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Queen's County in the Commons :

JAS. C. POPE

The Issue:

WILL WE OR WILL WE NOT T \MELY SUBMIT TO BE UNJUSTLY DEPRIV- ED OF REPRESENTATION IN THE CABINET ?

no WE OR DO WE NoT rHE ACTION, OF THE DOMINION GONERNMENT IN REMOVING MR. LAIRD, AND NOT EVEN OFFER- ING HIS VACANT SEAT TO A RE- PRESENTATIVE OF THIS PRO-

VINCE ?

rHIS 8 THE SQUARE ISSUE NOW RE- FORE THE PEOPLE OF QUEENS COUNTY.

Ghe Examiner.

Charlottetown, Noy. 17, 1876,

THE SQUARE ISSUE.

Ler the questions upon which the people have to decide next Wednesday be fairly understood. They are no mere local issues, but eoncern the policy of the PDomision Governmant

Do we approve of the base attempt to rob one-half of the electors of this Island of their franchise ?

Do we approve of P. E. Island being deprived of its only seat in the Cabinet ?

Do we approve of subsidizing a Bank with $20,000 to $30,000 a year of the public money, because its President came down handsomely to help in a “ Big

Push ’’?

Do we approve of subsidizing the Speaker of the House of Commons with eight thousand one hundred and seventy dollars, contrary to the spirit aod letter of the law ?

Do we approve of subsidizing a Cabinet Minister (Mr. Vail) with a fat printing epntract, contrary to the spirit and letter of the law?

APPROVE |

TWO GRIT “ ELEVATORS.”

| W. D. Srewart—we do not write the |

| Hon. W Public Works, simply because it is not |

DD. Stewart, Commissioner of |

| ‘ . . . . a | ed bh proper to mix up the name of a member | erument believes in a Generel Parliament | has, we notice, been abandoned

A FAIR QUESTION.

Irs a bad rule that will not work beth ways. Let us put the matter down In black and white. The Mackenzie Govs

/ Mr. Mackenzie's brother was 0"

tion of the ; was imprudent, that the rails ©

NOT SO | the Patriot; — “The ACCUBAS | slanderers is that ie Ete | |, and that | ‘Luly favor- The | tter charge vy all decent

Says

uired when they were purchas:

y the Government,

. . 2 } e . . | ’ . ’ of the local Government with Dominion | fastening Denominational Sehools upoD | Qoyserratives..’

polities—plain W. D.—is a genuine “ Klevator.” He proved his right to the | name at a meeting held at Brackley Point | Road. In his speech on “ false and dead | issues,”’ | he had in his possession a letter from Wm. |

McKechnie, Esq., Superintendent of the

he is reported to have said that |

the Territories of the Dominion.

Mr. Welsh says he does net.

Yet Mr. Welsh may safely be returned | truth.

to support the Mackenzie Governmont.

Now grant for the sake of argume only, (for we do not in the least think so) that a Macdonald Administration would

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It is only the closing sentence that the Patriot departs from the ex ictness of The fact is that the Conservative Party, as a whole, is p efering the charge

nt, | of undue favoritism more etrongly than

The papers iaid before Parliament

ever. | r f last session, or six

at the elosing hours o weeks after the Commons had ordered

| Prinee Edward Island Railway, stating | believe in crippling our resources by them to bo produced, strengthen the

that no less than $400,000 had been ex~ pended in repairing the defects in the | road which Sehrieber & Burpee had, | through the connivance of the late Gov- | ernment, left in it—or words to that effect. Attheconclusion of his speech, | Mr. Fraser (of the firm ef McKinnon and | | Fraser) said he doubted Mr. Stewart’s | statement ; and demanded the production | of this letter. A leteer was produced with evident unwillingness. We have no hesitation in saying that it was not from Mr. MeKechnie. Mr. Mes Kechnie could not write such a letter ‘and expect to hold his office after the fact i became known. But this letter, or paper, or whatever it was, simply set forth that $300,000 had been spent upon the road ; ‘and it said not a word about Schrieber & | Burpee '! Only a little mistake of $100-

000!!and a slight exercise of Mr. Tete . . . f | Stewart's vivid imagination!!! Truly a genuine ‘ Elevator.”

L. H. Davies is another genuine ele- vator. While speaking at the Atheneum the other night, he denied having said

‘that he had been instructed by Mr. Mes ‘Kenzie to promise that Mr. Geoffrion’s vaeant seat would be given to an Islander.

The following is from his own organ’s report of his speech at Pownal : —

“« As for the charge that P. E. Island had neen robbed of a seat in the Cabinet, he [Mr. L. H. Davies] had Mr. McKenzie's authority

| for saying that it was untrue. The Minister | of the Interior had been filled up because the } administration was hard-worked and want- }ed to fill up that place withont delay, but ; that the portfolio of Mr. Geotfrion, who had been ill for a year, was also vacant, and would be given to any Island representative who would be able and willing to accept it.” |

At Clifton, Mr. Davies varied the statement a little by saying that if as able 'and honest a man as David Laird were | seat up he would get the vacant portfolio. | | Whea Mr. Carvell pointed to Mr. Panes |

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| Sinclair and asked if he were notas able ‘end honest a man as David Laird, Mr. | | Davies was silent ! But here is a “‘ clinch- er ’ from the Canada Garefte : 9th November, 1876.

Do we approve of paying four cents a | Rudolphe Laflamme, of the city of Montre-

pound more on sugar, only to put money into the pockets ot Yankee sugar refiners ?

Do we approve of the Steel Rail trans- section through which the country has lost $900,000?

Do we approve of Mr. Cauchon as)

President of the Council ?

Do we approve of Mr. Laird’s sloping off to the Northwest with a parcel of beads | end looking-glasses for his Iodians, for. -aking the interests committed to his care, withont saying one word to his constitu- ents ?

Do we approve of the hypocrisy which | leads a Party to brawl about “ purity ”’ and to “ elevate the standard ”’ in such a way as to lose FORTY SEATS FOR BRIBERY ?

To vote for Mr. Welsh says ‘‘ YEs”’ to

these questions. | We assure the Patriot that if such is the

To vote for Mr. Pope says “ No.’ We have little doubt how the intelli-

gence and honesty ot the free and inde-| Anclin—an “act of inadvertance.” We pendent electors of Queen's County will | are not, however, aware that we are guilty

dictate their answer.

AN ANSWER TO THE “PATRIOT.” We re-publish Mr. DeBlois’ moderate, reasonable and timely letter in answer to the inflammatory “ leader "’ of the Patriot ot Thursday last. We need add nothing. By the way, isn't it odd that the Putriot is apparently as blind to Mr. DeBlois’ letter as it is to the Toronto Globe's article in favor of “ Maritime Union-”

To the Edilor of the Examiner.

Sin: — From the action taken by several members of the Local Government in the prevent Queen's County Election for the Do- minion House of Commons many of my poli- tical friends may he surprised that |, a staunch Liberat Conservative, should, up to this time have kept aloof from ail party meetings,

My reason for so doing is indeed that given by yourself in the article, which ap-

peared in the last issue of your journal, |

beated «+ Meeting in the Athenaeum,” al- though your words express a little more than my views. You say: “ Local politics

have nothing whatever to do with Dominion | and Mr. DeBl_is feels, no doubt, |

Politics that Local Government Officials should take no active part whatever in Dominion Elec- tions.’ Now, if these words are meant to hear simply upon fhe present state of Local Politics ia this Province, | entirely concur in them, but not in their more extended sig- nilication.

1 maintain that the first duty of a consti- | tutional government is to look to the inter. |

est of those from whom their power is deriv. ed, and to carry out to the best of their abi- lity the measures upon which they were al- Jowed to assume the reins of stale. Now, to do this effectually, harmony should exist to the greatest possibie extent, at least amongst the members of the Executive. Our present Local Executive is composed of, 1 think, five ** Liberal Conservatives ” and four “ Retormers.” Now, suppose the tive * Liberal Conservatives” or them had met the four “ Reformers ” at such meetings as that at the Athenaeum, where would have been the harmony in the Executive, and what might have been the result to the object for which its members had been elected? feeling, then, that my duty to those who brought the present (Government into existence, was, if possible, to maintain harmony in that Government, I have up to this time refrained from*taking any part in Political Meetings, and may still continue to do so, although I do not hesitate to say, that, as an individual elector I shail record my vote in favor of the Liberal Con- servative Candidate, the Hon. J. C. Pope ; and shall advise any Liberal Conservatives who ask my advice to do the same thing. I am, sir, your obedient servant, G. W. DeB_ois. Devonport, Charlottetown Royalty, November 9th, 1876. j

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THE BOTHWELL ELECTION:

THe electors of Bothwell have return- ed Mr. Mil’s. Of course they have. They were not such fools as to throw over their shoulders the $7,000 bone which MacKenzie stole from Prince Edward island for the purpose of mollifying them. Ontario prizes representation in the Cabinet. Although she already has four seats there, she does not object to another. Not she. And although this seat was taken from isolated little Prince Edward Island—which has not one left—she does not scruple to appropriate it.

Aad shall we tamely acquisce in being

deprived of a privilege which Ontario |

pte 80 highly? Electors of Queen’s Couaty will you? If so, vote for Weish. If wot, VOTE FOR POPE!

even one of

al, in the Province of Quebec, Esquire, to be | a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for | Canada. The Honorable Rudolphe Laflamme to be | Minister of Inland Revenue, vice The Honor- able Felix Geoffrion resigned.

IS THIS FAIR REPRESEN- TATION ? Ontario

Quebec

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick Prince Edward Island

or

“LOOK AGAIN.”

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Tne Patriot states—in its own refined style—that we have copied something from our able contemporary--the St. John Watchman—without* giving credit.’

ease,it was—like the illegal Governmental subsidy of $8,176,00 to Mr. Speaker

jot this plagiarism which the Patriot charges; and we advise the Patriot to | look again.’’ We do not wonder that |the Patriot's editor—who has not yet 'seen Mr. DeBlois’ letter condemning ‘the interference of the local Government in the present contest, or the Toronto | Globe’s article, offering us “ Maritime | Union” in the place of representation in | the Cabinet—of which we have been rob- 'bed by the Mackenzie-Cauchon Govern- | meat—should be unable to see the small | word Watchman at the end of the article referring to the conduct of Mr. L. H. | Davies and headed,“ An Island Politician |at Loose Eods.” Butif the Watchman _has really been wronged, we are quite | willing to make reparation. If the Watchman chooses, it may take, with- | out acknowledgement, “ Orient Pearls at They will be found

| Random Strung.” | on our first page.

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Evecrors, stamp the act of the “ Breaker of Pledges”’—vide Saturday Review—in |depriving you of Representation’ in the | Cabinet, contrary to promise, with the seal of your disapproval by voting for Pope.

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| WHERE IS THE “ PATRIOT” NOW?

“One blast upon his bugle horn, Were worth a thousand men.”

WE are accustomed to denunciation of the scheme of “ Maritime Union.” The editor of the Patroit has repeatedly tickled our Provincial vanity by pen and ink pictures of our “ independence,” our “freedom,” our “ happiness,” in govern- ing ourselves without reference to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. The “ex- pense,’ the ‘‘ wasted strength,” the “ tur. moil of continually recurring elections,’ were as nothing in comparison thereof. To whisper ‘“‘ Maritime Union” was to draw forth acolumn,at least,of “ thoughts that burn,” in opposition to the idea.

But what about the article in the Toronto Globe of the 6th November ? The article in which the Island is advised to seek consolation in her daprivation of her seat in the Dominion Cabinet, by going into union with the Maritime Pro, vioces? Not One Worn.

Why does not the Patriot denounce the scheme as of old? Itdare not. The Toronto Globe has spoken ia favor of “‘ Maritime Union.” “ Maritime Union ” is the panacea applied by the Globe to every disorder of the Body Politic in Nova Seotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island. The removal of a sub- sidy, the robbery of a privilege or a right by Mackenzie and his colleagues at Otta- wa—it matters not—Maritime Union is the universal balm. Maritime Union must aud shall be consummated. This is the wltimatum of the Globe. And the | Patriot, like Mackenzie, bows (silently) to the fiat of the dictator,

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* POPE and Representation in the Cabinet Sorever,.”’—Electors, let this be your motto

| nm Wednesday next,

“ Protection.”

Mr. Pope does not believe in this.

Why is it not just as safe to retarn Mr. Pope to support a Macdonald Administra- tion as Mr. Welsh the Mackenzie ?

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This shows the hollowness of the pre-_

tence about the danger to I’ree Trade if we

return Mr, Pope.

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AN ARGUMENT FROM THE LESS TO THE GREATER.

Ip even A. G. Jones of Halifax (les cause he was a supporter) could prevent the Mackenzie Government from bringing

down the intended Protection (or Killing) |

Tariff, how much more influence would J. ©. Pope have as a supporter of the Mace

donald “Government ?

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THE NOMINATIONS.

Snerirer Watson opened his court on Wednesday last and received the following nominations ;

We, the undersigned electors of the Electoral district of Queen’s County, in the Prince Edward [sland, Dominion of Canada hereby nominate the Honorable James Colledge Pope of Charlottetown Royalty, in Prince Edward Island, in the said Dominien of Canada, merchant, as a candidate at the Election now about to be held of a member to represent the said Electorai District in the House of Commons of Canada.

Witness our hands, at Charlottetown, in

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the said Electoral District, this fifteenth

day of November, 1876. T. H. Haviland, Charlottetown F. De St. Croix Brecken, do John T. Jenkins, M. D. do J. D. Mason, do

Roderick MacNell, M. D., Stanley |

Bridge Jedediah S. Carvell, Charlottetown John McKenzie, Rustico Neil Rankin, Charlottetown Owen Connolly, do Alexander Horn, do John McTague, Lot 24 Donald McKay, M. P.P. Rustico William Keoughan, Charlottetown William Murphy, do Simon W. Crabbe, do James Vespbrisay, do Ralph B. Peake, do C. W. Hyndman, do Dominique Pineo, Rustico B. W. Higgs, Charlottetown Angus Gregor, New Glasgow George B. McKay. Clifton Edward Basset, Hope River William Bagnall, New Glasgow John M. Robinson, Cavendish George C. Hooper, Charlottetown H. B. Smith, do W. C. Bourke, do Charles F. Ha:ris, do Donald Nicholson, do George L. Dogherty, do Frederick J. Saunders, do Henry Vincent, do Anthony Colbett, Westmoreland Edmond Crabbe, Dufferin Adam Murray Charlottetown P. W. Hyndman, Charlottetown Angus McDonald, Lot 32 Thomas Morrts, Charlottetown George Peake, do Thomas Handrahan, do. Daniel McKinnon, Spring Park Donald McKenzie, Ch’town John P. Tanton, do Henry A. Harvie, do A. L. Brown, do Albert Simpson, do ‘ Alexander Dixon, Jr., Pinnette Mills, Belfast P. R. Bowers, Charlottetown, James Reddin, do John McKenzie, Lot 24 Donald Nicholson, Lot 67 Henry Mutch, Southport Ronald McDonald Lot 34 Alexander Harvie, Charlottetown W. Stumbles, jr., do “eorge B. McKay, New London William Wilfrid Sullivan, Ch’town Lauchlin McMillan, Western Covehead John Binns, New Glasgow John Corbett, Charlottetown John DeLacheur, do Isaac Foster, Stanhope, Donald Ferguson, East River Joseph G. McKinnon, Brackley Point

These were the actual signatures, but owing to a slight informality in the first Nom nation Paper, they were not all on the “ Paper’ submitted to the Returning Officer.

The names attached to Mr. Welsh’s nomination paper are: John Hamilton Gray, C. M. G., Royalty: Henry Beer, M. P. P., Southport ; Louis H. Davies, M. P. P. Charlottetown; John Stumbles, Ch’town ; Thos. W. Dodd, M. L. C.,, Ch’town ; John McEachern, Lot 49; John McMillan, Al- berry Plains; Richard Heartz, Charlotte- town; Wm. McGill, M. L. C., Charlotte- town; H. J. Callbeck, George Davies, R. P. Haythorne, Senator, Marshfield; Isaac Thompson, Lot 34, Edward Lane, junr., St. St. Peter’s Road, John Scott McLeod, St. Peter's Road; James Laird, Jr., New Glas- gow; James Warburton, Royalty; Alex. McNeill, Cavendish; Andrew Cameron, Nine Mile Creek; I'rederick Harris, Char« lottetown; Hugh J. Montgomery, New London; Allan Bethune; Rose Valley; John McGregor, Lot 48; Richard Elliot, Lot 21 ; Robert Simpson, Lot 22, Henry Crabbe, Charlottetown, John Longworth, Charlotte-~ town, Samuel Mitchell, do., simon Fraser, do., W. Stumbles, do., W. B. Allin, do., John Currie, do., Alex McKenzie, do., Joseph Weeks, do., Patrick Foley, do., Robe.t Fraser, do., Wm. H. Findley, do., George O. Vickerson, Lot 49, James Mutch, Lot 48, Wm. Smith, Lot 33, John McDon- ald, Eldon, Francis S, Longworth, Barrister, Ewen McMillan, Lot 65, Robert D. Me. Laren, Royalty, John A. McLeod, New London, Wm. Ross, do., John W, Pickard, Charlottetown, Donald Cumpbell, Brook~« field, Ewen McDougall, Charlottetown, Jobn McPhail, do,, Peter Sinclair, M. P., New London, Wm. Campbell, M. P. P., do., Joseph J. McDonald, Kinross, John Deacon, North Wiltshire, John Where, Charlettotown, John C, Leitch, Stanhope, George E. Full, Charlottetown, A. B. Mes Kenzie, do., Thos. W, Vaniderstine., W. D. Stewaet. M.P.P.

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Higa wip ror a Governorsuir,—although the only thing that is high about it is that his name is found at the top of the list of Mr. Welsh’s nominators!

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Tas Sr. Jonn “ Watcuman”’ estimates that] the Grit patriots who, in opposition spurned the very thought of wanting office, have, in three years, appropriated to them. selves offices involving sularies amounting in the aggregate to $150,000 a year. The estimate is ridiculously low. We have footed up the list the Wutchman published, and find that the gentlemen named in that paper are alone costing the country over $150,000. And to these must be added a host of Grits who have stepped into smaller offices, and who are now receiv- ing 8 the reward of their disinterested labor in elevating the standard at least another $100,000. Put it at $250,000, Mr. Watchman, aod then multiply by two. The

expense of Grit pretensions is ch double the manay” en

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case on this point beyond the hope or probability of successful refutation. Mr. Thomas White's last letter on the subject clinches the argument on that branch of the subject with # directness and power that is irresistible’ The nosparty jour~ nals admit that Mr, White’s reasoning is most convincing. The Premier has not ventured to reply.

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Prince anp Kixo’s Countigs send greeting to Queen's hoping that electors’ willl, by voting for Pope, assert the right of Prince Edward Island to representation in the

Cabinet. Gair.

ELEVATORS,”

The following is a list of the members of the Party of Purity who have been unseat- ed for bribery aud corruption since they undertook to ‘elevate the standard’ in January, 1874:

DOMINION PARLIAMENT, Aylmer—Kichmond and Wolfe. Bigger —E. Northumberland, Cameron, M. C.—S. Huron. Cook—N. Simcoe. Coupal—Napierville.

Cushing [disqualified] Arguenteuil. Devlin—E. Montreal. Dymond—N. York. Higinbotham~—N. Wellington. Irving —Hamilton.

Jodion [disqualified] —Chambly. Kerr—W. Northumberland. Macdonald—Cornwall. MecNab—Glengarry. Mackenzie—W. Montreal. Maclennan —N. Victoria. Macdougal, J. L.—S. Renfrew. McGregor — Essex. McKay—“olchester.

Murray — N. Renfrew. Norris—Lincoln.

0’ Donahoe—E. Toronto. Prevost—Two Mountains, Shibley— Addington . Stuart—S. Norfolk. Tremblay—Charlevoix, Wilkes—C. Toronto,

Wood — Hamilton.

Walker [disqualified ]—London.

ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, Barber [disqualified ]— Halton.

Cox—W. Peterboro’. Currie — W ellana.

Ferris—Northamberland, Haney—Monck. Neelon {disqualified — whitewashed} — Lincoln. Oliver—S. Oxford, Paxton—N. Ontario, Smith—N, Victoria, ee — Keep it before the people, That Pope will oppose the McKenzie» Cauchon Government—, Which raised the tariff to 174 per cent.,— Which refused to lessen the Protection tax on Kerosene Oil.

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF “ PATRI OTIC” FAIR PLAY.

We did not publish a list of Mr. Pope’s Nominators on Wednesday, simply because we could not also publish the names of Mr. Welsh’s Nominators. The Patriot of Thurs- day could ‘easily have inserted both lists. It inserted but one, with the names of some half dozen only of Mr. Pope's nomi- nators. This is just of a piece with the tactics of the Patriot throughout the whole campaign.

Mr. L. H. Davies showed his intimacy with Dominion Politics by declaring that only one of the Party of Purity had been disquaiified for personal bribery and corruption. In point of fact, five sturdy “ elevators’ of the standard have been re- duced to the condition of slaves [politically] by the operation oflaw. Mr. L. H. Davies also stated at Pownal that “every man” who lost his seat was a Conservative. In point of fact there was only one renegade Conservative among the “ forty’’ of these who put down “ Bribery and Corruption” with “ lots of money.”

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Prince Epwarp Isianp expects every man in Queen’s County to do his duty on elec- tion day by voting for Pope, the able de- fender of our Provincial rights.

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The Nation remarks that the election of Mr. Tilden, should the present uncertainty end in giving him the Presidential chair, would not by any means be followed by a clean sweep of all the offices next March. His administration would have to be carried on by the aid of Republican Senate, and no appointments of his making could be confirmed without their consent. In one way this would be likely to increase the difficulties of his administration, and at the same time it might save him from a great many changes to which a large party majorityin both houses would have exposed him. For sixteen years, with the exception of the Johnson interregnum, there has been a President and a Senate in political accord, and of course the stormy struggles of the reconstruction period threw almost no light on the question of the probable working of an administration checked as Mr. Tilden’s would be, at any rate, for the next two years.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Russia is p eparing for war.

The reported death of the Egyptian Fi- nance Minister is contradicted by a des- patch from Cairo,

Judgment in the case of the Queen vs. Keyn, Captain of the nconia, was des livered yesterday by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, quashing the conviction, fo. want of jurisdiction.

After having ot tained an order for change of venue to Delaware county in his suit against Beecher, Moulton has given up the prosecution, paying costs of the action, al- leging expenses of the new trial and ina, bility to absent himself from his business to attend the trial, as reasons for this ac-~ tion,

The situation in the East is fast reassum- ing its recent troublous and gloomy aspect. Turkey evidently seems to consider that open warfare with her giant adversary, even singleshanded, would be far preferable to suffering disintegration at the hands of the latter, however skilfully performed under the cloak of a conference of the European powers. From the tone of the latest des. patches received, it seems but too probs able that the Porte will resist the confers ence proposals till some satisfactory guar- antee has been given to the Powers.

Mr. Cook, Simcoe, expended _ about $28,000 Major Walker, London, “ 25,000

Mr. M.C. Cameron, “ over 20,000 ose dialled ki

“ This man (Cauchonj richly deserves to be

hanged.” 5 _—-30o—__

_‘* He (Cauchon) has prostituted his posi,

tion by seeking to coin money out of the most helpless of God’s creatures.”

_ anna age Senet Apples in Michigan are sold for seventy« five cents per barrel, and in Georgia the g° for twenty-five cents a bushel with the bag thrown in.

i tained, we assume the real cause has be en

COMMUTLCATIONS,

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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, |

Weuinaton, D.C, Nov. 13, 1876 The question is, who is elected? Have | you heard any news ® And the mournful answer comes slowly, no, nota word, Last | night large crowds assembled at the head | quarters of both parties andat the Tele~ g aph offices, anxious to get the latest in. | telligence, It is really rurprising that the | returns are so tardy in making their ap- | pearances. The vote has been closer than | it has been for many years. In 1797, John Adams received 71 votes in the electoral college, and Thomas Jefferson 68. In 1801 Jefferson received 78,and Aaron Bun 78, and the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Since then there has been no close contests in the elective col, lege, though there have been several oc. casions where there have been more than two candidates, no one had a Clear majority and the election was completed by the House of Representatives, as the constitu, tion in such cases provides.

In view of the existing state of affairs the President has issued the following order.

Philadeiphia, Nov, 10th, 1876. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman, Washington, D.C.,

Instruct Gen. Augeor, in Louisiana, and Gen. Kugor in Florida, to be vigilant with the force at their command to procure peace and good order, and to see that the proper and legal board of canvassers are unmolested in the discharge of their duties. Should there be any suspicion of fraudulent count upon either side, it should be repor- ted and denounced at once. No man is worthy of the office of President of the United States who is willing to hold it by being counted in, or placed there by fraud.

Either party can afford to be disappointed in the result. The country cannot afford to have the results tainted by the suspicion of illegal returning. This is language that well becomes a President of the United Siates. The only regret, is that the con. dition of affairs should render it necessary.

The following is an additional order of the same date : —

‘*General Sherman, send all the troops to Gen, Augeour, that he may deem necas~ sary LO insure entire quiet and a peaceable count of the ballots actually cast, They may be taken from South Carolina unless there is reasun to suspect another outbreak there. The presence of citizens from other states I understand, is requested in Louisi+ ana to see that the board of Canvassers muke a fair count of the vote actually cast. It is to be hoped that representative and fair men will go.”

A special to the New York Times from Chicago, says an inyuiry into the facts of the attempted theft of the body of Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield, shows that priot to the time that Mr. Elmor Washburne was instructed to resign his position as head of the secret service bureau, he had obtaized information from Detective Tyroell of the secret service in Chicago, that there was an attempt to be made to remove the remains of Abraham Lincoln from the monument at Springfield, The most extraordinary part of this disclosure was the agency of the friends of old Ben Boyd, the notorious counterfeitor, now serving a ten years term in the Illinois Penitentiary. Ine scheme to carry off the remains of Mr. Lincoln, and secrete them until the President should pardoa Loyd on condition of the re~ mains being restored to their former iest- ing place.

SAXON. -« Sussect ror 4 Cartoon.—Mr.Laird, hung round with beads, necklaces, looking glasses and trinkets generally for the na. tives, dancing of to the North-West to the tune of ‘‘one little, two little, three little Indians,”

CONTEMPORARY OPINION. POLLAN WEEE ee eee

The Toronto Globe says that the Minister of Finance has been completely successful in negotiating a new Canadian loan in Eng- land, but the Montreal Gazelle shows that a loan should not now be necessary, and that Mr. Cartwright’s mode of negotiating is exceedingly objectionable as permitting of a private arrangement between the Minister and the Broker.—Monclon Times.

The Big Push Trial, Hon. John Simpson against the West Durham News, has been postpone i again at the request of the Plain- ull, as we learn from a Western Contempo- rary. The ostensible grounds of postpone- ment are the iilness of the leading counsel, the Hon. John H. Cameron, but as two or three olher eminent counsel have been re.

unwillingness to meet the exposures, at a time when two important elections are to come ol!.— Mail.

A Weak Piga.—It is curious that the per- spicacitly of the leading Grit papers is not sufficiently clear lo keep them from advan. cing as argument against their political op- ponents, what is so easily turned against themselves. The chief org.n fancies it has made a point against us, because, while we support Mr. Pope in Queen’s County, P.E.1., we oppose Mr. Mills in Bothwell, both being, it declares, Free Traders.

It would be a sufficient answer tu this transparent bit of ad caplandum to say that the contest in Queen’s does not turn in the slightest degree on the issue of Free Trade vs. Protection. Both candidates call them- selves Free Traders.— Toronto Herald.

In Queen’s County, P. E. I., there is for- tunately little doubt of the election of the Hon. Mr. Pope. Attempts have been made to turm the farming interest against him on the ground that the party which Mr. Pope will support fayors protection to home in- dustries, but it is scarcely possible that any large number of farmers will be deceived by the efforts to persuade them that Macken- zie’s free trade policy is better for them than incidental protection, such as the Opposition leaders advocate, and such as Mr, Macken- zie himself advocated at Montreal, when Workman was elected. Qn the other hand, the inconsistency and unfairness of depriv- ing FP. E Utsland of a seat at the Council Board wiil turn to Mr. Pope’s advantage. It is abundantly evident that the appoint- ment of Mr, Laird at the formation of the Government could only» justified on the ground that the Isiand was entitled to a Representative, and, of course, if it then had such Claims it has them still. But Mr. Mac. keuzie, by filling up two vacancies in the Council with Ontario and Quebec men, vir- tually declares that the Island is not entitled to representation, and thereby raises the question: How came he to take Mr. Laird in ai the formation of the Government? Mr. Laird certainly had no claims as being a prominent or able politician, and if the Island was not entitled to representation ; the only conclusion to be arrived at is, that Mr. Laird’s seat was given to him as Mr. Mackenzie’s part of the corrupt bargain whieh secured to him Mr. Laird’s support. Any one who arrives at this conclusion will not be far from the truth, and the election of Mr. Pope will probably show that this view obtains in Queen's County.—Monclon Times.

“Boston Steamers ! REN

CARROLL & WORCESTER,

WEEKLY LINE.

OE of the above Steamers leave Boston ati arene RATUBD AY at noon, for Char clown ; and returning, leaves here ever

THURSDAY, at 5 eee p. m. mre PASSENGERS will find those steamers to have Superior accommodation. EXCURSION TICKETS, for round trips to and from Boston, $15.

For freight or passage, apply to

CARVELL BROS, Agents. Ch’town, July 10, 1876.—3m

es

a AE a ETE UBSCRIBE for THE EXAMINER One Dollar and Forty Cents a year

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

4 SITUATION WANTED! | A§ SALESMAN in a Dry Goods House, | 10 years experience; 7 in London—@ | in Charlotietown, | Undeniable reference. P.O. BOX, 329. |

Ch’town, Nov. 17, 1876.

IMPORTANT.

For the Bexct of al Concerned,

M\HE subsariber would intimate to ALL

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cember will have to be handed over for cvilection. HENRY BEER.

Southport, Nov. 1876. \ OTICE is hereby given that Benjamin Davies, Jua., of Charlottetown, in Prince Edwa-d Island, Clerk, has been duly appointed agent for William Welsh, one of the Candidates nominated for the coming election; and that Jeddediah S. Carvell, of Charlottetown, aforesiid, Merchant, bas been duly appointed agent for James C. Pope, one of the Candidates nominated for the coming election at Charlottetown.

Dated this 15th day of November, A. D.,

1876. : W. R. WATSON, Returning Office.

- PUBLIC MEETINGS,

R. POPE will meet the electors of the Third Electoral District at the follow- ing places: Monday, 12th inst., 7 p. m., Harrington Schoolroom, Brackley Point Road. Tuesday, 14th inst., 1 p. m., School- house near Ellis’, Tracadie Sand Hills. Same day, 6 p. m., Mount Stewart. Thursday, 16th, 2 p. m., Saw Mill Bridge. Friday, 17th, 2 p. m., Pisquid School- house. Same day, 6 p. m., at Mr. Patrick Gorm ley’s, Brazil’s Bridge. Saturday, 18(b, p. m,. Smith’s Corner, Fort Augustus. Monday, 20th. 6 p. m., Ten Mile House. Same day, 6 p. m., Grand Tracadie Schoolhouse.

Nov. 13. 1876.

“New England Feit Roofing Co.’s PITCH AND FELT!

The only Reliable Roofing.

500 ROLLS Beehive Brand FELT, 100 Bbls. PITCH, 100 Rolls TARRED PAPER, 50 Rolls DRY PAPER. We are selling these Goods Very Cheap. DODD &€ ROGERS. Ch’town, July 17, 1876.

POLITICAL

MEETINGS.

MONDAY, 6th November; Rustico Bank at6 p. m.

TUESDAY, 7th November; *New Glas- gow Hallat2p. m.

SAME EVENING; House at 6 p. m.

WEDNESDAY, 8th November; Clifton Hall at 2 p. m.

THURSDAY, 9th November; .Springton School House at 2 p. m.

FRIDAY, 10th November; Crapaud Hail at 2 p.m.

SAME EVENING; Kelly’s Cross at 6 p. m.

SATURDAY, 11th November; School House at 2 p.m.

SAME EVENING; Bryan’s Cross at 6

St, Ann's Schoo

Bonshaw

p. m. MONDAY, 13th November; Lon Creek at 4p. m. TUESDAY, 14th Stewart al 6 p. m. THURSDAY, 16th November; Saw Mill Bridge at 2 p. m. SATURDAY, 18th November ; Corner, Fort Augustus at 2 p. m. MONDAY, 20th November; House, St. Peter’s Road at 2 p. m.

Ch’town, Nov. 6, 1876.

lowest

November Mount

Smith’s 10 Mile

In Salesroom and will be sold at figure for Cash: 3 CADDIES TEA, from $8 to 20 Ibs. each (extra),

100 boxes BISCUIT (Oyster, Tea, Bill- age, Seed, Lunch, Cabin, and Aber- nethy),

30 boxes and tins Ground PEPPER, 20 *“ CREAM ‘TARTAR,

30 cwt. 3-crown SOAP, (i Ib. bars), 10 cases MATCHES,

20 doz. BROOMS,

140 doz. Bartlet’s BLACKING.

5) bbs. ONIONS,

100 bbls. Winter BALDWINS,

N. RANKIN. Nov. 10, 1876.—?i

POSITIVE NOTICE !

I hereby notify all persons indebted to me

that all debts due, and re- maining unpaid, afier the Fif eenth day of Nov- ember next, 1876

will be placed in the hands of my Attornies for immediate collection.

W.L. COTTON. EXAMINER Office, Ch’town, Sept. 25, 1876,

CARDIGAN BRANCH

OF THE

NONPARKIL CARRIAGE FACTRY

AND

AGRICULTURAL WORKS! Good Work Triumphant!

YT OTWITHSTANDING the Dull Times, the demand for my make of Carriages,

Sleighs, Threshing Machines, Feaners, «c., in King’s County, has rendered it necessary, in order to supply the rapi¢ly increasing demand, that | should extend my business into that County. I have, therefore, at the request of a large number of my friends and patrons, opened a BRANCH FACTORY AT CARDIGAN BRIDGE, which is conducted by a competent mechanic, who served his time in the ** Nonpareil,” and has. since worked for several years in the United States—a mechanic who knows his business, and has such an interest in the work as to allow nothing but a faithful job to pass, He and several competent workmen will attend to the wants of the public in that County. - The stock used in the construction of the work will be of the best imported, viz :— American Hickcry, Oak, Ash, Elm, Bass, Whitewood, etc., etc. The iron will be of the best English refined; and Norway and Swedish iron will be used for the parts re quiring extra strength and durability.

Also, in connection with the said branch is a PAINTSHOP, which is conducted bya first-class carriage-painter, who will attend to the painting of new and second-hand work for the public.

N. B.—Persons wishing work done in the Carriage, Sleigh, or Farming Implement line, will please call and they will be treated courteously and fairly dealt with. All kinds of REPAIRING, including Mowing Machines, done. Prices Moderate; Terms