- . eo - ing Farringdon street—~another striking con- trast o the day of the pirates’ execution, . when it Was tevessary to remain housed un- til afer the cutting down 3 Vid Paily had been left, alle, in street and in givshop door, were

But after the n court and in

seen the watchers of the night, They might a be easily recognised by t! oir pale sodden : faces, blear eyes, and wild talk, and ae they came in contact with the stream of busy life on its way to homely duty and honest work, it was as if the contents of a frtid sewer had been suddenly let loove. There were, ef course, besides thieves and prostitutes, working men of different grades. and philan- thropic and professional observers at this ex- ecution. But after carefully estimating the behaviour of the crowd, we declare it to have

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La , : ~—— —¥ : —— = ooo (ive our young men higher aims and our may indeed ne indasiry a wider field, and, mark me, we) tended to our

the lovers of freedom and the industrious | Colonial railway? In erder te auswer this ques- needy of all nations hasten to our republic to people our towns, to clear our forests, to cul- Civete our prairies, to man our ships, and in

& thousand ways to develope the vast resour-

new thriving and prosperous little town of Sum- merside owe ita rapid growth ?

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pen that the railways be never ex-) Palmer insists that he did second it. We adduced | by e—when eertain writers h : siand; but are we to infer hence | the names of four delegates, and the direct testi- | their passionate appeals to popular prejudic will accomplish wonders. Besides, will not, that we are to gain nething by the great inter-| tion, I would ask my opponents te what does the; mer, who aver that the Attorney General was | which side has had the soundest sense

Js it not mani) featiy to the great inerease of trade caused by | ‘ the construction of the railway between Shediac | port bis bare assertion, — he has not given even | report.

po a — ave grown weary of| the assurance solely for the purpose of removing “ e - . ; ' -

e,and another powerful argument against the Confeder

- a :

ie mi Il be calm and clear— ation cause. * Pah, exsateh We might instance other absurdities from the

written in its “venomous and un

| mony of three, all of whom sat close te Mr. Pal- | when the 1 the | ane ie

F i | infor i atit, without taking, | Protestant, | not heard doing what he says hedid. Mr. Palwet | most solid information to suppe erammatical”’ style against Contoderation, but we think we have produeed enough to shew the Mr. Laird

|has not brought forth a tittle of evidence to sap-| in any ease, as an auxiliary, a common lying me Our present purpose is to give specimens

j

ces of this magnificent country. Yes, your children and wine will live to see towus and cies spring up in the midst of the yet un- | trodden forests of the West — they will see borne upen ‘the bosom ‘of the now s>litary | waters of this great continent, unvisited ex- cept by the screaming water-fowl and the solitary Indian, myriads of vessels freighted With every covimodity that ministers either |

and St. John. Tf, then, this railway of only about 100 miles should have had the effect of augmenting

the trade of Summerside go mach, what wust we

not expect from the great juter-colonia! railroad ?

When we study the results of union in other parts of the globe, and when it is manifest that union has almost everywhere produced beneficial results, we eau then, 1 presume, a pare, draw the sale inference that the Union of the British Pro- vinees will not only be beneficial, but, according

| ibe likely to corroborate his statement.

the name of any one who heard him, who would Then,

other persons, who were quite as attentive as he to the business before the Conference? Alluding to Mr. MeDonald’s testimony, to the effect, that be (Mr. McDonald) believed himself to be the seconder of the resolution, Mr. Palmer trium-

has he a better right to be believed than four

of the arguments used against Confederation. We |“ puerility’’ of its “ productions.”

make the selection almost at random from the last issues of the Herald and Protestant. Our first extract shall be from the Herald, Dec. 14, and is

takes pleasure in sneering at the person he styles the “historian of the Conveition.” Mr. Laird is aware that Mr. Whelan is engaged in compil- as follows:— ling a little book which purports to give the sub-

“* History furnishes wany instanees where poli- _— of the publie utterances of the Dotagntes ‘ ticlans bave stabbed the liberties of their country, | jn the Lower Provinces and in Canada. Should or sold it, Judas like, for go many pieces of silser, Mr. Whelan be sneered at for doing such a thing?

turally then the weg . ae which cannot Eapeeve’ ae 10 that Chaney may cause them Proepects,

to do not as Well as be) | Many of our merchants are » m :

| ponents of anion because unig mMoUs 0 | sadtipm means more easdaieal im their ei. 7 competition, less profits, more they afe naturally avers to all these ~ Naar el« opposed te an union bonsai ent Pe ate | for them anion means fifteen - z fear cent. advalorem duty, ang ae WeDty pep | their duties implies the Hecessit ‘n | capital to carry on business. hy . larger | the larger wholesale houses should em j osed, we do not see. be Op.

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come things. Our dy

beea earth!y, sensual and dev ilieh. not recal a single redeemiag

We can-

man. Weare destined to be a great people :

incident, or| no power On earth can arrest our progress.’’ quote either a word or a look of pity for the ily

soul gone to judgment; and in reeurring to | friend our experienee vf the night, we de ao with a} }

It is one of the moet melancholy

a . » rere sense uf shame aod unatterable loathing and | ne i. the aren Wee ee win wep _ bumiliation, sach as would be evoked by on/| DO. APRS SORSE-MACRORS ANG CRrORIASIN,

other spectacle en earth. — London Daily |

ave ws.

| ave become the most visionary and unrea- soning, This Utopia of yours will, | very outset, be engulphed ia the qguicksands jot National Bankruptey. The intolerable

to the comfort er to the pleasure of civilized |

at the}

te the order of things, it cannot prove prejudicial. Every intelligent reader is acquainted with the } poor, miserable, and uncivilized state of Seotiand

Dreama, dreams, all dreams, my honest | before its union with England, and again, the

| subsequent rapid strides it has made in the path j of civilization, wealthaad prosperity. The Lrish- j man will now, no doubt, stare me in the face, jand ask ine what “ poor ould Erin” gained by | the union ? Candidly J aver it gained nothing, nor did it in a certain senae lose aaything; but the bulk of its misfortunes were due to a number | of other sources alien trom the union, ef which it

phanily asks: “ Now, if it be true that Mr. MeDovald did second the motion, how comes it he was not heard to dv so?” Mr. Palmer surely knows that this is the most flimsy of all special pleading; it ia travelling very far beyond the re- cord, as lawyers say, We are not trying the issue yet—Was Mr. McDonald heard seconding the resolution? But— Was Mr. Palmer heard doing it? We say NO; and although it is not

tionally, sacrificed the mterests of their country

tora and traitors?”

but we are happy te know that their nemories have been branded with infamy, nor should we, with these examples before us, hesitate to brand} for printing the book. as conspirators and traitors men w ho have usurped a the rights and privileges of parliament and the

tp > TW > / Ta 7 people, who have far exceeded their authority and rHE CONFEDERATION CAUSE IN powers, and who have, intentionally or uniaten- |

By way of anawering this “ hi-faluting” writing, let us ask was Mr. Palmer one of the “ couspira- | progressing amest favorably in Malifax. Tu the estimation of the

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HALIFAX,

'If he should, Mr. Laird deserves to be sneered at

The eause of confederation appears to be A pubhe meeting was held at the Temperance Hail there

CORRESPONDENCE,

[POR THE EXAMINER. ]

} load of debt with which it will be burdened) is not my intention here to write an essay. An- will sink it deeper and deeper each day. It other person will probably ask me, what gained ‘may drag ona feeble, short, and miseratle! ae oe arco von aan ce a existence, but its final and irretrievable ruin| ‘7°! 4 We are to give cre a ners A DREAM ABOUT TOR UNION. cannot belong delayed. The good things which | meatory pt Chat anne 7 ee admit that * S A few evenings ago, after having puzzled | this favoured land most undoubtedly possesses | which, Mee idasc wie & wee ccakinn box tie myself ever the finuncial articles of the Js- | Well be enjoyed by a more reasvnable and 8 | udvances in civilization.” After these, however, dander and Protestanz, 1 ite} into a doze: | less high-minded people—-a people who will ; aod sundry other objections make the round, the and as [ dozed, I dreamed. | fancied myself | establish its prosperity OM & more secure; wily anti-Unionist will again bring into action his én « strange room of a strange house. A foundation — one who will not abandon a! old weapen — Taxation — and he will inform us ewheerful @ood-fire was blazing and sparkling | roal and tangible good for unreal, shadowy. | that the present system of taxation in Upper in the wide chimney. The sticks of which | 4nd ungertain advantges. I. for one, will| anada extortiouary aad insupportable, and the fre was made were supported by dog. | Sve neither lot nor part in this matter. oe aites ep a agg ag would be per- irons, but they were very diferent from the | Will aot assist, howcver, indirectly, in what| aa ve pw be ee th Sapenneey ws" rough resty concerns | had seen in my boy-|! verily believe will result in the ruin of my | meade I would reply that they ude either totally houd. The upright part of them was of ; Country. I will sell what worldly goods I unacquainted with Canadian polities and Cana- brass, handsomely ornamented, and highly | Possess, and seek a home where | way enjoy | dian resourees, or that they wish merely to have polished. The turnitare was much more, te gifts of Providence ia peace. I have #/ something tu say on this all engrossing topic. lu tuassive than that now in use, and not at all | friend in the hittle Island of St. John, in the} fact, the reason of their arguineuts resembles a showy, but the way in whieh it reflected the | Gulf of the St. Lawrence, who tells me that Kood deal two grains of wheat lost in two bushels flickering light of the fire showed that it |I may there with industry make a living for| of chaff: when they are found, they are pot wust have been excellently kept. On the; myself and my little ones, afar from the din| Worth searching for, Sir, we all kuow that i: walls, which were destitute of paper, but dazziingly white, hung quite a number of gene ot various siges, and a brace of pistols; ™Y triend, when your visions have been dis- and a@eword were suspended above the fire- peiled, may find a peaceful home, unmolested place. The door, I notived, was of oak and | °Y the frequent but unwelcome visits Of the | jonger be upheld as au argument plentifully studded with nails, and the win- tax-gatherer. : Y | against the Union, dows, which were few, were very harrow | : * Not I , my country is mine for weal or} Before bringing to a eclese this communication, aod barred with iron, Nor were the occu-| for woe. If it prosper, 1 and my children] which nas, I fear, already trangressed the bounds pants of the room less strange in appearance shall enjoy the good ; if adverse fate befall generally allotted to a lucubration of this nature thaa its furnitare and surroundings. Two '*, | am content to endure what thousands of | 1 will pass some remarks on the opinion enter men sat near @ table, on which were a de-| better men will have to bear. But [ have/ fined throughout the Island with wos oe the canter and glasses, and an ederly woman/few fears. Take cure that your children | Uulon. It ie eee occupied a chair beside the fire knitting; @4Y Dot in future years have cause to re- verse e.the ates of tbe: Colonics. aie the Near the cleanly swept bearth, and appa- proach y 7 for burying them in a remote} reason of this is simple, namely : that the bulk of renily ep} ‘ying the warmth at the fire, luy and insignificant place, where they ean find) the Protestant population receive the Protestant, two fine dogs of a breed | had never before little occupation for their talents and a nar-| while a great number of Catholics read th eeen. A glance showed me that one of the mea at least was of the pure Anglo-Saxon race. There was the buriy fourm, the was sive head, the raddy complexion that distin- | gxuish the genuine John Bull all the world| ever. The nationality of the ocher was not) 4nd | found I had been dreaming. 80 apparent; he was lean and sallow, ts Pete mats i wt et RT TE a the melancholy cast of countenance con-| CONFEDERATION OF THE PROVINCES | juopie are generally opposed te Confederation trasted strongly with the jolly, good-hamored | : ge ee . 1 would rather say that they are in a state ot expression that beamed on the face of his To THe Eprrok or THe Examixer,

| Vineible ignoranee of this all important question, companion. The dress of both the mea and | Sir; j which requires the fire and eloquence of Mr

of the ambitious. There, perhaps, you too, I eta the municipal bodies, who, keeping time with the

spirit of progress of their enterprising neighbors,

tax themselves accordingly. ‘This, then, can no

which they will have to endure all that we earnestly labour to impress on their minds the iv- | have endured, and at the last to struggle for | justice of torcing them into a union, and the heavy what ia now within our grasp.’’ ‘Nay.’ taxes they must necessarily bear, itis but natural

Just then a cry from the baby awoke me, | '? Suppose that all such readers (and many there

: ‘ ‘} are) should be opposed to union im every shape

and form. 1 opine, therefore, that the editor otf | the Herald is wrong in supposing that the country

our business to prove a negative, we have dune it

Herald now—for reasons best known to itself— | on Friday evening, 9th inst., the Mayor presiding,

Mr. Palmer is the embodiment of all that is good

in this case most abundantly.

called for the purpose ofenabling the Nova Scotia

In Mon: : duty has led to sznslatign te

goods trade, in the hands of some oe persens, supplyin

other dealers im ported direct. Increase in duty ha la fore benefitted these. and wil], tg, tent, do the same here, though oun em of importing fortnightly by stea Cueto

lessen the likelihood of thie. ‘There @8Y

Sar ail Te ae, in proportion, more direct importers jg Hal;

vhan in any of the large cities of ' nent. New York, for instanee, iglte cont. by comparatively a very few bonuses he cannot therefore anderstand the e

manifested by leading men in the lme though there is some show Bo0dg

ot strife, and undisturbed by the contention |‘? Upper Cauadians are somewhat heavily as: | } Sessed, this is net due to the Government but to

row field for their industry —a country in: Herald, aud as the editors of these two journals |

It is not my intention in this letter to dwell on} Whelan, or some other warm adoveate of union

The learned Attorney General makes a sad attempt to put such a construction on Mr. Coles's letter, published by us in connection with this subject, as willsuit his own purpose. He says :—

“Mr. Coles’s letter, which Mr. Whelan bas also published, establishes what I before informed you took place between that gentleman and I,” &e.

Lennie and Murray both lay down this rule, which English writers of any character under- stand —- that ‘ prepositions govern the objective case.” We will let pass, however, the flagrant violation of grammar ia the above quoted sen- tence, Mr. Coles’s letter is important to us in this particular —which Mr, Palmer has taken precious good care not to notice—that it “estab- lishes” the tact of Mr. Palmer not having been

seen or heard by Mr. Coles making any effort Whatever in support of the resolution, Mr. Palmer, evidently staggered by Mr. Me-

| Donald's straight-forward and honest testimony,

seconding the resolution. He says:—

“ Supposing it to be a fact that Mr. McDonald, at the tine, did say ‘1 second it,’ dees this ren- der it any more likely that I did not, at the same time, use the sameexpressian ?) How otten does it happen on a metion made in the House of As- sembly, that two members simultaucously say * I second it.’’

and patriotic. Was he ove who “usurped the | Delegates to explain the prineiples of the pro- rights and privileges of parliament and people,” | posed Constitution. The leading men of the Pro-

exceeding his “authority and powers,” by going to the Quebee Conference? It may be replied that he went to guard the interests of the Island. The same reply will be as forcible in the mouth of every other Delegate. But the mere going to Quebee, and taking part in the Conference, con- stituted the sin against “ parliament and people!” Phat is the logic of the person who wishes to be considered as keeping * Whateley’s Logie” for hourly reference, and who will reward skilful disputants who foil him in arguinent by presenting them with copies of it! Truly, we bave in this intance a powerful argument against Confede- ration !

Now, we turn to our friend the Protestant. In last Saturday’s issue, the editor — the pink of exaetness and “evangelical” trath—says :—

“ At Quebec the two delegates fron Newfound-

militating | 8eeme weiling to divide with bim the honour of | land would not sit as members of the Conference,

because the Legislature of that Colony bad given no authority for their appeiutment.”

rh

| Newfoundland Delegates were, in every respect, jeonthe same footing as the ether Delegates—they sat at the same table, met at the same time, join-

jed as others did in the discussions, and voted as

Your stalement is not true, Mr. Laird. he |

lviree were present, including the Chief Justice, |

the Archbishop of Halifax. besides other clergy- pee of different denominations. The Hall was | erowded to excess, and the Delegates were most enthusiastically received. ‘The speakers were the | Hon. Mr. McCully, Hon. Mr. Archibald (both members of the opposition), and the Hon. Dr. Tupper, Provincial Seeretary. We are indebted to the Halifax Morning Chronicle for the fullow-

ing synopsis of the speeches.

The Provincial Seeretary informed the audience that it had been arranged that the Hon. Attorney General was to be the first speaker, bul owing to indisgosition that gentleman was not able to at- tend. He observed that Hon. Mr. McCully, one of the delegates, bad couseuted to address the meeting first.

Hon. Mr. MeCully then rose to speak, and was received with loud cheers, He spoke at cousider- able length, and lis eloquent aud forcible address was listened to with marked attention. He ex- plained fully and very clearly the nature of the ischeme adopted by the delegates, and showed the | advantages likely to flow from a Union of the Co- He ably combatted the aagument put

forth in certain quarters that the proposed num- lber of Nova Scotia representatives to the Geue- jral Parliament is too sinall, and showed that by the tefms of the scheme, the Lower Provinces jwould enjoy, comparatively, a larger representa-

| loner,

Now, here is a confession forced from the At-| others, when votes were taken. We will eonvinee | Hon than either Ireland or Seotland bad in the

torbey General at last—that be did no more than

[his chair! And this is the gentleman, forsooth, | who desires to have it proclaimed that he was, | par excellence, the tenant’s friend on the oceasion referred to!

Mr. Palmer bas drawn into this controversy— (but what connection it bas withit weare at a loss to discover)—an allusion to Lord Grey's despatel relating to the claims of the proprietors, which

) you of this,if yon wish,by handing you our printed

| same thing, if you took the trouble to ask hitn,

before committing yourself to the rash statement above. The Newfoundland Delegates are not fools enough, any more than ourselves, to believe, that Parliagnent must authorise, by vote, a delegation | on any public question, before the Delegation can io about its business. The Canadian Govern-

| liperrat Parhament. In referring to thé ele- ments of the general scheme of Federation, he

any other member of the Island Delegatien might | authorised copy ofthe Minutes of the Conference: pargued that Nova Scotia would reap valuable ad- have done, and possibly did, without rising from }and indeed, Mr. Pulmer could have told you the vantages frow her connection with Canada. He

jshowed that in the details of the scheme local

kept under the control of those most jaterestea in them. In framing the Constitatiwon ef the Con- tederation, he said the Delegates had carefully and, be thought, suecessiully avoided the rock upon Which the American Union had split. He Was aware that there was a diversity of opinion in this city upon the propriety of the arrangewent,

jrights and privileges were duly protected and |

and he was glad of it, because such leads to grave |

ment, consisting of twelve members, every one of | consideration, and he was satiated that alter a

the opposition of the retail 4 with these, however, it might be well to en.

|

consideration large stock — bed debts through anxiety to sell out the large interest-——withoet mentioning othe; This enumeration will, we think. ; almost all the opposition, @p the side we may safely eount Upon our men, Who are evidently asa body in in an union, One reason for the {vor it meets from these may indeed be because Youth loves change of any kind, and re vot whole averse to a Change just for change. But deeper than al thig feeling Of our young mem thab want room. heir instincts tell them as tru that this change will be a boon to them e the sensitive apprehensions of moneyed men tell them this change may not be for the good of their pockets. Hundreds ‘of our'me chanies would try: their fortunes in New Brunswick and Canada rather then jg

| States, if Confederation would not give

Wade

jmore tham they could do within borders. Our voung men know that alifax | must increase ip population, and have eonfi- dence enough in themselves to beliege they will tind opportunities for adyg their own interests much more surely in the jnew order of things than at present, Qup | mechanics then, and our young men in genes ‘ral in favor. M | ral, are in favor oreover, the ¢ read ness of the conceptiun chimes in well with the aspirations of youth and of manhood ig its prime. And, accor all, it is by the per cultivation of these noble a iratioas ) that nations become’great and flourishing. Our manufacturers as a class are in avor of the proposed union. Through it they see the means of obtaining wit they’ have longed for—a larger market thag Scotia offers. Some may deem their hopes t

‘fallacious, and may buse their ; upon the statement that Canada is already

quire whether the plan in vogue ig profitable that might be devine unite 1

IRE PEN RE Som I

+ the woman was very different from ours. |

the short-waisted | the moral necessity of a union of the Colonies, as] to arvuse them, and instil in their minds the true iL

Sir Alexander Bannerman brought to this Colony | whom sat at the Conference Table, bad no autho.

minute enquiry and a ful? understanding of the | “el Supplied with manufacturers, that i

could have laughed at dress, the scanty skirts, the high-heeled | shoes, and singular head-dress of the lady, | had not her gentle mutherly look, her quiet thoughtful swile, and her matroaly dignity of manner won my respect, and made me ia- s*antly forget the peculiarities of her dress. The men wore stockings and knee breeches, (ard these became my stout friend wonder- | fully well,) thei¢ shoes were ornamented | with large silver buckles, their coats were |

straight cut and single-breasted, and the |

back hair was gathered into @ que which | was tied with a bit 8f narrow ribbon. The) whole scene was quiet and home-like, and! the mea had all the appearance of being old | friends. Indeed, such was the keenness o/ | my mental vision in this my **superiorstate,”” |

jiu man of occupying a nobler aud worthier posi-

| —argumeuts of the mind and of the heart; but,

| distant when absolute necessity will drive us, |

have touched ou this point te a cousiderable | tenor of the question. length in @ previeus oenmmunication.

Moreover, I do not hesi I may,| tate to add, that should Mr. Whelan pass through

| however, observe ea passant that there are copious | those districts, where Mr. Reilly drew every oue

and cogent arguments, which should naturally after him by his great eloquence and logic, and and, oue would suppose, irresistibly determine the | deliver a lecture, Mr. Reilly, 1 apprehend, would British Proviuees to cowe together and to form | find, on a seeond visit to the same localities, as one grand and illustrious whole out of their several | many traiters as he had adberents the first time. distinct and independent parts, viz: their common | This, indeed, is only natural. ‘The leading states history, their common language, their common} men of England and the provinces prescribe allegiunee, their common ambition, their mutual! union as the ouly means of effecting perinanent | affection, their mutual sympathy, their mutual! peace and security, and will P. B. Island, already | mitereata, and, in geaeral, the lofty desire inherent | so small, so Insignificant, and se contemptible in the eyes of our neighbours, render itself still | more so by ils determination to remain isolated 7 |

tion. These are, however, but internalarguments No, such, I presume, shall never happen, and the day is not far distant when we will bail the Confede- ration of the Provinces as the dawn of a nev of social, puysical aud moral culture With the intengj

besides these, there are ezteraal forces, which will torce us ta a union of some description; and, if we net presently, the period, Mr. Editor, is net far .

aa eer, returning to the subject

jin 1851, when he come here to assume the Goveru-| rity from their’ Parliament te hold the Con- ment. We-will allow Mr. Palmer to express, in} ference; and we think—without intending. to

his own lucid way, the iusinuations he would {ain | disparage the Canadian Ministers by the compa- prefer against Mr. Whelan in conneetion with the risou—that they are quite as weil learned in con- despatch referred to :—

more than 10 per cent in Great Britain, inme- diately upon the arrival of the news that a fede titer stitutional law as the Editor of the Protestant is } ton of the Provinces was contemplaleda, was a Surely Mx. Laird he t d ~wlivently the Ui argument Jy anpfort of the propriety of Surely Mis Laird has not read so negligently his | the Union. Mie distinguished between the advan- De Lolme, or any other work on the British Con- | (Agee ST a Federal and a Legislative Union, and + reee-etitution, as not to know that the Ministery of q | stewed that the former was preferable. Mr ponsible Goverpment, with its | a ry Nhere that lasaaaan ‘ a 7 — MeCuily spoke tor about an hour and a balf, and pip we tangs ane age ov razen and crowd- country ‘Vv re “oi prevails — and | sat down amid much applause. or re yewas given to the Colony,| the Colonies hdte47% similes of it—may send | dress the sentiments he expressed were met by on condition that theese, ts of the Proprietors were / J a disylay of +} thusi: b a tobe preserradgt igh sof tt roy it a display of much enthusiasm om the vart of the : vd inviolate at the poiut of the bayo audience. net sir. Whelan was one, who, for his gene- | please, on any emergency, when they think the Hon. A.G. Archibald took the platform, and ex wa feeling toe the ponents, aud the trifling | public service requires it; and they trust to Par. | plained fully and a the fivaueial aspect and inducement of getting the office of Queen's}; | Po as of > p,,);,. | Character of the Federation scheme agreed npo Pyinere deniibathd te ailis-deloraons. aadtorne } liament te sanction their proceeding. If Parlia- ot ts Thetis Cuda 1 npon } obtained his office, faithfully carried it out by |

“Mr. Whelan was one of those, who, as has been clearly shown by some of his new-found | friends, in the year 1851, entered into the com- | pact with Governor Bannerman, by

| their ambassadurs or Delegates wherever they ;

ment disapproves of it, they know the conse-

During bis ad-}

He adduced argu-!

subject, the people would approve ef the plan| fet the Canadas have a greater number agreed to by the Delegates. Hemaintained that | than they can now support. the fact of Colonial securities having advanced | we doubt.

‘Trine statement But even 4. it were true, there is still the feet. of rapid meresse of popula. tton creating a rapidly increasing de iperéapas whebher lallagioueor in waded believed by those who ought to know best— those Whose interests are most affected] that union will develope ‘Gar wunulactiritig in. j terests. a Our Lawyers are in favor of anunion. It -may be that the prizes which glitter beforg their fond eyes have something to do in im pressing them favourably towardsthe scheme, | We are not, however, willing to concede that this is the only reason for the position j taken by the best legal minds of the coun- try. Our lewyers are undoubtedly the men

thac [ knew instantaneonsly that they had | 2vlens rolens, tu this identical stage of policy, which | next week er™ y y Ane, ee"

long esteemed one another, and that eacl;| "any at present discuss in public and private, - re ee

WILLOCKS.

ever a large ex

had the most unbounded eunfidence in the) integrity and disinterestedness uf the other. |

Shortly after I entered, the sallow man) esid—as if resuming @ coaversativa that had | been begun belore l came in—*'] have well eonsidered this matter, and | think | can} demonstrate that this scheme will ruin of these flourishing colonies. ~ T oo, go on, Jet us hear what ; say,’ said the stout man. the other, ‘‘are a w

q = ‘ "you have to We,’’ resumed Sak people scattered hs of country. We now tection of one of the most nations in the world — her armies

prove the | De a?

our armies, and her fleets our fleets

Our taxes are. comparatively speaking, ex- ceedingly light; still they are as heavy ae) we can afford to pay. What grumbling we| hear every day a the difficulty of mak-|

cousider indifferently, and finally throw aside a mere political sham. Yes, Mr. Editor, ii measures do not seon be taken on te ope will all bear testimony but too syd . ject, ae rious aud unenviable aft van to the preca-

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ia by our Yauk« . ide gan e ee d ee zhbor e close » |

present war, <i ‘ Neighbors & se Close © 1}

ie No doubt exists that whatever may | ee" Cre fual destiny of this monster offapring of | | Mars, who has deep devastating for the last three jor four years the rich and luxuriant fields of the | | once United States with fire and sword, the Yan- | | kees will ever be a constant source of apprehension |

jandawe tous. In the first place, should the South | |

gain ber independence, as no doubt she will, the | standing army in order to be at any moment pre-|

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} North will be always obliged to maintain a large

pared to repel any Southern incursion or disturb-| , ance, for we cannot suppose the Southerners will | ‘ easily

Se «Charlottetown, Dec. 16, 1364.

Che Examiner,

Charlottetown, December 19. 1864.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SECOND DISTRICT OF KING'S COUNTY.

GENTLEMEN—

IT am aware that an attempt is being made and, indeed, the intentien of making it has been

forget the sad and lamentable seenes of | 2¥0Wed), to create an impression en your minds

bloodshed aud desolation, poverty aud unsery, now | prejudicial to me as one of your Representatives, everywhere present to their view in their ence) yy account of recent political transactions, J | principles may be set forth in a new despatch.

fertile and prosperous territories; aud no doubt |

| voting for the raising and maintainance of the | celebrated Ragged Regunent.”

We deny most emphatically, as Mr. Coles and Mr. Whelan denied it alt winter, and in previous winters, on the voor of the House, that the des-

quences. ‘They took the responsibility, confiding in the support of Parliament. Canada, Nova Scotia,

foundland and

New Brunswick, New

| patch referred to was the basis of a “ compact” | When | the leaders of the Liberal Party took office in |

the Quebee Conference. Their several

fur securing Responsible Government.

| 1851, they had no knowledge of Lord Grev’s des- | ; - ’

vate “4 “e il asked for in | : | I itch, It was not produc ed until asked for in jand we are confident the several Legislatures But ifit bad been produced, it |

would have had no effect upon their ininds so far as | In? } Mr. Paliner }

jonce declared inthe House that he had not mueh

stitution in sending Delegates to that Conference ;

the Legislature, will take this view of the matter.

c : So much for another “ argument.” against Con-

changing their policy or principles. federation. Avother “argument” of the Protestant had a

ments to prove that we could have Federation | _ . : without involving any considerable cost, and con- who have given, and are giving, the clowegt

Parlia- | jments did not authorise it by vote; but we are |ed, that immigration would flow largely into the ) sure they were violating na principle of the Con- Provines trim the American States, ane become

) accrue fiom Union will be fully commensurate te

i the project, Mr. Archibald proceeded to show that it was probable, when Federation was etfect-

contributors to the general revere. He argued | that Nova Sevtia possesses all the elements that are required to constitute a great manufacturing country, and showed that Union would tend te fereate markets for the productions of this Pro- }vinee. Mr. Archibald’s very able speech was well received, and upon closing he tovk his seat amid cheer-.

| the expense, and besides place Nova Seotia in a Prinee Edward Island, were al] | far better position commercially than she now oe- pcome sv0R, and as such should have cunsiler- alike as regards the powers they had for holding jcupies. After presenting the fuancial features of } able influence oa the minds of the countty”

respect fur the despatch of a Colonial Minister,

| for, said he, the Minister in office to-day may be |

} succeeded by another one to-morrow, and new

Ihe Hon. Provincial Seevetary followed, and spoke at length in bis usual forcible style. He pietured the prospective benefits of Federation, and in the course of his remarks argued that unless the Previnces assumed the attitude of consolida-

j colouring from a religious (so-called) point of jview. To arouse Protestant zeal against the {measure in localities where the schoolmaster's

| visits have been few and far between, it was only

The Cabinets of tended that the avantagea that would naturally | 8ttention to the seience of government, be-

,, cause Many are actually engaged in goverm | ing, aud many wore expect their wrn

The same may %e said of the Ministers anf Physicians. These are not under the same influences that mould ous commercial men. Whether trade fourishes or decays, their work remains. Not subject to the same luctuations as other men, they have Jess to fear in a ¢hange like that contemplated on

There is therefore less likelihood of theig judgments being warped by interest. Their judgment is, therefore, at the present time of peculiar value.

Those who are against union are, then, those whose fears are excited lest pecuniary. loss should be sustained. But take all those

the one hand, and less to hope on, the othem, ,

ing @ living in these Colonies. are constantly complaining of bard times } present totheir minds. On the other hand, should end heavy taxes. Now, if we risa in rebel-| ne Nurth be so successful, or rather sv fortunate, | « traitur”’ to the country and a “ conspirator” lion, in the first place, many of our best wen las to overcome the South, toe bring them back te | be en te ae aoe ie) sith will be taken from productive occupations} the Union, te place them in bondage, or in sowe | against i. itike 7- 8, because I, in common with and become a charge on the country. Wars bumble situation, opposed and repugnant to the | other political friends, thought proper to connect are ruimously expensive things. See how | spirit and nobleness of the brave defenders of} myself with the Quebee Convention, and to form : nam Uidieates s r hts ; rn | ; ‘ sil ‘

they bave burdened and 1m poveris ved almost ee me a See es eee | and entertain an independent opinion of the eetre a. the Old Werld.. Haw | Serene see, € sorsiors, Bust Ihe Norte sap) ae es

a =o yn be increased cm what oy port a standing army not inferior to that of the objects of that Convention.