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‘4 Trip Through the Eastern Part of King’s County.
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‘The agitation respecting the land tenures of this Island*hadtong been a burning ques- tion in the Colony, when William Cooper came to the front as an outspoken advocate for the drastic measure called ‘* Escheat.”
Mr. Cooper was an Englishman born ; and his rugged features, roughened by con- tact with the hardships of a sailors life, were a fitting indication of the character of this man, who had many ef those qualities that mark the leaders of their age.
The injustice suffered by many of the tenants, of which the Douglas case, referred to in a former article, may be cited as an instance, had stirred the feelings of the people throughout the Colony, even as they had been aroused by the tyrannical actions of Governor Smith and his officials in 1823 ; and on the 12th of January 1836, a public meeting was held at Rolla Bay to hear the represencitives for King’s County give an account of what steps had been taken to forward the agitation for the establishment of an Escheat Court.
Governor Sir A. W. Young had died in the preceding December, and the Hon. George Wright was administrator of the Government. The Legislature had been called to meet on the 26th of January, and the meeting at Rollo Bay was intended, no ‘doubt, to strengthen the hands of those who were agitating thig question.
From the report of the proceedings pub- lished in the Royal Gazette of that time the following is condensed. The report says :—
‘*‘A meeting num*rously attended took ‘place at Relo Boy, King’s County on Tues- iday, the 12.b January, and a commi tee was ‘appointed to furnish parti ulars of the pro- ceedings of the meeting, so that those con- cerned in its deliberations could not be accus- ed of secrecy.”
This shows that the promoters of this agitation knew that they incurred some risk in discussing a question so exciting as that of ‘‘ escheat,” and that it was neces- sary jor them to have no concealment, and ‘in some measure gives greater credit to those who took a principal part in it. It ishows that they were willing to incur the
risk of being accused of unduly exciting the people, in order that they might ac- jcomplish the object they had in view ; and ‘we must admit that these men had the courage to agitate for what they thought their rights. The 12th of January wasa fine day in mid-winter The snow covered the ground and the roads were good. Fiom the over-hanging arches of the forest the merry jingle of sleigh bells resounded, as ithe settlers, in their warm clothing of | home-made cloth, journeyed to the meet- jing ; and the exhilarating air tingling their | faces, stimulated their feelings with a joy- ‘ous hopefulness. Long had they been borne down under the exactions of the landlord’s agent. Hardships innumerabl. had they suffered in obtaining the money to pay their rent, and now a prospect was held out, that adetermined effort would free them from their burdens. These, ‘no doubt, were the thoughts that ‘many findly cherished, and little surprising is jt, that a clever speaker like Mr. Cooper obtained great influence ‘over his hearers. The meeting place was an open field ab Rolle Bay, and a sleigh was used for a hustings. By noon many persons had assembled, and the represen- tatives for the County were then asked to begin the proceedings. At that time how- ever, only Mr LeLacheur and Mr. Cooper ‘had arrived, and consequently the latter was the first called tu address the audience. From a report of Mr, Cooper's speech, pub- lished in the Royal Gucetts, a good idea of Yin enguudeuts then uddd ig favor lf bw
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were approved by His Majesty King George must be well aware that we have no gold 'the Third on the 26th of August, 1767, or silver mines in our Island, er indeed any-
At the same time he pointed out, that al- thing else but agricultural produce, to ex- though the landlords might have forfeited change with them fur money, to pay our the rights they claimed as owners of the land pension list. It is, therefure, clearly aol, the tenants themselves could not con- in the interest of the colonies with which test the title to the estates in their own we deal, for us to get rid of the land pen- names; for by taking leases they had sioners;and if the colonies wowhi lend ackvowldged that the proprietors had a their countenance and assistance to tell His title. Hethen went on to show that the Majes'y’s ministers that land pensioners law laid down that even if it should after- and monopolizers are contrary to colonial | Wards appear that some other person had a * prerogative,’ they would soon have the 'be'ter title to the lands than the landlord satisfaction to see the poet’s prediction ithey had attorned to, the tenantry were verified,
not at liberty to acknowledge another land- ** Truth shall pervade the unfathomed dark- lord until the law had given him possession, ' ness here,
**But,” he said, “tin my opinion it isa very To light the features of desponding fear ; ‘different case where the land is forfeited to Even now their eyes with fire of freedom the Crown, for these reasons, that accord- | burns; _ ;
ing to the Britishconstitution no subject of , And as the elave departs the man returns,” | His Majesty shall alienate to another sub- | Truly prophetic were the ideas here set ject or stranger any sums of money or ser- forth, that it would only be by the assist- vices which belong of right to the King; ance of the neighboring colonies that the and the King cannot refuse his right, be- Jand quest on of this Island wovll he set- cause he holds the public rights in his Ged, and we of this day can frankly ac- ‘name, not for himself as an individual, but knowledge that the confederation of the as having sworn to hold and defend the colonies proved the fufiment of Mr. rights of his people. All judges and efticers Cooper's aspirations—that the lend of the of government are strictly enjoined to tuke celuny should be a source of revenue for , cognizance of the King’s rights before all the government of the people. | others; and all His Majesty's subjects are, After having given an indignant denial to ' commanded to be aiding and assisting the reports circulated about himself person: thereto.” Here Mr. Cooper was preparing #/ly, Mr. Cooper made way for Mr. Le- ithe way for his contention that the estates Lacheur, who was the next speaker. The. | had been forfeited by the original grantees, ‘crowd, which had been somewhat scattered ‘and that the King could not, by his own | When Mr. Cooper began to speak, had will, refuse to take advantage of such for- |Cclosed in around the hustings as he pro- eiture. He then went on to show that by ceeded, and with hats off and heads clog ly ;the report of a speci«l committee of the | packed, listened with breathless attention | Huse of Assembly, that had been publish- | wetil thespesker had finished; when tre- ed in the Royal Gazelte, all the lands in the’ mendous shouts of ap; Jause attested the
Island were forfeited; and said he, ‘the |Satisfaction his words had aronsed, and ‘rights you are entitled to by the British showed that his hearers cordially approved
}constitution will prove with equal certain- \ty that it is your duty to your King, as his ‘subjects, to the public for the sake of jus- _tice, and to yourselves as men, to demand tatrial, and have your rights restored.” He then referred to the many obstaclesthat had | been put in the way of their obtaining a fa- | vorable answer to the petition that had been presented by the House of Assenbly fur the ‘establishment of an ** Escheat Court.” He said, ** Many obstacles have been thrown in your way to preveot, if possible, your applying fur justice ; the ministers of gov- jermment are waylaid at the steps ef the 'tirone by grantee associations, and answers received from the King’s ministers can only be considered as threats against the ten- antry ; and the officers of government in this Island, aware of the power of the grantees with ministers, must follow the instructions they receive from their su- periors at home; so that you have the whole weight of power and talent against you. But if this will prevent you from seeking justice—to obtain your liberty—it wil! be taken for granted that you are un- worthy of it.”
He then went on to show that in all the despatches from the ministers, alchough they threaten that the inhabitants will not be placed in a better situation by escheat, yet they had not said thatthe tenants would be placed in a worse condition. In proof of this he quoted from a despatch of Lord Goderich, dated Ist of August, 1882, as follows :—
‘** Ti lands were escheated in Prince Ed- ward Island, it is probable that snch por- tious of them as are actually occupied would be continued to the vccupying tenants at their present rents. There would, how- ever, be no remission of the conditions on which linds are now held of the proprietors, and assuredly there would be no free grants. I have taken this notice of the subject in order that, should a miscunception be pro- bable, you may be able to prevent the tenents of landin Prince Kdward island from forming the erreneous novtion that they would gain apy persona] advantage by the forfeiture of the townships on which they are settled.” His quoting this extract shows that Mr. Cooper tairly put before the people the views of the English miniater ; but he then went on to comment on what the despatch said, «8 follows :—
‘** His Lordship has said the land can be escheated, but youshall not reap »ny bene- fit by the escheat. You shall not be placed in a better position by the escheat than you were under the grantees. But if the ucvble Lord had given the subject a moment's consideration, he would have found that such a course would simply be punishing the tenantry for the faults of ther govern- ment, who neglected te have the lands escheated thirty five yearsago To use a vulgar phrase, a former ministry knocked you down, and another ministry will kick you for falling. The poor tenantry in thie island had a higher opinion of His Majes- ‘y's Government than the minister who signed that despatch, when they believed ihe despatch was « forgery of the grantees association in London.” ** But,” he said, “it is not your expectation tu have your; land for nothing or free grants ; only to be placed on an equal footing with British subjects in the neighboring colonies.”
Mr. Couper thea went on to show the advantages that would flow from the escheat of the proprietors’ lands; and contended that a despatch from the Earl of Aberdeen respecting the disallowance of an Act passed in 1832, which Act was intended for the setlement and iniproye- ment of the Island, and to regulate the pro-
ot his policy.
Mr. L: Lacheur does not appear to have been much of a speaker, for the report says that he *“‘ read from the Journa's of the House of Assembiy the proceedings on the subject of escheat for the years 1832 ard 1833; ani showed by the address to the king, asking for the appointment of a Court of Escheat, that ne mention had been made therein of the only condi- tion in the grants upon which the land could be escheated.” That condition was that the grantee should, within a certain number of yexrs, settle the lands with foreign Protestants, at the rate of one fa- mily to every 200 acres. This condition had net been complied with, and, conse- quently, the escheators contended that the lauds should revert back to the Crown. By this time Mr. McCalium and Mr. Me- Intosh, the newly elected representative for King’s County, which then was all one electoral district, had arrived and took a part in the proceedings; but no report of their speeches is included in the newspa- per relerred to before. A number of reso- lutions were then drawn up and passed by the meeting, approving of the eyitation carried on by Mr. Cooper and his col- leagues. After some remarks by one James Howlett, who advocated the payment of a moderate remuneration to the representa- tives in the House of Assembly, for their travelling expenses,—and whose views were heartily endorsed by the mecting— the proceedings ended, and the people quietly dispersed to their homes.
Mr. Cooper and his friends also had up the question of escheat »t a public meeting at Hay River on the 22nd of November, 1836, at which, among others, the following resolution was passed ;
Therefore Resolved, That this meeting is moved by the sacred obligations of religion, by the honor and dignity of the King and the British nation—by the rights of men to the fruits of their labor—-by justice and + quity (the basis of good government and eisiized society) to preserve fiom the distress of such landiords the fruits of var industry, raised for the waintence of our families, and the dwell- ings we have erected for our homes, until His Majesty is informed of the true situation and condition of his subjects in this Island, and his decision obtained accuidiag to the merits of the case.
This resolution, and a number of others were put to the meeting and agreed to, and the published report shows that it was sign- ed by Wiliam Cooper, J. LeLacheur and J. MacIntosh; and J am told that Mr. Me- Calium refused tu sign because he thought it went too far. This meeting broke up at four o’clock in the afternoon, and the dele- gates who attended it from a distance were invited to a dinner that had been prepared by the inhabitants. Someovf the delegates did not remain, but twenty-seven of them sat down to dinner at the house of Mr. D. McDonald. After the appetites of those present had been satisfied, a number of toasts were proposed, and duly honored, and the last one—may our next meeling be one of congratulation on the happy re- sult of this—was drank standing, with great coats buttoned up, and preparations mace for their journey to their several hemes. The publication of the resolutions passed at this meeting, had serious cousequences than most people expected. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Meluatush, in conse- quence of endorsing them, were arrested by the Sergeant-at-Armsa, and held in cus- tody; but an account of the proceedings must be deferred to a future issue.
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ceedings of a court of escheat withjn the! colony, showed that the following _ princi- ples were admitted, vis: ** That land for, feited jor any ove condition may be es-| cheated; and that the king’s prerogative | may be fettered by law.” He then pre-! ceeded to draw the live between the king's prerogative aad the rights of the subject; but my space will not admit of a synopis of the ingenious manner in which this wes) done.
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