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early part of this morning. He was in the
south wing about a quarter to one o clock this
morning, when one ofthe guards came running
to him avd sud Look out, € prisoners
ha hroken out of the irons.” | l

* (OREU uy}
{the prison-
f the alarm

to the galk ry abuve and saw one

deavoring to cat the rope

and he called out to him to surrender,

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’ i upstairs after him When witness

ran

arrived there the convict was gone, and wit-
peas followed on in the directi he thoughe
he vict had taken This was in the south

ast range, and tookirg over the railing, he
aw the prisoner endea y tu piek the lock
«i! the door, He called to him to surrender,
ut he did not answer, when witness fired a
sound from his revolver. The eynvict still
persisting tn his object, wirtuess fired the second
round. The convict then storped operations

that by Liternstional law the British Commis-
sioner will be driven to opposite views, regrets
that Lord Stanley has beet robbed of the glory
ot the settlement of the Lateraatioual diff-veuce,

but is certain Lord Clareudon, or whoever the

foreign Seerelary may be, will pursue the sawe |

policy.
Liverpool, Dec. &, evening.

A very heavy gale prevailed through England
on Sunday night and Monday mornings Numer
ous telegrams, reporting marine disasters, have
been received Che shipping ta the harbors has
suffered much, houses were blowa down aud the
dawage is very great

Mr. Disraeli had an interview yesterday with
the Queen, at which he resigued the Seals of
Office.

Among the appointments settled on is that of
Jobo Duke Coleridge as Solicitor General.

Phe Tuaes to-day cougratulates Mr. Gladstone
oo the speedy formation of his Cabiuet.

and ran down the west wing. Witness follow-| Frederick Dundas (Liberal) has been returned
ed and found the convict on the ground floor! te the Mouse of Commons trom Orkney. Mach
! zon his back with his feet towards the! regret bas been felt that Chief Justice Cockourn
stove. He was not quite dead, Witness then | 24 “ot been appointed Lord High Chanestior.

itt citeonnet wig i ethene Sint one A despatch to Uenderson BI seggect ga pr
. om Cs Ce The W ender eg down| Auchor Live in L verpool, from Handysides &
with witness, and as svon as th Wa.den saw Hendersor, Galasgow, date of Dee. 7, says the

the coavict be sent for Mr. Holl ay, the hos
pital keeper, who came in a few minates. He
gave it as his opinion that the man was dead.

Witness could not tell whether he was fatally

s.uot as there were other shots fired by the
guards. Upon examination of the deceased
false keys were found on, his person. The}
rope ol the bell was cot and fustened to the
banister to prevent it from making a noise by
its ball. The evidence of the guard is an|

epitome of the events of last night At dinner,
¢ -day, the coavicts were in a state of intense
excitement, and every precaution was taken to
prevent an outbreal

Latest News by Telegraph.

FROM BUROPE
Leondou, Dee 2, nidnight

Prime Minister Dheraecli has publihed an ad-
dress announce aad defending the resignation of
Ministry.

He reviews the progress of the resolves in
favor of the disestablishment of the Irish Church,
b-liewing the country would not sanction such a
measure |

The Gevernment awaited the electiona, for the
holding of which ail expedition was used, the re-

ws that the Mimatry canno! command the
respect of the fMouse of Commons, therefore,
they feel it due to their ewn honer and the poliey
upported by them, not to continue unnecessarily
in office a single day, deeming it wore coasistent
with the attitude they held, the convenience of!
public business and iufluence of their party, te re-
wzn at once, instead of awaiting the meeting of
Partiament, in which they must be in minority.
While taking this course they do pot modify their|
opinions, aod are more than ever convinced that
Mr. Gladstone's proposition is wroug in principle,
and probably impractible, and one which if
practicable would be disastrous to the nation
‘They are ready te support reform in the Church
of Treiand, but will still offer unconpromising re-
ristunce to the policy enunciated by Mr. Glad-
eTone.

It is reported that Dieraeli has cone to Wind-
eer to tender resiguativu of the Ministry to the
Queren.

London, Dee 3.

The Bank of England has advaneed ite rate
ene tall per cent, (be mininua tow being 3 per
cent

Siip “ Rienzi,” from Quechee, and barque, |
* Allendale,” frou St. Julio, were abanduued at |
eea Ns particulare |

Mr. Gladstone baa gone to Windear There!
will be merely a formal meeting of Parliament on |
the lth An adjournment to the 15th of Feb-
ruary will then be had. in order to give time for
the selection of the new Ministry. ;

Mr. Sullivan, of Cork, who wae struck from the
Commission of the Peace. for alleged eympathy
With beuianism, bas beeu elected Mayur of that
ety.

Landon, Dee 3. evening |

The decrease iu the Bauk of England is
&I1GY.000

The London Times comments with severity
on Mr. Dieracli’s resignation. It announces
“what it terms hie retreat a¢ cowardly, and «ays
jt is unpreeedented, exeept in the case of the
Earl ot Rippon, whe bad been a Premier, bow-
ever, only during @ recess.

Phe Post, Telegraph News and Standard
appland the prempt action of the Premier, as cal-
culated to save the Queen from embarrasaswent,
aod dis party from needless mortitication.

Despatches from Paris repert that the police,
fearing that maileatations would be made in
hover of Bandin, teok every precaution to pre
vent a large number of people from assembling
at the tomb = A large number of peeple, how-
ever, gathered in the neighborhood of Mort Muite
Cemetery. The police diepersed the crowd, but
they returned anddenly, and eontinued for some
Time te occupy the neighberhood,

A tew of the more obstinate persons were ar-|
rested, but there was Be actual \iwlence, and at}
last accouuts all was quiet. One of the French!
journals which appeared yesterday with a black |
border, was immediately seized by the Police. |

The proseeation of the Editors and Publishers)

fer peomotiog the Baudin subseription continue.

The strike among the Printers of Paria ia}
euded*
London, Dee 4

Hon. Wm. E. Gladatone had un audience with |
the Queen yesterday aflerneon, and formally

adopted his appointment as Chief of the Ministry | ‘

Tiere was a great gathering of the Liberal chiefa|

at the house of Mr. Gladstone last evening. The}

Times thie morning hae an editorial on the)
Cabinet about te be selected. Lt thinks Lord!
Kowilly. the preaent Master of the Reile, wiil be
appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir
Rounde!l Palmer Master of the Rolle. |

Newerdy Johnsen was eutertained at a banquet |
on Wednesday night, by the Chamber of Com-|
weree, at Buminghan. Mr. Bright was ene of!
the guests, Mr. Johuson in bis response to the
usual complimentary toast, referred to
change in the Miutetry, aed said that be knew,

that those who were tikely 40 succeed to the Gov- |

eroament were anxious te continue the present
pohey in the negotiations between England and
‘aited States. Mr. Bright said that the presence
eY the American Minister ia a proof that the
Vinited States forgives ite enemics in England, as
frevly as it bas forgiven the Rebels in America.
He reviewed the poley of the British Govern.
ment durag the Rebellion in the United States
and deplored ite action, recognizing the Rebels as
Kelligerents. He rejoiced iv the prospect of a
typeedy and amicable settlement of the difficulties
between Enyland and America.

‘The provisions! Goverament of Spain haa pab-

labed a Gised tari? schedule for the Antilles, te|

take the place of the present ping ny arbi-
trary ecale of custom duties, Lieut. Gen. Hunz
has been appointed Capt. General of Porto Rico.
The lapertal eewapaper predict» that if the Re
prbdlicans succeed in the fortheoming elestiona, a
new winietry will be formed with Espartero ae
Prime Minister.
bee me temporary Dictator ef Spain. The King
Prussia reeeived the Freseh Ambassador on
‘ay, and assured bim of his frieudehip for

search, From St. John, N. BR, for
» aft her rigving and had deck cleared.
'; fluur 258 Sd; otber articles us

Leondon, Dee 4, evening.
‘er will probably be Attorney
Giadstene's cabinet. John

ached to jin the new ministry. | the construction of a narrow guage railroad was,
gives an accowut of an attack of carried to-day by @ large wajority of the tax

at Bient Martre Cemetery on the an-
Bundiu’s death: fully confirming the
recewed from Para. The
crowds were dispersed by the

od it necessary (o make ordinary

Tandon, ee ©.
Playfair, Wheral, has been elected to
f Commona for the Edinburgh

‘s Uuwersilier.

ines thie m-roing toys, the new Minie'ry
plete this afterno + and beliceea the
have te have “ seat without « Porthtio, Bari
te be Seeretary «{ State the
Department ; Hou. Ro Lowe, ;

“ Sud a

| ** Hibernian,”

i ered

| Granville.

in wa heavy ygule, broke her shaft and
steam pipe. springing a desperate leak and found
on the 28th volt. in sat 53. long 2? The
passenyers und crew behaved admirably, avd were
ewbarked in av orderly manner, in five boats, duly
provisioned. The captain's and boaswain's boats
conuuned fifty two passengers, and including al!
the cabin passengers, except Nelson, Olds, and 8
Mason, have arrived safely. ‘Three boats, uuder
the first second and third othicers, containing the re-
mainder of the pussenyers aud crew, eighty one
perseus in all, ure still missing, but their safety is
hoped tor. f
Letters received from Vienna, Pesth, and other
parts of Austria, by Bauking houses in Paris, speak
of a war between that country and Prussia as un
avoidable) They represent the armamweut now go
| ing on as having no other object than to vindicate
the boner of the Austrian Army, cruelly woun ted
two years ago on the plaius of Arouno Nicholsbarg
Liverpool, Dec a
The © Observer” wives the following as a list of
Members of Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet—Lord High
Chancellor, Sir William Paget Wood. President
of Privy Council, Lord Kimberley. Lord of the
Privy deal, Eurl Russel. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Kobert Lowe. First Lord ofgthe Aduir-
alty, Mr. Childers. Foreign Secretary, Lord Clar-
enden. Home Secretary, Henry A. Bruce Sec
retary of War, Mr. Cardwell. Secretary for In
dia, the Duke of Argyle “Colonial Secretary, Earl
Secretary for Ireland, Chester Fortes
President of the Poor Law Board, Mr. Goah-
President of the Board of Trade, John Bright
Postmaster General. Gen. DeGray Chancellor
of Duchy of Lancaster, Chas P. Villiers Lord
Lieutenani of Ireland. Earl Speucer, Lord Chas

cue,
en

| cellor of arelaud, HO Legan.

_A despatch from Constantivople states the Sub
lime Porte at the solicitation of Russia, continues
diplomatie relations with Greece, but haa sent to
the Grevk Government un ultimatam, which is
supported by the Great Powers.
London, Dec. 7, eve

The ‘‘ Times” generally confirms the correctress
of the * Observer's’ list of the probable members
of Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet, but asserts that Earl
Rasse! wil! not accept office. It also doubts the
appolutment of Karl Spencer as Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland) and ef Alessrs. Bruce. Villiers, and col-
leastes, to seuts in the Cabinet. The * Times”
adds to the © Observer's’ list the name of James
Moucrief, as Lord Advocate of Scotland

London, Dec.7, Midnight.

It is now acertained for certain that Lord Kin.
berley will be Lord of the Privy Seal. and Ear!
DeGrev and Ripon, President of the Privy Council
in the new Cabinet. Itis said thut Sir Ronndel!
Palmer will be apoointed Lord, Justice of the
Court of rig oe Earlof Huantingden, Lord Lient
ot fretand, Mr. Goshen President of the Poor Law
Beourd, and H. A. Bruce, Home Secretary.

FROM THE STATES
New York, Dee 3.

Gen Cuatar with the 7th US Cavalry,
fought and defeated a large body of Ludians on
Nov 27.

The Indiana left 102 dead on the field, including
theie head Chief, Black Kettle.

The Cavalry Jost four officers and ten enlisted
wen

Gold 135.

New York, Dee. 3

All the waaden portion of barracks. &c., of
Port Lafayette below the city, was destroyed by
tire, on Tuesday night. Numerous shells h ive
exploded, but the magazine remained sate
Loss to the government estinated at a quarter
of a million doilare

Oue version of the Alabama embrogltio ia this
—that Reverdy Juhusen tollowed Seward’'s auig-
gestions in the main; but the latter, perceiving
that the arrangement was uopepular, referred it
to a Cabinet meeting as a ready way to end it
Jn the Cabinet, one of the most emphatie op-
posera of the plan was Secretary Welles, who
bas nearly always been opposed to Seward’s
foreiga policy. It is rumored that Minister
Jobnson ia suapected of playing into the hauds
of the Englieh Loriee during the elections, and

that he has never expected his arrangement to

weet will the approval of the Senate.
New York, Dee. 4.
Advices from Cuba represent that dissensions
have arisen among the leaders in the insurrection.
The aqueduct whieh supplies water to Santi-
ago has been destroyed by the rebela The Gov-
ernment troops in Manaeanelle were besieged by
the rebela, who were, however, unable tu gain

| possession of the town,
The policy of the Ontario Government in re. |

fusing eudowments to sectarian iuatitutions, bas

| beet: eustained in the House by a large majority,

Montrea) harbor is closed to navigation, and
the canal below Wilmington Bridge is frozen

wer,

Gold 1354.

New York, Dec. 9.

The President's message was delivered to
Congress to-day. The President reiterates his
policy of reconstruction, reviews the financial
question, in which he advocates economy en the
Government expenditures, and an early resump-
tion of especie payments. Relations with foreign
powers are generally satisfactory. With regard
te peading questions with Great Britain, the Pre-

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bes rROVN NOGSTO — _ ‘
ae Se eres OMe i" Laden, Des. 5,9. = CORRESPONDENCE.
_-- There are vague rumors afloat in this city of o pt a Bi
KINGST )N, Novy. 6. geveral eeizure of New spapers, and a conflet be ‘ . cc : i
*y —T o tween the treeps and the medes at Paria Water C. GRANT, Ksg.,
Lor AMONG THE LISONERS Po BeCare MAN , : .
; 2 These rumors, theagh not confirmed, have caused SIR;
sHot CREA EXCTT BMBNT AMONG THE panic in eonimeretal circles in this city ' pe a —
CONVICTS. spe te D 6 I bey to congratulate you on the impr :
endoan ec ’ a 4}
(rreat excitement prevails in the city this It ia reverted that John Bright has peremp tone and sty! ) Be “ornate f “ bett
tucrling from a rumor that an gv tensive and tortiv declined the offer of Secretary of State for ’ aside scale tin ' : i] : {
} } } } hare . , ' reposts vol e rounds
a Pp laid plot had been diseave i and frus-| India, and inaisted on the apporitinent of the There are culivus } ‘oly s t “ ;
trated at the Provincial Penitentary, and that) Ear! ot Kimberly as Foreign Seeretary, ino the here about some of the Charlottetown "* rae
t effort had been attended with loss of lite place of the Earl of Clarendon It is beliewed Tt is said that the Hon. Mr. Laaed, 7
Phe convict who was killed was known as| ‘#¢ bis wieb in this connection will be acceded | Davies, Mr. Coles, Major MeGill and the
Christopher Murray, and had been sentenced ‘ “ae ‘ ; , : Che Times. in an article on the Alabama claims Elder Laird. to disfranchise Catholies, und
UT & period ot fen Vears {whch he had ony), . os otnes 4 ig .
i H t the F ’ argues against the Government yeilding to the) og ttle them forever Mr. Coles suid last
fO to serve aos not one of the : evan) new demand of Mr. Seward, that the question winter that he raised Catholics; J suppose *
soners, although he associaied with them mm /| of International law be submitted to the Com a |
: ° " is »w determined to bring them down to the
the pilot. At the inquest to day the foll WIN’ uesier, vine bags . ? } A]
! evidence was given by Henre Connolly, a The Times. eave, © American Commissioners : . ee .
a | . ' lrieht: let him and other * Liberals throw off
guard, who was on duty last nicht and the wil! come committed against England, and clauns - ; t

the mas«.
ean obtuin no forsyiveness,
or in the world to come.

‘breaking their necks’”
Lord, Davies, &c., for the past twenty years,
and now, when they ask for fair play, they are
merely sneered at and abused by the Latrtot,
the organ of these renegade Liverals. They
are the Adullamites of our Island, and, when
the opportunity will first offer, they will receive
a reward sitmiar to that which their brother
traitora received in Engiand and_ Ireland.
Mark the cortrast between Messrs. Pope,
Baviland, Gray, &c., s alw Lvs

either in this world

to support Coles,

whom Catholic
and Coles,

opp e‘ections,

Sinclair, Lord, &c.,who were always suppoite d,
through thick and thin, by the Panists.
The former gentleman proclaim to the
world that they consider it right that
Roman Catholics should receive ordinary

justice; the latter maintain that Catholics have
‘a great deal of presumption to dare, for a
moment, think of asking for a moderate share
fof their owu money for the excellent schools
which they have established !
simple enough to think that the teachers of
their College, where Catholics and Protestants
are tanvhi, should receive a little of the money
which the y are paying to the teachers of the
Prince of Wales College, where no Catholics
are tausht, and from which respectable Pro

testants have withdrawn their children. The
fact of the matter is this: Protestants and
Catholics are ashamed of the old Liberal

Your able editorials have opened
their eyes; they are bezinning now to see how
matters stand. At the time of the Summerside
election the most of us were in favor of what
we looked on as the Liberal candidate, and we
thought that Mr. J.C. Pope was only using
an electioneering dodse But now we see
that he was sincere, especially since that manly
andi dependent letter from Hon. Mr. Haviland

leaders.

appeared in the papers.
only a few—bigotted old voters in this settle
ment, and FE ean tell you thet when Mr.
Haviland’s letter was read tothem, they apoear
ed thunderstruck. One old gentleman said : Is
young Haviland turned Papist? A Protestant
present assured the old mau that Mr. Haviland
was as staunch a Protestant as was to be found
on the Island, but that he was very glad to
perceive that his religious convictions did not
incline him to persecute those who differed
from him in religion. © Papists will rule over
us then,’’ said the old gent. © No,’’ said the
other Protestant, ‘they shall not, but justice
ithey shall have. When they will make the
least atte mpt to treat Protestants as we treat
them, I shall he the first to unite in a league
to put them down.” The old man uttered a
| moan and said no more. From this you will
‘easily perceive that political feeling is running
high. It is said that a general election is soon
to take place. I have heard that hecause Mr.
Green, the member for Summerside, is in
favor of doing justice to Catholics, that a few
roughs and practical infidels of Summerside
threaten him with a reouisition to resigo his
seat. Should their threat be put in execution,
I have heard that there are requistions to be
immediately sent to Messrs. Wichtman,
Hensley, Coles, L vd, G. Sinclair, Bell, &c.,
to immediately resign the trust which they
have forfeited. What 1 sauce for the goose
aauce for the gander’ the folks
here think. There is really more excitement
| here than you would perhaps imagine. The
Proscriptionists have already talked about the
members of the new anti Popery Government
| which they hope will be formed. According
'to their ideas the new Government should
consist of the following gentlemen, viz:

should be

| Hou. B. Davies, Presideut of the Council,
| Hon. W. W. Lord, Treasurer,
Stewart, Esq., Attorney General,
Robert Shaw, Esq., Solicitor General,
|D. Laird, Esq, Elder, Queen,s Printer and
Chaplain to both Houses,
Currie, Esq., Custos
Financial Sceretary,
Hon. Dr. Henderson, Minister of Education,
Mr. Kirwan, Collector of Customs,

Mr. Kilpateick, Crier and Tipstaff.

I will not attempt to show the absurdity of
an Executive composed of the above ventles
men, heeause T don’t know one-haif of them,
and I know very little about their duties. I
have seen Hon. Mr. Davies, but
has wild ideas about Quit Rent and other
things to be appointed ‘ Pres ident of the
Conneil.”” Mr. Stewart may be a great man,
and, perbaps, in a few years our Chief Justice.
But to tell the truth the people here know
nothing about him. Mr. Shaw I don’t know
from the man in the moon; however he may
| make a good Sohcitor General. They say he
writes nearly all for the Patriot, and pitches
into one of our venerable Judyzes without |
mercy. Mr. Laird may have a right to be|
Queen's Printer; but I think that, in decency, |
if there is to be a Chaplain under the new|
regime he should be a recognized and ordained
minister. But tastes differ. Mr Currie’ is to
be, itseems, Custos Rotulorum. I don't know |}
Mr. Currie, but we have all heard much about |
him But what in the name of common sense |
is the meaning of this new projected office? I
have seen some of the Laws of the Island, but |
| 1 nave neverseen the words Custos Rotulorum
I don’t know even the meaning of them, but if}
| they are Latin or Greek I] suppose they mean |
| something like this, “Catcher of Rats,” But}
to appoint a man publicly to catch rats, and to |
pay him a large salary, is an abomination |
lalmost incredible, Some of the papers say |
‘that he wears moccasins, and that he can go |
in through the key hole of a dvor, place him-|
| self under your chair or in your coat pocket,

Rotulorum and

D.

Politieal ingratitude is a sin that;

Catholics have been |

Catholics are |

We have a few—and

I think he!

}

deformity. He is not responsible for these
things. Shouid wny Collector of Customs des-
cribe minutely David and Donald their
i k there would be an end to the
tine, Who Mr. KilPatrick
and ] can say just as mueh
Perhaps it is a

and
customs, [ thi
office ia a short
is |] catinot say 3
about hrs oilice, * Pipstail.””
kind of a gallows on which to hang Catholics
and Protestants ike Gray, Haviland, Palmer,
Bre cken, Jenkins, Hod yseon, &e. if that Is
the case there will be tw sides to the que stion.
Wishing you every success in the defence ot]
justice.
Iam, with respect,
A FARMER.
Grand Kiver, Dee. 10, 1868.
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CORRESPONDANCE FR ANGAISE
| a
DE L’EDUCATION LIBRE,
Depuis longtemps le ciel etait charge de
unages, depuis lougt smps la tempete menagart,
entin elle a eclate. La lutte electorale n’a ete
que le prelude d'une antre lutte bien plus ter-
rible encore et don. le resultat doit etre d’une }

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importance bien plus grande, je veux parler |
de la question de Ueducation. Oui, voila le |
combat definitivement engage, et certes nous
sommes loin d’en etre faches. Temoinsdesabus
innombrables, et jusqu’ ici inouis qu’ on s'est
permis sur ce point, nous engemissions depuis
longtemps en Mais enfin, puisqu
aujourd hui la chose est devenue publique, nous

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snuence.

ne voulons pas rester 1 actifs au moment de la
lutte, el nous Sommes fermement determines
a combattre de toutes nos forces pour une ques-
tion qui nous t uche de si pres; nous t yutefoi
preteudons pas suivre en cela la conduite de nos
adversaires. En effet, i} ne sayit pys ici d’ecrire
pour ecrire et, remplirles colonnes d‘ur journal
de paroles vides de rai-on. Eneore moius avous
~nous l intention de fairefaliusion aux personnes
qui prennent part a la discussion. Car il nous a
fait peine de voir que, toutes les fois que
parait ce fameux journal, que nous nous abstien
rous de nommer, ses colonnes ne sont rem plies
que de yaines personnalites. Certes ceci est
loin de faire honneur a ceux qui cooperent a
sa redaction. Est ce en commen tart les ecrits
de M Pope contre la religion catholique, est
ce en critiquant sa conduite actue lle, est ce en
disant des injures au Rev. Directuer du College
Si. Dunstan, qu’ on entend resoudre cette
Non M. M. et si vous
prete idez continuer sur ce ton, il est parfaite-
ment inutile de poursaivre plus longtemps.
Discutez ra sonnez, et ne d'tes past d injures, et
ne vous amusez pas a faire des personnalites.

| ‘Tout d’abord se presente un poiat sur lequel
ila deja ete fortement discute, et au sujet du
juel nos modestes adversaires Se sout laisses

seriense question ?

fuller a tous les acces de leur bile.
longtemps, ils s’evertuaient a prouver, par les
phrases les plus ronflantes et dar les mouve-
ments les plus vehements de leur eloquence,
q2’avant tout, il ne faut pas accorder de grati-
fication wux institutions Catholiques ; et cela,
ils Vont crie si fort, que leurseris pergants
restes les Mais

poprquo} done, M. M., priverait on nos ecoles
et colleges de cette gratification qui leur est
i indispensable? En yoici, selon vous,
unique et futile raison: * Parceque,’’ dites
vous, “aux ecules catholiques, on apprend
aux enfants a maudire les protestants.”’
frivole objection, si nGcus avonsbonne memoire,
a deja ete aveantie e: quelques lignes
leurs pourquoi perdre notre temps a refuter
le, nous en avous Ia convie-

nous sont dans orcilles.

quasi

une chose, a la juc i
tion, nos adversaires eux memes n’ajoutent
aucune foi, et qu’ ils out avancee fort geatin-
tement. Car nous les defions aujourd hui, et
vous les defions a la face du monde entier, de
prouver ces parvles. Et cependant il ¥ a une
vieille maxime qui dit: ‘Le sage ne dit rien
quil ne prouve;” si

te malice, nous continuerions le sy!logisme et

nous avions tant soit pev
nous dirions. Or nos adversaires out avance
une chose qu ils ne sauraient jamais prouver,
ndversaires. * * *° Mauis, c'est
assez, point de mots. Qu‘)! nous soit
seulement permis d’ajouter que, quoiqu’ on
reproche bien souvent 4 nos pretres de nous
derober la counnissance de |’Evanyvile, nous

Ggonec nos

wros
5

croyous toutefvis y avoir lu ces paroles de St
Paul.
paroles qui prourent combien notre doctrine
est loin de nous enseigner a maudire nos freres
separes, et combien par nous
sommes elorznes nous memes d’en apprendre
le metier a nos er fasts. [lest vrai, M. M. que
nous ne nous vloritions pss autant que vous de
lire la Bible, murs vous com prencz que par
cela meme, il nous est plus facile de mettre en
pratique le peu que nous lisons.

‘* Blasphemamur, et obsecramus,

conmsequ “nt

olla done tout ce en quoi consiste cet!

obstacle insurmontable qui vous empeche de
remunerer nos institutions. Voyons a present
si, de notre part, il est plus raisonnable de pre-
tendre a une remuneration, ou platot voyons
si, enconscience, vous n’etes pas tecus de nons
{Maccorder? Oui, M M je dis enconscience,
)et je tiens a vous le preuver, “ Rendez a Cesar |
qui appartient a Cesar, et a Dien ce que ap
|partient a Dien’’—quoi de plus juste? et
| cependant voila tout ce que nous eXizeons ;
nous ne demand ms que ce qui nous appartient.
En effet, qui osera affirmer que les catholiques
romains del’ Lle du Prince Edouard, ne payeut
pas on gouvernement plus du tiers des sommes
employees an soutien des maisons d education ?
Eh! bien, pursque nous y mettous de notre
argent bien que les protestants,
peurquoi n’aurions, nous pas droit, toutaussi
qu’eux, avoir nos ecoles et collezes
eutreteuus, du moins en partie, aux frais du |
gouvernement ?
Mais permettez moi ici une comparaison qui
eclaircira davantage le fait et par ou je ter |
minerai cette correspondance: supposez pour un
moment deux associes, dont lun fournisse les
deux—tiers, et l'autre le reste des fonds de la
socicte. Le premier cependant, quoique ne
fournissant qu’ une partie du Capital, pour la
simple raison qu’i!l fournit davantage, retire a

toutaussi

| bien

jlui seul tout le profit et l'autre ne se trouve |

ainsi qu’ a mettr: sa bourse a la disposition de
son charitable contrere, ** Mais,’vous, ecrirez-
vous et certes avec assez de raison, ‘il faut, de
toute necessite que ledernier (celui qui ne
fournit qu ’untiers) ait perdu le sain usage de
ses sens.’’ Et pourtant voila precisement le
cag Ou nous sommes, Or, comme nous ne!
tenons pas encore a passer pour gens prives
de raison, nous reclamous cortre de semblables
abus, et nous reclamerons de toutes nos forces,
tant qu’on ne nous fermera pas la bouche.

sidewt says there are mutual rights of naturaliza-| and report every word you say, or even every | Mais j’allais oublier mon premier associe.

mutual elas arising since the year Ins3 of
jeitzens and subjects of the twe countries for
\injuries and = depredations committed under
|) authority of their respective governments. Ne
| getiations apen these subjects are pending, and [
| am not without hope of being able to lay before
| the Senate for ite consideration during the present
| session. protocols caleulated to bring te an end
| these justly exetting aud long existing coutro
versies” Gold 1354.
New York, Dec. 7

| ‘The lose of life hy the cullision of Steamers
| America ”
| River, will prebably reach 80. Both ateamers
were burved and sunk by the explosion of the coal
oil, a large quantity of which was ignited on beard
the* United states” by the cullision, ‘The boats
| cost 250,000 dollara each.

| Havana despatches state that a battle has oc-
curred at Mount Altagracia, near Puerto Prinei-
| pe, in which each side lost about fifty killed. The

Espartero has been asked to) vewa from other parts of the Istaud are geuerally |

, fayerable to th Government.

| —___.—_

FROM CANADA,

| Toronto, Dec. 7.
| The Dominion Parliame”t has beeu further pro
regued until the 16th of Janua,y. °
The Revenue of Canada tor November was
| $1,114,154, and the expenditures g<. 7 445.
Toronto Doe. 8
| An ordinance granting $100,000 bonds tow std

| payers.

i Ottawa, Dec. 28.

| There has been a severe snow aterm since last
‘night. Bighteen inches of anow has fell. All the
ruidway traius are greatly delayed.

We often see large atucks of cattle which do
not seem to thrive. and come out * spring poor,”
all fer want of semeteiug to start them in the
right direction. One dollat’s worth of “Sheri-
dan’s Cavalry Condition Powders, given to such
a stock occasionally during the winter, would be
worth wore than au extia bald ton of bay

| pursue themanywhere. But I think any Gov-|
ernment that would appoint a public officer to |
| eateh rats or other vermin would be lau shed at |
all over the world. And asto Mr. Currie’s!
ipassicg through key holes and doing such
wouders, I think it ail a pertect humbug. If}

r Hevderson will be appointed Minister of |
' Education, we will likely have a new edition of
\the Classics The system of oratory practiced |
| by Demosthenes, Cicero, Burke, Grattan, &e., |
will be cast in the @hade. Dr,

Henderson’s |

aud * United States,” on the Ohio) transcendant genius, his unrivalled powers as|
| the change that has taken place in regard to your

)an orator, will be apt to cause a complete re-
|} volution in the literary world. We are
ithe fair road to fame.
| is approaching The Dr. may effect such a
|chanye in medicine that no person at all will
i die, at least fora thousand years.
| be hoped that the Government will not compel
| poor Donald to wear mocassins all that time to
be hunting rats and listening at key holes. It
would be dreadful for the poor soul, JT sup-
pose Mr. Kirwan is the person who writes for
the Progress
the “* customs ’’ of the soldiers in the Northern
}army during the late war, and of the Southern

jers, niggers, planters, &c., and make the cul- |

jlection amusing and instructive. But what
{useful end would be served by making a col-
| lection of the customs and habits of this small
' [sland ? Every one here knows them already.
will only bring ridicule on us to publish to

world the customs and habits of some,
zentiemen whom | have mentioned.

| the
leven of the

| For example, » Mr. Kirwan ,ave a description |

lof David it woula )e something like the fol-
lowing: 66 Height abou six fect four inches ;
bair down to shoulders, aud of a hyhtish
cast; face very thin and elongated , mouth
about four inches and a-half; tongue thick,
and resembling the tooth of a larze walrus:
voice sepulchral, or rather d-ep toned, like a ven-
triloquist ; neck very long ; gait stooped; head,
when feet are in motion, being some three feet
im advance of body, (the centre of gaayity beiny
m '

ad in conse

on} = ° . a
The ee Ma | give the Eveminer @ fair chauce te the high

On |
pourrait peut -etre dire que je de
trop hardi: je vous laisse cette tache: je vous |
conseillerais cependant d’etre le moins severe |
possible, sou jugemeut devant uecessairement |
eutrainer le votre, |

UN AMI DE L’EDUCATION LIBRE. |

—~> o- <> -o oe _ —_ —__

To THe Eprror or THe EXAMINER.
Sir ;
The peeple in this locality are much pleased at

| Editoriale. The last few leaders are calculated
/esteein in which it was beld dnring the lifetime

jof the lamented Mr. Whelan. To be candid with

Il n'yapas |

Cette |

D‘uil-

pie of the East Point are about the most * liberal”
in the world; set they are determined to battle
for what they consider fair play In electing
their inembers they never asked any questions
about the religion of the candidates Asa proot
of this, they have, for a long series of years, re
turned Protestant representatives. — No narrow
sectarian prejudices entered their winds. 1 a
whom they electe d were not told te legen ute
about religion, but about their material affairs
But when members of the Legislature meddle
with rehgion, we don’t want it te be altogether
one-sided. Mr. Davies came up here a couple ot
jyeare ago, as uw candidate ; ;
‘would do justice to Protestants and Catholics,
Itl remember right, be anewered:—No! Tam
a Protestant, and the Papist College shall never
| receive a penny of the money w hieh you Catholics
lot Kast Point pay for the Presbyterian College of
Prince of Wales. The consequence was that
(Mr Davies was sent about his business. After
thie, the Hon. Mr. Hensley came ap to offer his
services aa a member of the Assembly. [t is

| true that the people did not axk him to give any

‘direct pledge aa to the question of justice to
lCatbobes. They took bin fora man of bonor
and of common sense, and that he would not run
counter to their Wishes pretty plainly signified at
the time Mr Davies’ rejeetion, Catholics and Pro-
testante in this part of the Jaland are almost unanl-
mous in this, viz: that all shall have justice They
have great reepeet for His Lordship the Bishop ;
but they don’t wish him to rule the Island. When
[ say this I don’t mean to insinuate that his Lord-
ship ever intended to use bis authority 1 any
other manner than was becoming a Prelate whe
is reapected by every Protestant and Catholic at
‘the East Point; but what they openty express is
this: that whilst they revere their Bishop and
applaud the exertions which he is making in the
‘cause of Education, and whilst they approve of
his memorial to the Government for jushee te

Catholic schools, for which we are paying our)

fair share, we don’t want to be bullied and fright
ened by the Patriot and by a few Presbyterians
who met lately at Covehead, and by a quast-
religious proclamation, outraging the feelings ©

the Catholics aud Protestants,—at least of East)

Point. It is reported here that the Patriot is the
organ of the Government, that Mr. Reilly is dis-
missed, or to be dismissed, for not abusing the
Bishop and our Priests! Let Mr. Heusley see to
it. Hes a Protestant, and he may go to meet-

ings as often ashe likes, and pray for the down. |

fall of the Pope and the conversion of Catholics.
I don’t blame him for that—it is a matter be-
tween himself and his God; but, if he encourages
David Laird to outrage the feelings of Catholics,

and to spread broad-cast through the community |

the infamous calumny that some of their Priests,
and all their Nuus, are teaching their pupils not
toallow Protestants to live, or, in other words,
to wurder them, the case is altered. The quiet
people ot East Point are surprised that Mr.
Hensley, as Attorney General, should allow a

i villanours sheet like the Patriot to do its best to)

cause the worst of feelings to arise in the breasts of
udigtibors,

AN EAST POINTER.

Dec 8, 1568.

P. S.—This community has had a severe oes
in the death, by drowning, of Captain Angus
MeDonald, of Fairfield. A more bonest. indus
| trious, respected young man there was not iu the
| County; and his bereaved widow bas the sym-

pathy of every person from St. Peter's te the hast
Point. 1 will write again to you svon, - V.)

r.

QUESTION.
To THe Eprror or THE EXAMINER

Dear Sie,
| leading articles, reference is made to an oyster
supper, given by Angus MeMillan, Eaq., the
newly elected M. P. P. for Summerside, at which
supper, which was held in a Public House, you
stated that David Laird, Editor of the Patriot,
and Elder of one of our Presbyterian Churches,
and a Son of Temperance, together with Mr
Lawson, master of the Nerwal School, and a
Good Tetupler, were amongst the guests. Toasts
were drank, and spiriuous liquors were used
freely on the occasion, Speeches were made,
and the usual amount ef Bacchanalian sentiment
indulged in, as is customary on such occasious.

Now I wish to ask you the simple question,
was Mr. David Laird and Mr. Henry Lawsen
present at the supper, or not? for very many
who have heard the Elder advoeating Teuper-
ances and morality in this end of the Island have

strong doubte that both Mr. Laird and Mr. Law- |

Fou have wore respect for their characters than,

jin the Division Room and ‘Temple, to advocate |
: Temperance, and above the Bar Room give their |

| countenance to the sale aud use of strong drinks

| By simp!y answering the above you will coufer |

A laver on
A SON OF TEMPERANCE,

Summerside, Dee 9, lsu.

[A Son of Temperence has asked us a question,
in answer to which we beg to state that what
Pppeared in last Monday's issue of the EXAMINER

iP respecting the oyster supper, we believe to be
| correct J}—Ep Ex
- -.-—~> <> e -— -—

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER,

Sir,
A very unjustifiable attack was made in a late
‘number of tue Patriot on Mr. Roche of this City
It appears that Mr. Reche, in company with a

a few Weeks ago, visited several ef the City
Schools
gracetul estate. Hence the bile of some of the
Teachers. If these gentlemen wish to have their
incompetency or laziness exposed, they are likely
to have their wishes gratified.
‘Teachers, who is paid at the rate of one hundred
pounds per annuum, called up his first or highest
clays for examination. They were in the Fitth
Book. Mr. Reche, properly enough, asked them

}eume questions en what they had beeu reading, have yet to learn that by dving SO we insulted |
‘! and the poor fellows seemed to think that he was) Presbyterians

addressing them in Arabic. or some other Eastern
language, so astounded did they appear at the
questions put frow their text book. As a@ speci-
wen of the cleverness of these bopefuls, 1 may
mention the fact that not one in’ the clase could
give the definition of a Dipthong. The nearest

‘approach to a satisfactory answer was—that it

was a‘ word of two syllables!” as it happens to
be. Another clever little fellow, in the same
first, or highest class, could not spell the plural

jot the word * Fly “!! Our “ aoble system” of

Education is doing wonders, I bave learned
these facts from a person who would not deceive
me.

Very truly Yours,
JUSTICE.

The Examiner.

—e

Charlottetown, December 14, 1868,

Dee. 11, 1868.

.

On the question of Elucation the tactics of

the Hom, the Boundary question, invelving the title te| thought that you don’t express. If this is; Toutefois pour celui la jeme prive du plaisir | the present Government are remarkable, chiefly
the Island of San Juau on the Pacific coast, and| true he can certainly go into a rat hole and | de pronon ver moi— meme son jugement.

for certain anomalies which men may either

viens pat’ jaud or laugh to scorn, according to the mea-|

It is the
general opinion that these anomalies would be

sure of their respective eapacities

gros mistakes on the part of a Tory Govern-
ment; and we believe they will prove to have

tricities on the part of our Liberal Administra-
tion. Beyond doubt they are wild aberrations
from the straight road. of duty and honour;
and their unmitigated folly has nothing what-
ever to save it from unqualified censure, unless

indeed it can be said to betray an originality

you, | muat say that your paper was losing sadly |

| at least. ‘The editeriale were “ wishy-washy,”
fand even worse, tor they were calculated to lea¢

men astray. Ll was in town last week, and, to
lmy astonishment, L ascertained that the writer
| who has almost ruined the Eraminer, was one ot

He might do well to collect | the editors of the Patriot ! I have also learned |
a : that he is a public tusctionary—at the head, if |

you please, of one of our public departments of
| Education !! Anguis in herba A snake in the
grass—or rather in the newspapers. If Mr.
Lawson, Teacher of the Normal School, is to be
paid for abusing Catholics, and if bie abuse is to
ibe approved by the Hon, Mr. Hensley, Leader of
the Government and our representative, it is full
titae that we should speak out, and ina tone net
to be misunderstood Mr. Lawson is paid two

“hundred pounds per annum—not tor thrusting the | of the electors who had raised them to power. Liberal. As it is, Mr. McMillan patronizes
| dagger intetthose who pay nearly half hissalary—| The heads of Government take counsel to-| bim largely for blocks and material of that

‘put for domg his duty conecientrously. Mr
Lawson committed a grand mistake when he
faningled in polities. He is paid well by Protest-

ante and Catholics, and he should have had the |

| prudence not to give offence to those who pay
‘haw. ‘There is ample room tor the exertion of all
‘hia intellectual powers in training the hopetuls
| placed voder his eare, If be minded hie own
| buainese, aud that alene, there are few, 1 believe,
iwhe woul
| bot, if he '
and Dowald Currie. if he writes editorials tor the
Patriot, and * squibs" and other cummunications
tor Charlottetown and Summerside journals
J which writings are caloul sted to excite Presby-
| terians against Roman ilies. he ia w danger:
vharacter, and the soor » is unmasked

-

peage of society.

1 ba dieposed to find fault with him:
has leagned himself wb David Lared |

of genius in the men who could thus contrive

But it is to | jy public estimation, during the past six monthe | to make themselves supremely ridiculous to an

intelligent adversary, while they excite the ad-
jmiration and receive the encomiums of the
unsophisticated Primitives who make up the
| rag-tay and bobtail ofa moribund faction,

We are blessed, forsooth, with a strong popu-
| lar Government— with an administration pro-
| fessedly liberal; and these, the men of our
| choice, the triumphant leaders of ourbattle with
| faction, are no sooner installed in their high

| offices, than they turn round on the astounded

popular party and betray the dearest interests

| ate injustice.
| resist the Catholic’s right to fair play and no
|favour, and they decree that money wrung
from Catholic poverty shall be lavished or!

squandered on Protestant schools and colleges,

|
|

while Catholic schools are virtualle ostracized,
and St. Dunstan’s College is left either to

thrive on air, or go, as it ought, to the dogs.
Such is the policy of a government which
affects to be the © os wersecution, the
QO’

be was asked if he,

In your issue of Monday last, in one of your)

They tound some of them in a dis-|

One of these |

been neither more nor less than suicidal eccen- |

| gether, not to redress wrongs, but to perpetue |
They devise ways and means to! mili.

rs as honest ‘of enéolitaging ethers to desert their party and
display their bigotry? Answer us those ques-
tions Master Brooks. We said truly in one of
our articles entitled “The Situation ’ that jt
was the men who jumped Jim Crow that the
Government delights to honor. We could
name fifty persons who were more entitled to

party, the good name of our leade
men and enlightened statesmen, the clear and
undeniable rights of one half of the entire popu-
lation of this Tsland are at stake, and the
people’s Government take counsel together
and fondly imagine they can contrive, with
; the

preferment from Messrs. Coles, Hensley and
Lord, than Mr. Peebles, but we refrain. We
have said enough to prove to al! disinterested
persons that we have not been maligning the
Government,
- 2 _
Tne editors of the Patriot imagine that they
abiyalger :
: . » the i sence of their Constitute the whole of the Presbyterians jy
right to begrudge the m the indulge nee e thei Solies. Rielarl Edlanll We fe
innocent anticipations. If the Liberals are contemporary that very many persons of tha:
cloud, the Opposition is not to be persuasion have told us, peisonally and by der.
Our best leaders have descended, of ter, that we ae oe or ed in detend.
ing ourselves from the bruta assau!ts of the
Patriot. Had that journal not commented
which the gallantry of our rauks had placed jie war, we would never have written a lite on
them. They have bartered their high estate, | the religious question : hte fa! must be a poor
" rl “rer > t or “iy ASS; . '
not for gold, but for mud, They have betrayed ae — a “road ggg ere, r ya 4, a
. > ‘ not detent ypsei. sk 4 ih u whic
their trust deliberately, for they were not very many of the Presbyterians view our cox.
bribed, nor were they drunk when they opened | duct in reference to this matter. When wi]
» | . , lil js
ates aod delivered up the keys of their | the editors of the Patriot learn manners? W
‘they ever realize the truth of the scriptural jue
i : junction, viz:— “Hie that is without sin
they were not the right men in the right place. amongst you, cast the first stone.”
Whatever their missions may be, they cannot . ey 3a ; - at .
: : ; «3. STEVENSON bas favored us with a eo
> statesmen, F we might venture to ex-| om Py
re 7 ore wf Mis: ii a lof her little work, entitled * The Ladies‘
press an Opinion concerning their privileged “Benevolent and Industrial Sallamag Society,”
vocation we should say they were evidently | which has just been published by Mr. W. H,
. . | r i .
predestined to dance the fantastie fling of a | Bremner. : a yer r var! time to = it
‘ie ih No. over carefully, but, from tasty perusal, we
bastard liberalism to the music of the ad easily perceive that the talented autheresy
is a graphic deleniator of the comic and the
ro ridiculous. ‘The work, ts0, has the merit of
oe ; - Se ie _\being the result of actual observation, Any
| Tes pons Eider of the hag senha nero. person who notes in his mind the various ec-
a An eye a st rt sng TW he centricities of the different characters with
the Island that we insulted them. ven we | he uneniete eontnnts allt heuh
telj him that we did no such thing, he repeats se she so contend with, to tae
the charge. The truth is that the poor man is |. body bis id in print, without giving .
much annoyed at our not attacking and insult-| 6. 4 the most sensitive. In this Mrs
ing Presbyterians and other Protestants, after Sesveaton has Gucteciel abuitable. °* tie pd
the fashion in which he recently assailed Ca- good musician. She knows the difficulties
tholics and their religion. We certamly did |?) 4 person who undertakes to get up @ con-
allude to the authors of the Resolutions of the — a nae contend alts and her chapter des-
Presbytery of Covehead, passed anent Denom pant wen she experience, hardships and furbear-
inational Schools, just before the Summerside lana of Miss Bella Pinkim, im that line, is truly
: aa =T 2 jec ants - | » - >
election, as being the subject of a 2 gun | refreshing. The latter part of the Book con-
ease known as Amenomama—a ae —— ltains a well-written sketch of the ‘“ Souther
la) eminent write ste e mind, (eis | ai :
ee LS ! , ‘Ve recommend al} our readers to go an
the peculiar favorites of heaven, and excla- the Book. It wovld be a first-rate present for
sively possessed of just opinions of the Divine a young gentleman to give his sweet-heart, now
Will as ‘revealed in the Scriptures. These that Christmas and New Year's holidays axe

impunity, to borrow political pro-
vramme of a Godly of the Kirk.
Accordingly the Tory ranks are jubilant,
and all and |

» |
why should they not rejoice

tulder

their chiefs are in ecstacies,

? We have no}

can assure

under 4
blamed.

their own accord, from the vantage-ground on

the g

impregnable fortress. After this, it is clear

Popery howl.”

‘ 9 ag ag ;

‘poor people’’—the authors of the Resolutions nieiaiahiae.

—deliberately propounded the doctrine that |"PP g

public money should not be given to Catholic | ———————— =

IN MEMORIAM :

Written on the 10th day of December, 1869,
the first anniversary of the death of the
Hon. Edward Whelan.

Schools, because the religion of Catholics is
antagonistic to the Bible, and opposed to the
best interests of man, and is destructive of all
civil liberty. This was a very gross insult to
every Catholic in the Island, and although
Elder Laird declared his unqualified approval
of the Resolutions, we regarded them as the
production of a few bigots, and felt suve that
the Presbyterians generally would not subscribe
to the monstrous doctrine of proseribing Ca-
tholies—denymg them equal privileges with
their Protestant neighbors— because they did |
not agree with them upon religious matters,
and therefore we treated these amiable Reso-
| lutions with contempt, and our charity led us
to conclude that their authos are not “all
right.”’ Catholics believe that the relizion
| which they profess is the religion of Christ and
his Aposties,—and they think that they have | We also see at what a crushing cost,

as good grounds for their belief as either Elder Talent enslaved regnine its liberty:

Laird, or the Reverend Mr. Allan, of Cove- | At every step, in every measure crossed,
| head, can adduce in support of his ‘‘religion.”’ | Dogged to the death by ingrate treachery.

The evil that men do lives after them ;
The good is oft interred with their bones.
SHAKESPEARE,

Lonely, this darkened day, in gloomy thought,
We sit where once @ master’s spirit ruled ;
Whilst with aad memories of bis worth inwrought,
|Our fondest faucies all are keealy schooled.

| We see all hopes on party built are vain ;

| All party rule ia principle unsound ;

| We see how genius cramps its noblest etram, |
When by the tra:nmels of a party bound.

Moreover, sad as may be the knowledge of the | Sometimes it triumphs in its new eareer ;

fact -to Elder Laird—Catholics in Prince Ed- | But, eftener far, too seasitively framed,

ward Island are allowed by law to worship God | Though seorning fraud, and still without a fear,
according to the dictates of their consciences, | It falls beneata the bolts tuo surely aimed.
and "a entitled to equal political privilezes | such WaeLan, was thy fate ! and, new, although
| with Protestants. It was, therefore, gross im- | Oy, ys thy mantle fell net, yet we feel
pertinence, to say the least of it, on the part of ‘Thy memory stir us, and with quickening glow,
ithe Rev. Mr. Allan, or Elder Laird, or any | Turough each recess of our grieved spirit eteal.
one else, to proclaim to the Protestants of this |

Island that they were relizionsly bound to com
bine and prevent Catholics from baving a
share of the publie money for the support of
\their schoola, because they differ from Eider |
Laird and his co-religionists in their ideas of | That craved repletion at another's cost ;

l relizion aud civil Liberty. |} And which to gratify, and power securce,
Not many months ago Elder Laird admitted, | O"r grasping patriots, when all cle was ost,
lin the columns of the Patriot, to the effect, | Basely resulved to pamper and endure

that the teaching in St. Dunstan's Colleze wax | True, place they gave thee, bui no peace was
every thing that could be desired—that the thine,

masters were ellicient—that the pupils made | Por creaking still, e’en in thy closing hour,
| most salisfuctory progress, and that the moral | Thou beardst the threat: * You must your post

It wakes us te lament anew thy loas—

A loss to Truth, te Liberty, and Law :

It wakes us to denounce the strange, the gross,
Pbe sbaweless pandering to felon maw,

; training was unexceptionable ; yet, when the | resign ;

i, 4 ; . oe ’ " : . "
| Rev. Mr. Allan, of Covehead, and his associ- | The League demand it, and we know their
lates, in solemn conclave, resolved that St. puwer

| Dunstan's College should not receive aid from | Thus. e’en whilet dying, wast thou crushed to
ithe common school fund, because the Catholic | death, ;
relizion differs from the religion of the Rev. | By feactul, wavering. and ungrateful friends,

Mr. Allan, Elder Laird endorsed the charita- | Whe littl recked how qaickly sped thy breath,

| clergy wan, a Member of the Board of Education, | ble sentiment, and pronounced the Resolutions | Provided they secured tivir own base ends.

| ceodhabte to the head and heart of their! But now, beleaguered as they trembling stand,
authors ! Ww e hesitated to attribute such abom- | Without one champion to defend ther post,
jinable sentiments to Presbyterians generally, | They sorely feel the loss of thy skilled band,

| and preferred to regard them as the utterances | Whose magic workings kept thesn as a host.

j of a few individuals whose minds are not alto- : ;

gether free from morbid influences; and were | But 1p though they could Death's dread portale
laceused of insulting Presbyterians !! In al-! And eall

lusion to the murder of Cardinal Beaton we |
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pe,

thee back, with all thy powers, to life,
Phine were new labors of a nobler scope

and we | Thau aught they covet in the social strife.

{styled his assassins ‘blood hounds,
age

No aid wouldst thou to Bigotry afford ;
| Intolerance frow thee no belp receive;
| Proscription’s spirit, by the just abborred,

|from voting for the Hon, J.C. Pope, at the | oon” 5

lrecent election, told them that J. C. Pope Struck by thy peu, would cease the good to
grieve.
|

would favor grants to Catholic Schools
'And invoking the memories of Sraithfield And—gqvelled like Satan and his rebel hoate,
and the blood of Protestant martyrs, he im-| When tast they fled unto the verge of Heaven,
| plored them to vote for Mr. McMillan. We | And to perditiva sank—beyond wur eoaste,
| do not undertake to justify the cruelties whieh, | “9% far, to haunts of savagery be driven.
| in the name of religion, were practised in olden | But needs it not thy spirit to reoall
| times, in Britain, when under Catholic rule |( Were oure that power) from mansions of the just,
| But, sad as the record is, there is its Protestant | To war ‘gainst thore who conseience would
counterpart equally attrocious. The most} intbral, ‘
illustrious victim of the period of the pretended | And tread us down, enfeebled, in the dust.
reformation in England was Sir Thomas Moore | Though loud
Lord Chancellor, under Henry VITT = Moore | blast,
was a Catholic, and, according to Protestant | And resolute her bands to stem our cause ;
tesunony, one of the most learned and most We feel wa are not on their mercy east,
virtuous men of the age in which he lived. | But strong in streagth of Heaven's eternal laws
The illustrious Mclutosh says of him, ** that \-Teuth, Love, and Justice on our side appear ; .
there is not in history a character which has |And, armed by those our champions firmly etand:
approached nearer to perfection than Moore.” | [heir weapons keen, their course of action clear,
le, together with another very learned and | The fearless leaders of a fearless baud.
estimable Prelate Fisher, Bishop of Rochester,

| Elder Laird, in order to deter Protestants

and long be heard Proscriptivn’s

was executed because he refused to acknow. | Nor are we left to wage the war alone:
Most generous aid trom others we receive.

ledge the spiritual supremacy of the Protestant | ©

King.’ The Presbyterians of Geneva are en- | rg theugh — us, ardent as our own,
$85: 9 ss, Pt a é . | Fight in our ranks, our tri chieve.
ti led to the merit of having roasted Servetus anita naan er ae

in their zeal for religion. Neither the Catho- | Thus Junius aids us with bis bolts of fire,
lies nor the Protestants of the present day are | Foils and disarms the keenest of our foes ;
responsible for the acts of their fathers in a) Whilst with chivalrous and contemptuons ire,
remote age, and therefore it is childish in the | The Rupert of Debate all sternly giowe ;
extreme to invoke the memorics of these acts. | Onward he bounds, by might of Justice borne,
We beg to assure Elder Laird that we have | Dashes triumphant through the adverse throng;

made up our minds not to be led into any dis- | And simply by the piercing glance of scorn,
| cussion as to the relative ‘merits of the Catho- | Lays bigots prostrate, the wide field along

lic religion and the wa of Geneva, or as | piy¢ graud upheavals of the public mind,
to whether Sir James } clutosh Was Correct | Their effete policy shall not sapprese ;

when he wrote that there is reason to believe | Nor long their dark exclusive system bind

that the persecution of Protestants by Protes-| Men, who, for patent wrongs, demand redress !
tants, under Queen Elizabeth, were equal O| Free thought, free speech, they cannot now with-
the persecutions of Protestants by Catholics | hold;

under Queen Mary, and that we shall not in- | Nor long shall they our just demande refuse:
sult Presbyterians, or any other denomination | Phe power we have, with{spiriis true and bol’,
of Cheistinns. When time shall serve, we shall not fail to ase.
The stute we gave them, they shall soon resign,
_ Phe penalty of frand shall fully prey,
‘THE JIM CROW MEN AT A PREMIUM, | All Liberals true of every creed shall join

The pseudo patriots in the dust to lay.

oe cnt ee

_ The last Royal Gazette contains the follow. | Thine was the tide which bere them to anceess, |
| ing announcement :—* Mr. James Peebles, of |Thiue the just schemes which long apheld their
Charlottetown, to be a Justice of the Peace semi

for Queen’s County.’’ We ask our Liberal | Rut, though To Panty TRUE yet not the less

“gp | Wast thou TH FRIEND OF aLt in trial’s hour.
| triends, both in town and country, to ncte this a eS beet

fact, and to ask themselves the question whe- | When honor, trath and conscience bade thee sj cak,

‘ther or notit is the men who jump Jim Crow) And views not sanctioned by thy chiet acclare,
shat aeeiee oh the bane O id |The ties of party and their threats were weak,

j that receive ‘ snors Trom our model | Thy tongue to silence, or thy pen ensnare.

| Administration. Mr. Peebles was always a '

| consistent and determined Conservative. With.
jin Qur recollection he never before voted for a

Nay more, when fearful of the public bua,
Some men of note their open pledge denied,
Thou—though deteated, still an honored man—
Chos'st by conviction nobly to abide.

The renegades still live—and thou art dead,
But all the glory of their state is gone,

Whilst o'er thy grave,in homaye due is spread
Phe mautla ouly o'er true greatness throws.

|kind tor lus ships. Iu voting for McMillan,
| Mr. Peebles was only drawing water to his own

If Mr. McMillan was not a customer of

j

5 She mpion orn oe

Mr Peebles’, the only otber construction we
could put on the conduct of the latter, in refer-
ence to this matter, is that he voted out of pure
bigotry, because Mr. Pope promised to do jus-

ltice to his Catheclie fellow colonists on the
j}matter of Education.

) For doing this Mr.
Peebles is made a magistrate to the exclusion

ment. What qualifications, we ask, does Mr.

Peebles possess for the proper discharge of

the duties pertaining to the magic °

; he > er Rakery —
nda aftha. Gob WATER
bi j 1 1

of many old and tried friends of the Govyern-

Sto. Tacepers generduy.

McGee and thou alike defiant etood
‘Gaiost all the shafts of calumny and hate ,
Unweured still you toiled for public good,
On that to build the glory of the Suite.

Alike your aims—alike almost you've paid

The debt too oft on public worth imposed 5

Bat not alike your werits have been weighed,
Siuce o er your heads the vaults of death have cloeed

The young Dominios, with a beart as large
As e’er the frame of mightiest Empire moved,
With noble heedlessness of public charge,
ved worth bave

W. BR. WATSON, ~~

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