three such men would be a comfort, a relief, a support, and an
assistance, beyond what you have any idea of.

_April 6th, 1831--Kingston._--I am very glad to see your
commendations of the Attorney-General.[A] I think they are just.
They are certainly politic and seasonable. Indeed, I had thought of
hinting to you the propriety of some such notice of his liberality,
etc. I was afraid otherwise the coldness of the courtiers towards
him might make him repent of such liberality. But I think that your
remarks have come at the right time, and are exactly of the right
sort.[66]

_June 14th, 1833--York._--We have heard with pleasure of your safe
arrival in England: and pleasing indeed this has been to your many
friends in the Province, whose prayers, good wishes, and friendly
recollections, have accompanied you across the Atlantic.... Mr.
John Willson, M.P.P., of Saltfleet, has, within a day or two,
obtained from the Receiver-General, on the warrant of the
Lieutenant-Governor, L600 of the public money, to aid in building
chapels, I suppose, for the Ryanites. (See page 87). The fact was
mentioned to me privately this morning, but I deem it so important
as to justify and require me to inform you confidentially of it,
leaving it to your judgment to use the intelligence in the most
discreet manner that may be consistent with the duty you owe to
liberty and religion.

It excites surprise, pain, mortification, indignation, and
contempt, to see the Executive Government here making unjust and
invidious distinctions between His Majesty's subjects in the
appropriations of the Clergy Reserves, thereby endeavouring to
secure an unconstitutional and corrupt influence, especially after
Lord Goderich's declaration in his despatch (which he directed to
be published), that if any preference was shown to one denomination
of Christians more than another, it was contrary to the policy of
His Majesty's Government, and against repeated instructions sent to
the Government here.

As a Presbyterian I lament the grant to the Presbytery, and will do
all I can to get it repealed, for I am convinced it will do injury
to liberty and religion, and to the very persons who may wish, or
wicked enough, to receive it. I suppose the Province is indebted to
Sir John Colbor