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tity belonged to Mr. Bethrong and what H trial, all the rccfipt* faf tlie Staves rMIv- J €*^d me, and whi.h he a (hort time fiuce repeated in prcsci.ee or a witiufs, and added, thery were Itill in his poffeffiou ; and when I propofed to him to produce hw receipt, and Jet u* Gertie our differ¬ ence without any further lawfuit> he de¬ clined, a;>d (aid he ehofe it flionld be fet¬ tled by law, or word-; io that purport. B. WHITNEY. Sworn before mr at Kingston^ this Si% Jay of July, 1818. P. Smith, J. P. quantity to Mr, Whitney. Witnefi—\ NOi T do not. I was then told that a qinniuy of ftaves had been proved by tbj«wiraef» to have been delivered futfi- cent f;r the fnlhl vent of Mr. B's CO .-I t*nCt to rr*. But it appeared alio by ttv lame w'tnefs that a prrt ot thefe St vts had been my owmj and therefore ir L'-cv*' iiiccfl"aTy for mc to (hew the q' iw'xy delivered by myfelf, in order to fl' w :hnt Mr. B had been deficient in the fu'b'mtnt ••Hii* engagement to me. ! then wh/fpered my Connie] and re- qur>ied he would 0rgeod the na't of the Plaintiff the Deduction of his Culler* receipt- (which I wr.s well aware he had in his pucker,) of all the (fovea he had delivered me on account of hi* contract ; but when I found rnvreq-icfl would n>t be .ttend'd to bv my con.del and T was Bilked again if F h^d any *virncfs to call. ] ?rofe my'.elf and rcqnt fled that the Refferecfi would call noon Rethrow? to pp doce the re cii>t^ of hi* Culler which Vould determine at once the quantity of Staved he had delivered me ; that qmn tity f*id t. compared with the control v.ill determine at once who in thi* cz(z has 1 een the delinquent paity. During ftvy fh.trt hann^'ie, I was ordered a^ain and again *o fit down and be filent, and v-hen I hadfinifhed I was told that -.o- thing I had hid could in the flighted dec.ee be attended to, th it whillt 1 had C"itniet< I could not he hea'd except through him. I then faid—Gentlemen, ■fince y-ui ii (1^ noon my piovino a nega¬ tive* I believe it will be in my power to do fo, di'i pulled from my pocket thej receipt t.f the Staves 1 had delivered and threw *htm upon the table, when Mr. ShetWAod proceeded to add together the fev-»al amounts and after fubcra£tinjT the fcveral fnn*s added together, from ihe a mrvu .t fwotn tti by Brillo1-. he obferved to rhr Plamitfs ounfel as follows. <4Mr. Rnw/n do you fre ihh I deducting the a »onnl of Staves which appears to have been delivered by Mr. Whitney himfelf, from the whole amow t which appears to htveben deliver*.d by therr.hothit leaves Mi B. far in *he hack ground. It WOn'3 appear from this, that Mr Beth- l«ng infli ad of Mr* Whitney is the de¬ ficient pariy. Ye?, faid Mr. Buwen. But we fhall Crfll upon Mr. Whitney to prove thej handwriting to thofe receipts before we fft.o'i admit them, and 1 Wd.-> ace.»»J in^ly FOR TWE KINGVIOX ftAZETTfi* which may be Iran stated. for tht, pn ,.« ent occasion^ Let (he ^bservet turn his whet-l* and ftpbdle^ "instead of tur¬ ning hii brains with i)uli(,al dialb^aes. fcOR THE KlNC>TON GAZETTE. To the Inhabitant? ot'Upper Canada. prf!t»ed to produce my witnefsCi to prove the fignflti>ie« ; when 1 was ad vis cd to fend for a Mjp. Arnold. Mr. A. m hen produced faid he had a few times f«in ihe hand writing in qtiellion, a<id had an impufltou that it was foch a^ it purported toht; t'.e wan then aiked whether upon the oath he had taken, he co dd fay, this was the hand writing wh »fe ligftalnre^ ti»ey. purported to be. H faiJ no, he could not. My Conn¬ ie! the-» moved, in form, for a continu¬ ance, that 1 might fend exprcfato Mo'n- trealj to procure the neceffaiy telli'nony ; but, after an argument, between the learned Counfcl, of almoft two hours, a"d iVjany precedents and much legal authority piodiiced on b«th fides, it was ^r length decided by the RerFcrees, that they had it not in their power to grant a continuance.—I was then addrened by Mr She wood, in fnhllance av foUows • ••* Ifr. Whitney,you may mfcrve by the Jaws of the count'y where we are, which] by our oaths, we arc bound to rcfpecA, that we have it n -t in our powet t -grant your rcqne'l (*nd which to me appcarsJ ft teafonable o. e) of a (hort continuance, j to procure your witueflcs. Thi^ may be an unfortunate, and a hard cafe for you, —we do not believe you have forged thofe paper^ ; and thofe papers, fubttaa*] tiated, would, no doubt, give a different] fi:rn altogether to our award. As it | row (laid?, we (ball find ourleives under the ncceflity of placing all t he Haves men. t'oned in your receipts, and which we have little doubt might have been deliv¬ ered by yourfelf, to the credit of Mr. Bethrong." We were then ordered to withdraw, and the next intelligence I| received was that an award had betji j found againtl me for between 11 and j i 200 dollar**, on a judgment from the! StatcofNew Y'^k Predicated upon] thi- unrighteous award, I have been pro- j fecUXed ai Kingfton ; whtuh T.iit Hands j f ;r riial at the next Afiizc* at this pla.ee.! I nave been infonned by my Counfcl,' that interrogation*, embracing all the fe&fiabove ilated, have hoen forwarded; to David F-.*rd and Sanmel Sherwood, £fquiies, h" former of whom replied to IHE CATECHIST CATKCHISKD. Mr. Observer's political Catechism published in the Gazette of the 7th in* itant, contains these questions aud an- swors. Ques. u What is the Government of Upper CtitmtUt ? Ams. "Qf that description denomi¬ nated Provincial, Q, tl From tshut ftnufce does (he ^ove/'naic'it rt'te/vf its power ? yi. w From tiCO sources. The King of the united Kingdom of Great Brit¬ ain ii the first and principal source* and the people resident inhabitants of the country, arc (he second source-" Lrtmoa*k Air. Ob^rvcr, in my turn : ilnveyou yet to learn. thi\t our Provincial constitution of sovermnenr, difl>r* from that of tne British Golo- i)is a in general, h;i» not emanated from | [the King, a*-itv soun«', in tin? form ot a tioval Charter : but i< founded on an set o' Parliament, by which the ivinsi hinispjf is bound, and which hr* cHunot repeal or suspend ? Qnos. "^jre rct\ in an// part of our government* independently distinct ? Ans. t; Ve$9 in (he Representative department. Q. " lime far docs that potcer ex¬ tend ? X, u To the framing and repeal¬ ing local laics,." Really, Mr. Obseiver! Do ynu, ther», suppose that the reprcsetttativc department of our govrrumeuf, have power to enact or repeal a law ?—. Please to read tin? constitutional act, and you \ull find, that legislation re¬ quires the concurrent at;pncj of the thiiT branches of our Provincial Par¬ liament. To say, the (loose o file pre - *ntnrives have power to legislate; h Quest. u If Roi/al ftozeer is present in this Province, in thi* King's Ucpre* tentative, and our Commons have, pout¬ er to legislate, is it necessary to ad¬ dress the Prince UrgentK/or a redress of grievances f Aus. M It is not^ and in (he first in¬ stance* I doubt the legality of such proceahnys" Fray, Mr. Observer, do you think that because (ho Kind's Provincial Representative has some portion of (loyal power delegated to him, ho therefore i* *t«ted with the foil powers of Royalty, a-, it respects the Prov¬ ince r T«ike a!i example or two. Has he any power ovei the Post-ollice de¬ partment in this Province -; Suppose a Post-master should abuse his trust; for I instance* that, instead of transmitting letters ami packets to the ptrrsons to whom they are directed, hf* should suf¬ fer them to be taken out of (he Post- OihV.'by other persons, in violation of the Po-Noflice law, and of his owu oafh prescribed bv that law, thereby Ain time when poVftcd influence^ are circi'laietl v,iih mi nnnli udi*»(r) andin- vi'terac\ a- «ve tin<\ them to li» at the present day*antl when tho*e iufl^en',*-, sb evidently lend lOcorrupi the Invsi alTei iiths ufa people whose principles have, hithero Ireen *o pun*, hut i\h<fVe taatefor neselty i= >o ^reat, and a- bovcall, v\h«»c itidn-.tr. and jhility 10 di-tin- guieh betMeed tUv nffielHes* ,.n tend merely to gratify mir pa^iuns, and MuVe that tend t«« the ^"ncral good and proipedt* «t ihe coun¬ try, ar^bo limited ,;s ue miKi (USknbnJcd^e they ;ire hi this Province ; vhen those prin¬ ciples and influences are circiiated bv a man ot' talent, Industry and ambi Ion, and when that rciin receives the connielAUCe aud sup- poi tof «i pari > who actively ntpage in promo* tiiiK hisvieus, and by wlio^c example it ma\ be feared the unwary and uuivdmied ma;* be ledadtraa> : when >uch atreapm, I ay, are made in .-o new a colony a- rapper Canada. iltev oiifjue>ttoi;oibl> ba^ca datgeroas tenden¬ cy, and ir therefore becomea tiednty of erj man w!m bus a repaid tor the kVclfare of the coitDtry, who respec *and ivtunould wi-hto uipportorder and p»acp in pthlic soeiety, to nsc his innUfuce in Checkitq: principles and pnrsults *»» daufrerous hi thn tendency ami often >o rninon- m lhcirc«nse()ieJices,— \\ hen apnittiral li»cendiarj labnnw tn excite the *!a»:ic 11;>arty spirit, and u»ai>p divcontcnt in the in ntl- ofa people w> en^htfned, so l<;y- h! and pairi.Uic, and ^o dcvn:r«t in the love ol iluircnnn'ry, a" oi'those of TnelaJid, *ii- not a matter of •« much coti?cq'>-]'.;;'. Tor there they have rxamplet of the fa-»ireand iii pace of »Mch attempts and thej .i>c u^ou tiieir irna-d.— Ivit noiwith-rardint till-, it isalo- mei.iable faef that even titer* sueft attempts are sometiuies countenanced, the nr.waiy are drawn into a snare »jicii catntgle*theircottii* ! try in faction- and disorders*, And then, it oJo- "rtW upon themselves, exposing ti-eni a$ tiiey are—ihe del Mrd and uuhappiv victims ol po¬ litical seduction.. -... if tin- -rdueoou lea<i to neh ui)ha;ip\ results in a country so'Mron<t) euarded h\ the arm of a patriotic people, ha- viin; such advaota^fj, 4?\a'np^> and geuerai acquirement.^ how mueh aione are (hetfonst*- quences to he dreaded in *o n^*^ a cnumry us tlii», 'vhercour information i>-v limited, iviere happilV« th fc finpis at -edm-.ioiH, ajtd tiieir anendain>, di-orU-rand dt-giace, have beet. sofciv, and wiier.', in consequent?, the field <»i political -.p'*c«ln ion i*»so e\teu;ive and SO mi- guarded !— InhalMiants of Opoer ( nnada, let Ui*tandupononr£oaidvlet u> viatch whhan attentive and a jealon- eye ttW pUT*Uit>ofail who Mould labour in this held. h'« u-< careitdl;, .examineand deliberately we«fift die innova* Itioihthey »o M int:oduce; d"d if we had iWu> defective, fwennd diem tending to sab- vert those rub1 ami principle b_\ which ue have attained Oar present .|r\ alion, our hap- piues^aod prosperity. Jet usctn'*-fc them i'l 'he ticanMihutrr:,,^ Ul lls c.iqil|!t.t inbaby, auis oi l,>|.ci Canada, whether ihore is not TllOlrlS Cof.tWIN^ TEsq* For the District of Xeuca?tle, Mr. Rontur J. Ki.ua. f"cr the Johnstown District, Mr. Nathan IlifcoK, For the Ottawa District, ................... For the llbme District, at tbi^ iii-H,:,- n u per o.i or p<>. ,ui- ainont; us, who,undcj thema>K ofpltilatMHropirfeel- in««i andvieyn uould eagerlj iniioduee ua radical chang of,),^ systeui of government" wot Oft litfn hiti,.«|fn been pursued st» mucii :o mi ftdvaitoe^ aadof alrieli we maj certain* I) hoa>t, e.jfif n juM pride ? Ltn itsen(iji;c uhcthrrthen j, ||uf ;l mr,oi. amoii^* i»s who would nnliiitffy lead u. to ihe adopoan of a speculative s^ctrm, invented in ihe ravines of an enthiiiiasur hraiu, or periiaps hy what U worse—the if?tere«ied de»iens of a deeeiiAil heart? And •/, maWog iLH enquiry, ifaoeii a person sfaoijfd be found a»nongst u?, let us loot htm out, Jet us tear toe mask from lib heart, and let us*Apo.»e hnu a<he -ho.;id he— a public examp|(. t0 the country. To do tbU is a duty weov-.enoroi.J; to that country which supports and rln-ri.-to lb, but we owe it to ourselves, to our childreo and to our GoA.- Under it lese impre<6J0ns, Gentlemeo, a-.au in¬ dividual, I feci my^if VA]U^ upon to mq.i.re into.the view, and principle, of a man who mi* tor some months \m\ been laboarinictoeo- K**s OS in p.dit.cal broil , and who, i: U 10 he ft-arrd, may nave beeu iii ome measure ;oc- I a m distinct Re pre ;e.ntafive dejwrttnent,Tf correct such abodes ? No, f?tr, it would he beyoDfl their reach. Ooe pari of th* remtdy might he odrnini**teied Iiy file Judiciary. An Action for the pe¬ nalty wor.id pr^rhJipS be Within the ju¬ risdiction of tbeCoorf of King's B-nt-h.f But the removal from oTtce, and the! it^r.>nitiott of the Po*t-Ollice to its regular lojgal course would require the inttTpoxition of l!ie (loyal prerogative, through hnrne other channel. In such case application mi^ht properly he ade to the Prince Recent. !>o also for reformation of abuses in the Land granting department, which is a branch of the Royal Prerogative And, as to the legulifu of Petitioning the Crown, which )0U have the hardihood to doubt, that is secured by the memorable act of Parliament, called the Bill of Rights, which is the law of this Province, as well ns of the mother country. The I e^ch andevtT qtic'Hott, except one " I' I inhabitants individually, or eithe do imt recc/lecir>—tk\}6 that one was a> [branch of the Provincial Legislature rtiieftinn whether a continuance wa< norj jmay, at their discretion, exercise this r.-^fui in sed.Kinfa |,an> Into the adoatiou <>l hi, prluoijiiix i, j8pr0J)Pr lllaI ,hia ' j. ry shoold in- uia,!e w,i„ uuenness. tviiJi cool- wem and c.un.i..... ■ n 5noujd ^e doti(. u, mju, im«-s<a,id «itiH»!ici„vj,.<i,u.. and it is .ii.i, lb..- v.on and su<* j d.-.rc tbnt tie aa;lior ... t»e»erraacb.aow uuderisfet-s tomaketueeo- iu«.v; VSieMl m bijobj|eci.«ip I.m „ his Own, tor n»|iH*ai ra . !.,- dune by tbvMU-mvi • .. hesuccecd the put iiJn,«nintry'»iaBdcon- >eq,.oiu!v ti.r- bigbral tonjjpen^UiHi be can l.inisclt receive. (T.>hr Coniiawd.) re, propoW and by the Kcfferecs^reje-cted :, Iron.fitutional riSht of petitioning tlie o wjweb heredied, that he did remem-j .throne ; and mn> transmit their Peti be» .h.t-hey *d contlMUr fr..m day to: 'tions through su.-hoiyans of communi-" day to hra, bftmmtj. The latter gen- cation as «t»y judge most proper, th -.man, I wa; informed, wrote a letter' !!,,«„ .k„ u . *, ... tot'.eO.muum.nei ftating upon his ho- 'catcW J '^ Prf*"r» /**' nor.h.te.eryehcumltanccw-s obliter^ ^S^^TTIT^ °f ",c wed f, a, ft memory, and therefore vm Zm Z^ M T' ***** oS not pu upooh?*oath. Z, Kl hi" s \r*wbmf V*nmmt$ u .L- i— ..ti _ r . lM.kd l,,mi,,toa confusion of ideas Bethrong has vM me frequently, j and erroneous conclusions, and ,.„U- fiiice, that he had m ins pocjtcl at the ! Lfioa the applicaiion of that H proreibia Meeting oftiie Upper Canadian Couventiou, of Friends to Enquiry. YORK. Monday, July G, 1818. Thi^ day a Convention, consisting of persons cho-en according to the rule? prescribed in the pamphlet, entitled. " Principle* and Proceeding of the In- " habitants of the District of Niagara "for addressing tfj$ jj^ Utghness H (he Prime Regent, #e.» met here. PRESENT, For the Di-niot | iVIagara, Kor.cuT Hamilton, Esq. ■ Jo#* Clark. Esq J. P. Dr. Cvaus J5niNF.it, (Alitor NVii.lmm Robertson, reprv:tedab:.('iO?iromMckiiess.j For the I)i>--friet ofGorej RicJtu.o Plaslv, Esq. J. p. Mr. ^ tl-LlAM Cuisholm. For the Lo-ndon District, Mr, Calvin Marttn, For the \V<< ^»n District, Mr. Kujn.KHK DttAKE, For the Midland District, D4*YCV- WA^MBORfl, Esq. Ml Dam- IIawley, Mr 1jaci. Petkk ro.\, Mi J.AOTJI W. i\l\LRs, If being proposed, that these Gfilt* Hernen should, each, glfd satisfactory evidotveo, hy reference to brinted f\v<\ \\ ritten doctimeUts, or on their word of honor, that they had hecti duly appoint ted to represent people of the respec¬ tive Districts (ami the same being com¬ plied n-ith) the meeting v*ns regularly conrtittiteri by calling RICH MID BFiASELEY, Esq. J. V. to the Chain Mr- Bensely opened the business in a iieatfpeoch, wherein he deprecated the false u\u\ n»alic;onsin-inuntionsand assertions throun out before the pub¬ lic, as to Ihe views and intentions of those who joined in the present busi¬ ness. It was only necessary, he Raid. to look to the faces now present, to have refuted every possible thought ot evil intentii n. William J. K.-mt. F-q. J. P. wN named, and chosen, Secretary for fhi- CouTention, and Daniel \lashbum. Esq. Assistant S'^ivtary. !( was then moved and carried, that Mr. Court ay be admitted to assist in tne deliberations of the prcF<*Ht ot*<*a« •ion—to speak, hot not to rote. Mi. j (Iniirlav- hereupon, came fon*ard4and 'addre-sbtng himself to the chair, expres- ••ed his great satirfar.fion at secini- tin- measures which he had had the happf* ness to sutruest to the public of I'pper Cftnciri.1, so far matured, in the meeting of this contention;—lie said that these measures would hare had the most complete success, but for unforeseen and unexpected influences :—tho* it or-a-4 obvious, from the bnginnSng, that many men. accustomed to dr^w profit from Corruption, or enjoyment from the exercise of arbitrary j'ower, would op¬ pose measures tCJldlOg to refresh the body politic and restrain the licentious¬ ness of ill-reg dated authority : hot, it could not have been ROppowd that there would have appeared men so base, a« to injure a good am! great public cause, from mere wanton malevohnco, or, ir gratify private pi(]U6 and revenge ; far [flHSj that any of those men u ho repre¬ sented the people in Parliament, would iHfcl: Sffflj aiilthsl Hn*5ini*s, n-fft ohly pure, hot having in view the very ends which the Assembly had repeatedly strove to Httain.—'Flt.it such had been 'he rase, Mas however, unfortunately too (rue : and the nta-chinatioti* ofsufh | partios had held back that frank X: confi- jdin^upporttofhftcaii^c,«hichcertaitd} would have prcvail'Ml throughout, from the unbiassed feeliutis of the people. Mr. G„ said, that, from his knowledge; of ;ho pnblie mintl, there wa« only re¬ quired a little time to ^et over evry difficulty raided hy tj*tttg r. ports nnu oril inrtuences.— that he had positive information, that even already, manv * " d e novelty of proposed me* ,.:pes, were last adopting more liberal sentiments, and heartily wishing u-c 'veil, though |they had lost the opportunity of cho- 'sina Representatives fo speak f<»r them on this occasion :—that it would be of infinite consey.ience to give time foi j reflection ; aud. ns there was but one [great interest in the country, so there mi*{ht be the most harmonious effort po-Mb'e made to promote it. Under circumstances, then, he would propose a change of measures f——he would pro¬ pose, instead of sending home a Com¬ mission, directly, to His Royal High¬ ness the Prince Regent, that a Depu¬ tation should wait o\\ the Governor, as soon a* arrived, or, should proceed to meet him ot Quebec :—that this Dep¬ utation should present two petitions,— jone to the I'rince, wiiha request, that, | he (the Governor) should immediately send home the some to be presented at the first levee:—(hut another petition should be presented to himself, praying, that he would immediately dissolve the present Parliament, and issue writs fcr a new election:—that he would meet the new Parliament with all poy- sibb*dispatch, aud recommend as Us hr<t great object, (after getting the an¬ nual supply voted,) to proceed to an enquiry into the state of the Province, and have a Commission appointed to i^o home w if h the result, in time to have 'he same laid before the Imperial IV- liament, in the early part of next ses¬ sion :—Mr. G. said, that in his ad- dress of the 2d of April, he had assert¬ ed that there was little to be expected from change of Representatives or Go¬ vernors. He would now qualify that aflertfon. The appointment of the Puke of Rich¬ mond to be Governor in-chief of the Ca¬ nada a, was an anfpicious event. The Duke of R ichmond was a rare character* —one who had proved that.Royalty it- people, who had been at first sta^gerei under ignorance of the truth, and U,^ j fell could not mike hini ftnop tft in.*^. nily, and one who had nobly f'tppor'cd the rights of the people ot Eng'ancl___ He had long ago maintained, that CVCrf man who paid tzxes fhoutd have a vote m Parliament:ry election, and hia op'tnicn had been pioudiy quoted by the Invert of rational reform, upon every qecafien fince. In this count:y »*ehad thc-tuM- eft privileges as to the choice of Repte. lentaiives—tj-.e fulled ftcuiity tlr^t t?.x* ation never could be made OppTeffive to the community. We had nothing tt* cxped from the Duke of Richmond 2i to this ; hut bis former conduc) and de¬ clared opti ions, were quite cheering to our hopes, <»f his heartily joining in eve¬ ry effort for the public good ; and. Sir Peregrine Maftlandi with fueh an cxaa.. pie and with fuch an advifer, we might be well adored, will be forward in pt-- fottnfng honorably and we'd, the high and important duties entnifrcd to Iiirr.-. As to a change of Representatives there [was, at this time, coniidetabV hope__. Men's minds Were no'w roofed to the bill importance of having rtfpedtable char. refers in aiTc'mhly : they hid (Ven the evil ConferjuencCfl bom too much indil- ference hc to this ; and, in fa6l, the Hnr-* Ha merit ary chancier had firUn fo !ow, that tefpcclable men had for years, de- j Coined con»ina forward. Sis candidate*.—• Now, he was convinced 'hat men of f'!• i<! worth and judfifftirflt would of¬ fer themfelves j and that while all wet alive to public tnterelta every voter | would ferioufly think of the chara^ei he fupported. There were now in alrern- bly fcveral mei> quite a dl'fgrace to their* [fituation. Thefe men, be though, wou'd [certainly not now be returned ; and fuch as were ftill in Favour With theii eon Hi t- uents from tipri;>htnefs of intention (and [there was a coniiderable proportion that [he believed to be worthy lioneft men fuch [as perhaps could not be excel led)—that he was fure rhefe men would rt fume their duties with encrcaf«rd energy and deter- minatiui, to recover to the country tfat dharafter and credit which their remit** nefs had unhappi y tended to degiadc and difliontc." Thtjfe meafures requiring time forte- fleft on, it was moved by Mr. Wafhbrtrnj and carried, that this meeting dj adjOUril till to-morrow at 9 o'clock. York, Toefday, 7th July, 1818. This day the t'onven1 ion being 'r-cft and Richard Beafely, lifq. w the chair, Mr. Wa(i)burn r, fr, and after mn|^ fome remarks on the prooo'a^ VcflerdaV brought f"rwar<l, fubmuterl the Follow¬ ing Refolutions rot £onuder&fi<n~*>vf£. Refolded tst. That whilft this Conven¬ tion holds it one of the molt facred rights of Brivifh fubjefts, at all times [directly, to petition the f'hro^e of rheir j Sovereign, relative to their gricv,:;:cc?# yet, never* he'efo. under the prelem pe¬ culiar exiOing circomflances of tht« conn* tiy, the member^ of this conveutioe, ?i well out <*f refped to that hof;oraMe body, the Commons Houle of /\fTen> bly of (Tppet Canada, as for otlvr cauf. e«. deem it their rr-oft indiTpenlnble duty, on this important occafiou to rre>mmencJ in the ftroOjrell term*, to their fcl)*nf fubjetft reddent in this Province, a fpir. ited, formal, nnd refpeclfnl application to that Honorabe Houfe. for an inquiry into the ftate of the Province. 2d. That John Clark, Cyrus Sumner and Roderick Drake, Efquires.be a per¬ manent committee, for the management of the affairs of tin's convention, and that they, as foon as may be practicable, pit* pare a refptflful Petition, ptaying f>r enquiry and exprcffive of grievance (for the immediate fan^ion of this Conven¬ tion) to be by them circulated for fnb- fcribets, and prefented at the bar of ihe Houfe of Affcmbly, at their next enfu- ing feflion. 3d. That the fctd committee be fur¬ ther author/fed to frame an addrefs to His Roval Hiphnefs the Prince Recent en the fuhjefl of grievances believed to exifl in Upper Canada, which when ap¬ proved of by this Convention* (hat! he fubmftted by the Committee, together with the Petition above mentioned to the honorable the Houfe of Affcmbly, at their next meeting for their alteration and amendment. .ed) (8« D. WASHBUiW. ii The following RefoltmWe, f.undcd uponMhe propofats of Mr. Gourlay, w-ere then fubmittcd, viz : I-tj AmM That tnia Ctonvralimt. *fi- semWedfor the d^elared sprcSfic intrpuJe af pending fudie a Cnminfsslnn to Knelaod, with anaddrmui. liui?„>n| |%|in«s, the Prince R^nunntfte ,tM» ofpuUla aflhirs in Hits I nmnnc, sees^px^d rensnnc f»rde|M»iiii« tipm he Platted conw of proc^dtnff * or, .a I. n<l. For delaying i||f exeeuthlll of the plan Qfprocedure uminteder!, UuJtactme, wtnkim m.-fatr advanfaprs nnv;- .'•«-,. unoxpecterily taken, bs waft, wicked, and seln-n men, to deceive .*„■ ,wm:J ■ato he true and l^itimatp objects u> view, wwrtlastomrupdimtitsttiiJi regard tu (he luopnctv ami Ir^liiy of ihe meSTur^ pro* PomhI ; .hoivl.v di>rrae;in2 the public mind, and .creating fa|,P f(.a..s anif n,arm^ gtf, Btcame. by a IUr)e delay, and ui.li rurjber means heincrntird to diMpate alaniM, and convince the people »r Hi- drnnysinaa prac&e4iowardMhem#a nwraoaiveral n*