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«THIS IS TRUE LIBERTY, WHEN FREEBORN MEN—HAVING TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC, MAY SPEAK FREE.”—Evuripipes.

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wie. CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1847. [No. 4.

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cst TE LE _ POLITICAL MEETING AT PRINCE-, Although many of the farmers in that part of the coun-|yindicated his adherence to these opinions, he com- TOWN ROYALTY. itry had not finished their hay-making, and the weather! menced a review of the opposition recently offered to

At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Lots 17, 18, 19 highly favourable for the business, we were astonished|the Governor by those who formerly professed them- and 20, and Princetown Royalty, called together by ad- /#nd delighted, on arriving at Mr. Sutherland's, to ob-|selves his friends, bringing the charge of recreancy vertisement, to take into consideration the present po-|*°'Y® the rare of animated and independent yeo-|home to the parties who were the readiest to prefer it ‘itical state of the Colony, and held at the Upper School ‘men who had collected from all sections of the District, against others; and took up the Petition which Messrs. House in the Royalty, on Friday the 20th Au gust, £° the purpose of attending the Meeting, and of sanc-' Pope and Palmer have been delegated to lay before the Thomas McNutt, Esq., in the chair, the following Reso- tioning or disapproving of the several matters which Queen for the removal of the Governor. He read the ‘were to be submitted to them. F'rom the head of Hills- Petition, sentence by sentence, and exposed the falsc-

jutions were passed, the two first by a large majority, at, borough River to Neufrage, and thence to the Southern hood and sophistry of which it is made up.

least two hundred against ten, and the last without a' dissentient voice. The Hon. George Coles, Messrs, Xtremity of the District, we soon recognized the fa-| He concluded his speech, which occupied about -two Rae, Montgomery, McLean and Clark, M. P. P. were Miliar faces, with honest independence stamped upon hours and three quarters, in thanking the Electors foi present, having been requested to attend, and expressed | Meir brows, who, but a year previously, had gathered, their patience and attention, offering as an excuse fo: their several opinions. It was calculated by persons Unsolicited, to record their votes in our behalf. The the delay he occasioned them, the huge mass of false- who took notes, that the number present outside the Presence of these men formed a gratifying spectacle---/ hood with which their enemies had attempted to deceive building, as well as in (for many could not get admis- whether they assembled to condemn or tc approve—'them. Loud and enthusiastic applauses frequently at- sion,) was at least 360, who listened with the greatest | Manifesting an alacrity, ata very short notice, in re-'tested the coacurrence of the meeting in the observa- patience and decorum, until at a late hour, the meeting SPonding to the call of Ane of those to whom they had tions addressed to them. He intimated that several broke up, after the battle had been fairly fought; and,°™ the protection of their dearest rights. ‘Resolutions had been prepared by a Committee of gen- who gained and who lost, the annexed Resolutions will "Tn front of Mr. Sutherland’s house a spacious and wel! tlemen belonging to the District, which would be sub- shew. ee ucted platform was erected for the accommoda- mitted to them by his honorable colleague in the Chair. Tuomas McNutt, Chairman. ‘tion of those gentlemen who intended to address the If they adopted them, the questions he proposed would ist. Whereas this meeting has been informed that Meeting--affording a magnificent view of the rich and be fairly answered, and his conduct justified. two gentlemen, members of the Assembly, and Office- | varied scenery of the Bay-—its waters dancing in the Tur Hox. Geonce Cores was then introduetd to holders under the government of the colony, have been glorious sun-light, and the well-tilled fields on either | the Meeting, on which the Cuainman took occasion to delegated by several individuals residing in Charlotte- Side, offering ample testimony to the taste and industry observe, that in him (Mr. C.) they might recognize a town, who are chiefly merchants, to the number of four- of the agriculturist. At 2o’clock Mr. Whelan took his'Sworn advocate of Liberal principles, a fact that was teen, to lay before Her Majesty’s Government a Petition Seat on the platform, on which chairs were also placed well established by the opposition which the Family got up and signed by the instrumentality of the acces- for the Hon. George Coles, M. P. P., John Jardine, Esq., Compact had lately offered to his election, and in which saries of these gentlemen so delegated, and their four--M. P. P. and J. P., John Macintosh, Esq., M. P. P., | they had been signally defeated. His enemies, the teen employers, praying that Sir H. V. Huntley may Donald Macdonaid, Esq., M. P. P., William Swabey,|Chairman continued, thought to blow him out like the not be continued in the Government of the Colony, Esq Jun., J. P., and Angus Macintyre, Esq., J. P., all/snuff of a candle; but the more they blew the more alleging as sufficient reasons various causes of com- of whom were warmly greeted by the assemblage. Se- plainly they fond they had kindled a heap of coles, and plaint that remain tinproved. Therefore Resolved, That veral gentlemen, who took occasion to forman estimate, the blaze of which, he was glad to see, is extending to this meeting deems a Delegation to-Her Majesty's Go- concluded that upwards of four hundred people sur-, every section of the Island. The Chairman concluded vernment for the object herein specified, unwarranted rounded the platform; and, it is a circumstance that' by proposing three cheers for Mr. Coles, which was by any circumstances connected with the present ad- could be easily attested, they were, with scarcely half promptly responded to, in loud and long-continued ministration; and that this meeting fu:ther believes 2 dozen exceptions, all electors. Mr. Whelan rose and' cheering. that the real object of the delegation is to consolidate thanked his friends for their prompt and generous ac-| Mr. Cones then rose and addressed the Meeting at and increase the power of a faction who hive been quiescence in his wish, and requested them to appoint considerable length. He thanked them for the geper- heretofore invariably opposed to the best ixterests of @ Chairman and a Secretary, previously to his entering ous reception they had given him; a circumstance that the people ; and who dread the extinction of their long 0 the business, for the performance of which he had, convinced him that as he is a member of the Govern- and dominant unconstitutional power to be at hand, from solicited their attendance. Joun Janprne, Esq. was! ment, and an avowed advocate of His Excellency, they ail apparent determination on the part of Sir H. V. then proposed to preside: the proposition was unani- entertained confidence in His Excellency’s present Huntley, for the last 12 months, to administer the Go- mously carried. Mr. Epwarp ALLEYNe was proposed’ views and intentions. He, and others who acted with vernment of this Island, so far as may be practicable, Secretary to the meeting: this proposition was also una- him had been charged by the enemies of the Governor ‘in accordance with the spirit of the British Constitution nimously carried. ‘of an intention to abandon the Responsible Government and the Imperial Instructions, and thereby carry out the} Mr. Waeran then commenced his Address to the question. The real and avowed enemies of Responsi- great principle of Colonial responsibility of acting in Electors. He had two questions to put{and many ex-| ble Government, who bring the charge to which he had accordance with thewell understood wishes of the people. planations to offer. The first was, did they believe it alluded, against his political party, seem to think that Tuomas McNurt, Chairman. would be conducive to their advantage, and to that of Responsible Government means oppositioa to Sir H. V. 2d. Resolved, That Sir H. V. Huntley having mani- the Island generally, if Sir Henry VereHuntley were Huntley. This is the way in which they sought to poi- fested a liberal and impartial spirit in the recent ma- continued in the Government of the Colony? He (Mr. son the minds of the people against the Governor; but nagement of his administration, we deem it a duty de- W.) thought it would: he would give them facts and ar- he (Mr. ¢.) knew they could not succeed to any very volving on every lover of freedom and good govern- guments for so thinking. The second question which great extent. One great object of your struggles ment, to express our hearty concurrence in the views by he had to submit was, would they (the Eelectors of the against, the Compact, in former times, was the establish- which His Excellency appears to be guided, and to District he had the honour to represent) sanction the | ment of'a systema of Government that would be at least declare that we will cheerfully give him our support, so Course he had pursued, since his Election, in vindicating | independent of the dominant party. This was now hap- long as his administration continues, as now, to be just, the policy of the Lieutenant Governor ; in feebly assail-| pily accomplished; and he (Mr. C.) trusted that the liberal and impartial. tng the influence of a Party whom he had always as- people would not be so fool-hardy as to undo all that Tuomas McNert, Chairman. ‘sailed during the whole period of his residence on the| they had been doing for many yea's, ani hanc over the 3d. Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be Island, whose unconstitutional ascendancy he consci-, Government to the entire management of one dominant forwarded to the Royal Gazette and the Examiner, with entiously believed to be hostile to sound Government! Famiig in Charlottetown. It was easy, he said, to un- a request that they be inserted therein ; and also that , and rational liberty; and in using his exertions, both derstand the cause of all the opposition now offered to copy be transmitted to the Governor, with a request that /*S # public writer, and as a private individual, in behalf His Excellency by the Official Party. ‘That Party were he shall forward the same to the Colonial Minister. of a Petition praying Her Majesty the Queen to con ‘afraid you would have too much power in the Govern- Tuomas McNort, Chairman. Snap His Excellency in the command of the Colony. ment—and afraid, ay and well aware, that their rela- ‘He (Mr. W.) reminded the Electors that in his first) tives and nominees would not have the privilege of fill-

POLITICAL MEETING A \speceh to them as acandidate for their suffrages, he ing every vacant office, to the exclusion of real talent ; T THE HEAD avowed himself an advocate of Sir H. V. Huntley, when and merit, and to the detriment of the Public Service.

OF ST. PETER’ eat pe tT. PETERS: BAY he had good grounds for believing Sir H. V. Huntley | Mr. Colés then adverted to the principal source of agi-

Mr. Wurxan, having requested a Public Meeting of had seen the propriety of adopting a different course of tation in former years—the Land Question. He had

his Consti the H . : ; ; ‘ is Constituents, et the Head of St. Peter's Bay, on proceeding from that into which he had been unfortu-!no doubt that the advocates of Escheat belicved their

Monday last-——as may be remembered by our readers—| nately led by Mr. Pope and his party. He (Mr. W.)/cause to be just; but whether just or unjust, it is now

repaired thither, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Coles, |held the same sentiments ahd opinions up to the present | admitted on all sides, that if the Escheators had acted that half a loaf was better than no

and severe of : fram Tow } : ; eto ral other gentlemen from Town. ‘moment. After a few further observations, in which he}on the principle,

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