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a! his superior skill and cotrage, displayed: in a direct and daring assault upon those “ facets end epoctagt ne he can demolish the chief lib@ral strong-hplds, Jet hii

xt once—without anymore idle vaporing, further at- tempts at the perpetration of uselessand rabid editorials, and the vain invocation of dire anathemas upon the heads of the conquering Liberals—array himself for battle, and courageously, shouting “/i¥2 Lay to the

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fault to find wir) your ne the rejected address of J.B. regardiny the Visitor of Prince County; but I cannot help asking why did “he apply to you only after hig communication was rejected by the Gazette and Is- lander? If J. B. wanted to obtain the appointment for his brother, wou!'d it not have been more manly to apply to the Governor in Council at once? But why apply for it at all? Does the present Visitor discharge his duty

rescue,” bravély rush into the conffict; and then, should} gtisfactorily ? O yes! but he resides in Charlottetown.

the fiery old man, like Marmion’s ‘youthful Squire, Bieunt, - “ With desperate charge, Make, for a space, an opening large,” aud should “therescued banner” of the discomfited Uligarchy of Prince Edward again rise, even although the war should instantly “darkly close around,” and the banner, “like pine tree rooted from the ground,” again “sink amid the foes,” 2nd the shout of “ Fitz Loy” die away, never more to be heard on the battle-plain; even then, he might be allowed, in the language of the re- doubtabie Falstaff, thus to address the minority of the lower House: “Let it be booked with the best of your deeds ; or, by the Lord, I will have it in a partiular bal- lad else, with nine own picture on the top of it, Coles kissing ny foot: to the which course if I be enforced, if you do not all shew like gilt two-pences to me; and 1, in the clear sky of fame, o’ershine you a3 much as the full moon doth the cinders of the element, which

cided advantage to the Teachers of Prince County, as he can look after and have transmitted to them their half-yearly allowance, thus saying the poor ‘Teachers ithe fatigue and expense of many a journey to Charlotte- town. All. this, however, is beside the real. question, and I for one would notcare if the Visitor for Prince County livedin Spain. J, B. thinks differently, It ap- pears that the honour as well as the interest of his coun- ty are concerned in this matter. He feels very keenly the disgrace of what he calls “ érawing our supply from Charlottetown,’ particularly as ‘‘ we have many indivi-

the task.” Now, I too would be very happy if I could

only believe this ; but my ideasof the qualification of a School.visitor may be very different from J. B’s.

ingly insignificant question. Like a great many others,

shew like pine’ heads to her; believe not the word of your correspondent J. B, seems to be under the impres

the noble: therefore let me have right, and let desert mount.” | For some men, when they enter upon the field of controversy, to assail their adversaries with any wea- pons but those of vituperatioOn and scurrility, it is quite

every person in the country who may have represented the successful candidate, or procured him a few votes, looks on himself as yon Ui earned by ais service a right to any appointment whic

as difficult as for the tnreasoning, but imitative, parrot, matter how well the, duties may be performed: by. the

whose early and only lessons in the use of speec'i were received in the purlieus of St. Giles, or at Wapping Stairs, to display its power by any thing but the ennn- ciation of the vilest epithets of ribaldry and abuse. For stich men to nse the legitimate weapons of reason, or to make any seeming progress in rationa) argument, would be a work of 1s much toil and labour, as, for the

' vicee-burthened and flesh-laden Falstaff, it would have

seen to journey for 2 summer’s day on foot. ‘fo impose apon such men the task of writing in any style but one redolent of the flowers of Billingsgate, and fit only for * the eara of groundlings,” would be to place them in ae difficult a position, as that in which the obese Sir Juhn found. himself when, upon his honorable and chivalrous expedition to Gadshill for plunder, he found himself deprived of his horse, and exclaimed: “ Eight yards of uneven ground, is three score and ten miles a-foot with me. Give me my horse, you rogues; give

we my horse, and be hanged!” What “eight yards of

aneven ground” were to Falstaff, the shortest essay at sound reasoning would be to * An Elector;” and, that he say Write at all, invective seems to be quite as needful to him, as was his horse to Falstaff.

On'the contrary, the judicious reasoner in the support ot a good cause knows that to return railing for railing would only tend to bring discredit and suSpicion upon hia motives; and he, therefore, wisely rests satistied with shewine what is true and right by’sound argument or xpt illusiration : and having. to the best of his ability, xet forth the truth and justice of his views, he there leaves the qnestion for the decision of those whom it inmost aoneerns. He koows that such a course will al- ways secute the approbation of the wise; and is ever inost likely to disarm mistaken opposition, to discomfit unjust hostility, and to bring over the misinformed to

ihe Knowledge and support of the cause of truth and!

justice. .

One other remarky and I have done, at least fo- the present. [t is well known that the Oligarchy, with whose rale this Colony has long been cursed, have ‘illed every nook, hole, amd corper of the Island with creatures of their will; and their corrupt defenders, be- lieving that aff men are corrupt alike, can discover no possible motive to public action, but the love of gain: and no possible exercise of the right of patronage. ex-

present incumbent, no matter how incompetent he him- self (the applicant) may be! This is a most mischievous delusion, and one, too, to the dangers of which the more sensible of the Liberal Party are fully alive. Whenl cal! this an uvimportant matter, [ mean that it is so ima political or a pecuniary point of view. For every thing conneeted with the education of our children is to usa

fied with the present order of things under th ’ ¥ 7 me . ; p . ‘ | i. This is certainly an inconvenience to dameclf, bats de- With an excitable people like the 8 I a

sion that as soon as the Liberal Party get into power

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in the matter ag to care for anenquiry, It may not, however, beamiss to note Dvision of two leading Journals: —The European Timés believes the recall of the French Ambaesadd# from the English Court “ wae a ruse of the most discreditable ‘kind, to further the

objects of certain politicians in Paris, who are dissatie-

proud and jealous of their fair fame, it was expected that to touch the honour of the country, even by impli- cation, was the readiest way of producing a burat of in- dignation against England, out of which much polities! capital might be gained.” If Willmer & Smith be {right #n their belief, the Parisian politicians have in- |gloriously failed in their design. The same authority jasserts ‘that Lord Palmerston acted throughout this trumpery Greek dispute,with the dignity and prompti-

duals amongst us, I am happy to say, fully competent to| tude for .which his whole administration of the Foreign

| office has been remarkable; and that, so far from de- |siring to put a slight upon France, he has kept strietty

_ I should have taken no notice of this matter, if there within the terns of the contract entered into with thor were not an important principle involved in this seem-|country, when its ‘good offices’ were accepted for

| settling the dispute.” The London Times of May 23rd gives quite a contrary statement as to the acceptance of ithe good offices of France; it says: *

“ Far from accepting the ‘good offices’ of Franee in the conciliatory spirit in which they were tendered and

may excite his ambition, no| employed, Lord PatmERsTon was continually engaged

in eluding her proposals, thwarting her expectati

and re Jectink her fro Ei It wou, i feet vatt been less offensive to France, less discreditable to Eng- land, and probably not more injurious to Greece, to have refused the offer of mediation altogether than to have accepted itin form only to evade it in substance. This false position at once gave rise to recriminations, sup- pressions of fact, and covert instructions, which event-

[subject of yast importance. We should be careful tojually turned an anicable intervention into a diplomatic

‘engage none but competent Teachers, and the Execur tive must on its part be doubly careful, not through in- difference to appoint persons to superintend our Schools who would be unable to lake charge of a School. This indifference is the more to be guarded against, that your mere politician estimates the importance,of every ap- pointment in proportion to the emoluments arising from it. Mr. Arbuckle’s experience as a Teacher in the Aca- 'demy, his acquiretents as a scholar, and his zeal in the cause Of Education eminently qualify him for the office. His last report is a valuabledocument. TF must therefore be excused froin believing on the authority of J. B. that ‘a feeling of dissatisfaction is abroad on this matter”; such a feeling must be confined to persons who would sacrifice the education of a county to the paltry trifle of

no Execative would place the superintendarce of the schools in Prince County in the hands ofthe person who is now looking for it. On the appointment of visitor as well as on the Sehool Act generally, I have much tore to say, but shall reserve it for a more fitting occasion, A Frienp To Enucation,

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1850:

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LATER FROAL. EUROPE.

‘The Steamer Rose brought the usual semi-weekly

Mails on Thursday evening last, together with an Eng- lish Mail, which reached Halifax, on Tuesday }ast by

; ae. cept to prodace eormnption, Taking the knowledge of, the R. M. Steamship..7meriea, in 9 days from Liverpool.

their own sclfisiness for their guide, they conclude that, should the Liberals assiune the powers of government, the only change that would or could be effected, would be that the -treams of corruption, instead of being dried

‘at, wonld inerely be diverted inta new channels, and

that, as it has been, aud, is stil, sa it would be them: and that the purty in power and their adherents would

«The intelligence from England continues to be of the most unitnpertant character. Commercial affairs have undergone no change since Jast advices,except a slight decline in, the prices of Wheat and Flour,—-Spring business with the Agricniturists in the Old Country ea to have been everywhere retarded by the back-

rupture.” .

It is difficult, indeed, for those who are removed ftom the scene of action any considerable distance, to ootain a correct knowlekge of the whole transaction when twe such able journals as those we have quoted differ so widely io their views respecting it. The London Times concludes the article to which we have just referred with, the following energetic and severe commentary on the conduct of Lord Palmerston:

“ Put the principal charges we address to Lord Pai- merston are of a graver nature and a higher character.

He has been pursuing this miserable game in the spirzt ‘of an attorney of the lowest class, perfectly unscrupu-

Jous in his practice, and ready at the first opportunliy te

thirty pounds a year. 1 must further add my Selief that! jet Joose the sherifl’s officer on the hapless debtor. Don

Pacifico has no reason to complain of his zeal. Bunt Lord Palmerston seems to have lost sight of the fact that it ig not Den Pacifico or Mr. Finlay who are his clients, ‘'butthe British nation : and in bis passionate eagerness t enforce the demands of these persons he has sacrificed the dignity, the. policy, and the alliances of the Crown. He has inflicted wounds not easily to be healed; on ihe trade and resources of a kingdom we are bound to pro- tect... He. has, in conjunction with Sir Henry Ward. kindled the bitterest animosity against this country among the, whole Greek population of the Mediterranean. He has forsaken and annihilated the policy which dic-

vi ‘tated the establishment of the Greek mouarchy by ow:

‘anion with France and Rogsia, and he has especially ‘provoked both those States on that important point of ‘the East. He has ¢cxposed-himsell to accusations ot ‘bad faith which this country cannot affect to bear with ‘the same indifference he has evinced under them: and ‘he has for these contemptible objects aud disrep stable ‘claims interrupted with the leading coniinental States irelations whieh never were more essential to the peace cand tranquility of the world. Such are the formidabie cand permanent consequences Of the late Operauans Mh ‘Greece, which will remain Jong aficr the paltry details of this affair are forgetten. ‘They have inypired the re- ‘call of the French Ainhassador from London; they have ‘inspired the Russion note ef the 26th of April, in whieh ‘Count Nesselrode reiterates the energetic remonstrances

Teast Avery ing, Ser ; he (* *) ; di ° J ‘ é o« .

lowest and most degrading office in the community :

aye, even to the public whipping of a.thief.. So ditiien!|

ist to persuade the avaricious and corrupt of the ex- igtence of inore pure and henorable feelings, than those by which they themselyes are governed; and so I:ttle idea bas vice of the reslity of virtue.

Tam, Sir, respectfally, A CuHanrotrrrowns Linggat.

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"May 29, 1850.

sCHOOL VISITER FOR PRINCE COUNTY.

+ Be careful in the choice of vour Inspectors; they who ought to be sought for with a lantern in the hand ’ VANDEN bape

Te tie Epitor or tuk Examiner.

M-. Waurpan; sigy—An advocate as loam for the most complete freedom of acu sion inal! public matters, [ lave no

y,

ing to an naparalleled.deugree.— Enghsh Journalists are j stil! hotly engaged in disenssing the merits and demerits of the Greek dispute.” One class of papers vindicate, with heart and soul, the course pursned by the Foreign

tinister, Lord. Palmerston, in the almost interminable ivorresponderce which has grown out of the affair: | +hilst anuther set of paperg attack his lordship furious’ y. lev oyizins the conduct of the Greek and Prench Go- “vegoments, aud ascribing to the Foreign Minister alone

_heodisgrace of having compromised the dignity and

icharacier of the English Nation. Were we soinclined, we have trither the spice nor the time to warrant our ‘enteripg tipva am crquiry inte the real causes of the musunderstanding ociween theseveral Governments; I, y do we believe cur ree@ers ee] vo deep'y interested

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‘ror on the J9th of February ; and ye have yet to jearn ‘their further effects upon the policy of Enrope,”

The news from Tréland is aninteresting and wai ‘portant. “Phe contemplated abotiion of ‘the’ Vice-mge! ‘Court still excites. disctission, Ir. John O'Connell ‘Welivered an able speech on that subject at thedast lweekly nieetin@of the Repeal Association.

The Socialist? of Paris Ind scarcely got over thew wlorifeation at the election of M. Eugene over Sue # Conservative Candidate, when they were themselves doomed to defeat and mortification by the rejection of Socialist Candidate, in the pérsor of an Officer of the National Guarda, who was icft iu @ minority of 740 votes. ;

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