—_ ' t disposed to carry on & poe ibe subject of

he is only covering, by a plausi ple pretext, a is b ating as quietly as possible,

ie 6 religion, l think retreat which he i , ; Hie says that L very aonecessariiy dragged in the massacre of Glencoe. Now, I would wish him to remember that he very unnecessarily drags d a the Vhird, and the in- sinaation that the epret, * Phlegmatic Dutchman, to all the Provestunts of this Island ; and I was only llowing in his own tre i when I desired to show that, per- there were not 80 many lrotestants as the Islander would faim wish his readers to suppose, who had reason to revere the name of Wi\iam, Dr. Stratton, a gentleman of the highest standing Im our community, and a staunch Pro- tostant, at @ lecture receatly delivered by the Rev. D. Fitz- | erald.ealled William the ** Nena Sahib of Gleneoe"’; and there is little doubt but the opinions of all the Scotch Protestant supporters of the Islander, who are acquainted with the his- cory of this terrible tragedy, coincide with those of Dr, Strat- ton respecting William . | think then that it would be good policy for the Islander ‘0 write as little as possible in praise of William. As the editor has thought proper to say that he believes that Wil iam did not willingly ** sanction or connive a'’’ the massacre of Glencoe, | will subjoin a few extracts from |

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Protestant works, and let the public judge therefrom whether | or not William sanctioned or connived at the massacre. The | Rev. Donald MeNichol, Minister of Lismore and Appin, the | parish in which the fool deed happened. says—* It were to be wished that a veil eould be thrown over this part of our history, as it was the most barbarous transaction in modern | times. sanctioned by any regular aut horityfrom Government.”’ See Sir J. Sinc/air’s Stat. tee. Vol. 7 498. Lord MeAulay, | who is adzaitted by all | nprejudiced persons to be too partial | to William, bas the following: « William contented bimself with dismissing the master (of Stair) from office. For this great fault, a fault amounting to a crime, Burnet | tried to frame, net a defence, but an excuse. He would have us believe | that the King, alarmed by finding how many persons bad borne a part in the slaughter of Gleneve, thought it better to grant a general am- nesty than to punish ere massacre by anotber. But this representation is the very reverse of the truth. Numerous instruments had doubtless been empl yed in the work of death; Lut they bad all received their impulse, direetly or indirectly, from a single mind. High above the crowd of offenders towered «ne offender, pre-cminent in parts, knowledge, | rank and power. Ip return for mapy victims immolated by treachery, only one vietim was demanded by justice; and it must ever be consider- ed a blemish on the fame of William tbat the demand wa: refused.” The following is taken from the Encyclopadia Perthensts, prioted at Edinburgh in 1816: “In the beginning of 1672, an action of unexampled barbarity dis- graced the Govermnent of William in Scotland. In the preceding August, in consequence of « pacification with the Highlanders, a pro- vlamation of indemnity bad been issued to such insurgents as should take the oaths to the King and Queen, on or before the last day of December The chiefs of the few tribes who had been in arms for James complied | soon after with the proclamation ; but Macdonald of Glencoe failed in submitting within the limited time , more, however, from accident than | design. In the end of December, he came to Colonel Hill, who coui- maaded the garrison in Fort William, to take the oaths of allegiance to | the Government. Hil! baying furnished Macdonald with a letter to Sir Colin Campbell, Sheriff of the County of Argyle, directed him to repair | immediately to Inverary, to make bis submission in a legal wanner | before that Magistrate. The way to Inverary lay through almost im- passable mountains ; the Season was extremely rigorous, and the whole country was covered with a deep snow. So eager, however, was Mac- | donald to take the oaths, before the limited time should expire, that though the resd lay within half a mile of bis own house, be would not stop to visit his fawily. After various obstructions he arrived at In- | The time was elapsed, and the Sheriff hesitated to receive his | submission ; but Macdonald prevailed upoa him by his importunities aod even tears. Sir John Dalrymple, afterwards earl of Stair, attended King William as Secretary of State for Sevtland Ue took advantage of Macdonald’s neglecting to take the oaths within the time prescribed, | and procured from the King a warrant of m litary execution against him aod bis whole tribe. As a mark of Aus own eagerness, or to save Dul- | rymple, William signed the warrant, bth above and below, with his own hond. The Secretary, in letters expressive of a bruta! ferocity of mind, | urged the officers who commanded in the Highlands to execute their ordere with the utmost rigour Campbell, of Glealyon, a Captain in Argysle’s regiment, and two subaletrns, were ordered with 120 men to | repair to Glencoe on the first of February. Campbell, being uncle to | young Macdonald's wife, was received by the father with all manner of | fri.odsbip and hospitality. The men were treated in the houses of his teaants with free quarters and kind entertainment. Till the 13th of the moath the troops lived in good humour and familiarity with the people. The officers on the very night of the massacre passed the evening, and played at cards in Macdonald's house. In the night, Lieutenant Linsay, with a party of soldiers, called in a friendly manner | at his door. He was instant!y admitted. Macdonald as he was rising | to recrive his guest, was shot dead behind his back with two bullets. | llis wife had already put on her clothes; but she was stripped naked | by the soldiers, who ture the rings off her fingers with their tecth. The | slaughter was now become general. To prevent the pity of the soldiers to their hosts, their quarters bad been changed the night before, Neither age bor infirmity was sparc Some women, in defending their children, | were killed ; boys imploring merey, wore shot by officers, on wh: se knees | they hung. In one place, nine persons, as they sat enjoying themselves at tuble, were shot dead by the soldiers. At Inveriggen, in Campbeli’s own quarters, nine men were Grst bound vy the soldiers, and then shot | at i-tervals, one by one. Near f rty persons were massacred by the troops. Several who fled to the m untains perished by famine and the inclemency of the season. Those who escaped owed their lives to ® tempestuous night Licutenant Colonel Llamilton, who had the ebarge of the execution from Dalrymple, was on his march with 400 | wen, to guard all the passes from the valiey of Glencoe; but was obliged to stop by the severity of (ae weather, which proved the safety of the rest of the tribe. He entered the valiey next day ; laid al! the houses | in ashes ; and carried away a | the cattle and spoil, which were divided | ainong the officers and sokiiers It can scare be moagined that a mas- sacre, attended with such cireumstauces of treachery and breach of the laws of hospita ity, could pass without severe animadversion ; though the expressions of Cunninglam, a writer very partial to the character of King William, seem to accuunt it a fault that it should ever have been inquired into.” It is to be hoped that after this, we will not hear much more | eid about Wiliam, whom, says the Is/ander, the people of | Britain invited over to secure for themselves and their children | * the Prote-tant religion and the liberties of England.” The editor says: * We shall not fullow Lector’s example. | and remind him of those committed ander the direct authority | of his own Church—massacres in whiel: the victims were count- | ed by thousands.’’ The above extract contains an untruthful uod unjust insinuation, and a very gross calumny. In the | first place, I did not say, nor did L insinuate, that the massacre of Glencoe was committed by the direct or indirect authority | or sanction of any chureh or religion, as the words of the above extract which [ have italicised would lead one to suppose. lf a persun were to charge William with the massacre, it would | require extraordinary logic to conclude thence that he charged | the Protestant religion with it. William was but an indivi-

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he belonged. The editor of the Is/ander surely knows before this that we cannot logically deduce a general conclusion from a particular premises. In the next place, the editor of the Islander atters an unjustifiable and vile calumny, says that massacres were committed by the direct authority | of my church - that is, the Catholic ( harch. If the Islander

| retain him in the true orthodoxy of Protestautism.

| the present Government, according to and without any snpposition, but judging from the state of | the Poll Books at the last General Election, that upwards } of 16000 Protestants voted against those who now form the |

| Government, which Ll trust Governor Dundas will take a

‘epeat the same. Tam not prepared to say what Aoly in-| sirations a salary of £350 a-year may have recently worked | on the nervous system of the Colonial Seeretary; but 1 do| know, that previcus to that office having been bestowed on | him, he frequently boasted before bo:h Catholics and Protes- | tants, that “ he did not profess any religion,” awl that “ of | ever he would take up a religion it would te that of the | Catholic, as the oldest and most consistent.” But now, judging from his statements in the Isfander, Mr. W. U Pope appears te labour under @ holy fear of losing his pay of £350 a-year, unless “ the character of the Protestant in- | stitutions of the Colony be preserved.” But Mr. Pope | does not enlighten the people by showing what change for | the better “ the character of the Protestant institutions of the Colony” has assumed since Coles gave up the Goveru- | ment, which Mr. Pope says was supported by the thirty) thousand Catholics, [t may be, and probably is the case, | that, as the £350 a-year to Mr. Po,e is the gift of a Pro-| testant Government, lis meaning is, and uo doubt bis desire | too, that such salary should be given to him to bring and | If that | suin—continued to him for three years more—would make | a Christian of him, and convert him from “ the errors of his ways,” and his fo guinea Leases propeusities, there are few sincere Christians who would not cousider it money well expended,

But how does Mr. Pope, in saying that 30,000 Catholies | are opposed to the present Government, reconcile it with the |

| fret, that it was by the votes of some of those Catholics that | flourished beautifully in 1554. aa ‘settlement and village there was a Temperance Society or a}

Messrs. Yeo, Montgomery, (Speaker), Owen and MeAulay |

were elected, while all these four gentlemen are supporters | of the present Government? =‘ Kither these geatlemen must |

have grossly deevived their constituents, or Mr. Pope must attacked; bat when the Libera’ Governments is charged with

* , *o i have stated a falsehood. Now, if :hese four gentlemen were!

‘taken from the Government, and given to the Opposition, | have its advocates and defenders too. where would the Colonial Seeretary’s £350 a-year be, and | Temperance ; but so soon as I, like many others, got a glimpse

his Protestantism? Kcho answers where.

Again, suppose that the 30,000 Catholics are opposed to | r. Pope's statemeut, |

majo ity for the Government, we have then a good majority} ——more than one-half the population—jn opposition to the |

note of and govern himself and his Coune'l accordingly. Now, it would be all very well for Mr. Pope to convey to

| the Government privately such an expose of their weakness ; | but unmistakeab'e madness.

but to publish it to the world, there can be no doubt but that it will be taken advantage of by the Opposition. ‘ Ob!)

save us from such friends” as Mr. Pope! the Government | may well exclaim.

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Mr. Pope says he do-s not desire to excite very angry | (religious) feelings amongst our mixed population! Not he, | indeed. The dear good man, be only wishes to retain bis |

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Che Gvathiner.

Charlottetown and Royalty, from its size and population, being about one-twelfth of the Island, has a decided right to a fair share of the revenue towards procuring asuitable site and building, The country deriving so much benefit from the contemplated improvement, ought gladly co-operate in the undertaking.

Charlottetown, March 17, 1860. A. Z.

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his being passed, only £35. If, at the end of two years, the £40 Schoolmaster should desire to be continued in the profer- sion at the starvation point of £25 for the first and £40 for the second year, he must undergo another examination—must give proof of professional attainments, character and success in teaching, after which he wil! be allowed the very Siberal

Sin—I noticed in a Jate number of the Monitor a communi-|*°™ of £50 a year. DeAnet from this £5 for preparing him- cation signed ** Darius D. Clay’’ from a place recently called | Self for the second examination—which is, no doubt, a very Dundas. a ad I ote be _ —— — moderate deduction, as the teacher must known as ** Doctor Clay.”’ me is daily arriving when) ,. . P : the people of this Island shall no longer be the dupes of :nedi- | oP SP. under expense for board and lodging, without cal quacks, or unscrupulous politieal demagogues. Mr. Clay, taking into account the value of his lost time—and the poor

tinding this to be the case, has entirely quitted business in the! schoolmaster has forty-five pounds fer the wear and tear of his medical line, and trusts to the efforts of his bri//iant pen to write | nies . : ; himself into office. Intelligence was ence at such an ebb in| °'42 40F twelve months, after preparing himself by two years this Island, that Darius D. Clay had so many patients to previous drudgery ata smallersalary. If he should survive attend over the eastern portion of this Island, that he "a8 | three years longer, and wishes to continue in a state of the compelled t» carry a copy of Haszard’s Almanae to warn him | hi ; owe of approaching storms! Must not he have been a sensible most abject slavery, he must undergo another examination ;! person to pat such confidence in the agricultural chemist’s and if he should give proof of his success 4s a ‘teacher—be a predictions? ‘hese days of quackery are happily fled forever. | man of a good moral character, &c, he may receive a salary Permit me now to analyse the very excellent epistle to the, |. cag As ; editor of the Monitor. His subjectis Temperance. A very | of sixty pounds a year, after paying the expenses entailed by good subject, indeed, if he only lived temperate bimself. I do) his thirdexamination. Here his promotion ends —the teacher not mean to say that he is aslayve to intoxicating drinks. Far! has no higher reward to hope fur, so long as be remains in

otherwise. WhatI meantosayis * * * * | ge : ; However, he shows in the most glowing colours, and with the} charge of a district school, To show the intense degradation

brilliancy of the great Macaulay, that the cause of fem perance | designed for school-teachers by a party for whom they have Iie says, ++ in almost every | qone'so much—because the Board of Education, the offspring

Division of the Sons of Temperance."’ I wonder if Dundas is) of ths party in power, must be regarded as taking their in- a village? iilad Mr. Clay confined his remarks to Temperance, spiration from that party—we make the following extract or rather intemperance, probably he might never have been | 711) in official document enbmitted ta the House of Assembly during the past week by a member of the Government :—

‘* Board of Education, February 23, 1860.

‘« In transmitting the Report of the Visitor of S-hools, the Board of Education deems it its duty to submit respectfully, fur the consideration of the Legislature, certain provisions of the existsng Education law, which, in the judgment of the Board, reqaire revision, as well as to offer some suggestions, calculated, ifembodied in anjamended Act, to improve, or ren- der more efficient, the whole system of. public instructiondn the Colony. %

** The amendments desiderated are referred to under the fol- lowing heads :

Te rue Epitor oF tHe Examiner.

spend considerable

crimes characteristic of the party now in power, it shall always I was once a Son vf

of the Constitution and Bye-Laws, | determined that t would no longer encourage a Yankee piece of speculation. ‘* Riding the goat,’’ and all sueh ‘om-fuolery must give way to intel- lig nee. Probably it may be very good employment for Mr Clay: but | assure him no sensible man would spend his time and money for such amusement. How, I would ask him, did Mr Narraway prove ‘* that the traflie in intoxicating liquors costs .P. E. Tstand £200,000 annually ?”’ I defy either Mr. Narraway or Darius D. Clay to prove it. An assertion is one thing and proof is another. IL can well remember the time when it was not considered indicative of insanity to appeal to documents for facts; but it would not only be indicative of insanity to refer to documents for the proof of this assertion,

‘* TEACHERS ; THEIR CLASSES AND SALARIES.

‘* A new gradation, according to seniority, combiaed with efficiency and merit, recommended,

** Ist. All teachers, now liceneed, to be called in, re-exam- ined and classified Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

‘+ ]. All fatare teachers on receiving licence, to receive from the Treasury Forty Pounds per annum ; at the end of two years to be re-examined, on prefesiona! attainmeits, character and success in teaching, in order to receive the 2nd Class Salavy of Fifty Pounds ; and after three years farther teach- ing, to receive, on a successful examination, the highest Salary

Mr. Clay next says that the Government passed this Bill— (meaning the Tory Government)—that it was rejected in the Legislative Council—and that as soon as Coles gained the ascendancy all were compelled to support distilleries and groggeries. Well, the Proprietary Government knew that theres was no danger in passing such a law. They put too much faith in the goed sense of the Legislative Councillors for that. lt has never been a feature of this Government to pass

|of Catholics und of éugaboo ascendancy !

a-year Protestantism ; and so ought the rent-paying tenantry | , : . : é Ss . < Pe ae | partizans of the Proprietary Government did their utmost to | —

guineas,” and so ought the Goverament beware of such a | as he was!

| Square for a public Market House.

ithat there might be found some four huvdred persous suf. |

when he |Of the most offensive description.

salary of £350 a-year—as he is not likely to be permitted | Bills calculated to benefit the publie while they injured them- | to * * + ~ * * he, perhaps, | Selves. Still the passing of this Bill would be a carse instead | finds it uecessary to hold what he has;—and he kvows he |0f blessing. Private interest warps the judgment. Had it) would sot Jong hold it under a Liberal Government, who | 20* Deen for some of the Liberal members at that time the | wculd wish to dojustice to the poor tenantry. Le, therefore, | a! costa have babe penne’: ‘ The ory was then oso very piously tells the Protestan’s how much theymust beware | foe ne ne pate o8e O) OFERE Aro wing reer | yp y J are | fur no man but one that will go for the Maine Liquor Law. | o How ardent in | Let us have men of this stamp, and we do not care what their | Protestant zea! £350 a-year can make @ non-professing | politics may be.’’ Could not a person with half an eye see |

| Christian! Lt is au old sayinz, ** when the fox preaches let | that this was the last effort of a dying party. The Hon. W.| to forty pounds. Schoolmasters will, at all events, perceive

the geese beware ;” and so should the tax payers beware W. Lord supported this Bill through thick and thin, and was)

. np > . . . when they have a man without a religion preaching up £35v | °PPosed by @ Tory candidate who was not in favour of this) 7 ) one gm measure, in the Third District of Prince County. Still the

beware of the preaching up of the text, ‘a new Lease for two | prevent the return of Mr. Lord, friend of Temperance and all | Miraculous consistency !! No wender then Mr. |Clay saw men ‘‘ voting for the very men who rejected it.”’ | Their dudge soon beeame manifest. “Their sincerity was soon | | tested. with evil consequences. Their next and fink! intrigue was the | |agitation of the ‘* Bible question.” This being their last | effort, they made every exertion, from the plitform and the | pulpit, until they finally proved sdecessfu! aad gained a short lived existence Why do they not pass the prohibitory Maine |Law? Why do they not now take some action on the Bible question? Answer this, Mr. Clay, if you can. Who needs | be prophet or a son of a prophet to see through the fallacy of { could have believed it possible, before it happened, | their mancuvres? Alas! for human hature' The next great evil, says tue renowned Darius, is, that fi-iently destitute of taste, and indifferent to civic improve- |‘* Ministers Of the gospel have not done their duty— they have ments, as to attach or allow their names to be sabscribed to | °°* fulfilled their mission. “They: preach righteousness ppd a anes : é ; aul judgment to come, bat they do not preach temperance ! a petition, praying for suc an appropriation, when sent of the principal things that

man. A FRIEND TO GOOD GOVERNMENT. New Glasgow, March 26, 1860.

SITE FOR THE MARKET HOUWSE. To tue Epitor or rus EXx,:MInEr.

Sirn,—It appears that a majority of the House of As-

sembly have decided upon appropriating a part of Queen’s

i : | Now, [ would ask, what is one round by the undermining contrivance of a few persons | constitutes righteousness ?

privately interested in such a measure; but I never cvuld supposed that now, when Colonial improvement and

have ance. Alas! for Darius D. Clay. -If ** ministers have not

public spirit have fairly commenced their march ia this | fulfilled their missions,” docs he think he has fulfilled his, |

[-land, such an application would have received the sanction | beeause he anes stood in the Yernon River Bible Christian of a majority of the House of Assembly, and that majority Chapel and luced!y expounded the bSsh: verse of the Sth chap- saskidinn ud ine drome tees metbess el the Baier. the Book of Esther !! « Yet all this availeth me nothing, ee so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s gate ! Gc vernment!! | Whata noble text! Did he preach temperance thst time? Such an act of vandalism would not have been tolerated | And did that brilliant discourse avail him nothing? Perhaps by the half civilized aborigines of New Zealand. | it will operate like casting bread on the waters, he shall see its A former Government most injudiciously granted a large | beneficial effects after many days. He ther says, ‘* nothing ortion of the eastern section of Queen’s Square, (or what | CaM Sive the drunkard but a prohibitory law.” Sheer non- is alleged to be the part originally intended for Public | °*°, Mr. yd ce Me thie free and oe Buildings), to the Episcopalians for their Church; and a SRRSEEICS WH) ORE SEERES bee ep Sapam So 2 ate |man, are past becoming exploded. Probably, before dooms- subsequent Government, exercising as bad or even Worse | day, the people of Dundas may entertain this opinion too.

. es ei ee ae eee c , : , judgment, placed the present Colonia! Building in Its centre. | Spirituous liquors are not in themselves hurtful. If we leave |

These improvident and stupid acts may be pulliated, if not | them alone they will not molest us. .We want moral reform. excused, by some considerations; but not so the decree | Let intellectual educaticm, combined with morality, form a which is now asked to legalize the approbation of nearly all | portion of the labours of our ministers, instead of preaching

ne that remains of the Square for a public Market, for the sale | politics, and then this worid shall become a second Paradise. of any and almost every commodity and stuff that may be

Alcoholic drinks are something like fire—good servants but | bad masters. no hurt; bat if you let it loose it will devour all befure it. Just so with spirituous liquors. Let us keep it within proper bounds and it will dono injury. Drunkenness is an abomina-

For the last twenty years the Bi-weekly Market held on the Square has rendered full one half part of it a nuisance A Cow Pen, (to use an isiund pbrase), for Pigs and all kinds of cat:le,—a deposi- tory for refuse fish, saturated with its tainted pickle, and

be equally abominable. I should like to hear Mr. Clay's arguments in favour of a Maine Law. I now ask him to de-

People saw that such @ measure would be attended |

Is it not temperance? It is im-| possible, then, to preach righteousness irrespective of temper- |

If we keep fire withia proper bounds, it can do}

tion to any land; but a prohibitory Maine Liquor Law would |

con justify its calumni. us assertion, I challenge it to the proof ; | covered ankle deep with as foul a collection of filth as ever and i it cannot justify and will not retract its slander, | will |egmes within range of the Scavenger’s shovel, and thus

fend his principle, and I shall endeavor, in a friendly manner, to rebut his arguments, favour.”’

Al I ask is ‘a fair field and no make it a Government question, whether the Crown property If he defeats me with the weapon of argument, hy oy the

of Sixty Pounds yearly.”

Should the suggestion above offered by the Board of Educa- tion fbe adopted by the Legislature—and we sincerely hore it will not—it would be :he means of driving two thirds of the district teachers out of the profession—if not a greater num- ber - for none of them would like to undergo another exami- nation, while a large majority would have their salaries reduced

how their services are appreciated by a Board of Education which acts under the authority of a Tory Administration.

NEW MARKET HOUSE. \

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Tue chvice of a site for the erection of anew Market House

in Charlottetown was the subject of a long and animated | debate in the House of Assembly on Thursday afternoon and

evening last. The subject was brought before the House by | '& petition, signed, as we understand, by about 400 inhabitants of Charlottetown, praying that the western side of Queen’s Square be set apart fur the contemplated building. This ap- | plication was very warmly supported by three members of the Government in the House, namely, Hons. Messrs. Pope, Laird and Yeo; while three other members of the Adminis- | /tration, to whose opinions the Conservative party generally /attach most importance - namely, Hon. Col. Gray and Hons. | Messrs. Longworth and Iaviland —were very strongly opposed to the erection of a Market House on any part of Queen Square. In this view they were very energetically seconded by the Leader of the Opposition. Very nearly all the mem- bers in the House took some part in the debate; but the advocates for erecting the building on Queen Square tri- umphed —not by force of argument certainly—in getting a majority of the House to support their view. Thereis no use in denying the, fact, that personal interest, old prejudice, and pressure from without, had a great deal to de in influcneing the opinions of the majority of the House on this subject. Mesers. Gray, Haviland and Longworth must rise in public estimation by showing themselves superior, on this question to out door influence,—and surely it can be no interest to them where the Market House may be erected, ev long as the principal square in the heart of the City may be redeemed from the desecration which its appropriation to sach a purpose in

volves. We know that the Hon. Mr Palmer—who is now the leader of the Government in the upper Ilouse—takes the same _ enlightened view of this question as was eloquently advocated by his colleagues, Messrs. Gray, Haviland and Longworth, in the lower House ; and as they constitute a clear majority of _the Executive Council. we are surprised that they did not

loave the reprobation of its infamy to the generous feeling of | ali that is honourable amongst its readers. I certa nly enter- | tain doubts whether the above calumnicus extract was penned) by W. H. Pope, Esq , for it seems almost incredible that a | gentleman, holding the important office of Colonial Secretary, | should so far forget his position, and the rules of decorum, as to | write so foul a slander, and deliberately insult Catholics, who | contribute largely towards his salary. I may also remark, | en passant, twat I am surprised that Mr. Ings, who would not, I believe, willingly give offence to Catholics, should continue to allow his paper to be iaade the vehicle of insult to Catholics.

It were to be desired that the editor of the Islander would not write so many palpable contradictions. lo one place he says that he never spoke disparagingly of the Catholic religion ; but in the very same article he says that massacres in which the victims were counted by thousands were committed by the | direct authority of the Catholic church! and of course sanc- tioned by that faith, which, in his own words, ** has existed for eighteen centuries—which is held by hundreds of millions of the human family, including the larger portion of the iv- habitants of civilized Europe — which was the religion of Eaasucs, St. Vincent pe Pact and of Bossver, and which is now the religion of the fearless, independent and liberty-loving MonTLaMBEnt ""!

Aceurding to the islander thirty thousand Catholics are arrayed against the Government. If we count the Protestants who were favourable to the election of Messrs ( oles, Cooper, Knight, Sutherland, Wightman, Sinclair, in a word to the clection of all the members at present constituting the opvosi- tion, and if we also count those who were favourable to the unsuccessful opposition candidates, | think that they will number at least ten or fifteen thousand. By adding fifteen thousand to thirty thousand we will have forty-five thousand in opposition togthe Government, Now, the vopulation of this Island, according to the last census, was about seventy-two thousand—and I dare say that it isnot much greater at pre- sent. By deducting the forty-five thousand supposed to be in opposition, we will have twenty seven thousand remain to support the Governmenat— and thus it would appear, supposing that there are fifteen thousand Protestants in opposition, that the minority of twenty-seven thousand are governing the Is.and against the will of the large majority of forty-five thousand !

W hen I began this letter I thought that 1 would be able to review therein the principal portions of the editorial of the last Islander, but I find that what I have already written ex- ceeds the limits of an ordinary letter, sv | must reserve for a future occasion any [urther remarks which I may make on the subject.

1 remain, Mr. Editor, Your obedient servant, LECTOR.

Queen's County, March 26th, 1860.

THE COL. SECRETARY, ALS GOVERNMENT, AND HIS £550 A-YEAR RELIGION, To rex Eprtor of roz Examiner.

Sin—If one be to judge the Government of P. E. Island by the réwarks—for they don’t deserve the name of Edito. rials—in the two or three last Islanders, they way well exclaint, * O save vs from our friead” W. J. Pope. - And well may the Protestants, whom he professes to represent,

sen jing forth its pestilential exhalations in the midst of what was designed to be the hcalthiest and handsomest part of the City. This is what the four hundred Petitioners wish to perpetuate—a number, to the credit of Charlottetowa let it be known, but few, if any, over one-fourth part of iis adult male inhabitants. QOan it be possible that the Legislature will perpetrate such an act of desecration? Let the sides of the Square be Jabelled with the answer—* Decency forbids.” {s the private interests of some dozen shopkeepers to be deemed paramount to all cousiderations of publie policy and public taste ?

[ trust, Sir, that this is a subject which will not fail to bring out the voice of your independent Journal in a tone condemnatory of this act of barbarism that is about to be inflicted on ourselves aud our posterity.

Your ob’t serv’t. A CITIZEN.

March 24, 1860.

SITE FUR A MARKET HOUSE. To rue Eprror or Tue Examiner.

Sm—Having heard that a oe has been recently signed by the inhabitants in Charlottetown, under the impression that if the contemplated Market House was not bailt on Queen’s Square, it should be placed at the head of Queen’s Street—I beg to offer a few comments on the subject. In con- sequence of believing this statement, the opinion of the City has not beeu fairly ascertained. The majority were, of course, against its being erected in 8» obviously undesirable a locality as the extreme end of Queen's Street, but were induced in many cases to sign the Petition, thinking that there was no alternative. It is said that at this time there were no less than three sites under consideration; viz: Miss Stewart’s Garden, Mr. Reddin’s Wharf, and land opposite the Temper- ance Hall, to the cornerof Kent Street. Either of these loca- lities is preferable to the former s:tes. It is usual in most cities to rail and plant with trees in an ornamental manner the different squares, as a means of health and recreation, and for evening promenades in the summer months, There are many objections to building a market place in the centre of a city. ‘There is no out et for all the accumu'ation of unwhole- some decaying matter; arf in this country, where the heat is intense for two months, this one cause is sufficient of itself to create disease.

As Charlottetown isso desirably situated on the water, how important to avail ourselves of the advantage so much coveted elsewhere, when, froin this circumstance, the accumulation of fiith can be effectually carried away by the reced ng tide. A Market House near the water would be highly advantageous to the country people residing on the banks of the three rivers, who can bring up their produce in boats. A Fish Market would also be much better arranged in the vicinity of the river,and would remove the great trouble and objection attend- ing the separation of the two markets. ;

‘Yo those persons living on Lots 48 and 49 on that side of the river, a great benefit would be deiived in not having to truck their produce to the centre of the town. The people also on the South Shore would derive a similar benefit, and would take their boats close to the Market plage.

dergoing an examinatjon, which, even jf suecessful, will cost

ueen Square should be applied to a local ose ? | shall cordially own him conqueror; but if he fails to do this, Q >, : on i PP . r ; Fy pf or [ shal re -ard his cause asa bad one. Thisis a fair and friendly | Had they done 80, Messrs Pope, Yeo and Laird—as is usual challenge, and if |e does not accept it, I assure him he should with all Governments—would have had to yield to the ms- not raise sucha ery until he sees real danger. y | jority of the Council, or resign — as to the latter alternative Bidding you adieu. Mr. Editor, for the present, I remain, | tte A ees ; Lot 5), March 21, 1860. AURORA. | ¢ver being resorted to by them, in such an emergency, they are too fond of power to adopt it. We have no space, at present, to extend our remarks upon ‘this subject. We cannot, however, hesitate to express our | hope that when the Bill for appropriating the western side of Queen Square to the purposes of a Market place, shall come before the Louse of Assembly, the majority may be induced (to reconsider their rash decision, and indicate somo other \locality—no matter where—as the site for-a Market House.

5 ‘ .. | If the House will not perform this act of justice to the intel-_ V's have been often told that no class in the commanity |. pe r bd J oo

P , .* | ligence and taste of the communitystwe trust the Legislative took such an active part at the last general election against 7

Jouncil will vindicate the character of th try at large b the Liberals, as the majority of country schoolmasters did. | Ovanelh, int sii Oe RP Rann Ae senna aaNaEeD

The schoolmasters certainly shewed no gratitude to their | TereT*S ay Canny Pe ee Scots Se

benefactors in acting in this manner, for if it had not been for , House have signalised their gothic disposition Weonght to

| hegi h i-civilizati der which we the Free Education Act, which was passed by the Liberals in| papi Oo mE ree . eee Edentio of th bined siticn Of the Tories dnbiibad have suffered so long with regard to many of our local insti- y ( . . “sp P iT eae oT ' * ' ” " au 4 ih tutions ; but if we continue to tolerate a receptacle of filth in Proprietors, ——, Care vee ae wean estates ay) the heart of our city—in the immediate vieinity of our princi- day the poor, ill paid, half-starved, despised class they were | ; ss ‘ ii i : : . | pal places of worship, close to our stately Colonial Building previous to the passing of the Free Education Act. The) ; hieet. f hich tl : Se ee anit a }—and thus sett ng aside the object for which the Queen's motive which induced the teachers to turn against the party | _ : b} ' who had done so much for them was founded on a promise, | Squate was _— gi _ =e Eee see ? poaae secretly circulated by the emissaries of the present Govern- | pd.ge, 00 better then tose nige Sera maaEIEes

4 ‘ ao . : p : the neighbouring continent and the world at ] ment to the effect, that if the Conservatives got into power, enists enibhopeny ” arma

the salaries of the achool teachers would be increased. Well, |. We publish two - yet ene 7" hhis eub- we know that one of the first acts of the present Government, ject, im, our prestat Ho... £0 .whinh: wp knwite: the eptention of

in reference to our educational institutions, was to reconstruct

!

Che Examiner,

Charlottetown, P.E.I., March 27, 1860.

BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS.

| our readers.

the Board of Education, adding some Protestant Ministers to | the list of members, who have been known only for their very |

Tne Touse of Assembly have passed a vote, in Committee of Supply, authorising £5600 for the service of Rouds. strong attachment to Tory principles, and excluding the Hon Bridges and Wharfs, There was the usual contention re- Col Swabey, who was one of the most liberal minded men at specting the subdivision of the money. It is needless to say the Board, a warm adyoeate of the Free Edyeation Act, and | that the grant is entirely inadequate—double the awouut always a generous friend of the Schoolmasters. The new would be barely suffic’cut in the present state of the country. Board have had no opportunity, until the present Session, of | shewing what an interest they take in the welfare of the) Schoolmasters; and they manifest this by recommending to the