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IURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1808.

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have lost anything, when all interests are con-
sidered, by the breaking offof the Treaty, Of
;/this the Americans are aware, and I believe if
we are cautious we will obtain better terms
than we had before. ‘The Resolutions of
General Butler Llook upon as a matter of
meer moonshine, 1 do not wish to make light.
of our Island, but the United States know very
well that we have no power to enter into a
Treaty which aects the Fisheries, because
every British subject in the whole of the Bri-
tish Empire has aright in our fisheries, aud
that right cannot be granted away shy tlie {
Government of any Colony, Mr. Howattisa ~

jon of Canada, and
‘to makesthis: Island

ide GHournal.

668,

~ Smmmers

THURSDAY, S.
“No notice cap be
munications. We must know the names and
addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good faith. We cannot undertake to
return cummunigations that are notu

that all thatis require |
& prosperous countl
is a renewal of » Trade between th :
Island and the United States, In so. fir
as Lam aware there is no person opposed
to a renewal of the Reciprocity T veaty,and
so desirous ave our people for this that 1
know there would be a greater number ol
tarmers in froin the country to this meeting
only they are so busy just now with thelr
harvest, Ido not not know of anything
which the United States wish to obtain
from us in the Treaty more than they are

CORRESPONDENC
FROM SUMMERSIDE TO HALIFAX.

Dominion of Canuda,

| Despatches from Ottawa state that
‘things are beginning to look tively here ;
six or seven railway contractors have ar-| i
rived. Among otha Mr. Wm. Betts, | DPA® OUDEAE Side io aie
of England. It is said Ministers will The journey from aelsurabany !

appoint Railway Commissioners next fax, via Charlottetown and Pictou, is, at
week, and that the Intercolonial Railway this season of the year, one ot interest and
is to be commenced forthwith. Itisfur-| beauty. ‘he mail route to Charlottetown
ther stated that the Riviere du Loup end, | lies through a eountry ef waving corn,

4 NEWS SUMMARY.
Great Briiain,

Tire news from Europe is not very im-
portant just now. ‘he London papers
are discussing the treaty between the

United States and China, The Z'imes re-
gards it with suspicion. The Standard
_ on the contrary sees nothing in the treaty
to show that the United States have ac-

QOUNTY RSCIPROOITY

~ PRINOS

quired a monoply of privileges. At the and the Truro end of the railway are to} Vields of grain,which fornumber and lux- MEETING. willing to grant in return, Some sity they | little in error aboutthe notice which he Bae a
annual feast of the Cutlers at Sheffield, on | be commenced simultaneously. ‘The por-| uriance exnnot be rivalled in the Eastern iat Wwish to be allowed to cure their fish’ heré, | on the Order Book in the llouse of Assemblyt

‘The notice he placed there was to instruct our

the 3rd inst., the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, | tion in the St. Luwrence to be put under part of the Dominion, present themselves} ‘luz County Meeting called by the Well, it the British Goverament does not

who was present, made an address in re-
sponse to a toast to the health of the
American Minister. After expressing
thanks for the honor conferred upon him,
he said he came to the country as a mes-
senge. of peace. He was glad to recog-
nize everywhere in England strong proofs
of friendship, and which he was certain
were reciprocated in his native country.
Vor no people under the sun had Ameri-
ca more friendly feeling for than Her
Majesty's subjects. ‘They were really
-one people, had like laws and like insti-

contract, extends from Riviere du Loup
to Trois Pistoles.”

Placards have been posted up around
the strects calling on loyalists to suppress
the contemplated Fenian demonstration
to be held for the purpose of raising funds
to aid Whelan and other prisoners.
Fires in the woods are doing great
damage in Toronto,in the vicinity of Bel-
louert and Sundale, on Northern Railway.
‘The station and an entire village oi thirty
houses were in ashes, and the fire still

in chyerlul array, giving great promise ol
nsplendid harvest. If the Island farmers
were as careful as their Nova Scotian com-
peers to maintain an equality of appearance
between theit farms and their dwellings.
your country would be beautiful indeed,
Charlottetown is improving with every
year, The squares show evidences of at-
tention and expense; the trees and shrab-
bery with which the city abounds are be-|
coming more stately; and the stores and
private residences shew all the improve-

Sheriff for the purpose of considering the
trade relations between this Island and
the United States, and of hearing the
opinions of the people on this important
question, was held in the Summerside
Drill Shed, on Friday evening last. ‘The
meeting, which was largely attended, was
presided over by Richard Hunt, Esquire,
Ligh Sheriff, Mr, R. Gordon, was ap-
pointed Secretary. ‘The Chainnan said

object to it, 1do not see why we should,
They do us no harm by coming down bere
to fish. :
ployed by them, nnd from othe
not engaged by them to fish they buy the
fish they nay have to sell.
been si
been able to obtain a good price for our
produce lately in England, but this mar-
ket may not always be a
been fof the k

Many of our youug men are ene
4 rs Who are

Tknow, as has
aid hy Mr. MeNeill, that we have

s good as it has
few years, and if, from

the object for which the meeting was
called was to consider what were the

our positton, as we have refused to go into
the Union of the Colonies, the Dominion
Government was to impose restrictions

Government to ask for a renewal of the ‘Trea-
ty. Ltold him atthe time that we had no
power to do +0. : i

During the time o: the late civil war in the -
United States the American Government tapk® *
offence at the sympathy manifested In Canada
and these Provinces tor the South, and in
conssquence abrogated the ‘Treaty, thinking
that by so doing they would bring us down up-
on our knees, and that in our helplessness
they would drive us into Annexation, They
now perceive that they committed a blonder,
1 am perfectly willing for Free Trade, because —
[ believe that raising a revenue by indirect ~
mis wrong; the practice is based upon
ong principle, ‘Lhe fisheries is a mine of

terms they would be willing the Goyern-

ment which generally succeeds an exten- i !
ment of this Island should sanction for

which would hamper our trade, so that we
sive fire. Kindly greetings trom old and

4 mn ”
‘ A re raging. ‘The Montreal ‘* Gazette” says : ; pe ALAS ae a te
tutions, and in both countries freedom | S'S x would be torced to submit to such taxation | Wealth in which every British subject in the

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was the base of those laws and inititu-
‘tiois, and in their j:int hands liberty
would live forever,

The Continental tour of Queen Victoria
has much improved her health. ‘The
London Gazette contains the announce-
ment that the Queen has granted the dig-
nity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom,
unto George Etienne Cartier, of Montreal,
Minister of Militia in the Dominion Goy-
ernment. ‘The shipment of hay to Great
Britain, from the Provinces, will not pay,
aquantity recently sold there only Lrough’
titty shillings perton, The grain market
in Great Britain is reported dull, and

_ prices low.
Mr. John Bright publishes a long ad-
_ dress to the voters of Birmingham,giving
his views on nearly all the great ques-
tions at issue. He explains to his con-
stituents the detects in the late Reform
Bill, reviews at large the question of
Suffrage, and repeats his desire for such
"an extension of the Franchise as will call
_ into exercise the enlightened intelligence
of the eountry. He denounces the prin-
' ciple of three-cornered constituencies as
“applied to Birmingham. He believes
that the dis-establishment and disendow-
roent of the Irish Church would strength-
en both the cause of Christianity and the
Constitution.

The London Daily Telegraph says—
«All the world is aware that Lord Monck’s
successor is about to be publicly pro-
claimed, and rumor has already been busy

“with the name of Lord Jobn Manners as
a man who may not be unwilling to try
_ whether a few years at Ottawa are not
endurable, in view of the contingent ad-
yantages which such expatriation will
_ bring in its train,” :

Sir Henry Bulwer, who is a candidate

for Parliament, in lately addressing the
‘electors of his borough, said, “1 am for

the disendowment of the Irish Protestant
_ Church, beeause if a Catholic minority

avere to impose on the Protes.ant majority
_ of England a similar Church, we Protest-

ants should regard it as the greatest in-

justice; and I know no better rule, in
’ public or private life, than that of doing

to others as you would wish others to do
_ unto you,”

A letter from Syna, dated Aug. 8th,
says that the Turks have lately commit-
ted another act of vandalism in Crete

which should not escape the notice of

_ civilized Kurope and America. ‘The
Olive trees, heavy with the crops which
promised to sustain the half-starved
Christians of the heroic Isle, have been
entirely destroyed, that the women and
children may be forced by famine to the
Ottoman power, The ‘Turkish Comman-
_der-in-Chief has also issued an order for
the heads of families to bring back to
Crete all refugees under penalty of eon-
_fiscation of their lands and effects,
United Staies.
The Zion's Herald compares the South
_ toa field of blood.
Louisiana has sent a commission to the
President for military protection, in
; which he declares that one hundred ard
+ fifty loyal citizens of that state have been
~ murdered within a month, and the ini-
quity increases. The same terrible atro-
_city prevails in all the Gulf States. ‘The

same paper, speaking of the death of

‘Thaddeus Stevens, says: ‘* The great
Commoner fell quietly asleep in Wash-
ington, on the midnight of the 10th inst.
He was the only man since John Quiney
«idams that has made the House tower
-aboye the Senzte in the breadth and po-
tency of its debates. Other brilliant
men that branch had and has, but Mr.
Stevens had a force of character that put
"him far above his associates jn influence.
He was a tall, lean man, of high forehead
and sharp features, his aged face unfit-
_ tingly crowned with a brown, silky wig.
His eye and voice and gesture were made
to command. His principles were of the
finest strain when the rights of man were
involved.”’.

The New York Sun says: ‘* Mr Robt.
Bonner seems destined not only to enjoy
the satisfaction of owning the most nota-
ble stable in the world, but, in his de-
elining years, which are yct a long way
off, will be able proudly to exclaim that,
without the taint of gambling, or the ex-
citement of racing, he has brought that
noble animal, the horse, to a higher state
of perfection, and has produced from him
greater achievements than the most con-
tirmed devotee of the race track had ever
previously dreamed of. A few days ago,
that most remarkable horse, ‘ Dexter,”
of Mr, Bonner's stable, at the Fashion
Course on Tong Island, in the presence
of credible witnesses, trotted a mile in
the unprecedented time of two minutes
and fourteen seconds, nnd on yesterday

trotted one quarter of a mile in"thiefg #e-
conds, or at the rate of one mile MP two
minutes, equal to fast railwaytime. Itis

well known that Mr. Bonner is not a ra-
cing man, and although he owns several
of the fastest trotters in the world, and
lnys every really fast horse he hears of,
le never allows any of his horses to trot
jor money, or in any race.—lLle buys and
keeps them for his own amusement and

ction.

The Governor of

there is much activity in the building
trade in that city. The wages for me-
chanics are good. All parts of the city
ap_ ear to partake in the general prosper-
jity. ‘Ihe crops are reported good in all
pars of Canada.

A Montreal despatch states that Graves
the witness who is expected to identify
Whelan as the murderer of T, D'Arey
McGee, and who fled recently to the U.
States, has been recap‘ured,

A despatch is received from the Col-
onial ofiice, dated July 80th, refusing
royal assent tua bill passed by the Cana-
dian Parliament reducing the Governor
General's salary.

Mr. Seezetary Seward has but little re-
gard for the feelings of *General” Butler,
of spoons notoriety, ‘The Secretary is as
great atheif as Butler himself, Le has
actually stole march on Butler, While
Butler was playing a small game at P. 4.
| Island, the Secretary had yentured on a
bolder flight, Butler was attempting to
steal the Islind Fisheries fer the benctit of
the fishermen in his Massachusetts consti-
tuency; the Secretary has headed him off
by enteving into negotiations with the Do-
minion tora new Reciprocity Lreaty, which
will deal with the Fisheries of all British
America, ‘The new negotiations have the
sanction of the Imperial Goyernment; the
Butler arrangement, it made, will only be
laughed at in England, Hon, John Rose
is nuw at Washington discussing the basis
of a new Treaty. (We hope he will not
forget the shipping interests of the Mari-
time Provinces.)

Butler is a‘ played out” party. The
Democratic party hates him, and the Re-
publicans give him the cold shoulder, Ie
cileulates on ‘stealing ” into Congress
again. but his star is set—the dog has had
his day, Not even the theit of the Island
Fisheries, if that were possible, can save
him.—ASt, JoAn Telegraph, Sept. 8.

From a late Newfoundland paper we
clip the following: ‘* We regret to learn
that the accounts of the fishery reecived
from the Westward are anything but fa-
vorable. An extract from a letter, dated
Burin, Aug. 22, says: ‘The fishery here
is very poor, and the low price for fish
this season will produce, I tear, alarming
| > oN :
jresults by and by.’ The accounts from
Twillingac are also unfavorable, but
vegetation promised well, and it was
hoped would compensate, in a measure,
for the failure of the fishery. From the
Labrador, on the cther hand, H. M. 8.
Sphynx reports the fishery to be very
good ; but there was no fish in the Straits.

ee

Tempinance Lecruii — Arrangements
have been made for the delivery of these by
Mr. RR. M. Barratt. Temperance Lecturer, as
follows, viz:—

St. Eleanor'’s. Saturday. Sept. 12th.
Centreville, Monday, Sept. 14th.
‘Tryon, ‘Tuesday, Sept. 15th.
Crapaud, Wednesday, Sept. 16th.
Boushaw, Thursday, Sept. 17th.
West River, Friday, Sept. 18th.
Cornwall, Saturday, Sept. 19th.
North River, Monday, Sept. 2
Cove Ilead, Tuesday, Sept. 22d.
Little York, Wednesday, Sept. 28d.
Mast River, Thursday, Sept. 24th.
Jot 48. Hriday, Sept. 25th.

Pownal, Lot 49, Saturday, Sept. 26th.
Orwell, Monday, Sept. 28th,

Belfast, Luesday, Sept. 29th,

Subordinate Divisions of the Sons «f Tem-
perance and the I. O. G. ‘Templars, established
in any of these localities, ure inforn ed that if
desirous of meeting with Mr. Barr tt, in their
constituted capacity, they can do so by ap-
pointing a special meeting on the night of his
Jecture.—J’at.

Flour, from this season’s wheat, was offered
| for sale in the market on the Ist inst., and a
considerable quantity of both it and new oats
was broughtin on Friday. Butter is rather
saarce it present, and sold yesterday as high
as Js 2d. per lb,—Jb.

We would direct attention to Mr.
Murray's review of Mr. Crawtord’s pam-
phlet on **Christain Buptism,” to be given
in the Drill Shed, here, on ‘Tuesday even-
ing next, at half past six o'clock. As
Mr. Crawford is invited to be present,
the public will have an opportunity of
hearing both sides of the question. —Com.

“Healing on its Wings,” say all who
have made nse of Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of
Wild Cherry, and by such use cured them-
selves of coughs, coids, and consumption.
The prudent willalways keep this remedy
by them,

GRACIYS SALVE:
Cares Cuts; Grace's salve cures Burns; Grace's
Salve cures Sealds; Grace's salve cures Wounds ;
Grace's sulye cnres Brniaes; Grace's salve cures
eprains; Grace's salve cures Krysinclis; Grace's
salve cures alt rhenin; Grace's salve cures Ring:
worms; Graco’# ealve cures Chapped Hands:
.{irace’s salve cures Krozen Limbs: Grace's sulve
cures Boils: Grace's salye cures Felons: Grace's
salve cures Chillblains : Grace's salvo cures Piles:
Grace's salve cures Corns: Grace's ealve cures
calluses ; Grace's salve cares Bites; Grace's sulve
cures stings: Grace's salve cures Itch,

Wistar's Balsnm of Wild Cherry.

This preparation ia a certain cure for all diseases
of the Toroat and Lungs, couzhs, eolds, brouchitia,
Whooping cough, croup, incipient consumption,
&e. in confirmation of the highest medical an-
hority than consumption enn be cured, nanerous
fostunces of complete regtoration from this disease
by the use of the Balsam can be given,

Wisran's Barsam or Winn Coery.—
This sterling remedy appeara to be working
wonders, We hnve so long heurd ot its superior

merit in diseases of the Thront and Lungs that we
donht not its ulaim of being the Great Remedy,

ate ita Hncominon Worth from personal use, have
attested to the fact by their written testimonials

certaiily prompt all who suffer trom pulmonary

complainta in its various forins to yive it a trial,
Ottawa Citizen.

None genuine antes simed 1 BUTTS on the!
wrapper

jAng. |

to thy contrary, notwithstanding.
Pineo was neat, plain and convincing in
his address, which evidently carried Gon.
Many of our mont respected citizens who wpprect | Siderable height in the louse,

young friends, the cordial shake hands,
und the polite expression of good will,
went to throw other charms also around
the well-known city, and to make our
short visit a very pleasant one.

At ten minutes to five on Thursday
morning, the whistle of the Princess”
echoed through the almost lifeless streets,
and at five the steamer lelt Great George
Street wharf. On beard were several
friends, including a brother mason, of the
spiritual order, from Woodstock, N. B.,
with whom, though our acquaintanee dated
only from the preceting day, we spent
some happy hours; thus showing, Mr,
Jow nal, Vat there are other brotherhoods
besides that of Free Masonry, whose influ-
ence is potent, and whose ties are strong.
About four hours anc alf steam brought
us tothe town of Pictou, very different
in its aspect from that of Charlottetown.
The streets are irregular, and the hills
steep. Some fine buildings are seen erest-
ing the heights, but the middle apd busi-
ness parts of the town are very dingy,
The traveller is detained in this rather un-
interesting place five hours, as the Halifax
train does not leave till 2 o’clock—a_ cir-
cumstance which materially lengthens the
time of journe Jt the cars were to leave
Pictou immediately on the — arrival
of the Charlottetown boat, they would
reach Ialitax by 2p. m., thus giving one
all the afternoon in the latter city, As it
is, about 8 o'clock in the evening, the gas
lights of the Capital loom ia sight, and
the usual ‘* Cab, sir! “Want a coach.

sir?” Ge., &e,, strikes the ear immediately
afterward, It would appear that a Jarge

influx of strangers has taken place
the great Anti-Contederate city, as the first
three hotels we tried reported ‘all ull,”
and only in the fourth we found comfort-
able lodging. We recommend MeLellan’s
“Cumberland Ilouse.” 117 Argyle street.
to any travelling Islander seeking a tran
sient home wath good, liberal aceommo-
dations.

The siext day presented an opportunity
of visiting many lami places, among
others the Halls of Legislature. In com-
pany with an ex-M. P., we entered the
Lfouse of Assembly and were shown into
the lobby, where, with much greater com-
fort than in the open galleries, one has an
opportunity to see the embodied, and hear
the uttered, wisdom of Nova Scotia, The
mutter before the house, as we took our
seat, was the production of some & Domin-
ion” accounts, whose whereabouts seem-
ed to puzzle the minds of some of
the less initiated ones. ‘The subj ct was
of course fruittul of suggestion in the
hands of the Autis, who were chiefly rep-
resented, during: the hour of our stay, by
Mr. Dickie, of King’s, who after a Jong
speech, interspersed with quotations trom
the Dake of Buckingham, John Bright &e.,
with the usual anti phraseology ot ‘ con-
stitutional means failing, what next?” &e.,
finally sat down with the enunciation ‘that
he was willing to shed his blood to effect
repeal of the Union.” “Let the British
Government withdraw its troops, ind then
let Canada come on!” It struck our mind,
however, that this yalorous gentleman's
heroism, if put to the test, would lead him
in prospect of immediate war and blood-
shed, to modify his views, and become
only willing, like the great Artemas Ward,
‘*to shed every drop of his relations blood.”
Turning to the member trom Lunenburgh,
who was standing at our side, and who is
reported to have made the ablest speech
in the Anti Confederate ranks, we asked
him if he endorsed such views and Jang-
unge. IHfe at once entirely disavowed
them, and said that it was no time to make
use of such intemperate speech, ‘The
danger now seems to be in the fact that
the talented, more moderate leaders of the
party have stirred up and influenced unin-
forined and unreflecting men, who now,
in their rash zeal, outstrip them, aud who
are hard to hold in chee . We trust that
Messrs, Howe and Co, will not, as we fe:
may be the case, find it at last utterly im-
possible to restrain their unthinking tol-
lowers.

The next speaker was Young, from Fal-
mouth, who drew upon himself the derision
and Jaughter of all who could hear, Jn-
vited forward to a spot near the speaker,
we were in a position to both hear and
appreciate. His argument was.to the ef
fect that if Nova Scotia held Prince Edward
{sland in close political allianee, such was
the disirtercstedness of its people that the
first whisper of discontent on the part ol
VP. i. I. would sever the connection, and
so, that if Canada were a high minded
country, il would at once release Nova
Seotia. “We may talk about our fortifica-
tions, but it would be suicidal jor ns to
fire at the Yankees, and it would be suici-
dal for them to shoot at us!! The Can:
dians want to get our new Provincial
Building, but we had better hold on to. it
ourselves; ifthey get it no one knows
when we will get it back again!’ Maving
delivered himselt of these aud other weigh-
ty words, the orator seized his hat and
left the House,

Mr. Pineo, of Pugwash, next took the
floor, and in a foreible speech showed up
the fact that the country was getting tired
of the long-drawn speeches of the Antis;
that the predictions uttered last year that
the young men would be drattéd to the
backwoods of Canada to repel Fenians;
that the markets would be deluged with
Canadian produce, and the country eaten
up with taxation had utterly failed, and
that now Nova Scotia was beginning to

subside from a state of imaginary terror-

isin into one of quietness and cortented-
ness—all the ravings of newspaper men
Mr.

Next week I shall have a few more

These nre strony recommendations, and rhonld | Words to say, with your permission,

Meanwhile, Mr. Journa/, I vemain

Yours truly,
VOX,
Greenwich, N. S., Sept. 1. 18°8.

| during the

a renewal of I’ree ‘Trade with the United
States, James Campbell, D. Green,
Finley, McNeill, Esqrs., and Messrs. Jas.
Gou libund T. Kirwan, were appointed
a Committee to bring ina series of Reso-
lutions expressive of the opinion of the
meeting, ‘The following are the resolu-
tions as reported by t..em and passed by
the mectiag :—

Whereas, The question of Rebiprocal Free
Trade between the United States of America
aud Prince Edward Island having lately been
introduced into Congress and brought to. the
notice of the Government of this Islind—

Resolved, As the opinion of this meeting
that the establishment of commercial relations
between the United $ and this Colony,
on an enlarged and libe basis, would) con-
duce greatly to the prosperity of both coun-
tries:

Resolved, 'That the opening to ou: vessels
of the coasting trade of the United States, and
the granting to these vessels the right of Am-

rican Registry, would be but a reasonable
equivalent for the cession to Americans of the
privilege of free fisheries in our

Resolved, That this meeting learns with
satisfaction that the Government of ths Islind
is now endeayoring to etluct the requisite pre-
liminary arrangements in order to the obtuin-
ing Reciprocal Pree ‘Trade between this Col-
ony and the United States,

We give a short synopsis ot the
speeches, Some of the gentlemen ad-!
dressed the meeting two or three times,
but as there was a good deal said which
was quite foreign to tie subject of Reci-
procity, and of no interest to our readers,
we give but one speech of each. ‘The!
first gentleman who spoke was—

Fixtay McNeant
with your perm
move the followi
will perceive the
proposed and ear
You are aw
Iree ‘Tr. de |
United Stites,

EsQ.—Mr. Chairman,
mod shall proceed. to

Resolutions, = You
we similar to. those
din Charlottetown,

ee the principle ot
yocn lately revived in’ the
nd we know, also, that
time the Reciprocity Treaty
was in operation that this Island progt
ed in material prosperity, at a ratio unpre
cedented in her history at any previous
date, At that time our trade relstions re-
ceived an impetus which is yet telt tor good
among us. ‘True, since its abrogation by
the American Government we haye been
favored by Providence with good erops,
and our produce hes commanded good
prices and aready sale in the markets which
Were open tous, and especially has this
been the c¢ n England; but we know
that Great Britain is a ainarket that niay
not always be open to us on terms ns tae
vorable as they are nospetfor are we ¢
nthatitisa market in which we can
always obtain as good prices in as we have
for the past lew years. The Island may
wall be called the Garden ot British North
3 in tact, sir, it is the admiration
very stranger who comes to it, and if
markets could be opened up where our
furmers could secure a good price lor their
produce, we Would soon attain to a posi
tion hitherto unknown in this Colony, We
have w soil and facilities for agriculture
which renders our Ishuid capabls of pro
ducing crops to an extent beyond imagine
ation, Itis proper, therctore, for us. to
consider our peculiar position and use it
to the best advantage weean. Onthe one
side we have the Dominion of ©. nadayand
on the other the United States of America
—a country which has advanced in one
hundred years as no other country ever
did, and contains to-day a population of
nigh forty millions, and we should, sir,
feel proud that they have thought proper
to come down with proposals to litle Prince
Edward Island. ‘The reason why they
broke off the Treaty with these Célonics
was on wccount of the sympathy manifest.
ed during the late war for the Southern
States, by the people of the Dominion ol
Canada; and although many of the sons of
Canada went to fight the “battles of the
South, it was because it was but reasonable
that they should spmpathise with the South,
as they were the weaker party; and to
punish these Colonies for the sympathy
thus in various ways expressed for the
South, abrogated the Treaty; but T believe
the feeling in Canada in favor of the South
Was much strong r than with us, and as
Canada was made t) pluin of those who
fled from the Southebn States, it tended to
incre se that feeling, » however, all
this seenis to have been fi otten, and as
in the matter of a renewal of Fr ‘Trade,
advanees have been made to this Is and, it
is only right they should be met in a cor
responding spirit, and therefore Lam glad
our Govermment has met them jn that
spirit. ‘There are some who arene on
technical grounds, and maintain that the
treaty must first be made with Great Bri-
tain, the Dominion of Canada, Newtound-
landland, and this Island; but £ hope that
in so far as our Island is concerned that
our people and all our public men will
unite in one opinion ppon this important
measure, by means of which our Isiand
may be vivilied and enriched,

Mr. Wowarr: Mr, Chairman, I agree
With the last speaker, and think we should
feel proud indeed that the United States
have iade a proposition tor the renewal
of Free Trade with this Island. It is a
well known fact that the American people
view the Union of the Colonies now torme-
ing the Dominion of Canada as a move in
opposition to them, and itis but reasonable
to suppose that they would like to please
those who are wishing to keep out of it,
The Session before last 1 entered a notice
upon the Order Book in thé House of As
sembly, that 1 would move that an address
be presented to the Home Government
asking that steps might be taken for a res
newal of Free ‘Trade with the United
States and this Island, but allthe Members
I spoke to seemed to think thatthe 1 renty
could only be renewed through some
gredter power than this Colony, but 1 be.
fieve we could have as much’ power and

on our produce ¢ ; ¢
ment might choose to impose, or go into
the Union, as we would without a Keeipro-
cal Trade with the United St: :
dant upon them, I consider it the duty of}
every man in this Island to do sll he can
to obtain a renewal of Free Trade with the

own vcssels, and the ©
Alarge share of the

sthe Dominion Govyern-

ates be depen

United States,

Jamrs Camrprii, Esq.: Being on the
Comittee whieh brought in the resolu-
tions, itis evident that Lam in favor of a
renewatot Pree Trade on the terms pro-
posed therein ; but notwithstanding all that
Mr, Howatt has said, I contend @hiut the
prohibition of all our produce from. the
American market by the prohibitory duties
imposed by that country, was to us a
greater evil than the fall in the price ot
our ships in England, ‘Lake for instance
the oss entailed upon our fishermen by
the imposition of a duty of two dollars in
gold upog every barrel of mackerel ship:
ped by them to the United States, and just
consider what an advantage it would be to
our fishermen if this duty was removed.

| T admit we have for the past few yours had

nin, but have

a good marketin Great t
we any guarantee that this will continue ?
The probability is that it willnot, Jneyer
saw the time when it would not pay to give
two shillings a bushel for oats here,to ship
to Boston or New York, but I have seen
the time when it would not pay to give
that price for oats sentto Hogland. = Thave
tried both markets, and have lost a good
deal of money on shipments of produce to
the English market, but never on shipments
ot produce’to the United States when we
had Free ‘Prade with that country. The
so nearer to us, and
answers men of timited menus much bet-
ter than the British, and this is in itself a
etomany men, I believe
there is not a sane manin the country who
is notin favor ola renewal of reciprocal
Pree rrade relations with the United States.
OL course Liga aware by whom that treaty
stn be renewed, and presume we ave met
here to-night merely to show our gcod
will toward the American people, and our
desire (o meet them on fair terms; but the
Treaty will, I believe, have to be made be-
tween Great Britain and the United States,
and that it will, when entered into, inelude
the whole of the Dominion of Canada, 2s
well as this Island and Newfoundland;
and the United States are now, J believe,
making overtures for its renewal to the
Dominion Gavernment, and it so, We shall
be included in any arrangement which
may be entered into,

DD. Gre M.P.P,: I am a Free
Trader in eve se of the word, and will
go the whole figure, for I believe in the free
and unrestrained exchange of the products ot
all countries; but the fisheries I look upon as
separate and distinct affair, which should be
considered itself, Wiry, sir, 1 am
persuaded our sareandine of wealth,
and that they may be justly regarded as
among the best in the world: and why has
General Butler made a move in this matter?
Is it that the United States may participate in
the advant.ges of a Free ‘Trade in. the pro-
ducts of our soil?) No! but that their fisher-
men may secure the privilige of fishing inour
waters; and, let me add, the immense value
of such a privilige the American people very
well know—but Gene Butler scems not to
know that the granting of this pe e doesnot
belong to us, but to the Linperial Government.
We know, Mr, Chairman, that in the inter-
pretation of the Treaty which allows American
vessels to fish in our waters, the British Gov-
ernment hold that the right of the Americans
have no right to fish within three miles of our
cousis,—that a line must be drawn three miles
out from one headland to another. which will
prevent Temetrom fishing not only in the bays
around this Island, but exclude them also from
the Bay Chaleur. This the Americans know,
and hence we find General Butler moving re-
solutions last July, in the House of Represen-
titives at Washington,wherein Prince Bdward
Isiand is 6 be admitted to participate in’ the
privileges of Free ‘Trade, on conditions which
admits them to a particip tion in our fisher-
les equai to our own, which, if granted, would
allow their fishermen to tish within the straight
line from headland Mgt ot cur around this

Island, and as the extént of our fishing privi-
leges are not detinea,'t rey would, if they got
legally within the bounds here, claim to Use it
in the Bay Chaleur also. and this, 1 think, is
the very thing the Americans are driving at.
Now as I have bef re s ama Free ‘Ir:
der, and am willing to hem every priy
loge in that respect for sipfilar ones on their
part, save this wholesale priviloge of fishing in
our waters, and I think we should be very
careful how we give our sanction to the bar-
tering away of such a privilege and source of
wealth as we have in our fisheries, lremem:
ber the time when J could buy a barres of
mackerel for five shillings, now. thi rice is
three pounds. What is the cause of Ahis¥ It
is becuuse of the amazing increase in. the
population ofthe United states, which is about
forty millions, and in twenty years more it
miy be double that number, Mr. Hall of
Charlottetown says the United States import
now 800,000 barrels, and in twenty years
there is no doubt they will consume as mnany

more, us the population may be sight il

lions. Considering thi Ze HG
is this questions 1 wis

look at the future. F UOHTE NG mua

t »indin doing so I beliey
that ina few years a large inset willalso Ee
opened up for our fish in the New Dominion
and thet with the incrause of population in
these two countries, the price of fish will also
continue to rise, nnd that being the case the
value of our fisheries will also be increasing.
When the ‘Treaty was broken off L was not
sorry, nnd said so at the time. Many said it
would ruin us, bu. I think we have Kot along
as well slice as then, and if we take the aver-
age price of produce ten before the
Treaty Was broken off, and 16 years since.
we will tind the price much higher sinee than
before, ‘The fact is this, it is a bad policy for
us to be depepiing on a foreign country fora
market, when Pie Mere act of taking two men
out ofa Steam@r sight close it against us
During the time of the Reciprocity Treat :
American shipping seemed the carrying trade
of the produce of Canada and these Provinces
and Commission merchants in the Vniter 1
States were enriched st our cost; but sit i
the abrogation of the trea y Canadian produce,
48 well as our own, have beon shipped in cur
anadians are securing
carrying trade ot the

right to move in the matter as the Domin-

?

Western States also,
?
’

s0 that Tilo not think we

Lupire has a right, and they ought not to be
bartered y unless an equivalent equal: in
lueisgiven, You will find that negotiations
or the renewal of the ‘Lreaty will be revived

t
j with the Dominion Government, but that in

the end the Lmperial Government will be the
party who will have to carry it out, The
fisheries, Lagain assert, isa mine of wealth
which, in so tir as we can, we should caretul-
ly guard and hand down to posterity.

(The remainder of the speeches will be given
next week. }

DD We reecived last week a letter from
Mr. Barret, the temperance lecturer, dated
at Alberton, at which place he lectured on the.
evening of Monday, the distult., toa crowded,
house. We are glad to hear of his suceess in,
the good work. As we anticipated, Mr, Barres,
is much pleased with the county and the.,
people. He says—"' 1am ree ving a great,
deal of kind attention from the friends as
1 proceed, and have very excellent audiences,’?
Mr, Barret will lecture in Summerside to-
morrow (Friday) evening, in the Drill Shed,.
at 7 o'clock,

ha An American gentleman who recent-
ly traveled!through Alberton, ‘Tignish, and
other parts of the Western section of the
Island, expresses himself highly pleased with.
the fertility and beauty of the country. He
says the crops, inmany places, surpass any-
thing he ever saw; and’ the quantities of fish
taken by the small bouts were really astonish-
ing, some of them taking us many as seven
barrels of mackerel in a day. ** Speed the:
plough,” and ** Success to the fisheries.”

ha Wrare obliged to-day to leave out.
some editorial matter and news items, to give
place to tue procecdings of the teciprocity:
meting.

tar" Tim Rey. Wexny Pore, jr., Wesley--
an Minister, and Chairman ofthe P. 1. Islands
District. will (D.V,) preach in the Public-
Hall at Kildare Bridge, on Sabbath next. the
13th inst., at halt-past ten o'clock, A. M. At
the close of the service the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper will be administered. Ie wilh.
also preach in the Temperance Hall at Alber-
ton at 3 o'clock, p.m, and in the Wesleyan.
Chapel at Cassumpee Village, at 6 o'clock ‘in.
the evening, at the close of which service the
sacrament will be administered,— Com.

poe Tun Rev. W. W. Corritrs, Wesleyan,
Minister, will (1.V.) preach at Miminigash,
at half past 10 o'clock, a.m., on Sabbath next,
on the 1éthinst., andi the Wesleyan Chanel.
Lot 7, at 8 o'clock, pan, Also in the Log 8-
school house at 6 o'clock in the evening. Tha:
sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be ad-
Ininistered at the close of cach service. — Con

hae Tue heavy rains of the present week
will, we . do much injury to the grain,.as
well as retard the larvesung.

’
Ya New oats are selling for 2s 6d, per:

eggs 9d per dozen, and butter 1s. per 1b,

Tue Product of two acres of land sown.
with winter wheat, by the lon, Geo. Beer,
was forty-six bushels clean wheat, and about
three tons of straw, estimated at £44 lbs,
The expense of cultivation was £24. Part of”
the crop was winter killed, otherwise the pro-
duct would have been greater.

Tur trial of Whalen, the murderer of Me-
Gee, commenced at Ottawa on Monday lust...
We have not heard how it ended,

Tun Patriot says the Dejeuner given tothe
Congressional Committee on Wednesday the
2d instant. was most agreeable and enthusias-
tic. Guests and hosts all seemed highly.
pleased.

Tu steamer St. Lawrence, will leaye St.
John, N. ., for this Port on or aboutthe 21st
inst., for Freight apply at the oflice ofthe
Steam Navigation Company in this city.—Isn

tr AG MAN by the name of Fur-
LER, who represents several Firms in
Montreal, is at present in our ‘Town,
taking orders for Fire Proof Safes,
and also for Ready Made Clothing aud
Boots und Shoes. These firms earry on a
large business in Boston and in Canada,
td from what we learn we believe can
furnish the goods manutactaured by them
it very reasonable rates. Several of our
merchants, we understand, have giver
large orders to the agent.

tw" As we learn from the last. Islander,
that the Hlon, J.C, Pope has offered the
Todd Estate, Lot 1), recently purchased by
hin. to the Government of this Island, #67
the same price per acre at which he bought
it, we hope the Government will accept
the offer, und thereby afford the ‘Tenants
on the Lot an opportunity ot becoming
frecholders,
by" It will be interesting to the friends
of the Rey. J. B. Strong to know that he
is residing at present in Summerside, en-
Joying good health, and although now in
his elyhticth year, he is still able, as hé did
last Sabbath, to preach two excellent ser
mons on the one day,

PexMansiu.—Mr. B. F. Staples, the
Well known and popular teacher of Pen*
tanship, is now in Summerside, and has
opened up a class in the Grammar School
building, for the purpose of imparting in-
struction in the useful and elegant aecom- _
plishment of writing. From the notices
of the pressin other places, we should sy
that he is a thoyough and proficient teach~
er, and we advise those who desire to im
prove in their writing to avail themselves
of his services. Mr. Staples has kindly
presented us with a box ot his excellent
civeular pointed pons; they are suitable
for. writing on all qualities af paper. His
copy books, too, ave highly spoken of, We
purpose in a short time having them on
sile at our Book Store, We trust that Mr.

Staples will receive the encouragement he
deserves,

The most astonishing eure of Chronic Di-
arrhea we evor heard of is that of Wm Clark,
Frankfort Mills, Waldo Co., Maine; the facte
ure attested hy Ezra Treat, Upton ‘I'reat, and
M.A. Merril, either of whom might be ad-
dressed for particulars, Mr. Clark was cured
by “Johnson's Anodyne Liniment.’*

Ion. Joseph Farewell, Mayor of Rockland.
Me., Isaac M. Mragg, Ksq., Bangor.
Messrs. 1'ope Bros. Machine, be « Lamber
Merchants, fully endorsed the ‘8 tien Cav-
alry Condition Powders,’ and have given us

hae to use their nanes in recommending
em,

bushel; barley 4s* oyster $s 6d. per barsels, y