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bille and mountains of every variety of size, shape and form

occurs. ‘This grand gftoltp recetties in a gentle sweep from

coast far inland, Where nt termynates 1D a high comeal mounters, mass of pinnacles witch clirsrer arcuad | Victorie ’ es of that feathery and | teins three farms,

overtopping the entite i, The whole is well clothed wih tre graceful foliage peculiar Co (he spruce and larch, and inte

with huge rowad clumps of evergreens; with alternations of long | «

lades and great open patches of lawn covered with rich gress This wood-

of that bright emerald green peculiar to California. fand scene, viewed of an carly morning, sparkling

drops ttader the rising suo, which slowly lifted the veil of miet hing I have seen oa

tia continent. Here éverything in nature is ona grand seale. All her works are magnificent toa degree unknown it urope.

hanging over jt, surpassed tn beaury anyt

THE HAKBOURS ALONG THE Coast.

Having for aeveral years enteria Iniportance to E gland of the posse both polireally and c other point on the coast which can ever rva cisco, I watehed with mach imrerest the different bays aud anchorages as we passed them. ‘There is not a eafe harbour, not w spot adipted for ace matercial port) between Stn Francisco and ins igland. Humboldt Bay te cagagious, and vessels ean lre with tolerable safety when once in, Dut itis inaccessabie in

heavy weather, and is difii:ult of exit. There are several

harvoure along the coa

during the prevalence of the north-west winds; Out io winter

the south east winds blow up the coast, and make ther all un-|

wife and ditheult of access. Tne captain's re nark was, ** There ws either a heavy swell oF the access is difficult.’? ‘There are ne hidden dangers on the @oust Steamers can keep close in shore, where the sea is smvoth and inte current, but sailing vessels should keep 8 good offing, particularly from April to October, when the wind blows from the northward and west- ward, and causes a strong current, VANCOUVER AND ITS FOREST OF ETFRNAL PINES.

We have now rounded Cape Flattery, and are in the Straits of Fuca, ranning up between two shores of great beauty. On tne deft is the long-fooked-for island of Vancouver, an irregular aggregation of hills, showing a sharp engular ouuine as they become visible in the early dawn, covered with the eternal pines, raving only occasional sunny patches of open greensward, very pretty and picturesque, but the bills not lofty enough to be very siriking. ‘The entire island, properly speaking, ts a ferest. On

the right we have a long massive chain of lofty mountains | 24) nie; endl 36 covered with snow, called the Olympian range—very grand etre a "i ? mr eo ’| privilege of ref quite Alpine in aspect. bis is the peninsula, composed © a | frothy epistle. Aad really, this ridiculous letter, | was o its hypocritical, whining cant, some unfortunate man, styled Graduate ’’ of some University, rusalem to await his endowment an But, Sir, on turther c that no pers eulture woul trash upon any respe lection the old story 0 oduction of a mouse. af gome false statements to due attention,) the write hy of consideration. Whiie { am endeavoring to treacherous thrusts of this hidde sed to face me under his true colors, lict a slight on an innocent person. f little consequence ; n, Seotch blood, &é:

aeries of mountains running for many miles 1a one unbroken ine, which divides the Straus of Fuca from Puget Sound. It belongs to America, in the territory of Washington, 18 unin-

habned, and, like its oppusite neighbour, has a covering of

pines fur up towards the summott. Tue tops of these mountains are seklom free from snow. ‘The heght is unknown, perhaps 15,000 feet. We ran up through this scenery early in the morning, bitung cold; for about furty miles to Esquimalt Harbour —the harbour—wiich confers upon Vancouver's Island ns pre- cunnence,

THE MYSTERIOUS BAY OF ESQUIMALT.

The harbour of Esquimalt is a circular bay, or rather a basin, | exception hullowed by nature out of the solid rock. We slid in through | shall pay nothing wort

‘he narrow ehlrance between two jow, rocky promontories, and found ourselves suddenly transported from the open sea and its heavy roll and swell into & Highland lake, placid as the face of «a misfor, in the recesses ef a pine forest. ‘The transition was startling. From the peceltac shape of the bay and the ceep

indeutations Us vatigds Caves make into the shore, one sees Dut | or what he is, i# 0 i bravad» respecting heroisu to conclude that he is the warlike behind an old house during the ei Mile Brook, and who, had driven away

s small portion of the harbour at a glance from the point we brought up at. We therefore thought it ridiculously sinall after our expectations had been sv bizhy wrought in San Francisco

Vhe whole scenery is of We Liiguland cuaracter. Tne rocky | Eighte ‘heroic companions

whores, the pine trees raining down tu the edge of the Inke,

titre dark fohage trembling vvet the glittering surface which | reflected them, the surrounding pilis, and the death-like silence. | J way both delighted aod disapponimed —deliyhied with the riche | ness of the scenery, bul disappommied at Whe sinaliness of the +80)

harbour. Can this litte loch, naphsoned within natural —a ‘address hima in &

May | presume that of the religious perio giving publicity respecting th

parts of rocks, buried in the suilnude of « ferest, be the place

which | hoped would become so tamous ; the great destiny of

which has bees progwosticated by statesmen and publicists, and the possession of whicit ts bitterly envied us by uvighbeuring

gions —this the place where iingiand Is to centre a naval |

force titherto unknown ip tie Pacific, whence hr tieeis are to issue far.the provection of her increasing mterests in the West- ‘ern world ; this the seaport of the Singapore of the Pacific ; the modern Tyre into which ihe riches of the Kast are to fluw aud be

<g.stributed to the Western nations , tbe terminus of ratiway |

commumeation which is ty connect the Auantie with the Pacific ? War steamer swings, and | obtain a new view, which revers another and larger portion of the Bay of Esyunnalt, i which ride at anchor her Majesty’s fiigate Statellite ans the Plumper surveying veasel. How grateful the eight of the old familiar flag, modestly and gently flipping ta Lue slight morning breeze,

the sight of these grateful vojects rearzed the fact tuat { was esce more in my own country. A survey of the bay satisfies one that it @ @ capacious harbyur, capadle vf containing a large fleet —handreds of vesseis when its capacity 18 made available by engineering—"ie building of wharves, throwing out at jetties, scarptng the rucky shures, &c. And it has the natural

wdvantages of a goud bottom for anchorage, is almost land lock- ed, and bya lutle building at the entrance, can be meade com-

pietely so; deep water, five, ax. seven, and erght fathoms, easy wt accees, Victoria~-bay, over which vessels pass in entering, being self 2 safe anchorage, and of great capacity. The harbour ts admirably sdapieu for fortifications, which could be puilt at its entrance iM such a manaer as to make it uapregnable. Guns could be so placed on the pramonturies and on and island just outside, tt Victorta-bay, a3 to completely command the entrance, aad under the fire of whrch no vessel could live ; and

_-what is of infinite MmMyortance— here is a portion of the

harbour which cuuld net be shelled, and which 13 well adapted

for the building of a dock yard. The ground on two sides of the harbour is eligible for a city, and — what isa curious feature in the landscape, and may become yet of great commercial 1m- portance—an arin of the sea, called the Victoria Arm, runs up into the country from Victoria several imies to within GOO yards of Esquimalt harbour. “Pins is navigable fur small vesseis 5 and, should Victoria coutinue to be the capital of the colony and the commercial city, vothing Is eascer than to carry merchandise in w variety of craft from the harbour to the city by the Victoria Arm (which would be an inland navigation) free from the swell of tie open sed betweeu the two places, A short cut or canal

would jou this arm to the harbour,

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GRRaT CHIEF OF THE COWITCHINS.

{ had an interview with a chief—1 great chief of the Cowitch- in tribe—the Catholic Bishop of Victoria being the interpreter. 1 vot waylaid by the great cmef and the holy man in the passage of \ue pudlie offices, to my great surprise one day. The Bishop opened the interview. The chief had heard that J had bougtt jand in his Fiefof Cowitchin. f adimitted the soft tnpeachinent. The bishop felta ule duficulty, He waned to keep the chief and the stranger both im good humour. After the chief had gurgled out some sentences, as is the custoin of his tribe, and | of all other trbes also--an utterance which resembles hiccup- ing veey auel, and prouuuaced very low, in as low a voice as ia ever heard in polite London society——ihe good bishop brought | : : eee ae

of every denomination jome

about a good understanding.

waa concerned; and | was que sincere in promising nos

carry spirita ito hs country, and to conform to ail his laws. ‘The bishop asked m2 to accompany him imto the Cewichin | country, where he i soon going on @ missionary visitation, af is inating’ ¢

invitation [ would most gladly have accepted had my engage- by "y. pate ai we aa If. iments allowed. ‘The bishop has greet influence over the| 2 Fare es iu iaus of the Island, and speaks their language fuently, The chief was a lad about 25 years of age, of midd'@ herglt, square | Tr 2

build, a big Mat head, a stupid inexpressive face, @ dull incon- according to his folly lest he gant eye, which I could not get hin to fix upon me atall, Al vin li

bad feature was that eye, denoting ineincerity and treachery. Ws oe a moog eres llis appearance was altogether very mean; no native dignity, | aye ee coward, : no presence, such as some high born Indians possess. [ie was prcamg he —netieged eereenetEee dressed im a red flannel aiirt, and had some sort of apology for a pair of trousers. ‘Sins completed ine attire. No shoes and no covering fur the head, {4s feet were large and flat, but hive | Mes :

handa small aud well formed. He ned euch an odour in| bettér, and when he attempts to write another the hot aoon-day sua as made we tery thankful whea the tater- somethin

yiew was over. DESPERATE VOYAGE TO THE FRAZER.

V wetorta te detent from Beqnimalt, by land, about three miles; |

TIE EXAMINER.

uce. The intervenin the waters of the Victoria on the east, | a at Phe promontory £OP-| © HARLOTTETOWN, P- EvL., OCTOBER 4, 1858 forest of pines, oaks, e soil is good, and pro- s, barley, and wheat; THE MISSING MAIL— WHERE AND HOW If WAS) yp oorait The Bay of Victorsa OUND. absurdity, a5 the strongest proof we can afford to the harp promontories on the : ; po | . I we get quite close Anruoven it has beow known to every person 1a this city ut into it, Which makes the for more than a wee Is at some little distance | which was supposed to have been lovt had reaclred their desti- ‘vee nation, neither of the Opposition papers has had the candour

scaled where ships : " : : ood harbour | and fairness to communicate the intelligence to the public.

dera on the coast it will|'The Protector, in that spirit of Christian charity which

a Th, ‘oh thinketh no evil, peculiarly its own, and to illustrate which 80

nud by sea doubl the | ao irregular promont ‘Buca on the south,

aM lp Re S Straits of @ l) ¢ Exanuwer. siistipdb beth stallat ol Sieioach(Whedlie ‘ke panne ts

and the is

ing it on the north. reclaimed from the willows, and evergreens, dimary cereals, oal ass, turnips, and potatees. —tvo longs

Pe juces fair ero

runs im @ eigmig siape with dews | southward hiding jow sand-pit juts 0 ardous for large veese igher up the enc e ug! islands rev

Victoria is sot 3g

entrance has below the town, and h at low tides I saw tro or thre would have to anchor. i} vessels and tre

As we are rewing up the future capital of anot . 3 ; : ‘ fall, we meet fuar stout hairy | many pious lucubrations have been given to its pationt readers credle of #8 titiag built 10*| was the first to raise the hue and cry against the Post Office

by the miners | oe : ; Dail | suthorities here, and to state—in terms that could not fail to d the miners | lead to a suspicion of dishonesty on the part of thoee autho-

the mountains echo. | rities—that money letters had been Jost or abstracted from the

, nd te "so : , tS : .

rs snot. ree tas wabone. pum alas Mail Bag. ‘* Here,’ said the pious editors, who were 80 will have a sneezer.’’ | auxious to rain the reputation of a political opponent—* ‘here nture will make mon dare anything-| rye jhe frst fruits of the change in the Post Office officials! larly freighted with p icloria—perhaps a great many @ were a thousand of thenr on the river two months at Victoria. | at the head of the department. The mail has been robbed—

ined a conviction of the vast esion of Vancouver's [aiand, oinmercially, and.of the absence of any | | it norte of San Fran-

answer well enough. catch a sightof the which our heads are miners paddling & Canoe—an u promptu by some themselves— but

native veseel !

as they passed,

‘¢ Poor fellows lithe know the voyage of 70 the Gulf of Georgia ; fa sto The love of gold and of adve A thousand such canves sian been paddled out of V it is calculated that ther last week, all burlt within the lest osed to have bees lost on the passage.

(Tv be concluded.)

Yankee carpenter, or per how wferior im shape and cor * Flarran for the Frezer! with a will that made

at which are gool enough in summer,’ rm arises you

rovisions have more, for |

Sume are supp

Correspondence. Yo rux Boiron ov THE EXAMINER, A poet has said—

Tis something & A book’s # book

ure to see one’s name in print, although there’s not as the same couplet most happil > letter in the Islander of the 27 th over to himself, reservin to it while analyzi Mr. Editor, on my first g Imost inclined to conclude from proved ¢ that it was the production of| had never reached their destination. In short, the object

please, ‘‘ a soomed to be, to represent Mr. Davies, or those in the depart- of the very necessaries of existence, and to the ultimate loss of

pplies to a [ shail, | truth, namely, that the whole raail bag appeared to be missing ; g to myself the | but the truth would not answor their purpose, and they re-

ng a * ree sorted to the bald and suspicious statement—which is now | the sorbid, unmanly expectation that by the prospect of eon.

* Rev.” or, if. you but who did not tarry at Je-

d receive his commission. | ment with him, as guilty of embezzling money ; and that pub- [ came to the eunclusion | jig confidence should be withdrawn from the Post Office while| Every debtor, 80 weak-minded as to submit to the rapsc cr religious Pscious, h untruthful brought to my recol-| The Islander—more bold, bat certainly not more malicious Jabour which resulted | __ :

Mr. Editor, (with the took up the cry, and has rung the changes upon if for

which, in their turn, I has published copied, and seasoned with comments suitable to the occasion

onsideration, the least degree of civil d disgrace himself by im etable journal.

f the moantain in

r under notice

Baldwin’s Road, making Her Majesty's high ing about what he would n beets. Should my friend, he bas bimseif to biame manner more appropriate: he is the earned correspon =n dicals who have desecrated their pages by following important le — oe ae oad misrepresentations | St. John, with a copy of which we have been favoured by the effect *of treating him as a prisoner—of assimilatin g his Mr. Editor, L promissd t statements made by ** a Farwer.’’ rects his malicivus attacks ag at the late election; gentleme: on wiuse behalf I intere as inuch, if not more, respect thao

o repel certain false In the firet place, he di- supported | blunder on the part of ons of his clerks, the missing mail was

aiswt the party whom I that thove

but | hesitate not to say sted myself are entitled to

himself of, any. of hie fra- «Post Orrice, St. John, 2lat Sept., 1858.

Liberal party with excluding the} ‘ Sin,—I have the pleasure of informing you that the missing | Revenge! Ifa Christian wr J ; district, | suppose, he means,) letter addressed to Mr. Hall was found this morning in the | ance he ? Revenge. The Shanta eT cote wel SG h to impate a wilful lie — paper wrapper in which it was forwarded from your | and it shall go hard but { will better the instraction.” est

iarge is rather sus- | office. : s ae him point out such| ‘‘ The mails from Prince Edward Island arrive so very irre- A desire of reyengo upon bis persecutor takes possession of a child|gularly that the mail of the 10th August was not missed, and his breast, and he doggedly resolves to

a bad course that requires such | when enquiry was made for Mr. Hall’s letter, the bills and “ bear the whips and scorns of time

he charges the Bible from all the private ( Mr. Editor, [ would not wis ut the above sweeping cl hful man to make. As I before stated,

to any person ; b in British waters! L telt wore tree aud wore comfortable when | pie ous for a trut iechool to me in P. E. Isl mizht confute him. falsehoods to support it.

« A Parmer’? seems chagrine the charge of keeping bad ¢ ‘hed a tender chord ;

d at the manner in which I | date being found, I felt positive no mail had been received I admit that | at this office. but I did nut mean to ‘© On Monday last I received a communication from a Mr. logize my family { od or bad company depends mostly had posted at that place on the 9th August, addressed to St. | pim Jay to ruin h a hi rly associatio y to rae Due Ane am, manner it which I treat | bearing the Prince Edward Island stamp of the 9th August, 1 any reasonable mar call fore, as before, treat it It being English mail aay I could do nothing, but this morn-| y. wij] mention one fact illustrating our argument 4. bth c e ent, and, st the

in doing so | tou offend any reepectable p did not: ovr notions of go on our fireside education and ea

«cA Farmer” recoils at the easy the charge of embezzlem upon me to prove a ne with due contempt. know what 1 meant by of respect tha For his informa no more and uo less than th

«A Farmer’? next proceet panegyricon the he ence exulting in tke beating the Monaghan emblem of magisterial dignity ; Farmer’s’’ banter, I acted in that a similar occasion.

«A Farmer” impates pri charging my duty; but, above qualities form no p ever, that ‘‘a Farmer of others by their own. cable propensities, wh rogance and tyranny, leave to ‘a Farmer,’ court the favor of the crab aristocracy * heroic boasting abou dignity, [ would advise him to gu real or imaginary, in case it mig He seems annoyed at my black cloth politicians, that admonition. nity, he is welcome to it, 61 a whining ery about w assure him that I recipr really hope that he himse

In conclusion, he states,

tive? I, there “A Farmer” pretends to be at a loss to | ing I caused a search to «+ differing from many #6 to the measure | on which the mails are issued, the blue bill containing the ono bumar being to another.”’ | letter referred to was found. bility, if not to an earthly, at least to t i i datate thati meant; ‘ Had the clerk, Mr. McGuirk, who opened the mail, not) por - hich all th e fi i th gs high, tribunal tesies of social life. | neglected the most important part of his duty, viz: that of efore which all the secrets of all humaa hearts will be laid jg to amuse us with @ high-flown checking the mails, this accident would not haye happened. and to telk of myinso-} ‘1 exceedingly regret the occurrence, and have done all in|disposed to anticipate the di i i

his part, achieved in | my power to explain to the persons interested. I sent for Mr.}. A . id 2, niece of Providence by aver,‘ the | Smith, who mailed Mr. Halt inflicting, widowhood upon the wife and orphanage upon the notwithstanding *‘ajhe is perfectly satistied, and informed me that the letter children of the yet living hueband and father.

tumult as | would again on | being found will make matters all right, and no loss or incon-| When we tell our readers that the law allowed a vindictive

t is due from tion on that subject, L woul 6 common cour

roism of his party, glorious victory which boys and levelling

je and arrogance to me in dis- ‘Tam, Sir, your obedient servant, he is far off his mark, for the J. Hower Charlottetown for the space of ten or twelve years ’ eAaaiee : . years, we men- i FOS . » ° » I presume, how Benjamin Davies, Esq., Postmaster General, P. E. Island. tion nothing more than is well kaswa ta th an

art of my nature. the

js one of those who estimate 1 would despise such despi- Pride, ar- | veyed in the above lester? Will they copy it, and thereby in | Now, if we reflect for @ moment on the fact that this credi-

dred qualities, 1 shall +: nae . : we ~~ Seam aa part atone for the injury they sought to inflict upon the | tor (himself now gone to his account) had and exercised such As to t levelling magisterial | the belief that they are not entirely past praying for; but if | bear in mind that his whole future is tinged by the shades

own dignity, whether | they don’t, they will merely furnish proof, if such @ thing | imparted through the darkened windows of a gaol during @ were wanting, that they are determined to be consistent to great & segment of a man’s existence—can we aoseiiie that the . ae ee t — of a a of | the last in that career of cant, hypocrisy and humbug which system which permits the abomination can be in jance d i suit himself or any ot fis rater-| ghey h adi : i : ae

ther in part or in GY Me aate they have so steadily followed since they assumed the office of | with the divine benevolence, mercy or justice, or that he who olves in sheep’s clothing. I can te his fears of such animals, and charge of defalcation upon the Post Office authorities in this If is not one of them. ‘< that all the Protestant Ministers din opposition to Snatcher legis- ~ but — a =e — public opinion against the Government for removing Mr. That mercy shew to me.” tice’s sake save those worth : i seer . : :

Sienf and Gatadi m4 ed Owen. Public opinion was cleariy declared against them-| Well and truly might Mr. LePage adopt, as applicable #0 lation om the Bible, and were desecrated per erm that| were set about the Post Office, to report upon any errors or words of the Prisoner of Chillona— yourself and others may | j lariti hich migh :

oo much pains to confute irregularities which might occur in that department. The “ My hair is gray, condemnatory statements ; but t an exception, I have been public knows how unscrupulously it has been used. The result on's antidote, to ‘answer a fool : : : eee . As some have done through sudden fears; Cee as y\diook gaaes of the public meeting covered the Opposition with disgrace ,— My iimbs are bowed, but not with toil, in inclined to write, I trast he th, and throwing aside | sure of their infamy. pear over his realname; and I\ + oe

Are banned and barred, forbidden fare.””

b ‘ . ad r that cowardice is not one of IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, on a

ether in myself o with all their kin ‘who probably aspires

‘sa Farmer's

ht be prostrated in & worse becoming a monitor to the

The Indian feared that the indux | lation on the Bible question ; of strangers would bring spirits into hie dominions end corrupt | » ea dh reget - 4 : . TUP’ | fast, Mr. F.—for trath and

his people. Upon this head | set him quite at ease, as far ae 1}

gill. p : 4 ——s ') heralds of the cross who 8 ler and Snatcher legis that blessed book

grieved bo ees Probably, Mr. Editor,

as there it no general rule ing to apply Solom

it ?

When *¢a Farmer

lusion, I would merely suggest egins to rear another edifice, to tem

& > U. STEWART.

. —— ininianiat

oot os = - a

our legislation on this subject has long been tontem

= Eee

‘ ————————— SO / oblivion. We remain proudly conservative of that dui \ne stot DE: etvilised world lita, Sor yonsy been, tana ashamed, and appear inclined to cherish thie ——

and future generations, that there was a time when we

on a par with other and greater countries, if not in the lence, yet in all the unmitigated absurdity of some of the institutions, Like the Roman General detached wits town, which, however, defied the prowess of his host, ang : made his soldiers fill their knapsacke with pebbles, ae they had been there—we retain this elsewhere abandoned

as if to prove that we were once the equals at least of countries in the spirit which dictated their legislation,

If viewed in the light most strongly, if not solely, urged those in favor of the continuance of the present Jaw, yiz.. - unless the creditor had the power of incarcerating hiy dektoy the latter would not, in many cases, be disposed to : demand against him, and that, therefore, the abolition of thy privilege would operate a5 a means of robbing the creditor ot the amount of his claim —we think that the experience of th majority of our readers who have had a practical acquaintencs in their own business transactions of the mutual relations at debtor and creditor, that the effect of adopting the hams measure of imprisonment is generally the determination of the debtor not to pay the “ pound of flesh” to the Christiam’Shylock, And is there aught to marvel at in this? Who, havingihe natural feelings of a man, would not, im such case, prefer tp pay, as far as his means might enable him to doso, those whos lenity and unwillingness to punish misfortune as crime had suffered them to treat him as a freeman, not as a bond-tlaye. had allowed him an opportunity to earn what he could for his family and his creditors—who had forborne to tear bim from his home, to prevent his earning an honest Tivelihood, in

k, that letters forwarded by the Mail

Moncy letters were never lust in Mr. Owen's time—there was no error or dele y in the forwarding of the mails while he was

we don’t directly charge Mr. Davies with the robbery, but we hope he will be sole te clear his character from any imputation |which may attach to it in consequence of the mysterious loss of money letters to 2 larre emount.’’? This was not exactly the language ef the Jrotector, but i+ breathes the spirit of the articles which have appeared ir that paper since the subject of the missing Mail has supplica tae picus editors with a safety- valve for their political rancour. In dealing with the subject they took care to supprecs the most important part of the

» be a false one—that two money letters posted here | finement in a gaol the particular demand with the added costs could be wrang from him—at the expense, it might be,

the more humane and right -thinking creditors?

does #0 at the expense of the forbearing and indulgent, ami but affords a bad precedent by which others are affected to their serious loss and frequent ruin. He holds out premium to the greedy miser to inveigle the credulvus poor into his

he continued at the head of it.

several weeks. The slanders of the Protector were all correctly snares, that he may suck his heart's blood as perfectly as thé

from its own editorial chair. Oar contemporary’s last issue spider catches the incautious fly in his sunlit web, which the

: f against tl . : : : ati :

ee eas a din contains tre er three allusions te the subject, coupled with in- victim finds most fatally tenacious, notwitl standing the lad [ may unintentionally sinuations, which,if they emanated from any reliable autho- Who- my assailant is, | rity, might be productive of serious injury to the Postmaster his eyes.

but-from his empty | ,, ‘ . ‘ . ya aa saatined General. If the editor of the Islander did not know that bis} Again, how many men has this right of imprisonment, ho hid himself | insinuations are based upon premises the most false, his pub-| when put into harsh practice, induced to convey their property

memorable battle of the | |jsher can hardly plead ignoranc ne ; » to other eredi . ee .

on finding, that his moro]. , J plead ignorance in extenuation of hie offence er creditors , or to youneees confidants, on whose friend- the Monaghan boys of | ™ 8'¥'9S publicity to the slanders, because, as we said at the | ship they could rely for its clandestine restoration, or its this Don Quixote made his’ appearance, commencement of these remarks, he must have participated application to the support of the family while the head of - ring with his cudgel, exclaim- l with the whole community of Charlottetown in the knowledge | that family should remain a prisoner? Is this to be wondered _

9 to defend Iler Majesty's liege : (a Farmer,’ nokbe this Faansical of the fact, that the money letters were not stolen, and that | at? Many a man would be willing to diminish the style and for not giving me — tu | the mail bag containing them was not missed or lost. In con-| expense of his daily living for the purpose of applying the to his ty. . on. app!

oa ee frmation of the truth of this statement, we give below the | amount sayed to the extrication of himself from the meshes of

eunshine which by gilding rendered the fetters invisible t

tter from Mr. Howe, the Postmaster at indebtedness in which he might be involved ; but the natural

Postmaster General, acknowledging the receipt of the Mail | Situation and treatment to that of a criminal—is, in vash number of cases, tv reduce his moral sentiments to @ state

somewhat akin to that class which je subjected, for very different reasons, to a similar punishment. Le is apt to adopt the sentiments of Shylock :

“If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility?

Bag in due course of transmission, and showing how, from a

suppoaed not to have been received at St. John :-—

books were examined, and no mail from P. E. Island of that The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contamely : the law’s delay, ?

The ins icnce of office, and the spurne

That patient merit of the unworthy takes "—

Clark, of Charlottetown, requesting me to re-direct & letter he | rather than satisfy the harsh creditor who has done all thatia John, fora person who had returned to the [sland. This letter,; _,, me

That this is no merely imaginary case, many instances will changed my opinion with reference to the mail of the 10th. {readily suggest themselves to the minds of ovr readers; but

e made, and under the long counter : : ; same time, suggestive of serious thoughts as to the reaponsi-

bare, of those who have already inflicted or who may be

s letter, and explained to him ;

ie i lt t i ‘ venience will result to any of the parties concerned and harshily-tempered man to keep a Scher in the anal

How will the sanctified defamers relish the information con- acquainted with the personal history of Mr. LePage,

Postmaster General? If they do, their friends may indulge | control over his fellow man for such a period of his life, and

public instructors. The failure of the attempt to fasten a) ingicts such misery can ever address to the throne of merey in other guise than that of a God-insulting hypocrite the beautifully simple prayer—

“That mercy I to others shew,

place is now proved beyond the shadow of doubt. The op- position made a desperate attempt to elicit an expression of

golyes, and the act of the Government fully justified. Spies himself on his liberation from his protracted imprisonment, the

story of the missing mail was eagerly caught at, and the But not with years, Nor grew it white in a single night,

— ; But rusted with a vi —

the sequel to the story of the missing mail overflows the mea- For they have been thoaengeaal® spoil, And mine has been the fate of those

To whom the goodly light and air

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to ‘¢a Farmer,’’ be- + his mortar No. 3. Tus Atiantic Monruty, for the present month, bas bees etter ‘* to put

Tue more we ponder on this subject the more objectionable received. Its .contents fully justify the high opinion of its do we find the system which gives to one man the right to ‘merits which we conceived from the perusal of the first number restrain the liberty, prevent the labor, and break the spirit of we read. Without particularizing the individual excellencies his neighbour, whose only misfortune is his inability to pay ‘of each and every article, (a course forbidden by want of

his debts. In other countries the folly which still characterises ' space,) we may conscientiously say that all.is good. We must

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