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Uharlottetown, Dee. 20, IS75,
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MERRY CHRISTMAS,”
Ere the Examiner is again issued,
( tendom will ce mere have com
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REFORM
A few weeks ago we showed that Legis
tion in Prince Eaward Island costs, per
head of the population, nearly double as
re than doubk
as much as in in New Brunswick ; over a
third re than in Quebec, and nearly
three times as much as in Ontario. We
showed. moreover, that the number of
representatives, pro] irtionately to the
} tion. is about three times as great
s in Neva Seotia, double as great as
New Brunswick. four times as great as
Quebee, and five times as great as In
‘ With every department of gov-
ve nt? ia shis Provinee misman iged
nd with a failing exchequer, these art
startiil facts
To-day w é ttention to the Cis
. 4 Prov . Certzinly
5 s atte The system by whicl
3 , i introduced in tl
Georg Age ;”’ 1 this system |
) pa 1 and altered to suit the ex
rencies of the times, till it is quite in-
seribab] ‘ We can on y vive one oT
5 istrations, drown from its practi
eal working, by which our readers wil’,
we trust, | ble to form some idea of its
‘ :diti nasa wh le
I irst ist 1 will, we feel sure,
he familiar to an important class of persons
—a class, unfortunately, becoming smali by
degrees and beautifully less. A teacher
iraws his small salary at the end of every
Larter Each time he does so, he has
to obtain a certificate from the trustees
of his school, to the effect that he has
< lied in every respect with the pro.
visions of our educational laws, and that he
has been sober and attentive to his du-
ties. The certificate has to be counter
Justices of the
the
yr sent to the Sec
Board of Education, who.
signed by one or more
Peace. It is then, together with
cister, takeu
retary of the
school re
in his turn, examines and certifies to
beth. If, however, he finds the certifis
cate or register incorrect in any particular
vhich he often does—he sends them
three weeks, or a month elapse before
they can be returned in proper shape.
‘ertified; and the
list to be
e Council, so that
They are, th n, agaia
teacher's name is entered in a
re the Executi
s demand may be approved. As meets
ogs of the Executive Council seldom
take place oftener than cace a month—and
the day no man can tell—the teacher
r his order three or
1, hb
rrow the money
Some time S calls f
four times is often obliged
to b at a heavy discount
—thus rendering his already small salary
the
the
yn the Treasury
still smaller sum. So soon as
ssed his account,”
Council has ‘ pe
Clerk draws an order
for
teacher; and on
the amount. This he gives to the
the teache at last
of the banks.
Treasurer gets a
All this the
teacher has to go through every quarter.
sut what we are more concerned with in
this argument, is the larce amount of un- |
necessary labor the officials are compelled |
to perform. When the list of teachers |
to be paid is sent to the Council Office, |
the Clerk of the Council makes two
it—one for himself and one for
cor s
the Treasurer; and the Treasurer, as
soon as he reeeives the list, again copies
i i book of his ow
and returus it
to the Council Office. This one illustra-
tion shows the trifling work at which our
underpaid officials are mployed. Well
micht a person deeply interested, with
whom we lately conversed, say that “ who
ever introduced this roundabout method,
must have had very little else to do.”
Now, let us look for a little at the
working of the Registry Office. This
office should be self-sus ‘ining. A pt he
son whe wants to register a document has
n cht to expect the public to bear
part f the cost. y > fees charged
should certainly cover the working ex-
penses of the office. Yet, what do we|
}
Nearly $2,000 are paid out of |
the general Treasury for the purpose of
assisting persons to register documents. |
The salaries of the Registry officials are :
Registrar, $050 00
Ist Assistant, 585.00
2d do. 530.00
od do. 428 00
4th do. 458.00
Sth do. 28 OO
Gth = dr. 115.00
83.006.00
Add contingencies, say 500.00 |
—~ —- 3 5965.00
Fees rec’vd during year Is74, 1,542.3
Cost of maint’nce over rec’ pts $1,953.69
We have no desire t disparage the
officials of the Regist y Office. No |
doubt they are all Cay ble meu, who |
But the
that in 1871—when only the Regis-
a“
know their duty, and do it.
fact
trar
|
and one assistant were employed— |
the fees received amounted to forty-seven
dollars more than in 1874, when a Regise
trar and six assistants were employed,
cannot be overlooked, for it shows that |
there is something wrong. And there is |
too much reason to believe that the wrong |
is but a type of that which exists in every
department of the Provincial Civil Ser—|
viee. If so, every department of the |
Provincial Civil Service needs reforma—
tion. We will return to this subject.
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PARTIAL ELECTIONS,
As we anticipated, the election on}
Thursday last, made only more apparent
the puerility and contemptableness of the |
opposition offered to Hon. F Kelly, Only |
about athird of the votes in the district
were polled, and yet Mr. Kelly’s majority
i . |
was 520, The returns show:
KELLY. BAMBRICK.
Ist Polling Div., Brack. Pt.. 22 40
2nd +6 Covehead, 66 39
ord Southport, 79 20 |
4th Ft. Augu’us, 229 .
Sith $6 Lot 48, 39 9
035 115 |
Kelly’s majority 526, |
In the ] irst District of ix ing’s County,
Mr. Lauchlan McDonald was elected His
mujority was we understand, one hundred
and eighty-thrie |
| George W. Hodgson
| oldest and most active members of our
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| r the year line 30th June, 1S#4, DIAN LEGISLATION FOR THE PAST sa pl
erai for the year ene o see YEARS mE ViNDICAtES THRGETS
it appears that the number of post omet Ia GOVERNMENT AND ORITICONS T?
iu the Dominion on the Ist ot Januar!
COURSE OF HIS OPPONENTS-—-HE DISC SSES
there a ’ the Cornsaérvanhve Party must re-
ple, speaking through their representatives.
[ can only say, gentlemen, that judging
from the facts which have been mention.
ed by vour honoured guest, Mr. White,
this evening, judging from the evidence we
yet every day, the tir.e «a not far distant
MACKENZIE ON DEPORTVM ENT: CARTWRIGHT | when the people of Canada ri-ing in. their
1875, was as follows Ontario and Qui ON THE TARIFF: GEORGE BROWN ON THE) might will say to Mr, - ate. let me “4 the
| 2 Ros set 693: Nova “RIG PUSH ” CORRESPONDENCE: BUAKE S| Fron, Mr. Mackenzie (laughter) ;—* Sir, in
bee. 2.943, New Brunswick, ©. +. | SUBMISSION : HUNTINGTON'S WITHDRAWAL, | your two short years of G vermment, you
Scotia, 868; Manitoba, 36 ; British Co- | ETC., ETC | have committed more sin of omission and
lumbia. 47; and Prine Edward Island The Right Honorable Sir John A Me- | commission than pave cane ned Sp mest ohm
( vy { ] {706 post CCS. | Monald, rising to reply, was received with A. during the last twenty os Ng eet
bie ki ae ee ~ cheering, renewed = again putitto you, pentlemen, if you hive read
I l of n f | _—— or ge me I ye els was unpreces the eloquent speech »3 Of my friend Dr, lup-
1374 w for Ontario and Quebee, 23, Santer th heartiness. When the applause | per, T put it oe you il you read my —
, 2 Org Nov 1 ceased. Sir John said | prompt speech on+the occasion of the
033; New Brunswick Jot vb = ee iuman and sentlemen I, one | election of my friend Mr. J. B, Robinson,
a € 61} Manito! iz British — re reg" Opposition cheers), | to say if there is*one word in those speeches
Colu O00. Py Kdward Island mente. come from Toronto to join in this | which which was beyond the line of our
' ) 8.087 i} number of | magnificent demonstration in favor of my | right, 1f we pe not confine ourselves to the
ve i - friend — my political and personal friend— discussioa of the public ath rs of this coun-
mlies annuairy , Lby mai 1Sé4) \fr. White. (Cheers.) | feel that it was | try, if we do not confine ourselves to legiti-
| a in Ont ri »and Quebec, 10,091,225; due to him, due to the sacrilices be has | mate omen yt vo thon tac dl enh
321.334: Nova Scotia, | made, due to the stand he has taken, due | ministration ‘ 5 g,
New Brunswick, 1
Manitoba,
Columbia, 194.665; Prince Edward Is
land. 249.324—total, 13,929,180. The
number of letters and post cards was
S74
1.993062 79.567; British
\ in Oatario and Quebee, S1L,944,
700: New Brunswick, 1,518,000 ; Nova
Seotia, 3,800,000 ; Manitoba, 204,250 ;
| British Columbia, 266, 950; Prince Ed-
ward Island. 824,600 —total, 39,358,500 ;
The number of newspapers ( L874),
in Ontario and Quebee, 22,550,000 ; New
was
to the position he has honored, to testify |
my respect as one of the old members of
{the Conservative Party, for Mr. A hite.
(Cheers.) But while it was due to him it
was also # great gratification to myself. I)
long in public life have watched the course
of Mr. White. I tirst knew him when, at
Peterborough, with all the earnestness and
enthusiasm of youth, he conducted one of
the ablest country newspapers that existed
in Canada, I have watched his course
ever since, It has been a truly conserya
tive course, not merely, gentlemen, in the
party sense of the word, but in the higher
patriotic sense, conservative ta thought,
conservative in feeling, conservative in pre-
Brunswick, 2.390.000 ; Nova Seotia, 3,-} serving the connection with the mother
ei : er country—that grand old country from
150,000; Manitoba, 10,000 British which we all hail. (Cheers.) I have
( ipbia, 320.000; Prince Edward Is- | watched his progress ever since, and I iind
, :_ yw with not earnestness, with
oi” 600.0 t 29 OOO_000 Che | him ne
land, G00,00U0—total, =: " not less enthusiasm, but with matured
number of registered letters (15¢4), Was | mind and with the experience that he has
in Ontario and Quebee, 1,396,000; New | gained by long and intelligent and vigilant
Brunswick, 60,000; Nova Scotia, 83,000,
Manitoba,6,400 ; British Columbia,5,300 ;
P. BE. Island, 12,200 —total, 1,562,900.
The number of free letters (1874), was
in Ontario and Quebee, 1,318,000; New
Brunswick, 37,800; Nova Seotia, 36,500.
Manitoba, 7,200; British Columbia, 4,-
500; Prince Edward Island, 8,200—
total, 1.432.200. The number of parcels
1S74) was, in Ontario and Quebec, 75,-
550: New Brunswick, 7,200; Nova
Scotia, 16,000; Manitoba, 1,500; Brit
ish Columbia, 1,900; Prince Edward
Island, 500—tetal, 102,800.
The postal revenue of Ontario and Que
bee for the year ending June 30th, 1874,
was $1,238,900.55, expenditure, $1,249,-
182.07;
276.39, expenditure, $130,668.28; Nova
New Brunswick, revenue, $36,-
Scotia, revenue, $117,910.89, expendi-
ture, $202,848.22;
$3,996.90,
Manitoba, revenue;
$16,107.87 ;
British Columbia, revenue, $13,500.55,
expenditure,
expenditure, $71,626,27; Prinee Edward
Island, revenue; $15,532,48, expenditure,
76; total expenditure, $1,695,480.34. |
The number of money order offices was,
Total revenue, $1,476,207, |
on the Ist of July, 1874, in Ontario and
Quebec, 536; New Brunswick, 66: Nova |
Scotia, 93; Manitoba, 1; British Col-
umbia, 6; Prince Edward Island, 3 |
The amount of money orders issued dur-
ing the year ending with June, 1874, was}
in Ontario and Quebec, $4,181,123.26°
New Brunswick, $1,069,359.48 ; Nova
Scotia, $1,465,401.65 ; Manitoba,$12,761.- |
83; British Columbia,$2%,744.98 ; Prince |
Edward Island, $57,938.45: Total. $6.- |
The number of Savings
Bank Post Offices in Ontario and Quebee,
in which Provinces only they were in|
1874,
the number of depositors for the
24,968; the total
year Was
8§15.329.66.
operation on the 30th June, was |
266 :
year then ending,
amount deposited during same
$2,340,284, aud the amount of deposits
and interest to credit of depositors, at
the date afore-mentioned, was $3,204.-
905,46.
The value of the issue of postage |
stamps and postal cards for the year end-
ing June 3]st, 1874, was, for Onturio and |
Quebec, $886,565.75; New Brunswick.
$73 Nova Scotia. $04,565 ;
Edward Islaud, $24,900 :
bia, M
$12 initoba,
3, 975 Prince
British Colum
$6,0584— total,
the
SOO:
7 QQ “> 4
21,075,585. Zo. The
(
year was, &:
issue for pre— |
vious ISO,075.75. During
the year 1874, twenty-six new Savings
f fie S were open¢e ]
‘.
268. According to
miking the
dank
total number now
the Postmaster-General’s statement, it ap-
pears that after seven years’ operation the
deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank
have reached a point beyond which their
increase will only be very gradual, and
may be expected to fluctuate with the
general financial condition of the country
from time to time. Considerable amounts
have been withdrawn—in all $1,144,400
—for investment in Dominion stock, gd
higher interest offered in which proves a
strong attraction. The number of depo
sitors holding aecounts in the Post Office
Savings Banks on the 31st December,
i874, was 25,492, being an increase of
590 during the year,
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SYMPATHETIC.
Very general and hearty has been the
sympathy of our citizens with the relatives
of Charles DesBrisay, Esq., in their late be-
reavement. The funeral which took place
on Wednesday last, was atteuded by a very
large assem ‘2ge drawn from every class of
society, and every religious denomination,
Venerable Archdeacon Read read the burial
service at St. Paul’s Church, and Rey.
performed the last
solemn rite of the Church, in St, Peter’s
graveyard
Tue following Resolutions were passed at
a meeting of the Church Wardens andVestry
of St. Paul’s Church, held on Thursday, the
16th December, 1875, and a copy forwarded
to the bereaved widow :-—
Whereas, by the Providence of Almighty
God, Charles DesBrisay, Esq., one of the
congregation, suddenly died on Sunday
evening, the 12th inst., while officiating in
the pulpit of St. Paul’s Church as lay
teader,
Resolved Therefore that the Church Wars
dens and Vestry of St. Paul’s ( hureh, do
hereby record their deep sense of the loss
the church has sustained by the removal of
one, who, for many years past, took a most
active and zealous interest in the welfare |
and spread of her doctrine, and whose syms |
pathy and assistance, so cheerfully given at |
all times, to the poor and sick of our con-
gregation, will long be treasured as a stand- |
ing record of his christian character, and
| 48 & practical proof of his reverent fsith in |
the teachings of the church he loved so |
well,
Resolved further, that our warmest sym |
pathies on our own behalf and that of the |
congregation, be tendered to his widow and
son, in this time bereavement,
Artgur Newnery,
V. Clerk. |
}
CHARLOTTETOWN,
December 17, 1875.
Sir,—My mother has received with much
gratitication, the resolutions passed at a
meeting of the church Wardens and Vestry
of St. Paul’s Church, and enclosed in your
letter of the 17th inst.; and, for myself, I
return
expression of sympathy.
Yours faithfully,
Signed Wituiam C, DesBrisay.
A. Newpery, Esq,
| Brown,
'of Nuevo
| gentlemen, | know that every one of you
| ber for Lambton, &c.”’
| we were reckless, criminal or incapable;
them my sincere thanks for their deprived our
|
observation of publie aflairs, till he now
stands one of the first journalists in Canada,
(enthusiastic cheers) worthy of this demons-
tration, and worthy of the exertions which
‘have been made by the true electors of
Western Montreal. It is true that be has
told us that he js a defeated candidate,and
no one regrets that defeat more than | do;
not only on my own account, but on ac-
count of the party of which, for the present
at all events, I may be considered as the
|leader. (Cheers.) Mr. White has
consolation, that the loss is to his party,
the great Conservative party, that the loss
| is to the city of Montreal (* we know it’)—
that the loss is to myself, who looked fora
ward hopefully to having him acting with
me, fig!iting with me, battling, as I said a |
few evenings ago, with the beasts at
| Ephesus. But, as Mr. White has said, it
is no defeat; it is a great triumph, for he
had the real honest vote of Montreal, and
| has in this demonstration the testimony of
} the wealth, intelligence, enterprise and
commerce of Montreal. (Cheers.) I might,
gentlemen, at this late hour, content
myseif with making these remarks, (No!
no! go on!) and with thanking you for the
honor conferred upon her Majesty’s Oppo-
sition; only that beiug a lawyer I am fond
of precedents, and I find that at a similar
banquet, perhaps not sO numerously at-~
tended, which took place in Montreal, in
| honor of a most estimable gentleman, Mr.
Frederick MacKenzie, his namesake, the
Premier of the Dominion, took occasion to
enter into
SOME OF THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY,
and following the precedent, I shall, with
your permission, do the same. (Loud |
Cheers.) Gentlemen, I feel bound to follow
| the example set me by the Premier of
Canada—by the Honorable Alexander Mac- |
| kenzie—for we must be careful to speak
of him as the Honorable Alexander Mac-
kenzie in the future. (Laughter.) We all
got a lesson lately, which I know you will
take to heart, in politeness and deport-
ment. We were told that no more must
| be be styled Sandy Mackenzie (renewed
laughter); that no more must such an one
be spoken of as Archie McKellar, or an-
other as Geordie Brown; that you must
speak of them as the Honorable Archibald
McKellar and the Honorable George
didn’t know, Gentlemen, be-
fore | read that speech, what a deeply in-
jured man [ was myself; I didn’t know
that the people of Canada, from the Atlans
| tic to the Pacific, had been insulting me
g me
for thirty years by calling me ‘John A.
(Laughterand cheers.) Andthen! could
not but reflect, when that speech will be
re-echoed, as such a speech deserves to be
re-echoed, across the Atlantic, how Ben
Dizzey and Bob Lowe will feel that, great
statesman as they are, and one of them
the Premier, they should be called plain
Dizzey and Pob Lowe, (Laughter.) So,
gentleman, remember that he is the Honor-
able Alexander Mackenzie. It is said that
this |
you will not find one word without its war-
jrant. We attacked no private character ,
| we made no fling at private conduct; we
never struck below the belt. (Enthnsias«
| tic cheers.) But before the people of this
| country, through the press of the country,
we arraigned the conduct of the Adminis-
| tration for their management of affhirs, for
their legislation, and for no other fault.
| And, gentiemen, what said Mr, Mackenzie
| im response to these speeches? He alleg
ed in his speech the other day, that he was
answering the remarks made by my honor-
able friend and myself. Was the tone
worthy of the Premier of Canada, of a man
standing up to defend his conduct, and show
that he was fit for the position that he nol ix,
to show that he had been a faithful stewart
to show the wisdom and justice of his ad
ministration and the purity of his party 2 |
(Cries of oh!
oh! big push, ete.) Mr
Mackenzie made the error that he always
dées, of mistaking coarseness for strength
(Cheers.) The Hon Adex. Mackenzie i3 a
countryman of my own: he is a hard head.
ed Scotchman, Hemakes, clear, well reas»
oned, logical speeches, but the gods have
not made him poetical. He wants imagin
ation, and though his speeches are sound
and sensible and able, they are, I must say,
; upon the whole as dry as a limeburner’s
| shoe. [Laughterand cheers ] The other
| day he assumed a new character; he broke
| ont in a new phase loud laughter |, and for
the first time in his Jife,he fayored his au-
| dience with a poetical quotation. Now, it
rather surprised me when he, the Puritan
Premier, had the whole range of British pos
etry to quote from, that he had preferred
to quote that rake-helly old Sam Butler.
{laughter.] Poetry is called a garden of
sweets, a garland of roses, either raising the
imagination by the sublime, or charming
the fancy by the beauty of the sentiments
of the poet. Now, let us call to cur memor
the quotation made by the Hon, Alex. Mc.
Kenzie. It is this:
“The Prince of Cambay’s daily food
Is asp and basilisk and toad,
Which gives to hiarso strong a breath,
He nightly stinks ww queen to death.”
|Laughter.}) You may judge, gentlemen,
from this poetical exerciseof the Premier
of Canada, of the kind of answers we get in
the House. We tell him, your Pucific
policy is wrong. He answers, you are an
asp. [Loud laughter, }
ie Tariff is a mistake, You are a basi-
lisk. {Renewed laughter.}] We say to him
‘‘ how about the steel rails?’ “ You area
toad.” [Laughter.] IL have seen him
again and again in the house of Commons,
give answers not more consequent and quite
| 4s polite as the answers | have been suppus
ing at this moment. But I suppose the
honorable gentleman considers that this was
a specimen of what we call in Scotland
|‘ wut.’ .(Loud laughter.) I might say,
|} gentlemen, as I am inthe poetical vein as
| well as himself, that looking at his free
| trade speeches in Scotiand and his protec
tion speeches in Montreal, he might re-
member two lines of the same poet from
whom he quoted ;—
| What makes all doctrine piain and clear,
| *LTis just two thousand pounds a year,
And prove that false w as true be fore,
The answer plain, two thousand more.”
| (Laughter and cheers.] In Mr. Mackenzie's
j
| speech, as you must see, he attempted to)
change the issue by talking of our incapa~
city. He specially contrasted himself and
| me, and said, what right had I to speak of
any one being incapable when I made such
a mess of
THE WASHINGTON TREATY ?
Although there was no
mission, although there
missioners appointed by Her Majesty, of
whom | was the fifth, be said that Treaty
showed the utter incapacity of myself, and
therefore it did not lie in my mouth to
charge anybody with incapacity! One of
Imperial Com-
were five
in Spain the great old grandees, founders
of the ancient families of Castile and Leone
the Duke of Ossuna und the Duke of Ma- |
| dina Sidonia or the Duke of Madina Celi,
and such great grandees, when they spoke |
of each other called one and other Ossuna
Sidonia or Celi, and sc on, but when they |
spoke of anew man they styled him the
noble and illustrious Hidalgo, the Marquis |
Hombre. (Laughter.) Now, |
are I. F. C’s (of the first families of Canada),
and that while you are at liberty to address
each other as Tom, Dick or Harry, you
must always speak of Mr. Misckenzie as
‘the Honorable Alexander Mackenzie,
Premier of the Dominioa of Canada, mem,
(Renewed laught
er.) Having thu; called your attention to
the proprieties, and to the necessity of
mending your manners in this respect, |
would say it is very strange that this gentle.
man who gave usa lesson in deportment
seems to forget in his speech that he was
Premier. Itseems that he had been so
long in Opposition that he fancied he was
Opposition still. He had told us in terms
that the duty of an Opposition was to ob-
jectand attack the Ministry of the day,
and if they did not do that, there was no
use in an Opposition ; and yet in his speech
forgetting that he was a Minister, forget-
ting that he had to give an account of his
ateward-ship, forgetting that it was his
duty to defend his position and to
vindicate his rights to the position he now
holds, his speech was entirely against the
late Administration, against my late col.
leagues and my unfortunate self. fLaughs
ter.] You can judge from reading that
speech if itis such a speech as ought to
come froma Premier, Mr. Mackenzie said
it didn’t rest in our mouths to judge of the
competence of the Government, because
we had shown our own incapacity. Well,
gentlemen, if so, we were out; we have
suffered the consequences of those errors,
and he ought to know that a Minister can-
not hold his position by the demerits or
incapacity of the Opposition. You can
judge, gentlemen, from the speech which
was delivered in this city the other night
the nature of the answers that we of the
Opposition receive in Parliament when we
arraign the conduct of the Government.
Just in accordance with the tone of that
speech are we answered in Parliament
when we perform our duty to our con-
stituents and our country—when we per-
form our functions as an Opposition, ar-
raigning their conduct, pointing out their
shortcomings and warning them of the un.
wisdom of their course. Mr. Mackenzie,
instead of answering the attacks of the Op-
position, instead of justifying the course of
the Ministry, instead of vindicating the
wisdom of their measures and the justice
of their administration, turns round as he
did the other night and personally attacks
the members of the Opposition, tries to
change the issue, tries to bark back on the
defunct administration, tries to avoid the
discussion of its measures, tries to
avoid the necessity of defending his course
by gross attacks upon the members of the
Opposition, endeavoring to lead the House
away from the consideration of his own
course, his own demerits, to past issues
that are of no consequence to the country
—of no consequence to any one. (Cheers. }
But we are out now, we are suftering the
consequences of any errors we have com-
mitted. It would be no answer to say that
that we had shown ourselves unworthy of
the confidence of the people.
that we were as they say,
Supposing |
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Is THat any ANSWER
| to a charge against themselves ? If we Pay,
you have ruined our tea trade, you
have destroyed our manufactures, you
|have shaken our credit, you have!
workmen of work, you
have foreed our factories to work only |
at half or quarter time, is it any answer to.
say that the Ministers before them were un-_
worthy of the position they held» Weare |
@ut in the cold shades of Opposition, and |
the first instances he gives is that in the
Treaty, the navigation of the St. Lawrence
was made free to Americans for all time,
while Like Michigin was made open to
Canadians for ten years only. Now Mr
MacKenz:e must have known, because he
had the pspers before him, that instruc.
tions were given to the head of that Com,
mission that the navigation of the St. Law-
rence was to be free. The Commissioners
bad no discretion in the matter; it was an
instruction from the Imperial Parliament,
from the Liberal Government, from the
Gladstone Government, that we should
surrender the navigatwn of the St. Law.
rence. It is true I‘ might have taken. my
hat and walked’baek to CAnada, Hut’ that
would not have done Canada any good,
because the mstructions, were positive, and
the navigation of the $t. Lawrence would
have been handed over whether I was there
ornot. Well,.Mr. Mackenzie knew that and
but as this surrender was a foregone con-
clusion, and as there were other questions
up, involving questi of Canadian in-
terest more deeply than the navigation of
the St. Lawrence, ! remained to perform
my duty, and | have~the thanks of my
colleagues in Canada, and of the Parlias
ment of Canada for doing so, And there
was another reason—because the Americ,
cans, by getting the free navigation of the
St. Lawrence did not, in fact get anything.
In the first place, you know that the
Treaty provides that the navigation of the
St. Lawrence is given for commercial pur.
poses, only, and not for war; the United
States bound the St. Lawrence down to St,
Regis ; the Americans’ own our bank, and
therefore they had the navigation of the
internal waters down to that point. From
the point where both banks of the St.
Lawrence belong to Canada, the Americans
had no power to use it, begause there is not
a single inch where a’ vessel can go up,
They might run the rapids, but they could
neverreturn. So we were not really giving
the Americans anything. Rut the latter
claimed it as a matter of sentiment, though
they knew that without the use of our
canals it was worthless. [Cheers.] It may
be said it gives the Americans the right to
use the Lower St. Lawrence for commer~
cial purposes. But we give the same right
to every nation under the sun; we court,
but I say this, if you read those speeches, |
We tell him that |
Com-
VASION,
in candor he ought to have told his audience (Cheers and applause.) Her Majesty's Goy-
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so. L might perhaps have walked away, | ernment—the Gladstone Government, —
| ought to obtain a resassurance of the free
| main until recalled by the voice of the peo-! navigation of those rivers to British and
Canacian «commerce. (Cheers,| Then
Mr. MacKenzie said further, looking at
that clause in the Treaty allowing Cana-
dian vessels to go through the canal at the |
St. Clair flats, that the Americans had put |
| their works on our waters. That is just |
‘the question. The American Government
say the improvements are not on our side ;
we say they are within our line, The Treaty
| says that wherever these improvements may
be,— improvements made at the expense of |
the people of the United States, they shall j
be free to Canadian vessels whether on the |
American or Canadian side | Cheers, ]
He goes on and attacks the capacity of the
late Administration, as a whole, on account
of
TZ LOCATION OF THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY, |
but if there is one thing the late Adminis- |
tion ought to be prond ot, it is the con-
struction of the Intercoloniai Railway,which
is the best railway of ‘ts class snd the
jand the cheapest of its cliss in America,
{hear, hear.; And, Sir, as to the location
of that railway, the hon. gentleman states
in his speech that he knew that I was ops |
| posed to it, and that Mr.McDougall was
| opposed to it, and that for the sake of
office, and contrary to our opinions, and
our consciences, we put the line in its |
present place, instead of running it down |
the valley of the St. John, ({Hear, hear. ] |
This statement has been made before, but |
it has been denied and has been disprov-
ed in Parliament, and Mr. Mackenzie,when
he was making that statement, knew that |
it had been disproved, and yet he re- |
peated the old calumny in making the |
statement,—I do not wish to use strong
language, and he was wilfully using this
| language and making this statement, when |
he had, of course, the statement of all my |
colleagues and of myself in Parliament. |
[(fear, hear.] Gentlemen, consider for a
moment. In 1858 there was an arrangement
made at the request of Nova Scotia, and |
New Brunswick, with the British Govern-
/ment, by which the British Government |
|agreed to give a guarantee to half the |
cost of the construction of that Road, on
|; condition that the Imperial Government |
|should have the selection of the route. |
|{Hear, hear.| When Mr. Sandfield Mac-
donald’s Government came in, in 1862—it
agreed to endorse that statement and carry
out that promise. {[{Hear, hear.] More
than all, gentlemen, at a later date in 1864,
in the debates in the Parliament at Que-
bec, on the Quebec resolutions which were
| to form the basis of Confederation and ess
tablish the Dominion, Mr, Mackenzie made |
an elaborate speech, stating that he was
in favor of the Robinson line was worthy of |
adoption [applause]; and I have no hesi-~
tation in stating, gentlemen, that that line
and that route 1s correctly located for the
| purpose of getting communication from
| Halifax with the St. Lawrence. Running |
|aline through New Brunswick down the |
valley of the St. John, with a cross-road |
| to Halifax, would have been no carrying
| out of the scheme, but the people of Nova
| Scotia and a great portion of the people |
| of New Brunswick would have a right to}
/ complain of a breach of faith if the line |
| were not located where it is now (hear, hear.)
But, Sir, there are other reasons, and con.
clusive reasons, why that road should be |
located where it now is, England had with
drawn her troops, and we had the pledge
of England, and the pledges—the pledges
of the British Governmemt—have never
been violateé {Loud applause,] we had
the pledge of England that in case we were
attacked by foreign foes, no matter from
what quarter, and no matter from what
| source, the whole military and naval power
}of the Empire would be at our disposal
| (cheers], and would be exercised in our de~
| fense, provided that we gave England the
| means of defending us, by providing a road, |
a military road, whereby she could send |
her troops with the military stores in|
| winter and in summer to fight our battles,
| (Cheers.) A road down the valley of the
| St. John would have been in no sense a
|} military road; and instead of being a
| sourse Of strength, it would have been a/|
| source of weakeness. (Applause) A rail-
; way running along the territory between
| the State of Maine and New Brunswick
would have been a source of weakness, be-
|ciuse with the enormous military force
| the United States have got in case of war.
that Government could at once send in
and take possession of the road making
it the means of sending the American |
troops to conquer Canada, instead of being |
the mans of sending British troops to |
protect it. (Hear, hear.] And more than |
that, gentlemen, while the negotiations |
were going on, and after the negotiations
were finished, after Confederation, while |
we were considering the line and location |
of the railway, we asked the British Goy. |
ernment in order that there might be no.
mistake, if it would sanction a ed
line; and the reply of the English Govern~
ment was that they would sanction no |
such line~thay would consider that the |
| bargain had not been carried out—that |
| they would grant no such guarantee, and |
that they could not carry out their pres |
mise to defend this country effectively |
/ with the whole force of the Empire, if)
'that road was exposed, as such a road |
| would be. {Hear, hear, and applause | |
Now, we have got a railway remote from
the frontier—And as long as the military |
power of England exists, and as Jong as
/the military power of England continues
as itis now, that road will always be a
military road, and One upon which we can
| depend for our defence in winter and in
| summer against all comers.
Before | leave the question of the Wash. |
ington Treaty, | will say, gentlemen, that
there was one point in it with which I es~
pecially agreed; and that was a clause in
it providing that the United States should |
be recommended to restore to Canada the
MONEY EXPENDED IN RE-1STING THE FENIAN 1X«
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| near, hear—anxious to settle all matters
with the United States—anxious that there
should be no question remain between
them, refused to press our claim, and it
was a loss to us, but no humiliation to Cana.
da; if there was a humiliation anywhere it |
was a humiliation to England, but England
can afford to bear such a charge. — Applause
—it was no humiliation to us, and what did
the late Government do when HerMajesty’s
Government, for Imperial considerations—
for the purpose of settling all these ques.
tions forever, refused to bring up the ques~
tion which promised to be fatal to a final
settlement? We claimed at her hands
some compensation, and said, ‘If for [m-
perial reasons, for your own purposes, you
do no press our just claims; we ask you to |
compensate us,’ and, gentlemen, she fully |
compensated us in & manner most agree-_
able to our feelings. It would have bees |
little consolation to us to have reesived a
sum of money for the annual sum that these
outrages and these invasions cost us: and
it would have been little satisfaction to us
if we, the people of Canada, felt that this
money was to be taken out of the pockets
of the British taxpayers, our fellow sub.
jects, this would have been no consolation,
but many of us would have been rather in«
clined to submit to the loss rather than
throw such a burden upon the ever-bur-
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we invite the trade of all nations ; and
what would the peopte of Montreal say if |
the right was evet exercised to exclude |
this commerce from their port, and prevent |
the navigation from being free to the}
the world? ‘That Treaty was passed in |
1871 ; it was sanctionedand ratified in 1872,
and [ ask you now whether the Americans, }
from 1872 to 1875, in their trade or in their |
interests, have gained any advantage that
you see? The right the Americans have |
of navigation from St. Regis to Montreal |
is nO more a disadvantage to us than the
right of a crow or a pigeon to fly over the |
waters. We haye the whole control of the |
St. Lawrence yet, for at any moment we
choose we can shut our canals; at any mo- |
ment we can prevent the Americans from
using the St. Lawrence in any way whatever.
So long as we «re on good terms we will |
allow them to use our eanals, but we will |
never surrender the right of closing these
canals when we please. (Cheers.| This
is One Of the instances’ mentioned to show
my incapacity. Then again, it was said,
Sir John in that Treaty actually got a pro-
vision inserted that the Yukon and
Stickeen rivers in Alaska should be free to
British and Canadian-shipping, and it was
said that liberty was given years and years
ago in a Treaty between England and
Russia. Well, gentlemen, I have told you
Mr. Mackenze is nota poet. I may also |
tell you that he is not an international
lawyer. I may teil you furtuer that in
inserting that clause in the treaty, the
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nat on il law was followe!. i hese gentlemen |
were of opinion, the British Government
were of opinion, Mr Gladstone was of.
Opinion, that as Alaska had been handed |
over from Russia to the United States, we
dened British taxpayers—hear, hear, and
applause.—But we have made am arrange-
ment which fully compensated us without
taking one single farthing out of the pock-
ets of the British pe»xple. We asked Eng-
land ~ not to give us money, but to lend us
her credit, and Mr. Cartwright is now in
England exulting his horn on this,—
Laughter, and groans for the Finance Min.
ister Mr. Cartwright is at present exalting | MNHE Subscriber has just completed his
his horn on the strength of the guarantee
of the sum of money which England agreed | Carefully selected Stock of
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to guarantee forus ; and which she has |
guaranteed for us.—Applause.—And_ this
is another instance of our incapacity. — |
of JANUARY, 1876.
tickets for said
requested to make returns on or about tke | Honor on the occasion, will please to enter
25th inst.
in the new Catholic
are respeetfully requested to attend.
Alberton, Dec, 15, 1875—h pro ne agj tiljanl
ee
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
|
"ILE |
Rochford Theatricals. |
S. PETER’S BOY’S SCHOOL. |
The Season will open on
Thursday, the 30th Dec...
with the Lauczhable Farce of
e of
No. 1 ROUND THs CORNER,
and the Comedietta of
RELLY WHILE.
By H. T. CRaven.
Further Perforinances will be given as fol- |
hOWS “a
| Jan. 4—‘* Blighted Being,” and “ Poor |
Jan. 11—‘* Poor Pillicoddy,” and ‘‘No. 1
tound the Corner.’
Jan. 18—‘‘ Milky White.” and * Blighted
Pning ?
cing.
In preparation: —** Two Puddifoots ;”
“ Done on Both Sides;” ** Box and Cox;”
** Deal Boatman ;” &c., &e.
Doors open at 7;
punctuaily.
N. B.—
to commence at 7.50!
of room it is hoped that seats will be |
secured early to avoid crowding
Admission 25 cents. {
Ch’town, Dec. 20, 1875.—p h ne
CHRISTMAS SALES |
BY AUCTION,
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ON i
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Ev'gs,
i
this week, at 7 o clock, a large and useful
variety of FANCY ARTICLES of all kinds,
suitable for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
SEW ADVERTISEMEAYS,
ene tenes
ees
CUSTOMS SALE)
= he sald h Auction, at Ware ouse No 1 co
MONDAY, the 27th December, inst. at tio
o'clock a. m., (unless previous! taimed Sell i} .
Duty and Charges thereon dul paid the follan® wi
ing GOODS, WARES and MERCH ANDISE vin:
6 qr. casks Gin, marked W.F LL. & Co
5 cases Wihe, ” M.
1 cask Turpentine, , L. & Co,
> Boxes, . “
» cases rand 7 WwW. W.e
12 half octaves do.,
cases Glassware, ‘
12 packages Koompaper, “ tad
} rolis Floor Oil-cloth, Jae le _
1 box Iron Bolts, —_ Lauchian,
1 bar Spikes, °' 2 ew th
2 Cases, “ nig
Case, sie H. A. H,
1 Cask, vad 37776-21
| hha, Brendy, “ John Carro)i y!
1 Bale, ne wy a. li, (
2 Bales o B. & S.
l ~ rE I. & Co,
4 Bar sig F. W. Strong }
4 nests Tubs Bereta... ct
1 Box and 1 Barrel, Trig > ;
oo Eade eg : a W right & Robin, iD
1 cask Ojl and 3 Boxes, “ Bourke, So .
3 bbis. Glassware, John = pg Co,
1 Box, “4 os ‘
1 Cask, no mark, ex Minerva, re
5 boxes Copper Paint, marked A. McNeil. li
1 cask Glasswere, si Newbery Bros.
7 Barrels, sad - He
; ~— Is, J. M. Grant.
garrel, Matthew ‘le
1 cask Ol, We hewaMeLean or
[oon - a 1,
2 boxes Axle Grease, B.S. & Co, a
1 Box, vi 8S. Side Bank,
1 can Oil, ” ¥*
2 Cases, ve -, 1
1 Box, ~ William ¥ ac
2X) Boxes, No marks. furphy. '
5 barrels Onions, marked T. B. H, vl
ll Boxes, ” a Ws th j
1 cask ¢ vil, ” Kdw. Poole.
1 Box, , Mary Gillis, ’
| pkg. Dasher Leather, “ McK. F. & Co, ou
1 bale Curled Hair, si we
1 Case, ™ - ni
1] Case, a. WG.
2 barrels Glassware, J. O. Morrow,
1 Barrel and 1 Box, Morrow & Ca,
ALso—At the same time and place, 15 quarter
casks SHERRY WINE, J.
D. CURRIE, Collector. st
Charlottetown, December 18, 1875.—2in cle
AUCTION! 3
CASH. $2,000 WANTED. bi
AND T SALESROOM, ON WEDNESDAY,
Thy wn Q 1 VV | +* the 22d inst., at 11 o'clock ;— .
4 i 4 { Fa
N EW y EARS G It Is, 39 pieces Coatings, Tweeds and Doeskins; Ci
i 20 do. Grey and White Cotton; 10 do, |
ALSO, | Woollen Shirtings; 25 do. Winter H
Ready Made Clothing, Confection-
ery, Groceries, &c., |
all on Consignment, and will be closed out
without reserve.
A. McNEILL, Auctioneer.
Monday, Dec. 20, 1875.
CHRISTMAS, EW YEAR,
1875. 1876.
BUY YOUR
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
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AND
New Year Presents,
HARVIEG’S BOOK-STORE
Dec. 20, 1875.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS |
THE BEST ASSORTMENT
Ever Imported to Charlottetown,
Church Services,
Prayer Books,
Iftymn Books,
«cro0ld Pens & Pencils,
Christmas Cards,
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Wax Flowers & Shades,
And Abundance of other Goods
SUITABLE FOR
Christmas and New Year Gifts,
Harvie's Bookstore,
Queen Square.
Dec. 20, 1875,
SPECIAL NOTICE! ©
THE subscriber is obliged
to intimate that all amounts |
THE |
BN AMINE R—ceither by
Note of Hand or Book Ae-
count—to the 1st June. 1875,
due him on account OF
re mening nnpaid after the
Lith JANUARY next, 1876, |
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will be sue d for without re-
spect oy pe rsons,
W. L. COTTON. |
Dec. 20, 1875. |
Christmas Presents !
NEW YEAR GIFTS 1!
IN GREAT ABUNDANCE |
AT
HARVIE'S BOOK-STORE,
QUEEN SQUARE. |
Dec. 20, 1875.
REMEMBER, THE LOTTERY ©
N aid of the Roman Catholic Church, at |
ALBERTON, will take place on the Srd
All parties holding
Lotiery, are respectfully
Drawing of Prizes will be held
Caurech. The public |
By order of Committee,
RICHARD H. REID,
Secretary. |
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~ 1875,
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| vided
Dress Materials; Clothing, im Coats,
Vests, Pants und Caps, Woollen and
Fancy Shirts, Woollen Clouds, LR. and of
Web Braces; White and Colcred Cot.
ton Warps; Linen and Shoe Threads; -
Tailors’ Canvas and Linings; Cendle- th
wick; Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s eu
Boots, Slippers and Overshoes; 100
bexes Confectionery, in H. H., Ss...
Strawberry,and Gum Drops. of
N. RANKIN, be
Dec. 20, 1875.—1lin Auctioneer, M
JUST THE THING For hi
' 50
Christmas Presents | us
AND
oan i , = ‘ ‘ 7 Y ar
NEW YEAR GIFTS, ra
: o1
At Harvie's Book - Store. &
| Queen’s Square, Dec. 20, 1875, -
P.E, ISLAND RAILWAY.
ts n
"REN DERS fi
FOR la
SNOW FENCINC! p
al
YENDERS are invited for the construc- is
tion of about Sixteen Miles of Snow b
Fencing. Plans of the fence required, and
detailed specifications can be seen at the t
| office of Mr. G. C. Cuningham, Engineerc.at fr
the Railway office, at Charlottetown, on ty
and after MONDAY,the 12th December, "
| where also printed forms of tender may be
obtained.
Tenders will be received addressed to
the undersigned, and marked outside, PR
‘Tenders for Fencing,” up to 8lst Decem- fi
' ber. and work will be required to be vigor-
ously prosecuted as soon as the weather fu
will permit in the spring. No tender will b
be accepted for less than one mile. No
tender will be considered that is not on the P
proper priated form. r
C. J. BRYDGES, v
Gen’! Sup't. Gov. Railways. "
Ch'town, Pec. 20, 1875.—3i y
AXES. AXES.
40 Dozen AXES, ‘
. . Lf
In Broads, Underhills and Boirons, .
which we warrant, d
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
W. E. DAWSON & CO. }
Ch’'town, Dec. 20, 1875. 4w ”
t
remner Bros :
‘9 .
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HAs just about completed the best as- ]
sorted and largest {
yet} imported by them, to which the atten-
tion of traders and the general :
public is invited ‘
They are manufacturing a great variety of
Ledgers,
Journals,
Day Books,
Cash Books,
Memorandum,
And every other description of
BLANK
BOOES,
which will be sold at prices to suit the times.
Dec. 20, 1875.
2 rn
IS HONOR the Lieut. Governor, will
hold a Levee at Government House, on
SATURDAY, the Ist day of January next,
at the hour of one o'clock.
Each Gentleman is requested to be pro-
with a Card to be handed to the
Aide-de-Camp in waiting.
Gentlemen paying their respects to His
by the eastern door.
J. LONGWORTH,
Lt. Col. and Aide-de-Camp,
Government House, Dec. 18, 1875
PRINTING: BOOKBINDING
AND
1876, VUE undersigned having entered into Co-
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AMAS & WHEW YEAR'S.
| invite the attention of the public to their
partnership, under the Style and Firm of
COOMBS & WORTH,
Superior Facilities
Fall Importations, consisting of a very for carrying ou the above business in all its
Drugs and Medicines, |
Hear, hear and laughter, —One word more | Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Hair Oils, |
| with respect to the Inter-Colonial Railway, |
It is true that the government did attempt |
to see whether they could not find a cen-
tral line —not a line running along the val~
ley of the St. John, coterminous with the
United States frontier—but along the sea
coast and through the centre of New
‘ runswick, and far removed from the fron,
tier, and equally defensible in a nuilitary |
point of view, Mr. Sandford Flemming |
was sent there for the purpose of seeing |
Whether such @ line could be found out,
but the report of the Engineer was that
the country was impracticable; that the
country was s> rocky and mountainous that |
it would cost an immense sum of money to |
build it, and as Mr. Sandford Flemming in |
his report said that not one single pouud of
freight would ever go over the road if once |
_ built in this part, there was nothing left for
advice of the highest authorities on inter, | us but the present route, which, after all,
the Globe of the day before yesterday states, |
his already shortened the route for travel |
between the Western States and England,
and by which the mails of this continent and
the travel of this continent will hereafter
pass down to Halifax.—Hear, hear,
Pomades, Cosinetiques, Lotions for the
complexions, Glycerine, Cold Cream, |
Glycerine Jelly and Camphor Ice, for
chapped hands and face, Sponges, Per-
fume Flasks for the pocket, Gold and |
Silver Union Smelling Bottles, rene t
Capped and Silver Capped Prestons,
Vinegerettes, Toilet Bottles,
With a great variety of
Kaney Goods! |
together
~a1s0— 31 Water St.,
Raisins, Currants, Figs, Almonds, Nuts, |
Dry Preserved Ginger, Flavoring Essen- |
ces, Prepared Cochinea!l, Ground Spices,
(pure,) Gelatine, Sea Moss, Farine, Isin-
glass, Marmalade, Lemon, Orange and
Calf's Foot Jelly, (:n quart bottles), Ma-
caroni, Vermiciili, Candied Citron,
Lemon and Orange Peels, Pickles
Sauces, Anchovy Paste, Parisian Es-
sence, Pearl Sago, Superfine Tapioca,
Liebeg’s Malted Food, Liebeg’s Extract
of Beef, Sardines, etc., etc., ete.
Wm. R. Watson.
City Drug Stere.
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Victoria Building, Dec, 20, 1875.
cei Merchants Bauk of P. B.
branches.
Looks,
Pamphlets,
Iiandbills,
Cards,
ittilheads,
‘Tags,
law Blanks, &C.»
Printed to order in the
BEST sry LE,
AND AT THE
SHORTEST NOTICE.
Chitown, P.E. I.
JOHN COOMBS,
Wau. WORTH.
Yec. 6, 1875.—h ane t im
Island.
on the
DIVIDEND of Five per cent.
| 4K Original Stock of this Bank, has this
| day been declared, and is payablet
holders on demand. {
oO stock.
W. McLEAN, Cashier.
Ch’town, Dee, 6, 1875.
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Che Cnanriser.
Uharlottetown, Dee. 20, IS75,
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MERRY CHRISTMAS,”
Ere the Examiner is again issued,
( tendom will ce mere have com
Lthe Birtl {f the Saviour of
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Mi i oy rv
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REFORM
A few weeks ago we showed that Legis
tion in Prince Eaward Island costs, per
head of the population, nearly double as
re than doubk
as much as in in New Brunswick ; over a
third re than in Quebec, and nearly
three times as much as in Ontario. We
showed. moreover, that the number of
representatives, pro] irtionately to the
} tion. is about three times as great
s in Neva Seotia, double as great as
New Brunswick. four times as great as
Quebee, and five times as great as In
‘ With every department of gov-
ve nt? ia shis Provinee misman iged
nd with a failing exchequer, these art
startiil facts
To-day w é ttention to the Cis
. 4 Prov . Certzinly
5 s atte The system by whicl
3 , i introduced in tl
Georg Age ;”’ 1 this system |
) pa 1 and altered to suit the ex
rencies of the times, till it is quite in-
seribab] ‘ We can on y vive one oT
5 istrations, drown from its practi
eal working, by which our readers wil’,
we trust, | ble to form some idea of its
‘ :diti nasa wh le
I irst ist 1 will, we feel sure,
he familiar to an important class of persons
—a class, unfortunately, becoming smali by
degrees and beautifully less. A teacher
iraws his small salary at the end of every
Larter Each time he does so, he has
to obtain a certificate from the trustees
of his school, to the effect that he has
< lied in every respect with the pro.
visions of our educational laws, and that he
has been sober and attentive to his du-
ties. The certificate has to be counter
Justices of the
the
yr sent to the Sec
Board of Education, who.
signed by one or more
Peace. It is then, together with
cister, takeu
retary of the
school re
in his turn, examines and certifies to
beth. If, however, he finds the certifis
cate or register incorrect in any particular
vhich he often does—he sends them
three weeks, or a month elapse before
they can be returned in proper shape.
‘ertified; and the
list to be
e Council, so that
They are, th n, agaia
teacher's name is entered in a
re the Executi
s demand may be approved. As meets
ogs of the Executive Council seldom
take place oftener than cace a month—and
the day no man can tell—the teacher
r his order three or
1, hb
rrow the money
Some time S calls f
four times is often obliged
to b at a heavy discount
—thus rendering his already small salary
the
the
yn the Treasury
still smaller sum. So soon as
ssed his account,”
Council has ‘ pe
Clerk draws an order
for
teacher; and on
the amount. This he gives to the
the teache at last
of the banks.
Treasurer gets a
All this the
teacher has to go through every quarter.
sut what we are more concerned with in
this argument, is the larce amount of un- |
necessary labor the officials are compelled |
to perform. When the list of teachers |
to be paid is sent to the Council Office, |
the Clerk of the Council makes two
it—one for himself and one for
cor s
the Treasurer; and the Treasurer, as
soon as he reeeives the list, again copies
i i book of his ow
and returus it
to the Council Office. This one illustra-
tion shows the trifling work at which our
underpaid officials are mployed. Well
micht a person deeply interested, with
whom we lately conversed, say that “ who
ever introduced this roundabout method,
must have had very little else to do.”
Now, let us look for a little at the
working of the Registry Office. This
office should be self-sus ‘ining. A pt he
son whe wants to register a document has
n cht to expect the public to bear
part f the cost. y > fees charged
should certainly cover the working ex-
penses of the office. Yet, what do we|
}
Nearly $2,000 are paid out of |
the general Treasury for the purpose of
assisting persons to register documents. |
The salaries of the Registry officials are :
Registrar, $050 00
Ist Assistant, 585.00
2d do. 530.00
od do. 428 00
4th do. 458.00
Sth do. 28 OO
Gth = dr. 115.00
83.006.00
Add contingencies, say 500.00 |
—~ —- 3 5965.00
Fees rec’vd during year Is74, 1,542.3
Cost of maint’nce over rec’ pts $1,953.69
We have no desire t disparage the
officials of the Regist y Office. No |
doubt they are all Cay ble meu, who |
But the
that in 1871—when only the Regis-
a“
know their duty, and do it.
fact
trar
|
and one assistant were employed— |
the fees received amounted to forty-seven
dollars more than in 1874, when a Regise
trar and six assistants were employed,
cannot be overlooked, for it shows that |
there is something wrong. And there is |
too much reason to believe that the wrong |
is but a type of that which exists in every
department of the Provincial Civil Ser—|
viee. If so, every department of the |
Provincial Civil Service needs reforma—
tion. We will return to this subject.
>_>
PARTIAL ELECTIONS,
As we anticipated, the election on}
Thursday last, made only more apparent
the puerility and contemptableness of the |
opposition offered to Hon. F Kelly, Only |
about athird of the votes in the district
were polled, and yet Mr. Kelly’s majority
i . |
was 520, The returns show:
KELLY. BAMBRICK.
Ist Polling Div., Brack. Pt.. 22 40
2nd +6 Covehead, 66 39
ord Southport, 79 20 |
4th Ft. Augu’us, 229 .
Sith $6 Lot 48, 39 9
035 115 |
Kelly’s majority 526, |
In the ] irst District of ix ing’s County,
Mr. Lauchlan McDonald was elected His
mujority was we understand, one hundred
and eighty-thrie |
| George W. Hodgson
| oldest and most active members of our
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mbna NE LAR
eee ee!
ee ee ae oe See ee Mee. Lat Ne
YVACDONALD Al THE
bias
; |
j By the rep rt of the Postmast Gen l4THeE OPPOSITION LEADER BEVIEWS ne
‘ ) SPAST TWEN
| r the year line 30th June, 1S#4, DIAN LEGISLATION FOR THE PAST sa pl
erai for the year ene o see YEARS mE ViNDICAtES THRGETS
it appears that the number of post omet Ia GOVERNMENT AND ORITICONS T?
iu the Dominion on the Ist ot Januar!
COURSE OF HIS OPPONENTS-—-HE DISC SSES
there a ’ the Cornsaérvanhve Party must re-
ple, speaking through their representatives.
[ can only say, gentlemen, that judging
from the facts which have been mention.
ed by vour honoured guest, Mr. White,
this evening, judging from the evidence we
yet every day, the tir.e «a not far distant
MACKENZIE ON DEPORTVM ENT: CARTWRIGHT | when the people of Canada ri-ing in. their
1875, was as follows Ontario and Qui ON THE TARIFF: GEORGE BROWN ON THE) might will say to Mr, - ate. let me “4 the
| 2 Ros set 693: Nova “RIG PUSH ” CORRESPONDENCE: BUAKE S| Fron, Mr. Mackenzie (laughter) ;—* Sir, in
bee. 2.943, New Brunswick, ©. +. | SUBMISSION : HUNTINGTON'S WITHDRAWAL, | your two short years of G vermment, you
Scotia, 868; Manitoba, 36 ; British Co- | ETC., ETC | have committed more sin of omission and
lumbia. 47; and Prine Edward Island The Right Honorable Sir John A Me- | commission than pave cane ned Sp mest ohm
( vy { ] {706 post CCS. | Monald, rising to reply, was received with A. during the last twenty os Ng eet
bie ki ae ee ~ cheering, renewed = again putitto you, pentlemen, if you hive read
I l of n f | _—— or ge me I ye els was unpreces the eloquent speech »3 Of my friend Dr, lup-
1374 w for Ontario and Quebee, 23, Santer th heartiness. When the applause | per, T put it oe you il you read my —
, 2 Org Nov 1 ceased. Sir John said | prompt speech on+the occasion of the
033; New Brunswick Jot vb = ee iuman and sentlemen I, one | election of my friend Mr. J. B, Robinson,
a € 61} Manito! iz British — re reg" Opposition cheers), | to say if there is*one word in those speeches
Colu O00. Py Kdward Island mente. come from Toronto to join in this | which which was beyond the line of our
' ) 8.087 i} number of | magnificent demonstration in favor of my | right, 1f we pe not confine ourselves to the
ve i - friend — my political and personal friend— discussioa of the public ath rs of this coun-
mlies annuairy , Lby mai 1Sé4) \fr. White. (Cheers.) | feel that it was | try, if we do not confine ourselves to legiti-
| a in Ont ri »and Quebec, 10,091,225; due to him, due to the sacrilices be has | mate omen yt vo thon tac dl enh
321.334: Nova Scotia, | made, due to the stand he has taken, due | ministration ‘ 5 g,
New Brunswick, 1
Manitoba,
Columbia, 194.665; Prince Edward Is
land. 249.324—total, 13,929,180. The
number of letters and post cards was
S74
1.993062 79.567; British
\ in Oatario and Quebee, S1L,944,
700: New Brunswick, 1,518,000 ; Nova
Seotia, 3,800,000 ; Manitoba, 204,250 ;
| British Columbia, 266, 950; Prince Ed-
ward Island. 824,600 —total, 39,358,500 ;
The number of newspapers ( L874),
in Ontario and Quebee, 22,550,000 ; New
was
to the position he has honored, to testify |
my respect as one of the old members of
{the Conservative Party, for Mr. A hite.
(Cheers.) But while it was due to him it
was also # great gratification to myself. I)
long in public life have watched the course
of Mr. White. I tirst knew him when, at
Peterborough, with all the earnestness and
enthusiasm of youth, he conducted one of
the ablest country newspapers that existed
in Canada, I have watched his course
ever since, It has been a truly conserya
tive course, not merely, gentlemen, in the
party sense of the word, but in the higher
patriotic sense, conservative ta thought,
conservative in feeling, conservative in pre-
Brunswick, 2.390.000 ; Nova Seotia, 3,-} serving the connection with the mother
ei : er country—that grand old country from
150,000; Manitoba, 10,000 British which we all hail. (Cheers.) I have
( ipbia, 320.000; Prince Edward Is- | watched his progress ever since, and I iind
, :_ yw with not earnestness, with
oi” 600.0 t 29 OOO_000 Che | him ne
land, G00,00U0—total, =: " not less enthusiasm, but with matured
number of registered letters (15¢4), Was | mind and with the experience that he has
in Ontario and Quebee, 1,396,000; New | gained by long and intelligent and vigilant
Brunswick, 60,000; Nova Scotia, 83,000,
Manitoba,6,400 ; British Columbia,5,300 ;
P. BE. Island, 12,200 —total, 1,562,900.
The number of free letters (1874), was
in Ontario and Quebee, 1,318,000; New
Brunswick, 37,800; Nova Seotia, 36,500.
Manitoba, 7,200; British Columbia, 4,-
500; Prince Edward Island, 8,200—
total, 1.432.200. The number of parcels
1S74) was, in Ontario and Quebec, 75,-
550: New Brunswick, 7,200; Nova
Scotia, 16,000; Manitoba, 1,500; Brit
ish Columbia, 1,900; Prince Edward
Island, 500—tetal, 102,800.
The postal revenue of Ontario and Que
bee for the year ending June 30th, 1874,
was $1,238,900.55, expenditure, $1,249,-
182.07;
276.39, expenditure, $130,668.28; Nova
New Brunswick, revenue, $36,-
Scotia, revenue, $117,910.89, expendi-
ture, $202,848.22;
$3,996.90,
Manitoba, revenue;
$16,107.87 ;
British Columbia, revenue, $13,500.55,
expenditure,
expenditure, $71,626,27; Prinee Edward
Island, revenue; $15,532,48, expenditure,
76; total expenditure, $1,695,480.34. |
The number of money order offices was,
Total revenue, $1,476,207, |
on the Ist of July, 1874, in Ontario and
Quebec, 536; New Brunswick, 66: Nova |
Scotia, 93; Manitoba, 1; British Col-
umbia, 6; Prince Edward Island, 3 |
The amount of money orders issued dur-
ing the year ending with June, 1874, was}
in Ontario and Quebec, $4,181,123.26°
New Brunswick, $1,069,359.48 ; Nova
Scotia, $1,465,401.65 ; Manitoba,$12,761.- |
83; British Columbia,$2%,744.98 ; Prince |
Edward Island, $57,938.45: Total. $6.- |
The number of Savings
Bank Post Offices in Ontario and Quebee,
in which Provinces only they were in|
1874,
the number of depositors for the
24,968; the total
year Was
8§15.329.66.
operation on the 30th June, was |
266 :
year then ending,
amount deposited during same
$2,340,284, aud the amount of deposits
and interest to credit of depositors, at
the date afore-mentioned, was $3,204.-
905,46.
The value of the issue of postage |
stamps and postal cards for the year end-
ing June 3]st, 1874, was, for Onturio and |
Quebec, $886,565.75; New Brunswick.
$73 Nova Scotia. $04,565 ;
Edward Islaud, $24,900 :
bia, M
$12 initoba,
3, 975 Prince
British Colum
$6,0584— total,
the
SOO:
7 QQ “> 4
21,075,585. Zo. The
(
year was, &:
issue for pre— |
vious ISO,075.75. During
the year 1874, twenty-six new Savings
f fie S were open¢e ]
‘.
268. According to
miking the
dank
total number now
the Postmaster-General’s statement, it ap-
pears that after seven years’ operation the
deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank
have reached a point beyond which their
increase will only be very gradual, and
may be expected to fluctuate with the
general financial condition of the country
from time to time. Considerable amounts
have been withdrawn—in all $1,144,400
—for investment in Dominion stock, gd
higher interest offered in which proves a
strong attraction. The number of depo
sitors holding aecounts in the Post Office
Savings Banks on the 31st December,
i874, was 25,492, being an increase of
590 during the year,
_~om ee
SYMPATHETIC.
Very general and hearty has been the
sympathy of our citizens with the relatives
of Charles DesBrisay, Esq., in their late be-
reavement. The funeral which took place
on Wednesday last, was atteuded by a very
large assem ‘2ge drawn from every class of
society, and every religious denomination,
Venerable Archdeacon Read read the burial
service at St. Paul’s Church, and Rey.
performed the last
solemn rite of the Church, in St, Peter’s
graveyard
Tue following Resolutions were passed at
a meeting of the Church Wardens andVestry
of St. Paul’s Church, held on Thursday, the
16th December, 1875, and a copy forwarded
to the bereaved widow :-—
Whereas, by the Providence of Almighty
God, Charles DesBrisay, Esq., one of the
congregation, suddenly died on Sunday
evening, the 12th inst., while officiating in
the pulpit of St. Paul’s Church as lay
teader,
Resolved Therefore that the Church Wars
dens and Vestry of St. Paul’s ( hureh, do
hereby record their deep sense of the loss
the church has sustained by the removal of
one, who, for many years past, took a most
active and zealous interest in the welfare |
and spread of her doctrine, and whose syms |
pathy and assistance, so cheerfully given at |
all times, to the poor and sick of our con-
gregation, will long be treasured as a stand- |
ing record of his christian character, and
| 48 & practical proof of his reverent fsith in |
the teachings of the church he loved so |
well,
Resolved further, that our warmest sym |
pathies on our own behalf and that of the |
congregation, be tendered to his widow and
son, in this time bereavement,
Artgur Newnery,
V. Clerk. |
}
CHARLOTTETOWN,
December 17, 1875.
Sir,—My mother has received with much
gratitication, the resolutions passed at a
meeting of the church Wardens and Vestry
of St. Paul’s Church, and enclosed in your
letter of the 17th inst.; and, for myself, I
return
expression of sympathy.
Yours faithfully,
Signed Wituiam C, DesBrisay.
A. Newpery, Esq,
| Brown,
'of Nuevo
| gentlemen, | know that every one of you
| ber for Lambton, &c.”’
| we were reckless, criminal or incapable;
them my sincere thanks for their deprived our
|
observation of publie aflairs, till he now
stands one of the first journalists in Canada,
(enthusiastic cheers) worthy of this demons-
tration, and worthy of the exertions which
‘have been made by the true electors of
Western Montreal. It is true that be has
told us that he js a defeated candidate,and
no one regrets that defeat more than | do;
not only on my own account, but on ac-
count of the party of which, for the present
at all events, I may be considered as the
|leader. (Cheers.) Mr. White has
consolation, that the loss is to his party,
the great Conservative party, that the loss
| is to the city of Montreal (* we know it’)—
that the loss is to myself, who looked fora
ward hopefully to having him acting with
me, fig!iting with me, battling, as I said a |
few evenings ago, with the beasts at
| Ephesus. But, as Mr. White has said, it
is no defeat; it is a great triumph, for he
had the real honest vote of Montreal, and
| has in this demonstration the testimony of
} the wealth, intelligence, enterprise and
commerce of Montreal. (Cheers.) I might,
gentlemen, at this late hour, content
myseif with making these remarks, (No!
no! go on!) and with thanking you for the
honor conferred upon her Majesty’s Oppo-
sition; only that beiug a lawyer I am fond
of precedents, and I find that at a similar
banquet, perhaps not sO numerously at-~
tended, which took place in Montreal, in
| honor of a most estimable gentleman, Mr.
Frederick MacKenzie, his namesake, the
Premier of the Dominion, took occasion to
enter into
SOME OF THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY,
and following the precedent, I shall, with
your permission, do the same. (Loud |
Cheers.) Gentlemen, I feel bound to follow
| the example set me by the Premier of
Canada—by the Honorable Alexander Mac- |
| kenzie—for we must be careful to speak
of him as the Honorable Alexander Mac-
kenzie in the future. (Laughter.) We all
got a lesson lately, which I know you will
take to heart, in politeness and deport-
ment. We were told that no more must
| be be styled Sandy Mackenzie (renewed
laughter); that no more must such an one
be spoken of as Archie McKellar, or an-
other as Geordie Brown; that you must
speak of them as the Honorable Archibald
McKellar and the Honorable George
didn’t know, Gentlemen, be-
fore | read that speech, what a deeply in-
jured man [ was myself; I didn’t know
that the people of Canada, from the Atlans
| tic to the Pacific, had been insulting me
g me
for thirty years by calling me ‘John A.
(Laughterand cheers.) Andthen! could
not but reflect, when that speech will be
re-echoed, as such a speech deserves to be
re-echoed, across the Atlantic, how Ben
Dizzey and Bob Lowe will feel that, great
statesman as they are, and one of them
the Premier, they should be called plain
Dizzey and Pob Lowe, (Laughter.) So,
gentleman, remember that he is the Honor-
able Alexander Mackenzie. It is said that
this |
you will not find one word without its war-
jrant. We attacked no private character ,
| we made no fling at private conduct; we
never struck below the belt. (Enthnsias«
| tic cheers.) But before the people of this
| country, through the press of the country,
we arraigned the conduct of the Adminis-
| tration for their management of affhirs, for
their legislation, and for no other fault.
| And, gentiemen, what said Mr, Mackenzie
| im response to these speeches? He alleg
ed in his speech the other day, that he was
answering the remarks made by my honor-
able friend and myself. Was the tone
worthy of the Premier of Canada, of a man
standing up to defend his conduct, and show
that he was fit for the position that he nol ix,
to show that he had been a faithful stewart
to show the wisdom and justice of his ad
ministration and the purity of his party 2 |
(Cries of oh!
oh! big push, ete.) Mr
Mackenzie made the error that he always
dées, of mistaking coarseness for strength
(Cheers.) The Hon Adex. Mackenzie i3 a
countryman of my own: he is a hard head.
ed Scotchman, Hemakes, clear, well reas»
oned, logical speeches, but the gods have
not made him poetical. He wants imagin
ation, and though his speeches are sound
and sensible and able, they are, I must say,
; upon the whole as dry as a limeburner’s
| shoe. [Laughterand cheers ] The other
| day he assumed a new character; he broke
| ont in a new phase loud laughter |, and for
the first time in his Jife,he fayored his au-
| dience with a poetical quotation. Now, it
rather surprised me when he, the Puritan
Premier, had the whole range of British pos
etry to quote from, that he had preferred
to quote that rake-helly old Sam Butler.
{laughter.] Poetry is called a garden of
sweets, a garland of roses, either raising the
imagination by the sublime, or charming
the fancy by the beauty of the sentiments
of the poet. Now, let us call to cur memor
the quotation made by the Hon, Alex. Mc.
Kenzie. It is this:
“The Prince of Cambay’s daily food
Is asp and basilisk and toad,
Which gives to hiarso strong a breath,
He nightly stinks ww queen to death.”
|Laughter.}) You may judge, gentlemen,
from this poetical exerciseof the Premier
of Canada, of the kind of answers we get in
the House. We tell him, your Pucific
policy is wrong. He answers, you are an
asp. [Loud laughter, }
ie Tariff is a mistake, You are a basi-
lisk. {Renewed laughter.}] We say to him
‘‘ how about the steel rails?’ “ You area
toad.” [Laughter.] IL have seen him
again and again in the house of Commons,
give answers not more consequent and quite
| 4s polite as the answers | have been suppus
ing at this moment. But I suppose the
honorable gentleman considers that this was
a specimen of what we call in Scotland
|‘ wut.’ .(Loud laughter.) I might say,
|} gentlemen, as I am inthe poetical vein as
| well as himself, that looking at his free
| trade speeches in Scotiand and his protec
tion speeches in Montreal, he might re-
member two lines of the same poet from
whom he quoted ;—
| What makes all doctrine piain and clear,
| *LTis just two thousand pounds a year,
And prove that false w as true be fore,
The answer plain, two thousand more.”
| (Laughter and cheers.] In Mr. Mackenzie's
j
| speech, as you must see, he attempted to)
change the issue by talking of our incapa~
city. He specially contrasted himself and
| me, and said, what right had I to speak of
any one being incapable when I made such
a mess of
THE WASHINGTON TREATY ?
Although there was no
mission, although there
missioners appointed by Her Majesty, of
whom | was the fifth, be said that Treaty
showed the utter incapacity of myself, and
therefore it did not lie in my mouth to
charge anybody with incapacity! One of
Imperial Com-
were five
in Spain the great old grandees, founders
of the ancient families of Castile and Leone
the Duke of Ossuna und the Duke of Ma- |
| dina Sidonia or the Duke of Madina Celi,
and such great grandees, when they spoke |
of each other called one and other Ossuna
Sidonia or Celi, and sc on, but when they |
spoke of anew man they styled him the
noble and illustrious Hidalgo, the Marquis |
Hombre. (Laughter.) Now, |
are I. F. C’s (of the first families of Canada),
and that while you are at liberty to address
each other as Tom, Dick or Harry, you
must always speak of Mr. Misckenzie as
‘the Honorable Alexander Mackenzie,
Premier of the Dominioa of Canada, mem,
(Renewed laught
er.) Having thu; called your attention to
the proprieties, and to the necessity of
mending your manners in this respect, |
would say it is very strange that this gentle.
man who gave usa lesson in deportment
seems to forget in his speech that he was
Premier. Itseems that he had been so
long in Opposition that he fancied he was
Opposition still. He had told us in terms
that the duty of an Opposition was to ob-
jectand attack the Ministry of the day,
and if they did not do that, there was no
use in an Opposition ; and yet in his speech
forgetting that he was a Minister, forget-
ting that he had to give an account of his
ateward-ship, forgetting that it was his
duty to defend his position and to
vindicate his rights to the position he now
holds, his speech was entirely against the
late Administration, against my late col.
leagues and my unfortunate self. fLaughs
ter.] You can judge from reading that
speech if itis such a speech as ought to
come froma Premier, Mr. Mackenzie said
it didn’t rest in our mouths to judge of the
competence of the Government, because
we had shown our own incapacity. Well,
gentlemen, if so, we were out; we have
suffered the consequences of those errors,
and he ought to know that a Minister can-
not hold his position by the demerits or
incapacity of the Opposition. You can
judge, gentlemen, from the speech which
was delivered in this city the other night
the nature of the answers that we of the
Opposition receive in Parliament when we
arraign the conduct of the Government.
Just in accordance with the tone of that
speech are we answered in Parliament
when we perform our duty to our con-
stituents and our country—when we per-
form our functions as an Opposition, ar-
raigning their conduct, pointing out their
shortcomings and warning them of the un.
wisdom of their course. Mr. Mackenzie,
instead of answering the attacks of the Op-
position, instead of justifying the course of
the Ministry, instead of vindicating the
wisdom of their measures and the justice
of their administration, turns round as he
did the other night and personally attacks
the members of the Opposition, tries to
change the issue, tries to bark back on the
defunct administration, tries to avoid the
discussion of its measures, tries to
avoid the necessity of defending his course
by gross attacks upon the members of the
Opposition, endeavoring to lead the House
away from the consideration of his own
course, his own demerits, to past issues
that are of no consequence to the country
—of no consequence to any one. (Cheers. }
But we are out now, we are suftering the
consequences of any errors we have com-
mitted. It would be no answer to say that
that we had shown ourselves unworthy of
the confidence of the people.
that we were as they say,
Supposing |
}
Is THat any ANSWER
| to a charge against themselves ? If we Pay,
you have ruined our tea trade, you
have destroyed our manufactures, you
|have shaken our credit, you have!
workmen of work, you
have foreed our factories to work only |
at half or quarter time, is it any answer to.
say that the Ministers before them were un-_
worthy of the position they held» Weare |
@ut in the cold shades of Opposition, and |
the first instances he gives is that in the
Treaty, the navigation of the St. Lawrence
was made free to Americans for all time,
while Like Michigin was made open to
Canadians for ten years only. Now Mr
MacKenz:e must have known, because he
had the pspers before him, that instruc.
tions were given to the head of that Com,
mission that the navigation of the St. Law-
rence was to be free. The Commissioners
bad no discretion in the matter; it was an
instruction from the Imperial Parliament,
from the Liberal Government, from the
Gladstone Government, that we should
surrender the navigatwn of the St. Law.
rence. It is true I‘ might have taken. my
hat and walked’baek to CAnada, Hut’ that
would not have done Canada any good,
because the mstructions, were positive, and
the navigation of the $t. Lawrence would
have been handed over whether I was there
ornot. Well,.Mr. Mackenzie knew that and
but as this surrender was a foregone con-
clusion, and as there were other questions
up, involving questi of Canadian in-
terest more deeply than the navigation of
the St. Lawrence, ! remained to perform
my duty, and | have~the thanks of my
colleagues in Canada, and of the Parlias
ment of Canada for doing so, And there
was another reason—because the Americ,
cans, by getting the free navigation of the
St. Lawrence did not, in fact get anything.
In the first place, you know that the
Treaty provides that the navigation of the
St. Lawrence is given for commercial pur.
poses, only, and not for war; the United
States bound the St. Lawrence down to St,
Regis ; the Americans’ own our bank, and
therefore they had the navigation of the
internal waters down to that point. From
the point where both banks of the St.
Lawrence belong to Canada, the Americans
had no power to use it, begause there is not
a single inch where a’ vessel can go up,
They might run the rapids, but they could
neverreturn. So we were not really giving
the Americans anything. Rut the latter
claimed it as a matter of sentiment, though
they knew that without the use of our
canals it was worthless. [Cheers.] It may
be said it gives the Americans the right to
use the Lower St. Lawrence for commer~
cial purposes. But we give the same right
to every nation under the sun; we court,
but I say this, if you read those speeches, |
We tell him that |
Com-
VASION,
in candor he ought to have told his audience (Cheers and applause.) Her Majesty's Goy-
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so. L might perhaps have walked away, | ernment—the Gladstone Government, —
| ought to obtain a resassurance of the free
| main until recalled by the voice of the peo-! navigation of those rivers to British and
Canacian «commerce. (Cheers,| Then
Mr. MacKenzie said further, looking at
that clause in the Treaty allowing Cana-
dian vessels to go through the canal at the |
St. Clair flats, that the Americans had put |
| their works on our waters. That is just |
‘the question. The American Government
say the improvements are not on our side ;
we say they are within our line, The Treaty
| says that wherever these improvements may
be,— improvements made at the expense of |
the people of the United States, they shall j
be free to Canadian vessels whether on the |
American or Canadian side | Cheers, ]
He goes on and attacks the capacity of the
late Administration, as a whole, on account
of
TZ LOCATION OF THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY, |
but if there is one thing the late Adminis- |
tion ought to be prond ot, it is the con-
struction of the Intercoloniai Railway,which
is the best railway of ‘ts class snd the
jand the cheapest of its cliss in America,
{hear, hear.; And, Sir, as to the location
of that railway, the hon. gentleman states
in his speech that he knew that I was ops |
| posed to it, and that Mr.McDougall was
| opposed to it, and that for the sake of
office, and contrary to our opinions, and
our consciences, we put the line in its |
present place, instead of running it down |
the valley of the St. John, ({Hear, hear. ] |
This statement has been made before, but |
it has been denied and has been disprov-
ed in Parliament, and Mr. Mackenzie,when
he was making that statement, knew that |
it had been disproved, and yet he re- |
peated the old calumny in making the |
statement,—I do not wish to use strong
language, and he was wilfully using this
| language and making this statement, when |
he had, of course, the statement of all my |
colleagues and of myself in Parliament. |
[(fear, hear.] Gentlemen, consider for a
moment. In 1858 there was an arrangement
made at the request of Nova Scotia, and |
New Brunswick, with the British Govern-
/ment, by which the British Government |
|agreed to give a guarantee to half the |
cost of the construction of that Road, on
|; condition that the Imperial Government |
|should have the selection of the route. |
|{Hear, hear.| When Mr. Sandfield Mac-
donald’s Government came in, in 1862—it
agreed to endorse that statement and carry
out that promise. {[{Hear, hear.] More
than all, gentlemen, at a later date in 1864,
in the debates in the Parliament at Que-
bec, on the Quebec resolutions which were
| to form the basis of Confederation and ess
tablish the Dominion, Mr, Mackenzie made |
an elaborate speech, stating that he was
in favor of the Robinson line was worthy of |
adoption [applause]; and I have no hesi-~
tation in stating, gentlemen, that that line
and that route 1s correctly located for the
| purpose of getting communication from
| Halifax with the St. Lawrence. Running |
|aline through New Brunswick down the |
valley of the St. John, with a cross-road |
| to Halifax, would have been no carrying
| out of the scheme, but the people of Nova
| Scotia and a great portion of the people |
| of New Brunswick would have a right to}
/ complain of a breach of faith if the line |
| were not located where it is now (hear, hear.)
But, Sir, there are other reasons, and con.
clusive reasons, why that road should be |
located where it now is, England had with
drawn her troops, and we had the pledge
of England, and the pledges—the pledges
of the British Governmemt—have never
been violateé {Loud applause,] we had
the pledge of England that in case we were
attacked by foreign foes, no matter from
what quarter, and no matter from what
| source, the whole military and naval power
}of the Empire would be at our disposal
| (cheers], and would be exercised in our de~
| fense, provided that we gave England the
| means of defending us, by providing a road, |
a military road, whereby she could send |
her troops with the military stores in|
| winter and in summer to fight our battles,
| (Cheers.) A road down the valley of the
| St. John would have been in no sense a
|} military road; and instead of being a
| sourse Of strength, it would have been a/|
| source of weakeness. (Applause) A rail-
; way running along the territory between
| the State of Maine and New Brunswick
would have been a source of weakness, be-
|ciuse with the enormous military force
| the United States have got in case of war.
that Government could at once send in
and take possession of the road making
it the means of sending the American |
troops to conquer Canada, instead of being |
the mans of sending British troops to |
protect it. (Hear, hear.] And more than |
that, gentlemen, while the negotiations |
were going on, and after the negotiations
were finished, after Confederation, while |
we were considering the line and location |
of the railway, we asked the British Goy. |
ernment in order that there might be no.
mistake, if it would sanction a ed
line; and the reply of the English Govern~
ment was that they would sanction no |
such line~thay would consider that the |
| bargain had not been carried out—that |
| they would grant no such guarantee, and |
that they could not carry out their pres |
mise to defend this country effectively |
/ with the whole force of the Empire, if)
'that road was exposed, as such a road |
| would be. {Hear, hear, and applause | |
Now, we have got a railway remote from
the frontier—And as long as the military |
power of England exists, and as Jong as
/the military power of England continues
as itis now, that road will always be a
military road, and One upon which we can
| depend for our defence in winter and in
| summer against all comers.
Before | leave the question of the Wash. |
ington Treaty, | will say, gentlemen, that
there was one point in it with which I es~
pecially agreed; and that was a clause in
it providing that the United States should |
be recommended to restore to Canada the
MONEY EXPENDED IN RE-1STING THE FENIAN 1X«
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| near, hear—anxious to settle all matters
with the United States—anxious that there
should be no question remain between
them, refused to press our claim, and it
was a loss to us, but no humiliation to Cana.
da; if there was a humiliation anywhere it |
was a humiliation to England, but England
can afford to bear such a charge. — Applause
—it was no humiliation to us, and what did
the late Government do when HerMajesty’s
Government, for Imperial considerations—
for the purpose of settling all these ques.
tions forever, refused to bring up the ques~
tion which promised to be fatal to a final
settlement? We claimed at her hands
some compensation, and said, ‘If for [m-
perial reasons, for your own purposes, you
do no press our just claims; we ask you to |
compensate us,’ and, gentlemen, she fully |
compensated us in & manner most agree-_
able to our feelings. It would have bees |
little consolation to us to have reesived a
sum of money for the annual sum that these
outrages and these invasions cost us: and
it would have been little satisfaction to us
if we, the people of Canada, felt that this
money was to be taken out of the pockets
of the British taxpayers, our fellow sub.
jects, this would have been no consolation,
but many of us would have been rather in«
clined to submit to the loss rather than
throw such a burden upon the ever-bur-
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we invite the trade of all nations ; and
what would the peopte of Montreal say if |
the right was evet exercised to exclude |
this commerce from their port, and prevent |
the navigation from being free to the}
the world? ‘That Treaty was passed in |
1871 ; it was sanctionedand ratified in 1872,
and [ ask you now whether the Americans, }
from 1872 to 1875, in their trade or in their |
interests, have gained any advantage that
you see? The right the Americans have |
of navigation from St. Regis to Montreal |
is nO more a disadvantage to us than the
right of a crow or a pigeon to fly over the |
waters. We haye the whole control of the |
St. Lawrence yet, for at any moment we
choose we can shut our canals; at any mo- |
ment we can prevent the Americans from
using the St. Lawrence in any way whatever.
So long as we «re on good terms we will |
allow them to use our eanals, but we will |
never surrender the right of closing these
canals when we please. (Cheers.| This
is One Of the instances’ mentioned to show
my incapacity. Then again, it was said,
Sir John in that Treaty actually got a pro-
vision inserted that the Yukon and
Stickeen rivers in Alaska should be free to
British and Canadian-shipping, and it was
said that liberty was given years and years
ago in a Treaty between England and
Russia. Well, gentlemen, I have told you
Mr. Mackenze is nota poet. I may also |
tell you that he is not an international
lawyer. I may teil you furtuer that in
inserting that clause in the treaty, the
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nat on il law was followe!. i hese gentlemen |
were of opinion, the British Government
were of opinion, Mr Gladstone was of.
Opinion, that as Alaska had been handed |
over from Russia to the United States, we
dened British taxpayers—hear, hear, and
applause.—But we have made am arrange-
ment which fully compensated us without
taking one single farthing out of the pock-
ets of the British pe»xple. We asked Eng-
land ~ not to give us money, but to lend us
her credit, and Mr. Cartwright is now in
England exulting his horn on this,—
Laughter, and groans for the Finance Min.
ister Mr. Cartwright is at present exalting | MNHE Subscriber has just completed his
his horn on the strength of the guarantee
of the sum of money which England agreed | Carefully selected Stock of
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to guarantee forus ; and which she has |
guaranteed for us.—Applause.—And_ this
is another instance of our incapacity. — |
of JANUARY, 1876.
tickets for said
requested to make returns on or about tke | Honor on the occasion, will please to enter
25th inst.
in the new Catholic
are respeetfully requested to attend.
Alberton, Dec, 15, 1875—h pro ne agj tiljanl
ee
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
|
"ILE |
Rochford Theatricals. |
S. PETER’S BOY’S SCHOOL. |
The Season will open on
Thursday, the 30th Dec...
with the Lauczhable Farce of
e of
No. 1 ROUND THs CORNER,
and the Comedietta of
RELLY WHILE.
By H. T. CRaven.
Further Perforinances will be given as fol- |
hOWS “a
| Jan. 4—‘* Blighted Being,” and “ Poor |
Jan. 11—‘* Poor Pillicoddy,” and ‘‘No. 1
tound the Corner.’
Jan. 18—‘‘ Milky White.” and * Blighted
Pning ?
cing.
In preparation: —** Two Puddifoots ;”
“ Done on Both Sides;” ** Box and Cox;”
** Deal Boatman ;” &c., &e.
Doors open at 7;
punctuaily.
N. B.—
to commence at 7.50!
of room it is hoped that seats will be |
secured early to avoid crowding
Admission 25 cents. {
Ch’town, Dec. 20, 1875.—p h ne
CHRISTMAS SALES |
BY AUCTION,
}
ON i
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Ev'gs,
i
this week, at 7 o clock, a large and useful
variety of FANCY ARTICLES of all kinds,
suitable for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
SEW ADVERTISEMEAYS,
ene tenes
ees
CUSTOMS SALE)
= he sald h Auction, at Ware ouse No 1 co
MONDAY, the 27th December, inst. at tio
o'clock a. m., (unless previous! taimed Sell i} .
Duty and Charges thereon dul paid the follan® wi
ing GOODS, WARES and MERCH ANDISE vin:
6 qr. casks Gin, marked W.F LL. & Co
5 cases Wihe, ” M.
1 cask Turpentine, , L. & Co,
> Boxes, . “
» cases rand 7 WwW. W.e
12 half octaves do.,
cases Glassware, ‘
12 packages Koompaper, “ tad
} rolis Floor Oil-cloth, Jae le _
1 box Iron Bolts, —_ Lauchian,
1 bar Spikes, °' 2 ew th
2 Cases, “ nig
Case, sie H. A. H,
1 Cask, vad 37776-21
| hha, Brendy, “ John Carro)i y!
1 Bale, ne wy a. li, (
2 Bales o B. & S.
l ~ rE I. & Co,
4 Bar sig F. W. Strong }
4 nests Tubs Bereta... ct
1 Box and 1 Barrel, Trig > ;
oo Eade eg : a W right & Robin, iD
1 cask Ojl and 3 Boxes, “ Bourke, So .
3 bbis. Glassware, John = pg Co,
1 Box, “4 os ‘
1 Cask, no mark, ex Minerva, re
5 boxes Copper Paint, marked A. McNeil. li
1 cask Glasswere, si Newbery Bros.
7 Barrels, sad - He
; ~— Is, J. M. Grant.
garrel, Matthew ‘le
1 cask Ol, We hewaMeLean or
[oon - a 1,
2 boxes Axle Grease, B.S. & Co, a
1 Box, vi 8S. Side Bank,
1 can Oil, ” ¥*
2 Cases, ve -, 1
1 Box, ~ William ¥ ac
2X) Boxes, No marks. furphy. '
5 barrels Onions, marked T. B. H, vl
ll Boxes, ” a Ws th j
1 cask ¢ vil, ” Kdw. Poole.
1 Box, , Mary Gillis, ’
| pkg. Dasher Leather, “ McK. F. & Co, ou
1 bale Curled Hair, si we
1 Case, ™ - ni
1] Case, a. WG.
2 barrels Glassware, J. O. Morrow,
1 Barrel and 1 Box, Morrow & Ca,
ALso—At the same time and place, 15 quarter
casks SHERRY WINE, J.
D. CURRIE, Collector. st
Charlottetown, December 18, 1875.—2in cle
AUCTION! 3
CASH. $2,000 WANTED. bi
AND T SALESROOM, ON WEDNESDAY,
Thy wn Q 1 VV | +* the 22d inst., at 11 o'clock ;— .
4 i 4 { Fa
N EW y EARS G It Is, 39 pieces Coatings, Tweeds and Doeskins; Ci
i 20 do. Grey and White Cotton; 10 do, |
ALSO, | Woollen Shirtings; 25 do. Winter H
Ready Made Clothing, Confection-
ery, Groceries, &c., |
all on Consignment, and will be closed out
without reserve.
A. McNEILL, Auctioneer.
Monday, Dec. 20, 1875.
CHRISTMAS, EW YEAR,
1875. 1876.
BUY YOUR
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
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AND
New Year Presents,
HARVIEG’S BOOK-STORE
Dec. 20, 1875.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS |
THE BEST ASSORTMENT
Ever Imported to Charlottetown,
Church Services,
Prayer Books,
Iftymn Books,
«cro0ld Pens & Pencils,
Christmas Cards,
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Wax Flowers & Shades,
And Abundance of other Goods
SUITABLE FOR
Christmas and New Year Gifts,
Harvie's Bookstore,
Queen Square.
Dec. 20, 1875,
SPECIAL NOTICE! ©
THE subscriber is obliged
to intimate that all amounts |
THE |
BN AMINE R—ceither by
Note of Hand or Book Ae-
count—to the 1st June. 1875,
due him on account OF
re mening nnpaid after the
Lith JANUARY next, 1876, |
|
will be sue d for without re-
spect oy pe rsons,
W. L. COTTON. |
Dec. 20, 1875. |
Christmas Presents !
NEW YEAR GIFTS 1!
IN GREAT ABUNDANCE |
AT
HARVIE'S BOOK-STORE,
QUEEN SQUARE. |
Dec. 20, 1875.
REMEMBER, THE LOTTERY ©
N aid of the Roman Catholic Church, at |
ALBERTON, will take place on the Srd
All parties holding
Lotiery, are respectfully
Drawing of Prizes will be held
Caurech. The public |
By order of Committee,
RICHARD H. REID,
Secretary. |
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~ 1875,
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| vided
Dress Materials; Clothing, im Coats,
Vests, Pants und Caps, Woollen and
Fancy Shirts, Woollen Clouds, LR. and of
Web Braces; White and Colcred Cot.
ton Warps; Linen and Shoe Threads; -
Tailors’ Canvas and Linings; Cendle- th
wick; Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s eu
Boots, Slippers and Overshoes; 100
bexes Confectionery, in H. H., Ss...
Strawberry,and Gum Drops. of
N. RANKIN, be
Dec. 20, 1875.—1lin Auctioneer, M
JUST THE THING For hi
' 50
Christmas Presents | us
AND
oan i , = ‘ ‘ 7 Y ar
NEW YEAR GIFTS, ra
: o1
At Harvie's Book - Store. &
| Queen’s Square, Dec. 20, 1875, -
P.E, ISLAND RAILWAY.
ts n
"REN DERS fi
FOR la
SNOW FENCINC! p
al
YENDERS are invited for the construc- is
tion of about Sixteen Miles of Snow b
Fencing. Plans of the fence required, and
detailed specifications can be seen at the t
| office of Mr. G. C. Cuningham, Engineerc.at fr
the Railway office, at Charlottetown, on ty
and after MONDAY,the 12th December, "
| where also printed forms of tender may be
obtained.
Tenders will be received addressed to
the undersigned, and marked outside, PR
‘Tenders for Fencing,” up to 8lst Decem- fi
' ber. and work will be required to be vigor-
ously prosecuted as soon as the weather fu
will permit in the spring. No tender will b
be accepted for less than one mile. No
tender will be considered that is not on the P
proper priated form. r
C. J. BRYDGES, v
Gen’! Sup't. Gov. Railways. "
Ch'town, Pec. 20, 1875.—3i y
AXES. AXES.
40 Dozen AXES, ‘
. . Lf
In Broads, Underhills and Boirons, .
which we warrant, d
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
W. E. DAWSON & CO. }
Ch’'town, Dec. 20, 1875. 4w ”
t
remner Bros :
‘9 .
t
HAs just about completed the best as- ]
sorted and largest {
yet} imported by them, to which the atten-
tion of traders and the general :
public is invited ‘
They are manufacturing a great variety of
Ledgers,
Journals,
Day Books,
Cash Books,
Memorandum,
And every other description of
BLANK
BOOES,
which will be sold at prices to suit the times.
Dec. 20, 1875.
2 rn
IS HONOR the Lieut. Governor, will
hold a Levee at Government House, on
SATURDAY, the Ist day of January next,
at the hour of one o'clock.
Each Gentleman is requested to be pro-
with a Card to be handed to the
Aide-de-Camp in waiting.
Gentlemen paying their respects to His
by the eastern door.
J. LONGWORTH,
Lt. Col. and Aide-de-Camp,
Government House, Dec. 18, 1875
PRINTING: BOOKBINDING
AND
1876, VUE undersigned having entered into Co-
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AMAS & WHEW YEAR'S.
| invite the attention of the public to their
partnership, under the Style and Firm of
COOMBS & WORTH,
Superior Facilities
Fall Importations, consisting of a very for carrying ou the above business in all its
Drugs and Medicines, |
Hear, hear and laughter, —One word more | Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Hair Oils, |
| with respect to the Inter-Colonial Railway, |
It is true that the government did attempt |
to see whether they could not find a cen-
tral line —not a line running along the val~
ley of the St. John, coterminous with the
United States frontier—but along the sea
coast and through the centre of New
‘ runswick, and far removed from the fron,
tier, and equally defensible in a nuilitary |
point of view, Mr. Sandford Flemming |
was sent there for the purpose of seeing |
Whether such @ line could be found out,
but the report of the Engineer was that
the country was impracticable; that the
country was s> rocky and mountainous that |
it would cost an immense sum of money to |
build it, and as Mr. Sandford Flemming in |
his report said that not one single pouud of
freight would ever go over the road if once |
_ built in this part, there was nothing left for
advice of the highest authorities on inter, | us but the present route, which, after all,
the Globe of the day before yesterday states, |
his already shortened the route for travel |
between the Western States and England,
and by which the mails of this continent and
the travel of this continent will hereafter
pass down to Halifax.—Hear, hear,
Pomades, Cosinetiques, Lotions for the
complexions, Glycerine, Cold Cream, |
Glycerine Jelly and Camphor Ice, for
chapped hands and face, Sponges, Per-
fume Flasks for the pocket, Gold and |
Silver Union Smelling Bottles, rene t
Capped and Silver Capped Prestons,
Vinegerettes, Toilet Bottles,
With a great variety of
Kaney Goods! |
together
~a1s0— 31 Water St.,
Raisins, Currants, Figs, Almonds, Nuts, |
Dry Preserved Ginger, Flavoring Essen- |
ces, Prepared Cochinea!l, Ground Spices,
(pure,) Gelatine, Sea Moss, Farine, Isin-
glass, Marmalade, Lemon, Orange and
Calf's Foot Jelly, (:n quart bottles), Ma-
caroni, Vermiciili, Candied Citron,
Lemon and Orange Peels, Pickles
Sauces, Anchovy Paste, Parisian Es-
sence, Pearl Sago, Superfine Tapioca,
Liebeg’s Malted Food, Liebeg’s Extract
of Beef, Sardines, etc., etc., ete.
Wm. R. Watson.
City Drug Stere.
I
Victoria Building, Dec, 20, 1875.
cei Merchants Bauk of P. B.
branches.
Looks,
Pamphlets,
Iiandbills,
Cards,
ittilheads,
‘Tags,
law Blanks, &C.»
Printed to order in the
BEST sry LE,
AND AT THE
SHORTEST NOTICE.
Chitown, P.E. I.
JOHN COOMBS,
Wau. WORTH.
Yec. 6, 1875.—h ane t im
Island.
on the
DIVIDEND of Five per cent.
| 4K Original Stock of this Bank, has this
| day been declared, and is payablet
holders on demand. {
oO stock.
W. McLEAN, Cashier.
Ch’town, Dee, 6, 1875.