~ CORRESPONDENCE, ‘ CHRISTIANS AND FITZGERALD.

To tae Evrror or tur Exawtner.

BIBLE THE

REV. D.

THE

Sixr,—l find that in the * Protestant’ of the 2

to my former letter, in which he was charged

‘th ultimo, Mr. FitzGerald has replied

with having publicly made an attack upon the Bible Christiaan Chuareh in this Colony. He commences by asserting that the language 80 generally attributed to him, in his address} before the Presbytery, was ‘* positively un usly false."’ In the very next

true and malici

sentence, however, it is admitted that he, on

the occasion referred to, did allude to the Body as unworthy of eenfidence, in these words: ‘*I have every confidenee in the

Episcopalians generally, and the Wegleyans generally ; bot 1 am not so sure of the Bry-| anites,"” As I have to deal with Mr. Fitz- Gerald's lettér in order, L must here digress, for a moment, from the matter of thig ad-|

mission and have a word on the ‘tBryanites.”’| political measures ; but use not sacred things! route the track world have taken on entering |

j cause the report; and [ would ask the worthy

' among my brethren.

attributed to bim, I concluded that he may not have said a// that was attributed to him. { never asserted that hedid say it. I merely | stated the several versions current about/ town. [ believed he did say something to!

tament ‘*does he dare’’ to condemn me for seeking to draw from him either a denial or | an admission of the trath of the report in|

general circulation to our injury ? His reply | by the Representatives of the three interested Ca-| for picked quartz. —Halifar N Phree millons of pounds sterling is the!

j

has fully justitied me in the course pursued, and will convince eyery impartial mind that the report was neither ‘positively antrue’’ nor ‘maliciously false."*

lam charged farther with sowing disunion If all of them had been | duped to believe the lie that Toryism and Re- ligion were synonymous terms ; and if I have | been at all instrumental in undeceiving some | of them, then lL rejoice in the honor of havy- ing sown disunion among my brethren ; and i truet, without reference to any party, they will in futare be wise enough to repel any such absurd and wicked sophistry ee has been heretofore advanced to delude them, |! come from whom it may. Let political par- ties stand or fall on the merits of their)

teed by

So ee — cl A yi lpn oem

NEW BRUNSWIOK AFFAIRS. (From our own Correspondent. )

The “ Intercolonial Railway” ia a subject at present undergoing elaberate discission; and, for

}a wonder, party considerations seem lost in the | with a hammer : roe p> | almost universal desire fur jumediate commence: | gentleman by what precept in the New Tes- }ment in the great work. At the recent convention | be six ounces per ton. | of Delegates in Quebec, the whole project appears

to have heen amply debated, aud the most essen tial outlines of the scheme adopted with unanimity

binets

. . | jealeulated cost foy the complete construction of |

the read; and the supply of this sum is guaran- the British Government. Canada as- sumes the payment of tive-tweltths of the interest

jansing on the loan; while Nova Scotia and New

Branswiek are jointly responsible for the remain ing seven-twelfths. By this adjustment the last named Province will derive greater advantages in the expendituré of the building funds than either of the other tyo, asthe fine of road through it will traverse a much larger extent of country than it will, I believe, through both the others combined, This preliminary but really important feature in the proceedings at Quebee, proves ex- cecdingly agreeable to the people of New Brun- swick, and warrants the conclusion that Mr Dilley and his colleagues exerted superior tact and influence with their brother delegates. What

from Nova Scotia the territory of New Brunswick,

ea Se

|at the “Ovens.” "This quartz contains pone | minerals besides gold, which renders its ama g - mation very difficult, Quartz has gope thzoug ‘the crusher and amalgamator and not pr — | Ro much gold as could be got out by the mi The average yield at Sherbrook is reported to : Thirteen tons from Hewitt’s claim on the Blue Lead yielded 100 07

On the Hewitt lead quartz has averaged from 4 being the average

forning Journal.

ito 12 oz. per tom— the latter

— The Examiner,

| | Charlottetown, October 6th, 1862.

; ‘THE SCHEMING OF THE GO-| | VERNMENT WITH REGARD TO) THE. GRANT TO ST. DUNSPAN’S| | COLLEGE MORE FULLY EX-| | POSED. vi

THE MAN WITH THE UNCLEAN HANDS | STILL UNCLEAN.

The fact isa—and we

mentioned by Mr. Pope. ' believe Mr. Brenan is not unwilling to confirm it —that Pope’s application about the cost of St. Dunstan’s College was evidently made with the view of leading Mr. Brenan to believe that the nt were anxious to conciliate the Catho- So mueh for Mr. Secretary

Governme lies as far as possible. Pope's principal ground of defence.

The Colonial Seeretary says, in another part of his article, that in the course of the “several enammuutications” be had with the tishop, he told | his Lordship that the “ views Or Oprnions which he might express were to be taken as his individual

ment.” Granted that Pope made such a little | loop-hole for himself in his “ several commannica- tions” with the Bishop -— what did his Lordship eare about the “views or opinions” of W. H. Pope? Was not the fact broadly presented to his Lordship that Mr. Pope appeared, to all in- tents and purposes, in the capacity of ambassador

a

The Colonial Secretary admite ** that the

of several communications between |

subject hae Wig

flis Lordship and Mr. Pope,

He admits that be intimated to His Lord-

nity of ascertaining the views of the members of the Government on the subject,’’ and that he ‘did consult several of the members of the Government, and also of the House of Aasembly.’’ He admits that he called on

| opinions, and not regarded in any way or manner) i), Pion, Mr. Brenan ‘‘ for the express pur- ‘ i . vg ° , as indicating the views or operons of the Govern- | pose of ascertaining the cost of St. Dunstan’s

College.’’ Ail these admissions tend to cor- roborate His Lordship’s assertion.

For whatever purpose the Colonial Secre- tary paid his first visit to the Bishop, I have reason to know that the subjects of a grant to the College, a due representation of Catholics at the Board of Education, and the exemption of the Students of the College,

or agent for the Government ! what “ epinions” be pleased of his own; buat w hat

brought him te the Episcopal Residence on “

He might express |

and the pupils of the Convent who desired to become teachers,from going to the Normal School, were talked over: and [ have reason

8e-} to know, too, that even after the first visit of

veral”’ occasions — what brought him to Mr.| Mr. Pope, His Lordship was led to believe

He saya, a little further on, that in using the, for propping up the fabric of any party Gio- | term ‘* Bryanites,’’ he meant nothing diy-| vermment; or when I fail to expose the sip, respectful to the Body, any more than when j whether committed by clergymen or other- Methodists he applied tq) wise, you may brand me as unworthy the them the term ** Wesleyans."’ The two cases{ ¢ppellation of form no parallel. it ie well known that the!

Methodist body use ‘*Methodiat’’ and ** Weg-| Oct. 3d, 1962. leyan"’ interchangeably, more generally | i sreaking of themselves either ag ‘* Wee-} ] aan or 1° Weal om MM. th sists.” "yn we wee SEANIENR.)

Bible Christians never ad ypted the name of| | Mae. Eprror, —The advocates of the present ‘+ Bryanites ;*’ never speak of themeelves as; “overnment, feeling that they can no longer ‘« Bryanites;’* do not permit the name to be | defend its acts as politicians, are endeayour-

epeaking of the

A BIBLE CHRISTIAN.

ee

applied to them by ethers Convineed that | ay plication as a term of ¢ mtempt. We are it is altogether uselees to appeal to the rea- especially tenacious of gur denominational | 809 of the people, they pander to the reli- name et this time, when the high legal func- | £i0U8 prejudices and bigotry of the most ig- ‘ n the high leg: J 3 cienaries of our land publicly adwit that they | 2orent aad intoleraut among Protestants. | dare not take the Word of God ag a test of | This ie a very old trick and a very wicked | alleged heresy in gnather Protestant de-; 9Me- Those who sesort to it are either very nemination; and determined, that any such | foolish or dishonest men, or very short-sighted case oceurring aujong ourselyes shal) be de- ee politicians. — cided by that etandard. and by it caly.! will aot step to enquire into the motives! neither creed, cstechiem formulary nor any °f those wke would thus recklessly kindle ¢ Set C LOR, IQ ~ = ° ‘ 7. t » i > S other test ean by found among us. We cail) the flame of religious disc rd amongst us, Gurselyes, thersfore—and expect others, who These are go evident as clearly to be seen aut bLCT LT ec a MS -> bY Ss, © : i ef fi i } . a did ill speak courtequaly, to designate us—** Bible through by the most obtuse. Even the moat : lo resume. Mr. Editor, it must\ 484tical and blinded among the duped are be barne iz mind that the subject which en-| Uo¢er Se ere ‘Be epetnien "= to the matives gaged “the most serious attertion’’ ef the) of the dupers. But men are not fond of Preebytery at the meeting referred to, was} Weighing the motives or of examining too! 3 Mr. FitsGerajd. in| Mosely into the characters of those who ap-|

: : mnmort it as coaln but regard ite, ‘Ng to support it as Zearois.

(hristians.”’

* Paral agezression.’’ | ac oe ; his addrees, spoke to that subject; and his) peal to their self-love, their spiritual pride, erowed suspicion of our Body wae as to its| © their lust of power. Neither gra the nar- Proteetantiem. I would aek tbat geetleman, | '@W-minded and the intolerant yeyy capable through you, Sir—and | do so with due de-} °! foreseeing the Cancegnences af their ac. fererice—on ** what authority doeg he dare te. tions. Giving themselves up to the guidance guy"’ that our Protestagtism ig a matter of} of their passions, they rush blindly on, never doubt? Has he ever heard thatany ef eur) Stopping to consi ler the righta af others, ar Congregations worship God according to the the dangers and difficulties they are sure to

> ge it.) meet with in their mad career. And when

fermwularies of the Charch of Rome?

eat tha _ } mawoaidal ye rt even in the most covert manner, hinted that) &t last they feel the ynavyoidable effects ol

the distinguishing doctrinea of Rome are their f lly, they are ready to attribute their taught or believed ameng us? @r is the|Suierings to any rather than to the true Church of Rome from time to time increased j “U5¢- ‘

by any acceseiona from the Bible Christian Though there gre some Protestants who Church. <A negative reply to theee propost- one igs. - er overboard at the | tions induces @ sepetition of the query, On| Comsng election, and others who, in spite al what authority does he dare to say that he| 2 pr aa psings of their better nature, will is ‘‘ not so sure of the Bryanites?’’ It is| Sefer themselyes to be led by their blind and very illiberal for an Englishman to hazard a| Crazed guides, there are many who are fully suspicion of guilt until the.culprit be convict-| Teselved to remain true to the principles of ed by an impartial jury of his countrymen, | ¢!¥i! and religious liherty—Protestantg who {: is etil! more unbecoming in a Christian | ®%bor injustice, and who consider it less a to dc eo; but whatshal! we say ofa Christian disgrace to he made alayes than to hecome Minister so far forgetting the great principle | OPpres#are. i ee :

ef love which he ayews himself called of God it may be denied that our politico-religious to expound and enferce, as — without the, statesmen wish ta become tyrants. Is it not slightest pretest—to. assert that a whole bady | tyranny to deprive peaceable and unoffend.

the

‘ ? i

| be to the Hoard ef Commissioners.

| curred in our city, which destroyed much valuable

Howed banner and sought refuge on English soil, | of “ W. H. Pope.”

i evangelical diseourse—or something intended for | semi-official—put forth, ne doubt, by command of

} tor the conversion of sinners is a Mr. Baxter, and | how signally it fails to meet the charge of schem-

} ean Church.

ae : . ay THatT the correspondence in the last No. of THe

| has heretofore been a subject difficult of amicable | | EXAMINER, exposing the ehicanery of the Gove rn- |

arrangement in the midet of opposite loeal inter- ests. But the decision of that subject is placed : : . Shes beyond the reach of colonial authority, as the ment in the matter of a grant from them in aid cl proposition which induced the Imperial guarantee | St. Dunstan’s Callege, would have eaused confu-| submitted the * question of route” to the pleasure! gion and consternation amongst themselves and | of the Duke of Neweastle. Another delegation j their s rters—was what we were prepared to| from the Provinces gre again authorized to pro- | leir supporters . ae k | ceed to England to assist in the final determina-| expect. They have. not beeu uble to think or speak | tion ef this important undertaking. It is pretty | of anything else connected with the affairs of Go- generally supposed that operations on the “ Tnter- | : colonial Railroad" will begin before next Spring, | male and then what a rush of office-seekers there will | that correspondence was given to our readers.

vernment in their relation te public opinion since | |

| As one result of the feeling excited, the demand | Within the last fortnight some large fires oc-| 5. nig EXAMINER of Monday last was unprece- |

property in the shape of private residences, out- | deuted—the number of copies put in circulation, |

| houses, furniture and merchandize of various des- | at the urgent request of non-subseribera, being far

criptions, Tnsurance offices bear the loss of some, | vreates than on any previous oceasion. Another | and indiscretion sustain the residue. 1® ‘

We have also been visited with numerous shoals | result was the overflow of twaddle im the Master) of the skedaddlers (so called) from the United | of Wednesday, and the long, laboured and quibbling | States. These heartless cowards have fled from | article in the Islander of Friday, over the signature | their own ang adopted country, denied its hal-

It is the first time that indi-| from the performance of man’s noblest duty. | vidual has been forced to put his own proper name | Some of these have been but very recently citizens | to an editorial article,—he as done so in this case | ot St. John, and when a bounty was offered to reeruits, they shipped themselves te Boston, took | : the oath of allegiance to the Federal flag, received | effect to his statements ; but, in point of fact, the three or four hundred dollars, remitted it home, | pame of “W. H. Pope” lessens the weight that |

? rr arr » ‘ i then deserted, and sneakingly arrived home to] night otherwise be attached to any statement. | relate their deeds of valor. : : : ‘ oe

Yesterday evening we were favored with an/ As hie defence of the Government is, however, |

| evidently with the belief that he was giving greater i

it—in the open air, inthe centre of King’s Square |

and beside a gushing fountain of pure water. The | oie ' : ‘ tht ee . te 260 aw : 2 , *« <6 — tc e

gentleman who thus zealously exerted his talent | Closely to shew its utter worthiessnes new |

persons high in authority — we shall examine it}

the papers style him a lay minister of the Angli- |

; : > ling and trickery on behalf of the Government, | He lectures this evening, poor tel- | :

low, upon the “ Great religious awakenings” in| ®t & time when they thought they mig ty Great Britain and Ireland. He is spoken of very | wheedle a majority of Catholics into supporting | highly as a man af much pretensions. ‘them by pretending to be favourable to a grant to

There has been on exhibition here for some | D ‘. Cahie idays past a panoramie exhibition of the most | 5% Dunstan's College. beautiful and famous seenes in Lreland.

As for the ‘ Monitor,’

| about scarcely anything else than the grant te St.

}jons,”’ but what does he say further down ? ig ; | Protestants which would not occur again

No si- | nobody whe has had the patience to read it will)

| that Catholies would receive from the Govern- | ment ¢ at they could reasonably expect. friend}y cajl at each time, to talk about the state | see eaaetilimentt aan re ny a municated to the Jeader of the Government ‘‘ regularly the substanee ’’ of this ‘* con- the Catholic religion should be so desirous of eu-{ yorsation.’’ ; i ical

tering into conversation with Catholic clergymen | This gentleman continued his visits to the and Catholic laymen of the highest rank? Wés Episcopal Residence,and very long visits some vagtrincapaee : a jot them were; and, asa matter of course, he in the habit of mixing socially and familiarly | eum Clkeaial Secretary communicated to his with them during the whole course of his life?) waster, the leader of the Government, ‘ re- And is it not singular that in all the interviews be | gularly the substance of every conversation!’’ had with the Bishop and Mr. Brenan he talked | He appeared to be & most strenuous adyocate | for Catholic claims, and he gave the Bishop a jto understand that the leading members of How could the Bishop OF) the Government were favorable to the grant, Mr. Brenan entertain any other opinion than that | &e.; that although there was some opposi- Mr. Pope was employed by the Government to} tion, yet that he and others were laboring to act as negotiator on their bebalf, in order to con-| remove it. He led His Lordship to beheve }that Col. Gray was in favor of the grant, although, said be, the Col. was too much of a diplomatist to tell the Bishop 80 himself in /an interview which he bad with him.

neral election was about taking place—but which} [¢ was intimated to His Lordship by more election was put eff in consequence of the Honor-| than Mr. Pope that it would be impolitie to able Joseph Howe disclosing the secrets of the | present a certain petition, as all the support- ers of the Government were not then unani- | mous on the subject, and if it were presented “SU°) before they all agreed even those who were promises to the Catholics than W. H. Pope, be- | favourable thereto might be obliged to vote cause he could quibble, equivocate, and lie oui of! against it. These gentlemen led the Bishop

Brenan’s office? Was he merely making a casual,

of the weather and such things? Was it not a

singular thing that such an inveterate bater of

Dunstan’s College?

ciliate the Catholics by vague promises, so as to

neutralise or soften their opposition to the Go-

vernment, when it was well understood that a ge-

Land Commissioner’s Award?) No man was considered better qualified to make the vy

| them with unblushing influence. But we assure | to believe that it was their desire that what-

him that falsehood will not avail him in this ease, | °¥°T the Government might do for Catholies

; om : ight be done without any petition, or for we are determined to sift the whole subject! poatednouiiy "—— yP , | ' ? ; . . *. .

to the bottom. | The Colonial Secretary said, during his in-

He says that in his “ communications” with the | terviews,that there was then presented to the Bishop, he merely expressed “ his individual opin- Government an opportunity of allay ing the Whr, | existing bad feeling between Catholics and

» - » » 2lle ree 4 “ »~ » $m a ") on > he impudently declares that “ the substance of perhaps for many years. The Government

every communication which he had with the Ro | had the confidence of the Protestants, and if

milar work of art has excelled this. Dublin, | suppose that we or any one else should reply tg} ae Catholic Bishop” “ was regularly communi-| they voluntarily gave Catholics their righte Cork, Limerick, Wicklow meuntains, “sweet | 6 ite te dei tie silliest: nalateasitne, tal cated to the leader of the Government!” Now, | regarding the education question it could be vale of Aveca” and ether celebrated places have on © er oi | does not this declaration cleady shew that Mr, | %!d that they did so with a good grace, and been presented with excellent skill to admiring | the College endowment. There are several rea-| jae : . : | that they were in no manner forced to it. and crowded houses. I bad the pleasing satisfae-| song why it should be quietly passed over to the | Pope was acting as the pimp, the spy of the Go-

tion of being present the other evening *“ Hibernicon” in company with my revered friend

Major MeGill, of Charlottetown (ex-Major I be-| dence to help the Government out of their present | “F" : ; : 7 . . { . : - | affairs? » declare: ‘ > was rely giving | allayved by the para Col. | i i i lieve, but as I consider he ougdt still to retain that serape, and which might be met by counter evic | iffairs? He declares that he was merely giving | allayed by the paramount influence of ebristain spirit

honor in taet, I don’t commit a meditated wrong in using the term). Well, we both sat, togethe: with another person, perfectly resigned to our fate, you may depend upon it, and anxiously awaiting the first act of the performance. wished-for event burst upon us at the appoiated moment in the swelling sounds of the organ upon

at this |

The |

dust-hole. Ist—It does not furnish a tittle of evi-

dence. 2ndly—It does not present a decent argument that might pass muster amidst a cloud

(of sophisms. Srdly—tIu the dreary, weary waste

of words there is not a sparkle of wit, or even one |

| vernment, to worm out of the Bishop and others | ; ; : i }expressions of their opimens regarding publie

| This would pleage Catholics; and any dis- pleasure that might arise from this act

;among the Presbyterians might easily be

ne a Se tee

Another matter which Mr. Pope led the

f a grant from the public money in | Bishop to expect from the Government was OOF af “Ste Daneten’s College formed the} due representation of Catholics at the

Board of Education. The number of mem- bers wae increased by two for the special

. | * 8 . Session of 1861, and that Mr. Pope, during | purpose of giving Catholies this representa- that Session. was in favor of such a grant,’ | tion without giving cause for offence by dis- ‘and that Mr. Pope, to the utmost of his | missing any of the actoal members to make ability urged the propriety of such a grant.”’ | room for Catholics,

When Col. Gray's resolation Permitting

ship that he would take an ** early opportu- ithe Stadents to pass the Board Without

attending the Normal Sct:ool,was withdrawn, T went to the Hon. Mr Palmer to inform him of the withdrawal of Col. Gray's resolu. tion, and to remonetrate with him on the bad

faith practised, as I believed, regarding this affair. Mr. Paimer appeared surprised and | wrote a letter to the Colonel on the sab;

\He said that he would bring forward in the |Council a resolution something similar to Col. Grey's. Ile did 90, or another member, the Hor. Mr. Anderson, for bim; but this jresolution was lost in the Assembly. 1 was |the bearer of Mr. Paimer’s letter to Col. Grey. I had? an interview with the latter gentleman in the Col. Secretary's office, and had a lopg conversation with him on the Education question. Tle spoke of the desire |of the Government to do all they could for | Catholics, and referred to the offer made to the Bishop of a seat at the Board of Edaca- tion at which they wished him to preside. On my saying that this was an exceedingly small prouf of their desire to do justice to Catholics and on giving what I considered His Lordship’s reason for declining the prof- fered honor, the Col. said thas the Govern- ment were either ashamed or sorry,—I do not distinctly remember which expression he used—for having offered the Bishop the fag- end, as it were, of the Boasd of Education, but now that they were inclined to make |the amende honorable by giving Cutholics a \fair representation at the Boasd. Durin |our conversation on the subject of the Boa jof Education, and whilst | was complaining of the manifest injustice done Catholics with regard to it, the Hon. Col. tegan to tell me jabout some promises which either the Rey. |Mr. Sutherland or the Rey. Mr. Patterson | had made to resign his seat at the Board after |@ certain union of Presbyterian Churches took place, and that on the strength of this promise he caused the Rey. Mr. Duncan to \be appointed He observed that the reason ;givyen by Messrs. Sutherland and Patterson for the non-fulfilment of the promise was, |that although the Churches were united ip ithe eowntry they were not in the city—or |Something to that effect. He napenas to be jalmost indignant at Mr. Sutherland for the |course pursaed by him in the matter, and, he lobserved, that feeling himself in & manner jcompromised by the appointment of Mr. | Duncan, when one of the other Rev. gentle- men did not resign, he started one day to go | to Mr. Duncan’s to induce him to resign > but on approaching his residence the thought | struck him that it was a pity to deprive his ‘own Minister of the paltry sum of eight | pounds—this is the sum mentioned by him jas far as 1 recolleet—the only amount of | public money received by him, and he decided jon leaving the matter as it stood. I need not say that J was not a little astonished at the reason given by the callant Col. for his deci- sion ; I observed, however, that there was no clergyman on the Board of Education who had a better right to the seat, and none who acted his part in a more gentlemanly and I may here observe also

the Bishop his own opinions on the College grant;| OT™Y- ile spoke to this effect in my own! that it would be good for this community

but then he says — I took very good care to tell ) Mr. Palmer all the Bishop said to me and all I

presence, It may serve the Government at the coming election, it may suffice to prove their ortho-

said to him. Here is a confession of meanness, | doxy to have their theological Col. Secretary pimping and spying such as scarcely ever before calling Catholic clergymen *‘ jackals’

,

and

{whole sentence remarkable for good common

\did other Protestant clergymen practise, as , well as Mr. Duncan does, the teachings of |that Gospel of peace and charity which they isay they preach.

Mr. Gray made no secret of his low opinion

. : , sArme or bservati whieh was played, with much effect, that tune) sense. Athly —IJt has been written in such a\* une under our observation.

|liars, but it will add little to their dignity, | of the Normal Schoo) as then conducted. He | or to their strength of argument.

ef Christians are hypocrites — or, not what| '" subjects of their rights and privileges as’ beginning with the words

| slovenly, slip-slop «tyle as to make any well edu-}

We intended to say something more in reply

they profess to be citizens? W hat sane man will say that the e Catholics of Prince Edward Island have for- Bit stay, Mr. Kditor ; there —- presen’. feited their peculiar rights as British suab- fm my former letter oe Bhat the pres) jects, And is it not the aim of these agita. gent Government had made religion their tors to deprive them of these rights? To otaiking bares to power ; they are sti PE make this evident, let us suppose for a mo ing to their pet as with a death grip. God. ment that the Profestang Parjy succeed to less politicians -~ who care as mach about! 11. utmost extent of their hopes and wishes ; Protestantism as the Pope of Rame care about W. H. Pope — bedizzen our ears with jneeeeant ravings on the ‘+ pious and immor- tal memory,’ and the haerrors of ** Dens’ Theology.” These same designing politicians have enlisted the sym nathies, and talents,and tongues of as many of our Protestant minis- ters as they can cajole or intimidate to give the weight of their influence in aid of their unhallowed aims; and these have learned their party wateliw ayn well that they » unchristianiae any lrotestant Christian ne dd? PRE ROE INTE NCAR, aa wil not think, and speak and act, in ali san ae pone ee oe ; — we a a — pape seme Because they choose to w ship God ace yrd- sovernment. erhaps © 1OMOWIDE ex- tract & Ly serve to illustrate the cause of Bir. Because they exercised this und subted right Fitagerald’s avowed suspicion of the Bible > every free-man, they are degraded into an Christians :— inferior and subject caste. Is not this ty- ranny — the worst and most intolerable of tyranny ? And would the dominant class re- 1 seeks the sup-| cline on a bed of roses? Far fromit. The the people who tamely submit to oppression are erin} not worthy of freedom. A powerful and er discontented minority is a& best a very troublesome thing to deal with; but when isible | that minority is exasperated by religious per- professions for the public good secution and proscription, it becomes truly The above, Sir, { clip from an article; furmidable. All the energies of the Govern-

| tious and bonest Roman Catholic, whatever be his political leanings and convictions, can join them, they have virtually established

that of religious testa. ing as Protestanta, return au overwhelming majority to the Louse of Assembly. In the distribution of public offices Catholics are not allowed to hold the most Would not the Catholics then be virtually

ir Protestant electors will not be of the dav i ther in tieed Roma

am Wiiiec

re i

* Some of « that the Liberualiom « to all religion or disy persuaded that a Liber

but wo feel

port « f a Koman Cathol egency Of their priests, u the state, is not and abettor of I pone tof eve ry

not to be trusted, tho

| their platform being such that no conscien-|

| one OF the worst forms of old-world tyranny— | Protestants combin- |

insignificant trust. |

ing to the dictates of their own consciences. |

“ The heart that once truly loves never forgets, But as traly loves on td the close.” The splendid music of this seemed to affect—and |“ ae ii in reality did affvet—us both very perceptibly, from beginning to end. The Hon. Edward Pal- but the Major particularly. His venerable brew! mer, Donald Currie, Esqr., and Rev. George Su- and geod natured countenance became somewhat | soft and apparently moistened as the reminiscenes, : tii gtide no doubt, of past days and absent companions torial scraps to the * Monitor. rushed in upon his memory. I confess it was | the Government and the * Gospel ministry,” we

| cat ‘ ? ‘ ran : 2 - - i not without an effort that I prevented a similar hope that Messrs. Palade; Currie gnd Sutberland shock to my own feelings. In a few moments |

cated persou ashamed te confess that he had

therland, enjoy the reputation of contributing edi-

kor the henour of

afterwards, however, when the delineator of the pMaybe able to wash their hands clear of the thing. |

paintings began to allude to Limerick and its vio- | lated Treaty, we were aroused from our sad but | sweet reveries. No serious consequences eccurred ' oa “ from this incident either te the Major or myself. | Referring te the letter of the Right Rev. Dr Our other companion was quite insensible to all) Melutyre, published in eur last paper, wherein appeals to the affections. I hope the gallant Major will be elected to a seat in the Legislature when Mr. Seeretary Pope permits the people to} exereise their choice Y. 2. A. the wish and intention of the majority of the Go- St. John, 29th Sept., 1862.

We shall now pay our respects to the model

his Lordship says, that, during the Session of 1861, } - ,

Mr. Pope did give him “to understand that it was

vernment to give a grant of the publie money in e 5 .

a ne DIABOLICAL MURDER IN STRONG.~A corres- : ‘ ma pe dent of the I pater whe . Journal * states th it cretary “replies that this assertion of his Lordship

aid of St. Duustan’s College” — the Colonial Se-

most inhuman murder was cuinmitied in the town | 18 simply UNTRUE.” One would snppose that se of Strong, on Sunday last. The victim was a little girl about ten years old, daughter of Mr. Isaac Libbey. She started for ehurch and Sab- | bath School on Sunday morning, having about | is not a particle ot either. Quibbles and equivo- one mile to travel, passiug through a piece of woods | cations there are in abundance. at one point. At 4 o'clock, p. m., she had not re- | | turned, when folks became alarmed, and on en-| : ‘ : | quiry found that she had not been at the church | ¢ter Inte a controversy with a person of Mr. jatall. Search was made for her uutil late in the | Pope’s antecedents and character; and no one | night, but no traces found. Yesterday the people jturned out in large numbers, and searehed in} : tas : ‘every direction, and at about two o'clock, p. m., be taken before that of his Lordship. | her bedy was found buried near an old barn, in an

bold a contradiction as this would be supported

by some strong argument or evidence, but there

No one can, ot

j

will say that Mr. Pope's word on any subject will

; made a bad use of his time by reading the thing |

. , . } Seerctary, as the mouth-piece of the Government. |

course, expect the Bishop of Charlottetown to |

In the paragraph immediately following that |

headed ** The duty of Protestants in the com. ment would be directed to keeping in subjec-} opening surrounded by woods, some half mile from

ing crisis,”’ forming a * Monitor’ extra of the! tion those who were already under their feet ; | her father’s house. A rape had been committed |

loeal improvements would be neglected, and | Upon her, and then her throat eut from ear te

2id Sept., some 2000 copies of which were. ici eid Sept., some & I 3 rer r ear! I learn that suspicion rests upon a person

1 understand, printed and gratuitously dis. the dearest interests of the ae encriGees | in that neighborhood. But the general impression, tributed among our rural population. The| crue! and unjust laws wou "w.7) > | beweee, aces 40 be that it wea.the fiendish aim of **The duty of Protestants,’ &c., is| statute book, and the country would be kept | work of a straggling deserter from the army, or evidently to intimidate liberal Protestants) in a state of continual ular and Agitation. | some vagabond prowling about iu this vicinity. from exercising their franchise at the ap- Lhe oppressed party, on their part, would | person dressed In woman’s clothes, but supposed proaching election, unless they waive every | use every means, lawful and unlawful, to re-| to be a man, has been seen in this vicinity several objection to the Government, and, despite | gain their rights and avenge their wrongs. | times during the past week. Many are of the such objections, to give it their united sup-| Secret combinations, open rebellion, aud all pinic port, because to vote for their opponents| the plentiful crop of evils that encumber an | Press. would be to endanger our duriing Protestant-| oppressed soil, whether that soil be Presby-| The whole article is a specious blend-| terian Scotland, Catholic [reland, or heathen

a ee -—

; Great FLoop in Puiapetpata.—In conse- 3).

opinion that he is the murderer.— Portland Daily |

in whieh he se iinpudently ehargea an untruth | upon his Lordship, Mr. Pepe admits that the sub- |

| ject of giving a grant of the publie money to St. | Dunstan’s “ formed,”

indeed, “ the subject of se- | | veral communications between bis Lordship and | Mr. Pope,” that the latter “ urged the propriety of such a grant,” but he says it was with the pro-|

viso, “that St. Duustan’s College should be con-| ducted in accordance with a law similar to that |

Zs . aaa . . | | Which governs the Prinee of W ales College.”” Now,

judging by the concurrent testimony of several |

very few Protestants acquainted with “Father Angus’’ who would hesitate for one moment the Government, but we deem it unnecessary | to believe implicitly what he asserts as having now, as, sinee the above remarks were written,| taken place, and consequently the implied | we have received the following very able letter ae a of a from the gentlemanly Mr. Pope if, a : . yives him littie aneasiness. from the Rey. A. MeDonald, which discloses! ® The Col. Secretary denies the object attri- buted to him by me for his ascertaining the | rant, showing the duplicity of the Government | cost of the College. The enclosed letter from | With regard to their previous promises and their| Mr, Brenan affords ample proof of the cor- present conduct in referenge to Catholic affairs. | Teetness—at least in substaace —of what I | wrote, and shews that Mr. Pope is only quib- | bling. ‘This letter is of much importance as it corroborates much that has been advanced. The leader of the Government, to whom t would be a pity to) was communicated by the Col. Secretary weaken such important testimony by further | ** regularly the substanee of every er |remarks of our own, that might lead*®us over en which he had with the Roman Catholic Bishop,’’ also called at the episcopal residence about this time. What brought Aim there? Was it to return a‘: visit’’ ? that the; Our polite, gentlemanly Col. Secretary | Goverpment were truckling to, and trying to! ** declares that the insinuation of Mr. Me- Sees Donald that his Excellency the Lieut. Gover- nor paid & yisitto the Birhop on the same bus ness, relative to St. Dunstan's College, “and that Mr. Pope gave notice of that visit peculiar trait in the Pope family, assumes all the by a note, is an impudent falsehood.”’ responsibility of waking overtures te the Bishop, | His Lordship the sishop bad an interview Why | ith bis Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and represented to him the grievances of | Catholics regarding the Mducation question. ' | His Excellency seemed extremely 2pxious to Government is unconcerned in the matter, why! do all he could to satisfy the just claims of has he been addressing letters to Catholie clergy- Catholics. His Excellency, ] understand, men on the subject? In the note which we | Promised to use his best efforts to obtain the published from the Bishop last weck, his Lord-| —* =e. Mr. Pope's ee to the episcopal | residence continned, I believe, after this. On |the Saturday after Easter—if my memory any further in-| serves me—His Lordship was honored by a formation on this subject, I shall be most happy | visit from His Excellency. The Col. Seere- to satisfy them in this respect.” Secretary Pope ‘tary says that he has * reason to know that is not “a gentleman of the Government "—he | °" the occasion of the vans paid by His Ex- olds mndiviily @hi UitesalbdGl Ui Vicky nuibéitths’ Sreeiiiin | cellency the Lieut. Governor to His Lordship, ps morely the Siuation of respectable Fiunkey | the subject of St. Dunstan's College was not When Messrs. Palmer,{ mentioned.’ In reply to this I have to state Gray, Longworth, Haviland, Laird, Yeo, J. C.| that I have *‘ reason to know’’ that on this Pope, Simpson, or either of them, in his capacity occasion ‘* the subject of St. Dunstan's Col- as an Executive Councillor, asks his Lordship for lege’ was mentioned. . His Excellency vo , peared to take a very lively interest in pro-