THE EXAMINER.

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Che Examiner.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E.1., JUNE 15, 1857.

Tue person who writes.the political articles for the Protector office, and publishes them in the Supplement to that sanctified journal, called the Monitor—appears to know the mind of the Lieutenant Governor not only better than His Excellency’s | advisers, but better than His Excellency himself, in reference to our public affairs; and having become wearied of writing out garbled speeches for members of the Legislature, and prosy harangues at so-called religious meetings — he has betaken himself to the more agreeable pastime of writing out speeches for His Excellency. In his paper of the 10th instant he gives

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| would not be justified in resorting to such a proceeding, unless there happened to be some great neglect of duty on the part of

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Colonists against its continuance. Now, only three years haye elapsed since the present Assembly was elected—it has there. fore another year to run,—it has passed every measure which the Government suught to haye passed,—and we have reascn ‘to believe that it is as high in popular fayour as it was three years ago. Why, therefore, should there be a dissolution? Not, certainly, because the bigots, fouls and fanatics of the third district of Prince County have preferred J. C. Pope, Esq , to the Hon. W. W. Lord. We shall regret the absence of Mr. Lord from the Assembly; but neither himself nor any body else ever supposed that his presence was absolutely necessary to the existence of the Government. As for Mr. Pope, he may be a very nice young man in his own way, but in the ranks of the minority he will find sufficient room for the exercise of his senatorial skill and prowess; and he will perceive that the majority is still strong enough to smile at his puny attacks upon them, should he venture upon #0 hazardous an enterprise.

The old Obstructive faction never made a greater mistake ‘than to suppose, as they do, that a majority of the constituen- cies are likely to follow the bad example of the third district of Prince County. It is this supposition which gives them such an intense longing for a general election. As affairs now stand, they have no chance of getting into office. An election may brighten their prospects —it cannot make them darker. It is useless to ask, what measures have they to bring forward in the Legislature for the improvement of the country, should they succeed in getting a majority ? They had a long tenure of office before the establishment of Responsible Government, and we know of no one really useful measure which distin- guished it, while the record of a great many bad ones could be easily traced. They had a short tenure of office after the establishment of Responsible Government, and they so reck- lessly set about destroying the constitution of the country, and uprooting the liberties of the people, that the Colony, frora one end of it to the other, implored the then Governor to dis- solve the Assembly, so that their evil courses might be stayed. The dissolution which took place in conformity with the popu- lar demand was the means of driving them from office ; and we are quite sure that the people have not so readily forgotten their transgressions as to wish them back. Certainly, beyond. the third district of Prince County, we have no indication of popular feeling in their favour —no well authenticated com- plaints against the ruling party —no clamours for a change —no petitions for a dissolution ; and as for the third district — which has now the distinguished honor of being represented by a man who says he belongs to no party, and, with the keen instinct of a fence-straddler, is therefore ready to sell himself to whosoever will give the highest price — it always had strong proclivities to Toryism — was exclusively represented by mem- bers of the Tory party for many years; but since the com- mencement of the Bible mania a few months ago, it does not appear to have any well defined notions of political affairs, but may be easily influenced by strong doses of rum and religion. Liberals are censured for being office-holders, and seekers after office. Now, what do their adversaries want but to render themselves liable toa similar censure? If the Liberals will only quietly go out of office, of course, nobody will take

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become placemen. Of course, Mr. Haviland, senior, would never think of going into the Secretary’s Office again,—nor would Mr. Palmer condescend to become Attorney General-— nor would Mr. Longworth suspend his extensive farming opera- tions for a snug chair in the Treasury Office,—nor would Mr. Wright relieve Mr. Ball from the duties of the Surveyor Gene~ ralship,—and the Excise Office, the Land Office, the Registrar's Office, the Solicitor Generalship, the Queen’s Printership, and all the other ships—eould never, of course, expect to find a soli- tary individual amongst the Tory crew to man them. Obstruc- tives are admirable authorities om questions of this kind,—their long experience teaches them to declare that there is neither honesty nor independence in office ; —and claiming, as they do, to be possessed of more virtue than other men, how could they be expected to go ¢nto office? And, as the public service can- not be conducted without office holders, the whole community really ought to — as we have no doubt they do— feel grateful towards those gentlemen in public situations, for so patriotical- ly holding those positions wherein their conduct and motives are so likely to be impunged.

Let not the Monitor man give himself any fancifal airs, and say that an editorial article of such and such a length has appeared in the Examiner in reply to his observations on the question of a dissolution. We had nearly forgotten him in following the current of our own thoughts; bat if he is par-

us the report of a speech said to haye been delivered by the Governor at a meeting of the Executive Council, in which His Ixcellency is represented as urging upon his advisers the ne- cessity of a speedy dissolution of the Assembly. The theory that.a Governor and Council must agree upon a uniform course

seem, from the Monitor’s report, to be a very absurd delusion ;

ticularly ambitious of notice, we shall hold him up to the gaze of our admiring readers for 4 moment or two, and explain the motives which haye induced him to say his say in favour of a dissolution. J.B. Cooper was Clerk Assisstant to the Iouse of Assembly during the existence of one Parliament.

of procedure, so long as they continue to work together, would As such, it was his duty to transcribe the Journal of the As-

sembly into a book kept for that purpose. He was paid

over, with the understanding that the debentures were to be ‘and equally absurd is the opinion we have always entertained, | handsomely for doing this duty; and in order to give him delivered to them on Monday; but to the astonishment of | that outside barbarians are prevented from listening to the dis-| ample opportunity for performing it, was allowed to take the

the existing Assembly, and an overwhelming outery of the _

their places. The Tories are all too rich and independent to | _ .

the Government on Monday they repudiated their Act, in reference to the signing of the deed on Saturday, under

than 300 acres of land, under the Land Purchase Bill :—

upon, and so the matter rests, with the

surveys, L am informed, have proved correct.

the |cussions in the Exeeutive Council. pretext of the Governmnet not haying the power to sell more | James Barrett Cooper to upset all our preconceived notions, during the recess. Time passed -- for time will not wait for

sardi > f Executiv i therefore the Government refused to pay the £2000 as agreed rogatsling, he. secrecy, 9 om Pye procepdings, ani.to show exception of the| that the commander of the ship of state and his subordinate Surveyor ¢ jeneral spending nearly two months, with Mr. Me- officers are in a state of mutiny, and struggling to steer their Lean, examining hissurvey of, the deficiency of land, and which | The hon. | member from Princetown (Hon. T. H. Haviland) in going | venture to express is, that Mr. J. B. Cooper’s report of Coun- |

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It was left, however, for | books and records of the Assembly to his own private residence

_an Assembly’s Clerk any more than it will wait for the tide, —the party who gave Mr. Cooper his situation lost their influence, and he lost his Clerkship. He left his country, if Tie otily opinion we shall for its good, certainly not for the benefit of his reputation as

barque in contrary directions. a public servant, for the House of Assembly in 1854 discovered

Protector office has a fancy for concocting the most stupid ones.

The Monitor states that “ the only constitutional and is to Why such a proceeding as this should

honourable course now open to the Government,”’

7s. 5d., due upon deeds in the office of the Commissioner of| worked as well in the hands of being referred to a Special Commtttee. —‘T. Kirwan, Rep. expenditure for the same period, Thus suppose the affairs | one year. Besides, look at the amount of land tax that ts was, because it Was an emendment to the Bill. He asked to believe, it has not yet met its current expenses ; and I do| or any other point of view, and therefore unsaleable. The os an amendment to the Bill; but it was moved in order to these circumstances, I would ask, sir, is it probable that the | the public (lon, Col. Secretary—I hope the hon. member not a member of the minority of the House had been allowed volve the country to the further extent of £150,000, at be justified by equity or fairness, where the first and second |» the opposite side of the House not to allow any of the loss to the Colony? I feel assured that they do not, T can- | system. the reason for voting against the resolution was, that it was upon the Bill now before the House; on the contrary, [! tompall Estate ands is, that he makes the balance due on the Worrell Estate Lands is, that he : and he thought he had a right to a reply. | Hon, the Speaker Hon. Mr. LURD.—I do not intend to give a silent vote qeeds to all who make instalments? was moved as an amendment to do away with the Bill; but ‘as I do how this seeming discrepancy took place. eirtce the consideration of the Bill till Saturday; but that was duties of their respective offices. With regard to the | deeds were not given in all instances where deposits were made, : . The reason, then, for the difference between the report of the | solution. As to the Bill before the House, he did not in- gives but poor encouragement for entering upon future He word for its correctness.) 1 hope it will not turn out so bad ; issioner of Publie Li it isi rtant that . : : the Commissioner of Public Lands, it is impo by the Bill. If all the proprietors were seaill Gabidendiy measure (the Loan Bill), and in doing so, [ am convinced out. If, however, a purchaser deposits a certain sum as | lands were not fit for agricultural purposes, and those would s.y against the measure, the more am I confirmed in WY | deed, the land will be sold again,—so it will be seen that the ; eee Hon. Mr. MOONKY had not thought the hon. member for its atm the amelioration of the burthens under which the. properly, should have gone into the minutiz of ali the accounts, £ . certify to its correctness, without looking over the books, | cided in his hostility to the measure, as he was thinking well, [ say, for them to oppose such a measure; and yet | ee facts, and condemned their proceedings strongly. ‘Their duty, town, Hon. T. Hl. Haviland, who had taken a very nite Island, if they can sbow us, or point out any better and manner, what reason is there to cast the blame on the Com- = «Mw the Bill be agreed to that day three months. Well, ‘he suateh from our hand the means of doing good ; and if, after come in till a late day in the Session. Well, if they were not : a much dread exhibited about the poor tenantry. The present do as we vow intend, the British Government may, at no oe , P ae ; ; ed Ad urchase had been effected for the benefit of those who were in this Island. They will then be obliged to do indirectly bah ‘learned by experience that if they appointed a member from ( ' ; © a the price of it had been enabled to purchase six or seven compensate the tevant to a smal! extent, by lessening Ais taxes. | jt was the case last year, a variety of false and undigested : . : ee i the Government, h: i 4:3 d contemplate the large amount of money annually sent out of | che slightest vestige of an opportunity for a repetition of the Government, had lowered the price of lan e woul members who are opposed to this measure may argue aa | 2, Prove any incorrectness on the part of the present Com- Was it not singular that those accounts had been before the a an attempt to hoodwink this House,and then labored through | ack for the appointment of a Committee to investigate them. anticipated, would draw near as much from the Island, as at 2 garbled statement he forgot to say that there were £10,000 ; : ° 7 errorsin them, Bat they were keeping it for what he would much money he sends—(A member—* No; how much he | y ping The hon. member also stated that if we make the loan under lent ; Now, it was just a nest-egg. Then if they obtained a Com- a few years, would pay the principal and interest of the | this country. But as has been often stated we do not intend ; Bs y The majority of the people were desirous that the present 3 i : ‘ . does, I must confess, the hon. member goes further than I be an inealeulable benefit to the country. Is it not, sir, I ; the eyes of the public, let them bear their condemnation. land than to pay rent toa landlord? Let him make any | Colony—it is probable he was not. Great stress is laid on the another possessed the land he held, and exacted rent, and I think I have sbown before was owing to the fact of the od dat : : 7 -hom the Worrcil Estate was purchased. When the books| == support this Bill, sir, and while I do so. I will also support ee a , P lands ; but it was found that one of the parties had received a Mr. MacINTOSH.—If, sir, I thought this measure would people (purchasers) have proved by producing receipts for But, in the meantime, and before we embark in the scheme would now ask, is Government expected to pay over that what terms they would sell their lands; but where we do there were some doubtful settlers on the Estate, whom it was if passed: The freeholder is taxed to make the leaseholder : f Government agreed to pay them £2,000 of the balance of the carried out without taxation,—then let the leascholder be they request payment for St. Peters Bay, roads, Sand Hills, &e. how this affair has been managed before we can form any i and haye them all preptred before Monday. The deed was, enough ; bat made in such way as would puzzle a Phila- Fairbanks, and witnessed by the Attorney General and handed | proceed ; but I will never lend myself as a party to any no objection to refer the public accounts to a Special Com- Hon. Col, Secretary to express his willinguess to have the the House and ample opportunity givea for examination ; Lot 11. In Lot 11 land has already been sold nearly to the before they were handed in,—after being pretty well cooked — undisposed of. The bon. member for Charlottetown (Mr. | pis own garret, with this trifling difference, that the great ‘ * > 1 > » . . . public accounts that they should be refused. 1 uced not will find a dead letter on their hands; bat I would tell that, and ingenious conceptions, whilst the veracious reporter of the (Mr. Haviland) has shown as clear'y as figures can go to| proprietor for the Land Tax. There is besides 9000 acres of | : a eine teal tod Aerttialect : " ee dissolve the Assembly. longer: that an affair of this kind cannot be made to pay for his party? Iam aware that it would be a hopeless task to J

os ae _ = a — oF . ' es peal + dienogod of. and when there is a ae ale ‘an be | They still lay on the table indisposed of, and whet , pears in the Auditors’ Report of the past year to be £2,208) and may lead to the conclusion that other estates can > meaih opportunity I have not the slightest objection to their ; : the Government; still L Pret Pablic Lands; but this amount, if it should be fully re- would warn not to be two hasty im coming to such a Zz lon. Mr. MON?'GOMERY said, the Hon, Colonial alised during the eurrent year, will hardly meet the necessary | clusion, when it is considered that it has only had a trial o Secretary said that the reason the resolution was voted against of the Worrell Estate being in that flourishing condition in | annually lost on this land ; and then there is an a , the Speaker, in his official capacity, was it moved as an which the members of the Government would lsad the House of swamp which is of no manner of service in an agricultura amendment to the Bill? He maintained it was not moved not believe that, at any future period, it will yield a moiety | fact is, the Government have tried to put the ree oe oa ‘ut off the consideration of the question till Saturday, for of the sam wnich has been expended in its purchase. Under the public accounts, with a view fo deceive themselves ana) nefit of hon. members. ‘They were well aware that present or any other scheme of a similar character will prove | will not impute motives to the members of the ore | to be put on the Committee of Publie Accounts ; that Was self-sustaining ? Do they afford any encouragement to in- Still, T must say that [ certainly think the measure cannot) ied and it appeared to him that +, was the determination an annual interest of £7,500, upon an experiment which ex- | instalments on the Public Lands are eaten oa this minority to be on any important Committee. Again, the perience has always taught us must terminate in a serious | and no sophistry can cover or smooth over the defects 0 Hon. Col. Secretary w shed it to go forth to the country that not therefore support the motion for going into Committee) Hon. T. Hi. SAVILAND gms ged fe amendment to the Bill. He would merely ask the $ | tuewesstinds © the acc he ssione ro ; correctness of the accounts oF She |< Speaker, as the organ of the House, if that was the case; move an amendment, Mr. Speaker, that the Bul be com-! 104 rot 11 £10,000, while the Auditors of Public Accounts t he he ! ft mitted this day three months. make it only £2,208 7s. 5d. Does not the Commissioner give | —The resolution will speak for itself. The question had been alluded to by the Hon. Col, Secretary, aud he said it on this question. As to an iuvestigation of the public | Hon. COL. SECRETARY.—The hon. member knows as well t ; accounts, | think the country will expect such an investigation, | The Com-| he (Hon. Mr. Montgomery) contended that it was nothing of as thoge who fill offices receive money from the people and) missioner of Crown Lands would not make out a deed until ®/ the kind; it was merely moved with the view of postponing bave a right to show that they have properly discharged the deposit of ten per cent. was made to him. The reason why -? | denie inori The majority knew very well that a ¢ eb e Se : : : It ig, denied the minority, jority statement made by the Hon. Mr. Haviland, in which such a because they could not be made out at the moment. oan Pak : . the re- bad line of wd is iat be shown c coat which. if true impossible that five hundred deeds could be made out at once. motion of that kind could be put then. So much for eile Auditors and that of the Commissioner of Crown Lands is, that | tend to give it his support. He considered it was a measure enterprises ofa similar nature, But L hope such a state of the former only had reference to the deeds which were actually | that was not for the general benefit of the Colony, and that things is not the ease. (Hon. Mr. Haviland—I pledge mY) made out, while the latter had reference to the deeds not yet/ jt would serve to benefit but a few of its inhabifants. made out ; but fur which a deposit, as a guarantee, had been} considered also that there was a large majority of the free- as the hon. member thinks it will. In fact, I am confident | made. As to these circumstances, which might seem to im-)) 110°. sd tenants in the Island, who would not be benefitted it will not. [ have made up my mind to vote for this plicate cote aes ed Se een aa | they should not go Unexplained, is necessary to ha 2 ae : , os that it i ‘ aleulated in the hig! d | Sogeis paid down by the purchaser, before the deed is made their tenants might derive benefit from the Bill ; but he was _Wt Is @ measure calculated in the ighest degree to convinced that such would not be the case. Besides, some benefit the whole country ; and the more that land agents |, guarantee, and afterwards does not fulfil the terms of his ape a : en | not be sold. Therefore, the measure would not give that belief that it is for the benefit of the people of this Island. | Government are safe in the expectation of being paid for every | general satisfaction whic’ the people of the Colony desired. It is all very well for these gentlemen to oppose a Bill having | acre of land they dispose of. ‘The Auditors, to fulfil their duty |*> tenants of this Island are at present weighed down to and report accordingly ; but what have they done? They would —— ot before ne him speak “ the - comparative poverty and hopeless dependence aie is all very | go into the Commissioner’s Office, examine his report, and | Jecf as he had just done, yet ne ai not appear to be very de- cai 4 ' examining the items therein, and comparing them with the shortly to offer himself as a candidate for a country district. aan rhe an “ oe oem — all = ae report. T must confess I was surprised when I heard these! [t was very singular that the other hon. member for Prince- a xiety they profess to bear towards the people of this as Auditors, was plain before them, and why did they not ; | , 7 ; | part in the matter, should also be opposed to the measure; wills a . - | perf ‘t? If. then, the public Auditors acted after this p : oe ; seamen errs ascara nes oeng cain, nmin air dpping ome exon ter be bad moval hat ; y pps ys missioner or the Government? The hon. member ay! nee. ; : cies o : aes ss , : ‘town (Mr. Longworth) said the Public Accounts id not | ventured to say it was not for him to add to the words 0 depriving us of such means, they do not proceed with the loktohowe. a . : 1% ! 8, oF that hon, gentleman; but it was singular that there was so same spirit which now actuates us ;—if, in fact, they do not! submitted till the 26th of March, ample time has been given i do ne weaned; the rid Goverumns ay. eb | sns thn texans te ond Ut Seg oni 0 Sc at | monte as ferry nore rep fx ta gue ; = » give its assen us pevying ee trade’ ‘I the Worrell Estat leaseholders. That handsome tax on the incomes they receive for their lands|[t was also a matter of great outcry on the part of the e for the benefit of le % | minority, that a member of their party had net beea aepointed desi fb ‘ie teal had done. H , : : C ‘ttee of Public Accounts. But the majority have | desirous of becoming freeholders, as many Ba one. e what they now oppose. It is nothing but right that sach |?" the Committee of Pab a See : ; : 5 knew one individual who had sold a leasehold farm, and with landed proprietors should bear a tax on their property to | that side of the House on this committee, we should hear, as : . hundred acres of Jand in the district where the Worrell ltisa matter of regret to all persons who wish to see the | statements made in their organ, the Islander. Sir, we have} [state was situated, because the purchase of that estate, by tenant placed in a better position than be now occupies, to | had enough of such false statements to make us wary in leaving : the I[sland—it is a serious loss, a drain on the conutry, to/ like. As to the Public Accounts, whether they inquired into ask, would that hon, gentleman be quite consistent aor have £30,000 a year sent to absentee proprietors Hon, | thes or not, I defy them to say a word, or make a statement | be should agree to the measure that day three months? they please, bet I *n th ¢ het} missioner of Public Lands. The hon. member from Princetown House six or eight days, and yet the members of the op- veal of ie Situation ‘son dee thee, wt th e a. (Mr. Haviland) said the Public Accounts were an ignis fatuus position were only beginning now to seea loop-hole, and to S e er § i ort OF Wha 8 a statement tending to show the ruinous consequences to be Me ¥ a ' 8 fade » ventured to say that though they got a Committee and resent y' i < the | entatle on the country by the Public Lands. But in this hott 5 Ys peeseut goes to the absentee proprietors. ft would ask the [entailed upon the country by the Public Lands nD st tall every figure of the account, they would not detest hon. member for the first District of Queen's County, how | : > due on that estate bearing interest. Of course he did not ye Tons the B otice this fact. as it would render his calculation of #» effect. | Call 1n common phrase a nest-egg ; and when the Liouse was colleets.”)—how much money he collects upon the estates for | mothep this Fn0$, : ies Saale 1g . r- 1: : . , just going into Committee on the Bill, up springs a new one. which he is agent? [am confident that what he collects im) consideration it would entail an interest of £15,000 @ year on ~ : t mittee, and found any defect in the accounts, they would as- purchase of those estates. In couclusion, Mr. Chairman, Lj to draw but a small part of the amount at a time, and as perse the rs ii -antian neni ee otto iilin um still of the opinion that if the money be borrowed and | oceasion requires. While the hon. member soba gok . & agi , iei ; . <. 3a. ‘statement he furgets to mention any good that will be erive ; ead om io oak purchase of a in this a from such 2 nienteae. Ae carbene poet a statement as he| Measure should become law; and let those who were desirous e thrall of the proprietor and his agent, It wu of voting against it, do so; and if they were condemned in . . + | thought he would or in reason could. It is possible that he atk, better for a tenant to sell his last cow to pay for his) was ‘actuated by motives of regard for the welfare of the! He was prepared to support the motion for going into Com- : . pe a , | , mittee. sacrifice, however great it may be, it will make him a free | apparent diserepancy between the report of the Auditors and and independent man, and that is more than he would be if| the statement of the Commissioners of Public Lands, and this distrained and crippled him in all his operations for the | Auditors not examining the ‘Aceo-in’s arepery.; Patianer advancement of his own aud his children’s prospet ity. I will the case with regara to the Gealings 0 1@ Individuals from ; = ‘ : tt!) were handed over to the Commissioner he was told that they a resolation for a Special Committee to look iato the public | jad reeeived no payment from persons who purchased their accounts, and see that they are correct. sum of £50 a few days before. In fact they received various benefit the tenantry of this Island I would be among the first | S4™s of money which do not appear on the books, as the of its supporters; but I must confess [ do not think so. : re : money paid. (ilou. Mr. Palmer—how much money has been of borrowing money, we should know that it will be required received of which there is no account?) £300 or upwards. [ —we should have an offer from the proprietors stating 00 | money again to Pope & Co.? Or can they compel the farmers to pay again for land they have already purchased? Then not see our way before us, do not let us go on blindly. As ‘ to the Bill now before us, let us see how it is to be worked, considered would not attorn, and it was agreed that the lands of allsuch persons should be taken back from the Government. independent like himself; this is not fair. i . : ; ; : “at Sohne isda ryt as a i ee . rot a - £6000 upon their taking back a deed of Lot 66, and leaving the y ' nvinced this Measure cannot be) }a)ance, until the whole of the deficiency of land was settled as taxed for his own benefit and not the freeholder. Now} When this arrangement could be made Government were to let us see how the Worrell Estate stands, for we must see| pay then the £2000 in debentures, on Saturday. They (the Government) were to receive the deeds and title of Lot 66 the certain conclusion how other affairs of a similiar nature will | 5*™* day ; but it was found impossible to sign the debentures be managed: There are, it is wures 2 ay . ; g a true, figares and statements however, signed by the Commissioner, the Lieut. Governor, delohia Lawyer to understand. I nee thi and three of the parties, viz:—Messrs. Pope, Desbrisay and | Ip y n and, never saw anything so blind, as the manner in which these statements leaves us to project that is calealated to make things worse than they are. Hon. COL. SECRETARY.—I rise to order. There is wittee ; but this is not the proper time to take them up. Hon. Mr. LONGWORTHL.—I is all very well for the Public Accounts investigated ; but they have virtually refused such investigation, It is stated that tue accounts were before but sir, instead of being submitted at the commencement of 1 f the session it was one month from the time the House met full amount paid for that property, while there remain in the | great Samue Johnson manufactured for the members of the hands of the Government, a considerable amount of land yet House of Commons, without stirring beyond the precincts of up, L suppose. I say, sir, it is unfair, when a desire is , : woe : coed ao _ | Longworth) seemed to exult in the circumstance of somuch| |, . manifested by any portion of the House to investigate the ‘swainp-land being in Lot 11, which he said the Government lexicographer gave Lis heroes the credit of uttering brilliant way that Lam opposed to this Loan Bill. I need not state hon. gentleman that Government did not purchase the swamp. reusons for my opposition, as the hon, member from Prineztown lands in Lot 11. The swamp was disposed of by the former uffirm that this will be a losing speculation. This ought to’ good land left, which will T have no doubt, command a ready be a guiding impulse to make us pursue such a course uo sale. What is there then to frighten the hon. member, or a ; s sae ; f try and convince them that all will yet be well. Never, until be deemed necessary at this particular juncture, we are at a itself, Jt is only a species of sinking fund, and if we continue the affiirs of the Worrell Estate is wound up will they be

it in an inereased proportion the whole will be sunk by aud eonyinced of their error. Bat we shall baye to wait until ‘on to dekarwine...,.The Gonernipent ane srell: and diame

by, and the country ruined, The principle is unsound. It that time before we can praperly demonstrate to them such a_ phantly sustained during the late Session — had a majority of is unfair to tax one part of the people to benefit another,— consummation. It is impossible, as the thing at present stands about five in their favour on every party division, and were it is doubly .unfuir te enter into a speculation when none of to come to any decisive conclusion, for we will have to wait | the partics will be benefitted and a!l (fur it must come out of until the expiration of the ten years before we can expect a)

° 2 ace . _ final settlement, from the purchaser of Public Lands. The the people) av istressed. I will not, for one, leud my | saath on voice,—-1 will uot help to carry out sch a measure, with ion. member Mr. Longworth is not correct in saying that the

7 Government have refused an investigation of the Public

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such ee aes stamped upon the very face of \coounts. The Government are willing, nay evan anxions to "™° of its election, unless the Governor shall see fit to exercise , , . a . » baer i . Re af . & we Ts f . e ° e .

it} Althongh the acevunts of Lot 11 muy appear favorable, haye them investigated; but this is nut the proper time. , the Royal prerogative, and dissolve it sooner ; but the Governor

enabled to make a handsome provision for every branch of the public service. ‘The law provides that the House of Assembly shall not be dissoived within a period of four years from the

over the Pablie Accounts, did not take up the Accounts of | jy proceedings is about as reliable as the speeches which the | that Mr. Cooper was a delinquent,—that is, that he had not

done the work for which he was paid — that, in short, he had | received money under a false pretence— the pretence of doing work which he did not do, —and the fact is recorded on the

‘Journal of the Assembly as follows : ~

‘« Mr. Speaker ca'led the attention of the House to the state of the | Manuseript Journals, which had been brought by the Messenger, since _the opening of the Session, from the residenee of the late Clerk | Assistant, James B. Cooper, Esquire, whereby it was discovered, that he bad neglected the duty of transcribing or engrossing the same, since

the 10th day of April, 1851, and for which he has been paid, it was thereupon Ordeed, That the Clerk do perform or employ a competent person to | perform the work, and to be paid by the House; and that the Goveru- ment be requested to proceed against James B Cooper, Esquire, for the expense incurred.”—Assembly’s Journal, Oct. 3, 1854, p. 16,

Why the Government did not ‘ proceed,’’ as requested, is explained by the fact, that Mr. Cooper prudently remained out of the country until some time last year, At the com- mencement of the late session, he had the courage to exhibit himself to the House in the capacity of Reporter to the Protector, and had the modesty to apply for special aecommo- dation on the Magistrates’ Bench, which the House refused.

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