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Public Lummy ex n 01 18 A CYCLOPEDIA OF Before Them," " Matrimonial Speculation," law. He represented Norfolk in the Par- and other works of a more or less fictitious liament of Upper Canada, and about six character. It may be said here that after months before his death, which occurred on eight years of travail in the woods, Mrs. the 8th of January, 1844, he was called to Moodie received the glad tidings that her the Legislative Council. Robert, the sub- husband had been appointed Sheriff of the ject of this sketch, entered the practice of County of Hastings. In a late edition of law in 1825, in the well known firm of Bald- " Roughing it in the Bnsh," brought out by win & Son, continuing this calling through Messrs. Hunter, Rose & Co., Publishers, his political career till 3848, when he re- Toronto, Mrs. Moodie writes a preface re- tired. He made his entry into public lif e by counting the social, industrial, educational being elected as the Liberal candidate for and moral progress of Canada, since the the Upper Canada Assembly in 1829, in op- time of her landing. After Mr. Moodie's position to Mr. Smsll, the henchman of the death at Belleville, in 1869, Mrs. Moodie Family Compact. The whole influence of made her home in Toronto with her younger the placemen was used against Mr. Bald- j aon, Mr. R. B. Moodie ; but on his removal win, and William Lyon Mackenzie, who,;:, -with all Ms rashness and roughness, was to a new residence out of towa, Mrs. Moo- 1 die remained with her daughter, Mrs. J. J. right at ieart, wrote : " Our earnest wish- ; Tickers, and passed peacefully away on the is that the: election of Mr. Baldwin may afternoon of April 8th, 18S5, surrounded prove to the world that the Capital of Upper by her children and grandchildren. Her Canada has burst her fetters and followed aged sister, Mrs. Traill, wa» bsside her at the praiseworthy example of her sister city. the last. Mrs. Moodie's often expressed Quebec." Imitating the liberal traditions of wish to be laid beside her beloved husband his worthy;father, Robert Baldwin found at Belleville, where the happiest part of her himself in uncompromising opposition to the years were spent, was carried out, and her Sir John Colborne •administration ; but his remains were followed to their-last resting- resistance was->always offered with dignity, finnness,kand proper restraint. Indeed had place, close to the beautiful Bay of Quinte", ? by a large number of dear friends. Mrs. sealous -Reforaters ,like Lyon Mackenzie Moodie lived to see Upper Canada develop adopted the calmer and more convincing from a rough wilderness into the proudest methods of Mr, Baldwin, muskets, pitch- Province in British North America, and forks, and such like expedients, would not her sons and grandsons making their way have been necessary weapons in the 'battle successfully in various parts of the Domi- for responsible government. The opposi- mou. The youngest of Mrs. Moodie's tion with which Mr. Baldwin allied himself descendants are some great grandchildren had an existence -as early as 1820, and ; all of whom, strange to say, are residing was a formidable :body ; bat it had the , in the great Canadian North-West, which misfortune of gathering Tinto itself a nnm- : during the best part of her life-time was a ber of honest bat over-zealous partiz&na.', "terra incognita. It is not fair to lose sight of the &ct,';3 ' Baldwin, Hon. Robert, C.B. This no matter how odions to us may seem - distinguished, sincere and able advocate of the dominancy of the Family Compact, 5 liberal and responsible government in Can- that the hostility toward the Tory party I ada, was born in the city of Toronto in at that time did not consist altogether* 3804, He was the son of the Honourable of hatred towards political oppression, 3rat?| William Warren Baldwin, of Summer Hill, in some measure in the natural antagonism; " of the lower class of the people to those near Corregoline, in the -County of Oorks Ireland. Arriving in Canada, the family, of the higher social scale. Of the •fcwslve like most immigrants of the time, had to years from 1824 to 1836, the Compact GOT- settle themselves in the wld&mess ; and ernment was in a minority for eight years the Baldwins took up a homestead in the in the Legislative Assembly:; and "bills township of Clarke, on Lak« Ontario. Soon passed by the Ajssembly were persistently growing tired of the disadvantages of back- rejected by the Legislative Council. Here woods life, W, W. Baldwin removed to To- indeed was a field for-a patriot, and Mr. ronto, then known as York, and made Ms Baldwin did not negle«t the opportunity;' > residence at Spadina. Mr. Baldwin was a His voice was constantly raised with dig-" medical man by profession, having taken nified firmness in advocy of making the* his degree of M.D. at Edinburgh; but not Executive responsible to the House of,.As- having a taste for that calling, after re- sembly. In 1836, he visited England tot moving to York, he betook himself to the endeavour to impress upon. Lord Glenelg the PUBLIC LUMMY.
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