The Herald -- 1867-01-30 -- Page 2

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her possessions iu money, Wis left to her adopted
son, J. W. Stesle, then about twenty years of age.

‘amonat io greenbacks dad tlie balance in gotd. Mrs.

McClintock was hardly cold in her coffin,

" . ; lly | some si tuatig: igh would
Cae ee en epaees © Sere ncthing ‘by a ace|eontegh of Fen meds B4&..

vicious in bis corapgsition, .was surroun
of vampires, who chun to“bim'asong-as he had a
dollar remaising. The youvg millionaire’s head
was evidenily turned by his good fortune, as ha

boo that of mapy aa older man who had madg his
** pile Oa oil,’t poll he was df the oy ar we his
mouey would decumulate too rapidly unless it was
actually thrown away, and. throw it away he did.
Many of the storie® touceratiy his career in New

York aod Philadelphia savour of fiction, and would

not be credited were they not 20 well authenticated.
Wiue, women, horses, faro, and govgsal gobaucher

soon made a wreck,of that princely fortune, mod j

twenty mauths Johauy. Steele-squaudered two. mil-
lions of dollars. Hon. Johu Morrissey, M,C. *t weno
through” him/at faro to the amouat of $400,000 im
two nights; he booght higt priced tarpbute; sud after
driviog them au, hour ar,two,-gave them awayy
equipped a large ‘tbinntel troupe aod presented each
member with'a diamond pin aud riag;and kept
about him besides two orthred ‘nes, who were rob-
bing him day after day. | He is now ffling-the pon
orable position of doorkeaper for Skiif and Gaylord’s|
miustrels, the company be orgenized,-aqd is, to use
a very onguetsiin te not strictly classical phrase,
eompletely*+ plafed out.” °° STR AS AF

Ae me verks "MAES Ta

MISFORTUNES OF PORES, >
Tf Pius IX, should be driven again-from Rome he
will have the consolation of reflecting: that he -is-nos
by any meats the first of the loug line of Popes who

have endured the miseries of exile. The fulléwiag

list, lobg a8 it is, doés hot comprise” ‘all the “Popee
who have suffered from violénce of, faction iti war :

Pope Liberius was imprisoned by a heretical Em
peror ;,Sitvoriag died jg exile.-.Vigilius was imprison,
ed and exiled; St. Martin died in exile, a martyr;
St. Leo ILI. was driven to Spoleto; Leo V. was de-
throned and cast into prison y John XIE; had. ta fly
from Rome ; Banedict V..sas carried off into Ger;
many; John XIII. fled from’a -Roman faction ani:
took refuge iu Capwa ; Benedict was imprisoned and
murdefted by*a Romana faction ; Joha XIV: was cast
into the,prison-of St. Angelo and died . of hunger ;
Gregory V. was compelled (o fly from Rome,-hy.a
civil tumult; Benedict VIII. was driver from Rome
by a faction ; Benedict IX. was twice driven. owt;
Leo IX. wa¥ detltroned by the ‘Normans ; ‘Gregory’
VII. weit from’lwod to land, and from kingdom to
kingdom, and died in exile; Victor:III. could not sv
much as‘tdke possession of his See aud died at Ben-
oventum; Urban If. was restored by the French
Crusitlers ; Paseal IL. was carried off by Heory-V.,
and itipridoved } Gelasius IT. was compelled to fiy|
to Gelea; Honorious [1. was compelled to fy ‘iatd
Franee by an anti-Pope, who usurped hisSce; Bn-
genius IE. was driven out of .Rumne by Arnold off!
Bresoia ; Alexander ILI. on the wery day of hiséon-
secratien, ws cast ‘into prison ; he was
Sot id the Holy City bat in # Village’,clusoh ; he

ncome from tke landed ioterest ét ‘the tarm{ : 1 ane’ ;
“was $2,000, and, by her will, the preperty, with all Posed at another megting, held-at De Grove’s, Marsh, aanend, tu jones PAGE cabin ‘boner to’ your

Sen arrived at a late hoyr, wap the next who

‘jbe thé object of théir choices wheh, out 0

néécrated |:

acme i SS

Neo shed ‘ales Teen pto-

The Hon. Joeophs Wightaian,

and seconded unanimously, made his appearance upon
|the floor, and began bis address by declarsng ble didap-

ot our Constitution, and. declared, ae bis opialch,

jed,. as bis beliel, though he could not by. any. meape
jprove bis assertions, that the resolutiqns which’ were
pasegd by both branches of the Legislature, copdamna:
tory of the proposed Union, of the Colonies, mere
withheld from the Lmperial Marliament by she.members
upgaing our present Governments, ino. tren
prevent our determination in rylaijon te t
| from being. known at-the Home Office. He. also referred
to the extravagance of the.preseat Goxernment, agd
condemped their proceedings
Education system; be promised, if returned to. ase ban
the Legislature, that be:would do the atmost of: bis

Popriving the school teacher of one-third af: bis salary,
" Ate, E, D..Clay, the represensative of Mr. Chas. Clay,
se dressed
ait. tle qurely, referred to their. provsedingy
during. §b provious mectipgs, and, with the permission
of the audipace, reads very flattering sud highly-prarse-
worthy Jvtter Jrbm bie, brother, Mr, Clarles Clay, ex:
pressing jie regret that indisposition prevented bim trom
attending ; but assurizg them that ao bim. the Liberal
party would find a ready champion and willing supporter
of, any measure calculated to-promote the we
community
Mr, Clay’ was is git
A division of the Yiduse then'took place, ja order. to
ascertain whether: ites oe ae We sno opal
the pumbe
present, amounting to between 150 and 200 ¢lectors,
only. $7 ebidld Ww pergugded 16 eippstt Mt, Wightwpan,
Noiwithstafding: the vast majority which appeared in
favor of Mr: Lewi8,‘hé,‘on' hearing that, Mr, Wightman
was detwrrhine'l 10°taike the field af the coming election,
whether Sapported by those presetit’or not, hanorably
veigheid, for fuar that he would be the cause of ij uring
ie ziberal party. eat ep ra
Alter some time, the Hon. R: Mooney was called upon
\to. address the Chair, He done ao at considerable length
and With much ability. His remarks were characteriggd

owt

Abroughout with a cofsiderable quota of intulligence and
judgment. ~~ * on age ' ny
A motion ‘was then midyed,’ to the, effect that tho
migutes of this meeting be published in the parigdicgls, |
aplie d in the Jterald and Lylandér,—-Carnjed dnani.,
moual¥; ** ou me
On ‘motion, James Campbell, Esq., sook’ the Chair.
A vote of thahks was then tendered to Mr, Rowe for
the excellent manhet in which be dischyrged bis duties
ye Chairman, Three checrs were given lor the Queen,
three for ‘the ‘Labv#afs, and ‘threé more: for USAES,
Lewis, Clay avd Wightman, The medting thea broky

. «29 the Editor of the Herald, 4: .. .
Sir,—-When Llast addressed you, ny strict attendanee

to daily avocations, preqented me'from exteniting my
remarks ;.but, asa few leisure momenté are now:at’ ay!

disposal, I readily avail:myself of thuov, in order to ac
cooplish my undertaking. The ‘Land Commission,”

which many of the toil-worn and Jong-oppressed tenantry

were taught to,regardsas.an institution expressly dusters
wd to ameliorate their sufferings, having signally failed
to effect an adjustment of their aggratian grievances,
wae it hotan indispensable daty incumbent on the Gov:
Uroment; we a proof ‘of the wnfeigned sincesity with
which they were actuated in instituting that “ Comiais:

was dbliged to'entet the mountains for safety; he pion,”**toshave devised other measures, based upon

assott his timd wandering fron Terracini to Avagui,

gquity and woderation, and through the instrumentality

ram Anagnito Tusdalum. ‘Urban IIT."and Gregory lol, which the’ tenantry of all -grades, rich and poos,

VIII. could nat even take possession of Roine ;. Lyis
cius FIL. fled to, Verona; Gregory TL was compell-
ed by:da iusurrectionzin Rome. to retire to Perugia >|’
Tnnoceat TV. fled to Genoa; Alecaader IV fled to
Viterbo { Martin IV. never extéted Rime ; Buuitace
VILIF Wad ‘a prisoner at Anagai. Then’ came the
great western achisin, which Jaste! seventy years,
daring which time sevea Popes resigned in Avignen
Urban VI. fled to Genoa ; ‘Iunocent -VH. : fled from
the factions in Roine to Viterbo; Gregory XT. fled
to Gaeta + Joha XXIII. fled from Rome ; Eigénius
‘TV. wi Besteded in his owa palece by an anfi-Pope
and on obliged to fy'to Florence. Still more re-
cently, slinost.iu.our, own tines, Piue VIL, waa held
in captivity hythe first Napeleon.. The Catholic
soverigns, in fact, ave seldom serupled to’ make
war upon the Pope when it seemed for their iaterest
ee eee

alle

_ TT eae 3 re atone ¥y, ‘

The svow storm which visited the State of New
York aud the eastern const io the early part’ of the
present month, was the most: severe one that “liad
been expetienced’ since 1935." "The Pailwayy were,
blocked up and travel peoomr ing i, yes three
days no traips jett,and very.few entered Albany and
pe ache Lat ra gf the New York Central
railway. Five hundred passengers were detxiued
for twenty-four hours) between Scheuettedy and “Al-
baoy, trains being unable to get through, and. much
sufferipg prevailed, especially. among the lady’ poor
engers: Between Albaoy and Bostoa the rrilway
was coveted iii maty pletes with snow, to «depth df,
fifteen, feet. On the Hudson river road trains were
scatteréd all along the route, struggling to eut
througt anow banks. It was impossibleto get either
in of’out of Albany, all the “country roads being
blocked tip. , Several horaes gud ove Or two. human
beings, te 7 reported, lost their lives in-the endeavor
to push through drifts, Ta Troy, Rochester, te
pe opher places’the storm it‘ spoken ‘of es squajly
severe. *'Trains of the reilwey were in ‘several,
places bnried.completely out of sight, eud ic Troy
several of the éiréet cars were.eatirely eovered:: It
nearthacity ¢ snow bank was ever twenty

wight be enabled to cast off the odious and galling yoke
of proprietary oppression? It was a jact well known to
the Government that the great’ majority of the tenanty
were, from crael proprivtory exdetiuns, so impoverished
so-t@ render them uaable to comply with any exorbitant
demand that might’ be made of them wi TPegard, to
purchasing their farma: Under these inausplcious er:

ofthe widespread dissatisfaction and great evil which
would inevitably occur ftom a perpetuation of sach
flagrant iMjustice, the Government, if pocresting Genet
sylipathy for the tenantry, and actuated by thir pre-|
tended ardent zeal for their, sufferings, should mre
evinved this sympathy-hy, at least, being favorably idis-
pased towards them. Gut here thie Government palpab!
betray the. cunning doplicity they so: long practised un-
rites fe mask of justice and prey Instead of pass-
ing @ measure to facilitate the purchase from the propri-
etore, they adopted one so repugnant to the prevailing
wants of the tenuatry, ahd vo exorbitant'in its demands,

{as to effectually obstract'them from’éver beeoming frey-
-tholdera.

Let ony Soheeee on read the ** Fifteen
Years’ Purchase Bill” with impartiality, and after hay-
mg doné #0; theti give expression to his unqualified
opinion, and I hesitate not to say that he will fearlessly
declare that one fourth of the tenants could, under its
0 rapeer trl ame the parchase of mr rma.
bis unduybtedly being s true xepresentation of. the. aty
fair, could wh 4 a inoment suppose thatthe pba
part of the tenantry would be rgcreant enough to de-
‘ade themselves sq. faras to 4 Ouk & misurableiex-
stence in the penury enthiled on them by the perfidy of
& proprietary Government? No the supposition would
be preposturons, and unjustified by precedent. Jt je ngs
At pil likély “thas, tn thie enlightened and progressive
age, the intelligent, industrioes and ¢nterprisidg people
of P. EB. leland would acquiescently solerate a Governy
ment so despotic in ite tendency. # tenantry, seeing
vo,end to the complicated and harassing perploxitiel’
which they-bare so long experienced, and despairing of
having ther redressed, or even ‘mitigated by egilativg
tenactmont, resolyvd.on forming thempelves into an yi
ganization which, tlirough ‘indéfatigable agitation’ an
moderate, resistance, might extort from the roprigtors
terte more equitalffe than were yet offered, and better
adapted to the circainstanced of the tenaute in gengral:
determined exertion on the pert of the tenantry to
estricate lyes from base serfdom, was magnified
iby, the Soret me ae stetroying. 8 i les
orde?, and from which the country was destined to
fae jacaloulable infusion «In this titieal emergency

one
depth anv extending (or » long-distance.” “Thelno time was to be los transporting t hither, to
potas a railray betwomn. Buffalo ond Dunkie spp ie Yoraidute ino te oppree , duped
ny s * fhe ‘ » . H ry 4 a nd. ww
was eati oasd, owing to rg peters ‘ ‘forowg ry but I ve bod been informed white oreie
gorse arm te cqreileegs'|bhd sanguin syle iu whch the insurgents
ae eae were defested. A alartitig Feports that

Correspondence. . . jnerepre

~jindyded to .
vol elie en aon pa Bn ad wo fhe

MEBTING AT BALDWINS waap, ,..

Geturdlay, tho Ot emtenh, @ Padlie Moding of the
On Saturday, inatgot, AS meeting ol
Biectors revi at the above-nam “d place and ailjacent
settlements wan tite at

purpose of making a selection of one-wandidateé, id re

shi is District .ip conjune-|pootile and me
proses the wpantetn .snstipe of Vale. Sor aapimoes y peicd by any disloyal m beret Se merely dem

tion with Mr. Chas. Clay, wha, has

¢ sehool-hodiée, Lot ST, tor the! not

ated by

vernnient organs, we would be
lieve that we, ent

trmval of the “yo

f se, it said, of protecting th
C sha lam! bus We Wakhuil ate of alfuicd aia
\AR Opportunity to display their tactics

jtenantry did not agsune a

al '
and military pro '
e, Because they were not

The Governm

sembly, and gest that he should allow shins eel need pre haf tndgen wont i ei * Vig demand

be put le nomination at the next General Election: °

t, before rashly: procesding to inflict a ‘foul s
oped the charovtueval Aa ‘Colony, by ordering troops,

meeting was pony the wrancd by appointing Mr. Manvab
Rowe to sct as rusen, dad

the underst ed to act at

Covet. we 4 ;
Mr. William Lewis having been proposed and second-
ed by an.overwhelinin hog at a forindr meeting,
ab Oi , 9 ne :
son to represént this section at. the yee Saver
baynyl to @ afew observations
tants tees aeat taiportane ‘ination’ aoe

before t
scoordjng|y referged to the extravaganee of

Paseo ca apne nm tthe La . as ager
panetion:of ¢ tore, i

retin wigs eee and othey monuments of folly

pedo hare Rory age ’ peed a

i i

©, a8 a fit aud péoper per-|¢hdea

“hould bave had the moral honesty to take {nto conaider-

Row that the tensntry had beer unfairly dealt with, and

shoasd have, by amply atoning for the lapastlag, Poem,

vecred to appease. their. fuas, indignation. But an

idea so jot ge propriate in ite nature, it ss
r m

de the iron safer 1 50.000, twWothidtd of the proeaticn to-any scheme of,Uaion whickwould deprive,

qQueatien) boast of, were
for oyrtailing: our -Freelbonora’

omer,ty influence the Gaveramént to repeal that Act,/entrusted to ibuir care, hat ina
ri which reudere then
IAYs/bers:of society)’ But alas! :for-eur schools; we can no
om... “These men vf

. iy wt ee :
at Jarge, At the conclysjon of this letter,
WiLNy apptinaed ea

Pe leil?, The ti i
gaily, The we it

u . ‘ "| ‘ x ys Pes — eS » ,
“rata ic tag, PRTHIOR tehtutn dt aa, Boog [ge
Baldwin's Road, Jan, Lith, 1966. 0. ccc! 2 Oe

e. te ee 2. oe. (S56

cumstihee’, which might easily be regarded as a presage|4. A. McDonald and E.. Whelan.” The first-named

Jjelection; agd,

Contdileraies to

* dinstharca 80% se of tu
ally dissipated’, (6? the ouprese pares wa me

country, -continys-.to

yeppert.s party, who bave thus
Rc
oantned apg

irinsic importance

:e

bef IQuebese pon pol . 06) 18bdky were « ' : inestymab! ‘anmounts
iy |soete wi twadioae hee id sia thom $0 her ensine| of this Pew, ia i 4 here alivode to the Free

Government hag recentiyyrqndered a. disgrace to. this
4Golony, The jipecaly plenitude of the laudable
spirit of enlightenmen essiow that invariably
charaiterives their beret wit a devised this measure,
and effectually sustai ‘dGring there gdmi istration,
Some ot the highest intellects thatthe country could
ployeddt the:then honorable and re
muperative vocation 6b sehool-teaching.... Our sebpol-

natant 08. © ROL: er¢,Jaarped in professian,

#0, their Condpet;exemplary intbpir manners
id posse many” lites, which’ rendere
nw pevestres, reapct: diary ane so fey youth

preciable fund of know-
ledge sefil'antaccomplished mem-

longer boast of ghwi position

Honger to be found adorning the ranks of the school-
mastert, “TTity tio tonger devote the vatitlng energies
to-the dispelling of the tloudir of ifirdtancd that hover
q’er the youthful mind, and diffusing arquod them, the
brilliant rays of "kiowlel stich ab up the gloomy
way, and Which, in the word? of the post,

24 "Lathe wing wherewith we fly to ‘Heaven.’

existed, whict caused puch excellent men to abandon it;
ue possessing a jase’ pina their worth to ‘thé ‘com-
niuiity, (they Would” fot'sérvifely fondivended 40 aer've
ander’ a ‘Goveroinént’ Inedpable of appregiating . their
iervices. But, imagine, I can, bear somg, enthusiastic
vuppotter of thé Goverment whp, regardless of the
lituraty ihterest Of the rising generation, assert that phe
feountry cannet affurd to pay schoolmaster: 3 higher
salary! BeYore niuking Wich’ silly sesertions, these pars
sons ought ‘co take’ into! consideratiqn the fact, that. it
would tend mdre’t sbe himediate advancement and fas
ture prosperity. pf jhe couplyy, to pay competent teachers
a salary adequate to their abilities, than to be paying
WH. Pope £1, for ‘chasing butterflies” in, Bra-

f however at band, when .we wll have
an Opportanity.of teatil to the world that we are
tiréd of such injustige ; 4adih .entreas you, young: men
of P. Enfgland, to prove Yourselves, at-the approaching
elections, worthy of: your.Kvanchive, and unfesetvedly
use it,"ii, oppaditionsto, those aren who have, from injuul-
tious. legislation, almost dvatneyed the wobly inetitution

(Free Education) from whith you havé devived inestiu-

able benelita. j 55, cy 4nd fe Neate pt

lee “yy * ry Eam: Sir; Asie a a ane
_ fs Met > @ Mei dae obedieht bervant/ 24"!

Sans2b, SOG7 i A ala wget, VERITAS."

ot ORAT MS

pas Sar eee

NOTICE: ~Alpirons indebted to the Herald”
Office wliose Agtounts ha :been furnished up to January,
1867, are héreby “notified thas the same mugt, be paid® before
the 16th of Februdry.mexa. . - 3
Herald Office, Chattortafbil, Jr. 13, 1867.

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‘Cre Islander of Friday last containsa sort of whining
article relative to the difliculty which the Convervative
Confederates experience ja finding constituencies for
the forthcoming elegtions,, The Organ assumes that
vo Liberal politician willbe rejweted on -account of ‘bis
Confederate views,—>thup:fetimating that the ‘Con-
sérvative Confederates'al yas abe tuouied to miiityrdoni.
The only Liberal politicians whe have at ali been
known to entertain Confedcixite views are the Ions.

gentleman's views were extrémely moderate, and even
such as they were,-he ngyer forced or cbtruded them

notwithstanding tits, “hé"had: to ‘sign a written plédye
to oppose Confl¥attph before be could secure lit

the strictest integrity, wethink the Se hae Wake
upon him by bis*cunntitiimte< wise one, Mr. Whelan

and, should-he fail-to-dv 90;-he will not be eject
Wilk the Hons. ol, Gréy}'J. C, Pops; Dr. Raye,.D
Davies, ‘T. H-' Havityid)’ and Mogsrs.. (Given and
McLennan do Wkowigei:+ang.-if' so, ean: they alt be
trusted? We doubt it.

ilander's insinuaffon,. w we tan very
tdsure the Organ that Wh Gavernulodt which
Copel the present ong, will not be
within its Couseli Bevon tty’ kao iny tg lean
towards Confedarstiog,

openly adygcated
Puwe woe , ete .
or against Confederation wid we know that a sentiment
of this kind is entertained by the: people generally,
Whose wishes upon the point dare not be disregarded.
We hope, therefore, the Kiivor of the’ Zelander will
make his miud easy, aadsapply thu. balm ef this
assupance to his woundedfélings. His present position
reminds us of ch hunted’ fox, Whiph, after all its
dgublings aid twistings, is at length brought ve bay

is te suc-

_l9ss,apy person who kaw
Scheme: - Lf wo thought}

by its pursuers, and quiet!
with, the “Editor ‘oY the Yeldnder, for, notwiths
hit last. Ao give ‘i docvuijt off hid ptewardalip to the
people, whom be bas weligagd sud; sought to betray

cveding.a.very
he can no lonyer:help moult; he comes to his marrow
which will enable him to agcomplish bis ambitious and

a Vf

unscripatows ” designg.

ore

suddenly wroused.in |

His, tender ‘sympatiiles aie
{of tbe. Conservative Party

save t fron fb *
wasses (see his Is me
W. H. Pope, eo e

found jn, the ope rks Otnite leading editorial,

mun ° ‘Office oh the subjest o

of “ fo -combjunitations ftom “thd Colonial Ofiee ”
ie hope af gentle dercion which the

¥ the

have

1
-véunt of the sabstan-|5
Hed fro

talwnt and extensive literary acquirements are now nul:

importance,

while. giving Mv. Melonald credit for oe ie remembrance. it te fully for the -** orgun "te

atieinpt to frighwn the eiecturs trum retucning to
n referbuty, liowever, 6. tic P*

shottld mover bade wiicten ‘a Tino aboot politics!’ yee a KOR £

Ifaviland, Mr, W, H.
Pra wi er dic

redtly as ehip-owners,
areholders ‘of ‘stoamboat

and selfish’ bbjects

striving, by their advocacy of Confederation, are so
patent to every ove, that they cannot, with safety to
the country, be trusted again with power. All the
mancuyres of the slander to attain the one grand point
of a life offige under a Confederate Government, are
thoroughly seen tthrough, ‘and were it not that he hus
everything staked on the issue of his policy, he would
quietly yield te the popular veice, aid learn to cultivate
submission by rehearsing in private lite, for the re-
maindér of his days, Barnavin's delighfful * Ode to
Consens” :

‘No more by varying passions beat,
O gently guide my prigcion feos,
To find thy hermit cell;

Where in some pure and eq

Beneath thy

which directs: its movemen

Confederation lvoms up, aud * advices ” trom England
and Cunada report the” prospect encouraging, the
indian Braye, when about tu be tortured and svalped, |.
exhibits no more sublime indifference to his fate than
dues the I¢lander for gur paltry loval. politics; but
When “no cymuiusicalions” are received frou the of
Colenial Uilice, then the zeal of that. paper for Party
interests is something to be admired. In ‘fact, the
mercury in the (hermometer betrays no more seusibilit y
to thd influence of beat or cold—we usd cold in the
common dcceptution of the word, because we are
aware that science does not recognize such a term—
than duvs the Islunder to the ‘“udvices” which it re-
cveives iruim its Coufederate friends abroad, At one
time it is in the’seveuth beavens of extacy,—in. the
region of *: shooting stars,” und, appureatly, tar beyond
tue range of meresuvluuary mutters, Willist at auotber,
as Cuouiederation vanishés, a visible’ depressiva ot|
spirits sets Ju,’ which wiglit, be, compared to the
detection of the tail of the wird of Paradise during its
gyrations upon the Gelder King.) Zhen, the“ iron
rod" nid the interests of party become objecis of Vast
+ Aen, the iusvienee and arbitrary conduct,
which (when the prizes gud rewards of Coniederation
Were devwed within grasp,) reut a strong Party aud
sucrifived its staunchest frivuds, are abandoned to give
: ’ | way to bypecritical avd whining petitions for Union.

EDWARD REILLY. | tte same symptoms are manifested by most of the
—_" jolfew hulders in the Colouiat Building, who generally

tuke their cae frum their Contederate niasters in, the
But this conduct only makes them cou-
temptible in the eyes of all independent men, and the’ 1,4
cause whieh they advocate to be ‘regarded with sus-
ipicion, “We could admire the’ min who, whether
rightly or wrongly, takes .a firm stand upon the broad!
nud important questiva of Coutederation, coutent to
rise ‘or ial upon the merits of that méasdre—as Mr.

ietcenary caeals, who, duding thei: etoytioa readered
idodbtiw by. the ‘advocacy of their Views, ignoily;
abandon, for. an uawortby. motive, ‘the greatest
question: which the present generation has Lad ‘placed
Uviuve them,” ure Worthy only of contempt; uor savuld)
the slightwat contidence be placed in them by tie)’
: jpublic. They deserve to be
eithor upon his constituents or the Legislature, ‘Bat stituency where they may
election; and should the £
his friends uiwet with thut fute, they will hnve tew sym-

isers. With the reign of

a OY Sis Wnts &. : ' power astaguca anti-Confederate Government, pledy:
has intimated his Wiliiugiess to sign siunPar pledge, |to reform and eeprom so'an imaginary
a ed,)"' iron rod,” for, while Cont
pense over their heads, and the most unscrupulous
witurts are bing-made to have this Island ** leg.siated ”
into that Scheme, the? Jstunder's bugbears will unly be
laughed at. ‘Those efforts niight prove effectual if the
werand ladiaypap, but-wuen deprived of ect isu
i teicen], ewer and in » but, when ved of their ** tittle

positively Price muborlay,” they
That this 'is the view which the vast majority of the
ited to tolerate /elucwors will take of the matter at the coming eivctions,
— test doubt, and we think tlie’

we huve pot the. sligh
Islander oun very safely mak

»

‘the public'theddaty. Byt whether their
of : have been: gratuitously given or not, the
-andalvo axpress-/icdacation Act, which thi maladminidtration of the Tory} | yes y's!

soit, indulgent eye,
_ The modest virtues dwell.”

In gambling, it has been ascortiined, after long and
patient investigation, thas games. of ohadee are, alter
‘sof@lly subject to certain. laws which are well defied.
I'Wwas ‘hot sty aversion {¢ thd Vocation, as id originally /Fhe politioal gumbliug of-iho Lélunder lias 4veew tous’

suljyet of speculative study for souly time past, wad we
think we have discovered, with some cortaiuty, the law

bevewe perfect!

untrue, as it is well known that. the Hon. T. H.
Pope,ithe Hon. J. C. Pope, the

Hon, D, Davies, and others that might be mentioned,

and ‘feject, without
schemers. Now ig the time to pay them off for all
their iaselence, all theit mischief, and all the trouble and

Se

sitution, all our 'C

onfederate

as public officials, or/¢*pense caused thereby. Had they their own will,

prietors of wharfs, and
apanies, ete., etc., largo

for which ‘they aré now

ual oky,

ts.” For "example; whea

the

kivked out of every cun-
sunt themselves ‘for
of the dslandér’ and

verror aod of tenant hunt

ed
ration is held 1 sus-
we
positions of

harmless.

¢.up ites mind to see this

received by the last English

to the following effect :—

“The delegates from the

Provinces, in session for’ teveral weeks at the West-
: i niinsterPutace Motel, have succeeded in revising the
ields up the ghést ; “#0! Quebec Sebeme so as to secure atinanimous vote of all
ding|the Provinces represented—that is to say Upper and

all bie snnvleg. sad, sennstomad Jnih, be Je compelled Tht vessladeas passed st Qietes 7 Brenan Pramehiee made by the present Party, will, we hope,
receive’ the immediate attention of the New Honsee,

form have been forwarded to £arl Carnarvon fur cos-
since it gives the opportunity to a few blind partizans

‘ sjaideration, Aji the knotty points and difficulties
aod, &s might naturally ae expected, he finds the pro-| whigh presented sheenea}re, so tar as celouial interests
k painful anddiiticuls one, Henes, when|sre concerned, baye bewn su

se Provision ie made for enablidg the i ;
Edward Island, Newfoundland, the North-West Ferri-)
tory, and Briish Columbia wo enter the Confederation
on equitable terms hereafter. : A draft bill based on
thesé resolutions, jt is expected, will, pe, repared aud
early in the ensuing session.”

and the country generally, and, as a denier resort to| No wonder our great Confederate champions should

submitted to parllament

buhy sNo'-+Argit fbu * ia Hala up as ahugbéar|feol rather disheartened upon reading the aboye news,
thasa| 284" ungdgeated }/for, by jt, all their cherished hopes of coercion are
who, accerding;to Mr.|scattered to the wind. Nothing can, be more. satis-
kad “file of the anti-|factory to the people of this, Island than she above:
Wi Masts! Popes kr . “Pfe|piragraph,. Canada, Nova Svotia and New Brunswick!

Pe powly‘aWwAkoned’ seal isto be! may jein in nyConfoderacy, but no compulsion. will be
“Famarks 9 used towards the non-consenting Provinces. \ i
‘wherein wo are infyrmed, with a ‘demureness “traly|vision is made for enabling the Colonivs of: Prince |lo¢al cigulation.

tion upon egnitable terms hereafter.” Precisely so!
the: m of the British North American| Nothing could be nicer or more agreeable. We shall
Colonies.” Ayo; ttidrd’sthe tu)! The announcement|take our time first to ascertain accurately the succéss
of the experiment to establish a “New Nationality”)
never, enter 4 the . “ol — hy wre oda re slispols Inge in British Anietica, and if we find it succeeds well,
xtitavagance \. 7 ote ‘ ristkea fot inany a Tong day, and forces) why then all we havo’ to do is to apply for adtnission

HE ANTI-CONFEDERATES!
Leaping. English papers, such: as the London Times,
the News of the World, ute /uatrated Lind sn News, etc.,

Mail, contain paragraphs

British North. Awerican

ly .combatud. we

his

the

meantime we advise every person who has

line of condaact,”

our self-goverament was gone long ago; but now is
the time to punish them and to preserve our liberties,
With a Confederate Government in ‘existence, remly* *
and anxivus to extend ite powet over the independent * -
non-consedting Provitices, the neceguity is greater thar -)”
ever, because the danger is’ more imminent, to return
true and pledged men to the Legislature who are *
willing and competent to thwart the bestile measures
of scheming Canadians, Let the people be everywhere
thoroughly alive to their own Interests, and mainiain
their high vantage-grouod (won after’@ hard ‘and
protracted struggle) by sinking all petty and party
cifferences, and uniting to oppose the emooth, polished
and insinuating enemies with whom we have to deal.
Let this be done, and we venture to say that Prince
Edward Island wilt be clear of Confederation for »
long time to come, and her condition will be such, in

a fow years, as to be the envy of adjuining countries,
Our only danger now, or in the fusure, will be the
presence in the Government and Legislature of
Canadian agents, anxious for the opportunity to betray
the country, If these are cloared out, we shall be safe

enough,

THE DISSOLUTION,

Tux rumor; to which we gave circulation last week,
conceruing the dissolution of the Howse of Assémbly,
turns out to be ‘correct; tor the Royal Gaselte of last
week contains a Proclamation concluding as fullowa:

‘And I do further declare that I have this
a orders that Writs for calling a new’ General

assembly be issued in due form, the said writé to bear
teste on THURSDAY, the TWENTY-FOURTH

day

tlay

JANUARY inet., and to be returnable on WED—

NESDAY, the TWENTIETH day of MARCH nexy,”

The nomination of candidates will take place on the
19th day of February next, and the Election on the
26h. We hope the ** Rump ” Government, which has
the management of affairs in the meantime, will not,
by
Imperial Government. to * legislate” the Island into
Confederation. We sincerely hope that it was for no
such unworthy purpose that Messrs. Henderson and
Dilicin were wedged out of the Gevernment, or that
the elections have been protracted until next month.
‘Phe hope of the Islander ** that we may reasonably ex-
pect that, before the day appuinted for nominating can-
didates for the House of Assembiy arrives,our Executive
will be made aware of the intentions of the Impevinl Go-
veroment, so tar as relates to this Island,” would seen
te imply that some underhand, desperate plot will be
attempted by our Confederate Goverament to place
the Island in a false pesition. We earnestly hope that
the Hons. Messrs, Haviland and Longworth neither
consented, nor wil! cougent, to any prévate despatchos
te the Home Government upon the. question of Con-
federation.
sluce, in violation of his pledges, he secretly concocted

secret despatches or otherwise, seck to influence the

We have lost confidence in the ** Leader”

$500,000 scheme, avhich, had it been sanctioned 'by
Canadian Government, would have been submitted

to a special session of our Legislature, and Delegates
to London would have been appointed to have Priace
Edward Island included in the Confederate Bil. apoa
that basis; but we can scarcely believe that the Hone.
_ : | Messrs. Lougworth and Haviand will ever sanction
Tiley did in New Bruuswick—but those suulilag.! anything that would, saver of treuchery to the people,

pr tend, in the least degree, to cast such « blemish
upon their names, ° “

‘ IMPORTANT.

Now, that the time {s approaching whou every
Ialindor, having the interest of his country at heart,
will ave to decide whether our autouomy is to be sure
rendered to s Canadian majority or not, whether »
party guilty of so many political gins will held th¢ reine
of power aity longer; it behooves those taking a
leading part in electioneeriug matters to be on the
alert. The underlings ot the Government, tenacious:
of their petty offices, are exerting all their effurts—and

aré given to understand very dishonoratle ones,

too-—to secure the continuance of the present regime.
We are net surprised at this; for this class, after en-
joying such « long tenure ef office, will be loath te’
part with the-emolumosnts—trifling though they be—’
accruing te thém. We fvel constrained to make this
remark, from the fact that some of the Road Overseers; * |
with a view, no doubt, lessen the number of vetes
likely te be polled against the Government, have re.’
fuged Certificates to those who bave performed their
statute labor.” Such a dishenorably discharge of duty.
deserves to be held up to-public reprobasion ; and such
Oversbers should meet with the scorn of every person
who @ppreciates thy right of having « voice in mutters
of public interest, Certificates for labor performed
during the three years previeus to. 1866, have beeh
given ; but, strange to say, those for the past Summer,
which entitle their bearors te « vote, have, in a groas
many instances, been withheld-especially when the:
otafty underling saw he could impose on good nature
without being found out. The ameudment to the ”

curtail the privileges of the Franchise. In the
performed

‘atatute Jaber to demand his Certificate, ‘The
Overseor must give it. If he refuse, there iss way to
oblige him. .We know some of thosv cunning officials
—~at least we have their names—and we

our duty, as a journalist, to publish them
Linke to hear that they persist in their hitherto néfarions -

ili deem it
we con-

Ma. W. H. Pors's Pewenter upon’ Prinee Edward) |
sland, recently printed in the Examiner Office. is oo infam.
ous in its design of ridiculing and libglling the Colony, for

evident purpose of having it “ legislated’ into Confed-

‘* Pro-| eration withbut its Wn consent, that he dare not give it »

. Wehavé ehdeavored, but in vain, to ob-

author secretly sends it abroad, to Mngland and the neigh.

for

teohrymose,that atts Ms I, whittli was received Edward Island, Newfoundiamd, the North West tain a copy of it for eriticism and review. Assaasin-like, ite
ia Chater a gets nigh brought no com-| Territory aud British Columbia to enter the Coqfedera-| cr
ini # frdm boring Provinces, upon ite base mission of betrayal. Ales,

the cause that demands such despicable edvovsey | New

er whe treachery thore deep-dyed tha. that practised by Mr.
Pope fer his own selfith‘and ambitious purposes. With the
view of eriabling the inhabitanjs ef the Island generally t
form’ an

Nien afte onvae aod aim of Mr. Pope's brochure, . .,

ee

es eepers were to be remanerated fer : i : pom. :
+ ra ry io ‘ re; liqears were to be gh Organ of the Confedorate ** Ramp” Government apon *‘ equitable terms.” -We felt fall sonfidened in seinen, eo REG: comeenn she bets corm .
special constables wae to reegive their, fees; sot #8 lito wnwontéd Werivity"in'thé intergsts of the Con-|the wisdom and justice of Her Majesty's Goverament,| fan Nye oom critique of the former in pamphlet on.”
wero 49, be clothed sp 1.4 ctvilian costume, and Jarionslaocvatives, .Tbe, gam eee see tog Ute in{When. local plotars would. sap that confidence by! We think that Fou Yoo, Baq., "and the slesore of the,
ney hor yaag pricey 1 gh son laste, fed thé day to save Messiel Pipe & Co, & disastrous intimations of coercion. Coercion may, perhaps, pro- neh of “ po ae Le + I gy gol So “
others too numerous to mention, tava, in the aggregate, | defeat BE Bok actink at Copsersative or ijbgenljiceed fromthe ‘Donfedersive: Government upin% the te befara banoring-wan.it is syed ces owe
of |vont the country about £11,000, Which, addid to the! who hag-/ Coustey. teally st paar te gnd* it, this’ they are about to do—Mr. on
Se nr, ee ne ee Tritt op otal pith: oreo f Ovloh F Wut Hever Ietiperial GOW i; |g OM ap reteen-wa-hame
on the Fifteen Year's Bilis, mike. in} : uslend ea id Perea ee ifabey nae ould it noe beeaspietb apy:
ney 15 200s “Tosh epi a present facut sApat people ‘ Oy wa avon’ Whbiy! delay whe puillyaiew.