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t»ROVINCE OF LOWER-CANADA,") /COMMITTEE named on the 15th of October last,

DISTRICT OF QUEBEC. j V^* at the General Meeting of this District,, for

the purpose of preparing and forwarding a Petition to His Majesty and to

the two Houses of the Imperial Parliament, against the passing of tlie Bill for the

Uaion of the Legislatures of Upper and Lower Canada.

, GRAND JURY ROOM, in the Court House of this
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%-^ lraiESENT45.The Honorable LS. DE SALABBBRY, President;

A. L. J. DUCHESNAY,
JUSTICE BO^N,

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JOS. PLANTE,
THOS. WILSON,

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J. T. TASCHEREAU,

THOS. LEE,

W. LINDSAY,

E. C. LAGUEUX,

P. E. DESBARATS,

L. JUCH. DU.CHESNAY,

P. BURNETT,

F. quiroueIl

LS. MOQUIN,*^.
W. HENDERSON,
J. BELANGER,

>>Esquire8i

50LVED, That the following Petition to His Majesty and to the two Houses of Parliament,
prepared and agreed upon by this Commillee and that of the District of Montreal, be
printed and presented to the Pubh'c to be signed without delay.

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TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

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.-/ THE PETITION of the Undersigned Seigneurs, Magistrates, Ment'

i ,. bers of the Clergy, Officers of Militia, Merchants, Landholders, and

others. Inhabitants of the Province of LofVEU'-CANADJ, df/i^-^t^L iM

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HAT your PETITIONERS liave leaint, wilh tlie
most niofound griefand the greatest alarm, that a Bill was
introduceu, with the sanction of your Majesty's Servants, in
the Honourable the House of Commons, at the last Session of
the Parliament of the United Kingdoms, for making clmnvos
in the Constitution of the Government of this Province, as !>y
thestatute Slat Geo. HI, chapterSist. happily established
therein.

That inasmuch as by reason of ihc near approach of the
time when Parliament may be assrnblcd, the liegisiature of!
this Province may be deprived of the cpporUinity which the!
Commonr, in their wisdom and justice, |)roposed to all'ord to I
the people ofihis Province of submitting to your Majesty and'
to the two Houses of Pmliament, their senliuients on this mor
incnious subject, your Petitioners conceive it to be ilieir duly
to your Majesty and to chemselves, most liuml)ly, and win.
the least possible delay, to lay their represoiitatious on the
•ubject of the said Bill at the foot (if vour Mniestv's Titroiu\

nue giving free passage and every facility to the Trade of the
other ; or finally by regulations of the Parliament of the Unit-
ec! Kingdoms, after hearing both parties, made in conformity
to the iGth Section of the aforeaaid Statute, Slat Geo. Ill,
Caap. Slst.

That a jtist and effectual termination ofthe wld differen-
ces cannot be hoped for, from the proposed Union of the
Legislatures of the said Provinces, which would leave the
contending parties finally to decide upon their own claiins,
and whatever party might, in the end, prevail, would give
rise to injustice and discord, iiilHl to the interests of both
Provinces, and injurious to those of the Mother Country.

That such Union would have the effect of renewing the
disputes arising from Langtuigc, Laws, lieligion and local
interests, by which the said Provinces were distracted whilst
united under one government, and which had so happily been
set at rest by tlie division ofthe said Pro*, ces i «nd that ft
liCgislatiire so constituted wotdd be inndrquate to the pur-
(MiM's of enlightened and l)i-ni-(icial l..i'gis;iuioii, and cotild

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PROVINCF. DU BAS-CANADA.V ^OMITE' nomme' le 15 d'Octobre dernier par I'As-

MSTklCT DE QUEBEC, f \^ semble'e Generale de ce Districl,aux fins de dresser,

faire signer et acheminer une Petition a Sa Majeste et aux deux Chambres du

Parlement Imperial contre la passation du Bill pour unir les L^slatures du Haut

et du Bas Canada. ' ,

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SALLE DES GRANDS JURE'S, en la Maiion de
Justice de ce District, en ceite Cite de Quebec,

JEUDI, le 2lme, Novmhre, 1822.

PRE'SENTS— Les Honorables LS. DE SALABERR Y, President.

A. L. J. DUCHESNAY,
;;i JUGE BOWEN,

JOS. PLANTE,

THOS. WILSON,'

J, NEILSON,
I J. T. TASCHEREAU,

■j. THS. LEIii,

J W. LINDSAY,

' ' E. C. LAGUEUX,

1 P. E. DESBARATS,

: L. JUCH. DUCHESNAY,

f P. BURNETT,

, F. QUIROUET,

i LS. MOQUIN, .

W. HENDERSON,

J. BELANGER,

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RESOLU, Que la Petition suivante a Sa Majeste et aux deux Chambres du Parlement, dressee

et arretee par ce Coniite et celui du District de Montreal, soil iniprimee et presentee.

. f^ au Public pour etre signee sans dclai.

A LA TRES EXCELLENTE MAJESTE' DU ROL

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LA PETITION des Soussignes, Seigneurs, MagistraiSt Membres du
Clerge't Officiers de Milice, Marchands, Tenanciers, it autres^ HabL
tants de la Province du Bas.Canada,

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* EXPOSE HUMBLEMENT,

%^[JE c'est avec la plus profonde donleur, et les plus
tives alarmeH que vos PH I'll [ONNAIKE8 out appris) que
^ dans lu dernicre fiegsion du Parlement des iloyauiiies-Unis,
il avoit ^tc, de I'approhalion des fterviteurs de Voire Ma-
''' jeal£, introduit dans I'Honorable Gliambre des Communes,
un Bill pour altdrer I'lieureuse Constitution de Gouverne-
ment eiablie en celte Province par le Statut de la 316me.
Geo. III. Chap. 31.

Que r<^vcnemeni d'une convocation prochaine du Parle-
ment, pouvant faire pnrdre u Ir Ldgiglature de cette Pro-
' vince, {'occasion que les Couiniuneit dans leur 8ai(e8<te et
leur Justice onl bien voulu dunuer au peuple de cette Pro-
vince, d'exprinuT k Voire Mujestd et aux deux Chambres
du Parlement, ses sentjp-ens sur un sujet d'une si haute im-
portance, Vos Petitionntiires croient qu'il est de Icur de-
voir envers Voire Majci'trf, et envers ctix-mtnieH, do niettre
•ana d^lai au pied de Voire TrAiie, leurs tri^^i huuibles re-
prdseHtatiniiB au fiii jot dc ce Rill.

cilitdsau Commerce del'autre, ou par des r^^lemens faits
dans le Parlement du Hoyaume-Uni, suivant la 4Geme. Sec-
tion du dit Statut, delaSIeme. Geo. III. Chap. 31. etaprit
uvoirentendu les deuk parties.

Qu'oN ne saurolt se promeltre it I'Union des Legisla-
tures des deux Provinces d. voir terminer d'une maniire
Juste et efficace ces differents, puisrse cette niesure laiase-
roit aux parties en litige a prononor elles-roemes sur leura
propres pretentions, et donneroit rfcessaireraent lieu (qu'-
elle que FQt celle qui i'emport&t) ildea injustices et A de«
discordes nuisibles aux interfits de lilM^re-Patrie et funeste*.
t^ ceux des deux Provinces.

Qu'uME telle Union feroil renaltre ces dissentions resul-
tant de la difference de lan^aec, de religion, de loig et d'in*
ler^ts loraux qui agit^rent la Proviwe de Quebec, et quo sa
division en deux Gouvernemcnts srparesa si heureusement
fait cesser ; et qu'une Li'gislature Binsi constitute, ne sau-
roit porvenir aux (ins utiles d'une L(^!;i8lationeclairee, qu'il

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the least possible delay, to lay their repiesoiUaiioas on tlie
tubject of the said Bill at the foot of your Majesty's Throne,
'ill AT no alteration in the n'orcsiiid Rtauilc had, at any
time, been, nublicly, prayed for, by any of tlicaiithoritins con'-
•tituted under it, or by any portion ot yourMajcsly'Hsnlyectn
residing in this Province ; but, on tlio contrary, all cla?!Fcs
•nd desciipticms of peo|)Io theri'in, have uniforin'iy expressed
their inviolable atlachnient to iho said ("onsii'tution, and
have bu'. recently, cheerfully hazimled their lives and fortunen

winch imd HO happily Ofcn
set at rest by tlie divis on olthe said Pro*, cew ; and iliui a
liegislatiire bo constituted would l)e inadequate to the pur*
poAes of enlightened and beneficial Legislation, and could
on'v produce enactments founded on insutlit ienl information,
and injiu'ious to tisc rights, interests, feelings and circum>
stances of those for whom they migiit be made.

That the geo^1;rap!na)l situation unii dill rence of climate,
and theextenl ot the two Provinces, some oi'lhc settled parts
ofwhich lire upwards of fifteen hundred miles apart, as well
as the diJYicullies of the couimunications in new eoimlries.

in defence of your Majesty's (iovernment, as established [ (brm insuperable obstacles to the proposed l.»gi,dati\e I'liion,
by the said statute in this Province, 'and would, by t'la sacrilicen recjuired of the Members for the

That the said statute vas grunted to yonr Majesty';-^ sub- i purpose of attending in their places and of iheir coiiMitiientfl
jecta in this Province, conformable to the lloyal promise con- '■ io communicate on their local v. ants with the scat of i he Ijc-
teined in the Proclar.uxtion of the 7tli October, ITfl.'J, al'terjjgisluture, (^lljictuallv deprive a very great ))oriion of your
various Petitions for, and against, the proposed nieastn-e'MV'ajesty's subjects In both Provinces ol thiirjunt rights and
froin the dilferent descriptions of persons whose interests! their due kIuuo in the Legislation.

were to be uiVo ted thereby, after a itoyal message to l'arli-:i • '1'iiat your Petiiioners,\,ith liiemost unf'igned grief, have
ament recommending the division of the Province, and a!ier>been unable to disgiiiw from tlicms^lves th*' general lendcn-
a hearing at the Bar of the Flonourable the Hour.e of Com- J cy nf tlr;sr,id Bill to atiVct injuriously tlie d;arest interests of
mons, whereby the said Act was received and juntly regarded i one (lcscrip,;ion of your Majesty's sulijecis, Ibrmiug nine-
by all your Majesty's subjects in these parts of your doinini-l'-iiths of the whole pojiulatinn of this Province ; ami your
one, as a solenni compact, forming, by the highest authority |l Petitioners particularly laiiient that clauses shoidd have been
in the British Empire, the legal and permanent guarantee of. introduced therein, relating to the lang.^aije and religious
their liberty, their property and dearest rights. |l establishmenlsof so great aproportionoftiie inhabitants of this

That the said statute, modelled upon the Constitution of,; part of your Majesty's dominions, which have a direct ten-
the parent stale, by some of the best and wisest of her .Sta'.es- J| dency to create jealousies and prejudices c<]iially fatal to the
men, provides sufficient powers for tiie remedying of abuses, ji happiness and (piiet ofthe subject, and adveise to the dignity,
l-edressipg of grievances, allaying discontent", and promoting ;| winilom and justice of your Majesty's (tovevnment.
the general welfare ofthe Province, without the necessity of: That theclauseof the saiii Bill which proiiibita, in the pro.

those Legislative interferences on the part of the supreme
Government, which in similar cases, have been found so i,)er-
nicious, by transforming discontents, purely local and tem-
porary, into dangerous misunderstandings between the Colo-
nies and the Mother Country

ceedings and debates ofthe proponed Assembly, the use of
the P'reuch lianguage, the only onespokeuand understood
by a great mujoruy ofthe Inhabitants of this Province, would
indirectly discpialify them from being elected to that Assein
bly, and would amount in some degree, to a positive depri

That notwithstanding various obstacles and difficulties, I vation, in respect to them, of that distinguished adxantage
which the powers and operation ofthe Constitution, establish- \ of your Majesty's subjects ; would embarras and confine the
edby the said statute, are gradually removing, the population'! elective franchise, by diminishing ihenumher of persons fit-
of this Province has been progressive in a ratio fully equal to |; ted to represent tlie people and would form of the qualified
that of the United States of America, without a proportionate! persons a privileged class in a British Colony,
encrease from emigration ; the public revenue has proved near- That the said Bill by allowing to Upp^r-Canada, which
ly sufficient to cover all the necessary Colonial expenditure, ■■ contains only about one fifth of the population of Lower-
and Tra'de and Agriculture, not.viihstanding the extraordi- ; Canada, a representation ecpial to that ottlie latter Province,

nary pressure of the present times, have, in the aggregate, !, would thereby establish, in fiivor of a miutrity, a preference
greatly improved, j deeply humiliating to the Inhabiltvnts of this Province, con-

Th at your Petitioners under the foregoing circumstances, l| trary to their rights as British subjects, and cangerous to their
cannot but feel, that, if the said Bill, which was introduced ;| interests ; that however anxious your Petitioners may be to
without the knowledge of the Inhabitants of this Province || preserve that portion of constitutional puw.a* in the passing
and is in direct opposition to their wishes, were to pass into a j! of Laws regarding them, which is secured to them by the
Law, besidesthe mischiefs which they have to apprehend from I division ot the two Provinces, they are di«irous that tlieir

its provisions, it would leave them and their posterity without ;'■-"■■ -'■■ '- " '' '" — *• ' ■■ -

any sufficient guarantee tor their remaining rights and liber- 1
ties; all of which might, upon thesame precetient, be at any j
time, endangered by secret and partial representations, orl
placed at the disposal of a Colonial Ijegislature, unequally!
constituted, and unacquainted with the interests, the feelings,
end happiness of the great body of your Majesty's subjects in
this Colony.

That the diflerences which have recently existed between
this Province and that of Upper-Canada, relative to revenue,
and which have been publicly alleged as the principal motive
for introducing the said Bill, have not been a natural conse-
quence of the division ot' the two Provinces, but have arisen
■olely from temporary causes, which might at any time have
been removed by Legislative enactments on the part of these
Colonies resiiectively, whereby each Province would have
confined itself to the natural course of collecting its own reve-

"ellow subjects in Upper-Canada, may continue to enjoy a
similar advantage in cummon with all your Majesty's other
Colonies.

That the said Bill, besides the fatal sources of discord,
injustice and confusion heretofore mentioned, contains vari-
ous provisions relating to the disposal of monies raised on
the subject in this Province, and other matters, which are
contrary to the birthrights of your Petitioners as British
subjects and the express declaration of Paitiament.

MAY IT THEREFORE GRACIOUSLY PLEASE
YOUR MAJESTY, that the said Bill do not pass into Law,
— and that the Constitution and form of Government of this
Province, a» by the albre-mentioned statute happily establish-
ed, may be preserved inviolate to your Petitioners and their
posterity.

And your Majesty's Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever
pray.

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N. B. The Petition to the two Houses is word for word tht same as tlie above, with the ex-
ception of such difference in point of form and diction as is required by ParHamentary usage,
Ynen addressed to the King. Lords or Commons.

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portanco, Vog Fetitinnnuires croieiit qu'il est de leiir de-
voir enver* Voire Majeiiitf, et eiivers eux-ni6meR, tic inettru
>»««,. ,,1^ tani d^ltti an pi^d de Voire TrOne, leura tr6g huiubleg re-
prdDeHtatiotisau mi jet de ce Dill.

Qu'aucune dea autorit^:* conRtitu^ea en verlu du dit
Btatiit, ni miciine partie den iitjetR de Votre Majestd en
cette Province, n'avoient jamnia sollicite publiqucment qu'il
y t'ul Ihit aucun clmn^einent, uiu's au cuntrsiire tnutea lea
cluaseg du peuplede cede Province ont cnufitamnient inani-
festd un attncheinent inviolulile & cede Constitution, et ont
tout ricemuieiit encore expost^ avec nrdeur, leura viea et
leura fortunen pour Kn derenseet cellc du Gouvernement de
Voire Majesir-, lol qu'clabli par ledit SintuI,

Qur. ce Statut ne fut accordc nux Hujeta de Votre Majeate
en cetie Province, ronlorineuicnt u ia prorneaae Itojrale,
contenue dang la Proclamation du 7 Oclobre, 176^, que
mir un Message dt; feu Sa MnjeHlc^, rccnnimandant au Par-
lemcnt, lu division di> la Province de Qu(jbpr, aprea r>i|i-
BioM''!< l^Sliiionii pour et coiitre Fa pnssatinn, de lapartdcgj
dilTeienles clas-iea dont il devoit oRVcter lea inteiCta. et n-i

ftri* que lea Peliiinnn, .res eurcnl ulcenlendus a la barredcj
a Chambrc des Coiuniuiips et en conitkiueuce toiia vosau-'
jets en cca parlien de vna Dt.mHUiea I ont rrri,, et "v.-c rai-j, i„,^,g^, ^j^ ^^jj^
Bon rout rcj^aide coniine un Facte aolemnel, par lequel i Au-|! ^,p^j |gj ne„f.,
toril6 SuprCuie de rKniptre leur donnoit nncgarantie legale | pj g„r(o„t qu'il
et perinaiienle do la conservation de leura libertus, de leura
pruprietca et de leurtt droila lea plim chera.

QiJB ce Stntut modelu aiir la Conatilution de In Mt^re
Patriepar quelnuea uns dca plua granda et dea plua aagea
de spahommca d etat, etablit dea pouvoirasufliganta pour re-
former lea abua, icparer lo* tort'i, nppaiaer les mecontente-
mcna, et proinouvoir le bien general i\c la Province, aana
exiger I'intervenlion de la Li'giiiilature Supreme, interven-
tion qui loraqu'elle a 6te exercce, a'egt trouvee ai perni-
cieuae en changeant dea mecoutenteniena purement locaux
et temporaiiea, en meaintelligFnceg dangereuaeg entre lea
Oolonieaet la Mutropole.

QiiB malgrd divera obstaclea et diiricullt^!), que lea rea
sortaet Faction de la Constitution etablie par le dit Slatnl
font graduellement diaparnitre, la population de cette Pro-
vince a'est accrue ausai rapidcnient que celle dea Etnta- Unia,
Bana recevoir une nugraentation proportionnelle par Femi-
gration, le revenu public a'eat Irouvc il peu pr^s aufliaaut
pour aubvenir a toutea aea dcpenaea necesaaircD, et aon Com-
merce ainsi que sou Agriculture, mCnie dana ces temaaidir-
ficilea, ont fait dea progre' considcrablea.

Que d'aprds cea conaiddrationa, Voa Pctilionnairea ne

Ceuvent que prevoirqueaice Dill introduit ul'inacu deaha-
itanade cette Province, et ei cnntrairei leura vceux, passoii
en loi, outre lea maux qu'ila ont a craindre de aea diaposi-
tiona, ila demeureroieiit, eux et leur poaterite aana asau-
rancc auffiaante deconaerver ce qui leur reateroit de droita
et de liberies, que d'aprea un pared exenipleaur dea repre-
sentationa eecretea et partialc<i, ila aeroieut a cliaque inataul
exposdiia perdre; el qui d'ailleura demeureroient a la dia-
poaition d'une Legi»<latureCulonialeiudgalementconatituee,
dtranni\reaux intertlta, aux aentimena et au bonheur de la
granae niajorild des aujeta de Votrc Majeatc dana cetle Co-
lonie.

Que lea dilTdrena qui aeaont t'devea cntre cette Province
et celle du Haut-Canada, relaliveroent A leur revenu, et
quiontctepuhliquenient alleguda corome le principal motif
de Fintroduction de ce Bill, ne sont paa une auite de la divi-
sion dea deux Provincee, maia proviennent uniquement de
cauaeatemporairea, toujoura facilea ^faire ceaaer, aoit par
dea Actes de leura Lcgislaturea reapeclivea, auivant lea-
quelachaque Province ae borneroit 4 percevoir aon propre
revenu, ctiac^iie d'elles donnant libre passage et toutes t'a-

IdrdtsToraux qui agitdrent la Proviiice de Uudbec, etque m
division en deux Oouvernemcnta a^r^aa si heureuaemant
tail ceaaer ; et qu'une Ldgialature Mnai constitute, ne sau>
roit parvenir aux fina ulilea d'une l>dgialation dclair^e, qu'il
n'en pourroit rdaulterque des loia ftnddet sur des renseigne-
menta inaufliaania et nuigibles aux droits, aux iat6r6tii, anc
aentiments et k ia situation de ceux pour qui ellei seroient
Tailea.

Que U situation gdographiquo, ta difTdrencedecHiuat, et
I'dlcndue des deux Provinces, dont quelques partieB
peupleea aont i^ plua de quinxe cent* miller les unes aes au
t "■ ■ ' ■ ■ ■

ren, torment ainai que la diiflculld dea communications dans
lea paya nouvcaux, dei< obataclea iiiaurraontables 4 FUnion
proJetl(5e, et que lea aacrificea qui on reaulteroientauxmem*
urea pour ae rendre i^ leura placee, et nuxconRlituanta pour
cnmniuniqucr leura beaolna locnut au aidge de la Ldgiala*
lure, priveroieni certainemenl une grande partie des sujels
de Voire Mnjeatd dana Fune et Fantre Province de ieurs
juatea droila, et de toute participation dans la legislation
de leur paya.

Que c'e'gt avec la douleur la plul ruelle qu? voa Petition'

naircs vo^ent sana pouvnir ee Ic difsiniuler, que les diapoai«

tiona principalea de ce Bill, ae dirigent conlre lea plus chert

cette partie dea aujeta dt Votre Majeatd, qui for-

euf-dixiomea de la popuhtion de cette Province ;

qu'il y ait die introduit ) Fcgard de la langue et

dea etabiiaaementa religieux d'un li grand nonibre de vos

sujeta, des clauaea qui doivent fuire nattre parmi les habi-

tana de cette partie de Voa Doniainea, dea jalousies et des

prdjuges, funeatea k lour repos et a leur bonheur, et qui

paroiaaent incompatiblca avec la difnite, la sagetse et la jus'

tice du Gouvernement de Votre Majesld.

Qt;E la clauae de ce Bill qui iuterdit dana I'Aaaemblde
projettde, Fuaagede la Langue Fran9Qiae, la aeuleque parla
et entend une si grande majnritc dei habilana de cette Pro-
vince, leur feroit perdro indireclenient le droit d'Ctredlu 4
cetle Aaaemblee, equivaudroit en elfet pour eux k une pri-
vation abaolue d'un dea plua grandu avantagea qu'aient lea
aujeta de Votre Majeatc, gdnuroit cl realreindroit leura fran-
chises et libertea, en dimiiiuant !r nombre des peraonnes
proprea a lea repre^enter eflicacemeiit, et feroit dea personnes
qui.lifieea une claaae privilegice au aein d'une ColonieBri-
I tannique.

I Que ce Bill en accordant au Ilaut-Canada dont lapnpu*

ilalinn n'eatau plua qu'un cinquieinede celle du Baa, autant

j de Membrea qu'a cetle derniere pour la representer dans FAs-

I aembiee Ke-unie, utabliroit en faveur de la minority, una

preference bumiliante aux babiianta du cette Province,

cuntraire k leura droita, conime sujeta Britanniqucs, etdan*

geureuae pour leura inter€ta.

Et que voa Pctilionnairea jaloux de conaerver la part que
leur asaure la division dea deux Provinces dana le pouvoir
conatilutionnel, de faire lea loia qui les concernent, ne peu«
vent ausai que udairer que leura Co-aujets du Ilaut-Canada,
continuent a jouir d'un pareil avanlage, commun k toutea lea
autrea Coloniea de Votre Majeatd.

Qu'ouTRE cea sources faiales de diacorde, d'injuBtica
et de confusion, ce Billcontient rdlativement 4 Fappropria-
lion dea eubaidea levda aur le peupic de cetle Province, et 4
d'autrea objeta, dea dispoailinns contraires &ux droits da
naisaance de Vos Petitionnaires, coinme sujets n^ Britaoni*
Ques, et 4 la declaration exprease dn Parlement.

QU'IL PLAISE DONCA VOTHK MAJESTE,' qua
le dit Bill ne passe pas en loi, et que FHeureuse Conatilu-
tion et ia Forme de Oouvernement de cette Province, itab-
lie par le dit Slalut anient conaervdes intactes 4 Vos Pdti*
tionnaires et 4 leur poaldritd.
Et les Pdtitionnaires de Votre Majesty necesseront deprier.

Bas Canada,

1822.

N. B. La Petition aux deux Chambres est mot pour mot la merae, a I'exception de ce« differences
de forme et de diction que le stile Parlementaire exige, suivant que Ton s'adresse au Roi, aun
Lords ou aux Communes.