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Could I but see this feeling amongst my countrymen, I would tiike OH myself to forebode their future greatness. But what is it that "in bring about this change of af- fairs, at present so desirable ? I answer, nothing but an union of my countrymen. For one, do I declare the firm ond rooted conviction of my soul, that nothing but un indissoluble union of Irishmen can procire their final independence, im this their adopted country. Nothing else can reclaim, and people the deserts of the province — create confidence and affection — annihilate, for ever, the horrible spirit of religious animosity — revive industry and labour — and, in a word, dis- arm the heart, and enlighten the phrensy, of the misguided portion of society. I hope the day is not fur distant, when the odious distinction that exists between Protestants, Ca- tholics, and Dissenters of every denomination, will be buried in oblivion — when all will flock round the standard of union, live in the grateful affections of each other, under the beniga influence of peace and concord. I have, my friends, faintly delineated the advantage ta be derived from an union so laudable in its designs — so bene- ficial in its effects; but my hopes seem to recoil from the dif- ficulty, perhaps imaginary, of convincing you of the indispen- sable necessity of such an union. Indeed, I promise myself but very little success, in my efforts to accomplish this, while I see you lend un ear of attention to the sly insinuations of 10 those who woukl fatten on our flesh, and revel on our hhiod. Tliey would drive us, as their stock in trade, to the market, and sell us, like slaves, to the highest bidder ; and not only that, but they would spill our blood for their own aggran- dizement. Have they not attempted to rouse us to aoti*, contrary to every principle of humanity, by endeavouring to infuse into our hearts' core, a spirit of disaffection towards our best benefactors, upon whom we chiefly depend for the maintenance and support of our families? But, it is very natural for you, my friends, to enquire and learn of mc, to what dchcriptiou of men I allude. I shall satisfy your curi- osity by stating, that I allude to the brawlii'^ set of politi- cians, who disturb tlie dwellings of ou- families ; I care not whether they be English, Irish, Scotch or Canadian. This is the description of men who convert every moral principle in nature, and make the sacred name of religion the passport to the comp ^tion of their ambitious designs. These are the men I would have you look on, as the enemy of your real happiness , these are the men I would have you scout from your doors, as you would thieves and robbers. You must he unremitting in your opposition to the false and flattering policy, t: which they will resort, in order to wind you into their measures. If you suffer them once to advance beyond a given point, you may then calculate on their triumph ; for ihey w ill assail you in the most vulnerable quarter ; and how- much the more you yield, so much the more they will press on you, until they have you finally vanquished. To illustrate this subject more fully, I shall refer you to the line of policy adopted by the Canadians, when they wish to enlist us in their service, and render us disaffected to the British government. They know we arc alive to the injuries we have sustained, from the short-sighted policy of the home "ovcriment ; they are not ignorant of the impressions that the reminiscences of these grievances are capable of stamp- ing on our recollection ; they, therefore, conclude that this is o\u- wenk side— that it is the vulnerable point— and at t.iis point (hey aim their arrows. They introduce Ireland, and - 11 li-elanil's miseries, to excite us, to a pitch of phreniiy, against the opposite party. Ireland, it is true, has sutlered much, and very much indeed, from misrule and maladministration. I have been loud in my denunciations of the line of policy pursued, by the British government, towards the unhappy land of my o'u th ; and were I now in Ireland, I would renew my opposition, and persevere in it, «ntil her grievances were removed. We are not now in old Ireland ; but, I would be almost inclined to say, in young, or little Ireland; and, con. sequently, we have not these grievances to complain of — we have nothing, in fact, to complain of, that can affect the in- terest of the labouring portion of the community. I do> therefore, think, that it is both unfair and unjust for any man, or any body of men, to attempt to destroy the peace and harmony of my countrymen, by bringing to their recollection past sufferings, and opening the wounds and scars that are already healed. If such are the intentions of Mr. Papineau and his party, I shall not have the slightest hesitation in pronouncing them ENEMIES OF IRISHMEN, AND KOT FRIENDS TO EITHER THE King on the throne. They are not the friends of the Irish, inasmuch as they would stimulate them to acts of hostility against their benefactors ; they are guilty of a breach of fidel- ity to tiicir sovereign, by attempting to drive the people to a revolt, and to shake off' their allegiance to their lawful mo- narch. How do they reason on this head y \\ hy they sa\', can we but carry our schemes into operation, we sliall value not the consequence ; but, to carry them into operation, it will be necessary for us to gain over the Irish ; and, with their assistance, we shall bear all before us, and bid defiance t^ all right and justice, The (juestion now under considera- tion is, how the assistance of the Irish may be obtained. The liifliculty of developing this gieat mystery would appear almost insurmountable, had it fallen to the lot of men of less powerful reasoning faculties. However, they sat in council, they gave the subject their ino.st serious consideration ; and Ml. Rodisr, biin;i cabiu't coinibel. drew from his parliculat I'i premises, the follosvlug sweeping coudusion : — Tlie Irish are a credulous, ignorant race of beings, who are easily imposed on, particularly when the subject of the imposition inclutje* the history, or rather the tales of the misfortunes and suffer- ings of Ireland. By representing the state of Lower Canada to be perfectly analogous to that of Ireland ; by pre«iching that their religious rights are about to be assailed ; that reli- gion, in time, wiP be persecuted, as it has been in the Mo- ther Country ; that government will, if not timely crushed, introduce tithes and church-cess into the province ; and that you, Mr. Speaker Papineau, are directed and governed, in all your plans, by the authority of O'Connell. Let us stuff these sophisticated arguments, as gospel truths, down their throats, and give the rabble a few dollars, to drink to beastly intoxication the oblivicn of the disgrace which we are about to entail on them. Then, I say, we will be sure of their in- terest, at least for the present, which will be tjuite sufficient for our purpose. Oh ! monstrous mode of reasoning ! how stupid and stultified must not the reasoner be, who could draw such an absurd conclusion ; I will not say from absurd premises, for that might be lawful enough, for such a logician ; but to draw a general and sweeping conclusion, from particular premises, is repugnant to the simplest rules of logic. A logician of this description is worthy of the school-boy's contempt, and must even fall under the censure of Berkeley's critical acumen. It appears to me the man must be absolutely insane, who could thus sport with the Irish character, and make them serve ends for which they were never destined, either by nature or nature's God. ^'Joes he fancy that we are insensate monsters, who are dead to every principle of honour I Does he imagine^ base lucre and ill-gotten gain — the summit of the worldling's boundless ambition — could induce us to drink, in opprobrious oblivion, the bitter cup of our national degradation, and stamp on our foreheads the indelible mark of infamy and dis- gracs? Does he suppose we have changed our principles and our nature with our clime ? Does he mean to insult a 1.1 Hholu imtion in the person of a tew ? or can it be coneeived, that an insult offered to the meanest subject, on national principles, becomes a national insult. I for one maintain it does ; and as a proof, were I present when this Mr. Hodier, in the spirit of vindictiveness, declared, as his firm conviction, there should be a barrier opposed to the torrent of emigra- tion, to prevent the pauper emigrants, as he was pleased to designate them, of my country, from infesting the shores and deserts of Canada— I would make him swallow the insult, with tears of repentance, or **#*##*## * * These are my sentiments, and such would be the sentiments of every true born Irishman, under such and simi- lar circumstances. These sentiments I shall stand by—these sentiments I will maintain to my latest breath, and defend in the teeth of all hazard and danger. My friends, you will excuse me for the warmth of lan- guage with which I pourtray my feelings of contempt, horror and resentment, for the men, who, divested of every princi- pie of humanity and justice, would knowingly and willingly lead us to the brink, and, with a united effort, cast us into the precipice; and exult at our misery. But while these men reason with us on the miseries of Ireland, they seem to forget themselves, or they are really convinced, that we are, as they represent us to be, the most ignorant of the Lord's creation. Were I allowed to address myself to the understanding of these enlightened gentlemen, I would say to them : do you recollect, my friends, that while you descant on the miseries and sufferings of Ireland, you are but recalling to our memory the reminisce -es of acts the most appalling, scenes the most affecting, murders the most heart-rending, from the nature of their perpetration ; and all— all traceable to the revolutionary spirit of that country which gave birth to your illustrious an- cestors. But 1 shall waive every term calculated to rouse the feel- ings, and sharpen the resentment of my countrymen, against our Canadian brethren ; and coolly and dispassionately exa- mine, M-hat have they ever done to promote either the spiri- 14 lual or temporal intorcsts of Irishmen. Have tliey encoil- lageJ Irish capital, Irish industry, or Irish talent? The clause whrch includes Irish capital is, on my part, what logi- cians call a PETiTXO pRiNciPit, or begging of the question ; for I suppose the existence of that which they deny. I sup- pose the existence of Irish capital— they expressly and une- quivocally deny its existence ; and not satisfied with its bare negation, they add infamy and insult to injustice, by branding the richest and the bravest people on the foce of the world's map, with the opprobrious epithet of pauper emigrants. I say the richest and the bravest— yes, richest in virtue, and bravest in the battle's ranks. As regards the secotid clause, namely Irish in.Iustry, I will ask, is this industry fostered in its infancy, protected in its childish imbecility, matured and brought to a state of perfection, under the benign influence of Canadian patronage ? Who, or what sort of being, re- sponds to this query ? Outraged humanity seems to claim the first privilege ; and neglected poverty contends with un- cultivated nature, in proclaiming to the world the absurdity of an interrogatory so vain in its notions, so foolish in its re- searches ; as if, indeed, it could be contemplated, some cen- turies back, that in the nineteenth age we should behold, with wonder and astonishment, the lion and the lamb drink toge- ther, at the same fountain, in peace and concord. As a proof that Irish industry is not encouraged by the Canadian wealth of the country, accost the first Irish servant you meet on the street, and ask him who is his employer ; he will instantly tell you that he is either an Englishman, a Scotchman, an Irishman, or some other countryman— but truly not a Canadian man. Proof sufficient to convince a thousand worlds, were they in existence, how much the Cana- dians have our interests at heart ! The third and last clause I should be inclined, for some reasons, to pass unnoticed ; but the glaring manner in which the Canadians contemn this attribute of the human intellect deserves particular notice. Speaking, some i-hort time hriicc, to one of my Canadian iVi'cnds I took I'.i!' liberty 'jfiiski!'!! liim whv so fcw of my coun- tryi^'ien represented, in tlie Hoii-;c of Assembly, any portion of tlie wealtli and influence of the province ? What 1 said lie ; do you mean to say that we should be ruled by rashness, ig- norance and stupidity, and not by common sense. He fur- ther assured me, were I to travel Canada from one extremity *to the other, that I could not find, perhaps, two Irishmen with talent sufficient to qualify them for the adequate dis- charge of a duty of such mighty importance to the public weal. What think you of this, my countrymen? I am sure you pity the folly of these innocent creatures. Behoid, they point out three distinct disqualifications in the Irish charac- ter, namely : rashness, which is opposed to prudence ; igno- rance, to education ; and stupidity, which is unsusceptible of the impressions of polite literature. Oh, my c untry ! how your sons are libelled ! how the brightest gem in the British crown is robbed of its ornaments ! Can I believe my scufcs ! am I deceived ! or did I ever hear such m imputation indignantly saddled on my countrymen ! I am not deceived — I have heard it — and it has made an im- pression on my mind that can never be effaced fill death seals my mortal career. Is it necessary to falsify such doctrine, and fiinc back the unmerited slander with scorn, and leave the foul imputations at their own door: fori find the charac- ters of reproach, destined for my unhappy country, to suit a savage tribe with a greater dcgiec of aptitude and exactness. They deny the existence of that talent, which is too powerful to be confined to a corner of the globe, and too brilliant to be nebulated by the misty veil of prejudice. Yes, it is too brilliant to be obscured ; for, like the stars in the firmament, it casts a brigl.t lustre over the dark night of ignorance ; and, as the sun in its meridian, it shoots its rays through the uni- vrse, and warms the world with its imperishable heat. This is a bold, yet not a forced metaphor — it is a true portrait of Irish talent. Beho'd it in its various gradations — accompany it, from the scholastic halls of an university, to the pulpit, the bar, or the senate — av''' here you will find it shine forth, with all the majesty and grandeur of nature min- 16 y itIpcI in its train. At one time, it k powerful aud persuasive —at nnother, mild and engaging— its eloquence sweet and captivating ; so much so, that the audience, at times, finds itsell'as unahle to resist it as to blow out a conflagration with a mouth's breath, or to stop the river's stream with an eft'ort of the hand. Yet, my Canadian friends have neither the can- dour nor justice to acknowledge this. It is evident — it is as clear as the sun at mid day— that these men value not our interest, only inasmuch as it is calculated to promote their own. For 1 find, by experience, whenever they can avoid an intercourse with the Irish, they avail themselvcE of it ; but when it is their convenience to renew it, they establish it with the same facility as they dissolved it. I shall now dismiss this subject, and examine, for a moment, how our spiritual concern pendulates, in the scale of Canadian estimation. This is a matter of such vast importance, and one of sucji a serious nature, that I am inclined to waive its discus- sion for the present, particularly as it would exceed the li- mits of this little work ; and as I am determined to make it the subject matter of a subsequent treatise, which I shall publish, and forward to the Pope and Catholic Bishops of Europe — unless, ere then, our religious grievances be re- moved. I am of opinion, that the heads of the church in this province are disposed to remove, at no distant period, the inconveniences under which the Irish Catholics labour. I am also convinced that the marguillers will, with a good grace, yield to imperious necessity, and prevent the torrents of human blood which may yet deluge the land, and involve both themselves and the church in one common ruin. We know that Christians, in every age of the church, have been prodigal of their blood, in defence of religion, and their strug- gles to obtain those religious rights which have been unjustly withheld. Flushed with the hope that the elders of the church, the marguillers, and all others concerned, will in- stantly attend to the spiritual wants and comforts of Irish Catholics, I take my leave of this subject, without further fonnnrnt ; but be it r«rolle('fed, if my hopes are not realizcil. 17 my threats shall be put in execution ; and Cathohc Europe shall be calle.l to witness the treatment of Irish Catholics in this land of liberty. Again for the political world. I shall now enter the list with the Canadian Chief, and the would-be dictator and ruler of the province. He may be a man of parts, I grant, whose eloquence may charm me, but can never impose upon my judgment. Never shall his mcaaurns disr.onrert me, never his arts baffle me, nor shall I be weakened and undermined by his sophistry and abilities, however great they may he- He is a public character, and as such he is liable to public praise, or vituperation, as the merits, or demerits, of his pub- lic career through life stand in the estimation of the eye of justice. Before he is honoured by the one, or disgraced by the other, it is meet and just that his conduct should undergo the fiery ordeal of a strict, severe, yet impartial scrutiny, by which he is to stand or fall, in the scale of public estimation. I shall, therefore, enquire, what is his creed — I mean not his religious, but his political creed — and if, after a dispassionate investigation, 1 am convinced of its accordance with the well being of the state, and the interest f.f my countrymen, he shall have my warmest support. What are his political jjrinciples ? We shall examine. — The leading and actuating, in the political world, are the de- mocratic and aristocratic principles ; and, of course, his must appertain to cither the one or the other of these. If they are democratic, they must be fashioned and formed to promote the people's interest ; but the people's interest consists not in politics — therefore, his principles cannot be truly called de- mocratic. In the next place, they should be calculated to remove the real grievances under which the people labour; but the people labour under no real grievance — they are free a'ld untaxed — their importations and cxportations arc, com- paratively speaking, free of duty ; the internal commerce of the province is facilitated by every means that a clement and well-meaning government could devise ; therefore, his princi- ples are not democratic — wherefore, they are not for the ad- 18 vaticenieiit of the people's interest, and, con&cquently, >hould not be supported by the people. If aristocratic, why puarrel with men of the same doctrine ? But 1 have discovered ano- ther class of politicians, called levellers ; we shall see if his principles are not in unison with those of that sect. The le- vellers are men who, cither through disappointed ambition, or from a sense, I say a false sense, of unrequited services, aim their ill-fated shafts at the sacred temple of the consti- tution, and oppose moral rectitude, for the sole purpose of opposing it. Nevertheless, they arc, at times, marvellously knocked dumb, by some lucrative employment ; and, in op- probrious silence, they eat the bread of oblivion, amidst the execrations of an infuriated and insulted people, who foolishly aided and assisted them in their maddening career. Reason is loud in her denunciations of such hireling syco- phants. She is candid enough to acknowledge that we ht /e, at present, individuals amongst u?, whose nature and prin- ciples, suit the descriptive character of the levelling portion of society, with a wonderful degree of aptitude. But, I am sure, Mr. Papineau 1 she never intended, to identify a man of your unsullied principles with this motley group. I contend, that she could net, in justice, saddle so base, so foul, a calumny on your spotless character. She, in her own de- fence, says, that it is but just, that every man may get the full benefit of his deserts : she invites me to examine your principles, and tr). if they do not merit you the appellation of leveller. The following is her argument, in which, she addresses herself personally to you. Are you not. Sir, the raouih-piece of the House of Assembly, by which it speaks trumpet-tongued to nations, and declares its mighty power by offering the gauntlet to the Mother Country ? Yes, such has been the object, such the intention, of the ninety-two resolutions. 1 emphatically pronounce, that these resolution?, formed and fashioned to deceive the ignorant, breathe a spirit of disaffection, towards the Government, King, AND Constitution. You, Sir, if not the fabricator, at least the supporter ot them, must be equally disaffected, and, 19 iherefVre, you imist, of necessity, belong to that class culled levellers; whose chief object is, to pull down the fabric of the constitution, and ett-ct on ils ruins the blood// standard oj' French defection. I am sorry, indeed, to bo obliged to acknowledge the triumph of reason ; she has won the victory ; she impudently exults in the trophies, and uncharitably exposes them for your greater condemnation. She would, I am sure, be base enough to arraign you for defection, and convict you of high treason, had she but a shadow of hope to prompt her to the iniquitous execution. I should not have adverted to you. Sir, or the resolulion- ists, did I not feel myself called on to prove, for the satis- faction of truth and justice, that you are guilty of a gross and wilful falsehood, as regards our interest in the Province. The third of your resolutions goes to prove, or at least is intended to prove, that you, Canadians, have always, and at all times, united in feeling and co-operated in sentiment with the emi- grant, in devising means to render him comfortable, in this» his adopted land. Lest I should make any mistake, or un- willingly pervert the sense of the resolution, so as to make it answer my own private purposes, to avoid even the possibility of suspicion, I am induced to give it to the public verbnn verba; — *' Resolved, That the people of this Province, have always shewn themselves ready to welcome and receive as brethren, those of their fellow subjects, who having quitted the United Kingdom, or its dependencies, have chosen this Province as their home, and have earnestly endeavoured, as fixr aj on them depended, to afford every facility to their participating in the political advantages, and in the means of rendering their industry available, which the people of this Province enjoy ; and to remove for them the difficulties arising from the vicious system adopted by those who have administered the government of the Province, with regard to those portions of tho country in which the new comers have generally chosen to settle. Good gracious ! was there ever such a falsehood, propa* gated by men, calling themselves honorables, or erroneously assuming pretensions to the name ! ! ! Hear this resolution, so read it, ponder well on its contents, yoii Irisli emigrants, wlio have been cliased like robbers and murderers from the shores ol' Canada, and driven into forests, to live like savages, in a rude and uncultivated state of uncivilized barbarity. Do they want to impose on the good sense of the enlightened and well-informed of my countrymen, by imposing on them this foul and groundless calumny. I now offer them the direful alternative of coming forward, and prove by facts, the truth of this resolution ; or, suffer themselves to lie under the imputation of falsely asserting what their conscience told them was not true. I fear a sense of their guilt, will render it imperative on them to be quiet on this head, I impeach them with a gross and infamous falsehood . if they are unim- peachable characters, let them not ignobly shrink from the contest. If they show a single act of their lives to corres- pond with this resolution, I will instantly declare them inno- cent of the imputations that now lie at their doors ; if not, I sMl have them summoned to the bar, and conviLted of a wilful and malicious assault upon the sacred majesty of uner- ring trath. After giving the subject matter of this resolution, a rational and impartial investigation, 1 concludos that Mr. I'apineau must be easily convinced of the absurdity of his doctrine ; and, under this presumption, we shall come to close quarters and fight the battle sword in hand. Well, Sir, either your arguments arc true or false : if true, I am grossly in error, by accusing you of slanderous misrepresentations ; if false, you are in error, by attempting to bring us in debtors for mer- chandize wc have not yet received. You, Sir, have proposed, and attempted to establish the proposition, namely, that the people of this Province, I mean the Canadians of this Pro- vince, have shewn themselves ready, to receive as brethren those wlio have quitted their native land, and selected this as the land of their adoption. I deny the proposition, and thereby throw the onus probandi on youn shoulders; but to divest you of a burthen, too heavy to be borne by a man of your delicate constitution I shall not press on you for a '21 proof. I will content myself by simply asking, wliat is tlie condition of these cmigrnnti when they lund on your shores ? 1 will answer for you, Sir, by stating, that if they are friend- loss and moneyless, they are sutt'ered to scra.nble through the streets with hunger and proverty staring them in the face. It is notorious, Sir, that neither you, nor your nssociates in the soundings foi revolution, have gone to the shore, and proffered tlic hand of friendship to the friendless stranger. You have not taken him to your house, and afforded hinrthe protection and comfort of your dwelling. Have yoy got up public institutions, for the purpose of employing the poor, yet industrious emigrants ^ Have you appointed any of these creatures jour domestics, through favour or affection? In a word, have you distributed any portion of your sei- gniories, to be tilled, cultivated, and brought to an arable state of perfection, by those emigrants, whose professed friends y( u have declared yourselves ; but whose real and determined enemies you have, unfortunately, proved your- selves to be? These little favours are not only common amongst brothers, but even amongst friendly strangers or neighbours ; and en you accuse yourselves of having per- formed even the slightest of them ? No — you can bless your stars, and thank your God, that you are free, and inno- cent of die accusation. But you can, perhaps, still establish your proposition, by proving that your Canadian brethren, at least, welcome the emigrants amongst them. This I must ailmit ; for I must confess, that I never, in the course of my life, beheld a more condescending people ; to speak truly, they rival each other in their uncalled for attention to the new comers. But for what purpose, think you ? To extract from their pockets, by the most unparalleled imposition, per- haps their very last dollar ! ! But you have completely crowned the work of desolation, and riveted the coping stone on the structure of their misery, by opposing the grant for the support of the English Hospi- tal. If such be the case, you will carry the curse of poverty with you to the grave. Uccollcct, timt it is not tl»e government )ou oppose, when you rase to the gro::nd this edifice of charity. No— you oppose the wiIr, P. and the resolutionists have, with a degree of turpitude unparal- leled in the annals of parliamentary history, put forth state- ments, sufficient to brand them, in the eyes of the nations of the e^.rth, as men of little faith, and voracious of the world's vain applause. But I hope the world will acquit me of cen- sure, and admit, that 1 have not dealt uncharitably with men who would fain make tools of us, to serve their base c " . It is not in the nature of an Irishman to suffer himself to be b.iffrjtjd and spit on with impunity ; but he is always ready to acknowledge a kindness, and requite it, with the best ho- mage of hi? ^.ratitude and affection ; but never will he put up with ar' !'i^ 'It >i-om 'vhatevcr quarter it comes. 123 I cannot perceive wliat were their motives in concocting and publishing to the world tliese r'-solutions. Was it to re- dress the political grievances of the country, and expose the government, for a partial administration ? If so, they may command my exertions in the holy cause; for I can assure them, that it will be to me a most grateful duty to join in the political nanumission of the children of the province. But I n n hippy to find that the good sense of the government has precluded the necessity of my intervention ; for tl)e people are os free as their rulers. If such were the object of the resolutions, they at once prove the framers of them the most stupid set of men that ever sat in council, or guided the helm o£ any constitution. Their opinions, their evidences and statements clash, con- found and annihilate each other. They ore (if I may be al- lowed the similie) like a well made up prostitute, who vends her foul and artificial evidence, and for money consents to swear away the life of an innocent, unsuspecting youth ; at the first onset, standing before the court, with all the brazer- ncss of a strumpet depicted in her countenance, she shows off with all the flippancy of her training; she is at length handed over to the advocates of innocence, who put her through the fiery ordeal of a cross-examination ; at that mo- ment truth fails her, the lie quivers on her lin, and she is in- stantly convicted of false swearing, by the conflicting testi- mony of her evidence. Such is the case with these gentlemen'; they, at one time, complain of political grievances ; at ano- ther, they contradict themselves, by statements contradictory of the former. I shall not subject to a cross-exann"nation the schemers of these resolutions, in order to prove the weakness of their judgment and the insensibility of their arguments ; for this purpose it will be quite sufficient to quote the follow- ing clause of the former resolution : — " And have earnestly endeavoured, as far as on tlicui depended, to afford every facility to their participating in the political advantages ; and the moans of rendering their industry available — which the people of this province enjoy." Mere they proclaimtbL political privileges ot" the people^ and the comforts derivable from these privileges ; ar.d why, in the name of common sense, do these men declare, almost in the same breath, that the people are deprived of their po- litical rights, and labour umler political wrongs ? Any man of judgment, who reads these resolutions, must naturally con- clude, with me, that their actuating principle is not founded on justice. No— it is self-interestedncss, stimulated by the insatiable thirst- of a boundless and hellish ambition. It is evident they are pursuing a different line of policy to that which they would have us believe is intended to promote our interest. I, for one, do not believe them. I despise their professions of friendship and intcrestedness for us. I will continue to hold the maligners of our national honour in the utmost contempt, till they come forward, like men of principle, and declare, in the face of the world, that they have wilfully and designedly assmlcd ou- '-.nnour, and indecorously sported with cur character. It may, perhaps, be asserted that I am tritling with their reputation, and attributing to them state- ments and language which they have never used. But, to put the matter beyond cavil or doubt, I will submit to the public an extract of a speech said to be delivered by Mr. llodier at L'Assomption, in the year 1832, which will bear me out in my statements, and justify me in my denunciations, of these base calumniators : — '< When I see my country in mourning, and my native land presenting to my eve nothing but one vast cen.etcry, I ask, what has been the cause of all these disasters .•^— and the voice of my father, my brother and my beloved mother— the voices of thousands of my fellow -citizens— respond from their tombs, it is emigri.tion. It was not enough to sci.d amongst us avaricious egotists, without any other spn-it ot liberty than could be bestowed by a simple education of the counter, to enrich themselves at the expense of the Canadians, and then endeavour to enslave them— they must also rid themselves of their beggars, and cast thcin by tnousands on our shores; thev must send us miserable beings, who, alter having parta- ken' of the bread of our children, will subject them to the hor- lors of hunger and misery; they must do still more— they must send us, in their train, ptstilente and death. II 1 \nx- 25 sent to you so melancholy a picture of the contUtion of thia country, I have to encourage the hope that we may yet pie- serve our nationaHty, and avoid those future calamities, by opposing a barrier to this torrent of emigration. It is only in the House of Assembly we can place our hopes, and it is only in the choice the Canadians malcc in their elections they can ensure tlie preservation of their rights and political li- berties." I now appeal to the world, whether I have commented severely or not on men who, reckless of the nobler feelings of humanity, "assume those of brutality, and prove themselves unworthy the society of their fellow-citizens, by giving ex- pression to sentiments repugnant even to savage nature. Did I ever hear such language Aill from the lips of any mortal ? Indeed, Mr. 11 .'s speech is a sad si)eeimen of Canadian feel- ings towards us ; but, as I hope for mercy, 1 hope such arc not the feelings of all, nor of the greater portion, of our Ca- nadian brethren. There are Canadians, I know, who ar» kintl companions, good friends, and faithful subjects. There arc men amongst them whose morality and virtue, if equalled, cannot be surpassed by any ; they possess not only those shadowy virtues which custom hangs round with eulogy— not only the generosity which relieves— the sympathy which feels —the atiability which endears— the justice which does no in- jury—they possess those virtues which the wisdom of the saints deemed the sole claims of future happiness. Chastity that shrinks from the sligluest dans, m- of contagion— fervour, lliat lives on prayer— compunction, that feeds on tears— seve- rity, that is cruel to self-love ; charity, that stints nature to supply the wants of poverty ; these, and many other substan- tial virtues, of heavenly origin, do these men possess. It would, therefore, be an act of i.ijusticc to identify these men with such a man as Rodier. Happy, indeed, would it be for the Canad:an honour, that the public press suppressed this speech of Mr. K. ; and thrice happy would it be for him- self, hud his tongue at that moment refused its oilice ; lie would not now behold hi. character, p;;intcd in its true co- lours, set forth to the world, to be scanned by the eye of 26 scorr. Perhaps the public journals have not correctly re- ported his speech ; but I doubt it much — for if they have at- tributed to him sentiments which were not his, why did he not come forward and contradict them. This is a sufficient proof, and a convincing one too, that he is tlie author of the speech attributed to him, in which he expressed his horror of emigration. Let us now compare this extract with the third of the ninety-two resolutions, and we shall thereby judge how far we can rely on the candour and professions of the majority of the House of Assembly. The third resolution expressly specifies the willingness of the Canadians to promote and fos- ter emigration. Mr R. declares that it is only in the House of Assembly, and by the choice the Canadians make in their elections, that emigration can be effectually annihilated. Yes — I concur in opinion with Mr. R., that it is in the power of the House to destroy the effects of emigration, by opposing every act of the Legislature that might be calculated to encourage labour and industry. But, let me ask, has it put its power into execution ? Yes, it has. For Mr. Papi- nieau and the majority have conspired to render labour and industry unavailable to the poor yet honest emigrant. They opposed the public grants, which were to be appropriated to the erection of public works ; they opposed them on this prin- ciple, and on this principle only — that they might realise Mr. R.'s threats. They reasonably foresaw the impracticability of attempting to pass a law to this effect ; they knew that they could not, by any legal and constitutional means, pre- vent his Majesty's loyal subjects from emigrating into this little corner of his dominions, which is only as a spot on the disc of the sun. At the same time they rationally concluded that they could render it a perfect nonentity, by causing the public works to be suspended, which are the stay and the staff of the emigrant's hopes. This is the reason they opposed the grants for the erection and extension of the Montreal wharfs ; they were in dread that the Irish emigrants should, of neces- sity, be employed, and, consequently, induced to stop in the city. 27 But no, said they, we will not suffer them ; we will chase them from our shores, and drive them, like a set of barba- rians, into the forests, to pine beneath the weight of misery, consequent on new and moneyless settlers. But, to effect this, it will be necessary for the Canadians to stand by us ; for, unless we shall have a packed house, and an overwhelm- ing majority, we can never carry our schemes into operation. We will meet powerful opposition ; the favourers of emigra- tion, and the protectors of the rights of men, will, like birds of prey, pounce upon us, and bury us, in silent oblivion, be- neath the weight of their mighty influence. This is the eter- nal language of a corrupt, venal and unprincipled conventicle — it is the language of petty tyranny, emanating from a vi- cious and perverted mind. But behold the audacity ! the unparalleled impudeuje of these men 1 behold their impious and flagitious conduct ! be- hold their base hypocrisy, their infamous intrigues, and the blood-stained snares which they have set for us ! Not con- tent with their own immediate forces, they wish to enlist us, and make us participators in the crime. They want to be- smear us with the blood of our friends, by uniting us in the unholy crusade against them. Yes — they wish to mako us a link in the chain that is to stop up the mouth of the St. Law- rence, md oppose the arrival, perhaps, of the dearest pledges of our existence. Shall we be thus made the instruments, in the hands of others, to torture our friends, and compel them, with mournful hearts, to re-plough the fathomless ocean, and seek for shelter in some other climate? No, never! — for then, indeed, would we be esteemed the degenerate sons of Erin ; the plains of Egypt would rise up, and pronounce us unworthy of the name of Irishmen. The plains of Egypt will remain, to the end of time, the record of the courage and valour of Irishmen— there they waded their way to victory's goal, and crowned themselves with immortal fame. Nothing that I have ever read of equals in magnitude the glaring absurdity of Mr. R.'s calumny on the Irish cha- racter ; though the world, I may say, could bear testimony 28 to our magnanimity— still, Mr, 11., in tlic language of vindic> tivcncss, woiila contend with the world, and prove us to hv. notiiing more or less than insensate monsters ; or, in other words, a devouring pestilence, clothed in human shape. Yes —he has been graciously pleased to designate us pauper emi- grants, who carry death, pestilence and famine in our train. 1 wonder what opinion will our transatlantic friends form of Mr. K., when they read these sentiments? Will they look on him as a civilized citizen ? I protest I know no^ ; but this I know— if they arc to judge of his birth by his senti- ments, they will be naturally impelled to conclude that a man capable of such feelings must be brought forth in a lion's den, nurturctl by a gentle tigress, debarred all social intercourse with society, until he was let loose on the nation, to sub\ert the moral and social harmony of society. Such, indeed, would be their conclusion, and will any man dare to say that it would be more than a just inference. I must drop the subject, my countrymen— I resign it into your keeping ; treat it as you may think proper ; the insult is at your doors— suffer it to lie there, or repel it with scorn. Had he vented the choler of his rage on me, by plunging his poignard in my breast, I could forgive Iiim ; but an lutempt to take away a nation's fixme, a nation's honour and a nation's glory, ccn neither be forgiven nor forgotten. I shall now take my leave of these gentlemen, and hope they may conduct themselves in future so as not to give um- brage to any portion of my coantrymen, particularly the work- ing classes of them ; for these arc the classes that arc most insulted and imposed on, by a set of knaves, who make their innocence serve as the passport to the completion of their am- bitious passions. I shall keep a watchful eye over them. I have at all times advocated the poor mans cause. I have taken my stand in the ranks of the people— I fought by their side ; I will stand in their ranks, and fight their political battles, even at the bayonets point or the cannon's mouth. But I will «jiy to you, my brave labourers, labour away— cat the bread 29 of industry, and drink not the cup of scandal, which so many of those, who call themselves the higher order, quaff in large potations, to tlicir own disgrace, and your disedification. I shall always hold myself ready to protect your rights and avenge your wrongs; at the same time, I must advise you not to suffer yourseh > lo he made the dupes or tools of any man, or any body of men. Too true it is, my friends, that there are men amongst us who take on themselves to direct and govern the labourers of Montreal. And why ? Is it from their superior knowledge ? No — for they arc as ignorant as ignorance could make them. Is it from their placid disposi- tion, or the soundness of their judgment ? No — for they are as irritable as a cancer, and as stupid as an anvil. The rea- son is simply this — because fortune has blessed them with affluence, such as their ancestors never enjoyed, and which they themselves never expected. We will not sutler ourselves to be governed by such men ; their rashness may prove our ruin — yes, it might lead us to destruction ; for ignorance and rashness are not to be depend- ed on, as unerring guides, in the dreary and diflicult paths of life. These men, it is true, may consider themselves entitled to some degree of influence, in consequence of their little wealth ; but I am of an opinion that riches, particularly when governed by ignorance, should have no influence whatsoever on common sense. We have, my friends, been too fi'C(iuently deceived by this maxim of the political world, "follow such a politician's counsel, and you will fiiul it your interest." We have, per- haps, reason to bewail fir too ready compliance with the sug- gestions of this base Maxim. It nas in many cases armed our benefactors against us, and robbed our families of tnc bread of existence. It has cast a melancholy gloom over our fortune, and exposed the spotless purity of our children to be transibrmed into shameless and incorrigible vice. Oh, yes ! they may live but to curse the hour they were born, tlirough time and eternity. Will we dt)i)m them t.> this end ? If we do, we will be guilty of their blood, and shall stand before '] N 30 ihc awful tribunal of Heaven, chargeable with the perdition of those whom we are bound, both by the law of God and the law of nature, to protect from the varieties of abommaUon originating from the polluted source of tilth and sensuality, the consequences of human misery. Such is the doom_the awful doom-that too often awaits female innocence, when robbed of its protection. How often have we not beheld pure and spotless virtue, ornament- cd by the plastic hand of education, plunge into the horrible gulph of iniquity, and become the putredinous receptacle of the more beastly passions of a lustful world. Will we, I say ao-ain, consign these forms of angelic purity, that we now be- hold basking in the sunshine of innocence, to the direful al- ternative of taking their stand in the wo-worn paths of infamy, to hawk and vend that chastity which at this moment nobly .brinks from the ideal danger that could tarnish their virgin modesty ? or will we, by our rashness, suffer them to starve in the hovel of misery, buried under the calamities of human wretchedness ? This is, indeed, irrelative matter -, however, I must be evcused_my feelings have worked me into it, the subject has forced it on me. The numerous examples of this kind that we witness every day-yes, the example of those vices which we every day behold sally forth from the lap of innocence into the bed of abomination-is appalling and heart-rending to the human soul. We shall not doom our children to these fatal conse- quences_we shall at least be guiltless of their blood. But, to protect them from these fatalities, we must leave nothing undone to procure for them the necessary comforts of life. But how can we obtain the necessary comforts, if we turn our benefactors against us-who may instantly disemploy us, and, consequently, deprive us of the means of existence? 1 am not going to enquire who are our benefactors or employers. No-for we all know that they are the capitalists of the country, men of enterprising genius, whose capital is always on float, that all may benefit by it, whilst their hopes SI and expectations turn on the pivet of its destiny, equally sub- ject to loss or gain, as fortune may determine. let us, tliere- fore, look round, and examine who are the men of business, of capital, and mercantile pursuits ; and whoever they may be, they are our benefactors, our employers, and, consequent- ly, our friends. And, on this principle, society, and the mer- cantile world at large, have to mourn the loss of the late Mr. Gates, whose capital floated like bubbles on the water, and was wafted to the most distant shores of Europe. He always extended the hand of friendship to the friendless — he che- rished industry, fostered integrity, and rewarded merit — he raised many from humble statiors to a comparative state of independence — his house was a perfect asylum for strangers — in a word, he might be justly styled the father of the fa- therless, the comforter of the disconsolate, and the benefactor of mankind. I hope he now receives the reward of his merits in the happy enjoyment of a blessed immortality. Snch men, indeed, can be called our benefactors ; and will we turn such men against us by our political a])surdities ? No — we shall not, nor we will not, For a sense of gratitude on the one hand, and a sense of justice to our families on the other, should restrain us from the act, were we even bent on its perpetration. We will endeavour to discharge our duty with fidelity towards our employers ; by which means they will become more interested in our welfare, and will not be backward in promoting our interest. For the faithful dis- charge of our duty, it will be incumbent on us to avoid all intercourse with the political world, and the flummery politi- cians of the day. We have been always faithful and loyal subjects ; we have ranged under the eagles, and fought and conquered un- der the banners of our King and Constitution. We will still prove ourselves loyal, by obeying the glorious impulse of patriotism alone, which calls on us to renounce all emblems, and to reject thg society of all, as traitors to their countr}-, who are not prepared to fight under the banners of the British Constitution, in defence of the King and the throne. 32 Lcl peace, order and good govcrnmc-t Lave our steadiest and unlegned support; .hey are the bulwark ol ad .oead pineJ l>e no., .y friends, deceived by ..,e .unn„ugg,,,g ca of bondage and oppression, issuing Iron, tbe don o. d«.- ,ftee.lon, and industriously le the extnuts alluded to-wluch wdl bear nc out my remarks on the lino of conduct practised by oui Canadian, I will not say enemies, but friends, it you will. ..The settlors fr..u. (irrat H.itain and Ireland, l"'«'^vor nre eountrvnien." A very ingenious, though somewhat wicked nppellation nor ever choosing to wear stotum^s. i i heir—" Tieiis, voila ruie cnrgamm de Uns He l^oic -2. .. When 1 SCO n.y country \n .nourmnsr. an,! .ny j'^tij^ J^U .,,• ,n'v iell..v-citiz<'...-.e='poml Iron. ' ' ^'^^^^^^^^^ ^^t^, witliout It was not onou^l. to ^c'''> "''^^'^'^ V ,/ . t c by u Bin pie c.h- u„v other r.,,irit of liberty than ronl.l ' '' ,f ':,7,,^'\,;\,„„'p „f the eaUonuftheconnler, to . nru.h ^--J ^ ^ em- £ rnnsl aUo Canadians, and th. n ''" ^,,-,^,, ,,,,,i„j. p^.r- ,l,ores; they mast send us im.erabU be. g , v I V^^ taken of U.e bread o( our clnldren sd " 1^^^^^^^^^^^^ of hunger and nd^ery ; 'Lev .nus lo >lfYpJ\^\,, ,„ ,„elan- jn their train, pestilence and dratli. n ipH.ti I fJ7 land my I'a- ilioly II })ii:iiiio iiflhu fiiii.liti'in ol'tlii* coiiniry, I hnvo to encoii- niffi- llin liopf- that we iiuiy yet, prcsi rvc our liilKiiinlily, ami avoid tliouc rutiiit! ciilainitics, hy (mponiiij,' u liariicr tolliH toiri'iit .d.'ini- pratioii. It it orilv in tin* lloiiso of AsHciulily \m! can pliicn our luipcH, imd it U only in tlm clmicc the Cuiiailiaiis make in thrir tlortions they can iMwuri; thu preservation ol'tluir rights and poli- tit'ul lilicrtit'i'." Sl'IlllT OF Tin; TACTION. EXTRAns lUOM TIIK MIMIUVM. " Ail iIk; prol'tMslons orpatornnl adVctlon tor tlic colonists are cinply sonnd«, uitlioiit. scnsn or nn iiuin;.', and in which wo have iif> laith.""— A'd. 101, , iln- Mcennanv of rich capitalists, strantiers to the intci- e«ts of the coiintiv, a lari;e iiorliou of the wild lands of the erowr, without eoiisulliii'r the Colonial Legislature— which, aecordmi;- to its constitution, oiiudit alone to have the iiianaL'ement ot those lands, which have hecii t\^iee preserved to the Mother Country, at the price of the blood of the childr.Mi of tiu! soil, fan pii.v (In siuiii drs fiifnn^ i!u f.til. ) . ... lOtii— ' That, in cousr (|i;(iice, this mcetinp: approves, in toto, the wise resolutions adoiil.d at the meeting' of the county of the Lake of Two Moimlains, with rc-pecl to the said uiienltivatcd lands of the crown. ... l'2th—' That whatever may be tin' policy ot ( for lue,, I think it willnot lie dfbived. Let them consider well these words of a greiit writer, and thev will no longer treat a revi)lntion, and a scpiirulion from the xMofher Countrv, as a chimera : ' The greatest misfortune for nuiu politieallv,' says he, 'is to obey a foreign power; no humilia- tion, no torment of the heart can compare to this. The subjected nation, at U-dSt if she be not protected by some cxtrannKnoiy law, uui^ht not to obev this sovereign. However, no nation will obey I'uother, for this 'simple of all reasons, that no nation wonld know how to command another. Observe ihe most enlightened people, and the best governed in their own country, and you will see them alisdlutelv divested of their wisdom, and no longer rescinbling them- 39 solves, so soon as there is question of govcrninj? others. The spirit ol" domination being iiniate in man, the desire to malie it felt is not less natural. Tiie foreigner, who eomes to comtnand in a subjeeted country, and in tiie name of a distant sovereign, instead of inform- ing himself of the national ideas for the purpose of conforming to them, seems too often to study them only to thwart them. He thinki himself more master, in proportion as he is more violently supported. He mistakes hauteur for dignity, and seems to think this dignity better attested by the indignation which he excites than by the be« nedietions which he might have olitained.' Is not this the policy which the English have always followed since the cession ? " It is generally thought that by the abolition of the Council, or by rendering it elective, a remedy might be applied to the poli- tical uneasiness which presses upon the country ; but it is an error. The same men will still remain, and the Canadians will still be ex- cluded from oHice — because the administrator of the eountrv will still be English ; our political condition will not become more set- tled, because the crafty policy of England will not be more honest and more frank. When, wearied by the excesses of a tyrant, we cast our complaints at the foot of the throne against the composi- tion of the Councils, the unequal and odious distribution of places, it was promised to apply a remedy ; nevertheless, what are they who at present compose the councils? The English. What are they who fill the places ? The English. Again — it is only after waiting three years that they have thought of replying to us, and the reply is an insult, " The minister admits the justice of our complaints, assures us of his desire to see peace and liappiness reign in Canada ; and yet, during a whole year, the people have not been able to obtain jus- tice against a man tainted by public opinion, and accused of the most odious crimes; perhaps he may comeback triumphant. Let us say it openly, the administration deceives us. The last despatch, the civil list, the batch of councillors, must convince us of this. But the people, jierceiving that their complaints are despised, and that the happiness of a nation is sacrificed to the pride of a few in- dividuals, will do themelvts justice. Hitherto the Canadians have been moderate and patient, but they are wearied of being injured and calumniated. If they are not worth English horses or dogs, they ought to seek the alliance of a people who will consider them as their equals. I repeat it, an immediate separation from England is the only means of jjreserving our nationality. Some time hence, when emigration shall have made our adversaries our equals innum- ber, more daring and less generous, they will deprive us of our li- berties, or we shall share the same fateasour unhap])y countrymen the Acadians. Believe me this is the fate reserved for us, if we dc not hasten to make ourselves independent. " Shut against foreigners, Canada exiiausts itself for the I. on- don merchants. The Colonial system tends not only to impoverish a country, but has a still more odious aim, that of disuniting it, by sowing the seeds of division; the metropolis hopes to preserve still longer that suj/criority offeree which is so necessary to the exer- cise of her tyranny. The instructions given to Sir .T. Kempt, to hold a doubtful balance between the two parties, were stamped by that infamous policy lor which the Minister had doubtless dipped iO ivt I- 1 K,>M lot thoni rcllcct well— this is not a (luestion ;;;^;;l!^S^eon,,!:S;n5t oi;;"; pe..t^s. o..r institutions, ou.^n- guage, our bus. our religion, and our liberty. '"Montreal, 14tli February, 183-2.'^ Mv CouNTUVMEN,-! introducc, by way of postcript. an oc currcuce wl.ich has taken place since this little work .as sent to ,„.es« It is one of an extraordinary nature. 1 have renmrked m the course of u,v observations, how inditVerent. I .ill not say, but bo., opposed, th'e Canadians are to our interest in tins province Alas, rny reniarks have been too truly verif.ed, by then- base and hvpocriticul conduct to our wortl.y, honest and esteemed country- .,;;„ Mr. Turnev. He had been elected, for the year past one o the con>mon council of the city, without any solicitation on the part of hin.self or his friends. At the late election of the sa>d_ common council, the honourable gentlemen thought proper to rejec-th.n; and for what reason? because he is an honest Ir.lunan Not co.. tent with the insult offered to the Irish in the P^7" "^ ^ jj;" i,ev-I sav. not satisfied with tl e mere rejection of Mr. luinej- th y attempted, but in vain, to get his consent to a newspaper re- port sneciying his free abdication; but he nobly and honourably X'trtheir hypocritical schemes, inasmuch as they were calcu- luled to deceive the Irish, and still maintain them in hen- ranks. Let the Cliciue remember, that they have at length undeceived the Irish ; and let them also bear in mind, that there is not an Irishman in the province who will not make Mr. T.'s case his own ina.vidual ca^e, and repel the insult by every means in his power. Let me never hear them again talking of the unjust distribution of places. and accusing the government of partiality. What could any man speaking the English language expect from the Canadians, were they in power ? KKUATLM. A few tv,.ograpl>ical inaccuracies have crept into this work, .hiclt howSer.^lo'not alicct the author's meaning. <^ I