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Grey River Argus, Issue 70, 23 June 1866, Page 2

On Thursday evening, Mr Harrison ■ met the electors and residents of the Gx>vernment ■To^vriship at the United States -Assembly Room, Johnson street. .Qsving- io. the extremely stormy weather there was -only a moderate attendance, there beingabout forty persons present, including many of the more influential residents :' ■Mr Moncrieff was voted to the chair, and he briefly introduced IMr Harrison, who came forward and expressed his regret at the smallness of the meeting. His ■■: reasoris ;.for calling iiie meeting were two-fold -- first, to en.deavor to remove from their . «4nds certain prejudices against himself ; and ceeend,: to convince ;them ; ,pf the foolishness of allowing petty local between the two parts of ifiietownitpin any way influence their course in the -forttLcoming election. He trusted that if he did not entirely con^nce them of the jeopardy in which such ideas placed their real public interests, they would at leastireflect on what he said. He could arsrire tlips£ : gentlemen who appeared to be the dhiief proriibters of this" local feeling, that saciß^cpnsiderajbi.pn.s would not exercise the slightest;Weigh't in the Council. It was absui-d to. pledge their candidate <bo Aa^ this aridi obtain the other thing for the Gover^mentTowriship; .The Provincial Legislature would" riot recognise such distinctions, nor would it he inclined to deal" with anjr-^ matters but those of general public importoiice. Their true remedy inii si be : sori^tt the efficient working of their' Municipal iGpvernment, which they would shcitly en jpy. And the course for their member should he. not to l^refer pretty local complaint?,vbut obtain a substantial grant in support of the ninnicipality. Mr Harrison then reniarked upon the duties of ;a • member of OojindJ,. and showed them in what a variety of ch«anpels it is necessary his influence should Vbe felt ; and how, in order the better to obtain favors for his own constituents, he should ;be able to take part in the general legislation pf.^he Province. After mafi'ing'sbme pers'on^'explanatipns, Mr Ashtoii : asked "if he had crme forward for the honor or the gain ?" Mr Harrison .-Certainly not the latter, because I can see. no gain. whatever.; it is nndpubtediy a high honor to be a- public represeritatiye, ancV of course 1 aspire;^p that. But I come^f orward, mainly ori.brpad .public grounds, and With the honest desire ;t6adr vance the interests of the district?; Messrs Whall arid Lnsc6iribe!, : who were weue invited to address the meeting ; but declined doing so, having : arrarigect,t6.^ address the public' at future meetings, v After .a vote of thanks tp the ''Ghai^ : .'. ; ']^ermedin ! g.-jcbn, eluded;'' ' . >; : . '?'?:' 'T;:;'^ - r .7\' lV ,'v^. :'" ; '