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réligion?” Mach, for it is essens when the pouthful mind first t foree of mathematical proof, it she taught that there ave othet classes of

as unerring as the mathematical, end that q instrament for the search of truth which }, just beem put into its band is not she ouly on No more grievous error exists, or i« moze valent or dangerous in modern days, than

Just after the execution, some one promised to say to. to give Dowey a tombstone; there is not the | phat, least need of it, for in the letter under review there are flowers of rhetoric, ample enough, and handsome enough to cover his grave.

I am Sir,

Yours, VRITAS.

CORRESPONDEROCE

To THE Eprror OF THE EXAMINER. Siz; any months. past, the Editor of that ver- tnt ee the Gounauihe Journal, was brought to taek by a correspondent in the Sum mereide Progress tor publishing what he (the immaculate Joseph) cousidered the “ Fenian Oath” which waa considered a elur and an un- jastfiable ineult to the Roman Cathelic subscribers of the Journal

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amen

vould be an implied eeneure of the Goverament

the resolution wal then withdrawn. Sabastina Vowega, duving the session of the’ Cortes yeater- iay, assured the members that France would espect the future Government of Spain whatever ort might be adopted,

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devated his life to the cause of constitutional | By His Lordshin’s will, all his property is WELL THERE BE A WARIN EUROPE liberty. May I be epared a recurr-nee of tie | bequeathed to the Orphanage of St Michael | pain ) feel of ever again, after this evening, | in this city, His executors are the Very Rev. wEW COMPLICATIONS ARISING—OMINOUS VE connecting Mr. Whelan’s name with the | Dean Cleary, Father John Conway, and J.J.) PORTS—MOVEMENTS OF PRUSFIAN TROOPS. grose mis eee of <7 no maven? Little, Esq The Paris Etendard, of the 26th ult., state: 2 tag fle bon, Dat that Praia eeomcentating opening te w id »w and child : It 30 te ame wy ree woe Brealan to Boewiach-Bamburg ; aia apole y to the most iatiaath friends and the Belg'an papers say that the Prussian Gov. er a : ans aa: lernment has notified the Cabinet of Brussels Warmest admirers of the late Mr Wheian,in ‘that it has entered into a contract with a thie ball, for not further towching on thr | ‘Belgian Railway Company to purehsse the

“ O et presidum ct dule decusmeum.” DB. MULLOCK,.

There is no ¢ircymstance we know of capable fereating the genera! sorrow which the know

Pesth, April 24.

At the opening of the Sesrion of the Diet, yee- erday, Francis Joseph. King of Hungary made a peaceful speech ; said there wae much impor- ‘ant legislation to be aecamplished 1 he internal reforms of the country, he anid required the con-

May 1, 1869.

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prinfu! fact of the agtounding inaction of the Sxecative in this Island, in not more decently recognising the publio worth of that devoted friend of man. The comparatively narrow end conventional fimits of a lecture roow, | torbids me the exercise of this sacred duty. Tt may be that, under a loftier roof. and in e elesrer atmosphere, with the Heaven of | God above. and His carth beneath we. 1 may venture tu draw a yet more striking contrast — between the spotless character of one ol | lreland’s most gifted seng, and the somewhat | elady conduct of eertain gentlemen in this |

Colony, im reference to their shameless | him soon again in all his leariune and excel-| whey Franee and Prussia had not a casus belli neglect of his nevertheless immertal memory. | lence within the walls of Eternal Rome. The| hetween them, most strenuously opposed by

By chaacs I may then make euch free use of

the figure of antithesis that my utterances ling lights has ceased to burn, leaving but the! foljows :—

may be deemed worthy of criticism by his | quondem brother editor and wearer of the

yrecn. who, within the last few hours, fae so | just; but we will feel his absence and his loss. | many, that the customs union between France ebertily piped his elurion as harbinger, and | He 1s now with God, in the company of those | and Belgium would be justified by precedents ovr welcome Herat of the dawn, of this St. | whom he imitated on varth, exultant over the | which Europe had tacitly sanctioned. These Petrich s Day. and who, it would seem, more enemies of his soul aad praying for his people; | precedents have acquired far greater weight directly toan heretofore, devoted the pages | but we are still m tis vale of tears and fee! néw-u-dave, when, in spite of article 2 of the

ot hia weekly journal to the support of the}

present bybrid Government, who are fur the | word rolled sweeser from his eloquent lips be-| neutrality of the Duchy of Luxemburg, it time directing the destinies of this, as yer, | cause of our ccasciousness of his love, and the | nevertheless continues to form part of the

er Majesty s| wholesome iaflaence which he exercised over} Zo}lverin If thus it must be, my | his flock was the effect of his edification and of | not have two weights and measures, and if the

isouaTen dependency of mighty empire. te'low man and friends, that our Colony for

of our present Government toward perpetuat- | tog the memory of ber highly gifted and most noble-minded public servact, let us, this day, thank God that:

*“ Too’ no stoned arn his grave aderna,

Or warbled slab hie record bear.” Ab! what a worthy record might it be of oat trae Lizs, our liberty—of a fearless pe, eloguent tongue, unwavering fidelity, but a irequited toil, in tue thankless service bis fellow mea. Hie labors have borne vlessed fruit,t«at, in the course of prozressive

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werty, and # further advaneing freedom | shall reproduce itself an neudred fold, and |

thus, through and for ages yet unborn, re- waeios his glorious self-raised monument. Aod that so far as the Government have eared or dared to move in the matter, bis lone } widew and only gon should die in a poor | hoave or perish im « ditch, be has, bis nobie | self, bequeathed to them that which half hearted, nv heartless political friends, and it | may be despicable tracklere to a shameless | nod disloyal faction, cannot deprive them ot | the stainle:s heritage of his public honor | the pr.eciess inheritance of his political iD. | tegrity, ond the fondly cherished memory of wos: useful and revered lite. Out of tie fulloess of my beart my mouth hath | spoken .”’ Genticnen, wembers of the | Catholic Young Men’s Institute of this city, | the few words that furm the thesis of the |

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sheré essay I have read before you, stand |

jof persecution, will applaud his

ledge of Dr. Mullock’s death has circulated through the hearts of bis mourning flock. We. have often heard melancholy news, and wit | nessed its results. We have seen great and | good ones die beloved and regretted by thous: | ands; but we never experienced sympathy so | intense or universal as the sorrow and couster- nation which »vervaded our Catholic commu: | nity, when the sad tidings of their pastor's | death spread over the island. And manv a! noble bosom beyond the gea wil! henve a sigh | when it hears of his departure, av] many will! | lament more keenly for they b»ped to meet

Church Militant will mourn for one of its spark

lustre of its immortal fame on earth. He is uow enjoying the reward of the fait.ful and

forlorn without our pastor. His every zuiding | ° |

the miny ecclesiastical and literary accom

circumstances of his dexth and funeral have jbeen fully reported. Words have vainly jSturven to speak his praise,—to publish his fame and endowments, which are but fab tly | conceivable by our lesser minds; so that what ever we may suceced in saying of Dr, Mullock, 'mast be aceepted asa most humble and in | adequate tribute to his glo:ious memory. | Throushout the continent of Europe we can} picture the distraction of numberless friends of | | the dead, who will regret him as a brother, | jand hea:tily sympathise with us, for they will! understand what we are deprived of. In the| far Bast, Patriarehs ard Bishups of every | nation and trihe, bronzed by a burning oriental aun, and whose lives are threatened by the arm | renowned |

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}memory, and grow sad for his loss; and through | have been ealied out. The putting of the army | the vast Continent ef Amer ca many a solemn, on a war footing may be carried cut without

peal will invite the faithful to attend the sacri-)

| fice fora grout one’s repose; and many an| here se nothing in all this but war.

emizrant from our shores—many a poor |

countrymai will mourn when he reealls the | called out in time of peace, under any pretext, zeal, learring, and love ef the faithful shep-| but only when war is imminent and when the herd, and will sorrowfully hear that name line is ready to take the field. numbered among the dead, which bonored his the concentration of several divisions is ar-| j native land and was famouseverywhere. Truly nounced, under the pretext of mar ucovres jmay it be said now, that “from the risins of |is evident that the authorities rely ou the ig ithe sun to the going down thereof,’’ Dr. | norance abroad relative to Prugsian matters,

Malleck’s name will be remembered at the | sacrifice which Melelisedech prefigured and} foretold, and throughcut the eivilized wor'd!

, _ ‘ , . ; customs seus ever bear the foul and self-inflicted stigma of | plisb nents which several writera in our ieea!| pryssia is considered vnobjectionable, there © base in zrutitads, through the fatal inaction | parers have so ably attempted to describe The} ogy be no objection to a similgr commercial

line from Cologne to Antwerp. If Belgium ratifies the contract betweenthe Great Luxem hurg and the French Est she cannot decently refuse to ratify the Prussian contract. But this is anew complication. The semi-official Patrie advocates very earnestly a customs union between Franee and Belgium, and states that under the Guizot Ministry in 1541, Jeluiuam herself had marked the abolition of a frontier line between Belgium and France. The Patrie also mentions that England oppos ed the arrangement, which is true; but it sup- presses the fact that it was even at that time,

Prussia. The JPatrie’s article winds up as The head of the then French Cabinet proved by the example of the customs unicn in Ger-

Treaty of 1867, proclaiming the perpetual

Surely the European Powers can-

union between Luxemburg and

tie between Franee and Belzium.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT PRUSSIA.

A Brussels financial paper, La Finance, con- tains a letter as to the military movemeuts in Prussia, which is worth quoting, though great allowances are to be made for the evident bias of the writer He says:

In military and diplomatic circles everybody appears setuled in tne belief of a coming war with France. Military men desire hostilities as 80on aa poasible, for argue they, the longer we wait the fess chance we shall have, as France will be wore prepared. Our military authcrities are taking every precaution. The mobilization of the army is yoing on, and several classes of the reserve and Landwehr

The publie They

remember that the landwehr ought pot to be

any one knowing or doubting it.

At Mayence It

AN ENGI:SH OPIN ON,

centration «f the entire power ¢ ; the good sense and mederation of the people. The relations beiween Austria avd the other powers of the world afford 2 peacefil prospect. Tn con cluding be reminded representatives that it was necessary to carry out important reforms,

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--—" - FBOM THE STATES. Washington, April 22. At aninterview betweer the Spanish Ministee and Secretary Fish on Puesday, the latter refused to issne a prochamadion discouraying filibustering expeditions to Cuba. He also informed Sencr Roburts that the United States Government con sidered the British Government liable for the cap. ture of the brig Mary Lowell, and reparation had therefor+ been demanded throngh the British Min- ister Ueulso saidthatbe bad demanded fall re- paration angJdndemnity from Spain for the eapture of the sehr. Lizzie Major. aud that if an answer was not forthcoming shortly war would ensue. Seeretary Fish's action has caused yreat excitement both in Euglind, Spain and the United States — Nores.—The brig Mary Lowell is an American verse! and was captured with coutraband of war on board, by a Spanish vessel of war, near Nassva She was taken to Havana and condemued The sehr Lizzie Mejor is another American veasel cup- tured on suspicion of landing arms near Cardenas ‘or insurgents. for the insarges New York, April 24. The cable news this moruing is nnimportant A terrible accident ocenrred on the Long Island Rail- road vear Jamaica yesterday by which six persons were instantly killed and 15 woanded. Among the killed were Wim. C- Rushmore. President of the Auantic Nutional Bank, Brooklyn. New York, April 26. Advices from Nassau, N. C,, state active wili tary prepatatieus are io progress, ‘The iorts are being strengthened, and garrisons reinforced, iv anticipation of possitle complications arising from the receat imbregle with the Spanish «ffictals at Havana, relative to the eutrage committed on British veasels. The patriot Quesada’s brother aud Cespedes’ sou are duth at Nassau. New York, April 26 A demand has been received from Captain General Dulce, at Cuba, for the surrender of the privateers who captured the steamer Comanditor, and for giving up other alleged enemies of Spain, but the demand was refused by the British Gov- ernor of New Providence. and the matter referred to London for settlement. The Government of New Providence Las alse instructed the Light Iiouse Keepers to prohibit tue appreach of foreigners.

FROM CANADA. Ottawa, April 22.

Tn the Honae of Commons last niylt, the Hon Mr. Gait gave notice that on Friday vext he would move forthe papers relating to the cost ineurred in d-fending the Frontier in 1863 aud 1864 and a subsequent expense of a similar kind arising out of the threatened Fenian invagieu. as consticating a claim for indemnity ugaiherthe Uniied stares, Tle said the object he had in view in makiug the mo tion was to give members of the Commons an op. poriunity of speaking on the salject aud of express- lig their views apon tue speech of Senator Sumner

The probabilities of peace or war in Europe

|his soul shall be propitiated upon a thousand are thus discussed by the Army aud Navy| Monday lust

and the proceecinys uf the United states Senute on |

In his issue of the Q2nd inst , he again attempts to be witty at the expenee of hia Catholie eaub- scribers by publishing an“ On Dit’? It reads as followe:—“ That the Reetor (meaning the Reetor of St. Danstan’e College) is preparing a dungeon under the Sainte’ inquisition, to be finished with the most approved instruments of refined tortare, tor the special benefit of the Suumerside Grau- mar School Teacher; and when complete, agents of the Jesuits will be employed to kidnap the said pedagugue, avd place him under the mild cor- rection of their Order.” :

J do vot find fault with the veracions Joseph for being a Orangeman; but I do find fault with Lim for publishing such unbecoming insults as are solely intended for the Roman Catholic readers of bis paper.

A word or two of advice to you, Jose; h, ae a conductor of a newspaper, and I bave gene:— Those whe have generosity enougn to care for the feelings of others, or self regard enough to covet good will, will be careful to avoid every dis- play of wit which wounds anather, It ie a happy circumstance for the honor of our nature, and “ne serv characieristic of the kinduess of Providence that a display of the easiest moral virtues wall geverally bring us more popularity than the ex- hibition of the greatest talents without them.

“ Parts may be praired—good natare is adored,

‘Then draw your wit as seldom as your sword—

Aud never on the weak "

Those who carry jibes, without caring who they wos d, are aaunwise as they are unkind. Thase sharp sarcasme that bear a sting in their words, ramble long—somretines ferever—in the mind and fester often into a fatal hatred never to be abated.

Hoping you, Me, Editor, will insert this letter in fhe next dasue of your valuable journal, and that Joseph, the Printer, will profit thereby, is the wish of

A MAN ABOUT THE COUNTRY.

Prince County, April 26, 1869,

To THe Eprrork or THe EXaminer,

Sir ;

It is a favorite arguinent with those who appose a grant to St. Dunstau’s College, that Catholics hase aa much reason to demand grants to their Churches as to their Schools. I cannot see the matter in thie light. The morai and religious training of the people is not supported by Gov ernment, benee Catholics have no right to Church grants. But the State undertakes to pay fer the secular education of the rising generation: and St. Dunstan's College, imparting suck education efficientiy to all denominations, 18, in my opinion, highly entitled to a share of the pubiie money contributed for the purpase. The doors of the College are free to all—the religion of any student is not tampered with—the devotional ex- ercises practised therein do net in the least inter- fere with their studiee—a Jarge number of differ- ent persuasions actually attend the College on account of ite superior facilities for Jearning— then why withbold Government allowarce trom an inetitution which 1 domyg so much towards supplying that species of education which the State takes on itself to pay fort Is it because

Sir;

I beg through the columns 9f your influential journal to call the attention of our citizens to what I consider a public scandal. A monument has boen erected over the grave of the poor unfor- tunate profligate and murderer, Dowey. I, a8 well as thousands of others hepe that the poor culprit died pemtent: but did any one ever bear of & monument being erected to the memory oi a man who confessed on the gallowe that be was a murderer, and that he bad been, from his youth, a most debauched character! I believe that many unfortunate criminals died in peace with their Maker; but I never heard of people outraging public feeling and decency by making saints and martyrs of such pereous, and erecting marble monuments to their memory. God forbid that I should make Dewey blacker than he painted bim- aelt; but L solhnnly protest against the imeult off-red to public deceney by the erection of this tuonument.

May 3, 1869.

CIVIs.

Che Cxraniner.

Charlottetown, May 3, 1869,

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THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

Wauexever the State has undertaken to treat its subjects as children, and to fulfil to- wards them the duties of a parent, it has ever proved itself a very step mother. The State has attempted to do this pot only in Ireland but also in this Island; hence the failure of our system of Education, The great argument of those who introduced the godless system was this: —‘¢ Let Catholies and Protestants be instructed together without any allusion to re- ligion and they will grow up together in charity; and after a while we shall have no sectarian bickerings ” The very opposite has been the result. Before the present system of Educa- tion was introduced, Catholics and Protestants lived in peace and harmony; they agreed to differ in religious matters; Catholics were al- lowed a share of the fands to which they con- tributed for educational purposes, and there was no sign of the majority tyrauizing over the minority, merely because they were the

lizion. The time was when a Catholic Bishop walked the streets of Charlottetown, arm and arm, with the Rector of St. Paul's. But our ‘noble system” of Education has pet an end

tion; and who should poiat this out but the very toacher who instracts in “ From him the lesson is both opportune an, impressive, that the proof of the esi

the hypotenuse is equal to the squares of two sides containing the rizht angle, alrhoegh it is different in its natave. There is not» branch ofteaching with whieh religion ghog'd not be interwoven, and which will mot be & ferentiy taught by persone of different en

On a future occasion we shall continue

branch of our subject. _

“ENOUGH NOW.”

Asovt two months since there appeared this journal an article which retiected

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School. The article was based upon the

port of the School Visitor, and a letter writies to the Secretary of the Board of i

Both those documents complained-of the ine« ficiency of the Summerside Gramma: School ; the latter ealled for the removal uf she teacher, When these facts came to our notice, we ven. tilated the eubject in the colamas cf this paper, ad called pablie attention to the ineficiency

Immediately afer the appearance of ovr artix cle, Alexander McRac, master of the school in question, rushed into print and soundly

abused the Rev. Rector of St Dunstan's Cole lege. The cause of Mr. McRae’s wrath was, that the Rector of St. Dunstan’s; in his official

School for the ;,urpose of exaraining the pupiig who were educated tLereia. There conld have’ heen no excuse for Mr. McRue’s abuse of tig Rev. A. McDonald. If he felt himse)f aggriev ed by the latter gentleman's visit, he had hig remedy. He could lay his case beigre the Board of Education, and if any wrong had been

minority and differed from the majority in re-| done him, it would be promptly remedied, 4

But no; he must rush into print, and abuse a gentieman appomnted av Examiner by the Board of Education. Ina censuring Mr. McRae for his conduct, the gentlemen comprising the Board

undue exalting of mathematical ee

God is not less certain*thar that the square oo

what severely upon the Summerside Grammar

of a Seminary which was expected to be aa improvement on the ordinary distriet se —

capacity, vieited ihe Summerside Grammar :

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n¢ altars. Whence this universal celebrity ?— Gazetle:— Iu answer toa member of the House, Sir Joby) some of the etudenta happen to become priests ? i ings; i i i tuated malicious Drst on these pages, the lust ran thas; Sc | that fame which e: tie him wed his glorious » The wa ] Js hav 3 ] hin Ao McDonald said that it Was not the mtention of Pan Ciabednaioely aan ale ‘te ee " wat — - blegts ane hares ne f Mentin abe by os i 4 e Giles i 1m -§ aS | he war clowés have produced nothing a8 | the Government to recommend the commutation of | . ’ ; against neizhbor, Protestant against Catholic, | motives. si

Patrick's Day. The iact of this day being | the natal anniversary of Ireand @ tutelar | sunt, bas greatly enhanced the pleasure | | have enjoyed in addressing you this evening ; | uni may | express a hope that. amidst the many pleseine memories cherished by the sons | vf Erin in this Island, the reeo!lsetion of the | pest hour, may find a place in their warm | aod generous hearts 2 LL LE ELISEO CIE: I CE LITO TEE OD (bvom the Newfoundland Putrist, April 5 ]

DEATH OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. | MULLOCK, BISHOP OF ST. JOHN'S. |

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to record in a brief notiee the demise on that | lie Church in this C.lony, Dr. Mullock. T

day we give place to the remarks of our con- temporaries and the proceedings in both brauches of the Legislature on the lamentable event. All bear testimony to the rega'd a | universal ceteem in which the venerated Pie- was held by all classes and creeds, parties

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tien and afterwards hon»red ns mitred brow; the g

whenever occasion displayed the precious con- tents Of his gigantic mind.

ordinary men.

the prayer of the orphan und in the

his memory and lifts him many a monumert/ appeared in the Duchy of Luxemburg, and = apostoiic zeal ; and the Almighty rejoiced asked the authorities how it came that the fort jin that true aud noble servant, for God is) had only been dismantled on the French side,

glorified in his Saints.’ We will shroud his | memory with our life long prayers and sorrow We will look with anguish on his vacant coair

aud mourning pulpit, aud sympathise with his/to be raized. The Bel

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ig ba rs 7 ¢ : ; _ |changed between the Kaiser aud the King of It is vain labour to dole out these trite | Traly. Then the men on leave in France are encomiums which are attributable to many) rejuining their resiments, and officers have | ‘ oe ’ : ° : . a His living and substantial been attached to the various lines of Fai!way. panegyric isthe abundant fruit of his prolific) The official explanation is, that the men are mission. Seek for his unspeakable praise in| required for the completion of the new army ; consolation | organization. of the eo sinner. Seek for it in the | It is rumonred in Paris that Prussia is not ay . . enuse of reli ‘ ‘ducatior , U | sutisfie i We had on!y time in our paper of Monday | ‘ill find = — aud educ ution, where y: U| satisfied with the will find hin commended as their unerring ad: | and morning of the venerated Head of the Catho- | ‘O°#te and most ardeut parent. Tu every part) and ordering the Landwehr to hold izself in é : of his fostered country relizion smiles upon | readiness be 3 : iness.

still remained standing.

In the princeless gifts of his heart. yet, but they hanz overhead as thick and threat: | tne senseses of Father Mé Mutou and the other Fe- and soul the questioa is answered Those yifts ening as ever. whieh at first qualified him for his hizh posi-| ment between France, Austria ard Jtaly, a: d| ! the French Government organs hardly eare to enius that outshone light, and was parti- | conceal the matter; they talk of the possibility cularized amidst the Rowers of literary Europe, | of the three countries being obliged to act to-

There is evidently some agrees |

ether, ard of affectionate greetings inter-

sa : | military movement in France, | has already commenced callinz out classes

The other day a Prussian officer

whilst the ramparts locking towards Prussia The Prussiau officer was not to be trifled with, and the works had

uian ptisoners now confined in the Penitentiary In the House of Commons a Bilito amend the Act authorizing the Extradition of Criminals charged with offences against the United States was intro duced and read for the first time. Ottawa, April 26.

Tn answer to several inqnirtes, -ir Johu stated Government had no intention of providing fer far- ther reduction of letter postage, but were consider- ing the propriety of arranging for compualeory pay ment. There was a large attendance of spectators to hear the speeches upon Galt’s motion for ecor- respondence had with Imperial Government re- specting expensesincurred by Canada iv defence of Lvited States frontierin 1363 4. Galt apuke for an honr, reviewing cur relations with the Ameri- cau people during the rebellion and sulsequent Fe- bian juvasion. He justified the condact of tne Ca- nadian Government in hacing dene even more than could have been required of them in enforcing neu- trality. He thought it desirable that there shoald| be a moderate expression of the views of Dominion | representatives on this question, and trat the doca- menzary history of our side in the matter shonld. at this janctare, be pliced before the world, and he believed it would have sulutary effect upon public mind in the United States.

Cartwright seconded the motion in a brief ad- dress, and was followed by Gray, who ridiculed the resolntionsof Se utor Chandler of Michigan,

from setie of our distrie! achoola Or is it be- cause aowme of ihe stude: te are instructed in the principles of piety and religion—are taught to beeome upright God fearmg members of society 7 It St. Duustan’s were te dDecome ai “Godless” School, of course “ the powers that be ” would readily grant it an endowment; but because it teacbes religion and morality ta those who wish ty partake of such teaching, it is not entitled to apenuy for what it dvee in the cause of edu- cation !!

But we are asked is it fair to expect Protest- ants to coutribate towards the support of an in- atitution which, according toe their beliel, teaches error. In justice it must be observed that only the bigets raised this ridieulons objection. Our iiberal-minded dissenting brethren, who send their boys to the Catholie College in preference teany other school, have no such scruples ebout giving it encouragement and support, Neither have the nuwerous Proteatauts—Jadges, Mem- bers of Parhament, and other influential gentle men amongs. the nnnber—who are ever ready te give expressivn to the high estimation in which they hold tae institution as a place of learning. Aud do “the riguliy righteous,” whe would have it wiped ent of existence if they had their wiil, believe theumelves more erthedux, or better ser-

and Cathohe against Protestant. And why ? Because the State, ur the majority, have im- posed on the minority a system of education, a godless system, to which as parents, men an‘ christians, the minority ate imposed ; be- cause the State, depending on numbers, or in other words, on brute force, tyrannically com- pel the minority to pay a large amount for purpeses which the latter cannot and wij] not approve. This is the whole educatioual diffi- culty ina nutsbell. There never will be peace in this community uutil this question is settled on the basis of common justice Whatever amount of money Protestant parents pay for the edneation of their children should be ex- pended just as they please, and not as the Hon Mr. Tom, Dick, aud Harry may dictate ; and whatever amount Catholics may contribute towards the education fund should be expended

They merely wished to vindicate before the public, an efficient officer, and to show that the charges so recklessly made by Mr. McRae were false and unfounded. We explained at the time that the Rev. A Mac- Donald had nothing whatever to do with the urticle which appeared in this paper, and that we did not even receive our information from bim, but our explanations were lost upon an individual who seemed bent upen pursuing an evil course. We thought, too, that the letter published in the Summerside Journal of the 18th of March last, and signed Alex. McRae, was not written by himself. Although it abound- ed in scruillity and falsified the ques- tions asked by the Rev. A. McDonald, still it was tolerably well written. Our sur- mises have proved correct, for in another letter, published in the Journal of the 22nd of April last, Mr. McRae has completely unmasked him-

in t rt com nunity, ony great and irretriev- lorphasied ministiy and people, who have tcst | is evidentt rand ws railway question) and sande a patriotic speec f devonneing in un. | vants of Gud. than their enlightened ee religion |J&8* 98 they please and in no other way. State} self. The letter referred to is such 3 tissue of able loss the country has sustained in the de- | °°?!" inistiy and people, #h : *~o' as evidently not settied, France ls aiming at) measured terms the proposed cession of Caruda.|jsts who cannot see how far the barmeny of | instruction, or godless education, is a delusion ram i i i

par'ure £m oe ue of. this zood ant \8 pri st, & father and a frie: d. May kind!» customs union, which is but a mid form of | and asserting the belief that if ever separated from society vould be disturbed by the religious se é ‘. e a h fa Christi 18 ematical SR Ae a that we canuot help emineat man, who for a period of twe ty | cavidence repair Lis loss for He alone can do | annexation, and a Prussian railway company ar Country it would be as wu separate! ingg of St. Dunstan's. No unpre judiced person ahempem dee ee ere a eee publishing it im full. Any person pretendirg years had unceasingly labured not only to pro- | - 4 the long vista of the future we see the | has been making ove:tures to the Great Cen- Sir Sutin Mel idaalt Middiche Touss ant country feels that Catholic teachings produce evil effects | community. If brute force is to tyranize Over\to teach grammar ought to be ashamed to wote the spiritgal and temporal welfare of his , “WE Of progress absent. Death has estrang-/ tral of Belgium for just such concessions as| owed a debt of gratitude to the mover for calling | 0 the community, and hence it ia that our | conscience, let it be publicly known, let it be| allow such a production to see the Sight, but

own flock, but the weltare of the country in|

from us him who ardently loved our inter

France demards for her Eastern Company.

for the correspondence —It extended over a con-

dissenting fellow-colovists—the bigots excepted —

proclaimed on the house tops. Tyranny and

coming from “ Alex McRae,” who is so free

: : 3 . sata with a pure, God like, disinterested love. | There ar in} ] ho heliey siderable period, and would show that not only | are ® ready in ailing the erection of Cathole eneral. His zeal in the cause of education | <° oe, rs’, : sove.| There are certainly people who believe that ca : _ ta ti . : . pe ie a sat alll a aiiae - - Many a Sage project of his great mind suc Count Bismark is inelined to let France deal had the Canadian Government fully discharyed its| Churches, and the maintenance of Catholic pers¢cution never yet aided any Cause ; and we jn his censures on the Rector of St. Dansten’ 3 gio: r iil be handed down to , C2 e ; : 2 . si , : duty towards the United States daring the war, bat | Schools, by contributions te Tea Parties, and . a A, cumbed its execution to the poverty of his! with Bel sium as she likes, in order not to he ;

posterity as long as any of the many edifices he bas erected to the honor and zlory of God shall remain. No man labored more strenu

ously for the prosperity of Newfouadland than did he. His iuteresting lectures at >t. Bona. |

‘ ; , | venture Collegwe evince the deep interest he |

prelate to be gratefully remembered.

On Tharsday last, at ten o'clock, the fune ral obsequies commenced. The coffin con- taining the remains of the beloved Bishop was jaid in front of the Hizh Altar; and when the Kieqgniem Mass commenced, there could not, we think, be less than ten thousand persons withia the wa'ls of the Cathedral. The effect ‘ram the organ gallery, where the members of

people; their mizery and destitution east a} ¥.00m over his declining years, which, in ad- dition to his severe apostolic labours, induced | disease and consequent death. Peace to his, revered and sacred shade! May the happy |

Requiescat in pace! Texnaxoviancs. St. John’s, April 3, 1869

European News.

The Paris correspondent of the Army and Navy Gazette wrote on the 18th ult,, appropos

| States with saliva previously to swallowing

meddied with whilst covering the Southern

them. There is ove thing in favour of peace We have been so often alarmed that it begins to look as if a new system of policy had been

EROM EUROPE.

London, April 22 It ia understoed that the American Minister. in accordance with instractions from his Government has made a fermal demand on Lord Clarendon for explanation in relaton to the ease of American briz Mary Lowell, - ured by a Spanish friyate off one of the Bahama Islands whilein charge of the

the latter Government had repeatediv acknowledy- ed the fact, and th>t whatever diffientties were pending or might arise between United states and

Britain Canzda was honorably clear of any charges

The Government speakers were repeatedly ap- plauded but the discussion did not meet general | expectation

hie mation relative te the Fensman raids as giving ground fora claim against the United States by Canada. He added to his motion a request that the correspondence between Cavada and the United States during the late rebellion, together with all orders in Council be given t the House He defended at great legth the course of Eng- land and Canada,and referred to the late rejection of the Alabama Treaty by the American Con gres:, regretting the lack of disposi ion ou the part of the United States to do away with ail ill-

otherwise. That a certain class ef their co- religiowsts bold up their tauds in holy horror at such conduct, ia no argument againat ils pro-

| priety: it rather shows the pitiable state of ignor-

anee and pr judice in which their minds are en- veloped) No evlightened Protestant, 1 am per-

Those who agitate for this grant are charged with a disposition to create rehgious strife. cannot see how the agitation ean give rise to re- ligieus etrife. Numerous Protestants ackuow- ledge the justness of the demand, and if ihe bigots should make a noise about it the good sense of the community would soon frown them down The advecacy of the best measures is sure to meet with opposition from unreasonable persons. The best cotirse to pursue is te coutend for the

teel convinced that they will not help the cause of State education, or godless schools. If the minority are systematicelly robbed by the State for any length of time they will as- suredly receive the sympathy of many liberty-

ence has taught us that the action of the State is best restricted to its own sphere and that the less it interferes with individual action the better Our free limbs will not bear the swaddling clothes of State control ; they would stunt our growth and dwarf oar stature; and we have abundantly shown, in previous articles

it is positively disgracetul. Here is the ‘etter, and we ask the editor of the Progress what be thinks of his friend after such a production. We recommend it to schoolmasters in general

Wy souk in making the resoarces of the country nossession of that just God he served, and end- | adopted of getting ready for war, and sudden-| Minister Thorston’s Secretary arrived to-day | anaded believes that the religious teachings of |) ): 0, persons who will assist them in saving et ee et ee eee

ii i keown an) appreciated sna his able later on less seraphic joys delight his sou! for all eter- i ly subsiding. ew & despatches to Privy Council, the purport of | St. Dunstan’s are prejudical in their effects on ° : ” % | their coutroi,