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NESAthNISTS A'l.‘ FAULT. Nit Eoirou.

Will you oblige by publishing the enclosed; editorial of tile [loltjiu [Rpm-tu' um! ‘l't'mts. . on the letter of Mr. Elias llarket Derby. re- printed by Mr. liiriviii in his last lasut‘. .\lr.l Derby‘s superficial and truly American ab tempt to can the Dominion under the gridiron ting. is pretty severely criticised by the loyal [mini-hr. llurraa tor old England, and town wuh till traitors!

Yours truly.

March 22, 156:). St) .\.\'

Elias Derby's Letter on U. S. Matters.

Elias llarket Derby. ti dweller in the Great ‘ Republ' . is evidently ito great writer. in a letter written to the .llw'nt'uy (Biro/lulu, and. published by it Elms llarkct Derby has given. ample evidence of liis'iiabiliiy to do more; than to *' string words together." ' '* ' '

Let us tixamine the ‘serlctl facts be pre- Ieiits to the people ofthc Maritime Provinces. These are—

lst.-—-'l‘he governmental expenditure of the [mud States will be .55 per head of the popu- lotion.

2nd —-'l‘he tarill' will soon be reduced cvcu below that ut'L'. iada. .

3rd.- the policy of the States is to extend

,ft'ec trade over the “hot.- t‘oniiucut. ant tui the provinces .1 share in ilie carrying trade of. the whole continent. 4th. —’l‘lie antagonism of England has rendered all the etl'ortsot lilits ll ‘.l t-t llt-rby.l in the tllt‘LCtlun of Reciprocity 'l'l't‘aty.’ .abortivc. The opponents of a lleciproci in Convention and in t‘oitgre would favor the admission of the l'rorinccs| into the Union, " in place of their products.“i These five propositions ciiibody all l‘ll’.l Elias llarket has said iii ti column lllltlll li.tlt'.l ‘l‘l first statement is about the expciiditnref of the government—that is about the aiiiounti of taxation necessary to provide the goverii- l mom with money stitltcieiit to meet all tic-i titaiiils made upon it. Mr. 1). states this \vitlI be 35 per head at some future date. 5 lllr. Derby deals with the future t) it very large ‘ iit.

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lIrotneai-h County. who. with the Land

With that, we have nothing tut -

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6 ofmAs—setnbly.

Hous

United States. hitiniating the uceess y) observing grout caution oti the putt. o the Legislature ol this Colony. in taking any :tctinll in that matter. l

Uri 'l't'll that Laid papers and dcspatches be laid on the. table.

llousc adjourned.

'l't'izst-av. March 16.

The. llill to lllt‘l't‘fll-iti! the amount. of llt'.‘ posits in the Savings" Bank. and also the llill to amend the Laws te ting to l’atcuts. “3'11, severally read a third time and pass- e

St'rt'untv. March ldlli.

(la motion at tiie lion. Atty. General, the ttouse iVeiit into Comm tee of the whole. to take into consideration the question ot establisbiuga lloard of Works.

Mr. llrll in the t‘ltait‘.

lloti. Attorney General (Leader of tlic (.lov‘t) submitted allcsulutiou to tlioell‘ect that. it is -xpeilicut to pass an Act provid- ing for the appoititiiieiit of a Board 01 \\ orks to supervise lllltl takc cli'i c of the!

l'iiblie lliiiidiiigs. ll-ialls. llridg and] limb. Atty.(‘.eiieral presented the follow- \\'harvi-s ol the island. d lloard to tin,r llills. 11“ ot which \vere received and

\‘tlllalrl ut l'ivo Membc ol' whiclt the Col. Secretary and Couitiiissioitcr of Public Lands >hall ti- opt/[rim be lllt tubers. aiul the Colonial 5v Mary to bo Chairman of the s id lloat‘d.

The necessity of a belief system of road making was thvn reitearki-d on generally. by lion. members on both sides of the. House. ’l'liat an improvement was loudly ‘ called ior no one Ect‘lttt‘ll to deny. 'l'lii- tl‘4ltlll on tho subi ct was continua 1 iii ipztlly to the tie. ty til sectttiugllii- 5 "‘le ~" “l, "‘ll\'l""_l l"'filll9llllfl'l“', 0‘ ivonld be niincccs'sary forliirn at that stage Wilt“ “‘1' '11” ("’“lillfl‘i “I'll ll“? “l'lW‘ll'iot the proceedings to enter into any lurther meat of it board, as tion-polilical_iii itslmplu.mm,u' m. n.1,...“ “but 1... 1.3.] pm. """ll’l"“°“ “5 l‘fl'l‘s h'- “‘1” “"5 Hm," “‘ vionslv said tout-hing tlic questionsinvolv- conducting; that impur - it braiicli til the my in [he 5am mus‘ llt'tl by political bi: s. it in. conteiiiplati-d by the lt-xsulit- lotions submitted. that the mcitibers ot ilic lioard of Works be three g. iiilcmin. oiti-

read a first titiic. viz :-~

A llill Io tllllulltl llio Militia Law. |

A not to extend lllt: Jail Limits ui St.l l-Ilt-auor's.

A llill to providri for the establishment of a lieai‘d ol Works. lti introducing said liills ho (lion. Atty. (it-u.) obserde that as the contemplated changes in the Militia l Law had already bemtbt‘lol‘u the ltouse iii Cutllllllllccfitllll: the lit-solution re ting to a. Board ol “'0 's. iIi conformity with which the said liill was introduced. it

position) asked the lion. Atty. (icnerall (Leader oi the tlor't) it the ltoyal instruc-i lions had been received since the appoint ; meat of Sir John Young as Uorrriiori (tent-rat oi the New llotiiinion and this lslantl.

llonsc adjourned.

Wm 'i.sti.vv, March 17.

House in Commiiliii on the Board of Wotks When the clause relating,r to tho appointment of metiibers ol the lloard came 1» up. several hon. iii- tubers spoke iii lavor. oI having the Col. Si-ctc try and the Land. Comm ~ioucr s membi . ol the Board.

The lelllllllllllg clauses ol the liill elicited very little debate. Smite Members wer.-

Couun' onerauii Col. Sci-tat: v. \votild compri e a lloard of Five Members. and that said lloard would have under lhctti tlirec Superintendents of Public Works. one troiti ~aelt County. whose ditty it would be to report on all matters relating to their otliccs, tollie lloard at itsmcctitigs which they (the stiiicrinleiulcnls) would be expected to attend. The tic .' s lectmgr for the otliees (ll superint mcn o1 scicutilic skill and oi lll'ut'llt'ltl ex- perience. was strongly enforced iii the arse of th ‘ debate. and also. the dcsi .i-

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lloii. Mr. llavilatid (Leader of the ()p- .

do; and it would he wry “"5"” 10 "wildlvibiiiiy ol making such appointments noti- Will! lllel'fllurc- 1'- Wl“ “Hf” “ft 0““ Widt‘mv poli t“ll aiitl not subicct to dismissals with we may rest assured. lt is with the prcScnl . pvpl-qumngu 0‘ GD. crumput. Compulcncc

in t. vor of abolishing; Statute Labor . to- gether, and let all pay Commutation

and the past that wise men deal—not with evciitnaliiics—wiiiin may oruiay not happen, mid which it. is just as probable trill not come to pass as that thcy witl.—\\'|ielher. iit'soiiic time in the future. the expenditure of the St ies, will be d. is it qlustion foreign to the sitiuttt. ‘l at is it now? the debt actually decreasing '3 These are the questions worth asking; and to these Mr. Derby vouclisales no reply. We will do it for him.

In lliirvcy‘s yearbook, a work quoted with admiration by Mr. Aiiiiaiid durng hi. storm in Cuitibcrland. we find that the amount: ot public tlclit, per head, is for—

Great llrii. in. United States. British America.

Again, we find that the annual inter. charges oit public debt, per head, lll follows :—

L'nited States. St 2t} British America. - l.l'.'

If we look at the ordinary expenditure per head we find that it is as follows —

United States, $10.50 British America, 3.7.”)

itlr. Commissioner Wells tells us that the

coniparitive taxation pcr lieitd is. for the United. Sl-t.~1tigolil.

Canada (Q‘Jel t7 & Ontario) 3.2m New llt‘utts ca, 3.21 Nova Scotia. 3.10

But there is not all the difference bya long way. The taxation for state purposes is enor- mous. bringing up on an average the taxation in the States for federal and state purposes to the large sum of $21) per head. If wejoincd the States its Mr. llcrhy seems to advise. we must beat- the whole rust of our State debt, in addition to the federal taxation ptit by :i United States olliciil at :51 Lil) per head. ’l‘luit State debt is over iiilie millions lllltl would constitute an additional charge of about $2 per head to be raised by direct taxation or over 53600.0(!) pcr yeat'.

lllr. Derby overlooks tl.i.s fact that we liavc only the Dominion debt—a debt formed by clubbing all the provincial debts together.— whilc the States have two debts—a federal

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Money. We will never have good roads until this is done.

llon. Ally. (icncuil presented to the [louse the estimates of the expenditure ol the Government lor the en 'Lllt. year.

lloii. Ally. (ietiet lsubuiittetl ll. Bill to provide for the citiyiiig out of Capital l'nuishtitci.t within l'tisons.

lteecivtrd and read :I. first. time. He (llon. Atty. Gen.) explained the obj :tol the bill as pointed otit itt tho Despatch llt'lttl‘t.‘ the House on that subject.

would oiin be acquired by a course of ‘triiiiiiug and cxpericnco; it: would be. ,‘tlicrclorc. fatal to the best inter sis of tho ‘L'olony. to displace rllicicut olii s of that, important branch at the public setrico out were political grounds. . . 'l‘hc li‘dsulllllull as submitted was udopt- ‘ cil. '

‘ l’rogt‘css reported.

llouse adjourned.

llloxim‘. March 1.5.

3 House in ('oiittiiiuce resumed considera- tion oi lloaril oi l'ti‘llllC \\ tolls. oiiy ol'tlic practice iii England ol ha M". “0” 1“ “"5 Ell-“13 _ executions condueted inside the

“Nb Alwl'lwl ("'“W'i‘l 5“““”“"“ n 5‘“ \\'thi the despaleli alluded to was receiv- cond resolution, totiicellcettliai the meta-l0.) m...) 1;... gummy Um...“ 1.... “Mum... l’t‘l'a' 0' “'0 “t’i‘l'll l’U “WNW” 1"” 1"“ ‘5'" he rejoiced that at that time this communi- :HHIII {‘ilk'lh "I'll 513‘ l’t'UW lll‘l' “"10 .llll‘iiy was happilylrce train those enormous

ll'iil'l‘l'l'g nl’l'll-it'su b""‘JW'v l" dfilm-11”":crimcs which i . l to capital punishment. lor iion-auindancc; atid lilltllllb'l'dt) thcwmcc the... however. nu “murmmw 0c. t‘llt‘tl Wt"- lllf‘ ilccfil’lil'lcc ‘1‘ Elle WWW” 0‘ icurreiicc of that kind took place. llc rc- la tiieuilicr oi the "board of \\ orks shall trot. fun“; I” me Do“... . cusm and mid um. IVRH‘MU ["0 fumlj“ “Hill‘l'P’l’UIl' 191 11:“ the. llill did not app y to that case. attire; atu a tour i .esou too it ice-. I '. _ I . feet that tltcsalarics oi the Snperintcitdants , M" I’IL‘J‘L" 5““1 “Mt he “01’”! um, 1"” UK Public Wm.“ W ,‘s mum\,s._ would be made to apply to the pamlul ‘ ' ' case iii question. lle spoke of the il':~

(gout-it‘s County SUPL. £1130 0 0 grading tendc ey at public executions. ititigs do . (10.. 1i” 0 0 lie was ol opinion that justice would be lt'tuw duo ‘10-. Lo 0 0 vindicated by extending the prerogative

til the Crown iii the case of the iialortunato Dewey. lltit it the sentence must be pttt lll tot-co. let it. in the name of humanity. be done :is pointed out. in the bill just iii- trodticed.

lion. Mr. lichuhiy spoke oflho demor- alizing cll'ccts oi capital tunlsliiiieiit. which he contended did not: lend to the prevention ot crime. btit had a \vithrriti iiitlueu at on the best. lcelitigs of humanity . llc witnessed the execution of the noluii- ons lliirlte. in his n ive country in ('"E‘l‘ lite. and could tcshly that the tendency o’l public executions was not the lessening of -- no, but, on the contrary. the demorali- oli ol‘llio people.

Iloti. Mr. Ilavilaiid expressed the hopo thatth bill would long continue a dead

including traveling expenses.

Alter a tow l'cllllll'ks, relating principally to the details ol'the measure contemplated. the question of concurrence was put oii said lie-solutions. and agreed to by the House; and the following Committee ap- pointed to bring iii a bill in accordance therewith. i‘iz.,1toiis. Atty. Ucncral,Laird, Kelly.

()n motion 01 lion. Atty. Giiieral. the [loose Went into Committee on the Militia Law.

Mr. (1. Sinclair iii the Chair.

The Hon. Atty. ueral submitted a ll; lailoit to l‘ ttlial the little ol the. regular and Sedcntary Militia, until arms would no furnished to them. would be formed into a ltcscrvc to be called out

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recottuiiciidiugthe adoption in this Clll"

“PM “’Wilnls which we would hat ‘ to pay “1 I [0‘ an annual uiu~ter only. in such manner ‘,“° “"0 "‘F‘HA‘U‘” “cuddml” Wm” dell“and at. such liua ' as the Commander-iti- for each 01 the States besides. I lltlt‘l‘ .\n- .1 i“ mi “MHL ticxatioii we should have to provide l'ur our “ E, l ’5.‘ I if ' . . I . . . oirii province dcbt. just as Maine or . sa-l V “"f ' “'3” W?“ Li'l’mfl" Of “0 ll‘llll“ ~chusctts has. and l.t-ar a portion of ‘lll‘lLllLX‘. ‘lClVHL‘d lu Iii toil-going i. luil’tillflt'ctltu (Mm .. “my”. m.“: in.” my Wm", Bum an annual allowance oi . c lotmds. in “N w“...- m “.0 11);" hcii ot all ‘ iargcs tor coiitiiigi-n 'pctises. Then as to the durcaao in the debt of the 3rd. that the Volunteer Milt aciitttlcd ijmlmi Sum-s ;_“~g pier-“mu 11.... “in i..- tq Governinan allowance shall consist. ol pretty much as it has been in the past. What nine ('ofhpamcs. not to exceed titty men does the past say? In Hrptt-iiibi 1. it . I! tell. The formation of Volunteer Coin- i-caclieil its highest point. $2.7... t:hll,.:. i.- titles not, [cudyjng such “1.1 not u, [m (in December. lstii’. it rt'llt‘llt'tl its lowest .‘ “mounted, point.—two billions four hundred and iiiiicty- A“... _. yew “quarks (mm sew...” hon. one millions. live lllllltll‘t‘:l.llllll 'tourtlmusaud. 1 “mum”... the will rumlulions “We sum“ four liiii tired and buy. llicti it took tl “st-.13”). “dummy and “FONHI “Weed m. iiiiil steadily. iiiontp by month. u'eqtlpp. pit. UNI mp “ml “Hus, A“). funeral. no“,_ in Si-itemlier lst NH, it was tivo ll ioti ire , . -, . . . .' __ ’ ~. . llllllllll'Ud and thir’ty-tive iiiiilioit six hundred l'llljlilid lf'm‘l l"’;'l,(“fi“"nllm EU blmg _‘” and fourtten thousand three hundred and i,“ J] .1“ “’mmm‘l) “uh llml““"='°""=' “5‘ thirteen.—Evidenlly. therefore. it tlntttiates. w!‘f}'°”%‘ . month by month. lint. t: lac it year by year.‘ luo [till to increase. the amount of tie- and what do we find? \be. that iit Novcni- 5 posits in the Savings Bank was coiiitiiittctl

her. I. . the l'etlcl‘lll mm of the l'llllt'll‘lt) a Committee ol the \\ltUl\:, and reported Statcsi s‘rtiiirrv-t‘itii itii.i.to:.'ssi:;iitrxoiti‘o a; ,l to. . .ixn TWL 'l'\'-l'l\l1 ‘t'IIol II. 0M: HIS HUI“. .\lr Kickliani remarked that a branch ol

axuiwo lttll,l..\lts .iioiti rim: [1‘ “as .\‘ov.. huh—an iiicreiee that certainly tells more against the sup: iisitiovi that. the debt will de—' creme than Mr. Derby‘s vaticinatioiis about ‘ the future do in favor of such it rlltlpliallltnl. lint we have dwelt too long upon this point. Our people are too Well informed on the sub- ject to he led away by Mr. Derby‘s iniiigiii- = . “ intro alout the future, however glowing they :LU‘ml ‘5- V , . "my be. llon. Atty. General in reply said that the Mr. 1). tells us. secondly. ilmtilit-tnritt‘wiu subieclot branch Savings hanks was an- soon be decreased below tltatcvcit of ,. ada. Vllt l' consult- itioii. and would be entertain- lint, as he base: his prophecy upon the ilc- ch iii due time. crease of the debt. his as crt'ioiis belongs to Mr. McMillan presented a petition from t chis- against which Scripture warns in. {dirt s inhabitants ol l riiicc County. pray- " liUlVlll‘C 0! nlld “'livvs“f-‘I\llile;-"t‘ “built: ting that the law relating to the. inhabitants “toner We it | I'm “‘4'? k“ U l- 1“ I!“ 'ol that t‘ inut ' be amen led so that ii. - statement about the co. stint: trade may he as W.” (m mid “3m.i migm‘ (min). “I” “firm f'l'nmfmly ""‘""‘T'.“" U“ \l l hiqf'fjfliucfil T'g‘c‘ . lhe public wharves ol Simon ‘.l.-_ as are r "t “Unil'IJ'l'lw’lrg '"I;II;'”1 It]: "lhy‘du w ithu \\ harv ll Cltarlottctowi . Ill ‘il‘lll'gt‘. ouv.rcut ltf-‘ll‘ ‘ i 'I ' :l I I‘ I... .~ I York Sun. that the decline of shipping in the ‘33::303lllm :“us U” u“ J‘nl “um” “l u” States is fully as much due to the fact. that n . ' _ ." . H ' the coasting trade was overdoiic, its to any . lll'l'lll’ll W115 llltti' “Ii-rim] to 1. ml“... m........_p...mf; um. M... w... hump...” pruta Loiiiiiiittce (Udelltntlllt:lt'Ull. Mr. vessels of the diminished marine oftlic States .‘l_lcdllllilll- “OIL All.) -.ll"l“'|'itl.. lltl Mr. n“. ma up, f...- mm. ..r unquaymum, In]... t lll'l‘Ckl'll to coiiiposi: said (.tllllllllltt'tt. coasting trade it already ovr~r~sitpp1ied.'us the l lloii. [\Iltll'llt'y.(ieltt‘l‘dl presented to the Sun nucrtli . the addition of our marine won't ‘ House the (‘olouial 'l't'castiict‘a Accounts tend to mitigate the evil’. llis fourth state- tor the bust financial yo- also accounts 0| merit nbottt the antagonism of lulurlunil llllll.“ 3 [ho stuck jinn“ Counniucu “,1. “w yum. lleciprlii'ity Treaty is simply llhstll‘tl. l)lll“508‘ England make any objections to the fi liter “on. up. Lain] 1,... SUMCd n Pomp." n. ’l‘lw'.’7.mdm "u" U" “mfiolur‘gl': ~ ‘1: Inhabitants ol l'riuce County. praying tor \\ u. it England that IIV‘IOVU' in u. Ipt. - ; the vslablisliiiit-nt ol otlices loi'lhe lleuistry No ' but the Estates. liter an very tdiortand I) I . , . H . ‘_ _ ' V :‘or cut s and lot the l tubule of \\ ills. and decisive way to citdence lunglnlnl ti attago- . ‘ Mum“ "I u“. V Vim“, “Wk Alw n ' . rcss Illtil resolutionsiiiliivor.‘ . . ' . ‘ . n ' . ' ' "m"? I“ can“ I l’vtitiou oi liliabnants ol bunnuerside.

tfllt‘cl nook and then we shall soon see. , I ‘ . “chum nlnhw’mml i. _ A. (Ivorylmlly km“, praying for an attit-iiutiu-ut ol the l'ilUUllUll she would tit ant-o ratifytlmavtiottol’the Con- Limb, ‘0" '1'“ l'l‘l'l'U-‘W‘. (fl. "5'=lbl'5"“ll{ 1‘" “we "dump", .additional l'ullmg Division in the Filth

the Savings llauk might. be opened at lviiigs County. The Custom House. olliccr to I'l'Cl'lYC tlcllt its and liIl'Wat'tl same to the Colonial 'l‘ii..t.~ui‘i:r. As that institu- tion had prospered so well at. Charlotte- ‘liiwii. he could see no r on n by brunch- i-s should not be opened at the other

rcu. . . . . . . . . K Thellllpunnnll.’lu tell- ., flftllly, of a District at l'tuice (ounly. bald polling ltnelpvmiiiy Treaty in Congress. would favor lliVlnlUll to be ill. Sununcrsidc.

our admission in place of our prodooln. llut‘ Ordered that said Petitions be referred

then we don't favor that project. and if n ltc- l m gunman“; 0| um whin llutlgu humor.

ciprori-y in not to be obtained unleu we fore- row.

will"! privileges til low taxation we now etiyiy.’ The “in m nmnnd [ho Paw"! Ln" WM llit-n Reciprocity may go, till the. legislators ! .1.”de "greed w.

of the linked States are convinced that while “0"- Auy. (“mend hy command m,- "0 ("mt r°"il'r"""l‘; "ml""laxi‘m'rfllaurct r settled a message Iroiii llin llonor lliiiIAil-

A ' - - t rental in . . _

33.3.? CS'JEiWil 2.1; 3.1.3.? r... my...“ a... ' m'".‘~“'=""'- f'i'nwnmx l""’.""" "n "w tieir worth. Why, that would be just like ‘ “I'l'l‘ifl'fi’l f’mUlPS "m M l'illllllll pllttialt- pottlnuunru-lvi-s in lllt'll a piixltlon that we " "3"“ “'"l'" l'llilflllnfiih All”). Mlllllllllud a would have to I‘llt'lll' 3:! extra for the take of; fill‘l’flll'll lltful mu rll.llI\'ll'l'i "II tho aub- pmuhihi; r31 L \lrd. “not at Itchiroiral l‘lLu trade with tile

letter on the Statute liook of the Colony. lle congratulated his native country on tho lacl. that such painlnl cases as llio one now pi-tiilin" were of rare occurrence. tie it: pcd the bill would be so amended s to include the case in question. He CUIIL" [red with the sentiments expressed by his lioti. colleague. lllr. McAtilay. touching the pernicious cll'ects oi ptibliccxcct ‘ons. llo saw no reason why the [loyal Preroga- tive should itot be exert ii iii the mitor- innate llmvi-y case. (treat doubt existed in his tiiilid on the point its to whether Howey committed ititrt'dor wilfully. llc referred totho tart as provcn iii Court. tliatllowcy told the girl. McQuai-rie. to stand back tliat Cullen might pa \vitlioutobserving them. That lact t\ ‘ed heavily with him. and led him to belicie that no preconceived malice nor animus existed iii the breast of llowcy against the unfortunate Cullen. llo lclt convinced that. the verdict oti a similar cast: in Eng-- land would be tiiauslauguter. and not wil~ l'ul iiiurdcr. lle (lloii..\lr. llaviland) llieii ,cilvil a c. u point, of recentoccurrence, {in the mother country. in proot'ot his tir- lgnuii-nt. The execution. he said. of the ‘untorluuatc islt'. igi-r. Don't-3. on the ground ol lllzlliillg him a scapegoat or w: hing for future criminals. Would be highly reprehensible, and not pioihielive ol' good to society.