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that somehow or other they had become as happy and as comfortable, 

 within a very short space of time, as most of the other inhabitants of 

 the Province had done in a much longer period; that they enjoyed per- 

 fect liberty, and were free from restraint unless they chose to run their 

 heads into trouble; that their country was becoming one of the most 

 flourishing, productive, and conspicuous portions of the Province. Com- 

 petence and Independence presented themselves as the guerdon of their 

 exertions; a tide of emigration was setting in, of people of wealth and 

 respectabilitv. wlio had left the land of their nativity on account of the 

 popular commotions which existed there, to seek an Asylum in a portion 

 of His Majesty's Dominions where they might enjoy the advantages of 

 a Constitution, which had raised Great Britain to its present glory; 

 free from the imperfections which a surplus population, and many evils 

 peculiar only to Great Britain, have naturally occasioned. — Was this 

 contented and happy state to be attributed to the enterprising exertions 

 of Mr. A. B. Lewis, to the agricultural and political schemes of Mr. 

 George Lawton, to the immaculate system of mercantile policy pursued 

 by Mr. L. Bigelow — or to the judicious arrangements in settling the 

 country and the unwearied zeal in promoting its interests, both at home 

 and abroad, in the Honourable individual who called the meeting. — 

 Again — we now see disaffection disseminating the doctrines of a design- 

 ing demagogue who aims at engrafting Eepublicanism on a British 

 Constitution, and disturbs the tranquility of our peaceful abodes with 

 factious broils. 



Is this to be ascribed to the Honourable Colonel Talbot, or, to the 

 exertions of the Committee of Talent ; — let the reader answer. It is, 

 however worthy of remark, that most of those who have been industrious 

 and unwearied in their exertions to disseminate discontent in this quar- 

 ter, are a discription of inhabitants coming under the head of emigrants, 

 lately from the United States; and although many of our respectable, 

 wealthy and loyal inhabitants are of this class — it is painful to observe 

 that others are ever ready to catch at popular commotions in the hope 

 of forwarding schemes, which they seemed to cherish at their hearts. 



I feel happy that the Freeholder has completely exposed the conduct 

 of " designing men ;" for in all cases of Faction there are revealed rea- 

 sons and reserved motives. " By revealed reasons I mean a certain set 

 of plausible doctrine styled the creed of the party, but the reserved 

 motive belongs to Faction only — and is the thirst of power, though 

 generally covered with the specious pretences of self-denial, and that 

 vehemance referred to zeal for the publick, which flows in fact from 

 avarice, self-interest, resentment, and other private views." Thanks to 

 the Freeholder for his Circular, for in it we have their set plausible 



