"At some hazard of giving offense"

“It is sometimes said, the mother country has its great charter, its Bill of Rights, and why should we not have a charter, or some such written guarantee for our liberties. Those who reason thus forget that these great securities of Britons are ours also; that we have besides, the whole body of parliamentary precedents accumulated by the practice of the Imperial legislature. We have more; we have our colonial precedents since 1840; the resolutions recorded on the journals of Canada and Nova Scotia, and other authoritative declarations, made with the sanction of the Imperial government, and which cannot be withdrawn.”

Didn’t quite work out like that, Joe.

“How far English laws are in force here”: Nova Scotia’s first century of reception law jurisprudence “Thirty years after the Epitome, when the subject had still been up in the air, Murdoch was able to accept “as a rule very generally agreed on, that Acts of the British Parliament passed subsequently to the establishment of our...
A summary of colonial law “The colonies now belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, exclusive of those under the government of the East India Company, (to which this work does not profess to extend,) are as follows: In the West Indies and South America:...
Debate on resolutions relative to repeal of the “British North America Act” in the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia; session 1868 In the house of assembly on February 5th, Hon. Mr. Wilkins, Attorney General, put forward resolutions regarding confederation: He argued that the members elected in 1862 lacked the authority to alter the colonial constitution without public consent. The resolution preceding...
Political Experiences in Nova Scotia, 1867-1869 In 1867, Nova Scotia faced a crucial decision on whether to join the proposed Canadian Confederation. Initially hesitant, Premier Dr. Tupper decided against a dissolution of the House of Assembly and instead sought its approval for the plan. Despite protests...
Committee Report on Petition from Nova Scotia, November 9, 1775 (On 2 Nov. the congress took cognizance of a petition from the inhabitants of Passamaquoddy, Nova Scotia, who had chosen a committee of safety and asked for admission into “the association of the North Americans, for the preservation of their...
“as much a part of Nova Scotia, as Cornhill is of England” “The French King has found a way to seperate the following places from Nova Scotia, pretending they do not belong to it, tho they are as much a part of Nova Scotia, as Cornhill is of England. Cleues que, K....
Dr. Tupper’s Letter CONFEDERATION(To the Editor of the Star).SIR,-Although I have not yet seen the pamphlet published by Mr. Howe, in opposition to the proposed confederation of the British North American Provinces, you will, I hope, permit me to correct several misstatements of...
“Articles proposed by Capt. Breedon on the part of Col. Thos. Temple, Lieut. Gen. of Nova Scotia, to Lord Fienes and others, the Company of Adventures; Petition of Capt. Thomas Breedon, merchant, of New England, to Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector” 64. Minute of Articles proposed by Capt. Breedon on the part of Col. Thos. Temple, Lieut. Gen. of Nova Scotia, to Lord Fienes and others, the Company of Adventures, for settling a trade in those parts; the course first designed...
America and West Indies Colonial Papers: January 1659 Minute of Articles proposed by Capt. Breedon on the part of Col. Thos. Temple, Lieut. Gen. of Nova Scotia, to Lord Fienes and others, the Company of Adventures, for settling a trade in those parts; the course first designed by...
“Col. Dunbar’s proposal for settling Nova Scotia” 948. Order of Committee of Privy Council. Referring back to the Council of Trade and Plantations reports of 21st March and 14th May upon Col. Dunbar’s proposal for settling Nova Scotia etc. Their Lordships observing that the first report was...

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