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THE EXAMINER.

Government are seeking to annihilate. If the Government come in as reformers, it 18 strange that they have propowtuded no measure, It is said that members bolding offices under the Jute Government dared not oppose the Government ; but there were some of the preseot majority who, to please the proprietary

party, oppesed measures to which they had pledged their support.

Hon Mr. PALMER—With reference to the allusion which has been made to the Act 14 Vie., Cap. 3, which the hon. member, Mr. Whelan, stated gave us the system of Govern ment we are accused of having violated, I must say that it is the first time | have heard that Responsible Government has been ascertained and defined by a fixed law in either of the neighbouring Colonies or anywhere else. I well know, how- ever, that when, in 1851, that hon. member’s party was re- | turned with a large majority, a law was passed by which the Colony was to assume the burden of the Civil List in con- sideration of a transfer of the Crown revenues. It was at- tempted to make the assumption of the Civil List contingent upon the cession of a system similar to those of the other North American Colonies, but the bill was rejected by the Imperial Government on that account. The system was con- ceded, not on the faith of the Act, but on the faith of the Crown, not as we chose to ask, but as Her Majesty chose to

rant. Sit A. Bannerman came out with instructions to orm his government in accordance with the wishes of the | people, and the fact that he did so shows that the popular | will was his guide. The party who then assumed the reins had wielded the powers of Government, with bat a brief in- terruption, from that time to the 4th April last, not under that system, nor in fact any other, save that of expediency. They clung to power as long as they could, consistently with the interests of themselves and theit friends, and soon were they found departing from the examples of the other Colonies. When vacancies occurred in the Legislative Council, instead of supplying them with independent men, none were chosen but those who were bound to go heart and soul with the majority of the House of Assembly ; and candidates for seate in this louse, rejected at the hustings, wero not objected to, until the Council was filled up with mere partizans, and has become a mere cipher,—until at length the country awoke to a sense of the evil results of having the Assembly crowded with the heads of departments, such as the ‘Treasurer, Secre- tary, Collector af Excise, Registrar of Deeds, &e., and no counterbalance in the Council. When a gentleman is return- ed to this House, and the Government offers him an office, his acceptance of it constitutes a bond of union between them; and on his appeal to his constituents for re-election, the whole influence of the Government is brought to bear in his favor, as his colleagues know they must sink or swim together. The poops felt that the possession by their representatives of ighly paid offices must have the effect of marring their in- dependence. Ifa member, 30 situated, with his salary depend- ent on his vote, should presume to act, aceording to the dic- tates of his own conscieute, differently from the course of his colleagues, he would be told that he must merge his conscience in his pocket, and vote with his brethren, or otherwise their eraft would be in danger In 1854 the country was pretty generally impressed with these views, and the Government formed that year was pledged to remedy the evils ; but the bill then introduced, which provided fur the exclusion of all but the Attorney General and Colonial Seeretary, and which would probably have satisfied the people, irrespectively of the com- position of the party in power, was rejected by the Legislative Council, which was not allowed to pass it when it was sent up ;—members were seen behind the seats of the Councillors, tearful lest, by any means, their humble seryante might be induced to pass the bill. The position of the majority of the iiouse of Assembly was this: the Government was formed with two officers on the floor of the House, when a dissolution took plaee—bused upon what ig known as the school house p2titions, circulated by partizans, who went round the country uod put down every name they could hear of. The desire for the exclusion of officials did not sbat2, but had been steadily increasing, until the country has declared in anequivoeal terms for their total exclusion, and the eandidates on the Government side went to the polls pledged to it. The furma- tion of the Government has given dissatisfaction to the oposi- tion ; that, Sir, was tu be expected, it is their provinee to find fault and mike all the political capital they ean from such a souree. Therefore, I was not surprised to hear, to-night, the assertion thet @ new family compuet had started into being, because one or two relationships existed between some members of the Executive and some of the newly-appointed officers. Doubtless, the filling up of the offices has caused somo disaatis- faction to individuals ; it was not to be expected that the ap- pointments could secure the unanimous approbation of all parties. Men will have their individual and party pedilections, whether members of the denounced Political Alliance or not. What happy times there would have been, if that Alliance had never existed! For my part I am happy to listen to the opinions of a body so respectable and intelligent ; and I shall be glad to think that the formation of the Government has given satisfaction, although [ would by no means reject a fit and proper person, who might be a candidate for office, mere- ly because he might be o posed by a few members of that association. As to the objection that the Attorney General was a partner in professional business with a member of the ——— coer T cannot consider this a very grave injury © puble service, any more than if a member of the Council had gone security for a public officer ; and I have yet to learn that something like that was not done under the late Government. We are told, Sir, that the public liberties

endangered by th Maaws he t c ; © presence here of seven members of the Executive without office ; if such be the fact they would cer- tainly be da i i Seiad ; y 9° more dangerous with salaries. An unpaid member

of the Government in the House, assumin duties, i not as likel ho . y % onerous duties, is y to be under improper influence, as he who has a

5 ; large salary at stake,— the former undertakes the discharge of rs: irksome and thankless office, which he would not

— 3 ae a few friends. If an office-holder does not per- one cobhdiads Pred he ou 7 told that he has forfeited lemass Seeve hie ae Po cs a country, and, therefore, the head of the Executive ld Ot eaeanaes be sloption aan would not consent to the adoption present system ; but that officer, than whom no one was’

more conversant with the principles of Colonial Government was Satisfied to yield to the well understood wishes of the

people as expressed through their representatives. The G _ vernment has been legitimate] ate ’ a and now, Sir, { sha “dete y and constitutionally appointed;

fi opportunity. eter any further remarks to another

Won. Mr. COLES—The hon membe Hon. Mr. CO. ; r has stated, th aie List Bill there was nothing binding on the ona: ae mary out the same system of responsibility as had conceded to the other Colonies. Now, the preamble

has arisen, ae that body, would the property qualifications of members of

he owner of abo irter éfa , in Cha ut a quarter ofa town] ar ee at what property he ony hold in the sta y teasehold. The hon. meuber, Mr. Palmer,

has referred to th i a majority, Thar elections of 1854, when his party obtained

» at the next election, rejected

by the people they had deceived, who sent back a clear ma- jorit of liberals. The present majority was the result of a combinatiun of influences. In three of the electoral districts religious animosities had-been excited in favour of the Govern- ment, and in another the'defeated candidate was within 7 or 8 votes of the successful ono. It has been said that a mem ber of the Executive would not now have the same influence in the House as formerly, when he held office ; but in fact he is now less independent than formerly, when he has the interests of relatives and connexions to maintain. Under the late ave. tem the people could deprive him of his office, the knowl of whieh was an inducement for him to bring in measures for the general good ; now, that inducement is removed. As to what bas been said about family compacts, a very snug one had been concocted between the office-holders and the members of this Government. (To be concluded in our next.) W. M. Hows, Reporter.

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Correspondence.

To tur Eprror or tne Examiner.

Sir,—The able letter of «* Mentor,’’ to His Excellency Go- vernor Dundas, on Orange Lodges, will awaken the public mind to the danger of permitting such institutions to exist amongst us. From what I have heard since its appearance, I feel certain that the overwhelming mass of the people of Char- lottetown regard this Orange Ladge as a plague spot. What action will the Government take? ‘They will not interfere, for reasons best known to themselves. ‘These poor Orangemen have been the tools of the present Government ; and, in re- turn, the Government will protect them. But the power of the Government could not shield them if we had honest magis- trates to do their duty ; for these societies are clearly illegal and unconstitutional, as the testimony adduced by ‘* Mentor’’ fully proves. Alas! that a few discontented mechanics and greedy place-hunters should be made now, as they have ever been, the unreflecting dupes of tyranny. What is the object of Orangemen in this Island? Do they think they can pro- scribe the Catholics, as was proposed by C. R. in the late Protector. Poor fools! the Catholics can afford to court their malice, and defy their power.

Ihave been told that the Boyne Lodge, No. 614, is a re- ligious society, for the defence of Protestants. Are we to be told that men who are sworn to ‘* wade knee-deep in Popish blood”’ are religious? Religious forsooth! yes, no doubt, it is the religion of Saran, but not the religion of our Biessep Saviour, who gaYe us a new commandment, ** Love one another.’ “ Defence ef Protestants,’’ against whom? Ah! was this the pretext fora brother of ‘* kindred sentiments” to assert at a Fate Synod, that ‘* Ribbonism prevailed over the Island?” But this libellous falsehood is too glaring to require any public contradiction. If Ribbon societies existed amongst us would the Government be ignorant of the fact? and, if informed of their existence, would they not issue a proclama- tion against them? ‘To do so, under present circumstances, and in the absence of all infurmaticn, would be as absurd and ridiculous as if they granted a bonus to a company of infants } to capture whales inthe Hillsborough. No! whatever may have been the failings of Irisi Catholics in other countries, here, according to the testimony of our late highly respected Gover. or, ‘* they are second to none in the British North American colonies for industry, good conduct, and loyalty to the British Throne.’’

Some persons are of opinion that the epithet * banditti,”’ applied by ** Mentor’ to the Orange Lodges, is too strong. Bat is not aman, who looks on quietly and sees another mur- dered, held equally guilty as the individual who committed, the murder? Then, if a person join a society, which he knows to be illegal, and whieh has committed dark deeds of guilt, no matter if the most laud, is he not an accessory? Is he not an abettor in point of law? Lave not these societies for their principal end the proscription, social and political, of a large number of British subjects? Do they not wish to deprive them of all they hold dear and sacred? Yes, indeed, OQrange- ism would change its very nature, as effectually as its lily would its hue, were it to become either blue or green, if it had not for its objeet the insult, degradation, and final exter- mination of Roman Catholics.

Let the country wat&i the action of the Government in respect to this subject; and then eontrast their conduct with the Great Linerat Parry, wich GOVERNED THE COLONY FOR EIGHT YEARS IN PEACE AND NARMONY, WITHOUT THE AID OF ANY SECRET OR ILLEGAL INFLUENCE.

Thanking you for your efforts in the cause of civil and re- ligious liberty, I remain, &c.,

August 26, 1859. PHILO-MENTOR.

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To rue Eprroe or tae Examiner.

Siz,—Here is something new—uncommon—extraordinary. No less than three new publications from our Island press in this month of August, 1859. Perhaps you have not seen them? Many of your readers have not. Allow me to refer briefly to the object and merit of these Books. ‘The first is a neatly bound volume of Poetry from the Queen’s Printer’s Ofice. The Title Page is as fullows:—‘ The manufacture of Gas. A Poem, By P. i. 1. Charlottetown, 1859." These initials, 1 think, indicate our worthy citizen, Mr. LePage. The work is on the whole rather dull; yet we continually meet lines of considerable vigour. The work, I venture to say, is not destined to go further than a few editions. I most emphatically object to the opening lines ; they are unworthy of the author and his interesting subject. Here they are :—

**O coal! black coal, what might and mystery

Are spun around thee! From the sombre mine

W hen first compressed with consistence and

Subjected to great heat, to that metamorphoses, When Murphy takes thee from the truckman’s cart, Sdoty and black, and withhigh art and skill profound Converts thee into Gas! ‘Lhee let me sin

In strains sublime—that with no middle flight

I may pursue things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. Hail heavenly Muse, that sung the Fairy Queen, And other lays,”’ &e., &e.

Sir, I hate blank verse ; and have to regret that the auth did not adopt the Spenserian measure which is far better adapted to a subject of this nature. It would be unfair to make copious extracts, as I presume the poem is published with a view to profit more than anything else. The printer has not done his duty by any means. On page 5 we read ** the light what shines’’~—eyi ently a misprint ; and on 8, ‘*oh thou foul moon’’—which must certainly be a typo- graphical error, for such a slander upon the moon was never uttered by a poet. _ In the concluding lines the author soars high above his subject. ‘This, Lord Jeffrey reckoned one of the surest signs of poet mean that Jeffrey accounted the author’s soaring above his theme, and not PL. 1,’s lines, a sign of genius. ‘The author from recounting the troubles, damages, perils by sea and land and other Sinayrenahiee, of manufacturing gas, comes tu describe the receipt of payment from the consumers of gas, and thus concludes :-—

*- But thou, O Hope, comest even here with speed To cheer our labours. The magnanimous an great Souls of our enlightened citizens who enjoy

The effulgence of coal gas, with generosity repay, In gold that shines, the comforts excellent, Unknown to high antiquity, that they enjoy ; While [ that whilome sung of other themes,

Do give receipts and other documents of discharge

| The next volame to which I ghall refer is, ** On the Hj

of Orange Lodges. The Duties of Orangemen. R | faster. Charlottetown, J. Barrett Cooper, 1859.’ is work ‘is dedicated to Col. Gray, and is written in a most wretches style. The author eulogises William 3rd, and says that every Highlander should cherish his memory with undying fondnesg for cutting off the Papistsof Glencoo. __

The next work is entitled thus :—‘* Politics in P. E. Island since 1848. By a Discarded Official. Charlottetown, 1859.» This book, sir, may have been printed in aoe own Office for anything that appears to the contrary. The author treats of ‘the merits and demerits of the Liberal Adminietration, shows the causes of their downfall. The conclading chapter is devoted to a discussion of the position and rospects of the present party. ‘The following table, which think is highly important, is all that # shall quote from this work :

a Plan for securing the independence of the Legislature

and the amelioration of the condition of the Tenamtry; Pasxcipan Recations or Principan M.P. P.s Savanims oy

M. ?. Ps IN OFFICE. KELations, af J Green, son-in-law, St. Eleanor’s, say, £50 06 — Yeo J. Ings, son-in-law, Queen’s Printer, 600 06 o { Attorney General, cousin and Partner, 350 00 =! | Father & step father-in-law Att’y Gen’l, Mayor, 150 0 9 - Haviland ¢ Father, also Government pensioner, 200°0 6 = 4 | Att’y General’s step father, Clerk Sup. Court, 160 0 6 = | ( Step father Attorne General’s fees, say, WMOy a Wm. H. Pope, brother, Col Secretary, 450 09 ~ Jas. Pope 2 Brother-in-law to Col. Secretary in Post Office, 150 0 6 oe Do. do. Clerk Comr’s Court, 120 0 6

E. Palmer—Gets fees as Solicitor General, 150 0 0

Brother, High Sheriff, say, 800¢

J. Longwort Brother, Collector of Impost, 200 00 Brother, Deputy Sheriff, say, 2380 a6

Ow Father, Postmaster General, “ 350 0 6 T. Owen Brother-in-law Guyernment Stationer, say, 150 06 £4140 0 0

“ Add M. P. P.’s salaries, 180 0 0

** Amount of the public money divided among six principal men of the present Administration and their families, £4,320 0 0 ‘* What a nice collection of fathers, sons, cousins, fathers. in-law, proprietors, agents—all living upon the public money ! Hon. E. Palmer appears with cleanest hands among the whole batch. Five gentlemen of the present Administrition and their families draw £4140 of the public money in the follow- ing proportions :—Yeo £650. Pope £720, J. Longworth £560, T. Owen, £500, and T. H. Haviland £1560 !”’

Table. You would do well, Mr. Editor, to strike off a few

| hundreds of copies of it for the encouragement of the tenantry, If the labours of the author fail to purify our Government, .

I hope the labours of our divines may not. The following is an instance of clerical effort in this field. His Excellency and Lady, accompanied by Mr. Haviland, &c., attended the Free Cuurch in this City on the morning of Sunday, 28th instant, when the Rev. George Suther'and took occasion to give a very pointed discourse on the duty of the Civil Magistrate! A'though in doing so the Rev. gentleman showed both want of good taste and good breeding, let us nope that his sermon may produce a good effect. For the further edification of the art of his audience he pronounced Voluntaryism a species of infidelity. It is tobe hoped that the Voluntaries, with whom the Free Church people are about to effect a union, may be profitted by the Kev. gentleman‘’s charitable and Christian observation. Yours, &c.,

Ch.Town, August 31, 1859. LOUNGER.

[Our friend ‘* Lounger’’ is sadly given to quizzing. It is needless to say that none of the books above mentioned have ever been issued from any press, nor are likely ever to be issued.—Ep. Ex.]}

Che Examiner

CHARLOTTETOWN, PL E.L, 8“ PTEMBER 6, 1859.

Tue non-arrival of our usual Summer supply of Printing Paper, which we expected in time for this week's issue, has compelled us to resort for the present to a smaller sheet than that which we have heretofore used for the publication of Tne Examiner ; and we have, in eonsequence, been obliged to omit a large amount of matter prepared for this week’s paper —including some editorials—together with advertisements. We shall, however, make good the omission, and compensate for our present deficiency, by issuing an exira shcet as soon as our new supply of paper shall be received.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We have received a second letter from ‘* Mentor,’’ on the subject of Orange Lodges, which will be attended to next week. ‘* William Cooper,’’ in reference to a recent editorial in this paper, will be heard in our next No.

However much we may admire the sound liberal spirit which prompted ‘“‘O. C. D.”’ to sing the praises of the late Government and consign to poctical infamy the present one-— we advise him to betake himself for the future to plain prose, for he is evidently not destined to shine as a poet ; and we fear the publication of his numerous verses would not advance the cause of Liberalism. His other verses, respecting the capture and killing of an ugly beast of a dog under Mr. Reddin’s warehouse, are no better. The brute was not worth half the notoriety which has been given to him in pro-e and rhyme.

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Mecancuory Occursrence.—On Tuesday last, the 23d ult., between the hours of 4 snd 5 in the afiernoon, a young led about Y years old, son of Mr. Cantelo, of Boy Fortune, after returning from School, went out to amuse himself where his father was puttiug up a pew Barrack, and unfortunately fell on a chisel which had been fixed in a mortice, making an opening of about five inches across the stomach, and cutting three inches through the pariates of the abdomen. Inflammation extended so rapidly that he sunk about J 1 o’clock the following day, bidding defiance to human aid. Doctor McKeown, of Georgetown, was in attendence short!y after the melancholy occurrence. — Islander.

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We regret to learn that a young man, named Archibald, was killed by the Truro train on Tuesday evening last, near the Three Mile House. It is said that on discovering the cars ap- proaching, the unfortunete man started to run off the track, but fell and was literally cut in two before the train could be stopped.— Halifax Chronicle.

Rumors are current in many parts of the country, that the government are determined to try another genera! election be- fore acknowledging their defeat.’ Let them try it. [t only

For what I get. Fareweil, my muse, our labour’s o’er,”’

needs this last outrage on the patience of the people to con- sign them forever to political oblivion. —Pictou Chron.

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