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CTAmop- the vujjlboM'd* who have been and ate now abu-I *ing the editor of ihu journal, •tamJ«COfii|iciioU)lt;ly forward Thomas Dalton Ibal ll» was u nun utterly void of priitvi|*l«. hm b«*»*ti long known; ll'ul that lio is as much a fool uaangu« tlie following letter wiH nk»nply teitif)-.' Toronto, April 29, 1835.Dear Sir,—“Wfal thou duett do quickly,” in an old, und when ol)*ei‘\vctJi imaluuble saying. It often happening that tfl'e val‘*e of a favor in to he es timated more by th£ promptitude with which it in bestowed than by ity ,intrinsic amount, us it has* been well remarked that »vlt;« *tich in time saves nine ” and hope deferred mqkefh the heart sick.” These wise iawa will remind yoW *!••! * »*» living »•» expectation of getting some payment from the Canal Company agreeably to four kind promise, and to the wishes of your estiih^kle friend, Mr. Yates. Well you know the strug^c* tlie constitutional press of Toronto has to encounter, and there is no present prospect of any inui*fation lt;?f them. While the Radicals domineer in tUP House of Assembly, the l ory press will have bd» 9 very »lt;»rry time of it, since the government here t0° supine and nerveless to do anything in its aid- X011 l,a'e 8cen our lust .number [31] a bfoad I* lt;¥» this subject. My circumstances being greatly straitened, and demand* upon me urgent and linperious, let me.enticat of you' to take my case intd immediate consideration, and hand me over ti:e p.-dcvcd* ofyour generous deter-[ mination, that I msy M lhe 0,ves ,l,at be,M:t m habitation.Morton has been h§rc sit,re thlt;? prorogation, and subscribed for the Pu^ot, what tiling you of that 1 and moreover, he cdt,Ie9s,ea diat the u»'e to Mackenzie and O’Grady was A VILE AMD ?CA.\-pALOUS JOB.Ha\e you neither advertising nor printing on foot. in which the Patriot tiVght be a partaker? Let i,*;e | hear from you soon.Believe me, dW Sir, yours truly.THOMAS DALTOM. Wm. H. Merritt, Esq. Sr. Catharines.P. S.—I am told tbere is not a single tavern in St. Catharines, or on tin whole line of the Tanal, that takes a Toronto paper. Is it not possible for you to influence me sune good subscribers ? 1 amsure ihe Patriot is wcV calculated to open the eyes of the blind, it is wooing with power where it is iead. We will soon fcve Are majority stinking in 1 the land.
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Kingston British Whig
Kingston, Ontario, CA
Tue, Dec 22, 1835
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