~ CORRESPONDENCE, ." CHRISTIANS AND FITZGERALD. To tae Evrror or tur Exawtner. BIBLE THE REV. D. THE Sixr,—l find that in the * Protestant’ of the 2 to my former letter, in which he was charged ‘th ultimo, Mr. FitzGerald has replied with having publicly made an attack upon the Bible Christiaan Chuareh in this Colony. He commences by asserting that the language 80 generally attributed to him, in his address} before the Presbytery, was ‘*] sitively un usly false."’ In the very next true and malici sentence, however, it is admitted that he, on the occasion referred to, did allude to the Body as unworthy of eenfidence, in these words: ‘*I have every confidenee in the Episcopalians generally, and the Wegleyans generally ; bot 1 am not so sure of the Bry-| anites,"” As I have to deal with Mr. Fitz- Gerald's lettér in order, L must here digress, for a moment, from the matter of thig ad-| j cause the report; and [ would ask the worthy ' among my brethren. attributed to him, I eoneluded that he may not have said a// that was attributed to him. { never asserted that hedid say it. I merely | state: he seve rersio cur t ‘ ; i : ; tated the several versions current about present undergoing elaberate discussion; and, for | }a wonder, party considerations seem lost in the | with a hammer {almost universal desire fur jmmediate commence: | }ment in the great work. At the recent convention | be six ounces per ton. town. I believed he did say something to gentleman by what precept in the New Tes- tament ‘does he dare’’ to condemn me for j of Delegates in Quebec, the whole project appears NEW BRUNSWIOK AFPAIRS. (From our own Correspondent. ) The “ Intercolonial Railway” ia a subject at | 2 le a } secking to draw from hii either a denial or| to have been amply debated, and the most essen an admission of the trath of the report in | tial outlines of the scheme adopted with unanimity | general circulation to our injury? His reply | by the Representatives of the three interested Ca- | for picked quartz. —Halifar j has fully justitied me in the course pursued, and will convince eyery impartial mind that the report was neither ‘positively antrue’’ nor ‘maliciously false."* lam charged farther with sowing disunion duped to believe the lie that Toryism and Re- ligion were synonymous terms ; and if I have | been at all instrumental in undeceiving some of them, then L rejoice in the honor of havy- ing sown disunion among my brethren ; and i truet, without reference to any party, they will in futare be wise enough to repel any such absurd and wicked sophistry ee has been heretofore advanced to delude come from whom it may. Let political par- ties stand or fall on If all of them had been | them, | the merits of their) influence with their brother delegates. binets. Three millions ef pounds sterling is the! " . ! jealeulated cost foy the complete construction of | | the read; and the supply of this sum is guaran: | teed by the British Government. Canada as- | sumes the payment of five-twelltths of the interest jarising on the loan; while Nova Scotia and New Branswiek are jointly responsible for the remain ing seven-twelfths. By this adjustment the last named Province will derive greater advantages in the expendituré of the building funds than either of the other tyo, asthe fine of road through | it will traverse a much larger extent of country than it will, I believe, through both the others combined. This preliminary but really important | feature in the proceedings at Quebee, proves ex- eeedingly agreeable to the people of New Brun-} swick, and warrants the conelusion that Mr. | Villey and his colleagues exerted superior tact and | W hat | | i mission aad haye a word on the ‘*Bryanites,”’| political measures ; but use not sacred things | route the track wonld have taken > entering Ile eaye, a little farther on, thatin using the for propping up the fabrie of any party Go-/ from Nova Scotia the territory of New Brunsw se, | ! t term ‘* Bryanites,”’ respectful to the Body, any more than when | epeaking of the . * whether committed by clergymen or other- wise, you may brand me as unworthy the he meant nothing diy-| vernment; or when I fail to expose the sin, | bas heretofore been a subject difficult of amicable arrangement in the midet of opposite loeal inter- | fests. But the decision gf that subject is placed | ea Se at the “Ovens.” ‘This quartz contains — minerals besides gold, which renders its — g r mation very difficult, Quartz has gove ae the crusher and amalgamator and not e — so much gold as could be got out by the mi The average yield at Sherbrook is reported to : Thirteen tons from Hewitt’s claim on the Blue Lead — es ~ On the Hewitt lead quartz has average rom « to 12 oz. per ton — the latter being the average forning Journal. Che Examiner. | Charlottetown, October 6th, 1862. i ‘THE SCHEMING OF THE GO-| VERNMENT WITH REGARD TO} THE GRANT TO ST. DUNSTAN’S | COLLEGE MORE FULLY POSED. | THE MAN WITH THE UNCLEAN HANDS | STILL UNCLEAN. ' | yeral’’ occasions — what brought hima to Mr. | a D Pies THAT the correspondence in the last No. of THE | EXAMINER, exposing the ehicanery of the Gove rn- | ment in the matter of a grant from them in aid of | | opinions, and not regarded in any way or manner | as indicating the views or opinions of the Govern- | pose of ascertaining the costof St. Dunstan’s | wrote a letter to the Colonel on t EX-| his Lordship that Mr. Pope appeared, to all in- | tents and purposes, in the capacity of ambassador mentioned by Mr. Pope. The fact is — and we believe Mr. Brenan is not unwilling to confirm it —that Pope’s application about the cost of St. Dunstan’s College was evidently made with the view of leading Mr. Brenan to believe that the nt were anxious to conciliate the Catho- So mueh for Mr. Secretary Governme lies as far as possible. Pope's principal ground of defence. The Colonial Seeretary says, in another part of his article, that in the course of the “several enammuutications” be had with the tishop, he told | his Lordship that the “ views or opinions which he might express were to be taken as his individual ment.” Granted that Pope made such a little | loop-hole for himself in his “ several commenica- tions” with the Bishop -— what did his Lordship eare about the “views or opinions” of W. H. Pope? Was not the fact broadly presented to a The Colonial Secretary admite ** that the matter of a grant from the public money in aid of St, Dunstan's College formed the | subject of several communications between | flis Lordship and Mr. Pope, durin the Session of 1861, and that Mr. Pope, uring that Session. was in favor of such a grant,’ ‘and that Mr. Pope, to the utmost of his ability urged the propriety of such a grant.” He admits that be intimated to His Lord- ship that he would take an ** early opporta- nity of ascertaining the views of the members of the Government on the subject,’’ and that he ‘did consult several of the members | ne a Se tee Another matter which Mr. Pope led the Bishop to expect from the Governestiea was |@ due representation of Catholics at the Board of Education. The number of mem- bers was increased by two for the special purpose of giving Catholies this representa- tion without giving cauee for offence by dis- missing any of the actual members to make room for Catholics. When Co]. Gray's resolation permitti the Students to pass the Board Without attending the Normal Sct:ool,was withdrawn, T went to the Hon. Mr Palmer to inform of the Government, and also of the House of Aasembly.’’ He admits that he called on the Hon, Mr. Brenan * for the express pur- College.’’ Ail these admissions tend to cor- roborate His Lordship’s assertion. For whatever purpose the Colonial Secre- tary paid his first visit to the Bishop, I have reason to know that the subjects of a grant to the College, a due representation of Catholics at the Board of Education, and the exemption of the Students of the College, or agent for the Government! He might express | what “ epinions” be pleased of his own; but w hat and the pupils of the Convent who desired to become teachers,from going to the Normal School, were talked over: and [ have reason brought him te the Episcopal Residence on “ 8€-| to know, too, that even after the first visit of | Brenan's office?) Was he merely making a< asual, | friend)y cajl at each time, to talk about the state Mr. Pope, His Lordship was led to believe that Catholies would receive from the Govern- {ment all that they could reasonably expect. Mr. Pope himself informs us that he com- him of the withdrawal of Col. Gray's resolu. tion, and to remonetrate with him on the bad faith practised, as I believed, regarding this affair. Mr. Paimer appeared surprised and GS sabj He said that he would bring forward in the |Council a resolution something similar to Col. Grey's. Ile did 90, or another member, the Hor. Mr. Anderson, for bim; but this jresolution was lost in the Assembly. 1 was |the bearer of Mr, Paimer’s letter to Col. Grey. I had? an interview with the latter gentleman in the Col. Secretary's office, and had a lopg conversation with him on the Education question. Tle spoke of the desire |of the Government to do all they could for | Catholics, and referred to the offer made to |the Bishop of a seat at the Board of Educa- tion at which they wished him to preside. On my saying that this was an exceedingly small prouf of their desire to do justice to Methodists he epplied ta them the term ** Wesleyans. Phe two cases | @ppeliatoa of form no parallel. it ig well known that the! _ ; . } . 9 230 Methodist body use ‘* Methodist’? and «* W ee- | Oct. 3d, 1862. leyan”’ interch angeahly, mote generally {| al sreaking of themselves either ag ‘* Wee-} ici i leyans,’’ or ** Weslevan Methodists.” The} 2 tpen we BEAMINER.) Bible Christians never ad ypted the name of Mr. Epiror, —The advocates of the present pp | : ; ee] ‘ we ‘+ Bryanites ;*’ never speak of themselves as; @overnment, feeling that they can no longer ‘* Bryanites;’* do not permit the name to be} defend ite acts as politicians, are endeavour- A BIBLE CHRISTIAN. ee applied to them by ethers: hut regard its; ‘NZ Ce Support i¢ as Zeaots. application as a term of contempt. We are | it 18 altogether uselees to appeal to the rea- especially tenacious of gur denominational | 809 of the people, they pander to the reli- name et this time, when the high legal func- | £i0U8 prejudices and bigotry of the most ig- tienaries of our land publicly adwit that they, 2orent aad intolerant among Protestants. | dare not take the Word of God ag a test of | Phis ie a very old trick anda very wicked | Those who cesort to it are either very | alleged heresy in gnather Protestant de-j oe. ] nemination; and determined, that any such | foolish or dishonest men, or very short-sighted case occurring among ourselves shall be de- wore politicians. cided by that standard, and by it oaly,; . . ‘ neither creed, cstechiem formulary nor any °f those wke would thus recklessly kindle CS Oe ee ww : } 5 . lie . nee ia Sther test ean bs found among us. We cai}; te fame of tr cigious disc rd amongst us, Gurselyes, thersfore—and expect others, who These are go evident as clearly to be seen aT bHeCT. ec “ ue -> bY Ss, P speak courtequaly, to designate us—** Bible through by the most obtuse. Even the moat 5; lo resume. Mr. Editor, it must\ 484tical and blinded among the duped are be barne iz mind that the subject which en-| YO¢er So misapprehension as t& the matives gaged “ the most serious attertion’’ ef the) of the dupers. But men are not fond of Preebytery at the meeting referred to, wes) Weighing the motives or of examining too 3 (hristians.”’ * Paral agezression.’’ | ac Salto ste ; his addrees, spoke to that subject; and his) peal to their self-love, their spiritual pride, erowed suspicion of our Body wae as to its| © their lust of power. Neither gra the nar- : I would ask that gextieman, | rew-minded and the intolerant yery capable through you, Sir—and | do a0 with due de-} °! foreseeing the Cancegnences af their ac. fererice—on ** what authority doeg he dare te. tions. Giving themselves up to the guidance guy"’ that our Protestagtism ig a matter of} of their passions, they rush blindly on, never doubt? Has he ever heard that any ef eur) *opping to cone ler the Tighta af others, ar Congregations worship God according to the the dangers and difficulties they are sure to > ge it.) meet with in their mad career. And when Proteetantiem. fermularies of the Charch of Rome? : UR ROE Ret 2) lei lat last they feel the ynavoidable effects of | ph saderwre aay jl manage he Late gnent i idays past a panoramie exhibition of the most | i RE. No si- | nobody whe has had the patience to read it will) : ‘papi r ' : Dublin, | suppose that we or any one else should reply to |" Catholic Bishop”’ “ was regularly communi- | they voluntarily gave Catholics their righte sl hein tn Rall tie owe PEA to} cated to the leader of the Government!” Now, | regarding the education question it could be say ee ; | does not this declaration clearly shew that Mr,| ®t that they did so with a good grace, and | reason given by the callant Col. for his deci- the distinguishing doctrinea of Rome are| their! lly, they are ready to attribute their teught er belie: od amene us? @r is the! Sulferings to any rather than to the true Church of Rome from time to time increased | “U5¢- . by any accestions from the Bible Christian Though there are some Protestants who Church. A negative reply to theee proposi-| Fe ready to thraw reason overboard at the the ‘ ? i tiens induces @ sepetition of the query, On| Coming election, and others who, in spite of what authority does he dare to say that he the promptings of their better nature, will is ‘‘ not so sure of the Bryanites Te jg Suller themselyes to be led by their blind and very illiberal for an Englishman to hazard a/ Ctazed guides, there are many who are fully suspic n of guilt until the.culprit be convict- | TS ved to remain true to the principles of x dem rant. 2. ee . gre em i if , edi » nk nets , ed by ae impartial jury of his countrymen. — and religious rye. a nang: who {: is etill more unbecoming in a Christian! ®bor injustice, and who consider it less a to dc eo: but what shal! we say ofa Christian i8grace to he made glayes than to become Minister so far forgetting the great prineiple | OPpres#are. Convinced that | will got step to enquire into the motives! Mr. FitsGeraid, in| @esely into the characters of those who ap-| {beyond the reach of colonial authority, as the | «| of the weather and such things? Was it not a : : . ? ; ra eaused @ ° proposition which induced the Imperial guarantee! St. Dunstan's Callege, would have caused eonfu | singular thing that such an inveterate bater of submitted the * question ot route = the pleasure | sion und eonsternation amengst themselyea and the Catholic religion should be so desirous of en- fe a Rega it = ae louie 9 en | their supporters—was what we were prepared to | t hag t pe ation with Catholic clergymen rom the Provinces gre again aulhorize VU pro- | es i } tering into COnVers? « q ceed to England to assist - “ final peat expect. They have not $4 — % re a Dy - and Catholic laymen of the highest rank? Was thon of this important undertaking. is pretty | of anethi ‘se connected with the affairs of Go- . rae apr: i ae Pa pat ceiaend that oper iid in thd A sivas. j of anything pe le Mn aT blic opinion since | 2¢ i@ the habit of mixing socially and familiarly p a* ieee coal : . : vernment in their retation to puble opine ce}, as ae a of his life? colonial Railroad" will begin before next Spring, | | with them during the whole course of fis 7 . og ance as give % ‘TS. P ° . and then what Me rush of ofice-seekers there will | that corr epondence = Shae y . ate 1 And is it not singular that in all the interviews he | be » Por yf Commissioners. ; » reanle of feeling excited, the demanc ‘ : i ¥ el mg ae fortnight oe large fires oc- pAnenenay Oe ee |had with the Bishop and Mr. Brenan he talked | curred in our city, which destroyed much valuable | about scarcely anything else than the grant te St. . : ee ee , ’ copie in circulation, | : property in the shape of private residences, out- | dented—the number of copies put in circ : | Dunstan’s College? low could the Bishop or for THe EXAMINER of Monday last was unprece- | houses, furniture ‘rehandize of various des-| ; > ve . “€ f non-subseribera, being far sake eo apg tna "i woe loss « f cli we pelt on on mena M . An r! Mr. Brenan entertain any other opinion than that eriptions wuUre ’ san = eS ’| eres hi anv previous occasion. but on approaching his residence the thought | struck him that it was a pity to deprive his , Whr, | existing bad feeling between Catholics and! own Minister of the paltry sum of eight }jons,”’ but what does he say further down ? i jhe impudently declares that “the substance of every communication which he had with the Ro } | Protestants which would not occur again | perhaps for many years. The Government | had the confidence of the Protestants, and if |that they were in no manner forced to it. | pounds—this is the sum mentioned by him jas far as 1 recolleet—the only amount of | public money received by him, and he decided jon leaving the matter as it stood. I need not that J was not a little astonished at the sion ; I observed, however, that there was no and crowded houses. I had the pleasing satisfac-| sons why it should be quietly passed over to the | Pope was acting as the pimp, the spy of the Go- tion of being present the other evening at this | detthals at-< 0k Bel ack fare & eal aa vernment, to worm out of the Bishop and others *“ Hibernicon” in company with my revered friend ' | . . le $8] +) int 8 rs ing ie Major McGill, of Charlottetown (ex-Major I be-| dence to help the Government out of their present expressions of their opimons regarding public lieve, but as I consider he ougét still to retain that | serape, and which might be met by counter evi affairs? He declares that he was merely giving honor in taet, I don’t commit a meditated wrong : | the Bishop his own opinions on the College grant ; in using the term). Well, we both sat, togethe: : with another person, perfectly resigned to our | 8tgument that might pass muster am fate, you may depend upon it, and anxiously | of sophisms. 3rdly—Iu the dreary, weary waste dence. 2ndly—It does not present a decent idst a cloud | but then he says — I took very good care to tell ) Mr. Palmer all the Bishop said to me and all I said to him. Here is a confession of meanness, The | | This would pleage Catholics; and any dis- clergyman on the Board of Education whe |pleasure that might arise from this act! pad a better right to the seat, and none who ;among the Presbyterians might easily be | acted his part in a more gentlemanly and jallayed by the paramount influence of Col. | ehristain spirit. I may here observe also Gray. ile spoke to this effect in my own! that it would be good for this community presence, . |did other Protestant clergymen practise, as It may serve the Government at the coming well as Mr. Duncan does, the teachings of election, it may suffice to prove their ortho-| ghat Gospel of peace and charity which they ef love which he ayews himself called of God to expound and enferce, as — without the, elightest pretest—~to assert thata whole bady ef Christians are hypocrites — or, not what they prefess to be ¢ Bilt stay, Mr. Editor; there is a pretext. fa my former letter [ asserted that the pre. sent Gevernment had made religion their + stalking berse to power; they are stillgbing-| ing to their pet as with a death grip. God. Jess politicians -~ who care as much about! Protestantism as the Pope of Rame care} about W. H. Pope — bedizzen our ears with jneeeeant ravings on the ‘+ pious and immor- tal memory,’ and the haerrors of ** Dens’ Theology.” These same designing politicians have enlisted the sym nathios, and talents,and tongues of as many of our Protestant minis- ters as they can cajole or intimidate to give the weight of their influence in aid of their unhallowed aims; and these have learned their party watehword so well that they dare unchristianiae any Protestant Christian who will not think, and speak and act, in ali things as but the echo of our ** Protestant Government.’ Perhaps the following ex- tract may serve to illustrate the cause of Mr. Fitagerald’s avowed suspicion of the Bible Christians :— + Seme of our Protestant electors will not be that the Liberaliom ¢ to all religion or disg persuaded that a Liber of the day i ther indifl ruised Roma iain Wie but wo feel 1 weeCKS LHe slup- re i port « f a Roman Cathol the egency of their priests, u erin the state, is not ider and abettor of I pone tof every t not to be trusted, thoug ble professions for the pudiic good it may be denied that oer politico-religious statesmen wish ta become tyrants. Is it not tyranny to deprive peaceable and unoffend. ing subjects of their rights and privileges as citizens? What sane man will say that the Catholics of Prince Edward Island have for- feited their peculiar rights as British suab- jects. And is it not the aim of these agita. tors to deprive them of these rights? ‘To make this evident, let us suppose for a mo ment that the Profestang Parjy succeed to the utmost extent of their hopes and wishes : their platform being such that no conscien-| tious and bonest Roman Catholic, whatever be his political leanings and convictions, can join them, they have virtually established | one OF the worst forms of old-world tyranny— | Protestants combin- | that of religious testa. ing as Protestanta, return au overwhelming majority to the Louse of Assembly. In the distribution of public offices Catholics are not allowed to hold the most Would not the Catholics then be virtually disfranchised? Would they not be deprived of their rightsas British subjects? And why? Because they choose to worship God accord- ing to the dictates of their own consciences. | Because they exercised this undoubted right of eyery free-man, they are degraded into an inferior and subject caste. Is not this ty- ranny — the worst and most intolerable of tyranny ? And would the dominant class re- cline on a bed of roses? Far fromit. The people who tamely submit tu oppression are not worthy of freedom. . made ad use of his time by reading the thing | The splendid music of this seemed to affect—and | U*C® 4 040 Use me ii bin gt nal | in reality did affvet—us both very perceptibly, from beginning to end. The Hon. Edward Pal- but the Major particularly. His venerable brew! mer, Donald Currie, Esqr., and Rev. George Su- and geod natured countenance became somewhat | soft and apparently moistened as the reminiscenes, : tii gtide no doubt, of past days and absent companions torial seraps to the * Monitor. rushed in upon his memory. I confess it was) the Government and the “ Gospel ministry,” we not without an effort that I prevented a similar hope that Messrs. Palade; Currie gnd Sutberland shock to my own feelings. In a few moments | therland, enjoy the reputation of contributing edi- | For the honour of | @25Y tnpertant facts, of which we were igno- afterwards, however, when the delineator of the ;» Maybe able to wash their hands clear of the thing. | paintings began to allude to Limerick and its vio- | lated Treaty, we were aroused from our sad but sweet reveries, No Ser ious consequences eccurred ; i fi —— i trom this incident either te the Major or myself. | Referring to the letter of the Right Rev. Dr Our other companion was quite insensible to all) Melutyre, published in eur last paper, wherein appeals to the affections. I hope the gallant Major will be elected to a seat in the Legislature when Mr. Seeretary Pope permits the people to) exereise their choice Y. 2. A. the wish and intention of the majority of the Go- St. John, 29th Sept., 1862. his Lordship says, that, during the Session of 1861, } - , Mr. Pope did give him “to understand that it was yernment to give a grant of the public money in a ne DIABOLICAL MURDER IN STRONG.~A corres- ‘ ‘ ma pe dent of the I pater whe . Journal * states th it cretary “replies that this assertion of his Lordship aid of St. Duustan’s College” — the Colonial Se- most inhuman murder was committed in the town | 18 Simply UNTRUE.” One would smppose that se of Strong, on Sunday last. The victim was a little girl abont ten years old, daughter of Mr. Isaac Libbey. She started for ehurch and Sab- }bath School on Sunday morning, having about | is not a particle otf either. Quibbles and equivo- one mile to travel, passivg through a piece of woods | cations there are in abundance. at one point. At 4 o'clock, p. m., she had not re- | | turned, when folks became alarmed, and on en- | : : 4 | quiry found that she had not been at the church | ¢ter Inte a controversy with a person of Mr. ‘at all. | night, but no traces found. Yesterday the people jturned out in large numbers, and searehed in} : ‘i : ‘every direction, and at about two o'clock, p. m., be taken before that of his Lordship. bold a contradiction as this would be supported PE by some strong argument or evidence, but there No one can, ot j will say that Mr. Pope's word on any subject will We shall now pay our respects to the model | | Seeretary, as the mouth-piece of the Government. | | McDonald, is more precise, and effectually de-| course, expect the Bishop of Charlottetown to | Search was made for her uutil late in the | Pope’s antecedents and character; and no one | CU ol pimping and spying such as scarcely ever before came under our observation. We intended to say something more in reply to Mr. Secretary Pope’s statement on bebalf of the Government, but we deem it unnecessary now, as, since the above remarks were written, we have received the following very able letter from the Rey. A. MeDonald, which discloses | rant, showing the duplicity of the Government I ) with regard to their previous promises and their The short letter from the Honorable Mr. Brenan, whieh accompanies that froni the Rev. Mr. molishes Secretary Pope. It would bea pity to weaken such important testimony by further 'remarks of our own, that might lead*°us over ground so well and deeply trodden by the Rev St. Dunstan's. The overwhelming evidence, Reetor of case is clearly that the | Goverpment were truckling to, and trying to proved, by (humbug the Catholies in 1861. Mr. Seeretars Pope, connected by slender ties with the Exeeu- | tive Council, with the brazen faee which is a peculiar trait in the Pope family, assumes all the responsibility of making overtures to the Bishop, Clergy and Laity of the Catholic Chureh ; will not Mr. Edward Palmer attempt to help him the difficulty? If the Government is unconcerned in the matter, why Leader of the has he been addressing letters to Catholic clergy- men on the subject? In the note which we | doxy to have their theological Col. Secretary calling Catholic clergymen ‘‘ jackalls’’ and liars, but it will add little to their dignity, _or to their strength of argument. There are very few Protestants acquainted with “Father Angus’’ who would hesitate for one moment | to believe implicitly what he asserts as having taken place, and consequently the implied stigma of Gar from the gentlemanly Mr. Pope gives him little uneasiness. The Col. Secretary denies the object attri- buted to him by me for his ascertaining the 1 cost of the College. The enclosed letter from | Mr, Brenan affords ample proof of the cor- , | wrote, and shews that Mr. Pope is only quib- | bling. This letter is of much importance as it corroborates much that has been advanced. The leader of the Government, to whom was communicated by the Col. Secretary |** regularly the substanee of every conversa- tion which he had with the Roman Catholic Bishop,’’ also called at the episcopal residence about this time. What brought Aim there? Was it to return a‘: yisit’’ ? Our polite, gentlemanly Col. Secretary ‘** declares that the insinuation of Mr. Me- | Donald that his Excellency the Lieut. Gover- nor paid & yisitto the Birhop on the same bus ness, relative to St. Dunstan's College, and that Mr. Pope gave notice of that visit by a note, is an impudent falsehood.”’ | ” His Lordship the sishop bad an interview and represented to him the grievances of | Catholics regarding the Mducation question. | His Excellency seemed extremely 2pxious to do all he could to satisfy the just claims of Catholics. His Excellency, 1 understand, promised to use his best efforts to obtain the The above, Sir, f clip from an article, furmidable. All the energies of the Govern-/| her bedy was found buried near an old barn, in an headed ** The duty of Protestants in the com. ment would be directed to keeping in subjec-} opening surrounded by woods, some half mile from ing crisis,”’ forming a * Monitor’ extra of the! tion those who were already under their feet ; | her father’s house. A rape had been committed | 2id Sept., some 2000 copies of which were, | loeal improvements would be neglected, and | Upon her, and then her threat ent from ear to 1 understand, printed and gratuitously dis.| the dearest interests of the people sacrificed ; | tributed among our rural population. The) crue! and unjust laws would disgrace our | aim of ‘* The duty of Protestants,’ &c., is| statute book, and the country would be kept} inthat neighborhood. But the general impression, however, seems to be that it was the fiendish In the paragraph immediately following that | in whieh he se iinpudently ehargea an untruth | ear! I learn that suspicion rests upon a person | ject of giving a grant of the publie money to St. | ment desire that I should give | Dunstan’s “ formed,” indeed, “ the subject of se- upon his Lordship, Mr. Pepe admits that the sub- | — ER: ! a a _, |grant, &c. Mr. Pope’s visits to the episcopal! published from the Bishop last weck, his pi cibines ccitiieghal ne ate Pa On |the Saturday after Easter—if my memory any further in-| seryes me—His Lordship was honored by a formation on this subject, I shall be most happy | visit from His Exeelleney. The Col. Seere- | to satisfy them in this respect.” Secretary Pope | ‘@ty Says that he has ** reason to know that i ship said :—* Should the gentlemen of the Govern- isay they preach. Mr. Gray made no secret of his low opinion of the Normal School as then conducted. He | considered it a hardship that young men of superior talents should be obliged to remain at this institution as long as persons of much inferior talents. Referring to St. Danstan's College, he gave it as his opinion, that if there was a training class got up there, even without any change in the law, the students would not be obliged to attend the Normal School. Mr. Gray appeared to be well dis- posed towards the grant for the College, but jsaid that there was much prejudice existing present conduct in referenge to Catholic affairs, | Teetwess—at least in substance—of what ' among Protestants which it would be well to try and remove. fle said that certainly there should be a change in the Education | Act after the next election, and that be _bimself would advocate the change. He ‘made the very kind and friendly suggestion for me to advocate the Catholic claims re- garding education, and added, that after the /Census would be taken would be the moss jappropriate time, as they could then be en- forced more effectually considering the large | proportion of Catholics. | I believe that Messrs. Palmer and Gray,and }other gentlemen, were then desirous to give |the grant to the Uollege,and that they would /have done so were it not for a stubborn op- | position from certain parties. Mr. Palmer complained of this opposition more than | onee. This, 1 presume, he will not attempt Why | ¥ith bis Excellency the Lieutenant Governor | to deny. | | In a conversation which I had some weeks }ago, on board the steamer * Westmorland,’ |with the Hon. J. C. Pope, I spoke to this gentleman of the shameful duplicity prae- | tised by the Col, Secretary and others, rela- tive to the promises made to the Bishup in the spring of 1861. I did not specify the exact nature of the promises made directly \or indirectly by the Col. Seeretary, Mr. Pal- mer, or any one else. I alluded in general terms to what the Bishop was led to expect ‘from the Government through the “commu- ar evidently to intimidate liberal Protestants) in a state of continual alarm and agitation. from exercising their franchise at the ap-| ‘Lhe oppressed party, on their part, wo proaching election, unless they waive every | use every means, law/ul and unlawful, to re- " dts - - ¢ ° * ee objection to the Government, and, despite) gain their rights and avenge their wrongs. ud | work of a straggling deserter from the army, or! veral communications between his Lordship and | ; og) lida a ee a some vagabond prowling about iu this vicinity. |; Mr. Pope,” that the latter “ urged the propriety | ‘8 "oe “@ gentleman of the Government ’—he holds merely the situation of respectable Flunkey When Messrs. | A person dressed In woman’s clothes, but supposed | of such a grant,” but he says it was with the pro- | to be a man, has been seen in this vicinity several : times during the past week. Many are of the viso, “that St. Duustan’s College should be con-| the Goverament. Palmer, |on the oceasion of the visit paid by His Ex- | nications” of « W. H. Pope,’’ the substance | cellency the Lieut. Governor to ui is Lordship, | of which, we are informed were ‘‘regularly’’ i the subject of St. Dunstan's College was not | made known to the en Edward Palmer } mentioned.’’ In reply to this I have to state leader of the Government. I understood, such objections, to give it their united sup-| Secret combinations, open rebellion, aud all pinic port, because to vote for their opponents| the plentiful crop of evils that encumber an | Press. would be to endanger our duriing Protestant-| oppressed soil, whether that soil be Presby-| The whole article is a specious blend-| terian Scotland, Catholic [reland, or heathen a ee -— em. | Which governs the Prinee of Wales College.” Now, Great Froop wy Purapetrata.—In conse- |J8¢ging by the concurrent testimony of several | , “ a tray o avil: air c" ‘| + ave ae 4 9? opinion that he is the murderer.— Portland Daily | ducted in accordance with a law similar to that | G™y, Longworth, Haviland, Laird, Yeo, J. C.| that I have ‘‘ reason to know’’ that on this | Pope, Simpson, or either of them, in his capacity occasion ** the subject of St. Dunstan's Col- f age’? we 2 ; ; ° > as an Executive Councillor, asks his Lordship for | lege" was mentioned. His Excellency vA ny : ; : reared to take a very lively inte } - information as te the promises of the Government |! y lively interest io ing of religion and party politics—an identi- fying of the present Government with all that is dear to Protestantism, and the liberal ’ | party with the ‘Man of Sin,’’ and any Pro-| testant who dares to doubt the truth of this position, and fearleasiy act upon his doubte, @ but a Papist in disguise. Now, Sir, | quete the above little extract in order that the public may judge if in it may not be traced the spirit of one who, on unother oc- easion, himself admits — although ever his friends attribute to him much stronger Jan guage~-having said he was ‘* not so sure of the Bryanites.”’ 1 see no difficulty in dis- corning ia both the same spirit, and I hereby eclatlenge Mr. Fitzzerald to deny, over his own signature — for our cause of quarrel is **Pragid FitzGerald'’—that he is the author of the article alluded to; to deny PZ he un- successfully attermpted to have it mad before a regular meeting of the City Orange Lodge ; i to deny that, failing in this, he managed to! an ‘ Irish pauper immigration * will restore! them to their rights, then we may be assured | have i¢ read and approved at an irregular meeting Ob, bat it may be said, ‘* You must not slander a Christian Minister.’’ | retort, ‘‘ I fail to distinguish in this trans- action the deings of @ Christian Minister ; 1) and wretchednese already existing in our is-| see, with yt di fic ulty, the iatrigue of a bigot and reck'ess partizan, and deal with him as euch.”’ [ eanaot repress a stuile of contempt for clergymen who try to hide from pablie gace any and every thing they do or say wrong under the convenient cloak of their * Divinity,’’ and try to stamp as blasphem- ous amy one who has the moral courage to expose thete inconsistency, despite the as-| India, would flourish here in baleful luxuri- ance. All classes of the people would be fearfully demoralized—those who wielded an undue power and those over whom that power was exercised. Besides, the measures of these Orange po- liticians would increase and intensify the evt/s they complain of, and accelerate the consummation they wish to prevent. Do they complain that the Catholic clergy exer- cise too great an influence over their flocks? | Would that influence be leasened by making the religious convictions of Catholics a ground | of political proscription? Do they denounce | Catholics as beiug no lovers of the British | @onstitution — as being ‘a disloyal set’ ? | Will their love of that constitution be in- |} creased when they feel the sharp sting of re- | ligious persecution, when they find that for |‘ righteousness sake’ they are debarred from exercising their privileges as free men. If that ship load upon ship load of the ver 'dregs of the population of Ireland will flood | the country, fearfully adding to the misery land home. And when by this means Catho- | lee obtained a majority in the government, | Jori*y 6 | walks, for squares together, are ploughed | les se k . 7 P ; - ae } . fs | out ; the contents of lumber yards were car- | ©#™e to his knowledge? If this were an important | fy nore reaarks Which may serve further | what conld Protestants expect — having set the exampl« of exclusion from political pri- | vileges on religious grounds—-but retaliation ? This, of course, would not be submitted to by Protestants. Then would fullow a struggle for the mastery, which, to eay the very least of is, would make this Island a very undesi- sumed sanctity of their position as Minis‘ers| rable place for those who Jeve peace and ef the Gospel. How very becoming, thea, in Mr. Fitzgerald to affeet such pious herror, and charge me with slanderiog a Christian Minister! “ { most emphatically and indig- nantly” repel thocharge. I yield to no man én the respect { entertain for those engaged én the sacred duties of the Christian ministry. Whea, however, a Minister of the Gospel so fae forgets himself, and his duty towards God and man, as to prostitute his time, ta- lente and the influence of his position to the quietness to live in. [ am fully eouvineed, sir, as a Protestant, and as a lover of my native country, that no greater evil could belall my co-religionists, and the people generally, than that these in- triguing and fauaticalfpoliticians should suc- ceed in their designs. 1 believe it to be the duty of every Liberal Protestant, whether he be found in the ranks of the Tories or of the Liberals, to lift hie voice against this blend- ing of religion with politics. I am well tnteresta of party, why then he has laid aside) aware that im some circles it requires consi- hie dwinity, and must consent to be dealt! In this light) ligious and charitable opponents are sure to with even as other sinners. | derable moral courrge to do this, for our re- only did { write one word about Mr. Fitz-| stigmatize those whe advocate equal rights gerald; and Jet the public judge, from his own > spr if L had not a cause. I may ‘State that my informants—if they were, as he characterizes them, tale-bearers—were nearly all good sound Conservatives friend ; y to Mr. F., Protestants and Orangemen. ‘1 dare sey they will, at least in heart, thank orateet and brother for this expression of bh od Opinion of therm also. Me. FitcGerald thinks I would have acted for all, independent ef creed or party, as heretics, ofice-bunters, or infidels; but under selves with the reflection, that among the advocates of religious freedom have been found men who, whether considered as chris- tiang or as patriots, are as superior to them as the sae sun is to the dimmest ignis fatuus that ever rose from the foulest bog to bewilder the unfortunate traveller, more like a * Bible Christian” had I called on him before rushing into print, and asked | him if he really made use of the language! Yours, A PROTESTANT. Prince County, Sept. 29th, 1862. “ ie quence of very heavy rains in Philadelphia on | $eutlemen, and by tacts which shall be hereafter | Friday, 12th inst., the culvert in a stream stated, we know that Mr. Pope made no sueh pro- | relative to the proposed grant to St. Dunstan’s. | which runs through the city burst, and the| | water overflowed several streets. Commené- }ing at Broad street it ran in a deluge two squares wide, embracing Montgomery street | vision in Lis overtures about the grant. But sup- | | the fact is proved that the question was favorably | we are quite sure his Lordship will give a courte- | the Government may be venturesome enough to and Allegany avenue, until it reached Girard | entertained by persons who were supposed to re-| create some correspondence of this kind, and | avenue. it then diminished is. the width at| present the whole Government. We have, how-| ™4y vainly hope to entrap Catkolie clerg | had traversed, until, reachiag Seventh and }ever, good reason to know that in the “several | make admissions that may be twisted to suit Montgomery streets, it turned and spread over an area five squares wide. But for the | rise of ground at Ridge avenue it would have poured down to Willow and Callowhill | communications” referred to by the Colonial | the purposes of his party and his Government, we | of the bad roads. | Secretary the condition as regards placing St.! Sal! be glad if even he will publish the whole! that the opposition of the Isle of Skye Scotch | Dunstan’s College under a law similar to that | . | correspondence, because we shall have then much ; streets ; as it was, it continued nearly to De-| which governs the Prince of Wales College was|™0re to say upon the subject than -we are at leware, sweeping through Third, Second and | Fourth streets, above Girard avenue, with , the force of an avalanche. Cellers filled at | the rate of four feet an hour; and the lower ‘flat of all the buildings on the three streets | named were filled to the ceilings. he work thing was known of it in other parts of the city until it was over. The districts over- | flowed are densely populated, aad contain many .manufactories, especially tanneries, | which were destroyed. ily all of brick ; a dozen of them are in ruine ; fifty-two others are in danger of tumbling, and others must be pulled down, ‘The side- | ried off bodily. Houses, says a Philadelphia paper, were toppled over from their founda- | tions lying in indiscriminate ruins, the cloth- jing, pictures, &e.. of their occupants left sus- pended to the plastering of the adjoining wali, as though in mockery of the ruins be- neath them. The front of one house fell in while the occupants wef» in the second sto- ry. with their retreat cut off. Five children lost their lives—two by drowning, and three by the falling of houses. The damage done to property is estimated at $1,000,000. The waters subsided as quickly us they rose. At Frankfort, near there, great loss has been sus- tained by an overflow, and several bridges over the creeks have been carried away. —--— coe. o | acquaintance. Mr. Perley was of the family of about the middle of the last century; it we do! not mistake, at the period of the removal of the French Acadians.— Boston Coprier. si