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" : , c _ sa ol ng se —— aed mae ro eaieeiemeneial -— Se ee AGIA aa eon poneneacanne ee naman ella os vs iain i. ' ' Ju a : at neh irene mana te i < e . . § r D r Is , +t potatoes, and many other productions of Legislative. ‘ AILY EXAMINER | te Sey i action & ar | OUR farmers ; that since the @ rOgerion \ This forenoon, epon the motion to read a . ~ | the Reciproctty Treaty , the scene is coM-] third time the Act authorizing the levying e ai : sty yt ‘< > . : . . $ : : APRIL 12, 1978. pletely changed ;--the money invested is,} **An Assessment for 1878, the following «i ; if ‘atone Paioldl { ,,. +, | vision took place :— 1 — - ~ | for the time, yielding no rehurn to the ‘un- 7oas,—Davies, DeBlois, Yeo, : Gordon, -* The Trade issue (No. 10.) vestors. Worse than that, the investors| Prowse, Dr. Robertson, Calhoun, Westaway, ee ee ee ee “ig ; i Lea, Farquharson—1!0. i" : a 4) ' . ave experienced ruinous losses, the popu-| “; 1 Sray: lest it be said that the Father have experience pol Nays. —Sullivan, Campbell, Conroy, \rs-

of Free Trade--Dr. Adam Smith—is some- what antiquated in his ideas, let us, before entering upon this discussion, be doubly assured. Let us sec what our modern Free Traders say about retaliatory duties. And who more authorative than a gentle man whu—for his political services in the advancement recently elevated to the Senate. Whe more

reliable than Senater Fabre, of Montreal.

of Reform principles—-was

A year or two before Senator Fabre re- 1

ceived at Mr. McKenzie’s hand the reward |

of his editorial services, he wrote :

“The resolutions adopted at a large meeting of manufacturers that has lately taken place in Toronto, asked for the tariff to be raised to twenty per cent. on all goods coming from Great Britain, which can be manufactured in Canada, and that on all articles coming Jrom the United States and other countries, Canada should im pose jual duties to those imposed upon

; going into the United States

) . ’ > . and other foreign countries. We ace pt trese

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Canadian produc

should be the programm of eve having at heart the prosperity of the country. Jt is this that everybody requires, except

who sacrifice practice to

ry Government

certain political men theory. Mr. McKenzie has happily stated the tariff should be modified in the interests of Cana- da, and we are sure he will keep his word. — Vide ** Bien Public.”

And Mr. McKenzie himself says :—

“Our Commercial System will always be | more or less controlled by the policy of the | United States, as our immediate neighborhood | may compel us sometimes, for our own protec) tion, to adopt measures not in accordance with | what may be termed correct commercial prin- ciples.”—- Vide Hon. Mr. McKenzie.

The *‘ measures” Mr. McKenzie would!

alopt were shown when Mr. McKenzie} went down to Montreal to tell the people, that the gentieman who issued the following | card had his *‘ hearty support ” :. |

‘*] solicit your support as a merchant who} has been actively engaged in business for over | forty years, and who has, he believes and trusts, never allowed his fair name to be tar oished ina single instance. When I formerly had the honor to represent Montreal Centre in the House of Commons, / voted for the 10 per} cent. differential duty on teas imported from the United States into Canada, because the Americans imposed a similar duty on teas going into the States from Canada. [| disap- proved of the abrogation of that duty during last session, and if again returned to Parha- ment will advocate its restoration.

‘With regard to Customs’ duties, however, | cannot overlook the fact that Mr. Mec Kenzie’s Government increased the tariff on all manu- iactured goods from 15 to 174 per cent. , there- | by giving an additional protection of 24 per cent. in favor of our own people, as compare the tariff of Six John McDonald's Government.”

**I solicit your support as a manufacturer who has for many years been largely interested in that important branch of national industry, and knowing, from personal experience, the

trials and difficulties which at present surround |

it, | have daily experience of the rumous com- petition to which it is exposed from manutfac- turers in the United States, who make Canada a sacrifice market for their surplus stock, and rush through the length and breadth of our ‘and, selling their goods at prices far below those charged in their own country, thus car- rying off the ready money which ought to go into the pockets of our owa people. Ii re- turned to Parliament, I will support any measure that will prevent this, an/ vole in favor of any tariff imposing the same rate of duty on American manufactures that they charge en similar goods manufactured in Canada.—- Mr. Workman's Card, Sept. 20, 1875.

‘* My policy on the manufacturing question is simple. We are toa very large extent here in Montreal and I think over the greater part of the country, over-run with American manu- factared goods, sent here and forced upon our markets at sacrificing prices. ‘These goods in- terfere with ovr mechanics, mannfacturers,and our artisans. [ would, therefore, gentlemen, advocate the imposition of a duty on all goods coming in Srom. the United States equal to what the Americans charge on Gill goods sent fror Canada, Thatis what I call reciprocity in duty.”- -Mr. Workman’s Speech, Sept. , 1875.

With this high, this undoubted authority

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resointions, and do not hesitate to sav that the ' : '

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lation has largely decreased, and some of those who remain behind have been pre served from absolute starvation only by

the worst of all kinds of protection—public Through the

eciprocity,

| and private contributions.

labrogation of the Treaty of Canadian coal was shut out of the United States market; and shrinkage and want have taken the place of profits and pros-

perity.

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| On the other hand, the coal trade 1s United

United

idepressed in the States. The

factories of the States have | produced too much. Consequently many lof them have been either working on | half time or altogether closed; and the

i : . ‘ } —— » oi sc wotiy iquantity oj coal they consumed is greatly

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But the coal owners and miners of the United States are consoled by the fact that under the Canadian tariff they y a complete monopoly of the coal market of Ontario, and compete, on equal terms, with the coal owners and miners of Canada in the great markets of Quebec, and in all the other Provinces of the Dominion. At the same time they are protected in the markets oi their own country by an almost prohibitive impost duty of seventy-five cents per ton.

Now, while Grits prate about the im- possibility of forcing forty millions of peo- jie—and are content to do nothing—the

Canadian

Conservatives argue in this way : coal owners say that the advantage of a duty tty cants a ton in favor of their coal will

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Ai . ‘ enavie

Ontario. If this duty (which is all that is asked) be imposed and the odject be gained, the United States will necessarily sell to Canadians a smaller amount at a less price than they do now that they have a complete monopoly. The coal they can not sell in Ontario because of Canadian competition must be sold in the United States; and the increased supply mus! necessarily reduce the With profits

curtailed, the coal owners of the United

price of the coal there also.

States will naturally ask themselves, ‘‘what’s to be done ;” while the coal consumers of the United States will see clearly that it is not to their advantage to maintain mono- polies—either double or single. The coal owners of the United States, finding that monopoly of both United States and Ontario markeis, will—as business men--consider whether or notitis better for them to retain the Ontario market and permit Canadians to compete on equal terms in the United States market under a reciprocal arrangement. Having satisfied themselves that it is better to re- tain the Ontario market—-which is close to them——they will use their influence to have the duties taken off of coal going into the United States, while Free Trade Canada will be only too glad to open her ports ; and we shall have Reciprocal Free Trade in coal, > e+ oe . A Minister who Says “the Thing that is not.”

Ix reply to Hon. W. W. Sullivan, the Comunissioner of Public Works stated that no assistance had been rendred his Depart- ment by Mr. Shanks or anyone else. The following extract froma letter written by Mr. Shanks, and read by Mr. Sullivan in the House, yesterday, shows how grossly iuaccurate a member of our ‘‘good’”’ Govern- ment can be :

. . { hope that you, as ‘*Leader of Her Majesty's most loyal Opposition,” will be magnanimous enough to admit that Mr. Mc-

before us, need we hesitate? If we do, let let us see What Sir A. T. Galt has said upon

the point. He has said :—

** He had spoken perhaps a littleseverely of what our policy siiould be towards the United States, and no doubt many would call it @ policy of retaliation. He did call it a policy of retah- ation; he called it a Pouicy OF; Derence; defending our own interests—not al- lowing foreigners to take from us what we could keep. He believed in that policy. We ought not to be afraid of the Americans doing us any harm. They had abrogated the Reci- procity Treaty; they did not let our ships enter the canals; they taxed our lobster cans; every

i Fogislatura, inc!nding certified true copies of

Kay, in making such a statement, was doing an injustice to both the Government and my- self, inasmuch as during the time I was assist- ing the Public Woiks Department -from the middle of February, 1877, till about the middle April following —(at $50 per month), I was en- gaged in examining Road Overseers Returns, classifying the Queen’s County Jail (new addi- tions) expenditure, preparing returas asked for by members of and for both Houses of the

the new Lunatic Asylum ‘Tenders, and occa- sionally assisting with the correspondence of

neault, Hackett, Kelly, J. A. McDonald, -. RB. McDonald, Melsaac, McKay— iG. Mr. Speaker has reserved his ¢ until this evening at six o'clock. | The Act to amend the ‘Registration and

ing; and some progress has been made “License Amendment Bill.

on Road Sca!es. i Hon. Mr. Sullivan 1s again 1 his place. j > oe oe

Tuy Patriot is determined to mislead the people of this Island if possible. In the ‘‘ Editorial Correspondence” this morning’s issue, the editor says, In re- ference to the tax on wheat and breadstutts, that it was moved by Mr. Brown, an “* inde- pendent.” Every person knows this to be fnaccurate. Mr. Brown is a most obedient supporter of the ‘organized hypocrisy.”

This misteading game may suit the Pat- riot's purpose just now, but the intellgent people of this Province will soon discover the deceit and untruthfulness of the Grit organ. ‘Truth is powerful and must tri- umph at last.”

aphcti ng teddies i Orchestral Club Concert Last Night.

Tupre was a good aitendance. ‘The programine was select; and the renditions were artistic. The Club have greatly improved since they first surprised and pleased the vitizens of Charlottetown. The selections from ‘‘Norma” were delightful. Mr. Hill's reading was first-class, but rather long ; and the charaeter song of Mr. Benjamin Brem- ner brought down the house. and Mrs. Kickham added greatly to the at- tractions of the entertainment. Nearly all

: j ‘ } who took part were encored ; and the enter- e them to compete in the markets off tainment was thus rendered—not tediously

av performers became somewhat uneasy before the entertainment closed. The popular habit of ‘‘encoring” is unfair, and adds nothing to the enjoyment of the occasion. When a really good programme is presented it should be carried out without such addi-

long—but so long that both audience and

as result from encores. —.. <)> > o----—

June, 1871. On Thursday last at scured the sky,

thunder from on high. wrong was right,

that black was white. cléaryy * '

out ali fear. Oh! had you seen the startled glance each per- jured ruffian cast, : When loud and high the thunder peal came rolling on the blast.

Each eye, as plain as eyes could speak, pro- claimed their craven fright,

Their wish to hide their villainy beneath the darkest night.

Each Judge sat silent on the Bench, each law- yer held his tongue,

While nearer came the impending cloud, and o'er the Court House hung.

‘'Twere vain presumption to compare the great- st things with small,

The thunder of the sky with war in this ter- restrial hail;

to my view,

The British army, worn with toil, at eve, on Waterloo;

Their squadrons thinned by war’s red hand, and faint with struggle hard,

They bear the brazen trumpets of the French imperial Guard.

On, like a rolling avalanche, the living torrent comes,

The ‘‘Pus de charge” at headlong speed, loud rattling from their drums :

The ruthless Corsican had east his all upon the Die!

And shouts of ‘Vive notre Hmpereur!” ascend

' from earth to sky.

Napoleon hurled at En bolt of war,

The Mosquetaires of Austerlitz, the conquer-

ors of the Czar.

The sabres flash, the cannons roar in battles

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Led by “the bravest of the brave,” unhappy Michael Ney.

What was it fired each British heart, when sinking in despair,

What rolling thunder drowned at once all other sounds in air?

"Twas Prussia’s host, advancing fast to bring their timely aid;

From Haut Goumoat to Charleroi raug out the

the Department, which included two letters approved of and signed by the Commissioner— | claiming certain refunds from the Dominion}

paltry difficulty they could put in our way

they did; and he did not know what else he,

could do. He could assure his andience of this—if there was anything else which their neighbors could do, they would readily do it.

Fortified by these authorities let us pro- ceed. The object of the Conservatives 1s, to obtain the desire of every man in the Maritime Provinces, viz :—Reciprocial Free Trade in the articles of coat (1) and agricul- tural produce (2.)

(1.) With regard to ¢ val, the facts aré that Canada possesses mines equalling any

Governinent and on account of which appears | » have since been received $$97.89 as shewn | lunder Appendix H at page 85 of the printed) Provinciat Accounts for the past year. { ty may likewise state for your information, {inasmuch as you were a member of the late | Government, that it is but just and fair to Mr. Owen, the Leader thereof, and now in} England, that the statement of the Island| Finances which I prepared with his approval | and in complianee with his request should be, | published and in this way shew that he also| | (in the words of his successor) “hoped that the | ‘truth repecting the real state of our Public; Accounts would find its way through the!

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’ ¢ } i ‘lengt and breadth of the land, and that the} people would see those accounts and examine) Burst into tears of thank!

> known world ; that from $12,000,000 | in the k Seer bes ey them for themselves in order to pass a correct |

“94 F on S enercugein ; atte 3 | ria to $15,000,000 have been invested for the | opinion upon them. ‘La ae | purpose of developing them ; that before If this be done, the Opwen-Havilana Admin-| No Blucher came to we, to turn the carrent of : i . . / Strib te) of ‘ » 4¥, > com- the fight the abrogation of the Reciprocity Treaty, | S'™aHion ill probably not surf by dopey ge Oe a in : \parison which may be occasioned thereby—| As at Shermopyie of old, the wrong o’ercame

they were the seats of prosperous industries |) ile any misapprekensions which an 1ttelli-| r > « . . « . lre Ly) os ’

fourishing, increasing population PAPO Mpeey |... , ;

large, ' a & Pel *| formed—from a perusal of the recently ¢e- | The next to him who wins the fight, is ne who

{reasonably nor unnaturally

* and afforded a good, steady, ry Home Mar- livered eloquent eo Speech—will, at the ket” for a considerable quantity of oats,hay, (seme time, be removed.”

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cannons

Fach ‘42’ tread,

Vild, fleree and shrill, the Pilevochs yell the plaided squadrons led,

Each giant ‘‘Coldstream” stood erect and raised his towering head,

The Belgian crew, with courage

’ Hichlander advanced with statelier

new, torgot that they had fled. :

ach lancer to the saddle sprang, and yrasped his bannered spear,

Vild from “the fighting 88th” raag ont the

Connaught cheer! =

A moment's ‘‘Halt!”’ the Prussian: while loud their trumpets ring,

“Nun dantet alle Gott” they played, and our **God save the King”!

The Iron Duke, relieved 2t lenuth from care and trouble past.

Uness, ‘told Blacher

comes at last.

the rigisi,

o'er right prevails,

bravely fails.

Yicn Dgomnurt Naw Orn,

asting vote

Ballot Act” was-read a third time this morn. with the

This afternoon the House was in Committee

published in,

Miss Rankin |

tions and sometimes unseemly interruptions i i

Report of a Law Case a LD | eemmncermcererencaeens

, dark clouds ob-

They kissed the cover of The Book and swore [ felt within my inmost heart, indelible and

That trusting love to //im above, that casteth

But still my faney boldly sketched and colored |

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Ch’town, April 6—3m

“pring Tweed — Newest Déshigms! 5/14

IN - (white & colored}, Men’s Hard and Soft Felt and Fur HATS, CAPS, &e.

C. ROBERTSON.

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50 QUEEN STREET.

NEW GOODS!

I Command, the “Northern Light,’

well spoken of by bummers, has landed us a

Gases Men’s Wear,

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WORSTED COATINGS — SUPERIOR FINISH |

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RESERVE yeur Spring, Order, LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE.

Ch’town, March 23—sw pat s jour 2i

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and get our Lew Quotations -- h

CARVELL BRO’S, accents. —

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ODD-FELLOWS’

And loudly, o'er the Court of Law, pealed Natal Day elabration !

A band of witnesses were there, to prove that

iss.

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AN ENTERTAINMENT

WILL BE GIVEN IN THE

Market Hall

ON S4 ;

Friday, the 26th April, inst,,

—-CONSISTING OF-

‘Instrumental Musie,

Vocal Selos,

_ Character Songs, Readings. Xc.,

by the best talent in the City.

The Charlottetown Orchestral Club

has consented to give selections on the

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Oddfellows’ Entertainments in the past have been acknowledged, alike by the press and the public, to have taken a front rank in amateur performances ; and the Committee will spare no pains to make this the best of the season.

H. JAS. PALMER, | J. WELL. McLEOD, , Chairman. Sec’y Com. April 12, ’"78—pat 3 taw ar t ent

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JUST RECEIVED,

Another Supply of the Celebrated

WALTHAM WATCHES

> Warranted as usual, at ; m ANS J. fr, Sch as Se North Side Queen Square, Cn town, April 12—dy pat 3aw for 4w

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CHY Rigieh

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TO LAT.

iThat Hligibly Situated Property

known as the City Hotel. i onae iV EVHIS ROTEL contains 28 Rooms, and its

a. location for Hotel purposes cannot be sur- | pissed, being centrally situated, within a lstone’s throw of the Post Office. and Public

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i Buildings, and but three minutes’ walk from

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occasion. a Pair Sheep, Ewes or Wethers; 6 wo Baws) will’talte schigrge'gof sthe | 27d best” dos, ‘Musieal tment. :

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| ON SALR, ‘At the Charlottetown Steam Bakery, | LOW FOR CASH, ..., sd 2S. Boxes Navy tg Poze? Revy Blggalt 200 * No. i Pilot (thick).

} JOHN QUIRK,

Charlottetown Steam Bakery. Prince Street, April 1l—ne & pat 1m :

TUESDAY, APRIL 16,

HE Commissioners of the Stock F man om pe ering Prizes for Cat on AY, April 16th, a ++ sig. I , * 12, 9 ck, Best asiimal on Exhibition, , Best Fat Ox, Oo = 2nd best do., Best Fat Steer, not over 3 years old, i 3 6

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2nd best do., da. y Best Fat Cow, 2nd best do.,

ey do., A 3 An entrance fee of 50 uts,. ill be charg for each of the’ cattle ih , 3 “cents for ir pair of sheep.

Entries to be made with the Seer before Tuesday, the 16th nae at Te

SALE OF AYRSHIRE BULL,

‘The Services of the Ayrshire Bull will be sold at Auction immediately after the Cattle

Show.

SIMON W. CRABBE, Secretary to Stock Farm Com’ra. April 6—3aw

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