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Our politics are RELIGION AND TRUTH, UNITY AND ORDER; and we shall meddle with politics no farther, than where they meddle with these. We care not who is in, or who out of office, excepting so far as the measures and principles of the parties tend to promote, or prejudice, those two great sources of the peoples' real happiness and safety. Religion we believe to be the only sure foundation for love, unity, order, and loyalty; and the prosperity and peace of the people, must be proportionate to the prevalence of these virtues, just as their misery must increase in proportion to the increase of strife, discord, turbulence, and disloyalty.

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Wheresoever, then, we find politics made instrumental, to excite the passions and prejudices of the unreflecting and ignorant against Religion and truth, there we shall meddle with politics. And we will further state, that we consider that to prejudice the people against the ESTABLISHED CHURCH, is to prejudice them against religion and truth. There, and to the removal of such prejudice, " COMMON SENSE" Politics will have their work. We shall not trouble ourselves, or our readers, with discussing the abstract merits of questions of policy, or war, or economy. All we shall do, will be to watch the tricks, by which ambitious agitators, or reckless mobleaders set the people against the rulers and institutions of Church and State; and keep captive their dupes by perpetually exciting their passions, and preventing them from freely exercising their "COMMON SENSE." These tricks we will expose, by dragging them to the light of "COMMON SENSE." But we shall make our plans better understood by giving a specimen.

QUERIES FOR "COMMON SENSE 191.091

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POLITICIANS.

By their fruits ye shall know them."

If an agitator or a party exist only by keeping up

strife and hatred, will "CoMMON SENSE," regard them as friends of the Country?

If they take advantage of distress, to exasperate the suffering poor, and by mobs and excitement to embarrass the Government, and prevent the legislature from impartially considering the best remedy will "Common Sense" look upon them as serving the poor, or their own faction?

If they are so loud in their professions of care of the poor, just when the cry may help to keep them in power, and at other times when charitable contributions, or rise of wages are wanted, are generally the least liberal; will not "COMMON SENSE" suspect, that they care only for themselves, and not for the Poor.

If not on one, but on all occasions, they are found abusing the Church and Government, will not "COMMON SENSE" conclude that agitation is their trade; and that, if not paid in money, they are gratifying their conceit, folly, and turbulence?

If they set up one remedy, for all evils, and abuse every body who may choose to doubt it; what other questions can "COMMON SENSE" ask, than—Whether they are fools or knaves, dupes or Quacks?

If, fearing to trust to reason, they resort to tricks, such as carrying loaves upon poles, marching about in processions, parading banners with "Cheap Bread" "No Monopoly," posting men at the corners of streets, to obtain fraudulent signatures to petitions, and the like-will not "COMMON SENSE " "these parties do not appeal to me, they are evidently trying to blind me, against the reason and truth of the case? 99

say;

If the trick of crying "cheap bread" shall have been played ten or twelve years ago, will not "COMMON SENSE" feel insulted at the impudence, which encourages the same parties so soon to play off the

old trick? Are the same promises, which were made and broken before, when the party wanted first to get into power, likely to be worth more, when they want to return to it?

If the Clergy, and those who support the Church, then warned the people of the imposture, will not "COMMON SENSE" attend to them, when they again warn the people not to be twice taken in by the same trick, and the same tricksters.

If the Church party be found chiefly men, who in their general deportment shew a serious sense of religion, and are by far the most liberal supporters of charities, and the best masters-the most considerate heads of families-the most orderly and loyal subjects and the most respected members of Society; "COMMON SENSE" will tell the poor man, that he will be safer in following them, than the noisy brawlers, the profaners of Churches, the agents of strife and disaffection, who never rise out of their obscurity, or care for the poor, except when they have an opportunity of setting them against their real friends, and making them the instruments of outrage, clamour and intimidation?

These are a specimen of our questions. We cannot afford greater space in this number. We only want to guard the people against prejudice and delusion; to induce them to think and reason, and then give religion and truth fair play. As to the general question of the Corn law, or other political arrangements, we shall not interfere. We leave them to her Majesty's Government, and the legislature; and we advise the people generally to submit to their wisdom, rather than take counsel of those, who make a prey of them for their own ambition and mischief.

ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN HILL, AN INDIAN CATECHIST OF THE SOCIETY, BY THE REV. MISSIONARY AT THE BAY OF QUINTE, CANADA.

(From the last Report of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts.)

IN the year 1810, the office of catechist fell vacant, and John Hill, a young man of exemplary character, who bad made some advances in piety and knowledge, was appointed by Dr. Stuart to the situation. Mr. Hill was born of Mohawk parents, during their stay at La Chine, and came to this settlement with the rest of his tribe in 1784.

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He received at first for his services the moderate allowance of 10l. per annum, but this sum augmented in 1826 to 201. on the recommendation of the late excellent Bishop Stewart, who entertained a very good opinion of him.

The selection of Mr. Hill, for this office, proved judicious; for although his abilities were of a humble order, and his attainments very limited, yet he was sincere and faithful in the discharge of his duties, and, by the blessing of his Divine Master, was enabled, during thirty years, to witness a good confession before his brethren.

On my appointment to the charge of this mission, from none of the Indians did I receive a warmer welcome than from Mr. Hill and his wife.

As his stipend was inadequate to the support of his family, he was obliged to work upon his farm, and the industrious and successful manner in which he conducted it, was an example to his brethren, whose besetting faults are indolence, and its consequence, a want of foresight;-faults, perhaps, the heritage of the Indian. Depending on the fortunes of the chase, he is satisfied with provision for to-day, and like "the fowls of the air," relies for to-morrow

upon the providence of that gracious Being, "who giveth to all" things living "their meat in due

season."

By prudent management, aided by his two sons, Mr. Hill, at his death, was enabled to leave his farm supplied with every convenience, and in a thriving condition.

These young men, his only children, he brought up with a pious care, which has been amply rewarded. Being of good natural parts, and studiously inclined, they have made considerable advances in general knowledge, and are well grounded in the elementary branches of a plain English education. Their knowledge of divine things, is by no means inconsiderable, and I have the happiness of looking on them as decidedly children of God. Their example and assistance will, I trust, be of great service to me in my future endeavours among their brethren. The eldest, on the late visit of the Bishop of Toronto, was petitioned for by the congregation to succeed to his father's situation, for which he is well qualified. I am happy to say, his Lordship at once directed him to act in that capacity, and promised to recommend him to the Society.*

Mr. Hill's health had been declining for the last two or three years of his life; and although frequently a severe sufferer, he rarely allowed it to interfere with his duty, when at all able to go out. I have often remonstrated with him on his imprudence in exposing himself in bad weather at unseasonable hours, when the case did not require it, nor his health justify it, but he felt such a desire to discharge his duty conscientiously, that remonstrances were vain.-During this period a perceptible change took place in his character and views. Previously his industrious habits led me to think that his worldly engagements engrossed too large a

• Mr. John Hill, the son, has been appointed to succeed his father as catechist.

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