} 4 ; ; € ¢ ( i a a ee | H Z - ar? ET oe ears” Fe PUBLIC MEETING AT SUMMERSIDE. | for sinners, if only he was truly penitent hs or Ew eomeers r I stated these words before the Coroner About two monthe previews te the murder, a drunken fellow collared Dewey at Liutechineen’s corner When he came to me, be said ail he was» rry fer wae, that he fad wet a koife about fin From this time.” save be, “ To will earry a kort with we.” think Dewey was here three uo th before the auirder, but | eanr let stire la thet freqeent Carrie ‘a hone, for | B aves becanitieren there Mrs. Carne avd | used to speak that woe all I went there w l had semen te du When tt Daector ene tao ¢ looked at bis wa wid | oer ‘ o'clock Dewey ems p fre ! vessel neyt ? roing, at about queartet ‘ ! I wae be taken te the station-hews Wi It the aeat, | fell very near . e Gtwre is kite he nda bed -roen “t tdid make a neise when Tf W <) exes a ] coo hi rt | hed ¢ I het Know some! hong abeat tte rdet 1 di 14] him what | heew. fer d t ght that what J d tot Twon'd tell befor e lawyers a Judge The policeman sakl te aw “ F think y e the only ene whe knews a bing nto Ont Lawde pe anewer | eet Weeks ‘ since J dave been commatted te pr i tie pe heemen thenght Twas xg g eave the Isla but they were austake I do be serry eave the Island belewe this itter ended l bo ad Dowey was a marii main. and, of eours L had my eptni ‘ t oD wliemld hase der serry to keep fis cen pany i anew ix’ Was & married man The swt of sens mm jatl co auenced with me [did tet Keoow aft firxt wha tart et the jt e Wasi ut IT Ww atlerwurds There was ne hele tn the wa rome te con municate with him, | t “ very h beards between us Ll teld DD \ wl that | hewed hime ten times more than ever, te make lin quit erving. Ll cried toe LT had good reason te ers ter L had heen locked up im . eon acceunt of ham I teld Gun te awe ie u er sus bands eard it wansld be all rig I ewid te hin on evening “Prepare Dowey, I ae g in Chere fe-night "—tnte his reem le said * 1 wieh yer could.” [| was in jaila week of o fortnight beter I teid him that. Dewey tells « lie when he aays I am very fend of money 1 am able to earn! Bebe y lor myself. Tnever wanted money from Jun. Ile teld sme her comald ww PAW ALY Thhotey Jere, When eondived in jai, l did not hoow v hether I would be paid ter my tine or net. 1 3 «hed bim, in jail, where his « es were, and he eo: d he had them ‘n prison wit Tteld bum i jy that Christepher Duffy wen! and gave trest evid. ace, and that he nust blame Christopher J} buffy I was swern to tell the truth before ihe erener and Grand Jury. My brother and cerein were taken te the Pulice«fice on the mrahtet the murder” On the night of the murder DD wiy did net tell me fo em al it 1 wis aw much put to, at the time, that 1 did not think of waking a clean breast of the whole matter to the } hee Christ phet Duffy Waa tot present w hen ] fainted after the murder, and id not see hin when I came to my senses, He said te uv “You must have khuewn & vg about it’ When LT recovered trem the { t, Chrietephes Dr ffy was con ing up the street. and said “Good hight, Stewart 2 kh bh fly came up abeut theee minutes alter the murder was commilicd Wrpxesps January 20 Dr. Down, aworn: (Exawieed by Attorney Gevern’) Pratice as a Physician and Surgeon in Chatlottetew n Suw he be vet Ct » the deceased, lying on Currie’s fw De not koow whesent forme Went at half p st eleve or near twelve © clock, on the night e murd The man was dead bifore Larrived Fond | Ising on bis back near the deer, Pulsation bad ceased and be wae cold, execpt a percept ‘ warmth im the abdemen lie onast bave ber dead fliteen or twenty migeiee. At all events, errculation had ceased. | his arm, bul it fell powerless ]t was nel riyid Semebedy said he was stabbed He had two ahirte « TT ne yeet [ opened the clething and saw a cut eter the region of the beart. mea: the leit prie. The cut was ev and there wae net mn blood. I wae at heme aga t twelve «¢ ock Wae net there when Dro Fraser mace es amination J supposed the dec: d Was sis d tu the beart as | saw a cut ther Dra. Been, «worn: (Exanioed by Atterrey General) Am & Coroner tor Queen's County hi d an Inquest on the dead tedy of Friday The matter was first brenght to wy net ‘ bi geday night) Was net at home at the time the girder was committed se! w the dj ify und Viewe d the b ay ] en Caled i medical man. The body was lying ( “ reom,on the mght hand side 1 made x atnination of the bedy myrelt saw the wonnd lecalled in Dr. Fiarer. and beid an bh quest thie Court Re om A eleth tes dew ‘ detce The mest npertant } { ee deotne was taken down Every word wae met writte dow ti. Fiera MeQuar in Was xa ned betore Mie Dowes cane wp aed prep cd for eve seth evidence. JF knew nothing ot te at the tise He ssid he was walking weth the gi bight of the murder bial was feus whiy ] sent ter ber te have her exan d. Jb had he were eres d on Friday tight i Sie wuse le evidene ¢ before me on Saturdar (Crossexamined by Mr. C Palmer) Ail the evidence Was net taken dewe: Out the mest om portant parts were Tt wee dene under my eyes and inetruction. The girl Llera did net say that she used the words, ‘ Jr sus, thou sen et J —_ iVvid; but whe said she used the words, ‘ we ll be hurt 1 cannet be positive Thiwal Bie ¢ reel RUD xlier tisered the words, * Jesus net think she did. Lt wasn t essential evidence ftheu seu of fer me at the time, if she did I hs Ru something abeut the Knife, bat « tet be positive Am pretty positive she did net say anything ab fir ding the Dedy in fest of por own Louse: bu! ehe might have done s. De. Frasen, eworn: (Examined by Mr Hensiey.) Asm prectising here u- was doing so in Nowegiber last ty the Corener, for the exan i ts Surgeen, and ] was ea ed on enol the beads ot Cullen, the deceased The In y Wat in a@ Peon of a amal. house facing the Ja Ciot diree ims Vhere te find it. Hleard of the ' between ten and eleven o'eh ck on the mor wool the 27th of Nevsewber. Lfteund the body ef amar tying on It wae parily rived The pact Dhere were a couch, partly dressed countenance was cali be indications of suffering. Lftound seme blo d ®'aine On the chest, and a wound en the jet vide of the glest, between the and fjith mba, about three inches below the left my ple, ardabeut twe ard a-ball nm hes from the ecutre of the cheat. Te direction of the wound was upward and out. ward) Vhe external weurd wecsured righthe of an ineh in length, Tiere was an ine junto the cavity of the chest I then e ’ abe uli aeven eheti wpe wed the chest, ard fourd that the veal on which cause ! the wound had parsed into the night ventricle of the heart. The heart bead been cut through "She wound in the heart mersuced =1x enghths of an ineh i length. That part cf heart was quite empty.except that i contained a few email clots of bleed aud a very small quantity of fluid ‘The lett ventricle of the ret tiled with a large quantity of coagulated blood and a large quantity ot rerum. i, be lungs were quite healthy. I made ro turtber examination of the bedy. From the character of the wound, death would oeeur alowet Homediately. My inpression i, that the wound was formed by a sharp pointed end oval bladed knife, or tnstrnment. Tt weonld net require a khnite many Inches io leng h to de it, A blade two or three inches long would do The length of the kuife required to de it weuld depend on the quantity ef clothing which eovered the bedy An tnstrument three fourths of an meh yn length, would reach the heart. The wan wae well nourished. A kuite three fourths of an meh in length weuld not enter the heart, but would reach the surface ef it) The koite which caused this wound, reached the cavity of the chest, I had no duubt as te the exuse of the mans deatu (Crose-examined by Mr. C. Palmer.) The in- strument would not require very wuch foree, as tt parsed between the ribs. Davip Wepstrk eworn, (Examined by Mr Hensley ) Am a police-constable m Charlotte. town. “Was engaged in arresting Dowey. He came up himeelt atter the girl was brought te tie Station, We then arrested hin, The girl was pot at the first day's examination belore the Cor one She was examined on Saturday. Dewey came up to eee the giel af the Statien house on the evening alier the marder, a d we then arrest ed bin by @ warraut previuourly vwasued for bin Was present at the Inquest when he was examine | ed. Helped to take bin te Jail after the examin- ation was over. There was nething said to bins to induce him te make a statemout or conlessicn Swan the policeman asked hin what got dite bun te induce him te do the lhe = Swan releried to the murder.— Dowey gave an answer, (Mr. ©. Palmer here remarked that not only should there be no inducement bell out to the prisoner te soeke contession, bul he sheuld Lave been caution od tbat whatever he stated would be brought up ga evidence againet him. This ehould have been done belore such evidence is brought terward ; ptherwise it ie et wo value) Mr. Brecken suid that net only should there be ne inducement wade to the peisnorr fo make contession, but all atatemente made by buy elsgiid be wade polun- | farily, to be of any value as evicenge sgaimat ju: | ju Court. ‘The police officers should have been instructed to offer no nducemet's do the prisoners for the law mw extremely jealous on this point.) 4 The Judge reanarked that be could not see tha: | there was any wducement offered to the prisoner in this case, but Injuduwys cousessation op fhe | art of over-gealous policemen should not be al- aed Messrs, MeLead. E. Paliner. and the Attorney General made sows temarke on the same eabject, alter which the examination of the witness( David Webster) was resumed, and he stated as follows: —Swan said te the prisoner, * what got inte you to induce you tw do the like!" Die prisoner the eur Was alu » “be yexed me” The prisoner said he dfler ib points of law. Chiel Justice Richards covery aud effects, wonld pot deny it if he stabbed half-adozen. We then teok him tojul Sweo White, and MeCabe were with me When the prisever said this, we were en our way te jar! with bio. (Crossexamined by Nr, Co Paimer ) Have b » the Police Office about fitteeu tt town betore I taking the Pro wes wus at sea Was livieg in ‘hia When we were the Tnqnest was ovet t " was to be pu ahed for it. He had manacles en hun at the time, and FT was close t I re were a ge LUV Persons are ] Swan Was ¢ he oder stde of the pots l I Dewey hai al was pre \ hear cou This w at 1 t e he anid | “ te suffer fer it Swan might fave exens | “ ls with the reseniet 1 did mivthing u ‘ When twan pat that qiies o the pris er. we had just got out of Court reem and emtaide this du ding I had te ke hack the crowd, but was aet very bu y. l was as sober as Tam at present l y seldern ' K lye Sometimes 1 dau not A a fae s tong spell 1 was net at all anxious about Che rieoner’a words, § tedd the City Marshall wt at Dewey said wi L went ap fron the jail W he prisoner W the lock ap. he was brought m. to wart arse! Not g wast » enid at muwnare { saa | ‘ hed e matt over at dif ttl . \ sways agreed up what the prisoner had s i t . Ded know that Tw have te giv evidence to the 4 irt wy this matte Abani a week age. | was teld it per ops Co omight be ' rt i kK ne? r Wurre, « (Examined by M E Palme \ — eu Charlottetowr ifave se Dower befor Was at the Ingnest Had the warrant te convey Dowey to pul atrer he Inquest. Swan, Webst rand MacCabe went wilh one. Heard Dowev make a efafeme Suan said it was a bad affair, or something to that effeet We were between Heariz’a store and this building at the tine he prisoner said f unewer te Swaa that ifey vexed him and he er i nm le sa d he 1 seprarseral E at he wen d ave to die for it) ] underatood trem what he said that he | id stabbed th deceased and Good- the Newfoundland man. oss eNO ie d by Mr te Palmer) 1 knew thie ris eT weu 1} ve tor be tried m this Court, but dout krow whether he knew it or net H did not speck as if he wae under great fear, but just bke any otkerman W norswear te every word be uved at that time [thick Teould bear © prisoner's words as well as Webster Wittiam Swan sworn (Examined by Mt Hensley Am a policeman and was engaged in taking Dowey A prisoner after the Ih qriest Was part of the time at the Inquest Webster Mac Cabe. White, and myself had charge of the prise ner Twas on the right side of the prisoner Me Cahe was ke eprng back the crowd Webster bad held of th prisoner und IT said T did not think be would run away Ths prisoner eaid there was ne fenref him ruening away, fer be could have rt away long ago [then said, in the name ef gee ress. how eame vou te do what yeu have done Heeaid. ‘he vexed me. and Thuifed lim I suy pore lw have to die teri Croes-examined by Mr C Pele Phe pris ner might have said other werds, but hat isa | heard Do not tl k he eorld eay a great den without my bearingit Was net eatching at any egpreasions of hie MicCane sworn (Examined by Attorney (ser Ama polieema Was one of 8 uw! ok Dewey to jn Was with e others Was keepirg the crowd back, b d Did wu Cress-eyamined by Mr © Pal The priso er @ouid uure spoken without being heat ] Lb} ne \ e witnesses on the partef the Crown hac i ex ned Mr ( Palmer, addressed the Ju for the def e His spe petl “ thes whieh fh wed, will be given 1 full in eur next issue — ee ese ™ Letest News by Telegraph. FROM CANADA. Monts » van. 20 | Q e! Pa n to i dt day vil n vw ce nonies I bad Regiment ed aG i i] with the Band s i Slat Cor { ) vas d g Yucl ‘ Civ 4.8 h ] rt en we iri \ t Of $s, a i ent ar } v 1 fas " Tin frogs oecup lhalfia ir fhe S h of the Lieut, Governor contains no feat f interest j SCs is expected to bh vst ' \ eX 2 of the Ca dla Glazctie to das tai sy al orders dividing Mew Pruns ons in 4D ia to ft 4 Fig ands ‘ levimental s10ns | Roman Cht e B 0 M tre ! Ron to dav, inhituehs i ) S$ wat tending ntothe d t S Mleming is said to has sirned +} ‘ ‘ | ineersh » af } Ir ) . ie Wi ‘ ‘tothe © inmissioners aite J ix Sppee it 5 R re pa 3 vener©r ly ] u ith ivo rf ¢ evs averetn J Colo A Oth Rifles has fused toa his Rand to play att St. Patrick's { cert 1 ct veek, ou th rruuud of the So- ciety bei ! Via : : Montreal, Jan. 23. Colonel Ermatinger, one of the must re- spected eitizgena dred last night. An officer of the 60th Rifles last tempted to elope wth a daughter of a lead ng en. The father caungat them as the train was ahoutstarting for Quebee Ontario Legislature was prorogued to day. Owing to insufficiency of water supply, the Royal and other Insurance Companies wre closing their «fiees at Ottawa. Great destrees atill prevatis ot Red Raviere DuLoupe, Ca , Jen Marchand’s Hotel, at this place, was de stroved by fire this morning. Three of Mr. Marchand's children were burned to death. A number of othera were mure or less iu jured. night at- eit River oo -_— Ottawa, Jan. 21. The Privy Council hold meet ngs datly. [t is understood that the Nuva sScutla ques- trom ie tender co..sideration Messra Howe and McLellan are ‘ere, Phe Quebee Legislature aseembied yester- day with tLe usual ceremonies, Mentrea!, Jan. 22. A meeting of citizens yesterday decided to insite Sir Jobu Young and Lady toa banquet, hall and other festivities, Iniucntial mittee a; pointed. Cuul- Montreal, January 2: Whelan arrived at Ottawa he avily ironed, by special tram to-day Notwithstanding re!usal to allow an appeal co England, Cameron 18 going to” make avother elfurt om behall of the assassin. Octawa, Jan. 22 In Qu. beeParliament to day a nug ber of pe- titions were presented from French Canadians in the United States, asking to be broughe b ick to Canada and alowed privileges vl eongrante, Osgood Hall was crowded, and utmost in terest was manifested to hear the result of Whelan case to-day. At Ll oel.ck Judges wuok seats and prisoner was brought in; he was vistbly moved and excited, paid much attention to jedgmen's, and seemed bo realige che tact that his life hung op the words of lea ved Judges. Christopier Raubineon, fog. sod Anderson, appeared tor the Crown Cameron tor prisvner, Cie! Justice Deape r give judgment, commencing by going over grounds of appeel which are familier bo your rea ere. His Lordship sad the first question wag Cigallowance of prisoners peremptory challenge of Jovaihan Sparks by Court riget or wrovg 2?) Alter considering pros and al point, quoting from numerous authorities, tiis Lordship deeded that the Court was right is seo deciding. Prisoner by lis own act, in challenging as he had done, haa brought results upoo himself. bits Lordship suid the case bad excited we great deal of in terest outside, and many persons wondered why so much time was lust when there woes no Question of the prisoner 8 guilt. That was put a question for Court. A Jury had deeid- edthat. Suid Court only had tu give thei opipion on point raised at first. Ue con‘ess ed Le had been inclined to side with his Jearned brother, Morrison, who o! jected to the judgment; but after looking more closely iptu the vase, he had come to the conclusion thyt judgunent should be sustained. He then #iuted that be hag been requested to say that his learned bruihers, Muwatt and J. Wilsun, cvineidey with Sym im all pointe; be under- stood that there was a decisivn in the Court on the question, and relerred to a case in! england in which Judges were similarly. divided. lt was nut uncommon fordu igen to. CONS merely confirmed his decision in the lower Court, pamely, that judgment should be sus tained. and in proot of fairness o! trial qu en words of prisoner himself, who, eter the trial, stated that, bad he 5 en on the jury, he could not, with such evidence before bito, retorn anything but a verdict of gutlty. i . , yt Jostice Hagariy commenced by reterring to | O; ts of Canada a similar case to the present hd never come t It was e of ut t t to the His J a evilew iat id vu 1 eu t i ‘ ! erri t is uses, and came t ‘ tt 1 { bes { ed and the pe ral fa new trial. I Jud s divided i ws I ew trial, fou Hs ty, Mos ) \ i ind Va \ { x Drap K irds, M A. wie A. il. $0.1 a (i ‘ 4 ea rations are to be made in for an ocean race with th America 1a 3 i h w b s are to be 4iled out, nist being tend i her keel weighted, ‘ h is deemed will make | hetter able t s with the Americal st the sea, to Cc nye le is , Toronto January 23 The Whalen ease was on yesterday before e fuli Court of Error and Appeal. Ten judges delivered elaborate judgments, fully reviewing the case. The judges stood four forand sx against granting a new trial. The prisoner's counsel applied for leave to appeal to the Privy Couneid of England, and alter consulting the Court decided that it had no right or power to grant the leave. The prisoner was ordered to be sent back to Ottawa jail, and so far as the Can idian Courts are concerned the law take its courge and if a reprieve is not gr unted, Whelan will be exccuted on the Lith of February. Whelan was taken to Ottawa this morning under @ strong guard. St. Stephen, N B., Jan. 25. Stephen Innes, who had just returned from the Asylum, murdered, this afternoon, bis sister Addie with a batehet, and killed him- self with a knife. The murdered girl was to be married next week. Montreal, Jan 25. The Governor General has aceepted the in vitution of citizens, and will visit Montreal, on Monday next. A publie dinner will be given on Tuesday, and a ball on Wednesday. " ! JJ Linton, Clerk of Peace, Perth, is Jead He tas long been prominent as one of the must zealous ‘Temperance supporters 1 Canada Over 150 deathe from smal! pox have oc eurred in Montreal during the lust five weeks. line Ca edonian & crety ea ebrate versury of Burns's birth day to-night by a dinner. The Bank of Montreal is said to have betwe noneand five hundred thousand dollars from landing money to New York Speculators who beeime bankrupt by the recent corner in arcs. Tt uneasiness in financial circles the agni lost » report causes considerable Erie 8 Montreal, January 21. Desharat’s Queen's Printing establishment « 4 at Ottawa was totally deetroyed by fire this tnorning, tovether with its contenis The sa is estimated at $200,000. Mrs Trotter's Saloon, the scene of the Mac Gee tragedy. was tn the buriding. The fire is bh lieved to be work of an incendiary he Treasurer of Quebes bus a surplus o $70 .000 over the expendisure fur the past eigitecn montha, It ie reported that Howe will be appointed a d-legate to tu negotiate tor HH *« pe ity. Washington, joncplastissiiaiiailiicibiiiee FROM EUROPE. London, Jan, | l ‘Times’ to-day analyses ° lreaty | nent of t Alabama clains, and yivee t ww ( un ts pr VIS 4 mame «+ The Commission is to “18 yur men s—‘wo to be ip feqd by ke wd i vO the United States. The C nission wil fits ses » It Waal to 3 Wi be to select i nt ~ a t ( missior ‘ ihy¥i 1, they sha B final « s Que of t sovererrns oO hare Is to be sei 1 by the Com , i s the gues l ; ( 1 Soul States as belliz i ry Great B t } (ry 4 ren 3s to nulat t i ite the claims of its citizens No in- idual claimant will be heard before tt Commission, and all claims must be presented vithin six months from the first day of the eting of the Commis 1, and al lemnie ties ure to be if aid Wilthith ¢ ichte en nous from the same day. One year 13 be allowed f. tie ratihneation of the Treaty ” The Pall Mali Gazette hopes the Enstish Parliament wil! not ratify the Alabama Treats if the question of recognition of the Souther Confederacy as belligerents is to be reopened Madrid, January 23. A proposition deelaring all vessels engaged in the slave traffic aa pirates is under gon- sid.ration by the government, and will pro- bably prevail. Rivero will preside over the S ssions of the new Conetitut.onal Cortez The transports contatning the troops for Cuba, are nearly ready to sail. The fleet will land at Santiago, Cuba, which is much nearer the jusurrectiupary district than iiavana. Havana, Jan 22 The government is in receipt of diepatches to the effect that the insurgents recentiy at- tempted to burn the city of Manzanilla, but they were handsomely repulsed by the garri son aided by the men-of war at anchor ip the harbor. London. January 24. A despatch received in Paris, purporting to come from a reliable source, says the Greek Government has rejected the declaura- tiun of the Conference in Paris. London, January 25. A Constantinople despatch of yesterday states that Admiral Hobart Pisha has sailed with his fest from the harbor of Seyra, the Governor uf the Island having promised that the steamer Frosis shall not leave the port. the Viceroy of Ezypt has offered the Sultan ap army of 500,000 men and a feet in the) evens vi war, Paris, January 24. Minister Burlingame and Chiness Embassy, were received by the Emperor Napoleon at the patuee of the Tuileries to-day. Tie in- terview was agreeavie and satisfactory. —_—- FROM THE SPrATEs. New York, January 24. The British barque Cadet arrived a Phila delvhia on Saturday in 105 day from Liver pool, sions, the crew have been in a starving condition fora long time. On New Year's Dey and afierwarde they had only for 14 men haifa pound of mes and @ pint of water every twenty-four hoars. On January Lith they were within x0 miles of Cape Hatteras, but were blown far to the southeast by a tremendous gale At one time when their provisions were entirely gone exespt ten pounde of flour, they providentially spoke @ vessel and received a suali sop; ly or ali would have perished. Holioway’s Pills —These Pille are more eff- eccions in strengthening a debilitated constitulion than any other medicme in the world. Peraona of a nerveus babit of body and all whe are suffer. wy from weak digestive organs or whose health has become deranged by bilious aff-etion, die- ordered stowach, or liver complaints, should lose noe tine in giving these adiuirable Pills a fair trial. Coughs, colds, asthinas, or shortness of breath! are algo within the rauge of the sadatice powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or tem- porary, but complete and permaveut They are as muld as they are efficacious, aud may be given with confidence to deheate females aud young clildren. Thetr actiog on the liver, elomuek aud bower is lninediaie. beneficial, aud lagties ~>. storing order aud bealli in every case. - =r. - Dr. Morses INS 1gN Roor PILLS —Before | Almanac ! them all diseases sarrender and read the intermation Get our therein of their dis- Sold by all Dealers. She started with only 55 days prov. | ' GORRESPONDENCE. o ee ee To rue Evrror oF 1g EXAMINER. NU? : Will you permit me to reply, through the Jumrs of the Jraminer, to # biief articie n Armerican pol tics that appeared in the Vorth Star of the 29th uly, writien evidently witha view of gaining favor with tho Bor d- hold {New E wid. TE do not purpose to l r fenie J hai 3 Hirakiic haat ve ly becnuse that | do not ®pprove them myself. I cannot aee, | mvever, that they sre ft .% imivy, wot than Cree al Butlers 4} ’ ro F the Bonds in green ' S | 1 is just a much repudia- 1 st ther: and yet, the North Slar is a ut adi rof Gen Butler Athourh | mu t state t iat [have se hom Sie Oy i t Hos tra and responsi) d ronal da this country, anythin s more reely denunciatory of the President of th United tates than t article referred to, yet there is but one statement in it that I propose to not It is the following :-—** A villainous use of money prevented his (Presi dent dohnaon s) impeac iment.” It would be vrong to permit su hal accusation ng this, wrainst the gentlemea in the American Senate th t opposed impe achrae t—unsupported as it is by a part cie of pro {—to go unc mntradicted to the people ot P. ik. Isitand, who have tittle means of knowing auythi is of Am rice pe lie tics beyond what they learn through their local ~ Althoush I cannet justify the wanton- that press. ness and recklessness of statement wou d ] } rive curr ac juit the editor of the North Star of any mne} icious intent in the matter, as he can have no rsonal interest in malizning the character of shed American Se Had he takeu pains to become acquat ited with the niors. anves a! d fluctuations of American Opn, he would have known that he was repeating a willy and baseless charge, which has been abane doned by every decent, bonest and intelligent American, and which is now only repeated by ' mnwress, chat of Ohio, who, at one time, in his piace in ( ed Mr. Johsson with complicity in the assassina tion of President Lincoln, ard who has since, is a reward for his insane zeal, been conteimpe ti us y cast aside by the pa: ty that then cheered him and hounded Ina time of great pre fess to be- tei of their opponents ; but when him on. »tnal exe ent, men will Passio st bsides a: d reason resumes her sway ver the minds of men, the hercest exponents of the popular rage, during its continuance ari k mto inviorious ¢ bscur ty, and vive wat to men of calmer judgement and more moder- ate counsel. Men of ext:eme views and bitter itisan prejudice 3 Cul ie ver be the perma nt leaders of any great parte. Men wh gSPS8 nore Zeal than discretion are never long trusted ¥ th pie They are used by their pa ty sly cast aside when their services are no mzer ey ed The echaryve of corruption, leed, was never seriously brought against any of the radica Scnutors that votea fur acq tal but one M Ross of Kansas. If the editor of the North Siar had resided in America prior to the im- ild have known that umball, Fessenden, $ that opposed im- brains of the peac! ment ‘ gsueh men as Ti Grimes and Hende:son—radical Senate peachment=not only furnished the radical party, but gave it also its moral pres t . Had such menas they all along oppos t! cour ot r cal legisiet the arty woul to-day wit t strengt) ‘ ’ ‘ Notwithstanding the clamor : to Dmocratic leaders, the American people fels that their liberties were secure while men of suci know rrity and abi ily had a hand ia ming the laws. Ifa year azo you aad asked i tel yentira ical whom he considers d the test men of his party—the most distin- 1 for tt te ty, as we i a8 their " Honor Judge Peters is a man of whom » on Tuesday evening list, to consult bie constitu enta on the wants of the district, was organized by calling D. Enman. Exq .to the chair. Mr. Jobin may be proud ; and the manner in which hp Gatthey was appomnted Secy. The was a very fall one and included the other represent ativea of the distiict, D. Green Esq , and also Ilon J. Muirhead The buviness of the evening commenced bye ap committee to meeting presided over the Dowey trial is sufficient to confirm his character ag a learned, striet, ime partial Jud se, as a man of feeling and ag ting the followin tlemen a sincere Christian. solntionsembodying the wist . denbrit re i nie il es of the meeting Vessrs. Thos. Kelly, Jas. Hol ne : an it # man, J Bertram, Thos Crabb, JA Craswell. THE POST OFFICE AGAIN, Puri: g the absence of the connnittee, Me T. Kir } » lutic y i 6 ° we P win pe int ef lowing resolution, which was We bev to inform the Editor of the atriot Peed Ma TITMOUsTY i A Kesolved That inthe opinion of this meeting, | that we did not reply, in any previous number if the present rate of two pence postuve on letters | 6 4). Pe ene pee } his paper » anything that he rt hroughout the Isliund were reduced to one penny ot tis pap , t sn ne : , a hava it wonld be a great benefit to the people. and at) written on this subject What we did write the e time tend by en ring | anncnntot cor . > i ‘ . a eo respotdence, to amerease Lhe | staul revenue of the; ®™ rout the Post O.lice was writ'en b fore we faiind ,| Saw anything in the Patriot on the subj ‘ct, and {ter rt beence the Committee returned if , submitted the following resolutions ‘ich when we were penning our short article we had ‘ mie discussion Were adopte d by the meet not prejudice, or the least id om, | of injuring the on : We are giad to learn that our hints will have a very beneficial effect. In the first place, we understand that the new P. M. G. will not allow loafers or Kesolved, That an Office of Registar of Deeds spies into the “Sanctum” of his office, This as well asan Office of Probate of Wills, are re : red for this County will be a great improvement, and will lessen Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting | the chances of letters and other i theta braneh of the Savings Bank, now existing | portant in Char if established in Summerside,| documents being feloniously abstracted by pimps. We | understand, too, that it is the intention of the Reso ved, Thatin the opinion of this meeting character of Mr. McLeod. le of Summerside and st 1 ‘ worl } 4 req re for public purposes a plotor squcure of Lund, in the Town, and that the Legis! provide such sqaure or plot of land, and to erect a | iblic Market tlouse thereon irronndtng Country, iture be asked to oltetown, ved, That our Representatives be request ed to obtain such amendment tothe Election Laws, us will cause a polling division for Electors to be Government, in accordance with our sugges. tion, to erect, a3 Soon as possib e, a respectable : building for a Post Office. This will be ane sity of petitions for « gg 7 yee th oa: | other step in the right direction, The Patriot * the nse oO 1° owt. : . eg sy ; of aud Progress are in ecstacies because Mr. Mace established in Summerside Atter some rewarksin reference to the neces of a second fire Eugine hove committee, with the additional names then . '* . . i. fT Holman. D. Rogers, J. F. Baker and F Mc-| Donald, a ¢ atholic, has been appointed Post Neill Exquires, was »ppointed to prepare petitions | Master General. The Pope of Rome never inaccordaance with the above resolutions, to be pre-| received a tenth part of the praise from the nted for signatures xt an adjourned meeting On} 4, P. P.” as the new official has received from ithe sane source; therefore, we suppose, he {must bea superior individual, and we must | sing dumb as to the claims of Hon. F, Kelly, |The Government organs have spoken: causa | finita est (thats Lateen.) Much good may | the new olficial receive from the warm advoe Phar sd iy evening, 28h JOUN GAFENEY, Sec’y. Summerside Jan. 27. “69. oo & < . Guo COXA. Ween enenernenenmnanenanenenmmmrnrcres | oucy Of Messrs. Laird, Currie, Kirwan, Hunt, Charlottetown, February 1, 1869. |c. No more spies will intrude themselves into the “sanctum’’ and stealthly sneak about levery corner on soft moccasins. THE DOWEY MURDER CASE. | The saintly Eider has made an unprovoked ‘attack on some of the officials of the Posg Grorcre Dowry was tried and coavicted, be- Office, on Messrs. McKenna and McDonald, Que of the criminal charges preferred ayainst one, is that he is Secretary to a Literary Insti- tute. Why did not the pious and holy David to New Orleans, and Cullen to Liverpool, G.B.| have this atrocious criminal indicted by the on the part of the Crown was con- lirand Jury and duly arvaizned for trial before Attorney General, Solicitcr the Supreme C art which held its Session ree Pee cr ae cently in this city? If Elders negtect their General, and H mn i. Palmer, Q 1een’s Coun- duty in upholding the righteoustiess of shes land, The-e gentlemen per formed their important | w hat is to become of ordin wry mortals? * You ration, and dignity,|@re the Salt of the earth, &."’ An awful “| respousibtiity rests on saintly Eiders. Another | grave charge brought aguinst the sub-officials » counsel tor the defendant. These’ jn the Post Office 1s that they smoke a cigar or also did their duty well, and the address of Mr.| or pipe occasiunally Dreadiul erime no doubt; : especially in the nostrils of an editer whose breath is reduleat of sweet perfume at the dis- tance of thirty yards. A third charge, and the } fore the late session of the Supreme Court, for the murder of John Callen. Dowey belonged The case ducted by the cil duty with ability, m ide Messrs. Palmer & McLeod, and F. Brecken, | Esq , wer Biecken to the jury does honor to his head | and heart. T woman named Flora McQuarrie, who wae ir! most serious of all, is that Messrs McKenna company with the criminal at the hour of the and Mc A snald, by their carelessness and negli- : if oo. | wence, have caused serious inconvenience and We belicve we are correct In saying loss. If this is the case, why have not the Jury, dismissed them? Que of two spectators were things. Either these geutlemen have beem ; immoral, or they have been maliciously calumi + nated by a saintly Eider. The enus of proof lies on the Eidor; for an accused person is noe expeeted to prove a negative. If David Laird le, prove to the public that Messrs. McKenna and McDouald are two immoral scamps, receiving money under false pretences, let them, by all uth from a witness, especiaily in| ypeans, be treated as suc h; but if the saintly th: but if this could be done| David should fail in proving his accusations, Dias let him, for ail time to come, bear the odium : of having maliciously done his best, or his We are aware he principal witness was a young murder. and the immense that the Court, the mwa of esty of the evidence of this witness. Government satisfied with the is one point which struck us forcibiy during the cross examination of the girl Mc Quarrie, } and we will state it as delicately as possit Of course it is right to use all proper meane to slicit the t i ase of life or d without making the his or witness expose 4 , _. , ‘ worst, to damaze the character of two honest, a witness to upright, hard-working, obliging F-criminating or self-diszracing | Young men, against whose uprizhtness and ' honesty we have never heard a whisper until |} we read the attacks in the Pats iot. saracter it would be desirable. Cou rt does not obiige intellizent, n this is well known to be the rule of the Court, it does not look weil for a eross- There is another point in this matter to examiner to elicit facts from a young female} which we will reter, and which will bring the vitness that will injure her character for life. Bicer to a sense of the odious position im . : : which he has placed himself. He has pre I s McQuar was asked a question whic h forred certain charze 3 azainst sub-officials in she did not know that she was oblizved not to’ the Post Odice: if these crimes were come answer, Rather than commit perjury she told | mitt 1, they were com nitted during the tenure : of office of the late Postmaster General If ruth and diszraced her character! 2 ’ ath 1 diszraced laracter \ tle deceased yvestieman allowed his sabe tarili of sympathy f ilul, but) officials to make the office a smoking saloon, rthe honest, tru seduced girl, pervaded the immense crowd, and to neglect their duties wm a scandalous g ; . : manner, he, certainly, more than any one else whose one thousand eyes stared at the crimson- Pits sr ; de ae : on ¢ . ‘ was to blame. He should have caused their . eke © 2 ritness } “ounusel fer ae > ‘ ed cheeks of the witness. The counsel for! jnmediate dismissal. David Laird, then, in- the defendant, instead of weakening the credi-' directly charges the late P. M. Gy, a near re- ity of the witsess, increased it tou a great) HVE “ o i honesty and negli : : ey be | sence Perhaps Mr. Laird dil not perceive ean C.»me r¢ lemme? yf he Pr “| Iegree. Some gentiemen of the mz Trove this when he made the attack on Messrs. might learn a useful lesson from this circum-| McKenna and McDonald; if he did not his in- assured | tellect must be pretty obtuse. To make an attack, even indirectiy, on the character of an hi en ti ie honored citizen before his remains are ™ not absolutely re juired for the ends of justice, | month in the grave, is, to say the least, not very Christian like for an Eider. One more observation on this subject and ,;| we have done. Suppose that one, twe or On being asked | three letters were misplaced and not duly de- what he had to Suy Ww hy the sentence of the livered for a time, are we to be assouished Court sh be pronounced on him, his; at this? The wonder is thas half the letters eee men passing through the Post Oilice had not mis- : nigel é carried when spies, and literary pimps, and against the formality of the indictment of the | sub editors, were permitted, through the good Grand Jury, on the presentiment cf which the | nature of the officials, to “make themse!.es at A Mr. Weeks, who was home’’ in the Post Umties Phe **key-hole’” geutieman and his sainily superior may take a note of this and govern themselves accordingly. stance; and moreover they may be that questions of an indelicate nature, when are listened to with diszust by the audience. | On Saturday, the 23rd inst., Dowey was brought up for sentence, d not rose and some objections prisoner was tried, on the Coroner’s Inquest, was one of the Grand ! Jury men, and the Counsel for the prisoner argued that, therefore, the indictment on which | M, GUIZOT ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, he was tried and convicted was informal, or | . ; ; : an i es | M. Gvizot, the eminent historian and states- not according to justice. The learned counsel : ’ : : ; man, and one of the most learned and influential quoted quite a number of cases, from ponder | ,, ees d : : Protestants now living, has expressed himself ous and very seedy looking tomes, and went ik : ‘il os : oh strongly against godless or inufide’ schools, hack to the times of the notorious Titus Oates. | ‘ . a ie ‘ie Che Patriot and Progress will, no doubt, pro- At the mention of Titus the audience put onan an ; ; : i ; nounce M. Guizot as being too far behind this indescribable grin: whether it was in appro= } ue progressive age; as being too much imbued If the celebrated | Frenchman lived in P. E. Island, and had the far-fetched lore of the learned We are Law, but we, bation of t . : : with the old superstition counsel we are not prepared to say. not very well posted up im the : spats : Je temerity to express his views in favor of ree and every lay manin the Court-house to whom)! . . ( : 7 ligious education, he would be roundly abused we spoke on the subject, thought that the cases : i t , : ‘ as adisturber of the public peace ; asa narrow referred to were not to the pomt; and it hap- : a ‘ minded bigot, who sought to destroy our pened that our opinion was confirmed by the te nee : « | * noble system ’’ ot education; in a word, he Patriot aud Progress as a mere tool of Bishop McIntyre udsequent judgment of the Court. would be represented by the The presiding Judge then adjourned the Court, in order to consider the objections On Monday, | Court re-opened; the Judge Peters explained the Law on the subject of and his priests. We cali the special attention raised by the prisoner’s counsel i : of our readers to the following words of M. the 25th inst., the : Uuuzot:— p/fsoner, Dowey, being at the bar. ‘ ’ ‘ “In order to make education truly good | and socially useful, it must be fundamentally His ex-| religious. 1 do not simply mean by this that planatiou of the subject was exiaustive, and) religious instruction should hold its place in popular education, and that the practices of Court that the objections raised pohgion shou'd enter into it; for @ nation is ‘ not religiously educated by such petty and by the counsel for the prisoner were not satis-!| mechanical devices. It is necessary that na- tactory, the Clerk of the Crown asked George tional education should be given and received ,,/ inthe midst of a religious atmosphere, and that religious impressions and religious obsere vances should penetrate into all its parts. Ree is not a study er an exercise to be he confessed the crime for which he was cen- restricted to @ certain place and @ certain victed. During his explanation of the circuin-| wees it isa faith and a law which ought rv 8 ir, be felt everywhere, and which, after this stances connected with the murder, what struck! manner alone, can exercise ail its beneficial us most was the circuimstantial corroberation , Nfuence upon our minds and our lives.’’ M. Guizot’s opinion has as much weight as Juries in an able and lucid address, perfectly satisfactory. to the The Judze having sig- Dowey why the sentence of the Court should not be pronounced on him. Dowey thea made of the evidence of the girl McQuarrie, and the} fact that he did not express his repentance for that of ten thousand “ Progress boys,” and the murder, so much as his spleen against the (uite as much as that of the patriotic Elder. +e CHARLOTTETOWN DEBATING CLUB. On Friday evening last the question, “ What are the best means of counteracting the disad- urls to| vantages incident to our isolated position as a | Colony,” was opened by Mr. A. MeNeill. Two Resolutions on the subject were submitted by the ( : opener; one as to the necessity for a Steamer to prisoner, and sentenced him to, ply, during the winter months, between George- town and Port Mulgrave, or Port Hood, and the other regarding the propriety of the Government procuring a Report of the probable cost of a able Judge went to the hearts of the audience Railway between Summerside and Georgetown. After an animated and theroughly practical dis cussion on the Resolutions, on motion, the debate the prisoner no hope of pardon, and recom. was adjourned uutil Friday evening next, the Sth principal witness for * sweariny his life away,’’ or, in other words, for telling the truth. | Dowey acknowledzed that he had a fair trial, and thanked his counsel for their able eff. sare his life. His Honor Judge Peters then made a feeling | address to the be hanged on the 30th day of March, on Pow-| nal Square. The touching words of the vener- and caused many a tear to drop. He gave F. L. Haszarp, Secretary. God without delay. i He explained to him the! jenormity of his crime; but encouraged him | Ce” Owing to the large space taken up on the | with the hope of forgiveness from Him who Powey murder case, we are compelled to omit & . . ; . nee i few advertisements and some editorial uatter, 1 gave himself up a bleeding victim on the Croas tended for this weeks issue. Buyers will find a Cheap tot Grey Cottons at Fatconer & Patricx’s, South Side Queen Square. eo mrars®