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Alhghis would be s‘rangemassing strange. did we not know that eulogy of the dead is the weapon of which the ,(Srgan is pleased to make use to But to us, this whole business of the statue-unveiling is deeply sig4 nificant. \However rosy, chivalrous andimanly may be, or is” the ..con- duct of Tories-in thus uniting to do honor to him whom when alive the whole vocabulary of abuse was in- adequate to describe, we are cyni. cal enough “tO' seeivin their action either affectation or repentance. Either they did notbelieve what thév were saying on the 25th, or else they werewactically retracting what they had maintained during the statesman’s.-. lifetime. For sev- eral weeks,it has pleased the Toron- to Mail to eulogise its one-time monster. Now, we'learn that the “tyranny”. of old was Only sturdy conviction, that 3‘,‘ riding the protes- tant horse" was merely religions zeal according to ,his lights, that “traitorous and unpatriotic defec- tion from the Coalition Cabinet be- fore the work of (‘onlederation was accomplished " was nothingbut an, outgrowth of faction of which he was the victim. lndeed, if we are to credit the Mail, Hon. George llrown was really endowed with all the highestqualities of mind and a consummate scmmdrel narrow-mmde partxzan. heart, but by some accursed perver- sity on the part of Fate, all his ac- tions and utterances were those of His pi‘ixate life was in the high- esfi degree exemplary. Tin-re pre- vailed deep piety, strong affection, and vvxde-reaching,[1umanity. ‘Anid when all deductions have been made, it will be found that enough still re- mains to Stamp him a man of con. spicuous abilities, of patriotic mo- tives. of unblemished morality, who has eminently deserved well of his country. To us the Hon.,George Brown is, and always was, a man easy to read. At bottom, he was in the main hour est and conscientious, .but he never succeeded in_conv1ncing himself that his opponents were equally honest and conseientious. What was true for him, he held ought to be true for all. Yet this is a concession not to be made to the world's greatest ge- nius. A man of strong convxctions, be displayed in every contest a deep and even fiery energy and zeal, which at times fell into impatience with, and acrimony against, those who diflered from him. He was clear~headed in his conceptions. as was especially evinced when he had to deal with statistics. He was. a powerful,trenchant speaker, and not seldom attained to an eloquence high and inspiriting. Viewed pos- itively, he will be remembered for the work he did in the vexing ques- tions of the Clergy Reserves, and Representation by Population; view- ed negatively. tor the keen, even fierce, and unflagging spirit with which he (ought in opposition. On Tuesday 25th ultm the ceref mony of unveiling the statue of the late Hon. George Brown took pl‘ice in the Queen's Park. Toronto.. It was performed by Hon. Alex. Mac- kenzie,rwhose ill-health, however, prevented him from making an ad- dress. This duty, consequently, fell to the lot ot Hon. Oliver Mowat, who delivered a glowing panegyric on the lamented Liberalleader. To the surprise of many, and to the admiration‘ot the thoughtless. Hon. George Allen,» a Senator and prom- inent COnservavtive, followed in a tone altogethert. laudatory. Then Mayor Boswell, Another stifl Con- servative, sang the praises ~of the deceased as a good citizen. and the solemnities were Over. RxcuMONn HILH Thuradw, Dec. 4. - ’84 @112 fiiherwl. 4, A". aw..-“ ._,._ v Money‘to Loan-125:3. fiéynolda Chani â€"Sneach 6: Grennau. Brinks ‘Flag Statâ€"Alex. Moodia. Fisk Jubilee Sinagsrlghn nfplBride‘ ,orgaang p ) the hvmg o the one NEW AWERTISEMEIITS; HONPGEORGF.‘ BROWN. )tl €01] Ax mg out il villainy( and We gladly welcome to our village, on \Vednesdav'evening next,|Dec. 10th,.the fan-famed and renowned Jubilee Singersvafrom Fisk Univer- sity, Nashville, Tennessee. This celebrated troupe has been engaged to give a Grand Concert in the Methodist church on the evening oi the above date, in aid of the High School Library of Reference. and we predict a crowded hause to greet them. Seldom have the citizens of a vil- lage or even a town, had the privi- lege, or, we might say, the honor of a visit from this illustrious band of singers, and we trust that the eflorts of the Head Master oi our High School, in bringing them to our door will not be unrewarded. They have been honored in appearing before, and have received since the forma- tion of their company. the distin- guished patronAge ot Presi- dents of the United States, the Governors General of Canada, and many of the Crown-heads of Eur- ope, including Her Most GraCious Majesty. Queen Victoria, who Will- ingly left her Palace to listen to the beautiful and pathetic pieces learnâ€" ed and sung in cabin homes in the dark days of slavery. Not altogether because this con-v cert is given to assist one ot our educational Institutions, nor be- cause it will help the colored race in their efforts toliit up and educate their fellow-freed men. but because we feel confident that it will be a pleasure which seldom presents itâ€" self, do we eai‘ncstlv urge all who The whole trouble seems to us to lie in preferring men to principles. The love, the unswerving devotion which ought to be given to truth. 'generosity, high-mindedness and honesty,tor these are unalloytd, im- mutable and eternal; are lavished on individuals who. at best, .are a mix- ture of good and evil. Of Old, it was said, "No man: is periect". to which politicians have taught: their blind and silly followers to make the execrable addition. “except those of our own party." \‘Ve are perfectly sick. of this slavish adherence to some‘man or set ofmen. It is with- inuouu. ownhknowledge that hundt reds of electors absolutely retuse to read any paper which is not an or- gan'ofi-their- uwn partv‘t‘or fear they might be' disturbed in their foolish, ill-founded i opinions. 4 Yet I who is Sir john Macdonald that his‘everv words must be«receivrd as infallible? \‘Vho is Hon. Edward Blake that to differ from him is ‘ to go astray? \Vhyshouldany man be willing to surrender his noblest part to the chains of these so-called leaders of men? We suppose that the answer is to be found in the fact that it is easier to accept than to investigate, to follow than to hem the “van, to exist than to [hlnkl And so it comes that,in these latter‘d'ays, the tmtgreat princtples of human act- ion, Conservatism and Reform, are ignored. and in their stead are set up two creatures. with from five to thirteen heads, whose worshippers are moved mainly by ignorance and love of pudding. __ "Of the dead >peak nothing but good,".to which we are prepared to respond with only); qualified Amen. Change goodinto trurhand we accept the saying without) reservation, ex- tending it further to the living. But surely praise of him who is no more cannot be taken as a justifica‘ tion {or slandering him who' ‘ iS‘ shill among-ms. As. was to be‘expected, already a violent quarrel .has disturbed this pretentious spipit cf magnanimity. The Globe“ has drawn inferences which the,premises certainly war- rant, but which not the less have excited the fears of the Mail. The former considers that, if Conserva- tives and their organs are sincere In what they have said, then a vmdi- cation, taidy, it is true, but still a vindication of its late proprietors public life has been wrung’fmm his most bitter enemies. The' latter utterly repudiates any such‘ con- clusion,‘contending that all it has been of late saying was dictated. by feelings of good will, that: in any case the Grit party has in tlu'ee years undergone a complete change, thatâ€"well, it was only posing ! one othis follgwens. if) F SK JUBILI'IE SINGERS. A'I‘A Bullâ€"A 1 we Slh v t[' 115 am twher 10‘ 23m m5“ “mm. (I) FALL 8c VLINTER SUPPLIES, Every“ Department complete with"; New Goods at the Lowest Prices. Blankets; Flannels, and other Woollens at Wholesale Prices. A large stock of Staple and Fancy Grow ceries, Crockery, Glassware, &c.. at Lowest Rates. 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