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cTHIS IS TRUE LIBERTY, WHEN FREEBORN MEN—HAVING TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC, MAY SPEAK FREE.”—Evururines. Vow. 1.] CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1847. [No. 12. aa Oe lk ee ar ume

‘ ‘ . 1 ‘ tf 3 : : PARTY GOVERN MENT. \ence or opposition to that of the majority, then the con- party, even then, the advantages of party government For the instruction of a few individuals in Charlotte- |Adence of the ages would be withheld, not only are so great and manifold, that they would far outweigh town. who are always ready to set their faces against "O™ the crown, but likewise from the men who repre- the higher ¢ sadvantages attendant upon its working sented it in the Cabinet of the Sovereign; unless they Besides, no man is compelled to seek a state ol ce.

any improvement whatever on the old system of Go-) i = ; n . were 'siva office ass os f rom the Halifax Recorder the ere to resizu office and pass into opposition. f

vernment, we republish fi | ‘When a man turns to any of the ordinary pursuits of tandable observations on the advan-| But if the advice of the agents of the majority, in all human life, he does it, as do all his fellows, at the risk ce important proceedings, were to be invariably acted of failing therein. He that takes the emolaments of one party only, whichever has the asvendancy in the YP for what servic® would the agents of the minority public office, must do itatthe risk of losing them. But evislature, instead of putting men of all shades of po- |be reserved? They could bring their monarch no sup- there is a check to the unnecessary exercise of tho istics into situations that afford the greatest facility and Port—they could harmonize no action between the power of ejection from office: for example--suppose that upon the entrance of a new party into the Cabinet,

temptation to practice fraud and duplicity and to set one Crown and the Commons—and they would be sources oficial plotting and intriguing against tiene. The % weakness to the former, and objects of suspicion to all the minor offices throughout the land should be de-

lay is fast approaching when the principles so fully e. the latter, Nor is this all—for between the conflicts clared to be vacant, and that, forthwith, they should be nounced by “Laicus Wesleyensis” will not only he bet-|#24 jealousies of a Coalition Cabinet there would be a filled up with mere party men, what would be the resw!t? tar understood on this Island than they are at present, danger lest that the Sovereign, who might at first find Why, such a proceeding would awaken a storm of uni- but will be found as necessary to the efficient discharge Himself bewildered to know what to do, should at last versal indignation, and the party guilty of it should at of governmental duties here as in any other of the British |Come to play off one party against another, and thus once be shorn of half its strength: and it is the fear of centralize in his own person all the important powers of such retribution which will prevent the ejection of hon-

ithont any available check upon his ac-|est quiet men from office, when their retention of it

‘Government, Ww! ‘tions, and then he might enact the despot under the would not embarrass the proper action of the Govern-

following eloquen of forming a Government from amongst men of

Possessions. {From the Acadian Recorder]

TO THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS OF NOVA SCOTIA. | a forms of representative institutions. iment. Dear Breruren,— ee ’ : a ; Senge | You will not fail to perceive, my brethren, that by, Still, perhaps. you imagine that Party Government Among the very many senseless cries which the Pe by ns v ? ‘the simple contrivance of surrounding the Sovereign! would doom you to ceaseless agitation. ow, my toners

Conservatives have poured into the popular ear, none | .,, re von : with men who have the cordial support and confidence brethren, where ever a free government exists has found a louder voice than the “no-party govern-| « |, , ee ; : tap - dee Y Govern of the people’s representatives, there 1s given to the you will find unceasing agitation, or the contiuct of ment” cry. Notwithstanding the incessant vapouring: j ' gem i bi ut ee a © Executive and Legislative departments of Government thought, opinion and argument. You must have Un- of the Tory press respecting the Conservative interest ees ‘ ; ‘ | 7 hl; ; : : ' : : oneness of sentiment, unity of action, and vigour of tramelled public discussion, or you may have private in this province, the Conservatives were perfectly aware ' : el a . : ‘ performance—-to the people confidence in their public | assassination. You must have a free press, or you Wi)

that the majority of the constituency was opposed to) ihe : Py servants, as well as power to punish them—and to the have dark dungeons and heavy chains. The blackened

their measures and public rule ; and so, preparing for: : : : P ; s _ crown itself the love and respect of all, the fear and penis better than the bloody sword. It is better to wasts

the defeat which they foresaw was not to be evaded, [ E. ' E é ‘ é : y ‘hatred of none. And this simple, but most wise ar- ink than to pour out the life blood. It is cheaper, os they raised their watchword of no-party government, ; ; A rangement, is the very essence of party government.) well as somewhat more peaceable, to reason then to that they might ill sway the destines of the state,|, . Ws ; ; 5 +a : gf [s it a thing so terrible as to affright you : fight, and in all probability, should you be in the right,

though they should\Jose the confidence of the people. | : sa Ei id find i k The manner in which the Tories presented the adminis- | Party Government has been the prevailing mode es sar . Oe eee eae eee an o " a4 tration of government by a party, to your notice, evilieed administration, with the occurrence of a few interrup- | A so go" or oe vastly ae in need of inde- the most contemptible ignorance of the true nature of tions, ever since the accession of William the Third. | Pe" eS ae ae of re coated soldiers or a representative self-government, or the most invéterate Need I pause to demand whether the liberties and pros-/nop + Dut 7 gtonihe — are of artillery, you q must put up with the cant of politicians,

hatred of it. In either cfse they deserve not your con-| Perity of England under the despotism of the wretched | ‘Stuarts bear any sort of comparison to the increasing) But, my dear brethren, how is it that while movement

‘and competition help every other pursuit so greatly,

fidence. Draw near, my brethren, while I unveil to you the | freedom, happiness, and power of Britain, under the,

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mysteries of Party Government, of which the Tories Constitutional party government of the Stuarts’ succes ‘they prove themselves 60 baneful to liberty and good

How happens it that Victoria travels in every government ? The competition of human skill, of lofty

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would have you stand so deeply in dread. Party Govy-|80rs :

ernment is the government of a whole people throuch | Part of our ancestral Jand in such peace and safety ?— science, and of adventurous commerce, has made men = e*} . | ‘

the majority of their representatives ; it is the governing |8° much so that whenever she plunges either among only less than a Creator ; for he can now construct ai-

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by the largest party for all parties. And to ensure the the islets of England’s sea-girt coast, or scales the most everything, but a human brain, and a human sou’

en a od ; iffs anc] %j s ok you abroa 0 is 4 ld

success of the measures of which the greater proportion | mountain cliffs of ancient caledonia, she finds herself Look you abroad upon your sister country, and beh <

here engirdled by the living heart and blessing how, upon her sea coast, and lake side, and river bank,

it is requisite that the able men, who originate CVe'Y " ti

and sustain them, should be the responsible advisers of Hips3 while for her health and happiness there goeth up there spring up cities, gorgeous with the architecture 0: the Crown, that they may give an effective utterance to|to the King of Kings from the shrine of the sanctuary ithe oer world, and crowded with the wealth of every the wishes of the people, and a faithful execution to and the altar of the heart, the mingled supplications of jclnan. Competition Is the rod which hath smitten the I will tell you why this rocks in those western wilds, and peopled their once

them, when embodied in law. ‘all parties and of all creeds? | | ' : : ‘atmosphere of blessedness breatheth around her, and dreary solitudes with happy life. Give us that compe-

It is never intended by the British Constitution, that, Fe ‘this sacrifice is lifted heavenward. It is because that tition; and there will be brought to the service of the he people, the highest talent, the most comprehensive m n¢,

the executive power of the state should have interests | under her sway Party Government giveth power to t ‘and the most enterprising effort. Such a government ‘will magnetize the people with its own spirit; and then

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people, but love to the Crown.

distinct from the legislative power thereof, or that the, law executing part should stand in collision with the, But you have been told that Party Government is|"" ‘with a consciousness of their own resources, a reliance

law-making portion of government. To prevent this state of things from arising, the peo- partial and oppressive. In answer to this objection, let | 1 ple of Britain have determined, that the legal and con-|me ask you to turn your attention to the definition and jupon themselves, with a trust in Providence, they will ‘lift the gauntlet thrown at their feet, by their Angio- A-

stitutional advisers of the Crown shall be taken from explanation of the working of this mode of adininistra- |" ” ; that party in the state which, hy the test of the electoral tion which I have already given you; and then remem- eres brethren, and they will acquit themselves jn a ‘way worthy of their origin and destiny. My brethren,

voice, has the confidence and support of the nation at ber, that it exists altogether by the sufferance and coun-| ad bee : large. As long as those advisers retain the confidence tenance of the people, and hence that it will be the | i mage worming date sage Water ts sevet and support of the representatives of the people, the interest of the men who conduct such a Government to|S0 still as when 2 is frozen, but I suspect never So use Crown must act in accordance with the wil] of the na-\act with perfect fairness and integrity ; for en their acts |e a8 When in Chat state. tion; and thus is harmony preserved between the differ. must pass in revision before the public eye, should they None of the subjects of the empire can ultimately ent branches of theGovernment and the people. ‘be of a nature to call down the public condemnation, prevent the inhabitants of these Colonies from possess- Now, if the advisers of the Sovereign were to be ‘that government must perish. And, therefore, Party |ing such a Government as I have sketched. The in- taken from the minority of the representatives and the Government makes it the worldly wisdom and wordly tegrity of the Empire, the well being of the Colonies, people; then, actording to the working of the constitu- interest of its members to be just and free. and the designs of Heaven alike demand its introduction. tion, the Crown would be in a state of antagonism with | Yet, it may still be objected, that it would be unwise |!t cannot with safety be denied. There are men among the chief brarch of the Legislature, and altogether! and unjust to deprive the occupants of the minor public |4%> whom, for clearness of thought, steadiness of pure powerless for good. On the other hand, if the Council offices of their emoluments and position, upon every pose, and indomitable energy, the Empire at large a, of the Sovereign were made up of the able men of allichance of an administration. To this, I beg to say, 20 surpass. These men have the confidence of th parties cowmingled, the Executive would hot be able| that “if, upon the accession of a new party to power, People; they must be the advisers of the Crown. to command the confidence of any party; for if the|every government office in the state were to be placed| No private intrigue, no cajolement in high places, no Crown should take the advice of the minority in prefer-|at the disposal, and given to the occupancy, of the new |blandness of speech, Parisian bows, or wreathed smiles,