Oars, bU ^oony aad dead* 1 fo"MH tn?\. iw*\\ j-' i '. I et ou >v)ms • ■•■' 1'.. -ti> in** uf Canada.-—I-i *.! peopled 6x « »«|f>«: r *.i •» •I.-.nri' (1 :— it h\^ advantage* whfrh art* 00*1 no m re I** f i'1 trvu-ar In.7. all A m - r: ** n\ unMed in common, from ti d-vii tiitiiui crtiirli war spread oft r En re: ■; and when the American Gr-v- en i" nt *a- mi ah uid as to re- rt lo e;* I iivgfl and nou-inipo»tnti' fi / N?Ca P3 N became, at once the euuepOt ol commerce, and the abodi of peace* Sir. when the word* itwtcavddtcaji fell from mvpen- fbr runts of the-Hon. 1J<>0 Tl Hamilton's house wt re foil m ttn vi, w. 'I'liut house, Sir. was reared And eoflN lliahwd out *.>f ti>< former pros¬ per Ify of Canada : that house, Sir%UR**d to bf the hospitable report of etfry Gentleman who vMted the Province:— if lias welcomed a Royal siraiii'rr, raid ■warmed with its wine, tin- best blond of Knslnnd. In f"M confidence tiHrl *• an indulgent and mild constitution" would remain un-ullied, a.id. that wi«« Jaws tor the prr^p'. rity and growth ' f Canada, would never be *et aside, thu -£enr*rous founder of thai house left pre- vision by his \\ rrx, for mahitatning, io the remotest ago, the true British hos¬ pitality, to irhicfa he so nobly jpSTi commencement.—That h^use, Sir, was seized by our own military, and. by them, burnt down : yet, not a penny ha- hei n paid in recampenc* to it:> om- » :r ; and. so much has confidence in roperty been shaken that the largest ■state, in Canada would hud it hard, fa} credit, to rebuild it. Go, Sir. ai>(! enquire of Farmers, if they can find a feady market for 'heir wheat: go to Storvkeeperr, and ask, if they can gel cas1, for -ioods ;—tell me if '.and has maitUained it^ price ; tell me upon w hat y^tl I ^t v<»ur hope of safety against b- hj< 'rod under loot by the very re* publicans of whora you ars alarmed. I. Sir,am seriously alarmed, and most aeriously anxious to retain this Province to the British nation. Since I pressed the Atlantic, I have seen rea oris, which make me, even enthusiastic in the cause : and these reasons, i -dial I, on a proper occasion Unfold. They are fr.<ind**d upon grand arid liberal principles, having in view the mo-t ex* tensive benefit?, not only to our nation, bat 'o the human race. My first ud- dre*rt laid ih- foundation of wj scheme * |ny second made a pau-e5 tili 1 could a certain, if there was spirit, in this country, to maintain tin* dignity of the lav., nid t* preserve the rights of pro¬ pyl ll inviolate. Insure mo th**, uuil Canada shall flourish :—insure me this, si:d if shall ^o beyond the United Stall's, in prosperity, as the day out- chinas the night* [laving seauncd your own letter, let o- now proceed to that, of which yon Were tn*an enough to be the humble Canter. This letter, is no doubt, the work of j Jour able friend : and it certainly dis¬ plays (portability than your's : altho1 the sum of this ability is wa-tedon the intention of falsehoods and an artful adjustment ol th« most malignant insin¬ uations. Regardless of truth, and jrn- fciis of reason, your able friend hurries from point to point, and would carry the unsuspecting to hi*- own coneTn- si^ns : but, whoever calmly quesfionc and compares as he aoos along, will stand in no danger of being deceived. I The letter bears some mdicatu n- of a I fli<ordered imagination : and the best apology will not hide in it, the ravings of an angry man. Jealousy, and Envy, and Pride. ar*> the chief movers in this iniquitous pro* Auction ; and their prime object is to stir up kindred passions in the bosom of the reader, against my character 4 designs. No less than three times do these evil passions wantonly profane the name of Saviovr, Mark it well ! These were the identical passion* w liich festered in the breasts of the wicked, nciien the Saviour of the world blessed itwlihhis in-truction, and ritngii-'d to v>ici* it, with example divine- f)h ! n«- ver»ndingrli. Oh! hmnan depravi¬ ty, that will feed for ages on every chn itable,—every honest,—every sin¬ cere endeavor to ameliorate our condi¬ tion, and raise us to heaven. The proud, envious and jealous spi¬ rit of your friend, telle me, that I have not only offered myself as the Saviour Of the country, but, M in that .vc//W/a-- u w;ned character dictated measures, 'J even uorils^ to Us inhabitants,1 V ■ i'h mi experience Thf lying spirit of yonr friend, iti- incates, even through the mechanical | ne»l5uTi» of *ari*d trpe, that my mo* t:sv*x are not really p-ne; theaij dri- v;n. hon.e his fi.-ii:tati*ri ivitll an un- rlotihting ** necessity f.r deception,** and. trusting (hat. hi« reader is t; de- roiv' d." ^ -ail- •" cnuhdeiic.*" in tr.e, bv P"i:Mn.s to fc< pioiessions.,? a-* if I 'had aSvidonod •> "tiiicfeowo atlvune "A. [Til ' lyitttt spirit th'-uce proceeds to say tha* i ttcr.nse <;-the inhabifauts oi Up* IM [»er Canada, of want ol spirit, want jt% of feeling, w.*nl of dignity.—ol sia- i l; vish ^nhmissjon to a corrupt a.id ty¬ rannical Government ,M hot, let my Hitintfs b^ searched from end to end. and it will be found fhatfhi* spirit just¬ ly mi I'ifs rue addition of itnpudtni^ to his * pith&f?. I have uniformly extolI- ■ d the Governme?lt : but its ministers, movt asscredly- f accuse. The <piri- of i.)Ul able ftiend. brt- con.e perturb-d with exertion, now puff- out a volume of inte'rrogatories ; and, with returning breath, labours on in hi« furious vomtion. He, at la t, does me the justice to quote some of m> word-, and attemptu la species of ^nibbling arffumitit, in 'which he is singularly uufnituuate,— [The pufrontige unrlftivnuritism (»f l";>- p«ir Canada; sre, n»ost Ktrirtty. at once, prtlhry a>u! rtdnous, '] he ma-- M the granted land is .jive;*, to ocuolu whone- * ■ r ver think of ocupying or irpprovin^ i' J To fh'Pw it i-s a pftltjy gift, for it yields (them nothing : n^A to (he emmhy/^ it is ruinous f for, »-uch land li"- like a putrid carcase, injuring th*1 health and cheeking the jrro- Mi of a ! around it. The cuitnins, spirit, having sunk the importance of the subject, by hisqiub- biinir argument. rise< a little, in -hew of en Tgy,aud, then sink-, with "long- tried integrity, public spirit, deserved popularity," yea, even with Cwprovi- dance" itself, into otter hopelessness of checking the "influence" of pat- rmuge a ud />/-,. urttftm. Having not thine matter* consigned to rest and oblivion, he thinks it safe io introduce " your (my) late Gover¬ nor," from w'lich mode of expression it seems a if he knew that I have iong been a land-holder of L'nper Canada. !■■■ family^ givpup the name of the peison who has brought you to shame. i)o (his and ftpologi/e fij>r yourself. Sjr, a-* I am perfectly sincere, and qnxiouH, on accouiH of your family. iha* no triiliii'.' consideration should make you he-imte in d ting yourd^.ty. I have to be/ that yon will not ftlighJ n»y advice because i ir*ve designated myself frt a British Farmer." I became a farmer under no neces-it\ of living by it : and, had I chosen your profe- sion, should h*v? cou-idered myself, with the fortune and influence towhich I was bom, veff unlucky, at this time of life, had f ni»t bt^n higher on the British Staff than you. Y'ou hinted <« conver-ation, that, I had borrow -d *%>m« of my sentiments from one of my 'riends. and it has been rumoured that I am merely the mouth¬ piece of a pavfy- Nothing can be more untrue. I kwpn my statistical enquirU'sin C»,,iir'a Hl,d decided as to ihe false stepol Governor Core, before 1 arrived at this place, among my friends. I have4" alon^acted so as to shield them tr*M re«p«nwl>ility. en mj accouni : a-.d. f!,1'y h*x * aided me so li'fle, that v* t$* ',OIIr ' ^ave not been fi ri»;5h d with l Report of this Town* •*h;n.ii' which •-* niawJ of th-m reside. The Ma^i tratp*°»' ^tlis Township wer-j ( 'be first to reCommtHwl m) ;cheme. audi f 0.'-c\ tfx-n'he ror,ort«* COnsiento their are what | ha.' be^nn : but they met land seamed afriW ^teltin^ what #he> j thought in an^v»*'r to n\> Sbt 'jnery : and here the if*1*8* >«**» "l ^ J ""P" pose, it is knoft11 ,1Prt th* wind blow*. A worthy Ma^ tiatc' °' t,|P I-oudon District was m,'.ri-candid with me. He frankly said, t"3' they (in his Town¬ ship) would have answered this query 0 ore fully u if ",r>)' had dared ;" and.. 1 know that :n *Ci»g»m one man clench. ed his |i>t. am' another shewed his ctms$\ in oppoi^lou' Sir, for ten V'ars l havo s^ood b\ myself the supporter of very lofty priuv ciplesin Brifain- I' n;,:i been my uni¬ form maxim to BoaN I can, as an in* dividual* but neVl r ro connect mys.-lf with party, in polities. After T had done with sch(rt$sar|d collcijes, ispect fifteen month* tl^eiling over England to inform m< seV as to it-i arts and a-r- ricuMure. i)uii»S thi-s (inv, now 17 Mv dear Major, writeoff instantly , __ Richard Leonard* Dnantnimd lh% ! upon affection, upon the sense of obk Niagara Falls. fVA\ him that I ant] |ligations received. These sentiment) inexpr-^ibH obliged to him for having] |hold nations together rnnre firmly thf. i any oath; and, they are sentiments of winch we need not be a-hamed, when -o manluli) taken my part and stood in I the "a\ of enquiry. Tell him that [j _,...._._ --7 -..v« liavt* cow nn re power over the good J i we come into the presence of him, who things of the Province than ever : and,! j hath said, ** swear not at all" ROBERT GdURLAY. hat i will do any thing to f'avonr him. T< II him thai he ins onlv to send me fh* number of any reserve in any Town-; a'hlp9 not located, and an order for it shall be sent him from home ; or, if I he is a half-oav Officer, and would Ukei to be a Colonel In the Militia, or nn to be a Colonel in the Militia, or nn t Mast week, to York, in a letter to the inspecting General, that I could help1 j Honorable Thomas Clark, requestiut 1* J. It l V * ■ ■ * 1 1 I ■ * . * t * _ * I _^h POSTSCRIPT. The following 1 eiitinn, together with a similar one, addressed to th» Legislative Council, were sent by me last weelt, to V'ork, in a letter to the while he hns hut recently come to rn-ii'icimure. um'>"e ««« time, now \j ido h.reon hi< !ale piircliase, or moiv |vcir»xfo. I «*» employed lor sonu- ».>in- / '■ \.- ht 6V»riini'iit tomafcp ennui- Nkvly, lii« 4t<a»f. Ilvw ti >., this port *-ft|| bi«= reppatpdly calJing nu "a stranger,""anunknown straw^er,*' and " a wanderer ?" Buf, |Pt Us not l-we *t^t d" fJoTeroor Gore, with whom, he rays, - he had no pessimal [acquaintance." He deos not choo<c, to enter " into the particular-! of his I a'lmiuistraiiou" which is much to bi ' desiretl : and, by admitting thai fbr GoTernnr" may i>e inyptuous," m bes i'- to be diverted from thi main que*. ti m, as to u tin Ixlraya! of the sacr»d tru«t reposed in him."' II,- had no per¬ sonal knowledge of the Governor; but he protendstobequite positive, that jhe could not bo gniJly of »< deJifeerate baseness :" and. he is not <>|y so well vcrfed in the Governor's rrtanteiur (Witliont hiving any personal r. quaiu- (anco)as to be <nre of this : but, hf know- that of his enemies also, and as¬ sures u«, that the bi-tevst of them " would blush to arrnsa him." i Now, n-liat i< all this, but (he farra-1 so-fa deceitful spirit, labouring to blind us. VVe don't care whether Governor Gore was impetuous or not : I »e don't wish to suppose aim guilty of deliberate baseness : we value as no¬ thing your able friend's conviction ; and we stand in no need of the Gnv- r) into the means of bettering ihecon- jdifion of the English ^ ',\f. ] & .,,,. [strafed!tbe principle vnth whieh I wa, charged, and, H*eadftfation0f that prin¬ ciple, with mod.fi-ats„Ils. wouM |(i,v„ •«wd millions ot mom., ;,1K| ,.lirr roe.. (I thn -o.nfort of an|iOQ. 0f |,„mail berngs. My empioy%rS jbrnuk fro:.. the principle, after it „a< pr r,.d . ou, I was not so easilj nvoV,d. Aftcrkeep- !U;.'"> **• «P°n '< ^rPiah, years, re. ■tdingin Scotland, a. a farmer, up..,, awNthfrt estate, I ,nH,0ved into Kn- sla.d and. taking a 'mm there, b"- ram«- Overseer of th« lo„r. and went through thiT whole d^t»i} 0, parish rea- iiagement, that I ml^( ,)P mq.;ter o: my subject, in practi^, as well as in theory. After live years experience jift this situation, finding my ideas be- rominffmature, J b. v.„ to publi-h lit- He traces -ign«d and dated, from rim* t.) time, chiefly to nianifct censtaue; to the object I had ;„ vie«. The'• were continued in fl„; third jaar, and a month before I left home, f had a 1" Jtitlcn, beariiiij nearly a hundred sig- int-ire*, presented to Parliament, t<> bring forward my s|(..nie i„ a formal and serious maooer, i'ii- *" J .-tiri «- I >»f fold out my mind ; and when I ?• -!".k from doing so, let it be said that Di) boa ted rights, as a Briton, an 'arni-hed. In utmo-t sincerity 1 have as-i.,!ed my lanftua^p, to make j)1?.- my meaniug, by giving a form of a - *i-<n ; but so farfrom wishing m\ Words t« b*- uspd. I have said thai vl it " Mould be n.'.-t de-irable to see every *' r. -n, <;r body of men, using expres- " sionsi, suifalile to hi-, oi liieii pecu- " ii.-.- feeling :" o^d I new say, • ijng some r>f your friei'd's uorda, tiinl if tit' ■< • :v '-a I. . «l. d ri'hT =i d *frong in C..\b eitenwyo 1 rovraee :"— erner'- bitter st enemies to accuse him. The charge against bimis, that he has thwarted the intention of tlielaw, and reduced the value of property to an im- men.-e amount. The wretched deceiver. afteraJI these attempts, seeming still conscious of their impotence, again ve.„ts his wrath •it my character and principles, and lupin some verse to his assistance, ivhtrhrlearly applies, onlj to himself, rof what kind can be dear to such n ragabot-.d as this ? It so happened, Sir, thai immediate-1 i.\ over your own letter in the newspa¬ per, stood a quotation from one direct Irom England, exhibiting some little proof of tlieestimaiiou ie.i|oyathouie. sir, (hue never crossed t'i,(; atlantic, one to whom ids native land was more dear than myself; and had I occasion to tell the tale of the rni>n>rtunes and persecution ■.» hicli have driven me here it w. uld start the blood from your heait,htiweverwatery and cold. If, Sfr,tOHSethe s"fi!eof your in.'o- lent prcte,:«.', your conduct |)£>s been Ihceflett cf.aistaken zeal, be advised and aeknowU-dgp thai h mu mistaken. If yen ever again desin* to assoeia- wttl, Ufit! ,. O !■.■«•,-; a k ■ ..,„ if it ,. Ut'ljf, ci tu lie It... nearer ^f au .l(1,,|r . H - ...ion. Mr, was kept out of right a- much as possible by powesrfd i-.Jluences, but I am not the man to d >sert a great cause, where 1 know i am right, and as sood as 1 return home it shall be advanced by farther endeavors. It is part of my l^rcsentpian te mak'-Canada, at once beneficial to the English poor, and a valuable extension of theBritish empire. Now, Sir, as I hav;; pxbibiii'd t;*o- fives which I would not otherwisehav. done had ! not been pu bed to it bv your narrow-minded a>.d rile accusa- tions,it becomespeift-ctly natural for me to suspect yurs : and, equally fair, to give the public a clue by which they may account for the zeal "in the cause you have espoused. To your able friend I give the, merii of the plot. An anonymous letter could not answer his purposi by Itself, lie knew yo-r weakness, pointed out •ulvantaeps in the game, flattered you ••• Mi* conceit that you could write a . tter, and prevailed With you to give your full address at S'>t/»ur<i I'tillt. i hirh would mark you fro -i the fur- ihe-t corner o) the earlb. flavingtbu*. made you his cat»piaw, and ^ot your I'tterand his print; d in thes'rnftiiews- papnr, it became an easj matter to en- • lose this in a blatrft cover and direct it Ito Major IJaltOn, a".mu for UpperCa- nada, Loudon. Major H* in dutyij! 1 bfan to that. Desire Leonard (o make enquiry and find out, ifpossiblc* who the L:Hid Holder is w ho write.- for me ir th;* Stma paper so ahhf ; and,ascet* rain, i' he would accept of any favour. He is th:> very man for us ; and no un* occupied Po$t or Reserve shall be re- fused, if they but notify to \xs^private- iy. from tiirie to time, what isgoingOHa and of what they stand in need. Ad¬ ieu, S;r. . Canadian's !—The paper will ad¬ mit of my saying but a few words to fou. EtCYicw all that has beert writ¬ ten,—think., and aet for yonrseltes, like m.n. I^et etery one send in a I fitiou foreu'fuirv ; or, cease to com¬ plain of unpaid claims and ev"ry tiling ttUe,—My oivtl petition v.a»i sent off la t week to York to be presented to lie Legislative Council, as well as to the A*M.mbly. 1 sro told they will not receive it : be it so : I do mv duty, and shall rect cotttcntefL Perhap? .ucmb&rs are petted with what I ?aid of their conduct las' yar; butjud^ohow •ar I was iii^ht h\ liieiro^n latt^itage ••incQ they last met.—" Your Honor's 4 comnvunicotioij to us of theinfenliou •'ol" His Royal liiahnbsft the Prince '" Recent, (o apply the proceed^ of the ;t estates vested in His Majesty under M the provisions of the Statute to de- Cl Clare certain persons therein de-cri- ic bed, aliens^ to compensate the lass "* of individual^ by the invasion of the c enemy, affords us astfofigandgrit* ' fifying proof of the gracitnts von aid- 41 rration of His Royal I Highness for " those of"tlis Mtjestifs faithful sub- Ejects who suffered in lite late can- a4esLn Surely, members of Assem¬ bly will blu-h when they retteet on this adulatory language, which makoa RU Majesty's taifh/ut M»l)jeets, at once de- i i^'* llic Mtj'sf}, and wrong them- - jfves. M *n HI certain sjiuations for- g r fhemsclvcs, unless urged on byofh- ci men : and the wisdom of the Brit- ish canstitufioii provides the means of i\ iny (Ills in the right of petitioning* \\<*w noble would it be, were members ;.f Ay-en.bly, voluntarily, to rise above their wakue5a ! Gentfemen ! 1 lie under no pledge to yon, but to publish your Reports in Ivt^hiud, and 1 will honorably redeem (his pledge. Your Township Report* -hall bt faithfully published ; but you cannot expect ;i single man to come to Canada, for the purchase of land, if security in property remains doubtful, and if the laws are to be >'t the merry of every impetuous (Jov.rnor. The Reports will be valuable at home, be¬ cause they will prove the advantage of -miiintiug; but a choice will remain ^f coming hereof ffnjng to the Slates. The principle of allegiance which I maintain is p*»tfeetly sound* If not, the Biiti h Government has been steal¬ ing men from all the nations of the earth for the la>t fr>'jr-sc;»re v*?ars.— If not, many thousands ol good people in the Uitited States are liable to be haog the monjer.r they set foot on British »round.—if not, a full half of the adult population of Upper Canada have per¬ jured themselves, and may lv fairly put to death whenever they cross the American frontier. The law and practice upon this prin¬ ciple, I have told you, are not suffi¬ ciency defined ; and, now, that all nations are at peace, is the very mo¬ ment to £et them settled. It is a dufy which nations owe to individuals to de¬ fine and setUe these : and it is the duty of individuals to call upon nations to do so. In this part of the world, of all ofh- "rs, it is important, that every thing should be clear on this head. Here, I or many hundreds of miles, two na¬ tions, sprung from the same stock, speaking the same language, governed by the same laws, ruled by the same cu-toms, assimilated by the same man¬ ners, and connected, in a thousand wa\ s, by the endearing ties of relation¬ ship, are closely in contact. Good God ! is the narrow boundary between two Mich christian nations to flame with eternal hate ? Is the independent •spirit f man to be eon lined by the ac¬ cident of birth ? are we to have no |]u byw|ijch,in safely, m* may chatty »•«( ahodej—driAttu from home b.v bouic n i him to present tiie latter to thi Court. ci!. and to give the other to a mem bet of Assembly, for presentation to that body. A letter just received from Mr. Clark, dated, York,23d insf. infonpi me, (hat, he will neither present the one, nor^ive the other io be present* ed, because, be differs from me in opliu ion, and thinks, I have done wrong. This is a most serious matter, and mii t be explained. La- year, at this time, the right of petitioning was atgu* ed reorc seriou.-ly in the British 1 ar» Uament than at any former period. It was allowed that no Petition could be refused presentation, which was ex* pressed in becoming language; and! have seen a member in our House of Commons present a Petition^ stating that he did so, in duty to his constitu¬ ents, although heditfered from them is the opinions which the Petition ei> nres-ed It is perfectly plain, that,undersuc| a system as the Borougn-mo'^niij system of Kugland, or the Canadian system of patronage anJ favoiirit'bm, our right of petitioning, secured to ui by the Bill of Rights, wonid not be worth having, if it le-ted with the rc/J of members of Parliament. It is plain that under the free exercise of this right i'.o British subject can honestly rebel agaitlftt Government. When he thinks things are wrong, it is his duty toex* press his opinion, by petitioning ; and as tiooh a^ a majoritj of hi- fellow sub¬ jects adhere tegrXhur in petitioning m any one object, it must, ol necessity, bt carried. I ask the inhabitants of Upper G* nada to examine my pptitiiwi, word bj word. 1 nm not conscious of a single one being out of place. I express mf opinion as to encjoiry, and ask for nt f'Ppor?uiut> ol proving what I awV^^' be true. If»my request is granted and j fail in my proof, if will quiet theysub, !ic mind. If I am denied, it must s*k tie the point, that complaints are u^i ^ronruled, and that certain peonV <; love darkness rather than light, their deeds being evil." I now notify, that, my Petit ion? w8] be given by Mr. Clark to any membfr of the Councilor Assembly who ef(L 16 do the duty of pr^feutin? ihem r^, pcctively, and let they that do so be Stiled the most zzorthy. I am in some hrpe that my Honor* ble friend, Mr. Clark, will, hinnelf come alive (o his duty, and, remember what the Poet savs : Honor and sbaine from no rondition ri*p; Act Htll your part, there ail rhe, Annor]j*t R- G. To The Honorable, the Commons ofUpptt Canada, in Parliament AJfemhled. The Humble Petition of Robert Gourlah \SHEWETH-. That your Petf'ionerii a Bntlfh Sul j-a ; 3-.d, a proprietor d land, m Upper C?r^da. l^hat, ynur Petitioner came to tMi Province, to enquire into the Rate of hi property ; and, to afcertain, whcther.k could advantageous- fettfc lure. That your Petitioner has found hit property greatly depreciate.\ :Aing Io theMpen&Ni of Uw9 a pr.era) imt admimHiationof affairs, aW, the vio¬ lation of public Faith. That, your Petitioner firft difcovcrrf, that public fait h was violated, at the Mf feitlcmeiM of Perth vvhm he was there, the Brftwcrfc of July lad. ^ That your Petki'niei then conceit that tuch violation arofe on' of feme mifmiderftan liu^ between the Home and Provincial Government :__thit l- *l j belief, and cxpedTing to ^ct l>dilj I back to England for explanation.be, not only endeavoured to foothe the minds ot the feulers, but font homel Favourable Report of the fcuVwenh which has fincebecn publifhtd, there, m tin newspapers. That, your Petitioner, having recently made an ejttciifivc Tour in the weftcrt part-^ of the Province, has had eccafnm to dito^r, that vinJattbn of bhUk hM mn comjilatncd of by ma..y, in thrfc part^ ; and. ti;i,t a v. r*y gcncrfl| fP,Yr of <!tfc<..u..;r and dcfpoudcncv prevailed ihioughwut.