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ment nothing was attempted, for nothing was meant to be essayed, until an admin

istration was formed, which would take the responsibility ef carrying Out the in- tentions of the Representative Body. And even though the Legislature had proceeded with the despatch of the public business, and still failed to settle the question under consideration,—yet the individual members of the Liberal party could not fairly be said to have abandon- ed a promise made to their constituents jn reference to it, since the making of auch promise has not, and cannot be proved. Maclean cannot, however, gain- say the proof of such promise on his part, for it may be seen in his election card, and his shameful abandonment of it, whilst he had a party strong enough to enable him to redeem it.

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SIX, MORE THAN A MATCH FOR EIGHTEEN,

“The people of the Colony generally are now aware that they were deceived at the late General Election, and all they can reasonably expect from the minority is, that they will not

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so of the rest. .Don’t the minority hope'and Responsible Government, He exw they may not be disappointed? Ah he neceasity fur change—ke would no don’t the pinent expect that a a longer support the old system of official hres 76 inyeelf?™ Stay the litle boy mmonoply—he would do— the Lord knows quarrelling with a bigger one in thestreet,jwhat. But he was flirting with the “buat Lbave a big brother to home who0/{,iberal party then to get their votes upon) can.” Duncan, being a big brother tol, certain Chancery question, which, he, Sill BacIWeNe thoceteale” aa Se voli knew, would be Jost without their assist- geance. ance. His ewn party would not support him, because they dared not incar the dis-

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THE PUBLIC, DR. TO THE LATE by the question, They were dreadfully MAJORITY. alarmed at Douse becoming Snatcher, Duncan,being accountant general to the Well, he got the assistance he sought late majority, has presented the public/for the Liberals believed him to be right with an account, in the last Islander, for’ for once in his life, not that they trusied services performed by said muajority.!hjg political professions then any more After searching his Journal, itappea's,'than they do now; and when he had his that the only item which he could find 13'¢yrn served,the bunkum speeches ceased, the following: and Mr. Douse was as ready as ever to To one Addrese presented by Dr. give his vote to the party against whom Conroy, praying Her Majesty to he had so lately harangued. For this in- the lated Sebevied, 250 itew consistency and double dealing, he is now to 13 members of said majority applauded sky-high by the Islander.— for 4 years, £1,960 Par nobile fratrum! Ta see Dunean Now, the public has not received to the! Maclean—the-old reviler of Land Agents value of one penny for the said Adcress-'and Land jobbers—hugging (metaphori-

Even if they had, we would still dispute! cally) the most unsightly and obnoxious of

suiler the yenal majority to se]! the imdepend- ence of the Assembly fer Government Oliices, without 2 struggle, and we guess they will not be disappointed.”

We clip the above sentence from the Islander, and, in the dictatorial style of that print, we demand an unequivocal and distinct reply to the following ques- tion: — When, how, and where have “ the people of the Colony generally” shewn “that they were deceived at the late Ge- neral Election?” In not one constituency throughout the whole [sland has the con- duct of the Assembly been condemned— there haa been no remonstrance—no petition for a dissolution of the House, , which would have been sent flying: through the Island by the Tories, i€ they, believed the constituencies thought; themselves deceived. We challenge: them to call a public meeting anywhere, out of Charlottetown, or New London,; and test the claim of the Assembly to! continued public confidence. Whipped! —soundly and thoroughly whipped—es; insolent curs should be whipped—at the} late General Election, they slink about} with their tails between their legs, erying out that the chastisement was wamerited, |

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andthat the people are sorry for inflicting, Hi; but let them go before the people} again, and we shall be bound they willj get “more kicks than half-pence.” De-| ceived, eh !—-if such were the case, the late Governor was wicked and arbitrary cnongh to give his dear pets ia the Go-| vernment offices a chance of retaining their situations, by dissolving the House,) and giving the electors an opportunity of reversing their judgment.

The. Islander’s “ guess” that the mi- nority whl succeed in preventing the runjority from “selling the independence ef the Assembly,” just means this: that Nesers. Palmer, Thornton, and other

public officers in and out of the House, roust keep their situations in spite ot the majority—that the old Counci! must. sit like automata, or tender advice that won't

be acted upon—that Mr. Haviland, sha!] ‘majority, no Attorney's bill in the uni-

enjoy the Provincial Secretaryship as jong as he likes or as long as he lives— Mr. Hodgson the Attorney Generalship— Mr. Stewart the snug berth of the Excise -—-Mr. Hensley the Treasury —Mr.Wright the sinecure of the Surveyor Generalship —Mr. Haszard the Queen’s Printing, (to keep Whelan from using big type and large margins)—Mr. Palmer to strut about inasilk gown, and pocket Crown fees for making silly speeches to “my Loris and Gentlemen of the Jury ;” and

the account, and show that the majority|the.whole batch, 8 a sight not less mar- have put forth an unjustifiable claim. vellous than was that ofthe great New Oe he as Mil tales ala! sondon Snake. The zeal lately mani- pm See EPP ey. ress ONSIN~ tested by Mr. Douse in going to England ated with Mr. Coles, according to the)to interest the Proprietors there against testimony of the Islander; for several |the Responsible party here, and the mor- years ago when he visited Washington,|t#fication he must feel at being disap- h eal ca _, pointed in his expectations, have given © wee Vinny sccusse by fnat Paper him a strong claim upon the sympathy of with the great sin of saying that he was the Islander. going to negociate with the American ane eee Government, in his capacity of Executive) GOVERNMENT PRINTING Councillor, for the extension of the right AND THE TREASURY.

to the Americans to enjoy the privileges ' ea ok +; | NorTHinG appears to annoy the editor of

the I—slanéer so much as the idea that Mr. Whelan may become Queen’s Print- er, and Mr. Coles Treasurer. Maclean’s incessant harping upon the names of those persons, as candidates for the offices allot_ ted to them, shews that he at least thinks

Colony. From this suggestion the story '

ru of ABE on hed % they are sure of the appointments. Mr. W. _— is BOCTON TOOK Us Fee; and he| is obliged to Mr. Maclean for the interest was bjackguarded by the Islander forjhe tekes in his behalf, and begs to sry

ofa free fishery upon our coasts. Mr. Coles did not, however, say that he was charged with any such nagociation, but he suggested to some fellow travellers, that if te Americans had the privilege, it would be hivhly advantageous to the

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daring to entertain the idea, in opposition that he will not refuse the office if it be to existing treaies. Finding the idea, offered, even thongh its transference

— be ensbled, ifhe chose, to speculate with the public monies to bis heart's content.” Can Dancap conjure up no other might be’s ? We cnn tell him of one, and that is, that it might be 9 long time before Mr. Coles would : speculate” upon the credit of his oilice, if he were Storey, as one of iva predecessors. bad on

THE NEW GOVERNOR EX. PECTANT.

A paragraph extracted from » ate Englisi paper, and inserted in another column, leads us to hope that a new Q6. vernor is about to be appointed for this Isiand, in the person of Dominick Daly, Kequire, who was for many years Provincial Secretary in Canada, pre- vious to the reconstraction of the Go. vernment of that dependency. We are not old enough to recollect the poli- tical principies held by Mr. Daly whilst in Canada, but that he isa man of consj- derable Colonial experience end ability, is very certain from the high position he so long held on this side of the Atlantie; and as such, he cannot but be well quali- fied to take charge of the Government of: this Colony. Even if he be imbued with Tory principles, which we very much doubt, no man can know better than he the folly and madness of attempting to rule a free people in accordance with any other than British constitutional prac- tices. He did not pass through tha troublous times which preceded and fol- lowed the Canadian rebellion, without well knowing that of al! powers ina State the Representative Branch is the first to be feared, respected, and followed, in wielding gubernatorial authority, if the Chief Magistrate would govern peace- ably, wisely, and well. But if he knows. it not, or knowing this truth, shuts his eyes to it, he mayrely he will soon disco ver it to his disadvantage, and be com- pelled toaet upon it. The fate of Sir Donald Campbell will not be an unin- structive lessoa to any new Governor, Not the least unoropitions fact, perhaps, connected with Mr. Paly’s nomination is, that he i3 an [rishman and Catholic,

Arrival of an English Mail.

Tue Steamer Rose brought the English, Colonial and American Mails from Picton on Monday Jas‘.

The Engtish Mail, which came by the

‘hon ever, was favourably received by the

whole Island, Dr. Conroy teok the earli- est opportunity, on the meeting of the Legislature, to ask for a Committee to prepare an Address to the Queen on the subject. The Committee was appointed, and it comprised the names of just as many Liberals as Tories. We believe the Address was drafted—or in great part drafted —by a gentleman belonging to the former party; for Dr. Conroy, who has: talent enough for the task, seemed to be somehow uncommonly dilatory about performing it,—and while it was support-

Te , should Jessen the chances of Maclean, Ste#mship Cambria, furnishes very little getting “drunk as usual” at Mr. Has- intelligence from the British Islands.— zard’s expense; but Mr. Whelan will/'Trade in England was not es active as it

ye iningly ask the situati paver whining, sk fr the situation #8 jag previnsly been, The exraordinay : SUrVeYOT position of the Established Church—the

’ ; ¥ ? mi Cc ) ° . : : ee a ie Secessions from it which are daily oceur; r , , © ring-—and the recent appvintment of Dr.

Treasury. though we hav esitation ‘yr: ists ¢ . wer vee weal not rr a the aifiee | Wiseman to the ‘ardinalate—-chiely. omy Saying oa . ’ gross public attentionia England. Sixty

sper vate pes ‘eMac. (rive Clergyman of the Episcopal Chureh eal i i fs per fra ttve addressed a letter to the Bishop of CADy; 16 PAIG FOF OF ANE. Une, aB@IE4-| 1 oadon, relative to the assumed innorhs

wa The wer olntec en's): ' ward Whelan were appointed Queen's sion ofthe Catholic Church: Printer, as he expects, he might, by using) yy . ’ wi, gee Mat =| New Governor For P. BE. fsraxp— large type and broad margins, easily rob yy 55 patjoy sates ici the Col f | q af itis beneved (says Willmer & Smith's ie Colony of iarge sums Gf money every) pg, Ti ones) in I . . vear, over his just remuneration.” Go-!, (2 Pea 2 imes) in volonial circles, es wee con ie wane eee the vacant Governorship-of Prince Eé- ronment p g: 2 *;ward Island is to be filled up by the ap-

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ed in the House by all the Liberals to a

man, it was warmly opposed by some of: broad margins” will have to do with

the Tories, and particularly by Mr, Pal-' mer, about whose opposition the Islander, t

is bound to be silent, for delicate reasons. |

And this, forsooth, is the only claim to: pay and confidence on behalf of the late: majority, which the Islander could trump np! Why, if we chose to make out a!

bil of costs and damages against that

verse could match it for its length, and the amount of its various items !

DUNCAN AND THE RAT-CATCH- ER.

A ring sop is administered to Mr. Douse in the Islander of Friday Jast. Two Ses- sions ago, Dovse made sundry bunkum

'of Mr. Ings, to admit into his columns an’

is paid for at the same ratio as other

a ‘ ‘pointment of Mr. Daly, formerly Secreta- ; , ai . but) whareom . Daly, eri) printing, and not by the line; but. wh ‘Uy ta the Canadas.

payments by the line, is more. than we

can tel), Will there be lines on the mar- oT be aoe : eeD MY. Paes) bel Ae ‘ | The Paris .Voniieur publishes a decree ins? Mr. Ings, being a printer, should

g : eins JG’ granting asn»plementary credit of J09,- have one out this biunder to his editor 300f. to the Minister of Public Worship, before pu ahenpng it. ‘to defray the cost of the balls and other

It is in exceeding bad taste on the part expenses incurred by the establishment

Ee , of the three French Cardinals lately ap- insinuation of intentional dishonesty | 5ointed by ithe Pope. against another printer, when he cheated; Some arrests have taken place in Paris the House of Assembly in 1849, 5y!in connexioa with the plot lately diseo- charging for the printing of the Census! verod at Lyons ; amongst them that ofan

returns in the Appendix to the Journal,! actress at one of the sheatres, who is said

e ing procure i i } : he having pro d the impressions from'to heye been thechannel of communice-

Mr. Haszard’s office, and clumsily pasted ‘tion between the conspirators in bot them together to conceal the cheat. places ”

If Mr. Coles, says Maclean, were ap- Sachi pointed ‘Treasurer, a “low amount of se- SPAIN, curity nught be named, and men not worth} A decree in the Madrid Gazette of the a sixpence put in the security Bond,” and|2{th instant, orders the dismissal of a that the auditors would be discharged'considerable number of officers, natives and “creatures of the Majority put in‘ of Cuba and other American possessions.

their place, who m*ght Le expected to from the regiment in garrison ip th@ is+

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speeches in. the Assembly about Reform certify any thing, and thus George would ond.