IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 !f i- IIM 1^^ ■^ IM 2 2 ^ m ^ i ■- IIM I.I 1.4 i.6 1.25 % >y the True IVUness to withdraw their support from Mr. McGee. The editor of the True Witness has, as the Rev. Vicar General truly says, fortrotteu tlie a(liis;e, "In necess.iriu unitas, in dubiis hbertas, in omnibus ch^rittis." He seems lo liave forgotten, too, tli.ii other and wiser men ere his timi' Imvc tnuu, luitl icknouile /gni //lUi fdi.'iitli.'y ; in the pride of his dogmatism he commands (ill professors of the Catholic faith to bi-w down in meek submission to his dictitm, and he ceases to remember lliat his probation of a few years in the holy mother church does not entitle him to assume all the rights and responsibilities which even the highest ecclesiasti- cal dignitaries claim with the greatest humility. Mr. Clerk, like oilier men, is mortal ; so many times a day must he sin, as other men do ; and the humility which ever and always characterizes the truly Ohristian gentleman should animate him at all times, in all places, and under every circuiii- Etmce. Hfs failing, for some time p'lst, to act up to this standard, has impaired his usetVlness, itnd destroyed in a large degree the confidence once BO generously and worthily reposed in him. Mr. Clerk's unfairness, his nnmanliness, to Mr. McGee has well nigh proved his [.\Ir.(J.'s] destruc- tion. Who more 'Mixn the editor of the TrueWil- neis lauded the abilities of Mr. McGee? Did he not vote for him in 1857? Did he not sup- port him in his journal, and continue to give him the benefit of iiis countenance during the sit- ting of Mr. .McGee's first session in Parliament? What has Mr. McGee done since that time to de- serve to lose the once much to be desired su[)|)()ri of the Trne Witness? As far as Mr. Clerk can show, Mr. MeGee is now as wurthy of support as when in 1857 he (Mr. Clerk) editor and proprietor of the True Wi'.ness, recorded his vole (with boasting) for Messrs. liolton, Dorion ami .N'cGee. Because Mr. Clerk has done good service in the defence of Catholicity, through the columns ot his journal, it does noi, surely follow that he is to be permitted to crush the only representative the Irish Catholics of Canada have in the Canadian Parliament 1 Mr. Clerk will find to his cost, if ho has not already done so, that, as a^ui»sf Mr. McGce, he must be prepared to come off second best : with- out doubt the latter is " master of the situation ;" the people of both sections of the Province ate with him, and Mr. Clerk should consequently take heart of grace and strike his colors, since it f.u- better becomes one who must yield to do so graw- fuUy. In the late discussion between the Toronto Free- man and the True Witness, the latter has boasted Ws\kfifelftj'l%'i)te!ia'fr\4h'h' lWc'?ilfiV/tfe/.'?!^ rv.'nl't he is to-day what he was a year ngo ; that the year preceding he was the same as last year. Verily, Mr. Clerk must believe his Irish readers to be very gullible or very stupid, at least he esteems them as asserts its sway ; in the Universities and Colleges, in the 'Miurch, in the -enate House, in the learned professions, in the conduct of the press, in the walks of commerce and of trade, the Irish element exhibits its indomitaMe energy, its ancient love of fame, its determination to nnike its mark in the progress ot civilization and liberty. Mr. McGee is a soldier in the cause ; he has risen from J.he ranks to his present hijrli command, and let those who aspire to a like posiiion adopt the like means to attain it. The "Orator of the House,'" as the Honorable .Mr. Dorion aptly styles him, he is tlie true reiiresontative there of Irish genius. If we drag him duwn who will take his place? For tlie tiui'j WKi have none e<> well fitted to lead the van, Let him fuliil his mission ; he must do so. Away, then, with all drivelling and private piques. The miserable tricksters who tr.ide ui)on the en- thusiasm of their countrymen are hencef u-th dis- carded, and if they wish lo acquit themselves as good men, gooil ciiizens, goi,d Irishmen, lliey will come forward at once and jiiu the cointmui Standard, erase the bickerings of the iiast fr(au the tablets of' their mcinoiy, and for the t'ulure .st;ive each to emulate the other, and thus m.ay we hope in our day and g^ner.ition to do some service to our race and to the stale. A HIN'CKS-ITE. L^"TER OF VERY REV. J. M. BRUYERE. De . Sill.— Whilst a portion of the press of Eastern Canada is pouring the vials of bitterness and acrimony upon those of t!ie wc.sK^rn section, wiio cdioose lo hoist a banner if a diffirent hue, I hope it will not be deemed amiss, (Ui my part, if I attempt to raise my feeble voice in behalf of out- raged Religion and Cliristian charity. In matters which cnnccrn (hrectly, and aiinoil exclusively, iho religious and material interests of U|ip"r Can- ada, we have some right to be consulted, and to speak f u- ourselves. Tecre is no law that 1 know of, which compels one section of the Province to suliUiit to the dictation of the other. We have long enough home with the taunts of our Eastern opponents. The time has come for us to express our candid ami sincere opinion on the subject at issue. I allude to those long and iinrelenluig at- tacks of a poriion of the press of Lower t'anidii, against those of this section of the Province, who deem it iheir right to advocate views ami opinions in o[)position to the behest of our would-be masicrs. Our adversaries seem to have f )rgotteu the old adage: — " la nnciswriis vnita^, in ilubii\ libeiti'^' in omnibus (■fiuiliisS—Hy this golden rule I '"" willing to abide in the following considerai'""'; which a spirit of conciliation induces me "-" '''" before aii intellicrenl nud impariiiil pul)lic , The editor of the Canaoian Fiike''*-"' '^^ Thomas D'Arcy McGee have been cli '-'^'j '^' ^''"^j most conspicuous taigels, at which ''"-' ■'I'"'''--', oi abuse and insult are daily leveled. ^',' '^Hempting to screen deserving and worthy if" "'11'" 1"^' ""- merited HS|K>i;^ionr! of their viuien- iissiV'';"'"' ' "« i-ieienil to assoeiiiir uic . ..cred interests ot religion and of the (3liurcli with any writer or stiitesinan, however eminent their services may be. The (".liurch of God does not rest (m huurui pr(jps. The infallible promises of the Eternal Truth are cr sli'ell'flll, tlie iiaraulee of her statiililv. mandates, of their thoughtless reviiers away from them, and ignorantalikeof tl stances they were placed in, and of the 1 a mixed population. To the editor of th be all our thinks given, for the wise su proffered to the people on that occasion. as in every other emergency in which th( of religion, order, and morality, were c he had the sanction of his Church and c and sen-ible men. , The Frcinnnn has fallen out with the ' ness, it is said. Whose fault is it, I a origin of this scandalous and protracted anything but credU^V>^to the editor (jf ti-L'iil journil. ATK. \\ by riendly m conductor of the Fieenvm thought it proj the attention of the Trne Witness lo ci pi'essioiis uttered in the House 'if Asseml head of the Cabinet, to the cllect that True Witne^i was not the organ of the .Montreal. The editor of the latter, i thanking his contemporary of Toronto, f meant ail vice, ascribed it to jealous I'eeli to an act of kindness made a return of 1 casm and acrimony. Had the editor of ireal paper taken time to i:sk an e.\pla private correspondiuiee, he would not I milted the glaring injustice just rueiilitu: Were the private charaeti.'r and dome: the editor of the Freeman belter knowi his bitter assailants would relent in tlieii attacks against him. A sincere and pi Christian, and an exemplary Catholic, .^i is unable to write a lino derogatory of ests of religion and of his Cliur h. I tjy disposition and principle, to {live offence to any man, the conductor of th' has consented lo place himself on the and put on the buckler of ihe warrior c compelled 1 \ stern neces.-ity and the violence of his assaihints. The reade controversy between ihe Frceiiian and Witness will bear me out when I say th tor of the Toronto journal Ims ilisjila^ed out', the forbearance of the Christian, t manners of the genllenian, and the acr of the scholar. To his honor, be it sa: never sacriliced these accouiplishmeu prianptiiigs of passion, ov wouinleil feeli Whilst 1 protest wiih my wlude hea the course pursued by a certain portion o in l.<-;vp" (V- -ao.!, ...^..•i,.jt I'atholic peri ..-ae Wesiern seclicui of tl... p,.,,ri,,(.p [ ,] to be understood as lei cmmenditig tdf. , iug or dismissing i,f such periodicals a» lieen dclicient in I'hristian fi rbearance ii rativHi. A tone objectionable in some p some other blemishes incident to liuini ought not to make us forget the imnieii: .rendered to religion arid society bv the lied to. ..Mr. Clerk o* the TrucWilm as he has always heei , the stannchest persevering friend of \ \f: \n<\\ race rii nent. lie lias stood I ' He has ably and sm rigliis, when no other be faind in Eastern C exhibit that forbearaiii for ourselves, and she^' tlu'in in the lioi cessfally ailvoc irgan of their vi inada. Let us, e and liberality to the World th lie liiiL .is(Mis>ion Delweeu tlie 1 oronto ioinij, unci other blemishes incident to Iminan nature t not to make us forget the immense s(U'viei_j ircd to religion arid society by the press allii- (). .Mr. Clerk o* the True Witmsi is still, has always lieei , the slaiinchest and most vering friend of J ;;; lii~h race rn this conli- llu has sl{iod l>j thein in the hour of need, cessfully advocated their u'gan of llieii views could anada. Let us, therefore, e and liberality we claim to the world that we can las ably ami su s, when no other iind in Ivistern t It that forbearaiii irselvea, and she*' trayed the interests of their church, and pave a vote of sympathy to the svporn enemies of their religion— the Orange organization? On what occasion has he associated himself with our foes, in forwarding measures subversive of religion and sound morality? When has he deserved the cen- sures of his Church, as some of his phnrisaical aud hypocritical fellow-members of Lower Canada have done, for betraying their sacred trust as Catholic Legislators? Mr. McGee alone stood u[i last year, before the Legislative Assembly, in de- fence of our most distinguished Prelates, and passed a well-merited eulngjum on him, for his un- tiring exertions on behalf of Catholic education ; whil.st the Lower r'Mdian members observed a cautions silence, l' is deeply to be regretted that our orthodox Canadians of the E,:St, whose tender and timid consciences are so awfully scandalized liy the pretended iillinnce between Mr. McGee and George Hrown, did not think proper to cast their votes along with that sciindalous member fiu- .Montreal, on the side of right and justice. Had they done so, we would enjoy now what we have long aud vainly asked, vi/, : a real Separate School Law, instead of a mockery, as our Lower Cana ilian fiiends have thought fit to grant to their Upper Canadian fellow-Catholics. 1 state what I know to be a fact, when I say that the <;alholic3 of this Province have never ap- pealed in vain to the junior member for Montreal, for any service lir> could render them in his capa- city of member of the Canadian Parliament. Dur- ing the reeess of parliamentary duties, Mr. McGee ein[)loyed his leisure moments in giving lectures for charitable purposes and on behalf of religious education. The people of Upper Canada keep in grateful remembrance the great and signal ser- vices they have received at the hands of this much nialigtiod and much persecuted gentleman. 1 will add : to Mr. McGee we are iudelited, in a great measure, fir the spirit of forbear ince and liberaliiy which has succeeded the bigotry and f.iuataeism which, but a few years since, rajied with fury in Upper Canada. Thanks to his skilful tactics, the portion of th^i [ircss formerly more lios- tile to us, has assumed a nuire moderate and con- ciliatory tone. The private life of Mr. .\IcGee, asa Catholic, is not less entitled to our resiiect, than his parliamenlary conduct. During his residence in Toronto, this g^'utleman attended divine service ill our Catholic Churches, every Sunday and holy day; whilst several Catholic members of Lower Canada found it more convenient to s[)end in their own houses the Lord's d;iy, in indolence and idle- ness. Mr. McGee was known, at his hotel, as a strict observer of the rules of his Church on days of fast and nhslincnc-' ; whilst not a few Lower Canadians of easy principles and convenient con- science-, more than oiice scnr,dali;';rd our g.iod ilatholics of Toronto, by their shameful violation of the l.-iws of their Church. Hut, add the d tractors of Mr. McGee, this gen- lle-iiau has joiiu'(l the enemies of reliirion, order and .-jiM-iely." Ho has associated himself with the Cleur-Grit party. This charge against the junior nieniber f>)r .\lontreal betrays only the ignorance and . tuiiidily of those who seek tl'nis to injure him with, ut just cause. The (Mear-Grit cry "is but a biifibi'ur, iiit'uided to frighten luil of their wits the in resolutions have been unanimously pased by those present, expressive of their dissent from, and disapproval of, the misguided and unjust course adopted by a portion of the press of Montreal, to- wards one whom they regard as, in some respects, the parliamentary representative of all the Irish Catholics of this Province. The charge brought against Mr. McGee by an anonymous correspondent of the True Witness, to the effect that the junior member for .Montreal had used irreverent expressions, when speaking of pro- cessions usual on St. Patrick's Day, is hardly worth noticing. The accusation repeated in _a series of scurri'vuis cotnmnnications, published in the same journal, cnucerning the so-called offence alleged to have been given by Mr. McGee, at the meeting held on the evening of St. Patrick's Day, was, to say the least, supremely ridiculous ; I will aild, it was insulting to the people of Toronto. I was present myself at the meeting alluded to, with nearly all the clergy of the city. I am not aware that the comical expressions used by Mr. McGee, on that occassion, and which were tittered with a view to raise a laugh, were ever constructed as an insult by any one of the two thousand persons then .assembled in the St. Lawrence Hall. I must confess, it is, to say the least, a consummate piece of presumption, on the part of an indvidual living about four hundred miles frum us, to insinuate, in the columnsof a religions journal of respectability, that the Catholics of Toronto had neither sense enough to comprehend an insult, nor spunk enough to resent it. The Caiwdian Freeman having, as far as in its ))owerlay, thrown the weight of its influence on the side (jf injured innocence, has had its share of abuse. Judging fioin what is going on, I have good ground to say that the fate of the latter will be similar to that of the former. Thomas D'Arcy McGee and the editor of the Freeman will go hand in hand, all over Canada, bearing down, in their progress, all obstacles, and winning to themselves immortal laurels. Already the Canadian Freeman commands an extensive p.itronage all over Upper Canada. So far as 1 have ascertained, particular- ly in the Diocese of Toronto, the clergy and laity are almost unanimous in their appreciation of its tone and spirit. I have been informed that, in the neighboring dioceses, its circulation is daily in- creasing. This periodical is not, perhaps, as yet, what we wish it to be. We have reason to believe ihat the enlighieued gentleman who presides over its management, will gladly avail himself of every kind suggestion that will be offered to him. Such as it is, the Freeman bids fair to render valuable sirvices to religion, morality, literature, and fiee- dom of education. We want an eflicient, a truly Catholic U[q)cr Canadiiin paper, to repiesent our v.ews and protect our vigliti. Our Tor.onto jour= nal is well qualified to fulfil this important mission. Let us, therct'ore, trust to its honesty and ability. 1 hope the above considerations which I humbly submit to the g ood sense and honesty of mv fellow- C a I h o??cT, will be taken by lliose iTmSyToncenaT in the same spirit with which they are offered. I have been induced by several respectable clergymen to give this public expression of our feelings res- pecting the often repeated and unchristian attacks igaiiist men and characters better known to— and Hut, add the d tractcu's of Mr. McGee, this gen- 1 1 hope the above considerations which I humbly • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • r • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • > • • • ■••* • * • • •• • •• • • •• • 110 laio ' i.soi.^sion ociwci'u luc roroiiti) tree- man ani tlie Frae WUiuss,\.\\(i latter has Ijou-iUmI in Ihw hrf^tirlnat. l a^giia ^jrA tlmt lie OHnunt in n. 'iinirli' instance bo ro|)roauheil with iiicoiHislenoy ; tlmt ho is to-day wluit he was a year ngo ; that the year preceding lie was the same as last year. Veiily, Mr. Clerk must believe his frish readers to be vory gullible or very stupid, at least he esteems llietr. as very obtuse, if he supposes they accept his as.-ier- tionsoi this point at any other value than as in- dicated in these remarks. From the fyles of Mr. Clerk's own journal I shall proceed to give a few facts, which cmuiotbe controverted. In Mr. Clerk's p«P<-'r, scarcely a year ngo, he tells his readers that .Mr. Cartier, time-server like, having attended the Episcopal Service at Windsor Castle, when in England la.^t year, justly merited the contempt of every trucOalholic. What magic power has cause .1 the sudden cessation of abuse of Mr. Cartier by the True Wdncs^ ? Has lliero been a timely "rfjuccKr in the matter? Have the Jacks-in-office done .Mr. > lerk such elleciive ser- vice that he dare not withliold his abuse of Mr. McGee? la Mr. Clerk's paper of the same period he tells his readers that sooner than support .M. Cariier & Oo. he W(Mild vote for Geo. hrown ; .aye, even for the (/eut/ himself. How is it with Mr. Clerk now ? Is he indeed become the most pitiable of government hacks? And again, what change has come o'er the sjiirit of his dream, seeing that he no longer applies the ajf'ectiunate term to the Attorney General West of "Brother" Macdonald ? How res|iectfiil and docile he has become of late towards that " huiiibwj;." " no we never mention" hiin, CAceptas the hon- orable Attorney General West.. Why has Mr. Clerk ceased to call upon the government for the punishment of those who at- tempted the life of the llev. Mr. Franchon at London, C.W. ? Is he afraid to denounce the government? Is the price of fwi silence so great in mactnitudo, that the leading Catlioilc journal in Lower Canada dare not echo the cry of lininan- ity for justife, and that, too, in a case where the life of a Catholic Priest has been aueiupted, and all but realized ? " What a falling off is there," Mr. Clerk ! what has become now of yonr vanuud consist ncyV So great, rather is your Iucdh is- tency, that not "all the angels in heaven can blot the record out." Once more. Mr. Clerk, how is it thnt in ymu journal, professedly the Catholic organ par ex- cellence, you hi'.ve not agitated for the offering of a reward by the government for the arrest of those who burned two Catholic; Churches so re- cently in Upper Canada? Is it possilile that out- rages of such a character will be allowed to pass with scarce a p.assing notice at the hands of the Journalist '-'aiming to speak in the name of the Bishops of Canada! "Whither are we drifting' Mr. Clerk, that your admittedly f(jrcible i)en is silent while such deeds are perpetrated ? How would you have acted a year ago? One further proof of .Mr. rierk's inconsistency, and I have done on that point. In July, a year ago, when Mr. Dorion came to vontrcal for re- ebclion, immediately subsequent to the break up of the Brown Dorion Ministry, did not Mr. Clerk again record his vote for V!r. Dorion? most un- doubtedly he did, notwithstanding which, however, for no good reason, he denounces Mr. Dorion, heaping upon that hon. gentlemen the most un- called for abuse. A few words with regiud to Mr. McGec's pecu- liar position. He is the representative of a large portion of the population of Upper and Lcjwer Canada; without doubt the Irish ehment is very Btrong in these Provinces, too strong in fact to be counted out. It commands— it compels — res- pect on all hands : it essays, and sucessfnilv, to assist in the destiny of this Northern region. Three thousand miles away from the old historic land, Xve call OTur own, our Celtic love (if freedom i>]in liic uii- lilanls, I do to s.Tecn de.i('iviiig and woilhy iir u t uieriteil asper.-ions of their vioieuv ass; mil, [ireleud to associate the sacred interests of religion iind of the ('liiirch with any writer or stuiesiuaii, however eminent their services may be. The ed n of abuse against himself, because his bril- iilents, and (lislinjiiished Kervieos rendered gion, morality, Jieedom of edi;ciition, and ; at huge, hav« lilaced him far above the ,f his ignoble am] .jbsciire detractors,- Tho- Arcy iMcGee, M.l'.P. 1 not a bliml iidnii-er of any man, nor the ;iastic follower of any leader. Hut I am free fess liiat there never was, within my recoUec- i more unwise, iinjist, and uncharitable war, hat at present wa<,'ed against this talented sr of the Legislaiive A.isembly. Can his ■s, J ask, produce a single fact, in the public ■Mr McGee, since liP first set his foot on our lian soil, calculated to impeach his honesty incerily as a siate.iman ? Can they name le yule of his which has not been given on of religion, jusiice, religious educ.ition, or :ty ? lias Mr. McGee ever failed, on the floor liouse of Assembly, to raise hi.3 voice in of our religious aad political tights? Has r joined with some of our Lower Canadian era, who glory in the name of Catholic, , with a view to currj populnrit/, they be. Ii;it, add til' d tiMclors of Mr. V^ r;(.o, this geii- tlvuau has ji)incd the enemies of reliyrion, order and .-jijciely. llo has a-iiociali'd himself with the Clenr-Crit party. This charge against the junior nieiuber for .Montreal betrays only the ignorance and tiipidiiy of those who si.'ck thus to injure him with, lit just cause. The Clear-Grit cry is but a bugbear, int"nded to frighten out of ihe"ir wits the old women of Lower Cuiad.i. Much ado is made about nothing; a cloud of dust is r.iised, in order to blind the simpletons. In Upper Canada, we know whit to think of the one-eyed monster. What are the Clear-Grit men? What is the Brownite pariy ? A motley compound of dishon- est politicians, knaves, a few dupes, with a light sprinkling of .'^oine honest, well-meaning men, having at heart the welfire of their country. Such ingredients we also find in the minisleriai organi- zation. I leave to our political chemits to decide in what proportion the sound element prevails in the respective parties. The plain matter of fact i.s, we have in this Province, as in every Constitii- lional Government, a ministerial as well as an oiiposition party. It so happens that both George Brown and Thomas D'Arcy McGee belong to the opposition parly. By joining the opposition party .Mr. McGee has followed, I presume, the dictates of his own conscience and judgment As a body, either is mainly composed of unscrupulous and sellish politicians, who seek their own per.ional interests under the cover of public good. As a parly, one is about as orthodox as the other. Ijotli the opposition and the ministerial parlies will grant out civil and religious rights when thev can do so without risk for their salary and situation. IJoth will reject our j ast claims', if by granting lliein they endanger their tenure of ofHce. Candor and truth compel me to say that wo have about us much to e.vpect f.ora the one as from the other, viz., nothing, nnl ss stern necessity force them to do justice. As an instance thai the ministerial party is_ not more favorable to us than their com- peers of the opposition, I will merely mention the fact that the press now in the service of those in liower, is by f u- more hostile to us, as Catholics, than the organs of the opposition. Hardly a day liasses but the Letnler, and fellow-partners in the s|ioil, contain some articles replete with the venom of religious bigotry. They spare neither things held as most sacred, nor jiersons however Irre- pioachable and blameless. The most respectable characters come .iltcrnair'ty tiriIqi. ti-a iit3n of this anti-Cliristian and bigoted jiress. 1 return to Mr. .McGee. This gentleman, acting in conformity wi h his own conscience and jiidg- inent, has given his preference to the opposition party, but has not handed himself over to be kept fast in liondage by his political associates. He has voted with liie opposition when he could do .so consistently with the dictates of his conscience. He has not hesitated to desert thein, whenever he could not remain with them without violation of truth, justice and religion. The vole of Mr. Mc(;ee stands on the records of our I'rovincial Farlianient alternatively with the oppusition and the ministe- rial iiarty ; but always on the side of religion, mo- rality, and civil and religious rights. Whatever may be the future course of this distinguished jio- liliciaii, hitherto his fellow-citi/.ens who profess the same faith as himself, have no reason to be asha- med of him. Mis past services should secure to him the warmest e.\-[iression of gratitude from every Catholic, whose judgment is not biased by envy, jealousy, or ambition. The vindictive and repeated atiaeks of his enemies ought to enlist for him the sympathy of every one who has at heart the religii 1, -o;ial and material interests of this young coi ,) 1 . The storm now raging against this much-abusid gentlemun will pass away, 1 trust, without injury to his name or character. Nay, I can assure his unwise and unrelenting op- ponents of Lower Canada, and cl,-^ewhe:e, that persecution has raised him far higher than he ever stood before. Witness ihe numerous and highly respectable meetings which have lately been, and are still duily, held all over Up|ier Cauad», wber»- 1 hope till' above coiiaiderations which I humbly submit to the good sense and honesty ofm v feilow- Caihoucs, will be taken by ihosc it may may concern, in the same spirit with which they are offered. I have been induced by several res|)ectable clergymen to give this public expression of our feelings res- pecting the often repetitpd and unchristian attacks agiinst men and characters better known to — and better appreciated by— us who live in the Western section of the Province, than by our friends of Eastern Canada I will, therefore, openly proclaim the f let as it is,— for tlie benefit of those who live fir away from us. We are all thoroughly tired with this state of anti-Catliolic warfare and bitter bick- erings which cannot but be highly detrimental to charity, without which religion is a mockery. This state of afr,iirs is the more to be deplored, as Upper Canadians are quite able to settle their own dilliciilties, and jierhaps, more competent than their Lower Canadian officious friends, to consult their own interests, and attend to their own con- cerns. We speak a hinguage different from that of the majority of the people of the Eastern section of the Province, v\e live in a mixed community composed of individuals of various religious ]ier- suasions and nationalities. Our relations with our fellow-citi/.ens in the Western part of Canada, can hardly be well understood by men who live some four hundred miles frotn us, and whose manners, customs, usages, taws, institutions, interests, wants and resources, are as different from ours, as we differ from the people who inhabit South America. I'he beautiful theories propounded by our friends at a distance may be good enough in newspapers: they woiMd not give bread to our people here. We beg. therefore, to be permitted to reject them with- out being put down, at once, as downright here- tics or infidels. Wliy then should our Lower Canadian peda- gogues insist upon treating us as children in the nursery, unable to keep themselves from fire? Why should they incessantly proffer us their un- asked advice on matters which do not fall under the cognizance of their High Courts? . Why should interests and matters affecting almost exclusively this portion of the Province, not be left to the judgment and good sense of its people? Why should they attempt to compel us lo ostracize talented writers and distinguished politicians who advocate views, niea-suves and iiitc"-='"* which oo..v.ti 11 us aiiiiosi exclusively '.' Why should they assume an arrogant and threatening attitude when we refuse to submit to their mandates. We are blessed in Upper Canada with zealous and enlightened I'astors, who do not fail in their duty. Should an heterodox press, or daring indi- viduals presume to propagate evil doctrines sub- versive of religion and morality, the vigilant watchmen of the Church will not fail to raise their voice, and denounce the wolves m sheep's cloihing. So far, I believe, there is no reason lo fear that the guardians of the people's interests have slumbered or prevaricated ; they are at their post and watching. Let, therefore, I would say, Eastern Canada imitate the discretion and reserve of the Western portion of the Province. Let i:s hope to use an expression of the London Timc!>, that the dig: of w:ir will agitin be chnined, that the spirit of peace will breathe upon the troubled waters, and that the raging storm will soon iiass away. That this blessed peace which has but lately been again proclaimed in the Old World, may soon dawn upon us, — is my earnest prayer and sincere wish. J. M, Bruyebe, V.Q. Toronto, August Ist, 1869. 1^