FOREL PINION.
ae

We don uach much import-
ance or value to what is sitid of Can:
‘the press of the United States, but the
York Ziibune of Saturday week has an
article ont The Dominion North ot us,”
which we cannot retrain from copying. It
will be seen that the Zribane, which fully
ndmits the existance of elements that en-
due the confederation with strength, ap-
preciates the importance of the recent ne-
gotations which have resulted in the
acquisition by Canada of the Iludson Bay
Jerritory :—

“It cannot be denied thatjif the effects
tothe Imperial and Dominion Govern-
ments are successiul in cementing a union
of the British North American Provinces,
Yhe result will be a very strong empire,
When we speak of the strength of this pro-
spective empire, however, we must hot be
understood us meaning x strong govern-
ment, backed by armies and ships of war,
and managed by bold and able statesmen,
for in all these thirgs it would probably
be weak, but as strong in possessing the
resources of an extensive and Iruitful ter-
ritory. Within a few days the cable has
informed us of the settlement of the dif
fieulty in relation to the Hudson's Bay
Company’s Teriitory, by which that vast
region is to be ceded to Canada, It isnow
two centuries since that Company was)
tormed, and although its claims to terri-
torial rights have, of late years, been de-
nied by many eminentlawyers in England,
‘it has never been practically disputed.
That claim is now to be extinguished,
upon the payment of £300,000. sterling,
and already the Canadians are talking ot
‘providing some sort of government for the
Red River Settlement, and taking imme-
diate steps to check American encroach-

‘The New York Jimes, which is by no
means an Anit-British paper, says: * There
rc too many elements and motives of hos-
tility to make a p ful and harmonious
| adjustment of our differences with England
universally accepted in this country, The
ish element alone is, in numbers, in

especially in political importance, too con-
siderable a power to allow full nequiescence
j}in such a settlement, It is a comfort and

of complaint outstanding against England, |1

, tosay nothing of Lreland, | ¢

conquer Canad: ;
feel so disposed.’

whenever we

The New York ‘Times’ thus exposes
the folly of
this countr

Ithe talk about the transfer ol |:
:—* Those who are talking so
bout the tr

j ward's Isl:
country, by the English Government, lose
sight of one fact, /tis not in the power of
ithe English Government to transier these
vast territories, with their population of
four millions.
submit to be bought and sold in this way.
And it is ley why would have to be con- |:
sulted about this matter, The free and
hardy population of Canada and the Mari-

: : an ; llens~ry
I weight, in religions sentiment, and) (ranyille as to the duty of the Local Gow
ment in treating with the Congressional O
mittee,
i taken a cursory and superficial view of the
a consolation to a very large portion Of | nesuciations, for if examined closely, it would
our people to reflect that we have grounds | be seen that so far from claiming the treaty

a ii

APRIL 29, 1869.

House of Assembly.
From the Patriot, April 24,
The despatches relative to the Reciprocity

negocintions of last summer having been read

n the Mouse on Friday, the Ith inst., Mr.
said that he differed with Karl

Ile regretted that his Lordship

nuking power for the Colony, it was carefully

upon which we can go to war with her and | laid down as being the prerogative of the

erown, Nor was the idea entertained by the

Government that we could meddle with the
Visheries without Imperial sanction, but we
and all friends of the Island were desirous of

loingall we could, within constitutional limits,

to promote the people's intereste In approach-
‘y of Canada, | ing the Colonial Minister ou this subject, we
| Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed-|telt that if ever a Colony should have the
uid, and Newfoundland, to this| liberty to use the wealth of its surrounding
waters, for its own advantage, it was Prince

Edward Island, which has a strong claim up-

on the countenance of the English Govern-
nient to counteract the wrong done us in re-

‘ yard to our lands,
‘The colonists would not if

On the coast of Newfound-
and, exceptional arrangements were made

with France on the inatter of the Fisheries.

Lo this Colony similar privileges should have

been conceded. Under a license system which

SIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY,

yields us five or six hundred pounds cash a
time Provinces would be very apt to take | year, the American Fishermen are allowed
their destiny into their own bands, if they
found they were to be made the subject ol

trade and dicker, Of course, we could fight | ing our fisheries open to the same parties for

the said government being well aware that
neither in it nor in the Committee with which
its members had communication, was vested
the power of entering into separate and inde-
pendent negociations,—that intercourse being,
in fuct, wholly informal, and held solely for
the purpose of receiving andimparting infor-
mation; and that Her Mejesty’s loyal subjects
fin this Island, believing that no injury would

{Mone to their interests, or to the interests

of the surrounding colonies by the extension
of fishing privileges to American citizens; and
knowing also that the insignificant revenue
derived from fishing licenses is altogether un-
worthy of consideration, when compared with
the immense advantages to be derived from
Free Trade with the United States, they con-
sider themselves hardly dealt with, when so
small a favor for the Imperial Government
to grant, but so great a boon for them to re-
ceive, as the concession of the local govern-
ment of the power to grant fishing licenses to
American citizens at a nominal price, is de-
nied them, seeing, as they do, that the useless
and disregarded restrictions on the coast fish-
eries are the sole obstacle to unrestricted
commercial intercourse between them and the
United States, and the great barrier to their
prosperity as a people: Therefore, Resolved,
That tie House of Assembly, in taking into
consideration the despatches from his Lord-
ship Karl Granville, wherein is conveyed the
docision of Her Majesty’s Government, to the
effect, that they are not prepared at the pre-
sent moment to take any steps in consequence
of tue report of the Executive Council, trusts

free access to our bays and harbors, but a} that Uer Majesty’s Government will adopt
system of red tapeism prevents us from throws | such measures as will ensure to this Island

the benefit of free trade with the United

them and ¢ whip them.’ We could ¢ whip'| (to us) a hundred times their present value in} States, even if the same cannot be secured for
anything whatever—couldn’t we ? But then the shape of reciprocal Free Trade arrange-| [ler Majesty's other British North American

ments with the United States. Mr. Havi-
LAND while regretting that a question of so
much importance had been postponed so late
in the session, remarked that it wasan ill day
for Prince Edward Island when the old ‘i reaty
was repealed, Its benefits he believed were
mutual, and its abrogation a loss to us and

they also could made a show of fight, and
could add a billion or so to our national
debt betore we brought them into the Union
as subjugated territories, to be governed by
the great men at Washington.”

Colonies,

Mr. Davies supported this resolution, in
which, he said, was involved the most import-
ult question of the whole session, Mr.
SPEAKER regretted that the subject had not
veen taken up at an earlier stage in the ses-
sion. It was now two late to take action on a

nas western frontier, Oan- Tn the Spanish Constitution the reign of sis e ie
miente lene against. Americans is| the king is not limited to 18 years, as re-| the United States, Ie then reviewed at con-
adis best dete gainst 2 el siderable length the causes which led to that

on of
Crown remains in the king for life, avd
ds to his heir, the term of whose ma-
§ fixed at the 18th year,
Before the Zrent affair, St. John had a
rison of only some 50 or 60 men, and it
does not need more at present, although
hundreds of soldiers are stationed here now
‘ ‘The United States as a nation cannot at
‘ Simultaneously with we a us without such notice as will enable us to
fhe North-West queston is the movement! o) tain succor trom Europe. As for the
in the legislature of New ioundiens to Jol Venians, if they come, our own people can
the confederation, and an agent is NOW ON | tale euro of than) —_S. Wolonn
his way to Ottawa, to negotiate with the, Eve Sire or thont = 8c don Celecragh.

| ported; on the contary, the poss
the

the good faith of the United States; but
in regard to this region, it is really as val-
uable as one of our own North-Western
States. For years the country has been
systematically misrepresented by the Hud-
son’s Bay Company, and its value and im-
portanee, even now. is only impertectly
known.

event, and said that even if the Colonies had
sympathized with the South during the rebel-
jion, our republican neighbors should not be
the first to complain, or resent that state of
feeling, since they themselves were in epen
sympathy with the Sepoys of India during the
late rebellion in that country ; with the Rus-
siuns at the time of the Crimean War; with
the Cretans in their recent revolt against
Turkey; with the Cubans in their present
struggle for independence, and in fact with
rebels everywhere. Since the abrogation of
the ‘Treaty, our produce, especially oats, wis
in as good demand as ever, and our revenue
had steadily increased, ‘Lhe injury to the

Dominion Goyernment tor the acceptance |

ofthe terms proposed by the authorities
of the island, These terms, though not
entirely acceptable to Canada, are not so
unusual as to interpose insuperable ob-
stacles to the end in view, and greed
to, either with or without modification,
will probably be ratified by the people of
Newfoundland at an election intended to
be held in November. Should the move-
ment result in the transfer of the Province
to the Dominion, Labrador, which is a
dependency of Newfoundland, would of
conrse become a part of new empire, and
Prince Edward Island would almost be
coerced into adopting a similar course.
‘The Dominion would thus gain control of
the extensive fisheries of these islands,
and the value of its resources would be
greatly enhanced, Aside from its fish-
eries, Newfoundland is of little importance.
The bulk of the people of the island live in
a state of squalid and abject misery, which
is often aggravated by the failure of the
fishing voyages. But the minerals are
now attracting some notice, and if the
mines should prove really valuable, the
poor of Newfoundland might reap a more
certain substance under the fostering care
of the Dominion than they have ever been
able to obtain in their half independent
condition. Annexation to the United
States in a thing not desired by the people
of this country, unless Reciprocal interests
indicate its necessity in the case of any of
tlie provinces, and even then it would be a
subject of grave deliberation. ‘The Ameri-
ean people will not interpose any obstacles
in the way of the consolidation of the Brit-
ish North American Provinces if their
mutual interests dictate this policy, and
where, unlike the case of Nova Scotia, a
yoke has not been put upon the necks of
an uanwilling people. It Newfoundland
and the Dominion of Canada find Recipro-
cal advantages in Union, let them unite
upon terms ugreeable to themselves,

‘The Canadians seem to have a passion
for real estate, and with such fair prospects
for the acquisition of Newfoundland and
the Hudson's Bay Territory, are just now

directing their gauze westward, and pre-
dicting the annexation of the Pacific pro-

These, too, may come under the
goverement of the Canada politicians. An
empire so great in extent and diversified in
resources would form a theme for Domin-

yinees.

Advices from Cape Town states that a
| tract of country in South Africa, 400 miles
jlong, and from 50 to 150 broad, hss been
burnt over, oceasioning great destruction
of property. Several natives perished in
the flames,

The beauty of Queen Victoria’s family
is developing in Her Majesty’s grandchild-
ren. The eldest son of the Prince of wales
bids fair to be a perfect Adonis,

A gold nugget, weighing two hunered
pounds (troy), has been dug up in Victoria,
It is supposed to be the largest lump ever
found,

The Boston Journal says:—'* Tt is re-
yorted in some ot the English papers that

dr, Pusy, the High Chureh leader, bas
been found to be w real Jesuit priest. ‘Lhe
revelation pury orts to have been made by
a Jesuit priest on the Continent.” What
next?

Colony was not at all so great aus had been
anticipated. Since the receipt of Lord Gran-
ville’s despatch, he was sorry to see a portion
of the local press so strongly tingled with An-
nexation tendencies, Not believing that we
would improve onr circumstances by a union
with the United States, Mr. Haviland went on
to combat the arguments generally used in
favor of Annexation, Our system of Govern-
ment would not be better or purer; our taxes
would be far heavier, and we could not live
so cheaply :s we cun now, Ile was as much
in favor of Free Trade as any member in the
Ilouse, and only differed with them as to the
mode of negociating the arrangements. The
Fisheries were common property; and in
dealing with them common action was neces-
sary, Constitutional efforts to estublish Ke-
ciprocity,” would always have his support.
Mr. Bexx, who expressed his regret at the
tone of the despatch, observed that every na-
tion sympathized with the people from whom

they expected most advantage; and England,
which hoped to exchange her manufactured
goods ut a low duty for the cotton of the
South, was no exception to the rule. Mr,
Haviland had intimated that we have not yet
felt the loss of the American market for our
produce, ‘I'rue, but we are beginning to fes
itnow. There is at this moment, said Mr.
Bell, a large quantity of potatoes in the coun-
try for which a market is required. The Col-
ony was badly treated in regard to its lands,
and now for the sake of an idea, the British
Government should not refuse their sanction
to the privileges offered us. ‘Lhe fisheries
which they won't concede to us, they are giv-
ing away to the Ani vans for nothing. Our
interests are suflering daily by Mugland’s
treatinent of the Colony. Canada offers no
inducement in the way of Confederation, be-
cause it does not want our produce, and the
markets which are offered to us, and to which
we might have access, are virtually closed
against us by the mother country. Mr. Riev-
Ly believed that the financial condition of the
United States, at the close of the war, was al-
so one of the causes for abrogating the Keci-
procity ‘Treaty. He saw nothing unreason-
able in our looking for ree ‘Prade; and it
wus our duty to make the effort. ‘Chere were
many considerations in favor of an exception- |
al arrangement for this Colony; and if the,
Anicricans could for a few hunured pounds a
year use our Visheries, he did not see why we
could not make use of them to open up a
market for our surplus agricultural produce,
&e. Without arguing on confederation’ or
annexation, Mr. Howran did not think it
right to be throwing Cold water on a country
like the United States, whose disiiemberment

A New York paper, the World, is envious
of the financial position of the Dominion. It
siays:—** The Revenue of the Dominion of
Canada for the month of March last was a
trifile less than a n illion; expenditures some-
thing over half a million. So much for bloat-
ed despotism. Would that our despotism
would bloat a little in the same way.”

France and Pri

Tue Paris correspondent of the Army
and Navy Gazelle wrote on the 18th ult.,
apropos of the diplomatic differences be-
tween France and Belgium :—

‘The tone again adopted by the Prussian
journals is highly irritating to the sensitive
French people ; the foreign policy of the
Cabinet is felt to be a mistake, and to be
driving the county into complications
from which war must result. We learn
from Berlin that Baron de Moltke has just
returned from a tour of inpection in Sile-
sia. Immediatly atter his arrival he had
an interview with the King, and then with
the War Minister. The Baron had goneto
yisil the fortresses, and he is said to have
reported that the works indispensable for
putting thogo erected in the reign ot Wil
liam Li, in an eflicient state, could not be
executed svon enough to be of any use in
case of war breaking out this year, A de-
tailed plan for the immediate establishment
of an entrenched camp near Neisse, eupa-
ble of protecting two corps darmee, was

Sin.

puestion of such vital importance and magni-
tude. Mun. Ilaviranp said a great many
| questions would have to be ventilated before

legislative action would be taken on the reso-
{lution just submitted. He would, therefore,
| submit an amendment to the effect that,

‘* Whereas, reciprocal free trade with the
| United States, and the privilege of American
| citizens to fish on the coasts of this Island,
‘involve rights in which the Imperial Goyern-

ment, as well as our Sister Colonies, have
certain interests; and as Lord Granyille has
declared, in a despatch to the Administrator
of the Government, bearing date the 13th
day of March, 1869, that Her Majesty’s Im-
perial Government ure not prepared, at the
| present monent, to take any steps in conse-
quence of the report of the Executive Coun-
cil; but that if, however, in due course of
time, there should be a possibility of a gener-
al arrangement between the United States
and the American Colonies, the suggestion
contained in the report will be borne in mind
by Her Majesty’s Imperi.l Government:
Resolved, therefore, Vhat itis inexpedient,with
this information before us, to tuke any further
proceedings upon the said question of the fish-
cries and reciprocal trade with the United
States during the present session,”

The Avry. Generar regretted that it was
now too late to entertain the question, He
was led to believe that the Legislative Coun-
cil would have entertained the question at an
earlier period of the session. That lordly
body was not overworked, and might have
given their attention to the subject at a proper
time. Dr. Jenkins said that Mr, Bellt’s in-
detatigable exertions reminded him of the
course lie was led to pursue at the door of a
certain hotel, where he rapped for admission
at night but was refused. He, however, re-
solved that if the inmates refused to open the
door, he would at least disturb their repose,
and therefore he kept hammering away at the
duor until they were glad to give him admit-
Vance. On the same principle was the hon.
niember resolyed to act with the Home Oflice.
It was evident, however, that reciprocity, it
obtained, must be general, and not exception-
al, and that our interests and those of the sis-
ter colonies on that question were identical.
Mr. Brecken could not see what good result
would follow the adoption of a resolution on
which no action could be taken during the
session, and in regard to which the Govern-

Mr, Wow tan said that, at that lute period of
the session, no action could be taken further
than to rceord the resolution as an expression
of opinion on the part of the House. Mn.
Mavitanp said thatif Mr. Mowlan believed
that he could have a sepurate treaty, he was
placing himself in an unenviable position by
pocketing the indignity heaped upon the
Government of which he was a member by
the despatches betore the Llouse.

Mr. Bell's resolution was then put, and
carried by 10 to 2.

For the foregoing synopsis of Monday’s
proce lings in the House, we are indebted to
the Summary Reporter, a small portion of
whose extended noies we used before the
session without due acknowledgment. At 3
p. m,, Sir Robert Hodgson came down to pro-
rogue the Legislature. Ile was received at
the Colonial Building by a guard of honer,
under the command of Capt. McIntyre. The

ment did not feel disposed to tuke any steps.

jon Day orations which even our own Z VA r Md i eel AVINSHUORE OE I
, .| Submitted tothe King. If French Km-| Would not advance the cis
Fourth of July orators could scarecly ; E Be ecusu Dt world, dlaving expressed his regret that the

peror means fighting this year, he will open
the ball in about a imonth, when the six-
wonths-leavermen join their respective
corps,

‘The Army and Navy Gazette correspon-
dent had previously written :—

In consequence of the recent movement
uf Ambassadors, itis said that Prussia has
discovered the existence of u secrety treaty
between France, Austria and Italy. ‘Che

British flag ever floated over the Alabama,he
suid England had been latterly taking a very
strange way to make her olonies loyal,
Cudlip’s resolution in the New Brunswick
Legislature, showed how great a chaoge had
taken place in men’s sentinents of late years,
and how strong was the feeling in favor of
annexation, ‘Lime was when a man would
be hooted for uttering the sentiments that
resolution embodied. The surroundings of
British America led thoughtful and loyal men
to ask themselves the question, Are we to be

vival,?
—_— —2 > oO
Marniep Women’s Prorerty Bitt.—

Mr. Russell Gurney’s ‘Married Women’s
Property Bill has just been issued,  Start-
ing with the assertion that the law of pro-
perty and contract with respeet to marrie-
ed women is unjust in principle, and
presses with peculiar severity upon the
poorer classes of the community, the Bill}

ltalian Amb

provides that a married woman shall be
capable of holding, acquiring, and deal-

ior to Paris has gone to
Florence, the French Aubasador to Vinen-
nahas been summoned here, and the Prus-

cut off from Bngland? and if 80, shall we
chose Contederation or Annexation? Mar.

ing with real and personal estate, of con-

acting, of suing and being sued, as ifshe
vsingle woman, Every women who
marries alter the passing of the Act will
have acd hold all: property whether real
or personal, posses ed or uequired betore
or alter marriage, free from the debts and
obligations of her husband, from his con-

}men why are speculating lor a rise on the

Davies, who spoke at length on the subject
before the House, showed trom the correspon-
dence between the Congressional Committee
and the Government,that there was no attempt
or intention on the part of the latter, to enter
into a ‘I’'reaty with the United States, leci-
procity would be a gain to us, and an injury
to no one else. Mr. Davies took a more

sian Ambassadors to Italy. and Austria
have repaired to Berlin, Lhis looks like u
panic in the diplomatic corps, and gentle-

Bourse, don’t hall like the appearance of
the atmosphere, ‘The Prince Nicholas ot
Montenegro has been making a solemn

zd Artillery, under Capt. Lord, fired the usual
salute on Kochford Square. The attendance
in the Council Chamber was not large. After
giving his assent to 34 bills, His Honor the
Administrator closed the Session with the fol-

lowing
SPEEOH:
Mr. President and Monorable Gentlemen of
the Legislative Council:
Mr, Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of
Assembly :

The business of the Session having been
brought to a conclusion, | tecl called upon,
in relieving you from further attendance in

General Assembly, to acknowledge the dili-
gence and attention which you have through-

out evinced in the transacuyn of the public
business, and to congratulate you upon the
many useful measures which have been ma
tured by your joint labors,

‘The Act constituting a Board of Works,

voyage to St. Petersberg and Berlin, and

hopeful and encouraging view of the question

trol and disposition as if she were a single
than some of the gentlemen which preceded

the resultis reported to be a treaty between

woman. Eyery woman married before MM ' Heetee ee
the adoption of the Act would be entitled the Prince ana Count Bismarck. Prussia} jim, le was neither in favor of Confedera-
to have and hold all property accruing to|!8 te furnish Montenegro with 10,000] tion or Annexation. ‘I'he people of the Island

needleguns, with mountain cannon, olli-
debts, obligations, and control of her hus- | "8, aud SAP OReKGn Nh i CAMEO ME the
hand, provided no existing settlement. or | PY sion of Caltero und a portion of the
vovenant prevented such possession, ‘The | A!banian territory, in Which Seutari will
earnings of every mariied woman in any | 2° comprised. Nicholas, on hi side, has
separate trade or occupation will be her | Promised to go campaigning directly Count

personal property. Husbands will not be Pisin k SMe bg in ‘Hate Austria on
liable for the debts of their wives, either! !e Da.matian flank, he recent speech

were progressing rapidly in our present posi-
tion. If the Colonies wished, he be.ieved
England would cast them loose at any time.

her after the passing of the Act, free irom

Satunpay, April 17.—After the transaction
of considerable routine business, Mr. Kelly
intimated that the committee on lawyer's fees
were not prepared to report this Session, and
usked that it might be allowed to stand over
for another year,

hefore or atter marriage, nor liable in dama. | 0! the King Oe ee the opinion ot
ji the French Press, is too peaceful, and to

His Majesty is applied the Shakesperian
rebuke, * Methinks thou dust protest too
much,”

anges for any ¥ rong committed by them,
Upon the death ofa wile intes.ate, the hus-
band will only take the same distribution
share in her personal estate us a wile would
now take in the personul estate of an intes-
tate husband, ‘There is nothing in the pro-

Moxpay, April 19.—Having resumed con-
sideration of the despatches, Mr. Brrr ad-
dressed the committee, and entered very ful-
ly into the question of free trade, showing
the peculiar hardships which the Colony must
conunue to endure until free trade is obtained, |
He then submitted a resolution to the effect;

No Woxper.—So many worthless medi-
cines are advertised for the cure of various!

the provision for the appointment of a third
Judge in the Supreme Court, the amount
granted for the erection of Public Buildings
of acknowledged necessity, the large sum
placed at the dispusal of the Government for
the purchase of Proprietary estates, in exten-
sion of the provisions of the Land Purchase
Act, and the liberal grant for the further pro-
motion of Steam Navigation, evidence your
zeal for the public interest,

Your promptitude in providing for the pay-
ment of the salary of future Lieutenant Goy-
ernors, will, I hope, prove sitisfuctory to
Her Majesty’s Government,

Mr, Speaker and Gentlemen of the Mouse of

Aasembly :

In Her Majesty’s name, I thank you for the

supplies which you have granted tur the Pub-
lic Service of the Colony.
Mr, Dresident and Honorable Gentlemen of

bold landed: property.

posed Act to hinder the practice of making
settlement, Which at present virtually
secures to the wives of the richer portion of
the community the separate possession of
their property. Butthe Billenaets that no
settlement of a wile’s property shall have
greater foree or validity against her credi-
tors than a like settlement entered ints by a
quan would have against his creditors, It
this Bill ean obtain it, the Emancipation of
Woman is to date trom January 1,1870.—
Luglish paper.

diseases, and when tried * found wanting,’ that
the invalid loses all faith in specities. We
haye yet to learn, however, of the first failure
ot Wistar’s Balsa of Wild Chevry, to cure |

coughs, colds, and pulmonary diseases. . A , 1

; : ae continuance of that prosperity, and fur the'due

Verterinary Surgeons allover the country | development of its resources, free acces’ té
| are recommending Sheridan's Cavalry Condi- | the large and near market which the United
tion Powders for the following troubles in | States afford is an absolate nevessity ; that b
|Horses:—Loss of appetite, roughness of the | the recent action of the Congress of the Une
luir, stoppage of bowels or water, thick water, | ted States, and the visit of the Congressional
coughs and colds, sweling of the glands, | Committee to the Island in September last, a
| le eta ails thiek need 4 heaves. reasonable prospect was afforded to the peo-
a ‘ N . tata A friend of ours who is chief clerk in the | ple of this Colony for a renewal of free trade
Phe Royal Commission appointe d to en- | Governtnental Dispensatory, says that no Folate with that great country; that it ap-
quire into the laws of naturalization, have | nedicine chest is now complete without John | peared from despatches received by his Honor
made their report. They recommend enaet- | son's Anodyne Liniment. We always sup. | the Administrator of the Government from
quer tofthe law recognizing nataralization | posed it was prescribed by law; if itay not, it| Her Majesty's principal Secretary for the
auvrond as alinating British subjects from | ought to be, tor certainly there is nothing in| Colonies, that the nature of the intercourse
allegiance to Kogland, and propose the | ihe whole materia medica of 80 much import- | between the said Congressional Committee
tom abolition of disabilities of aliens to | ance to the soldier and the sailor as Johnson's | and the local government, had been altogether
j Anodyne Lintment. misunderstood by the Imperial authorities,—

with the United States of America was in
operation, this Island prospered at a rate pre-
viously unparalleled in its history; that for a

“That when the late Reciprocity Treaty |

| the Legislative Council:

Mr, Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of
Assembly :

In parting, I have only to express my hope
and earnest prayer that, by God’s blessing,
another session ay find you assembled in
your Legislative cupacity auder circumstances
of increased prosperity.

Before concluding our Parliamentary sum-
mary for 1869, which we have endeavored to
muke as full and interesting as our space
would allow, we wish to state, tliat in con-
sidering the Weight and Measure amendment
Bill, by the Legislative Council, the weight
of the bushel of potatoes was raised to 66 Ibs.
Parsnips, carrots, &c., were left unchanged,
In regard to the alteration in the Militia law,
wo may remark, for the information of our
Volunteers, that active and efficient members
of the nine Companies entitled to Government
support, are free from statute labor,

Summerside Gournal.

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1869.
No notice can be taken of annonymous conf-
munications. We must know the names and
addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good faith, We cannot undeitake to
return communications that are not used,

MR- HOWE'S ELECTION,
Tue recent election contest in Hant’s
County was, perhaps, the most exciting
and most important that ever took place
in Nova Scotia. Both the parties into
which that Province is divided, put forth
their utmost strength. The Kepealers
knew that the very life of their party de-
pended on the issue, and the Unionists
were convinced that the peace and wel-
fare of the Dominion urgently demanded
that the agitation for repeal should cease.
There is good reason to, believe that there
is now a party in Nova Scotia strong in
numbers and influence, who, seeing the
hopelessness of obtaining repeal, consider
it their duty to ‘* accept the situation.”
It must be borne in mind that there are
many men in that Province whose object-
ions to Confederation are rather against
the manner in which it was brought about,
than against the principle itself. ‘These
men were naturally indignant at the treat-
ment they had received at the hands of
the Union party. They did not admit
the competency of the Legislature to ef-
fect so important a change in the polity
of the country as a union with Canada,
without consulting the people. ‘They
were determined to make those who had
committed so great a treason against
popular rights feel the weight of an out-
raged people’s indignation. They con-
sequently formed an organization which
was significantly and appropriately called
the ** Party of Punishment,” Mr. Howe
himself became the leader of this party.
Many of his followers were not so much
Anti-Uniorists, as they were vindieators
of the people’s rights, and punishers of
those who disregarded them. Svch men
might tor a time act in consort with re-
pealers, pure and simple, who were daily
developing into rabid annexationists, but
their prime object being gained by the
almost total exclusion ofthe men by whom
the Union had been effected, from both
the general and the local Legislatures, it
was not likely that they would long main-
tain political connection with a party with
whom they had scarcely a principle in
common, When it became evident that
the attainment of repeal was an impos-
sibility, and that its further agitation.
while it would certainly do a great deal
of harm to the country in general, and do
good to no one except a few politicians
of very doubtful virtue, they very proper-
ly came to the conclusion that the best
thing they could do was to ‘ accept the
situation,” and work heartily with their
fellow-colonists of the other Provinces for
the general good. By so doing they
would give the Confederation a fair trial,
and if when so tried it should fail, it
would then be time enough to talk of
Annexation.

Mr. Howe's majority of nearly four
hundred, is good evidence of a great
change in the public opinion of Nova
Scotia, on the subject of Union. His
Anti-union majority at the previous elec-
tion, was six hundred. After making
every allowance for Mr. Howe's personal
popularity, a very great change must
have been effected among the Anti-union-
ists, to convert a majority of six hundred
into a minority of three hundred and
eighty. But it is not only in Hants that
this great change is observabie. In Yar-
mouth, at the general election, the Union
candidate polled somewhere about ninety
votes. At the election just held, the
Union vote increased to seven hundred.
All this goes to show thai the Novasco-
tian’s like sensible people, have made up

”

who know most about such matters—the
lawyers to wit. ‘The matter has already
been so well ventilated by the press, that
we think it unnecessary to discuss it here.
We hope that when the appointment is
made, that ‘* the right man will be put
in the right place.”

The erection of a new Post Office and
Court House is a positive necessity. ‘The
general Post Office structure, if it were
not adirty, close, damp, unhealthy den,
is much to small and unsafe for the pub-
lic service. ‘The room in which the sit-
tings of the Supreme Court are held, is
much too small and to low for the pur-
pose. It is quite as much as men can
do to keep themselves alive in that
apartment in hot weather, without any
further exertion either of muscle or of
brain. To expect men to listen atten-
tively, to think profoundly, and to reason
logically, in a low over-heated room filled
with poisonous air, is requiring a great
deal too much of beings possessing such
organizations, mental and physical, as
judges, lawyers and juries possess in com-
mon with the rest of mankind. ‘lo have
clear heads and energetic bodies, men.
must breathe pure air,

A buying up proprictor’s estates is now
allowed to be the settled policy of all
parties; itis but right that the govern-
ment for the time being, should have at
its command sufficient funds with which
to purchase any estate that may come
into the market. Money spent in en-
couraging steam navigation, few people
will consider wasted. We have already
given our opinion as to the justice of re-
quiring this overburdened Colony to pay
the salary of its Lieutenant Goyernor.
‘The Home Government has, however,
decided that we must pay it, and how-
ever unjust the people may consider the
requirement to be, they have no choice
but to obey, The sum of £1,400 sterling,
seems large, but would it have been of
any use to fix upon any smaller sum ?
The Home Government would not per-
mit the Dominion Legislature to lower
the Governor General's salary, and it is
not at all likely that they would allow
this little weak and insignificant colony
a privilege which they refused to grant
to the large and comparatively powerful
Dominicn.

A PATHETIO APPEAL,

Pity us. We have mortally offended the
editor of the Progress. Our remarks on
Reciprocity have excited hisire to an ex-
traordinary degree, Alter nursing his
wrath tor a whole week and more, he pro-
duces a paragraph silly enough, ill-tem-
pered cnough, scurrilous enough, and ma-
licious enough to have been penned by the
notorious * oyster editor” himself, He is
fairly boiling over with indignation be-
sause we ventured to assert that this Island
isa very small country—that the British
public are hardly aware of its existenee—
that Imperial Statesmen smile atthe idea
of such a crumb of a Colony haying the
presumption to think of entering into sepa-
rate negotiations with a great jorelan
power, and that we Islanders, since we
cannot obtain Reciprocity apart trom our
neighbors on the continent, should console
ourselves for the deprivation as best we
may. Well, we were and are simple
enough to believe that the facts mentioned
above are patent to every one who has two
eyes in his head, and that the policy of
making the best of a bad job is one that
recommends itself to every man of com-
mon sense and common _ intelligence,
What would our very smart and tremen-
dously plucky neighbor have us say and
do in the premises? Would he have us
tell our readers that this Island is a very
large and influential country—the hub of
the universe in fact—that the British pub-
lic know allabout us—that they haye made
our politics their study, and that they are
ardent admirers of the progress-ive genius
of ** Muddy Holler”. Does he think that
we ought to inform our patrons that the
British Ministry, Gladstone, Bright, Gran-
ville, & Co, watch the proceedings of our
legislature with the most intense interest
—that the Atlantic Telegraph has been al-

their minds to make the best of Confed-
eration,

A good deal has been written and said
of Mr, Howe’s inconsistency. But we
all know that consistency is said to be a
jewel, and like other jewels, consistency,
and particularly political consistency, is
very rare and yery costly, ‘There is no
politician of any standing, from Mr. Glad-
stone downwards, who has pursued a per-
fectly consistent career, Beside, we see
no great inconsistency ina man who,
when he finds that which he believes to
be the very best beyond his attainment,
lays hold of the next best that happens
to be within his reach.

THE SESSION,

Te business transacted during the
Session of the Legislature which has just
ended, has not been of a very important
nature. Forty three Bills were passed,
but the greater number of these were of
no greater consequence than the Bill to
extend the jail limits of Saint Eleanor's,
and the Bill to Incorporate the Lime Com-
pany in Rustico—necessary acts of legis-
lation, doubtless, but which it must be
confessed are of no very general interest.

‘The principal measures of the Session
are mentioned in the Administrator's
Speech, to be found in the Legislative
summary in another column, The mise-
rable condition of our highways rendered
it imperative on the Government to pro-
vide some more effective mode of admin-
istering that branch of the public service,
whose function it is to keep them in re-
pair, then that now in use. The estab-
lishment of a Board of Works is intended
to accomplish this end. There will now
be a department of our government which
can be held accountable for the condition
of our public works, and for the proper
appropriation of the monies expended
upon them. Previously to this, it was
no one’s business in particular to super-
vise the public works of the Colony. ‘The
responsibility rested in a loose sort of
way upon the whole government, and
was easily shifted from one functionary
to the other. Now, however, that the
Board of Works has the supervision of
the whole road service, the public will
look to them when matters are notin a
satisfactory state in that department. We
believe the change tobe an improvement.
The appointment of a third Judge has

most solely oceupied in conveying intelli-
gence to them during the past session of
our legislature—that they regard with un-
concealed alarm the indignant and threat-
ening attitude assumed by some ot our
legislators, und that they tremble for their
seats when they find thatthe thunder of
the Progress has been directed against them
Would the editor of the Progress admire
our pluck if we advised the people of the
Island not _to stand any trifling trom the
Colonial Oflice, butto put their towling
pieces in order, grind their seythes, equip
their fishing boats, send an embassy to
Washington, and declare war to the pitch-
fork with Great Britain,

If we wrote in this strain, we might have
been so happy as to have a word of encou-
ragement and approbation from our con-
temporary over the way ; but as we have
pursued a course dictated by common
sense and true patriotism, we have incurs
red the wrath of both the Progress and the
Hxaminer. Are we not then to be pitied?
We will, however, try hard to survive.

A correspondent whose opinion on
such matters we respect, writes :-—* I am
sorry to see that some of your correspond-
ents call in question the Rey, Angus
McDonald's qualifications as an Examin«
er. I am, of course, no judge of the
merits of the quarrel between him and
Mr. McRae, but justice compels me to
say that a better Nxaminer than Mr Mc;
Donald it would be hard to find. He is
both competent and impartial, and he as
well as his co-examiner, the Rev. Isaac
Murray, perform their onerous and deli-
cate and ill-paid duty with a zeal and
an industry which is beyond praise.” As
we believe in fair play, we take the
liberty of publisiing this extract from
our friend's letter,

On Suturday last several Schoonera
sailed from this Port, laden with oats for
Shediac. ‘They got as fur as Cape Eg-
mont, and encountering large quantities
of ice they had to put back on Monday.
They report that a large body of ice lies
between the Cape and Shediac, and that
it will be impoésible to get to the latter
port until a strong south-west wind drives
the ice down. One of the Captains in-
formed us that the pieces of floating ice
were very large and as much as twenty
feet under water.

On Monday Inst the echooner Jane
Bell, from Charlottetown for Cascumpec,
put into this port, being unable to pro-
ceed in consequence of the ice, She ia

been declared to be a necessity by those

certainly a very handsome craft,