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AND SEMI-WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER.

“THIS ts TRUE LIBERTY WHEN FREE-BORN MEN—HAVING TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC—MAY SPEAK FREE.”Minton’s Euripidas. New Series. CHARLOTTETOWN, OCTOBER 26, 1850. Vol. 1: No. 76 PSRTRY. British Empire into submission to their |two parties—the Family Compact, and | competition, the still more important a __._____, | ridiculous humours ~ prudently ceased | the opponents of that eminent fraternity. | scheme which has been proposed «for

POOR ME, 1. I join in the Jaugh with my merriest smile, To answer their careless glee ; But lonely and sadly my heart, the while, Feels none other beats for me— Poor me! S$ighs—nobody cares for me! Il.

hear kindly words, and smiles are shed, That thrill wy heart to see; But smiles are given and kind words said— Ah! never they're meant for me, Poor me! For nobody cares for me! Ill.

Gi, many have beauty, and more have grace, And ail own some witchery Of motion or feature, of form or face That never belonged to me, Poor me! ‘Then, nobody cares for me!

IV.

Did I revel in wealth, like an idol of old, {'d be worshipped, on bended knee ; But mise is no title to laureis or gold—

$o, nobody cares for me, Poor me! Ob, nobody eares for me!

Vv.

Qh, light would my heart be, from sun, to sun, As the merriest bird on the tree, tad | dream, did I think, that but ong, only ONE, Would really care for me, Poor me! Now, nobody cares for me!

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1850.

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DEPLORABLE STATE OF CANA- DA.

Tue editor of the Islander has availed himself of every opportunity presented to hin since the accession of the Liberals ‘0 power in Canada, to shew that Res- mnsible Government has operated most iNjuriously in that Province. Mr. Mac- tan’s tesiimony, one way or the other, "aa never, to be sure, of much value in wy community where his talent for in- vention is known, and we have seldom rared to notice his flights of fancy in res- pect to this matter, as being too ludicrous lodeceive even the most ignorant of his trontes at New London. We refer now lo bis ssyings and dvings about Canada ora reason we shall presently shew. When the Rebellion Losses Bill passed ke Legislature, and received the sanction f the highest authority in the Realm, Duncan predicted, on the floor of our “Wa Assembly, that it would be the "tans of causing a new rebellion, and of Wiking Canada a state of the adjoining Vepuibiic. Tlowever, the tories there, *"elay they had neither the courage nor ‘be Strength to get up another insurrec- “0a, and finding themselves laughed at

" , e Wal sidee for threatening to fig't the; I

their bravado and bluster about the In- demnity Bill; and the Leagues and Con- ventions, and the Lord knows what, which were Cesigned to pull John Bull’s house over his ears, with all their speechifying and pamphletteering—have faded from the land “like the baseless fabric of a vision, leaving not a wreck behind.”

Mr. Maclean is, however, still anxious to make political capital out of Canada, and the neighbouring Provinces, where he says, in the Islander of the 18th inst. ‘Responsible Government has disap- pointed, in its results, all but those who personally benefit by the general corrup_ tion it engenders at the public expense,” and goes on to state that in Nova Scotia, the “ Responsibles ” violated all the promises made to their conatituen‘s, and that in Canada they exercise their power in an arbitrary and despolitic man- ner. If the least relience could be placed on Mr. Maclean’s assertion, we might, indeed, feel alarmed lest Responsible Government in this Colony wouid pro- duce similar results to the public; but we happen to have an authority to the contrary as much superior to Mr. Maclean in veracity as he is to his employer, Mr. Ings, in intellectual ability. The autho- rity we allude to is the Toronto Globe— one of the most popular and the best con- ducted paper in Canada. From a ery able sketch of the rise ard fal} of po!ucal parties in Canada, we take the following extracts, for the opportunity of presenting which to our readers we are indebted to the unblushing falsehoods published by the Islander on the 18th insiant. The first paragraph naturally gives rise to this question: How is it possible that « coun- try, said to be groaning under ty-onny, and overwhelmed with corruption, could have made those stupendous striles in wealth and prosperity, for where the for mer is, the latter cannot exist? The Globe’s testimony to the extraordinary progress which Canada is now making: is fortified by the Custom House returas’ whi¢h shew an increase of nearly half a million over the imporiations of last | year :—

_© Very many years have passed away since the Province of Canada enjoyed the same public tranquillity it does at this moment. The harvest has been abun- dant and prices are remunerative; trade has been very good, and mercantile ac- counts promptly met; the summer has been an unusually healthy one, the public exchequer is filled to repletion, money is plentifai in commercial circles, and on every side are springing up fresh evi- dences of social comfort among the masses. Is it wonderfal that the din of poljtical strife should be unheard in the midst of such general prosperity 2”

“ The position of political parties in Canada at this moment is curious and interesting, but by no means surprising; it is the natural effect of those numerous and important changes which are traced in our politica! history of the last tweaty years. In the good old days of Tory rule

in Upper Canada, there was room for — considering it as likely to endanger, by |

And if one desires to learn the advance of public sentiment of popelar rights in Upper Canada, there cannot be a more satisfactory mode than by comparing the intolerant principles and the high-handed practice of the men in authority of that day, with the constitutional system and equitable administration of public affairs we now enjoy.”

* The arbitrarv and unjust proceedings of the Colonia! Government at last pro- duced the rebellion, and the first distinct split in the liberal party. ‘There were, undoubtedly, persons engaged in the rebellion of 1837-8, (beside native Ame- ricans naturally on that side), who favor- ed Republican institutions, and sought to connect Upper Canada to the United States; and there were those who pre- ferred British Constitutional principles, fairly carried out, to any other system, but who had been sickened with the in- difference of England to the evils existing in the Colony, and who took up arms in desperation. These parties actively fa- voured the insurrection ; but there was afar more numerous class of persons who hated the Family Compact, who con- demned the iniquitous government of the day, but who preferred the British Con- stitution and British rnle to any other, and who felt that continued agitation was the right course to be pursued, and would certainly accomplish victory in the end. This class did not favour the ontbreak, and either remained quiescent, or took up arms in favour of the Government. One effect of the rebellion was to an- nihilate the extreme Laberals as a party ; many of them fled, others saw their error and retraced, while o ‘arger section were very glad to keep quiet. Socially and politically, those who vad openty favoured the rebellion, disapocared from the stage. The more moderste reformers were gainers by the event. The rebellion forced the Home Government te inquire setiously what was (‘ve matter yn Canada ; Lord Durham was sent out, and the ad-

mirable report which came from his hands, through the information and suggestions

of the moderate Reform party, was the first step towards the establisiment of constitutional government in the Pro- vince.”

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THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILWAY.

It will be seen by the following des- patch from Ear! Gray, that Her Majesty’s Government refuses to guarantee the loan of £200,000 Sterling, which the Executive of Nova Scotia are desirous of effecting in England, to be applied to the construction of the European and North American Railway. ‘This refusal has not, however, damped the hopes of the Provincialists and Americans, for they are resolved to raise the money amongst themselves, and togo on with the Rail

Road forthwith :— Downing -streel, 2ist September, 1850.

Sir--In acknowledging your Des- patch, Ne. 190, of the 29th ult.,on the projected Line of Railway from Halifax to Portland, in Maine, i have to express my entire approbation of the degree of sup- port and encouragement given by yoar- welf and the Provincial Admisistration to this important undertaking.

2. I regret the work as one calculated

to be of the highest service to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and instead

connecting Halifax and Quebec, I be- lieve that it iv lhkely to prepare the way for the execution of the latter, and that it will contribute to the sanre end; namely that of rendering Halifax the great port of Commtnication between the two Con- tinents of Europe and America.

3. But, while Tam most anxious to promote the success of this enterprize, I regret that the same reasons which have hitherto prevented Her Majesty’s Go- vernment from recommending to Partia- ment any measure for affording pecuniary assistance towards the construction of the Quebec Railway, will probably stand equally in the way of their advising the guarrantee of a Loan for the stheme now in contemplation.

I have the honor to be, &c. &c.

(Signed) GREY. Leiut. Governor Sir Jonn Harvey. &c. &c. &c.

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RETROGADE MOVEMENTS.

We have just seen in the hands of 2 Commissioner of Roads 2 Circular from the Road Correspondent, recommending him to do as Messrs. Hayden and Hige ging seem to have done on their ow: responsibility, any thing absolutely né- cessary in their department, and trust to be indemnified by the Assembly—(quere, is there such a bedy, or will it ever reco- ver from its state of suspended animation ?) Now if this be not reversing the acts of the late Lieutenant Governor, what is ? Surely the present Administrator and his Council might-have suffered his late Ex- celleney’s remains to repose fora time in quiet. This act being a decided protest against the policy already pursued, ap- pears to put every individual member of the Council in this dilemma, namely, that if he be a party to this present movement he ought long ago to have resigned his seat; and if he be not, he ought now to resign.

The public can appreciate without our assistance the value of this futile attempt to regain their power after the treatment received; but the time will speedily come when Councillors, being members of the Legislature, will no Jonger play these tricks before high heaven, and when not even # Lieutenant Governor will protec them from the responsibility they wil, then owe to the people.

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