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for the purposes ti-rein mooned." Cfl' rh di T huiWpers ffill bd»g r^d a third 'ime, Mr, Joies m>r'd that it <Tfl now pas^jin.i thai it be eatftfecl," An AH to alter the laws now in force for granting Licence* to Innkeepers, air; to <.t;» to the Justices of the Peace, in General Quarter Sessions assembled. Car th? respective Districts, authority to regulate thv Dutit* hereafter to be paid on such Licences*. Carrion- Mr, Durand rooted, that the House do on Wednesday uext. go into Com- mittee on the state of the Province, with leav<» to send forpeisons, papers, and records* Ord red. Mr. Hatt moved for leave to bring in a Kill to repeal part of and amend ftf Laws now in force forkeepintfiii repair the Public Hiuhwiys and Heads, and to commute the Statute Labour on the same. Granted. Mr. Cotter moved for leave to bring! in a Bill fmtherto regulate th<* Inspect¬ ing of Flour within this Province,------- Granted. i Mr. Jones moved for leave to brine in a Bill to-morrow, to increase the Representation of the Commons ofttai- Province. Mr. Burwell gave notice, that be Will, ou to-morrow, move for leave to brina: in a Bill for ascertaining the Population of this Province. Mi. Burwell gave notice, that he WiM, on to-morrow, move for leave to feting in a Bill to appropriate monej for the Public Roads in this Province- Mr. Fraser gave notice, that he will, on to-morrow, move for leave to bring in a Bill to appropriate a sum of tnoncy for purposes therein mentioned. From the Niagara Spectator. JTo the Honorable Thomat Clark* Legis¬ lative Council/or, U. Canada. Niagara, March lft, 1818. GO by way of .Sacket's Harbour ! The Devil !—{• 'tis the very error of the moon." My dear friend, Claik— the braveft man in Up* e- Canada, with th<- ftrongeft head and the bed heart, bMs me go byway of Sacket's Haibor ! —bids me (link from my du*y—flinch from my guns, when the enemy fhakes in bin (hoes ! The Devil, I fay, and no thing eMcycould be at the bottom of thk I'll fhame the Devil : he's half afhamed already ; and if I am allowed to ell all the truth, as I have offered to d^» he'll nevrr a^ain fhi«- h»« f»rr in the Province. I'll blow litt'e York in the air, and <l every man of refpeft'ability'* W.'th it, before 1 go by way of Sarket's Harbor! York muft be blown a fer>nd time in the air : filthy little place ! it it'ivifrduTe ftem- to weaken, and con¬ taminate, every fotd ttl^t enhaks it. ComC| here's your letter, my friend. You are angry with me for publifhingmy Corrcfpondence with the people of York; but*no evidence, in the woild, is more fair or convincing, than a ferieq of let¬ ters. The exhibition of letters fave* the trouble of fweaiine, and the left of (hat, «veo to fecure allegiance, the better. ] publifhed the c^rrefpondence to get ail little pcrfonal matters out of the way, before going to York, to give evidence in the great public caufe ; and, this cr>r- refpondence, published, and, uncontra- diftcdin Canada, will prove all I wifh to prove in England, as to the conduct of the Executive Council, in fuch matters. To, Mr. Robert Gourlay,, Quecnston, (favcrrd by Doctor Kerr.) York, Fcb'y- 23d, 1818. ©ear Sir, Since writing to you this morning, I bave re-perufed your publication in the Niagara Spectator—and have to fay, that I am Mill mote difpleafed wi'h it. gs is alfo every gentleman in York, the more it is looked at, or talked of.-— What could have induced you to exp >fe the f'reiident and others, and particular. \y yourfclf," in the manner you have done, I know not. Until this fata! er¬ ror mofl folks here, were inclined to be¬ friend you : I can however now iay, that-it is my opinion that every man of tvfpeAabQtty will be fhy of you, (hould you come here ; and, that your feelings may not be ftill further hurt, I Ihould Fee .mmend your remaining on the Nia¬ gara fide of the Lake; or, fhould you r-ifh to go to Kingfton (whc;r there are many Reports waiting for you) thi?t you fhould go by the way of Sackct's Har¬ bour. With every wifh for your welfare, in which Mr. Dickfon joins roe. I am, dear Sir, your's, &c. (Signed) THOMAS CLARK. 1 betray no conlid>nce in publifhing this letter. It reveals no fecut —rap ( en no private concern : it entirely re g->-d* public conduct, and ftronly ma k ihe a.a.m, created at York, from tht development of *ru:h : it ma^k-*, *lf . th-htft fc ifa'ion, excite-l -'"'the uns'W ! 4ed mind,fro;n the bufy jmerfcrcuce of! T eonarc!, anrl tiie f^ce* M falftWds of hi- i*tinl accomplice. Though it if the e t f of my real friend, it absolutely in¬ tuits tn\ underflauding and my honor. Ii place- me in a dilemma. I muft cith¬ er p. cket the affront, and ' facrihec my 1 uhiic duty to private feeling ; or, throw this letter before the public, a powerful evidence in the caufe I plead* After consideration, no man will be more convii.ced of the urgency of thu (leprhan ycmrfelfl You will fay, "Have «' not I fpokeit ftrongly to Mr. Gourlay <• a* to the mifmar.agement of public af- '• fair ?" H-ve not I told him that, if; " thrve is no change, the Pr /vincc will ♦* not belong to Britain for five year* ?" '* —You will fay. What is private feel- M injr to poblic duty ?" M What is pain " to the falvatiou of life V9 M What does | *' my f'iend do to me, but rub my fate a with a little fnow, becaufe he tttfnka 4* the froft ip taking hold of my nofe ?M arguing thus you will gain a clorious viftory over veuifelf; and, ftrfoufly fet to wo»k in the eauie, which is equally great and good. j The letter was flung out of a window to Dr Kerr, a* he wa- leaving York ; and, coming here, by ealy journeys, he delivered it to me. afternoon of Saturday the 28th February. I can imagine cirenmftances which influenced you in Wilting this letter , You dined on Monday with the Honor j able This, the Honorable Tint, D»& r Thingam, and others Thry were no fooner met, than the Sphctator was talked of (t Well, what do you thi=k of it now ?" favs the D<.e?.oT ; *•' didn't lt I tell, from the beginnings what thia c< fellow was ? Here is private corc<l- '* pondence publifhed to the world : ** what en'leman would do that ?" The Doflor keep** it up, even walking through the faloon (if there are fa loons in little York.) to dinner. After din¬ ner the fubjed ia rt fumed, openly ; hav¬ ing engaged committee**, between cour fe^t. They do not ta'k to you : they t^'k at you. Eyer* fay more than to' gues. They unbraid you on my accou t u Why did you tale him by the hand?" ** Why did you lodge and feed him \n t( Why did you not let him die of muf- " queio bites ?" <fc Why did you fa^e u him, thus to laugh, even at the newf- 14 paper mufqnetorft of Canada ; and, to *' filencr the majoring of half pay offi ** cet* ?" Tell me '-or, that ihe hravefl man may get white livered : I know it to bt true. that he, who, with undaunted ftep, can march lip In a cannon^ m nith, may wax pale before "the world's dread laugh," or, he borne down befoic the tide of pre¬ vailing opinfon. You colored and were soie vexed.— To the Hontralh Thomas Clark. Niagara, 17th Feb. 1818. Dear Sir—y,,ur letter of the 23d ha* greatly difapp.,j,ued me, as I did not ex- pe<3 you to flffich, at tbi** time, from what, 1 am clfarly of opinion, is your duty You will fee what compliments I have given your friend Major Leonard, in the Spectator, On rending my Peti¬ tion over and <yver again, I can fee noth¬ ing to alter but one letter, in the word allege. I have put in a d, which I fhall thank you, caiefully to erafe, in both co¬ pies, as it m»v be fparcd. Inftead of buying a new coat to apoear in at York, I (hall go in my oldeft one, to be in character amorg fhabby- fellows; and, I fhafl deepen my cotlrt mourning, be¬ caufe of the want of public fpnit, by renting it wideat the elbow*. ■■ * All is well o:herwife— ROBERT GOURLAY. " You accufe ne of expofin% myfelf;— leave n fo : - let y<'tir acenfatfon be re¬ corded with all that I have done in Ca¬ nada, that futirity may judge of it. You accufe me. of«/>^flf the Prefident ; but why fhould he not be expofed, in his public capacity • Enquire into the prac¬ tices of our fi-t ftatesmen at home, and you will find tM, at public men f they a bufe each othei Hke nick pocket* ; and the verv next cuy crack a bottle together in the Utmofl co. vitality of private fiiendlhfp I ;>«ihlifhed a letter of the Prefident'- malted private- and for what reafon ? It co-'an'snot a word of con- f< qnence to corneal. The word private wan written up"1 >* merely to diftinguifh it. from an ^(Wcommunication. The letter was a p^of of Colonel Smith's attention to m^ ^ a gentleman ; and, its publication #™ called for, in juftice to hi-private ft^'ings. Fro n the hciir tnat I was introduced to Colonel S-r.'-h* I felt the Utmofl af Turanre that hf was »'-wi«g 10 pay me every attentior.- and aff^.id me every af- fiftance in my Starifttcal enquiries 1 fliall never forget tlie f,ank wa>' in wnicl» he talked 10 m< of my fcheme—getting Mr. Rtdoiit'0 ^ePt,rt* and fo forth ; and, I am fure that nc ma^ nave ^Ctn opp.i- fed in Council nl nii; wl1^" to promote my views : afte' ^hich, it wa* his private duty to be filcnc- Ir ,s tn^ vrry <fc error of 1 he m"on" t° fuPPofe that I have im¬ properly acculcd lhc P^fident, or, in. jured him as a ^rivat^ gentleman ; and. it will be his fr"1* ,f I J»v* not th^ ho nor of fhaking l,anJ* witu nim at Yo-k. '-ly heart is as f cc to*Wd« him as your's With regard to M "thera." 1 prefume yon allu le to the prcal'm aimed at l^r. Rtrachan. Will, thi, man I will n-t •ake h^nds. Y«.u kn >w he was feni oiitfiom Scotland by my wife's un-le, gave the letter to Betty to fling out of the window, in the morning, U>D< Kerr; and, went to flcep. Now, my dear Sir, you will feel a 'it tie angry at my publishing aj| thi^ ; but on reflection, you wi'l think me r»cif--<5t'y correct: you will, indeed, thank me for it. The fa I vat ion of (bit Ptovince de¬ pends upon a few of you, now at York, , , » mafTacre> ? Do yoti remember of my de- lacnficing every little confideratiou — IJ . . , f , r . ,, . T rMjriw J! r-, \ r l r, • 1 daring before I vifit-d York t!;at I tearing yourielves from the nfciuationaj)M ,?. j a- l- f- 1 nr wjL£Lm\ c 1: , » ' W WQ have no introdndt'on to this little of perlonal feeling, and, realty doing}}„M ? ., ^ rju c k n • man f Unes toe fcottor of ihe Uazciic remember, that I wifhed t» fee a bo»k at York which h* h.id, but declined aflc your duty Is it not notorious, that you and my friend D'ckIon. were acSuaily the pre- fervers or thf- Pr v."nce, v.-hc. the enemy firft pounced upen it ? Did you not in- ftantly, upon the ere-'it of your nar.es, raife meaiu, which Government had ne- «leded,to defray the ex >ences of d*f|fmi4 of hi* feuh Bfldtflff with my oub- rence? Were you not, during the oqH fixation I will.e.l to Hecr clear ofhUn, trying perr d of the war, the very fore j j but c uld not ; |od, when I laft winded moftman.tn ihe moft perilooa adven-j | to h:;n, «t was to difgutt at hi^advnti- ture*? Did yoU not perfevere, tiil the! j fmg. >n thr n«wpapers, that tlie jubferi- very flefh « fyowrbody wxr-Wn (fjfmtfcjjto-: wis tou-.ol! ohilofophy to Ker' the fraguif ? Di-i you not come home to us Ijibool boufe paired What Vudd be inBni m, wounded and faint,—almoft . t|, U3{K jn j^ndoQi if an E Without a hopr-, but that of laying yom ' bones to red. in the Imd of your ances¬ tors ?—and all this for Canada ; which you are now abandoning,—whipi fr.m yrur p- d of honor by the taw ff an ar¬ rogant and paltry Schoolmatler ! O God give me chanty toward* «t y enemiffl f) but, more efpecialiy patience with n>y! friends; and. above a!J, give mc a fecej ofbrafs, that I may be Pole to out (fare the whole holl of w;aknefs, hyp.icrifyl and deceit, which ha.s entrenched itfeif; in ittie York, under the faife banner of, j refpetlabily | This to be fure is imagination : but, —by aflailing his unbounderl vanity ?— f _____ 1 expofe nobody, without good caufe. I espofed your friend Governor Gore, becaufe he flood the oftenfible caufe of incalculable mif- chicftothe Province ; but, pcrhapt I fhould have told the public, that he h;d orders from home for what he lid : lo, the Governors fecretary informed mc. This, makes little difference as to the conduct which fhould be puvfued. It is ptoper to arraign the Governor; but, if heNcan fhift the accufation from himfeif to the prime miniller, let him be brought to contrition : let us go home and ar¬ raign him. Let every thing, and every man, be cxpofed, for the fake of truth, juftice and the law. Ynu fpeak of ihe folks being" inclin¬ ed to befriend" me. This argues a mif conception which I muft correct. My endeavors in the pulic caufe are not, to procure friends, but, to unite men toge¬ ther in the bor.ds of patriotifm. If they befriend me fo much the better ; but, I defpife their friendfhip, who defert the rigorous courfe of public duty If I had wanted to gain mere pcrfonal friends, and ferve my private ends, very different ihould have been my conduct. I knew that bowing and fcraping by the way, was incompatible, with the attainment of •jreat objects ; and, 1 have, upon prin¬ ciple, been ftoically indifferent to trifles. I have kept my eye (teacily bent on the great object before me. I have afked the #eople of th^Province.to petition fot enquiry, and have, myfelf, fent you pe¬ titions. If neither the people, nor you . Legifl.itor.s at York, choofe to join and afli-l me, fo as to get "a commiffion fent home, I fliali go home and petition there to have a commiffion of enquiry fent, from thence, to Cahada You have great fntercfts bete, and, it would be the natural conrle of things, for, you, and otheis, refidvnt in the country, to wham its netfk£t and ruin aie molt ap¬ parent, to make the firlt move. The i.eople of England, howtver, hnve alfo great interefts, and fhould you remain lupine, I (hall endeavor to roufe them to the importance of the fubjee/t. You fee I have flung out an offer in the lall Spec¬ tator, to draw attention to the value of Canada. Whether England pays out 'me hundred thoufand pounds a year, or receives one hundred thoufand pounds a year, is no trifling consideration ; and, you have only to take your pr-n and ink te fa'isfy yourfrlf that my offer maybe fulfilled. I have indeed converfed with you repeatedly as to fuch a propofal, ai that now made public ; and, y-n* fam acknowledged that it was the true way of doing nioft, b<>th for the Province, and the Government. A London ban ker goes to the minifter with empty pock¬ et*, and contract* for a loan of twenty millions, which in a week is made light to him by the purchafe of all the fli3:es, at a premium. Why fhvujld we dread of accomplifhing fomethiug great on the credit of the Townfhip Reports of Can ada ?—Route yourfelf niy friend : this 19 a fpeculation worthy the confederation of him whofe mill wheel* go round by the rapids of Niagara. Me dear Clark ! Can you rea'Iy fup pofe- after having known me intimately for years ; after knowing- that I have drank to the dregs the bitter cup of this world's mifery and flood the utmofl blaft of misfortune and perfecution, to fultain my honor and my principles,—after knowing th-*t for eight yeara 1 have con tended with the fecond Peer of England and put him, with his whole hotl of learned lawyers and perjured vitncfTe*; to the route ;—after knowing all this and much more, decifive of my ftrcngth of mind, can you really for a moment fuppofe that I would care a fingle fig'a j end if all the folks at York, and you at the head of them, weie to " be Sly of" me, while I am coufcious of doing my ditty ? Away with the refpeftability of little York. You there, p«y \q dollars CmSSimnm'^A b,meai^ aTcraP of my writing on Saturday— ly not Trom lupe* abi.fty, he has g ,t >n horfeback ; and, you know how feme people ride, when fc mounted Ha? he a fingle man to j counterafl him, a the writer of a certain letter to Lord Re kirk ?—Has he apol¬ ogia d to thr public for that moft unbe- co'i my «fl, which in my opi' ion, con- trihntco, not a little, to the Red river ing it ? Does the fame perlbu remember that 1 refuffdto let Kim (hew the proof (heet, of my firlt a Idrefs, to Or.Srrachan, Iwh»ch I moft cordially beared i.h-- Pre- jfi.ient tt» perufe 1 ^' this was before I xecutive what would b' ihooeht t.f the fubferiber in one n( otti 'iniv 'fi'ies ? what am I not entitled to My f -l man, who pro vokes, with vr 11^ar trifling of this fort, while the duties ^('T which he is paid by Government, r£nia,n "nprrformed ?— while-the petitidm of my brother and fe!f lay, for mo: J'*s on the Council ta^ blc, and are dr^d a civil anfwer ?— when all thi- tijr,e I ^m detained 4000 miiea, apart f'Vm my family ? Doftor Strachan, moft affurcdly, h f.ir game befne the ptihlnc- -l"et bim apologize to Lo d '-»elkiile: 'rt hi.ri never hearDoftor Strachan preach all Sunday ; and on Mondry urejjjy of me, becaufe I have published a correfpondence which, without further ado. will make all the people of England fhy of the Evecutive j Council—I'll punilh you for it. p]l (actually goto York in my old black J coat, rent at the elbows, and fit down by ! the fide of you at dinner, among the Honorable Councillors. - Tell the Honorable William Dickfon, that I accept his * wifhes for my welfare' only on condition that he h not Ay of here f. r^litv onrnvT.'" v ' -"------" —, , : ------ *«* OiC at York, but maintains throughout Mere i» reaiity, on my hue. You w-ote intermeddle Wrt* thc f,'« to^^^^l !Lk*.-----r„:.u ^jlsjl . -r . 9 r fpr-culationsof i^ny wdiviiual; ,^t „..«, , ponca on tnis nae or the Calr* say mr, in a letter dated 2lfl Febiuary, from Y..rk. defiring that I Ihould bring wiih >:ctO that place "a few Niagara Spectators of the 12'h," as they weie th. re in demand, an 1 would •« now hiing 12 dollars a foece"—1«. rome in a black' fuit to 00k i-ripeftftblv before th B!r ui- 'he Hotjft.;, t!,c ',:\%K, ,.0(, wep ,J| |n mDUining; an^ my „r fi.ft 'clu.r QC W)f.< the free tommerc.al !'the lame fpirit which he uniformly fup- cf ,.ny iRd.vilual; let him j ported on this fide of the Lake. Sav "cvei Hgain blo'A* °P ltnfe a nonef man¬ kind : iethim^lvc»P dabblinjr in poli¬ tics, and trflirVK w^1 phBofiwhys let him rditfn hi. 1>'U ,n 4 •uncil, where no tU 2 3' V " ' e n l .- y-Oflt M com- •1 pltmcnis to Major ; canard i he foliuwtog 11 a cypy of my an i wcr. that 1 do not think with him that Le- g;fl.:tive Councilh.rs are appointed to guard the interefts of the Crown ; if by . . c,,aS he meant the Crown only. The prieft/houldevfrnaw^pUee: let torn j ancient Barons nurfed up the libertiesof Ret intoaoeulf ol.iary : WCW» fttck t , the people of Britain, often, in 0»Dnfi th- altar, whrti »» wnoft zeal and abil tiun to the Crcwn, and were the erYnd rty has (bop ,--apd Ihc" we Ml i«vC ... S 3na him to G d. an,J Wa«nfaV .rv 1„ rhc mea . rime, h *\<* arc u'f to n.akc LWba n.aii* e;hi^ ni(tc-oi-clucl- -it >y the laft i means o| reducing re^al authority to its prr-fcfit innscuous condition. They are bound fnfafffMi t-« do their utmoft, not - . - ■ ax.- \ . to f pp,;n ^r/f hut the whole of the of iatirc,-by &B^g htm to the wurld I oouftiuiion ; and, by doing fo, they will alway^heft fjftatti the Royal dignity. Tell my Honorable friend, farther, that I do not fwallow down, fo cordiaMy ai he does, the rhapfody of Burke, about nobility being " the cheap defence of a nation.*' Tell the Honorable William Claui, that I have lately received a written tc# moii ft ranee from fome Indian v hiYfs of the Grand River, againft his condu&j and ftiall do juftice to it by publication in England, whether you " take me bf the hand1* or not. Tell the Honorable John Strachan, that the harflicfl epithet applied to the Schoolmafter, who figures in this letter, was borrowed from the lips of an Honor, able LegiQative Councillor,of U.Canada. Tell the Honorable Chief Juftice Powell, that I havecaufed to be publifh- ed* in the Niagara Speftator, at your defire, an extraft from Cuvillier'g Speech. The monopoly of place* of power and influence is indeed a mofl fe> riousevilany where; but, particularly fo in a Provincial Government. The mere publifhing of any m^n's opinion will do nothing toward*; removing inch a grievance, You.fh<>uld p rot eft againft it in the Legfflative Council ; and, ha* ving done this, as a duty, move for en* quity into the ftate of the Province, and, for a commiffion ro go home to get this* and all other matters that are wrongs as fpeedily put to rights ac poffible. The Chief Juftice *ould be better than an Angel, were he voluntarily r 16 rcliiiquifh any of the places he has won b; his fuperior taltnts ; and, there is no power in the Province to compel htm. At home they would fee the propriety of raiting his pay as a Judge beyond the preient pittance, which would not keep op the dignity of an Eng'ifh gentleman farmer .• they would do this, and liber, ally compound with him for the relin- quifhment of his other places of dignity. Tell his Honor the Adminiftrator, that I havejufl now been enquiring for poor Angelique Pilotte, coufi ed in the Jail here, whofe ignorance and rheinad- vertancy of others, brought her to con* denotation ; who experienced the moll cruel It juftice ; and, whofe fnnocencyof appearance could not draw frum the heart of he, too late appointed, Counci¬ lor, a fingle fyllable in appeal to the feelings of the jury-men who were to decide her fate. Tell his Honor that I have received anfwers to letters defpatch- ed ro England long after 1 wrolc the petition to the Prince Regent, in behalf of thitt poor nerrle&ed wretch ; and, that I WHU.A £utytO. ih€ delays ui office have delayed the Boya) clemency. [n telling this, let Colonel Smith be guar ded againft thinking that I reproach \ua private cha-ader.—With fuch a guard you may alfo lay, thaft by a letter juft received from England (which you, or he, may fee if you pleafe) I rind that the di-Iay of anfwering my petition, which was the chief caufe of my depart ting from my plan of going homefin January, will injure mc more than ten tirr.es the value of the largeft grant whiei the Councilcan beltow, to fay nothing of an affurav.ce-, or merely a civil refufal or. explanation, with any of which I Should have been perfectly fati&fied. I am fo little acquainted with Menu ben of Aflembly, that I have nothing to communicate dire&ly to any one of them. I have jutt feen a letter fronts Reprefentntiveof this dittrufi, a/king the favour of a friend of our'» to give a certificate to the Bearer, of what he knew of his commanding the Provincial Artillery Driver.*, and how he conduc- ted himfeif until the time of his rcfign^.1 tion, wifting it to lay before the Admin* iftrator in Council, *w he was about af* plying for land. Having no wifh to interfere as to the grant of land i fhall fay nothing of what our friend knew of the driving of the Artillery ; but, really wifh chat all appli¬ cations for land were out of the mindn.of Members of AfTcmbly till the public du* ty, for which they are now at York [t ■ faithfully performed ; and, if pofliblc, the anfwer to the Adminiftrator's Speech amended by a fecond anfwet, recalling the difgufting acquiefcence as to the payment of claims out of :he forfeited eftates, which will otherwife go home to England, an nudeniable proof of the cork tentment of the people of the Province,, and fhut the door ag-unft all further at¬ tempts to procure juftice for the nume- rousfuffeiers. Now, my Honorable friend, I ^hall conclude with a very few -words lo yourself. Your first letter of fhe 23d Feb'y. astonished me not a little, and 1 alluded to it in last werk$ Specta¬ tor. Your second letter grieved me to the heart ; but, I have got over my grief ft$ much as possible, by making a joke of my escape by Sackefs Harbor, Suppose, however, 1 had really tak-n your advice; what would have i*.en the consequence ? Would it not km vhibitrd me to the wb. le world a^ a rmscmmt, who ne conscience Haabii^b* fed with crime ? Would it iu t have bartered away, fora b'a^fed nam \ the best hope 01 wj Me ?—that 01 being