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PUBLIC MEETING AT SUMMERSIDE. | for sinners, if only he was truly penitent hs

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I stated these words before the Coroner About
two monthe previews te the murder, a drunken
fellow collared Dewey at Liutechineen’s corner
When he came to me, be said ail he was» rry
fer wae, that he fad wet a koife about fin

From this time.” save be, “ To will earry a kort
with we.” think Dewey was here three uo th
before the auirder, but | eanr let stire la
thet freqeent Carrie ‘a hone, for | B aves becanitieren
there Mrs. Carne avd | used to speak
that woe all I went there w l had semen
te du When tt Daector ene tao ¢
looked at bis wa wid | oer ‘
o'clock Dewey ems p fre ! vessel neyt
? roing, at about queartet ‘ ! I wae
be taken te the station-hews Wi It
the aeat, | fell very near . e Gtwre is
kite he nda bed -roen “t tdid
make a neise when Tf W <) exes a
] coo hi rt | hed ¢ I
het Know some! hong abeat tte rdet 1 di
14] him what | heew. fer d t ght that what J

d tot Twon'd tell befor e lawyers a
Judge The policeman sakl te aw “ F think y

e the only ene whe knews a bing nto
Ont Lawde pe anewer | eet Weeks ‘
since J dave been commatted te pr i tie pe

heemen thenght Twas xg g eave the Isla
but they were austake I do be serry
eave the Island belewe this itter ended l
bo ad Dowey was a marii main. and, of eours
L had my eptni ‘ t oD wliemld hase der
serry to keep fis cen pany i anew ix’ Was &
married man The swt of sens mm jatl co
auenced with me [did tet Keoow aft firxt wha
tart et the jt e Wasi ut IT Ww atlerwurds
There was ne hele tn the wa rome te con
municate with him, | t “ very h
beards between us Ll teld DD \ wl that |
hewed hime ten times more than ever, te make lin
quit erving. Ll cried toe LT had good reason te ers

ter L had heen locked up im . eon acceunt of
ham I teld Gun te awe ie u er sus bands
eard it wansld be all rig I ewid te hin on
evening “Prepare Dowey, I ae g in Chere
fe-night "—tnte his reem le said * 1 wieh yer
could.” [| was in jaila week of o fortnight beter
I teid him that. Dewey tells « lie when he aays
I am very fend of money 1 am able to earn!
Bebe y lor myself. Tnever wanted money from
Jun. Ile teld sme her comald ww PAW ALY Thhotey
Jere, When eondived in jai, l did not hoow
v hether I would be paid ter my tine or net. 1
3 «hed bim, in jail, where his « es were, and he
eo: d he had them ‘n prison wit Tteld bum i
jy that Christepher Duffy wen! and gave trest
evid. ace, and that he nust blame Christopher
J} buffy I was swern to tell the truth before ihe
erener and Grand Jury. My brother and
cerein were taken te the Pulice«fice on the
mrahtet the murder” On the night of the murder
DD wiy did net tell me fo em al it 1 wis aw
much put to, at the time, that 1 did not think of
waking a clean breast of the whole matter to the
} hee Christ phet Duffy Waa tot present w hen
] fainted after the murder, and id not see hin
when I came to my senses, He said te uv
“You must have khuewn & vg about it’
When LT recovered trem the { t, Chrietephes
Dr ffy was con ing up the street. and said “Good
hight, Stewart 2 kh bh fly came up abeut
theee minutes alter the murder was commilicd
Wrpxesps January 20
Dr. Down, aworn: (Exawieed by Attorney
Gevern’) Pratice as a Physician and Surgeon
in Chatlottetew n Suw he be vet Ct » the
deceased, lying on Currie’s fw De not koow
whesent forme Went at half p st eleve
or near twelve © clock, on the night e murd
The man was dead bifore Larrived Fond |
Ising on bis back near the deer, Pulsation
bad ceased and be wae cold, execpt a percept ‘
warmth im the abdemen lie onast bave ber
dead fliteen or twenty migeiee. At all events,
errculation had ceased. | his arm, bul it
fell powerless ]t was nel riyid Semebedy
said he was stabbed He had two ahirte « TT
ne yeet [ opened the clething and saw a cut
eter the region of the beart. mea: the leit prie.
The cut was ev and there wae net mn
blood. I wae at heme aga t twelve «¢ ock
Wae net there when Dro Fraser mace es
amination J supposed the dec: d Was sis d

tu the beart as | saw a cut ther

Dra. Been, «worn: (Exanioed by Atterrey
General) Am & Coroner tor Queen's County
hi d an Inquest on the dead tedy of Friday
The matter was first brenght to wy net ‘

bi geday night) Was net at home at the time
the girder was committed se! w the
dj ify und Viewe d the b ay ] en Caled i
medical man. The body was lying ( “
reom,on the mght hand side 1 made x
atnination of the bedy myrelt saw the wonnd

lecalled in Dr. Fiarer. and beid an bh quest

thie Court Re om A eleth tes dew ‘
detce The mest npertant } { ee deotne
was taken down Every word wae met writte
dow ti. Fiera MeQuar in Was xa ned betore
Mie Dowes cane wp aed prep cd for eve seth
evidence. JF knew nothing ot te at the tise
He ssid he was walking weth the gi

bight of the murder bial was feus whiy ]
sent ter ber te have her exan d. Jb had he
were eres d on Friday tight i Sie wuse le

evidene ¢ before me on Saturdar

(Crossexamined by Mr. C Palmer) Ail the
evidence Was net taken dewe: Out the mest om
portant parts were Tt wee dene under my eyes
and inetruction. The girl Llera did net say that

she used the words, ‘ Jr sus, thou sen et J

—_
iVvid;
but whe said she used the words, ‘

we ll be hurt

1 cannet be positive Thiwal Bie ¢ reel RUD xlier tisered
the words, * Jesus

net think she did. Lt wasn t essential evidence

ftheu seu of

fer me at the time, if she did I hs Ru
something abeut the Knife, bat « tet be positive
Am pretty positive she did net say anything ab

fir ding the Dedy in fest of por own Louse: bu!
ehe might have done s.

De. Frasen, eworn: (Examined by Mr
Hensiey.) Asm prectising here u-
was doing so in Nowegiber last
ty the Corener, for the exan i

ts Surgeen, and

] was ea ed on

enol the beads

ot Cullen, the deceased The In y Wat in a@ Peon
of a amal. house facing the Ja Ciot diree ims
Vhere te find it. Hleard of the ' between ten
and eleven o'eh ck on the mor wool the 27th of
Nevsewber. Lfteund the body ef amar tying on

It wae parily rived The

pact Dhere were

a couch, partly dressed
countenance was cali
be indications of suffering. Lftound seme blo d
®'aine On the chest, and a wound en the jet vide
of the glest, between the and fjith mba,
about three inches below the left my ple, ardabeut
twe ard a-ball nm hes from the ecutre of the cheat.
Te direction of the wound was upward and out.
ward) Vhe external weurd wecsured
righthe of an ineh in length, Tiere was an ine
junto the cavity of the chest I then

e ’
abe

uli

aeven
eheti
wpe wed the

chest, ard fourd that the veal on which cause !
the wound had parsed into the night ventricle of
the heart. The heart bead been cut through

"She wound in the heart mersuced =1x enghths of
an ineh i length. That part cf heart was
quite empty.except that i contained a few email
clots of bleed aud a very small quantity of fluid
‘The lett ventricle of the ret tiled
with a large quantity of coagulated blood and a
large quantity ot rerum. i, be lungs were quite
healthy. I made ro turtber examination of the
bedy. From the character of the wound, death
would oeeur alowet Homediately. My inpression
i, that the wound was formed by a sharp pointed
end oval bladed knife, or tnstrnment. Tt weonld
net require a khnite many Inches io leng h to de it,
A blade two or three inches long would do
The length of the kuife required to de it weuld
depend on the quantity ef clothing which eovered
the bedy An tnstrument three fourths of an meh
yn length, would reach the heart. The wan wae
well nourished. A kuite three fourths of an meh
in length weuld not enter the heart, but would
reach the surface ef it) The koite which caused
this wound, reached the cavity of the chest, I
had no duubt as te the exuse of the mans deatu
(Crose-examined by Mr. C. Palmer.) The in-
strument would not require very wuch foree, as tt
parsed between the ribs.
Davip Wepstrk eworn, (Examined by Mr
Hensley ) Am a police-constable m Charlotte.
town. “Was engaged in arresting Dowey. He
came up himeelt atter the girl was brought te tie
Station, We then arrested hin, The girl was
pot at the first day's examination belore the Cor
one She was examined on Saturday. Dewey
came up to eee the giel af the Statien house on
the evening alier the marder, a d we then arrest
ed bin by @ warraut previuourly vwasued for bin
Was present at the Inquest when he was examine |
ed. Helped to take bin te Jail after the examin-
ation was over. There was nething said to bins
to induce him te make a statemout or conlessicn
Swan the policeman asked hin what got dite bun
te induce him te do the lhe = Swan releried to
the murder.— Dowey gave an answer, (Mr. ©.
Palmer here remarked that not only should there
be no inducement bell out to the prisoner te
soeke contession, bul he sheuld Lave been caution
od tbat whatever he stated would be brought up
ga evidence againet him. This ehould have been
done belore such evidence is brought terward ;
ptherwise it ie et wo value) Mr. Brecken suid
that net only should there be ne inducement
wade to the peisnorr fo make contession, but all
atatemente made by buy elsgiid be wade polun- |
farily, to be of any value as evicenge sgaimat ju: |
ju Court. ‘The police officers should have been
instructed to offer no nducemet's do the prisoners
for the law mw extremely jealous on this point.)
4 The Judge reanarked that be could not see tha: |
there was any wducement offered to the prisoner
in this case, but Injuduwys cousessation op fhe |
art of over-gealous policemen should not be al-
aed
Messrs, MeLead. E. Paliner. and the Attorney
General made sows temarke on the same eabject,
alter which the examination of the witness( David
Webster) was resumed, and he stated as follows:
—Swan said te the prisoner, * what got inte you
to induce you tw do the like!" Die prisoner

the

eur Was alu

» “be yexed me” The prisoner said he dfler ib points of law. Chiel Justice Richards covery aud effects,

wonld pot deny it if he stabbed half-adozen. We
then teok him tojul Sweo White, and MeCabe
were with me When the prisever said this,
we were en our way te jar! with bio.
(Crossexamined by Nr, Co Paimer ) Have
b » the Police Office about fitteeu tt

town betore I
taking the

Pro wes

wus at sea Was livieg in
‘hia When we were
the Tnqnest was ovet

t " was to be pu ahed for it. He had
manacles en hun at the time, and FT was close t
I re were a ge LUV Persons are ]
Swan Was ¢ he oder stde of the pots
l I Dewey hai al was pre \ hear cou
This w at 1 t e he anid | “
te suffer fer it Swan might fave exens
| “ ls with the reseniet 1 did
mivthing u ‘ When twan pat that qiies
o the pris er. we had just got out of
Court reem and emtaide this du ding I had te
ke hack the crowd, but was aet very bu y. l
was as sober as Tam at present l y seldern
' K lye Sometimes 1 dau not A a fae
s tong spell 1 was net at all anxious about Che
rieoner’a words, § tedd the City Marshall wt at
Dewey said wi L went ap fron the jail W
he prisoner W the lock ap. he was brought
m. to wart arse! Not g wast » enid
at muwnare { saa | ‘
hed e matt over at dif ttl . \
sways agreed up what the prisoner had s i
t . Ded know that Tw have te giv
evidence to the 4 irt wy this matte Abani
a week age. | was teld it per ops Co omight be

' rt
i kK ne? r Wurre, « (Examined by M
E Palme \ — eu Charlottetowr
ifave se Dower befor Was at the Ingnest
Had the warrant te convey Dowey to pul atrer
he Inquest. Swan, Webst rand MacCabe went
wilh one. Heard Dowev make a efafeme
Suan said it was a bad affair, or something to
that effeet We were between Heariz’a store
and this building at the tine he prisoner said
f unewer te Swaa that ifey vexed him and he
er i nm le sa d he 1 seprarseral E at he wen d
ave to die for it) ] underatood trem what he
said that he | id stabbed th deceased and Good-

the Newfoundland man.
oss eNO ie d by Mr te Palmer) 1 knew

thie ris eT weu 1} ve tor be tried m this Court,
but dout krow whether he knew it or net H
did not speck as if he wae under great fear, but
just bke any otkerman W norswear te every
word be uved at that time [thick Teould bear

© prisoner's words as well as Webster

Wittiam Swan sworn (Examined by Mt
Hensley Am a policeman and was engaged in
taking Dowey A prisoner after the Ih qriest Was
part of the time at the Inquest Webster Mac
Cabe. White, and myself had charge of the prise
ner Twas on the right side of the prisoner Me
Cahe was ke eprng back the crowd Webster bad
held of th prisoner und IT said T did not think be
would run away Ths prisoner eaid there was ne
fenref him ruening away, fer be could have rt
away long ago [then said, in the name ef gee
ress. how eame vou te do what yeu have done
Heeaid. ‘he vexed me. and Thuifed lim I suy

pore lw have to die teri

Croes-examined by Mr C Pele Phe pris
ner might have said other werds, but hat isa |
heard Do not tl k he eorld eay a great den
without my bearingit Was net eatching at any
egpreasions of hie

MicCane sworn (Examined by Attorney
(ser Ama polieema Was one of 8
uw! ok Dewey to jn Was with e others
Was keepirg the crowd back, b d Did wu

Cress-eyamined by Mr © Pal The priso

er @ouid uure spoken without being heat ] Lb}
ne

\ e witnesses on the partef the Crown hac

i ex ned Mr ( Palmer, addressed the
Ju for the def e His spe petl
“ thes whieh fh wed, will be given 1
full in eur next issue
— ee ese ™

Letest News by Telegraph.

FROM CANADA.
Monts » van. 20
| Q e! Pa n to i dt day vil
n vw ce nonies
I bad Regiment ed aG i
i] with the Band s
i Slat Cor { ) vas d g
Yucl ‘ Civ 4.8 h ] rt en
we iri \ t Of $s, a i
ent ar } v 1 fas " Tin
frogs oecup lhalfia ir
fhe S h of the Lieut, Governor contains
no feat f interest
j SCs is expected to bh vst '
\ eX 2 of the Ca dla Glazctie to das
tai sy al orders dividing Mew Pruns
ons in 4D ia to ft 4 Fig
ands ‘ levimental s10ns
| Roman Cht e B 0 M tre
! Ron to dav, inhituehs i ) S$ wat
tending ntothe d t
S Mleming is said to has sirned
+} ‘ ‘ | ineersh » af } Ir ) .
ie Wi ‘ ‘tothe © inmissioners aite J
ix Sppee it 5
R re pa 3 vener©r ly ] u ith ivo
rf ¢ evs averetn
J Colo A Oth Rifles has fused
toa his Rand to play att St. Patrick's
{ cert 1 ct veek, ou th rruuud of the So-
ciety bei ! Via
: : Montreal, Jan. 23.
Colonel Ermatinger, one of the must re-

spected eitizgena dred last night.

An officer of the 60th Rifles last
tempted to elope wth a daughter of a lead ng
en. The father caungat them as the
train was ahoutstarting for Quebee

Ontario Legislature was prorogued to day.

Owing to insufficiency of water supply, the
Royal and other Insurance Companies wre
closing their «fiees at Ottawa.

Great destrees atill prevatis ot Red

Raviere DuLoupe, Ca , Jen

Marchand’s Hotel, at this place, was de
stroved by fire this morning. Three of Mr.
Marchand's children were burned to death.
A number of othera were mure or less iu

jured.

night at-

eit

River

oo

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Ottawa, Jan. 21.

The Privy Council hold meet ngs datly.

[t is understood that the Nuva sScutla ques-
trom ie tender co..sideration

Messra Howe and McLellan are ‘ere,

Phe Quebee Legislature aseembied yester-
day with tLe usual ceremonies,

Mentrea!, Jan. 22.

A meeting of citizens yesterday decided to
insite Sir Jobu Young and Lady toa banquet,
hall and other festivities, Iniucntial
mittee a; pointed.

Cuul-

Montreal, January 2:
Whelan arrived at Ottawa he avily ironed,
by special tram to-day
Notwithstanding re!usal to allow an appeal
co England, Cameron 18 going to” make
avother elfurt om behall of the assassin.
Octawa, Jan. 22

In Qu. beeParliament to day a nug ber of pe-
titions were presented from French Canadians
in the United States, asking to be broughe
b ick to Canada and alowed privileges vl
eongrante,

Osgood Hall was crowded, and utmost in
terest was manifested to hear the result of
Whelan case to-day. At Ll oel.ck Judges
wuok seats and prisoner was brought in; he
was vistbly moved and excited, paid much
attention to jedgmen's, and seemed bo realige
che tact that his life hung op the words of
lea ved Judges. Christopier Raubineon, fog.
sod Anderson, appeared tor the Crown
Cameron tor prisvner, Cie! Justice Deape r
give judgment, commencing by going over
grounds of appeel which are familier bo your
rea ere. His Lordship sad the first question
wag Cigallowance of prisoners peremptory
challenge of Jovaihan Sparks by Court riget
or wrovg 2?) Alter considering pros and
al point, quoting from numerous authorities,
tiis Lordship deeded that the Court was
right is seo deciding. Prisoner by lis own
act, in challenging as he had done, haa
brought results upoo himself. bits Lordship
suid the case bad excited we great deal of in
terest outside, and many persons wondered
why so much time was lust when there woes
no Question of the prisoner 8 guilt. That was
put a question for Court. A Jury had deeid-
edthat. Suid Court only had tu give thei
opipion on point raised at first. Ue con‘ess
ed Le had been inclined to side with his
Jearned brother, Morrison, who o! jected to
the judgment; but after looking more closely
iptu the vase, he had come to the conclusion
thyt judgunent should be sustained. He then
#iuted that be hag been requested to say that
his learned bruihers, Muwatt and J. Wilsun,
cvineidey with Sym im all pointe; be under-
stood that there was a decisivn in the Court
on the question, and relerred to a case in!

england in which Judges were similarly.
divided. lt was nut uncommon fordu igen to.

CONS

merely confirmed his decision in the lower

Court, pamely, that judgment should be sus
tained. and in proot of fairness o! trial qu en
words of prisoner himself, who, eter the
trial, stated that, bad he 5 en on the jury,
he could not, with such evidence before bito,
retorn anything but a verdict of gutlty.

i . , yt
Jostice Hagariy commenced by reterring to

| O; ts of Canada a similar case to the present
hd never come t It was e of ut t
t to the His J
a evilew iat id
vu 1 eu t i ‘
! erri t is uses, and came t
‘ tt 1 { bes
{ ed and the pe ral fa new trial.
I Jud s divided i ws
I ew trial, fou Hs ty, Mos )
\ i ind Va \ { x
Drap K irds, M A. wie A. il.
$0.1 a (i ‘
4 ea rations are to be made in
for an ocean race with th America
1a 3 i h w b s are to be 4iled out,
nist being tend i her keel weighted,
‘ h is deemed will make | hetter able t
s with the Americal

st the sea, to Cc nye le
is
,

Toronto January 23
The Whalen ease was on yesterday before
e fuli Court of Error and Appeal. Ten
judges delivered elaborate judgments, fully
reviewing the case. The judges stood four
forand sx against granting a new trial. The
prisoner's counsel applied for leave to appeal
to the Privy Couneid of England, and alter
consulting the Court decided that it had no
right or power to grant the leave. The
prisoner was ordered to be sent back to
Ottawa jail, and so far as the Can idian
Courts are concerned the law take its courge
and if a reprieve is not gr unted, Whelan will
be exccuted on the Lith of February.
Whelan was taken to Ottawa this morning
under @ strong guard.
St. Stephen, N B., Jan. 25.
Stephen Innes, who had just returned from
the Asylum, murdered, this afternoon, bis
sister Addie with a batehet, and killed him-
self with a knife. The murdered girl was to
be married next week.
Montreal, Jan 25.
The Governor General has aceepted the in
vitution of citizens, and will visit Montreal,
on Monday next. A publie dinner will be

given on Tuesday, and a ball on Wednesday.
" !

JJ Linton, Clerk of Peace, Perth, is Jead
He tas long been prominent as one of the
must zealous ‘Temperance supporters 1
Canada

Over 150 deathe from smal! pox have oc
eurred in Montreal during the lust five weeks.

line Ca edonian & crety ea ebrate
versury of Burns's birth day to-night by a
dinner.

The Bank of Montreal is said to have
betwe noneand five hundred thousand dollars
from landing money to New York Speculators
who beeime bankrupt by the recent corner in
arcs. Tt
uneasiness in financial circles

the agni

lost

» report causes considerable

Erie 8

Montreal, January 21.
Desharat’s Queen's Printing establishment
« 4
at Ottawa was totally deetroyed by fire this

tnorning, tovether with its contenis The

sa is estimated at $200,000.

Mrs Trotter's Saloon, the scene of the Mac
Gee tragedy. was tn the buriding. The fire
is bh lieved to be work of an incendiary

he Treasurer of Quebes bus a surplus o
$70 .000 over the expendisure fur the past

eigitecn montha,
It ie reported that Howe will be appointed
a d-legate to tu negotiate tor

HH *« pe ity.

Washington,

joncplastissiiaiiailiicibiiiee
FROM EUROPE.
London, Jan, |
l ‘Times’ to-day analyses ° lreaty |
nent of t Alabama clains, and yivee
t ww ( un ts pr VIS 4 mame
«+ The Commission is to “18 yur men
s—‘wo to be ip feqd by ke wd i
vO the United States. The C nission
wil fits ses » It Waal to
3 Wi be to select i nt ~ a
t ( missior ‘ ihy¥i 1, they sha
B final « s Que of t sovererrns oO
hare Is to be sei 1 by the Com ,
i s the gues l ; ( 1
Soul States as belliz i ry Great B
t } (ry 4 ren 3s to nulat t
i ite the claims of its citizens No in-
idual claimant will be heard before tt
Commission, and all claims must be presented
vithin six months from the first day of the
eting of the Commis 1, and al lemnie
ties ure to be if aid Wilthith ¢ ichte en nous
from the same day. One year 13 be allowed
f. tie ratihneation of the Treaty ”
The Pall Mali Gazette hopes the Enstish

Parliament wil! not ratify the Alabama Treats
if the question of recognition of the Souther
Confederacy as belligerents is to be reopened

Madrid, January 23.

A proposition deelaring all vessels engaged
in the slave traffic aa pirates is under gon-
sid.ration by the government, and will pro-
bably prevail.

Rivero will preside over the S ssions of the
new Conetitut.onal Cortez

The transports contatning the troops for
Cuba, are nearly ready to sail. The fleet
will land at Santiago, Cuba, which is much
nearer the jusurrectiupary district than
iiavana.

Havana, Jan 22

The government is in receipt of diepatches
to the effect that the insurgents recentiy at-
tempted to burn the city of Manzanilla, but
they were handsomely repulsed by the garri
son aided by the men-of war at anchor ip the
harbor.

London. January 24.

A despatch received in Paris, purporting
to come from a reliable source, says the
Greek Government has rejected the declaura-
tiun of the Conference in Paris.

London, January 25.

A Constantinople despatch of yesterday
states that Admiral Hobart Pisha has sailed
with his fest from the harbor of Seyra, the
Governor uf the Island having promised that
the steamer Frosis shall not leave the port.
the Viceroy of Ezypt has offered the Sultan

ap army of 500,000 men and a feet in the)

evens vi war,
Paris, January 24.
Minister Burlingame and Chiness Embassy,
were received by the Emperor Napoleon at
the patuee of the Tuileries to-day. Tie in-
terview was agreeavie and satisfactory.
—_—-
FROM THE SPrATEs.
New York, January 24.

The British barque Cadet arrived a Phila
delvhia on Saturday in 105 day from Liver
pool,
sions, the crew have been in a starving
condition fora long time. On New Year's
Dey and afierwarde they had only for 14
men haifa pound of mes and @ pint of water
every twenty-four hoars. On January Lith
they were within x0 miles of Cape Hatteras,
but were blown far to the southeast by a
tremendous gale At one time when their
provisions were entirely gone exespt ten
pounde of flour, they providentially spoke @
vessel and received a suali sop; ly or ali would
have perished.

Holioway’s Pills —These Pille are more eff-
eccions in strengthening a debilitated constitulion
than any other medicme in the world. Peraona
of a nerveus babit of body and all whe are suffer.
wy from weak digestive organs or whose health
has become deranged by bilious aff-etion, die-
ordered stowach, or liver complaints, should lose
noe tine in giving these adiuirable Pills a fair trial.

Coughs, colds, asthinas, or shortness of breath!

are algo within the rauge of the sadatice powers
of this very remarkable medicine. The cures
effected by these Pills are not superficial or tem-
porary, but complete and permaveut They are
as muld as they are efficacious, aud may be given
with confidence to deheate females aud young
clildren. Thetr actiog on the liver, elomuek aud
bower is lninediaie. beneficial, aud lagties ~>.
storing order aud bealli in every case.

- =r. -

Dr. Morses INS 1gN Roor PILLS —Before |
Almanac !

them all diseases sarrender
and read the intermation

Get our
therein of their dis-
Sold by all Dealers.

She started with only 55 days prov. |

' GORRESPONDENCE.

o
ee ee
To rue Evrror oF 1g EXAMINER.
NU? :
Will you permit me to reply, through the
Jumrs of the Jraminer, to # biief articie

n Armerican pol tics that appeared in the
Vorth Star of the 29th uly, writien evidently

witha view of gaining favor with tho Bor d-
hold {New E wid. TE do not purpose to
l r fenie J hai 3 Hirakiic haat
ve ly becnuse that | do not ®pprove
them myself. I cannot aee, | mvever, that
they sre ft .% imivy, wot than Cree al
Butlers 4} ’ ro F the Bonds in green
' S | 1 is just a much repudia-
1 st ther: and yet, the North Slar is a
ut adi rof Gen Butler
Athourh | mu t state t iat [have se hom
Sie Oy i t Hos tra and responsi)
d ronal da this country, anythin s more
reely denunciatory of the President of th
United tates than t article referred
to, yet there is but one statement in it that I
propose to not It is the following :-—** A
villainous use of money prevented his (Presi
dent dohnaon s) impeac iment.” It would be
vrong to permit su hal accusation ng this,
wrainst the gentlemea in the American Senate
th t opposed impe achrae t—unsupported as it
is by a part cie of pro {—to go unc mntradicted
to the people ot P. ik. Isitand, who have tittle
means of knowing auythi is of Am rice pe lie

tics beyond what they learn through their local
~ Althoush I cannet justify the wanton-

that

press.

ness and recklessness of statement wou d
] }
rive curr

ac juit the editor of the North Star of any mne}

icious intent in the matter, as he can have no
rsonal interest in malizning the character of
shed American Se Had he

takeu pains to become acquat ited with the

niors.

anves a! d fluctuations of American Opn,
he would have known that he was repeating a
willy and baseless charge, which has been abane
doned by every decent, bonest and intelligent
American, and which is now only repeated by
'

mnwress, chat

of Ohio, who,
at one time, in his piace in ( ed
Mr. Johsson with complicity in the assassina
tion of President Lincoln, ard who has since,
is a reward for his insane zeal, been conteimpe
ti us y cast aside by the pa: ty that then cheered
him and hounded Ina time of great
pre fess to be-

tei
of their opponents ; but when

him on.

»tnal exe ent, men will

Passio st bsides a: d reason resumes her sway
ver the minds of men, the hercest exponents
of the popular rage, during its continuance
ari k mto inviorious ¢ bscur ty, and vive wat
to men of calmer judgement and more moder-
ate counsel. Men of ext:eme views and bitter
itisan prejudice 3 Cul ie ver be the perma nt
leaders of any great parte. Men wh gSPS8
nore Zeal than discretion are never long trusted
¥ th pie They are used by their pa ty
sly cast aside when their services are no
mzer ey ed
The echaryve of corruption, leed, was never
seriously brought against any of the radica
Scnutors that votea fur acq tal but one M
Ross of Kansas. If the editor of the North
Siar had resided in America prior to the im-

ild have known that
umball, Fessenden,

$ that opposed im-
brains of the

peac! ment ‘

gsueh men as Ti Grimes and
Hende:son—radical Senate

peachment=not only furnished the

radical party, but gave it also its moral pres
t . Had such menas they all along oppos
t! cour ot r cal legisiet the arty
woul to-day wit t strengt) ‘ ’ ‘
Notwithstanding the clamor : to
Dmocratic leaders, the American people fels
that their liberties were secure while men of
suci know rrity and abi ily had a hand ia
ming the laws. Ifa year azo you aad asked
i tel yentira ical whom he considers d the
test men of his party—the most distin-
1 for tt te ty, as we i a8 their
f lby have named these four yentiemen.
Wh di mocrats boasted cf Reve ly J yhnson
s the reatest ¢ stitutional lawver in the
y ) to M Irumbull as his eg I
that resy ec The editor of the North Sta
who was at oue time Secretary of the Lreasury
Senator Henderson of Missouri, is such anothe:

nane For several years | have known Sena-
tor Grimes of Towa, and | do not belicve ths
‘ "4

here is a public man in America cf purer
moral eharacter. He is. besides, a man of
nt abilities, refined taste 9 and finished
education, He isa man of independent means,
and las been known to give away, money in
iius nice from five to ten th yusand dollars
i sea of public improvement or in pub-
: charities. I make no statement regarding
these men but what every candid and honest
al will admit to he trae, and what the
eaitor of, the North Star would know to be
true had he resided in this country as long as
I, and paid as much attention to the course of
American politics.
Now, the question that wil forcibly present

mind is this :—Ii
secure the

f to every reasonable
noecrats had determined to
vwequittal of the President by bribery, why
should they have aprroached those Senators

» had alwavs been most distinguished for
their honor and integrity 2? Why sh vuld they
rave Chosen those thet were known to be vene
tlemen of independeut means ? Why did they
not close with the offer of Senotor Pomeroy
testimony elicited by
intrizued to sell

three other

‘carding to the
e Investigating committee
his own vote the
needy Senators for fen thousand dollars each—
a sum that, to some of the gentlemen IT have
} bazatelle, no larzer
than them once contributed to the
founding of a public library in one of the
cities of the State which he represented ? It
the guilt of the President was so plain, why
shou'd those who had always been distinguish-
ed for their fine natural and their
knowledge of constitutional law be the men to
entertain doubts upon the subject, while men
like Senator Chandler of Michigan, whose

errors of speech and logie furnish amusement

na, ace

and votes of

named, would be a mere

cue oft

abilities

to school boys, were clamorous for iwipeach-
ment? Why should Senator Trumbull, whom
the radicals alwaya declared to be their greatest
Constitutional lawyer, be the man of all others
to declare, with becoming indignation, that the
trivial charges that had been trumped up
avainst the President of the United States would
be coutemptuously thrown
a mere Justice of the Peace? To their credit
be it said, as a class, our distinguished law
yers,of whatever party, had but one option in
the matter.

The editor of the North Star will remember
ithe fact that there was a Committee of Con-
gress appointed at the close of the Impeach-
ment trial to investigate these charges of bri-
So completely did the investigation fail
to elicit uny evidence to substantiate the
charges, that all the members of the Commit
tee withdrew from it in diszust, excepting
General Butler. He brousht in a report, in
which he admitted that they had not succeed-
ed in eliciting one particle of evidence against
This fact, however, he declared,

bery.

the accused,

inatead of establishing their innocence, furnishe |

ed, to his mind, the clearest proof of their
suilt-—it only showed how careful they had
heeu to conceal their corrupt transactions !
Surely it i® not necessary to use any argument

to combat adoctrine 80 atrociously unjust—so |

abhorrent ty reason and humanity—and, yet,
Leould easily show that it was but on a@ par
with many other argumevts used in the Im
peachment trial What would your readers
think of @ judse who would instruct a jury that
the total abseace of any evidence agsinst an

alleged criminal furnished the clearest proofs |

of his guint? It this ruling were to obtain in
our courts of justice, how many innocent men,
| when once aceused of a crime, could ever es-
cape conviction?

Whatever mav have been the public feeling
against Mr. Johnson throughout the excite-

however much we may condemn, and even
ridicule, his financial theories— there is a feel-
ing of. growing respect in the minds of all
classes, for the firmness, consistency and moral
| courage which he displayed in his prolonged
|} opp sition to what he regarded as the uncon-
stitutional measures of a usurping Congress.
| Opposed by such tremendous odds, threatened,
ag itappeared to his friends and enemies, by
such overwhelming and irretrievable ruin, he
fearlessiy pursued that course which, his most
Putter enemies adinit, he believed to be the only
yarranted by the Constitution that be bal
sworn to defend aud support—declaring in a
message to Copgresa, at tie very hour that
see ned the crisis of lis fate, that he was bound
| tu pursue that course whatever might be the

1 Ot

| consequences Tso
\have good eause for believing
ler himself participates 1 this

ney to this stale slander, I will readily |

out of the Court of |

meut that attended the Impeachment trial— |

merely perso! al to himself. I
’ that Gen. But-
feeling of ad-

miration and respect for the Pre ide te I was
at the White House on New Your $ Dray
when be went in and co lially shook hands
with Mr. Johnson. I have the authority ot

; } he he pro
the Radical orwan lere for stating that he |

fessed feelings of warm reya d for him—de-

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elaring that, with the Iimyea hmert ti 8
hostility to him on his p t had ceased. Now,
who will believe that, if Gea, Butier really be
lieved Mer. Johnsen to be the great Criimaiis
that he repressnted him on the Iu en kmeut
trial, he would have cted thus? Lhe e wa
o rule of court etiqu tte or motive of Stat
icy thas require 1 him to pay his t pects to
the Pt nd, even if there were

sidemt at all; and,
f

thie l waa Ho occa "
to sentiments of rega:d and fiendship which
he did not feel

,

Iu cor let me assure the enterpris
editor and proprictor of ti North Star that I
entertain none but Kiadiy tee t hig
mingled with that respect which [inust alway

r , } 1
fool f ra man that I see battling so bravely

avainst misfortune. As a fri
[ would advise him to steer clear of tl
esspool of American party po!

for him to enter upon

however,
im filthy
It w

that

ive becom

itics.
e suflicient time
subject when your country hth i

integral part of the Great
American, am bound to believe

I, as a loyal

will be its final destiny. ; ai
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Washington, D. CO.

January 16, 1869.

mer:
To ‘rue Eprror oF THE EXAMINER.
Sin, -I desire the privilege of a small space in
your valuable coluains fer the purpose of add ress-
img a few words to the Rowan Catholics of Priuce
edward Island,
For nearly a year the subject of a grant in aid
of St. Duusiau’s Coliege aud other schovis, bes
people

First brought forward lu tie colutous of

vecupied the attention of the vt this

lsianad. |

ihe Evamener, the arguments were, allerwards |
ably supported, and Kept mere prominently aud |
petsisiently before the people, lu the edicorial

Islander.

‘hat these arguweuls bave never been contuted,

coumns of Lue It is needless to nu)
because, sinple and easy to be undersivud, Uicy |
Were ftoulided of reased, justice and expediency, |
and were, therefore, uacoululable. His Lerdsuip
ihe Bishop of Charlottetown, the acknowledged
head of the Rowan Catholics of this Island, iast
year presented a pelilion to the Goverment
praying that an annual grant should be bestowed
on St. Dunstan’s Collegeand other schools therein

mentioned, without specilying particular

Phe prayer ef this petifion was very polite

any
eit
ly refu ed, without even allowing if to come
before the represeutatives of the people in Parlia-
sent. Lam at a loss to know why the Roman
d have allowed the Islander news

to be the sole champion

Catheoles shot
paper, a Piotestant sheef,
of their cause after the refusal on the partot the
Government te graut the prayer of the Bishop s

fact of their beisg
Rowan Catholics, and i the ainerity, preclude
from thein the right of exereising their privileges
ss British freemen?) Because they differ i
gion ie that any ressen why the
should Lave their every wish in reg

titigor
1

peuitio Does the simple

resi

Protestants

t grauted—the Bible read in their schovla—a
College for the superior education of their ¢ ‘
ren, Wilh Protesiagt projiessors to Ceach them
Whtie kK man Catbolies are content to be dictated

, | ofl ‘
te aa te the manner in whecd they shail educate

their chi'dren, and that wiih tneir own Woney —
towards the

Cathelica longer

with money whica they contrioute
education tund ? Will Rowman

allow the newspapers to be the ot ly Agitaters of

their rights, er wil they keep the matter con-
stantiy Dvlore the peop.e & d the Goverament my
tneaus of petitious, protestations, and every
weane in t dr pewer? Unless they make son
effort the a ibjeek will te t likely come belore th
aeevsion of Parlinipent, wiica ts to meet ta Mareh
nex Let mild but Gem meaeures be used ul first,
nd if they, after repeated trials, (gil, keep your
ehildven from the ceiminen scheols alfegei
Derelare teat you wil uo ger pat Ze 3 8}
tem er 2 Government ander which you have been
ao long denied common justice. And what wii
be the resuali? yy y kita ir 2 of 8 ou tere
“ be thrown «ut of « pluyiment, as they Wii
then be unable te optain Tie average Htehioery ¢
will be in a vay of beirg overthrown, a
auch a clamor will be raised ag was ver heard
of bere before i hitn you Can du. l pe GO D
went would then have but three ways of proceed
ing, Viz y euut a4 f of the peo} a!
the expense of the whole; by abolishing the Pree
Edueaiioun Act, as d allowing the people, ze

formerly, to educate their chudrea as they picase
at their own direct
the preaent Act that the Protest
te their ¢

expense; or by se altering
ints and Roman
Catbeties shall educa aren as they see
fit, at the publie expense ; subject however to the
supervision of a Minister or Boar
In regard to the Great propesttion, the inj istice al
such a proceeding is so clear that it cannot tera

of Education

jmoment be admitted; and as to the second, the
Government Bas acknowledged that in order to
the enlightenment of the people—that they may
be made better men and better subjects, and that
they may the more reasonably exercise the privil
eyes of (he franchise—the educauun of the youth
of the Colony should be at the public expense,
The only alternative left then would be the last
proposition or separate schools for Protestants |
and Roman Catholics. So you Re pan
Catholics of Prince Edward Island, that it you
only use your powers aright. you have the Go
verninent “ton the bip,” and can obtain your end
without endangering your character as peaceful
and Jeyal enbjecta, Now the proposition I have
te offer you is this, that some one of your nuinber, |
wielding a oskillul and judicious pen, and versed
in such matters, draw up a pet.tion to be signed
by the whole Roman Catholic population to a
man, and present it at the meeting of the Exeeu-
tive Counci] to be held en the 29th February
next. The tollowing arguments onght be’ em-
bodied in it: © The prayer of yeur petitioners
humbly sheweth, that whereas the Government
of this Island bas adopted the principle that every
child in the Colony @ball be educated at the
publie expense ; and, whereas, a College, called
the Prince of Wales College, has been largely
endowed by Gevernment tor the superior educa-
tion of advanced pupils; and, whereas, your
}petitioners ¢annet conscleatt usly aend = their
childien to said College, as they firmly believe
that instruction is there lasparted whieh is iniail
cai to their religion; and, whereas, your peti-|
tioners have, at great expense and trouble erected
a College, to wit the St. Dunstan’s Cellege, at
which large numbers of pupils of all deneuina-
tious are instructed in the several branches of a}
superior secular education; and, lastly, whereas
your petitioners contribute nearly one-half of the |
‘fund devoted to the education of the people, your |
| petitioners, therefore, pray that a sum of £—.
j being @ sum proporlionately egnal to that ex-
| pended on the before mentioned Prince of Wales |
College, be annually granted to St. Duastan’s|
| College, &e., &e.”
You have still a month left, and a great deal!

see,

can be done in that time if you only act with | .

jenergyand auanimity. Numbers of free-thinking |
j and enlightened Protestants will join you in such
)& reasonable request, and the Government will
Het longer refuse that which, while the Fre
Education Act ia in force, and while the Prince
lot Wales College ia endowed by Government, is
your inalienable right.

Although I have been rather more lengthy, and
i fear prosare than [ at first intended, I trust
Mr Editor, that you will give iwesertion to this!
iwlier.

Yours respectfully,

ALPHA.

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January 25, 18469

|
| —- - To THe Epitor of THE EXAMiNneR. |

|

| Dear Sirn,—

| Having neticed in the columns of the ‘ Patriot,”’
of the L6th inst., a commanication over the signa
jture of * Traveller,’ and my name being very
| freely made nee of in that communication, I feel it
my duty to satisfy the publicon the matier in,
queetion.
| Now, ‘ Traveller” states that the usnal track |
}in winter is from Aitken’s Wharf to Georsetown
}Thatisall very well) But perhaps * Traveller
is not aware that | bushed the lce inthe way I did
for the aafetv of travellers, as the lee at that time
had formed in such a way that | considered it
|; would be unsafe to bush it from Aitken’s Wharf t
| Georgetown. With regard to’ Traveller” stating
that TL bushed this track for the parpose of inducing
travellers to call at my House of Entertainment.
I need only Bay that he wae laboring nuder a false
impression, aud T werely pat a few bushes in the
Ive at the request of persons who were in the
habit of crossing very oftey, and intended to bush
the usual track when L considered the Ice suit
eently strong for a load to crosa with safety,
which Ihave now done In case that “ Traveller's”
ing px ite may be endangered by crossing on the
ce, ] would advise bin to take the over-land route
via Montague Bridge He would then be perfectly |

safe from the dangerous eflect of a cold bath, and) ™ended him to prepare himself to meet his) February.

wen'd possibly avoid the hideous sight of this
|tuveru at which he seems so prejudiced.
Yours. &c.,
ALLAN McDONALD,
Jessie's Grove Lot 59.
| Jan. 26, 1S69. {

| would conter a benefit on the inhabitants of Prince | , key-hole” spies ond political
| Coanty

| nified

/a speech of about a half an hour, during which | ligion

his crime, ag was the penitent thief. His

The meeting called by Angus MeMillan, Eeq..
Jite Yes > "
Honor Judge Peters is a man of whom »

on Tuesday evening list, to consult bie constitu
enta on the wants of the district, was organized by
calling D. Enman. Exq .to the chair. Mr. Jobin may be proud ; and the manner in which hp
Gatthey was appomnted Secy. The was
a very fall one and included the other represent
ativea of the distiict, D. Green Esq , and also Ilon
J. Muirhead

The buviness of the evening commenced bye ap

committee to

meeting

presided over the Dowey trial is sufficient to
confirm his character ag a learned, striet, ime
partial Jud se, as a man of feeling and ag

ting the followin tlemen a sincere Christian.

solntionsembodying the wist

. denbrit re
i nie il
es of the meeting Vessrs. Thos. Kelly, Jas. Hol ne : an it #
man, J Bertram, Thos Crabb, JA Craswell. THE POST OFFICE AGAIN,
Puri: g the absence of the connnittee, Me T. Kir
} » lutic y i 6 ° we P
win pe int ef lowing resolution, which was We bev to inform the Editor of the atriot
Peed Ma TITMOUsTY i A
Kesolved That inthe opinion of this meeting, | that we did not reply, in any previous number
if the present rate of two pence postuve on letters | 6 4). Pe ene pee }
his paper » anything that he rt
hroughout the Isliund were reduced to one penny ot tis pap , t sn ne : , a hava
it wonld be a great benefit to the people. and at) written on this subject What we did write
the e time tend by en ring | anncnntot cor . > i ‘ . a eo
respotdence, to amerease Lhe | staul revenue of the; ®™ rout the Post O.lice was writ'en b fore we
faiind ,| Saw anything in the Patriot on the subj ‘ct, and
{ter rt beence the Committee returned if ,
submitted the following resolutions ‘ich when we were penning our short article we had
‘ mie discussion Were adopte d by the meet not prejudice, or the least id om, | of injuring the

on :
We are giad to
learn that our hints will have a very beneficial
effect. In the first place, we understand that
the new P. M. G. will not allow loafers or
Kesolved, That an Office of Registar of Deeds spies into the “Sanctum” of his office, This
as well asan Office of Probate of Wills, are re :
red for this County will be a great improvement, and will lessen
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting | the chances of letters and other i
theta braneh of the Savings Bank, now existing | portant

in Char if established in Summerside,| documents being feloniously abstracted by

pimps. We
| understand, too, that it is the intention of the

Reso ved, Thatin the opinion of this meeting character of Mr. McLeod.

le of Summerside and st

1 ‘ worl

} 4
req re for public purposes a plotor squcure of Lund,
in the Town, and that the Legis!
provide such sqaure or plot of land, and to erect a

| iblic Market tlouse thereon

irronndtng Country,

iture be asked to

oltetown,

ved, That our Representatives be request
ed to obtain such amendment tothe Election Laws,
us will cause a polling division for Electors to be

Government, in accordance with our sugges.

tion, to erect, a3 Soon as possib e, a respectable

: building for a Post Office. This will be ane

sity of petitions for « gg 7 yee th oa: | other step in the right direction, The Patriot
* the nse oO 1° owt. : .

eg sy ; of aud Progress are in ecstacies because Mr. Mace

established in Summerside

Atter some rewarksin reference to the neces

of a second fire Eugine

hove committee, with the additional names

then . '* . .

i. fT Holman. D. Rogers, J. F. Baker and F Mc-| Donald, a ¢ atholic, has been appointed Post

Neill Exquires, was »ppointed to prepare petitions | Master General. The Pope of Rome never

inaccordaance with the above resolutions, to be pre-| received a tenth part of the praise from the
nted for signatures xt an adjourned meeting On} 4, P. P.”

as the new official has received from
ithe sane source; therefore, we suppose, he
{must bea superior individual, and we must
| sing dumb as to the claims of Hon. F, Kelly,
|The Government organs have spoken: causa
| finita est (thats Lateen.) Much good may
| the new olficial receive from the warm advoe

Phar sd iy evening, 28h
JOUN GAFENEY, Sec’y.

Summerside Jan. 27. “69.

oo & < .
Guo COXA.
Ween enenernenenmnanenanenenmmmrnrcres | oucy Of Messrs. Laird, Currie, Kirwan, Hunt,

Charlottetown, February 1, 1869. |c. No more spies will intrude themselves

into the “sanctum’’ and stealthly sneak about
levery corner on soft moccasins.
THE DOWEY MURDER CASE. | The saintly Eider has made an unprovoked
‘attack on some of the officials of the Posg
Grorcre Dowry was tried and coavicted, be- Office, on Messrs. McKenna and McDonald,
Que of the criminal charges preferred ayainst
one, is that he is Secretary to a Literary Insti-
tute. Why did not the pious and holy David
to New Orleans, and Cullen to Liverpool, G.B.| have this atrocious criminal indicted by the
on the part of the Crown was con- lirand Jury and duly arvaizned for trial before
Attorney General, Solicitcr the Supreme C art which held its Session ree
Pee cr ae cently in this city? If Elders negtect their
General, and H mn i. Palmer, Q 1een’s Coun- duty in upholding the righteoustiess of shes land,
The-e gentlemen per formed their important | w hat is to become of ordin wry mortals? * You
ration, and dignity,|@re the Salt of the earth, &."’ An awful
“| respousibtiity rests on saintly Eiders. Another
| grave charge brought aguinst the sub-officials
» counsel tor the defendant. These’ jn the Post Office 1s that they smoke a cigar or
also did their duty well, and the address of Mr.| or pipe occasiunally Dreadiul erime no doubt;
: especially in the nostrils of an editer whose
breath is reduleat of sweet perfume at the dis-
tance of thirty yards. A third charge, and the

}

fore the late session of the Supreme Court, for

the murder of John Callen. Dowey belonged
The case
ducted by the

cil

duty with ability, m ide

Messrs. Palmer & McLeod, and F. Brecken, |

Esq , wer

Biecken to the jury does honor to his head |
and heart. T
woman named Flora McQuarrie, who wae ir! most serious of all, is that Messrs McKenna
company with the criminal at the hour of the and Mc A snald, by their carelessness and negli-
: if oo. | wence, have caused serious inconvenience and
We belicve we are correct In saying loss. If this is the case, why have not the
Jury, dismissed them? Que of two
spectators were things. Either these geutlemen have beem
; immoral, or they have been maliciously calumi +
nated by a saintly Eider. The enus of proof
lies on the Eidor; for an accused person is noe
expeeted to prove a negative. If David Laird
le, prove to the public that Messrs. McKenna and
McDouald are two immoral scamps, receiving
money under false pretences, let them, by all
uth from a witness, especiaily in| ypeans, be treated as suc h; but if the saintly
th: but if this could be done| David should fail in proving his accusations,
Dias let him, for ail time to come, bear the odium
: of having maliciously done his best, or his
We are aware

he principal witness was a young

murder.

and the immense

that the Court, the
mwa of

esty of the evidence of this witness.

Government
satisfied with the

is one point which struck us forcibiy during

the cross examination of the girl Mc Quarrie,

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and we will state it as delicately as possit

Of course it is right to use all proper meane to
slicit the t i
ase of life or d

without making the his or

witness expose
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worst, to damaze the character of two honest,
a witness to upright, hard-working, obliging
F-criminating or self-diszracing | Young men, against whose uprizhtness and
' honesty we have never heard a whisper until
|} we read the attacks in the Pats iot.

saracter it would be desirable.

Cou

rt does not obiige

intellizent,

n this is well known to be the rule

of the Court, it does not look weil for a eross- There is another point in this matter to
examiner to elicit facts from a young female} which we will reter, and which will bring the
vitness that will injure her character for life. Bicer to a sense of the odious position im

. : : which he has placed himself. He has pre

I s McQuar was asked a question whic h forred certain charze 3 azainst sub-officials in
she did not know that she was oblizved not to’ the Post Odice: if these crimes were come
answer, Rather than commit perjury she told | mitt 1, they were com nitted during the tenure
: of office of the late Postmaster General If

ruth and diszraced her character! 2 ’
ath 1 diszraced laracter \ tle deceased yvestieman allowed his sabe

tarili of sympathy f ilul, but) officials to make the office a smoking saloon,

rthe honest, tru

seduced girl, pervaded the immense crowd, and to neglect their duties wm a scandalous
g ; .
: manner, he, certainly, more than any one else
whose one thousand eyes stared at the crimson- Pits sr ; de ae
: on ¢ . ‘ was to blame. He should have caused their
. eke © 2 ritness } “ounusel fer ae > ‘
ed cheeks of the witness. The counsel for! jnmediate dismissal. David Laird, then, in-

the defendant, instead of weakening the credi-' directly charges the late P. M. Gy, a near re-
ity of the witsess, increased it tou a great) HVE “ o i honesty and negli

: : ey be | sence Perhaps Mr. Laird dil not perceive
ean C.»me r¢ lemme? yf he Pr “|

Iegree. Some gentiemen of the mz Trove this when he made the attack on Messrs.

might learn a useful lesson from this circum-| McKenna and McDonald; if he did not his in-

assured | tellect must be pretty obtuse. To make an
attack, even indirectiy, on the character of an
hi en ti ie honored citizen before his remains are ™
not absolutely re juired for the ends of justice, | month in the grave, is, to say the least, not
very Christian like for an Eider.

One more observation on this subject and
,;| we have done. Suppose that one, twe or
On being asked | three letters were misplaced and not duly de-
what he had to Suy Ww hy the sentence of the livered for a time, are we to be assouished
Court sh be pronounced on him, his; at this? The wonder is thas half the letters
eee men passing through the Post Oilice had not mis-
: nigel é carried when spies, and literary pimps, and
against the formality of the indictment of the | sub editors, were permitted, through the good
Grand Jury, on the presentiment cf which the | nature of the officials, to “make themse!.es at
A Mr. Weeks, who was home’’ in the Post Umties Phe **key-hole’”
geutieman and his sainily superior may take a
note of this and govern themselves accordingly.

stance; and moreover they may be

that questions of an indelicate nature, when

are listened to with diszust by the audience. |
On Saturday, the 23rd inst., Dowey was

brought up for sentence,

d not

rose and some objections

prisoner was tried,
on the Coroner’s Inquest, was one of the Grand
!

Jury men, and the Counsel for the prisoner

argued that, therefore, the indictment on which | M, GUIZOT ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION,

he was tried and convicted was informal, or | . ; ; :
an i es | M. Gvizot, the eminent historian and states-
not according to justice. The learned counsel : ’ :
: ; man, and one of the most learned and influential
quoted quite a number of cases, from ponder | ,, ees d :
: Protestants now living, has expressed himself
ous and very seedy looking tomes, and went ik : ‘il
os : oh strongly against godless or inufide’ schools,
hack to the times of the notorious Titus Oates. | ‘ . a ie
‘ie Che Patriot and Progress will, no doubt, pro-
At the mention of Titus the audience put onan an ; ;
: i ; nounce M. Guizot as being too far behind this
indescribable grin: whether it was in appro=
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ue

progressive age; as being too much imbued
If the celebrated

| Frenchman lived in P. E. Island, and had the

far-fetched lore of the learned
We are

Law, but we,

bation of t . :
: with the old superstition
counsel we are not prepared to say.

not very well posted up im the : spats :

Je temerity to express his views in favor of ree

and every lay manin the Court-house to whom)! . . ( :

7 ligious education, he would be roundly abused

we spoke on the subject, thought that the cases : i t ,

: ‘ as adisturber of the public peace ; asa narrow
referred to were not to the pomt; and it hap-

: a ‘ minded bigot, who sought to destroy our

pened that our opinion was confirmed by the te nee :

« | * noble system ’’ ot education; in a word, he

Patriot aud

Progress as a mere tool of Bishop McIntyre

udsequent judgment of the Court.

would be represented by the

The presiding Judge then adjourned the
Court, in order to consider the objections
On Monday, |
Court re-opened; the
Judge

Peters explained the Law on the subject of

and his priests. We cali the special attention

raised by the prisoner’s counsel i :
of our readers to the following words of M.

the 25th inst., the :
Uuuzot:—

p/fsoner, Dowey, being at the bar.
‘ ’ ‘ “In order to make education truly good
| and socially useful, it must be fundamentally
His ex-| religious. 1 do not simply mean by this that
planatiou of the subject was exiaustive, and) religious instruction should hold its place in
popular education, and that the practices of
Court that the objections raised pohgion shou'd enter into it; for @ nation is

‘ not religiously educated by such petty and
by the counsel for the prisoner were not satis-!| mechanical devices. It is necessary that na-
tactory, the Clerk of the Crown asked George tional education should be given and received
,,/ inthe midst of a religious atmosphere, and
that religious impressions and religious obsere
vances should penetrate into all its parts. Ree
is not a study er an exercise to be
he confessed the crime for which he was cen- restricted to @ certain place and @ certain
victed. During his explanation of the circuin-| wees it isa faith and a law which ought rv

8 ir, be felt everywhere, and which, after this
stances connected with the murder, what struck! manner alone, can exercise ail its beneficial

us most was the circuimstantial corroberation , Nfuence upon our minds and our lives.’’
M. Guizot’s opinion has as much weight as

Juries in an able and lucid address,

perfectly satisfactory.
to the

The Judze having sig-

Dowey why the sentence of the Court should

not be pronounced on him. Dowey thea made

of the evidence of the girl McQuarrie, and the}
fact that he did not express his repentance for that of ten thousand “ Progress boys,” and
the murder, so much as his spleen against the (uite as much as that of the patriotic Elder.
+e
CHARLOTTETOWN DEBATING CLUB.
On Friday evening last the question, “ What
are the best means of counteracting the disad-
urls to| vantages incident to our isolated position as a
| Colony,” was opened by Mr. A. MeNeill. Two
Resolutions on the subject were submitted by the
( : opener; one as to the necessity for a Steamer to
prisoner, and sentenced him to, ply, during the winter months, between George-
town and Port Mulgrave, or Port Hood, and the
other regarding the propriety of the Government
procuring a Report of the probable cost of a
able Judge went to the hearts of the audience Railway between Summerside and Georgetown.
After an animated and theroughly practical dis
cussion on the Resolutions, on motion, the debate
the prisoner no hope of pardon, and recom. was adjourned uutil Friday evening next, the Sth

principal witness for * sweariny his life away,’’

or, in other words, for telling the truth. |
Dowey acknowledzed that he had a fair trial,
and thanked his counsel for their able eff.
sare his life.

His Honor Judge Peters then made a feeling |
address to the
be hanged on the 30th day of March, on Pow-|
nal Square. The touching words of the vener-

and caused many a tear to drop. He gave

F. L. Haszarp, Secretary.

God without delay. i

He explained to him the!
jenormity of his crime; but encouraged him |

Ce” Owing to the large space taken up on the

| with the hope of forgiveness from Him who Powey murder case, we are compelled to omit &
. . ; . nee i few advertisements and some editorial uatter, 1
gave himself up a bleeding victim on the Croas tended for this weeks issue.

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