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ODE TO A GOLD COIN. —_| most important down to the tnost. trifling, ‘he traces to some wicked or shfJbby end.

‘Tux following ode to an Indian gold coin was) j7.o) when the individual

Scotchman, who left his native country to re-lin vindicating his sentiments, or follow- side in India, with a view to accumulate a -| ing out the purposes of his party, the in- tance. In the last stages of a fatal disease,' flextble partisan of the differen; side will brought on by the heat of the climate, he penned | endeavour to find out sume unworthy

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truth or sense way any ren - oon energetic advocates. Our solumng [tis certainly to be wished, ttt, 19 are open to all orders of men

debating the great qfestions which con-|

cefn the national welfare; men could be a| COME SIT AROUND THE Fars. little more eandid regaraing the motives TIVE BOARD.

e j 3 j av t of their opponents. Some will say, that,| whore difference Cf Symone exists, and Aik—Coms Landlond fill, &e. Come sitardund the Festive Board,

men consequently arrange themselves

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these lines. “This ode,” says Lacon’ tm my) cause tor sttch conduct, or at the very + utipost allows that it must have been

humble opinion, comes as KéAr perfection as the sublunary mitisd gan arrive at, when assist- ed by a subject that is interesting and an exe- cution that is masterly. {[t adds adeeper shade

awaken, to know that the spirit which dictated |

them is fled.” There will probably soon he many an adventurer in California, and mauy 5 wife a widow in America who will peruse the ode, with a feeliag heightened by their persor- al interest in its sentiments.

Slave ofthe dark and dirty mine!

What vanity has brought thee here ? tow can [ bear to see thee shine

So bright, whom I have bought so dear ? The tent-ropes’ flapping lone I hear

For twilight’s converse, arm in arm; The jackal shriek bursts on my ear

When mirth and music woptta charm.

Sy Ghorical’s dark, wandering streams, Where cane-tufts shadow all the wild, Sweet visions haunt my waking dreams Of Teyoitloved while yet a child; Of castled rocks tremendous piled By Esk or Eden’s classic wave, Where loves of youth and friendship smiled Uncursed by thee, vile, yellow slave!

Fade, day-dreams sweet, from memory fade! The perish’d bliss of youth’s first prime, TY.at once so bright on fancy played, Revives no more in aftertime. Far from my sacred, natal clime, [ haste to an untimely grave; The daring thoughts that soar’d sublime, Are sunk in oceaa’s Southern wave.

Slave of the mine! thy yellow light Glooms baleful as the tomb-fire drear, A gentle vision comes by night My lonely widowed hearéto cheer: Mer eyes are dim with many atear That once were guiding stars to mise ; Her fond heart throbs with many a fear! I cannot bear to see thee shine. 4

For thee, for thee, vile, yellow slave, Ljeft a heart that Joved me true!

1 crossed the tedious ocean wave, Toroam in climes unkind and new.

The cold wind ofthe stranger blew Chillon my heart—the grave,

Dark and untimely, met my view— And all for thee, vile, yellow slave !

iia! comest thou now, so late, to mock A waaderer’s banished heart forlorn, Now that this frame the ligthtning shock Of sun-rays tipt with death o’er borne? }rom love, from friendship, country torn, To memoty’s fond regrets the prey, Vile slave, thy yellow dress I scorn ! Go mix thee with thy kindred clay.

RS ETT UE Sa os ey,

{Tax following interesting article, take) exert, himself without caring either for

trom “ Chambers’s Historical Newspaper,” 13 inserted here—though writcen in refer- ence to the (English) Reform A gitation-—— because we conceive the sentiments it embodies may, with great propriety, be applied to politicians in our own Island. }

CANDOUR IN POLITICS.

As.rHovau there is nothing in which the greater number of people are more con- scientious than in politigs, itisa very strange fact, that there is nothing in which they are so little disposed to allow conscientiousness in those of an opposite way of thinking from themselves. Al- most every man, of whatever side, feels the most intense conviction that he is honest and sincere in his opinions, and occasionally ke proves that he is so, by some doing or suffering which nothing but conscience could have brought him ia, At the very same time, however, he sees nothing in his opponents but the hasest and most interested motives. jivery movement of that party, from the

done through sheer bigotry mam, perhaps, by ax. unpopatar course of politics, loses almost all his political influ- ence ; an tnfortinate patriot who agitates to that sympathy which such lines must! s+ 4 wrong time, is banished, not for any

‘case brit a desperate effort to. retain un-

\attgrapts to overthrow our blessed consti-

A nob le-

distinctly mide out crime, but that his fate may beepother people quiet j and the opposite party sees notiing in the one

just Power, or in the other than a wretch mef:ting due punishment far his wicked

tution. The martyr of either side would die at the ‘stake, while his political enemies, looking on, would say, by way of a very particular strefch of generosity, * Ah, his, firmness would do honour to a better cause.” .

This want of charity among politicians was very strikingly exemplified in the state of the public mind during the late agitations for reform. In that struggle, we saw onthe one side a small party, chiefly composed of the more exalted classes of society, who exerted them- selves, by every possible means, to pre- vent the state-power (we cannot get a better word) from being diffused over a wider circle: on the other, the vast mul- titudes of the middle and lower classes, whose aim it was, by equally nervous exertions, to obtain that diffusion of power, Now, though nothing is yet proved in government, and the question was exactly one of those abstract ones which may be expected to divide instructive minds, | neither of the parties ever would allow. that the other was inspired by any thing but a self-seeking motive. ‘I'he popular party looked upon the Conservative as a mere banditti, who, having wrongfully acquired, were deterinined forcefully to keep, a troop of vultures living on the vitals of the nation; men, if men they could be called, who were enemies to their kind, and, so that they only could a little be permitted to feed on corruption, Jeareless whether the country went to re- volution and ruin. The Conservative party, on the other hand, could see nothing in all this agitation but the am- bition of a few restless men, who wished to ravish power and place to themselves.4 and, for that purpose, had roused tie | worst passions of the populace, so as to ;get themselves pushed forward on the shoulders of that unsteady and dangerous ally. Now, nothing can be more certain than that the motives mutually ascribed by the two parties, cowld not -be the motives which inspired all or even any considerable portion, of the opposing host. On so speculative a subject, there could not but be great difference of opinion: and we believe we are going no farther than the philosophy of human nature wil} warrant, when we assert our belief, that a borough. proprietor might have sincerely anticipated a national evil from the re- form bill, and that a popular leader might

the glory ofa newspaper notice, or the prospect of a vote. In fact, to ascribe all the sayings and doings of mankind on such a question to one selfish end, is allowing too general an influence to prudence, and, in some measure, flatier- ing human nature. A just observer sees too much done through passion, too much of real interest sacrificed every day to self Jove, and in general’ too great a con- fusion of. motives in the proceedings of the most of men, to admit that these un- charitable views could,be to any consider- able extent correct.

The two parties are hardly yet, perhaps, fully roused from the errors in which they respectively lay during the agitation alluced te; but the historian, some years hence, will see through the whole, and, among other things he will have to relate, must be one not very creditable to the national mind in the nineteenth century —that each party afterwards found it had been unjust, ungenerous, and wrong, in

into parties, it is not to be hoped that one set will ever allow to another what im effect must increase the weight and re- spectability of that hostile body. Charac- ter, public and private—every thing must be denied to those who so far injure us as to.take contrary views from ourselves. In one order of public intelligencers, there must be a departure from truth and fair- ness on one side; in another, an equal departure on the other. But if all this be necessary, what a mass of error and injustice have we every day coming into existence! Can a philosophical mind bear to think of such a copious and ceaseless flow of calamny and falsehood— such a loose let to all the Jess worthy passions of our nature? T'o descend even to the meaner principle of utility.

can we with common patience behold so}

much labour every day misspent, in propagating what is so littie inthe way of doing good ?

CORRESPONDENSE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER. Sir;

‘The “ Members for Charlottetown” are “very pretty particular” in attending to any Assessor's meeting which is called, and in seeing that the Assessors are duly appointed; but I, never see any account of the monies gathered, with their names attached, as vouchers for the correctness thereof. 7

The collector of the Pump and Wel) Tax is very indefatigable in the perform- ance of his part of the play, and has even vone so far of late as to seize the goods and chattels of some unfortunate persons who could not raise the wind for him, yet there has never been published, that I have seen, any correct account of the sums he has obtained, and to whom he has paid them; it is true the Law ner the Board of Assessors may direct that he should do so, but he might very safely de it “on his own hook,” and coumit no} crime either. One benefit to be derived; from this, would be a knowledge of how

The wine is old and strong, And every soul thatcan mustéing — A Bacchanalian Song.

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cHORUS. Then fill your sparkling glass, “ ofd chums,” The bottle pass along;, For every soul that can must sing A Bacchanaliaa Song. For we’re the Sons of Bacchus beid, A God of great renown, Who isa Doctor, by the bye, The best in ali the Town,

His Physic is bright Cogniac, Marseilles and Champagne,

Which makes the blood free circulate Through every open vein,

oe

Besides ’tis a good anodyne For pressing care and woe, , And makes a coward feel himself A match for every foe.

Also a loving lady’s eye Declare her passion strong

For her devoted lover lord, ‘ And him tv join our song. ;

it nerves the soldier’s tator’d arm, When on the battle field,

To boldly ’neath his banner fight, Until his foeman yield.

it makes the gallant Tar feel proud Of both his name and ship,

When o’erth’ Atlantic’s heaving breasi She doth with prowess skip.

Thev let no squeamish-hearted sos! Unto our band belong,

Who cannot join usin our bow] And Bacchanalian Song.

| Then fill your sparkling glass,“ old chums,”

The bottle pass along ; Let every soul that can now sing _ A Bacchanalian Song, Vasu.

Che Examiner.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1850.

TURK NEW HOUSE. No. 2.

much the poor man gets, whose duty it is to see that all the Pumps are in good) working order, and the ice is not in such.

Ix our last we observed that amongst the first great political questions to be dis-

a state about the said Pumps as to en. cussed and determined by the new House, danger the limbs and necks of Her Ma-| "ould, in all likelihood, be those which

ifhe does not get enough to pay him to do his duty properly, or see that it is done, then something might be done towards getting him what he should have ; but, if on the other hand, he is like all Tories in

jesty’s loyal subjects of this Town when. in the act of getting water at them; and!

‘the rate of the Currency for the payment ‘of rents.

‘most intimately concern the interests and well-being of the Tenantry; and that,

therefore, the first on. the list to be dis- posed of, would, we supposed, be the fixing

We. confess that, well aware of the

Office, too well paid for the daty they Very great and serious difficulties to be

perform, then it would give a chance to,@@countered in any legislative attempt to stir him up.a little—to look afier bim, and see that he does something for his money.,

If this matter cannot be got into use till the Liberals get their spurs on, I do hope they will not lose much time in making the “under-strappers” do their duty to every

TAX-PAYER.

Charlottetown, Feb. 28, 1850.

{We hope that, by giving insertion to the following verses, our friends in the Order of the Sons of Temperance will not suppose that we have any intention or desir? to impede, to the slightest ex-

the judgment it formed of the designs and motives of the other, and that, in the! dust cast up inthe strugg's, very little’

tent, the progress of that great moral

resolve this question, and humbly con- scious of our own inability fully to inves- tigate the subject—for, indeed, we neither

tensions to the diploma of a Currency Doctor—we at present approach the en- quiry with no little degree of diffidence. We have, however, heard much concern- ing the solution of this abstruse problem ; and are, consequently, not without some knowledge of the matter, not perhaps, altogether unlike “dawnings of light and promises of day.” But happily for the country, there are, amongst the Li- beral members in both Houses, men of the most enquiring minds, and who, it is weil known, have made this important

teform of which they are the conspicuous

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now make, nor ever have made, any pre-

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