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i nised, why did they ; the principle, it oug 3 about to be done. I

Mr. Rs! said the merits of the case had. been fully discussed; he ‘ cr is ' a slowly winnin its way for the last filly L ’ v < at T'COIOIIiIl Ofice. here they appeared to a proof,

. I H convic ,n; b term than! wald yetforce itshway. All now been a "occupied it was more yerbiage words niatt ' ‘eound Ilium: sense; and, as such, it would have w " n ' than

,. ‘ . ty‘fi'tbe Home: . . . '- I‘ considered the lepaksts entitled to redram. I had '0 been flinlybrging we I founded claims, and many ofthem had severely sufl'ered. Last year, as_ a body, they had - been put to considerable expense; and, for pervices rgal or retcnd- ed, in theircause,acertain well know individual, he no erstood, held. Not ' e Wforfieaebv- .; i j — Mr. A% w: d iflt'objses to the imagingin sf -a seeon r ‘ ' ’ the-Mauricio Joy-lists, prpm up - could be so modified and altered from the last that, _on being trans- mitted home, it should not appear to "a! Majesty suditgsel’fitgbe g ‘ " assenr

hadbeen _: f e , . . . . - - r 'r‘“ 'Hgboxcwott'ru was of opinion .l_llf_ll__lllgtu1t‘lsllllll ,lmd waived 353-“ ” mmeii’ifventermn myt‘urther pressures ' ' V!“ l esubject, would, he thought, he a mere excmng of vain hopes. "Sufifiom a conviction of the loyalty and worth of many of the . ori 'nal eufl'erers among the American loyalists, whose descendants 1' lli "maintain the same respectability of character, and justly ' ‘ in the claims ofilieir fathers, he felt it his duty to go along was» these who still clung to what he considered the forlorn hope 'fifredress. . 'The question was then put and carried. . Mr. Le Lacheur moved the following Resolution :— 1 . Resolved. That aCommittee be appointed, to whom shall be referred the - shear-uh otiiio Right Hon. Lord John Russellmfthe l'lthScpletnber last, - , Wr’ithacopy of the Bill passed by this House in its last-3258101), for _ «theMement of the inhdbitaats, to re ort thereon by Bill, Bills or other- . “spam to a Resolution reported mm the Committee of the whole . ' House on “elm of the Colony—with power to send for persons, papers Internals. , , _ . , , V v ' MoAuucus wished to know on what principle it was proposed Jo bfi ' it, the, bill. He would not oppose any measure which 193; ngdhkel tosmeliorate the condition of the people; but, till ‘the was had’agraud upon the principle, it was fully to talk of_the . formation of a bill. He was afraid their useless deliberations wereu only aggravating the disn pointment of the people, and rendering. the House tliejohjcct o redicule and contempt.

Mr. Loscwonrn said he would vote against the measure. He

_would_never be a convert to the iniquitous principles, acknow- ~ ,led’ged iii the Eschsnt Bill oflast Session. .

. r. Rispwhile advocating his right to afree and independent judgment. set lorth the necessity of their arriving at something approaching to n unanimous roco nition of the principles _whtch. were to govern the formation ofthe ill. ‘

Mr. Gotttus said, the pro osal under consideration seemed to he

,that ofshearing the wolf. l e had heard a greatrical about the

lights of the people. But of what use was _it, he would ask, to assert

rights without the power to enforce them? It was proposed to shear the wolf. But, had the difficulty—the danger been considered?

.No: nothin had been considered but the right: man has pbwer

ovar all the costs of the forest, therefore we will shear the wolf.

Mr. L: LACHECR said, that if he thought, as some honourable cntlemen did, he would at onEe declare the propriety of their immediately returning to their sevcral homes, that, as they felt their inability to do their constituents any good, they migthotLb their longer continuin in session, do them any harm, But Wll. those honourable gent emen he did not think; and, therefore, he held it to be the duty of all- who wished for beneficial measures, to remain and persevere. It was their duty still to remonstrate With the Home Government, and to shew them, again and again, the injuries which have been done to tho mass oftlie population nftliis -Colony, and which injuries are, in a manner, perpetuated to the people by,the apathy of feeling and remissness ofaction of Home Administrations.—Thcy often heard of iiicquitablenenvmus and graspi, views; but he knew wall to whom the odium ofunjiist encroac merits and a want of equity was best attached. ll'\V0ll_lu he the duty of the Committee to seek the best information, in whatever uarter it could be obtained, disregardless of party, iind to bring in a ill in nccordance with justice and equity.

hlr. Cults said he would like the mover to say, in few words,

‘on what principles he wished to have a bill brought in. There had

been much discussion on the subject in the Committee nfthe whole

House, but nothing definite had been elicited. No principle-being previously recognised, a Committee might be appointed in which no two men are thought in common on the subject. Could anysa'tts- factory bill be looked for from u bod composed of nut-h conflicting materials? The probability was, that they would bringin no bil at all.

Mr. In. Lat-stir: observed, he thought it was understood a bill was to be brought in on the principle of remuneration. _

Mr. D. Mscnosu.» said, when the House was in Committee on the state 0f the Colony, two Resolutions were submitted on the subject, which difl'ered materially, and the Resolution then adopted was to refer the Despatch, and the Bill passed by the House last Session for the settlement ofthe inhabitants, to a Select Committee, to report thereon by Bill, Bills, or otherwise. 'l‘hcir, Report would be submitted to the House, and committed toa Committee of the

whole, when the principles oftho Intended bill might be siiflicicntly discussed. '

Mr. PALIZI. said, it now became the mover to la down and define the principles on which it was meant to rucce . He (the Dover) ought to hate come forward with something like a definite measure. All was to be obtained by mature deliberation, and yet the more the Committee deliberated, the worse they got: it all ended in abottle ofsmoke! The end arrived at was that which Ought to have been the beginning. The Committee were to be without a Chart, and might consequently be occupied with the consideration of what ought to be the princi lest: the Bill, God knows how long! And iftlie people were looliing to them with as much anxiety as they were represented to be doing, for sucba measure for their relief, so long too were thny to be kept upon the rack ofruspensa. lftbs principle of compromise was to be recog- not proceed to embody it? lfsuch was to be t to be set forth as a pledge that something was

Mr. RA! said they had recognised a princi lc; they were at variance only about amount. llc trusted in urination would be sought, without res to difference of opinion, wherever it could be obtained. The Bill which they might bring in, he hoped,

' p ‘ the hill length oftheir tether.—Several ofthe tcnants, he said, be

h. r ~ y r. LI, Lacuna. wee ofopinion that, to be consistent, they who

would be shorter than that of last session. If it were too length it might end in giving us nothing it all. A short Bill was muc more likely to be attended to than a long one. He believed Secre- tln'es offitate and other officers of Government were quite as fond ofthsir ease as other folks, and would have no great predilection 05? any thing of jaw-breaking length. The Hon. J. S. Macnossw said, the House was in the same di- 1 lemma in which they had been in the Committee. He said he be- ' lieved himselfto be as truly anxious for the adoption ofsome just a and epuitable measure for redress of ievances, as an other mem- bero the Hours ; but, for his part, c ble scheme had yet been, or was about to be devised. It was absurd to offer to purchase the lands froin the proprietors without something like an assurance that the proprietors would part with their lands. To pass a Bill with such views and to such cfi'ect, would be fruitless labour. The best way of allaying excitement, he said, in his opi- - nion, was to allow those. who were said to be the promoters ofit, to

A 1r~r~v-

could not see t at any feasi-

naw, were, by their Leases, bound to pay an snuual rent of ls. 6d. or 2:. per acre ; and he also knew this was a rant which they could not poasiblypay born the simple fruits oftheir labour. For-the re- llefofsnchoft e oppressed tenantry he would ladly proceed to an justifiable lengths; but the only equitable relic which, in his 0 i- nion,nught to besougbt, was a cancellation of rents in arrear, an a reduction afrets for the future. .

.Mr. Aasugitu said there were two great ob‘ectious to the plan ufretnuneratton. The first was, the money coul not be raised; and the second was that even if the money could be raised. the proprietors eould not“ compelled to sell their lands against their inclination. But one good there was _arising from the proposal—it was a tacit ac- knowledgrnent of the rights of the 'proprietors ; and it effectually a'grvad to withdraw from the eyedof the people the veil ofcohwebs which ltgitatore had’too successfully thrown over them. The veil, his cancluded, was, now removed, he hoped never again to be re-

and.

{In MLciirrosir observed that ifeither cobweb or veil was remo-

i v , it was only {tom the honourable member for Belfast‘s own

a for the people the had never been hood winked ; they seen, and still saw: clear y enou

opposed, to him and his friends, should themselves pro e a fi " ‘ a‘ importuni of the ople were continued, jliiz'tice ” . Thong their 'u gee might be unrighteous, inces- t 'would weary t am into a compliance with the de- ce." Were he to abandon the principles which he had , i , andt‘tnc'ompromisingly advocated ; were he to ad- ‘ "cefie’ fio’m “nation, and to consent to tell them _

‘ :t had been taught to believe were

. be'e'n'pursiiiirg nothing but a vain

. ' ' ' n act of-sscrir, ,. he would be committm! 3 be, {0 ; Jada the hon.and learned themon the, I

shadow; were he to do so,

‘ thi nscience. ,. he )8 arigtltli'ibwn: ii: appeared to‘hlm (lgffgi‘fitegi .107 " l" h? question beforedhelltr “ 8308 la”: "amigo "m, be we, Into,"

. . y - a] x _ A . 3::th bag: ;;:mver’oflt‘hln§prb?rietmy indeed, he (:be :2; learned member fitr Charlottetown) w” Pecuhurly I “0’

‘ ' th re might I _ 233533313 figic'al'dveit. (Order, order!) Well, the fact was:

‘ l) e- that according to the lionorablofllld len'md “Weir,” ('illigllibtn. town, the proprietors worélu be l“l’l’m'wd in a, “,0 q o'fljm Peuple member his colleague, for Belfnil, had.sald t.” e) e' cosutt ' had hood veiled with cub L0"! '°%'""' (“"m'lii'fiuiilm ti on "is “film’s”; lb, mm 3dr”!!! no c‘dbf‘lfl’lielraeafilliohgeir then-eyesr'iliey would r‘e'll’him they?!” “"> 6 ms and de.

' their com lni ivbeir wgsknepss, tililcir'fezblne; W 17953. on account’ofwhiplt the were driven to the lwtlr adv? B" I .I'VIOT that iigbt and reason,:nudyjtlstlce, were put on t iei .

be Mr. Arhiickle) knows-1hr! must know—t mt n [‘rhuckle) sendments of his bleEding constituents. Let him ( r. fr” Em- see some of them, at thisinclcmcnt season of the year, t0i II gvering footed over ice and snow; let him see them in their rugs. 5 genes“. and cowering over their fires by night, for want nfii covering 9 "mm which to stretch their weary and exhausted frames; let him tiel hour in such condition.and let him ask them iftlruy thought their :7 ‘bu. entitled them to no better lot; let him ask them towhnt they/Tutti!”— ch their misary and deprivations; they would tell him t d

. - - . ‘ lords. ‘3‘ W35 all was owm totho as in riIPuc“) “rum”: [and - said the recejgiti-in oft e Belggate at the Colonial Offilpe lindrggfi'slfig the eyes ofthe people to the delusions which had 00" ll’mt héd upon them; but he would tell his honorable °°."" at j- we the Delegate, for his assertion of, and exert“)!!! In “"’"i,'..°.ihi . rights ofthe pen is ofthis Colony, bee“ 9"" brougmfluje , ma: ping postin Lon on,thers vvere,amnng the Electorsof e .iIs),l at: whose confidence in the integrit find abilities of that, eat;

would have remained firm and uns in on. - .

Mr. Ansucitne' explained that when basalrl the People bud [lag a gal thrown over their eyes, he alluded to the measures by \ylllcd'dl (3; had been deceived,and cheated oftheir hopes; he certainly thjth mean that there had been” no‘grievuncus of which to complain. III the member for Queen's County (the "on. J. S. .Miicdunald), 9, however, thought that relief would be best ufiorded tothe lien} antry by a reduction ofrnnt audit remission of arrears. . For re ieh

' beyond these reasonable hounds it was worse than delusion to teac the people to look. _ . .

The question was then put and nnldl “"1 “commutes up. pointed. . . _ .

Mr. THOMSON moved, that it be an .instruction to the~ Committee just appointed, that they bring in a Blll on the

rinciple of remuneration to the proprietors for their rights in the soil. A bill, be said, brought in on the prinCiples recommended and advocated by him, would not. 35 some honourable members said it would, amount. to an acknow- ledgment of the claims of the proprietors; it would be but a mere yielding to the blunders of Government. Other honourable members object that the home government will never consent to advance £200,000 for the purchase of the lands, even should the proprietors be found Willing to dispose of their interests therein for that sum, because the government would have no sufficient security for the repayment of the money advanced. But .tlie.l:tnd, he maintained, would itself be a sulficient security, indepen- dent ofu guarantee on the Revenue of the Colony. _He wished he had the land; he would not be long in getting £200,000 advanced upon it. .

Mr. CLARK was not opposed to Mr. Thomson’s View of the question; but in place of tying down the Committee by instructions, why not add the honourable member to the Committee, when they would receive the full benefit of his suggestions. He (Mr. Clark) would therefore move that Mr. Thomson be added to the Committee.

Mr. Annucttu: observed that the proposed addition to the Committee would be a very proper one; as Mr. Rae and Mr. Thomson would thereby have an opportunity of reconciling their. conflicting. views.

Mr. ’l‘iiousortsaid, it would be arbitrary and absurd to compel him to be a member of a Committee to the appoint- ment of which he was opposed.

Mr. Ru: observed, the honourable member for George- town (Mr. Thomson) said 'he objected to his (Mr. T’s.) being appomted I member of the Committee because they had received no instructions from the House; but the truth was, that he objected because they were not to act under his instructions. He (Mr. Rae), though his sug- gestions had not been adopted, had yielded to the wishes ofthe House in submitting to his being nominated on the Committee; and he hoped Mr. Thomson would put up With the martification of a like appointment. Though in some respects opposed to the sentiments of other members of the Committee“ still he might assist them in their labours; nay, he might even yet succeed in winning over honourable gentlemen to his opinions, or, perhaps, be made a_ proselyle to theirs. He (Mr. Rae.) however, thought it would look better not. to insist on the com- pliance ofthe hon0urab|e gentleman; besides, they ought to remember the adage that “ forced prayeis were no devotion.”

After some further observations, Mr. Thomson was finally added to the Committee.

The_Bill to prevent the running at large of Sheep and Goats in Charlottetown; was read a second time, commit- ted, and passed to be engrossed.

The Hon. John _Brecken, acting Colonial Treasurer, was admitted Within the bar, and presented the Public Accounts for the past year. ‘

. THURSDAY. _Fe_hruary 13.

The Bill to continue for a limited period the several Acts providing for the summary trial of Common Assaults and

attenes; and also an Act to regulate the manner of proceeding upon contested Elections of members to sit in the General Assembly, was read the third time

M . RAE ro sed t ‘ - '

H I' p pa 0 amend the Bill, by leavmg out a thatrrelates to the Act for regulating the manner of prozeeéing upqp contested Elections of members to serve in t e enera . ssembly, and that the latter -be brought in In I separate bill. .l‘lis ob ect in separating into two bills

V the Acts for the cbntinuance of which the hill just then read had been gamed, was to have an opportunity of amending the la er Act for regulating the manner of pmtqleetéing upprj‘ contested Electiops of members to Serve 1p e enera ssembly. The direct tendency of that

ct, as it at present stood, was to operate against the freedom of Election. According to that he: a factions malicious, unprincipled candidate, if wealthy himself mi supported by certain wealthy influe ' h i . . . , nee, mig tefi'ectually intimidate or drive from" the field the popular candidate who’ m ."ue "isl’e‘ilablli‘i'~ of character in inle rit ' , talents, in all but his povert \va 1 ’ . g y. In L S we I qualified to support a contest for the suffrach of the people and if re, d effectually to serve them, and promote ’their,best initiiieet' in the General Assembly At 3 s . - resert ' . nay, any friend of "U candidate I , any candidate,

_ , , at a contested Electioi might object to any, vote or votes given )’ candidate, and causetheRetur ‘ 0 such vote with the word “ b‘nmg nice

o e -” hundred votes, and these gogdctegés my" Rahal”: “7° ii poor man. might all ' given In favour 0f

beob'ected t. - wealth-backed candidate, aiid a agruliiyn;

manded’ which! ii "med 3M0. although every one of the

'M..muu to might. be faund good, and" "the 're't'itt'a of '

be for his} activity [is (My, w

he s eaks not the

' bound to mark such vote 0

. I V .nbjectofthepresenuuetsoorwae, e

- bended the nature oftlie objection which had been m‘édp;

, the unpopular and obnoxious candidate.

v the‘notrce required by the Act

' ‘ a It ‘ :rui - ~ er in mi limo _ :61? Phi; I a ‘ :lazze,ybe saidigo Watch he bb te It ' worded,‘ was so Ivagu h ’ either candidate.“ elector,

.great effect, against the poor one. The former, he sa'

' in,th favour they .3,- thereby% ‘ ~the expenses thrown v;

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:

the can

ly drawn up; W...“ , , object to ate, tan. or W

’ ' ' as her of votes, eitfier before or after tm h: 8

shall have taken the oaths require

r votes "objectsett‘lfliand r; H . . . . . . Ah. mm b tor erstst in his ozbjec . us," ' . I in? 0395' the Election; iiipiizuteia apt. in r nibnisuéli i‘witnesses as may appepr nfissgay, a, - ‘ all thevotesjg ,founWe, _ q _ whbs‘e l'iivour they may ave been’given, must, ’

expenses of proving them so to be. “.Not, he a t

V

the .expentte of, proving, them so to

g to them; ~ as ‘the Act then stood'

l‘ hardship upon the.

be rovcd ood, r _ shmiid fall 0% the persbn objectin Mr. PM.th admitted, that, e it its face a resumption o. | iiidat: who, in the efent of a scruuny, althpugh sue: . as had been given in his favour, marked objeete h, j ' scrutinized, might be proved good, would, notwrt - x ino‘, have to bear a part ofthe expense consequent 7 1h; scrutiny; yet there appeared to him one d V which weighed very strongly against the propose- an , ment—an advantage which it would give the more ire.” candidate, and which he might use as a amuvre,

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.inight, if he were so inclined, bring to Poll a nu of individuals possessing no qualifications, but will 7‘ to give a majority, and’ pass them 00' as voters; while ( poor competitor, a stranger to those persons, yr