HASZARD’S GAZETTE. NOVEMBER 16.

(For Hasaard’s Gaaette.)

corrrespcndence between His Excellency,

the Lt. Governor, and certain Isgistrates of Queen's county.

Oaaswrrnowis, 27th October, 1853.

Mavy it plnse your Excellency,

e t e undersigned Justices of the Peace for Queen's County, havin observed in the

Gazette of the date 0 ‘.’.4th instant, that the name of the Hon. Edward Whelan has been in the Ooinmission of the Peace for said County, have the honor to approach your Excellency with the expression of our profound astonishment and deep regret at this appoint- merit. \Vc have no reason to suppose, that your Ex- cellency was aware, when your Excellency con- ferred this honor, that, at one of the largest and most respechbly attended County meetin ever held in this Town, on Wednesday the 19 instant, at which we were present, a ss in- sult was olered by Mr. Whelan in our caring, to the whole meeting, in addition to which, a truthful report of the said insult havin a rated in the columns of Hazard‘:

r. Whelan in a letter addressed to the Electors of the second district of King's Count , under date, Charlottetown, 24th October, 18 , which appeared in the Ru Gazette of the same date, has denied the tru of the paragraph in ques- tion and gross] perverted the facts.-

That an Individual guilty, as we afirm, of such disgraceful conduct, so derc tory to the character of a Gentleman, should E: associated with us in Her Majesty’s Commission of the Peace, thereby bringing the Ma isterial ollicc into contempt and disrespect, we ee ly deplore; and in bringing the matter to your xcellenoy's notice, we most respectfully request, that your Excellency will give your serious consideration to the premises.

We have the honor to be, it rest respect, Your Excellency-’s most obt. humble Servants, (Signed) Ssxtm. Nrnsoiv, J. P. DONALD M‘I)0NALD, J. P. Tnoisss B. TRIIAIN, J. P. Tusorniws DESBRISAY, J. P. J. IIAIILTON Giur, J. 1’. Penn M‘(i‘owsiv, J. P. Jsirrs D. Hssziiiin, J . P. JOHN Moiuus, J. . Tnoirss Hum IIAVlLAl\'b, J .P. for the whole Island,

Jomv MYBIE Hoi.i., J. Casuals Hsszsim, J. J. R. Bouaxs, J. P. J. Lvs:.i., J. P Ronniir Hisrcnixsorv, J. P.

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Goviiiiximrr Hoizsu, November 3d, 1853.

Gentlemen ;

On Friday last, Lieut. Colonel Gray presented to me a Memorial si ned by himself and nine other Justices of the I once, and on Monday, he presented another, signed by four gentlemen also in the Commission of the Peace: both Me- piorials me, I observe, similar and to the fol- owin o ct.

“ That the name of the Hon. E. Wliclan being inserted in the Commission of the Peace for Queen's Countydhad created in you profound astonishment an doe re ct.

“ That at one of the lai-ggest and most respec- tably attended meetings ever held in Charlotte- town, a cross insult was olfcred to the whole meeting in your hearing, in addition to which, is truthful re rt of the said insult havin ap- peared in H¢rP.i):.'ard‘s Gazrttc, Mr. Whelanllia , in the Royal Gazette, denied the truth of the pprqgraph in question, and grossly perverted t e acts.

“ That an individual guilty, as ou aiiirm, of such disgraceful conduct,&c. shoulii be associat- ed with ou in the Commission ofthe Peace,you deeply cplore, and request, that I will take the premises into my serious consideration.”

beg to assure you, Gentlemen, that the case to which you allude, did occupy my attention, and your memorials have met with in serious consideration. I will, therefore, fran ly state why I resolved, to continue Mr. Whelan‘s name in t e Commission of the Peace, and why I am induced not to alter my determination

I fear 1 shall have to trespass on your atten- tion at some length, but the importance which you attach to the CIIBO which you havedhrought to in notice must excuse; an i no- ccssayiily allude to the proceedings which took place on the 19th October, I hope you will be-

ieve, that I do so solely with the view of show- ing, how, in my opinion, they bear on Mr. Whe- lan's case—-as they are reported in Hazard’: Ga- zeu¢—the newspaper to which you refer. In the first place, allow me to remind you, that, at the time you say Mr. Whelan “ grossly insult- ed ” the meeting, he was an Executive Coun- cillor, and consequently a Magistrate in the Commission of the Peace for the whole Island ;

et it appears that he was permitted to remain in a meeting which, you sit , he had so grossly insulted, and no notice of this was made to me until after you had seen, in the Gazette of the 24th thy appointment you deeply delplore: I beg now tom orm you,that the moment saw in Hos- zard's Gazette the words attributed to Mr. Whe- lan, namely, that " neither himself nora mem- ber of Her Majesty’s Government care ii pin for your resolutions,” I expressed my great regret at seeing such ex ressions made use of by any member of the vernment, and hoped they were incorrectl re ted, or had fa on from him—Mr. Whe an—in an unguarded moment and at a time of excitement, as no man nor set of men could be above or despise public opin- ion. Previous to this, Ihad accepted Mr. V be- laa’s resi ation of ' t in the Council, which he d tendered to me for reasons which he has since made public, and was assured, that the words attributed to him were incorrectly reported : t t no Christian or sane could be indifferent to some of the Resolutions ; and that one of them—proposcd by Mr. Thomas —was accompan' b remarks made b a Rev- erend gentlemsmwhicb Mr. Whelan ha consid- ered so personal and insulting to himself, that, in regard to ‘ proposed resolution, be had expressed himself in the manner attributed to him, or words to the same elfect On liesrin this statement, and after a careful the 'roceedings to which it related, Mr.‘lVhelan’s name to be continued in the Com- mission of the Peace for Queen‘s County ;—-and

now with re nce to your memorial. At the race 'ngheld on the 19th October, it is reported in’ sszanfs Genus that one of your number

_ tlt. Colonel Gra -—“ with a voice and en- er ‘which elecu-iiied’ the meeting, called for a . In the same pa ritisro ted,that a his strate for Queen s unty an a member of the Legislature did, on some assumptions of his"uvi_n, pass some not very chsriuhfs snimo- veieioas-oa the Lieut. Governor; hi connection with e vs sad catastrophe ; yet I was sun by Lieut. onel Gray. that he did not hear the ipmdual alluded to s tuch til- "I-

made use of by Mr. Whelan. we will not say

whether the word ‘ colleagues‘ might not have

been the word used, instead of member of the overnment."

I am quite sure, that you would not have made the shteuients contained in your memorial to me, without being thoroughly convinced, that Mr. Whelan had grossly insulted the meeting by his expressions of contempt for the Resolu- tions which were pa _ on e occasion in

uestion. But I think you will allow, that on

e use of the singular or plural of one word depended the insult to the meeting; and under the circumstances which I have stated, I think it would have required acute perception in individuals who heard him, to say whether he mi ht not have used the word " resolution," an not “ resolutions." After a careful coii- sideration of the case, I have come to the con- clusion favorable to Mr. Whelan

' now stated my views on the memorial which you have submitted to in “ serious con- sideration," Iwill take the liberty of saying, that while I am always happy to attend to any representations made to me on the misconduct of Magistrates, I hope that when any of them are conside grossly to insult public meetings, the will be dealt with at the time, without ap-

ling to me; for it is my opinion, that unless Eiiicussions sh-all arise at such meetings of a seditious nature, or tendin to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the Co ony, it is rather be- end the province of the Administrator of its Government to interfere. have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Faithfully your obed’t serv't, (S gned A. Bsmruainiv, Lt. Governor. To Messrs. Samuel Nelson, d:c., Justices of the Peace.

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Cnsaior-nrrowiv, 8th Nov. 1853. May it please your Excellency

‘ We have the honor to acknowledge the recei t of your Excellency‘s communication of the d instant, in answer to the letter we ad- dressed to your Excellenc on the 27 th ultimo, respcctin the insertion o the name of Edward Whelan,gEsquire, in the Commission of the peace for Queen's County.

We beg leave to ex ress our deep regret that notwithstanding the acts we brought to your Excellency‘s notice in that letter. your Excel- lency has “ ordered Mr. Whelan’s name to be continued in the Commission of the Peace for Queen's County." We regret this the more from its appearing, that our Excellency came to this determination a ter having carefully

rused the proceedings of the meeting of the

9th October and upon no other evidence than the individual statement of Mr. Whelan, the person whose veracit we felt it necessary to impeach—we would ikcwise take leave to re- mark, that our char against Mr. Whelan of havin oflisred an insu t to that meeting was not the on 3/ com laint alleged in our letter a inst him, as WOISII be inferred from our cel- lency's reply; we also charged Mr. hclan with disgraceful conduct, in publishing under his own signature in the Royal Gazette a gross untruth, as particularly stated in our letter of the 27th ultimo.

Your Excellency has alluded to the fact of one of our number Lieut. Colonel Gray, having assured your Excellenc , that the remarks which fell from Doctor Lonroy respecting your

cellency, were not heard y Lieut. Colonc Gray, and as we can only infer from your Excellency‘s alludin to that circumstance, that your Excellency dou ts whotlier Lieut. Colonel Gray mi ht also not have heard what fell from

r. Who an; we assure your Excellenc that the fact of Lieut. Colonel Gray's not aving heard all that fell from Doctor Conroy, is quite reconcileable to the undersigned, who witnessed the relative positions, in which these Gentlemen stood from the Chairman, as well as the dis- tance intervening between the rties, an heard the tone in which Doctor «onroy spoke.

Your Excellency has but done us justice, when you say you are quite sure, that we would not iave made the statements contained in our letter, without being throughl convinced, that Mr. Whelan had grossly insu ted the meeting, ut we cannot accede to that part of your Ex- celleney’s letter, where you infer that the meeting would not have been eatly insulted bad the olfensive expression ha reference only to one ofits Resolutions.

Your Excellency remarks, that you he when any Magistrates are considered gross to insult Public Meetings, they will be dealt with at the time, without appealing to your Excellenc . We have heretofore always con- sidered, tint a Magistrate is directl amenable to your Excellency for gross miscon act in any shape, and however aggravated the conduct of Mr. Whelan may have been at the time, we felt ourselves, the more particularly, while holding the ofice of Conservators of the Peace, for from being justified in permitting or using any act of violence in expelling that individual from the meeting. ' '

In brin in to our Excellent-y’s notice the conduct 0 r. helan as witnessed by our- selves at the County meetin alluded to, we refrained from advertin to ot r circumstances afiecting his character, in this community, and which in our estimation rendered him, an unlit person to be appointed to the Commission of the Peace.

But, as your Excellency states, that it is not your intention to alter your determination restiecting the appointment in question, the duty we owe to the community as well as the res not we consider due to the honorable and responsible oficc of Justice of the Peace, leaves us io other alternative, than to tender, for your Excellency‘s acceptance, our resignation as Justices of the Peace for Quoen’s County.

e have the honor be Your Excellency‘s most obedient umble servants, (Signed) Ssiiusi. Nxasos, J. P. J. D. Hsszsan, J. P. T. B. Tannin, J. 1’. Donate M‘Doivsi.D, J. P. same so J. P. J. LYAIL, J. P. T. Dullaissr, J. P. J. H. bur, J. P. J. M. lloi.i., . . Ron-r. Elirrcuiissos, J. P. Joint Moiuus, J. P. To His Excellency Sir Alexande Bannerman. Govxssisssr Hours, November l2th, 1853. Gentlemen

I hsdycsterday the honor of receiving your letter dated the 8th inshnt, in reference to my communication of the 3d. I observe you now say that in briwnfug under my notice the con- duct of Mr. elan at tho County Meeting " you refrained from sdvertln to other circum- stances afieting his character n this communi- ty and which in your est_hatiea rendered him an unlit person to be appointed to the Corsair- sion ofthe Peace."

In closing this corrsspondsaseslierefors, r

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.is Hers-4' or at i no - asaaeusyi. "wlh1_r&IsIsivcr‘l't --

milieu or any one else, since he was appiiiiitctl Executive Councillor and placed in the (‘chimin- sion of the Peace upwards of two years and a half ago.

It must always be painful to the Administra- tor of the Government, to difler in o inion with those in authority to whom he may ave to look for support, and while Ihighly appreciate your sense o duty to the community as well as your respect for the honorable and responsible oflice you are about to relinquish, I also have duties to perform to the community which I cndcavoiir to discharge to the best of my Iilldgllltflli. and I feel that, in this case, you have oft me no alter- nutivo. but to accept the resignations you have tendered,

I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your obt. humble servant, (Signed) A. BANNIIIAN, Lieut. Governor. To Samuel Nelson, Esq. d:c., Justices of the Peace,

(For Hssssrd's Gazette.) To Ma. Jusss Macncwann, Sr. Manv's. ir; In your strictures on my appeal to the Roman Cs- tholics, at the M icuiac Missionary Meeting, you seem, to have found some difliculiy in understanding the sense in which I used the ierui “ dark and degraded stale." 'l‘his,I think, arises from your not regarding religion as a thing which intimslely affects a man's dnily liahils and practice; so that it will ever be found, that uiiin isjust raised in his social position, in proportion as his mind - is enlightened with the light that comes from that Word, " the entrance of which giveth light to the understanding and miiketh wise the simple." That “ Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that new is, and ol' that which is to come,” I Tim. iv, 8-is s Divine truth in which we both I trust sgree,snd which I take to mean, that where there is godliness, there will be, as a general ru|e,a prospeiing or doing well in the world; because obedience to the Divine precepts, in which godliness consists, will cause ignorance to give place to knowledge, idleness to industry. and vice Io virtue. History as well as daily experience cozifirrii this Divine truth; for wheresoeverihe Gospel of Christ has been faithfully taught and received, the result has been, that insu has been raised in the scale of social life, however degraded by superstition or sunk in evil habits it has found him. In proof of this, I might point you to many parts of the world, where such resulis have followed; I will be content, how- ever, to select two: and first, I will mention New Zeslsnd. In 1814, not quite 40 years ago, the first European Miuionary set his foot amongst those peo- ple. They were then sunk in cannibalism. Revenge —lhe love of wsr—and the indulgence of the worst passions of our nature were carefully inculcslcd from their earliest infancy. For years these men labored, — and whsi has been the result of those lsbors? These savages have been educated and raised in the scale of social life, so that last year our gracious Sov- ereign, in granting a constitutional government. gave these ones savage and degraded men the power of voting in ihe choice of their representatives; ihey pos- sess property, and iliey are enabled. in every profes- sion_, to enlsr into competition on fair ground with their white neighbor in the struggle for wealth and distinction;-—snd these facts are not drawn from Pro- leslnnl. llliniousry reports, but from the Blue Book published by order of_ the House of Coirimcus,—the contents of which were collected by business men, of various creeds, who whilst they might have sneercd at the means used, were too honest to endeavor to ignore the results. And secondly, to come nearer home, let me point you to what has been done sincng the Cree and other Indian tribes at the Red River, and oihsr settlements in Briiish North Western Amer- ica. They have now been about 20 years under the instruction of Protestant Missionaries, and what have been the results? I End in the Report of I852: they have twenty-Hires schools, eight of which were taught by native Indians, and one native is an ordained Minister of the Church of England. Now the habits of these Indians are more migratory than that ot the Nlicrnncs, because the country is unacltled, and they, living entirely by hunting, are of necessity obliged to follow their game Ii-our place to place; and yet seven hundred of their children under instruction shew that lliesr teachers do not esteem schools, as you do, so “ useless ” if established. If, then, I see these results invariably follow the labors of Protestant Mission- uries, is it strange, let me ask you, lhst—not seeing any approach to them amongst a people who have been for more than a century under the instruction of Roman Catholic MlrIl0lIlIl’IGI—I should draw the con- clusion llint they hsve failed to impart to them that godliness from which, as a fcunliiin, all these other blessings ilovv ?—snd I do consider myself, and every other person :hsving a common acquaintance with God's Word, as a competent (though not infallible) judge of men's religion by their actions; for if not, why are we told ihst " by their fruits ye shall know hem l” I have thought it necessary to address these remarks to you, lost it might be supposed I had stated more or less in speaking then I Intended; and in doing so, I have purposely avoided touching upon the statements made in your letter;-not because I consider them uuaiiswerable, but simply that I have neither lime or ability to enter into a controversy. If, then, you should consider it necessary to reply to Ibis, I must hope the silence I shall observe will not be miscon- strued. Hnping lhst we both have the inlerest ofihc poor Indian or heart, however we may dller as to the means of its attainment, I music, Your humble and obed't serv't, JOHN HANCOCK. Charlottetown, Nov. 14, 1858.

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Tn: Ciirsrsi. PAi.ACI.—It is stated that the Directors of the Crystal Palace have determined not to close the building in December as has been announced, but to keep the exhibition open during the whole winter. From the first of September, the receipts have been highly satisfactory, averaging four thousand dollars or more a day, while the current expenses are but six hundred dollars. Arrangements are being made, the introduction of stoves, steam- pipes, and other heating apparatus, to render the Palace comics-table during the cold weather. One hundred ckages of new articles for ex- hibition are said to have been received during the week. Among them are additional paint- ings from France. silver ware from England, and Oriental curiosities.

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HA SZARD’8 GAZETTE. Wednesday, llovember 16. 1853.

Wu were taken to task last week, hy s friend for whose’judgrnent we have a great respi-ci. fcrrnsking out so good u. case for Mr. \\ helun; -I|N‘h. bowevc-zr. is the iugrsiitude ofiiiaii,ibat Ihe c:->w—-good or bad, as it might be—is. as we expected, i-pudinicd wiih room by Mr. \\'helaii, “he gives ii -oinewlnil dill‘:-n out version of the story. According lu his account, the resignation was written on the very diiy and just before the meeting lied scluslly coiiiiiionccd Illlllllesl. There are a great many reasons why implicitln.-lief should iioi be given to Ihis statement. In the first place, the Council met on Ilia‘. morning for the pur- pose of agreeing upon what reply should be given In Mr. Bhcrilf Binns's request; and we were credibly informed, snd fully believe Ihsl the whole or major part of Ihe Eseculive Council was in the Legislative Library both in and after 12 o'clock. Now, are we to suppose that Mr. Whelan, just as the clouds began to thicken and Ihe storm to arise, when the vessel of the state would have need of every hand to keep her off ihe rocks and prevent her becoming as ssd a spec- Iscle as the poor Fairy Queen hersell,—sre we, we repeat, to suppose that Mr. Whelan look the very moment of impending peril to desert his colleagues .’

Is the eve of a battle the time for the Trumpeter to ask leave to retire? Is it when hostile and malignant 'l‘uries—envenoim-d willi all iliut war-lo-ilie-lriiife and never-to-be-buried-hatchet hatred for which the race is finned — had congregated their bands, who, with fresh-ground tomaliuwks, sharpened swords and ready grappling-irons, slcod nrdenily uwniiing the sig- nal of iheir leaders to board and carry all before them; —st this moment, when we may well believe, that in the Adiniuisirsticu Bark — “ The boldest held his brorilh for n time,"