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» B. Davies, Chairman of the

aah | Fock © THE LAND QUESTION
~ ASS we OVEDEELRRRG Tue Colonial Secretary, on Tuesday
ust, suumitted corresponden: between
Ch*tewn, March 23. 1874 he Government and the proprietors.
Several of the latter hove, as yet, made
Wi 1) pi S ETTER no veply to the overtures of the former
The answers received are, on the whole,
Tue New York % vas not loved by | unsatisfactory, With the exception of
the Tammany Ring ; the EXaMINER is | the Messrs. Cundall and one or two others,
not admired by the Hon. R. P. Hay-/ the proprietors are either evesive or un
thorne: the Zimes exposed the‘ King’s’ | reasonable We defer further comment

gigantic swindles; the Examiner direct. | for the present.

ed pul lie ttertior t Mr i ivthorn "s At a meeting of the Execu ive Coun
criminal blandering cil. he don the 18th Novem er last, it
A letter, written by Mr. Havythorne, | was ordered “ that Circulars be addressed
and directed to Mr. William Hooper, has | by the Colonial Secretary to the several

been publisved. It may,or it may not, | proprietors ot Township Land ; remainiog

be the voly epistle in which Mr. Hay | unsold in this Island, enquiring at what
price they will be prepared to sell the
In

pursuance of this order the following let-
ter, or one to the like effect, was dispatched

thorne threatens and cautions the Court

of Appraisers. On this poiot we may be | said property to the Government.’
Bat |

ly letter, it fully sus—
tiios the charges preferred in last week's

EX MINER.

allowed the privilege of a doubt.
even if it ia the on
to proprietors or their agents :—
CoLontaL SECRETARY'S Orricr
Charlotletown, 28th Nov., 1873
Sik,— l have been directed by the Pro Vin-
cial Government to write and ascertain from

Those charges were drawn

from and based on a letter, to which the

n: me Epwarpd 5 Hopcson’’ was

attached Mr. Hodgsen is a responsible | you, at your eerliest convenience, the lowest

: price per acre, in cash, at which your con-
man, and a first-class lawyer. His letter | Siisuent wiil be prepared to sell to them his
was written to be read in the House of | Township lands in Prince Edward Island

, H ll al inclus yr al! arrei of rent due thereon
Assembly: to be subjected to the criticism | ‘@¢!¢iag al! arrears of rent "
. sf I have the honor to be, dc

and the denuncia- T H Has
the ? father. Colonial Secretary

therefore concluded that it had not

0 f the ‘ modest leader aND
tion of ‘modest leader's

Ww t

been written without dae consideration—

This letter was addressed to Hon. John
Longworth, Agent for Viscount Melville ;
George W. DeBlois, Esq., Agent for Lady

thet it was reliable. But we should have

been highly pleased had it been proved G. Fane; George W. DeBlois, Esq.,
that Mr. Hodgson was mistaken. We Agent for Miss Sulivan; William Cun-
should have cheerfully withdrawn our | da’l, Esq.; Edward J, Hodgson, Esq.,

charges, avd begged Mr. Haythorne’s Agent for Colonel and Mrs. Cumberland,
pardov. But much as we would lixe to! Miss Fanning and the devisees of Lady
see th.» black stain blotted out from the | Wood; Robert Bruce Stewart, Esq. ; H.

annals of Prince Edward Island’s polities]

J. Cundall, Esq., Agent for C. MeDon-
history, we are foreed—-and all discerning ald, Esq. ; James F, Montgomery, Esq. .
men who carefully read Mr. Haythorne’s
letter, must be forced—to the conclusion | John McDonald; John R Bourke, Esq.,
Agent for Messrs. Thompson ; Miss Mar-

giret Stewart; Sir Graham G. Montgom

that it cannot be erase

The true meaning of the letter which

ery, Baronet; Alexaudez McLean, Esq.,

has been published, is partially obscured
Agent for the Rev. John Allister S. Me-

by the unctuous plausibility and polite.

ness for which Mr Haythorne is noted.

ig micht mot be discerned by « careless dall, Esq; the Hon. Donald Montgom-
: ery.

or disinterested reader; but by the Ap

° « ‘ f » yw orTe ie ave Cely—
praisers, to whom it was addressed, it 1 lhe following replies have been receiy

’ , ed:—
could not be mistaken. Mr. Haythorne fcopy.]

” &
wrote :— STRATH GARTNEY,

It is quite prohat that very sufficient December, 1873.
reasons Can be assig , case, lor Sin,—In reply to your communication of
—_- - “on . onal if en ' aco : * “6 a i
Maeing he } risemMe ots and, U > I< 2th November, I peg leave to say that my
« ' we + +h wn hould he i # * .
would be weil that the Council should be | estate, not being in the market, I have nevet
informed of them, be memoers oasidered what price ] would take for it,

a } »/ bine ey ’ if 402 i? ij > " rn
: Mind aa a : ry, If the Provincial Government be really de-
Piggy ; sirous to purchase my property, and will
of the ap; make me an oller stating the price they would
Tie Court Appraisers ought to be | ’e Willing to pay for it per acre, and what
P aoe rate of discount upon the arrears of rent due
just far removed from poutiest infiuen {to me they would expect me to aliow them
ces as the Court of As-ize. The “ Mem-/| Upon their paying me those arrears, | will
: . ; tien, afler due consideration, give them an
ers of Councis “ were really no more re- | answer as to whether I will sel! or not
sponsib’e for awards of the Appraisers I have the honor to be, Sir.
than they were for the verdict of a jury Your obedient servant,
or a decision of the Vice-Chancellor. (Signed) Rosert Brece Stewart
Consequently they were not called upon —
they could not be called npon '’—to [copy.]
‘ } Ls 1” the A ‘ Mitt. View. December 20th, 1873.
"on 110 and ** defend the z yraisers : :
sie : fj PI Sir,—In reply to yours of the 23rd ult.,

The Appr sisers themselves were alone y shing to ascertain from me, at my earliest
fonvenience, the lowest price per acre, it
cash, at which the Messers. Thomson would
li their land to the Provincial Government,
g all arrears, on receipt of which |

responsible for their awards
their

between owners of property (who | !#eludi

The awards
‘

were ts 7 hey were sworn to do

i
justice
é

. : : , wrote Messrs. Thomson, advising them to
siw fit to appeal from the Railway oj) On receipt of their answer, 1 shal! ad-
Commissioners) and the Government. | vise you on the subject. Atthe same time,

I would beg leave to offer to the Provincial
Government 520% acres of my own land on
Let 37, under lease and agreement, which I
hereto annex
i have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,

were accountable.
this right well;

They—and they alone
Mr Harthorae knew
therefore, his intimation that ‘as Mem-—
bers of Parliament the Members of Coun
cil will be called upon,”’ ete., can only be

(Signed) J. R. Bourke
construed as an exhort:tion and a threat. | [fon. Thos. H. Haviland, )
Tt was equivalent to suyivg, ‘ Gentlemen, Colonial Secretary. 5

{[Appended to this letter isa tabular state-
ment, showing that the 5204 acres offeredl by
Mr. Bourke yield a rental of £32 13s. 6d.;
ani that the a’rears due, amount to £258 2s.
6d. The whole property, Mr. Bourke offers to
the Government at 16s. per acre.]

do be very careful about your awards; |
you know the Government is in a critical
position ; the Opposition is watchful and |
may
task in Parliament; though I know you

unscrupulous; they bring us to

alone are responsible, still, if you con- asic

‘ a . biel i 6 . CHARLOTTETOWN,

tinue giving such high prices, your acts Chern
rt P , 19th January, 1874

may make us unpopular; we may lose = gi, j regret that a month's indisposition
has hitherto prevented my replying to your
‘ommunication of the 28th Noveinber last

I have reason to believe that the occupants
of my Township Lands are not desir:
purchasing the freehold interest at an equit-
able price ; and, consequently, I do not know
that my property is in the market

Bul if the Government make me an offer
for my township lands, together with the en-
lire amount of arrears due to me, such offer
will receive my most respectful deras

control, and you may lose your offices,

Gentlemen, I pray you be careful,” Bear
io mind that the appraisers were de-

jus Of

upon Government,—that they
that
none of them were overburdened with
wealth,— and than im gine the effect of
this letter upon them, unless they were
stern'y uprizht We | tion
have not been favored with either the |

**embarrassments '’

pendent
were each and all zealous partizans ;

ind honest men.

] have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant
or the advantages of

(Signed) Jons A. McDoveui
a legal education ; but we hazard the scxpinaasiaaN
opirion that this letter of Mr. Hay- ane

CHARLOTTETOWN,
Prince Edward Island,
20th January, 1874.
Srr,—I have the honor to inform vou that,
immediately upon the receipt of your letter
of the 23rd November last, | enclosed a copy
Then, mark how blondly the following | of that letter to my constituent, Miss Suli
van, and have just received from her a re-

thorne’s is sufficient tr
award made by the
quent to the day on which they received

invalidate every
Appraisers subse—

burning insult is conveyed :—

ply, to the following effect: that she will

“His Honor in Counci! isnotunmindful of _ make no further objections to se ling her pro-
the fact that the Boarl of Appraisers are | perty, * provided the whole is purchased ;”
sworn to the faithful performance of their | that considering the amount of rents already
duties, and in what has been said, it is by | given up, the amount of arrears now owing,

no means intended to insinuate that your and the increasing value of jand, she wii!
Board tias been neglectful of the public ins | not take less for it than the prese ut price at
terests.’ which she selis to tenants,—namely, « fifteen

shillings, English currency, cash, per acre.”
I have the honor to be, &c.,
(Signed) Gsonrce W. DeB ors,
Agent for Miss C. A. Sulivan

“ Remember, sir, thet you are upon your
oath,” says the insolent birrister to a sus-
His H nor in Coun-

the fact that the

’

picious witness.
cil is not unmin dful of
Board of Appraisers are sworn,’
mild words Mr. Haythoroe
this coerse reminder. That the
ppreci:ted the force of |
pe's durkly-worded insult is |

Doubtless the y

{copy.]}
CHARLOTTETOWN,
Prince Edwar

are the

in «which

sland,
20th January, 1874.

Sin,—I have the honor to inform you that,

immediately upon the receipt of your letter

of 23rd November iast, 1 enclosed a copy of

that letter to my constituent, Lady G

manifest from their
d thei iv jure al .| Ing e Hae :
“Taio not wish to sel.

had tite saat 2 © Edward Islander, with my
its of the Govern-| remain ™Weve~, «ith those of the Island. !
fortunes united * Wages
have no wish to pa
could intimate, if mecessar
I would be willing todo wnat I at
to do. What is the price they would offer
induce me to do it?

would have express

Il am content to

io plainer and stronger language
not been needy depend
ment which thy
the sare mtie disdain of men who have
been subjected to uomerited reproach and

y Were addressing; buat
: " ae .* price at which
ng lling

to

suspicion, finds vent when they -

Assure His Honor an Council that they | have the honor to be, &c.,

never lose sight of the fact ihe they oni (Signed) G. W. DeB ors,
sworn to the faithful performance ol their sgl
duties; and they are pleased to find that Agent for Lady G. Fane.
it is by no means intended to insinuate that

they have been neglectful of the public in- CHARLOTTETOWN
ferests. Sth February, 1874
It appears that Mr. flaythorne’s letter | T#* Hon. Coroniat Secretary —

d to the representit fa | Sin,—I have been instructed by my client,
was cue to th Sproetar sone © on. | Mr. John H. Wi.ssloe, to offer for sale to the
Board of Government six hundred and sixty-three
R.ilway Commissioners. Mr. Davies) ry ag a 25 ap ha or rye situated =

: ; ‘ _ sot 24, in Queen’s County, at the price |
was dissatisfied with the Appraisers, | $4.00 per aere. The annexed schedule will

They were not as nearly of his mind as
they should be. His influence is not
sufficiently great; perhaps the Govern-.
ment could exert a greater. He tells his rR af
. ° ttorney-al-Law.
» Premier. an > 3
troubles to the Pre soteng , and the Premier {The schedule to which reference is made
sits down in 2 ‘ public office’ and writesthe by Mr. Bayfield, shows that the rental of 663
, 2 i : acres amonts to £36 16s. 10d. It does not
reandulous letter we have briefly reviewed. ieee Gaiam due}
The case is sufficiently clear. We do
not for a moment impuza the honesty avd (corv]
independence of the gentlemen who form- | 7 Se wan a a
\ ‘ i ebruary, 1874.
od the Board ot Appeaieers, whee ee Sin,—I have the honor to acknowledge
state our belief that th . Mr. Hathorne % the receipt of your letter of 28th November,
letter must have indirectly influenced 1373. enquiring at what price I would be

ds enbseq : tion, Wiliing to seil the Government my lands in
- saeir ent: 66 Sis sennp * | this Isiand, including arrears of rent.
'

&e
lam, yours, 4.

(Signed) Epwarp Bayrigco,

Alexander MeLean, Esq., Agent for Rev. |

Dovald ; Mias Eliza Cundall: H. J. Cun- |

Fane, |
1 feelings | and have just received from her the follows |

company with it. T|

put you in possession of the facis relating to |
the present tenants of the land, the rent roll, |

Cre rer rere
t j i ’ tt as i i
| s I t tne t& ot
~ \ ( ’ vt
1 of ten
t Statat
i opel t pul
has ee Si their resp farms
it fit 1 years pt t of mn rent
res fin *h afler the payment in
full f lat rents the first
lav Ma 1858 pt which time all rent
anid ears of rent to me (amounting
severa indreds of pounds) were remitted
nd ised; ar hat | 1 ¥ iz until
t pirat f the said period of ten vears
S to |t G at «6th same
te
{ sidering tcats i irnge amount of
im net wv iz t prt t G I
nenta “ j
1} 1 Lot J ty (20) f one farms
t g 8011 all granted }
t fhe whole of my Tow up jan
eased The arrears of rent aue up to the
ist annual rent day amount to $1276.61
The account will stand as follows -—

$8,358 90
1276.61

$9,635.51

ine ties
15 years purchase $957.26

Arrears to last rent day,

I beg respectfully to be allowed
that after the expiration of ten years, I shall
not held myself bound to the present terms

I have, &c

Signed) Ww. Cenpati
Tus Hox. T. 8, Havizann, )
( IAL SECRETARY, &( j
Sirn,--I have the honor to acknowledge |
the receipt of your communication of the,
28th November last., as also one of a later

date addressed to me as agent for W. C. Me-

Donald, Esq., of Montreal

In reply, I beg to say, with regard to the

Winsloe Estate: 1st. Thai I am agent for
Sydney T. Evans, and Amelia Evans, his

wife, in Monmouthshire, G. B., and Guardian
for Arthur Evans, their son, a minor, also of
that lam the Committee of
John Winsloe,—and that I am the Guardian
of the infant children (4) of the Jate Alfred
Winsloe, (though the papers are not yet in

the same place

|} my possession) and residing in Charlotte-
town
2d That I transmitted a copy of your
communication to Mr. Evans, and received
a reply that for his son's 1000 acres on Lot

33, he will take £1250 sterling
he could net get her to name a price
land just yet.

3d. That, in viewing the peculiar situation
of the rest of the above
would b> premature for me al present to ex—
press my opinion as to the lowest price at
which the said estates could or ought to be

purchased,

With regard to the estate of W. C. Mc-}
Donald, Esq., I beg to say that I fer warded
to him a copy of your communication to me
but, up to this date, had received no reply
thereto

I have, &e
(Signed) H. J. Cenpats
cnn
i‘ PY }
( RLOTTETOWN,
Pr Edward Island,
2ist February, 1874
Tue Hos. T. H. Havitanp, )

Corontat Secretary, kc. §

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication of 19th inst,
relative to the parchase of my tuwnship
lands by e Provincial Government

In reply, | beg to say,—

ist. That my n Lot 20, though a
very small one, fur fertility of soil and nas
tural advantages, is exceeded by few in the
Is nad

2d. That it consists *of 12054 acres, all
leased—the annual rental being £70 2s 7d
or, $227.54, and the arrears at this date be-
ing $486 88.

34. That the lowest cash price which
will ta the said 12054 acres of land,
ncluding all arrears, is $4286 00, currency—
thisamount, less the aforesaid arrears, being
a principal sum which, at 6 per cent, will
yieid interest equal to the annual rental

4th. That the said arrears can easily be

ted; and should any payments on acs
count therefor, be made between this date
and the date of purchase, the amount thereof
will be deducted from the said amount of
$4286.00,

Sth. That inasmuch as all arrears were

given up at the time I came into the pro-
perty, and as the rent reserved is small,
compared with the quality of the soil, I do
not feel under any obligation to forego my
claim for arrears on any part thereof.

6th. That on the above terms, Iam ready
to convey to the Government the said pro-
perty at any time.

ith. That I was not a party to the Land
Commission to enquire into the existing re-
lations between landlord and tenant; and
‘onsequently am not bound by the Act 27th
Vic., Cap. 2, Intituled—* An Act for settling
litlerences betwes llord and tenant, and

n landle
to enable tenants on certain townships to

purchase the fee simple of their farms.’
I have &e,
Signed J. H. Conmans

copy}

CHARLOTTETO
I beg to acquaint vou in reference to
your letter addressed to me as Attorney of
Viscount Melville, and which I had forward-
ed to His Lordships consideration, that I
have received instructions from His Lordship
intimating that he will be prepared to sell to
the Government his Township lands in Prince
Edward Isiand, including all arrears of rent
due thereon, at the price of twenty shillings
sterling per acre—paid in cash.

1874.

PIr.-

I have, &
Signed | J. Loncworra,
Atlorney to Viscount Melville

A letter from Miss Eliza M. Cundall
sets forth that, while she prefers retain-
ing her ‘and, she is willing to sell 15044
acres -- yielding an annual rental of $275
42 — for $6,450, the

would realize the same income at six per

amount which

cent, besides indemnifying her for arrears
of
1500 acres, may be obtained on the same

rent.

terms.

The diseussion of the correspondence
| was made the ‘Order of the Day” for
| Friday last. During the debate, Hon.
Attorney General submitted the follow— |
ing resolution :—

Whereas, The

{
Committee of the Whole |
| House have had under consideration |
| the correspondence entered into between the |
| Colonial Secretary and certain proprietors of
Townsh*») Lands in this Provinee, for the
purpose f ascertaining the lowest price per |
acre, including all arrears of rent, at which
i they would be prepared to sell their estates
| to the Government of this Province.

their

And whereas, Many of the proprietors de-
| cline to name a price al Which they will be
| prepared to sell their Township Lands; and |

| others have demanded too high a price for
| their said estates
ind Whereas, It is expedient for the wel-

%- ‘sre aad contentment of the peeple of this | has twice called its attention to the matter,
Nani,

Ricnce that the tenants on the remaining
| Pro “ “
| Towns a

. e j
coming freeheldefs pon just and equitable |

| terms. |

ind Whereas,

of the proprietors

| Township Lands to the ¢
prices,——

Therefore Resolved, That a Bill be intro-
duced to compel the proprietors to sell their
Township Lands to the Government at such
| prices as may he awarded for the same, by
| arbitrators impartially selected.

voluntarily selling their
rovernment at fair

| In accordance with the resolution, a
| compulsory measure ’’ will shortly be
introduced. The Government has de-
elared that it is their settled policy to
carry this measure through the Legisla-
ture. We have not the slightest doubt
that they will succeed, But there isa
| possibility that it may not receive the as-
sent of the Governor General. David
| Laird is at Ottawa, and much is to be
feared from bis evil influence. Should
the bil be disallowed, the tenants of the
Island will know who to thank for the
loss of a great boon to which they are
| justly entivled,

to state |

That, with regard to Mrs. Evans’ property, |
for her |

mentioned estates, it |

Mrs. Montgomery's estate of

CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.

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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

A Bill to prevent bribery xed cor,up—| On Monday jas’ the Assembly pre- |
tion .£ elections, and to provide for the | sented its address in answer to the Ad-|
trial of coutroverted elections by Judges | ministrator’s speech. On the same day, |

of the Supreme Court, was introduced to | bill relating to guarantees
the Legislature, by the Colonial Secre—| securities, was introduced, and read a
tiry, on Thursday last

It is a very ‘first time. It provides that officials who

stringent measure.

any candidate be proved guilty of bribery | faithful performance of their duties, may

on public | '
| that we should extend to our visitors all

It provides that, if |have to give bonds for the honest and |

or corruption at an election—if he shull | be permitted to obtain, as security, the |

offer an elector money, office, “rum,” or |guarantee of any Company organized for

shall be

void, the eandidate shall forfeit the | from amone relatives or friends.

* recognizors ’
This

| privilege of the franchise, he shall not be | will be an improverrent on the old sys-

turn for a vote—the election as heretofore, to obtain

permitted to sit in the Legislature, and |tem. Fora small sum an official may

office of honor or emolument under | binding than those of’ private individuals, |
Government for a period of eight years! no matter how wealthy they may be ; and | Reciprocity with the United States

|agent shall attempt to induce an elec- being ‘under acompliment ’ to friends.

|

| the Maritime Provinces.

|

|

_ after the commission of the offence. If an| he will be relieved from the necessity of |

| tor to vote ‘for a consideration "—in | Qn Tuesday, a bill was introduced by the
ease connivance be proved between the Attorney General, to alter and amend the
/eandidate and the agent—the election | Act incorporating the Charlottetown Gas
shall be void, and both shall be subject to Light Company. In the course of a short
the disabilities before enumerated. In discussion which followed, Hon.
case connivance cannot be proved, then Davies suggested the appointment of a su-
The sug.

is, we think, a good one,

the election may stand, and the agent pervisor of gas and gas-meters.
only shal! be placed under the disabilities
of the law.

gestion Gas.
On the other hand, if an el—| meters, Mr. Davies truly said, will some- |
ector shall be proved guilty of receiving | times get out of order, and bad gas will

a bribe, or of being corrupted in any other occasionally be furnished
way, he shall be disfranchised, and pre—| men who understand gas-meters, and the
cluded from sitting in the legislature, or way to test gas, are appointed by the City
taking an office under Government for «| Corporation to protect the interests of
period of eight years. The tribunal be- citizens, Charlottetown is not too small
fore which a contested election will (if | to sustain such an officer. On Wednes-
the bill besome law) hereafter be tried, | day, several petitions were submitted,

In other cities,

| will be, as far as possible, impartial, A unimportant Bills introduced, and other |
| Judge of the Supreme Court will hear business transacted. On Thursday, the |
| the evidence, decide the dispute, and | Colonial Seeretary introduced a Bill for
award punishment to the guilty. The|the prevention of corrupt practices at |
| measure appears to be very complete ; and elections. To this Bill allusion is made
we trust that no amendment which may elsewhere. On Friday, the House went

render it futile will bo offered by the Op- | into Committee of the Whole, to consider

position, The desire of the Government the correspondence between Government |
is that a healthy public opinion may find and the proprietors. Hon. Attorney |
expression at the polls, and that honest |General submitted a resolution to the |

effect that, asthe replies of Proprietors
are unsatisfactory, and the prices they
have named for their lands too high, it is |

| men may be returned to represent the in- |
terests of the Island in our Legislature.

ST. PATRICKS DAY “expedient to pass a law to compe! them |
to sell their lands

be awarded for the same by arbitrators

on ‘at such prices as may
THe sons ot the Green Isle celebrated

the Feast ot Ireland’s Apostle in a highly

impartially selected.’ During the diseus-
sion, Hon. B, Davies brought up the old
threadbare subject of a Court of Escheat, |
| On Saturday, the Colonial Secretary in- |
troduced u bill to provide for the ‘ Inde- |
Dr. ‘Jenkins |

creditable manner Tuesday last was a |
‘ beautiful day,’ and every person, young

and old, who delighted in doing honor to

the great saint, was abroad, dressed in

his or her best clothes, and wearing the | .
: 4 | pendence of

‘green immortal shamrock.’ About 10

o’clock, a.m., the Benevolent Trish

ciety assembled at St. Dunstan’s Reading

Parliament.’
6 presented a petition for a grant to aid in
o~ . Ra take .
: asearch, by Loring or sinking a shaft, for

coal and minerals. He supplemented the
petition with a short speech.
gested that a grant of £1000
by the Legislature many years ago, be.
now applied to the purpose for which it
The
Crown lands, and Mr. Campbell, member
for New London, favored the prayer of
the petition. It was laid on the table. }
Dr- Jenkins also presented a pet tion from
Rey. J. Davies, Artemas Lord, and other
procession reformed and marched back to | residents of this city, praying for the re-
the Reading Room, where it dispersed. peal of a section in the Act relating to the
In the afternoon the St. Patrick’s Total | pew Protestant Cemetery for Charlotte-
Abstinence Soviety formed a procession town, The petitioners set forth that the
at St. Patrick’s Hall, and, escorted by place of burial should not be more than
the Band, marched to the Cathedral, and | oue mile from the city proper, and that |
assisted at Vespers. They afterwards the new cemetery is three and a half |
reformed, and marched through the prin- | miles; and they desire that the old gravee |
ciple streets to the Hall, where the pro- yard, on Malpeqne Road, be again opened |
cession broke up. In the evening, an till better arrangements are made. Sev- |
entertainment was held in St, Patrick’s | eral Bills were regd a third time, and |
Hall, which was a very poor affair. Itis | ordered to be sent up to the Legislative |
deserving of particular notice that, during | Council,
the whole day, there was not a ‘drunk’ cussing the Bill to prevent corrupt prac. |
to be seen, with the exception of one or | tices at elections.
two persons who did not belong to the aoe
city. In its notice of ‘ St. Patrick’s Day,’ MEETING IN MARKET HALL.
the Evening News remarks :—

‘‘But the most interesting and novei fea-
ture of the celebration of the day, was the
procession, headed by band and banner, of
the members of the lately organized St. Pat-
rick’s Total Abstinence Society. This So-
ciely, the organization of which, we believe,

Room, and being formed in procession,
(to the tune of St. ‘ Patrick’s
Day, by the College Band) to the Cathe
dral, where High Mass was celebrated by
the Very Rev. Dr. McDonaid, assisted
by the Revs. J. ©. MeDonald, M. Me- |
Millan, and J. A. S. MeDonald, S.J. A
very appropriate address was delivered |
by Dr. O’Brien, in his usual terse and
eloquent style.

He sug-
marched .

made.

/was intended, Commissioner of

After the ceremony, the |

Some time was spent in dis_|

see

A Pesiic Meeting was held in Market
| Hall on Thursday evening last. It was |
called at the instance of the ‘‘Chamber of
Commerce.’’ The subjects proposed for dis.
cussion were “ Protection rs. Free Trade,”’
is due to theenergetic efforts of the Rey. Dr. | and the more thorough union and —
O'Brien, now numbers somewhat over five | ization of business men throughout the Is-
hundre HP onguconin 7 ad yes to formanj| land. His Worship the Mayor presided.
ray ue Sement or os il sae me — 7 the platform were occupied by
such a Society. The effects of its organiza- | Senator and Colonial Secretary Haviland,
tion were abundantly apparent on Tuesday, | the Att) ney General, the Leader of the
or disturbances. Wa heartly congratulate Dingwell, Mr. W. S. MeNeill, Mr. McLean,
Mr. O'Brien ou the success of his philan-| Mr. Richards, and other members of the

thropic efforts, and wish him ‘‘ God Speed.” Legislature
Mr ¥F. T. Newbery was the first speaker.
He said thit, while at Ottawa, the Deles |
gates from Ontario to the Dominion Board
of Trade, united on the subject of Protec-
tion; anda motion to increase the tariff
| from 15 to 20 per cent. was, notwithstand-
ing the opposition of delegates from the
Maritime Provinces, carried. As the ac-
tion of the Bourd of Trade influenced, in a
great measure, the action of Parliament, it
would be well for our people to exert
themselves in order to prevent, if possible, |
the proposed increase. He observed that |
the deputation of Protectionists which re. |

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A PRESSING NEED

THE experieace of the past week has
demonstrated the excellence of the Ex-
AMINER'S suggestion respecting our side—
_walks. We have all felt the pressing
need of clean planks to walk on; we have
all condemned the City Council beeause it
has neglected to expend a few hundred
dollars to “.ift us out of the mud.” But

' we trust that the lesson will not be for- |
gotten—that during the coming summer,

B.
|

| those prirciples he still retained.
‘opinion, men should buy in a cheap mar- ple interests, should allow themselves to
| ket and sell in a dear market.
| factures cannot be carried on without arti- | national interest at the expense of every
ficial support, then the sooner they fall to | other interest in the country is a matter to
| the ground the better.
| for instance, were established in this Pros |

j}and disease.

| ing state; and it was neither necessary nor

| that of the few

| Dominion contzins

| strength they will enforce their principles

and he was bound to say that, in his opine
ion, their report was satisfactory. They
had cordially extended an invitation to the

toard to visit this Island next summer,

‘and this invitation the Board had as cordial-

ly accepted. He (Mr. Palmer) thought

“REE TRADE vs PROTECTION.

(From the Halifax Citizen’ March 12.°
It is rather a mournful commentary upon
the mission of the schoolmaster that we
should be obliged in the last quarter of the
ninteenth century, and in an intelligent

ft would be well
At any

the hospitality possible.
to have them all imported here.
rate,

in treating them hospitably, so that they

may go away with a good opinion of us,

British Colony, to serious y argue the ques-
tion of Free Trade vs. Protection. It is now

the money which would be expended | ninety-eight years since Adam Smith gave

the world the first full and able exposition
of the advantages of Free Trade, and dur-

would be money well expended. With re~ | ing the greater part of the period, extend-

: : : . ‘os } | eeneus » further protecti 1g ‘ac~ | ing from 1776 to the present time, the sub-
any other consideration whatever, in re—/| the purpose, inste.u of being compelled, | spect to the further protection of manuf: | Ing oe I ’

turers, he thought it would never do for | ject has been discussed in all its bearings

He quoted figures
showing the prosperity of the country un-

der the present and former tariffs and |

jo | said that, in his opinion, the manufacturers
1 is he shall be shut out trom any aad every |obtain bonds which will really be more |
|

of Canada who wanted protection, were als
together too grasping.

sidered of paramount importance.
have no power in that matter now. It is,
of course, a question between the United

ernments. He trusted it would soon be
satisfactorily settled ; for we must have re-
ciprocity if we are to prosper. In conclu~
sion, Mr. Palmer said, ‘‘We want to wake |
up to our interests. Merchants, from the |

i
States, the British, and the Dominion Gov-

in organizing and working a Chamber of |
Commerce.”

Tue CoLoniaL Secretary said that when |
he studied political economy in his youth, |

In his

If manu-

If a shoe factory,

vince ; and if shoes manufactured in it

| could not be ke bought at as low a price as |

shoes imported from a foreign country, it |
should be allowed to godown. The Govern-

| ment should not protect it, by excluding |
| shoes equally good, which could be sold at

|
a lower price. It should allow its people |
free scope to buy in the cheapest market. |
A certain amount of protection might be |
extended to infant manufactures , but af- |
ter they had once obtained a footing in the |
country, protection,—as nursing toa full
grown person,—only tends to effeminacy |
Statistics proved that the |

| manufactures of Canada were in a flourish~ |
| TF a young country or any other, there can

advisable to protect them at the expense

| of the country.

Mr. Breckes acknowledged that his ac- |
quaintance with commerce was very limit-
ed, With respect to the subject before the
meeting, he thought that politicians should |
look to the benefit of the many ~- not to
and if the Government of
the Dominion accedes to the desire of the
protectionists of Ontario and Quebec, then |
they will sacrifice the interests of the many
to those of the few, Agriculturists, at
least, should be free traders. It is to their
nterest to purchase all the manufactured
articles they need in the cheapest markets.
Immigration is necessary to the develops
ment, of the resources of the Dominion: |

Its territory is larger than that of-the |
United States ; yet the United States con-
tain forty millions of people, while the |
less than four. It is
manifest if the latter is to compete with
the former, immigration must be encourags
ed-
cessaries of life at acheaper rate than the
United States, people of the agricu!tura
class especially, will naturially be inclined
to seek their homes witain its borders. |
Protect the manufacturers, and you raise |
the prices, reduce the stream of immigras |
tion, and retard the development cf the |
country. Protection, to a certain ex‘ent, |
Mr. Brecken said, is excusable. But the |
duties of Canada are already high enough |
to carry on the Government, the manu- |
facturers of the Dominion are getting rich |
fast enough ; and there is really no need |
of a higher tariff. With respect to reci- |
procity, Mr. Brecken said that when at the |

If the Dominion can supply the nes

|

| Trade Convention in Detroit, a few years |
| ago, he noticed that the feeling was very

|

bitter against Great Britain, and also Brit»
The business men of
then eve.

At te
Convention in Portland, two years ago, the
old bitter feeling did not show itself, and
Reciprocity was freely discussed, Judging
by public opinion in the United States
now, he thought we would soon have the
markets of the New England States open
to our products.
ern States are
soon they

ish North America.
the United States would not
think of Keciprocal free trade

The people of the Wests
all and as
attain sufficient pelitical

Free Traders
as

'
Owpn Connou_y, Ese., moved the read
ing of the petition respecting
tion—which had been prepared.

protec

The mos

tion carried, aud the petition was read by

the Secratary of the Chamber of Commerce,

P.S. Macgowan, Esq.;

To the Honorable the Hous: of Commons and
Senate of the Dominion of Canada in
Legislative Session assembled :—

The memorial of the undersigned in-

| habitants of Prince Edward Island, humbly

sheweth — |
That your memorialists have been in- |

formed that efforts are now being made by

certain persons interested in manufac

But we i
| mists who have followed Adam Smith, and by ® mistake on the part ofhis
_which is disposed to forget everything but ‘t Was not delivered at the Fiall

by the various writers on political economy.
It is porfectly safe for us to say that the
overwhelming weight of authority is against
the advantages claimed for protection. At
this late date, however, it would seem that

The question of|a new generation has grown up “ which | ¢xcellent quality.
he con- | knew not Joseph,” which has apparently

not read the works of the political econo-~

the fact that protection is intended to give
increased profits to the manufacturer. ° °
* * * * That the Ontarian farmer should
wish an additional profit of five or ten per
cent on that portion of his produce which
is consumed in the Dominion, or that the

| East Point to the West Cape, should unite manufacturer of tweeds and homespun, or

paper, or boots and shoes should be cons-
cious of the same wish, and should see the
realization of their wishes in an additional
five or ten per cent on the tariff is only na-

he had imbibed free trade principles, and | tural; but that would=be moulders of pub-

lic opinion, self-styled guardians of the peo-

be made use of in asssisting to build up one

be regretted, ifit isnot matter of surprise.

But the discussion of the question is forced
upon the country just now. The advocates
of protection are composed of two classes
of people, those who expect to make imoney

| by carrying protection, and those who ex-

pect to mane political capital out of it
whether it is carried or not. There are two
standard propositions adopted now as ever
by the protectionists, one that protection is
wrong in theory but right in practice for a
young nition; the other that protection is
right anyway, in theory as well as in prac
tice. The two propositions in reality come
to the same thing, and the same line of ar-
gument is employed to prove both. If
protection is really an economical policy

be nosound objection to it based on theory ;
if it is really wrong in theory it will work
injuriously in practice. Those who attempt
to discuss this question must not compare
theory and practice in commerce with thes
ory and practice in morals or in systems of
Government. Sound theories in matters
of trade are based upon calculations as cers
tain and absolute, if not as simple as the
addition of two and two. It will be grant-

ed at once that division of labor is in theory |

and in practice (the theory being based up- |
on the results of the practice) sound econ~
omy. To use the old and hackneyed com.
parison, ten men can, by a judicious division
of labor, make about five thousand pins in
aday, while working apart and each one

performing all the necessrry operations,

they could hardly make two hundred be»
tween them. The community of nations |
is, to a great extent, analogous to the com-
munity af individuals. Far greater pross |
perity will be achieved, and far more capi«
tal will be accumulated by the nation that
devotes itself to the production of those
things for which it is best adapted, than by
the nation that endeavors to divert its en-
ergies from their natural channels into
other and artificial ones. Let us take a less
hackneyed illustration than that used above,
and one that will appeal more directly to
to every man’s experience. The man who)
earns a thousand dollars a year ae salesman |
or bookkeeper finds it better economy to |
pay & carpenter to shingle his cottage than |
saving the wages of a carpenter fer two.
days, and losing his own for three. If we |
we can get an article from abroad fur adols |
lar, and would have to give twenty cents
more to have it made here, we are pefectly |
Justified in wishing to keep the twenty cents |
in our own pocket ; and what is more, we
are quite correct in assuming that we can
make as good a use of the twenty cents as
the manufacturer. If the manufacturer can
make the article at a profit for one doliar, |
he has no right to the extra twenty cents.
If he cannot make it at a profit for less than
a dollar and twenty cents, it must strike
everyone who thinks about the matter that
he had better go into some other occupa. |
tion instead of spending a dollar and
twenty cents worth of work and material on
an article which, when finished, is really |
only worth adollar. The statementof this

| Simple case, we conceive, puts the whole

argument in a nut-shell, and we shall here
leave, for the present at least, this positive |
aspect of the question, apologizing to our
readers for taking them over old paths by
saying that people now~asdays seem to have
forgotten them, and to have allowed them
to become grass-grown.

Taking the other aspect of the question,
it ls a very easy matter to point out the
practical evils of protection. Let us take |
asimple instance. There are iron bolts
used in a number of the industries of this

|

/a “ plankway ” similar to that on Bright-

on Road, may be piaced on our sidewalks |
wherever needed. Such “ plankways”’ are | cent on the following articles, viz:—Iron |
| considered good enough for the streets of | Manufactures and
| Montreal and many other cities of much | G00ds, Cotton Goods, Room Paper, Cabinet
| greater pretensions than Charlottetown.

tl ited the G + tures, to secure a material increase in the

e « rer - ‘ ; 4 ; %
cently waited upon viel wovernment at Ot- | Customs Tariff of the Dominion of Canada
tawa, proposed levying a duty of 25 per |

upon manufactured articles imported from
other countries.

| That your memorialists have been also
| informed that petitions and memorials in
| favor of such increase in the tariff are now
| being prepared for presentation to your

Machinery, Woollen

Manufactures, Musica! Instruments, Leather

}

Province, in ship~building, in carriage-
making, and in several other of our manu; |
factures. Of course the making of these |
bolts is a manufacture, and as we have iron j
and coal and need manufactures, and these
bolts cannot be made here so cheaply as
they can be imported, we should encourage |

for they are now suld at a pretit im
Britais., the centre of Manufactures, |
other articles can likew'se he
similar pay'ng rates, it will be time
to invest our money to Setter
)t the same time we have no
expressing our belief that there
dustries not yet developed in this
in which our capitalists might
their money under the present or
lower tariff, if they could secure
management and be content to do
dividends the first half year,
_———.— + mee.

GRAIN SHOW, é

‘a

There were iz. all about fifty

| grain exhibited at the Grain
| ket Hall, on Tuesday last, all of why
pronounced by competent judges t

Judge Hensley had two bu
superior wheat prepared for the Sly

| the judges’ inspection. This
_“ Russian 3 months’ wheat” 7
alluded to was grown on Judge
farm, Charlottetown Royalty, last
was sown on the 4th day of May,
on the 14th day of August. The
is a listof the successfn! competi
the prizes awarded :—
WHEAT.
Best two bush. wheat, w'gt per bush,
62 Ibs., C. Bulman, Rusticv,
2nd best two bush. wheat, w per
bush., 62 lbs.. Peter Murphy, East
River, ;
3d best two bushels wheat, w ‘gt per
bush., 64) lbs.. Geo. Clow, Witt.
shire,

“ore
et.

BARLEY.

Best two bushels two-rowed barley,
w’gt. per bashel, 53 ibs., Joha
Smith, Lot 49,

2d best two bushels two-rowed bar-
ley, w'gt. per bush..52} lbs , Alex,
Smith, Lot 49,

Best two bushels four-rowed barley,

w'gt. per bushel, 52 Ibs., John
Stewart, Cavendish.

2d best two bushels four-rowed barley,
w'gt. per bushel, 52 |bs.. Thomas
Bulman, Rustico,

Judges, James Laird, jun., Esq.,
Glasgow, Alexander Dixon, idsq.,
Samuel McRae, Esq., Tea Hill. Lot 49,

OATS

two bushels oats, (black) w
per bushel, 43 lbs. Thos. Bulman,
Rustico,

Best

2d best two bush. oats, (black, w'gt.
per bushel, 4) ibs., John Siuith,
Lot 49,

3d best two bush, oats, (black. w'gt.
per bushel, 414 lbs., Jobn Dewar,

Lot 48, re i

Best two bush. oats, (Nor way.) w'gt
per bushel, 40 Ibs., Alex McRae.

Lot 49, tio
2d best two bush. oats. | Norway, Iw’gt

per bushel, 37 1bs.. John Haley, ,

Lot 49,

Best two bush. oats, (White,) w'gt. aed
per busbei. 47 Ibs., Alex’r. Smith, 7
Lot 49, ,

2d best two bush. oats, (White,) wgt,
per bushel, 464 Tbs.. John Smith, s

Lot 49,
Judges, David Kk. M. Hooper, Esq.,
lottetown, William Mutch, Esy.,
House, Lot 48,John Hyde, Esq.,West Kiver,
GRASS SEEDS. «
Best red clover,(40 Ibs ) John Godfrey,
Wiltshire.
2d best do.
Saffolk,
Best white clove
exhibited.
2d best white clover, do,
Best Alsyke clover (25 Ibs.; John Ged-
frey, Wiltshire,
2d best do do., uo sample exhibited, 235
Best Timothy. [1 bushel.] Thos. Bul
man, Rustico
2d best do io
Suffolk,
Judges, Sainuel Hyde, Eey., West Rt
John McGregor, Esq., Lot 48, isaac Thomp-
son, Esq., Lot 34

MISCELLLANEOUS,
wt tt tt ee
Cholera and fever have disappeared from
Buenos Ayres.
The Duke and Duch:ss of Edinburoh will
soon visit Eugenie.
Advices from Berlin state that Bismarck,
though suffering, is able to transact bust

dw,. David Hooper,
*, (25 Ibs) no sample

}
Gao,

3.00
2.50
3.00

Noah Harper,

ab =

_ to leave his occupation and do it himself, | ness

Lord Perey, Lord Somerset, Mr. Ward
Hunt, Sir Michael Beach, Sir Charles Ad
der'y and Mr. Bell, of the new Government
have been re-elected to Parliament.

Latest intelligence from Ashantee is that
the Ashantee chiefs and chief ministers
have been brought down to Cape Coast as
prisoners

The Fenian Amnesty Association have
decided to present a petition to the Queen,
asking that the Fenian prisoners be ree
leased from prison.

The press newspaper publishes corres

| pondence which shows the Empress Eugenie

and her son have finally broken off relation
with Prince Napoleon because he wants to
go to Chiselhurst.

At the Summit Station, on the Central

acific Railroad, the snow is twenty-five
feet deep upon the level. ‘The telegraph
poles are buried under the snow for many
miles.

Bald Mountain, in the western part of
North Carolina, is smoking. There have
been several shocks of earthquake, and the
people are fleeing from the place.

All the papers in London haye re
marks upon the demonstration at (hise-
hurst, on the occasion of the 18th birthday
of the Prince Imperial. They al! consider
the demonstration a brillant success. There
was an enormous influx of French visitors.
Tickets distributed dor the celebration ex
ceeded 50). Among the numberiess pre
sents, the Queen sent from Windsor a flag,

,an order of the Garter, and also a bras

plate with an inscription to be p'aced over
the Emperor’s sarcophagus. An addres
was read by Duke Peduase to which the
Prince Imperial replied.

Love of Fun in Animals — It is well
known that lambs hold regular sports apart
from their dams, which only look on come
posedly at a little distance to wateh and
perhaps enjoy their proceedings.
actin the same manner, and so a
the friskiness of which resembles that

9.0

* should have the right.of “wa on.

here is no reasonable hope |

and Leather Manufactures, Floor Oil Cloths,
Gilt Mouldings, Copper and Brass Manufacs
tures, Scales and Weighing Machines, Pas |
per of all kinds except that used for prints
ing Newspapers, Plated Ware, Gun Powder,
Twine, Hemp and Manilla Rope, Glass Bots
les, and Window Glass On Paints they des
sired a duty of 30 per cent., and on Ready-
made Clothing 10 per cent, over and above
——_ + 22 ——___ | the tariff on Unmanufactured Cloths. If}

Precert ano Exampie. If the City Couns th Government acceeded to the wishes of
cil does not speedily lay down plank on | manufacturers in Ottawa and Q
our sidewalks, it will not be for want of |
either precept or example.

We fee! satisfied that our citizens wou!d
welcome any improvement which would
tend to lighten their feet of such loads of

mud as they have been carrying during
the past week. We trust that our City
Fathers will consider our pressing need of
plank sidewalks at the very next meeting
of Council.

The EXAMINER | gn additional tax of about $50,000. This sum |
| was not needed to carry on the public af. |
fairs of the country.
is amply sufficient ; and it is not

: ‘ ng
| ; great
the interests of the gre sbody cf consums |

and the Government have planked the
idy ways ” leading to the Post Oftice |
onial Building. |
— jeetoeurrenpyahrod
Tupce B a | ancl hee es see to those of the com-

JUDGE BLISS. * Jno Rlicg ~n- | MAratively few aC

| nouncing the death of this - “Rane go P i a
: i : | CyaRLEs Parmer, Esq., then delivered a

warm tributes to his memory. |

sini short address,
CLOoTHES-LINeEs AND Povttry Yarps in this | powers of North America have their Boards
city, have recently received specialattention of Trade, and that each of these naturally,
at the hands of itinerant thieves. | and of necessity, exercises great influence
| over the action of its respective Government.

>. .
the 7imes correspondent says thats ru-~ i
mour is being repeated to the effect that These Boards of Trade are made up of dele-

: oo . | gates from Chambers of Commerce in every
the Prince Imperial will enter France im-
ange oe ‘ ie part of the country, who represent the com.
mediate'y on attaining his majority, there ak i y
2 mercial interests of the locality to which
being no grounds on which such @ resolu- | " ‘ : ‘
i ld b ‘ai | they belong. What little influeace we
te ge ut aa ome ; possess, he (\'r. Palmer) thought should be
The distress from famine in Bengal is in, exerted; and the way to exert it is by
creasing. Many thousand natives are de- | means ofa Chamber of Commerce. He,
pendent upon the Government for food. |
In the Tirhoot districts 100,000 persons,all |
| of whom are emaciated, applied for relief
| within ten days.

—2 <> o

and the
«=° Scotia papers, in ans

would see the propriety, nay, the necessity,

~— terests represented at the Dominion Board

Reports from Paris express fears of a de- | of Trade.
monstration in the event ofa change in the . :
Election law, and that the distress among | pointment of Messrs. Howlan and Newbery
_ the working classes will have a tendency to | * delegates to the Dominion Board of

favor the cause of the Imperial Prince, = Trade. They had returned and reported

uebec the | against any material incregsa sali
people would virtually be obliged to pay | of the Dominion, an#

Che present rever

of properly organizing, and having our in-! which the meeting «adjourned

| Honorable Podies during the coming sess
& &

sion. i

That your memorialists feel that the
present tariff affords the manufacturers as |
great protection as is consistent with the |
best interests of the Dominion, and that |
any higher duties than those at present in |
force, would operate injuriously to the great |
body of the consumers of the Dominion, |
who would be thereby prevented from enjoy. |
ing unrestricted trade and buying in the |
cheapest markets.

That your memorialists respectfully pre-
sent to your Honorable Bodies this protest |

Demi ff

asa

1 beg that you will be

fora fyStably to regard their repre-
| Sent dons.

Mr. Newson, of the ‘Queen Square Fur.

ht that niture Warerooms,’ thought it would be |

well to defer signing the petition until the

| opinions of the manufacturers could be
| obtained.
| manufacturers in the United States who
He said that both the great | are protected, are enabled to pay their

He said, the high wages which |

operatives, induce a large number of our |
young men to leave the Island. He would |
ask, is it not better to keep them here if
possible? Would it not be well to con-
sult the manufacturers before signing the |
petition ?

Mr. Brecken said Mr. Newson had made
a very good free trade speech. He had

said men will go where they can get the
highest wages. The highest wages are.
those from which the most money is left, |
after the cost of living is paid; and the
cost of living is less when trade is free than

| therefore, trusted that our business men | it is When manufacturers are protected.

A large number of persons then went |
forward and signed the petition after |

_— em. -

Mr. Palmer adyerted to theaps| A stagescoach was attacked by bandits in

Mexico recently, and the passengers resist.

ing, a fight occurred, in which two persons |

were killed and others injured and treated
na barbarous manner.

' would be useless.

this manufacture by a mode ‘i | children. Mr. Leigh Hunt once told De
rf rate protective | Robert Chambers that he had observed 8

tariff, say twenty per cent, just enough to
| running up to and away from itin barter

enable our factories to supply our own
market at a profit. Let us see what the jmanner tie has likewise watehed a kitted
consequence will be. A considerable addi- | #™Using itself by running along ae
tion will be " ,. | mother, towhom she always gave ali
ye | a mato to the cost of ship pat on the cheek as she passed. The elde
bui ding and carriage making, and these | cat endured the pats tranquilly fora rhile
interests must be protected or we shall | but at length becoming irritated, she
find it easier to buy ships abroad and im, | #9 Opportunity to hit her offspring a bla
port our carriages inthem. We on the side of ihe head, which sent the
the enienamt-ait'® a ae littie creature spinning to the other silt
. yo : "o .urther in this direction, | of the room, here she looked ex ren
su wie other direction we have seen that puzzled at what had hay "sd, An inriteb
iron is used for making these bolts, and we | @4 human being would have ~ .ed in pre
know that we have splendid iron mines in | “#¢!Y the same manner.

young spider sporting about its

iiéed carry

the Province, which it is a shame for our wi get yc coe at boa
to remain ji | the 6th of January, 1811, graduateda
ever ee nyt } — Ss vard and studied law there after tak
mines are idle because they cannot be degree. He practised at Boston in
worked at a profit, it must be because | when he was calle to the Bar, visited Br
foreign iron can be imported too cheaply. rope three years later and was in ~— :
A moderate protective duty must then be the time of General Cass embassy
: . request it was that he wrote a defene®
put on iron, and as the first consequence | the United States in reference to the quer
of that, the manufacture of bolts becomes | tions at issue between the two gove
unprofitable unless a moderate addition is His opposition to the saneantie’ Texss
, ; : his support of Van Buren’s candidature
made to the first ra protective duty the Presidency in 1848, and above all be
imposed on them. . Ce might carry the determined pol icy in the matter of 4
illustration further in both directions, but | tiovism, brought him into notoriety
we desist here, and presume no one will be | 0M this continent and in Europe. 8
i i . | he succeeded the Great Webster in hispl™
disposed to think the case even at this en die Siemnter neal when tho Sala
otage a wenk ene. | sion broke out, became known as one
Having viewed the question in two as. bitterest opponents of Englend. N
pects, we may now fairly ask whether this. ae ae a rye
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country needs protection for any of its in- | with with Great Britain, he re
dustries. Even if there were not such the surrender of Mason and Slidell. =
irresistible theoretical and practical objec, he maintained the mght of Federal Gore
i i i i -¢ ment to retain the captured envoys
tions against a protectivearift as we have I trie
indicated believe the h . | Was a warm advocate of the me
— we we t such a policy and recommended the throwing out
We find at the present Senate of the Neutrality Laws
moment that the Dominion produces manu- Bill, passed unanimously by “2 :
factures which it can dispose of at a profit | Representatives out of hostility 6»
in forei ‘ertainiy the shine of |? ™™* for several years Chairmaa (
pdt saatkote, Company the ange « Congressional Committee of Foreigo A.
_ the Lower Provinces and the clothes ofthe and his name has frequently beem
Upper do not need any duty or bounty, ated of late with important

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