Edited Text
. or thought I had. and despaired, at all events, of
~ tae dames of tie burning bu
rried Fenian Congress, dn ane 80g
— —
When all was dome we lingered near the | bed-hangings, and smashed the furniture.
place. A «pring-breathed suft wind wag) (
blowing ; apring voiced sweet birde were sing
ing ) She eypresset were swaying to and fro; ee a
the alld apring sue wae shining ; the place
was very soothing and peacetal—towered |
ever by the great monumental pyramidal |
surviting art lying im sight.
o 'f
That was day to he reméinbered.
its head-stome neeer be moas-encrusted,
When we went om | | took her to the eare
of that motherly, kin
by a bit of akin.
| Morning.
who theught be kuew the negroes, and eould | 1
_ truat them, and who paid with bie lite for ao egre- With my husbaad and bis mother,
blunder) was brought in ahertly atter-| some ;
rda, bleeding profuacly, with one flager ot bis * buckea’s goods,’ and fuund a cvat, ,
| wight hand ‘eut off, nnd another one hanging oaly | which waa a receipt for a lamp bought lor |
He died early on the following | Bogle’s chapel at Stony Gut.
Dr. Gerrard recounted a series of con-| count made out by my gusband lant a
tom) of some forgotten great one, with the | frets and escapes through which ha passed, and | twelvemonth, at the request of Bogle, who cou
wonderful city of the dead, of memories, of| mentioned as out ineident the setting fire te the |
venguin bushes?” penguina™ are a desceipten of |
/eactua much weed for making fences ia the coun-| coat the se onl
i promised her. that the grave should be (ry), the negroes saying. us they committed this | get wa coat like thist
cated for better than agg otlierin the place ;| 4¢h
that Sowers should always blossom on it, and | Owed
| geon,
| doctor, L chop you up sa’, chop you up.” One| a
h | horrible snare of banes and flesh, tied up in a bun- | set Bee te the
quekeriah lady of the | die, he was told had been M’Cornock, a poor vid
* Pleaty buckra here; shoot! shoot!”
his awn life te thé fact of bia being a sur-
A man said - to hiwi, “If you was not a}
Siligence, whom I hed prepared to recsive cripple, whe bad attended the vestry meeting and
her.’
I did not eee her again for eome days; she
was too much exhavated, whee reaction from
long over-tension set in, to leave her bed.
_ Lealled every dé#y, and always found some
gentie-worded, grateful message ready for
me ; bot day after day { did mot see hee.
At leat @ bright day came when f did.
She was m re altered, more beoken-down-
looking than | had anticipated ; the meeting
me agitated her very greatly; ber biack
dreas, too, increased thedelieacy of her look
Mrs. Norrison stood by her, smoothing ber
bait and petting her with loving deeds and
words till she was calmer, then, good womun,
she left us toy other.
I had mo idea what Iny before me. Qur
intetview wara long one. More than once |
left her side, and paced the room in despair,
steod at one or other of the windows that
doeked down over the city, and pondered how
i could continee her of my love, that is to
say, the eeifiah and interesting nature of it.
She met my definite offer of my hand and
heart (as the novelists phrase 11) with the
wost meekly, humbly firm retusal.
Her gratitude was eo full and so lowly, her
agitation e¢ great | could not be arigry with
her, but | was greatly irritated, and turned
my irritation against myself; Cursed mysel!
thet J gquid fad no words strong envugh to
Poovinee her. She had set me ona pinnacle,
awd she would keep me there, and | wanted
to be'no higher than the level of her love.
Be was jast like me, she told me. Just like
what che had always beard of me She would
always love we with the most grateful, reverent
love, always remember me in het prayers; but be
my wile—iv.
it waa long before T could get a regan why:
but at last I tortured it from her. She believed
that I was sacrificing myself, that ] loved her be-
eause she was friendiesa and aluney but she was
pot fit fur me, she toid me; she had not the ac-
edmplishments, the education, the talent, the
beauty, the anything that wy wife shonld have
4s fag ber future [ need got be suxious, she as
me. Mra Norvison bad told her that bere,
fo Rome, she could procure her a suitable situa-
tion,
At last, when [ had exhausted every argument,
eaout success, | grew burt and angry; I turued
rom ber te @ widow, wud etoed looking out. A
veil of blackness gathered between we and all |
heoked on. = [ wae ill with anger, disappeiutiucut,
gud thwarted will.
T don't Bnew dew long I had stood an (but I
beliewe it was a long time) when the softest of
ainslt handa entered mune, which bung down be-
ade we. I started and looked reund. She was
jouking Up inte my tace so wistfully, ber own face
at with pain and earnestness.
* You look so pained, so displensed,’ she said,
* TL must seem to you se thoroughly heartless and
ungrateful. 1 easnet bear it.’
was hacked tu piececs.
said:—The Baron's fingers were cut off and hung
by threads. The ring which be always wore had
bece hes DIT, his sku:ll was fractured, and his
braine were aoxing ott.
His trousers hud deen taken off; but hie drawers
fp conclusion, the witness |
He had bia eoat on
Walton was lying on the read. J saw
Herachell. He-had a great gash from eur te ear.
The month was opened fram that gash I heard
that the teague had been out, Mra. Major, the
wile of Dr. Major, wha resides ip another direction
in the same destri¢t, atated that she saw the re
flection of a fire at Marant Bay, 8x negroes were
passing at the time, and deelaring that they
would kill Hire, Harrisou, sod a number of other,
managers af estates in the neighbourhood, whou |
they named. They were singing a song such as
she had never heard beiore, the refrain of i
wai
were on.
” Buckrna’s bldod we want,
Buckra‘’s blood we'll have,
Buekra‘’s blood weil have,
Tul there's no mere tu be bad.”
The above are a few instaaces out of a great
many that bave been given in evidence of the
manner in which the “ local riot,” as it has been
termed, at Morant Bay, spread over the country
in every direetion, A proclamation of Paul
Bogle’s was found at Stony Gut, urging his fol-
lowers te go to Morant Bay, and take cutlasses
aad arms with them, Every black man was or-
dered to turn out for“ oppression against them
had become too great.’-- For weeks before the
outbreak midnight drillings had been going on;
the negroes being divided iwto bands or gangs.
each of whien bad its captain.” Bogle hitasell
wae one of the most aetive members; and it was
roved that eeveral of the rebela, before their
death, eaid that he was the man whe had brouglit
them to their fate. “Ah, Mr. Gordon,” exelaimed
an old negro, as he was about te mount the lad-
der, to Gordon, who was atanding up, “ Ifit had
not been for you 1d vever bave come to this.”
HARROWING EVIDENCE OF THE WIDOW
OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
The widow of Capt. Hitchina, who was slaugh-
tered by the negroes, deposed; “Jt was between
one and two in the moruing thal I heard = hus-
band wae dead. Then shortly betore daybreak
i heard the bugle sound, and we ran and bid in
the bainboe wood—iyself, two grown up girls, a
little girl net three years old, gnd a baby of only
a few months. The mob came, ond ran all over
the house, calling for “the woman Hitchins,”” and
for the gunpowder; but they could not find either
it or me. While in hiding, we beard a great
many things. Some of the prople were for killing
me, aud aman named Duncan Stewart, said he
had killed my husband, and would lay my body
beside his; while others cried out out to kill any
ot the women, for they would want wives. While
they were plundering Mr. Hall's house, Mr.
Donaldson, a coloured wan, who kept a@ stere,
came to uly biding place and brought me out, as-
suring me that the rebels had prowised him they
would not hurt me, I brought my youngest ebild,
the baby only, out of the bushes. The other girl«
remained where they were and were eilent
Before [ knew what she waa going to do she
was kaveling beside mé; before I eould prevent
her her suft Gugece were raising wy band to her
softer lipe.
Lifted her up; holding her by the shonlders, |
asked ber, [ au: atraid almost fiercely, ‘Can you
teli me that you dv mot love me 1’
*No, L cannot, [ de love you very dearly.’ Het
tears began te fa), wud she, tultering towards me, |
shed them va wy breast.
Bo beld her there, fast and firm, and never since
haa she disclaimed the right to be there,
eWISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
TUE JAMAICA REBELLION.
RYWENCE OF THE NEGRO ATROCITIES
Tt wae elearly proved by witne ses that the
orignal disturbance occurred during the insesti-
ion of a ense of the moat ordinury deacriptis.
d'be attenipt to eerve a warrant upon Paul Bogle,
at Stony Gut, one ef the most fourishiug negro
Settlements in the Island, wae the signal for a
more éerieus outbreak = Poliee-constable Osborn
proved that Bogle, by a mere motion of the hand
eed a single call, assembled mm a moment some
five hundred men. provided with sticks aud cut
inseva. To disarw or bind the policeman was the
“work of 8 women, and the wath (to cleave from
the whites and to cleave to the blacks) was next
Sdwinistersd, and most of them were compelled
tw tube it in order te anve their lives.
for enluur,” cried the black insurgents to the
biaek policeman sent to capture them, “ we will
Sut kill you, but let the white man come.” The
white man, however, did not come, so the black
manu Went in search of him. A body of them,
variously atated gf thres, four, and tre hundred
ar wore, turard their backs upon Siony Got (now
& heap of ruins) and marched, sith cutlasses and
biadgeons, snd gs fw gune,te Morant Bay. A
evluured man, Mathew Creaser, who bad charge
of a store in the Biue Mountain Vulley, deposed
that be was taken prisoner by the rioters, who,
after enching the store, marched him to Stony
Gut. Taere he saw Paul and Moera Bogle and
enue 30 negroes beiug drilled iw the open space
brownd the chapel, A wan named Craddock ad-
the people. He tuld them that the coun-
tty belvuged te them, and that they were about
to tohe gussessivn of it. Paul Bogle told the
bofeun. sume policeroan bad come tu Stony
t tetake bim fute custudy; but he would net
go with them. He said, * Don't go to any work ;
vat® wan of you must work even if you can get
@ deliara day. When you waut anything go to
aa estate and take it. Take @ cow and kill it
when you want it.” The eridence as to their do
pfuge ot Morant Bay was ample. The vostry was
ertting, Whew at abet four o'clock the approach
wf riuters was deseried. Jotimation had reached|
Vhe suthorities, and the volunteers bad been call-
ed ontyte the Oumber of about.twenty. They
were drawn up in ftout of the courVhouse. “The
mob, advancing thtengh the +quare in whieh it is
situated, hurled vd!leys of stones upon them
Todeir were Kuocked off their Filles, and
some of the men sustained serious wounds. I:
— that thy negroes began the attack,
aid wernd down volleys of stones before the
volunteers fired. The little tamily of Englishmen
gathered together in the eourt-houee now found
that their last howr was st hand. Prayers were
uffered by Herschell, the clergyman, and ae the
flames spread around and covered the bouae, the
white men inside shook hands, gud “ asked each
_wibeT to tell the Gorernor, and then our wives
aod familiva, jf soy one of us should escape.”
Mitchell, one of the foluuteers, spoke of an inter.
view that took place betwen Paul Bogle and the,
Bereo. “ Ifyou want we,” dig the Barun, “fake
we, do what you will with me, and let it be all
over.” “No, nu,” eaid Bogle; “ we don’t want
yee sions, we want te Hill 9] those Byckra ound
oil thowe Mulatto fellows" “At these words sbout
two degen of the negroes then edine upand begail)
te bill the eran wrth steks. He cried ant,
™ Merey ! GAAT mercy!" Said Bogle, “ No, no,
we'll have de mercy vow.” When the Baron
Feli Bugle said, “ He is dead now,” and went
away. Returning in a quarter of an hour, be
looked at the body, and again ould, “ Him dead
now—deai.” ‘é@r give him a chop,” avid
ue of the bystanders, and he drew his cutlass,
and chopped the body. Another cawe up: “ We
just give hima energs,” and he run the body
.
Abrough. Bogle erved, “ Now drag
hime down ta, iy, and there let the pigs cai
bun.” Dr, fard (who, being a doctor, was
aliowed to without injury) epoke te buving
seen threevulunteers killed at the mowent when
the negroes tugk hold «! him. He could bear the
te bing for help, but he could
en Captain Hitchine staggered
wp to bin eut fearfully: “Que vian kept
oe back' im. 1 paseed, and Hitehins threw
my neck, suid, ‘ Deoter. ) am
Stasta: recip, apt many of them
the twiligh', ae ih drew on
ie
t
ings lighted up the
, gud rendered visible the half daked ‘and
Witened corpecs a8 they lay ‘Strewn about the
and elee®liere. “Ou the following
*£ M'Keurie enllected the dead
Dodice and removed them. Alborger's face was
beaten out of al) resembianee, eo that he was valy
Peenguized bv pis dress. Herecheit’s corpse was
waity distigured. The Baron was a mass af
ies; day Ragera haddeow disjo or eyt Witla
husfe. Cape. Hitchine. Lieut. Reed, Str. Welton,
pad gihers ala sted evidence of sayaye il
treatment. W
“pbev etime bad been wf tw
“ Colour
signers has been mainly occupiwd by the examiu-
alivh Ot witnesses who have sppkea-to acts of
to! authority, of by the black and white trow
Dunean Stewart came up to me, and asked ine i!
ly knew that he had killed my busband. I an-
}awered, * Yes,” and he held up his cutlass and
| told metoecall bim * master.” J said then, “ Yes,
bine aweetic mases.” be asked if I forgave bam ;
land to save my hfe I teld hun that I did trow the
bottom of my heart. They took my baby among
' them, and said it wae hke the brute Hirebing, and
they would have itabead. It was passed from one
te avetber, but a weman took it and put it ander
a basket, which ehe aatapen A ery was raised
that Mr. Wilson was coming, and they ran off,
saying “ Buckra come, buckra come ; let us chep
hia.” Mer. Wilaen was net killed, but severely
wounded. They then began to plunder Mr
Ford's store, and were doing this when Mr. Man-
ning come aud offered to take me in hia buggy te
Tron-bridge house and shelter me there. [ took
my children with me, and on the road to [ron
bridge house from Plantain Garden River, we ean
more than two bundred people, who were armed
with ali kinda of weapons. The people had begun
ta threaten Trowbridge house when [ escaped
from it. When | got te Duckenfield Houae,
they wished me tu have some supper, but I could
take nothing About one o'clock I was awoke
by Mr. Mauning’s voice, erying, “ Escape, Mre
Hitchins, escape; don’t etay to dress.” I ran
out, with littl on bat my might-dresa, and both
Mr. Manning and I were instantly surrounded
by rebela, who were shouting, “ Colour, co-
jlour.” and “ Peape, pesoe, and * Kall bins,”
aud all Kinds of cries. An immense man called
out, * Peace!" and beld up his band as high as he
could stretch bis arm; and be teok me and Mr.
Manning through the crowd, going back himselt
te juin io the breaking up and plunder of Ducken-
Geld House. [t was sery dark. Iu quarter of
an hour we were surrounded again by a number
of people, whe separated me from Mr. Mauning,
seizing me by my throat, tearing me almost to
picees. They said I was Mr. M’Dermott in dis-
guise, I tried te say, ‘A woman! a woman!’
but I wae soexhausted that I could uot pronounce
the word woman distinctly, aud 1 drew down my
hair and shook it. They beld we by taped ieshed
we by it, at lual they gave me one piteh and J got
away, having nearly been dismantled by thew.
Seou I beard Mr. Manning calling out to me und
asking it I was alive. We went on together, aud
whew 1 was uear Iron-bridge House I heard a
woman aud a young man talking The young
man said, * Lord, what shall 1 do with the ebil-
dren this night?" They bad got my two babies,
that bad been brought back again from Ducken-
field. Mri Menning bid me and them in a little
room, aud kept wateb himeel!, burning a light a-
he bad been desired by the rebels te do. About
five on Friddy morning, the mob came cheering.
and telling how they bud been to Amity Hall, and
bad killed Mr. Hire and his eon and Mr. Criebton,
and bad fired the bed on which Dr. Crowder was
lying. They eaid they had pushed the dead bods
of young Mr. Hire into a stone-hole; but this wae
not true, for though be was badly wounded he
was not killed. I remained at [ron Bridgeston
all Priday and Saturday; and after that T went
back to Gath, where | remained till the follawing
Thursday, and then cawe down to Kingstun in
the guubuat Ouys.
EVIDENCE RELATING TO GORDON.
Mra. Major deposed: “ On the lth of August
Mr. Gordun came to breakfast with uc, as was his
babit when be came to attend the vestry. 1 wae
‘reading his printed speech at St. Ano’s meeting
[ said, ‘ Take caré, Mr. Gordon, you bave gone
two far.” He replied, ‘I have gone as far as |
can go. but no further.” He sajd that the go-
veraor Was @ very Wicked wan, and that jt would
be a bieesing to the country if any ene weuld
sheet him. Ele alee said that Mr. Hersehell and
the Barou were very wicked men, and that it
would be a blessing te Mie couutry if any one
would shoot the three of them."—Mr, James
Harrison, attorney of the Hordley estate, gure
ovidenoe that advised bin te go te Bu
before the rainy evssonset in. He replied that he
could net leave the estate, vpou which Gurdon
said, “ Your hfe is more te you than the estate.”
He also said that he was himeulf gaing to France,
apd added, apesking as the witoeds, described it
lgughingly, “the whole Island will belong w the
negrovs.”"—Another witness, the Rev. Arthur
Beckwith, @ dissenting minister, stated that in
June or July Jaat be spoke to Gordon, who said
the peaple had been greatly oppressed and must
have redress in aome way or other; and aif they
did not suogeed in that way there would be, in
«is hionths, @ revolution iv the eountry; eun-
tinwing, “As I have always stood by the black
people If eball stand by thei theo,”
EVIDENCE RELATING TO TRE TREAT-
MENT OF THE NEGROES.
Several gentlemen have been questioned by the
Commissioners ax to the treatment of the negroes
employed upon the estates of which they bave the
management, and the ‘system adopted in paying
their wages. The general effect of their evidence
baa been that the wen are paid regularly and
justly; but the negroes bave frequently expressed
discontent at the stoppage of sual suns for short
or bad work. The Rev, Mr. Parnther, a Wes-
fey 80 minister, suid —* The peop) bave.otten eome
to we and complained of not receiving their pay,
and for receiving wnly a pertion.- TF inquired inte
the couse, aud have been told iv reply they were
cone age Atacand that they’ would not do full
work.” " ;
ALLEGED VIOLENCE -IN SUPPRESSION
OF THE OUTRAGES.
During the last werk thy time of the Commis-
|
j
vidleuce and oppression coummitied by perstns in
whe
death at Meraet Bay the negroes precee
break vpew the . pod release ‘the 1) Were Pukewed jn the anppression of the, didtueb:
b i The wana Garbeh. thle os it but few: it any. enses, however, have much tu require punishment, if done within the
A 2 dy i t
row
os : id: —" L was only ma : ad
Hire Ann Mitehell. She said I ae oe = | were ow ieee then three Ue
age ae wit
Oa Saturday ‘of Volunteers taking art "eli. Sweeney, a lead-
soldier hed tor | palpable manner possible.
hk on ae tt faaide ‘of | ce atar of the Roberts fe
aul | “preparing a military enterPh
neither read ner write,
a schoolmaster at Spring.
He | yard.
) vied with each other, during the renellion, ju prov:
_—_ —
ast October, and was living
Christmas
My busband was then
When they found the
ldiera said, * Where could a pigget
My husband was in the
They tied him to a tree there and shut
him, I saw them do it. Three Volunteers shot
him through the head, and his bra were
attered round about. Afterwards the aoldiers
house and burnt everything.* Be
sides being a sehoolouster, my husband some-
times preached whes the minister was Qway.
Now, on successive days since the evidence vf
this woman bas been given, we tave had state-
wwente (row three people that Mitchell care tate
the office of a gentleman named Hague, aad said
te hime that the chair on which be waa sitting
ought te be a black mane, and that his head
ought te be cut off aa the heads of the Baron and
others would be in the Court hoyee. “This was)
two or three hours before the outbreak, and the
threat was used te Mr. Hague, collector of cus-
toms at Morant Bay. Aga, Mr. Duffus, pre
prietor of a wharf on the east aide of Port Morant,
said that onthe Jith, the day of the outbrea’,
between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, the wan
Mitchell said te hiw, * You are going to Moraut
Bay to have your bead chopped off; I want a
white wife aud estate.” He cut a bamboo and
suid, “ That's the way in which buckras’ heads
arccut olf.” It was also deposed that the prisone!
had atempted to chop at the overseer ot Mr
Duffus with a cuilase; and upon this evidence
the Court ordered the man to be shot. This dis-
poses of the story of the summary execution,
without trial, deposed te by his widow.
FALSE EVIDENCE.
After a witness, in whose statement we all
were inclined te place coutidence, bad bean ealled
and recalled; after it wae proved that he bad
confidently deseribed the death of men whour he
afterwards as confidently admitted to be now
alive; and had described acts of atroeity for
which—if they were true=-ne puuebhyent could
be too severe. “ The witness may go," said the
Comunasioner, ' it is imposible to believe a word
y no- | at peace wilhchia Gover!
pty Eee cian aalers he was: casbie
distnissed, it wae net oo 1h
plothing against a frie
absent withuul leave’
over, ‘the Postunuster
meeting of Feéniane, at ©
posale were unades and 3
this Provinee. ° “He utte
an, by Nis praemee aud vecupa ny of the
chair, aiding and abettir
he wae Chere in his'pri
—a miserable eubteri
ion; but it i@ needless.
abet public’ officers of various grades fave been
tion, waa nulorivusly
jae" against a country
yimuent for considerable
red > and when was
e ground that be was
ndiy power, but for being
A few mouthe ago, more
je committee, there Prussia the Government main
perals and five Colonels’ which would lead to the establishment of an uu-,
he woat direct and divided administration fur the duchies, and,
guarantee their prosperity as well as their se-!
curity.~—Von Bismarck.”
here. The claim of the King of Prussia to!
Holstein as well as Schleswi
sulutely, and will be enforce
Austria declines yielding to soft persuasion.—
London News of the World, March 18.
aintains absolutely, |
There is no disguise !
ig maiutained ab-
by the sword if
at Buflalo presided at a
hich most explicit pro-
adopted tor the invasion ot
a few weak sentences
, but the fact remained
thie Fenians. He said
ti for if the “Postmaster”
ed awuy, (ad he admits he sheuld have
aaa Scns the private citizen” bave
, ad ep we might go on adding ilastra-
seen ye dir Phe’ fact ia notorious
mixed up wth ‘this Feman business. “Did hot
even the (Reesident bimoself receive a deputation
from the Fenian Congress that waited upon him
to thank bith, inthe nay 6f the Fenians, tor re-
leasing the avtorions John Mitebell 1 This recog-
uition by President Joliriaen of an organization
ormed avowedly to engage in hostidities against
Britain, eae gravely calculated alikt’to encourage
the fillibusterers gnd jrejtate the British peuple.
We have szid quite enongh to show, on the
one hand, that the American Government should
intertere against the Feninna, and, on the other,
that the British Government should remoustrate.
It is high tune thar action should be taken. When
in Ireland the habeas corpus Act haa had to be
suspended—a grave atep, nnd one which can only
be justified by serious danger—when arrests by
hundreds are being made aid arms and munitions
of war are found secreted throughout the island
—when dogens of misguided men are already pay-
ing the penalty of their folly in prison, aud must
remain there for a deeade or twe, if not for life
—when bands ot the eo-called “ Lrish Republic ”
are being seld—when all Uhis is Kowa, 1 sbeais the
height of aksurdity to annoguce in Parliament
that there ia not yei sufficient grognd upon whick
to muke representations to the (government of
the United Btates. Of course, at the time Mr
Gladstone madebis apeech, he was not aware of
the extreme violence wiieh the American Fenians
that he has said.” Even the consul for the
Jamaica Committee gave him up, as an ingen-
ious, habitual, and plausible liar, Or take an-
other instance on the previous day. A woman
told a story sufficiently painiul, Her name is
Susanna Bennett, and she declared that Mr
Hayne, the collector of custome at Morant Bay,
had ordered ber to be flogged. That after be
went away oue of the black soldiers gave her a
hundred lashes with a wire eat; and that in the
following Week. while the wounds mad@ by the
firat flogging were atill raw, she received another
ten lashes. So astonishing a story excited sns-
picion. Two medical men were sent for. They
examined the sufferer, and afterwards declared
upoa their oath that “most decidedly she bad
never beeu flogged at all.”
—_—_———2 oc 4D -* Oe
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES.
The laet English papera brought a report of
the discussion which tovk place in the House of
Cowmons, in regard te the Fenian movement
The Chancellor of the Exchequer deprecated de-
bate on the matter as impolitic, but the irrepres-
sible Commons would bave their say, and they
had it. Some apeakere magnified the movement,
others ridiculed jt; but among the points raised,
there was one of peentiar interest and importauce
at the present time. It was the question whe
ther the Uuited States Government was dving its
duty ia the matter. For the past six or seven
yeare the Brotherhvod bas been in existence
Phe avowed intention of the society, at its forwa-
tion, was to make Ireland an independent coun-
try. At firet, the movement went on stealthily
aad seervtly; but gradually all pretence at con-
cealinent was thrown off, and the objects of the
organigation were proclaimed at every atreet
corner and frow every bousetop. Mass meetings
are now being held, meney ts being collected,
arma purchased, ageuts seut to L[reland, and se
forth—ali avewedly tor the purpose of dismeny |
bering the Britsh Empire. Before the eyes and |
ia the hearing, as it were, of the American Go-|
vernment, threats are ostentatiously wade, the
work of crgavizing goes on, aud in all respects
the acts ef the Brotherhood accord with their
professed inteutiona, short of the last decisive
step. Uuder these circumstances, ia the United
witnessing all this without making the slightest
uttempt to check the plaus of ite citizens? Ot
course, it: would jotertere if an gctual raid was
committed ; but is it uuder no obligation te move
tll then ?
Mr. Gladstone—in reply to Mr. Wathin—ad-
mitted that Her Maujesty’s Government had not
nade auy represeuiations to the Government ot
the United Statea, wich referenee to the Penian
Organization; and maintained that there was, a
yet, no sufficient reason to do so. It was not
enough, he said, to koow that Fenianism was a
thiug of Americnn growth. Jt waa necessary
vielated, in erder that Great Britain onght claim
the intervention of the Government. The Fenian
woremenl Was notorious ina certain way, but
not in sueb a way that it could be made the sub-
jeet of legal proceedings. Again, if au attack
was wade upon any portion of the British dowi-
niens, we would bave a right to ask the American
Guvernment to put down the movement by force.
Another ease ln which we could rightfully com-
‘plain would be where officers of the Government
had taken part in the conspiracy. The rumours
as to this were tou vague and intormal to warrant
any complaint. Thus, while admitting the serious
character of the movement and the undeniable
object of it, Mr. Gladstoue demed that we had
any sufficient grovnd upon which to make repre
wbtetivus to the Gyverument of the United
States.
We have stated fully the grounds taken by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and certainty, if
nothing more can be said tur refraining from ad-
dreasiug @ remonstrance to the United States au
thorities, it seems to us that be has failed te
make out a caae. Mr. Gladstone says that “no
law ef the United States has beew siolated,” aud
that the Fenian movement is “ vot noterions in
such @ way ae te be made the subject of legal
proceedings” A few weeks ago, Mr. McKenna,
of New York, acting in the interest of the
Chiban Government, set himself to fit out priva
teers to prey upou Spanish commerce. Alihbough
he bad endearoured io execute bis projeet secretiy,
the watter became known, and was deemed sufi-
cently “ notorious” to be “ made the subject ot
legal proceedings.” At the instance of District
Attorney Dickinson, proceedings were instituted
agajpet McKenna, a grand jury found an indiet-
ment, aud he was srreated gad kept in close conr-
finement. ‘This is 8 cage exactly in paint, Was
there a tithe of the * nuturiety’ about this that
there was about the Fenian plot?) Aseuredly not.
And the acheme of O’Mationy aud Sweeney js ax
clearly against a friendly-puwer aa was that of
McKeuna.
Then, as te no United States law having been
viglated, we fiud that the law under which an in-
dictueut was found sgsinst McKenna is most
fagrautly violated by the Fenians. The 61h see-
‘tion of the Neutrality Act of Isle provides that,
“if any person shall, within the territory or juris-
diction of the United States, begin, or set on foot,
or provide or prepare the means for, any military
expedition or enterprise, to be carrted on from thence
against the territory or dominion of any foreign
prone or tate, or any colony district or people,
pith whom the United States are at peace, every
person 60 offending shall be deemed guilty of a
high miedemeanor, aud shall be fined not exceed-
ing $3,000, or Hopris med not more than three
years.” Could language apply more completely
to the Fenian movement? We venture to say
that if @ measure wae introduced into Congress
for the express purpose af weeting the case of the
Fenians, it could not be made more pomted and
applicable than is this 6th section of the Act of
1818. The Pentuns are hterally “ eeiting an foot
and providing the means fora military enterprise
against the territory of a foreign State, with
which the Uoited States are at peace;” and they
are bo actiug * within the territory af the United |
States,” aud the enterprise ia “te be carried -on
from thenes."’ - And if this law was fouud to cover
the ease of McKenna—ad it undoubtedly did—
bew is it that it is put iuvoked with equa! promp
tilude to —t the more aay fillibuster-
ing project of the Feuiana? ‘’ put the iva
delibergtely. sbi teat:
To put this case ina stronger light, we shall
refer to another authority, and ove which Aweri-
eans, at all events, myat acknowledge; we refer
to “ Wheaton's Lnternatioual Law.” Corigres-
sional praters and rabid aiti-British newspapers
ing {row Wheaton that Britain had failed te dis-
ebarge her duty towards tle United Stutes,
They failed to make out a single point, unless
tureed and unnatural coristructions eould de it;
but we ahall reproduce one extract for their cun-
sideration af the preseut time, and wil) not resort
to fur-fetehed constructiou inorder te make {t}
applicable ta their eawe. ‘Fer citizens of the!
United States,”” suys. the suthor, “ty cuminit
huve exhibited within the past fortnight; but with
the exeeption of this extra vielence, he was in
jossession of all essential facts. That the Wash-
lington authorities should not Vindicate their own
| municipal law, aud dixeharge their iviernational
ubligations, is bad enough; but they must draw
some consolation from the thought, that Great
Britain has never yet wade the slightest complaint.
We repeat it, the time bas fully arrived when
diplumacy should grapple with this questiou —
Toronto Globe, March \6.
——— + 0. a >
EXPECTED WAR. BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND PRUSSIA.
—_—_
Count Bismark ia-proceeding resolutely to
the accomplishment of his great design of an-
nexing Schleswig and ‘Holstein, the spoil of the
Danish War, to the dominions of his royal
master; and Austrian statesmen are endeavour-
ing to prevent that consummation, unless an
adequate territorial “ consideration.’ be given.
| The Prussian Minister appears to see hiseway
ito the end without hampering himself with con-
ditions, and Austria being embarrassed still
with Hungarian dilférences, is unable to bring
the requisite ainotiut Of couraze into the dis
cussion to arrest hig-progress. The Vienna
semi-official papers consider a war between
Austria and Prussia as @ probable occurrence,
and in the course of an examination of the con
sequences, they admit that the first advantaye
would be on the Prussian side. The 3,000
Austrian soldiers in Holstéin would be unable
to resist the sudden attack of three times the
number of Prussiana thut might be directed
avainstthem. “ But," sys the New Free Press
of Vienna, “the Cabinet of Berlin should not
deceive itself as tu the'terrible consequence of
isuch an act. Prussia,would have gained no-
—~ ~~
e, fot lite public capacity f-
Our atmosphere political portends
And the deep moaning which from earth ascends,
So, ere ite pent-up fire Mount Alina ends,
—
(FOR THE EXAMINER. }
A PEACE-OFFERING.
_ A sweeping storm: the larid, angry shy,
Give full aasarance that the crash ie nigh.
Aud all before the wolten deluge fly, _
Doomrspeaking portents all around proclaim
The certain dread approach of the cousuming
flame.
And, as, when thus the dread alarm is given,
‘They who had long in Pleasure’s bower re ;
And quatfed their wine with spirits light, though
even
Their very couch o'er Tartarus wae disposed,
By sudden consciousness of danger driven,—
“The energies of fear alone opposed
To what no power of earth-born ian can stay,
Each seose ewylounded, flee, all dubsous of their
way.
So now cur Public Men, both false and true,
The Ins, long lucky, and long luckless Ours,
Alike awazed, the coming ordeal view, ;
And tremble at the thoughts of Party-killirg
routs.
Still many claim the trust; yet still but few,
With titles valid, unobseured by doubta,
The public trust and confidence ean claim;
Or point to their career without some teuch of
shane.
And now, bebold{ the gathering storm at hand,
Th’ inevitable bour of tral nigh,
The wary leaders of each party band,
On whom or what, unkuowilug to rely,
Without one point oa which to make a stand,
Shorn of each ehibboleth and rallying ery,
Thia way and that way look tor aid in vain ;—
These how they way confirm ; those how retrleve
their reign.
The Tous, long doomed, approaches to ite end :
Its last—its Trial Session—fast comes on.
Without one Act, ou which they can depend,
By evidence of fruits, or vantage won,
Their course, "gainst daraning charges to defend ;
Alike on what they've done, what left undone,—
E’en on their best, most liberal acts arraigned—
Sad lot—to doom themselves, theuiselves shall
be constrained.
The Government is doomed: they know it well,
So well, that all their care seems, Wisely, now
To fall, ae haut, o’erweening Caesar fell,
Calm and composed, and—as their nevk~
they bow
To the raised sword, submirsively—eompel
Almost their fecs, ‘gainst darker thoughts, te
trow
That “ blessed martyrs toe their country’s goed,”
They think they fall, by thankless ignorance
subdued,
Their fall—for fallen indeed they ate, though still
The Council Board is theirs, and, fur a tie,
Theie verivst tuitions een the posts may fill,
They purebased by venality and crime,
As safe us they whom honour, learning, skill,
Crowned with a patent right te power to
elnnb.—
Their fail, however, whatsoe'er its bounds,
Sunall triumph ean afford upou were party grounds;
Po nought by Liberals in power achieved 5
Te nought by thei Jn opposliion done;
To no remembrance of the boons received
over seven yearé—it is hard to say wheu if wig
die out. The thick skulls of its dupes seem ty
be impervious to intelli sence or common sense,
and sv long a they will give money towards Bt
support, and so lony as the American Govern,
ment countenance the infamous OF ganization
from pure spite azainst Great Britain and hep
Colonies, so long will the Fenian ruffians heey
up the excitement by daily threatening to make
attacks on British territory.
_— —— =
Who thue, for noble ends, would nobly dare
With Tophet’s vexed sypirite to engage,
Must be a man of eell-denial rare,
y aU owtrance the just war to wage
On all whe would corrupt, or truth ensvare,
Firm and defiantly, bowser er they rage j—
And more—he must be like a sun, to lend
Vigour and life to these who un bis course attend.
Redreas long due—long, promiaed, but withheld,
Kach party's rule subservient io a few,
And matuly by delusion’s power upheld,
Have torced the wide beliet that, both untrue,
Have been by private hopes alone impelled,
Aud kept iu action by tae prize in view.
Thus trust in party eeeuse terever gous,
And party chiefs are lett, deserted wud alene.
The defensive
preparations in the Colonies may be expensive
to them and to Great Britain; but the adyan,
| tage will he felt in the secarity fur peace which
And thus—ane vessels by the ruffian blast i
brow sbelteriag coves and larbeur moorings
torn,
Unmanned, apon the surging sea are - ayes ;
And y’er its treacherous: depths in tury borne, | mM, ‘ oat teed ‘ oes Fe
To be some ruthless pirate’s prey at last, . Phe attitude and : porn ¢ f the Prov imees, dn
Ere of their strength and all equipments shorn,— | view of the abrogation of the Reciprocity
The mass, by «trong unressoning impulse te Treaty, appear to have taken the American peo.
gros nee Oy Se Oty mrernas | ple by surprise. They evidently thought thas
they afford, and in the complete independence of
| Brother Jonathan end his hordes. of would-be
| marauders, ‘
|the Provincials would go eriuging to them
By arms’ strong terrors av the law's combined, move than they have done, and would bes fos
Disinayed, "tis true, these knaves be more are ‘ 4
finind :
Open perverters of the public mind,
Aud hostile notes no more their trumpets sound ;
But yet, as ever with the vulpine kind, :
When danger threatens them, avd foes jem fishermen of the consequences of trespass.
round, : ing on British fishing grounds, have al
Gnashing thenr teeth, the polfroons, darkly iad, d ie s ' ; - sery.
Cower ull they may vance more with bess vf risk | ed to open the eves of the people of the United
make head. ; States to the impolicy of the Protectionist
j} admission into the Union rather than lose the
| advanta ses of free trade with the Ameticans,
| The Provincial Proclamations warning Ameri.
And much we fear, unless, as patriots true, | party an refusing to continue the old treaty, or
Conflicting leaders freely coalesce, —
And, with ne aim but public geod in view,
Resolve the Ntale’a great grievance to redreas,— | ‘ ” , :
Aud that by means te bath (he parties anew, jermen pursuing their avocations in the same
Meana which would better wil, but avne op- | free and unrestricted manner as they have dove
press— i }
The brigand leaguers, etill on plunder bent,
Phe statesmauship vf both may sadly circumvent
nezotiate & new one on anything like fair
‘terms. They may and do talk about their ae
for the last eleven years, and of the determina.
tion of the Fishermen te fight for the /privi-
; : leze; but we feel assured that the Amevicaa
But let them now, for this great aim, unite, °
All inefficient partial sebemes, disown,
And boldly stand upon the people's right—
The right to call this fertile Isle their ewn—
A right whieh, fairly urged, need none affigtt;
For, on Great Britain all the ovus thrown,
The power, which treedom to the helof gave,
From apprehended lose the feudary would save.
| Government is not now prepared to sanctions
| wanton disregard of treaty stipulations, nor is
| the Government of Great Britain disposed to
| allow any thing of the kind. American journal.
| ists that were strongly opposed to a renewal of
ee treaty are now susgesting the propricty of
Men now within our Lower Chamber sit, ‘entering into new nezotiutions, for the making
Whose periods might with admiration fill,
Whom judges all of eloquence admit, ‘
And win their judgments to our enppliant will,
Yes, give these en the British Senate's ear, |
Aud savetion of our claims were but their pleas)
tu bear.
ments will be wary of negotiations in that diree.
ltion for the futare.
We reprint in other colomns a portion of
the evidence taken before the Jamaica Roval
| Commission, charged with an euquity ito the
Let but this policy, this eourae, abtain — /ennses and extent of the late negro insunte
Though now made manifest alone in will—
Full many hearts reeale rant “tweuld gain,
Full many breasis, now and, with gladness fill.
‘Gainst such a Cuion leagues were formed vain; | was not much cxagyerstion in the acwounts
For its sure promise would all murmurs still,
And its atrong power a Rule inangurate i
Our wellare to secure to Tiwe’s long distant date | the lacks,
| he Ste mr * d 4 ao oi
A Rule, pot darkened by the bigot’s apleen, The St amship City uf Teris arrive a nt New
Not wade tor party, brothers, cousins, friends ; |
But, te Whore practice, would be ever set ) En slish dates to the 22nd.
Stern public virtue, true te public ends, le
Foe to all trickery and evasious mean ;
Such rule os ne'er to oligarchy tenda; a
Which power alone would te the people ewe, iG
Aud public posts alune on public worth besiow. |
ition in Jamaica. According to this evidence,
(which, we presume, may he relicd upon, thers
ifirst received of the atrocities corgitted by
York fret Livery. ol on the Zod inst » with
The news is whim
portant. The Conservative party bave des ised
scheme to defeat the Reform Bit) — Pari
rosvenor proposing to move as an amend:
iment, on the 2nd reading of the Dill, thatat
A rule wiich never at the Council Board— ihe deferred until the House had before it the
Whate’er th’ enamergence or the consequence) ayn Siti acini atead- Bar
Would fondly dvew ite pivetige could afford ie nutire Reform Scheme contemplated by the
With bower, truth, er breeding to dispense ;
Or suffer there that, aa despotic lord,
A boor should triumph iu his inselenee ;
But still provide our Exareh there sheouid find |
His peers—if vot by birth—by patent of the mind. i taad for £15,750.
Government. It is believed, however, that
ithe amendment wiil be a faihire.-~—-The ex-Con-
j federate erniser Shenandoah was sold in Bug.
Prom Liberal rule; to nought of prestige wen
“he conte ey re } > eside ,
A rule which would, with equal eye, bebold The contention between the President of the
thing in the Duchies; she would be oblised tu |
from Schleswiz-Holstein, if not be-;
withdraw
Toe none of these
Statea diacharging iia duty to great Britain, in)
that same law of the United States should be) a division of Germany between herself and the
}fore Austria, at least befove Europe; and in
shower,
the war she would thus have provoked she
would certamly, in the end, Le conquered.”
his sceans to unply a beliefthat Austria would
!
; - . a |
handed; that noa-Prussian Germany would
that England, having an interest in the preser-
vation of Austria as a great power, would give
duced to afford material aid as well. Expecta
tions of English-aasistance would, however, bi
disappointed ; and Count Bismarck. is evideut!s
working with a view of preventing important
alliances in other quarters. Bavaria, it is
thouzht, has been browzht over to the Prussian
side by cousiderations submitted by the Minis-
iter of King William, whercin the possibility of
kingdom of the Hohenzollerus occupies the
foremost place. A design like this would be
characteristic of the danng mind Count Bis
marck has displayed. Bavaria is the largest o/
the secoudary states, and the ambition of he:
statesmen may be leaping in accordance with
Prussian desive and design... By pressure from
the Diet, her action would appear to favor the
Emperor, but its issues might be more injurious
than otherwise to his ‘Catise. The appreben-
sions that are entertaived mark, at any rate,
the craft and activity with which the Prussian
statesman is working. Before there is any
open rupture with Austria, the chances of help
are calculated fur thé purpose of overcoming
them. letians
And what would France do in the event of a
war between Prussia gid Austria? There is a
curious piece of news In one of the Berlin pa-
pone, Wee must <7 the ee en
another instance of the stuatezy of the King of
Prussia’s minister® TheGtecr nent coalfields
of Saarbruck, about an byur’s distance from the
French froutie, ave Pen Jeased out to an
“anonymous Frenth sRatehotding company”
for an annual rent of 90,000 thalers, Clean
a very minor portion only ef these coal miues
has been transferred to the-French company,
the price must be incorfettly given; but the
importauee ofthe trausa¢tion arises from the
fact of so profitable a part of the Prussian pro-
perty being alienated “for French purposes
Whatever the actual character of the affair
inay be, political motives will be assigned for
it, Just as political motives are assigned for that
impasssible undertaking, ‘the Suez canal, which
although the thing itself may be a disastrous
failure, gives the French. footing in the land
of Ezypt; and accompTishes therghy a design
which was ever uppermosg jn the first Napaleon’e
mind. The Emperor of the French is a man
of peace; his conquests gre pacitically war—a
coal field is as good as anytliug else to place «
foot apon, and furbearatce from intervention is
au easy price to pay for-it. There is no war tu
incense the Freugh. mindy and the prize would
awaken enthusiastic delight. These are only
possibilities; but they are-likely to enter the
mind of such a man as Bismarck, who bas al-
dacity enough to suvic tomake them: realities.
There are reasons why the Emperor of the
French should give the mizht of his intinence
to Austria; and also why Bavaria should resist
the tempter and att with the Diet and in good
faith; but the’ Prussian is bold, unserupulous
and reckless. He bas set his mind upon an
ae and will eadeayurto accomplish it at all
risks and hazards,
The first step towards.a rupture has been
taken in the repudiation by Prussia of the pro-
clamation of General Gablenz, that the consti-
tution introduced im Holstein by the Danes in
1854 should be rezarded as valid. Prussia @e-
clares that the conveution of a representative
would be a violation of the Treaty of Gastein,
Althouzh the dachy of Holstein was placed
under the protection of Austria for purposes of
civil and military administration, Count Bis-
marck contends that the right of sovereignity
was vested in the King of Prussia and the Em.
peror of Aastria conjointly, This js the start-
ing point of what is likely be a serious quarrel,
and that may eventually: set all Germany on
fire. ‘The King regrets,*says the Prussian
minister iu bis reply'to“an address from some
members of what is called the “ Equestrian
Order” in Holstein, - thatthe inconvenience
of the existing transitional’ state of affairs js
aggravated by the proyGcative’ activity of 9
party whose pretensions ape not- founded in
right, and are preconcileable with the treaties
of Vienpa and ‘Gasteins': His Majesty's Go-
vernment have already estedrdured to maintain
murder aud. depredations oa the’ meusbera of
other nations, ortu combine to do it, appeared to
the American Goverument as much aguinst the
iawa of the land as to murder or rob, or- te com:
bine te murder or rob their own citizens, and-aa
zood round terms.
sion to declare, that smongst the varions miydes |
in concert with Austr --Jegal .situation
created by those t ina La sirens dis-
order; and then ¢omes odt.the . intention, in
“Theve already had occa-
by Liberal Chiefs; to nerght that is conceived
O! Liberal projects, promised or begun ;—
sucenuibs the Tory power:
Pheir schemes, delusive, vain, now ruia ou then |
The Caneer in our State has ever been
} The tenants of
, engrossing all our xuil 5
not be allowed ty fight her battle single! Wineh ever, as was long age foreseen,
their eocial rights ce poil,
jrally strongly round the Austrian flag, and) And press them down us vassals, low ard meas
{ Forever doomed te unredeeming toil :
And pledges to remove this Cancer—given,
. ° . ‘np fe " a, . .
a moral influence inher favor, and might be m-, But suredeeiwed — from trust, the
have driven,
Who werely til
The busbanduian
pressed,
To cail him treen
A freeman's po
Hig name indeed
coutrol.
The monster es
And, though each
lis cure, by
planned ;
panned.
Aud madly led,
Defiance to the on
OF each is closed
But etill hia freeman’s vote bis landlord
Who own the col must ever rulera be;
Lit, are but serts ut best,
can ne'er be truly free ‘
Whilst, by a landlord's claim, borue down and |
an is Mere wockery,
wer ig not by him posacased
stands on the freemen’s roll,
This galling serfdom stands by all confessed
cil of our fertile land;
Party has, on turn, professed
sovereign measures, to
Yet still the people, by its weight oppressed,
Fee! as of each bad tricked thew, and tre
And, true, a strange fatality it seems
Has hitherto beset their beat remedial achewes.
The Tenant League, fool-bardy as it was,
like Fenianisin, had
Too much provoking aud ineentive cause
To warrant it with some, whe rashly bade
tight of Britainu’s laws ;
Aud now, though justice-stricken, the mad raid
ere it Was well begun,
Justice, in other guise, must vow be tully done
A moneter ineub 9, Old Ireland strains
To break at once ber epiritand provoke,
To sadden and depopulate ber piains,
Feufeeble, through the land, the workman's
stroke,
ty shore,
britain awake
The wrong she to
wore.
And rob the peasant of his scanty gains;
As erat with Israel ‘neath th’ Egyptian yoke,
But soon, her days of degradation o'er
Her barp ifs joytul notes shail waae from shore | children is deemed derogatory, consequently
[njustice now its utmost course bas run:
to own and to deplore
3 people's faith has dune;
To own their share that people ever bore
To all the battles by her los: or won,
Though still the seuse of wrong their spirits
} ln the pwo Churches which divide the land, | United States and his Cabinet and Concress,
} Bui two close aections of the Cliretian told : , appears to have lost none of its violoues ant
And would, atonee, with strong directing hand :
‘Tory Chief:
way
have
) Berween the two such even balance hold,
j As feclappresal weuld trom both command ;
| Henrte jong estranged would unite agai,
) And bind us, mau te man, by Love's most holy
chain
i
i The paeude-patrint pietist, indeed,
+ Such rule with ravid matics might assuil;
Aud the pert popinj iW, wi doubiinl breec,
Whose pleas tor favor nothing would avail,
With all the seattered parasites in need,
Would loudiy at dhe fin concordance rails
But ail besides, and chiefly Cllhyristtaas truc,
Such Chostian rule
boner due.
- + + wwe
| Mr. Weean:—
{
{
/
i
Sir,—I wag particularly well pleased to see
the remarks in a late Weekly relative to shot
aud peas heiug threwn about lecture rooms;
whip handles and appear very gentlemanly on
the streets, these qualificatious will not prevent
their being punished for impropriety.
You will scarcely belive it, Sir, but some of
these very boys who thus misconduct them-
selves during lectures, appear to consider it far
less disgraceful to annoy and insult their su-
periors, than to be seen opening or shutting
shops or offices, making fires, carrying out
ashes, sweeping and dusting, or washing the
windows of their respective places of business !
O tempora, O mores!
aud I were serving our apprenticeships we,
with our fellows, uscd te take deli sht in keepin
our offices and shops clean and respectable, fit
for Governors, Admirals, or Colonels (and
these were alundant in our day) to euter and
inspect; but in Charlottetown, and among our
mushroon aristocracy, honcst labour by their
when the letter are forced into situations they
are too ignorant tu know, and too proud to be
taught the cominon decencies of their occupa-
tion. Hence it not unfrequently oceurs that
when you enter their places of business naines
can be easily written with the finger on all
would hath with love and!
and furthey, that the paities are known ; so that |
a'though they may wear superfine cloth, carry |
Why, Sir, when sou!
fanimosity. It was reported in Washingtonon
ithe Ist instaot, that after a stormy meeting of
{the Cabinet, the President had jntimated to
| Seerctary Stanton aud another minister, that
jhe was anxious to receive their resi swtions.
The e appears to be a good deal of trouble in
store for the visorous and determined oceupant
ofthe White House.—The President issued un
ithe 2nd er 3rd a proclamation declaring the
“rebellion ** at an end, and that the States
; ately in revolt would he vestored to their far-
This will be
iE new brand to the flame kindled by the Re-
j
ciner relations ander the Union.
publican party.
GOVERNMENY
Pcrucnasse. — We
learn from a short article in the Islander that
ANOTITER
j the Government have purchased the estate of
James F. Moutzomery, Es j-» in this Island, for
the sum of seven shilliugs and sixpence an
acre. This is the hizhest price they could give
under the Laud Purchase Bill—the good work
of their predecessors in office ~and without
which they would have no good deeds to show
for their loug possession of the Government.
We cannot understand why they should have
‘pa peateon &# pucchase without the kuowle dse
(and consent of the Le sislature, vspecuily when
;
the Session wassv Close at baud. Report says
there was a certain pressure brought upon
them in order to effect the sale ; but of that we
shall know more by-and-hy, when we will have
more lengthy remarks to offer on the subject.
See
We cut the following paragraph from the St.
John, N. B. Telegraph, of the 3:d. inst. We
have not seen the address of the House of Aw
sembly iu answer to the Governor’s Speech,
but if they (the Government party who rule the
Assembly) used language in it to justity His
Excellency'’s eulozy on their supposed new-
bora zeal for Confederation, they have made
a wonderful chanye since last year, when they
assembly ia Holstein without her consent, |
But Britany now redreaa shall give at length,
And, in Old Irelaud’s joy, reuew bor ancient
streugth.
Our in like Ireland's, too, approach their
ea,
They —_ wust wake Great Britain's Sovereign
will;
The only power which full redrese ean lend,
Aud ecy to warring parties, Peace be atill.”
Our boper upon that Sovereign Will depend :—
Her Parlament alove cau these fulfill;
And never, til] we there in person ane, —
Shall we vbtaiu rediess or recoxuiuan due.
The question of © The Union” has awoke,
Within our pounds, of words wu idly wart
“Tie we say; tor thongh it may provoke
To mighty threats, "Qwoll neither shake wor mar |
Che noble scheme; aor can the mightiest slrvke |
OF fyee retard ite culminating star. i
But lo another wuion, whiok our need
Mure iustautly dewauds, ‘tis wow vur vim to Jead
A Union of the Worthiea of the land,
Devoted aelely to their country’s good ;
Of men, Whe ever, as a patriot band,
Would bold their honur dearer than their blood,
And ne'er in doubt, as tempted waverers, stand
W hate’er the opposing tide, or wooing fluud.
To such a band, with stable Seraskier,
To bower and guccess, ibe Kuler’s path were clear.
And men like these within our Senate sit,
W bo—would they party traujueie cast aside—
Clotbed with all statessian qualities, are fit |
To stew and rule our stormiest human tide; |
To whom our interests we might wel] commit,
And in whose honor we wight well eontide.
But whilst, a» new, they factiously contend,
Cueir strite tu public weal sbull still but little |
tend. ‘
As new, they neutralize each ather’s worth;
Each other's wholesome measures circumvent;
By rancorous coutests blight eur very earth:
Aud reels our toitering State as earthquake
» Tent.
‘Shall then no large-souled patriot come forth,
And, as indeed by Heaven prepared and sent, |
Armed at all poiuts like Curtiua, suterpese,
Aud nobly dovm himself the ravenous gult tuclose ?
Such patriot for a time, no doubt, would sink,
Whelmed to the lowest depths of party hate;
But soon he would surmount that Tophet's brink,
And rise, th’ aekuowledged saviour ot the Ntace.
Men justly of his course would learn to think,
“True Boor worth with Liberal worth would
e,
or pastwatd. § ) whe lived at Gold) the parties oharged been beard in them defence. duits where they Aud a territorial jurisdiction.” (D8 “hich the imteresta.of Pryssia.and t .
en Tirwee, 1 wiles fees pr cane oy Rowe who on) All whe have-wmajabed she. euquiry Closely -muat As to Mr, Gladstone’s third plea—that public rermany ma - be maintained: im: the -duchies,-
the [2th wae sick ied Age all, tregnilne fee! that thestatementa made by negro witneasee | officers of the United States were noteiheerned the union with-the Prnesiai tiomarchy, & that
etgod, foand bie re ‘ fwd in the.morn-\-wust be recerved-with the winest canton. A i Lhe Fenian movegient iu euch a way as te jnetify | which would be moet adv om Yat Bebles
“tease piace oni e gmat t4 @ dlsck woman named: temonstrancelet us gee. At the Philadelphie wig Holstein iteelf."::rggufst'the claims ef
2° ime oe . J ated “¢ ” , ‘ re anaes: . sins dg Ba ‘ ' yi xs Se ‘ yee >< ‘ = oR ; a é i
° ” ss e “85 se. dee? : a _— ili Fi are. : # of i we ee. ee ee j
—— ? * ae | 7 $ — “« toe < * “a +~
.
a ae 4 “ - — = —
And riya} bands, by Jove of sountry won, |
declared they would not aecept Confederation
; : on any terms, and wanted n jon with C:
you will have to apply your handkerchief to saiaialle Tae “Et mae 5 . mabey
the dirty window to get a spot on the glass} - ee
> i as 4 p
: giance. If the Government hare re
large evouzh to get a peep at her; yet these | cir views On Confede i e } ra ra
sprigs of nybility (?) who thiak themselves | oes ven ae® at seca Sine: fiery wad
something, are mean enough to throw missiles | the : z £ er a ee
| he remarks } ule savernor :—
through a respectable assembly, nut caring | Dieamediinaie “i ia — ——
erring: eee ty : oe MPORTANT FROM FrepEnicTox.—We learn
eee they may naan out or damage a Per od by telegraph from Fredericton yesterday,
son's cye with buckshot or haid peas! It is that * the talk” there was that “ the immediate
time such practices were checked, and it is for- | 8'gation ot the “Government is unavoidable,”
ate thut ¢} “ta, Bait ail x jin consequence of the Lieutenant Governor’
tuuate that the guilty only will suffer. | ar eer ne agg
~ ¥ . - Message tu the Lezislative Council in reply to
ours, their Addiess. The following parayraph oe
nk Pel 7 ee Pf oi “c
REFORMER. Sen
in His Excellency 's remarks :—
Charlottetown, 20th March, 1866.
around, aud if a pretty girl is crossing the street
se Your conviction that an Union of the B. N.
- A. Provinees will strengthen the ties which
bind them to the Mother Country, and be con-
sb tent with the true interests and prosperity of
Ne “ Brunswick, will, Lknow, afford much satis
faction to Her Majesty's Government, who will
rejoice tu learn that this great measure, the
speedy avcamplishment of which is ardently de
sired by them, and which, if carried into effect
with da yon, rezard to the streneth and effi-
cope ciency of the Union they believe so we :
We had very large Colonial and American | culated tu benetit Eivitiah pea lg is ewsaly
Mails ou Thursday, and Friday eveuinys last. approved by you,”
from a careful perasal of our papers, however, | a ——_______
we ave unable to find anything of great impor-| Cacepvonta Circe Disyer.—The annual Din-
tance. The Fenian movemeut still attracts; wer of the Caleduma Club was given at the
much attention in Canada, where 10,000) Masonic Hall, on Wednesday evening last. The
Militia have offered their services to the Go-| dinner was prepared in Mr. Connell’s best style,
vernment. A very large force ot the Militia| and included every delicacy and luxury which
and Regulars is stationed in the frontier towns, | the season and market could afford. The Presi-
and all along the borders. The utmost vigi-| dent's Chair was occupied hy the Hon. P. Wal-
lauce is maintained, but no foe appears, though | ker, Vice President of the Club, who was ably as-
he is eagerly looked for. The Fenian vaga-| sisted by G. W. Sutherland and Neil Rankin,
bonds have been thoroughly circumvented by| Esa. The toasts were of the usnal Joyal and
the vigilance and activity of the Provincial au patriotic kind, and called forth some racy and
thorities. Whatever disposition to fight they | eloquent speeches from the gentlemen who were
had, appears to be thoroughly knocked out of'| called upon to respondto them. The principal
them,—they are now laughed at on all sides by | toast on the list—“ Scotland" —was replied to
the American people; but they still go on rak-| by Dr. Sutherland in « speech of very consider-
img and seraping from the hard earnings of! able power, in which he gave a passing byt pleas-
their dupes large sua of money wherewith the ing review of the resources, natural beauties,and
leaders of the movement may yet, for a con.| historical greatness of his native land, We re-
siderable time, live in luxGrious idleness. The | gret that we have not been able to obtain, in -
Che Gxraminer.
Charlottetown, April 9, 1866.
ee ee
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Like sympathetic lrops,‘would mingle inte ove.
Fenian swindle has continued so: long—now time for this edition, an outline of the apecces,
y
he -
~ tae dames of tie burning bu
rried Fenian Congress, dn ane 80g
— —
When all was dome we lingered near the | bed-hangings, and smashed the furniture.
place. A «pring-breathed suft wind wag) (
blowing ; apring voiced sweet birde were sing
ing ) She eypresset were swaying to and fro; ee a
the alld apring sue wae shining ; the place
was very soothing and peacetal—towered |
ever by the great monumental pyramidal |
surviting art lying im sight.
o 'f
That was day to he reméinbered.
its head-stome neeer be moas-encrusted,
When we went om | | took her to the eare
of that motherly, kin
by a bit of akin.
| Morning.
who theught be kuew the negroes, and eould | 1
_ truat them, and who paid with bie lite for ao egre- With my husbaad and bis mother,
blunder) was brought in ahertly atter-| some ;
rda, bleeding profuacly, with one flager ot bis * buckea’s goods,’ and fuund a cvat, ,
| wight hand ‘eut off, nnd another one hanging oaly | which waa a receipt for a lamp bought lor |
He died early on the following | Bogle’s chapel at Stony Gut.
Dr. Gerrard recounted a series of con-| count made out by my gusband lant a
tom) of some forgotten great one, with the | frets and escapes through which ha passed, and | twelvemonth, at the request of Bogle, who cou
wonderful city of the dead, of memories, of| mentioned as out ineident the setting fire te the |
venguin bushes?” penguina™ are a desceipten of |
/eactua much weed for making fences ia the coun-| coat the se onl
i promised her. that the grave should be (ry), the negroes saying. us they committed this | get wa coat like thist
cated for better than agg otlierin the place ;| 4¢h
that Sowers should always blossom on it, and | Owed
| geon,
| doctor, L chop you up sa’, chop you up.” One| a
h | horrible snare of banes and flesh, tied up in a bun- | set Bee te the
quekeriah lady of the | die, he was told had been M’Cornock, a poor vid
* Pleaty buckra here; shoot! shoot!”
his awn life te thé fact of bia being a sur-
A man said - to hiwi, “If you was not a}
Siligence, whom I hed prepared to recsive cripple, whe bad attended the vestry meeting and
her.’
I did not eee her again for eome days; she
was too much exhavated, whee reaction from
long over-tension set in, to leave her bed.
_ Lealled every dé#y, and always found some
gentie-worded, grateful message ready for
me ; bot day after day { did mot see hee.
At leat @ bright day came when f did.
She was m re altered, more beoken-down-
looking than | had anticipated ; the meeting
me agitated her very greatly; ber biack
dreas, too, increased thedelieacy of her look
Mrs. Norrison stood by her, smoothing ber
bait and petting her with loving deeds and
words till she was calmer, then, good womun,
she left us toy other.
I had mo idea what Iny before me. Qur
intetview wara long one. More than once |
left her side, and paced the room in despair,
steod at one or other of the windows that
doeked down over the city, and pondered how
i could continee her of my love, that is to
say, the eeifiah and interesting nature of it.
She met my definite offer of my hand and
heart (as the novelists phrase 11) with the
wost meekly, humbly firm retusal.
Her gratitude was eo full and so lowly, her
agitation e¢ great | could not be arigry with
her, but | was greatly irritated, and turned
my irritation against myself; Cursed mysel!
thet J gquid fad no words strong envugh to
Poovinee her. She had set me ona pinnacle,
awd she would keep me there, and | wanted
to be'no higher than the level of her love.
Be was jast like me, she told me. Just like
what che had always beard of me She would
always love we with the most grateful, reverent
love, always remember me in het prayers; but be
my wile—iv.
it waa long before T could get a regan why:
but at last I tortured it from her. She believed
that I was sacrificing myself, that ] loved her be-
eause she was friendiesa and aluney but she was
pot fit fur me, she toid me; she had not the ac-
edmplishments, the education, the talent, the
beauty, the anything that wy wife shonld have
4s fag ber future [ need got be suxious, she as
me. Mra Norvison bad told her that bere,
fo Rome, she could procure her a suitable situa-
tion,
At last, when [ had exhausted every argument,
eaout success, | grew burt and angry; I turued
rom ber te @ widow, wud etoed looking out. A
veil of blackness gathered between we and all |
heoked on. = [ wae ill with anger, disappeiutiucut,
gud thwarted will.
T don't Bnew dew long I had stood an (but I
beliewe it was a long time) when the softest of
ainslt handa entered mune, which bung down be-
ade we. I started and looked reund. She was
jouking Up inte my tace so wistfully, ber own face
at with pain and earnestness.
* You look so pained, so displensed,’ she said,
* TL must seem to you se thoroughly heartless and
ungrateful. 1 easnet bear it.’
was hacked tu piececs.
said:—The Baron's fingers were cut off and hung
by threads. The ring which be always wore had
bece hes DIT, his sku:ll was fractured, and his
braine were aoxing ott.
His trousers hud deen taken off; but hie drawers
fp conclusion, the witness |
He had bia eoat on
Walton was lying on the read. J saw
Herachell. He-had a great gash from eur te ear.
The month was opened fram that gash I heard
that the teague had been out, Mra. Major, the
wile of Dr. Major, wha resides ip another direction
in the same destri¢t, atated that she saw the re
flection of a fire at Marant Bay, 8x negroes were
passing at the time, and deelaring that they
would kill Hire, Harrisou, sod a number of other,
managers af estates in the neighbourhood, whou |
they named. They were singing a song such as
she had never heard beiore, the refrain of i
wai
were on.
” Buckrna’s bldod we want,
Buckra‘’s blood we'll have,
Buekra‘’s blood weil have,
Tul there's no mere tu be bad.”
The above are a few instaaces out of a great
many that bave been given in evidence of the
manner in which the “ local riot,” as it has been
termed, at Morant Bay, spread over the country
in every direetion, A proclamation of Paul
Bogle’s was found at Stony Gut, urging his fol-
lowers te go to Morant Bay, and take cutlasses
aad arms with them, Every black man was or-
dered to turn out for“ oppression against them
had become too great.’-- For weeks before the
outbreak midnight drillings had been going on;
the negroes being divided iwto bands or gangs.
each of whien bad its captain.” Bogle hitasell
wae one of the most aetive members; and it was
roved that eeveral of the rebela, before their
death, eaid that he was the man whe had brouglit
them to their fate. “Ah, Mr. Gordon,” exelaimed
an old negro, as he was about te mount the lad-
der, to Gordon, who was atanding up, “ Ifit had
not been for you 1d vever bave come to this.”
HARROWING EVIDENCE OF THE WIDOW
OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
The widow of Capt. Hitchina, who was slaugh-
tered by the negroes, deposed; “Jt was between
one and two in the moruing thal I heard = hus-
band wae dead. Then shortly betore daybreak
i heard the bugle sound, and we ran and bid in
the bainboe wood—iyself, two grown up girls, a
little girl net three years old, gnd a baby of only
a few months. The mob came, ond ran all over
the house, calling for “the woman Hitchins,”” and
for the gunpowder; but they could not find either
it or me. While in hiding, we beard a great
many things. Some of the prople were for killing
me, aud aman named Duncan Stewart, said he
had killed my husband, and would lay my body
beside his; while others cried out out to kill any
ot the women, for they would want wives. While
they were plundering Mr. Hall's house, Mr.
Donaldson, a coloured wan, who kept a@ stere,
came to uly biding place and brought me out, as-
suring me that the rebels had prowised him they
would not hurt me, I brought my youngest ebild,
the baby only, out of the bushes. The other girl«
remained where they were and were eilent
Before [ knew what she waa going to do she
was kaveling beside mé; before I eould prevent
her her suft Gugece were raising wy band to her
softer lipe.
Lifted her up; holding her by the shonlders, |
asked ber, [ au: atraid almost fiercely, ‘Can you
teli me that you dv mot love me 1’
*No, L cannot, [ de love you very dearly.’ Het
tears began te fa), wud she, tultering towards me, |
shed them va wy breast.
Bo beld her there, fast and firm, and never since
haa she disclaimed the right to be there,
eWISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
TUE JAMAICA REBELLION.
RYWENCE OF THE NEGRO ATROCITIES
Tt wae elearly proved by witne ses that the
orignal disturbance occurred during the insesti-
ion of a ense of the moat ordinury deacriptis.
d'be attenipt to eerve a warrant upon Paul Bogle,
at Stony Gut, one ef the most fourishiug negro
Settlements in the Island, wae the signal for a
more éerieus outbreak = Poliee-constable Osborn
proved that Bogle, by a mere motion of the hand
eed a single call, assembled mm a moment some
five hundred men. provided with sticks aud cut
inseva. To disarw or bind the policeman was the
“work of 8 women, and the wath (to cleave from
the whites and to cleave to the blacks) was next
Sdwinistersd, and most of them were compelled
tw tube it in order te anve their lives.
for enluur,” cried the black insurgents to the
biaek policeman sent to capture them, “ we will
Sut kill you, but let the white man come.” The
white man, however, did not come, so the black
manu Went in search of him. A body of them,
variously atated gf thres, four, and tre hundred
ar wore, turard their backs upon Siony Got (now
& heap of ruins) and marched, sith cutlasses and
biadgeons, snd gs fw gune,te Morant Bay. A
evluured man, Mathew Creaser, who bad charge
of a store in the Biue Mountain Vulley, deposed
that be was taken prisoner by the rioters, who,
after enching the store, marched him to Stony
Gut. Taere he saw Paul and Moera Bogle and
enue 30 negroes beiug drilled iw the open space
brownd the chapel, A wan named Craddock ad-
the people. He tuld them that the coun-
tty belvuged te them, and that they were about
to tohe gussessivn of it. Paul Bogle told the
bofeun. sume policeroan bad come tu Stony
t tetake bim fute custudy; but he would net
go with them. He said, * Don't go to any work ;
vat® wan of you must work even if you can get
@ deliara day. When you waut anything go to
aa estate and take it. Take @ cow and kill it
when you want it.” The eridence as to their do
pfuge ot Morant Bay was ample. The vostry was
ertting, Whew at abet four o'clock the approach
wf riuters was deseried. Jotimation had reached|
Vhe suthorities, and the volunteers bad been call-
ed ontyte the Oumber of about.twenty. They
were drawn up in ftout of the courVhouse. “The
mob, advancing thtengh the +quare in whieh it is
situated, hurled vd!leys of stones upon them
Todeir were Kuocked off their Filles, and
some of the men sustained serious wounds. I:
— that thy negroes began the attack,
aid wernd down volleys of stones before the
volunteers fired. The little tamily of Englishmen
gathered together in the eourt-houee now found
that their last howr was st hand. Prayers were
uffered by Herschell, the clergyman, and ae the
flames spread around and covered the bouae, the
white men inside shook hands, gud “ asked each
_wibeT to tell the Gorernor, and then our wives
aod familiva, jf soy one of us should escape.”
Mitchell, one of the foluuteers, spoke of an inter.
view that took place betwen Paul Bogle and the,
Bereo. “ Ifyou want we,” dig the Barun, “fake
we, do what you will with me, and let it be all
over.” “No, nu,” eaid Bogle; “ we don’t want
yee sions, we want te Hill 9] those Byckra ound
oil thowe Mulatto fellows" “At these words sbout
two degen of the negroes then edine upand begail)
te bill the eran wrth steks. He cried ant,
™ Merey ! GAAT mercy!" Said Bogle, “ No, no,
we'll have de mercy vow.” When the Baron
Feli Bugle said, “ He is dead now,” and went
away. Returning in a quarter of an hour, be
looked at the body, and again ould, “ Him dead
now—deai.” ‘é@r give him a chop,” avid
ue of the bystanders, and he drew his cutlass,
and chopped the body. Another cawe up: “ We
just give hima energs,” and he run the body
.
Abrough. Bogle erved, “ Now drag
hime down ta, iy, and there let the pigs cai
bun.” Dr, fard (who, being a doctor, was
aliowed to without injury) epoke te buving
seen threevulunteers killed at the mowent when
the negroes tugk hold «! him. He could bear the
te bing for help, but he could
en Captain Hitchine staggered
wp to bin eut fearfully: “Que vian kept
oe back' im. 1 paseed, and Hitehins threw
my neck, suid, ‘ Deoter. ) am
Stasta: recip, apt many of them
the twiligh', ae ih drew on
ie
t
ings lighted up the
, gud rendered visible the half daked ‘and
Witened corpecs a8 they lay ‘Strewn about the
and elee®liere. “Ou the following
*£ M'Keurie enllected the dead
Dodice and removed them. Alborger's face was
beaten out of al) resembianee, eo that he was valy
Peenguized bv pis dress. Herecheit’s corpse was
waity distigured. The Baron was a mass af
ies; day Ragera haddeow disjo or eyt Witla
husfe. Cape. Hitchine. Lieut. Reed, Str. Welton,
pad gihers ala sted evidence of sayaye il
treatment. W
“pbev etime bad been wf tw
“ Colour
signers has been mainly occupiwd by the examiu-
alivh Ot witnesses who have sppkea-to acts of
to! authority, of by the black and white trow
Dunean Stewart came up to me, and asked ine i!
ly knew that he had killed my busband. I an-
}awered, * Yes,” and he held up his cutlass and
| told metoecall bim * master.” J said then, “ Yes,
bine aweetic mases.” be asked if I forgave bam ;
land to save my hfe I teld hun that I did trow the
bottom of my heart. They took my baby among
' them, and said it wae hke the brute Hirebing, and
they would have itabead. It was passed from one
te avetber, but a weman took it and put it ander
a basket, which ehe aatapen A ery was raised
that Mr. Wilson was coming, and they ran off,
saying “ Buckra come, buckra come ; let us chep
hia.” Mer. Wilaen was net killed, but severely
wounded. They then began to plunder Mr
Ford's store, and were doing this when Mr. Man-
ning come aud offered to take me in hia buggy te
Tron-bridge house and shelter me there. [ took
my children with me, and on the road to [ron
bridge house from Plantain Garden River, we ean
more than two bundred people, who were armed
with ali kinda of weapons. The people had begun
ta threaten Trowbridge house when [ escaped
from it. When | got te Duckenfield Houae,
they wished me tu have some supper, but I could
take nothing About one o'clock I was awoke
by Mr. Mauning’s voice, erying, “ Escape, Mre
Hitchins, escape; don’t etay to dress.” I ran
out, with littl on bat my might-dresa, and both
Mr. Manning and I were instantly surrounded
by rebela, who were shouting, “ Colour, co-
jlour.” and “ Peape, pesoe, and * Kall bins,”
aud all Kinds of cries. An immense man called
out, * Peace!" and beld up his band as high as he
could stretch bis arm; and be teok me and Mr.
Manning through the crowd, going back himselt
te juin io the breaking up and plunder of Ducken-
Geld House. [t was sery dark. Iu quarter of
an hour we were surrounded again by a number
of people, whe separated me from Mr. Mauning,
seizing me by my throat, tearing me almost to
picees. They said I was Mr. M’Dermott in dis-
guise, I tried te say, ‘A woman! a woman!’
but I wae soexhausted that I could uot pronounce
the word woman distinctly, aud 1 drew down my
hair and shook it. They beld we by taped ieshed
we by it, at lual they gave me one piteh and J got
away, having nearly been dismantled by thew.
Seou I beard Mr. Manning calling out to me und
asking it I was alive. We went on together, aud
whew 1 was uear Iron-bridge House I heard a
woman aud a young man talking The young
man said, * Lord, what shall 1 do with the ebil-
dren this night?" They bad got my two babies,
that bad been brought back again from Ducken-
field. Mri Menning bid me and them in a little
room, aud kept wateb himeel!, burning a light a-
he bad been desired by the rebels te do. About
five on Friddy morning, the mob came cheering.
and telling how they bud been to Amity Hall, and
bad killed Mr. Hire and his eon and Mr. Criebton,
and bad fired the bed on which Dr. Crowder was
lying. They eaid they had pushed the dead bods
of young Mr. Hire into a stone-hole; but this wae
not true, for though be was badly wounded he
was not killed. I remained at [ron Bridgeston
all Priday and Saturday; and after that T went
back to Gath, where | remained till the follawing
Thursday, and then cawe down to Kingstun in
the guubuat Ouys.
EVIDENCE RELATING TO GORDON.
Mra. Major deposed: “ On the lth of August
Mr. Gordun came to breakfast with uc, as was his
babit when be came to attend the vestry. 1 wae
‘reading his printed speech at St. Ano’s meeting
[ said, ‘ Take caré, Mr. Gordon, you bave gone
two far.” He replied, ‘I have gone as far as |
can go. but no further.” He sajd that the go-
veraor Was @ very Wicked wan, and that jt would
be a bieesing to the country if any ene weuld
sheet him. Ele alee said that Mr. Hersehell and
the Barou were very wicked men, and that it
would be a blessing te Mie couutry if any one
would shoot the three of them."—Mr, James
Harrison, attorney of the Hordley estate, gure
ovidenoe that advised bin te go te Bu
before the rainy evssonset in. He replied that he
could net leave the estate, vpou which Gurdon
said, “ Your hfe is more te you than the estate.”
He also said that he was himeulf gaing to France,
apd added, apesking as the witoeds, described it
lgughingly, “the whole Island will belong w the
negrovs.”"—Another witness, the Rev. Arthur
Beckwith, @ dissenting minister, stated that in
June or July Jaat be spoke to Gordon, who said
the peaple had been greatly oppressed and must
have redress in aome way or other; and aif they
did not suogeed in that way there would be, in
«is hionths, @ revolution iv the eountry; eun-
tinwing, “As I have always stood by the black
people If eball stand by thei theo,”
EVIDENCE RELATING TO TRE TREAT-
MENT OF THE NEGROES.
Several gentlemen have been questioned by the
Commissioners ax to the treatment of the negroes
employed upon the estates of which they bave the
management, and the ‘system adopted in paying
their wages. The general effect of their evidence
baa been that the wen are paid regularly and
justly; but the negroes bave frequently expressed
discontent at the stoppage of sual suns for short
or bad work. The Rev, Mr. Parnther, a Wes-
fey 80 minister, suid —* The peop) bave.otten eome
to we and complained of not receiving their pay,
and for receiving wnly a pertion.- TF inquired inte
the couse, aud have been told iv reply they were
cone age Atacand that they’ would not do full
work.” " ;
ALLEGED VIOLENCE -IN SUPPRESSION
OF THE OUTRAGES.
During the last werk thy time of the Commis-
|
j
vidleuce and oppression coummitied by perstns in
whe
death at Meraet Bay the negroes precee
break vpew the . pod release ‘the 1) Were Pukewed jn the anppression of the, didtueb:
b i The wana Garbeh. thle os it but few: it any. enses, however, have much tu require punishment, if done within the
A 2 dy i t
row
os : id: —" L was only ma : ad
Hire Ann Mitehell. She said I ae oe = | were ow ieee then three Ue
age ae wit
Oa Saturday ‘of Volunteers taking art "eli. Sweeney, a lead-
soldier hed tor | palpable manner possible.
hk on ae tt faaide ‘of | ce atar of the Roberts fe
aul | “preparing a military enterPh
neither read ner write,
a schoolmaster at Spring.
He | yard.
) vied with each other, during the renellion, ju prov:
_—_ —
ast October, and was living
Christmas
My busband was then
When they found the
ldiera said, * Where could a pigget
My husband was in the
They tied him to a tree there and shut
him, I saw them do it. Three Volunteers shot
him through the head, and his bra were
attered round about. Afterwards the aoldiers
house and burnt everything.* Be
sides being a sehoolouster, my husband some-
times preached whes the minister was Qway.
Now, on successive days since the evidence vf
this woman bas been given, we tave had state-
wwente (row three people that Mitchell care tate
the office of a gentleman named Hague, aad said
te hime that the chair on which be waa sitting
ought te be a black mane, and that his head
ought te be cut off aa the heads of the Baron and
others would be in the Court hoyee. “This was)
two or three hours before the outbreak, and the
threat was used te Mr. Hague, collector of cus-
toms at Morant Bay. Aga, Mr. Duffus, pre
prietor of a wharf on the east aide of Port Morant,
said that onthe Jith, the day of the outbrea’,
between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, the wan
Mitchell said te hiw, * You are going to Moraut
Bay to have your bead chopped off; I want a
white wife aud estate.” He cut a bamboo and
suid, “ That's the way in which buckras’ heads
arccut olf.” It was also deposed that the prisone!
had atempted to chop at the overseer ot Mr
Duffus with a cuilase; and upon this evidence
the Court ordered the man to be shot. This dis-
poses of the story of the summary execution,
without trial, deposed te by his widow.
FALSE EVIDENCE.
After a witness, in whose statement we all
were inclined te place coutidence, bad bean ealled
and recalled; after it wae proved that he bad
confidently deseribed the death of men whour he
afterwards as confidently admitted to be now
alive; and had described acts of atroeity for
which—if they were true=-ne puuebhyent could
be too severe. “ The witness may go," said the
Comunasioner, ' it is imposible to believe a word
y no- | at peace wilhchia Gover!
pty Eee cian aalers he was: casbie
distnissed, it wae net oo 1h
plothing against a frie
absent withuul leave’
over, ‘the Postunuster
meeting of Feéniane, at ©
posale were unades and 3
this Provinee. ° “He utte
an, by Nis praemee aud vecupa ny of the
chair, aiding and abettir
he wae Chere in his'pri
—a miserable eubteri
ion; but it i@ needless.
abet public’ officers of various grades fave been
tion, waa nulorivusly
jae" against a country
yimuent for considerable
red > and when was
e ground that be was
ndiy power, but for being
A few mouthe ago, more
je committee, there Prussia the Government main
perals and five Colonels’ which would lead to the establishment of an uu-,
he woat direct and divided administration fur the duchies, and,
guarantee their prosperity as well as their se-!
curity.~—Von Bismarck.”
here. The claim of the King of Prussia to!
Holstein as well as Schleswi
sulutely, and will be enforce
Austria declines yielding to soft persuasion.—
London News of the World, March 18.
aintains absolutely, |
There is no disguise !
ig maiutained ab-
by the sword if
at Buflalo presided at a
hich most explicit pro-
adopted tor the invasion ot
a few weak sentences
, but the fact remained
thie Fenians. He said
ti for if the “Postmaster”
ed awuy, (ad he admits he sheuld have
aaa Scns the private citizen” bave
, ad ep we might go on adding ilastra-
seen ye dir Phe’ fact ia notorious
mixed up wth ‘this Feman business. “Did hot
even the (Reesident bimoself receive a deputation
from the Fenian Congress that waited upon him
to thank bith, inthe nay 6f the Fenians, tor re-
leasing the avtorions John Mitebell 1 This recog-
uition by President Joliriaen of an organization
ormed avowedly to engage in hostidities against
Britain, eae gravely calculated alikt’to encourage
the fillibusterers gnd jrejtate the British peuple.
We have szid quite enongh to show, on the
one hand, that the American Government should
intertere against the Feninna, and, on the other,
that the British Government should remoustrate.
It is high tune thar action should be taken. When
in Ireland the habeas corpus Act haa had to be
suspended—a grave atep, nnd one which can only
be justified by serious danger—when arrests by
hundreds are being made aid arms and munitions
of war are found secreted throughout the island
—when dogens of misguided men are already pay-
ing the penalty of their folly in prison, aud must
remain there for a deeade or twe, if not for life
—when bands ot the eo-called “ Lrish Republic ”
are being seld—when all Uhis is Kowa, 1 sbeais the
height of aksurdity to annoguce in Parliament
that there ia not yei sufficient grognd upon whick
to muke representations to the (government of
the United Btates. Of course, at the time Mr
Gladstone madebis apeech, he was not aware of
the extreme violence wiieh the American Fenians
that he has said.” Even the consul for the
Jamaica Committee gave him up, as an ingen-
ious, habitual, and plausible liar, Or take an-
other instance on the previous day. A woman
told a story sufficiently painiul, Her name is
Susanna Bennett, and she declared that Mr
Hayne, the collector of custome at Morant Bay,
had ordered ber to be flogged. That after be
went away oue of the black soldiers gave her a
hundred lashes with a wire eat; and that in the
following Week. while the wounds mad@ by the
firat flogging were atill raw, she received another
ten lashes. So astonishing a story excited sns-
picion. Two medical men were sent for. They
examined the sufferer, and afterwards declared
upoa their oath that “most decidedly she bad
never beeu flogged at all.”
—_—_———2 oc 4D -* Oe
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES.
The laet English papera brought a report of
the discussion which tovk place in the House of
Cowmons, in regard te the Fenian movement
The Chancellor of the Exchequer deprecated de-
bate on the matter as impolitic, but the irrepres-
sible Commons would bave their say, and they
had it. Some apeakere magnified the movement,
others ridiculed jt; but among the points raised,
there was one of peentiar interest and importauce
at the present time. It was the question whe
ther the Uuited States Government was dving its
duty ia the matter. For the past six or seven
yeare the Brotherhvod bas been in existence
Phe avowed intention of the society, at its forwa-
tion, was to make Ireland an independent coun-
try. At firet, the movement went on stealthily
aad seervtly; but gradually all pretence at con-
cealinent was thrown off, and the objects of the
organigation were proclaimed at every atreet
corner and frow every bousetop. Mass meetings
are now being held, meney ts being collected,
arma purchased, ageuts seut to L[reland, and se
forth—ali avewedly tor the purpose of dismeny |
bering the Britsh Empire. Before the eyes and |
ia the hearing, as it were, of the American Go-|
vernment, threats are ostentatiously wade, the
work of crgavizing goes on, aud in all respects
the acts ef the Brotherhood accord with their
professed inteutiona, short of the last decisive
step. Uuder these circumstances, ia the United
witnessing all this without making the slightest
uttempt to check the plaus of ite citizens? Ot
course, it: would jotertere if an gctual raid was
committed ; but is it uuder no obligation te move
tll then ?
Mr. Gladstone—in reply to Mr. Wathin—ad-
mitted that Her Maujesty’s Government had not
nade auy represeuiations to the Government ot
the United Statea, wich referenee to the Penian
Organization; and maintained that there was, a
yet, no sufficient reason to do so. It was not
enough, he said, to koow that Fenianism was a
thiug of Americnn growth. Jt waa necessary
vielated, in erder that Great Britain onght claim
the intervention of the Government. The Fenian
woremenl Was notorious ina certain way, but
not in sueb a way that it could be made the sub-
jeet of legal proceedings. Again, if au attack
was wade upon any portion of the British dowi-
niens, we would bave a right to ask the American
Guvernment to put down the movement by force.
Another ease ln which we could rightfully com-
‘plain would be where officers of the Government
had taken part in the conspiracy. The rumours
as to this were tou vague and intormal to warrant
any complaint. Thus, while admitting the serious
character of the movement and the undeniable
object of it, Mr. Gladstoue demed that we had
any sufficient grovnd upon which to make repre
wbtetivus to the Gyverument of the United
States.
We have stated fully the grounds taken by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and certainty, if
nothing more can be said tur refraining from ad-
dreasiug @ remonstrance to the United States au
thorities, it seems to us that be has failed te
make out a caae. Mr. Gladstone says that “no
law ef the United States has beew siolated,” aud
that the Fenian movement is “ vot noterions in
such @ way ae te be made the subject of legal
proceedings” A few weeks ago, Mr. McKenna,
of New York, acting in the interest of the
Chiban Government, set himself to fit out priva
teers to prey upou Spanish commerce. Alihbough
he bad endearoured io execute bis projeet secretiy,
the watter became known, and was deemed sufi-
cently “ notorious” to be “ made the subject ot
legal proceedings.” At the instance of District
Attorney Dickinson, proceedings were instituted
agajpet McKenna, a grand jury found an indiet-
ment, aud he was srreated gad kept in close conr-
finement. ‘This is 8 cage exactly in paint, Was
there a tithe of the * nuturiety’ about this that
there was about the Fenian plot?) Aseuredly not.
And the acheme of O’Mationy aud Sweeney js ax
clearly against a friendly-puwer aa was that of
McKeuna.
Then, as te no United States law having been
viglated, we fiud that the law under which an in-
dictueut was found sgsinst McKenna is most
fagrautly violated by the Fenians. The 61h see-
‘tion of the Neutrality Act of Isle provides that,
“if any person shall, within the territory or juris-
diction of the United States, begin, or set on foot,
or provide or prepare the means for, any military
expedition or enterprise, to be carrted on from thence
against the territory or dominion of any foreign
prone or tate, or any colony district or people,
pith whom the United States are at peace, every
person 60 offending shall be deemed guilty of a
high miedemeanor, aud shall be fined not exceed-
ing $3,000, or Hopris med not more than three
years.” Could language apply more completely
to the Fenian movement? We venture to say
that if @ measure wae introduced into Congress
for the express purpose af weeting the case of the
Fenians, it could not be made more pomted and
applicable than is this 6th section of the Act of
1818. The Pentuns are hterally “ eeiting an foot
and providing the means fora military enterprise
against the territory of a foreign State, with
which the Uoited States are at peace;” and they
are bo actiug * within the territory af the United |
States,” aud the enterprise ia “te be carried -on
from thenes."’ - And if this law was fouud to cover
the ease of McKenna—ad it undoubtedly did—
bew is it that it is put iuvoked with equa! promp
tilude to —t the more aay fillibuster-
ing project of the Feuiana? ‘’ put the iva
delibergtely. sbi teat:
To put this case ina stronger light, we shall
refer to another authority, and ove which Aweri-
eans, at all events, myat acknowledge; we refer
to “ Wheaton's Lnternatioual Law.” Corigres-
sional praters and rabid aiti-British newspapers
ing {row Wheaton that Britain had failed te dis-
ebarge her duty towards tle United Stutes,
They failed to make out a single point, unless
tureed and unnatural coristructions eould de it;
but we ahall reproduce one extract for their cun-
sideration af the preseut time, and wil) not resort
to fur-fetehed constructiou inorder te make {t}
applicable ta their eawe. ‘Fer citizens of the!
United States,”” suys. the suthor, “ty cuminit
huve exhibited within the past fortnight; but with
the exeeption of this extra vielence, he was in
jossession of all essential facts. That the Wash-
lington authorities should not Vindicate their own
| municipal law, aud dixeharge their iviernational
ubligations, is bad enough; but they must draw
some consolation from the thought, that Great
Britain has never yet wade the slightest complaint.
We repeat it, the time bas fully arrived when
diplumacy should grapple with this questiou —
Toronto Globe, March \6.
——— + 0. a >
EXPECTED WAR. BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND PRUSSIA.
—_—_
Count Bismark ia-proceeding resolutely to
the accomplishment of his great design of an-
nexing Schleswig and ‘Holstein, the spoil of the
Danish War, to the dominions of his royal
master; and Austrian statesmen are endeavour-
ing to prevent that consummation, unless an
adequate territorial “ consideration.’ be given.
| The Prussian Minister appears to see hiseway
ito the end without hampering himself with con-
ditions, and Austria being embarrassed still
with Hungarian dilférences, is unable to bring
the requisite ainotiut Of couraze into the dis
cussion to arrest hig-progress. The Vienna
semi-official papers consider a war between
Austria and Prussia as @ probable occurrence,
and in the course of an examination of the con
sequences, they admit that the first advantaye
would be on the Prussian side. The 3,000
Austrian soldiers in Holstéin would be unable
to resist the sudden attack of three times the
number of Prussiana thut might be directed
avainstthem. “ But," sys the New Free Press
of Vienna, “the Cabinet of Berlin should not
deceive itself as tu the'terrible consequence of
isuch an act. Prussia,would have gained no-
—~ ~~
e, fot lite public capacity f-
Our atmosphere political portends
And the deep moaning which from earth ascends,
So, ere ite pent-up fire Mount Alina ends,
—
(FOR THE EXAMINER. }
A PEACE-OFFERING.
_ A sweeping storm: the larid, angry shy,
Give full aasarance that the crash ie nigh.
Aud all before the wolten deluge fly, _
Doomrspeaking portents all around proclaim
The certain dread approach of the cousuming
flame.
And, as, when thus the dread alarm is given,
‘They who had long in Pleasure’s bower re ;
And quatfed their wine with spirits light, though
even
Their very couch o'er Tartarus wae disposed,
By sudden consciousness of danger driven,—
“The energies of fear alone opposed
To what no power of earth-born ian can stay,
Each seose ewylounded, flee, all dubsous of their
way.
So now cur Public Men, both false and true,
The Ins, long lucky, and long luckless Ours,
Alike awazed, the coming ordeal view, ;
And tremble at the thoughts of Party-killirg
routs.
Still many claim the trust; yet still but few,
With titles valid, unobseured by doubta,
The public trust and confidence ean claim;
Or point to their career without some teuch of
shane.
And now, bebold{ the gathering storm at hand,
Th’ inevitable bour of tral nigh,
The wary leaders of each party band,
On whom or what, unkuowilug to rely,
Without one point oa which to make a stand,
Shorn of each ehibboleth and rallying ery,
Thia way and that way look tor aid in vain ;—
These how they way confirm ; those how retrleve
their reign.
The Tous, long doomed, approaches to ite end :
Its last—its Trial Session—fast comes on.
Without one Act, ou which they can depend,
By evidence of fruits, or vantage won,
Their course, "gainst daraning charges to defend ;
Alike on what they've done, what left undone,—
E’en on their best, most liberal acts arraigned—
Sad lot—to doom themselves, theuiselves shall
be constrained.
The Government is doomed: they know it well,
So well, that all their care seems, Wisely, now
To fall, ae haut, o’erweening Caesar fell,
Calm and composed, and—as their nevk~
they bow
To the raised sword, submirsively—eompel
Almost their fecs, ‘gainst darker thoughts, te
trow
That “ blessed martyrs toe their country’s goed,”
They think they fall, by thankless ignorance
subdued,
Their fall—for fallen indeed they ate, though still
The Council Board is theirs, and, fur a tie,
Theie verivst tuitions een the posts may fill,
They purebased by venality and crime,
As safe us they whom honour, learning, skill,
Crowned with a patent right te power to
elnnb.—
Their fail, however, whatsoe'er its bounds,
Sunall triumph ean afford upou were party grounds;
Po nought by Liberals in power achieved 5
Te nought by thei Jn opposliion done;
To no remembrance of the boons received
over seven yearé—it is hard to say wheu if wig
die out. The thick skulls of its dupes seem ty
be impervious to intelli sence or common sense,
and sv long a they will give money towards Bt
support, and so lony as the American Govern,
ment countenance the infamous OF ganization
from pure spite azainst Great Britain and hep
Colonies, so long will the Fenian ruffians heey
up the excitement by daily threatening to make
attacks on British territory.
_— —— =
Who thue, for noble ends, would nobly dare
With Tophet’s vexed sypirite to engage,
Must be a man of eell-denial rare,
y aU owtrance the just war to wage
On all whe would corrupt, or truth ensvare,
Firm and defiantly, bowser er they rage j—
And more—he must be like a sun, to lend
Vigour and life to these who un bis course attend.
Redreas long due—long, promiaed, but withheld,
Kach party's rule subservient io a few,
And matuly by delusion’s power upheld,
Have torced the wide beliet that, both untrue,
Have been by private hopes alone impelled,
Aud kept iu action by tae prize in view.
Thus trust in party eeeuse terever gous,
And party chiefs are lett, deserted wud alene.
The defensive
preparations in the Colonies may be expensive
to them and to Great Britain; but the adyan,
| tage will he felt in the secarity fur peace which
And thus—ane vessels by the ruffian blast i
brow sbelteriag coves and larbeur moorings
torn,
Unmanned, apon the surging sea are - ayes ;
And y’er its treacherous: depths in tury borne, | mM, ‘ oat teed ‘ oes Fe
To be some ruthless pirate’s prey at last, . Phe attitude and : porn ¢ f the Prov imees, dn
Ere of their strength and all equipments shorn,— | view of the abrogation of the Reciprocity
The mass, by «trong unressoning impulse te Treaty, appear to have taken the American peo.
gros nee Oy Se Oty mrernas | ple by surprise. They evidently thought thas
they afford, and in the complete independence of
| Brother Jonathan end his hordes. of would-be
| marauders, ‘
|the Provincials would go eriuging to them
By arms’ strong terrors av the law's combined, move than they have done, and would bes fos
Disinayed, "tis true, these knaves be more are ‘ 4
finind :
Open perverters of the public mind,
Aud hostile notes no more their trumpets sound ;
But yet, as ever with the vulpine kind, :
When danger threatens them, avd foes jem fishermen of the consequences of trespass.
round, : ing on British fishing grounds, have al
Gnashing thenr teeth, the polfroons, darkly iad, d ie s ' ; - sery.
Cower ull they may vance more with bess vf risk | ed to open the eves of the people of the United
make head. ; States to the impolicy of the Protectionist
j} admission into the Union rather than lose the
| advanta ses of free trade with the Ameticans,
| The Provincial Proclamations warning Ameri.
And much we fear, unless, as patriots true, | party an refusing to continue the old treaty, or
Conflicting leaders freely coalesce, —
And, with ne aim but public geod in view,
Resolve the Ntale’a great grievance to redreas,— | ‘ ” , :
Aud that by means te bath (he parties anew, jermen pursuing their avocations in the same
Meana which would better wil, but avne op- | free and unrestricted manner as they have dove
press— i }
The brigand leaguers, etill on plunder bent,
Phe statesmauship vf both may sadly circumvent
nezotiate & new one on anything like fair
‘terms. They may and do talk about their ae
for the last eleven years, and of the determina.
tion of the Fishermen te fight for the /privi-
; : leze; but we feel assured that the Amevicaa
But let them now, for this great aim, unite, °
All inefficient partial sebemes, disown,
And boldly stand upon the people's right—
The right to call this fertile Isle their ewn—
A right whieh, fairly urged, need none affigtt;
For, on Great Britain all the ovus thrown,
The power, which treedom to the helof gave,
From apprehended lose the feudary would save.
| Government is not now prepared to sanctions
| wanton disregard of treaty stipulations, nor is
| the Government of Great Britain disposed to
| allow any thing of the kind. American journal.
| ists that were strongly opposed to a renewal of
ee treaty are now susgesting the propricty of
Men now within our Lower Chamber sit, ‘entering into new nezotiutions, for the making
Whose periods might with admiration fill,
Whom judges all of eloquence admit, ‘
And win their judgments to our enppliant will,
Yes, give these en the British Senate's ear, |
Aud savetion of our claims were but their pleas)
tu bear.
ments will be wary of negotiations in that diree.
ltion for the futare.
We reprint in other colomns a portion of
the evidence taken before the Jamaica Roval
| Commission, charged with an euquity ito the
Let but this policy, this eourae, abtain — /ennses and extent of the late negro insunte
Though now made manifest alone in will—
Full many hearts reeale rant “tweuld gain,
Full many breasis, now and, with gladness fill.
‘Gainst such a Cuion leagues were formed vain; | was not much cxagyerstion in the acwounts
For its sure promise would all murmurs still,
And its atrong power a Rule inangurate i
Our wellare to secure to Tiwe’s long distant date | the lacks,
| he Ste mr * d 4 ao oi
A Rule, pot darkened by the bigot’s apleen, The St amship City uf Teris arrive a nt New
Not wade tor party, brothers, cousins, friends ; |
But, te Whore practice, would be ever set ) En slish dates to the 22nd.
Stern public virtue, true te public ends, le
Foe to all trickery and evasious mean ;
Such rule os ne'er to oligarchy tenda; a
Which power alone would te the people ewe, iG
Aud public posts alune on public worth besiow. |
ition in Jamaica. According to this evidence,
(which, we presume, may he relicd upon, thers
ifirst received of the atrocities corgitted by
York fret Livery. ol on the Zod inst » with
The news is whim
portant. The Conservative party bave des ised
scheme to defeat the Reform Bit) — Pari
rosvenor proposing to move as an amend:
iment, on the 2nd reading of the Dill, thatat
A rule wiich never at the Council Board— ihe deferred until the House had before it the
Whate’er th’ enamergence or the consequence) ayn Siti acini atead- Bar
Would fondly dvew ite pivetige could afford ie nutire Reform Scheme contemplated by the
With bower, truth, er breeding to dispense ;
Or suffer there that, aa despotic lord,
A boor should triumph iu his inselenee ;
But still provide our Exareh there sheouid find |
His peers—if vot by birth—by patent of the mind. i taad for £15,750.
Government. It is believed, however, that
ithe amendment wiil be a faihire.-~—-The ex-Con-
j federate erniser Shenandoah was sold in Bug.
Prom Liberal rule; to nought of prestige wen
“he conte ey re } > eside ,
A rule which would, with equal eye, bebold The contention between the President of the
thing in the Duchies; she would be oblised tu |
from Schleswiz-Holstein, if not be-;
withdraw
Toe none of these
Statea diacharging iia duty to great Britain, in)
that same law of the United States should be) a division of Germany between herself and the
}fore Austria, at least befove Europe; and in
shower,
the war she would thus have provoked she
would certamly, in the end, Le conquered.”
his sceans to unply a beliefthat Austria would
!
; - . a |
handed; that noa-Prussian Germany would
that England, having an interest in the preser-
vation of Austria as a great power, would give
duced to afford material aid as well. Expecta
tions of English-aasistance would, however, bi
disappointed ; and Count Bismarck. is evideut!s
working with a view of preventing important
alliances in other quarters. Bavaria, it is
thouzht, has been browzht over to the Prussian
side by cousiderations submitted by the Minis-
iter of King William, whercin the possibility of
kingdom of the Hohenzollerus occupies the
foremost place. A design like this would be
characteristic of the danng mind Count Bis
marck has displayed. Bavaria is the largest o/
the secoudary states, and the ambition of he:
statesmen may be leaping in accordance with
Prussian desive and design... By pressure from
the Diet, her action would appear to favor the
Emperor, but its issues might be more injurious
than otherwise to his ‘Catise. The appreben-
sions that are entertaived mark, at any rate,
the craft and activity with which the Prussian
statesman is working. Before there is any
open rupture with Austria, the chances of help
are calculated fur thé purpose of overcoming
them. letians
And what would France do in the event of a
war between Prussia gid Austria? There is a
curious piece of news In one of the Berlin pa-
pone, Wee must <7 the ee en
another instance of the stuatezy of the King of
Prussia’s minister® TheGtecr nent coalfields
of Saarbruck, about an byur’s distance from the
French froutie, ave Pen Jeased out to an
“anonymous Frenth sRatehotding company”
for an annual rent of 90,000 thalers, Clean
a very minor portion only ef these coal miues
has been transferred to the-French company,
the price must be incorfettly given; but the
importauee ofthe trausa¢tion arises from the
fact of so profitable a part of the Prussian pro-
perty being alienated “for French purposes
Whatever the actual character of the affair
inay be, political motives will be assigned for
it, Just as political motives are assigned for that
impasssible undertaking, ‘the Suez canal, which
although the thing itself may be a disastrous
failure, gives the French. footing in the land
of Ezypt; and accompTishes therghy a design
which was ever uppermosg jn the first Napaleon’e
mind. The Emperor of the French is a man
of peace; his conquests gre pacitically war—a
coal field is as good as anytliug else to place «
foot apon, and furbearatce from intervention is
au easy price to pay for-it. There is no war tu
incense the Freugh. mindy and the prize would
awaken enthusiastic delight. These are only
possibilities; but they are-likely to enter the
mind of such a man as Bismarck, who bas al-
dacity enough to suvic tomake them: realities.
There are reasons why the Emperor of the
French should give the mizht of his intinence
to Austria; and also why Bavaria should resist
the tempter and att with the Diet and in good
faith; but the’ Prussian is bold, unserupulous
and reckless. He bas set his mind upon an
ae and will eadeayurto accomplish it at all
risks and hazards,
The first step towards.a rupture has been
taken in the repudiation by Prussia of the pro-
clamation of General Gablenz, that the consti-
tution introduced im Holstein by the Danes in
1854 should be rezarded as valid. Prussia @e-
clares that the conveution of a representative
would be a violation of the Treaty of Gastein,
Althouzh the dachy of Holstein was placed
under the protection of Austria for purposes of
civil and military administration, Count Bis-
marck contends that the right of sovereignity
was vested in the King of Prussia and the Em.
peror of Aastria conjointly, This js the start-
ing point of what is likely be a serious quarrel,
and that may eventually: set all Germany on
fire. ‘The King regrets,*says the Prussian
minister iu bis reply'to“an address from some
members of what is called the “ Equestrian
Order” in Holstein, - thatthe inconvenience
of the existing transitional’ state of affairs js
aggravated by the proyGcative’ activity of 9
party whose pretensions ape not- founded in
right, and are preconcileable with the treaties
of Vienpa and ‘Gasteins': His Majesty's Go-
vernment have already estedrdured to maintain
murder aud. depredations oa the’ meusbera of
other nations, ortu combine to do it, appeared to
the American Goverument as much aguinst the
iawa of the land as to murder or rob, or- te com:
bine te murder or rob their own citizens, and-aa
zood round terms.
sion to declare, that smongst the varions miydes |
in concert with Austr --Jegal .situation
created by those t ina La sirens dis-
order; and then ¢omes odt.the . intention, in
“Theve already had occa-
by Liberal Chiefs; to nerght that is conceived
O! Liberal projects, promised or begun ;—
sucenuibs the Tory power:
Pheir schemes, delusive, vain, now ruia ou then |
The Caneer in our State has ever been
} The tenants of
, engrossing all our xuil 5
not be allowed ty fight her battle single! Wineh ever, as was long age foreseen,
their eocial rights ce poil,
jrally strongly round the Austrian flag, and) And press them down us vassals, low ard meas
{ Forever doomed te unredeeming toil :
And pledges to remove this Cancer—given,
. ° . ‘np fe " a, . .
a moral influence inher favor, and might be m-, But suredeeiwed — from trust, the
have driven,
Who werely til
The busbanduian
pressed,
To cail him treen
A freeman's po
Hig name indeed
coutrol.
The monster es
And, though each
lis cure, by
planned ;
panned.
Aud madly led,
Defiance to the on
OF each is closed
But etill hia freeman’s vote bis landlord
Who own the col must ever rulera be;
Lit, are but serts ut best,
can ne'er be truly free ‘
Whilst, by a landlord's claim, borue down and |
an is Mere wockery,
wer ig not by him posacased
stands on the freemen’s roll,
This galling serfdom stands by all confessed
cil of our fertile land;
Party has, on turn, professed
sovereign measures, to
Yet still the people, by its weight oppressed,
Fee! as of each bad tricked thew, and tre
And, true, a strange fatality it seems
Has hitherto beset their beat remedial achewes.
The Tenant League, fool-bardy as it was,
like Fenianisin, had
Too much provoking aud ineentive cause
To warrant it with some, whe rashly bade
tight of Britainu’s laws ;
Aud now, though justice-stricken, the mad raid
ere it Was well begun,
Justice, in other guise, must vow be tully done
A moneter ineub 9, Old Ireland strains
To break at once ber epiritand provoke,
To sadden and depopulate ber piains,
Feufeeble, through the land, the workman's
stroke,
ty shore,
britain awake
The wrong she to
wore.
And rob the peasant of his scanty gains;
As erat with Israel ‘neath th’ Egyptian yoke,
But soon, her days of degradation o'er
Her barp ifs joytul notes shail waae from shore | children is deemed derogatory, consequently
[njustice now its utmost course bas run:
to own and to deplore
3 people's faith has dune;
To own their share that people ever bore
To all the battles by her los: or won,
Though still the seuse of wrong their spirits
} ln the pwo Churches which divide the land, | United States and his Cabinet and Concress,
} Bui two close aections of the Cliretian told : , appears to have lost none of its violoues ant
And would, atonee, with strong directing hand :
‘Tory Chief:
way
have
) Berween the two such even balance hold,
j As feclappresal weuld trom both command ;
| Henrte jong estranged would unite agai,
) And bind us, mau te man, by Love's most holy
chain
i
i The paeude-patrint pietist, indeed,
+ Such rule with ravid matics might assuil;
Aud the pert popinj iW, wi doubiinl breec,
Whose pleas tor favor nothing would avail,
With all the seattered parasites in need,
Would loudiy at dhe fin concordance rails
But ail besides, and chiefly Cllhyristtaas truc,
Such Chostian rule
boner due.
- + + wwe
| Mr. Weean:—
{
{
/
i
Sir,—I wag particularly well pleased to see
the remarks in a late Weekly relative to shot
aud peas heiug threwn about lecture rooms;
whip handles and appear very gentlemanly on
the streets, these qualificatious will not prevent
their being punished for impropriety.
You will scarcely belive it, Sir, but some of
these very boys who thus misconduct them-
selves during lectures, appear to consider it far
less disgraceful to annoy and insult their su-
periors, than to be seen opening or shutting
shops or offices, making fires, carrying out
ashes, sweeping and dusting, or washing the
windows of their respective places of business !
O tempora, O mores!
aud I were serving our apprenticeships we,
with our fellows, uscd te take deli sht in keepin
our offices and shops clean and respectable, fit
for Governors, Admirals, or Colonels (and
these were alundant in our day) to euter and
inspect; but in Charlottetown, and among our
mushroon aristocracy, honcst labour by their
when the letter are forced into situations they
are too ignorant tu know, and too proud to be
taught the cominon decencies of their occupa-
tion. Hence it not unfrequently oceurs that
when you enter their places of business naines
can be easily written with the finger on all
would hath with love and!
and furthey, that the paities are known ; so that |
a'though they may wear superfine cloth, carry |
Why, Sir, when sou!
fanimosity. It was reported in Washingtonon
ithe Ist instaot, that after a stormy meeting of
{the Cabinet, the President had jntimated to
| Seerctary Stanton aud another minister, that
jhe was anxious to receive their resi swtions.
The e appears to be a good deal of trouble in
store for the visorous and determined oceupant
ofthe White House.—The President issued un
ithe 2nd er 3rd a proclamation declaring the
“rebellion ** at an end, and that the States
; ately in revolt would he vestored to their far-
This will be
iE new brand to the flame kindled by the Re-
j
ciner relations ander the Union.
publican party.
GOVERNMENY
Pcrucnasse. — We
learn from a short article in the Islander that
ANOTITER
j the Government have purchased the estate of
James F. Moutzomery, Es j-» in this Island, for
the sum of seven shilliugs and sixpence an
acre. This is the hizhest price they could give
under the Laud Purchase Bill—the good work
of their predecessors in office ~and without
which they would have no good deeds to show
for their loug possession of the Government.
We cannot understand why they should have
‘pa peateon &# pucchase without the kuowle dse
(and consent of the Le sislature, vspecuily when
;
the Session wassv Close at baud. Report says
there was a certain pressure brought upon
them in order to effect the sale ; but of that we
shall know more by-and-hy, when we will have
more lengthy remarks to offer on the subject.
See
We cut the following paragraph from the St.
John, N. B. Telegraph, of the 3:d. inst. We
have not seen the address of the House of Aw
sembly iu answer to the Governor’s Speech,
but if they (the Government party who rule the
Assembly) used language in it to justity His
Excellency'’s eulozy on their supposed new-
bora zeal for Confederation, they have made
a wonderful chanye since last year, when they
assembly ia Holstein without her consent, |
But Britany now redreaa shall give at length,
And, in Old Irelaud’s joy, reuew bor ancient
streugth.
Our in like Ireland's, too, approach their
ea,
They —_ wust wake Great Britain's Sovereign
will;
The only power which full redrese ean lend,
Aud ecy to warring parties, Peace be atill.”
Our boper upon that Sovereign Will depend :—
Her Parlament alove cau these fulfill;
And never, til] we there in person ane, —
Shall we vbtaiu rediess or recoxuiuan due.
The question of © The Union” has awoke,
Within our pounds, of words wu idly wart
“Tie we say; tor thongh it may provoke
To mighty threats, "Qwoll neither shake wor mar |
Che noble scheme; aor can the mightiest slrvke |
OF fyee retard ite culminating star. i
But lo another wuion, whiok our need
Mure iustautly dewauds, ‘tis wow vur vim to Jead
A Union of the Worthiea of the land,
Devoted aelely to their country’s good ;
Of men, Whe ever, as a patriot band,
Would bold their honur dearer than their blood,
And ne'er in doubt, as tempted waverers, stand
W hate’er the opposing tide, or wooing fluud.
To such a band, with stable Seraskier,
To bower and guccess, ibe Kuler’s path were clear.
And men like these within our Senate sit,
W bo—would they party traujueie cast aside—
Clotbed with all statessian qualities, are fit |
To stew and rule our stormiest human tide; |
To whom our interests we might wel] commit,
And in whose honor we wight well eontide.
But whilst, a» new, they factiously contend,
Cueir strite tu public weal sbull still but little |
tend. ‘
As new, they neutralize each ather’s worth;
Each other's wholesome measures circumvent;
By rancorous coutests blight eur very earth:
Aud reels our toitering State as earthquake
» Tent.
‘Shall then no large-souled patriot come forth,
And, as indeed by Heaven prepared and sent, |
Armed at all poiuts like Curtiua, suterpese,
Aud nobly dovm himself the ravenous gult tuclose ?
Such patriot for a time, no doubt, would sink,
Whelmed to the lowest depths of party hate;
But soon he would surmount that Tophet's brink,
And rise, th’ aekuowledged saviour ot the Ntace.
Men justly of his course would learn to think,
“True Boor worth with Liberal worth would
e,
or pastwatd. § ) whe lived at Gold) the parties oharged been beard in them defence. duits where they Aud a territorial jurisdiction.” (D8 “hich the imteresta.of Pryssia.and t .
en Tirwee, 1 wiles fees pr cane oy Rowe who on) All whe have-wmajabed she. euquiry Closely -muat As to Mr, Gladstone’s third plea—that public rermany ma - be maintained: im: the -duchies,-
the [2th wae sick ied Age all, tregnilne fee! that thestatementa made by negro witneasee | officers of the United States were noteiheerned the union with-the Prnesiai tiomarchy, & that
etgod, foand bie re ‘ fwd in the.morn-\-wust be recerved-with the winest canton. A i Lhe Fenian movegient iu euch a way as te jnetify | which would be moet adv om Yat Bebles
“tease piace oni e gmat t4 @ dlsck woman named: temonstrancelet us gee. At the Philadelphie wig Holstein iteelf."::rggufst'the claims ef
2° ime oe . J ated “¢ ” , ‘ re anaes: . sins dg Ba ‘ ' yi xs Se ‘ yee >< ‘ = oR ; a é i
° ” ss e “85 se. dee? : a _— ili Fi are. : # of i we ee. ee ee j
—— ? * ae | 7 $ — “« toe < * “a +~
.
a ae 4 “ - — = —
And riya} bands, by Jove of sountry won, |
declared they would not aecept Confederation
; : on any terms, and wanted n jon with C:
you will have to apply your handkerchief to saiaialle Tae “Et mae 5 . mabey
the dirty window to get a spot on the glass} - ee
> i as 4 p
: giance. If the Government hare re
large evouzh to get a peep at her; yet these | cir views On Confede i e } ra ra
sprigs of nybility (?) who thiak themselves | oes ven ae® at seca Sine: fiery wad
something, are mean enough to throw missiles | the : z £ er a ee
| he remarks } ule savernor :—
through a respectable assembly, nut caring | Dieamediinaie “i ia — ——
erring: eee ty : oe MPORTANT FROM FrepEnicTox.—We learn
eee they may naan out or damage a Per od by telegraph from Fredericton yesterday,
son's cye with buckshot or haid peas! It is that * the talk” there was that “ the immediate
time such practices were checked, and it is for- | 8'gation ot the “Government is unavoidable,”
ate thut ¢} “ta, Bait ail x jin consequence of the Lieutenant Governor’
tuuate that the guilty only will suffer. | ar eer ne agg
~ ¥ . - Message tu the Lezislative Council in reply to
ours, their Addiess. The following parayraph oe
nk Pel 7 ee Pf oi “c
REFORMER. Sen
in His Excellency 's remarks :—
Charlottetown, 20th March, 1866.
around, aud if a pretty girl is crossing the street
se Your conviction that an Union of the B. N.
- A. Provinees will strengthen the ties which
bind them to the Mother Country, and be con-
sb tent with the true interests and prosperity of
Ne “ Brunswick, will, Lknow, afford much satis
faction to Her Majesty's Government, who will
rejoice tu learn that this great measure, the
speedy avcamplishment of which is ardently de
sired by them, and which, if carried into effect
with da yon, rezard to the streneth and effi-
cope ciency of the Union they believe so we :
We had very large Colonial and American | culated tu benetit Eivitiah pea lg is ewsaly
Mails ou Thursday, and Friday eveuinys last. approved by you,”
from a careful perasal of our papers, however, | a ——_______
we ave unable to find anything of great impor-| Cacepvonta Circe Disyer.—The annual Din-
tance. The Fenian movemeut still attracts; wer of the Caleduma Club was given at the
much attention in Canada, where 10,000) Masonic Hall, on Wednesday evening last. The
Militia have offered their services to the Go-| dinner was prepared in Mr. Connell’s best style,
vernment. A very large force ot the Militia| and included every delicacy and luxury which
and Regulars is stationed in the frontier towns, | the season and market could afford. The Presi-
and all along the borders. The utmost vigi-| dent's Chair was occupied hy the Hon. P. Wal-
lauce is maintained, but no foe appears, though | ker, Vice President of the Club, who was ably as-
he is eagerly looked for. The Fenian vaga-| sisted by G. W. Sutherland and Neil Rankin,
bonds have been thoroughly circumvented by| Esa. The toasts were of the usnal Joyal and
the vigilance and activity of the Provincial au patriotic kind, and called forth some racy and
thorities. Whatever disposition to fight they | eloquent speeches from the gentlemen who were
had, appears to be thoroughly knocked out of'| called upon to respondto them. The principal
them,—they are now laughed at on all sides by | toast on the list—“ Scotland" —was replied to
the American people; but they still go on rak-| by Dr. Sutherland in « speech of very consider-
img and seraping from the hard earnings of! able power, in which he gave a passing byt pleas-
their dupes large sua of money wherewith the ing review of the resources, natural beauties,and
leaders of the movement may yet, for a con.| historical greatness of his native land, We re-
siderable time, live in luxGrious idleness. The | gret that we have not been able to obtain, in -
Che Gxraminer.
Charlottetown, April 9, 1866.
ee ee
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Like sympathetic lrops,‘would mingle inte ove.
Fenian swindle has continued so: long—now time for this edition, an outline of the apecces,
y
he -