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A DEPLORABLE PICTURE.
The follewing account of the sad state of affairs
ia the States, we copy from the N. Vork Shipping
and Cammercial List :~
The dead lock in military affirs —and {
Proclanmed mismanagement er unbecility whic
veeassioned it — the probability thas the Army

he i$

the Petemac will ga inte wieter quarters — the | Sive { t
probate destination o€ the Banks? expedition— | ofan unusual sige and excellent quality.
| Bart stein’s official communication reports that
the nutmeg-tree forest extends over a very
large tract of country.

the probable financial programmeof the Govern-
meat—the prevalent apprehensiag ia regard te
the interference ef the foreign wers Tn our
offaibe—the fluctuations in Geld and Exchange— |

| Molucea Jslands and

which |

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things and matte:g in general — have constituted Tr K Ww A ty IN THE Ss ‘AT KS.

nod the angettled and unsatisfactory condition of |
the principal tepes of discussion on ‘'Chaage
daring the past eeveral days, and as the week

premises to close about as unsatiatactorily, in this
reeard, as it comurenced, these subjects will in
ali likelihood came ia for a large share of atten-
thon during the wext few days, at least. The un-
tavoucable aspeet of affairs pertaining to the war,
and te the Government fiuance, bas exerted a
moet dedetoreus influence op the parious business
marts of the city, aud the maxket for almost every
desgmiption af anérehandize Semaias in the same
vloll and Susalistactery state as chronicled at the
comanncemeat af dhe week, It is the general
Jarpression teat by tho Heptige of the armies in
Veewinia and Necte Carolina, (the lattet not |
wuthenticated,) and the sailing of the Great Ex-
pedition ot Gen. Banks Gc the Gulf, instead of the
Sates River, the war will be greatly protracted, |
we These ate wet a Few Who express (helt cou-|
Fictions that the geaeral uspect of things’ié more |
uofarorable eee than for some time past, if not |
mere 80 than at any poried since the war conm-
tnbted. Business men freely express their con-
demifation ef the evident mismadagement which
_ bas weselted in a series of disa¥térs, atid many of |
these who a snort time ago Were among the most
gumlenssupvorters of the Adaijuistration, aud were
sanguine with regard to the fliture, gre qiore de-
spondent than at any peridd in the hfstory of the
war, and attribute the late’ didustere altogether to
mismanagement. ‘The despatching of the Banks’
Expedition te the Gulf wt this gtage of the war,
seem to be ayiversally condemped ; at all events
we have heard so ont exptess "the legat appro-
Yation of that extradrdwary pot Of thi Govern
meet, while it m= meh teared'that tha Army of
the Potemae will thereby be necessitated te go
inte winter quarterson the Rappahannock, instead |
of operating agalbat Richytona. :

“In regard te thé intefvention of European
Powers, of os drgyed that if they have the remotest
idea of meddling in Amorican affairs, they will
wever have a better opportuhity than js afforded
by the repu'se of the Army of Virginia, and if they
do note Brice it, the publi¢ will take it for
granted that they bave fully determined upoo
vouitilaly os & »triet neutrality uatil the end, when-
ever thit'may be Tb view of the innumerable
blund ‘ which have been exposed of late, how-
ever, aud fe mdhy ridiculous yati¢inations which
have Foeu vouchs@ted ju regaed to the war, from
timye Wo time, by the Departments, it will be amatter
of ne Yi tle’ durprise if they do not determine upon
“ Jofervention” or at least “ Mediation.” There
ja, of eorirse, a vast difference between “mediation”
and * intervention,” bat the public have educated
thomeelyed to look with equal alarm upea both.
~" (hwing to the eentradittory’ character of the
Report dt the Secretary of the Tr astry, the ex-
sruordinary proposition of Mer. Ste¥éns, ‘which
geally amonnts f¢ngghipg—the business community |
almost despair of learning anything in regard to}
the financial policy of the Government yotif Con- |
itess concludes to pay some attention fo tt. In|
fact, if we may judge by the general tenor of rémarks |
ou Change, ax well as almost everything else, the
vublic nund is greatly depressed-and as itis pyideut-
\y dépressed by the unfavourable stato of affairs,
over which the Govetuineut exercises exclusive
ebntrol, little iprovedebt nay be ex pectdd until
something define shall have been ‘ascertained
concerning thé guave questions which vecumeued
it.”

—— > a ————
Tue Corton Fawine —There is at last some
reason to hope that we are a eng | ao
turning poigt in the cotton Seniie- he |
indefinite continuange of the war cannot but |
force upon our manufacturers the uae of In-|
dian cotton, The mare digcoupaging the |
pews from America, the mare urgently the |
necessity of adapting their machinery to the
Tndian ‘Bbre, ant thus making the best of a
bad business, must eome home to them.
liopes agg beld ous by competent judges that
the price of saw cattan, & compared with
that of piece goods, will be low enough, and
the supply of it sufficieot in March next to
get the mills going for three or four days a
yroek. Let us make a liberal deduction from
this sanguine prediction, and admit that the
sensible effects of the cotten famine may re"
main as gtcah, if nob greater, glter jtg frye:
. diate cadses have begun to abate. re
will still remain evidenes enough that we
have done wisely in abstaining from a grant
of public maney, and that we need not share
the gluomy forebodings of Mr. _—
The pluh eiggegtec approvingly by certain
reputed free inte tow egtabligh.ng bounties
fur the production of Indian cotton excites
attention in the city from the fact, which is
lost sight of by thesy orators, and fog every
stioh of land, cgpital, og labour attracted
roduction of cotton
sere must be an equal portion withdrawn
from the cultivation of some article of com-
merce which, if the markets were loft to!

themselves, would in reality be more remu-

nerative. To the various manufacturers who
depend on a full supply of jute, hides, seeds, |
dyeing stuffx, wool, &e., the proposition ap-
to be one for throwing they out
of work in order that another set of mgau-
facturers may by a ruinous national process
be placed in their position — London Times.

—- ~20e
Proptcrovs !!'—We have heard of a talk.
' ing fish. Here is one that actually walks.

*« A correspondent in Province Wellegley
informs as that while passing along, during
a shower of rain, the wide sandy plain which
baunds the sea coast in the neighbuurhood of |

_ Panaga, be witnesed a singular overland |
auigration of tkan Puy (a fish mach resem-|
bling the tench in size, form, and colour), |
from # chain of fresh water lazoons lying im- |
-imediately with the sea beach, toward the |
-«weeond chain of lagoons, ehout a hundred
yards distant inland. The fisu were in groups
- Of from three to seven, and were pursuing
their way in a direct line fowards 4 second
chain of lagoons at the rate of nearly a mile
un hour. When disturbed they turned
found and endeavoyred to make their way
back to the lagoon they had left, and wouid
very soon have reached it, had they not been
eccured by the Malays who accompanied qur
correspondent, and who luoked upon the mi-
gratiow as an ordmary oeeurr nee at this sea-
sun of the year. Upwards of tweaty were
thas taken during a walk of about half a
mile, and no doubt m ey more could have
been obtained had the MG ays been allowed a
little delay. The ground + fish were tra-
versing was nearly level, aad quly scantily
clothed with grass and creeping salsolaceous
plants, which offered very slight glgtragtions
to their progress. Thia singular habit will
-aecount for the rapidity with which the
paidy fields in Province Wellesley become
stocked with fish when they are flooded by
the rains. The lagoons from which they
came contain water throughout the year,
while those towards which they were goin
are mere hollows, filled by thd late rains.’’
— London and Chinea Telegraph.
: ee --—

Oyvsree Sucte Lins—A Jon ror Wivter
—Every oyster shel! is worth seyera) kernels
-of gram, and if properly magaged jt can be
“made to yield its value. Thega is scarcely a
Village within two hundred miles of the
seaboard without ite regular supply of these
favourite bivalves, and in tie course of a year
ebere is a large accumulation of shells. Those
may in most instances be had for asking ;

the keeper of the saloon is glad to be rd
of them. Farmers living near the villages
should secure the privilege of carting them
away during the winter, to be reduced to
lime for home use. A kiln is not necessar
4o burn them.—Make a pile of any roug
fuel, as stamps, old roots, brush, peat, turf,
ete., ¢igist or ten feet square, aud three fect
high. U vn pena Aye Meeps of

. oyster pud cover with a layer of eom-
oe — thick. Bank up the sides
and cover the top with sods. Fire the heap
on the windw side, and when the whole

is burned, these will he left a large amount

of Valuable materia} ta be ased for top-dres-
to mix with the mack heap.

Bing. or 1 '

In some plagag the oyster shells are crushed
or J é benes, in a mill. Some
farmers Claim that the ground shells last

longer, and gct better than the burned shell

hould prefer the equstic alkali, produced by
soe ich is similar to common lime
from |) —Am, Agriculturigs.

iscovepy or a Foxsst or Norusge.—Ip-
quienes Wins aed. the Dutch

at Murfreesboro, Tenn., are pp to Friday
evening, when there had been teryible fight- cargo Of government stores, and a special

\Rers aghore jp

dissatisfaction of North

THE BATTLE AT MURFRERSBORO.
The latest despatches from thp battle-field

—

| lonial Government of the Netherlands to the | of the earth.—Qoy. Robinson, of Kentucky,
ew Gujnea, has — denounces emancipation proclamation.—Ke-

a discoyery in the island of Bafjan
jmay lead to important results in the spice) attack on Vicksburg.—Copfederate official
Jn his ascent of the Sabella range, be | degpatghes from Vicksburg state that Gen. |
“h | discovered atan elevation |rom 2,600 to 2.800 | Sherman finding all attempts utterly unavail-
ot | feet abovd the level of the sea, a very exten-| ing to capture the city, has embarked hie
orest of nutmeg treed, laden with Trait) fore, apparently relinquishing his designs
De. upon that etranghold.—I[t is rumored that

t of civil and religious

ported Gen. Sherman only changed poin

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Genera} Butler will rotarn to the Mississippi,
with a large command, for the purpoge of
operating in that quarter.

Sr. Joux, Jan. 10th, 1863 —The iran glad
steamer Pacapsce, bas arriyed in Hampton

Roads —Richmond papers eay that ay order
has been iesued to burn Washington before
falling into the
Washington despatch announces arrival of a
large iron steamer Giraffe, with a valuable

ing all day, resulting in severe loss to the! messenger from Europe at a Confederate port

enewy.
Was
the onemy had been driven from the field of
battle. The lusses of union officers is very
severe, bit the gpoops Léhaved ‘in the most
gallant manner, and repeatedly, under terrific
fire, advanced to meet the storm of iron and
leaden hail. ‘The position of the enemy on
the first day’s engagement, Wednesday, was
on the West bank of Stone's river with the
flank resting on Murfreesboro, West side.

The centre was op high ground and strongly

posted behind a danse growth of cedar. The|

lintention of the enemy was to mass troops

his he would have won a signal victory, for
Gen. Rosecrans would have lost hig means of
communication and supply. Ag it was, the
enemy made an attempt to capture the trains
at Layergue, some distance in the rear, but
was repulsed with seyere loss by the guard
at the —

_ The battle raged on Thyraday with great
fury, Gen: Rogecraus fighting with desperate
energy and considerable success ; foiling the
enemy's intentions to break eithey the centre
or ie. [ate in the day the enemy's centre
is reper ed to haye been broken, but at too
late An hour to result in much advantage to
our forces. On Friday, a brigade was thrown
acrog the riyer by Gen. Rogegrans, and
about three o'clock ‘the enemy made another
demonstration on our centre, but was repuls-
ed with great slaughter. The brigade which
had been sent across the river was driven
back by desperate charges of theenemy. At
this moment Gen. Negley made a gallant
charge with his diyision, which drove the
enemy steadily back, fapturing the colours
of the 26th Tennessee and a battery of artl-
lery. At this period of success (yen. Kose-
erans ordered an advance of the whole line,
and succeeded in establishing the Teft on the
East bank of the river, the centre on the po-
sition before held by the enemy, and the

right on the line from which it was driven

of Wedneaday, Night closed on these ad-

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‘he adyanct Of General Rosecrans | on the 30th ult.—Telegraphic communication
yen wiles below Murfreesboro, and! with Springfield, Missouri, ceased yesterday

morning. “[he enemy entered the Federal
stockade the previous afternoon. General
Brown was badly wounded in the shoulder.
Springfield contsing 4 very large amount of
army stores.—The congreysional election ip
Eastern part of North (arolina is quite
favorable to free labour candidate, but will
probably turn out adversely by votes of per-
sons not sworn to allegiance. A protest will
be enteyed and the removal of the military

governor, Gov. Stanley, demanded.— Bayard |

hands of tho enemy.—A |

and his associates ought to know, and I cannot

} ‘oo not know,
cap oe liberty we not wrenched from |
Popery at all; and more, if the authorpty of Baron |
MacAulay. be Worth anything against Mr. Suther-
land’s assertion, the infyevee ot the Catholic re-
ligion was used altogether on the side ot freedom
when the foundation of that we al was laki
They must. know that the birthrigp ot treedom,
civil and religious, was wrenched from a Catholic
king by his Catholic nobles; that other parts of
the same birthright were wrevebed from a Pro-
testant king by Protestant subjects, at a time
when the Catholics of Britain were a powerless
and persecuted people, labouring wader the galling
yoke of penal laws and politiea) disabilities ; and
that it is within the memory of many men Row
living that these disabilities were removed, when
thus a finishing stroke was put to that glorious
fabric of civil and religious liberty, which is the
inalienable inheritance of every British subject.
But judependently of this misrepresentation ot
historical fact, the position assumed by the Pres-
byterian fathers has only to be plainly stated to
demoustraty jts complete uutenableness and ab-
surdity. You app ealled upon, say they in effect,
at the coming to secure to your posterity the civil
and religions hberty for which your fathers strug-
gled, fought, and bled If the Conservatives are
retarned at that eleetign, then all that you hold
most precious is safe; byt if the Liberals are re-
turned, then will you be placed under the iren
heel of tyranny. We, your ministers, will ne
longer be allowed to preach to you in the face ot
opeu day; we will not be allowed to aduunister
to the sick and afflicted among you the consula-
tions of religion; but we will, like the Popish
priests and Coyenanting ministers of the olden

: : wo. has been re-elected Senator of Deleware.— | time, be hunted from settlement to settlement,
upon Gen. RKoseeran’s right and so gut bim) Fjour, Superfine, $6.10 a $6.35, extra,
off from Nashville. Had he succeeded in! $6.50 a $6.70.

me

~ QORRESPONDENCE,

tae te the ein tien tintin tian

To THe Eprror oF THE EXAMINER.
SiR;

Some time ago an elder of ,high standing in the
Presbyterian Church informed me that a commit-
tee of Presbytery had been appointed to draw up
a Pastoral Letter, for the benefit of the Presby-
terians of the sland. I considered that such a
letter, praceeding from such a source, at such a
time, culeulated ta produce the best effects among
those fay wham it waa intended. Times of un-
usual exvitement are not generally favourable to
the growth of Cheistian feelings and to the pre-
servation of Christian morals. If at any time the
people should be warned against allowing their
passions and their prejudices to obtain the mas-

an election. If ever the duties of brotherly love,
of Christian forbearance, and of universal charity,
should be particularly inculeated from the pulpit
and the religious press, it is on the eve of a con-
test in which almost every man in the colony is
likely to be warmly engaged. There is the greater

need of this, as there is a notion abroad that an

vantages, b at the darkness gave Do opportu-| ejuction is a kind of modern Saturnalia. People

nity tor following them up.

The losses gince Wednesdy are about 600
killed, 3.400 wounded and 600 prisoners.
The rebel loas according to their own estimate
is about 4,000 or 5,000 killed and wounded,
including Gen. Rains killed, and 1,000

risoners. Genera) Cheathem is « prisoner
ichmond papers of Friday contain the fol-
lowing despatehea, the first, which is official
to the Hebel War Department :—
Muaraeesnoro, December 31, 1862.

We assailed the enemy at sever o'clock this
morning, and after ten hours bard fighting
have driven him from eyery position except
his extreme left, where he has pevenllnarer 1
Vith the egception of this point we oc-
eupy the oe We captured 4,000
prisoners, including 2 brigadier-generals, 31
pieces of artillery, and some 200 wagons and
teams. ar loss is heavy, but that of the
enemy is much greater.

Braxton Baraca, (ieneral Commanding.

us.

CAPTURE OF A CALIFORNIA STEAMER
BY THE ALABAMA.

San Francisco, Dec. 27th.—By the arrival
at this port of the steamship Constitution
from Panama, we haye highly important and
exciting news.

Phe Constitution reports that the steam-
ship Ariel, from New York for Aspinwall,
was captured on the 7th inst, by the pirate
Alabama. The Alabama detained the Agiel
until the 10th inst, when she allowed ber to
proceed towards Aspinwall, upon her giving

onds in the sum of $228,000 as a ransom.
The arma and ammunition on board the Arie!
were oe oon ber, oe marines who

exe or rd were paroled.
the Arie aa captured near the east end
of Cabs. e oply plunder with the ex-
cope of the armg apd ammunition, that the
Alaboms secured, wae $8000 in * green

acke,”’ 4

Co.
iqae. When leaving that port the U. S.
steamer San Jacinto aimed her guny at her,
when simultaneously the gang yf the Fort
were turned on the San Jacintg. Thig is the
stapement gf the Jet Lieutenant of Vapt.
Senimes.

The Alabama elgims 9 speed, under twenty
ue pounds of steam, of sigteen knots an hour.

ne overtook the Ariel with only eleven
pounds of steam, and fired two gyne at her,
when she hove ta.

Capt. Semmes first intended to destroy the
Ariel by hurning her, first putting the passen-

ittle settlement buts at St.
Domingo. Captain Jones of the Ariel pro-
tested that half of his passengers would die
if this were done. Capt. Semmes then pro-
pee to laud the a gp at Kingston,
ut after mach parleying an arrangement
was effected to release the Ariel on Captain
Jones giving bonds in the sum of $225 ,000
payable in 30 days after the acknowledgment
of phe Southern Confederacy.

THE IRISH BRIGADE.

Those who have studied carefully the accounts
of the war cannot fail to acknowledge the fact
that it is the foreign element that bas borne the
brunt of the fightiwg. The Irish regiments es-
pecially have tought imvariably with most an-
daunted courage, and in all probability if the
whole army had been composed of such material
defeat would not so vtten be the issue to the
Federal arms.

‘The Irish Brigade, a8 such, ie virtually at an
end, aud new belongs to history. Varieus letters
and extracts enable us to form an idea of bow
many effective meu remaiu in the Brigade as fol-
lows :—

OFFICERS. MEN.
6%b N. Y. Regiment, 7 ay
seth ry o 10 oO
O3rd « 6 64
116th Penn. “ 13 57
28th Mass. “ 16 150
Effeetive force of the Brigade, 52 420

On an average of about 10 officers and 80) men
to each of the five regiments of that heroic band!
What awful havee! In the batile of Fredericks-
burg they fought most determinedly. They took
up a line-of-battle in the position they were told,
and beld it all day, even after they had fired every
round, and bad te t ammuuition out of the
dead and wounded menu's pouches in order to pre-
vent the evemy's learning they were out of aw-
munition. “ Facta like these,” truly observes an
American paper, “ tell fearfully of the sacrifices
of the brigade, of the patriotic zeal ond heroism
of the Irish American soldiers. After an arduous
and bloody servier of eighteen mouths, seven-
eighths of the original members of the regiments
at present represented in the Brigade are either
killed, or ex} , for life; and those of the seven-
eighths, 9f jeast, oue left hel families behind
them, whey they ruliled to the defeuce of their

wat the treachery of native demagogues who
beew raised fran phgcurity to of emolu-
ment aud honor, at the expense of the gation.”

oe ——
NEWs BY TELEGRAPH.
papers state that Forest captured Tren-
ton—Union city—ang Humboldt, with two
thousand prisoners. — Attagk on Jaekson
feint to cover thee operatiops.—CGovernor
Letcher’s M says—Bette; that the war
be indefinitely continued than that Virginia
suffer dismemherept af her territory.—Tri-
bune has disclaimer of French Mipister of any

designs of Napoleon adverse to restoration of
Union.—Fighting in progress at Springfield,
Mo. — Federale hajd all strong positions.

Rosecrans adyanced headquarters 10 miles
beyond Murfpeesborg.—President Davia ir.

response tg
claimed yiotopy

Government that Dr. Barnsteia, while uo-
dertaking s seientific expedition for the Co-

ultimately will 3 ato West from

ke., as the ollscouring

longing to Messrs. Wells, Ear
The y = BO 396 cualed at Martin é

Serenade ighmond on Monda
at Marfroeybu 4:

|
| suppose that ou this oecasion they may indulge in

a licence both of speech and act that would not

be justifiable on any other. It is perfeetly noto-

rious that we are not to fourm our estimate of a
man’s character by his election morality. Election
lying is considered very white lying indeed.
Election calumny and abuse are looked upon as
things of course; for who, in election times,
thinks of deing justice te the character and mo-
tives of a political opponent? Election trickery
and chicauery are generally pronounced very

most serious and religious people. Election

considered a very venial sin indeed.
the political morality of too many of our people is
not of the purest and most enlightened kind. We
often hear ef electors selling their votes for the
most paltry consideration; of others suffering
themselves to be persuaded into voting contrary
te their principles, out of regard for frieuds, We
have heard of employers threatening these depen-
dent ou them with loss of work, if they presumed
to vote for a candidate whose political principles
were opposed to their own; of shopkeepers threat-
éning those indebted to them with all the terrors
of the law, if they dared to exercise their privi-
leges, as freemen, in a manner coutrary to the
wishes of these tyrants of the yard-stick and the
counter. All these, and many more, would form
the legitimate subjects of a most useful and well-
timed pastoral letter to any denomination of
Christians on the Island. Goming as it ought from
men whose position raised them above the level
of these engaged in the contest, and whose eduea-
tion and calling gave them higher, broader, and
more evlightened views than those held by the
mass of the people, it would be looked upon with
respect by politicians of all parties, and it would
oubtless have po small influeace in mitigating
the evils complained of and warned against. ‘Those

feeling that they bad done their duty to their God

the full exercise of their privileges as citizens, 1
submit that the Christian pastor, the friend of all
and the teacher of all, shouid not merge the
reacher of the Gospel in the mere politician.
fow necessary is it, when all around are heated

passions hurry them into unjustifiable lengths, and

motives, authpritatiyely and fearlessly admonish
those who, in the heat of political strife, allow

christian principles —in a werd, a body of meu
who will not allow 4he people to forget that they
are Christians as well as politicians. The position
occupied by such a body is a high one, and one
that should not be readily changed for any other;

keep themselves aloof from the contest. The in-
fluence exerted by such a body would be more
extensive, more powerful and more beneficial
than that of any number of partizans, no matter
of what station or of what party. But if minis-

the fight—if they deal hard and telling blows on

views of things become clouded and distorted by
party spirit, and if their language loses the clear-
ness, the dignity and the authority of the judge, and
becomes the mere heated and random talk of irri-
tated combatants, they immediately descend from
their high and legitimate position, and often sud-
denly and irrecoverably fall in the esteem even of
their own party. The deep affection and rever-
ence of the people tor the taithful and loving pas-
tor are but ill exchanged for the short-lived no-
toriety and temporary importance that ministers
of religion sometimes acquire when they ally
themaelves with politicians of more than doubtful
morality ; and prostitute their influence to prop
up a party which would never have sought their
aid if it had uot been already politically bankrupt.

Holding these views with regard to the position
that ministers of religion ought to assume in poli-
tical contests, it was with cousiderable curiosity I
awaited the appearance of the Pastoral Letter to
the Presbyterian Church of this Island. I could
not repress a sinile when I saw its subject matter
was the “ designs and encroachments of Popery.”
I have been acquaiuted with many worthy pious
Presbyterians in my day, as well as with many
others who were neither worthy ner pious; but |
have never known one of either ¢ who gave
way to the amiable weakness, or was guilty of
the dreadful enormity, of judging too favourably
of Catholics and Catholicism. It was with eou-
siderable anxiety that I luoked into the letter to
find what “ these designs and these encroachments”
were. I searched in vain for any evidence of the
designs, and for some instances of “the encroach-
ments.” In this matter-of-fact age, men do not
allow themselves to be frightened out of their
priaciples or propriety by unfounded alarms and
unestablished assertions. “ Prove all things,” is
the text for the day. The authors and approvers
of the Pastoral should have had a better opinion
of the good-sense of Presbyterians than to think
oo they | ear pole a — whieh many

m consider impolitic unprincipled, merel
because some ot their monsters Sate written 4
letter of warning against Catholics, without con-
descending to give even the shadew of of
the existence of danger. But while the letter
contains astonishingly few facts, it does contain
mueh which shows, in a mast inelancholy manner,
how a distempered zeal and a disordered imagi-
nation can make men, whe are in other respects
good, honest and rational, talk and reason. like
the most dishonest and unprincipled of politicians.
I will take the two first sentences of the second
parsgraph of the Pastoral to prove that my lan-
guage, however strong, is perfectly justifiable.
They run aa follows :—* You (meaning the Pres-
byterians of the “reel are now called upén'to
retain gud segure for your’ posterity all the privi-
legos i blsedings ‘ob the Reformiytiin. Three
u ‘ l years ago your forefathers, ‘by toils and
privationx, by lusse sacrifices, by tortures
and martyrdows, wretched ftom the grasp’ of
Popety the birthright of freedom, civil and reli-
gious, which you nay enjoy.”

tery over their principles, it is on the approach of

clever things, iudeed — if practised on the right
side—to be winked at and laughed at, by even the

drunkenness, if not thought a positive virtue, is
Then, I tear

who composed it would have the gratification of

and to their congregations. Though willing cheer-
fully to admit the right of Christian ministers to

with the contest—when their interests and their

inte sin for the sake of party—to have a body of
men calm, impartial, dispussionate and clear-
minded, who can, without a suspicion of interested

their zeal for party to get the better of their

but it is ove that can only be held by men who

ters of religion enter tae arena, if they sirip for

all opposed to their peculiar notions — if their

and from hiding-place to hiding-place. When we
wish to take’ sweet counsel tegether we must du
it by stealth, with our rifles on our knees and our
seutries in the bush. The Protestant will be
gagged and the Monitor office gutted. The edi-
tors of these papers will be pilloried, and W. H.
Pope, Esq., whipped at the cart’s tail. The Go-
vernor may snap his fingers in the faces of our
representatives, and raise what taxes he pleases
by the most arbitrary and unconstitutional means ;
and if any evurageous, patriotic member dare
raise his voice against such high-handed doings,
inay imprison him and reduce him to hopeless
poverty, by the imposition of ruinous fines. This
is but a part of what is implied in the senseneés |
have quoted from the Pasteral, Could William
ea the most unprincipled politician in this
Colony, have made a more barefaced attempt to
practise on the fears of a prejudiced and ill-in-
formed people? But Mr. Sutherland has reck-
oned without his host. There are hundreds of
Presbyterians in the country too hberal, too inde-
pendent, and too intelligent to be influenced by
such transparent sophistry. With a slight change
of words the real meaning of the sentence will be
seen. You are called to put forth every legitimate
effort to retain and secure for the Tories the pri-
vileges and blessings of office. [t meaus neither
more bor less than this. That the most insignifi-
cant right is in danger, no sensible manu for one
moment supposes. The Catholics, for any evi-
dence to the contrary seen in the Pastoral Letter,
have neither the will uor the power te harm us.

Iu stuming uy the evils that are to acciue to
the people from the return of the Liberals to power,
that of the Island's becoming another Tipperary,
occupies & prominent place. ‘This is a very un-
tortunate example. Ta the first place, Popery is
vet the religion of the dominant race in ‘Tipperary.
What Ireland would have been had it net been
cursed with centuries of misrule and oppression,
it is impossible to say. There is no reason for |
concluding that it would have been in any respect
behind the other nations of Europe. The unsettled
state of Tipperary when compared with the orderly
state of Belgium could be brought forward as a
good argument against the evils of Protestant
ascendaney. For hundreds of years tlfe Protestant
has been the dominant religion im Ireland, aud |
what have been the consequences? The tyranny
of race over race and of creed over creed, together
with the lesser eyil of absentee laudlordism, have
been the cause of all the troubles in Ireland. The
last of these evils already exist amongst us, and
such men a8 the Rev. Mr. Sutherland are doing
their best to introduce the others. If ever this
Island loses the ¢haracter of being the most safe,
pleasant and peaceful pe Of residence im these
North American Colonies, and becomes the wost
unsafe, disagreeable and disturbed, this gentleman,
as well as some others well-known to the public,
will have the satisfaction of knowing that they
have been the-ehief instruments in bringing about
such a dreadful state of things. The future his-
torian of the [xlaud will have to record their names
as being the greatest enemies to the publie peace
aud social well-being of their native or adopted
leountry; and this Pastoral Letter will remain an
| enduring aud melancholy wonument of the uanner
fiu which the talents and influeuce of Ministers of
ithe Gospel have been perverted to further the
ischemes of jeians without conscience and
| without religion,

It speaks vullimes in favour of the piety and
enlightenment of those Ministers who forwerly
belonged to the United Presbyterian Shurch, that
not one of thempias taken any part iv the framing
or ciréulating of this most injadizi ws aud per-
| uicious Pastoral Letter.

is A PROTESTANT.

Prince County, Jan'y 9th, 1263.
-- —® 260
(cOMMUNICATED.)

PUBLIC MEETING AT MURRAY IHAR-
BOUR (SUUTH) SCHOOL HOUSE.

One of the largest public neetings ever assembled
at this old politigal rendezvous was held there on
Thursday, the 8th instant, the object of which was
to nominate Candidates for the House of Assembly
and Legislative Council.

Notwithstandihg the unfavourable state of the
roads, the gathering was large, numbering well on
to 200 electors.” The Meeting was speedily or-
ganized, and Vere. Beck, Esqr., was unanimously
chokeit to act’ae Chairman. Hon. J. Wightman
first addressed the Electors on the subject of the
Land Question ‘and the financial state of the
Coleny, and other matters touching the interests
of the Island, and gave a satisfactory account of
himself as their late Representative. After having
retired amid the applause of the meeting, Mr
David Beers next addressed the meeting, and
touched on several matters relative to the interests
of the Colony, aud made reference to the uncon-
stitutional manner in which the Requisition was
got up by the opposition (Tories) for Col. Gray
and Doctor Kaye — how that his name and the
names of several others were appended thereto
without their consent, he at the time being on a
sea voyage and -his son-in-law being in Boston,
which caused great surprise to the meeting. The
eat being vow out of the bag, a Mr. Samuel Mc-
Leod rose and endeavoured to explain matters in
reference to the names alleged to be falsely ap-
pended to said requisitions, but made a ludicrous
elucidation by saying that if he (Mr. Beers) and
others were absent at the time of the requisition
being signed, their wives and families were at
home, whereupon Mr. McLeod retired amid the
laughter and hisses of the audiencé. Mr. Rowe,
of Montague, being introduced to the meeting, now
came forward and: made an able and eloquent
speech, which was listened to with marked attten-
tion, amid frequent bursts of applause from the
audience. He spoke with vigour and point on the
land tenure, and reviewed the Award of the Royal
Commiasioners, and dilated upon its result, and
touched particularly on the arbitration clause, and
gave cogent reasons why the Award should have
been thrown aside; whereupon Samuel Prouse,
Esqr., rose and vainly endeavoured to refute Mr.
Rowe's views on the clause of the Award relative
to the manner of paying the instalments, together
with the aceruing rent, and eventually to stultify
himself by laying blame to the Examiner news-
paper as being the cause of the Proprietors
rejecting the Award; but finding that his harangue
was miserably stale to the audience, endeavoured
to bring before their notice the propriety of giving
their support to Mr. Dunean, of Chariottetown.
Mr. Rewe-again rose, snd completely floored
Sir Samuel on what he (Mr. Rowe) had previously
advanced, and: reviewed fully, and without refu-
tation several important matters tending to the
interests and prosperity and peace of thé Colony.
The Hon. J.-Wightman was then proposed as
a candidate for the House of Assembly by George
Harris, Esqr., and seconded by Wm. Clements,
Esqr. George Harris, Exqr., was pooposed by
John Hyde, Esqr. sear.,and seconded by Mr. Wm.
Howe. These nominations were carried unani-
mously. “By verbal resolution, Vere Beck, Esqr.,
vacated, and John Hyde, Esqr., oceupied the chair,
when by loud acclaim the meeting thauked Mr
ce for his able aud impartial conduct in the
chair.

Mr. David Beers was then pro} as a can-
didate for thé Legialdtive Council by Wm. Cle-
iients, Esqr., and’setonded by Mr. 'B. ‘LeLacheur.

MP Sutherjind ‘ Chairihan, the mieoplug

~ f thanks” h Se “heen “tan | "y.
v oO ~hayi m ‘then giy r)
5 tapcreadt given to thi

To THE Eprror OF THE EXAMINER.

that the birthright of) gi;

a detailed accoupt pf all the speakers whe eccu-
pied the hystings at Charlottetown on the Hath |
instant, as. arelbdaine for the representation of)
that Township and Royalty, and Distriets of |
Queen’s County, but I respectfully ask you for
space and favor, that I more particularly may
advertize ypur readers af some special vrators whe
strutted upon that forysn.

It would be invidious to select speakers from
the Liberal ranks where each carried himself so
well. L, however, may be pardoyed for naming
the burly and dauntless Hon. George Coles, ae
having dealt signal havee te the opposition heroes
— the Hon. Sohn Longworth, Mr. Attorney
General Breeken, and Mr. W. H. oe
invincibles charged ov both flanks, and in rear,
but Mr. Coles defeated them at every onslaught

The Hon. Jobu Lougworth had the modesty to
protess friewdstfip for the masses of this Colony,
and ask for agoustituency. Mr. John Longworth
lacks the ability te conceive any comprehensive
measure—he is a meagre politician, and is defi-
cieut of those qualifications which give birsh to
patriotism. As to his friendly feeling and syimpa-
thy for the people, these have yet never been
showe, lis creed is proprietary luterests, but
his practice is John Longworth first. Phe inte-
rests of the Island are bis last consideration, yet
this vain politician hopes to impose himself upen
the electors of the 2d District of Queen's.

The bran new candidate,Mr. Attorney Breeken,
has been generally respected in this community,
and held a name for gentlemanty deportment,
and ordinary judgment, with fair attainments, but
this young gentleman with suavity of manner al-
ways assumed an aristocratic bearing, whieh
seemed to indicate, “1 am some pumpkins, and
none of your small fry.” This assumption was
pleasant enough and smileable, the silly notion of
greatness belonged to himself and was very harm-
jess. Dut 1 now bave Mr. F. Brecken on the
Charlottetown hustings in shape of a candidate to
represent the Town and Royalty, and in the act
of making his political debut in a apeech. He
tells ux that be je a young man—that he did uot
desire to offer; but he did; he could not resist
when Mr. George Beer withdrew in tis favor—
he was tied to no party—not he. He waa At-
torney General to the present Governmeni-—his
patrons had been slandered in the Government ; he
would defend them. Mr. Coles had stated that
which was net a fact—~ nay was untrue — about
the transifission of the Award Bill. Hon. Mr.
Coles contradicted the young gentleman—the
people applaud—apd Mr. Brecken gets very

I do not intend te write apa quire, erengee

.| angry, bellows vociterously — the people laugh at

him—he gets into woite heat, and storms; the
sneer of the crowd bites his pride, and he grins,
and declares that he would not accept the votes
of such men. “ Don't you wish you may get
them,” is asked with a jeer,—the dignified young
gentleman, the learned Attorney General becomes
wad—he raves and summons the shades of his
fathers to bis aid; tho Brecken dignity is evoked ;
and the great man towers above the crowd ou the
noble shoulders of his Grandfather. Mr. Attorney
General Brecken made an exhibition of conceited-
uses, flippancy and windiness, in his speech which
was distigured by bad tasie and worse temper.
It was in fact a great rant, and for presumption,
arrogance, and conceit vies with the orations of
Mr. Longworth's ‘Cock sparrow.” Mr. Brecken
may be assured that be has damaged hinself
severely in his unsecialy debut iv politieal life.
He was net fortunate in the gas and trippery
he fet off iu the honor of his late father aud graud-
tather, as the pure vermillion blood which he,
Frederick the Great, sprung from. Now, as Mr.
Frederick Brecken has thought fit to caper round
his geneological tree, and call upou the ash es of his
father to bear him high io air, and whirl those
ashes in the tace of the public as the soble and
uoteable account, he must not be displeased if |
tell an auvaruished tale of his great progenitors,

|of which he said he was in the “ third generation”

| in this Island. Without going inte the gettings
and begettings of this vaunted tamily, this all but
imperial blood, 1 shall satisly myselt in briefly re-
cording facts of the House of Breckeén.

Graudfather Breeken is significantly remem-
bered here in connection with a pump, which to
this hour, kuown as Brecken’s pump, which report
says gave him profitable aid in a certain branch
of business inimical to the object of Temperanec
Societies, which Grandfather prosecuted. Grand-
father Brecken, for years, kept a retail shop at
the corner where Mr. James Anderson now does
business, and Grandfather suld tea, sugar and
molasses, tobacco, and tobacco pipes, rum and
onious, by small drafts and measures, namely frou
an ounce and by the glass upwards, on the same
seale as any of the sinall retailers do at this day.
Prosecuting this business Grandfather made money
—but by-and-bye, he died, and Grandmother ear-
ried on the shop, aud her son the Attorney Gene-
ral's father, served behind the counter with his
mother. In the course of time Grandinother died,
and her estate, real aud personal, was distributed
among ber heirs, and the Attoruey General,
F. Brecken’s father, suddenly became rich, and
took to the business of lending money, and it is said
practised shaving, and profited much in his calling ;
but he too submitted at length to anperious fate,
and weut down and was numbered with the clods
in the valley. Thus ended the second generation
of the Breckens in P.E. Island. Now, Frederick,
a representative of the “ third generation” ef the
House of Brecken, found hitoself at the deme of
his father with a silver spoon in his mouth, frou
which to this day he honestly sups his broth. “This
is the geneology of the Breckeus to the “ third
generation” in P. EB. Island. It was all very
honorable, and faaltless, and praiseworthy ; but 1
cannot discover the excellency ef the*pedigree
abuve that of the common folk; ner is there a
semblance of right for boastful prattle and self
adulation on thescore of bleed and birth. Ner de
the virtues or the vecupatious, nor the name of his
fathers give Mr. Attorney General Breeken in the
“third generation” of that unillustrious family,
any patent right to take conceited airs in society
and frown upon his neighbours; and certainly, the
deeds and avocations of the first and second ge-
nerations of the Breckens in P. E. Island give the
young gerffeman in the “ third generation” Mr.
F. Brecken, no hereditary claim to the suffrages
of any constituency within the borders of this
Island. I havs much more to say about Mr. F.
Breckep’s weseemly conduct at the hustings on
Wednesday last, but will reserve a shot in the
locker until another day for his benefit.

The spectacle of spectacles on the hustings was
Mr. Pope. ‘The displeasure of the multitude to-
wards that unfortunatejnan was intense. When he
attempted to speak the tumult thickened, and
drowned the voice of that unscrupulous individual.
Never did man in bands of the executioner, upon
the fatal seaffuld, look more condemned and cri-
minal than Mr. Pope looked at the hustings in the
face of the Electors. ‘There the “ unclean” one
stared with down dark look and suilen brow—de-
ception and malignity seemed to pervade bis coun-
tenance, whiie again and again the features of
that face appeared to indicate the throes of a
mangled conscience. He seemed a spectacle of
pity, an object for regret, aud a subject for com-
miseration.

I am glad to know that Mr. Taylor, of Wood
Islands, is all but certain to be a successful can-
didate for the Beltast district, in opposition to
Mr. W. H. Pope, who begs the suffrages of
that district, not for their interesta, but that he
may hold the office of Secretary, and receive the

y of £300 from the public chest: So fearful
is he of losing his Election, and the £300 office,
that the Tory faction offered his opponent, Mr. Tay-
lor, £20, to retire from the contest, but the noble
and i ident countryman could not be bought
by the gold of the Town bribers ; and he indignant-
ly resented the insult offered to him, and to his

supporters. as __ PRESENT.
PUBLIC MEETING AT NEW GLASGOW,
LOT 23.

A Meeting was heid at the Hall, New Glasgow,
on Monday the 12th inst., for the purpose of
of choosing a candidate to represent this section
of the District in the new House of Assembly.
A large number of electors from Cavendish and
Kustico were in attendance.

At the request of the meeting, the Hon. George
Bagnall took the Chair. Benjamin Davies, Exsq.,
and the Hon. John Longworth addressed the
Meeting. The Land Commission, (or the Award),
Loan Bill, and the financial affairsvf the Coloay
were debated at length.

The Hon. A. Laird, and the Messrs, D. Mutch,
Knight, and W. MeNeill, took part in the discus-
sion, after which Mr. B. Davies was proposed by
Mr. Wm. MeNeill, seconded by Mr. J. Hughes—
Resolution carried.

Hon, Johy Longworth was then proposed by
Mr. Henry Simpson, seconded by Mr. D. McRea;
this also was agreed to.

Mr. H. Simpson then took the Chair and a vote
of thanks was passed by the Meeting to the Hen.
George Bagnall for his able and impartial conduct
in the Chair. The Meeting then adjourned.

GEO. B. RORINSQN, Sec’y.

(FOR THE EXAMINER.)
The report of the Public Meeting at on
27th Dee., published in the Examiner, Sth Jawai
is all on one side. As to my having said that’ {
believed the Government weuld fall in with my views
of Escheat, ia not true. I could not repart all I
said at the meeting, but I reedllect what waa said
about Escheat. When I was’ ving that as far
as I understood the Commissionéré’ Report and

Ministers’ Despatches, the Landfords ould have
comecrention ond ai We the apd—
aid, “ But if they Wwou’t do that

to accept cor
sore persea

to the tevantry ?

can’t we go for an Escheat?”
na the grants are declared te haye
over and over again, that # the Jandlords were
allowed to continue the oppression of the tenantry,
the constitutional remedy would be an Exscheat.
But the Government ean aettye the Land Question
in a satisivetory taeuner withopt aw Vacheat.
Yet any settlement will depend, iva great meastire,
upon the men to be returned gt the ensuing Elec-
tion, to express the wishes of the »ple in the
Legislature, where they can tarn t balance in
tyyor or aguinst the tenautry at their own pleasure.
WM. COOPER.
Sailor's Hope, Jan. 12th, 1065,

The Examiner.

Charlottetown, January 19th, 1863.

woe

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
QUEEN’S COUNTY.
Nominatioy Day in Charlottetown, on
W ednesday last, passed off very quietly. The
Liberals mustered in very considerable force,
and by their inflaence and numerical styength,
kept the opposite party from creating a dis-
turbance, as it was believed they intended to
do. All the candidates were heard with re-
spectful attention, except the Colonial Secre-
tary. The infamous character of this indi-
vidual rendered bim a butt for the svorn of
the multitude, who drowned bis voice with
hisses as soon as he began to speak. The
following is a condensed report of the prin-
cipal speeches delivered on the occasion :-—

IN

Benjamin Davies, Esquire, was the first to
address the assembled electors. He said—Gea-
tlemen, 1 can wait no longer; it is now after
twelve, and it is time to be at work. He then
commenced his speech by remarking on the state
of affairs previous to the last General Election.
He referred to that period as that in which origi-
nated that spirit of religious dissension and bigotry
which had stirred up and inflamed the p of
the zealots of the Churches. It was still raging
in the hearts of hundreds of the people; and, such
was the state of the public mind, that it was be-
lieved the most trifling cause would be sufficient
to arouse it, under the sacred name of religion,
to the perpetration of bloodshed and murder. He
reflected with much severity upen the Government
for cultivating and secretly abetting tliat abouii-
nably rancorous feeling. He said he could excuse
Colonel Gray for having, in a wost ungentlemanly
wanuer, taken advantage of that feeling at the
last General Election to injure him (Mr. Davies)
in the estimation of his old friends at Belfast, by
belying bis character to them aud the Protestant
wmitisters, although @he consequence of that arttal
and pititul dodge was, that he failed to secure bis
election. He said he could overlook every thing
of that kind; but he could not forgive that gen-
tleman, asa leading member of the community
and a member of Her Majesty's Government, for
allying himself with a band ot fanatical terrorists.

so called religious animosity had been direeted
against himself. He had pointed out to the peo-
ple of Prinee County, at the General Election,
four years ago, that the proprietors had no just
right to the lands of this Island. That was the
reason Why 80 much religious rancour was espe-
cially directed against him and others, whose
opinions on that subject were identical with Mis
own. He shewed that the right to three quarters
of a million of aeres was at stake. Under those
circumstances it became necessary for the old
proprietary faction to divide the people, and to
set the Protestant against the Roman Catholic.
Thia they did, and the returns to the late Assem-
bly proved that body to be the most servile that
had ever disgraced the Colony.

In speaking of the Award, he shewed that it
was adverse to the interests of the tenantry, and
altogether in favor of the landlords: that it gave
up to the latter £150,000 stg., fue to the Colony
fur Quit Rents, — gave up te them the Fishery
Reserves and the Loyalist Claime, and coutirmed
their forfeited titles. And for these concessions
to the proprictary claimants, what was conceded

tain estates they’ should be allowed to purchase
their farme on paying up their arrears of reut
since 1558, and, in addition thereto, twent) times
the amount of their annual reut. He declared
that the Bill to confirm the Award could not
have become law, because it was based on un-
sound principles ; and, trom facts, be dedaced
| reasons to shew that it was quite clear that it
uever could have been intended by the Goevern-
ment that it should become law. That question,
hewever, His Grace the Duke of Newcastle had
completely set at rest; he had declared there
were insuperable objections to it, and had laid it
aside accordingly. ‘The Government, he added,
had been as fully aware of the impossibility of the
Award Bill becowing law as they had been ot
that of the Bishops’ Bill becoming so. ‘They
knew that the latter was unconstitutional, and
consequently that it could not receive the Royal
assent; but they passed it for the purpose of ca-
joling the Roman Catholic Bishop and the mem-
bers of bis Church. ‘The policy of the present
Government, he said, had been one undeviating
course of chicanery, diegracetul at once to them-
selves and the rang The Award he charac-
terized as a snare and a delusion: a snare, to
entrap the Legislature into an assent to proprie-
tary claims; and a delusion as concerned the ten-
autry, because without the provision of any prac-
ticable means whereby they could become so, it
held out to them the hope that it would make
them freeholders. He then cautioned the people
against placiag any dependence upon Cuuard’s
Bill, or reposing any faith in the present Govern-
ment. He believed that they were now prepared
| toaccept that Bill, and that, if returned to power,
| they would accept it as a fival settlement of the
Laud Question, He, however, believed that that
Question would never be settled until the anime:
sity of religions feeling should subside. Those
feelings, he trusted, were taking a turn for the
better; but still he feaved that, before the turbu-
lence which they had created should have cons-
pletely died away, the right ef the tenantry and
of the Colony, as involved in that question, would
be nedlioal by the proprietary claimants. He
then concluded thi part of his address by recom-
mending the people to band themselves together
for wutual protection, and to insist upon a settle-
ment of the great Question in a manner agreeable
to the constitutional practice of the other Colonies.

With respect to our Finances, Mr. Davies
shewed that when the Liverals went into office,
in 1850, the public debt was about £29,000,
£11,500 of which, being Treasury Notes, carried
no interest, but the remaining £17,500 at 6
céut for the term during which the Liberals held
power, eight years, would amount te about £9,-
100, which sum added to the original public debt
contracted by the old proprietary faction, would
thus, of itself, he said, amount, in the course of
eight years, to £38,000. The Liberals went out
ot power, after having been in office eight years,
at the end of which time the gross amount of the
public debt was, in round numbers, as shewn by
the Conservatives, £39,700, from which amount,
said he, deduct the old Tory debt of the Island,
and the remainder would be £3,600. Thus, he
shewed that the Libera!s, during the time of their
Government, had increased the debt £1,600.
But, on the other hand, said he, they left assets
to the eredit of the Colony, amounting to £23,-
250; that was 45,000 acres of land at 58. per
acre, worth £113,250, and Jand sold and unpaid
for, but secured by law, £12,000 together £253,-
250. In reality, the Colony had then, he said
about £20,000 funded in land, over and above
any charge. Last January, said he, the gentle-
men who cried out 80 much against what they
called the extravagance of their predecessors in
the Government, acknowledged that they had in-
creased the debt to £69,000, and, at the present
time, it probably amounted to £20,000. Of
course there may be assets in their favor, for
Lands held by them, to some £25,000 or there-
abouts; but it was evident that they had acted in
this most extravagant manner, having ne public
work of any magnitude “doy to asa set off
against the extraordinary they have con-
tracted, and which, sooner or later, the people
must prepare to pay.

Hon. J. LoNGwortH was the next who
addressed the electors. He spoke at considerable
ay and, in doing so, took a comprehensive

distinctive view of the general policy and acts
of the existing Government, especially contrasting
their expenditure during the tine they have been
in power with that of theic nnmediate .
He admitted the excess of the expenditure of the
present Government over the revenue; but ae-
counted for it by the extraordinary outlays ocea-
sioned by the purchase of the Selkirk Lot 54
Estates, and the expense incurred in the reception
of the Prince of Wales, the moneys paid to the
vendors of the Worrell Estate, the cost of taking
the Census, of fitting up the Prince of Wales Col-
lege, of the Land Commission, as well as of some
other smaller matters, all out of the usual course
of expenditure, but which, however, could not be
avoided. The excess of expenditure over revenue,
after these allowances were made, were, be
argued, comparatively trifling when contrasted
with the excess of expenditure during flie jast
three years of the previous Goverument. Quoting
from a certified statement, which he held in bis
hand, of the expenditure of the late Liberal Go-
vernnjpat, as contrasted with that of the present
Conservative one, the hovorable geutleman said,
it appeared hat the Conseryative Gayeraiieat

I answered, that h
been forfeited

lle well understood, he said, why so much of the pe od

It was awarded that on cer-| P

ed
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pd ’ the management of the W.
Viatgte, Lot 11, the Selkirk Estate, and Lot 54
for two-thirds of the money annually eapended by

he Liberal Government in the management of the

4, catate alone. Hy that statement, (which
he «gid, it wae imposible te eentrovert,) it was
made guite manifest that the egpense of the ma.
vena wr ed the Laud Office for the last fgur yearg
had cost the capptry lose by £738 Bs. 2d 't
under the previons fuar years of Liberal Go.
vermmen}. With reference to the Award, the
hon. gentleman eo that although it had nog
yet received the Koya] sgnetion, there was every
reason to believe that, if the tenavtry were trug
to themselves, and returned men to the Legislature
pledged to nse their best endeqyours to procure its
confirmation, a satisfactory reeult would be the
issue of wach perseverance. As respected the
Bishop's Bill, concerning which Mr. Davies and
certain other parties Issued endearoured to impo n
his integrity, but in vain, be had, m order to juatity
himself, merely to explain that the two clauses
thereof which were objected to by the Duke of
Neweastle were exaet transcripts of two clauses
in the Bill for the Incerperation of the Koman
Catholic Bishop of Kingston and Teronte yt bw
Coadjutors, and that in fact the whole of i
for the Incorporation of the R. C. Bishop of Char.
lottetown was a copy of the Canadian one, in exget
conformity with whieh the Catholic members of
the Counmittee said His Lordship Bishop McIntyre
wished it to be a Many a —£ similar
nature had passed Legwlature for the Bishops
of different religious denominations; and it was
well known that, provided there was nothing in
aych Bill which in any way contravened the Con
stitution, the framing of them was left entirely te
the parties contionelh: and that, in fact, eroee
not even read by other members of the Leg te,
but sileptly assented to by them. No one at all
scquaited with his character would, he t
believe for a moment that he would knowingly, as
he bad been ageused of doing, make a sacrifice
either of ary of his own essential interests or of
those of others.

‘To Mr. Longworth, from the beginning to the
end of his speech, was a most ful
hearing, and at its conchwion he was red
by his friends.

Hon. Mr. CoLes, in reph ing te the Hon. Mr.
Longworth’s assertions of the superiority of the
policy of the existing Government, ax compared
with that of their predecessor, said that they
(the existing Government) had nething of which
they could truly beast, unless they were y
to crave leave to take credit to themselves for
having, on coming inte pewer, become suddenly
conscious of the error of their previews pobtical
creed and ways. and having practically adopted
those of the Liberals, the party, every one of
whose measures for the relief of the a
the bevefit of the Colony at large, they had us
before withstved and misrepresented with
most unyielding persistence. The
Land Purchase Bill of the Liberals they had op-

tooth aud nail, through every stage; and
yet scarcely were they in power, when, availing
themselves of that Gberal means of emancipatmg
the tanantry on a large estate, which, providen-
tially happened to be marked, they carried the
provisions of the Aet inte effeet, and purchased
that estate. For this purchase and permease
effects; they wad never since ceased to —
maguify themselves; carefully keeping out
— that, but for the Land Purchase Bill of the
Liberals, they could m-ver have bad it in thew
power te make such a purehade, nor bave been
abie to dose mueh good te a portion of the Island
tenantry ; and that the gratitude of the emanci-
ted tenants was, dp faet. due tothe Liberals,
and jot by any mecai#' te the present Gesernmend
When, just before the last General Election, the
party now in power had reeourse, in order to
procure the overthrow of the Loberal Governme st,
to the most disgraceful and reprebensible of
means, they, te a very great extent, succeeded in
raising a strong prejudice agaimet the Government
in the minds of the commercial portion of the
community throughout the Islaud, by meinuating
inte them the belief that the financial policy of
the Liberalx, in reducing the credit for duties
on imported goods at the Treasury from eigbteew
to six montha, was directly te eripphr
mercantile operations,and to affect most injuriourly
the general prosperity of the Colony. ‘This financial!
policy of the Liberal Government, much as they
then decried it, they, however, quiety ow
ingly adopted on coming inte power; to it
they have ever since steadily adhered, convinced
of its soundness and wisdom, both as it affects the
bhe purse and the general prosperity. Ou this
ad also, then, if they honestly take credit to
themselves, they must do so by acknowledging
their indebtedness to the wisdom of their Liberal
redecessors. Mr. Longworth had also strongly
insisted upow the present value of Treasury War-
rants, a8 compared with what they were at the
close of the Liberal Goverament, as a proof of the
soundness of the financial system of the present
Government. Bat if be bad made bis statement
and comparison in the pertect spirit of fairness, ho
would not have owrtted te state what causes led
tu a depreciation of Geverument corartiep gine
the rule of the ‘Libertilx; nor that, just before its
termination, Treasury Warrants, were again cur-
rent at their facial value. In 1558, owing to a
universal depression of trade, and the falling off of
our mereantile impertations, our revenue, metead
ofamourting te £45,000, as it would otherwise havo
done, amounted to neo more than £33,000. Tn
that fact, then, might clearly be reeagnised one
debt under the
depreciation of

cause of the increase of the public

Liberal Government, aad of the

Government securities. Again, in taking credit
to himself aud his colleagues iu the Government
for what he had exhibited as their econominal
management of the affairs of the Land Office, and
¥en yoo. the management thereof by their
Liberal predecessors, had he fairly stated what
he knew to be the case with ret to the Wor-
rell Estate betvre it passed out of the hands of the
Liberal Government into theirs, he weuld have
had te explain that the great expense in the ma-
nagement of the Worrell Estate by the Liberal
Government was eecasioned by their having te
open up roads through the wilderness portion of
it, and to canse an accurate survey te be made
of the whole, for the purpose of developing its
capabilities, and fdcilitating the sale thereof.
The present Government had net been obliged to
make any outlay for such pu on their pur-
chase, the Selkirk Estate. That Extate bad, for
many years, been under the judicious management
of Mr. Douse; and, besides having opened up
roads in every needful direction through it—an
improvement which, ss a member of the House
of Assembly, be bad been enabled to effect out of
the Road moneys assigned to the district of which
he was one of the Representatives—he had caused
most accurate surveys to be made of it, on which
the area and position of every tenants’ farm were
distinctly shewn. With respect to the Worrell
Estate, all these things had to be done by the Li-
beral Government; and the consequent expense
was—and it could not have been otherwise—very
considerable. With reepect to the Selkirk Ee-
tate, the present Government had po such trouble
or expense. Everything in the shape of roads
and surveys had been previously done; and, there-
fore, for a saving or economy on that head, they
could have no right to take credit to themselves.

Per!) Mr. Longworth had said that the eredit of the

presevt Government was much greater than that
of the Liberal Government. That this assertion,
however, was net correct, was clearly demon-
strated hy the fact, that whilst the Li Go-
vernment were able to raise money at 5 percent.,
the present Government, im their , could
not raise it under 6 per cent., and had, besides,
for Bank accow ion been obliged to pay a
premium of £60 on their Bills. With respect to
the Laud Counnission, there was one piece of de-
ception which bad either been practised by tho
present Government or with their evnnivance, to
which he would just briefly advert. A short time
before the arrival of the Commismoners in the Is-
land, a notice,—a part of which he would cvad,—
headed “ Land Commission,” ared in the
Royat Gazette, the object of which must undoubt-
row | bave been to deceive both the Commissioners
and the people. The hon. gentleman then read
from the Royal Gazette, Tuceday, July 3rd, 1860,
as follows :—

“ Laxp ComMMIssion.-—We also learn by the
‘English Mail of this day that His E

“has received .
« ected the Ach poonod during tbe lot Seorton of
“ ceived tl d during the last Session of
“the Legislature, for giving effect to the Award

“of the Commissiouers.”

This notice, now known to have been altogether
faine, ing its circumstantial ieu-
it: wae leo given as & fact in the be insue of
the Isla - That the notice was falas
the writer of it could not bat have known at the
time he penned it. That it was wholly false was
also now well known to every one besides, For it
had been admitted by those whose office it was
to defend the Government and exonerate them
frem all blame, that the Act was not sent home
before October, not until at least two months after
the publication of the deceptive netice. Such
sume ulterior object; and it required no great
powers of tien to perceive for what
_ that aoe 7 was ms and published.
imposed upon people, it unposed u
hoditentulanen, Tho Ganecisieneed antoeet
upou the investigation of the matters and questions
submitted to them, in the belief that the Act for
Slee aera
y $ tly, their
Award would bo binding apon all the partive coo-
cerned who had been consentieut in their int-
Government

independently of an Act to confirm it, would be
powerless to bind eveu the conseuti ietors
against their will, Te allow rey to be
tuade aad published before an Act had beon pass-

ed to render it binding upon the ies who had
acquiesced in the appoint the arbitrators,
was just the same as if, in the case of a common

arbitration, the parteps swlauitting matters tq yis-

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