. ▁ ▁They ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁prom oting ▁" ir respons ible ▁government ", ▁prohib iting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁from ▁serving ▁as ▁Executive ▁Coun c ill ors ▁( a ▁cabinet ▁minister ). ▁They ▁argued ▁the ▁Executive ▁Coun c ill ors ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁L t . ▁Governor , ▁not ▁the ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁They ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁making ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁sue ▁inde bt ed ▁far mers . ▁ ▁They ▁passed ▁laws ▁protect ing ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁Coun c ill ors ▁all ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁char ters ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁banks . ▁ ▁Republican ism ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁elections , ▁political ▁r het or ic ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁divis ive , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁for ▁diss ent . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Standard , ▁a ▁short ▁lived ▁T ory ▁daily , ▁clearly ▁called ▁out ▁for ▁repr ess ive ▁measures . ▁ ▁William ▁Lyon ▁Mack en zie ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁L est ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁date ▁be ▁missed , ▁he ▁began ▁serial izing ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary , ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine ' s ▁tract , ▁Common ▁S ense . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Toronto ▁Political ▁Union ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁constitution al ▁convention . ▁The ▁" Dec laration ▁of ▁the ▁Reform ers