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But, sir, Msomehon. gfntleiuen have seen ill, in the course of this debate, to refer to ulat- ^lers iQ which I have been to some extant sersonallj interested — it is due to the mem- bers of tlikrHousB— to the country gene- tally, and to those under whom 1 serre, . not to shrink from a full, Iras and impartial 4aplanfttion of the matters to which they have referred, and that 1 should give my opiAionR upon the question «t Issue. At the outset i admit that the disoussion of this Resolution i* to the leader of the - government sufficiently perplexing, deserted aa he has been by a seoljon of the usual supporters of^the government, combined with the threaten ing iutimation that the defection will increase, until it inolodei •very man in this Assem^Wy belonging to « particular church. It may Iw, sir, that one or two ho^i geatlemao, who, though • not belonging to Iba* Oharoh, ro^ssent ebnstituenoies that do. may be disposed to throw themselves, however reluctantly, into the ranks of the opposition. Sir, in ' view of th^e indications, I approach this 'disoussion in the belief that tlie adminis* tratiOH is to weakened by the secession of a body of its aaeient snpporters, and perhaps overthrown by an unnatural com- bination. Look th«i to what may ensue, let us see by whosi.ttw wilting adsiinistrft tion are to be suoMO^wd. 1 bold in my hand a Hsi of the «eml)ers, as they are assumed to range themselves on either side ■ —and aa it is well known that g«nti«M»q on botbeidesaequaintfld with ttieslsnwtt* oom()Qaipg thts.tloase make oaloulatirats generally pretty aoourate, 1 think I i»~ assume mine to be authentic, Sir, whr the 4«fo«ta it ended and the division taW n- n, tb« leader ol the goveremeiit ■»/ .ymae if m * aiiaqtl^ja, Hft M'-J^R to oomjwllsd to resign, appeal to «• alternative Avery matt! ititbit Hoava bas m right humbly to express his opinion. < 8ir, I was not a member of this Legi*- iature at the last Session. I have not bedf a member of the executive since 1854, and therefore do not feel ^it incumbent on me to ^ffl8d the policy of the goveifnmetfl ,r from that period until noW ; I am not art* swierable, during thelnterim, fojuicts donH or acts not dutie. When 1 reined, the office of Provincial Secretary in 1854, and aasnraed the direction of the Kail way ver ; I had no deeir* to intern^ngle or interfere, as ironr time to time has been asserted, in the party or political struggles that were going on.— And ISir, in the presence of Ueutlemei . who can oontradlot me, I affirm that from the time 1 retired I never attended a Cabi- net Coaneil but one, and limited my intM*- course with the Queen's -Kepresentative to the reception of the usual courteflie8,and tli« payment of propet- respect. Nor ha- WitllMI*^ Hut, Sir, whatever may mi^lfiimi that in ttiit npparitioas 'i^-jLSi^. ^^fr^gtn^ • if. <* 'I wreck I shall prove false to ol J principleB or abandon old copnectloBs, or that I dbaM yield up that honourable rcNpect ^vhich I beliQve I hare maintained unsullied froxu the outset of my political careei down to the present hour. -« .. Sir, aa 1 hav«.pHrfori»ed i»j pubhcdoty for live months, carrying luy. ^ife in my hand — I wjll perform that i^uty now il my oflSce be( the aaorifice. (U«ar and cheery.) Let, a hostile vote overwl|elm the AdmmtBtration, lor bustile combina tlpna I adwiit ara looming in the distanoi! — that vote roajjlting from com|)ina>t«M«* ^i of CatboUoi ^d Conservatives, iorwed ' ' u^pon no prmcjpio but revenge, and fwov- - > ^WS notbJBg but (bat a small minority in ,.« tbe country, by iUt»chiMg itself, for jwr- < spnal oonaidaratioos, to either side, may turn tbe 8cale^li«jm that moment J oan only say to Uiem J irjH be' no offipei; ui ^ thetts. Sir, in my public osae^ X think I have aiaintaioed sonielhing of position and character, and I make tl^• stutetueut broadly that gentlemen op.Jxjith sides may know and understand thoroughly theposi- tion I Qosupy. and ilfti jime lu wbieb J in tend iirm^ to adhere. But, Air. Speaker, let me surrey the ground which all parties ocoypy, at tbis moment. The combination opposite noay displace this government by a majority oi one or two. Are we to. have (he old Jalk- land spectacle repeated ^ver again ? Sir, they m»;r succeed in displacing tbis Ad ministration and,}»ut another tu its place. Suppose this done. Su«ij a chance com- bination might, huwevei; devoid of princi- pie, succeed, but tbe peopjie u| }Ho%& Scotia will overthrow tbem at lasl, aod in the iiMantime the aame exhibition will take place tbat" occurred Irom 184,4 to 1848 But suppose my honorable taut learned friend the Attorney tieuoral is de- feated by a- vote or two ; he cannot conduct the Government.* not is it incumbent on him to resign,— he m*y try tbe" experiment ol ro-cpnstruoting tbs Cabinet, and if that fails bs has another lesort, — a fair and manly appeal to tbe constituencies of the country. Sir, it is duo to bon. gentlemen to turn their attention to anotljier viow of this questioa. An opposition, to entitle them- sulveir to displace a ^overiiinent mvtst shew, not only that the Uabiiuit do not deser»# tbe confidence of the House— but that ^ay (the opposition) a^e prspared » ' to submit ueasutea of genural public utility and pwisuss tbe ability to uatry them into operation. What tlwn, I ask, are the measure wbiob this new Govern- iiia nt a r « t , ii taring "'i t h ^ F^sif in the opposition are "pledged,— will bo 9ne, Sir, 1 have been cba?acd with many things by Irishmen, or by those who liave licen misleading tbem of kte, but what- ever injury I have done to them, however («»ay have run counter to their prejudices or feelings, I have sever tried to stop their grog. (Laughter.) Let tbe leavnedinem- her for AnnapoLs try that, and to be con- sistent h^ must, and bo would soon find himself confronted by the same elements that shattered 'iUr. Xilly'a Uovejiummt in iiovt Ilfunswick. ^ Sir, there is another measure to be intro- duced by tbe bon. and learned member for Annapolis; I allude, to tlie xMunicipal Incorporation Bill— tbe decision ol this country upon wiUch no mivnumore sincerely regrets than I do, for I am now and have ever been in favor of the principle of Muni- wpal Incorporation , altb^ J do wit pledge •«**«^all the oomplioated machinery ol tbis bill. I trust that «e sboli yet be prepared to assume the duties wbicb 1 tbink should devolve upon every member ot this Legislature, and deal witb tbis question irrespective of local prejudice. llie loarncd and bon. member may also attempt to introduce his Elective Legisla- tive Council Bill. It may just so bappbu that be may obtiin a majority to siauction and.siiiitain that oonstitutioual change : but I much doubt it. And tberolor^ sii', having, reviewed tlio various measures wbicht in view, of tlio l^rned and hpn. member's accession to office, hoonay be prepared to submit, I can sec no necessity lot a. change in the admi- nistration ; no great question which ho is prepared to prw/ouod and carry out, ol u character beneficial to tlic country, to which the present Govorxweent wutild not aleo yield tbtiir besrty. concurrence and support.— [iatteruplion fr jijitbe Gallery,] 1 kAuw tbe valme of tbe applause or dis- approbation wbioh comes from thait quar- ter, llouorablo gentlemen of the Oppo- sition have.m past Ufiwf, had thvir share. But to return to thuquestiou liftibreus— I was luquueted lo attend a meeting of the jPabinet, when cectaMi ci^stobes and pa- W>»;» were placed m mj bauds for i«rusal, by Sir Gsspard LoJdsrcbant, in which ii Wtt« suggested by oui taiti oflioers and others in, tbo United .Stales that tlia Britfth Army ,in thoC'riiuc* might be filled uphyreuruUs druwu from that territory It bus been said ffum time to time tlutt tlits busuMfs of re- oruitiog originatsfl witb luf,; t^ Air. iiowf i^as tbe UMM) who initiated it for LWpoeesM bis owa. Let mo say , su, ibiit "°^*"^)'"*''^ "^ '^" quci- tiuu nur eonueived "wy Btre* idoa. uBttt those papwa wt*u s^h UulT^^\?,^T^ "r ^'*r "»^"«'lt««»«. in which it:wLirupr«s«otea Liquor Law,-to which tlie loading wnda i by one officer in l^cf Vof Jj 4b*t So ...Br i^,d(0^^^^^--m>^. ^\|p(Sg«^^*^-- ^*^!K5^!?'''^^'^ \ o men conld be got to recrait the armies of the mother eoantry.' Her Majesty's Go- vernment desired that thA " experlmint should be tried. If that>wnr»est!on was to !)o acted npon, it followed as a matter ofcodrse that the Government should immediately coioiwniii- oate with the Minister at Washington, and fuwertaio whether or not this utato- ment was correct.' Wh«n l^be papers were pat into my hands, wMt oouree did I rft^, otmmend? I p«t it to •ay nwtnif I did not reapeot hie Kwjellenoy'B oonstitotionrt advisers! My advice was-Hwnd a mem- berot the Executive «> Washington at onee with the papers in hiadeek. Let comma- nioation be opened promptly between your Sxcellenoy and the Britiiiii Minieter ; and be guided altogether by the iiwtruotiMiB now received after that oonmunioation baa l>e«n made. Afwr having given this adF- vioe, I did not wait to discuss th« proposi- tion. The poondoees of that advice no, man could quettion. in the tirst place no' risk of interception conld be run, atli in th« winter letter* do not pan to and fjfo so rApidty ; and speed and seereey wei* the two great objects to be secared. Hav- ing tendered them that advice, 1 retired from the Council, not Wanting t6 take any part M their deliberations. An hour or two afterwards I was waited upon *y an ofiBoer of the iM^iinment ; I am not sure whether Sir €taMpard did not do me the honor to oovaranivate that the Council had unanimously selected ne to go on this mission. Now, sir, let me say that if there was anything uBnatcwal or dbhonorable in the ootirse pursoed by the government, or the aooeptane*^f this mismon by myself — the sham^ was ebaved by the hon. Michael Tobin who sit at the Oon'noil Board, a mem- ber of the Kxocutive which MBt me to the United Statee—(Ue«f» hMkt) Of tliaM • Council, too, my. late dtwweed friend the 'hon. James MeLeod, a Catholic himself, and represeotinjpa Catholic oonetiiuenoy— formed one. Sir, the laet named g«mtl»' loan had be«n for years my nearest friend and earnest supporter. H» bad atood by my side in many » hard f()Hght battle. 1 Bubsequuntly stood besidchls death be<^ as 1 would stand by his memory now, ana maintain his Incorruptible integrity-** evM If ev«ry Catholic in the country were 10 dmmi. me asd .my party t».morrow. Thati, Bir, I sty th«it if it v»m dw^cefui and dl*oner«blB in me to SMome the in»- ponatbHity of that mission, tb« 0*thoH«» in U»UfaX»t»dth»o«ofi*rywermustkw(># that the dt^fraoe and dishonor wero sllared 4 ,y«h > hon . ^^i^»ha«l -PBl i M W lty W firt*g* be coveted ? The steamer hftd left ; there no way of gettmi^ t» the United The aergeant*,trA«ii» was here foqueHted to enforce sil«Me. ' Mr. Howe again resumed. All poblio men mast take thsk ehaoos of these ebo- litiona of fsolinff— oftso bovo I seen tho boo. monhw fof AttnapoUs siBilarly ti«atedi I mm oaiy feel that what m sauce for the goose is Hauoe for the givnder. ' s. w^ ^sdMntoar hmMiifoMly. i \Umitmntr disfaonour in the mtsn- gsmivnaD I iMiM I* go I- W M It %mmM>^ f lM|ht4^) giMllenMn coMiivA'ttMtl ■■t*****' ( flk._ Hon. Mr. Uowe.— I w«8 proceeding ta siij that a piirty olaimiug to, be (jf Britisb descent, expressed his desire -to serve in the Crimean Army, and stated that he was .prepared to bring to Nova Scotia a body of inea for enlistment provided a comutis- sion were ensured him. I have qp hesi- tati«o in saying that (assumed the respon- sibility of promising that the. position he sought should be conferred, provided b« complied with the oobdition. That indi- vidualfBubsequently sent 60 or, 100 men to this l*rov\noe. If thMwsore dflceived it was not foy mAor;wrt*r ifay approbation or oon 8ent>41$4irtib8ent them was not such afaol e that any power could compel as ._ -"^j ^»*>w» W«aBl« «M#1UUQI nem to enlist uoless they desired it-rand my impression has always been that those men knew where thoy were going and for what purpose, although ot that fact I had no person il knowledge, for at the time they left Boston I waa in New Y<»k. . ' it (Sir, at that tim6 the City of j|New York was in a ferment. For every Irish- man in Halifax there are 20 there. They are rather excitable her* sometimes. I do not wish to ofiend them by saying that they are susceptible of exioitoment oven in Hali- fax. And to so groat a height had the meroury risen that with the transaotiuns then convulsing the old world, that great city was boiling like a pot. Waa it tight then for Mr Wm. Cond»n, under such oir- ouoistanoes, to aead telegraphic messages to the United' State«, if not to the out lawed criminals of Bogland, at Jeast to newspapers advocating principles antago- metio to her welfare, the effect of which was to point the finger of every excitable Irishman at' my headi There ore two gentlomwi in tins city now who called at my lodgings in New York, a»d saw me depart ior an adjoining Btate— morohants of a highly respectable standing— they can teU the state of feeling tlion existing tliore. It an,T man, animated by a desire to do me injury, bad pointed that mob to mv hotel door, I do no,t believe that my life would have been worth m hour's purchase. (Laughter.) '^ Sir, I discharged my duty, fulfilled my mission and returned to Neya^Soatia. I could not but leel that Mr, WmTltioodon had oommitted a great imprudenqe,— but did I call the attention of Government to theoonduot of its officer? Did I make any viiHtiotive attempt to deprive bim of his office, or ir^ure hiia io bis private for. ton«.?_ I did aet. On one oceaeion he un- dertook to giw ma an explanation of hi. oonduot.and I then gave him warning that the ■entimente h» eii«e>taioed, U acted t"JSi>*°t"l^" yiiiw M ti me ifisflfee h«B IxUtteuI^ and emhc^ hi« with this oouwtj. I gave him that advioe but \mk no lurther action. Matters then went on until Uor Majesty's Minister at VYash- ington was dismissed and came to this Uty on his way from the United States to Oreat Britain. A public meetin" was convened lor the avowed obiect oT" passing an address to Mr. Qfampton. I knew nothing of the movement, having l»en out of town until on the morning of the day when the meeting was to J»ke place. I took up the morning paper at the breakfast table and there saw it an- nounced. To the requisition I saw af- fixed the names of my hon. friends Afr. ifiwoo and* Mr. Annand, with others, strong suppofters of the Liberal party side by^ide with that of Mr. Henry Pryor and many of the leading ooneervatives in this Oity, i did not believe it necessary for, or incumbent oa me to attend that meet- 11^, aad I would not hSVe attended it, were It not' that while sitting in the Kail- way Office r was called on by the late Hon/ ijovinoial Secretary— the present Judge [The hon. gentleman was here again in- terrupted with hiseiog and coughinr 1 Mr. Tobin.— I regret, Sir. that order canHot be kept; the dignity of this House must be maintained. I Mr. i Arcbibald-Unless the autfionoe nmmiain that decorous respect and (juietude due to this A«eml>lyVl shall exero«e the privilege with which our Con- stitution invests every member of this cli^'. ""*'" ^^ ^^ galleries be Jt'ti^^' .^'' Mwmed-I did hop* that these slight ebullitions of feeli^ ^ * il ^ , 'P*"^- ^ ^''OHW be better pleased if the aodieooe would listen to the s-inple detail of fa^ts wbieh 1 intend to i»u u ff"** !•«•«»»*•' in the gallery I, Ihe boo. theSpoaker, Order mLi bekept. footlyoiearfi«mthe turn which this Do- bate has Uken that uolese the rules of the House are observed it cannot go on. f haw marked, when in former yeani, when J.^cf^hM*'".""^"" oiaei^aTe^ preesions by the audienoe of applause or disapprobation-whioh wore always &w il '*P^'' "^ "y »«°- friend from W.ndwr, oertaio parties in the-gai. leriee liave interrupt«l him every ten shouU be permitted to «««,i«, the firsJ speech, uothallengedTand unobeoked— and goatiniied- •boul tou»,.,i,^ that thg pg„»» JiJJ 9 then went ber at Wash- }amo to this United Stateii )lio ii]eetiD<; 9d object of rampton. I >ent, haviog J morniDg of was- to iake Dg papor at e saw it an- }n I saw at- friends ' Afr. rith others, »l partj side y Pryor and lives io this icessary for, 1 that meet- attended it, in the Kail- 10 late Hod/ «ent Judgo re agaio ii»- Khing.] that order this House a audieaoa apeot and y, I shall h our Con- «r of this alieries be did bops' 3f fueling be better itdD to the intend to tbiitraas- ;uilery ], et be Itept. *lt is per- I thisDe- ■Iw of the 10 on. I «, w-bdo sional ex- applausa > always >g the de> >• friend I the "gal. ?«T tea tisUonse the first wdom of «d— Mi4 intJBUjwi. fdeb«t»k Wilkins called upon me, and at his request I attended the meeting. I went, believing that the passage of that address wa<> a mere matter of form ; but, sir, before, 1 had been five miuutes in the room I saw that there wore present men, tbe repr ow wi ta tiveB of a party in this country, who throughout th« Russian Warsypipathised with the enemies of England ; there they were, palpably and evidently desirous to defeat the object of the meeting. But there were also present a number of highly respectable Liberal and Conservative gentlemen representing tbe good feeling and loyalty of this coun- try. I sat there, m I have said, with a degree of indifference — believing that the passage of the address was a mere matter of oouise — my mind being fixed on other scenes and transaction*; when, torn; snr* prise, up got an individual belonging -to the party to whom I refer, surrounded by bis friends, and commeneed a tirade against Mr. CramptoB, and which if sanctioned by the rejection of that addrees would hate been equivalent to a vote of censure on myself. 1 put it, then, to wiy bon. gen- tleman whether, having gpme upon a mie- sion sanctidnod by the Lieut-Governor* perfomed to the best of my ability tbe service with which I was entrusted, and having returned, nothing having been done by me of which a British subject should be ashamed— >wafl I to 8it.in that meeting, and see a small part of this population, whose sentiments I well knew, pass a vote of censure upon a British Minister who hud acted in concert with this Govem- ment, under instructions raoeivod from tbe Crown: Mr. Speaker, 1 would have been a craven in heart and condact^ if 1 had sat by and allowed that disgraoefal proceeding to pass unnoticed 4pr a mngka instant. What did I do ? TbeNecjLJioment i saw the intention and object of the combina- tion present, 1 ^roso and vindicated tbe course' 1 had pursued. But sir, lot me rohfcto Ui^ outrage which M familiar to everjHH'vmindas the riot at Gourlay's ahantpPPWhat had I to do with tliat f Mr. Spoalbr tbe meaneat mwi in Nova Scotia had over from mo a tair hearing and a manly deciviun on hisoaaB; and i think 1 am entitled to similar troat- mont. if I state an unlrukh, 1 do so in the bearing-of those by whom I may be ooolra- dioted. What, then, I aak^ had 1 to do with the origin of tha* riot 1 1 bad Iwon for two and a half y*ar« Ohisf €©•- mi88ion«r of Railways in thia Froviooo, and condnoted the busiaeis, with the asm*. tanoe of ableComoiisiuoners, to tbesatiRfac =- tionoi this ltoa » e a nd o onnitf ■ Dat i ng that period the poorest kiebaan » t^nnkHeatkt, Imd access to Me by oigb* and day ; by nuiitheir belM' w»i sevec kheir rights disregarded ; and there is not a man in Mova ISootia — Englishman, Irishman, Scotchman — Catholic, Episco- palian, or Dissenter — wbc^an say that religion was ever taken into account in the progress of those works, or nationality considered. Sir, of tbe riots at Gourlay's shMity I knew nothing until three Magis- trates bad gone up the Wind tor road, oonduotsd a long investigation, returned to town afid reported to tbe Eiecutive. On the following morning, their reports were placed in my hands. The Magistrates whio performed this duty were Mr. James Coch- ran, Mr. Shields and Mr. Jennings. Tifeir report detailed outrages of a character unprecedoated in this country ; and with these in my hand on that morning, I was sent for to go down to tbe Secretary 'a office. The Sheriff was commanded to arrest tbe Suilty parties. Uia answer was, that he are not go into the woods to arrest them without troops. It has been said that I sent the troops I hwi as much to do with sending the soldiers as you , sir. It waa on the ordinary requisition of the High Sheriff that they were commanded to accompany bita. 1 then thought H^my duty to ride up the W iadsor road. For what I To aid in arresting tbe parties 1 Most certainly not. The machinery of the law was equal to that purpose, and I wait too lame to go into the woods. But the Attorney and Solicitor General were both absent &om town, and Mr, McCuUy and myself felt, both as E«il- vray Commissioners and supporters of the Government, bound to grant to the Execu- . live, in this extraordinary emergency, every ossistanoe ; and we felt that, in Uie' employ- ment of a military force, ever)r precaiition should be ttken to guard against collisimi and bloodshed. Partly with an eye to these ])r«caution8, and chiefly to gather for my- self, from knowing more of the people upon and along the line of the road than others, the real spiiit of tlio scene and facts of the case, I got into a waggon and rode uo to thehaK-way house with the Hon. Mr. Wil- jvins. Members around the benehefi can scarcely comprehend the state o^ ieelhig which the bloody ataroraty at Gourlay's shan- ty had created all along tlie Windsor road. That outrage, per])etrated in the fiww of day, by 101) men, deliberately concentrHled upon a lonely dwelling, had utruck terror into every shanty on the railroad, and into evwy dweUfeg m the Whidsor istod. Every rroteetent fh>m the Eastern Couptie*-** evwy Nova Sootian, of every creed, ffelt that ills rights of industry, his life, his limbs, the sanatitv af his dwel lnw. wsre held in suffer br'nigM; at Ihimilj <«fa rathlee* baAd of t^mmt, oig liiit wl listo tdgetlM#by st\ T i ! some power, and for some purpose, which they could not comprehend. Let me illus- , trato this state of feeling. We apphed to a person, naturaUy a fearless man, who was building a shop at Bedford, to give us some .men to act as. special consUbles. He re- lus^d, tellma; Mr. Wilkins and I that he dare not, for fear that his. shop would be burnt m the mght. He at last only consentr ed upon our assurance that troops were coming out, and that the law shouldbe m- tUcated, and the spirit of disorder put down. VVe went on and accosted a Farmer, a lew miles further up, a man of cool iuda- ment and naturaUy fearless temperament We asked him to let liis sons tvm out— His answer w«l, we shall be all murdered in our beds If they dp. \^e went on, to the newest magistrate, who, unsupported in a scattered hamlet, was unnerved and unoar- tamwha^todo. At his house we found- three or foii^ men from Piotou and Cape ft^ton, with broken heads and bruis^ hmbs ; but the family were alarmed, as the rioters had threatened the inhaStants or those who gave the beaten shelter. We went on fiirtEer, and in one house lay three or four hne young men,.jpangled and beaten ma miseraLle manner. The house where they lay was regarded as unsafe, and the women who nursed them believed that ther im-e periormmg the offices of huawnity kt thp nsk of then- hves. Siuch w*. the state of.leehng on the Windsor K»d, and is it to I« wondered i»t that I felt strongly ? W^en the law had b«en vindicated in this t'!!1?!?'i'%^ tra?q.uJity restored, 1 rode over to the Eastern hne, to iiscertam if some of kSi" Afs^,J'*?S^*P*^ in that di«». tion. At Schultz's I was met by a messen- ger, on his wav to Umn, to report that the Contractor anS his Vkrk had b^n drivenoff £„^'"'"^^*^^ ^rtatthehZJhad W.£'"",'°'" the woods, Englishmen and thT5,^'° r"^" and frightened away, and of wS™ '"■^', **''■' [" l^-^^^'-^ion of a body ot Inshmen, whom there was no ueace offi- cers m the neighborhood to^oST J} 7 a ^ -^IinwWe, saw the Coiitrwtor All Zn '^"^•^'y.to %emi to the Nke ilf™ r ^°4?M'«i8trate-to investigate tlie matter What were the state ofthe works m that quarter all that time? Sk you may eaaily judge, when I say that few weaiions by tlieur «de. I'his Avas indeed^ strange spectacle in Nova Sootia," he«ti^ people we -accustomed to resT\S do^S unlocked mnerfect security. FW^wS^ I had seen and heard on t^ WiiSr £L from what I saw and heSd at fi^^bTl W conyiooed^afc fke^ w« aSSi^ ever *9n were » l^ye nuahtt «f IrighM^ and a small number of Nova Scotians or Jjcotchmen from tue east, the latter lived from day to day in a state of continiual terror and alarm. A disposition was evinced on iwMi hnes to caitrol these public works I had seen indications of it and heard from the Umtrartors that such was the case. What was my plain duty ? Was it ^o countenance or discourage such a spfrit P There is not one r^t^mnded man who hears me, that in *i8 heart and oonsdence does not approve of the course which I adopted. It has been asked what had the Crampton Meeting to do wth the KaUway Riots. Let me give this Uouse, the country, anrf you, sir, a single illustration. I rode up the Western R?ad with Mr. Wdyns, and met two sub-contrac-' tors* one an American, the other aiy^ffeh- maii; It never entered myjnind tar^a single moment, that eitiier of these men would ie- hMe then- assistant^ to bring"the perp^^ators ot outrage to justice ; and therefore wheh I met them I did not hesitate to consult with them to ask their assistance and advice. Sfr I subsequently had reason to believe, fliat one ot those parties conveyed the informa- tion to the workmen on the Hailway fee, that, parties were in search of the pwpetra^ torss that, acting up^n that informatioii,8ome ot the guilty were conveyed away. That in*»matioB did not extend to the whole of the Jme, antl therefore we were enabled to arrest some of the supposed rioters; WelL * sir, when I returned to Maiifii»^I discovertd that the noters in the woods hud a party of sympathisers in the city. (The Hem. Gentleman was again intef- ™P*«» »y » "MM in the galleries. ) When sUenoe was restored— He said. Ifrose who do ■othke the truth told them at this moment, did not desire that these rioters shotild be arrestedand brought toju8t.ce. Was itjtmnge then, that, when atthe Crampton Meeting, fresh from the woods, with these fbelimg* operating upon my mind,— I saw an organized body of men ' entertammg and expressing sentiments hos- tdetothe peace, and order of the empire, that my feehngs should Imvobeen aroused and that I sironW have iblt strongly and smAen Ireely upon a subjeet so impbrtant as the maintennnce .f order and the security otiie and property in aur common Country. »», trom the mom«,t I declared my detei^ mmatwnhot to aftet the treifeonable and cnimnal proeecdings of th^se lawless viola- tors ofthe ifeace-frora the moment that. I announced my determination, not to allow the heads Naf peaceftd inhabitants to b« broken and their shs^ties gutted— from that "°"J!!!*iTf' ■**'**'' '^d marited out by "^T??] ^°*^ "the oMectof th«&- IM degradation, ,.««»d tf DoSibl© fbr 8iv4he dM^ may ooaw^ Hcotian« or latter lived itmjual terror I evinced on ic works. I ard from the sase. What countenance .'here Is not iars me, that not approve It has been leeting to do ne give this sir, a single stem Koad . sub-con trac-' r an^-ftish- . far a single n would re- lerprtwtora lore wheh I lonsult with idviee. Sir, telieve, that he inibrma- ailway Im*!, 8 •ptTpetrs!- iati(Hi,8onie ruy. Tha't je whole of enabled to . erg. Well, discovered a party of ?nin intet- ) . • } said. truth toW lesire that id brought that, when from the ting upon dy of men leiitN hos- le empire, aroused ; «gly nnd pbrtantaa I security 1 Country, my deter- lable and iess viola- nt that- 1 toalknr M to b* fipom that d out by of the&i /"■ :$^- • when Jdsepli Howe, 'for attempting to pro- tect the nomesieads and heai'ths of our Couhtrymeo — fol: maintaining the honor of England — and attompting to recruit iiier, wasted ajrmies and exhausted strength shall be condemned in Nova Scotia, but I think that day is distant (Shouts from the gallery.) Yes, Sir, I am under the iinpres- siuds should lower i now, ,the jagent and correspondent of that uud the storm burst, I shall meet the frowns ^ p^per. I ha4 borne ^vith Mr. CondossS va- itf fortune with, t^e same energy, firmness garies till at last.patieno^'was exhausted, iuid dtterminatioB with which 1 have ' eu-'i and I teltthat I should have been a party countered everv ^'ici88itude in my i>oUtical ' to the treason if I had not put jjhfi infonna- life ' ^■■- •^'•— "*-- "--— ■ But, sir, did Mr. JTosegh Howe come for^ ward and attack' Catholics as a body — assail Irishmeu as u people, or as memuers of a church ? He md not H«4 went about his tiou Bfefore the country. Let ma say, sir, hi the face of thiii Legis- lature, — in th&^presence of those who haw knoAvn me both in public and private life for upwards, ot 30 years, that no in^hicement business, and performed }v^ puBlic di^, Jhbwever strong, — -Yio lure however tempting, giving »o heed to what had beeuiiW: to what cduld provoke me to persecute any man or might be done. How was he met ? So ex- -body of ^en on accoimt of religion, — and, uiLuig, so daring, 8o°peli'ectly reckless had altho', for purijoses which it is not difficult these people become, that no sooner were to understana some parties tu-e attempting the ends of justice djefeated than they came' to pro})ogate tliis trash qqw — the tiAe will forward afid boastea of i$, before tlie whole .come when ^ principles ^hieh have guided country, coupling my name w^th uumistak- my public career for 30 years, wll bfe recog- ahle tlneats that Protestants had better be niaed and ^scorned by my actions of to-day. careful lest tUey shbuld l)e served aiter the J claim equ^jusdce for myself, I,claim. equal some fashion; for fear Irishmen should break- justice fofr every Catliohc jii tlie cbuntry; their heads and gut theii- shanties. When Uum to your joiuTials — to your reportshr- these publications ' a{>peared, I thought it to the pages of the public prmts, and you ' high time tliat some man should spetUt out. j will everywhere see my foot-prmts. It may Keenly aa I felt, aud knomng the feeling j lie that the ^essure brought to bear upon which would be aroused, I could not refrain j some of my own Mends may induce them from performing what I believed to be my i to desert their ancient standard, believing duty. I was awjire that some coratHua^n i (hat atnaething is to be gamed or achieved migl^t endanger the positiou I held. Sir, : by gohig into opposHiotL — A word or two to let me say to the hon. gentlemen around ' these gen tlemen,and but a Wjwd — I do not that when 1 was previously in office, come here to explain of apo^pgize — ^hatis lue. with 10 children ave attacked a-party of Inshmen lieeaus* I believed them to be dis- loyal and others, . because -I felt' that they were prepared to sacrifice to iactim and to party the peace and security of this country • —if, in the ijcrlbrmanee of that which I be- lieve« attention .mm which they have heard me, and, I miaht 'TOnost say that I thank the audience ( f he *on. gentlemna was here interrupted .by le Hon.'liie Speaker.— Mr. Seweant-at lb, oMer rfiHstlie kept in the gallfen-. ^on. Mr. Howe.-^h, sir, I niake tliis frank, and I tnist clear state&ent of my conduct dnd principles ; an*, having done so, I leave the ipsue to be" Aettkd by this House. If tlio government is sustain- ed, as I beheve It should, be, I am jirepared' to discharge my dut^ . If it, fall, 1 shall share tl»ir degradation, and expiate my ahare in these transnctioAs, by going into the colif shades of rfpjwsition. f Sir, I believe this legislature could be b^- ter employed than in thi8laction%ht. Tlio Kilkenny cats did somethmg -they tore each other lajxftjces. But. when tlie debate 18 enffed, and we have divided, there will be neorlv as ipany 6n the one side as the other, " pd all of us physically and mentally unin- jured. I was pnce asked bv an old sporta- nlan, ^th'whom I went fislung for salmon,' alter 1 had caught two or thi/fe, Kow I liked ttie sport; Ar^y well, ,!^ I, but alter ai^it istiothatf HO exciting as a fortnight's debate in the Legislature, and ' a^J^t as to the division. (Laughter.) ThcTeSl dif- ficult IS" that there are certain persons "Nvbo woiild at the present moment go any length aiid do anything, provided they could only get reven^ upon men who have paformed . their public duty ; and theft we know theie are certain other influences at work. (_ Let me say to the hon:^ member for Cum- berland, that if I beheved there existed, on the other side, the elements necessary for the formation of a stronger, wiser, or better admiiugtoution than the present, I might hi' disposed to ofler them no opposition and allow the experiment to be tried. But I do por beheve that we nhould gain much by ^ttmg this hoiile in halves, and having the i^vmce govenied by a majority of one, as m the days of Loifl Falkland. Do^ not every maa know that ^he weakrtess of the admimstration from 1844 to '47 formed a senous obstacle 'tp tlw advancement and improvement of the country. We may re- tnqm and debate' hgre for a fortnight, and even, then, if the gentlemen succeed, what nave we gamed ? - I ibelieve that the country, at tliis moment. requiVes thought, care, cousideration, and work m Its govemmeut; and it would not take me long to show that there are measures ' of great public utility, not indicated in the iiro- • Rrtaime of the hon. and learned memlKr - tor Annapohs, M-hich our time wouia be ogyter sp ent m perfecfityr ; _ rt.^*Sl^ "ij^fff, anrVihe hous^'^r ihe^ attejjtf«irt you have givtn (o theac exnla- natipni. , -'■'/■ J i/ 7 I — \ 4 ".ij^ :. „. r^ tlWfUv^, Ifluite under- ijaiov vbU )ets. I haw ^Htical lift with the ele- thls city is ; my dut^ &> ;ar statement ! arrit, having ■ be' Settled by !nt is Buatoin'-^ am prepared '> .fall, 1 shall exjHate my y gouig into . could be bet- n%ht. Tlio : —they tore m tlie debate there will lie . ai) the other, " entaJly unin- ' ui old sporl8-„ ' for sftlmbn,", ', Kow I liked I, but after a fortnight's 'a^Q^bt as The real di/- persons'^rho any length y could only •e performed . know there vork. ier for Cnm- ! existed, on ssary for th^ r, or better , I miglit be positieu and I. But I do in much by d having the ty of one, as . DoQB not ^esflof tJie T.formed a cement aiid Wo may re- •tnight, and cceed, wKat Ms momeat, ration, and t would not ^ 6 measure."* ' d in the jiro- • sd mcmlKn- ' woul4 be s house, ^r T he«5 expla- -^ » "* ^ ^ ■/ ^ L 'i f y J J \ % /.- ^ g^ ^ / (':'.«