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sublime. Tle had visen in an i stant, but)
without sound, and placcd bimself close
under the threatened spot—the window ;
‘every hair in his body appeared alive with
‘excitement; his eyes grew bloodshot, and
wore an expression of contracted fury;
‘but his teeth remained, as yet, in their
sheaths, except their white points. which
Shewed under the wrinkled upper lip.

(Conelngion in-our next.)
Qews Summary,

At ap early hour this morning, John
Tobin, Esq., late member tor this city,
was tound dead in his garden. ‘This un-
cexpected and most melancholy event has
east a gloom over the whole community.
Few men wnong us have, for some yea
past, taken a larger share in public all
und manifested greater interest in the pro-
gress.and social well-being of the people
of the County of Halifax aud the Province
generally, A’ sell-made man, active,
-shrewd, and intelligent, be ans long taken
rank not only as one of our wealthiestand
most respected merchants, but was looked
np to as one of the leading public men of
-Nova Scotia.

With some peculia s of disposition,
this general character was that of a kind-
hearted, frank, simple, and unaffected
gentleman, Ile has been taken away in
the autumn of his life, and to all appear-
ances in the full yigor of manhood, — Ilis
death is felt asa sudden and terrible be-
reavement by a wide circle of friends, und
by the community u
Providence are inserutable,—and all that
we poor, frail mortuls ean do, is to bow in
reyerent submission to his will, We sym-
patbise deeply with the beareayed family
in their great afiliction ; but it may, per-
haps, lord them some comfort in’ their
sorrow, that every member of this com-
munity we have met appears to feel the
death of My, Tobin as an individual and
public loss,—Halifix Eapress.

Tue Stare ov TreraAnp,—Arehibishop
Leahy has issued a long and eloquent
pastoral on the outrages ia Tipperary.
die expresses his horror of the erime, ex-
hhorts the people to forbearance, and Ja-

ments that a few desperadoes, acting
singly and without aecomplices, should

tarnish the fame of gallant Tipperary, Ie
attributes the antipathy of tenant against
Jandlord to the too long protracted settle-
ment of the Jand question. He emphati-
eally denies the existence of an sgrarian
fonspiracy, and s it could not exist
without the knowledge of the Catholic
alorgy, and they have no knowledge of
any such thing. ‘The non-detection of
crims proves there is no conspiracy. It is
allamyth., Ile denies that promises of
uny change in the land laws by Mr. Glad-
stone or Mr. Bright have had anything to
do with the murderers, Such as may be
necounted agrarian he aseribes partly to
the unhappy relations between landlords
and tenants, partly to the traditions of
internicine warlare between the two
«lasses, and the late unusual outbursts of
sourderers to the afair at lycohey, Ile
thinks the expectations of a settlement, so
Yar from increasing, would diminish then.
Ife bids the tenant to look for hope to the
Imperial Legislature, and points out the
danger of the people of England being
disgusted and estranged by these outrages,

It is one of the singular facts of the
situation, says the Porthind Argus, that
while we are ready to quiurrel with Eng-
Jand for her course towards us during the
late war, we have nothing but pleasant
smniles and courtesies for Franee, whose
ruler was really more hostile to us than
was the British Government. Ile desired
du recognize the Confederates as an inde-
pendent people and proposed to England
to unite with him in so doing, but the pro-
position was rejected. Ile saw that the
SU sof our government in putting down
the rebellion would defeat his enterprise of
aun cmpire in Mexico, and hence (desired
to compass Our defeat, in which England
relusead to aid him, ‘Vhis refusal thwarted
Jus contemplated purpose, and now he is
treated as 2 friend, while England is held
up as our worst enemy. Such are diplo-
mnitic inccnsistencies,

Harn rrom Cuna.—A Iavana despatch
of the 31st of May, to the New York press
ys the troops are in active pursuit of the
fillibusters who landed in the y of Nipe,
and have captured three of their cannon,
and killed Manuel Quarrez, the comman-
der ol the riflemen. A heavy engagement
dias taken place at Puerto-Vadre. The in-
surgonts are massing their forces in the
vieinity of Las ‘Tnnas. A skirmish is re-
ported near Cienfuegos between the re-
wulars and insurgents. Capt. Gen, Dulce’s
order sending anumber ol political prison-
ers to Spain has been revoked,

A despatch from Vienna of May Ist,
says:—It is said that Ismail Pasha’s tour
which will extend throughout Europe, is
for the purpose of determining the ques-
tion whether the Suez Canal is to be con-
sidered a subject for the neutrality of all
nations, and forall time.

A despateh from Worms of the Sist May
rays that the Protestant. Congress which
assembled there on that day was attended
hy 20,000 persons, including representa-
tives from all the States of Germany, The
Congress, by a unanimous vote, resolved
nugiinst the Papal exhortation to return to
the Catholic Chureh, and in condemnation
of the Eneyelical letter and Syllabus. The
idea of the formation of a United German
Church was mooted.

A German clement must be progressing
in the Southern States. A new paper,
printed in the German Janguage, and eall-
ed the Patriot, has been started in Rich-
nond. It proposes to be an industrial
aud political organ,

Burglars are committing depredations,
in St. John, N. B.

A. gentleman, reeondy returned from
Hoston informed us that he found numbers
of Nova Scotians who had gone thither to
‘better their condition,” were doing so
hy walking about the streets, not being
wble to find that employment whieh they
left at home.—J/e, Lz,

Wisk M A good many mechanics
who thought to better themselves by going
West have, Mer & Giel of Chicago. revurn: |
ed to the Province with a determination to |
stick to it in future. They repoit that times |
ure very dullin tbat seetion, and large |
numbers of young men are glad to ge
opportunity of working for their boar
Jn this Province the reverse is the case,
und here no mechanic who is willing to}
work need be out ot employment.—Sz, |
John Telegraph.

SIUPRUILDING AT Que
from a private source that the Ships built
and launebed at Quebec yp to the present
date this year show an aggregate of 22,400 |
tons ‘The prospects for the year are pot
promising

Ata recent Sabbath School Concert ina
suburban chureh, the ordinance of baptism |
was administered, The clergyman in
charge expressed gratitication that the oc- |
casion offered hint so good ah opportunity |
fy explain to the children the nature of the |

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. SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1869,

serviee, By way of illustration, he said
Tn Old Pestament times, blood was ol-|
fered as an Aloning sacrifice, hence it was
spoken of as a pwitiers; but what is) used |
as an emblem of purity now-a-days—what
j} clement conveys the idea of peztect erean-
liness?” A moment's silence, and the a}
dozen little voiees squeaked out—** Soap !”

A San Francisco correspondent gives
an account of Mollie Trussell, who shot
and killed her paramour in Chicago, a few
weeks since, and was tied for his murder,
and who narrowly escaped merited hang-
ing, because jurors had some queamishness
about hanging © woman, She was s
tenced to imprisonment in the State Pris
for life, and that after she had remained
there she had experienced a change ol
heart—experienced religion — or rather
convinced her keepers that she had; sym-
pathy was awakened, and a plea for her
pardon circulated, and was signed by ever
so many persons, She was pardoned, and
immediately disappeared trom the vision
of the Chicagoans, and tarned up in San
Fran » Where she soon became the
proprietress of a house of ill-fame, The
fact that she was the famous Mollie Trus-
sell attracted a great many visitors to her
house, and she became quite a lion among
acertain class, Since her advent there,
she has been twice before the Police Court

() .ulting several persons with a bowie
knife, and she has come betore the public

again in the character of a procuress, The
daughter ofa well known merchant’ was
missed from her home, and a search re-
sulted in her being found in Mollie’s bag-
As the father is desirous of keeping
the matter from becoming public, for the
sake of his young and beautiful daughter,
the matter will be hushed up, and Mollie
may escape merited punishment.

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From Scottish American Journal, June 12.

The election in Washington, on Monday
t, resulted in the su ss of the Repub-
in ticket. Although every precaution |
serve peace at the)

li
had been taken to pre t
polls there were several serious distur-

banees. The latest dispatches say that
the action of the negroes in preventing}
several of their own race from yoting the |
| Democratic ticket, and thereby atone time
newly inciting a riot, which was only sup-
pressed after killing one negro and wound-
ing several others, is severely condemned |
by the Republicans and Democrats alike,

The Republicans have elected their en-
tire city ticket, including the Collector,
Register, and Surveyor, by a large ma-
jority, probably near 5,000, Nine colored
men are elected, namely, the Re
one Alderman, and seven member
Common Council, so that the ne
have obtained control of the loca
ment of Washington.

The news from Cuba continues to be un-
trustworthy. It is said that a party of tili-
busters were surprised in the Bay of Nipe, |
about May 11th, and were dispersed by
one of the Spanish military columns, ‘Chree
or four of the invaders, designated as for-
cigners, the only prisoners taken, were
summarily shot. Itis udded thatthe cargo
of the vessel in which the filibusters landed
fellinto the hands of the Spaniards. It
consisted of twelve pieces of artil
160,000 cartridges, with other ammuni
anda large number of barrels of hard
bread and potatoes, ‘The dispatches from
the interior of the island are a mass of re-
ports of petty disturbances and skirmishes,
and of murders,

The Newloundland delegates have come
to terms with the Dominion Government
as to the considerations to be received by
Newfoundland on entering the union.

The terms will be submitted to the
people of Newfoundland at the time of the
general election next fall, and on the a
sembling of the Legislature in’ January
the question will have to be confirmed,

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gro race
1 govern:

Canadian enterprise in the matter of rail-
ways and telegraph is beginning to excite
the admiration of our neighbours. ‘They
have discovered that a railway to the Pactic.
wholly through B 1 territory, would
make the journey to japan 800 miles shorter
than by the Pacific lire recently finished.

This isa differance of some consequence.
As for the proposed cable telegraph by
way of Iceland, it will be much shorter than
the line to New York, So thatin respect
to both telegraph and railway building we
have greatly the advantage as regards dis-
tance,

The New York Democrat says: Imperi-
alism hers is advocated quietly but seri-
ously by a large party, and there are none
giving itso much encouragement as the
nt administration. The earnest end
ion of the people only
will prevent its establishment in the place
of the present Government,

*OLp Forks ar Hoxr.’—The simple
pathos of this melody touches every heart. It
is whistled, sung, and played on instruments
everywhere; and next to it, as a bet efactor
is Grave’s Salve, which is so well caleulated
to relieve suffering. It is te be found in the
homes of all who prepare against accident,

Very Latest Telegrams.

London, June 11,
The Colliery disaster in Wales proves less
serious than at first stated. Vifty-six bodies
have been recovered thus far and it was
thought that the total number of killed would
not exceed 76,
Steamship Great Lastern has gone to Port-
land, [ngland, fvr supply of coal, and will
leave that port to-morrow tor Breast, whence,
she will soon procced to Jay the cable to the
United States. A great banquet was given
on board last evening at Brest to celebrate the
successful lading of the French Cable.
Despatches from Cork states that robberies
of arnis and ammunition are of daily ocurence
throughout the southern part of Ireland,

London, June 13,
Tnrgo mectings of the opponents of the
Trish Church Bill were held on Saturday in
Manchester, Munster, and Liver; ool,
The Times says the House of Lords must
abandon its position on the bill.

Paris, June 18.

The political excitement reached its height
in Paris on Briday, and on Saturday tran-
quility was nearly restored. ‘The troops pre-
vented any excesses, but were obliged to
make numerous arrests.

Parie, Tune 14,
A Paris despatch says that a large number
of secret documents having reference to the
late urbences have been discovered, and
seized by the authorities.
It is asserted that these papers prove the
movements was agitated by hired agents.
The Viceroy of Egypt is in Paris,
Madrid, June 14.
The Duke of Montpensier has arrived at

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Spain, and his claims to the Crown were | S8tendard medical” works, we call for his
vigorously urged inthe Cortes on Satur-| vouchers. An intelligent public will hardly—
day. espe ly after knowing the extent ot his edu-
hk otont Re is we eng | Chtion—reveive as proot to this effect, Mr. A.'s |
A great Repu lican demonstration was Will Mr. A. furnish |

v
up by the Military, i
Berlin. June 14,
The Ring of Hanover and Count Bismark
are travelling in Ilanover,

New Youk, June 14,

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question,

the * certain bookseller” alluded to, I must
say, that he has pleaded guilty to one charge
character.
tremely futile.
saying that the bvoks

they are, does Dimech Archibald pretend to
say that medical works of such a cl
are fit books to place in the hands of youth!

sound in the faith; not giving heed to Jewish
fubles and commandments of men that turn
from the truth.”

space in your valuable colunins,

would publish D. Archibald’s letter just as it
was; atthe same time distinctly informing
him that the spelling and synatical structure
thereof, were disgraceful; and that so deter-
mined were we neither to add to, nor take
from his production, nor in any way to iater-
fere with his tastes as therein displayed, that,
if we must publish his epistle, it must go
forth ‘ just as it was,”
culties of the case,
out, and his folly in appropriating to his own
special edification the strictures of ** Layman,”

did not press us to publish his note.

call upon him to fulfill his promise and pro-

Laird or Mr. Lawson, that in this case he
speaks the truth.

whose works he vends as standard? Will he

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ths PVPONDIN

To rue I
Sirn:—

In your issue of April 22nd, you are favour-
ed with an claborate and yindicative article,
from Dimoch Archibald, colporteur, address-
ed to the editor of the ?resbyterian, and which
is, as he says, an ‘* answer to graye charges
against a certain bookseller by a Layman and
others.” ‘This celebrated production of Mr.
Archibald's, it appears, was dressed for the
Presbyterian, but its habiliments were so uni-
que that he got it remodelled and dreased in
a different yest before he ventured to again
hazard its appearance before the public in
your Journal. Asthe ‘others’ alluded to
by Mr. Archibald, have, with all honesty and
candor, answered his tawdry and insolent
letters, I also feel that it is a duty demand-
ed of me by the publicto m: ke afew remarks
through your columns, respecting my letter
which appeared in the J’resbyderian of De-
cember 30th, ”

My letter did, itis true, contain serious
charges against a * certain bookseller,” but
[ positively deny that [have *taudaciously
slandered” Dimoch Archibald, A slanderer
is one who utters false and malicious reports
against another; and I now t
sion of ** ample evidence well stfted”—dis-
tinctly tell Dimoch Archibald that every
charge therein brought against a‘ certain
bookseller” is truthful, in which cese he
slanderer, notI. Mark, reader, I he
said, neither do I now say, that Dimoch Ar-
chibald is the celebrated colporteur referred
to, yet he assumes that he is the person
against whom these charges are brought, and

LDITOR OF THK JOURNAL,

: youg men, and, perhaps, to females. When

re does so, we may have something to say
about their moral tendencvy. Meantime we
may inform the public that the Christian Re-
i n American Baptist Quarterly of high
dus standing—not long since, deeming
this subject of vending certain medical books
of such importance as to write an article
thereon, administered a severe and just ecasti-
gation upon the writers, publishers, as well as
venders of such books. W. W. Hall, M.D.,
ot New York, atrue christian and doctor of
high standing, warns, in his Journal of Health,
his readers against a certain class of medical
books as most pernicious in their tendency,
but which, perhaps, are hawked through our
country as standird works, ‘This whole sub-
ject culls for tearless diseussion—it should be
probed to the bottom. ‘Lhe claims of human-
ity, the health of our youth, the tears of bro-
ken hearted parents, the claims of religion,
demand it. We warn parents not to buy
every book which may be presented as a good
medical book, and to see to it that their sons
and daughders are not imposed upon by fair
words when they are invited to purchase me~
dical works.
Epirons oF THE PRESBYTERIAN,
June 15, 1809.

“TEMPERANCE LECTURES.

Mr. Eprror:*—

As through your Journal I have given notice
of such lectures by Mr. Barratt, in the em-
ployment of the ‘'emperance Conuention, I)
now adopt the same medium to convey a res-
pectfal request to those Temperance organi-
zations in the Western part of the Island,
which have not yet centributed fully to the

very incautiously comes out over his own
signature, and endeavours, though very un- |
satisfactorily, to answer them as chargable
And why does Mr. Archibald |
tuke them as charge ible against him, if he is}
not guilty? Wewill let him answer the/
Ife says! ‘All agree that Dam}
Now, reader, does not

against him,

the one referred to.”

this language imply conscious guilt on the}
part of
conduct, as colporteur, had been con
would an unsuspecting public point at him and
excluim

Mr, Archibald? If Mr. Archibald’s

'Thow art the man!” Is it not re-
uurkable, Sir, that aman possessed of such}

profound sagaecity, and powerful faculties of |
discernment as Dimoch Archibald, should so |
thoughtlessly betray himself.
ed that he is the man,

if all are ngre-
ean assure you 1)

i |
uve no inclinatiou to be the exception,
On the supposition that Mr. Archibald is

that ef vending books of yn objectionable
lis defense on this point is ex-
I have good authority for
referred to, are not
rdopted by our medical men; but supposing |

ucter,

I think not. But apart trom th medical
works, I have seen books of an objectionable
character purchased frombhim. Read tt Sem-
mes the Pirate” Mr, Archibald, and then gi
us your Candid opinion respecting it. er-
haps these books *thave passed through his
hands unnoticed,” yet says, ‘1 can dety him
to show me acase where L have sold a book
of an immoral character.” This will not do
Mr. Archibald. Your position before the
public, is indeed, most unenvyiable.

We shall now suppose that Mr. Archibald
is not the ‘‘certain bookseller” alluded to,
in order that we may harmonize the racr that
this ** certain bookseller” in the absence ot
the elder members of the household actually
extracted standard works from alibrary, with
Mr. Archibald’s denial, or rather non-remem-
berance of any such an incident. T have heard
of people who find it very convenient to for-
get whatis unpleasant for them to remem-
ber.

No person accused him of being a paid
agent forthe Baptists. It is truly amusing
to hear his defense on this point. If he is not
an agent de jure, he is defacto. 1 need not
dwell on this point, for the public know all
about his indefatigable zeal in behalf of the
Baptist cause. Why Sir, wherever you meet
him, the rite of Baptism is his inexhaustable
theme, As for proof that he is right, and all
Pedobaptists are wrong, he has abundance—
eyen toa pocketful of testimonials copied from
Pedobaptist authorities, Le eanactually con-
dunn us, Sir, from Worcester’s Dictionary,

Mr. Archibald finds it quite convenient to
piss over several points in my letter, among}
whichis the following; ‘ From his depositary |
the country has been plentifully supplied with
a tract, impugning infant baptism, and
other Protestant principles; and which is
an extract from a Koman Catholic Catechism,
INDORSED BY THE Bavrist Boarp or vun-
nication!” No doubt the public would like
to know whether that ‘ certain bookseller”
has done anything for the cause of Christ by
circulating such a tract, Tor my part, I fear
that it has had the opposite eftect. So long
as Mr. Archibald can do nothing more for his
Master's cause thandirect the attention of the
people to the river, he must expect to be
sharply confronted. Paul in writing to Titus
respecting certain evil doings of the Cre-
tins said: ‘This witness is true. Where-
forrebuke them sharply that they may be

Thanking you, Mr. Mditor, for so much

Tremain. yours &e.,
A LAYMAN.
Western Section, P. E. Island, }
June 8th, 1869,

(For the Summerside Journal.)

Mr. EWpiror:
We reaflirm what we formerly siid, that we

Here were the diffi-
After they were pointed

who mentioned no man’s name, Mr, Archibald
We did
hope that we would not be forced, in self-de-
tence, to make this exposure; Mr. A.’s rash-
ness has left us no alternative, but to give the
above tac They fully explain that, how-
ever anxious he might be to appear in print,
he would not urge us to send him forth a pub-
lic curiosity robed in the literary rags—a
strange costume — in which he chose to pre-
sent himself to us.

‘There were two parties who heard more or
Jess of our conversation with the colporteur;
neitier of them corroborates, but distinctly
denies, the truthfulness of Mr. Archibald’s
statement on the point at issue. When he
appeals to one of them to prove the accuracy
of his version of Our ‘tnierview™ with him,
Mr. A.’s boldness is astonishing. We now

luce his proof from the statement of Mr. D.

Ilis self-contradictions are so patent that we
Jo not deem it necessary toexpose them, But
veing pleased to inform us that he does sell

insapported assertions,
for the public eye a list of medical authors

lescribe in the Journal, or any other moral |
rewspaper of this Island, the pietures some of
tis books contain? Will he publish in’ said

}and exports from this port,
| not ours.

Agency Fund, to do so without delay. Mr.
L. is about closing his term of service, and
should be fully paid at the close of this month,
The Committee has not been supplied with the
means of doing this. I trust the friends of
‘Temperance will not allow a stain of this kind
to be made, much less remain, on their fair
banner, Cantributions should be sent to J.
W. Morrison, Esq., Charlottetown.
Yours truly,
Nozrrr Lamp.
Prinectown, June 11, 1869.

: Loeal, &ec.

Some of our subseribers complain be-
cause we do not publish the shipping list
The fault is
We applied at the Custom
Ilouse for both some time since, and we
were told by the obliging deputy that they
not worth publishing, being so few
» believe it is yery important that the
names of the vessels arriving and clearing
from this and other ports in the County
should be published nnd the exports given,
and we will feel obliged to any person
who will furnish us with them,

Tue Steamer Aerrilt, from Montreal,
ealled at this port on Saturday last, and
discharged a quantity of flour and mer-
chandise,

Tue showers of rain on Saturday and
Tuesday last, has made the grass and
erops look beautilul.

WE are glad to hear that Mr, Benjamin
Darby, late Teacher at St. Eleanor’s, has
been appointed to take charge of the Sum-
merside Grammar School, Mr. Darby is
quite a young man and has not had a very
long experience, still ve think that he is
well qualified to discharge the duties that
will devolve upon him, The school was
re-opened yesterday,

We believe that the Contract for the con-
veyance of the Mails across the Straits of
Northumberland has expired. For several
years past this most arduous service has been
discharged by Messrs. Irying, Muttart, and
Clarke, we believe, to the satisfaction alike
of the public and of the Government, and we
hope to hear that the Postmaster General has
recommende | to the Executive the desirabili-
ty of renewing their Contract. The price,
per trip, paid by the Government, is barely
adequate to the toil and risk endured; and we
are, we believe, quite justified in stating that
men as competent as the present contractors
—if to be found—would undertake to perform
the same service for a lower sum than has
been paid for some years yast. The winter
mail seryice is one which should be given to
the most competent men to be tound, who
should be paid a fair remuneration for their
services, and not let by tender to inexperi-
enced persons who may offer to do it for an
inadequate sum.—d/slander,

The Anniversary of Acadia College, Wolf-
ville, N.S., was held onthe 3d inst. We
observe that Mr. Neil Macleod, of Uigg, de-
livered an oration on ‘* ‘The ‘Times we live in,”
and that he received the first honour certifi-
cate in Classics, Philosophy, and Astronomy.
Ile also had conferred upon him the degree of
A. B., and carried off'a scholarship prize.
The Monthly Essay prize ($25), was receiy-
ed by Mr. William If. Warren, of North
River in this Island,—Jat,

A gentleman resident in Charlottetown in-
formed us this week that he saw a letter re-
cently dated at San Francisco, which reached
here in cleyen days, via the Pacifie Railroad.
The writer of the ictter was receiving $45 4
month and found. His employer sowed this
spring 1200 bushels of wheat. while some of
his neighbors had sowed 4000 bushels: Since
the opening of the Pacific Railroad, Mr. James
Murphy, who lived for several years at South-
port, went from New York to California in 7
days and 22 hours.—Wat.

The brig Arabian, Salmond. from Leadon,
arrived on Saturday evening last after an un-
usually long passage of 26 days. ‘The Arab-
tan is owned by Robert Longworth Msq., and
brought out Tea and London goods for the
City trade.—Jat,

The City Fathers have imported a superior
fire-bell, which has been placed in the cupola
of the City Hall. We trust it will be a long
time before it will be called into practical
use.—//erald,

The Steamer Onental, which takes the
place of the Alhambra for «a week or two, ar-
rived here yesterday morning with 814 bbls.
flour, and a lot of merchandize.—Jat,

ely ae ieee as

We copy the following extract froma
letter in the St. John News of the 15th
inst,, written by its Ottawa correspon-
dent:

“The beautiful Island, for a more lovely
place as you come in from the sea can scarcely
be seen, will soon, there is little doubt, be
admitted also. What has been the secret
history of the negotiations itis not easy to
discover just yet, although T believe I have a
protty fair idee of the manner ia wich they
haye been carried on. It would bea great
pity to sce the people of the Island hanging
out in solitude when all the rest had become
joined together. ‘The great difficulty always
was the land question in the Island, and that
settled the rest becomes easy. There is no
doubt whatever that there will be no reason
for the Islanders wo find Tault, and it is said
that they are anxious to come in now when
they can make a favor of it, and get good
terms, rather than put off too long when it
might be made a favor to let them in and
only on terms which they would find not quite
80 ugreeable as they are hkely to get now.”

Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is, without
doubt, the safest, surest, and best remedy that
has ever been invented for internal and
and external use. It is applicable to a
great variety of complaints, and is equally
beneficial for man or beast.

We have seen it stated in various papers
throughout the country, that Agents for the
sale of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Pow-
ders were authorized to refund the money to
any porson who should tse them and not be

veriodicals some of the oceult arts found in

his ** stand.rd medical” books, and sold to, is true.

satisfiod with the resalt. We doubted that it

difficulty of getting up and sustaining a
school in even the most wealthy settle-
ments—the impossibility of supporting a

—the long intervals which were suffered

‘Teacher and the engagement of another,

’ toe .
not a religious education.’

Summerside Sournal.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1869.

“No notice ean be taken of annonymous com-
munications. We must know the names and
addresses of our co¥respondents as a guaranty
of their good faith, We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not user.

OUR EDUOATION SYSTEM

Has now some yery powerful onemies.
Their hostility is unslumbering. They
are determined to effect its total subver-
sion. Every means will be used to ac-
complish this end, The press has already
attacked it with considerable violence
and great pertinacity. There is every
appearance that whatis called the ¢ school
question’ will, before very long, be agita-
ted through the length and breadth of the
land. It will be made the test question
at the hustings. It will be left to the
people themselves whether they will re-
tain the present system or replace it by
another. It becomes them then to be
on the alert. They should think the
matter well oyer, ‘that they may be pre-
pared when the time comes to act with
decision, ‘The present system has now
been in operation for more than sixteen
years. ‘Lhe people have had ample time
and opportunity for observation, They
can now see pretty well what are its ad-
vantages and what are its disadvantages.
Every one among us who has arrived at
middle age, has a lively recollection of
the state of education in the country pre-
vious to the estallishment of the present
system of free schools, The extreme

Teacher in poor and newly settled places
to elapse between the departure of one

and the unequal manner in which the
burden of maintaining the school was ap-
portioned, are things fresh in the memory
of many in the community, It must be
admitted that the voluntary principle, as
applied to Mdueation, has proved on this
Island—as it has proved in every other
country—a failure. Inno country under
the sun has the people been generally
educated by voluntary effort. Public
education has become a necessity. free people—a people who haye been in-
vested with political power—must acquire
knowledge in order that they may make
an intelligent use of that power. The
State, if it grants privileges, must see to
it that those privileges are not abused.

But if Education must be public, what
is to be the nature of that Mducation?
Here we meet with the great difficulty
that stands in the way of national edu-
cation, ‘Ifthe youth ot the country must
be religiously educated, your national
education is radically defective, if it be
This is the
ery which the State Mducationist hears
from men of different and opposing ereeds.
We will suppose him to reply, ‘* granted
that State Mducation shall be religious,
whose particular religion shail be taught in
the public schools? If one man has a
right to have the tenets of his religion
taught at the public expense, every other
man in the country has the same right.
We must cither sect up schools for all
your religions, or exclude denominational
teaching altogether from our common
schools. It will be fotndimpossible to
adopt the former alternative, therefore
we must accept the latter, or give up the
idea of state teaching altogether. No
man will willingly support what he be-
lieves to bea religious error. It is not
fuir to ask him to do so; and no man on
this side of the Atlantic will patiently
submit to being compelled to support and
propagate a creed hostile to the one which
he honestly believes to be true. Zhe
people will bear in mind that their choice
will be between the present system of unde-
nominational common schools or no com-
mon schools at all, Seperate schools can
neyer be establish@d on this Island. ‘The
moment the State interferes with the re-
‘ligious belief of the people, that moment
an element of disorder is introduced into
our Legislature which can produce no
other than the most deplorable results.
Let those who have the goo of their
country at heart—be their creed what it
may—use their utmost influence to keep
the religious element out of our political
questions. In no other way can peace
and harmony be preserved in this com-
munity. ‘The Stute is a temporal insti-
tution, let it therefore busy itself with
men’s temporal affairs, and leave the di-
rection of the spiritual interests of the
people to those who have been specially
set apart to look after them. ‘Their at-
tempts to blend the spiritual with the
temporal—the secular with the sacred—
has ever been found to be tollowed by
the most disastrous results to both. Let
us of this Island steer clear of the rock
on which so many have been ship-
wrecked,

THE PUBLIO PRINTING.

A good deal has been said in the City
papers about letting out the whole of the
public Printing by Tender. It is said
that a considerable sum is annually lost
to the’ country by the present system.
The Queen's Printer, for the time being,
enjoys & monopoly, and like all monopo-
lists he, no doubt, abuses his privileges.
He would hardly be human if he did not
do so. In private business men take ad-
vantage of competition among tradesmen,
It would never do to be bound to give
one’s work to a single mechanic tora
term of years with few or no restrictions
as to price. Such mechanics would be
very apt to get saucy, and if he had an
easy man to deal with, would do his best
to make all he could out of him, while
his term lasted. We don't see why the
public should nat buy their printing in
the cheapest market, as weil as their
coals, Printing is as purely mechanical
a process as making shoes; and it is
quite as sensible to have a Queen's shoe.
maker as a Queen's printer. Besides,
we who live outside the charmed circle
of the city are put to a good deal of in-
convenience by this Queen's printing ar-
rangement. If, for instance, the Govern-

to tender, as it ought to be, one of the
local papers would Le likely to get the
contract, and the public would be better
accommodated every way than it is now.
The notion of having the most important
advertising in,the County _ principally
confined to a little sheet which very few
people take, and still fewer read, seems
to us an absurdity, ‘The public adverti-
sing should reveive as wide a circulation
as the press of the Island could give it;
and it should be done as clicaply 4s pos-
sible. Both these ends would be accom-
plished by letting the public printing of
all kinds out to tender.

It may be said that the Government
needs an organ to defend it when it is at-
tacked, and to blow its trumpet when it
docs well; and that the office of Queen’s
printer is a contrivance specially invent-
ed to do this sort of work. All that we
have to say in reply is, that though not
very old, we have lived to see Queen’s
printers who managed to pocket their
pay without performing either of these
duties expected of them. A thoroughly
independent press would be of more real
service tv a good Government, than a
largely subsidized one; and no amount of
paid support can be of any material ad-
vantage to an administration in which
the people have lost confidence,

HON, GEORGE OOLES.

Tr was with heartfelt sorrow that we
read in the New Brunswick papers that
the state of the hon. George Coles’ mind
is such that it has been found necessary
to remove him to the Lunatic Asylum in
Saint John, ‘The following truthful re-
maris, respecting his public career, we
copy from the last Islander. They do
ercdit alike to the heart and head of the
writer :—

“The condition of the Ion. George Coles,
Colonial Secretary of this Island, is such,that
he is quite incapable of attending to any busi-
ness, and we regret to learn that his malady
is one which leaves but little hope of his re-
covery. ‘he Hon, gentleman and his family
have the sympathies of the whole community.
The case of Mr. Coles is a very sad one. “&
strong man has been stricken down at an age
when the intellectual powers are generally
mature, No one who has watched the career
of the Liberal Chief, and recallects the young
man who, nearly thirty years ago, lacking the
advantiges of education, offered as a candi-
date for a seat in the Assembly ; and, by force
ot his own genius, energy, and perseverance,
surmounted every difficulty, and became the
most influential man on the Island, could look
upon Mr, Coles of 1869, as he sat—silent and
inactive—in the House of Assembly, and not
muse upon the uncertainty and instability of
muodane affairs, The pitiable proceedings
which characterized the formation of the Gov-
ernment in 1867, told yery plainly that tho
strong will which had hitherto led his party
was giving way. From that time to the pre-
sent disease has been making steady progress,
and, for more than ayear, Mr, Coles has been
absolutely unfit for the transaction of any
business requiring the least mental effort.
With the unfortunate gentleman—the subject
of these remarks—we have had many and bit-
ter quarrels; but now all is over, and we de-
sire to remember only his good qualities and
those benificent measures which he was instru-
mental in carrying through the Legislature.
Political services are proverbially requited by;
ingratitude, but dead indeed to every generous:
feeling must be the people of Prince Edward
Island if tiey do not long cherish with affec-
tionate remembrance the memory of George
Coles.”

SUPREME COURT.

Tre June term of the Supreme Court.
for this County, was a very short one
this year, It opened on the 8th and
closed on the 10th. ‘There were not
many cases. We wonder some times,
when inthe Court, that men come there
with such frivilous cases and appeals. It
would be far better for them, and more
to their credit, if they would settle their
petty cases by calling together two or
three of their neighbors, submit it to
them, and abide by their decision. The
following list of the causes docketted tor
trial we copy from the DProgress:-—

1, Cogswell vs, Robertson—Mr. Davies for

plaintif’; Mr, Hodgson for defendant. Con-
fessed,

eill rs. McPhee—Mr. Kelly for
plaintiff; Mr. C. Palmer for defendant, Ver-
dict for defendant,

3. Gavin vs, Ashley—Mr.Kelly for plaintiff;
Mr. McLeod for defendant. “ Verdict tor
plaintiff,

4. Hunt vs. Kinley—Mr. Hodgson for plain-
tiff; Mr. C. Palmer for defendant. Verdict
for defendant,

5. Thomson vs. Taylor—Mr. Wodgson for
plaintit!; Mr. C. Palmer tor defendant. Set-
tled.

These, with two summar, suits and twenty-
two appeals, composed the docket on the civil
side. ‘There was but one indictment—that
for an assault on a constable, &¢.,—which,
being confessed, the Court imposed a nominal
fine on the traverser,

WESLEYAN OONFERENOB.

Tue Wesleyan Conference meets in
Charlottetown to-day, A number of the
Ministers were passengers on the Steamer
yesterday. On Sunday next the services
in the Wesleyan Church, in the City, will
be conducted as follows :—

Ga.M, Rev. A. E. LePage.
104 a. M. Rey, Ingham Sutcliffe,
8v.M. Subbath School Service,
64 vp. M. Rev, J. Narraway,

Tie Rev. 1. Daniel, will preach in St.
James’ Church at 11 a.m, and Rey. C,
Stewart at 64 1. a.

_ The Rev. A. W. Nicolson, will preach
in the Queen’s Square Presbyterian Church
at 11a. M., and Rey. P, Prestwood at 64.

We learn that the Government expect.
el to receive a despatch by the Mail
last night, informing: them whether or
not Sir Robert Hodgson would be ap-
pointed as Governor, If he should re-
ceive the appointment, then we will no
doubt have Messrs, Hensley and Palmer
on the Bench, If he docs not, then it
is said that Mr. Hensley will at onve be
appointed assistant Judge.

We hear that a gentleman in Charlotte-
town received a despatch, on ‘Tuesday
last, informing him that the Dominion
Government had passed a resolution giv-
ing a Committee unlimited power to deal
with this Island, for our admission into
the Confederation,

Tun Rev. Thomas Duncan, from Char-
lottetown, will preach in the Summerside
Presbyterian Church on Sanday next, ut
the usual hour,

Tun Brigt. Golden Horn, sailed from Cas.

ment advertising of the County were put!

cumpec on the Sth instant, with 15,620 bush,
Oats and 923 pieces Deal—by J. Lefurgy, aq