; . miller of the Islander, it appears, has f‘no higher opi~ '. than of other men in general.” Now, this is * pmigeworthy-«aud as it should he, were it really fl,” But let the Editor speak for himself: “ We,” lays “ gaggle to ourselves neither unern'ng prudence, preemi- “Wmll thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word !) V ‘ industry-"yet, we trust (oh, modest trust)we shalli happily wend along our path, encouraged and sustained ' ' (smacks this ofegoti'sm, Mr. Editor, think you P) m requisites, although only in their most unpretending "’ What think you, Sir, of that ?---preeminent‘ talent -. most unpretending degree ! ' v .. mofcourse, MrrEditor, of the Colonial Herald, it' not " 'r contemporary ol the Royal Gazette, will feel highly mpllmnted at marina that it: Islanjiler “$861,328” you to ho“, is e mere noti' ion 0 His orl mi as a "'25; ur{i'des.” Oh, Mr. Editor! this is indeed iii: un- kndest spur of all! If we are to believe the Islander, you hv‘. also given certain “promising indications,” (more pro- m!) and for which, “ we," says he, “ are entitled to your 5 '~ Mf' which said “thanks” will, ofcoiirse, be duly ac- I “fledged-find a piece of plate, in MeSsrs. Rundell and 1 ' ' ‘9’. best style, Would scarcely be too great a “ reward ” I fit his having elicited the “promising indications” afore- s ‘ _ ‘ ‘ .vpho blunder, it appears, conducts his paper “for the-infor- V V_ m Wot-mew or amusement of”—(liimsell, Mr. Editor? ‘ . floh, nonnbut at his e1: cme is this amusement to he alford~ 3. ‘ Maya“ the public.” c is content to take the profit, and News “ amusement” to others. > :m now, Sir, we are approaching the grand climac- tic—l mean, the Islander’s “political opinions.” And of film clue, think you, are those opinions? They are, Sir, it'wa areto believe himself, neither tory, whig, or radical— . momrchical, oligarchical, or deinocratical—they are of the J “M character, as you will see. Alter confessing—— ‘ nil 'molt graciously~0h, how graciously l—that the as- .umed inquiries ofthe public as to his “political opinions,” as “not only natural, but reasonable,” thus seeming to de- from him a “definite reply,” the Editor proceeds to give that reply, somewhat in the manner and form follow- WE0n the most important public question—(guess at it, Mr. . Editor, for no other resource is left us by the laconism of r . your new ally)—we are not without precise, and, it may he, ’ -. "damn. opinions of our own! The development of these 1 ions it must be be left to time and occasion to accom- To detail them now would never do—the public ,, :would not understand us, for we do not understand ourselves. . 3 Yet we do not mean to deport us so cavalierly—oh no! for, y .1... we 'hold that it would be inraacvicanLa—(another im- d d

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.pncticability,sMr. Editor!)—and premature, to tell you what we think, we opine we inn as well save ourselves the trou- !‘ , 3 Us ofinditing, and the puldic the bore of reading, more of E‘ '1 yours—'nonsense. To accomplish this object, we are ofopinion,

‘ if Lthentbre, that We had better—say no more about it.”

: f. ‘1‘ And this, Mr. Editor, is the Islander’s ncrim'rr. opinion! !

'- :, Mam 1 that his readers must feel highly eilified by this

I; - it”, id,=uiauly, straight-forward and uncompromising “opin-

,, , T.“ ion" ofthat “hold and generous” champion oi the Press.

.. ' 3' The blunder then proceeds to inform us, that he feels as

it " indignant as o startled flea at anything like tyranny 0r op-

i- ' .A ‘ ' it. He also tells us something that we did not know . 73;. m, with regard to the House ol‘Assembly, and his own

expected correspondents, The following free translation of ‘I'll remarks on these interesting subjects, will, I think, he

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u, tound pretty correct. Let us hear him :—

lt,‘ I. !‘ We abhor tyrants at all ranks—whether on the throne or in. .ofi'it—whether in the field or in the senate—whether in the

3. fulpit or out of church—whether on the bench of justice or » in the possessor of broad acres—justice, even handed Justice, Scour- delight; and yet, most assuredly, We trow, will we Mic, time-serve, and curry favor with tho-high and honora- ‘ ~bls. 'Most assuredly will we not ,ra'ise our voice—even i. though public offices be filled with beardless boys, and . ainecurcsbe still maintained at the expense of England's peo- ple, taxed to ellble se to strut about in luxury and pamper-l

,' groaning population are literally fain- ' Yes, wegsiiy, most assuredly will we v1 down and humble ourselves—aye, ‘ _, re those high and mighty ones ! ’For ’fihnows ? Perhaps, in consideration ol these our indepen- ggaud meritorious services, we may one day be re-

, d With .the Queen’s or Assembly’s Pi'intersliip! Yes, , ved subscribers! "’e shall not interfere with the Roll

3 offlooorables. lVe shall not be so egregiously stupid, and F. I . I t“ to our own interests, as to speak of family compacts, n"; («oftbose who hold official appointments! They are far above 7. ice or dispraise (and here he did speak common sense, I: . itor); long may they retain their positions-Jet striplings aha thrive, andfill the public oflices, and enjoy the public emolu- , ' meanwhile! old and tried aervants-—good men and true—may V ’3, belel't to pins in poverty and neglect—we say, let them go on M ' ” .olul, prosper; what is that to us? We have our price—let thceiiptioiis snarlera at me" in place find persons better qua- il)“ ~Iiflod to fill the public oflices, and appoint them—if they can; VIMI‘ We Will not minister to their desire—for We have quite 'I‘b "dough to do in ministering to our own. We should expe- rience quits- arevulsion offeeling, were we called upon to abandon our proposed course of government sycophancy Ieryile adulation! We know well the advantages to be at.“ (llfived from .“tbe liberty ofthe press”—we know Well also ,, up * ‘Ihlt‘ the knowledge of this fact ought to he an incentive to h." “the people of this Colony to maintain our bold and indepen- Im ‘.(Ieot Periodical; otherwise—dive have not done so already M *i, _— ’o ‘be tempted to sacrifice our independence at the ’. shrine 0 power, and leave you in the lurch! "° " , . ' f‘ The House of Assembly will soon meet in Legislative M!‘ f, Conclave. The _uiembers have been elected—to do their {ced' , duty. We shall not attempt to report in full the speeches hora. ‘ "‘,- 0f honorable Members, as that would be too much trou- “m ‘ for a sheet so widely circulated as is ours, and, besides,

we must be paid for doing so—and that we are afraid of.— Ot, we must do something; and we flatter ourselves that that something will be duly appreciated by the public. It is refore our intention, during each Session, to give our leaders (without much personal labour ofour own) a con- nsed account of the prooeedings, which will be far more oslialiictory to ourselves than a lengthy detail of each day’s operations. 1 .

“ With our correspondents—mad when they understand our lanpf operations e shall, doubtless, have our share---we . “italltake the most unpardonable liberties. Their, property is

We shall, therefore, maul, mangle, choke and murder productions,,in such it Way as, to us, in our editorial wis- . H“in, may seem meet. We shall makethem say things they lover dreaiii‘t of We shall dress their productions altogether , y “cording to our taste. We shall not think ofiinitatiiig the t. Ntry fashion of correcting merely verbal inaccuracies or of

_ , I In things unmeet for a respectable periodical. No! _ ,_ 0 shall 0 tar greater things than these! We shall cut '- PPIIliack at pleasure. We shall do things by wholesaler Yet ~ Eglhall patrobourcorrespondetits. We shall merer a m.

Trifle their property to ourselve, when it suits us, an we “I and their wares, alter we have pared them down to

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a but,» logo"! Ideas; and, above. all, we shall take care that no- W‘ V “g”! aprofltory to the powers that be shall ever find a place am“, 0|" columns. We

_. . do not understand the principle ofin- “as either the whole or none-«that will not suit our

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conclusion, we shall at length conclude-"we shall fol- ho course already adopted by our brother Editors, long ' '0' our existence was ever thought oi, of noticing im- ‘ ,wmonu ,ln Charlottetown, and throughout the Island,

[but "5 ,_ h. h We believe will continue long alter our ephemeral ex- cuitgr ; . 1"“ Shall have deservedly been for otten.”

“3 1r ; .hgd now, Mr. Editor, I think it high time to bring this In! Mr. 30 a close. So far, I have endeavoured to give you I! But. i . mm of the Islander’s sentiments-«and if you don’t ad- esll .. "'5'", Why, you are certainly not a nian of taste, and or it. “'9”! to have your ears pulled as long as his; but should

, gross v ‘=, maul)! ofthe correctness of the likeness l have endea- J .. . .. I“ to give, consult tho Islander yourself, and meantime, -‘ will“ hear again from the, I remain, Sir, - Your friend and well wisher,

't . FLAGELLATOR. - ch“Motown, 6th December, 1842.

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To 'rna Eni'ron or xiii: 001.0me Hanan!)- Sllli—TIIO following Ad agreed to at a Meeting ofth ciety, held this evening, I vour of its iiisertio periodical.

dress having been moved and 3 Independent Temperance So- am directed to request the fa- n .as early as possible in your excellent

D. MACFAD E . Charlottetown, 25th Dec, 1842. Y N,

Annnnss or '1‘“! CHARLOT'I‘E'I‘OWN INDEPENDENT Tamra—

RANGE Socni'rv '1'0 Till Innaai'ram-s or Paine: En- wattn lsunn.

FFl-J-Ovv Coustnvnns! Our object in forming ourselves into societies is, to banish the monstrous vice of Drunkeiiness from this our beautiful and highly favoured Island. The means which ,we MW" 1%. Abstinence. from .Ille cause 0va”, and which evil IS, “"10 Wing of mtozicating drinks ;" for we assert, that the real value of any practice is to be decided by its general tendency. Ifit_can be shown that, owing to the nature ofthe liquor, the use involves the abuse, it is obvious that the first glass-though apparently harmless in itself—is the first preparative for making drunkards. The'uvil is in the intoxicating nature of ilie liquor. Adopt any kind of liquid which ig noi intoxicating, and them i. no danger. The fault. it is said, is not in the liquor, but in those whoabuse it. Here is the great mistake. Iftbis were the case, why do not they abuse milk as well as intoxicating drinks? The fact is, the fault is in ihi: liquor, and in proportion as it continues to be used, sobriety will be a stranger to our Island. Ifit still be asked, Is there any evil in taking these liquors moderately? We answer by asking, Is there any evil in sowing turns among wheat? The evil, in both cases, is, the effect which follows, and past ex- periimce proves. that whilu a person compliments himselffor his sobriety, he is really, by his approving ofthe drink, making many drunkiirds. But some may ask, Is it safe to abstain entirely from alcoholic drinks? We answer, Yes, on the authority of upwards of five hundred ofthe most eminent Physicians in Britain, and all the eminent Medical Gentlemen in America; that it would not only be safe, but beneficial to the human system. Many ofyou are convinced ofthe madness ofdestroying the human frame with ardent spirits, but we fear there is great delusion, as regards the nature of malt liquors. We could note from many Physicians on this subject; but one shall GIlIfi-IP. liir the present, viz: Charles A, Lee, M. D , who writes as follows:—" As a Veneral rule, I hesitate not in river, as my settled conviction, I int nialt liquors are more deleterious in their effects on the system than ardent spirits. The latter are alcohol and water—the former are dele- terious compounds of alcohol, nnrcolic poisons, and mineral sub- stances; besides,_ as the fermentation which malt liquor under- gnes is imperfect, being stopped to prevent its change into vine- gar, it is apt to be renewed in the stomach, thus impairing the powers ufdigestinn.“ Friends and Countrymen I ifyou will but try our principle, you will sooi: acknowledge, with us, and the millions of others who entirely abstain from these diluted poisons, lliiit pure water is the greatest luxury in creation. Some would ask, What will become ofthe Farmer? What will become of the Revenue? We are persuaded that this siibjectonly wants to be understood, in order to convince all that the real interest of every farmer, landowner and merchant is to promote Temperance as extensively as possible. This will diminish poverty, imnio- ralitv niid crime—lessen the number ofbiid debts—make more honest and better servants—diminish the expenses oftbeir estab. lisliments, and will bring a great portion ofthe £32,000, as well as the proceeds of lost time, spent every year in our Island for the drunkards' drink. into the market, for bread, butter, beef, li-ntber, wool, and :ill the produce of agriculture; lcii, sugar, molasses, clothes, and all articles ufmercliaiidise. The increased consump- tion of those and other useful articles, most of which are subject to d'tty, will not only keep tip, but improve, llw. Revenue. Countrvmen! as \ou value the dearest interests ofyour country, we solicit your iiiost serious ntieniion to this important subject, ihat we mnv be prepared universally to petition ilia Legislature, at the coming session, to make Laws that will, as far as possible, take away all the incentives and causes ofliitempcriince; and althouin We are anxious to encourage Petitions for the purpose ofsupprcssing Inteniperance in any shape, yet we confess, upon it full consideration of the subject, we feel little satisfaction in asking forsuch rugulationsus recognise the propriety oflicensiiig houses for the sale ofinebriating liqiiors—coufessed y a cause of poverty and crime. Licensing gives a respectability to the char- acter ofthese houses, Mdsshielda them, in the estimation ofmany persons, from those awful charges Wlllt'l'l many oflliem can easily be proved to be guilly of. Why not license places to sell bad bread, bud beef, bud physio, its well as bad drink? Why not li- mo‘himufbad fame,“ well as these drink-shops, on whose victims those houses depend for their support? Let public-hun- ses be licensed as viclualliug houses, but not to sell intoxicating drinks; and if any person be seen betraying symptoms nfinebriu- tion, let the house where he got the article 0. ascertained, and proceeded against. in the some way as it driiggist, it butcher, or a fishinonger, who sold any article that affected the health ofHer Majesty's subjects.