 tested, and the general chaj-acter of the 
 Hou.sc further exhibited. Mr. M'Lean is un- 
 derstood to be the ultra-Tory Candidate, and 
 Mr. BiDWELL the popular Candidate. 
 
 A classification has been put forward by the 
 British Whig newspaper, which would give 
 people in England a very erroneous concep- 
 tion of the state of parties in Upper Canada. 
 Of the first forty-eight Members returned, 
 thirty-six were called Whigs, and twelve 
 
 ] 
 
It 
 
 lies. Wliat 
 cted twonly- 
 F.'i liist, uiul 
 )ftlioae iiiiie- 
 iTs — namely, 
 HE, wliicli ro- 
 list to eeven- 
 
 nl considora- 
 
 or(liiit,'ly, wc 
 
 ted who aro 
 
 tlicreroro be 
 
 as the main 
 
 With regard 
 
 cnicnt, how- 
 
 vcIvG oftheiii 
 
 ily "staunch 
 
 tliomselvca. 
 
 Reformers 
 
 victory, as 
 
 been almost 
 
 Reformers. 
 
 stalled state- 
 
 e 1832: but 
 
 rve to cstab- 
 
 I we require, 
 ent in taking 
 
 II that of the 
 e part of Lin- 
 i'er,the errors 
 
 endeavoured 
 he benefit of 
 ircst can well 
 
 the matter in 
 capitulate : — 
 
 JPULATION. 
 
 121,218 
 52,G80 
 170.898 
 
 60,158t 
 19,934i 80,093 
 
 256,991 
 >nother ques- 
 urties will be 
 ,cter of the 
 >Lean is un- 
 indidate, and 
 date. 
 
 irward by the 
 b would give 
 ious concep- 
 >per Canada, 
 srs returned, 
 and twelve 
 
 Tones. Now, the absurdity of clasbiiig the or O'Co.iNKtr. inij^ht as wi.-il be cttlicd 
 Mayor of Toronto with Oiilk Gowan, a ^ViligH ! As fur os Coloniul jioliticsj arc con- 
 violent Orangeman, must be obviouH('iiiMi;^h ; ccrned, the terms Wlii;,' and Tory liavo very 
 there could scarcely occur n question where- nearly the same signilicutiori. 
 on they would vote on the same side. IIumk 
 
 TABLE of the Ncwh/.p.lirtvd PnrliamrnI of V/ipir Cunndn, fhaurin/; the rnpulnliim rrprrsmled hy Uiformert 
 and Aiili-liejhrmi'ni; alto the I'vpulnlwn reprinLnlcd bij Mm chouii out of M' KnaW s lii l\,rm Imi\ nnd out i<J 
 the Tory \V kite /.«<. 
 
 County or ''' -vn. 
 
 IVICMDEKS. 
 
 I'opuLATi'^:: r':!rBi!:BKNTEU iiY 
 Uefokmkrs. 
 
 fill Mm ill 
 
 III! nun I 
 Mr. MK. 
 
 lie form List 
 
 Cornwall 
 
 Mrockvillo 
 
 Kingston 
 
 Toronto 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Niagara 
 
 Prcscott 
 
 Russell 
 Ulengury 
 
 Stormont 
 
 Dundas 
 
 Orenvillo 
 
 Leeds 
 
 Corleton 
 
 Lanark 
 
 Frontcnac 
 
 Lennox and Addington' 
 
 Hastings 
 
 Prince Edward 
 
 Northumberland 
 
 Durham 
 
 York, (4 Ridings) 
 
 Simcoo 
 Halton 
 Wentworth 
 Lincoln, (4 Ridings) 
 
 Haldjmand 
 Oxford 
 
 Middlesex 
 
 Norfolk 
 
 Kent 
 
 Essex 
 
 Huron 
 
 M'Leant 
 
 D. Joncs.t 
 
 C. Hogermnn.t 
 
 J. E. Small.* 
 
 Mr. M'Niib.t 
 
 (!. Rirliardson. 
 
 Waters.* 
 
 M'Donnldt 
 
 T. M'Kay.t 
 
 Chisholni 
 
 M'Donell.t 
 
 Bruco.* 
 
 \. iM'Donell.* 
 
 Shavor.** 
 
 Cook.** 
 
 IL Norton.** 
 
 W. B. Wells* 
 
 Jamicson.t 
 
 (Jowan.t 
 
 Lcwis.t 
 
 i^IoUock.* 
 
 Morris. 
 
 Taylor.* 
 
 Shibley.** 
 
 Strange 
 
 Bidwell.** 
 
 Perry.** 
 
 Yoger.* 
 
 SanT-on.t 
 
 Roh/n.** 
 
 Wilson.* 
 
 Gilchrist* 
 
 M'Donell.t 
 
 Bolton.t 
 
 Brown. t 
 
 Mackenzie.** "1 
 
 Gibson.** 1 
 
 M'Intosh.** j 
 
 Morrison.** J 
 
 W. Robinson. t 
 
 S. Lount.** 
 
 Hopkins.** 
 
 Durand.* 
 
 Smith.** 
 
 Rymal.** 
 
 M'Micking** "j 
 
 2d no Return i 
 
 Wolverton.** f 
 
 Rykert. J 
 
 W. H. »Ierritlt 
 
 Alway.** 
 
 Duncombe.t 
 
 Parke.** 
 
 Moore.** 
 
 Walsh. 
 
 D. Duncomb.* 
 
 Cornwall.** 
 
 M'Crac. 
 
 Hnby.** 
 
 Caldwell.* 
 
 Dunlop.t 
 
 5,505 
 
 5,265 1 
 
 3,022 
 5,090 
 
 /Ji/ Mm not 
 i/i -W'/i.'s 
 
 List. 
 
 3,103 
 10,733 
 
 5,3951 
 
 31,158 
 
 1,9934 
 
 9,009 
 
 8,006 
 
 11,203 
 
 3,2351 
 15,236 
 
 2,2511 
 3,062 
 
 124,218 
 
 2,088 
 
 6,265 
 
 5,090 
 
 5,289i 
 4,5284 
 
 2,765 
 
 5,395J 
 
 6,15U 
 
 Total. 
 
 9,009 
 
 3,042 
 
 3,062 
 
 52,680 
 
 POPUI.ATIDN UkI'RF.SF.NTED BY 
 ANTI-ltKroilMKllS. 
 
 Ill/ Mm in 
 
 the Whili: 
 
 List. 
 
 5,505 
 
 2,082 
 
 5,2654 
 
 6,265 
 
 3,922 
 
 10,180 
 
 5,2894 
 4,5284 
 3,1034 
 10,753 
 2,765 
 10,791 
 6,1514 
 
 31,158 
 
 1,9934 
 18,018 
 8,006 
 
 11203 
 
 3,2354 
 l,'i,286 
 3,042 
 2,2514 
 0,124 
 
 868'9il 
 
 1,047 
 H 
 4,196 
 
 1,200 
 
 2,082 
 1,129 
 
 5,2654 
 
 Hi/ .Vm nut 
 iilhi:\Vliiti 
 
 List. 
 
 14,119 
 
 5,2894 
 
 2,765 
 
 6,1514 
 8 716 
 
 1,9934 
 
 1,760 
 3,2354 
 
 1.200 
 
 60,1584 
 
 1,106 
 
 4,.5284 
 3,1034 
 
 5,603 
 
 3,042 
 2,2514 
 
 19,9314 
 
 Total. 
 
 1,047 
 
 4,190 
 
 1,200 
 1,106 
 2,a"t3 
 1,129 
 
 5,2654 
 
 14,119 
 
 5,289 » 
 4,5284 
 3,1034 
 
 2,765 
 
 6,1514 
 8,713 
 
 1,9934 
 
 5,603 
 1,769 
 
 3,235* 
 
 3,012 
 2,2514 
 
 1,300 
 
 80,093 
 
 •* From M'Kenzie's Reform List. , 
 
 * Reformers, but not in M'Kunzie's List, 
 ■f Tories from the White List. 
 
 Toriw not in the White List- "o mark. 
 
 ^ The popuhtion cf BrockvilU is included in that of the County of Leeds, all the Members being Anti- 
 Rtf»rin«n. 
 
IN 
 
 
 li ' 
 
 !'■ a, — Last year lliu (.'oiiBcrvalives udvo- 
 <:alud a union oCllio Provinct'8, suppoaing if 
 it could bo brotijilit about, that tl e Fruncli 
 Onnndians.or tlio pnpular inlluencc in tiiis Pro- 
 \ incc could ilir'ri'by be destroyed. Of courHU 
 the injustice of the propoaition, cominjj as it 
 <lid from the minority of this community, ne- 
 ver caiiBod tiioni to hesitate. They had an 
 object to attain, the meauH, therefore, with- 
 out regard to th« kind, were deemed jimlifi- 
 able. 
 
 At the time the proposition was nude, wc 
 pointed out the fallacy, which consisted in 
 the astiumption that language, and not prin- 
 ciple, would determiiie the formation of poli- 
 tical jjartioi?. Uiii even for argument sake, 
 Bupjiosiug that language would, upon such an 
 event being brought about by forcible means, 
 for we know of no other the Tories would 
 deign to use, still would they bo in the mino- 
 rity yet awhile ; for the united number speak- 
 ing the English language in both Provinces, 
 does not etjual the number speaking tlio 
 I'Vencli language in this Province. 
 
 Assuming, however, as we feel wo may 
 with justice to the Liberals of Upper Canada, 
 that principle, not language, would determine 
 their conduct then, as steadily as it does now, 
 the following extract from the above ta- 
 bles will show the result of such an iniqui- 
 tous measure : — 
 
 raoviNCEs. 
 
 \F()r the eiintinp 
 islate of lliinps m 
 the two Canadaa. 
 
 In Upper Cniinda, 
 In Lower Canada, 
 
 Totok .... 
 
 For change of pre- 
 sent ayntfm, with 
 m'curily for the fu- 
 ture. 
 
 1)0,1 12* 
 a3,278 
 
 202,20.'-)* 
 483,630 
 
 095,814 
 
 134,390 
 
 * One-fifih is added to the number in the table to 
 make up the present population. 
 
 Supposing the Colonial Office were inclined 
 to attempt carrying into effect the threat 
 which that most petulant — most rash — most 
 conceited — and most tyrannical of Colonial 
 Ministers, Edward Geoffry Stanley, made 
 use of in the House of Commons, in replying 
 
 to Mr. UuEBick'M speech on liiu Mtalo of iho 
 Cdnadu«, wo know well what Would be tlio 
 consiMiuence — resistance even unto revolu- 
 tion. But supposing that such a thought did 
 exist in tiic mind of Mr. Rkk, it must have 
 arisen from erroneous ideas, which the result 
 of the Elections cannot fail to dispel. The 
 attempt would be more than the value of liis 
 place ; and now that the case of the Tories is 
 l)roved ho hopeless, we doubt if they or their 
 friend Mr. I'athick Stuart, M. P., will 
 mention the plan again. 
 
 If the Tories could cahnly look around 
 them, they would quickly perceive tlmt their 
 darling object, the destruction of the French 
 inlluence as they call it, but popular influ- 
 ence as wc call it, and as it is in fact, cannot 
 under any circumstances within their control 
 be brought about. Let them look to the 
 Soutiiern of the (Jnited Sates, where other 
 than the English language is spoken, where 
 tho speakers of such languages bear no such 
 proportion to the Anglo-Americans as the im- 
 mense body of the French Canadians here do 
 to t'le English, and say if the legitimate in- 
 fluence, without regard to its nature, could 
 have been destroyed, had there been the in- 
 clination, without the most tyrannical pro- 
 ceedings, of which, fortunately, the several 
 constitutions do not admit. Again, let them 
 look at home, and say if the speakers of the 
 native language of Scotland — if the speakers 
 of the native language of Ireland — if the 
 speakers of the native language of Wales 
 could, were it desired by the English, be dis- 
 regarded and treated as nought in Great Bri- 
 tain. Even in Wales, small as that commu- 
 nity is, in comparison with that of England, 
 wc were told by a Member of Parliament for 
 one of its Counties, that he did not suppose 
 the English language would be generally un- 
 derstood and used in a century from the pre- 
 sent time ! How then can thfe Tories hope 
 to attain their fond purpose — the annihilation 
 of the French language, and the subjugation 
 of the will of the many to their dictum. 
 
 t: 
 
 
 :*-.'.:i..'^ 
 
Iiu Nliito ot'tlio 
 Would bu tlio 
 unto rcvolu- 
 
 a thought dill 
 it must have 
 
 licli the result 
 
 » dispel. The 
 
 value jf his 
 f the Tories is 
 I'lliey or their 
 
 M. P., will 
 
 look around 
 !ivo that their 
 of the French 
 popular influ- 
 
 1 fact, cannot 
 I their control 
 
 look to the 
 
 where other 
 joken, where 
 boar no such 
 ans as the im- 
 dians here do 
 cgitiinate in> 
 laturc, could 
 
 been the in- 
 rannical pro- 
 , the several 
 rain, let them 
 sakers of the 
 the speakers 
 !land — if the 
 re of Wales 
 glish, be dis- 
 in Great Bri- 
 that commu- 
 
 of England, 
 arliameni for 
 
 not suppose 
 generally un- 
 Tom the pre- 
 Tories hope 
 annihilation 
 
 subjugation 
 ictum. 
 
 ■Wir:.Mi^'