aoa J | ” ; ever, Qaesover any force dn this objection, | ‘This crmas in the political affairs of Canada} led the statesmen of that Province ty consi- der their position, with a View to remedy | evils whieh were such as to render impracti-) cable the further geveroment of that Pro- vince under the existing constitution. 1 need not enumerate the many reasups which induced those statesmen ty propose a Confe- | deration of all the Provinces. They realized, | among other things, the position ino whieh | | . — sien sme eg -' SS ee oe ls a _ a Hon, Con. Seewatary.—Me. Speaker, Law fatiohbed that | am im order. Ltd not deem It necessary formally to declare to this House that tie resulutiune just submitted do not eXpress the views af the Government. It well known, Sir, not only in this Llonse, out trom one end of the [sland to the other, that the Government, with two exceptions, are hostile to the pr yposed Con- The Report of the resolutions o! the Quebee Conference dves not come before — the memoers of . » . meueratiod this Llouse as a Government measure. Con-| these Provinces stind in relation to the} federation is an open question, and in this neighboring Republic, whieh, within the short space of tour years, from being a purely commercial and agricultural people, had be- come one of the greatest military and naval powers in existence. They had also reveived | au intimation from the lwperial Government tu the effect that the people of discussion I recognize but two parties—the une composed of the four or five wembers who are lavorable to Confederation, and the other consisting of the six and twenty memn- bers who | believe to be opp wed to Contede- ration. Mr. Speaker, L enter upon the drseussion of the questions inve ved in the hk peve of the Quebec Conlerenee, deeply # nuble of their magnitade and mportance, and of wy utter incompetency do them yueties; but, Sir. in this Llvase the namber ot these who advoeute Confederation, whieh tie porte mtemplates, ia 80 5 Ty small — eomeating of sowe flour or fi¢e or yothat we canntalford that even should remain eilent. In taking the lead m th ot chia subject, Lam encouraged by the con- , will follow | } , the cost of lurtifications, aud other means ol defence, as a condition of Eagland s under- taking to co-operate in their defenee. | Colonies have heretofore left it to England to provide and maintain fleets aud armies for he seeurity of theiz-eountry at the cost of the tux-pas ers of Great Britcin: and, sir, | r id one of the Coloutes being, at this day, called upon ty contribate of ther ability to the ther defence. As subjects of the discussion @cionsness that the pentiemen wh Cost of me, im the support of these res abier than lam to do justiee to» the great they relate, [i ) . Que wee uthons, are try; botif we have this ryht, we are most certainly under the obligation to coatmbut of our alnlity to the matatenance of those fleets and armies Which are necess uty for ile idetence of the Em pire vf whiel we forat a part. Tf, sir, the existence upon our borders of a vast military and naval power, render- question te which is prene- Conter- ons whieh, rally known, Sor, that tle : rigith in Gre reseler Were passe i hy the Legislatures va Seotia, Ne ence had tts sot S N © Braoswick and Prince belwerd tsiand rigng a nvention of Delegates for the purpose of conicrring upon saree, ’ ” wath e —— or the deliberate consideration of the peo- | Il devolve the acceptance or re- | Mil i di Union.” eneral organizativa our Militia will neces- ‘ | ality be waubiill Lam not aware, sir, that) f am sorry to say, Sit, “se pre she a Lam the most eficient officer in the servive, | of eurry ig a& ma) ity in ‘ Union a Y lade! although | have held a commissiun for a} ration, chit the piney Acid tas quartér of a century, and bave never seen the | in the Report ot the pwede sh = ee ve company to which Lam supposed to be at-| just to this Istund, i be see re wadee tached. Although opposed to spending} i declared myself in favere Sa heat gobi pe money uselessly upon our Militia, Fam inj at the Conterence, vege a Pe ibe lavor of training every man in the Provinces | 5", 1 crust 1 have too — ibe Sidon thera | capable of bearing arms, provided such train- ony vaitgi sige vo val 4 Bund a asians tlie’! ing be condaeted under a general organiza- stg lye j a wn regard Neen us une | ad rei i i aw “ be bs | es belietiag yg aay cnrapadetcdingcd seat “a } x Th roodatiliea ideh forme the Report, al | defence would be our best protection against lL have already stated, are thé results of mutual | invasion. The fourth resvlution reals thas 4. Resolred, That a Federal Union of British ideterence and concession, aod in my liable | Nort: America based upon the Resolutions adopt- depart hefore our de- leny fort! Unless under a) ple, en whem wi jection of the propose deal of mischief, and fenders could be mustered. | judgment are stich as we should eagerly accept. ii have beeu teld, Sir, that by advocating the | | ue terme of Union, it is inexpedient that the peo- pie of Prince Edward Island ehouk be culled upon to decide om the question. Prince Edward Island is the smallest of the Pro-| vinees or Colonies, and no action whieh this Le- gislature may take will, in the smallest degree, allect the great question of confederation. If New Brunswick and Nova Scotia reject Contede- ration, we shall pet be allowed tu avail oursebves of the privileges which Coutederation would con- fer upon us; onthe other hand, should New Bruns- wick, Nova Scotia and Newtoundland adopt the Kesolutions of the Quebee Conference, the Oppo- sition of Prince Edward Island would be of no ioportanee ; we should, in the latter case, be ob- lived to enter the Confederation. It wust, there- lore, be evident that, until the larger Provinces agree to Conutederation, it will be inexpedient to appeal to the people of this TIsiand upon the ques- tion, The conciading resolution proposes : ean see nothing anreasonable in the people | the Colonies | ed at the Conference of Delegates from the Pro- would be required to contribute largely to! | | vinees of Canada, Neva Seotia and New Brune | wick, aud the Colonies et Newtoundland and | Prince Edward Island, held at the City of Que- bee, 10th October, 1304, as the basis of a pro- }posed Confederation of tiose Provinces and Colonies, would, among other advantages, pros | inote the developemert of the trade and maanntae- i turing capabilities of these Provinces and Colo | tuitoro | Crown of Great Britain, we bave a right to} demand the protection of the Mother Coun- | juies, and advance the general prosperity, by inducing the substitution of a Customs Tarifi| aid common te the Conlederation, in | lier of the various tarde uow ta a the | several Provinees and Colonies. force The most effectual means of advancing our prosverity would be found ina Union, sueh as is proposed in the Ke port of the Quebee Conterenee. A great deal bas been said and written ou the subject of Gia proposed Con- | federation by cur island Statesmen, who bave | told the people of the disastrous effects tie Uaion would exert upon trad> and wanufactures. Li the gentlemen to whom | our adoption ef the priuciple ot the Quebee Report, [am plactag wyseli in antagonism to the people of this Island, wud especially te my own consti- tuents. J, Sir, should cousider myself unworthy of the coufideuce reposed 1 Me, ad a Pepseseti- | full expression of subject deeply ailechiug tie interests of entertaia diferent views. of omy constituents upen uy question opinion, Tn the present insianee, [believe i Confederation woald prouvote the best juterests of the Istand. To may be aware that my cons- ‘uevts think otherwise, aod are opposed to Confederation, My individual opivion may remain unchanged, bat a knowledge of the views and wishes of iny coustitueats would most materially iitloenee my conduct. Popular opinion is pro- verbially changeable, and f expect ere long to hear many of those who now denonnee the Report of the Quebee Conterciee adnnt that aller aatare deliberation, they bave coine te the conclustou that its princivles: are just. [regard the ferms of the Repert of the Quebee Coutereuce — sa tar as they relate te Prince Edward Isiand — to be, in a financial aspect, just and even liberal. ‘The average indebtedness of the Provinces generally is equal to B25 per head of the population. ‘The x © : a j debt oof Privnee Edward Estland is, in reality, but little in excess of G2 per bead. By the tertues tative of the people, were Lf to shrink from the} I, this afternoon, observed that the countenances my epihien upen a great} of several of my colleagues in the Government 1 the} wore a tuere than usually pleasing expression. Colony, simply because my constitutents, or) The eecasinn of this happiness was a telegrar the people of the Colony, are supposed to} whieh had been reeewed, announcing the defeat The views or wishes! of the Hon. Mr. Tidey, the leader ot the govern ca, in themselves, bave neo dnilucnee pow may | colleagues. 8S. Resolved, That in ease the Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada, shonld at any time mathally agree upon the basis of a Union, tire question be then forth with submitted to the decision of the people of this Island, mentot New Brunswick, and of several of his This my friends regard as the de- feat of the Cenfedceration scheme in that Pro- vince, and they are happy. 1, Sir, deeply regret the reselt af the revené elections in New Bruus- wick. 1 dread the consequences. My benorable fnend, Mr. Tilley, informs me that, although beaten,” be ds uot * conquered.’ J, Sir, would wuch prefer te share deteat with that gentle- wean, i the great cause in the advecacy ol which be bas fallen, than participate in the vietory jwhich his oppowents Imagine they have gained. !No honorable member should, in my opinion, lebject to the resolution just read. IT held, Mr. i Speaker, that, circumstanced as we are, and i kuowiug as we do that uine-tenths of the electors hofthis Iskand are opposed to Confederation, it ; world be improper tn us te pledge our constitu- feuts te the sebewe of Contederation. Gn the lother hand, Sir, I contend that this Phouse, ae- knowledging, that the people should be consulted, before any such proposiiion shall be weeepted, is ee ee In the House of Commons on the 13th, Mr. White put in a question as to whether the Govern- ment intended to withdiaw belligerent mybts rom the so called Confederate States. Lord Pola retos said the course of the transachon with regard tothe belligerent rightafof the two par- ties was this: The President of the United States issned @ proclamation declaring the blockade of all the coast and certain ports of the Southern Contederacy, in accordance, he said, with the law of nations, Now, a blockade, areording to the law of nations, is a belligerent right which can omy accrue to States whieh are at war. Whew the President declared that a blockade was established, the only course was to acknow- ledge his night tu do se as a belligerent, and sub- wit to it. That necessarily invelved that the other party, Who was @ belligerent, was eutitled to be so considered. Ot course, whenever the United States ceased to exercise the right they now claimed, there would be no necessity for ace kuowledying belligerent rights either ov one side ov the other. In the House of Lords Lord Houghton made a similar ingtiry, the term * congession of belli- gerent rights.” Ear] Russell repiied in substance similar te Lord Palmerston, but objected to the wording of the question and to the time of patting it as must inopportune. - ; To-day I visited the ceurt martial for the triag of the persons charged with aiding and abetting the assassination of Mr. Lineoln, and of altempt. ing that of Mr. Seward. Fhe Court meets in the chapel of the Penitentiary, with bat a space railed off for spectators, and the space Wag crowded alniost to suffocation The prisonerg room, against the opposite wall cuffed and sandwiched between soldiers. judiciary officers who joined the rebels, Gover- nors of rebel States and participators in the re- bellion, Whose property is worth over B2000.— A special clause is inserted providing for cases of year we are eut off fron. Communication with (Of the Report we should receive annually tron as | the General Government the interest of an amount not justified in declaring that the people will not the subject of a Legindatiwe Union of. these (ing it pradent for the Colonies tu prepare allude Pave not instructed, they have, at | Provinces. When the resulution, aseating | means tor theie defence, together with other least, amused the more intelligent of their | ta the Convention, of whieh Co huge spok m | reasans, can be adduced to prove that Conte. | hearers and readers, It is true, Sir, that] was before this Liowse jase Session, {declared | deration is essential to the maintenance of | our trade us chieily in agricultural produce. | myself in faver ef the Legislative Union | our jostitations, and that it will promote that. our ina ulactures are few, and that | whieh it contem) lated. and at the same time | our Cominon Presperitty, 1 tatters not what lthere are phys cal disabilities which witl | exprsmed vrgeee Gat the Liisi: dees of She f wens the peeuhkar circumstances: in which | prevent us from be*oming @ ¢reat manufac. | neighboring Proginees had not proposed the | the project of Confederation bad iis origin ; cura country. For five months in the | farger scheme ot Union, which should mn-!| whether if arose out of the politiea! dissen- pe : elude all the British possessions in North | stons betweeo Upper and Lower Canada, OF! Gur neighbors; yet, Sor, cor manufaetures Lmerica. Of the thiety membera of whieh! resuited from less important causes, ‘The i : this Louse is composed, but two deelarea first of the Resolutions just submitted reads as follows: themselves in favor of a Legislative Union of — these three Maritime Provinces, although 1. Resolved, That the best intereats, and pre- several hon. members expressed themselves sent and future prosperity of British North Aime- 3 not averse toa Federal Union of all the! mea, would be promoted by a Federal Union, Provinces. In dve treme Di legates trom No- ) tider the Crown ot Great Britain, provided such va Scotia, New Brunswick anid Prince Ed. | Union could be ¢ fiveted on priticiples just to the ward Island assembled in Conference in this| Several Provinces aud Colonies. Che Goverament of Canada hal a dey Lutiding. { would willingly have advoeated a Legisla- erent to this island e ’ . mere : . tation cumposed Of) tive Union of all these Provineers, but sueh a the leading statesmen ut that Previnee.| Union was believed to be unattainable. "The Piese gentiomen were admitted tu the Con-| pogsjation just read is identical with the re- | tefeney shortly uiter is proceedings Were | solution of the Quebee Conterenee, and will, opened, and at their instance the Conferences! | teheve, be supported by a large majority of this House. The leader of the Opposition -the Hon. Mr. Coles—will certamly sup- postponed the further discussion tien of the proposed Legislative order to allow the Canadian Goy submit a scheme for a general C of the Provinces “the ques- Union. in Thiment be ilederation british Nort \merieca. Alter a tour the Lower Provinces acclamation. | the Canadians returned With in the sanvtion of the Crown, and at the request |p jed, seeing that the sentiment which it ex- ay presses was received by the Conference with through nion is strength, and strength British America os certainly desirable. he second aod third Resviutions are as to (ur wea? port me, su far as this resolution is conecrn- | of Les Lb rdsiiip the Gavernor General, the fuilow :— ciovernments of Nova Scouwa, New Beene a , ; { 2 Resaleed. That the existence of immense wiek, Newloundiand and Prmee Sawurd ts-} Delegates to fer the purpose of dircussing with the Ciovernment «i Canada, the oracticalniity of a Federal) most eifcient: pree: Union the Provinces of British North Ateriea under the Crown of Great Britain | ux: y be secured. L have beard a great deal said against the| 3 Resolecd, ‘I 4iovernment of the Isiand for acceding to! extraord the requesé of the Governor General. Military and Naval forees in the nei public renders it people of Dritish land, sent (duct %, specially incumbent ou North inary danger would place the Militia guborimng Re- the America to take the tufienary measures by whieh | their independence agaist lreigu agyression ‘hat a Union, such as in times ot | Lnecd| the Revenue and the resources of the several not miorm thes Louse that the rm yuest of the | Provinces, at the disposal of a General Parlia-| dicen 0b bs Gate free and the hiel : a : . . . i Gi ve A 3st 7 ree, wre ne Say = 4 trovernor General, that Delegates should be | ment, is hecessary In order to toaintain the inde- Sey owe ner sent tu represent this Island ae the proposed pendence of Briteh North America against Uonterevce was one which the Covernment! foreign aggression, abd tu perpetuate our conuce | would not have been justified in refusing, | UH Will te Mother Country, bxcepiion has also been taken to the consti-| To these. | apprehend, tation of the delegation. lt was understuud jection on the part of any hon. member. by the mewbers of tae respective Govern-| defend our hearths and honies is, | trust ments represented at Charlottetown, that) regarded by all us a sucred duty the gentlemen who had composed that Con-) assume, be generally adiwitted that the pe ference should be members of the Conference ple of the Britisu North American Col tr be held at Quebee. The Government of | cannot defend themselves against the this Island cousidered it very desirable that) of the Great Republic upon our borders at the Quebee Conlerer ee all poiicteal parties should that warirke nasion resulve to "wobble should be fairly and fully represented. || us up.”’ Our salety, therefore, can onl sduat, Mr. Speaker, that at the time of the! secured by the appointment of Delegates tu proceed to! Mother Country ; and ia the event of (Quebee, | was under the belief that should) with the United States of A the Delegates appomted unanimously agree te sources of Britain, great us they are, would recommend tu the Legislature and people of he taxed to the atu this Isiand the adoption of the resol utionsol the | Colonies frou su! jugation. Kngtand well Conterence. such resulu tions, beir mended.would be avec pied alike by the Legis-| her statesinen are jature and the people. At the Coariottetuwn | national honor outerence this island was represented by five Delegates. The party in o the Government, im each brane + to send out a few ri giments, or a small Feet tu suffer de ent. pusition tu lect tu discharge our duty in providiag for gisiature, Wasjrepresented by one mewber— Kogland wil withdraw ber niliitary by the Alon. Mr. Coles of the Asx tmbly, and | naval iurees, and leave us to our late. the Lon. A. A. MeDonald of the Legislative} un the c ‘This delegation, i was considered. | anxious to did wot sullicently represent the Upposition) Kagiand, and du ciat whieh is reasonably re- av tits Livuse 5 toereiore, the tion Bdwaru quired of us. England will defend us to the Wivlan, whose abilities and long Parhamer-| wanost. It is to wy mind very evident that tary experience render him emin nily @ re-| we must choose between eons hidation of the presenfative wan of his party, was requested | different Provinces and C lonies, and absorp- to jem ibe Delegation ty Quebee Tie pre-| Gon into the Ameriean epablie, Consoli- sent Subettor General was aise r quested to! davon — the placing the revenues and the give us Ge und cf ied knowledge and expe-| men ot the several Provinees under the con. Prince Edward Island, ot wll be! crol of a& central power: would, in the even “en, Was ily Fe presetiled at tie Y iebee | of bh War, te ‘ and ! muecl.. fietee. absolutely necessary in order to Veu gen-| the elicient organization of our eolonial re emen who composed tLe Delegation declar-| suures. fn Britain, as well as in tite Co o Dies, the opinion is widely enterCiiiued that such as they coukd recommend for tie adep- | our absurption thto the Geeat he pubbe is tue- f thus Is-) vitubie. ln the event of war between Kayland that very few,! and the United States of America, the battle ciher sa the Legislature or WHOS: Che pee i vround would the Britisin Provinces Pie. are wt present disposed ty adept the re-{ lt has theretore Leen contended by some that eiuttonsolthe | onlerence, Tue t onfer nee! in order fo aver so great @ culamity, the nermlied at Quebec, and the 4 Upoilaiet sule | commection thie Jeet. lor tee Consid: ration of whic Mother Country should be severed by mutua! mye public men of five Proving san consent, ' tiash tin My eperat ant puelriotion, by ge tele thee ty cles ply mulerenee ; sithuough tie ed tn Canada, the Report of the Conmterenes thon ut the Legislature and peo le jand, L regret to say, Ser, 1 fhe belween the lead Colointes aud that we should become an im- thw) dependent mation. Others, Sir, twi-) Chatit would te more ty our interest to re- W thedil-| tai our ¢gonnection with Eogland, and en- ficuities of the task which bay bostesce tens m—| dure, if pn eemsary. the horrors of wo r—-that wet together, Was etitered cousider fitewed wtih Che magnrtade, and w the devising & Coustitution wiiei should | we should remain poertiow of the great rite, vader one gerticral Kesefauent, the} Ku pire af Britain, continue te five under Proviners of Canada, Nova Seotia, New| the glorioas vld tig, and our Monaretteal raewiek, aud the Colonies of New rorrdione | Lnstitu tics and Proce Eiward Isiaud. im each of whici, opinion Himaotaned adstinet aod d Berect cerif}—! Ki gland who. [ believe, desire to dil rent al a Feut i the ayete Pie ldiver is the prevailing “rt rid ot a a thiment aid whey currevey —im short entirely Comtaitved a porpralatbon itp Povvele ting ery because and Colonisis do not ace amodate their Customs ee milion The Be port nuw onde con-| fark to sutt the manulac uters of Sheflietd sideration te the resa.t of there i, hors In and Manchester. [ have vet to arn, OT #4 there deliberations, the Delegat sk ‘pein |) that the people of this Island have not a miiwl that it was absolutely tree ewury Chad) right to enjoy all the privileges of ‘English. mutual imide Lie} men to an eq mal extent with either Mr. juany dilbeulites wit wintel: Liev toed bo con Cobden, Mr Bright, of Vroiessor Goldwin tend, could caly bave been sas untied by | Smith. matual deter nee and concession, 2 an expense to the Koapure ; ria bes concessions should be Pie resto consider, exis virtue of our allegiuce Tetions passed by the Con erenee were not.) and euamot be affected by vur neglect to hi aby parheular, in aceefdaiee with the puerrouize of enCoulase the manufacturers o! views of the Kepreseniatives ul eae. Provinee | Shetiield or of Mancaester. wad Colony. Taken togetive. toey eabodied | that as British subj-ets) we have our rights: w constitution whieh, as b eomsidered, recewv-| but let is not be jlorgotten, Sit, that we hag eu Cie Ghetiitibead su; per wi lie wai tule ra wv! | our vbligaiio s: the Conlerenee, wit Was ues cit div the Delegation re tvs dshand, bave. | aun aware, and that aotet tio’ these whowm | Peer othe | Geuthomen obligations ts tat which deinatds that we shall contribace our tuil share ty the eost of detemding tee buaaire, Wad Wt Naglid avadatle tor our defence, [ tear fe is Hot oy daten- not tue subjugation of tue Provinces, s) loins wethe inbalstaat@ remain loyal. Toe ventle- evitable result of @ war with men tu change thei views | owraha.. | chaige | States of America would be tie vceu pation toe with treonsateney. bdo ner wot my =| ot large portions of oar territory by tostie welt wt liberty to a'lude da tise Gouin pursaca soldteriy > but tee strongholds open to the by bow pebtlemea at the Con erence, ter tol asa would b held even agaist the wigantic quote trom £heie apeechod delwerd tuer, power of the Untied states. Tl we one J ugie te ome VERY Meng Tenseu wv y the eX [separate trom Great Betti, we need avt piveszais ol tactalae, Whiug a6 the Coulter jdepenud apon Budand’s a8 siavce should we ence, aeonkl aot be quoted dew tins eas Uidetetod bit the deliberations should fed with our weigubeurs he coumdoret private = Pusre is ny record te) whiew the Engtisa Governaent recently sigh to appeal in the event of tho eorresi-| acted toeards Denmark calculated to teat of etatemients eiirtbyted to ion matobers | teach us a Valuable fuss. Under a ge perol deme welled im guesison, J sinad) cudeawur | organs ittun bac four miilions of Mmitabstauts te deal wide Che Femulutignd as reporicd leow | in che Provinces could suppoy & formidable tee Com efeaee. eid Mol with bie ol sgeebions | military fores. Woathout such organization of amcodecee Ot guy hea weber made at} —wine would be the result uf Coniedes ation tin Cottlerened gwen tuusiy bo bie ; wsing vl} -—the Provinces ae; uriteiy can de litue or scene? ae BG biog heen oby chet tag) nothing = We have recently had adis ussion the deiiberations of the Cuuterence were cuis- | in chia Louse on the sabjoct of our Militia devected ath elowed doors Poe cousons tor Ps trai the Melitie of tise Isiand wouid such e0 arrangement are olyicas Phe ad-! missiou at the public would to wane extent, jour entire Revenne > aad were our Masia to imave grecented that free wud tall dmeurmon | be retidigeed eliicient, of what service would Wiel) was su desirabie, white tie d vdy pub ghey BE a ole wos they were available for the carton vithe eSpresons of mewb is wou @) d-ieng of the troutiers of Varada or New have prewented Uneninoud eomclusiuns. Iti Beunenicg ? Tout vug some would be ree has been urged ageingt the Counted: rutoa uty dred ty shouid ¢ aga aud mareh to the fie Colvnies, propos din tie Report of che | trontirs of Canada has been urged as an ar Aduebes Cautoreues, that tit sebome lad | consent agains! Confederation — ‘Lins Is:dind He origse ie phe laws d lliculows of fw Cana- vat ne tmportange mm a mittary potat of dians. 16 wrud Chest che ecetione! dificul-| view. en o Adenaleded ne | ) ic will wewer be a battie-field. A ay SOUEe Curing Cee last yout wora-| guehoat or a prieateer wight enter iuiv an ives 2 “dead dark." ; . 7 Stliee Ciel fer turn w fue Lsiand, demuuneed thas wine ot] (ads City approved. Me t tu oak qu Biba Che rid & eh Chae we Coupes, Speracer, vi € present vocusion | | . The wanuer va is there will be no ob- To Chere is aa influential party in| the United | le will, J %! far would prevent suey articles fron WES) he | be power, ‘| tion, the people of Prinee Ed J be | powerful prot etion of the | a War) St merica, the re- vst, in order tu save the! £ Se reeom- | Knows this, and we way depend Upon it that | too Wise, too mindful of | If we neg-| ot the Le-| our safety, we lay reasonably expect thar | and la But} etier hand, if we sow wamnhoesl taainttin our connection with | ‘ i i ”] j i } | | | Provinees and the| | | j | i ' | | ; | } | j these Colomes on the ground that they are | [ ive sand, Sar, i j tive Mroviuces jestigate toe mnatulacturins greatness whieh jiromand coal of tuat Provinee are now ex-| ; ; ei [ported to Kurope and che United States, | the strength | lot articles whica we now Hu port from these | ' | | i | i | | | | At) ever be 5) Unortunate ay ‘yu become embrou-| | | ) | | | | : require aM annual vatiay nearly equal to} legates from the British North American Provin- fees aud Colontes ie | ¢iplesas the basis of a Federal Union—which | | b samws(, “ vow- wae ol our uewecuus Laibsrs, dv a great ia Uetuber last, be published lequivalent te B25 per head of ver popalation— | ore carabl ht ‘ nde lnion | . . n wre capable of SSpemun, &. 1 under Union tess the interest of onr actual tndebtedness—or | accept Confederation The subjeet will bere- pardon by the President .... Another preelama- alter receive more deliberate. consideration than tion uppointa layal provisional Governor in North has heretolore been given to it, and f eoutede nly Carolia, .... Gold 138}. } supply of the most valuable iron, coal and | snygar one penny per pound more than we pay | jules are men from these Beitosh Provinces ; lto this Island, by reason of the duty whieh, jonly partially worked. | ’rovinees, as proposed in the Report of the Queboe Conterence—yzive to Nove Scotia, te Gur right to these privileges, 1) ini | lour tatiltons of customers. they would expand. At preset tue inanu- in other words we should receive anunably £30,- | faeturers of Leather and of Cloth are obliged | gag currency from the General Government, over to limit their Operations labove the interest upon our public debt. ' If they manufac. | any jture more than they ean sell in this Jitte | shall, dowhtless, be told that nuder Confederation Yet even in the fuce of this | equivalent te $25 per head of the aguregate po- b lation of the provinces, and that therefore we : ' ; ld pav ¢ ally Xtra taxation, a sumex- Leather to New Bruuswick. Bat. Sir, Union| 80 d pay annu lly, m ext On, as would develope the envraous man sfastaciiie ceedn, ¢ £30,000. 4, Sir, contend that, under capabilities se bis eutin cad Mase ‘ae | Confederation, we stoull, for reasons which | naan ya2 hb swOVa S aba sew br a- » aaalle ee do . Ay tie . 7 Le 4 one wick. Great Princes Ndward Island never| pav at preseme, votwithstanding the bigher Tarifl can become—her geographical position, her | tf Tam correct, * this view of the witter, it is limited area, her sinall population, and the lelear that the £30,900 year would be gained, as absence of ell mineral deposits, preclude us a consequence of Co tederation, This £30,000 a }from becowing w great country ; bat, Sir.| year together with the a,jual allowance of SU cents | the Provinces with wich it is proposed that | per head of our population, estunated according to the census of ISG1, and a few other items, would be sufficient for our requiremes °s. (Laughter. ) But, sav the opponents of Coufederacten, * “a , abi *1) jn o how vente » doulNe what }ous country, or why we should not share | Perilation ome & SW, femeing bat dents oan lt ir vr stuess it + svidued + C itnew is, while our income froin fue Ge eral } tie vre SS. Ss arvuet hie . i | re ot f ad n Pari! would foil - U a ; * | Government will net increase.” I think f 2m ~ ian iia my alt ivllow Union, andl that justified in asserting that the expense of matu- jthe people of Prince Edward Island would. | tatning out Guoornmant, weld net be materially ; ander its operation, he necessitated to PAV AD) jperensed thongh our popelation should be dotu,’- | Increased amount of duties ed. ‘The allowance of S0 cents per head is fixed such would be the case. lattke to all the Provinces. When the population | of Canada, Nova Seot:a, New Brunswick, and heavy duty. | daty we now export Island Manufactured }we should unite, contain every element of | }ewreutness ; there no reason, then, why they should not become a great and proéper- is | do not believe | It is true that the | Canadian Tariff is very much higher than the Tarif of this Island. Tea and sugar, im- + u | ‘ > ' ry 5 sa Pp mae i ‘pePlve * | ported under the Canadian tariff, would pro. | 9.000.090, those I arte ah “bey receive _ aon diis : = rey “rp her oT iit bably cost higher than they cost at present: | han cv cents per pete “ Jt ee poptua rh ' hut it is equally trae that: : ' } $364. Fnall the British North American Pro- § eq : 'y tFuo that a variety * OPE) ineer Revenue is derived chiefly from Customs icles on Which we now pay duty, would then, jand Excise ; a3 the manufactures of the Conlederation | ¢.deration shall be deuble what if now is, the | we should effect on these articles of Lome! linereased, and the Reveane proportionally ang- Manufacture, woald G@ very materially exceed | Rednetion of taxation would follow, | the excess of duty witiel: we should pay upon jas amatter of course. The great Public Works : foreign importations [st has bee urged | of Canada wall by and bye be complete l, and her that ander Confederation, although we mighe | stronebolds fortified. her Canals widened and jobtain from within the Confederation many | COmpleted, and her Lakes and Rivers rendered articles, the manafactares of Canada, Nova javigable; and, Sir, I sors Seotia and New Branswick, the Canadian j mented, cousider | tion throdghout the Confederation, and jespeciaily iu Canada, will be se rapid, the con- }simention of duty paying articles so great, that at Contedera-| no distant day the rate of taxation per bead, re- ward Island | quired ter the maintenance of the General Go- should be abie to procure British Colonial | vernment, will be less than is new paid in Prince Manafactures cheaper than they can now | Edward island, the least taxed ef the Pro similar articles trom tie United | Yiners. In Canada, Roads, Bridges, and other ates or Britain, they would evidentiy be } gainers by Confederation. The great wealth | 1nd prosperity of Britain are m tinty attribat fete tue coal and tron whieli siv possesses Cie importance of che possession of irom was | tecogmiaed many yerrs ago. ing imported from Britain and the United States. But, Sir, of under | procure ral Revenwe, asin Prinee Edward Island. The tlloged exeessive loreal taxation in seme of the manicipatities of Upper Canada tas been adduce Fr ; cane them to oppose Confederation. “The peo When Croesus! ple of Prince Edward [sland would not be, tn any pextibited to Solow his treasures of gold and | degree, affected by the decal or municipal tax: j silver, the pitlosopher Is Said to have re-| ation in Upper Canada. If taxation for local o1 pmark dito the king. - chat whenever another | municipal purposes be excessive in Canada, does [Should be master of ali hs void and » lver.’” . / - ly ithe work of keeping as low as possible thie val and tron iave caused Britain to become Wi | general taxotion, by which alene we should be the w ksi of the world. Wh re is there. alfected. Mr. Spesker, let it be assumed | ou the tace of the ear thla Country that pos ithat there are dikailvautagied to Ww hich Con-} }sess 8 more valuable d-posiis of iron and coal! foderation weld subject us Assume, Sir. | than Nove Scvita? She hasan inexhaustible | that we should have te pay for our tea and } limestone, in elose proximity to each ot es and a hallpeuny a yard more for} and to navigable harbors, and in addition has} Calico. Do not sneh advantages fade inte et an fertile land. Sir, Nova) /Aeance when contrasted with the benefiis w wie Svotia wit all these advantages must become | YC" doresult from Coutederation 4 Phe old ( ot od i ' : “ d lonies——ow inelided in the United States ot} a& great couniry (tear, hear ) VW ly, I would ask. a8 a Britis Aimeriean, do we uot pat present, abundance of America—in littl: mere (han balla eentury, wider | Coofederation, became one of the most pros porous nations on the face of the earth. Those | Colonies entered port their Confederate existence | possessing fewer advautages than we now enjoy. | Why should we not enualate their example?) Wiis shall we not unite or resources, and enter upon | | the career of prosperity whieh is clearly open te | hus!) What Contederation did for the elder Colo. | nies, it would de forts. We bace Railways, and Steamboats, and machinery, which they had not, | , j We have a country in many respects equal to Cher tative country and never return | theirs, Are we prepared to ndinit that our peo- ta it, because there is at home no employ-lole are interior to the old Célonists, or vo the nent for 6 (ilear, bear ) The sooner | Americans of the present day {0 We have hither-| the Colonists set to work to establish manu-| te imported tubs, and buckets, and wooden wares | jfrom the United States. Have we net wood | wherewith to maunfaeture these articles {6 Why | bxhould we send te the United States, ot across | make an effort to develope our boundless manutacturmg capabilities? Were sou, Sir, | te gu to the enterprising people of the neigir- | horing republe, snd to enter cher manutae- tories, you would there dearn the ‘aet that i large number of ther most ekilful meeha this Island has contributed her proportion of tiiey these vatnable men; year after year leave ei. factories, the better it wil be for all of us. bast. Sir, to this, Contederation is reqaisite, Parills beiween the Provinees must be abolish- i. The populadva of Nova Seotia 1s too inited to stpport extens ve mand actures, ins }the broad Atlantic for the sipplest rea castings, | seeing that we export from Nova Scotia to those | ad countries, both ceal and iren! Contederation | und the same thing way be san of New would prove our best paalaty ayninat toreigt mi | Brunswick. In tiiusiration, Co may be per | virion, and preatrve tous snar Memarchieal Luati>| mitted tu state that the latter Province as} titions. Lteel, Sir, that [am approaching what capabe of producing an anliunited supply of} my eloquent friend, the meusber for Charlotte. | very valuable coal oil—an article on whieh! pown, Me. Brechen, is pleased facetiously to desig: | we last year patd to duty nearly £1 000, | unsutes thee “giery argument.” Dattach great ime | Che proprietors of the coal vil works produce | pertanee to this glory argument, I desire ie live | the aruiele only in limited qaantity, They | der Monarchical institutions, aud the glertous | cannot sead thee ol ty Nove Seotia or! 4g ef old England, Sir, there are ti this House | Lovorable metubers whe smile when the glory ar- | gunent is mentioned, ‘Pyeir fathers made great | sacrifices in order that ihey might enjey ULnevse | privileges which are the inberiianee et Brivish subjects. Lathe Maritime previnees are vow te be found the descendants of men who lett the United States upon the declaration of Lidepen deuce, abandoning their property and the homes: ia whieh their childreu had beeu born, impelled | todo se by the * glory argument.” The Ameri: | cat loyalists were attached te Monarchical Lusti- tutions. They valued their priviieges as British subjects; and rather than become Repubsicaus | they omade the greatest sacrifices aud senght wew homes ou British soilin the wiiderness in Neva Sco- tia, New Branswick and Prince Edward [siaud. But, Sir, te return te the commercial argutaeut, Confederation would give us better markets than Wwe now have ter our agricultural produce. Halifux, Bostou and St. John would become great countries. The time os propitious for Conte. | aud populous cities, the emporiutns of trade and deration We may Teasouably hope for the | Manutactures; and, with these capitals we have, resturauon of peace ia the United Scates, | ¢veu new, daily communication. Ln these erties lutereulomal tree trade would, m the words! 8 Shewld Hud ready and greatly imereased mar- vf the coselution, prowote the developement kets tor our produce, aud cons quertly should be | : p : better able to bear increased taxation than we of the trade and in nutacturiog capabilities | 44. at present to pay the taxes to which we are of tue Colonies, and advance the great pros- | subject, Confederation would alse give us the | perity, bat titerculonial free trade os hu prec- | Iuier-colonial Railway, with iis many advantages ticavie without Conrederation. The proesed- | But, Sir, ove at least of the opponents of Coufe- tyes of the Conference at Charlottetown and | deration— a gentleman high im position: in this | Quebee were watebed with interest by the! Isiand—has argued aa a reason why we should | civilized world. ‘Pie peo; le of those coun. | let accept Conutederacion, that the Liuter-coionial | tres of Earope which send ewigrants ty) ailway would injure the peaple of this Colony. | Amenea have tad their attention directed to | tt Wold, says the gentleman to whom I aiude, the British Provinces. Let these Provinces | be the meas of bringing ander enltivation large buses comovliduted, and then emtarante:t ‘tracts of wilderness land in New Brunswick, the cs . are *Y | produce of whieh would compele with the pro- come trom hurope, as well ‘ae many bow in dueitions of this Island. ‘Tue Later-coloniol Rail- the Kepubbe, wail seek the Breetish Provinees way, argues the same authority, * would afford at & home dustead of the United States, now | great facilities for supplying tie St. John and xo heavily taxed. | come now, Sir, tu the | Halifax markets with grain aud other agricul- oth wad Och Resvlutions :— tural produce to be brought from Upper Cavada.” Phese, Sit, are specunens of the argumenis whieh have caused the people of this Islaud to regard Coutederation as a project which wouid ruin tien. Timagine, Mr. Speaker, the farmers of ihe | tar West, by means of this railway supplying | the markets of St. Jehan and Halifax with | “grain and other agricultural produce ’—pota- toes /—tu the prejudice of the people of Prince edward Island. La the markets of Upper Canada the prices of grain, and other agricultural products are usuaily ligher than in Privee Edward [slaud, imcach of the Provinces. 13 imposed upon its importation, und therefore thew mines are Unite the several Prince Edward Island li this stivuld be doue, our young wen, who have bocume skil- ful arugsas ia iie workshops of the United States, woald find earployment in their ma- Dr, 1 is impossible to over Dreunswiek, te | Nova Seotia ts capable of attaming. Lhe! where they arecmployed in the manufacture *). ‘That the Report of the Conference of De- id at Quebeo in October last, takey asa Whole, contains a declaration of pria- tis House consiuers just to ie several Provinces and Colouies.”’ “1. Resolecd, that this House believing that only by mutual coueessions and compromiites The seve. cai Britis North Awerncan Provinces ad Calo- ; es Cau ever agree upon these principles which | aud the nearest of those warkets is at least one shail jorus the basis of a Union, orders that the thousand wiles further froa St John or Halifax, Report of the Couierence of Delegates irou these than is avy portion of Prince Edward Islaud. several Provinees and Colonies held gt Quebes | 7. Kesoiven. That antil the larger Maritime throughout i423 Cu- © Provinces aud Canada shali Lave watually ggreed } |Island, they have to export, subject to a] our Tariff wonld be raised seas to yield a revenue | have alreaa,’ stated, pay Jess an duties than we | When the population of the Con | The Times of the Ith, in its city artic’e, Rays: esterday experienced a fall of 1-4 per cent., chiefly ‘n couseqoence of remors pola failure at Bouibay, volving liabilities to the extent of between three aad tour million sterling, bat of which rumors there ja a couplete absence At the same pone che allegation that eulistinents are now being alowed at Wash- consmmption of articles paving duty will be vastly | justified in assuming that the increase of popula: | More | loea! works are not proeided for from the geue-| ; 4 i order to terrify the people of this Island, and | 4 j have fo Choose between the policy of Butler anc j | | knoWledged organs, but it bas suited ihe purposes } with rates unchanged, look forward toa great change in puble opiuion | There are several subjects in the Report upon which L have not remarkeds These will be dealt with by the genilemen who will follow me, and ut the close of the debate, L shall endeavor to | reply to some of the many objeetions whieh } | believe will be urged against Confederation. Ghe Craminer. i { } Charlottetown, June 5, 1865. Pn’ FLY KE DAYS LAT# Kk FROM EUROPE, Fatusr Pov, May 29.— ™ he steamship » at I | $90tb justant, arrived this afierneon, Karl Russell bad addressed a letter to the heads | ot various departtaents, dated May Ji, stating | that In the existing staie of the civil war in Awe- rica, and the uncertainty as te iis continuanee, it appears to Her Majesty's Government that the tive bas arrived for ceasing to enforce co much of Lhe orders given in the letter of Jan. 31, t igian, trom Liverpool isih, and Londonderry, | Newfound!end, shall be inereased to 7,000,000 or | requuing belligerent veasels te leave British ports wihin 2' hours, and resiricGng their supplies to | their actuc! requirements. The varioue customs collectors at all the ports have been notified of these changes. 1 The English funds j of confirmation. ington and New York against the Fianch in Mexico increased the feeling of depression, While some disappointient was also felt at the tone of ~~) New York, May 30, p.m.—It wiil take sixty million dollars te pay off the army, and the money is ready It is believed that Breckenridge bas reached Texas The Tribene’s despatch seys the letter of condolence from the Empress Eugene to Mrs, Lincoln, althongh received some time sinee by the French Minister, i¢ detained by him, evinemy il-feeling on his part A ae- spatch from Nashville, says Gen, Upton bas eap- tured the archives cf Ternessee, together with six hundred thousand im specie, which the rebels were endeavoring to casry off Gold 133. saves that det! Davis is expected to arrive there to day, aud will be arraigned svou. after his arrival have occupied the capital.....Havana advices of the 7th just stare that the Stonewall was delivered from the Ilome Government as to what disposition will be made of her. She wifl probably be giver up to the United states..... President Johusou will soon issue a@ Proclamation announcing the re-es tablishment of peace throvgheout the eountry..... Gold Ey. 21st, arrived —Paris correspondence of the Lon- dou press states that recraiting in the United States New York, May 31.—A Washington despateh ( .--- Intelligence fron Hayti says the insurgents to Captuin Gen av a deposit, io await instractions New Yore, Ist Jane.—Persia, with dates to the were not the desperate looking, heartless ate ers L expected to see. Payne, undowbiedly the — nest guilty of the whole, is a fine looking man, with a piercing eye and an intelectual forehead, over which he allows his hair to tall im such » manner as to coneeal its fine form, 1 would take bim to be ameng the last of men te do mmrder for hire. The Doctor who dressed Booth’s leg is an intelligent looking man of middle age. While I was present one of bis female In a crowd against him. When teld to raise ber right band she raised the left, and this she did twice, not seeming to Know the difference. If such be the inteHigent citizens of African descent who are te be made witnesses of, it is a costem more te be honored m the breach than in the observance, She gave her testimony with some fii vanes, seemingly wel drilled in what she was eee " Mrs. Sarratt sat at the corner with a veil on, concealing her face. Once I saw it, and I eonldl Phot bet regret that the correspondents of the New: York press had se tar travetled from the truth ase ‘to represent her as a she demon in appearance: She had a mild blue eye, and finciv moulded features, and seemed to me, at the distance, te be the very woman one wonld like te connsel with in distreas, and who wowld share her ernst: with one ina suffering condition. She way be giiity; perhaps she is; but af she is she belies her lovka: r <> o-—~ DESTROCTION oF PRinvine Orricrs py A for Mexico creates profound seusaiion in France The Empress and ministers are anxious for retarn ot the Kwperor froma Algeria..... Liverpool markets exhibit little chimge. Brendsiuils firm; Corn 29s 3d a 2s Od-..-.fndge Carton, ef the US Supreme Court. died at Nashville last evening. One hund- red and twenty thousaud truops 3H be paid off and discharged daring the month of June... .. To- day being the National Fast appemted by the President, all Disiness is suspended throughout the country. New York, June 2.—Reverdy Jolason. one of the Counsel for the assissins, is prepusiog a protest agaiust the Jurisdiction of the cowniieeion The Macon, Georgia. Teleyraph says, Gen Thomas’ or- ders for the restozatiessof civil wuthority are liberal and conciliatory, and i knows they willbe met ina corresponding spirit by the people. Fhey will tend to disripate the gloomy apprehensions that the Fe- deral authority is to be exercised in a rigorous and oppressive lianner, the proclamation of President Johuaon proneune- jing Jeff Davis and many ether Americans t have been accomplices in the receut assassination. a charge which, without such proof as has rarely j been acetmulated im avy case. will not be enter- tained for an instant by any eve who shares, as all Maglishmen do, the eeuvietion of Mr. Seware aud the late President, that assassination is a jerime totally repugnant to the Aweriean char- }acter.”’ | The Daily Telegraph says:—* Noi many dave ago We expressed the belief that Johnson woul: } the policy of Grant. Already the choice is made | aud itis,te our thinking, disastrous and iuseusate.’ he | ports have been put in ctreulation as tot ; Great Britain, Canada, France and Mexico. | would be ouly just totake the poticy of the United | i States Goverument from tiself, or from its uc- of interesied operaiors to aceept instead the wild | hand reckless representations of mew spapers that are unrecognised apd disavowed,” The Central Committee of the Soeiety of Friends in England have issued a renewed eall. | wider the preseat aspect of affairs in America for increased coutributions in aid of the emanei pated slaves, Ou the 17th an influential meeting in aid of th: National Committee of the FPreediven’s Aid As- sociation was held at the Westuinster Palace Hotel. The Duke of Argyle presided, and made repeech op the claus of the American people pou the sympathy of Englishmen wiih regard t the question of slavery, und appealing for liberal help. Lord Houghton moved a resolution ex- pressing lndignatien and griet at the loss sustain- ed by the afrocious assassination of President Lincoln, but firm coufidesee that, notwithstand- lng the loss of their great leader, the Rinancipa- tonists will steadily progress until the four anik liu shaives are tree. i The resolution was earried Sur Powell Buxton moved a resolution rejoicing WM Lhe success of the Freedmen’s Aid Assoctatio: in America, and gratetuliy ackoowledging the aid Americans lad afforded to Eugland in times of need, aud asserting it to be the duty of the Bri lish people, under the preseut circumstances, U make toeir best efforts in aid of the slaves set free. The resolution was carried. The grand cross of the French Legion of Hones was couferred on Herr von Bistnark on the rati fication of the treaty between Frauce aud the Aolleerein. The Russian sqnadron eonveying the remains of the Czarowitz, whieh pui into Plymouth, was received wiih appropriate Louors, The following private telegrams from India | are published :— CaLcurra, May 9.— ‘The market for cotton | goods is decidedly iauraving. Bomuay, May 12.—Cotton 270. Commercial | distrust prevatls. ‘The mouseon commenced three weeks eather than usual. Cotton shipments foi the fortuight G2.000 bales. | London Money Market. —Punds drooping and | dull, ‘There was an average demand for discount. ° The remored tailure of a | large East Tadia fire is lacking coutirmation. _-_ | LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY. Lonpox, May 13—evening La the Louse | of Commons to-melt, Mr. Griffiths, who is note. rious for pulfting strange questions, called atten. tien to President Johusou’s proclamation tor the Capture of Jeff, Davis, and asked Lord Paluer ston Whether he would iitmate to the United States Government that extremities would be de- plored by the Whale civ.] Zed world. The American news per steamer City of Wash- ington had noe material elect. Phe pumshment Lireatened agaiust the rebel leaders, if carried out, may act unfavorably, but it is uuiwersally adimitt- ed, Wf they are proved guilty of complicity in the assassination. they are entitled to uo mercy. The Daily News says President Jchueon is ful- filling the expectations of lis triends aud © wenes by the vigor with which he is pursuing the leaders ofthe rebellion, If warns him agaist Mixing | party feeling wath public juste, aud credits the leaders of the Abolition patty with being animated by a lenient and wagnaniviwus policy. A grand state ball has been giveu at Bucking: | hain Palace by order of the Queen, Mr. Adams | avd tanniiy, avd the members of the American | ts » Were absent ou account of Mr Lincoln s eath, The American Consul at Stockholin writes to the London Times , 10 show the sympathy evine- ed by Sweden in reference to the USssassination of President Lincoln. The King prowptly seut his Adjutant to the American Minister to eXpress his regret and condolence, while the Minister of Foreign affairs called im person. Riv Janeiro, April 25.—It is reported that war bas broken out between Peraguay and the Argeutine Republic. The following is a digest of the sews per the steawer Helvetia, now due at New York. The great East [ndia house of Cama & Co. of Loudon, Liverpool and Bouibay, is reported to have suspended. Liabijties three aud a halt millious sterling. } ‘The Star says:—* The most exaggerated re-| , policy | a sald rebeiion have. siuce the issmanee of said should come whe bad beter iron than he. he | Hot this feet warrant the assumption thivt the | cf the Government of the Unied States toward. | Proclamation, lailed or neglected tw take the peopleaf Upper Canada would be our aliies in! It| benefits offered thereby; and | United Scates to aid the rebeilion ; | tue United States Naval Academy ; ) merce of the United States upon the lakes and — ww IMPORTANT OFFICIAL PAPER. sos THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATLS 0} | AMERICS—A PROCLAMATION, Wassixcroy, May 29.— Whereas, th | President ot the United Siates of America, ot j the 8th day of Deermber, 503, and on the bt day of Mareh. 1864, did, with ibe ehjvet of snp- pressing the existing rebelben, te induce wil per- sons fo return to joy alty, and to restore the au- thority of the United States, isspe proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to certain persens who lad directly or by LUplieation parucipaced liu the said rebellion; and | Wh ‘reas, Many p rsons who had so er gaged Whereas, Many persous who have been jnstly deprived of all claim te auwesty and pardoy thereunder by reasou of their participaiton, di- rectly or by nuplication, in said rebellion, ane continued hostility te the Government of the United States, since the date of said prociaiua- tion, nuw desire ty apply for aud obtain aunesty and pardon: To the end, therefore, that the authority of the government of the Uuited States way be restored, and that peace, order, and freedow may be estab. lished, I, Audrew Jobusen, President of the Uuited siates, do prociaim and declare that J iereby grant to ail persous who have directly o1 indirectly participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinaiter excepted, aumesty aud par- den, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slavery aud except in cases where legal procecdings under the laics of the United States prociding for the confiscation of the property oj persons engaged in rebellion, have been instituted ; bat on the condition, weveriheless, that every such person shall take or subseribe the following oath or affirmation, aud theace forward keep anc maintain said oath iiviela e; aud which shall be registered for permanent preservation, and shal! be of the tevor aud etiect lollowing, to wit; “T, ————, do solemnly sweur (or affirm) in presence of Almivhty God, that LT wilt henceforth faithfully support and defend the Coustitution of the United States aud the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manper abide by. and faithtuily support, all lows and proclaua- tions which have been made daring the existing rebellion with reference to the Cluancipution of slaves. So help me God.” The following classes of persons are excepted from this proclamation : First--All who ave or who shall have beeu| preteaded civil or diplomatic offic: rs or other- Wise, or foreign ageuts for the Confederate Gov- ernment ; Second/y—All who left judicial stations in the Third--All who shall have been military o1 naval officers of said pretended Coufederate government, above the rank of colonel in the army or heutenant in the navy ; Fourth--All who lett seats in the Congress of the United States to aid the rebellion ; Fijth—Al who resigned or tendered resigna- tious of their coumussions in the army or navy ot MOB.— Some extraordiuary seopes were witnessed in Sam Francisco on the day of the death of President Linceln. About 3 p.m. a party of 150 well dressed men started tor the office of the Dema- cratic, Press aud formed a semicircle aromud it: Phe leaders then went up stairs and threw the type,.etands, gad all the material of the eflice inte the street, where what was not already destroyed wae broken up anid the cheers ef an nomeise threng. The police of the city, about fity in nueber, dried as infantry corps, arrived! at’ the spot with loaded muskets and fixed bavonets, When the party retired, having completed: thieie work. Phe office at the time ef being destrowd was draped in mourning, 2nd the Amerienn flag was suspended mm front at half mast. The next office voted was the News Letter, publistied' by one Mavriott, an Englishman, which wae ali destroyed, the polier arrived too late to prevent it. Phe office of the Catholic Monitor. a Copper- Vhead paper, was partially sweKed before the ar frival of the police. A dbmonetration was made pupon the ofice of the Leto div Pacifique, whiely | Was only saved by grent eforts and the represetim tations that ite destruvtion woul mvolve that off pthe Jd, a loval paper in the same building. Te [Echo is # Poeveh paper and haa been very abasi¥e towards oor Gorernment. The offier + the Occidental, another Copperhead sheet, w also completely destroyed. Al the office of the Echo du Pacifique Gen. MePowell made aspeeehs in whieh he intimated thet he sfheutd have sup- pressed these papers, and that the Echo should pot be issued again. The offices of the Faunce Americaine awd the Vor de Mijico were ais partly destroyed, the latter by miwtake. The ine fannable population were se furions that there seemed bo bonnds to their rage, and several regi- menis of jufantry and cavalry and the batteres were ordered wut. The tromps patrolled: thee streets all night. Those whe led the rioters are uamed in the papers, but no arrests have berw made. a dary. Davis axp nis Dressinc-cowx.— Two “graphic” deseriptions of the capture of Mr. Davis are given in the journals of yesterday. Every incident related in the ove is contradicted in the other, We have not the slightest doubt. that both are equally correct, and parely the in. ventions of imaginative Correspondents, One ac- count says that * No alarm was given until the advance guard, under command ef Captain C. §, Hudson, were within a few reds of the tent—alf being folded in the arms of Morpheus. A rush was immediately made, the tent surrounded, awl the entire party gobbled without difficulty ” Sup posing this to be trae, it may aceonnt for the ridiculous story that Mr. Davis was eaptured ia female apparel. df he was folded * in the arom of Morpheus,” his first proceeding, upon beimy se rudely awakened, would naturally have been te draw on his dressing gown—a convenience ine separable trom officers of rank when at leisure: from camp duties, The Michigan cavalrymen, net being fannlior with that very comfortable, but somewhat feminine looking article of attire, might naturally have mistaken it for a lady"s wrapper, and their imaginations firnishing thens with all the details of womanly ac, outrement, it was easy for a little camp-fire coloring to finish the picture so greedily accepted at headquarters. This system of persecution adopted against a fal~ len foe is unworthy of Americans, > Men of hover may Kill their vanquished enemies—they du nut insult them —New York Nears. ; adn ‘ THE Passport? HUMBDG.—The Charlottetown Herald compliments Mr. Shertwan, the American Cousul at that place, for moditying the rigors of the Passport system there By his voluntary exertions the fee has been reduced from 22s, 6d. to 128. 6d, while passports may be secured by simply having the ordinary seal of the erty attach- ed to the same, with the rise ef the Consul, Were we of Chariettetown, we should tender Mr. Sherman thanks; at the same time, we might inuecently ask, at the risk of being deemed lnpertinent, what the Amencans bave to fear from raids from an island lywg away out in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and cut eff trom commu- the United States to evade duty iu resisting the rebellion ; Serth--All who have been engaged in any way jin treating ofverwise than lawtully, ax prisoners | of war, persons found in tie United States service | as flicers, soldiers, seamen, or ino her capacities ; | Seceath-—All_ persons who have been or are abseniees trom the United States tor the purpose of aiding the rebellion : Kighti—All wiiitary and naval officers in the rebel service whe were educated by the Govern- went iu the Military Academy at West Powt, ot Ninth—All peroous who held the pretended ofliee of Goveruors of Siates ia insurrection against the United States; Tenth--All persous who left their homes within the jurisdiction and protection of the United Siates, and passed beyond the Federal military lines lute the socalled Confederate Siates, lor the purpose of aiding the rebellion ; Llecenth—All persous who have been engaged in the destruction of the commerce of the United States upon the high seas, and all persous whe have made raids inio the United States from Canada, or been engaged in destroying the com- : rivers that separate the British Provinces from the United States ; Ticelfth—All persons who, at the time when they seek to obtain the benefits hereof by taking the oath herein prescribed, are in military, naval, or civil confinement or custody, or unaer bends of the civil, military, or naval authorities or agents of the United States as prisoners of war, or persous detained tor offences of any kind either before or after couviction ; Tiirteenth—All persous who have voluntarily participated iu said rebellion, and the estimated value of whose taxable property is over tweuty thousand dollars; Fourteenth—Ail persons who have taken the vath of amnesty as prescribed in the President's proclamation of Dee. 8, A. D. 1863, or an oath of allegiance ty the Government of the United States since the date of said proclamation, and have not thenceforward kept aud tuaiutained the sauie luvjulate ; Provided, That apecial appheation may be made tv the President for pardon by any person uication with the world for five mouths in the year? Why are passports required at all trom the inhabitants whe probably have never seen * dezen live Southerners within their territory ! Why should the island Colonists who wish te travel, be compelled to pay tribute to the United States, or to line the pockets of ite representa- tives! To come nearer home we again utter our protest against the continuance of this obnoxious regulation as applied to New Brunswick, and we ask, with more reasouable grounds of complaint than ever, by what principle of right or reason, this regulation is enforced, now that the Rebellion is declared suppreased, the Federal arwies dis- banded, the Coutederate combinations brokew up, and the field of militasy operations restricted that portion of the country that lies west of the Mississippi! If the war is over, why are we still made subject to the disabilities which a state of war might be supposed to entail? We have jno doubt that proper representations by the American Consul here would induce the United States Gosernment to at onee remove a restric tion which is killing the trade of both countries, creating much personal inconvenience, and ¢x- citing ill-will and general complaint on our part. Would be even do as much as Mr, Sherman at Charlottetown, the act would show a friendly disposition on his part, and a desire to relieve conciliate, But vo; the amount ef Fifty Pounds per week assessed on the community is something too haudsome to yield without a munaur. Poet human vature will not readily sacrifice pecuniary emolsments tu right or juetive.—St. John, N. By Courier. * The Dublin correspondent of the Montreal Gazette, speaking of the Dublin Exhibition, says? * The Exhibition will be very rich in pictures and sculpture—quite up, 1 am told, to that of Manchester, which is saying a great deal. Franee has a whole wing, splendidly stocked: Belgiam four or five compartments; Italy, Austria, and the Zoliverein, (iuelnding Russia,) large spaces. The Colonies, too, will be weil represented. Canadian Court, situated at the head of one of the principal staircases, between Nova Scotia Natal, will be filled to repletion, I think it will” serve the Province as a good advertisement. 4 miny ba were seated on a bench extending across the ‘ » beavily baud. negro servants was brought ferward to swear | - ee