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Aiihu'j^li nt> pijsiltvi' pn-.l;/.' \v,i;» ^'lvcn, iL wiiK, i.owi'VLT, yf»nndlly u uiiwst'foJ lii.il LhlixilJ ii'.t Willi iliH Ci)ns:'rv ivi: l^rly ilii'U in pov>pr. An fni, Ihereriiris an lliil ;..irty liiis aclci) con»iatoi\lly wilh its prnlVn- ^1^ns, in niuint'iiiiiny (^onslitutti)n il jiriti'-ii>lt'i, •'1 I'.ir I li.ivn .'loted with it lint. wIkm i i- fb'vX of cArryiriKoiit It".i|Mi-i-iilile On .■••Mnirni, :;ii!i ■•itiiins wern nvirjc.c.j of a liptcri iiiviti'tn ta ruin or to .subvert th*' very pri:ioiplo,> (il'i^'O I ,;ov,;ninieiit, lli'jii I full ci'nirAiinMl lo ^i.iin pinions wliioli ncrt' nt vftriiiii'n ivi li in- so.; iimont< of a r jn-iidsraiili- portiD.i ij? th« piriy \r:t'i tvlitim 1 uoIimI. Aiwl iijw, .is L-uniih JiAvc prn^rc-isntl. nnd tli« fleaiiTiis nf th-j pirlv have liccomi' n /. fully il.'V.'ln[iel. i :ri. ( ninpflU'd to !t'iLe;*;itn njy sonlnniMij^, iind m i :tsol.ii nij^ili pirlkipjllMlJD fi:ilin:^ unj 2';Uvin ■,^TnrIb;^iiriy_ Wnc'n t!i.' TTnfi'ivTTr-'h has lu a ^TOitl niiMiurc Iiimm ilecpliv-ly r!i iruo turiied as tin: n-iti-.e "if Huiiseipii'il. o.lii^i'-. wati p.i^sin^. I tojk uc.cision to sp.'ik nl it in .■iUoli tiMijis as in my judj^ni-'iit it ir.rtr.lo 1, and I opiJOsc; 1 it, vviiile it could ti6 liiin'Stly up- piisod. lial wlinn it li.td piiRs'd lliroiijli i)ii!!i l)r.\iiclH'i of the L^^'islatuns I ruuM s'-'i' no r lu •i'.f li'l'i f If l!i'^ lifiad ot 111.; ov oii'iv.: i-riivermi'Mii Imi to a.'i3c:it to it. If In: had diicliii'd, lui wuald liavM Ij.'on jii^ilv .;'iargid- ib!t', not only *v;t'i a Ijiv.i.di of l".ii:,li in per* milling A ueasuro ta \ia uitrodaccil appro- _ 'iatinj a pait of the Consolidnl'iit RoTnii''. and ihua clis«pntin^ fioai it, h'.'t h« would l.ov' found hn Mnuatry rea.ly U niii^n on a pola! c1 S r.... ' ' ' ■ * 0OU-. . - .'- '. 1 i«<, bidmX:,- • .V- .ijl. It, ■ .■. ' ■'lo.-hiiad t'.i ■■■ •' • it.o'ouiurv foU iV I one, indotJ. ol . ilh..' party, ever I'.jnljieJ Ijut tint lliLMesn'.t ol a fuw clo^lion j n.nild havi! been »n!i--taiili,illy ihi' -line as \ ihnl just clfei'lnd. H-Mdcs, Iho re-fi va!ion ii !!:•• iiili vvonid iiivi- thr.jun u|,on tli'.' min- istry of Ivigliiid a ri'-)>in<', hiiity vvhn:l: in my ^.pinio-i WH-^ properlv .ivoidi.'d J(, howevnr, iniinecli.i!o',y burs»' sug^eiti-'d foi t.i^ ndopti.ni in ridf-in..;-* io llu^ measure, winil.l only diitr^ict and M!>i- lali; ih'j lunntry , anJ IV. iin^ the ■■norniily of ihn oulrafj" which had just lijen p('rjietr.ited, i availed ra/-,i;lf of ihe firil opportunily to '■jipri^ss my views to the cll'ixt, "Tint Her Miijisly's .IilmiiIv shunl.i he in- .-'.jltfd in the r?rsaii ol iier R.'iin.-.seiitativi'. Iliiil the Lnj^islative .Atit^uiTihly n the peacelul prurieeuli'Jii ol its eoiii'liuiiioiiiil Uhimi.s xhmil,! i.e ijiiliajJi.jd Hi» j/r.M>ty. --llial tit-- l!<;ui*e.« nt Pariianieiit of Ihe e.iuiitrv rtli ..tl.l nii \silfully s'-l lire to, — its rei;.ird.s Jf^to.yi-il,— iln noble And unique liliraries huth eoiiMU.-i.ed amitlsl the ■^ivaij.j und exullin;^ shnuH u[ a iii-ih, not ol Ihe liiA'etjt orders, —wtfie eireuin.stan.-ea well ealcu lat.jd to exciti! ihe sad ie.st appreheti.sion.s and liie iiiu.st p:iinfi! feelin;js. There -.vure oe- easions when silence wan a mime, and lliey wi'ie now th« actors on sucit an occasion. He s.L.'. lie would be bn :f, but he would spi'ali |)laiiily and he b i,)-.!, as hocunie a ralnnul mm. —It mi.5lit b ■ i.nat he h.nl niis,ind.'rsto,),| the meaning o! tcrins, hut he had e.sleenied I'^yalty t ) his Soverpi;jjn, as iiuviparable from I .'speci 10 her laws, and, theiefore, he bold 'hiise men, or those idasHe..j ol men vhu eould '.ample u,vmi law and order werr- (ssepiially .iKloy.d, thuir boisleions prub.jiintions to the '■'intrary nntwillislaiidiriK. !n ihis, there was i}itse haii (Hit III ireslioiK'ly.or .sjiiKen nioro decidi.,!ly .igiuiiiC ilie pissin;ol ih.il in.iasiire by Ihe lleuso tha-i he hil d me ; )i-l, he "iinl Ihal liowei'.'r (iiHoh he e mid hav.i wi^io' I Ihit the bill had i>«ithi>t b'en inii'pbi'iid nor |iasse,l by ih.- II .me, hi" snoul I li iv.' le/reUe.l ill M'o^slly llial eoulj nil. I. -I eKi.^lMi;( elrcllln^tallC^■.■', have 00111)1 died His r.l.-.dlenev to Willltli M los assent foil.l tliO ., Hill. Willie, ihe.rlon*, as u mere meriiuro, - apirilrotn i e.Jn^IiIllliei^aI jui'-tioii, heit.upt\ r!:;.oite,l .md -ImiiM .ilw.iysri!i;o'I, l)i" passin;:'i ol lie,. Dill. 1.0 said, an.l ho sael it bol !ly, lha><: h' was i.'lad iliat a-, lie' lest and evereist af 1 ■ eon-lihihoiial rii^iil .iiilldsl ihre.sts, buln wKUp- ereil .III I .IV. lived, ll illi ie...Mve the Ibiyalftk- ijenl. It .veuld nol h.iVe liemi wis,} in iho 1i«- ' [ireseotative lo have wiihtiHld ins iissoiit fron ! iiii^ bill. .;' ihere h.i.l been no olhir ren^'iis tliat^ In -.11 iw but Mm* Mxereis.f of th • fnne'ions i-f* lilt ,S ivini,'ii/n were not to bf iiilloeiiee t by (W*-^ eieiini, an,l that e/ervlhini; likt) 'ear Was iBvl,. .ibkt: lo the Cinwn and to evorythinc llrifm •'*' I'lii- was sjiiilii n in 'he mid>l ol excitrnjiiili but my sentiiiifnts an unchani;. 1. F.jr tliS fxprcs.-ioi .,f opinion, and tint -ilb-!e.iiiii>nt-y^ on till a.liliess, and for my sub-eijuent dta.;?-' pniviil of tlies' acts, my tjonserv.i'.ive iVtijii ft here and elsewhere have ch uijcd 1110 ifi'B, 6t:cedinj; from the Cons-.'rve'ive party;-' jpT the !.;idii5 members of thi.^ p irty hjjy^ 11^ hi!red lo the prinjiple> tl.oy pi .!Viisis4,'f (tt'^" If thuir liiigui:,'e and conduct li.iva bu«*^i'.« orderly .md oeoomi o.; hi^h-loned (littnytu- .:i^. aod 'f tlie ci"!"!-!;'. 1 buve puisiicd, ainl !ii^, iciit'mnnt.s I have u>f.e<3d- iii>» bivi' I'l' "^ verse of thi.' thijn ( a a Ju:.-tly ch-o-; ' ■ ' this iieceisijju ..Bt^ j(- :'<•"(. -'«•.,•' ^,., :ikaA,ii^!iWMUiii,ioitiMhf to llimf jKof»iiwii) i», and m -udi n mmner as tunliow thai, fm the s.ikc of power, they would Bubvcitt.-bv. viM'nnient. I sliall be ai!i|iiii..i| of thcchiUge. And as I't'oarls Ihi. lidl liiovoiROOli tfciiig ifo irkible. that l^i^'land, hnvitij; jriven Ug lb spo-i-tib!,: (iJovernnii'iit. did not witbh>14 hei s,iia:it,)!i h) 11, alihjiijjh ti'> doubt i'- ^viia distastemi to ber. ISh.- did as she hiis nl- ivais djiie. prelVrreJ i^ >,>d ( lith to i-v.^-ry olbt'r c.iiisule'-ation. and Ihertdiy n'ave us .to- other .ind an iniph- fru.iiaiilce (hat le! iin.'ant to let us "1 mage our own all' iirs — Hut, ■issuninig thtit it was the iviost oofaf[.,«ft IJiU whedi c.)uld be intro.lue.'d,-— Itie .|i.ii-t w.irkmjj of R-spouMblt; (lovernineiit. and the iitK.onstit!iii.Mi d CQUi-se of the u'.'. ,1 Conserva'.ives, may well be illustrated by I this very bill. Ao'l hist, all tree j,-ove :i mi-nls suppose that ihe ivill .jf the niaj .'i v ii to govern, ani] that Ibe minorily. vill vabniit. If, tlieiefore, ilie in ijn.lty in t,iu House choje to pass the bill, tiie minoiiiy was bound to siibtn't b> ils operation whon it beeanie law If it were wroiis;. an appeal lu (he Hood sfiise of the ciuntiy would have sctt It light, or di.'jttued tho^o who were ia-,b enough to do wliat the country dis.ippfn.sl. ' S;condly, if. to ctriy out any mcf-ure, or class of measures, or lo carry on the (tovevn- ment with ut jar, 11 became iiocossarv to cliange the inaj'irity of the I.eoislaiive Cjun- cil, it was ri,;hl to ili s.j , and this i-,, lirl'i.ilh , lo make tint House s.i far elective, .as nol I > thwart the free ai:l.ion of the (loverment. - ■ Hut bir this thiinge the Ministry are ansvvci .lb!..' to the t.oiiiitry — responsible for carryir l; out the (jovernment, ,and for the means by wbicli It is cfTected : and if in any respect ihey have been corrupt, the next elections i would have set all light riiiidly. in passing this bill, the Kojjrescntative of the .Sovereign did no more than bv the Constilutton, he had '• riglil (.1 d.i, and mm, hunib! |ie.'..,'h.Mii, vbit lie was bound lo J ., nol only us the llcad 01 t!ie Governinenl. but a- an a.a of fair dealin..; Willi his .\Iiiiislry. Hut. inslead of a reas.Mialile appisl to the sense of the 'poople, in^teatl ol liie mint.'tity bttinir in oppo- »i«if/n, what thoy wotild b.ive wished, beinij .ID powei - -we liavt; seen thai, imiiiediiile.K on '>lba passiie/ of the bill, the Oovenior ttri;', ral WM assaulted, n.tt by (ho nub, but bv per- *ows of edut-tilionniid st.indini,', who liavi' been r^pjiliuded for the aet. ,)usl folh.wni},' this, ,th» P.iili inienl liuildinos, I.llaary. and He lords, were do-lrovfd. In a mob. of cour-e, b It a re.-.pi'ei'.ible .me ! Tins li.o^'rant ui I was pull'tited. its perpetrators .-.friened, and all jiLlenipts to brin.; the!:) iojn^iitje, ihwaitel. disipproved, anil rt -toited. In ihe^ani" spirit And nith (he same itnji,i..iiv.th'- liioern ir was nflenvanls bnrbarou-ly ail.it:ked in Ihe sin-ets. and missiles, not as belioe. meieiv e-iienliilt-.i to iiisiil'. but to fnl.ingei. if not todei.Me hini ll his .il'e, were luiihd it libii, on mi ..c casion when eithor rosisiiin.e or rfbinilion .Was out of ih'* tjui'stioii. but evn 'ties,, ncis were not eoieloniinil by (lie iiliia-C.nserva- Uvea. Knulish ^latt.sieen 01 nil shades .if opi- uion in the nieantiine. pMiioiinced uiil'av ,iir- nbly of lliisi. proreediiios. Ai'.nev'i'ion to the United Stales, wiib (lie mo.'kfry .''f '• pct.'n ;u!," tiiiiichitil (o it, was next mtioied ' cliielly by tlioince betlirowii oft' in 181B ? If it be not riircmnv, ■1 xti-r. .o..5t.'y no crlrttc 'hen. Hut if Uk highest pen iltio;- were j.istiy -twarded liicti, woo i they le unjustly awarded now? — If til subvert the (iovernmoni now, be patn cdic, it was so then. To alh.-ge woin.ded frell ig Willi one b.eatli. ami anneM ilioii wiih tlio nexi.is truly ab-,' -d '. Ual tlii- scheme. tiO- re.illy me mi lor ii imt •' itrob- 1 »> is too olaviiiLj even ! > fUtrap the itnwury, I't/t whom it w.ii inie iiled, mid it snr.'ail lillU bcyi lid the |ioiM fr.in whi. h it cinanatod. - Next followed a C.'iiveiition, a democratic is^e nbly, iiliieh tley wh.i .-al in it two yean: bcl'.jie aould hjv.j .leo lun.-eil as republican. :.i.d sahversive of .'very thin.; lliii'i-.h. In this ni>eiiil>lv were debai''tl pvopfjsitions sub- \ersive of what (loiiv'rv iii-m soai;lit 1. 1 con- ■-crvtf ; ami I'le coin liidin..: ijucslion left oj)'*n to t!io counl'v with Ui sanction, was a de Hand of tlio St.; Ues.dutions, iiiicoacedc'l, namely, an l-^lective J.euislalive t.'ou,ieil. — A' i to crow 11 all. an induentiul br;i'ichof the pariy has recently, and « hi'.e prtil'essin;; tlio most exalted loy.ally. re-.t,'is!a- lure shall bo ele.divi' ! True tjonscrvalisin IS to preserve our Kiijjiisb inslituti ck, this is totullv lo subvert them. 1 hav.t .ill aloiij: deprecated the e.\trem.^s inbi wbi.h jiariies in tus I'r.)vinee run, but 1 was not prepared to I! nd that the tw-o exlretnes of uUra-i'l-im- orous li.iyally and iiltra-elamor.-ias railioali ni woi.bl meet in the same radical point ; nay. tha'. the exticniidy loyal w.^uld in Hoine de- pre.; outsiri|i the cvuemely rallied. The ex- ile! le radical of l.S;j7 who dil nol disivtiw loyiilty nltop'ther, soiioht only the redre-sof I{rit vaneea lo the extent to which Kni^Hand has granted them, excepting' an elective Le;^- islaiive (Council, but that part of the pii'ly referred to, then, now and alvays boasting of loy.dty, .seek this and other radical eliiin;!OS — Hn idective (Tovernor and 'ilher eleclive func- fion.iriea not then thought of. 1 was not in favour of the intiodui;tioii of ib-s|. isibii 'iov.rnii.cM .,1 iltc time it ^,n^ ^ranled to us, lieeause I was afraid we conlH not, as a people, apprecim: n.s advintaijef and carry it out, but 1 cnifeKS my feirs in this res[iccl never rested iijioii (ho imrtv or Ihe mi 11 who h-ive been ijie liisl lo My 10 sub- vert il If this foim ot o.,v. .iin:, nt was (.ood for Ibe ultr.i part of the (,\.n!e rv.iijvi, [.irty when 'n poaer. it sb -uM be r....,! |r,r n when out of pow.rrtldid rajt lifcomi" ileu pnrt of the party t.i .show, that, biinj; m power Ihey w.ne (.'oom .-liIh, s, but, l„ii,,r out of power ihev wne It idicnls .iiai de-iMieiives ; and ill, 11 llie distinct am, jn fn.-i, |„ nvei-n Ihe one and the ol'.ier was |i.ivjn.r, or not havinr Ihe |-,.wei, ' ■ lb spi,nsii)l,.> fi.ixeriini.'nt was a slep in our snciid pr.e.'ic.s, 'iiel in our poljinial posiijoo, made. as I humbly tl.oiiirhi.m iidvnnce ef 0111' wants mill 1 lie's- |.i appieiiate it. bu: hnvinj^- been innde, it couM not be recal'. d. All that It m lined w.is fttiily 1.. work il oiil, nml 1 rf,, lelii'v, tleii if we would but do this, it pci sesses iheipiift. suf.- iii.d iiTlaiii mfiins 1 1 le dress'ng . ifiv .ill, which a po\eMim.-r,t cim redress. It we were r'untv.-d to-mi.rroiv we woiiid be l.'.ss free It intiv work bm si. wiv ind-i-'I for the imp.ilnncf < f .lesij.finng nail needy politnian-, but :.ot loi slowly f,r t'r.e Wi I'nre if the counir'-, liu; it Ns-aiil, Win.-.- in thepow.r t f l,.nv. r Ciiiiid 1. In it s.i, wh n tton'ii 1...W. r I'.ina- dun irll'iec-e 1, -. l.ul lor mil disseie.ioe.s'' 'I'lif l'.'..-on it t..:,chi - is iinporlant in siiownn;; thi.; "union is urei.^ih.' We pos.tt,5. ;i r.|,..|t .-..initrv. yient r. ?onrces. ,.nd a pent !o cnp.ible of dt\,-iopinf,« (iiese I cf^aiices. ( )«r gre.it ler.dino iiitcrcats ore one, and entire, if we could but t-te It 50. Smcr. the ooveiiiinent has b*on based upon Shi:, of (■'raked, tlicie is ii.;\y t-ti t'fcat iioi::- cnl qticstion about wbivii i-t fs-i.teniX, tjul ii,u baia' ol (he coiiitiy is the ri.ncour with iviiicii its pol:ii(!ul pnilifs'nssail iv.ch mher. Rr.:Iicr .- (hill foretro (his, they wniM ; 1:111 the Pioiincf. The lirilni;, common to b.ii'i. is. (hai., .ii only cnii do the right Ihinti m tl'.e ri.jhl way. .M;. coin.l.ii.i .ion !,„, i„eu 10 .- .'ten d.ovn Ih'.s bitterness, but !'or tiiis I have been de.-innnied as waniifi; in poiidci piiiuiol. . i haveahi.ivs htoked uji.tii (.ulniniNiiid violence as retioL'.ide iiiei" nieiiis in our sociri! proi^ress. and as uc. beitjinino a I'leeaiel ciiii./.ed peojiie. I ! avi on ill o.aiisi.ins r|ioken a;j;ainst mi li eoniiiicl. nni! Iam.n:e.l its .iccurreii'ce. 1 b.ne iilwavs been aver-e to sudden poliiical changes nnd hot " never it: -on lo see boiitls oflnw and ordt r slnxou. 1 1, ivi .tlways looked uj on lie; liri tislil'onstitiiiionas the perfect model ol a j;oiiil jiov, rnment, mid tur connexion wilh th.-tt icunlry ns an invaluable inherilaiice. I l,ave aiw.ijs e-loem, I loyalty as a bentimeiit siicrci! to pood o.d.,'r, and to the inainlenanic of oar social rights, i will not, (herefore, be of fniy party whose acts subvert (bat conslituiion and sap that l.synlty, I!ut I know, there are boiiie amont; you whose opinions diU'er from mine, and wlei think di-torder and viultncc arc thini;s to 1,,. incouKii;ed : with sucb. to whatever party thev belong I wish to have notliini; to do l.est, however, in holding the opinions whkb 1 have candidly expressed, and actinuas I h;ue done,! may misreprcsi ril this coniMMiilij, I have vesiyiicd my .se;.', whicii y.ini bono,- and mine, alike, rfijuiie that 1 should not bold, with any iiiiputalioi.. 1 phu e niys.lf bt:f.,re yi.,u again as ii caii.lidate for yi.ur sull'rages. If consistently wilh iiiv views and ojiiiii,tin 1 can represent y.cj. I shall i-steeni it an b.'Uor to be again elected, but if I eaiiii.jt. I shall nevertheless be con tent to retiri; wiili the conviction, that I l'.a>e done iiuthmir and saitl nulhing as \ourrepre. benuiive winch can cast any retlec'ion op. 11 I have iliP lioiior to be, Your ubl. st.Tvt. JOHN WIf.^$OTV. 'il