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the Assembly, he has for many years been the leader | and to which he Jends no contemptible aid, in other quarters. That Mr. Pope thinks of self as much as any other leader anywhere, is an opinion held by many be- sides myself. If he forgot himself altogether, I am not, certain that those who lie quiet while he labours, would remember him. As to the Speakership, the Report makes me say that

I applied for it only “ — days” before the meeting of the | House. My observation was, that until the day previ- ous, I would not agree to stand; that I never wrote any member for his vote, and that I had neither spoken nor, written on the subject to my colleague, Mr. Fraser, |

whereas Mr. Pope had applied to him weeks, if not,

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montlis previous.

In reference to the Governor’s closing speech on R sponsible Government, my observations are imperfectly reported ; the same remark applies to my allusion to,

the Belfast Election. After the first Election had been set aside, and many days before the unfortunate bloo

requesting His Excellency to cause the Sheriff to swear

mer supported me. The Speaker discountenanced i as irregular, others as unnecessary, and the remark then made by it, as no doubt through Mr. Palmer, as a member of the Council, and intimate with the Sheriff, the necessary precautions would be taken. That afternoon I was told that the Sheriff was listening while I was speaking. This motion was more of a precaution against any such disturbance as might be returned a riot, than through any dread of what did actually occur. On the day of election, [ was surprised and disappointed to find that no preparation had been made, the more so, as along the yoad I gathered that the feelings of both sides were roused. What could be done in the way of reasoning I tried. The malicious falsehoods as to my having been concerned with distributing whiskey amongst the Irish on that occasion, are unworthy now of notice. Mr.| Coles vindicated himself in the ‘Reporter, newspaper, and his defence will apply with more force to me.

As to Government House, there is no ailusion to what I said as to the ground, or part ofthe ground. As to my acceptance of office, it is omitted: that I thought under the despatches I had a right to accept, though if my constituents thought otherwise, I would refuse every office, rather than darken the clear and unbroken confi- dence which had subsisted between them and me. As to the allusion to the burial ground, I do not remember of having made use of it; if I did, it was wrong. Many other remarks occur, but your paper can’t be taken up altogether with such things. To conclude, the Re- porter acted gratuitously, and is therefore entitled to thanks; but I can’t avoid again expressing what I ob-

served in 1846, that no report is better than an imper-|

fect one, that is, better for the character of the speaker as such, But yet while I reiterate this assertion, it ought also to be noted, that though he may see in his observa-

tions, when printed, many imperfections, facts pertinent |

to the subject, yet strangely jumbled, want of connect-| ing sentences, and other faults, some or all of which really occurred, though he may have been unconscious, the public, nevertheless, will know something of what passed through his mind, and a liberal public, making allowance, will give him credit for what little or- der they may see in his observations, and will over-

THE EXAMINER.

to have something like mutual opinions by the ti | meeting. Get up some controversy about what is to be) done, and let the past alone, if you can. One letter |

| . . i 2: . 5 a : : , will, I think, satisfy me in answer to all that have been) written against me—though I have three or four ready.

Your most obedient servant, ALEXANDER RAE.

10th Sept., 1847.

P.S.—Don't forget the Tenants’ compensation Bill, for we must de something ; and if the British don’t fur- nish a precedent, we must make one. Certainly every- thing that is done, was done for once without a precedent.

The Chairman of the Princetown Meeting has just told me part of Duncan McLean’s commentary

stood, nor at any time I have heard him, he should not shew a paltry envy against those who can speak readily,

‘and so asto be intelligible to all. It is a mercy he finds

House and taking the Governor’s life, has given the

and good intentions.

Should the House be dissolved, there are not a few decent men ready to compete with the present members, There are also some sowers of strife, whose aim it is to set the members generally at bitter enmity.

TO JAMES D. HASZARD, ESQ.

Sir ;—It seems necessary to address you through the ‘Examiner.’ The Oyster Cove Resolutions were not published by you, as you say you doubted their authen- ticity ; and even if convinced of that, you did not think it regular to publish Resolutions when the names of the several movers &c., were not given. The actual cir- cumstances are the following :-—At the conclusion of a Meeting of about forty persons, the Chairman, Mr. Matthews, requested me to transmit a copy to the Gaz and Islander, which I did, marking every Resolution as signed by him: the whole communication was in my hand writing, and signed by me. That writing you and ings have been familiar with for the last nine years,

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me of into which “Observer” seems wilfully to have fallen

Whilst I was prepared to bear in mind the fact, that the Islander—or rather the person who now styles himself the proprietor of that highly useful periodical—rejoices in being the vehicle of more low, scurrilous insult, and wicked detraction and defamation, than any other paper

‘in these Colonies, not even excepting the Halifax Morn- ‘ing Post, | was, I must say, surprised to find it give in- 'sertion to an anonymous article on such a subject as ‘that of a Public Meeting, which it well knew did not ‘contain one particle of truth, and thus incur all the odium

which must descend upon the man who makes himself ‘the willing disseminator of falsehood. I make all due allowance for Mr. Ings’s great partiality for that states-

‘thereon, published in the Islander. If Duncan could man—Duncan McLean—and stil] I can but feel appal- e. not, on his own trial, speak so as to be generally under- | Jed at the licentious character that at least a pait of our

oa ’ press unhappily permits its acts to secure to it. When I reflect upon the attainments—the acute observation— the deep, extensive, and well digested reading—and the

d. | himself hampered in that line, for he would probably strong and correct judgment of the proprietor of that ‘speak as he writes, and then the Assembly would be

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shed of the Ist March, I moved that an Address be sent, | — lexposed to the disgrace of his ill-natured buffoonery

in twelve to thirty special constables. Only Mr. Pal-| being exhibited on the floor of the House. His famous

| . » ° |paper, my wonder is heightened into perfect amazement, ‘that he, the veritable John Ings, should make himself

‘responsible for so glaringly false a production. And t| West India precedent of breaking into Government] when I call to mind that only last spring Duncan Mac- | lean, Esq., M. P. P., in one of his celebrated specimens me was, that I would not take up time urging | people of Malpeque a sufficient proof of his prudence! of blackguardism, addressed to Alexander Rae, Esq.,

felt compelled to state that so great was his abhorrence for anonymous scribblers, that he could not, (conscten- tiously, of course) reply to such a class of papers; and turning to the article of “ An Observer,” find the very identical refinement of blackguardism which graced those letters to Mr. Rae, and which, in some abuse, ad-

dressed to the Rev. Dr. Jenkins, through the columns of ‘the Constitutionalist, so clearly indicated the character ‘of the writer who has again figured in the scribbling world, under the inappropriate cognomen of “ Ah Ob- server,” [ cannot suppress a feeling of regret that such men have the means of communicating their poisonous compounds to the world.

With reference to the Meeting—the account which you have already published, is mainly correct. The report of the speeches with which your correspondent has furnished you, although much condensed and abbre- viated, has in it the great mass of the gist of what was delivered at the Meeting. That report was, notwith- standing “ Observer’s”—I beg pardon, Mr. McLean’s—

and it is easily recognised. As to the want of the assertion to the contrary, taken on the spot. With re- names of the movers, &c., turn to your paper of 10th ference to the amount of the Meeting, I need but say, November last, and there you will see ten Resolutions|that the School House was crammed ; that there were passed ata Meeting in 49, and no names, &c., meu-/%t least a hundred persons who could not get admittance, tioned, nor the name of either Chairman or Clerk at the for want of room; and that it is capable of accommo- termination. In a later paper, you sail off on another dating at least 300 persons on foot, as the greater part tack, pretending that I had assumed a right as connect- of those present were.

ed with the Executive to have them inserted. ‘This js) Let the honest hearts and strong arms of those pre- disingenuous and impertinent. If I had heen connect-|Sent (if need were), repel the dirty insinuation thrown ed with the Executive, I would, as one, have made no | Upon their capability to conduct a Public Meeting, and such requisition. At the request of a Public Meeting, upon their respectability ; and let Duncan McLean

of whom some there were among your subscribers, these ashamed, hide his face if he can, from the looks of bene Resolutions were transmitted to you as a public journal- ful contempt which will await him in future, for his dis- ist. As the printer for the Government, had they con-| graceful allusion to the ignorance of the Electors of tained censure against the Governor, you would not| Princetown Royalty, who, if they are not so well versed have been applied to. The motives which induced you | as he is in the art of measuring Comet’s tails, have more to keep them back can now be ascertained by those who Sound, intelligible common sense, and more genuine on it es to consider the circumstances, In integrity of heart, than he and all the swamn of Tories ormer times I found you rather civil, considerine of star-gazers who have pes

ware & weelthy oficial and iene " wth a acta ; sdishtiinl pestered the world since the touch on the inconsistencies lately apparent in your| ‘The most barefaced lie (I beg pardon, Mr. Editor, for

look the irregularity, the unnecessary violence of ex- pression, the awkward metaphor, the quaint and obsolete language, all of which will be found in my observations, as printed in your last number. And yet, though I have found it, on former occasions, most severe labour to write out reports of speeches I had spoken ten or twelve days previous, and without any thought that I would be called on for such report, |

conduct. ‘using such coarse language, but what else can I call |it!) that is to be found in this precious morcean, is con- ALEXANDER RAE. ‘tained in the statement that I was compelled to acknow- ee eee ledge having calumniated my colleague. Now, Sir, so

THE MISSTATEMENTS RESPECTING THE far from this, I proved there, that I had been particular- MALPEQUE MEETING, ly guarded in remarking upon the late course pursued

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER by my friend Montgomery. I then put the facts to the pe meer Meeting plainly and simply. I stated that during last

Yours, &c.,

14th Sept., 1847.

would not now be afraid to make to that in your paper, many other corrections, and some additions, all of which| when printed, would be remembered by those who! heard me, and which would make the thing look a little | more tolerable than it at present appears. |

Are we to occupy our spare time till next Session talk- ing at one another, or are we to meet our constituents and hear their opinions, and offer our own suggestions, as to the establishment of a Bank, or a branch of some other Bank; as to the Post Office, Free Ports, Free Trade, and Inter-Colonial Duties, on ail which we ought |

pi tte inti aed te of me 2d inst., Session, Montgomery had almost invariably occupied to give an account of a eal ae gp. amet ante than had formerly had the honor of sup- peque, on the evening of the 20th - ve eld at Mal-|p orting his royal person; and from this a self-evident aig acta = co wis + 12 which the au- conclusion arose, that either he had been won over by roneous, but extremely low-bred ne ee deeply er-/Pope and we party, or that he by his persuasive elo- tlemanlike, and has taken the Shorty i — pig political acumen, and indomitable perseverance, myself called upon, not only as one 2 a sete vat pyvbentiapeeialistin. bse pbrinpe ss whole tives of the ovale “ ies Sail ilk e Representa- unwieldy mass of Pope’s, Palmer's, and McLean's to the ee ed. wa : ces or ne Ee oan in this age of wonders, nothing is : r oe . ’ ide upon Impossivle; but a knowlede :

your notice a few remarks explanatory of the proceed-, Sir, stijl to remain a ia neee

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a one 2 . | ° , and corrective of the glaring errors! vaunted achievement of the redoub 4