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A DEPLORABLE PICTURE. The follewing account of the sad state of affairs ia the States, we copy from the N. Vork Shippjag and Cammercial List :~ The dead lock in military affirs —and { Proclanmed mismanagement er unbecility whic veeassioned it — the probability thas the Army

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ew Gujnea, has — ich

Jn his ascent of the Sabella range, he

the Potomac will ga inte winter quarters — the | Sive forest of nutmeg treed, Juden with Frait

probalde destination of the Banks’ ey pedition— | of an unusual size and excellent quality.

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| lonial Government of the Netherlands to the | o¢ the earth.—Qoy. Robinson, of Kentucky, | Molucea Jslands and a discoyery in the island of Bafjan w jmay lead to important results in the gpice| attack on Vicksburg. —Copfederate eer | | trade : Ah | discovered atan elevation [rom 2,600 to 2,300 | Sherman finding all attempts utterly unavail- ot | feet abovd the level of the sea, a very exten-| ing to capture the city, has embarked his

denounces emancipation proclamation.—Re- ported Gen. Sherman only changed point of |

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despatghes from Vicksburg state that Gen.

force, apparently relinquishing his designs

De. upon that etranghold.—It is rumored that

the probable financial programmeof the Govern- | Bart stein’s official communication reports that Genera} Butler will roturn to the Mississippi, the nutmeg-tree forest extends over & Very! with ao large command, for the purpoge of

meat—the prevalent apprehensiag ia regard te the interference ef the foreign wers Tn our offaibe—the fluctuations in Geld and Exchange— | nod the angettled and unsatisfactory condition of | things and matte:g in general — have constituted the prin ipal topics gi discussion on ‘Change daring the past eeveral days, and as the week premises to close ghoet as unsatiatactorily, in this reeard, as it commenced, these subjects w ilt tw ali likelihood came ia for a large share of atten- thon during the wext few days, at least. The un- favourable aspeet of affairs pertaining to the war, and te the Government fiuance, bas exerted a moet dedetoreus influence op the parious business marts of the city, aud the maxket for almost every description af anerehandue femaias in the same loll and GQnsatistactery state as chronicled at the comanncemest of the week, IC is the general

large tract of country.

THE WAR IN THE STATES. THE BATTLE AT MURFREESBORO.

The latest despatches from thp battle-field at Murfreesboro, Tenn., are pp to Friday evening, when there had been terzible fight- ing all day, resulting in severe loss to the enemy. Yhe adyanct Of Genéral Rosecrans Wag seyen wiles below Murfreesboro, and the onemy had been driven from the field of battle. he lussee of union officers is very severe, bit the gpoops Léhaved ‘in the most

operating in that quarter.

Sr. Joux, Jan. 10th, 1863 —The iran glad steamer Pacapsce, bas arriyed in Hampton Roads —Richmond papers eay that ay order has been iesued to burn Washington before falling into the hands of tho enemy.—A Washington despatch announces arrival of a large iron steamer Giraffe, with a valuable cargo of government stores, and a special messenger from Europe at a Confederate port on the 30th ult.—Telegraphic communication with Springfield, Missouri, ceased yesterday morning. “[he enemy entered the Federal stuckade the previous afternoon. General Brown was badly wounded in the shoulder.

Jarpresmon Coat ty Gee vepaise of the armies ‘in | gallant manner, and repeatedly, under terrific Springfield contsing a very large amount of

Vieginia and Necte Carslina, (the latte? “not authenticated.) and the sailing of the Great Ex- pedition ef Gen Tanks foc the Gulf, instead of the

James River, The wae will be greatly protracted, |

A Thee ate et a ew who express theif con- Victiows that the geaecral aspect of things’ié more uofavotuble vee than for some time past, if not mere 80 than at any poried since the war conm- tnbted. Business men freely express their con- demifation ef the evident mismadnagement which _ das weeelted in a series of disaktéers, ahd many of those who a snort time ago Were among the most gumlenssupvorters of the Adaijuistration, aud were sanguine with regard to the fiiture, gre qiore de- spondent than at any peridd in the hfstory of the war, and attribute the late’ didustere altogether to mismanagement. ‘The despatching of the Banks’ Expedition te the Gulf wt this gtage of the war, seem to be ayiversally condemped ; at all events we have heard so ont exptess "the legat appro- Yation of that extradrdwary pot Of thi Govern meet, while it m= meh teared'that tha Army of the Potemae will thereby be necessitated te go inte wiuter quarters.en the Rappahannock, instead of operating agalbat Richytona. :

“In regard te thé intefvention of European Powers, ot os drgyed that if they have the remotest idea of meddling in Amorican affairs, the wil wever have a better oppertuhity than js afforded by the repy'se of the Sry of Virginia, and if they do not eqitrace’ it,” the peblié will take it for granted that they bave fully determined upoo vouitilaly os & »triet neutrality uatil the end, when- ever thit'may be Tb view of the innumerable blund ss which have been exposed of late, how- ever, aud fe mdhy ridiculous yati¢inations which have Foeu vouchs@ted ju regaed to the war, from timye Wo time, by the Departments, it will be amatter of ne Yi tle’ durprise if they do not determine upon “ Jofervention” or at least “ Mediation.” There ja, of eorirse, a vast difference between “mediation” god “ intervention,” bot the public have educated thomeelyes to look with equal alarin upea both. “Owing to fie centradivtory’ character of the Report dt the Secretary of the Tr astry, the ex- sruordinary proposition of Mer. Ste¥éns, ‘which geally amonnts fy noghing—the business community almost despair of learning anything in regard to the financial policy of the Government wot! Con- vress concludes to pay some attention fo tt fact, if we may judge by the general tenor of remarks ou Change, ax well as almost everything else, the vublic und is greatly depressed-and as itis pyideut- \y dépressed by the unfavourable stato of affairs, over which the Govetuineut exercises exclusive ebntrol, little iprovedebt nay be ex pectdd until something define shall have been ‘ascertained concerning thé guave questions which vecumeued it.”

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Tue Corron Pawixe —There is at last some reason to hope that we are approaching » turning poigt in the cotton Seniie- he indefinite continuange of the war cannot but force upon our mgnyfacturerg the uae of [n- dian cotton, The mate digcoupaging the pews from America, the mare urgently the necessity of adapting their machinery to the Tndian ‘Bbre, ant thus making the best of a bad business, must eome home to them. liopes agg beld ous by competent judges that the price of saw cattan, & compared with that of piece goods, will be low enough, and the supply of it sufficieot in March next to get the mills going for three or four days a yroek. Let us make a liberal deduction from this sanguine prediction, and admit that the sensible effects of the cotten famine may re" main as gtcah, if nob greater, glter jtg frye:

. diate cadses have begun to abate. re will still remain evidenes enough that we have done wisely in abstaining from a grant of public maney, and that we need not share the gluomy forebodings of Mr. _— The pla siagested approvingly by certain reputed free traders fox eetabligh ng bounties fur the prodaction of indian cotton excites attention in the city from the fact, which is lost sight of by thesy orators, and fog every stioh of land, cgpital, og labour attracted roduction of cotton sere must be an equal portion withdrawn from the cultivation of some article of com- merce which, if the markets were loft to themselves, would in reality be more remu- nerative. To the various maaufacturers who depend on a fuli supply of jute, hides, seeds, dyeing stuffx, wool, &e., the proposition ap-

_» pears sitnply to be one for throwing them out 4au-

uf work in order that another set of mau facturers may by a ruinous national process be placed in their position — London Times. —- ~20e Proptcrovs !!'—We have heard of a talk- ' ing fish. Here is one that actually walks.

*« A correspondent in Province Wellegley informs as that while passing along, during a shower of rain, the wide sandy plain which baunds the sea coast in the neighbuurhood of

_ Panaga, be witnessed a singular overland migration of Ikan Puyu (a fish mach resem- bling the tench in size, form, and colour), from a chain of fresh water lagoons lying im-

imediately with the sea beach, toward the,

-~weeond chain of lagoons, shout a hundred yards distant inland. The fisu were in groups - of from three to seven, and were pursuing their way in a direct line fowards 4 second chain of lagoons at the rate of nearly a mile un hour. When disturbed they turned Found and endeavoured to make their way back to the lagoon they had left, and wouid very soon have reached it, had they not been secured by the Malays who accompanied qur correspondent, and who looked upon the mi- gratiow as an ordmary oeeurr nee at this sea- sun of the year. Upwards of tweaty were thas taken during a walk of about half a mile, and no doubt m ey more could have been obtained had the MG ays been allowed a little delay. The ground + fish were tra- versing was nearly level, aad quly scantily clothed with grass and creeping salsolaceous plants, which offered very slight oletragtions to their progress. This singular habit will -aecount for the rapidity with which the paidy fields in Province Wellesley become stocked with fish when they are flooded by the rains. The lagoons from which they came contain water throughout the year, while those towards which they were goin are mere hollows, filled by thé late rains.’’ — London and Chinea Telegraph. : ee Oyster Suste Loaze—A Jos vor Wixter —Every oyster shel! is worth seyera) kernels -of gram, and if properly magaged jt can be “made to yield its value. Thega is scarcely a Village within two hundred miles of the seaboard without ite regular supply of these favourite bivalves, and in tie course of a year ebere is a large accumulation of shells. Those may in most instances be had for asking ; the keeper of the saloon is glad to be rd of them. Farmers living near the villages should secure the privilege of carting them away during the winter, to be reduced to lime for bome use. A kiln is not nocessar <o burn thew.—Make a pile of any roug fuel, as stamps, old roots, brush, peat, turf, ete., ¢igist or ten feet square, aud three fect high. U parent we Oy eee of . oyster pud cover with a layer of eom- ar thick. Bank up the sides and cover the with sods. Fire the heap on the windward side, and when the whole is burned, these will he left a large amount

of Valuable materia} ta be ased for top-dres- to mix with the mack heap.

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In some plagag the oyster shells are crushed or J é benes, in a mill. Some farmers Claim that the ground shells last

longer, and get better thea the burned shell ‘ ‘ For peaty. er ould damp gails, we hould profes the equstic alkali, proquced by Sele ich js similar to common lime from jj —Am, Agriculturiss.

iscovepy or a Foxsst or Norusge.—Ip- quienes Wins aed. the Dutch

fire, advanced to meet the storm of iron and

leaden hail. ‘The position of the enemy on

| flank resting on Murfrocsboro, West side. |The ovntre was op high ground and gtrongly | posted behind a danse growth of cedar. The lintention of the enemy was to mass troops upon Gen. Kosecran's right and so cut him loff from Nashville. Had he succeeded in his he would have won a signal victory, for Gen. Rosecrans would have lost hig means of communication and supply. Ag it was, the enemy made an attempt to capture the trains at Layergue, some distance in the rear, but was repulsed with seyere loss by the guard at the — _ The battle raged on Thyraday with great fury, Gen: Rogecraus fighting with desperate energy and considerable success ; foiling the enemy's intentions to break eithey the centre lor ie. [ate in the day the enemy's centre is reper ed to haye been broken, but at too late An hour to result in much advantage to our forces. On Friday, a brigade was thrown acrog the riyer by Gen. Rogegrans, and about three o'clock ‘the enemy made another demonstration on our centre, but was repuls- ed with great slaughter. The brigade which had been sent across the river was driven back by desperate charges of theenemy. At this moment Gen. Negley made a gallant charge with his diyision, which drove the enemy steadily back, fapturing the colours of the 26th Tennessee and a battery of artl- lery. At this period of success (yen. Kose- erans ordered an advance of the whole line, and succeeded in establishing the Teft on the East bank of the river, the centre on the po- sition before held by the enemy, and the lright on the line from which it was driven of Wednpeaday, Night closed on these ad- ‘vantages, but the darkness gave po opportu- ‘nity tor following them up. | ‘The losses gince Wednesdy are about 600 killed, 3.400 wounded and 600 prisoners. l'Phe rebel loas according to their own estimate is about 4,000 or 5,000 killed and wounded, including Gen. Rains killed, and 1,000 risoners. Genera) Cheathem is a prisoner ichmond papers of Friday contain the fol- lowing despatehea, the first, which is official to the Hebel War Department :— Muaraeesnoro, December 31, 1862.

We assailed the enemy at sever o'clock this morning, and after ten hours bard fighting j have driven him from eyery position except | his extreme left, where he has come jus. With the exception of this point we oc- jeupy the oe We captured 4,000 | prisoners, including 2 brigadier-generais, 31 pieces of artillery, and some 200 wagons and teams. ar loss is heavy, but that of the enemy is much greater. Braxton Baraca, (ieneral Commanding.

CAPTURE OF A CALIFORNIA STEAMER BY THE ALABAMA.

San Francisco, Dec. 27th.—By the arrival at this port of the steamship Constitution from Panama, we haye highly waportant and exciting news.

Phe Constitution reports that the steam- ship Ariel, from New York for Aspinwall, was captured on the 7th inst, by the pirate Alabama. The Alabama detained the Agiel until the 10th inst, when she allowed ber to proceed towards Aspinwall, upon her giving

onds in the sum of $228,000 as a ransom. The arma and ammunition on board the Arie! were oe oon ber, oe marines who exe or rd were paroled. the Arie aa captured near the east end of Cabs. e oply plunder with the ex- cope of the armg apd ammunition, that the 4 ahame pecupod yas $8000 in * green Peet Co. iqae. When leaving that port the U. S. | Steamer San Jacinto aimed her guny at her, when simultaneously the gang yf the Fort were turned on the San Jacintg. Thig is the | gtabement gf the Jet Lieutenaps of apt. The Alabama elgims 9 speed, under twenty ue pounds of steam, of sigteen knots an hour. ne overtook the Ariel with only eleven pounds of steam, and fired two gyne at her, when she hove ta. Capt. Semmes first intended to destroy the Ariel by hurning her, first putting the passen- | mere aghgre jp little settlement buts at St. | Domingo. Captain Jones of the Ariel pro- | tested that half of his passengers would die | if this were done. Capt. Semmes then pro- ia to laud the pone at Kingston, | but after mach parleying an arrangement was effected to release the Ariel on Captain Jones giving bonds in the sum of $225 ,000 payable in 30 days after the acknowledgment of phe Southern Confederacy.

THE IRISH BRIGADE.

Those who have studied carefully the accounts of the war cannot fail to acknowledge the fact that it is the foreign element that bas borne the brunt of the fightiwg. The Irish regiments es- pecially have tought imvariably with most an- daunted courage, and in all probability if the whole army had been composed of such material defeat would not so vtten be the issue to the Federal arms.

‘The Irish Brigade, a8 such, ie virtually at an end, aud new belongs to history. Varieus letters and extracts enable us to form an idea of bow many effective meu remaiu in the Brigade as fol- lows :—

OFFICERS. MEN. F,

6%b N. Y. Regiment, 7 ay Seth “ - 10 90 O3rd « 6 64 116th Penn. “ 13 57 28th Mass. “ 16 150 Effeetive force of the Brigade, 52 420

On an average of about 10 officers and 80) men to each of the five regiments of that heroic band! What awful havee! In the batile of Fredericks- burg they fought most determinedly. They took up a line-of-battle in the position they were told, and beld it all day, even after they had fired every round, and bad te t ammuuition out of the dead and wounded menu's pouches in order to pre- vent the evemy's learning they were out of aw- munition. “ Facta like these,” truly observes an American paper, “ tell fearfully of the sacrifices of the brigade, of the patriotic zeal ond heroism of the Irish American soldiers. After an arduous and bloody servier of eighteen mouths, seven- cighths of the —— —e of — regiments at present represe 1) rig are either killed, or ex} , for life; and those of the seven- eighths, 9f jeast, oue left hel families behind them, whey they ruliled to the defeuce of their

od eqqutry, under their idolized leader,

wat the treachery of native demagogues who

beew raised fran phgcurity to of emolu- ment aud honor, at the expense of the nation.”

oe —— NEWs BY TELEGRAPH.

Sr. Joun, dap. 9, Ey ing. —Richmond papers state that Forest captured Tren- ton—Union city—ang Humboldt, with two thousand prisoners. — Attagk on Jaekson feint to cover thee operatiops.—CGovernor Letcher's M eays—Better that the war be indefinitely continued than that Virginia suffer dismemherept af her territory.—Tri- bune has disclaimer of French Mipister of any

designs of Napoleon adverse to restoration of Union.—Fighting in progress at Springfield, Mo. — Federale hajd all strong positions.

Rosecrans adyanced headquarters 10 miles beyond Murfpeesborg.—President Davia ir.

claimed yiotopy

Government that Dr. Barnsteia, while un- dertaking s seientific expedition for the Co-

disgatisfagtign of North West fromti whine ultimately will F ato West from Past

ke., as the ollscouring

the first day's engagement, Wednesday, was} fon the West bank of Stone's river with the |

longing to Messrs. Wells, Ear The Toe 396 cualed at Martin é

Serenade ighmond on Monda at Marfroeybu At:

army stores.— The congreysional election ip ‘Eastern part of North (arolina is quite favorable to free labour candidate, but will probably turn out adversely by votes of per- sons not sworn to allegiance. A protest will be enteyed and the removal of the military

| governor, Gov. Stanley, demanded.— Bayard |

| has been re-elected Senator of Deleware.— Flour, Superfine, $6.10 a $6.35, extra,

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~ QORRESPONDENCE,

ON FRR INR ONIN OO

To THe Eprrok OF THE EXAMINER, SiR;

Some time ago an elder of ,high standing in the Presbyterian Church informed me that a commit- tee of Presbytery had been appointed to draw up a Pastoral Letter, for the benefit of the Presby- terians of the Jsland. I considered that such a letter, praceeding from such a source, at such a time, culeulated ta produce the best effects among those fay wham it waa intended. Times of un- usual exvitement are not generally favourable to the growth of Cheistian feelings and to the pre- servation of Christian morals. If at any time the people should be warned against allowing their passions and their prejudices to obtain the mas- tery over their principles, it is on the approach of an election. If ever the duties of brotherly love, of Christian forbearance, and of universal charity, should be particularly inculcated from the pulpit and the religious press, it is on the eve of a con- test in which almost every man in the colony is likely to be warmly engaged. There is the greater need of this, as there is a notion abroad that an j election is a kind of modern Saturnalia. People

' | suppose that ou this oecasion they may indulge in

a licence both of speech and act that would not

be justifiable on any other. It is perfeetly noto-

rious that we are not to fourm our estimate of a man’s character by his election morality. Election lying is considered very white lying indeed. Election calumny and abuse are looked upon as things of course; for who, in election times, thinks of deing justice te the character and mo- tives of a political opponent? Election trickery and chicauery are generally pronounced very clever things, iudeed — if practised on the right side—to be winked at and laughed at, by even the most serious and religious people. Election drunkenness, if not thought a positive virtue, is considered a very venial sin indeed. ‘Then, I fear the political morality of too many of our people is not of the purest and most enlightened kind. We often hear ef electors selling their votes for the most paltry cousideration; of others suffering themselves to be persuaded into voting contrary to their principles, out of regard for fricuds. We have heard of employers threatening these depen- dent ou them with loss of work, if they presumed to vote for a candidate whose political principles were opposed to their own; of shopkeepers threat- éning those indebted to them with all the terrors of the law, if they dared to exercise their privi- leges, as freemen, in a manner coutrary to the wishes of these tyrants of the yard-stick and the counter. All these, and many more, would form the legitimate subjects of a most useful and well- timed pastoral letter to any denomination of Christians on the Island. Goming as it ought from men whose position raised them above the level of these engaged in the contest, and whose eduea- tion and calling gave them higher, broader, and more evlightened views than those held by the mass of the people, it would be looked upon with respect by politicians of all parties, and it would oubtless have po small influeace in mitigating the evils complained of and warned against. Those who composed it would have the gratification of feeling that they bad done their duty to their God and to their congregations. Though willing cheer- fully to admit the right of Christian ministers to the full exercise of their privileges as citizens, 1 submit that the Christian pastor, the friend of all and the teacher of all, shouid not merge the reacher of the Gospel in the mere politician. fow necessary is it, when all around are heated with the contest—when their interests and their passions hurry them into unjustifiable lengths, and inte sin for the sake of party—to have a body of men calm, impartial, dispussionate and clear- minded, who can, without a suspicion of interested motives, authpritatiyely and fearlessly admonish those who, in the heat of political strife, allow their zeal for party to get the better of their christian principles —in a werd, a body of meu who will not allow 4he people to forget that they are Christians as well as politicians. The position occupied by such a body is a high one, and one that should not be readily changed for any other; but it is ove that can only be held by men who keep themselves aloof from the contest. The in- fluence exerted by such a body would be more extensive, more powerful and more beneficial than that of any number of partizans, no matter of what station or of what party. But if minis- ters of religion enter tae arena, if they sirip for the fight—if they deal hard and telling blows on all opposed to their peculiar notions — if their views of things become clouded and distorted by party spirit, and if their language loses the clear- ness, the dignity and the authority of the judge, and becomes the mere heated and random talk of irri- tated combatants, they immediately descend from their high and legitimate position, and often sud- deuly and irreeuserably fall in the esteem even of their own party. The deep affection and rever- ence of the people tor the taithful and loving pas- tor are but ill exchanged for the short-lived no- toriety and temporary importance that ministers of religion sometimes acquire when they ally themaelves with politicians of more than doubtful morality ; and prostitute their influence to prop up a party which would never have sought their aid if it had uot been already politically bankrupt. Holding these views with regard to the position that ministers of religion ought to assume in poli- tical contests, it was with cousiderable curiosity I awaited the appearance of the Pastoral Letter to the Presbyterian Church of this Island. I could not repress a sinile when I saw its subject matter was the “ designs and encroachments of Popery.” I have been acquaiuted with many worthy pious Presbyterians in my day, as well as with many others who were neither worthy nor pious; but I have uever known one of either ¢ who gave way to the amiable weakness, or was guilty of the dreadful enormity, of judging too favourably of Catholics and Catholicism. It was with eon- siderable anxiety that I looked imto the letter to find what “ these designs and these encroachments” were. I searched in vain for any evidence of the designs, and for some instances of “the encroach- ments.” In this matter-of-fact age, men do not allow themselves to be frightened out of their priaciples or propriety by unfounded alarms and uvestablished assertions. “ Prove all things,” is the text for the day. The authors and approvers of the Pastoral should have had a better opinion of the good-sense of Presbyterians than to think oo they a pole a — whieh many m consider impolitic unprincipled, merel because some ot their ennltters Sate written : letter of warning against Catholics, without con- descending to give even the shadew of of the existence of danger. But while the letter contains astonishingly few facts, it does contain mueh which shows, in a mast inelancholy manner, how a distempered zeal and a disordered imagi- nation can make men, whe are in other respects good, honest and rational, talk and reason. like the most dishonest and unprincipled of politicians. I will take the two first sentences of the second parsgraph of the Pastoral to prove that my lan- guage, however strong, is perfectly justifiable. They run aa follows :—* You (meantog the Pres- byterians of the oa) dre‘now called upon'to retain gud segure for your’ posterity all the privi- legos i biisdings ‘ob the Reformiytiin. Three i f l years ago your forefathers, by toils and privationx, by lusse sacrifices, by tortures and martyrdows, wretched ftom the grasp’ of Popety the birthright of freedom, civil and reli- gious, which you nay enjoy.” Mr Suthertia

and his associates ought to know, and I cannot

think that they do nat know, civil and religious liberty was not wrenched from | Popery at all; and more, if the authority of Baron | MacAulay be worth anything against Mr. Suther- land’s assertion, the inflgevee ot the Cathohe re: ligion was used alfogether on the side pt freedom when the foundation of that we al was laid

They must know that the birthrigp ot treedom, civil and religious, was wrenched from a Catholic king by his Catholic nobles; that other parts of the same birthright were wrevebed from a Pro- testant king by Protestant subjects, at a time when the Catholics of Britain were a powerless and persecuted people, labouring under the galling yoke of penal laws and politiea) disabilities ; and \that it ig within the memory of many men new living that those disabilines were removed, when ithus a finishing stroke was put to that glorious lfabric of civil and religious hberty, which is the \ealienahle inheritance of erery British subject. But iudependently of thu misrepresentation of historical fact, the position assumed by the Pres- byterian fathers has only to be plainly stated to demoustraty jts complete uutenableness and ab- surdity. You app ealled upon, say they in effect, at the coming to secure to your posterity the civil and religions hberty for which your fathers strug- gled, fought, and bled If the Conservatives are retarned at that eleetign, then all that you hold most precious is safe; byt if the Liberals are re- turned, then will you be placed under the iren heel of tyranny. We, your ministers, will ne longer be allowed to preach to you in the face ot opeu day; we will not be allowed to aduunister to the sick and afflicted among you the consula- tions of religion; but we will, like the Popish priests and Coyenanting ministers of the olden \time, be hunted from settlement to settlement, and from hiding-place to hiding-place. When we wish to take’ sweet counsel together we must du it by stealth, with our rifles on our knees and our seutries in the bush. The Protestant will be gagged and the Monitor office gutted. The edi- tors of these papers will be pilloried, and W. H. Pope, Esq., whipped at the cart’s tail. The Go- vernor may snap his fingers in the faces of our representatives, and raise what taxes he pleases by the most arbitrary and unconstitutional means ; and if any evurageous, patriotic member dare raise his voice against such high-handed doings, inay imprison him and reduce him to hopeless poverty, by the imposition of ruinous fines. This is but a part of what is implied in the senseneés | have quoted from the Pastoral, Could William ea the most unprincipled politician in this Colony, have made a more barefaced attempt to practise on the fears of a prejudiced and ill-in- formed people? But Mr. Sutherland has reck- oned without his host. There are hundreds of Presbyterians in the country too hberal, too inde- pendent, and too intelligent to be influenced by such transparent sophistry. With a slight change of words the real meaning of the sentence will be seen. You are called to put forth every legitimate effort to retain and secure for the Tories the pri- vileges and blessings of office. It meaus neither more bor less than this. That the most insignifi- cant right is in danger, no sensible man for ove moment supposes. The Catholics, for any evi- dence to the contrary seen in the Pastoral Letter, have neither the will uor the power te harm us.

Iu stuming uy the evils that are to acciue to the people from the return of the Liberals to power, that of the Island's becoming another Tipperary, occupies @ prominent place. ‘This is a very un- tortunate example. Ta the first place, Popery is vet the religion of the dominant race in ‘Tipperary. What Ireland would have been had it net been cursed with centuries of misrule and oppression, it is impossible to say. ‘There is no reason for | concluding that it would have been in any respect behind the other nations of Europe. The unsettled state of Tipperary when compared with the orderly state of Belgium could be brought forward as a good argument against the evils of Protestant ascendaney. For hundreds of years tlfe Protestant has been the dominant religion im Ireland, aud | what have been the consequences? The tyranny of race over race and of creed over creed, together with the lesser eyil of absentee laudlordism, have been the cause of all the troubles in Ireland. The last of these evils already exist amongst us, and such men a8 the Rev. Mr. Sutherland are doing their best to introduce the others. If ever this Island loses the ¢haracter of being the most safe, pleasant and peaceful pe Of residence im these North American Colonies, and becomes the wost unsafe, disagreeable and disturbed, this gentleman, as well as some others well-known to the public, will have the satisfaction of knowing that they have been the-ehief instruments in bringing about such a dreadful state of things. The future his- torian of the [xlaud will have to record their names as being the greatest enemies to the publie peace aud social well-being of their native or adopted leountry; and this Pastoral Letter will remain an | enduring aud melancholy wouument of the wanuner flu which the talents and influeuce of Ministers of ithe Gospel have been perverted to further the ischemes of jeians without conscience and | without religion.

It speaks vullimes in favour of the piety and enlightenment of those Ministers who forwerly belonged to the United Presbyterian Shurch, that not one of thempias taken any part iv the framing or ciréulating of this most injadizi ws aud per- | uicious Pastoral Letter.

is A PROTESTANT.

Prince County, Jan'y 9th, 1263. -- —® 260 (cOMMUNICATED.)

PUBLIC MEETING AT MURRAY IHAR- BOUR (SUUTH) SCHOOL HOUSE.

One of the largest public neetings ever assembled at this old politigal rendezvous was held there on Thursday, the 8th instant, the object of which was to nominate Candidates for the House of Assembly and Legislative Council.

Notwithstandihg the unfavourable state of the roads, the gathering was large, numbering well on to 200 electors.” The Meeting was speedily or- ganized, and Vere. Beck, Esqr., was unanimously chokeit to act’ae Chairman. Hon. J. Wightman first addressed the Electors on the subject of the Land Question ‘and the financial state of the Coleny, and other matters touching the interests of the Island, and gave a satisfactory account of himself as their late Representative. After having retired amid the applause of the meeting, Mr David Beers next addressed the meeting, and touched on several matters relative to the interests of the Colony, aud made reference to the uncon- stitutional manner in which the Requisition was got up by the opposition (Tories) for Col. Gray and Doctor Kaye — how that his name and the names of several others were appended thereto without their consent, he at the time being on a sea voyage and -his son-in-law being in Boston, which caused great surprise to the meeting. The eat being vow out of the bag, a Mr. Samuel Mc- Leod rose and endeavoured to explain matters in reference to the names alleged to be falsely ap- pended to said requisitions, but made a ludicrous elucidation by saying that if he (Mr. Beers) and others were absent at the time of the requisition being signed, their wives and families were at home, whereupon Mr. McLeod retired amid the laughter and hisses of the audiencé. Mr. Rowe, of Montague, being introduced to the meeting, now came forward and: made an able and eloquent speech, which was listened to with marked attten- tion, amid frequent bursts of applause from the audience. He spoke with vigour and point on the land tenure, and reviewed the Award of the Royal Commiasioners, and dilated upon its result, and touched particularly on the arbitration clause, and gave cogent reasons why the Award should have been thrown aside; whereupon Samuel Prouse, Esqr., rose and vainly endeavoured to refute Mr. Rowe's views on the clause of the Award relative to the manner of paying the instalments, together with the aceruing rent, and eventually to stultify himself by laying blame to the Examiner news- paper as being the cause of the Proprietors rejecting the Award; but finding that his harangue was miserably stale to the audience, endeavoured to bring before their notice the propriety of giving their support to Mr. Dunean, of Chariottetown. Mr. Rewe-again rose, snd completely floored Sir Samuel on what he (Mr. Rowe) had previously advanced, and: reviewed fully, and without refu- tation several important matters tending to the interests and prosperity and peace of thé Colony. The Hon. J.-Wightman was then proposed as a candidate for the House of Assembly by George Harris, Esqr., and seconded by Wm. Clements, Esqr. George Harris, Exqr., was pooposed by John Hyde, Esqr. sear.,and seconded by Mr. Wm. Howe. These nominations were carried unani- mously. “By verbal resolution, Vere Beck, Esqr., vacated, and John Hyde, Esqr., oceupied the chair, when by loud acclaim the meeting thauked Mr _ for his able aud impartial conduct in the chair.

Mr. David Beers was then pro} as a can- didate for thé Legialdtive Council by Wm. Cle- iients, Eagr., and seconded by Mr. 'B. -LeLacheur. This motivu carned Uminimously. A vote of thanks havibg Pw ‘then given lo the Chditthan, the aiwoplig dlapereed’*

To THE Eprror OF THE EXAMINER.

that the birthright of) gi;

a detailed accoupt pf all the speakers whe eccu- pied the hystings at Charlottetown on the Hath | instant, as. arelbdaine for the representation of) that Township and Royalty, and Distriets of | Queen’s County, but I respectfully ask you for space and favor, that I more particularly may advertize ypur readers af some special vrators whe strutted upon that forysn.

It would be invidious to select speakers from the Liberal ranks where each carried himself so well. L, however, may be pardoyed for naming the burly and dauntless Hon. George Coles, ae having dealt signal havee te the opposition heroes — the Hon. Sohn Longworth, Mr. Attorney General Breeken, and Mr. W. H. oe invincibles charged ov both flanks, and in rear, but Mr. Coles defeated them at every onslaught

The Hon. John Lougworth had the modesty to protess friewdstfip for the masses of this Colony, and ask for agoustituency. Mr. John Longworth lacks the ability te conceive any comprehensive measure—he is a meagre politician, and is defi- cieut of those qualifications which give birsh to patriotism. As to his friendly feeling and syimpa- thy for the people, these have yet never been shown, His ereed is proprietary interests, but his practice is John Longworth first. The inte- rests of the Island are bis last consideration, yet this vain politician hopes to impose himself upen the electors of the 2d District of Queen's.

The bran new candidate,Mr. Attorney Breeken, has been generally respected in this community, and held a name for gentlemanty deportment, and ordinary judgment, with fair attainments, but this young gentleman with suavity of manner al- ways assumed an aristocratic bearing, whieh seemed to indicate, “1 am some pumpkins, and none of your small fry.” This assumption was pleasant enough and smileable, the silly notion of greatness belonged to himself and was very harm- jess. But 1 now bave Mr. F. Brecken on the Charlottetown hustings in shape of a candidate to represent the Town and Royalty, and in the act of making his political debut in a apeech. He tells ux that be je a young man—that he did uot desire to offer; but he did; he could not resist when Mr. George Beer withdrew in tis favor— he was tied to no party—not he. He waa At- torney General to the present Governmeni-—his patrons had been slandered in the Government ; he would defend them. Mr. Coles had stated that which was net a fact—~ nay was untrue — about the transifission of the Award Bill. Hon. Mr. Coles contradicted the young gentleman—the people applaud—apd Mr. Brecken gets very

I do not intend te write apa quire, a

.| angry, bellows vociferously — the people laugh at

him—he gets into woite heat, and storms; the sneer of the crowd bites his pride, and he grins, and declares that he would not accept the votes of such men. “ Don't you wish you may get them,” is asked with a jeer,—the dignified young gentleman, the learned Attorney General becomes wad—he raves and summons the shades of his fathers to bis aid; tho Brecken dignity is evoked ; and the great man towers above the crowd ou the noble shoulders of his Grandfather. Mr. Attorney General Brecken made an exhibition of conceited- uses, flippancy and windiness, in his speech which was distigured by bad tasie and worse temper. It was in fact a great rant, and for presumption, arrogance, and conceit vies with the orations of Mr. Longworth's ‘Cock sparrow.” Mr. Brecken may be assured that be has damaged hinself severely in his unsecialy debut iv politieal life. He was net fortunate in the gas and trippery he fet off iu the honor of his late father aud graud- tather, as the pure vermillion blood which he, Frederick the Great, sprung from. Now, as Mr. Frederick Brecken has thought fit to caper round his geneological tree, and call upou the ash es of his father to bear him high io air, and whirl those ashes in the tace of the public as the soble and uoteable account, he must not be displeased if | tell an auvaruished tale of his great progenitors,