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| OLD VON SLY BIS. AND PIOUS WILLIAM.

A LITTLE WAR SONG.

There came three Morta’s from the West, Three Mortals hale and strong,

Aud they all swore that fair Alsace Should unto them belong.

| The first was very grey and wire,

j "Phe second preciously sly,

} The third was always turnipg up

To Heaven bis sharp old eye.

| The first built on his warlike craft,

| The second on his snares,

The third announced to Europe be Depended ou his prayers.

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‘CARVELL BROTHERS,

Von B': marck dovn’d hie uniform, Vor aoltke drew his sword,

Whi.e Pions William raised his.orbds, And prayed unto the Lord!

They raiz’d theirshella on hospitals; They fired on flags of truce, | They taught the world that war may be One horrible abuse. |

And then they eat, and reckon'd o'er The many fields they'd won; Bismarck aud Moltke grew young agaiz While thinking of the fun; | While W'lliam traced the ruin'd towus His conquering foot had trod, Counted the myriads he had slain, And offer'd tuanks te God !

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IRISH BLUE GAME FOWLS.

{From the American Stock Journal).

‘In olden. time, when gentlemen aften lost and won fortunes on fighting cocks, it was “what the cock could do’’ was most thought of, not ‘what be looked like.’ At the present time more attention is paid to breed- ing to a feather than to the game proper- ties. Ireland has long been famous for fine breeds of true dead game birds —The

[rish Game fowl is valuable as a stock fow!,

The only great objection to it is its extreme

pugnacity; on socount of which the young

are with difficulty reared, ‘‘ sometimes a

large part of the brood being killed or

| blinded’’ before they are half grown The

| females are good layers aud mothers, and

; their eggs though small are déiiciously

flavored. The flesh of this breed is .ex-

tremely delicate and fine grained, and in

great repute. A cross of the Dorking is

valuable for general purpcses, As sitters,

gsme bens have no euperioss. Quiet on

their egzs. regular in the bhours.of coming off, and returning to their charge, and cou- fivent from their fearless disposition of re-

pressing the incursions of any intruder, they

rarely {ail to bring off good brouds.—Hatch- ing accomplished, their merits appear in a

still more conspicious light. Kver on

guard, not even the shadow or a bird over- head, or the appreach of a man or beast,

but finds them ready to do battle for their

offspring. The cock carries himself very

gracelu'ly; his portaod bearing proclaim | bis fiery shirt, bis undaunted courage, which endures even to bis last breath; tor while prostrate and mortally wounded, he will avewer the insulting crow of his victorious rival,and make a last effort to revenge him- self before the spark of lifeisextioct. A cross between the pure Irish Game and the common fowls makes a spleadid fowl for ail uses—bardy, very plump and stocky, good layers and .unexceiled for market. No doubs the common or dunghill stock ia this country would be improved at least in lay- ing qualities, by . the infusion of imported geome - The game possesses so much vitality and vigor of constitution, that it transmits its qualities with wonderful cer- tainty; a cock running with common or mixed hens, will produce stock stroagly resembling games, and more than half ot them finely marked. the pullets maturing earlier and beating their mcthers by laying 50 to 75 ner cent more eggs per year, mak- ing one of the best crosses known for family use,

OTTAWA.

A despatch to the Globe on Saturday gives the closing up of the debate on Sir A. T. Galt’sjFisb- ery resolutions, on Friday night, a portion o/ which we quote:—

** Dr. Tupper said the House was indebted to Sir A. T. Galt for affurding an opportunity of expressing an opinion on this subject.

T3e eflect would be te show that whatever difference there might be on matters of minor importance, in all quections affecting the honor of Canada our peopie were a anit. He review- ed the bistury of the Fisheries to show that Great Britain had always protected them from foreign aggression, and he could not believe she would change that policy now. The abrogation of the Keciprocity Treaty bad resulted benefi- cially to Canada, and while the commerce of the States wae depreseed, we were enjoying an ui = exawpled era of prosperity. The Dominion was developing the country, prosecuting gigantic er- terprises, and extending ils power across the con- tinent, and at the same time reducing the taxes, which were insignificant when compared with the burden that weighed dowa the Republic. | He hoped Sir A. T, Galt. having obtained bis ob- ject, would withdraw bis motion, (Cheers. )

Hon. Mr. McDougall thought Dr. Tupper had mis-represented the United States, As a nation they were the most pewerful in the world, and

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merited respect. He did not believe that either Nova Scotia or New Brunswick had been bene- fitted by driving away American fishermen from their coasts. The Commission seemed to have been appointed chiefly for the purpose of settling tue Alabama claims, and Reciprocity and the Feuian claims seemed to have been completely lost sight of. He censured the Government for neglecting these matters. He rejoiced that the controversy between Great Britain and the Unit- ed States was so near an end, and was «atiefied that the interests of Canada would not be sacri- ficed by our Prefuier. He. hoped our claims would not be made a set of against the Alabama claiune, but such was the opinion prevzlent in the Lewer Provinces. (Cries of * No, No.”) Weill, he bad just returned trom there, and such was | bis impression. _He hoped Canada would not euffer through the blundering of the Imperial authorities in the coming commission as she had in times past. (Cheers,) —_—_—s eo

EUGENILE.

| Empress announced that she had received a | message in cipher from the Emperor confrm- ‘ing the news of the surrender of the army and |the captivity of hie Majesty. After an anj. ‘mated discussion the Empress was advised by 'a member of the Council to immediately con- |voke @ meeting of the officers of the Paris garrison in the court yard of the palace to ‘tell them what had happened, and ask for an | assurance of their support. The Empress re.. | plied that she did not doubt the appeal would be really responded to, but she would not, for | the sake of the Emperor or the regency or the | dynasty suffer a drop of blood to be shed in | civil strife,

During her exile her Majesty has strictly | maintained the same impassive attitude. She | has constantly rejected every eer to inter- | fere in the affairs of Europe. She has lived ‘ym complete privacy, and, so far from intrud- | Ing herself on public attention, has successful- | ly striven to keep her name out of the papers, |The accounts that have appeared of her ' Majesty’s intrigues and negotiations for the | restoration of the imperial power are absolute ily and entirely without foundation. The | Tesolution adopted on the 4th September, not, | in time of war and invasion, to incur the risk | of civil discord, and have never been violated |in thought or deed.’

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THE TRACADIE ESTATE AGAIN.

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Since publishing the short article two weeks ago, in the EXAMINER, on the Trac- adie Estate, we have heard that one of the owners of the property is disposed :to sell, upon such terms as wil} warrant the Gov- ernment to move in the matter. The principal owner will dispose of it for an amount equal to the rental. It could not be.expected that any one, in the year of grace, 1871, would take much less. Now, if the Government willnot at once do some- thing before the short ieases will have ex- pired, is it not highly probable that a much larger rent will be demanded ;than the tenants pay at present? Most assuredly it is, as scarcely any man could -resist the temptation of asking more for his lands in 1872 than he asked 40 years ago. Why should .not the poor people en the Sand Hills of Tracadie have as good chances to become freeholders as those on the Worrel or Belfast Estates? Must we wait till the overburthened people are again outraged by the sight. of armed soldiers, who will have rent or blood? Is there no Edward Whelan or George Coles in the Legielature, to plead, as of old, for the cause of the tenantry? ‘Wenope so, for we believe that the statesman in Prince Edward Island can win no more lasting laurels than in striving with his whole power to make freeholders of the poor, desponding tenantry. The tenant, wito a lease about expiring. or that ne knows will expire when the vigor of his manhood is gone, has no heart to battle with the trials of life. The fruit of his toil may be gathered by others, and it is no

| wonder that his dreams are disturbed by the

spectre of the landlord's rent-roll. They are free whom the truth makes free, it is said ; so it is true thut free lands make free men. We are not speaking in the language of mere sentimentalism, but because we know something of the condition and feelings of the

Landlordism must be wiped out of Pritite Edward Island. It is the sponge that saps up the greenest portions of our verdure. It_permeates every branch of mercantile enterprise, an@ mechanical industry to their injury, and it is, therefore, our bounden duty to remove its blighting influence as soon as possible. If the gentleman to whom we alluded, will sell, we do hope the Govern- ent will close with him at once. The owners ofthe remaining portions, would be ‘hen, also induced to sell upon fair terms. The people of the Tracadie Estate being once freeholders, the cordon of slavery in the Island would be limited to small de- grees; so small that we trust this genera- tion may be able to celebrate its final extirpation from our land.

TAXES

IN THE UNITED STATES,

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Sometimes we meet with people few and far between, who seem to think that our manifest destiny tends towards our ab- sorption into the United States. It is sin- gular that any one in the British Provinces should for a moment entertain the foolish notion. There are some, however, who look upon the existence of a British North American Nationality, as an improbablity, and they imagine that we would reach the most unbounded prosperity, if we were a State of the American Union. This sub- ject will be forced upon us for discussion, before a quarter of a century, and in the meantime, it will afford us not a little gratification to find that our taxes are a mere trifle, compared with those borne by our neighbors in the United States. The goods upon which we pay 10 or 12 per cent, they have to pay from 50 to 150. ‘The American Tariff inclndes over 4000 articles, and there is scarcely any thing upon the F-es List. Nothing is inore dreaded in the Island than any proposition to increase the taxes, no matter for what public im- provement, and the feeling to keep down taxation is a very laudable one. We com- mend to our readers the following list, which shews the duties levied upon Foreign Goods in the United States for last year. We find them in ths New York World, and no doubt the figures are correctly given :—

rial Council was held at the Tuilleries early on the merning of the 4th September. The

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poor people on the sand Hills of Tracadie.

NS. ou ks ks dose seasthsees a Vinegar .....scssscccsccccsccssccccs 49} Raw wool; class No. 1...0.0-cccsseee8 694 Raw wool, class No. 2.....-ss+eeseees 425

Wool rags, waste, shoddy, mungo and SUE a odin d ak es: <pagh seueneen en 129% I NR, oo no ccs eeee bates 4onsu 69} | GG CUED os. cde Veenvvcevcane 624 | Flannel, value over 40 cents.......... 99 Flannel, value over 60 cents.......++- 934 TE: I. cn bn 099 «2 « eemehane>* nese

Wool hosiery, value over 60 cents... .95 Woolen shirts, value net over 40 cents BAT Te. wn cacagnpccscccovecesces 186 Wovlen shirts, value over 40 cents....91 Woolen shirts, value over 60 cents... .933 Balmoral cloaks, value over 40 cents oo ea eee 85 Balmoral cloaks, value over 60 cents. .9 “4 Balmoral cloaks, value over 30 cents. .72§ Woolen yarns,value not over 40 cents. .100 Woolen yarns, value notover 60 cents... .90 Woolen yarns, value not over 80 cents. . .81} Woolen dress goods, real or imitation ee Re Oe 69} Webbing, belting, bindings, braids, buttons, gallons, &c , made of wool,

worsted Or moObalr. «+. ..0+eeees ol MINE anon” PS a ccctecesess cevess 125 Endless belts or felts...........++.++ 56 Axminster carpets...........++.+0065 50 Saxony and Wilton carpets...... acon. 0a Brussels carpets... ....-sseeeecesees 685 Patent velvet carpets......-.+++++ 0 e594 Tapestry carpets ...+...+0000+ anbian id 674 Treble ingrain or three-ply .....+.++-+ 524

'Drnggets and backings......-..++++ 904

“ Now-n-days we can get no article, whether of luxury or necessity, without paying, in addition to the just price of the article, a heavy toll in the form of a tax. To open a bex of matches, one must first break or cut through a revenue stamp. Cigars formerly retailed at three cents apiece, now .cost about twenty-five cents apiece. Wine we scarce:y see, for the price is $6 at 2 hotel- for a bottle of cham- pagne. The best brandy is $50 a gallon. Whiskey, before the war $J per gallon, is now from $2 to $5. Our fuel is taxed. Our clothing is taxed. Our tea is taxed. Our cffoee is taxed. Our sugar is taxed. Our bargains.are taxed. Our deeds, our wills, aie taxed. Our newspapers are tax- ed. Our books are taxed. The very light that comes through our windows is taxed. The beds we sleep on are taxed.’

This reminds one of the celebrated de scription of the over-taxed Briton, publish- ed by the witty Sydney Smith, in the Edin- burgh Review.

DEBATES

OF THE

HOUSE OF ASSEABLY.

(Continued from last week’s Extra.)

Mr. MeLszan said that the matters con- tained in the paragraph interested both him- se_f and his constituente, to a very consider- able extent, The Exhibitions for King’s County had hitherto been held altogether at one end of the County, and it was therefore nothing but just and fair that they should be held in rotation at St Peters and Souris. He hoped that the Government would give the matter due consideration. In the mora- ing’s debate, reference had been made to the Sehool Question, and as it interested every member of the Committee, it should not be trifled with, nor looked lightly upon. The Question had been set aside for four years by the party in power, and why so, he could not tell. It had been brought up et the polls, and although the Catholic members on the Government side had been pledged upon it, they nad left the Libera! for the Conservative |ranke, although the latter party had not promised them any assistance. Those Catho- lic members had been pledged to get a grant for the Cathuiie Educational institutions, and he did not see how those hon. members could throw up their pledges in the way they had, and face their constitnents. He, himself, was the only Catholis member who did not join the Governmentranks. He had not been pledged, but he was always in favor of a high order of Education. In all countries the higher class of schools receive Government aid, and he was of opinion that 1t was quite right they should, Some years ago, educa- tion had been ata low ebb in the Colony, and our young men were obliged to go abroad to receive a good education; but they had always distinguished themselves. In order to educate our young men at home, our higher schovlg should be assisted by a Govern- ment grant. Although other Catholic mem- bers had set the Question aside, he was pre pared to do his duty and intented to submit R solutions on the matter when the proper time arrived, It appeared to him that the construction ofa Railway in this smvil Colony was a dangerous undertaking, for there was not sufficient trade to sustain it. If our re- sources were crippled, the trade of the coun- try could not be carried on.

Hon. Mr. McEacugn would ask his hon. colleague (Mr EcLean) what pledges he (Hon. Mr. McEachen) had given his constituents, that he was oot disposed to carry out,

Mr. McLxaw said that his bon. colleague nad pledged himself to bis constituents, not to support any Government that would not give a grant to St, Dunstan's Coliege. In- stead of fullfilling his pledge, the hon. mem- ber had thiown the matter aside for fow years,

Hon Mr. McEacaen had never given such a pledge, and had never made such an assert- ion. His constituents had returned him to taat House, despite all that his hon. col league could do and say againet him, and they had never asked him to take euch 4 pledge. He (Hon, Mr. McKachen) had lately attended a public meetieg in Souris, where the Question of a Railroad was brought up, and it was decided that provided a branch of the road were extended to that place, they would heartily support the Government in the construction af a Railroad through the Island. His hon. colleague opposed the Rail- road on any condition. The result of the meeting was that he (Hon. Mr, McHachen) had nineteen twentictas of the people with him, in support uf hie views, waile that large majority was opposed to his hon colleague's opinions. This would show the position which he and his hon. colleague respectively occupied amongst their constituents.

Mr: McLazan did not altogether oppose the /consruction of a Railroad at the Souris |mecting. He had heard his bon. colleague |pledge himself to support a grant to S:. Sentest College, at a public tea party and at a public moeting at Syuris,

———— Brandlysis. o1scccescecesecsccce .-..182§| Hon. Mr. McEacusn did not altogether

{From the London, Observer, ] Spirits, from grain........ penseessis 434 blame his hon colleague for the charge he

As many conflicting rumors have been cir- Spirits, from other material.,...... 3623 hed made against bimseif (Hon. Mr. Me- culated with reference to the, course pursued | Cordial and liqnors,,...........+.. 165 Exchen) in reference to this matter. There by the ex Empress of the French since her | Wines except sparkling..,......... ..97] had been a muster in Souris last summer, arrival in this country we think it. well to ree Champagne and sparkling............ 62} and Mr, Kickham took adyantage of. thy oc- port the following statement which comes to Confectionery..++..seeeeseereeeeees 117; cession to hold a political. meeting. Mr.’ us from a reliable quarter:—‘' The last; Im-| Leaf tobacco. .++-..+.eeeeeeeeeeees 150 Bowers had asked him if he would support’

a grant to St. Dunstan's College, sod he ‘anewered that he woulddo eo. He personal-

14 | The hen. member for Souris (Mr. McLean)

‘ly wished to coe a rani given to St, Dun- ‘Government, and in other matters conneet- stan’s College, but did not feel himselfin @ ed wi'h it, he believed it would y the position at present to support it. The interest of the money spent on the Worre!l

Catholic members bad to make the best of | : ; : . the circumstances in which they bad been Estate, and assist materially in settling ho v

placed. He bad a more intimate acquaint. (¥estion, The country was making ance with the people of Souris than his‘hon. Progress, and he believed the sooner all the colleague, and knew that nineteen twentieths proprietary estates were purchased, on fair of them were in favor of a Railroad, provided terms, the better, There was some of the = oe a benefit from = old Liberal elewert in the Government, and r. McLagan said that it was not the first houg es

time his hon, colleague bed changed with the oe : oe — Pe pe = times. If that hon, gentleman was such a| 7) 5“ es as over they wees. friend of the people, how was it he was so | +" Teference to Ooalition Governments, ‘he far behind him in his election? There was ‘id not believe much in them; but the pre- not so many people in favor of the Railroad sent was no more a Coalition Governmen’, at the Souris public meeting, asthe hon.mem- | than that which existed for the last four -_ supposed. There eo gw pare yeare. In that Government there had been of opinion expressed at that meeting ; many |; : gar .

ome, strongly opposed to the Railroad, anc eee eee 'y ae — held precisely the same views on the Kdaca-

none were in favor of it, unlees a branch were extended te Souris, : “ tion Question as they now do. Upon the

Hoo. Mr. Perry said that althongh he was persone lly in favor of a grant to St, Dunstan’s Colleze, be had never pledged himself to nis constituents to support it; he was quite in- dependent, to act as he pleased on the matter.

precisely the same views as he did the last session, and he did not then shriak from ex- pressing them; bat be had agreed not to agitate the Question, tili the people

their opinions on the subject. He might not be able to perform the onorous duty im- posed upon him to ths. perfect satisfaction of his constituents, but he would. never betray them, There were other impor‘ant matters

knew very well that it was understood when the present Government was formed, that the question of grants to the Cutholic schools was not to be meddled with for four years, on condition that Confederation was alec to be dropped. As far as the Government had

greut Question of Confederation, he held

gone, he (Hon, Mr. Perry) was ot ashamed of it; and he would be very inconsetent in

Question of Education. ber of the House should be taunted with in-

promised them their suppert on certain grounds which are well understood. If the

find fault with him; they lived in a free country. and each of them might act as he thought proper. bim with having -broken his pled The ‘Government is not ex

term of

meet the views of the C.tholics. Ele would

P, Sinclair, when he said people were. quite satisfied with the Education Act.

was well known that « large minority were

upon a grant for St. Dunstan's Coilege, and

therefore, be was not inconsistent upon that He had however piedged himself against Confederation, and as far as his vote and influence was concerned, he was: renared

point,

to do ail in !is power against a scheme \hich

accept atpresent, He (Mr. Perry) would be

present Goyernment is composed of gentle-

would soon arrive when <!! denominations would agree in endowing Sevfarian schools, And further if the oppoation wee siucere in

to that effect he (Hon, Mr. Perry) would bs very happy to join them. (Hear hear, from several of she hon, members.)

Hon. D. Davies said that in justice to the Roman Catholic mea:bers on the Government eide of the Huuse, de would state that iu forming the Government, it was distinctly understood that thcee members did not give ap their principles in reference to grants to Catholic schools ; they mereiy held them in abeyance, oa condition that Oonfederation would be held in the same way 1” sup- porters and friends. hey say, * We are in a minority, and will wait tilla change takes place in the Protestant mind, in reference to the Education Question, but we will not give up our opinions in reference to it.” He could not see anything discreditable in their joining the Conservatives on the conditions agreed upon. He bad been asked, also, to hold his opinions on the Question of Con- tederation in abeyance, for a time, and agreed to do so. But he still held the same views on that great Question as be ever bad, and thought the time would yet arrive when Contederation would be accepted by the peo- ple. His constituents were op to i, and he felt bound not to presse it upon their attention, nor to forward it in any way.

Hoo. Arry. Generar said that the hon, member, for Hast Pout (Mr, McLean) was not one of the Opposition. Ue had made a deelaration that he was on the independent benches, He was very candid, and he (Hon. Att’y, Geooral) gave bim credit for it; but.in principe, be was diametrically opposed to the Hon. Leader of the Oppos:- tion, He (Hon. Att’y General) would therefore, let him off easily, When the Coalition Government was formed the Catholic members never thought of yielding one iota of their principles, neither did the Confederate party. Both parties agreed not to press their views upon the attention of the coustry for four years, and they were bound to carry out this arrangement. There was nothing uofair or treacherous about the formation of the Coalition, There was the highest parliamentary authority for the for- mation of coalition Governments That great and skilful political pilot, William Pitt, joined his political opponents, and eveo went so ‘ar as to promise that he would not mention Catholic emancipation or Parlia- mentry reform, till the country was pre- pared to receive bis views; and that great mau wis a large creditor to the wealth aud giory of his mation, in reference to the Kducation system of this City, he believed that it did not come up to the public re- quirewents, and toat its school rooms were tar behind the comfortable school houses of the ccuntry. He hoped that the Report which the Board of Education had lately published, would reccive some attention, and that the youth of Cha:lo:tetown wouid be accoramodated with better ventilated and more spacious school houses. The Govers- ment had not touched upon the Education Question, because they did not intend to tamper with the broad principle upon which itis based. In regard to the Land Question, ‘be would rather ve a mewber of the Oppo- ‘sition than uf the Government, tor it was a very difficult question. The carrying out of the Land Purchuse Biil was the only way \to give the people freebo!d lands, and he gave the Liberal Party full credit for that ‘measure, His own constituen’s were pe:- formivg an act of generos.ty, in assisting the farmers in obtaining freeholds. The Land Question bad been a Mttile subject tor dis- cussion fcr piygty years, and he believed that. af a clever accountant were to nakea calculation of the money spent io discussin# it, iu sending despatches to the mpr.al

deed, if he were now to _ — on the o Catholic mem-

consisicncy for giving hie support to the Gov- ernment, because they (the Catholics) have

hon. member (Mr. McLean) thought fit to pur- sue another course, be (Mr, Perry) would not

It was very unfair to taunt

e. to meddle with the system now in operation during their ce, and he (Hon. Mr. Perry) doub:- ed if the oppositzon were prepared to offer any resolution on the subject whieh would

also beg to correct an assertion of she Hon.

He said the majority were satisfied with it; but it

not. Lle(Hon. Mr. Perry) denied having made a pledge to bis constituents to insist

the people of this Colony are not prepared to

vioiating bie pledge if he should oppose’ the presen! Goverament, because they could not give a grant to St. Dunstan's College; the

men who haye pledged themselves against Confederation and Sectarian grants, and so long ae they legivlated for the good of the country they would receive his support. However he (Mr. Perr) hoped that the time

giving a grant and would pledge themssives

mentioned in the Speech, which was adeng one; but he rould not at preseut enter inte it any further.

Mr. MoNzixt did not consider the Land Question settled, When freebolders came forward without a murmur to sssist in-free- ing the country from landiordism, it was plainly to-be seen that they considered in- dependeuce necessary to their happiness and to the enjoyment of their holdings. The Hon. Attorney Gevera! bad given a long ec- count of the formation of the Governssent,

and many things had come to light that the people were not previously ewareof. Wm. Pitt was a great stateman, and ¢ in-

volved in a long and troublesome wer, proved himseif to be a most extraordipary men. That statesman, while in the Opposition, ac- cepted office and repudiated his principles oa the great question of Reform. He (Mr. MeNeil!) would rather copy from Karl Grey, who carried through that great measuro, and he thought the memory of Karl Grey would contrast very favorably with that of Wiiliem Pitt. [t seemed iike a dream to hear the Hon, Attorney General stond up in that House and state that be would not sdvocate Con- federation for four years. He (Mr. MeN.) expected that the hon, member would have given some resson for the great change which had taken place in his opinions since j last session. He thought it quite probable that the priocipal measure foreshadowed in the Speech weuld land the Colony in Confederation. The Hon. Ats’y General was now quite in earnest in reference to Confederation. What had awakened him? He (Mr. MoN.) thought it must have been the jingling of the Treasury boxes that had dove it. But it said very little for our country, when we saw a gentleman of jiberg! education, whom we would expect io pursue a fixed line of policy, forsake his principles | for the sake of office. There was no security | for the weifare of the country, if the actions of statesmen could not be depended on from one year to another, He cou'd not understand this changing of politicul princip'es; if he thought he was right in his views on any particalar subject he velieved no power on earth would cause him to change them, er- pecially if the people were concerned, and their interests at stake. It appeared

that the Education and Land Questions were not mentioned in the Speech. They were two very important questions, and he be- lieved it was pretty well known, that the late Government were broken up upon the Education. Question. It appeered that there were parties in the Government who held different opinions upon it; one party beld very strong opirions upon the subject, but they had kept those opinions pretty well to themselves. .It.was well ‘»uvia, however, that although they appeared to be pulling together, they were only waiting for an op- portunity to carry out their different prin- ciples. If any gentlemen in the Govero- ment thought Confederation would bs o beaefit to the Colony, why did they not fight it out manfully with their political oppon- ents? If the Colony must perish, let it be in the face of day, that he and others of his opinions might have an opportunity to try to save their country if possible. Io refer- ence to the Kailroad question, be trusted there was independence enough in the Gov- eromeat to prevent their going into the speculation, which, if carried, would be the means of blotting out the very name of the Colony from the map, and robbing it of its independence.