fleet. they are in a ptiiiillon to still further e tend their operations; and we trust that they will receive on adequate return tor the large lnvrstment of capital a blob they have cia- barked in their Steam Navigation enterprises. -lirtou Standard.

The Political Meeting in Summerside.

A Meeting (or the nomination of a Can- didate to fill the vacancy in tho ilonso oi Assembly. caused by tile resignation ol Colin hchcumin. Esq. was lieltl hi tiie Drill Shed in Summerside on the 22d inst.. and notwithstanding the inelemeney ot the weather, was largely attended.

1). Human. Esq. was called to the chair. and R. Gordon, Esq.. consented to act as Secretary and Reporter to the meeting.

The Chairman briclly stated the object for width the meeting was called—hoped those gentlemen who might speak would express their views briefly. and to the point. and that the best of order would be ob svrvctl.

F. McNeit.t.. iisQ.. said the Meeting was aware how that the people oi Lo: 17. whilst busily engaged at their usual occupations.

gather-iii" up with thanklul hearts the bountilu crops which Providence lliill

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.\ir. l’opu initl charges against. the Govern- ment why did he not. produce them? if this is such :I'l important question. whyl did tint .\lr. l‘opt- liiinscll. when he had the power to do MD. bring it lit-ltit‘u tho peoplel at the last gtncral Election? it was not i browe t lurward then. but something else was. which proved a lailui'c. llo alluded to the $80.00!) which had been nrgotiated for by Mr l'ope. but as our pi-tiplo \i'ci'c tint willing to be sold on Mr. l’ope‘s terms. another dodge is now resulted in. to this- lead the country. and judging li'om tlionp- poaranco ol the times. be presumed .\ir. l’ope tliouuht iliis would likcl prove the most suc still that could be glullgltl lor- ward to overthrow the Government. and in the end draw thislslimd into Confedera- lion. Mr. l'ope‘s card is double minded. tilitl out ice with it atlouble meaning. lie ilsitys he is opposed to Sectiirian t-iitloiv- imcnls. yet it was not very conclusive tn 1 his (.\lr. S‘s.) mind that ciitltnvmt, ts were notincludcd in his (Alizl’ope‘s) e. "d. [Nti. by Mr. i’ope.) Well. the llrst port of his i card denies it, while the second part seems i to include it. The day such a system will i be introduced into this country will be one llinl. will pave the way eventually lot tics troy big out' glorious system of Free Edu- cation. and ultimately id depriving many ot‘tlio means of obtaining an education. A .nioro cllicient system than that we have ’could not Wt'll be devised. Adopt Mr. : l'tipe‘s piint-ipl 1nd in one end ol a dis- , irict the nristoc ic portion of the people

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. and must iiluilt he lllill iioi l liimseli until it day or two in: I. when he badI been under the necessity of doing su._(.‘dr.

Cuitipbcll tlit-ti t-ontnotcd the provisions

made in favor of Charlottetown in propoit oil

to the population. with those ninth: for Suiii- . tnerside. and pointed nut the unfairness inn-1 tiifcst.) ii - would go for giving his Ct llioliu friends the same priviligcs whicii he toyed himself. Education had been too much iii-g- lectcd. and one reason of this was that one linlfef the members oftlic Legislature \vcrc uneducated men. and should have rt-iiia'iued at home. lie did not care who got tip a school. whoever they were. they should re- ceive his support. 1. Protestants neglected this duty. and the Catholch got up clllcicul schools. they should be encouraged. when i'l‘otcslutits put up similar ones they should be . illvllui'lk'll also. A large number of Pre- lcstuiit boys nttvittlSnlnt litinstnn‘s College. and as he believes such Institutions were for the benefit of the State. he iii.iintaiiied the. should have u lair share of the support of the State. Evt-ry school should be putt on the saint- footing and none should be allowed to lnive any advantage over the other. As rcg irda a local iiiciiibcrltetliil tint go in for supporting Mr. l'opc. on the ground that Stinimersldo had no men capable of representing it ciilcient- ly, btu because be felt that Mr. l’ope from his experience as u legislator. liis abili anti the interest he was sure to manifest to . d ii place iii which he owned so much property, all seemed to liltii, to point him out as it gt‘llllt'lililll in every way qiiililled to rt-pre» scntthe district. and cspci-iclly so when he hurt: in mind that one half of the men in the Legislature cannot write out or prepare ti ru-

had never read it

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strong Confederate. but when the present party got into power they were so fully aware tttltt ir own inability that they iiicanly ofl'i-r- ed to pin -e the same Conledt-rnte in the Speaker‘s Chair, to unite him the first coili- ttioiier in the hill and to appoint Mr. Whe- ltn. who was a dc ed Confederate. to the ollise of Queen's l' ntct‘. lie would admit

Ithis gciitlt-iiiau had claims upon tliezii. for he

did much oi their work and supplied them with brains. lle (.‘ir i'ope) had, he thought, done an inticli to keep the island out at Con‘ federation as perhth any other man. He hr tight forward resolutions in the House of Assembly that Were stronger in opposition t0 the measure than ever Mr (.‘oles liked, and as a result, when the imperial Act was passed. which has confederatcd t to other l’rovince‘s, this 1 id was left out. When he was in England it was said to him, why tio not ‘llit.’ people of Prince Edward islanl go for bou- t‘cderation‘r lie said because the terms ol- fcreil were considered unt’ r by the people. and however insignificant toe people of that lslatiil might appear, nothing but an act of high It noted injustice can ever put them into Uullit'tlt'l'.tlloll. He never consentedmr would consent. to acct-pt of any otl‘cr without sub- tnitting it to the people at the polls; and the results at the measure in Nova Scotia were such as he thought the Home Government would never think of placing us in, unless the people desired it. ill. owti opinion was. the longer we kept out the better. Why tear him on this question more titan Mr l\lcl.enmiii or Mr Ult't'll. both of wliniii it was well kiicwti were iii favor of Confederation? it was not this Mr Start-rt was afraid of; he is afraid if Mr l'upe geti in he will lose the little otlice he

given them. and living in peace anti liar-l, "light 3‘“ “1’ “ SVl'W’L “'“l “rum”! 93" inouy among themselves. were astonished l Clitll‘iu'lf l’Wl'L‘l‘ 01““ l“ “N3 01hr? end “i h; h“ unnuuncemuh; which they saw in 5 the district lroni that school. and thus tie- ma newspapers. that m. chm-um. “ms [0' pure some children ironi obtaining an ed-

holds. Ma. Sr.i\'r:itr: You eiiii have my efllte. .‘in. l’oi-t: liopctl some of his friends would

solution. ile considered further, that lilr. i'ope had special claims upon Lot 17. iii: it was who got for it its present representation. previous to wliiclt the Electors hail, practi-

come on’iii Lot 17. The ltii’uriiiation tlid not come train the Colonial Secretary. bill from the iloii. J C. Pope; and at the saint- time Mr. l’opo surprised the electors oi the whole island by intuvming them that the Government was to be broken tip. and on grounds which, it carried, would be destructive of the best interests oi the t‘ol any. lie was hiiiist-ll a Consci- 'atirc. anti was therefore sorry that such questions were now to be brought lorwaril by a Cou- servative. ivell knowing that the principles contained iii Air. l'tipo's curd coiild not be carried at the Polls. The agitation of the question would but. set I. ullll against triend. and finally result in a contest be- tween Catholics and i’rolcstants. \\'|icn Responsible Government was introduced into this island. the (‘on' system of education which ill done much good. but. when the Liberal Government. which was led by Mr. Coles. came into

wer, asyslcm was rotluecd whit-h tr rocuived with satis .lLlluli by llll classes iii the people. and if it was Cill‘l‘lt'tl out hiithiit ly it was all that the .uunti'y re. quircd. To that system the Conservative had also contributed some iniprovemcn and front time to time it has been amt-inl- ed, as the e' umstanccs til the country re- quired.

.c it is a noble system—one that is capable oi qualiiying otir young iiicu for honorably occupying any position in lite, and to take their stand cretlitabl ' among

tiny people in the world. Air. l'npo in his card states that he will support Secttii'ian Grants.

Mn. Porn—No.

Mu. iichizim. understood it so, but be (Mr. McN.) would advise his Catholic ll‘l it]: not to avail themselves oi a systcni which would surely prove to be so destruc-

ttives had a-

tieaiion at all. as they would have no means or power to use for obtaining one. Our prcai'lit system. if blithlully carried out. provides the means for ali'ording it good t tlucation to all the children in this conu- ll“) mid why supplement it by another?l ; We are told that In England. France. nude i Press a. they have their respective school .systt-nis. and that these are sectarian. Well, this may be so. btit that did not prove that they are silttatetl as we ate. urlliat We should adopt their system. The Church and State are united. atid otit ol that tiiiioii many evils which we :ire ipily clear ol. lie would maintain that v. are the irecsl people in ilie world. and have a system oi education than which, taken as a whole. the ivorhltlucsnut prmlu. iliell. r. Look at the li'isli Church. which is a curse to Britain ‘ust because it is so \vovrn tip with the constitution of Britain that it puts a shat-hie on the people which they cannot .shake all without convulsiug tli: nation; .iiitl this should ctniviuco us that while we are frt and unfettered we should take care to maintain oiir licctlom. (Hear). 1’. E. island lltill indeed always been fl‘ct‘,t‘.‘\'t't'|il vlicn the soldiers were sent. in a despotic manner through the country. to oppress the people, and for so dong were supplied with liquors. beef-stake. (‘70.. at the cost ol the people; btit now that the Liberal Gov- crniiicut is in power there is nothing but pence niitl harmony l'tom otio end of the country to the other. lie (Air. 5) con- sidered that; some sinister design—perhaps Confederation—wns lurking behind all tlicso pvt-tensions by Mr. i‘opc in the cause ol Education. if we are to have lill our schools supported as Mr. l’ope proposes. there will be no scope in that. direction hit for the exercise, by Air. Pope or anyone

tire of the harmony now existing; fol en, it it should be obtained. antl Seetarianl Schools be established, it portion of the‘ people would he or rest satisfied until it would be abolished. Now that we have a good system let us be satisfied. and see that we are not ill'plli‘L‘ll at it. It did not

else, til that c ity which should not lct its iiglit hand know what its lrft. tloelli. or to let their light shine that others may see their good works. Mr. i’ope comes foi- ivai‘d to advocate a measure lor the Ciliht)‘ lics; lie hail nothing tti say against them. but the ioint was this: An application was that e to the present Government for it

become .\ir. l'opc, unnsked. to come inr- Ward to raise a question that tvilloaly tend" to soy tie and divide the people. ’l‘hol time has arrived when thoFrencliman must I lay aside his love fo‘ii scpa ate it: ienality; th; Scott-burnt must not any longer cling to his Clansliip; nor must the Englishman; think that he is everybody; but. all niustl unite in tullowship au-t good will. :nitl [cell that they are l’rihee Edward lslautlers,aiult do their best for the good ol llil'll' common ‘ eotnitr '. D'Arcy M‘Gee endeavored to unite in) people in a common interest 01 friendship. but lost his lilo on account of his noble exertions. ilad Air. l'ope come; forward on his old political pi'iueiples,l every conservative in tho tlistrsct would; have supported him; but he now believcdi ii the liii-ctcrs nl Lot. 17 did not set illlSl scheme at Mr. i‘ope‘s aside, that ultimately every elector in the i- and trill yet. :tt-t. il' the principle is c ' ieil li‘ the xttilllt‘l'll soldiers in the last American \v ‘; the)" will fight until it shall be abolished. t' felt satisfied if such it nicastne was it would greatly injure the country. . its ell' It. would be to awaken and call ltll'lli a: all tot contention which would be t‘i'i'y, injurious to the prosperity ot our people,; and destructive of that lrieudly let-lingl now happily existing among all c -s., The present Government. \rt-r - tloi n‘ good work. and should be SilSiiiliiQtl. May have undertaken the task ol endenrnriug to obtain liecipvoeity and other liliptil'ltillil measures. and time should be given to tlici

present Gorermiietit to perfect those inca-E

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grant; it. was refus‘cd. The Catholics therefore, it may be suppo ed, do not like the present party. Mr. l‘npe. aware oi" this, has concluded that ii lliu Bicliop will give him Catholic support, he will obtain a grant for their schools ‘ and the question now i‘ Are the ConSciialivt going to support and sustain Mr. l'ope in his cll’nris to alt-tin this object? lie would repudiate the id illiat there was no man in Stun- nic it: capable of representing; it in tin- l.c iature. There were several as well i Ilicii for the position as Mr. i’opc—iiieu who were iii no way inferior to him. The l’nlriol says Mr i'upc once had an ollice under Mr. Colt s. illiil perhaps in his pre- sent niovcnu-ntlic i: lilllilll" at onclor some of his lt'iends. but in so fa :is be (Mr. S.) was concerned if they wanted the ollicc ho had they might have it. for he felt it his duty to do all in his power to uphold the present party and retain the present (lov- criimcnt in power. lie believed Legisla- toi s should be very earclul how they loneli- ed iipnu religith niaitei. iiitl those who want religious schools should be prepared

to support them. He was not sure but that Cuiiletltration had something to do with

lliistnovcmcnt. ’l'hcyhavedenomination- :il schools in anbe llllll pvi'linps the llisliop may, on iii 1. auount. wish us to eouiicct our destinies with Canada.

.ioilx LlLI‘l'litiY Estr. felt he had a perfect rightiu address the meeting, and lrcciy ex- press liis views, and had no hesitation tti ray that be regarded the llnti. James C. l’epe as a gentleman of superior talent uiitl ability.

“Mes m.wmd' “my .mwu pm “Mr hnufls' i when: any constitutncv should feel pleased to “uFunsnlcmdfl'” (Jovcrlmlum “‘“s “will: have for their ri-prcscutiitlvc. and that if the H” '5 ““5 l"ISSIMO l” do‘ “r "in" “'“F “‘ ‘lust rpenkci‘ would say what he liilt'i‘l to be illt'li‘ POW” ‘0 do [0“ "‘0 build.“ 0‘ “It! i correct, and what. he thought ltetilsobclteved, “bolt: 0011"” 't will he litll’ttll “Nil ill" lie would .itlniitthat when Mr. Pope was in electors of fol. i7.\voultl not. by tlit-ii the chislalui‘c. he st-rvtd bunnocrsitie its decision tit illiis partial election. counte- ; faithfully as it‘ lpitl livtI-d in Iit, and btdielvetl mines the itt0)tl0l| of ti measure “'lllclillllt.‘ Electors wi stow lll'l, iy using tit-ii- would martlieleontcntmeht now reigningjutmost t'llili‘ln'tll‘tl for his return. and thus in our lovely and beautiful island. New ‘l’l‘m'c 1"“ “'0' "‘H'ml M“ “'1'” “" “'Um')’

cally, tio voice iii the Legislature, oii account of the fact that its intelligence was overruled by a m joritv oi ignorciit men who otitvotcd the respccttible portion of the community, He Wits surprised t'vat liir. Stavert should so)

soon lll|\ o it. llc would now refer to but ill. and he wouldnsk, why did not the (ini’t‘l‘ltlllflfli buy it. or say, in it manly way, they could not! The Conservative r. when in power.ptircliased 312,000 acres. mid in eighteen months paid

it w inipudciico on the part of Air. Pope to come forward. forlic (Air i‘opc) liitd as much property in this toirii as it goodly number of such int-ii as had spoken against him. lit- could say it good deal more. but as he wished to hear lilr. l’npe, he would merely say hi- lind much pleasure in acconding the motion of his li'iend i\lr churgy.

Ma. i’oi-i-z said be h ltljiltll been called tip- uti to witness the death of ii worthy you than in this community, whom he iitit mcrc esteemed. but for w. om be entertained a leci- ing of till‘eetiou; aiitl therefore he felt unliitctl for entering into a discussion of the matters alluded to by the gentlemen who lnidprt-coc cd him, but he had this duty to perform, vi - to answer the charges which had been brought against him, he would say from quarters which lIL' liatl not expected such accusations. Mr. .\lc.\'eiil spoke nfoitr green iiiiil pie ant is- land. ofits verdure and beauty, but its up- pearanccjust now was not calculattd to inspire in his mind those verdant views and ideas to which Mr. Achcill liatlsti eloquently alluded. .\lr. {lit-Neill said he was a (toiiseri tire, and lmd Mr l’ope come out trilliuiit making those announcements which appear in his and he would have supported him; int the next nio- uient he moves that Mr .\ic.\lill.in be brought forward. and cxprnssctl a hope that the present Government would be sustained. Mr Stavcrt said that Mr i’tipe had no right to thrust him. tit-if upon this district. us he is not residing here. but in Charlottetown. .\ir i’opc believed that he ‘)i\'llL‘(l as much property in Siiiiimer- side as Mr Start-rt, ainl almost. its much as Mr McNeill: he spent the prime of his man- liontl in Snmmersibo, mid to its improvement tit-voted the best energies ofliis mind. When quite a young man he cuuiineneed business-in ritimmersitle. anti for several years had cx- pended in s .ipbuilding timl general business front £110,000 to £50,000 u year, and thereby had done more to build up the capital of Prince County than any other unit. Many merchants iinw had tinct- shops than he had. and he hoped they would all prosper. but he would not shrink from saying that be bid paved the way for the present prosperity of the town, and it was he also who litid been the means ofgiving to it its representation. lie was a young Alenibcr of the Legislature at the time, but he did not hesitate to take atl- rantngc of the folly at those who then repre- suited this part til the county. and succeeded in traiisfei'ringthe rcpi'cst-iitaiioli from I’riucc~ town to Lot 17; and be doubted not but Suin- iiicrsitle would yet rival the first city in 1’. E. island. llc hail not t-oineiiirivard asaCnntli- date unsolicited, Ltit had been invitctl to do so by some of the moat llillill ntinl electors on the district. aiitl tltcrt-lore tlid not think that he had been guilty of presumption. He be- lieved that it'elct-tcd he would do as muclifor the district as any man they could name. Mi Mchiil is from Georgetown, tiiitl for many years tiid business there. but. what had be (Mr .\lc.\') done for that loivti while residing there? 'l'rne. they lial succeeded in getting tip a Market House. but when it was opened they had to get from Charlottetown a quarter of bccf‘to I at into it. ilc b "il‘il a gentleman any, to whom the circumstance w is related. that they should have got a kangaroo tintl placed there. buthe thought if they got: Mr .\le.\'cill and put him there they w-tild not require one. But olil lllr Pope has some sinister design in view, or he would not now come forward as he as. or would have waited until he was invited. When be (Mr Pope) was in the House before, he represented lie- dt-quc, although he lived iii Siiiiiiuersidc, yet that tlill not prevent him from neglecting the iutt ri-sis of either place. lie faithfully repre- sented the district for which he was returned. and honestly did his best for Suniiiicrsbleauul its interests were then as well tittemlcd us they have been since. Look at the roads! in ivliat state art: they at prcst-lil'f Can farmers bring in their produce to market 'I- ilere are

1.1.5000 in cash tor land. iind in no case did ' the average price exceed 5.4. stg. ait acre; but this mi waldo Government cannot buy 12.000 .acrcs. although when coming into power they ' promised to obtain tree land for all the peo- l pic. Mr Start-rt said we have peace liu.\V,_lJiil he would ask. why have we pcace‘! it isyust bt'L‘tiilrL‘ the soldiers were brought here for our protection, and he would spend his his: slui- ‘ bug to uphold the supremacy ot the laws, and as long as he lived there was one act ofhis lilc in which he would take pride; this was that as a public man he had exerted himself to up- hold. at the time of the Tenant League insur- i'cciion, the. supremacy ofthe laws. and what did air ilcnslcy say? ills coiiipbiint was that ive had not sooner put down the League. lint look at the way this composite Government took to settle the question . they sent iloinep tlcspntcli asking the Imperial Government it they would allow them to bring in it compul- sory liiil. which lorercr shutii them out trom moving in the matter again. Why tlid not they act. like men, and pass it iiill, mid semi it lluilit‘. Had they done so, tiiitl then been diso allowed. they could have again brought it forward in another foruhbut now they cannot. When he was in the Government. li.i could have sultl l.ot27 for ll slii'lings per acre, but then it might have been said that he look tul- vautagc of his position to do so. biit he sold it to the present Government. The next tiiove oi the Government was to pass a sham Loan bill, which took lilr ilciislcy to England. ilis protessed object was to raise money on de- bentures bearing 0' per cent. interest. to buy laiiti and to pay of other debentures which were hearing intcrest at .1 per cent., but fortu- nately for the country he did not succeed in getting the Loan. ile (.\lr l’opc) tol l the Government when he sold Lot 27 to them, that Mr Todd was about to visit. the island. and that they should endeavor to purchase Lot 19 from him, as he would like that the Tenant-5 on tho Estate should have the bent-lit of the Land Purchase .liill. When that gen- tleman came he went to Government House, atid the first d. y be was here he introduced him to the Leader of the Government, but there was not one Member at the Executive who had the politeness to cull upuii him. They did iiet even put themselvesinconnnunication with him. ile then told Mr. Todd, in his of- fice. that he ltad better offer his estate to the (.iovernnient. iic said he wnnltlnot takelcss from the Government titan le. an acre. bill that he would sell it to him (Air Pope) for 135 ‘Jd, which was less than he would let tiny other party on the island have it for. '1 he tliiy Mr Todd was to leave. he (Mr l'ope) had to go to the country, and tolti his brother that if Mr Todd would let him have the land for 1:31 ‘Jd to close the bargain, mid take it‘ for him. [The liuii. gentleman then explained the nature of the correspondence between him and Air licusley. substantially as it appeared in the public papers.] lie (Mr .l'ope)‘ stip- poicd troin this out it. would be considered wrong tor any man to purchase land. however laudable his object might be in doing so.wlille it would be quite right for small otlice boldeni to shave small iiotcsat the rate ol'i'il) per cent. The Government should not get Lot 1'.) from him; no, not tor 20s an here. With respect to Education, it was said that he was coming otit to atlvoea that the Catholics should have grants lor their schools. iiut lie was aware .ilr llcnslcy was afraid that if be (Mr l'ope) got iii It. might break up the presciitunvcrn- iiiciit. Yes. says Mr Ilcnslcy, McMillan must be got out. or we are done. Well, liir .\lt'.\liihiu is coming out, mid he hoped he would prove iigood Liberal. lie Would be happy to meet an McMillan, but he would not tieiuvpi‘ised to lind that he (Mr l'ope) would go to the polls and not meet air'lliehiil- liiu there. in respect to the Catholic elec- ors. whose feelings were titteiiiptctl to to ex- citt-tl, lie liatl never said anything in his lite against either their Religion or ttictr Church, and was always glad to meet them. but they