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Las diagrammes suivants illuatrent la m^thoda. ata Hure, a J ;2X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 '■ / ^ ^OVA SCOT/4 .>^3«^' PROVINCE HOUSE J' I! # s I' 1 i * -^t \N \ :^\^.^ \ V U of the Town of Halifax \ >fif^ To thePeop GENTLEMEN, ^ j t, the improper expend '««' ^„^pi„„„ be ,„y upon you, f - ,t Undertaken the task of d« („„„dedo„fact.IV>a^,^^^„ howJoeMly j:^ Ve t^. Have ^een ^^tr .*tWe ||;/have been actuated by no ^^ ^^^ ^__^^ ^„ ^^e m^ gainst ■'XrullaB^i^aSP opmwn. Yours, &c. THE AUTHOR \ i 1 is tl re9\ der this con not 1 see liiti '\\ ?1^ ca tb th tb tb w tl h C nS ^R A A LETTER, &c. • The first tnstitutlon I shall take Into considaratioii, is the Police Office ; and as I intend to go into yac/», respecting the whole institutions, that shall con^ un- der reviet, I shall not descend to have the sheets of this pamphlet polluted by any falsehoou ; but on the corUrar^rto hav. them supported b). facts, which can- not be controverted nor contradictea. This Police Office, to do it justice, I must call it a scene and sink of iniquitjr, infamy, corruption and po U latios ; arul calls loudly tor a reform m the most es- SfiUnches of it. To eff^ect a reform m th s Willy ilessary office, the immense salary of its Xt which is W per. annum ought to be reduc- el Sa.* proportion of this reduction ought to be • ^1he Police Constables ; for exclusive of this I Clerk of this Police Office eJlacts for each spd for assaults thefts, &c. 2j. U Now ^ mmmmexpecied, that the Police Officer*. «M*"%: ^jLl^y sum of about 26/. per year, will ever faith^ TW awl effectually execute the trust reposed m themi!VVThe very contrary is to be expected, trom the iflAirificance of their salaries; and by reducing the salary of the clerk and raising theirs, more good will be done for the protection of lives and f^f^'^h than has ever yet been accomplished by the erti e head, and delfcate hands ot this truly valuable Clerk r • I shall now take notice of the whole body politic of the magistrates ; and shall show to you the vari- ous changes, 1 intend to brin^ against them. First, receiving money sufficient from the rents oi the public buildings, lots leased on the common, oeet market, fish market, truckmen's licenses, general %^ f i#); ■r- Tim v< r.,.dlarB and special license" i'or retril of llquore, ^c. Tc suffirnt I pa, the whole of the country rates, poor rates road money, Src. kc. The Court House Building pays per year, 225^ The Green Market, let as shops, ^^ The lots on the common, ''^ ^ ^ The llcenqos for truckmen, ^^^ The Beef Market, , m a n Par, '.I the Be,fMa,ktl let to Mr. Mc'Leod, 40 Fl li Market, , „ ,,• . iROO General, 4 eci J and pedlars' licences, \m)^^ 2713 2 6 This sum, at leasU the mapstrates receive annually from the public buildings, of which the people of^^^ town have already haS to pay for ; ^^f ^^'^ this, they or their friends have assessed a^.d receive this present Year(1819) 67b M * ... . ^m^ Kor Wells and Pumps *^ -. . Making t^gcti.rr the sum of ^076 M 3 For Country Rate?, For Poor Kateri, For Road Money, this that annually ^ ^^-f^^^^^^tenS^iully Twordt for it ; for never did any elector or ^^^^^^^^^^^ er oerson of this town, ever see an account ol the ex 'perdTure. True it - they will tell you, j.um^^^^^^^ before the grand jury, and there see an account ot the expenditure^ but what individual will ever m ke himself so conspicuous, as to go and argue the m^ n oper expenditure of so many poun(is, before the Scry persons, who so liberally pocket a very hand- fiomc proportion of it themselves? evei ing thoi time upoi coui tha< fore we None ererdid, and I hope and trust, that none will ever so far forget himself, as to run the risc|ue of be- ing torn in pieces bj these ruffians of municipal au- thority. Tne magistrates of Edinburgh were at one time something similar to our own, fond of feasting upon the public, and neglected to publish their ac- counts, until a Mr. Thomas Hamilton, a merchant of that city, by a process before the Exchequer Court, forced them to do so. Much need, God knows, have we in our town, of a Mr. Thos, Hamilton, or any oth- er SPIRITED character, who would undertake to enforce such a ealutary regulation. But we feel so man^^ op- pressions from the u.agistracy, that we live in a thoughtless age, lulled to servitude ; and nothing, but the most ignominious thraldom, is intended for us, by c IT municiuai Tiilf^r% Th' '^ix: charge, I shall bring forward, is illegal imprisoncjent. For the most trivial offence, such as inioxicitiors oyarrelling, &t,. &c. are the citizens, of this torn seni^'c SVidfcWfcll, a p'ace expressly declar- ed fc. tb" reception and confinement of the most no- torious rHit?VF,s and VAGA)B0Ni>3 : and if all such char«- ' actprs were sent there, so many of our magistrates would not be seen eve; y day, parading about the court house and other public places. The next charge, 1 shall bring against them, is »"Uh regard to their Court of Quarter Session, and I Siiall now incontestiblv prove, that they have sold the public justice of the country in the most shameful and disgraceful nianner. A number of instances might be quoted, but one will suffice for the present. In the month of September, three men, of the names of Caton, Cashon, and Coleman, were tried for an assault on a man, of the name of Hickey, and by the jury found guilty. The sentence of the court was as fol- lows — vou Caton shall pay a fine to our Sovereign Lord and King of 25/. you Cashon and Coleman shall be imprisoned, for the space of six months. Caton not having the amount of the fine in his possessioq, k y was imprisoned until the fine should be paid. Now, This mere nhantora and shadow of justice was mana- led in this pretty manner, that Cashon after laymg a ?ew lays Jpn.k bought his release from the Mag- istrates for 10/. and was told, on his discharge; "Had we have known, that you had been possessed of any monies, you never' should have been senten- ced to confinement, as we would rather receive pecun- iary compensation for these misdemeanours, than per- sonal or solitary confineroeBt." .1 „ ^c Now will a,>y ,.er,on inform me what becomes of the hundreds oi pounds, the, every y«f '^""''^ this extraordinary and shameful "annf . • .^°- . i " J L carefully kept in the back ground ; .t is kept ai^rk IZ \Jd ol^Egypt ; iti. fine "P-"? .<>"* '°;":,S; rei'/' W' S ever he.rd or seen how truly honest and ehant- able has these immense fi^es been disposed ol.W.iy ,lo not the magistrates come boldly forward and de lare in the face of the public that it is employad to Iheir own use, in eating,. dr.nkmg and reveling ■» scenes of riot and dissipation, which is as notoi.aus-. ■■'Tri'rtTharg'e'lshaU bring against the magis- H-ates, is their ooriduct, with regard to a place of great fame ^nd uncommon celebrity ; I mean the Work House, and without any extraordinary declamations or em. ty sounds of higi sounding popular e«pre^»;on« agains i i I will call your attention to facts, which a?e stubborn things, and cannot so easdy be got over, a, to them it may appear. The monies, I have al- ready shown they annually receive they will not have the unparalleled impudence '» deny; yet s range to say, that n the year 1817, the people of this lown was taxed • '40'- for «he support of this Work House. The expencos<;f keeping prisoners in the Work House, is 16.i. per day ; the average daily earnings »l each about 2s. 2J. the average number of prisoners, * Caton has since paid 35/. 28. A there guine: of ini and G such the p is it U( prival ma^is their saffroi I now magi bettc ment wmmmmm ipmiip""" I Now, nana- jring a Mag- 'Had f any entcn- pecun- in p«r- 0C8 of eive in This as dark r Sove- ETibjcct charit- Why md de- oyad to I ling, in otoriouS'*.*^ magls- of great } Work imations aressions , which rot over, have al- will not ,, strange :hi3 lown k House. iie Work irnings of prisoners, 28. According to this scale, which Is true, every day there is a balance left to be accounted for, of one guinea. Now through what deep and dark mazes of iniquity, corruption and infamy, could these great and GOOD men have tax'd the inhabitants of this town such an enormous sum ? Is it because they employ the prisoners to their own private use and benefit, or is it aone (as I think it is)that they may pay their own private debts out of the purses of the people? The magistrates say, the inhabitants of Halifax bear all their taxes patiently and without repining ; and like saffron flourish the more they are trodden upon. But I now pledge myself by all that is sacred and dear to me here and hereafter, that when it is in my power,JI will bring them to the public and patriotic bar of jus- tice to my country, and there reduce them to their penetentials, for having thus coercively plundered the })ockets of the laborious labourer. Nay, ! will go urther. I will so punish them, that they themselves shall acknowledge in their hours of tribulation, that tho' a nolle prosequi might have screened them from jfjie bar of justice, yet the unknown hand of a minister of vengeance has hunted them out, behind the seven fold shield of MIGHTY patronage. I will go further and say to the magistrates in the name of the people of this province, that we are governed by a set of drivellers, from whom we can expect no remedy, but in POISON, no relief but in death. The next charge, I shall take into consideration, is their total neglect of the Poor House, a building of all others, that comes more particularly under their care, and which of all others is the least attended to by them. I am at a loss to account fur this, as I con- ceive there may be something handsome made out of it. But perhaps the present commissioners may do all that is necessary in that way, which precludes the magistrates reaping any benefit from it. For the better government of tnis institution, I would recom- mend a COMPLETE change in the commissioners, and in 9 H I 1 •heir room to substitute good horMi tradesmen, who know wouia cheerfully undertake the task («h.oh » far from being arduous) and a. they pay nearly the WHOLE of the taxes for the support ol i,l have no doubt they would gi»e us an honest and satisfactory ac- couu 01 the eipenditure which has nmr yet teen don" I am glad that some writers m the newspa- pers have at fast brought the subject under discus- Ton • I Lope that some good may ensue from it ! for we a 1 know there is much need and much room for it. Tshall now proceed to animadvert «Pon the Ja^ T.^0 years ago the magistrates obtained about 2l)00(. Ibuid an Addition to this very necessary building. Whe her it was to benefit the prisoners or ttiemselves, rknownor; but the latter Torcibly strikes me -.and I wd now explain why I think so too. It never hai bee. used but in one solitary instance and tha was o or summer's scorching heat, in humour or out of hu- mour by day light and by candle light, are all the ooor w/br'""" debtor' crowded together m o»« rC. w.tl out distinction to age colour or character Now what was this enormous sum expended for ? bors U not posilhely preye, that it was net expend- Pd for he poor unfortlina.e debtors!" And is there not strong PBESCM-T.VE proof, that it was expended for the benelt of our weallhv friends, acting under comm.s- !^rom llomthe Esecutiye authority, as maoisteates? '"Thave been informed, and I belleye my ■norma- .-.on to be true and j^'A, that the presen* Jailor re- rofves an additional salary than his predecessor did, J^Irevent his taking jau. fees. Now these fees arc c«cted a .d v.oLE.c\ used to obtain them. I know c'othes to be kept from the poor debtors for the c.otnes lo 1^ ^^j.^ actually Te" ry o c"om7J:- . a,!d I think as fully necessary. ^o'l e slke of decency. Why do not the magistrates nerfere ' The reason appears tome obvious , that hey a e wiling to countenance fl^beb from their fwm n, who hich is rly the lave no ory ac- t Deen icwspa- discus- I it ; for m for it. Jail. — ■ t 2000/. )uilding. oaselves, me jand !ver has t was to /s cold t of hu- all the • in ONE tiaracter. ied for? expend- there not d for the cotnmis- TRATES ? inforiiia- Jailor re- essor did, fees are I know 3 for the e actuallj necessary, lagistrates ious ; that Vom their 9 » infcriorb ; as tlie people of ihii town are to sit si- lently down, ami be plundered by their superiors. Ifyou will adhere to the assertions of the Jador, he m^y saturate your souls with inlormr vion, which is as difcf^raceful to hirn, as it is folly to you o listen to it. Tlio last act, I shall at present take notice of, nith regard to the maj^istrates, is with rcj^ard to down- n^\A and elfectual robbery ; I mean rolibmjjr a very respectable an.l hi^bly usoVul class of people ; I mean the butchers ; and I will explain to the satisfaction of the most sceptical how this was accomplished. Six stalls at the south end ol the beef market, durin,": the last ^iiramer.havc by tlie magistrates been desrtoyid, and a partition made fiom tiiij mirket, jwhicii i- >w lot as a Py occry shop to iVlr. M'Leod for the <.mji of 40/. This partition effectuall)^ stops the tree circula- tion cf air. !n consequence of this, more anim ' pro- visions have been destroyed to the great detnm»>atof the butcheis, this sumnicr, tlian ever was before ; and all this for the hake of a paltry suu^ of money.lhat the magistrates will never account for. In the techni- cal language ot the magistrates they call it bye money; that is it b^ing in a bye place, it is devoted in so bye a manner ; that by the bye, we never see it accounted for. It will appear obvious to evory candid person, that a great many more charges of minor importance, might be brought on the carpet; but as I have un- dertaken, that this shall be published in a cheap pamphlet, so as the poorer class may have an op)- portunity of purchasing it ; 1 therefore do not wish to swell it to a volume. I positively disclaim all allu- sions to Mr. Liddel and Mr. Howe ; nor do I think Mr. Heavisidc so culpable as some have imagined. There is another grievance, I shall now ♦^ke notice of, '* The Court of Commissioners." I have read of ii High Commission Court in England, in the reign of Charles the first ; and we all kflbvv the fatal conse- quences that attend it. Now our Commission Court is in miniature what *;iat was in the great, I v ill not >•>.. 10 H 1 f- 1 undertake to say that such a court oupfht not to exist ; but I think one could be framed on nune just and lib- trnl jirintiples, and I will now siiow the grievances complained of and point out the remedies. However trlUing the sum you sue for, you cannot proceed to ju'lgment, under 12 or 13.y. and if you sue for 10/. the amount of the expenses is the same. Aow I know two poor peoj)le engaged in litigation, where the plaintiff thought he had good and sulHcient cause of action. Now this poor person could not obtain a hearing un- der 8s. When this was paid, the court decided aijainst him. In vain was his remoi iirating against it ; for these JW5/ and geiierous judges would not listen to any argument for to refund this iriflinjj amount to them (though great amount to this poor person). This is one instance out of hundreds, that occur in this court. To remedy the innumerable ills complained of, I will point to a plan which will at once eradicate them. Could there not be found thirty six gentlemen, patri- otic enough to deciile justly between man and man, in cases under 10/. ? I will jirescribe the form. Let a list of thirty six gcntlonien, who would undertake it, be struck oiF. Let three of them as they come in rotation, sit the first Munday and Tuesday in every month, without fee, emolument or reward. By this plan three men devote two days in every ykar, for the beneiit of their I'ellow citizens, and will be [)aid by the gratituU It ,„r, on t.,eV. .^y of * o crn. li» will move lor a srecuL jury. A day is 1 en poi„tod for the trial •, and ,f ■rvv.^VB "' '''^ J";^^'^ ,'0 m,t attend, he refuses to have ,t hlled up b)^ Ul s m^n Bv a.iiii"^ til 5 t le cause is put oil, until alio ..lei uZ. Thu-u, .M,..ss turn of terms 1»- -J it hout torciug the delinquent '".i'^-V « ;«'.'^".,;','f,{ owes. This the t'oor tradesmen know to hc.ro rnvv d'sanpointment and mortification. II these bprx "":• ,3ere better informed than the petit ones; rXuld Administer more conscientious jus ico than thev do nocomnlaints would be made. But 1 «ili they "o,no, ,„.„ves direct V to the contrary, give you a iact, lliat plove» ?„ the last Michlcmas term a sj^ecial jury was sum o ed and sworn to decide in the caupe ol brE.u-^o rrHoFFMA!.. a Mr. Fairbanks, who ,s a ^g.^tral^^ c"te twenty miles to be chosen to the honoiivuole nist, as forLan of it. After retiring (or a tiumb . °^^"T:;mai:::j::":r^"Vth:mtifof;i;: pnrties " '''■8,?:° ;/,„•„ , ,yn we have come to a e.pence attu .1.1 t, 1, , ^^^ not be recorded. r^Z'-c. a "1, d their ignorance ; the lawyers f Iblrd a t'h„i,. presumption; and the audielice fwoTe a? ''eir demerits, inslguilicanee and deceit This l^iial farce ended by one of the jury fainting* when hoy wc e all dismissed, to the entire -tisfaotion of Ics lawyers and audience. Now does not tin Cfe the futilifv of summoning special nines .? Drf ^.T,^ 'it jury cv.'r offer, or attempt to lorm such a .,,n d di«"iaceful and ignorant verdict ? n now proceed to take into very serious con- .ide, in h. conduct of one of the legislahve iticiie" 1 mean Uis Majesty's Conned; and en- I' leroiis [iceive awyer of tlie =5 then jurors y tnlis- nother 9 way e truly eir sor- se srFx- t ones ; ce, than 1 will ontraiy. fas sum- iriiilralf!, 10 ur able number '' If the f of the ome to a •e corded. lawyers audience 2elt. This no* when faction of not this •ies ? Did m such a rious con- legislative , and en- 13 deavour clearly and precisely to show the defects, that exist in it, and to point to beneficial measures, that th y have sejected in the last session of provin- cial pailiament. This council is composed 8f twelve of the most respectable and honest inhabitants of Halifax; but I in'e»)d lo argue, that they are also too wealthy. This may appear at first sight to be a weak argument, that mei/s fault should exist in honestly obtain!, g a haudson.e independency. But I will so clearly prove, that these gentlemen ought not to be admitted into this branch of our legislature, as will set the best arguments for it at rest for evv^r, in the land of si- lence and eternal oblivion. After a long discussion in the House of Assembly, they at last agreed to establish a bank in the town of Halifax. I have read the bill that passed through the House. It appears to me to be fraught with good wholesome purposes; it is to encourage trade in a very great degree; it is to facilitate payments be- tween man and man ; and has for its object the pres- ervation of the precious metals, which we all know are hourly going to benefit tl^e commerce of the United. States. Yet, strange to say, the coun- cil rejected it. The reason they did so appears to me very obvious. Would they agree to a bill, that v/ould elfectually annihilate their own interests ? It would do so ; for it would prevent them lending their money at exorbitant interests. But they tell us that they rejected the bill, on the re[)resentations of some very respectable merchants. But well I know how to describe such merchants ; little, paltry, pedling fel- lows, venders of two penny wares and falsehoods, who under the idea of trade sell every thing in theip power, honour, trust and conscience : and such is the unfortir ate lot of humanity and this town, that such characters are to be found in every street in it. They are men, who have no lasting attachment, but at the shrine of mammon, and arc always to be found in the greatest plenty, when any measure is proposed i I i. "I n u for the interest of their country. The Kouse of Assembly mlglit have predicted the fate of the uank hill, for it was presenting a cup of poison to hlCh. men, as a remedy for a disease. The interest ot the public was put in competition with theirs, and they decided in favour oi their ovfr> dear selves. We are precluded from knowing the members, who thus wil- fully destroy the interests of the comraumty. by not having admittance to hear the debates. Much good would ensue from the erection of a gallery, where all might see and hear. The Governor has the power to disir/iss the members from the council, ^t thev re (use to pass this bill, in their next session, i would strongly recommend lo his excellency, to enforce h-.s prerogative, and to admit, in the room of those dismissed, none but these, w!io have the real interests of their country most at heart. I shall now take iiito consideration the conduct ot our representatives, a;id wliat they have done and left undone in their first session. Great \%ere the expectations of the people ; it being a body just chosen by the free and independent electors; it being seated in a senatorial palace, erected lor them at an immense expenco. But all our expectations have been disappointed, by the line of conduct thev have pursued, and which 1 think they intend to lol- low. The first charge I shall bri- g against them, is iGSuing tickets for their friemls only to be admitted into the front seats of the gallery. What ? a pop- ular assembly met and deciding upon the rights, honour and interests of their country, while the principal part of their constituents are debarred trom even seeing their true worthy rev)re«entatives who by this mere act of self love and friendship, have already forfeited the good opinion of the freeholders of this province, the ever steady friends ofliberty, ot loyalty,and of their country? One of our cjtizens,tor his temerity to gain admission into the front seat, was by these huU/aithful representatives sent to jail, untfl I -4r % m id lie should with bended knees, and uplifted hands, im- plore their forgiveness. This hi refused to do and glad ana I of it ; for they discharged him without subQiittin^, to so servile and ignominious a homage. Thus ve have a picture drawn at length, how truly and tc.ihfully ihey guard our rights, which they have so solemnly promised to perform, and which I will prove they never intended to perform, but on the contrary, to have chains put on our necks, and they to be the men to rivet and to I'x them. I have watched the proceedings of the Housn of Assembly with a vijstaPs vigilance, and shall now fully display their coHduct, with regard to the Dighy Election. A gentleman of the name of Wm. H. Roach took his seal as member for the township of Digby, beuig fully qualified by law, and elected by a majority of one. A Mr. Hughes petitioned the House against Mr. Hoach, declaring in that petition that he ought to be the sitting member. After several days debating on this very ^important point, a majority of the House decided, that the seat of Mr. Roach ouo-ht to be vacated, and a »ew writ issued for the election of a member to represent the township of Digby in general assembly. Now if one vote does not decide a contested election, I would be glad to know if one THOUSAND would. Yet the members of our House of Representatives have decided that 123 is more than 124, and their resolutions on that occasion affects in my opinion the very vitals of our chartered constitu- tion, they being subversive of the rights of the whole body of electors in this province. They beino- so, then, they ought to be expunged from the jounials of the House. This House of \ssembly is created by the people, as the other House, I mean the Council, is created by the representatives of His Majesty; if, then, a major- ity of the House of Assembly declare in contradiction to the writ of ihe sheriff, that a duly elected member ought not to sit, tho' qualified byiaw, and duly chosen. n '■ ^A. 4 16 r AQ^^mblv is &FXF CREATED ami ^" '*• M. 1 • 1..W this happened, and how the I wiU explain how th s napp Represeuta- House was deceived. ^^ wa5 on i i^^ tions of a Mr Ititchie, ^ ^^f ^^^^^^ Mi> Roach Annapolis. This ^r- R tch'^ ^^^^^^ ,f ^..e^bly, to vote for him as speaker ot ti^ ^^^^ ^^f d in opposition to Mr. Rob.e ^his^Mr ^.^^,^.^ to do! Inconsequence «^}^^'^J^^^^^^ brought up Mr. Hughes the Shentt ^^^^^^^ other witnesses, the ^^f ^""J,"",^ lh»s country to an expence of upward^, o^^ ,^ ^^. ^^.^ done to satisfy the spleen x o^ ^^g^.^., RUchle. The facts will bear f o^J J^^^^ . ^^^^ tions. For on a new ^^^^^-^f ^^^^^^^^ at the trick appear on t^^e busting^ b^^^^^ ,-, ,ote played upon him b) ^^^ ' '> ^^„ ^fter a Ion- and Ld^nteresttoaMr Ruggl^B wh^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^.^^ ,evek contested elec.tmn,M-«^^^^^,^^ to be duly -l*^f^«^^^/.\n lowed to fe practised, the If these arts are those ^"^^^ • reprcnentatives original idea of the P«°F ;. ;"f°;telousL, choose the J be lost, ^or the rn^or^^ of che^h ^ , ^^^^^ ^^^^ mnoriiy. and this tb^'y ^ °^ J^ c/eatures, to vote The House of A^^'""'' J .''''^„Vle Provincial Mili- ,0 a plan for better '^«g"'"'''tl J" but have .multed ",. 'They >'-«r ^"^,eto, r Pectingit, declar- thcMessagcs ot the G°v"n° ; LLoved for a com- ing that they «ereun,ntelhg ble^ano nSme to be anointed ;° ";"";; ^,i„ ,„clas cxphc.t wanted, when h.s language 'va' as^P'a .„,i„g. A as the £#»'''»"«;^^.f ' l,e C con'^titutiontl de- well constituted mihtia is tlie oniy %■ 17 ED ami 3y way J THEM- is left ow the ireseiita- ounty of •. Roach pbembly, 1 refused , Ritciiie Limber of put the id all ihjs e of Mr. ay asser- vould ' not the trick , \m vote a long and 1 declared ctlsed, the Ls-entatives choose the that they •es, to vote that would ,ed to listen nncial Mili- ave insulted r It, declar- id for a com- ncy what he id as explicit, oducing. A ;itulional de- fence of a free state and popular government. The states of Europe, and especially Germany^ feel the ef- fects of neglecting to encourage their yeomanry to the use of arms, and are every where enslaved by a stand' ing, regular force. The United States of America, when they declar- ed their independence, sorely felt the want of a disci- plined militia, and I hope nil other countries, who neglect to encourage such a force, will feel ten times more numerous ills, than they did. We have a numerons standing force always at hand, and we do not know how soon they may be called up- on to annihilate our rights and liberties, especially when we consider the complexions of their characters. Foreign mercenary hirelings is one part, and the scum of " Bi'ittons, rascals, runaways," the other. Here then have I shown the necessity of a perfect and sufficient militia, founded on the firm basis of the British constitution. I desire no other. The House of Assembly have also rejected a bill to put a stop to the quackery, which is practised on the unthinking and ignorant part of the community, by people calling themselves physicians, surgeons, ^'c. rerhaps the members thought, that as they followed quackery in the political line, they ought also to en- courage it in the healing one. If a bill of this kind is not carried into effect, I expect shortly to see the barber lay down one bleeding instrument which is his razor, and take up the lance as a substitute ; and the cobler lay down his awl and pairing knife, and take up the probing pin and dissecting knife ; and all this prac- tised with impunity. The last act, and a most shameful and disgraceful one it is, is their increasing their pay, at this critical juncture. The province labouring under debts, which I fear it can never redeem, a diminished revenue, exorbitant taxes, an enormous civil list of upwa''ds oi 16000/.! the plunder in the public otlices under all these direful and distrcssinsr circumstances, have the ,^j»-i-. s*i«««BraapKtetei« :-ifeJi»^( ..«*,i3" ■ '! 18 patriotic members oi" the truly honourable House raised their pay from 900/. to I500/. per year ! ! ! I shall now explain how this grant obtamed the sanction of the Governor and Council, and prove that they have dealt in an unfair and shtffltng manner, T.'ith these two branches of the legislature. . A bill of such importance,a9 went to take money out of the pockets of their constituents.ought to have been one, involving in itself all the measures that were necessary for its object, so that a complete discussion could have taken place with regard to its policy ; but they too well knew its fate, if it was offered m this form; and what did they do to prevent it ? Why, they tacked a clause allowing 1500/. to be distributed among them, to the b^ll of supply. Here the traud was consummated 1 For neither Council nor Governor can M.sect a bill sent to them by the House ot As- sembly, but must agree to it in toto, reject it, or send it down with amendments (in all cases except a money bill). Thebillofsupply.is ea:c/M«w/ya money bill, ' xrefore, no amendments could take place. Now what would the consequence have been, had they rejected it ? Why no revenue could be received; consequently, no money could be paid for roads or bridges, agriculture or fisheries, &c. &c. In this di- lemma the Governor acted like a wise man and gave his sanction to it, not forgetting to upbraid them with their mercenary dispositions. In all civilized governments, the supreme authority must lodge some whore operatively and effectually; zn^ that power in Great Britain and the colonies is lodged in the es'-'cutive. . . ,t r a w Now if the members of the House of Assembly continue to practice these fraudulent measures, the authority of the crown wiU lose its lustre and effect, and will be transferred into the hands of thf Repre- sentatives of the people, and then we will be govern- ed bv a democratic faction, in deVec/ contradiction to tho principles of our invaluable constitution. '*t- % '* ^w.- -^.. X ! House Ml lined the I'ovc that manner, loney out lave been hat were discussion licy; but (1 in this k'^hy, they istributed the fraud Governor jse of As- ect it, or except a I a money [ace. been, had received ; roads or In this di- 1 and gave them with B authority :tually; and BS is lodged Assembly asures, the and effect, :hf Repre- be govern- •adiction to '9 verted to the wishes of fhn "'f ° '^^/f^em- and re- profcslons of "11?"' 7 ''7"'S.''.v ,'"» "'read bar, into u„„ece:arvlfare,of ,w"'*™r''?'? i''\P^°Pl« self declared he wouW h ^ °«"' o*^ "'"<^'> he him- r.-probitP Th .1 '"■' '■''»' '" "^raove and Master „f[|„ Jdfe of Free Malons %''"'*''?'''"'' a co„ ,, , „, f,,^ ^^ll^l Masons a „ag..s^ra.o, (n the ^r:a:Lz:Tz:\x:AT''''''r"''- ed constitution, our Hous, r.f B. ^ ^ °'"' "^horler- clared io be then as if ? "'P-'^ental.ves was de- that after I'ta's^C; r.'and^^'" '^^1 rrnrXrodr-;r£tH -P- when th; first tSn^i^ tUll^tXtf « ' Taxatjon jmphes representation (according to ,11 p-o if o^^ir^h^r L"e tir "'• "''--^^ - „„^"sr ""'T '='™™sorae.,a a hm 01 ^.^^^^,, .j „„ etitucnts. ^^1 W ''^. aid the |) in ncB lion GENERAL REMARKS. igin- , we id to con- I have now brouorht these strictures fo a close and every reader will plainly see, that it could have been extended to an immense volume. The reason I did not, appears in a proceed inj^ page ; and sorry am I, that I only have brought to light the outlines of grievances ; which, with a strict regard to justice, could have been filled up, without encroaching upon the truth. 1 promised to a great many respectable individuals, that this statement should be as- consise as possible, and if I had have acted otherwise, I would have basely betrayed the trust reposed in nic by them. In ine hurry in which this pamphlet has been com- posed, 1 have forgot to mention several expressions, expressive of my ideas, such as the conduct pursued by our judges, with regard to the crime of Burgla- ry. They think like a German prince, " That nature's rights no law could have To take that life, the God of nature gave." I hay's also to mention the conduct of the clerk of the court of commissions, who had the confidence or impudence (ca// If what you will) to defend an action broijght against him in the supreme court, brought by a printer,for the amount of printing summonses &c. for that court. Now his defence was, that the printer ouo-ht to obtain the amount of his demand from the trrand jury, pretty language this, that the public should pay ior these very writs, that he receives for each 2s. 6d. or 3s. 9d. yet this doctrine was forced ; but judges and jury gave it a decided negative Here then we see what would be done, if the powers of the mag. )«frates was exerted without controul. 21 t F^^nxnA that the commission- ers and bu.Wcrs o( the cones - » „,,ary •parade, -« l'"'Sl.S » ""«» -o™'' "l"'""^' ,,„„ic and "' C-J';,';:' Xntioity of my infomaj • ' K ;'■ ii; been K en rae b, tradesmen, who, I tioii. but It ha» Deen h f (^ ( s going on. k„,w are competent judges ol w s | ^.^^^ ,^^ 1 have now to ^f^'^^y^nn^haf occurs in or- reader «,ll excuse the "'^"y *' ii,„te them solely to tho«raphyandYa----jJ„ 'J'.hese p.ges You tXi:^^ !lrt;:;.i\ for t.. deed, wh.le 1 re- main, with best wishes, ^ nOVA-SCOTIAN. Mill \ n »■ /■ ^ \