EE DLE Ae ee am Dr Ee. -* ——— r gi, mn? - aD = sgn ear ; — - —— — -* — | . 2?) The Commander was not | two officers went back. Other officers e , rue which he visited | © . » effective manner to “keep off}avere “far between.” 186 Se L the | Sc » Boal onan alt Settee ome up. ed Wes uem ™ ‘a ; | City call for retrenchment, but ther general de-| Chat the Bill is founded>ppon the priveiple “ef | (ofeien invasion?’ ant “protect the lives ane) omy, but.he thom-ibade them “be ' a 7 ONS CVETY Whete else <¢ the mere volar the law, | JOSEPH MeDONALD 7 > mt g | euemy, ' aud be examimed the sae ‘ Ar. JOSEPH MeDO)? AD.

he Premce the ae Wilh great iwont with the o new

Tarhes ties @hiel Labbe te vew the te wd the Rotheetild lest tine thre y heid almost dninlerrap> conver-

sition in the fish The amiu

bility ot the Ici conspicuous a he exhibise” most ca wards

cr

» language.

we OF Lhis ocCagigt WAS aS was the deep mferept which » in all that took place; and his

-ue Obref Rabbi and the whole Jew ish | aunity is creditable alike to his beart| vl to his enligutened miad.—Jewiss Chro- nicle.

CORRESPONDENCE |

PRR LN LLLP LL LLL LO LOLOL AL AA ALLL I LD

HERULC DEATH, a }

To tus Epiron or rox Istanper. Six,—tin w cortespondence to your paper |

Just fall, | mentioned that Mr. Join J. Me-| Donald had received a commission as Lieuten- ant in the Massachusetts 28th (lrish) regi- ment, but it seems that the commission was afterwards revoked, from the cireumstance of another regiment (2/th) being incorporated with the 23th; and as each regiment was skeleton (baving its full complement of offi ‘ers bat net of men), many others who had com- missivns, us well as Mr. McDonald, were forced to resign, or acce pt an ialerior position

Mr. Mel). accordingly accepted the post of colour-serjeant m company K, and started with hia regiment, which sailed for Port Royal, .S. C. about the latter end of January, 1862. Nothing of consequence occurred to the regiment beyond the ordinary routice of garrieon duty, until the month of May, when an expedition was undertaken against the city of Ohurlesten, by the way of Stone River and James [sland. The 28th regiment formed part of the lind forces of this expedition.

Upon the landing of the troops on James Island, they were attacked by the rebels, bat repulsed them at every point. In this enovunter the 23th especially distinguished themselves, ebarging the rebels, and captur- ing & ey of fuur pieces. The Pederal troops steadily pushed on, under cover of the gun boats, which were sent to co-operate with them, aod render all needed assistance

By the 12th or 13th of June, they had reached a positien in close proximity to ex tensive and formidable feld works, erected

the rebels, to prevent approach in that direction. The gunboats were also stopped by obstructions placed in the river. To as- ssult such works without a better knowledge of their character, was not deemed advisable, | and the army commenced an entrenched | camp, im order to await reinforcements, daily expected. But the rebels having got the range of their position, constantly an- noyed them with slot and sbeil, to put an at which it was determined by a night movement, ta surprise and ¢apture these

At 1 o'clock on the morning of the 16th of June, the troop: were to march tothe attack, but owing-to.a delay by some of the regi- ments, it was day-light befure they reached the enemy's mae. who, being warned of the mevement by scouts, were ready to re- esive them. But the brave fellows came on, under a murderous fire, only to be hurled back with the loss of many of their brave comrades. Suflics it to say that the movo-

defeated witb great slaughter. la this unequal eontest, the achusetts did its share nobly. They charged,

upon a retel battery and went into it, bat, sons he had for his apostacy. were unable te hold it, and were forced back, | the letter in the *P searing many of their brave fellows behind | bad conduct made himself detestable in sight

wou and dead.

cteous demeanour throughout to- p

AN EPISODE.

Joseph MeDon ld,’ beige too lazy to work,

bet) his funds beiug rather too low tedooar Laas € x penises | while onderyoius the necessary manipulation at |

He Neral Schoo! to qualify him to become “a Knight of the Birchen,’ he appeited to the bounty af «a certain Revd, coutleman not (00 miles from Indian River, Lot JS, who it is sid not only sup. |

board and lodge him during his attendance at the Normal Schook The young ** hopetal a being thus provided with the means ef prosecuting his studies, his real character goon beyan to develope itself,

}thromh which, inan evil hoar, he made a most}has net, as fae as I ean’ learn, taken any steps to barefaced attempt to make Luproper freedom with

the servant girl, for which he wot kicked out to the

street. In thie emergency “* dom ph MeDouald knowing he had made so large “a hole in bis goo manners expecting no more patronage from hoe Rey. friend above mentioned, found his way to Pryon and Cape Praverse, where he soon imposed | on the benevolence of a Mr. M i, whe lent him | the needfal te enable him to try his luck once more at the Norrunt School, where, after spending the

leyally preseribed number of months, weeks, days, hours and minates, he was rejected by the Bourd of biaducation fur his igrorance and shit} } hity da this dilemma, his habitual laziness deterred him from any further attempt to pass the Board of Eda

ention, and he coneluded he might be suceessiul in |

Liviu atthe expense of others, and accordingly ex. perimented on the appropriation of other persons smoperty to his own use. dn this new sphere of Foe he soon relieved a certain Mr. Wilson of his purse, with which he * absquatulated.”” In dim time) however, one of these persons called con stables—-so much dreaded in all places by thieves —foand the whereabouts of “Joseph McPonald, and Successfully detected bom in the act of taking the stolen property from its place of concealuvent in the trunk of a hollow tree, which had ouce been oceupied by a woodpecker’s nest. Some time after ware 4® Joseph MeDonald,”’ being short of funds, helped himself to some goods, wares, and merchat dize of a merchant of Bedeque, whose name is the opposite of weak, but on restoration of the property aud great promises of meuding his ways, Joseph was let go, the merchant not deeming him worth auy further notice or trouble, so Jong as he would “mdke hitt8elf scarce” in that \ ieinity,

Will the Rev. gentleman who wrote an article which reeeatiy appeure d in the ‘Islander,’ ‘ Protes tant,’ and * Monitor’ on the conversion to Protestant

isnreof “Joseph MeDonald,’’ please exnimjne this j

picture, und say whether or not he ever suw the original ?

Will the ‘Islander’ copy this little narrative of! dent falsehood than this; and when Mr, Pope has

PLAIN TROUT? - oo “— To tus Evcrox or tus Examiner. Sir—Will you permit me a short space in your useful and widely circulated journal to make a few remarks upon a letter which ap- peared in the ‘ Protestant’ of the 21st ult., over the signature of ** Joseph McDonald ?’’ In all probability there are but few persons

jacquainted with the writer of that letter, comes, will be entitled to the credit of having con- | with the exception of those in the vicinity |

where he now resides and formerly resided. Strangers may be led to believe that he is a person of great respectability, but | beg ty take the liberty of informing them that such is not the ease.

He accases the Catholics of Middleton and the adjacent settlements of raising false re-

ports about him, but my vandid upinion is)

that it would be hard to falsify bix conduct.

The writer of that letter seems to have had a deep meditation in his mind with re-

gard to Catholica not being allowed to read their Bible. But I mast inform that worth-_ Island, the less apostate that he inserted a falsshood in) his letter, when he said that Catholics were | prohibited from reading their Bible. , must certainly’ be labouring ander a fit of Pope croped amongst the rubbish of the past for delicium when he was writing higletter. No | the abortion, as it was believed to represent an ment was a failure, and the Federal troups; Catholic who has a Bible is prohibited by alliance between the

} any rules of the Catholic Church from read-) « 28th Mass-| ing it.

will now explain a few of the many rea-

countryman, Serjeant Maedonald,received his| tation in some denominations of christians death. Conspicuous for his noble bearing, was his principal reason for renouncing his

throughout the

whole of that bloody day,, religion.

His friends and acquaintances

apes the colours of his regiment in the| about Seven Mile Bay were sorry to think of the fight, he was the first to mount) that he had the honour of having the name! ordinary and impracticable measure, which swept

the enemy's wor on; but at that moment a shot from the ene- my struck hin on the left breast, sank without a groan.

_Catholicity beyond the name. aud he) son for his apustacy was, that when a person ; : | belonging to the Cathol’e Church breaks| damuing evidence to the contrary before the pub-|

, aad jlant his flag there-| of a Catholic, when he knew but little about |

Another rea- |

ied him withtervellingebarges to Charlottetown, | Yeo'y mill dam, at Lot 10, gave way, and carried wut aleo introdaced him to a private family there to |

He |

pression which has fallen on our City and Island

trade warrants the propriety of economy being | been, or can be shown, why the present proprie- Onee upon a time a ceftaih young entleman | adepted for the future; and who will net go forftors ef lands

MAO TUES Pap ed

tal, cad a this! qeok i inte bis bead to become a sehoolmaster

Unie? CIrizen. Charlottetown, July 12, 1862. oe - Lor 11, July 14, My Dear Sr—Last Saturday five weeks Mr.

away the bridge on the Western Road over Lot | 10 river, thereby cutting off the ouly commmunica- ition, except by ferry, with the northern section of the Island. Our very popular Government

replace the bridge, and the whole country is put ito the greatest tnconventence Th Consequence of | {the neglect. Perhaps your making the fact pub- | lic may induce some member of the Governugent i to look after the public interest. Yours very truly,

J. WARBURTON.

|

| fon. FE. WHeLAN. }

| The Examiner,

Charlottetown, July 2lst, 1862.

; |

} VISIONARY POLITICAL CAPITAL.

For several weeks the official editor of the | ‘Islander’ has laboured very assiduously to make | political capital out of one or two despatches | written by Sir D. Daly in 1555 with the view of | indueing the British Government to sanction a | Pill, passed by the Liberal Adininistration of that | day, the object of which was, as Mr. Pope states, to enable the Proprietors to collect their rents at ; the point of the bayonet. In short, he says, the | Rent Roll Bull was expressly designed “ FOR THE PROTECTION OF TILE LANDLORDS,” and that the } tenants would be required to pay a large sum ot money te carry it into effect. We think it would be impossible for any man to frame a more impu-

recourse to such a wretched falsehood—so trans- parently false is it that scarcely any argument is required to refute it—he gives evidence that he is

| put to a desperate strait for ncans to prop up the

unpopular and sinking Government whose chief 1

ofticer he is — who does nothing for the large sa- lary he receives but to write untruthful editorials for

the Queen’s Printer, and who, when the crash

tributed to the downfall of the Government more | than any other individual in the Colony.

The puerile dodge of attempting to establish an | identity of feeling and principle between the lead- | ing men of the Liberal party and the land pro- privtors, is not the offspring of Pope's maliguant genius. It was conceived in the more prolifie | brains of his predecessor in the editorial chair, the jlate D. McLean; but although the defunct editor used all his acknowledged power to make it a pre- sentable object tu the seeiety of Toryisin in this parent became ashamed of the brat, and it was soon kicked into oblivion. When the

chiss legistation, and that vo sufficient eause has

yy five hundred acres, should be taxed & vose of raising aud maintaining au arnied (occe tar the preservation of the Colony,

in preierence to the pggprictors of siualler por- tie of land, anit onusrs of property i rally in the Island.’’

If the Liberals were protecting the landlords in 1855, we have, in the above extract, a singular proof of the gratitude and respect entertained to- wards them by the proprietory body. Now, ia it necessary to put the question—whi is entitled to belief in the premises? “Pope says the Bill was passed by the Liberals to “ protect the landlords,” and enable them to collect their rents, lords, on the contrary, declare that ander the Jill they were the only people to be taxed, and that the real object of the Bill was to foree them inte an unwilling sale of their lands ata very low

price. Whether they were right or wrong in this conclusion, it is not necessary for us now te say.

There was another measure passed by the Liberal Government in the same Session of 1855, in reference to which Sir Dowinick Daly wrote a despateh, urging it upon the favourable notice of the Crown, and of course it must be regarded as a proof, equally good as the foregoing, of the friendly feelings entertained by the Liberals to- wards the Proprietors. We allude tothe Tenant Compensation Bil. We need not say that the Proprictors were quite as strongly opposed to this measure as to the one last noticed. The fact is well known. Their fury was directed against both alike. But at the end of the Petition which was %Wrwarded te the Queen against the Tenant Compensation Bill, we find the naine of “ Wm. H. Pope, as agent for Capt. and Mrs. Cumber- land, owners of half Tewnship No. 65, and lands in Charlottetown and Royalty.” All very well. Mr. Pope says the Liberals were engaged in pro- tecting the interests of the Proprietors in that year of grace 1055. If that were the case, why did he put kis name to a petition the object of which was to destroy one of their most important

The lanid- | first. | or Nova Scotia to defend the place, where a suc- |

| Volunteer Bil! that the Volunteers were not to be |

liberties ” of timid colonists yet such a proposition, | let us trust, would be met, not only with derision, | but indignation by even tietabers of Parhament |

like Mr. Howat, whe might lepe to see the | floating batteries some day turned into dredging | machines,

The second argument was used by Col. Cray, | and is the child’s reasoning, who says, “ Mother, | Sally Smith has a big doll; 1 must have one too.” | Sow, there is no analogy between Canada, Nova

Seotia, and Prince Edward Island. Canada and

Nova Scotia are places which in the event of war

with the United States would be exposed to attack

If our Volunteers would rush to ed

cessful defence was more likely to be made than here, they might be of great service. But Cel Haviland took good care to have it enacted in the

called off the Island, If, therefore, the British | fleet and army are not able to drive the American forces from Canada, the safest way for us to pre- serve our “lives and liberties” is to quietly put up with the chances of war.

But the efforts put forth to sustain the Volun- teer movement in the Colonies is somewhat simi- lar to the means resorted to in disposing of quack medicines. Tons of pills are sold in New York because of the wondertul cures performed by said pills in London. They are disposed of in London because of their miraculous effects in New York or Paris. A large sum, says Col. Gray, should be given by our Legislature to sustain the Volunteers in this Island, because of the encouragement which the movement receives in Nova Scotia. Will it be believed that P. E. Island is held up as an ex- ample in faver of the Volunteers in Nova Scotia? A meeting was held in the City Hall in Charlotte- town, tu take into consideration the propriety of sending some of the Volunteers to Wimbleden. The ‘Monitor’ publishes an account of it, in which the editor alleged that Col. Haviland opened a sub-

| oficious aseistance of Drill Instructors,

; eve

volicy into the dead bodies of those he wit? Killed theve was silence. Flushed with ViCTOY, the re.

Indeed, notwithstanding the it Was lent that Col. Haviland bad made starthug progress it the, two years that he has had charge of the Volunteers, for he had, ou this miteresting vecasion, the words of command neatly written yjieee of paper! “ok has ach a ritten to expose the absur- dity of thuse who regard the Volunteer movement as being intended to protect the Colony from fo- reign invasion, hence the recklessness of the Go- serntuent who thus foolishly expend £600 an- nually on a thing worse than useless, while trade is depressed, people unemployed—numbers of Use- ful institutions required, aud the Gulony rapidly becoming invelved in debt. : Other observations connected with this subject will be given at another time; the electors, who will

with, the bayanet.

choose their rulers for the fortheoming four years, j of the rear.

Wels started wpen the double quick across

ty’ aaP ture the coveted prite Suddeuly, aa a Bash of Fighting, t velve wdditional pieces hurled grape and ¢atmister pon them, followed by the roll of ten thoatand mitiskets; No longer & thought of getting the pieces, bat how ta get ont of - place. After a few frantic efforts the ranks be eume confused, broken, disjointed, and hotwith standing the endeavors of officers to rally the Se. vering columme, they fled precipitately, iwaving multitude upon the plain dead and dymy. It aa atrap most successfully set and sprung upon a flushed foe. In this affair General By

“ore rs w sliglitiy wounded. = FiGHT ON MonNDay.

But the enemy was pertiaacious, Te was de.

and We trust that | termined to push Gen. MeClellan to the wall, in. shortly be called upen to! stead of being pushed. Heintzelman had charge

He deter mined not to be outflanked

will seriously consider whether or not the House | and ajso determined to give the transportation

of Assembly is the proper place to send our mili- tary monumaUlacs.

~~ — OC

ORANGE TEA PARTY.

We have received from an unknewn corres- pondent a lengthy report of the elognent speeches which were delivered by such great orators as J. B. Cooper, John Arbuckle & Co., at the Orange Tea Party or Pie Nic on Tuesday last, but we must say that we do not attach so much impor tance to the affair as to give up the large space which the report of our correspondent would re- quire. We have received another communication in reference to this event, in which the writer complains that harmless animals of the bovine tribe were made to flaunt yellow ribbons on their horns in honour of King William and the Boyne, We must acknowledge that we feel for the poor cows in the degradation to which they were ex- posed by their Orange owners; but we suggest that if cows are to be subjected to this humiliation again, would it not be better fo have the ribbon tied to the tail of the animal, as that would be the best place for preserving the peculiar colour of the interesting emblem.

scription list, and realised £40 to be given for prize shooting. The ‘Colonist,’ a paper published at Halifax, copies this notice, and holds it up as

ineasures, and did it “as the Agent of Capt. and Mrs. Cumberland,” two Proprietors? But we must give an extract from this petition, alse, te shew with what grateful feelings the Proprietors regarded their friends the Liberals in 1855. The Petition against the Tenant Compensation Lil] will be found in the same Journal, Appendix E, from which we made the other quotation. The extract is as follows :—

“That the Bill directs the arbitrators ‘to take into consideration any expendiiure of manure, lime, or any other matter calculated to improve the temporary fertility ef the soil, and to award a recompense therefor,’ a convinemg proof that the trae intention of *h¢ Bill is to prevent the landlord from ever. recovery his Tent, when it has onee been suffered to fall into arrear, as an award made upon sack principles would, in most

the land. din it *“ That it is a specimen of class legislation of the most odious kind, and can serve no other end than

Laud Commission proved a miserable failare.

Liberals and the Proprietors. Here,” says he—dandling Ary-narsing,and vainly | striving te galvanize the dirty thing—** Here we

rotestant’ through his berals are-in Jeagne to oppress the tenantry, by |

an } preventing the Award from taking effect.”’: The) It was her> that our) of his co-religiouists; aod how to gain a repa-|

jappearauee of Sir Sawuel Cunard’s Lill, however, changed that tune. Messrs. Palmer, Haviland, | D. Hodgson, Bourke, and other resident proprie-

| tors, were found to be parties to that most extra-

away every vestige of prospective adyvanta. could be hoped from the Award; and—wit), sich

He was a general favourite with his rogi-, through the rules laid down to them they lie—it could not be alleged any longer, with the

ment, aud his death is much regretted by the! generally receive a pretty sovere reprimand | faintest pretence, that there was an alliance

mea, who speak in warm terms of his bravery. ii.age w about 30, and all who knew him

. bere regret the death uf eo estimable a man. Air, McDvuald was no wercenary soldier, who-enlisted for tle pay be received. Ne-| j cessity forced no such alternative upon him : f

fog be was in the way of gaining an honest) and they shall be saved, no matter what the

‘aad bonorable hivalihood ; but—well it was crimes “committed are; but [ can tell him! # something that will move all meu to take that he has tant step. He went, therefore, as | opinions.

an im the svidier of liberty, to give up his brave |

yours life to the cause of maakind, and he | would degrade himself in tell !

Let not the censorious, therefore, be too ready to impute blame—rathir remember, with a feeliag of pride, that he was true to the instincts ef hiy race—a race that never turned buck un friend or fue —who have ever) and will forever, give brave hearts and noble men to uphold the cause of freedom, whether beneath the warm sun of Carolina, or amid the snows of the nerth.

Mr. McDonald leaves an interesting wife aad two children to mourn his

with uti : the eee eae body could believe after that, that Mr. George | . : : ; join in with a Church that teaches its ful-| Coles and Mr. Edward Palmer were parties to a| ™eMt, from whicli we gave an extract in a la Mr. Pope | No. of this paper, mikes a furious attack upon |

much troubled at his eonversion. as my understanding leads me he should have | been expelled from the Chureh for his bad | behaviour.

owers to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ | gone very far astray in his

Lam sorry to think that any young man

ile seems to think that Catholics are very | Bat as far|

He likewise seems to have a great feeling |

towards Catholics for the position in which they stand on religious matters. orivus, but | form him that if he had lived up to the rules | untimely end, aad [ have no doubt bis friends | of the Catholic Church

I can in-|

he need have no fear.

gard to the result of the Land Commission. Ne-

Liberal and, Proprietory Coalition.

be- | be the pleasure of att ignorant and interested mia- |

for euch conduct; and that the clergyman! tween the Liberals and the Proprictors with ré- and eungregation would look down upon him |

ty reduce the value of real estate, already at a | very low rate, as may be seen by the price paid | by the Government for the estate of Charles Wor- | rell, Esquire.

| “Phat the Billis impolitie, having a tendency | te drive all monied men from the Island, as no

| one will be inclined, or can be expected to invest | cupital wm the: purchase ef laud, which he ia de-

The writer of | 2@¥e proof that the Propmetors and leading Li | prived ef the power of turuing tua beneficial use,

jand may be prevented from reaping the just pro-

fits of, wider the sanction of law.

|} . “That the true object of the Bill has been de- clared by the Ton. G. Coles, the 'eader of the Government, in his speech on the Escheat ques-

tion, on the’ 29th day of March last, to be for the |

| purpose of compelling the proprietors ‘ to come in j and oiler their lands to the Goverament under the | Land Purchase Bul.’ ' Phat, i the coval assent be given to this Bill, iil Be sanctioning a species of class, partial and unjust legislation, which cannot fail to have a ruinous effect on the future prosperity ef Prince Edward Island, and may be drawn lato a prece- dent forvany spéciés of wrong and injury it may

jority in the Legisitture to inflict upon either in- dividuals or bodiesiof men.”

Mr. Pope's pamphlet on “ Rxponsible Gorern-

was, therefore, compelled to try another shuftle ; the Liberal Goverum dnt for. hay ing passed the

|

Now, it may seem an absurd thing to adduce! evidetive in opposition to the Colonial Secretary's | allegation of connivance between the Liberals and | Proprietors; but that allegation has been so often | made without being met by a thorough refutation | that some uninformed persons may really be in- | clined to place reliance upon it, and therefore we | shall bring forward testimony to refute it which |

no man in his senses can refuse to accept as tho-|

and, in an evil hour for his party, he selected the | Row Roll Bit; and declares that instead of it) legislation on the RentRoll Bill, to show, as he | Di"g 4 Measure ta “ protect the landlords,” it | thoug.t he could, that there was a combination | # eB: designed to “ rub and cheat them i” for doing the manner be hag} between tho Liberals and Propricturs to oppress | which Pope recommended that a company of re dona. Ido not wish to stain the pages of | the tenantry. your journal with his deeds, which would! make him blush with shame.

saeastres In future !! In view of a)l these facts, it is really marvellous

j that any man our vf the Lapatic Asylum would | | make such an egregioua fuoi of himself as to at-|

tempt to show that anything buat the mest im- placable antipathy ever existed between the Pro- prictors snd the Liberal Government. Dope knows that his masters and employers, the Pro-

cases, amount ty more than the original value of

| prietors, are extremely unpopular, and he sup-

on the Island will recoive that sympathy which their bereavement deserves. -

Yours truly, Boston, July 7. ae Es — + —o 200 oe THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

(From our vwn Correspondent.)

The ontlines ard foundations of a Volunteer Aid Association have been sketched and established in St-John, aider te presi-fency of the Lieut. Gover. | nor, 1nd Wh4, if Pomnecetion with it, may be revarded ae the caput, eresiataee et finis, im the same sense | asthe Soverei Kuyland.is such towards the | High Conrt of Partiament. ‘Throughout the whole | Province its operations are-to extend; and so tole. | rant are its provisions fir the admission of members | that it is intended to oarbrace all chisses of persons whe contribute to its inanees.. I um not quite cer- tain whether the ladies of New Branswick will be sdseited to manife.t their patriotism by assisting in che adyaneement of its objects, bat my i:npression jneliaes to the affirmative. Certainty tie approving yg of Jovely womun awakens emniation aud ardor ju the pre of high and honorable resolves; and d Gall , hemfore, salnuit with all possible imo- alesty, aud with santimente of the most exalted res- pact forthe patriowe fair of this country, that the sewmale pertivs of oug inhabitunte should have a

yresemtation in the deliberations and resolutions of this infaat institutiog. Pheir presence on such eceasions would tend to tranefyse into the heart of the vobanteer a spirit of bravery that would be al- most invineible dn the hour of peri ;—that would ingeive fhe youthfy), iavigeorate Of eld, and solace wk — ee weenie, for it ant Be oe membered —~ a ws re rance jsta in sealigution, thas ~ woe —

¥ se Rittemthon, ne dation te fre, Tosovereign beanty mankind bends the knee.’ ‘This organization of ¢itizens for the purpose of Aeviang means to p Rsmietance the f > wolupteers of the Province, has been 3 wh eeabeid prigsesion Trois ésite for efcesnal protection from t han for x pamtive aud general inditference toadl the Coutegneuces that would result from a state of primifiye pi spephnoes: lone, this very moy is ano ep that pure apathy hile Sielodged thoes Yate eng Wgtk seoks wien the prospective of a French invasion terrified / the helpless Colonists. tee ,° | Nui even the presence of our supreme Executive AMugjstrate, laminated as it was with the vehemeut wna of dadye Wilmot, and the finished eloquence the Hon. Col. Gray, were sufficient to assemble aaything like a fall meeting to observe tite first strayyles of this now hepopalar ollspring ; er to hallow its eutrance upou the eupricious scene of Jife with the common plandits that generally greet Ahe appearance of aecomplished orators on the plat form of publie diseussion. This was the first op- poriwnity | enjoyed of listeniug to the Lieut. Gov- ernor uddress 2 public meeting; and the idea of Astingishiog » dilference between the styles of spenkeng Of our owl mutesmen and that of ‘one of Seotlund s uoldemey, whivh @ iunveently believed te be — vile worthy, contyiby amongst other ¢ Himstenees, 9 €yupe! iy aitendauce at she ean ig qrestit.. Well, J did uttend—~ which fet P spppose. the reader has by this time surmised at least andl the bess af my j ut to cheer aud piaudit the senate str gy nace rs ries of convince, m vee ostreet itt die iNusteution ot Celt abject. heliéve & would be tore pradeat for ne té refrain’ from of Me hana neeenne between the ora- lis Race Wegey er famous kers vy r ct ton ae i i * britty down upon try h tne indlguadonat ake padutaiag’ — pablemon ds weowestery eoryae’ gl B- Es Joland. ows. Wy oo ellow, he annoyance yeu juny dink von Ave eyased mg has been as abort eel and wn ; tail as the pare Weed affections of a vai woke “Merqupmenene mat! You will tind ox: ‘thas siocepstul proseeution of

Yur ow allure e own re Wihout Os it fete ealtng tos tut, Wc

for his eternal salvation. But po rules of | ee Sere 2 we. For & mains F the Church or any society were ubserved by | contempt for the absurdity of the allegation that him; he eared not so long as he could con-| Y¢ have not been induced to do so before now. tinue carrying on his bad hal. ¢:. | It must be clearly apparent to every person that

ltis very amusing, Mr. Euitor, to hear if the Rent Koll Bill were such as Mr. Pope bas such an outcast giving Catholics warning ty | described it—a “ protection to the landlords,”

Ving attended, 1 assisted toj they have lost the eoufidence

1 oceasion, lest 1 wight self ot he pa very compltiinentary Sables d

seek their salvation. But L think before |

giving others warning he should be the first

that should seek deiiverance ; his warning

will apply better to himself than any person know of.

In conclusion, I must state that the Catho- lic Church has received no shock by the apos taey of the writer of that malicious letter or anything contained in it; and 4 think that! the Protestant religion bas received no gain | by the admission of such a worthless member.

Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for so mach of your valuable space, L shall close for the present.

Yours, A LOVER OF TRUTH. Fermoy, Lot 18, July 7th, 1862. — - ~~ To tue Epttor oF THe Examiner.

Sin,—Allow me a small space in your valuable journal while Fagain call the attention of the public, and more prirticularly that portion who claim to vote | under thé Statute Labor Act—and it is well known | they compove a considerable body—to the certificate system. Orhere is no donbt bat we are on the eve of a General Election. You are aware, Sir, what was done by the supporters of the present Governmeut to seetre a majority in the House of Assembly after the last election; instanee their conduct towards Messrs. McDonald and Walker, both of whom were the choice of the people, but who were judged by a moek trial, and removed to make room for other

but net better men. When we see what the present party ia power have done, we may be assured that

to usiasm gn a} neo stone will be left unturned by them to accomplish “ontside bur-\ their ends, and again enable them.to scatter broud-

cast the revenue of the Island; and if those who now govers ure guilty of such basé conduct, what may we #¢xpect from those who serve under them. The Sherilfs gre of their appointing, the Road Com- missioners also are at their beck, aud the Overseers ure appoigted to de their biddiny.

{ would therefore eaution all who claim the pri- vileves of the franchise woder the Statute Labour Act, to act at once ov the performance of their labor, and demand a certiticate, so that they will be pre- pared for the coming struggle, Should it be refused, the Act provides a remedy, by

depen vote will not be taken’

‘There is no doubt that the Road Act was framed with much care as regurds the effeet it woztd haye 00 the class of persons above alluded to; and when it was found necessary to amend it last seacion, it required more than ordinary time and Jaber to do #0, the framers fearing that by altering they would lose the least advantage, for As drowning mex will | cateh at straws, so the present Government, knewin ‘ of the people, wi bot scruple to gain power by any deception and judrigue. Yours, &c.

TRUTH.

CIVIC ELECTIONS,

Ma. WeeLax—Sin—Of course our eitizens will do at the coming City Elections as they have one of late—let the Tories appoint who they ease for Mayor and Councillors, and ke every-

ng in the dark till the hour for veting, when the poor may either vote for the enemies to re- trenchment or goabout their business.

I say of course-our citizens will do as formerly, Uulors Sole persons take tie initiative and get up 4 public meeting, to take into consideration the atate of the Ciky, aud show the positive necessity there is fora change. It is quite tine that we had a City Government who wiil ge for dispensing

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imposing a tine on | Question of Escheat came before the House of the Overseers for such refusal. { eay again, de-| Assembly, and in a speech of the Hon. George mand your certiticate, for it will be toe late when | Coles, Colonial Secretary and President of the the day of election arrives to get jt; and you may | Executive Council, upon it unless you produce a certificate your} House was in Committee, the true intent of pass-

and the means of enabling them to collect their rents at the expense of the whole couutry, they would not ouly have abstained from opposing it, but they would -have used all their influence to obtain fer it the sanction ef the Crewn. The very opposite of all this is, however, the positive fact. The Proprietors were in a furious rage at the Liberals for bringing before the Legislature such a measure. Every Proprieter and every Agent in both branches opposed the Bill in all its stages. But failing in their opposition to it in the Legislature, they addressed a petition to the Queen, praying-that the Bill might be disallowed. Mr. Pope was well aware of the existence of this Petition, and of all’ the statements it contains. It is printed in the Mouse of Assembly Journal of 1856, Appendix E; and we make the following extract from it to shew the stupid folly of the Co- lonial Seeretary in representing the Bill under consideration asa “protection to the landlords :”"—

“The undersigned humbly pray that your Ma- jesty will be pleased to withhold the royal asseut

to the suid Hill, for the following among other reasons.

_“ That the real object of the Bill is not what it purports to be onthe face of it. According to the preamble of the Bill, it is intended to proyide a fund for the purpose of maintaining an armed force, in case the necessities of the ‘should demand that such a force should be raised. For in reality itis one of a series of lneasures, the avowed purpose of which is to compel the owners of Township Lands téeonvey the same to the lo- cal Government of thisdsland, to be by it disposed of to the present tenantry in freehold, and to those usually termed * Squatters,” who have taken and hold possession without the consent of the owner.

“The truth of this assertion is of easy proof. During the course of the Session, the long agitated

delivered when the whole

ing this, with the other Bills alluded. to, is thus adverted to by the Hon. Colonial Secretary ;: * Believing that Escheat was impracticable, I have introduced and carried ether measures for the benefit of the people, at the expense of the pro- rietors ;’ aud subsequently in the same speech, | de says: ‘1 am satisfied that this House hos it in!