. . | he they $ _ * Sesmiee a @aily i her possessions iu money, Wis left to her adopted son, J. W. Stesle, then about twenty years of age. ‘amonat io greenbacks dad tlie balance in gotd. Mrs. McClintock was hardly cold in her coffin, " . ; lly | some si tuatig: igh would Cae ee en epaees © Sere ncthing ‘by a ace|eontegh of Fen meds B4&.. vicious in bis corapgsition, .was surroun of vampires, who chun to“bim'asong-as he had a dollar remaising. The youvg millionaire’s head was evidenily turned by his good fortune, as ha boo that of mapy aa older man who had madg his ** pile Oa oil,’t poll he was df the oy ar we his mouey would decumulate too rapidly unless it was actually thrown away, and. throw it away he did. Many of the storie® touceratiy his career in New York aod Philadelphia savour of fiction, and would not be credited were they not 20 well authenticated. Wiue, women, horses, faro, and govgsal gobaucher soon made a wreck,of that princely fortune, mod j twenty mauths Johauy. Steele-squaudered two. mil- lions of dollars. Hon. Johu Morrissey, M,C. *t weno through” him/at faro to the amouat of $400,000 im two nights; he booght higt priced tarpbute; sud after driviog them au, hour ar,two,-gave them awayy equipped a large ‘tbinntel troupe aod presented each member with'a diamond pin aud riag;and kept about him besides two orthred ‘nes, who were rob- bing him day after day. | He is now ffling-the pon orable position of doorkeaper for Skiif and Gaylord’s| miustrels, the company be orgenized,-aqd is, to use a very onguetsiin te not strictly classical phrase, eompletely*+ plafed out.” °° STR AS AF Ae me verks "MAES Ta MISFORTUNES OF PORES, > Tf Pius IX, should be driven again-from Rome he will have the consolation of reflecting: that he -is-nos by any meats the first of the loug line of Popes who have endured the miseries of exile. The fulléwiag list, lobg a8 it is, doés hot comprise” ‘all the “Popee who have suffered from violénce of, faction iti war : Pope Liberius was imprisoned by a heretical Em peror ;,Sitvoriag died jg exile.-.Vigilius was imprison, ed and exiled; St. Martin died in exile, a martyr; St. Leo ILI. was driven to Spoleto; Leo V. was de- throned and cast into prison y John XIE; had. ta fly from Rome ; Banedict V..sas carried off into Ger; many; John XIII. fled from’a -Roman faction ani: took refuge iu Capwa ; Benedict was imprisoned and murdefted by*a Romana faction ; Joha XIV: was cast into the,prison-of St. Angelo and died . of hunger ; Gregory V. was compelled (o fly from Rome,-hy.a civil tumult; Benedict VIII. was driver from Rome by a faction ; Benedict IX. was twice driven. owt; Leo IX. wa¥ detltroned by the ‘Normans ; ‘Gregory’ VII. weit from’lwod to land, and from kingdom to kingdom, and died in exile; Victor:III. could not sv much as‘tdke possession of his See aud died at Ben- oventum; Urban If. was restored by the French Crusitlers ; Paseal IL. was carried off by Heory-V., and itipridoved } Gelasius IT. was compelled to fiy| to Gelea; Honorious [1. was compelled to fy ‘iatd Franee by an anti-Pope, who usurped hisSce; Bn- genius IE. was driven out of .Rumne by Arnold off! Bresoia ; Alexander ILI. on the wery day of hiséon- secratien, ws cast ‘into prison ; he was Sot id the Holy City bat in # Village’,clusoh ; he ncome from tke landed ioterest ét ‘the tarm{ : 1 ane’ ; “was $2,000, and, by her will, the preperty, with all Posed at another megting, held-at De Grove’s, Marsh, aanend, tu jones PAGE cabin ‘boner to’ your Sen arrived at a late hoyr, wap the next who ‘jbe thé object of théir choices wheh, out 0 néécrated |: acme i SS Neo shed ‘ales Teen pto- The Hon. Joeophs Wightaian, and seconded unanimously, made his appearance upon |the floor, and began bis address by declarsng ble didap- ot our Constitution, and. declared, ae bis opialch, jed,. as bis beliel, though he could not by. any. meape jprove bis assertions, that the resolutiqns which’ were pasegd by both branches of the Legislature, copdamna: tory of the proposed Union, of the Colonies, mere withheld from the Lmperial Marliament by she.members upgaing our present Governments, ino. tren prevent our determination in rylaijon te t | from being. known at-the Home Office. He. also referred to the extravagance of the.preseat Goxernment, agd condemped their proceedings Education system; be promised, if returned to. ase ban the Legislature, that be:would do the atmost of: bis Popriving the school teacher of one-third af: bis salary, " Ate, E, D..Clay, the represensative of Mr. Chas. Clay, se dressed ait. tle qurely, referred to their. provsedingy during. §b provious mectipgs, and, with the permission of the audipace, reads very flattering sud highly-prarse- worthy Jvtter Jrbm bie, brother, Mr, Clarles Clay, ex: pressing jie regret that indisposition prevented bim trom attending ; but assurizg them that ao bim. the Liberal party would find a ready champion and willing supporter of, any measure calculated to-promote the we community Mr, Clay’ was is git A division of the Yiduse then'took place, ja order. to ascertain whether: ites oe ae We sno opal the pumbe present, amounting to between 150 and 200 ¢lectors, only. $7 ebidld Ww pergugded 16 eippstt Mt, Wightwpan, Noiwithstafding: the vast majority which appeared in favor of Mr: Lewi8,‘hé,‘on' hearing that, Mr, Wightman was detwrrhine'l 10°taike the field af the coming election, whether Sapported by those presetit’or not, hanorably veigheid, for fuar that he would be the cause of ij uring ie ziberal party. eat ep ra Alter some time, the Hon. R: Mooney was called upon \to. address the Chair, He done ao at considerable length and With much ability. His remarks were characteriggd owt Abroughout with a cofsiderable quota of intulligence and judgment. ~~ * on age ' ny A motion ‘was then midyed,’ to the, effect that tho migutes of this meeting be published in the parigdicgls, | aplie d in the Jterald and Lylandér,—-Carnjed dnani., moual¥; ** ou me On ‘motion, James Campbell, Esq., sook’ the Chair. A vote of thahks was then tendered to Mr, Rowe for the excellent manhet in which be dischyrged bis duties ye Chairman, Three checrs were given lor the Queen, three for ‘the ‘Labv#afs, and ‘threé more: for USAES, Lewis, Clay avd Wightman, The medting thea broky . «29 the Editor of the Herald, 4: .. . Sir,—-When Llast addressed you, ny strict attendanee to daily avocations, preqented me'from exteniting my remarks ;.but, asa few leisure momenté are now:at’ ay! disposal, I readily avail:myself of thuov, in order to ac cooplish my undertaking. The ‘Land Commission,” which many of the toil-worn and Jong-oppressed tenantry were taught to,regardsas.an institution expressly dusters wd to ameliorate their sufferings, having signally failed to effect an adjustment of their aggratian grievances, wae it hotan indispensable daty incumbent on the Gov: Uroment; we a proof ‘of the wnfeigned sincesity with which they were actuated in instituting that “ Comiais: was dbliged to'entet the mountains for safety; he pion,”**toshave devised other measures, based upon assott his timd wandering fron Terracini to Avagui, gquity and woderation, and through the instrumentality ram Anagnito Tusdalum. ‘Urban IIT."and Gregory lol, which the’ tenantry of all -grades, rich and poos, VIII. could nat even take possession of Roine ;. Lyis cius FIL. fled to, Verona; Gregory TL was compell- ed by:da iusurrectionzin Rome. to retire to Perugia >|’ Tnnoceat TV. fled to Genoa; Alecaader IV fled to Viterbo { Martin IV. never extéted Rime ; Buuitace VILIF Wad ‘a prisoner at Anagai. Then’ came the great western achisin, which Jaste! seventy years, daring which time sevea Popes resigned in Avignen Urban VI. fled to Genoa ; ‘Iunocent -VH. : fled from the factions in Roine to Viterbo; Gregory XT. fled to Gaeta + Joha XXIII. fled from Rome ; Eigénius ‘TV. wi Besteded in his owa palece by an anfi-Pope and on obliged to fy'to Florence. Still more re- cently, slinost.iu.our, own tines, Piue VIL, waa held in captivity hythe first Napeleon.. The Catholic soverigns, in fact, ave seldom serupled to’ make war upon the Pope when it seemed for their iaterest ee eee alle _ TT eae 3 re atone ¥y, ‘ The svow storm which visited the State of New York aud the eastern const io the early part’ of the present month, was the most: severe one that “liad been expetienced’ since 1935." "The Pailwayy were, blocked up and travel peoomr ing i, yes three days no traips jett,and very.few entered Albany and pe ache Lat ra gf the New York Central railway. Five hundred passengers were detxiued for twenty-four hours) between Scheuettedy and “Al- baoy, trains being unable to get through, and. much sufferipg prevailed, especially. among the lady’ poor engers: Between Albaoy and Bostoa the rrilway was coveted iii maty pletes with snow, to «depth df, fifteen, feet. On the Hudson river road trains were scatteréd all along the route, struggling to eut througt anow banks. It was impossibleto get either in of’out of Albany, all the “country roads being blocked tip. , Several horaes gud ove Or two. human beings, te 7 reported, lost their lives in-the endeavor to push through drifts, Ta Troy, Rochester, te pe opher places’the storm it‘ spoken ‘of es squajly severe. *'Trains of the reilwey were in ‘several, places bnried.completely out of sight, eud ic Troy several of the éiréet cars were.eatirely eovered:: It nearthacity ¢ snow bank was ever twenty wight be enabled to cast off the odious and galling yoke of proprietary oppression? It was a jact well known to the Government that the great’ majority of the tenanty were, from crael proprivtory exdetiuns, so impoverished so-t@ render them uaable to comply with any exorbitant demand that might’ be made of them wi TPegard, to purchasing their farma: Under these inausplcious er: ofthe widespread dissatisfaction and great evil which would inevitably occur ftom a perpetuation of sach flagrant iMjustice, the Government, if pocresting Genet sylipathy for the tenantry, and actuated by thir pre-| tended ardent zeal for their, sufferings, should mre evinved this sympathy-hy, at least, being favorably idis- pased towards them. Gut here thie Government palpab! betray the. cunning doplicity they so: long practised un- rites fe mask of justice and prey Instead of pass- ing @ measure to facilitate the purchase from the propri- etore, they adopted one so repugnant to the prevailing wants of the tenuatry, ahd vo exorbitant'in its demands, {as to effectually obstract'them from’éver beeoming frey- -tholdera. Let ony Soheeee on read the ** Fifteen Years’ Purchase Bill” with impartiality, and after hay- mg doné #0; theti give expression to his unqualified opinion, and I hesitate not to say that he will fearlessly declare that one fourth of the tenants could, under its 0 rapeer trl ame the parchase of mr rma. bis unduybtedly being s true xepresentation of. the. aty fair, could wh 4 a inoment suppose thatthe pba part of the tenantry would be rgcreant enough to de- ‘ade themselves sq. faras to 4 Ouk & misurableiex- stence in the penury enthiled on them by the perfidy of & proprietary Government? No the supposition would be preposturons, and unjustified by precedent. Jt je ngs At pil likély “thas, tn thie enlightened and progressive age, the intelligent, industrioes and ¢nterprisidg people of P. EB. leland would acquiescently solerate a Governy ment so despotic in ite tendency. # tenantry, seeing vo,end to the complicated and harassing perploxitiel’ which they-bare so long experienced, and despairing of having ther redressed, or even ‘mitigated by egilativg tenactmont, resolyvd.on forming thempelves into an yi ganization which, tlirough ‘indéfatigable agitation’ an moderate, resistance, might extort from the roprigtors terte more equitalffe than were yet offered, and better adapted to the circainstanced of the tenaute in gengral: determined exertion on the pert of the tenantry to estricate lyes from base serfdom, was magnified iby, the Soret me ae stetroying. 8 i les orde?, and from which the country was destined to fae jacaloulable infusion «In this titieal emergency one depth anv extending (or » long-distance.” “Thelno time was to be los transporting t hither, to potas a railray betwomn. Buffalo ond Dunkie spp ie Yoraidute ino te oppree , duped ny s * fhe ‘ » . H ry 4 a nd. ww was eati oasd, owing to rg peters ‘ ‘forowg ry but I ve bod been informed white oreie gorse arm te cqreileegs'|bhd sanguin syle iu whch the insurgents ae eae were defested. A alartitig Feports that Correspondence. . . jnerepre ~jindyded to . vol elie en aon pa Bn ad wo fhe MEBTING AT BALDWINS waap, ,.. Geturdlay, tho Ot emtenh, @ Padlie Moding of the On Saturday, inatgot, AS meeting ol Biectors revi at the above-nam “d place and ailjacent settlements wan tite at purpose of making a selection of one-wandidateé, id re shi is District .ip conjune-|pootile and me proses the wpantetn .snstipe of Vale. Sor aapimoes y peicd by any disloyal m beret Se merely dem tion with Mr. Chas. Clay, wha, has ¢ sehool-hodiée, Lot ST, tor the! not ated by vernnient organs, we would be lieve that we, ent trmval of the “yo f se, it said, of protecting th C sha lam! bus We Wakhuil ate of alfuicd aia \AR Opportunity to display their tactics jtenantry did not agsune a al ' and military pro ' e, Because they were not The Governm sembly, and gest that he should allow shins eel need pre haf tndgen wont i ei * Vig demand be put le nomination at the next General Election: ° t, before rashly: procesding to inflict a ‘foul s oped the charovtueval Aa ‘Colony, by ordering troops, meeting was pony the wrancd by appointing Mr. Manvab Rowe to sct as rusen, dad the underst ed to act at Covet. we 4 ; Mr. William Lewis having been proposed and second- ed by an.overwhelinin hog at a forindr meeting, ab Oi , 9 ne : son to represént this section at. the yee Saver baynyl to @ afew observations tants tees aeat taiportane ‘ination’ aoe before t scoordjng|y referged to the extravaganee of Paseo ca apne nm tthe La . as ager panetion:of ¢ tore, i retin wigs eee and othey monuments of folly pedo hare Rory age ’ peed a i i ©, a8 a fit aud péoper per-|¢hdea “hould bave had the moral honesty to take {nto conaider- Row that the tensntry had beer unfairly dealt with, and shoasd have, by amply atoning for the lapastlag, Poem, vecred to appease. their. fuas, indignation. But an idea so jot ge propriate in ite nature, it ss r m de the iron safer 1 50.000, twWothidtd of the proeaticn to-any scheme of,Uaion whickwould deprive, qQueatien) boast of, were for oyrtailing: our -Freelbonora’ omer,ty influence the Gaveramént to repeal that Act,/entrusted to ibuir care, hat ina ri which reudere then IAYs/bers:of society)’ But alas! :for-eur schools; we can no om... “These men vf . iy wt ee : at Jarge, At the conclysjon of this letter, WiLNy apptinaed ea Pe leil?, The ti i gaily, The we it u . ‘ "| ‘ x ys Pes — eS » , “rata ic tag, PRTHIOR tehtutn dt aa, Boog [ge Baldwin's Road, Jan, Lith, 1966. 0. ccc! 2 Oe e. te ee 2. oe. (S56 cumstihee’, which might easily be regarded as a presage|4. A. McDonald and E.. Whelan.” The first-named Jjelection; agd, Contdileraies to * dinstharca 80% se of tu ally dissipated’, (6? the ouprese pares wa me country, -continys-.to yeppert.s party, who bave thus Rc oantned apg irinsic importance :e bef IQuebese pon pol @ Mei dae obedieht bervant/ 24"! Sans2b, SOG7 i A ala wget, VERITAS." ot ORAT MS pas Sar eee NOTICE: ~Alpirons indebted to the Herald” Office wliose Agtounts ha :been furnished up to January, 1867, are héreby “notified thas the same mugt, be paid® before the 16th of Februdry.mexa. . - 3 Herald Office, Chattortafbil, Jr. 13, 1867. a sf, hy ae ‘Cre Islander of Friday last containsa sort of whining article relative to the difliculty which the Convervative Confederates experience ja finding constituencies for the forthcoming elegtions,, The Organ assumes that vo Liberal politician willbe rejweted on -account of ‘bis Confederate views,—>thup:fetimating that the ‘Con- sérvative Confederates'al yas abe tuouied to miiityrdoni. The only Liberal politicians whe have at ali been known to entertain Confedcixite views are the Ions. gentleman's views were extrémely moderate, and even such as they were,-he ngyer forced or cbtruded them notwithstanding tits, “hé"had: to ‘sign a written plédye to oppose Confl¥attph before be could secure lit the strictest integrity, wethink the Se hae Wake upon him by bis*cunntitiimte< wise one, Mr. Whelan and, should-he fail-to-dv 90;-he will not be eject Wilk the Hons. ol, Gréy}'J. C, Pops; Dr. Raye,.D Davies, ‘T. H-' Havityid)’ and Mogsrs.. (Given and McLennan do Wkowigei:+ang.-if' so, ean: they alt be trusted? We doubt it. ilander's insinuaffon,. w we tan very tdsure the Organ that Wh Gavernulodt which Copel the present ong, will not be within its Couseli Bevon tty’ kao iny tg lean towards Confedarstiog, openly adygcated Puwe woe , ete . or against Confederation wid we know that a sentiment of this kind is entertained by the: people generally, Whose wishes upon the point dare not be disregarded. We hope, therefore, the Kiivor of the’ Zelander will make his miud easy, aadsapply thu. balm ef this assupance to his woundedfélings. His present position reminds us of ch hunted’ fox, Whiph, after all its dgublings aid twistings, is at length brought ve bay is te suc- _l9ss,apy person who kaw Scheme: - Lf wo thought} by its pursuers, and quiet! with, the “Editor ‘oY the Yeldnder, for, notwiths hit last. Ao give ‘i docvuijt off hid ptewardalip to the people, whom be bas weligagd sud; sought to betray cveding.a.very he can no lonyer:help moult; he comes to his marrow which will enable him to agcomplish bis ambitious and a Vf unscripatows ” designg. ore suddenly wroused.in | His, tender ‘sympatiiles aie {of tbe. Conservative Party save t fron fb * wasses (see his Is me W. H. Pope, eo e found jn, the ope rks Otnite leading editorial, mun ° ‘Office oh the subjest o of “ fo -combjunitations ftom “thd Colonial Ofiee ” ie hope af gentle dercion which the ¥ the have 1 -véunt of the sabstan-|5 Hed fro talwnt and extensive literary acquirements are now nul: importance, while. giving Mv. Melonald credit for oe ie remembrance. it te fully for the -** orgun "te atieinpt to frighwn the eiecturs trum retucning to n referbuty, liowever, 6. tic P* shottld mover bade wiicten ‘a Tino aboot politics!’ yee a KOR £ Ifaviland, Mr, W, H. Pra wi er dic redtly as ehip-owners, areholders ‘of ‘stoamboat and selfish’ bbjects striving, by their advocacy of Confederation, are so patent to every ove, that they cannot, with safety to the country, be trusted again with power. All the mancuyres of the slander to attain the one grand point of a life offige under a Confederate Government, are thoroughly seen tthrough, ‘and were it not that he hus everything staked on the issue of his policy, he would quietly yield te the popular veice, aid learn to cultivate submission by rehearsing in private lite, for the re- maindér of his days, Barnavin's delighfful * Ode to Consens” : ‘No more by varying passions beat, O gently guide my prigcion feos, To find thy hermit cell; Where in some pure and eq Beneath thy which directs: its movemen Confederation lvoms up, aud * advices ” trom England and Cunada report the” prospect encouraging, the indian Braye, when about tu be tortured and svalped, |. exhibits no more sublime indifference to his fate than dues the I¢lander for gur paltry loval. politics; but When “no cymuiusicalions” are received frou the of Colenial Uilice, then the zeal of that. paper for Party interests is something to be admired. In ‘fact, the mercury in the (hermometer betrays no more seusibilit y to thd influence of beat or cold—we usd cold in the common dcceptution of the word, because we are aware that science does not recognize such a term— than duvs the Islunder to the ‘“udvices” which it re- cveives iruim its Coufederate friends abroad, At one time it is in the’seveuth beavens of extacy,—in. the region of *: shooting stars,” und, appureatly, tar beyond tue range of meresuvluuary mutters, Willist at auotber, as Cuouiederation vanishés, a visible’ depressiva ot| spirits sets Ju,’ which wiglit, be, compared to the detection of the tail of the wird of Paradise during its gyrations upon the Gelder King.) Zhen, the“ iron rod" nid the interests of party become objecis of Vast + Aen, the iusvienee and arbitrary conduct, which (when the prizes gud rewards of Coniederation Were devwed within grasp,) reut a strong Party aud sucrifived its staunchest frivuds, are abandoned to give : ’ | way to bypecritical avd whining petitions for Union. EDWARD REILLY. | tte same symptoms are manifested by most of the —_" jolfew hulders in the Colouiat Building, who generally tuke their cae frum their Contederate niasters in, the But this conduct only makes them cou- temptible in the eyes of all independent men, and the’ 1,4 cause whieh they advocate to be ‘regarded with sus- ipicion, “We could admire the’ min who, whether rightly or wrongly, takes .a firm stand upon the broad! nud important questiva of Coutederation, coutent to rise ‘or ial upon the merits of that méasdre—as Mr. ietcenary caeals, who, duding thei: etoytioa readered idodbtiw by. the ‘advocacy of their Views, ignoily; abandon, for. an uawortby. motive, ‘the greatest question: which the present generation has Lad ‘placed Uviuve them,” ure Worthy only of contempt; uor savuld) the slightwat contidence be placed in them by tie)’ : jpublic. They deserve to be eithor upon his constituents or the Legislature, ‘Bat stituency where they may election; and should the £ his friends uiwet with thut fute, they will hnve tew sym- isers. With the reign of a OY Sis Wnts &. : ' power astaguca anti-Confederate Government, pledy: has intimated his Wiliiugiess to sign siunPar pledge, |to reform and eeprom so'an imaginary a ed,)"' iron rod,” for, while Cont pense over their heads, and the most unscrupulous witurts are bing-made to have this Island ** leg.siated ” into that Scheme, the? Jstunder's bugbears will unly be laughed at. ‘Those efforts niight prove effectual if the werand ladiaypap, but-wuen deprived of ect isu i teicen], ewer and in » but, when ved of their ** tittle positively Price muborlay,” they That this 'is the view which the vast majority of the ited to tolerate /elucwors will take of the matter at the coming eivctions, — test doubt, and we think tlie’ we huve pot the. sligh Islander oun very safely mak » ‘the public'theddaty. Byt whether their of : have been: gratuitously given or not, the -andalvo axpress-/icdacation Act, which thi maladminidtration of the Tory} | yes y's! soit, indulgent eye, _ The modest virtues dwell.” In gambling, it has been ascortiined, after long and patient investigation, thas games. of ohadee are, alter ‘sof@lly subject to certain. laws which are well defied. I'Wwas ‘hot sty aversion {¢ thd Vocation, as id originally /Fhe politioal gumbliug of-iho Lélunder lias 4veew tous’ suljyet of speculative study for souly time past, wad we think we have discovered, with some cortaiuty, the law bevewe perfect! untrue, as it is well known that. the Hon. T. H. Pope,ithe Hon. J. C. Pope, the Hon, D, Davies, and others that might be mentioned, and ‘feject, without schemers. Now ig the time to pay them off for all their iaselence, all theit mischief, and all the trouble and Se sitution, all our 'C onfederate as public officials, or/¢*pense caused thereby. Had they their own will, prietors of wharfs, and apanies, ete., etc., largo for which ‘they aré now ual oky, ts.” For "example; whea the kivked out of every cun- sunt themselves ‘for of the dslandér’ and verror aod of tenant hunt ed ration is held 1 sus- we positions of harmless. ¢.up ites mind to see this received by the last English to the following effect :— “The delegates from the Provinces, in session for’ teveral weeks at the West- : i niinsterPutace Motel, have succeeded in revising the ields up the ghést ; “#0! Quebec Sebeme so as to secure atinanimous vote of all ding|the Provinces represented—that is to say Upper and all bie snnvleg. sad, sennstomad Jnih, be Je compelled Tht vessladeas passed st Qietes 7 Brenan Pramehiee made by the present Party, will, we hope, receive’ the immediate attention of the New Honsee, form have been forwarded to £arl Carnarvon fur cos- since it gives the opportunity to a few blind partizans ‘ sjaideration, Aji the knotty points and difficulties aod, &s might naturally ae expected, he finds the pro-| whigh presented sheenea}re, so tar as celouial interests k painful anddiiticuls one, Henes, when|sre concerned, baye bewn su se Provision ie made for enablidg the i ; Edward Island, Newfoundland, the North-West Ferri-) tory, and Briish Columbia wo enter the Confederation on equitable terms hereafter. : A draft bill based on thesé resolutions, jt is expected, will, pe, repared aud early in the ensuing session.” and the country generally, and, as a denier resort to| No wonder our great Confederate champions should submitted to parllament buhy sNo'-+Argit fbu * ia Hala up as ahugbéar|feol rather disheartened upon reading the aboye news, thasa| 284" ungdgeated }/for, by jt, all their cherished hopes of coercion are who, accerding;to Mr.|scattered to the wind. Nothing can, be more. satis- kad “file of the anti-|factory to the people of this, Island than she above: Wi Masts! Popes kr . “Pfe|piragraph,. Canada, Nova Svotia and New Brunswick! Pe powly‘aWwAkoned’ seal isto be! may jein in nyConfoderacy, but no compulsion. will be “Famarks 9 used towards the non-consenting Provinces. \ i ‘wherein wo are infyrmed, with a ‘demureness “traly|vision is made for enabling the Colonivs of: Prince |lo¢al cigulation. tion upon egnitable terms hereafter.” Precisely so! the: m of the British North American| Nothing could be nicer or more agreeable. We shall Colonies.” Ayo; ttidrd’sthe tu)! The announcement|take our time first to ascertain accurately the succéss of the experiment to establish a “New Nationality”) never, enter 4 the . “ol — hy wre oda re slispols Inge in British Anietica, and if we find it succeeds well, xtitavagance \. 7 ote ‘ ristkea fot inany a Tong day, and forces) why then all we havo’ to do is to apply for adtnission HE ANTI-CONFEDERATES! Leaping. English papers, such: as the London Times, the News of the World, ute /uatrated Lind sn News, etc., Mail, contain paragraphs British North. Awerican ly .combatud. we his the meantime we advise every person who has line of condaact,” our self-goverament was gone long ago; but now is the time to punish them and to preserve our liberties, With a Confederate Government in ‘existence, remly* * and anxivus to extend ite powet over the independent * - non-consedting Provitices, the neceguity is greater thar -)” ever, because the danger is’ more imminent, to return true and pledged men to the Legislature who are * willing and competent to thwart the bestile measures of scheming Canadians, Let the people be everywhere thoroughly alive to their own Interests, and mainiain their high vantage-grouod (won after’@ hard ‘and protracted struggle) by sinking all petty and party cifferences, and uniting to oppose the emooth, polished and insinuating enemies with whom we have to deal. Let this be done, and we venture to say that Prince Edward Island wilt be clear of Confederation for » long time to come, and her condition will be such, in a fow years, as to be the envy of adjuining countries, Our only danger now, or in the fusure, will be the presence in the Government and Legislature of Canadian agents, anxious for the opportunity to betray the country, If these are cloared out, we shall be safe enough, THE DISSOLUTION, Tux rumor; to which we gave circulation last week, conceruing the dissolution of the Howse of Assémbly, turns out to be ‘correct; tor the Royal Gaselte of last week contains a Proclamation concluding as fullowa: ‘And I do further declare that I have this a orders that Writs for calling a new’ General assembly be issued in due form, the said writé to bear teste on THURSDAY, the TWENTY-FOURTH day tlay JANUARY inet., and to be returnable on WED— NESDAY, the TWENTIETH day of MARCH nexy,” The nomination of candidates will take place on the 19th day of February next, and the Election on the 26h. We hope the ** Rump ” Government, which has the management of affairs in the meantime, will not, by Imperial Government. to * legislate” the Island into Confederation. We sincerely hope that it was for no such unworthy purpose that Messrs. Henderson and Dilicin were wedged out of the Gevernment, or that the elections have been protracted until next month. ‘Phe hope of the Islander ** that we may reasonably ex- pect that, before the day appuinted for nominating can- didates for the House of Assembiy arrives,our Executive will be made aware of the intentions of the Impevinl Go- veroment, so tar as relates to this Island,” would seen te imply that some underhand, desperate plot will be attempted by our Confederate Goverament to place the Island in a false pesition. We earnestly hope that the Hons. Messrs, Haviland and Longworth neither consented, nor wil! cougent, to any prévate despatchos te the Home Government upon the. question of Con- federation. sluce, in violation of his pledges, he secretly concocted secret despatches or otherwise, seck to influence the We have lost confidence in the ** Leader” $500,000 scheme, avhich, had it been sanctioned 'by Canadian Government, would have been submitted to a special session of our Legislature, and Delegates to London would have been appointed to have Priace Edward Island included in the Confederate Bil. apoa that basis; but we can scarcely believe that the Hone. _ : | Messrs. Lougworth and Haviand will ever sanction Tiley did in New Bruuswick—but those suulilag.! anything that would, saver of treuchery to the people, pr tend, in the least degree, to cast such « blemish upon their names, ° “ ‘ IMPORTANT. Now, that the time {s approaching whou every Ialindor, having the interest of his country at heart, will ave to decide whether our autouomy is to be sure rendered to s Canadian majority or not, whether » party guilty of so many political gins will held th¢ reine of power aity longer; it behooves those taking a leading part in electioneeriug matters to be on the alert. The underlings ot the Government, tenacious: of their petty offices, are exerting all their effurts—and aré given to understand very dishonoratle ones, too-—to secure the continuance of the present regime. We are net surprised at this; for this class, after en- joying such « long tenure ef office, will be loath te’ part with the-emolumosnts—trifling though they be—’ accruing te thém. We fvel constrained to make this remark, from the fact that some of the Road Overseers; * | with a view, no doubt, lessen the number of vetes likely te be polled against the Government, have re.’ fuged Certificates to those who bave performed their statute labor.” Such a dishenorably discharge of duty. deserves to be held up to-public reprobasion ; and such Oversbers should meet with the scorn of every person who @ppreciates thy right of having « voice in mutters of public interest, Certificates for labor performed during the three years previeus to. 1866, have beeh given ; but, strange to say, those for the past Summer, which entitle their bearors te « vote, have, in a groas many instances, been withheld-especially when the: otafty underling saw he could impose on good nature without being found out. The ameudment to the ” curtail the privileges of the Franchise. In the performed ‘atatute Jaber to demand his Certificate, ‘The Overseor must give it. If he refuse, there iss way to oblige him. .We know some of thosv cunning officials —~at least we have their names—and we our duty, as a journalist, to publish them Linke to hear that they persist in their hitherto néfarions - ili deem it we con- Ma. W. H. Pors's Pewenter upon’ Prinee Edward) | sland, recently printed in the Examiner Office. is oo infam. ous in its design of ridiculing and libglling the Colony, for evident purpose of having it “ legislated’ into Confed- ‘* Pro-| eration withbut its Wn consent, that he dare not give it » . Wehavé ehdeavored, but in vain, to ob- author secretly sends it abroad, to Mngland and the neigh. for teohrymose,that atts Ms I, whittli was received Edward Island, Newfoundiamd, the North West tain a copy of it for eriticism and review. Assaasin-like, ite ia Chater a gets nigh brought no com-| Territory aud British Columbia to enter the Coqfedera-| cr ini # frdm boring Provinces, upon ite base mission of betrayal. Ales, the cause that demands such despicable edvovsey | New er whe treachery thore deep-dyed tha. that practised by Mr. Pope fer his own selfith‘and ambitious purposes. With the view of eriabling the inhabitanjs ef the Island generally t form’ an Nien afte onvae aod aim of Mr. Pope's brochure, . ., ee es eepers were to be remanerated fer : i : pom. : + ra ry io ‘ re; liqears were to be gh Organ of the Confedorate ** Ramp” Government apon *‘ equitable terms.” -We felt fall sonfidened in seinen, eo REG: comeenn she bets corm . special constables wae to reegive their, fees; sot #8 lito wnwontéd Werivity"in'thé intergsts of the Con-|the wisdom and justice of Her Majesty's Goverament,| fan Nye oom critique of the former in pamphlet on.” wero 49, be clothed sp 1.4 ctvilian costume, and Jarionslaocvatives, .Tbe, gam eee see tog Ute in{When. local plotars would. sap that confidence by! We think that Fou Yoo, Baq., "and the slesore of the, ney hor yaag pricey 1 gh son laste, fed thé day to save Messiel Pipe & Co, & disastrous intimations of coercion. Coercion may, perhaps, pro- neh of “ po ae Le + I gy gol So “ others too numerous to mention, tava, in the aggregate, | defeat BE Bok actink at Copsersative or ijbgenljiceed fromthe ‘Donfedersive: Government upin% the te befara banoring-wan.it is syed ces owe of |vont the country about £11,000, Which, addid to the! who hag-/ Coustey. teally st paar te gnd* it, this’ they are about to do—Mr. on Se nr, ee ne ee Tritt op otal pith: oreo f Ovloh F Wut Hever Ietiperial GOW i; |g OM ap reteen-wa-hame on the Fifteen Year's Bilis, mike. in} : uslend ea id Perea ee ifabey nae ould it noe beeaspietb apy: ney 15 200s “Tosh epi a present facut sApat people ‘ Oy wa avon’ Whbiy! delay whe puillyaiew.