The Herald -- 1868-09-02 -- Page 2

feudal regime is best for them. There are in the | Atlantic was, andollacau throagh kes ry
country the elements of. such a solution; but the | St- Lawrence. This must whimgtely begome the chivf | of
Foemag 2 # need foreign support to prevent them | Mode of transport forthe West. | At thé Detriot Con- |

NESDAY, SEPT. 2 1868. ees

*j yn rs poe “mr skot for all the pork | that had placed us in a most unenviable ittot,
hel sv poor ee to =. oreate auase © market for cor dah It was thought by some that England would not petttit
4, only one del gate was found in | {¢ I : and skill neces- this Island to deal with this qin but he felt him.
yrocity, a Mr, Prentiss, from Bangor,| sar¢ fer ul prosecutiog Of this btisiness, sbe | self permitted to state, that the local Government

be, to protect the lum- not.be value of her exports, | already taketi that matter in hand. actibh of thy
“Hl adres occupied about | pag the va
tead of

‘ es A likely to rfected this Aut

; f her laude also; and her young men, in- | United States wae not pei shtinn

the spoils of the King of the Kings of Ethiopia~Me-! feel ifested h eS ietthe las Str oliecd than ke aid" aoa thiok a r VYaude alangim ber Yotan ace. la. | eit ne maw pretty well ends d this Au
nelek in the Shoa, Kassa in the Tigre, and Go-| war . Sod, nent, because the Rentorh es had crows there was one delo Spresens who eympothiond with the United Siten, would pnd to the Island and build vont me ann —_— pa Bie . . meantiaie, the
baze in the central region of Amhara, Left to|rieh at the expense of the Western, and they had mani-| him, He orged so reasons or rather objections. Why | g fleet of as fine, good looking, and fast sailing vessels — poe ant wow ‘a are Y, of ° mestiot
themselves, they will not oppose againsteach other | fested a desire for the continuance of the Treaty. Mr, | Reciprocal Free Trade should not be revived with the! og could he produced in the States, These vessels | would beco people. , daw

; p tying that the terms i
instead of coming to an understanding? The no hesitation in saying that the embodied

ing back into anarchy. Three princes, we on -_ reendie oo

ly op- | Om
have seen, are in position to divide ainong them | Pose f° Fie Bop iy oe
the.

Heard was, however, ha to say tha opinion of| Provinces. Among others, that labor was dearer in the | could be constructed bere for two-thirds of the money
’ r only will profit by their divisions. It| Western statesmen had Rey Boden 4 : poli M ag and | States than in the Colonies; that on that ground the| they would cost in Ewsex. Some gentlemen appeared | Resolution yo “— new = advantageous
il not \ £ ginseng ong they were now in favor of a thoroughly fair Reciprocity | American lumbetercould not odhtend with the Colonial ;| very anxious to see tree trade in vessels and the oast- |to this Island, ‘ ellie sdllow scisnnone Movead
will not be England, nor indeed aay cthen Tae Treaty with the Provinces of British, Americe—-not a| that Reciprocity with. these Colonies would interfere | ing trade insisted upon as one of the stipulations of the| only bis own views, but of his leo
' nation, that will take thelr place. Two one-sided one like the late Treaty ; but one which would | with the Treaties entered into hy the United States pew arrangement. This, Mr, Hall did not deem ad-| when he assured the meeting. yee efforts should be
yssulinan populations—the Gallas to the South, tiety all parties, including « registry for our shipping | with other countries by which it was stipulated that) yisable at present. Reciprocity in fish aud agricgl- wanting on their part likely to e a objects em-
the Tuyks to the North—covet these mountains, WF aavriosn ports anda participation ia the coasting | those countries should sejoy all the commercial advan-/| tural prodactions would soon settle all that. bodied in that B mage a heeugh het
And history teaches us that the successes of the | trade of the United States. One of the gentlemen who| tages and privileges ed to the most favored ma-| ‘The Hon, George Beer, from the committee appointed. Gee por. le operation a : Mclaaad to n Home
ae » wheresoever they have triumphed, | advocated these liberal views, was a Mr. Taylor, of | tion; that, indeed, to’ make any Ustinetion would | to prepare and report Resolutions fur the gonsideration | Government 2 Col rate G ne Britain would oy bead
hare not been advantageous either to the natives | Minnesota. He was of opinion that the shipping as | amount to a breach of faithon the,part of the Amert-| of the meeting, reported three Resolations ; and the ikucisan teu po me by the week Loewe
of the conquered countries or to European in- Well as the agricultural interests should be consulted | can people. Another objection was that the lumberers | same were read by the Seeretary as follows : up| govern themesives ta: that wap aud tmnener hase onice

when framing a new Treaty, and Mr. Tayi posed | in the Provinces could obtain licenses from their Gov-| Wauxneas, the subjects_of Reciprocal Free Trade ; (
yee then vere 7 i oo, Of regret — to pacify the ship: building interesta of the United States ernments for 4 mere trifle. to cat as much lumber as tween the United States of America and the British/ to their ition, but algo ae M ted con-
definitive result of the English campaign in Abys- by admitting their raw material duty free, and thus put| they required, while the United States Government, | North A merican Colonies, have been recently discussed + trol over all their resources, Sir p A. McDonald,
sinia only promoted the progress of Mahometan- them on a par with Colonial Hcy ia Our shipping. | never having reserved Government lands, the Ameri-| Portland, in the State of Maine, at a Convention of during his recent brief stay vr sg yee had assured

ism in a country which has so long resisted it. fishing, and agricult | can citizens were compelled to purchase the lands over | legates representing the principal commercial {nterests Of him (Mr. H.) that the Dominion ernment had no
a a wdiabich Slended tngethon' Gud he coy ep Tor Prog oaks dy ~ which they cut. ‘Anuther argument was that while | the said States and Colonies ; and whereas, there have been | desire whatever to thwart this Island in ber endeavors to

f cal de : lately submitted to the United States Congress, bY 89) ohtain as good terms av possible from the American
: 3 prosper long was to conserve each of these intersste, | their corrency remained in its present depreciated state, afer, in Resolutions contain, “
frp ab hart ae MY | oe foe prosper together. Two great objects,|they could not expect successfally to compete with na wan Bg sn pape oy ty of reciprocal Free | Government, in exchange for our valuable fisherie-;

RECIPROCAL FREE

UNITED STATES. however Rallwaye a i lanl " k : ; but, at the same time, expressed the hope, that the da
od Navigation—were steadily kept | other countries. Tho colonial delegates did not take ; dw d rt oductions | 98, 5 A y
’ : in view by the Saoventinn, and the revolutions reuitive an active partin the deliberations of the Convention ; o ei etches titans fan vod te tet modigeation of | Was not far distant when the Provinces, generally, would
(REVISED AND ConRECTED.) to these passed unanimously, The great struggle took | they thought it better, from motives of delicacy, not | the present regulations for granting licenses to American | Secure an advantageous treaty,

lace on the subject of Reciprocity. It waa, at first, | act on any of the Committees. Indeed, the delegates | fighermen to fich on the shores of this Island, which re-| The Hon. Mr. HayTHorne also spoke in support of
; Charlottetown, Bat August, 1868. thought that chat too, would me Pha without any | from this Island were eo hurried that they had no time | solutions arelikely to be entertained with favorable consider. | the Resolution: The great want in the United States at

At two Ovlock this day, a number of influential serious opposition; but, to the astonishment of every | to collect statistics. For the information they were able | ation by the American Congress and Government : and where- the present time appeared to be oe » Their great
gentlemen of this City and County assembled to con one, a Mr. Prenties, of Bangor, Me., strongly and re-| to take with them, scanty as it was, they were indebted | as, there appears to be an almost universal desire, as | object was, to replace the bj they lost during the
rider the propriety of adopting measures to facilitate the svlutley opposed every movenient in that direction, He|to I. C. Hall, Eeg,, and two or three othor gentlemen. | enunciated at the said Portland Convention, for the estab- | late war in that country. When in.the. Mediterranean,
re-establisLment of Reciprocal Free Trade with the represented the lumber interests of Maino, As» matter | The immediate object af the Convention appeared to he, | lishment of reciprocal Free Trade between the United | several years since, he (Mr. H.) uently saw the flags
United States, in conformity with » Requisition, numer-| of course. the lumber that came over the lines free of | t0 farther certain railroad projects, Railway commani- | States and the North Americin Colonies; and whereas | of England and America floating side by side ; bat that
gualy aod reepectably signed, nddreseed to the High| Jury crippled the lumbermen of that State, His great | Cation, and the improvement of River, Lake. and Canal | the Treaty respecting Free ‘Trade, and the extension of the | state of things, be had heard, was now greatly altered,

Sheriff of the County (the Hen, Franci rth : 4 j Fishery rights, entered into between Her Majesty the Queen | pois pai : : . lority,
y (the Hen, Francis Longworth) Argument was, that because working men in Italy fed | navigation, engrossed the greater part of the time of ad the United States of America, on the 5th June, one British-bailt - , shipe eae aul tae bat eke

‘The latter gentleman, after reading the said requisition, | on bread and w “es ir | the Convention, and seemed to be regarded as of ereat-
and the notice of the meeting issued in conformity | labor, it was eek ne To cone - won ie — er importance at the present time shaw Reslornelt?, Ie | thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, proved ep be pl. quent Perhaps, however, it was wrong in him to speak about
therewith, called upon the gent! ttos 20 posel nat the ha hs .}, | advantage to the people of this Colony. : * ; il jvted wi
» po gentlemen presen rgani well-paid lombermen of Maine could by any possibility, (Mr. B.) could not bat admire the courage with which Realved thevefive, Ga © establichment of Recipro- shipping. which he was not so well acqunivted with as
the meeting by the appointment of a Chairmay and compete with miserable, half-starved wretches engaged | the Americans approached lurge undertakings. A great) ..7 ive Trote ri Yo British North American Colo. | hé was with farming. Daring the Corn Law agitation |
Secretary. i in the eame occupation in Canada and New Branewick. | public work was no sooner spoken of than it was at OnC® | nics and the United States of America upon a similar but/in England, the great landlords there, conceiving that
It was therenpon moved,by the Hon. Joseph Hensley, Ae aclencher, we presume, be told his hearers that as| Commenced. They evened to think as lightly of build- | more extended basis, with respect to enumerated articles, | they would be ruined were its advocates successful, used
Attorney General, seconded by the Hon, E. Palmer,— acon as the late Treaty pee rived, the lumber trade of | ing a trans-continental line of railway as we did of build- | and also n «imilar extension of the Fishery rights, more es- | every exertion to render their efforta nagatory. What
* That the High Sheriff of ‘the County be requested | Maine revived, the tm Grit were now doing a first- | ing a steam ferry-boat, The battle of Free Trade was | pecially if connected with the rights of registration and the | was the result? Instead of proving ruinous to thelr in-
to preside. : tate business, and consequently did not wieh the present | being fought between the Eastern and Western men. | coasting trade for our vessels in the United States, would|tureste, their farma were better conducted, the men
The High Sheriff having signified his willingness to Grrngement dcctreved.* The arguments—if such they | The latter contended for Free Trade, giving te fureign- | be 'o the mutual advantage of both countries. themselves more refined, and the laborers more pros-

< Ppccepdnntemaign, She, a enyhtaee ldo ) : ‘agg abi . oledd, T i tending to the fisher-
act as Chairaan of the meting, the motion was agreed can be called--of this Mr Prentiss were, howeyer, easily | ers the right of registering their ships in American ase et Ok Uke teen the tanta Wide eB sen perous and contented.—all the direct results of Free

;
, tomem. con. > sedi hese Trade ji He (Mr. Haythorne) conceived that
: and triumphantly refuted. “red by t Ports, while the former shrunk from conceding the . : rade in corn, He(Mr. Hay ne) conceiy
he ae Cooper, Esq., was then unanimously ap- eeationdn, one A doe ( Mr Deroy) alll achat privileges. Looking at the vast extent of the Western pany Ly Repdnepadsy bocce vaide pune privionno6 iene Reciprocity would do the same thing for these Colonies.
pointed Secretary. here in a few days with Gen. Butler, and so completely | States, their resources, the vast tide of immigration ditions as shall be prescribed and fixed by the Government Free Trade enabled Britain to como throngh the orisis

The heavy rain of the previous night, and the still | was 4, ’ i - ; f . i i

; . vas he floored, tha " “nav? n the | that was flowing in there, and their capabilities of fur : : : ts, so far as | Of the Crimean War, and to weat!.or the difficulty raised
unsettled state of the weather, having prevented the éatatien wit SS ea pn Ail Se ther develdprment. there could be de" doubt that the ~ ger pa aia ane ee inc by the cotton famine; and jast such results of a similar
attendance of a number of persons resident in the | procity was carried unanimously. Gen. Butler's scheme | policy of the West would, at no distant time, become tional principle of the Laws of the Umted. Kingdom. policy might be anticipated here aleo. The prices of
= country districts, who would, in all probability, have | was one of a peculiar character, Ife professed to treat | tbe policy of the United States. The coasting trade! pesoteed, That the Secretary of this meeting do furnish agricultural prodace were so low now as to render tho
’ been present had the day been favorable, it was at first with P, E. Island as a separate and distinct power, and | and the registry of colonial vessela appeared to be | to the several members of the Legislature representing occupation of the farmer not very desirable, bat there

proposed to adjourn the meeting one week, with the our local Government will, therefore, bave. to take the | thought more of in Nova Sectia and New Brunswick Queen's County and Charlottetown a copy of the Ke- | was a better time coming for the farmers of P. E. Island.
view of securing a larger representation from all pirts| matter in hand immediately This > neetion was not} than with us. Here the great interest was fn the grain | solutions passed at this meeting, and respectfully request | He (Mr. H.) had spent the best partof his days as a
of the County. Te was, however, ultimately decided mentioned at the Convention and ia (Mr, Heard) | and produce trade and the fisheries. Gen, Butler's re- | them to give the subject their eordial support in the farmer, and felt that he had hitherto been but rly re-
that, althangh the mecting wae not so well attended as doubted if one of the American Delegates was aware | Solutions were hot alladed to at the Convention. He | Legislature in order to obtain the object and wishes of this | numerated for his toil. He knew it was very difficult to
' could be wished, jt was inexpedient to adopt the course that this Tetand formed no part of the Dominion of | was expected here in a few days, and he (Mr B.) had | meeting as understood by the said resolutions. 4 realize cash for the best lands at present, but he hoped
suggested, : Canada, and that it was, at present, perfectly inde-| "0 doubt the Government would be prepared with such | ~The firet of the said Resolutions being again read by | the farmers of this laland were now aboutto reap similar

Archibald MeNeit!, Eeq., moved, seconded by David pendent of thatcountry. It was chiefly. he said, in con- | statistics and information as might be required to | the Chairman,— advantages from Free Trade to those realized fram it
Laird. Exq.,— : nection with our fisheries that this Leland was known to | enable Mr. Butler and the other members of the Con.) phe Hon, Mr. Patmer said he had heard it remarked, | elsewhere. The Hon. Mr. Palmer seemed to think that
k “ That our delegates to the late Portland Convention, the Americana. most of whom appeared to be well aware | greseional Committee who accompany him, to under-| that it was not good policy to declare, by Resolution or| Reeiprocity would only be offered to P, E. Island; but
now present, be reepeetfully invited to address the meet-| of thoir vast importance, Mr, Heard here complained | stand the true position of this question. Gen. Butler | otherwise, exactly what we wished for, The soener we | to show that this was not likely to be the case, Mr.
ing on the varions snbjects deliberated upon by that | that, with reference to postal matters, this Island had | was what the Americans called a strong man iv the | 4)) so, however, the more likely we were to Obtain whnt| Haythorne here read the following extract from the
large aud infinential body.” not been fairly dealt with, and called upon the proper | Enstern Statee and would, no doubt, exercise con-| wo want, We all know that Free Trade had made us | Boston Advertiser of tho 29th ultimo :—

Hfon, Mr, Huxetxey (secing Mr. Bourke and several authorities to. see that this Island was placed on the | $derable influence when Reciprocity came to be dealt what we were. Our Agricultural interests had been| ‘The Committee om ways and meane agreed upon a re-
other gentlemen, whore names were appended to the | same footing as Canada. with in Congress. We could not ove-restimate the value | ssngoially benefited thereby, ‘The United States were | port on the question of trade with the British Provinces,
Requisition, present) thought the gentlemen who were wh: Honea bs f oi «| Of our fisheries. Our agricultural produce woold ul- a good market for our grain, and that was precisely what the presentation of which was prevented by the fillibustering
mainly instrumental in getting up the present meeting, r. Heard here mentioned one or two etriking in- Ways ecCure us 8 competency; butif we were ever to! our farmerswant. Our farmers. he was glad to observe, | the copper tariff bill, The report recommends the open-

and who were doubtless prepared with a series of Re- | stances that had recently been broaght to his notice by become wealthy that wealth must be drawn from the |... : het ith Ll and energy | of negotiations with the British Government, to ascertain
ciprocal Free Trade with the United States. should be y prodactiv ar more wauabie tan mary | the people of this Island generally to’ take an interest | , good and permanent market for our produce. It was | (07 Oa) wens Ot all matters of commerce, navigation,

called” upon, in. the first instance, ‘ amongst ourselves were wont to suppose. A man, he |.” P Seer
ing col tabtattthe) esto ve, addrene typ sinot: assured the meeting. could sometimes. in a boat, with __ ry ith ~_ Poa retest ri ae! sltie’™ to | all’ very wer cee ‘ ie we hg ts mre or and the fisheries. Mr. Seward informed the committee that
._ ‘Pho Chairman approved of the course suggested by |tWe men, get more for one day's fishing on our consts | Vn.S tron AD A, Wibihaen covideteled tht aate-| 2 Oe sep d poco - ye cing lt ¢ | 8 Would consider the report ample authgrity to open mego-
Mr. Hensley, than he could for any five acres of oats he conld raise. ments just made by Mr lieard Mr. Brecken had, no| "ey oe a : ital ta, ‘The Hon. Mr. Panaen remarked that were that| These fisheries, he continued, had, on more than one doubt, pret ven the meeting 8 fair account of the pro- pls eso an ee en c “uit their - rodueo me. Bone or go eg gl gy
course strietly adhered to in all cases, few would be pes pty Revo 9 Hic to 8 wes pia bg aebas He ceedings of the Portland Convention, although, un- We eee oe caaents tediibas wearibend bios waters Island —" wpe. san. . Renipeesiay oh F. &.
il! ; iait bli ting. | and the United States ; and it was the dread inspired by : ; . j '
Tho # ricer bog bcty niches dhelr-anenstet en the? snch a contingency which, perhaps more than anything i ee neon ae te Fal ge er in Kee Arabs: et trade, gag oc to Ee a po ng ome in comer mace
baggy 2 a Eine id as ype ae Ft — — ome meetin popes Ronda the meeting had been econrened should be proceeded | nents incrense the demand for markets; but he would | with the United States. The terms ofa Treaty were
Tia ee aes eras the iat Pastlane Conven. | tule that a line hye g be drawn from headland to head- ay mation of the Iton. George Beer, the following not take np the time of the meeting by rt ee agreed to by Great Britain and the United States, and
tion, where, in all probability, this subject was fully |!and, and that the American fishermen should not atlemen Wwere's + Sarno a Tovciitted és evanans eal these, The present meeting had been cane bo © | afterwards submitted to the reepective Colonial Legisla-
discussed, were present, he would, with due eubmission | be permitted tw fish within three miles of that line. This | Renton davida of Manabe: on the subicot of Reol- | Parnore of obtaining Free Trade, and ns to t ee wre. |tares. ‘This Island took the initiative, A special Ses-
to the Chair, suggest that the said Delegates be first tke Geet eet once — 7 the waters precity. ete., ta be anbmitted to the mbetlng preseutly — “yf souadaten ‘oe F hay Pied ca on reales os of the heghinare wee oF pana a ins the .
: . 7 -}of the Bay of Fundy as well asto other bays on our se ir liiedes, A9 sey : noe | meAne OF O ? " featy were approved of. and they all knew the advan-
en esolgtiots, to be Ramah 16, and odegtea eo one coast, but had latterly not been insisted an With Sr yep st hk age Faecal ag peg “7 the attempt hopeless, unless the same privilege Were | tage that had resulted therefrom. They all knew also
jeoted by the general mecting. peapoat te the Ritinaey Cand che Ol sele, be belietd.| Plies ted kivend Rely Keo ite (ile, Palmer) wertah Of taal opiaion. If the lalend aE ne kt ae ee
‘ 4 : : til lied ¢ B : d : . : ¢ : e (Mr, Palmer) was no at opinion, 4 that Treaty, and they now saw that its provisions
\. F. Bercxex, Esq., eaid this was a meeting of the |*ti!l applied to the Bay Chaleur and to our own The Committee retired to prepare their Resolutions. showed its determination to have Free Trade, and roe uit as js Ae to rat as hep 2 een us,

. P .| Bays.) Captain Clarke had informed him (Mr. H. . ; ;
inhabitants of the County, called for the purpose of dis an his ot had heen lately pst he by an ane The Hon. James Wanovrton, Colonial Treasurer, | manifeste 1} this determination by corresponding acts on | tte (Mr, Coles) concurred in the sentiments expressed

Sone ‘The Dalogates (of aebie We tene acey ieee of H. M. Navy inthe Bay Chaleur, who asked for hig | then rose and stated that he had been engaged for the | the part of its Legislature, Addresses to the Crown, ete. | on this subject by the Hon. Leader of the Government

+ gee Be, I & Gorlnio ‘sense, the soevante of the public; | Papers. ete. Captain Clarke asked this officer if they | Inst four or five months collecting Statictics, From | it woul’, he thought, be conceded. He knew that ob-| (Mp, Jyensley) and the Hon. Mr. Haythorne. ‘The

but they were appointed by the Chamber of Commerce | (the Americans) were to be driven out of the Bay, and | these it would appear that,in 1848, nine thoueand bar- | jections had lecen raiced to the course they were NOW | membera of the Legislature might object to the wording

: —not by this meeting. The more regular course, there- | V8 told that so long as they kept three miles from the | els of flour were imported into this Island and in 1866, | pursving with reference to this matter. _ Phe Dominion | of the Resolation before them ; but (Mr. Coles) be-

fore, would be that siggeated by Mr. Hensley. viz: to|#ho-o they were perfectly safe. If this arrangement | the quantity imported amounted to eighty-one thousand | would have to state the termi and conditions upon which | jieved that in the main ite principles would be approved

submit the Reedlutions alluded to; after which, ‘the | had been authoritatively made, and waa also applicable | barrels! When it was recollected that nearly all the /she would accept of Free Tide; and he a tbat | of, Allusion was made therein to the coasting trade

Delegates would, he felt aseured. cheerfully givo the +'0 the Bays of this Island, the change bad been effected | flour consumed was formerly raised in the Colony, it | any condirions or stipulations she might enter into With | and # registry for our shipping, —points on h the
meeting all the information in their power respecting without our knowledge or consent. Mr. Heard then | would at once be seen what a serious drain this item | the American Government would cooduce to the interest | 4 mericans were very sensitive. One of theee points he

; the proceedings of the recent Convention. The feeling | *!¥ised the people of this Colony to look at the questicn | alone made upon Ite resources, and there could, he| ot P. E. Island. fe thought it probable, however, that| (fp, Coles) formerly wished to insiet upon; but he

4 of the Conveution. he would just say here, was, with | broadly and fairly. ** If," said he, * you lose the op- | thought, be no doubt on the minds of any that some trade | Canada might insist upon terms that would not be ac- | fond that the shipbuilding interest was eo strong at that

one solitary exception, in favor of a renewal of the Re | portunity now presented, you will never, probably, have [must be found to meet this large an continually in- ocded to, but might, nevertheless, be given to us for the | time in the United States that he was reluctantly poem

ciprocity Treaty; but he still thought that it would be | ® better one to secure your rights. If you are content | creasing importation, That trade was fish, Not many privilege of fishing ronnd our shores. Ifthe British pelled to yield the point, A treaty that did not include

more regular, before proceeding farther, for the gentle- | With a small boon in exchange for Free Trade and | vears since, we actually imported large quantities of | Government saw there was nothing unrearonable in ©0F | all those stipalations would undoubtedly be beneficial ;

‘g men who had originated the pressnt meeting to submit | Fisheries, you will find your last chance gone for secur- | fish, although our own waters were teeming with them. domande, those demands would be granted. They bad | pnt any Government that wished ta frame a new Treaty

r their Resolutions, i ; ing any permanent benefit at the lands of the United | He recollected a remark made by Sir A. Bannerman on | taken their stand at various periods in our past history. | with special reference to the benefit or advantage of any

‘The Hon, Gronge Brrr thought the Delegates sent | States. There can be no wisdom in the advice given | one occasion. viz: that ‘jn order to get Free Trade, | and refused us many of our rights, but these rights bad | one clase of the community would not, he thought, act

tothe Portland Convention by the Chamber of Com: | >¥ Some, to take part if you cannot get all. If you | he would allow the Americans to fish everywhere,” and | at last been conceded. We were as yet a sole and in-| wisely, He (Mr. Coles) recollected that at the time the

merce should address the meeting first ; but complained wish to come out right and square, put on a good face. | he (Mr. W.) was of the same opinion. n 1866, we | dependent Colony,—nae much eo as Canada, and bad a8 | peisish Government removed the protective duties on

of the difficulty of hearing experienced by the andience, | and drive ae good a bargain as you can while the op- | exported about two and a half millions of bushels of | good aright to be treated as ench as Jamaica or Aus- timber, the merchants of New Branawick became out-

‘ , j oats! This itero alone was important, as showing the | tralia, Free Trade, if we wished it, coold not be denied | rageons, and threatened to join the United States; and

‘ anity offers.” One remark, by way of closing, was
canvases of the in Bog eg let vera befor big made vy Mr. Heard in reference a thee tipdelases of | magnitude of our agricultural exports. If Gen. Butler,| us simply becanse we were a small Colony. The | jt was this circumstance that first induced him to direct

encouraging travellere to make this Island their sum- | on his arrival here, should find that reliable statistice | British Goveroment were bound to concede to us that| pj, attention to the coasting trade. He (Mr. Coles)

fio mo oy desees tek es Deeg se Be rd mer’s ms § Was it not better to get customers to | could not be obtained. it would reflect but little credit} which was manifostly for our benefit, and not nucon-| duly anpreciated the difficulties under which our fishery
first heard; come here than to send our productions away for sale? | on those who had so persistently refused to make any | stitutional. We could not, it was true, pase an Act to| mon Jahored at present, in consequence of the high dat-
; What are the fects? Up to the present hour we were | provision for their preparation; and he hoped that,| prevent the ranning at large of geese at Summerside, | imposed upon our mackerel by the Americans; but Mr.

Witrtam Hearn, Esquire, one of the delegates, wne driving away handreds of the best customers from our | even at the last hour. an officer would be appointed to| without the permission of the Home Government; but | Hall would. he thought, admit that it was useless to eeck
called on to address the niceting, and was tolerably well | doors, because we did not or would not provide suit- | furnish the statistics now #0 imperatively demanded. if it could not be ehown that such an Act was in opposi- | the abrogation of those duties unless we were prepared to
heard, although the defect complained of by Mr. Beer able accommodation for them, and thus we are losing al I. C. Hall, Esq., on being called upon, eaid it would | tion to any exisiing constitational rule of Great Britain, ‘give some equivalent in exchange therefor. On thie puint
rendered the attempt @ matter of some difficulty both | mine of wealth second only to the fisheries, for want of | bave given him some pleasure, had he seen the Reso- | it must, as a matter of course, be agreuted to. LHe (Mr. | the Americans were very firm. The numberot men-of
to; speaker and hearers, Mr, Heard rega ded the | a tittle enterprise. L. C. Carvell, Esq. told him re- | lutions to be submitted to the meeting, to have made a| P.) cid not despair, therefore, of obtaining Free Trade | war now on the station might have been the means of
mission of the delegates as one of great.importance to cently that inqniries wera being put to him daily by | few observations thereon, As they had called upon | for this Colony. even should the terms not at first be | calling the attention of the Americans to this subject
all classes of the people of this Island. Had no dele- persons in the States, who had heard of our delightful | him, however, at that stage of the proceedings, pe | approved of mn the Mother Country. P E. Island would | more decidedly than anything else could have done:
gates been sent to the Convention alluded to, it would climate, pure, bracing air, aplendid os arena country, would endeavor to say a few words. At a meeting of | have been in Confederation long ago had we not shown | and he hoped the principles embodied in the Resolu-
naturally be inferred that we, ae 2 people, were totall ete , and who would flock by hundreds to our shores and | the Chamber of Commerce, held the previous eventag, | unmistakably our opposition to it. he Parent Country, | tion would soon be caeried ont, He Gee. Coles) was
indifferent fo those great and Important interests whieh | , end the hot summer months here, had we only suit-|the whole question of Reciprocity was fully debated. it was trae, had the oroper and constitutional right of pleased to learn from the delegates Reciproc
would ‘engage the attention of that large and inflaentia! | big jiotel accommodation for them; and, addressing | At that meeting they went for free trade in fish and | controlling the fisheries; but if we ould show that the | was viewed with mach greater favor at the Port
assembly” | Wei were also aware that a Resolution of &/ ihe many gentlemen farmers present who had * made | {ree trade for produce, Mr. Taylor and other West-| waters within three miles of our coasts were legally | Convention than it was at the Detroit Convention. @
deeply interesting character bad been recently submitted | hair pile.” Mr. Hf. endeavored to impress upon their | eta men would go for these; and be had no doubt that | within our jurisdiction, and that the conditions upon’! few years since, and which he had himself attended as
to. the | Congress by General Batler, on the | minds that their responsibility did not terminate with | the registration of English vessels, as well as the coast-| which we proposed to permit the Americans to fish with | ong of the delegation for-thie Teland.
au Wy gr Trade with this Island, —a circumstance, their attendance apon such meetings as the present. | ing trade, would tollow, In the meantime, the West-| in these waters would not deprive any British subject of | payin Larnp, Esquire. was of opinion that thie

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ciently significant and suggestive to WAr-|f14 reminded them that a number of Charlottetown | ern men wanted all the!channels to the ooean opened,— | « single constitutional right, any arrangements we might | Island ought to be placed on the same footin the
rast © stops that had been taken by both the Chamber | gentlemen had put their hands in their pockets, and | :hey desired all the facilities for trade that coald be |’choose to make with respect to our fisheries ought not Amesionps, wth selene, oe the coasting woke and
° eroe atl the Government of this Ieland. The | tinera!ly subscribed towards the erection of a-euitable | provided. They wanted all this; but he hoped the | to be interfered with. It would, perhaps, be objected, | though this was a concession from them which we
6f the Delegates at Portland was very gratify | Hotel for the special accommodation of the strangers | people of this Island would not commit the mistake of | were that right conceded to P, E. Island, that it might not obtain, yet, as it was our we ought to
- ing” Allwere placed on & footing of perfect equality. Just alluded to, and whoee visiy could not fail largely | *¥ing. if they could not get all these at once, that they | would dirturb existing Treaties, with which we, a8 «| gontend forit, =o 22

and theoAmericans were anxious that their Provincial |, contribute to the general prosperity of our beautiful | would have none of them. Mr, Hall thoaght the time | Colony, bad no right to meddle, Bat that should not] tyexry Haszanb, Exquire, thought bi al if. we gave

bréethees should actnpon Connnittees.and share fully with | tend. « Let the farmers now sec to it,” said Mr. H., in | had not yet arrived to press home all there questions, | stop ue. Lotus pasa our Act,—not stop short for fear away what ee te would not in all probabilit
Inter, However the business of the Convention, The vonclading his sae gog. though, we fear, imper- | How many were interested in the question of free navi- | such a measure would not be assented to at the Colonial) ohtain the privilege alluded to any futare period,
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however, alter consulting together as to the | fectly reported “hae they heave 1 gation? Probably not one in five hundred. But the | Office. How many measures had they passed thore that | He thought alswthat. «
ee thould pursue, informed their American | o¢ rf BE. Island at heart; let emf saa radbenbi ta farmer could not afford to Jose & market forhis produce, | had previously been prondtinced unconstitutional? He | more to : ba ” ra Foto hey be | ag on
attended the Convention simply | tako shares in the proposed hotel, and they wold, he| tor the fisherman for bis fieh. If you do eo,” said) (Mr. P.) had prepared: some statistics bearing on the | than all the athet Chlohiag plit together,’
communicate inforination. and must, there-| undertook to say, get more interest tor their money than | Mr: Hall, ‘you will assuredly fail.” Thies muet be | question, bat as much time of the meeting had now been The Hon wav then put tor the meeting “and
rod ogy ty ip any Cotnuiittee, or in any way many of theta appeared to have any idea of.” looked upon as @ practical question, We could obtain | spent, he would not farther weary ite attention by pre- eunneehne adopted, . :
' part in the of the Convention. a free market for our fish and agricultural actions, |senting them. The Resolation just submitted woul! The eecond Reeolution reported from the Committee
ination séomed to produce rather abad feel-| Farnenick Bueckex, Eoq., said that the duty de-| He (Mr. H ) thought the poople of this Island greatly | show what we really wanted. ~ | was again read by the Chairman, a a pretty
at first, hot it coon wore off, and the Americans ad-| volving apon him would be very light, alter the very | undervaloed their fisheries. No other business that| The How. Mr. Iexerey, Attorney General, without | lenthy discussion—adopted anantmonsly as follows :
ted that they bad ed the wisest and best coarse. full and comprehensive statement just made by his co- | could he named had succeeded #0 well. In order. to pledging himself to all the details of the Resolutions just | Reso'ved that the conditions of extending to the Auher-
| Convention orig ‘1, it appeared, in a desire to | delegate, Mr, Heard,—a practical man in commercial | show their great value, Mr. Hall stated that four or five | sabmitted, would say that the Government had already | men of the United States the right of fishng within three
ener of the United States with che ad- | matters, aud mach better qualified to address the meet- | hands, aided by a few boats, had not unfreqnently been | had the subject under consideration, It was a question, | ™iles of the shores of this Island Dr the privilege of ac-
1 niet, At first sight, the Provincial Dele-| ing on matters of trade and commerce than he was. | known to take thirty or forty pounds’ worth of macke-| indeed, upsn which there could be no difference of | °t* to th® porte and harbors , sach
wore induced to think that 4 special line of Rail- ee. 1.) was happy to be abe to state that within | rel ina single day. Aman and his boy.at eg opinion. There was no necessity, he thought, for delay, ditions ax shall. be ed and fixed by the Govern-
; with the West,—more the last three years a great change bad taken place in| took in one day thirty thirty poonds’ worth of the| we were quite at liberty, if it pleased us to do 80, to | Ment 4 Lemslatare of this Colony, im all oo’ fav
the chief object in view; bat | the American mind with reference to the question of | same description of Gah, He himself landed, at one | take the initiative in a matter af this nature, The pre- pio wrlane ley danger phy
This Resolution was a spoken to by Messrs. Heard,
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favor of a new | Reciprocity, At the Detroit Convention, which he at- | of bis atages, ina . 55,000 mackerel, or six | sent meeting had been convened side .
tended, © very. wnfriondly foaliog towards the British | busdred ‘noands’ wath’ Tan’ besiocee I propery | tiom oom WW aston the Oleatow'et the Uriel Och
Provinces was exhibited. The there was, | followed, was a8 sure of success as any other Dasinens, | He (hte, 1:5 Gh wen tate ehote wun ee difficulty in Boor, Laird, A ell, and J. Lon,
| that as the Mother Coantry her had, by | The entire catch of Tat present only amounted | the way but one. With Trespect to Reciprocity, i Apa Bo ilo writer, ho /
the Fh which they had shown for the South dur- | to from 300.000 to 400.000 barrels annually, and the| could be none; and with respect to the only question | 7% : npon to act in capacity ’
im | ing the late civil war, conduced to protract that struggle | United States would consume double that yet that remained, (al that Metin tailor eben obled eh and Reporter, found f unable, at th’
sea-/ and make it more blondy and forty than it would | We had the timber to build the versels required to prose- poate Senet is arise) he with his learned uns, Hroceedibages tress vhe eonntinese of his writing
herwise hay : not | cute this fishery, and we hac the men to man them. | friend (Mr. mer) in thinking that was no reason why materials, to take any further notewofl the speeches...
oa pref continue liberal trade relations aa This was a great question, and Mr, Hall saw that | we should not the matter at once under the notice an, be third Resolution was eleo agreed to unanimonaly.
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de- | Bat feeling, he to ony. was unless our young men found something else to do be-| of the Tmperial a .. If any county in the world is as follows: oa
acpeltee: ‘ikieg te views the Portland Con- siden farming. we could never be & wealihy | wae entitled too ! lon, thle Resolved, Vhat the Secretary of this meeting de fur i
could never be from tho mere qroduihens et that country. They hed tahoe way ceraede ad's can County and pened ‘7 copy of the c