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,‘ellhongh I was a spextor . Crud gave vice to its supporters, tea was required of me. But the amend- Ull rent to the House, as adopted by th- _ rendered the nugatory, were discussed, while I was in the Bones, and met with my most decided opposition. These

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elucidate aolvedtoaddress our beloved Queen 11 n ‘ jec . and pray Majesty to direct His Eu 1

subject—I was one of the ad ocates of the address,

but my name is not recorded as having voted for it, in

comet.- of my absence upon other parliamentary busi- “as

'fir then, as it has been in my power, have I kept this

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ther it will allow the greedy proprietor to make an exorbitant profit‘ht of that, which belongs as mirch to the oppressed tenant, as to his grasping landlord, or whether all shall participate in the advantages to be de- rived b these reservations—and for which alone the greater Fan of them has been exempted—must remain a harem g and agitating question, until the government form some decision upon them—for I fear the‘ two

wwhes of the Legislature never will corncide upon a

measure, where the opinions of the majority of the House are so directly opposrte to those of the Council.

My next pledge is H to have the L0 alists redressed.Mi

The L0 alist Bill had also been passe before 1 took my neat. he Council had also rejected it, on the ground that a similar Bill, paSsed lastSession, had been dis. speed to by the Queen. The House then addressed the Sovereign on the subject of these ill-used men, and I ad- vocated and supported the prayer of that address, and thus fulfilled my pledge upon that point, to the best of my humble ability. What is to be the result of this uestton, remains enwmpped in the womb of time. bother the government will allow these oppressed men, who had bled for, and served their country, to be robbed of their just rights, by rapacious proprietors, who held our promises to these unfortunate persons, never intend- ed to be fulfilled; or whether it will take up the just cause of the abused Loyalist, must still remain in doubt. But I yet hope that the government will be awakened to the services ol‘thcse ill-starred men, and do them justice, by compelling the glutted pioprictor' to disgorgc to them some portion of his rich gains. The next pledge I have come to. is “ to have the Terr- nntry relieved from their oppressive burdens," and God

‘ knows! I have religiously kept this promise, to the very

utmost of my power. ’Twas by my hands that tlfc voluminous Bill, intituled “ An Act to authorize the Crown to purchase the Lands, and to rcgmnte the settle- ment of the Inhabitants of this Island,” was prepared, and I was so fortunate as l ' ’ its mats and provisions my advocacy and assistance, It was sse-J by a large majority, sent up to the Coun- cil, an although such, or a similar measure, would have caused‘agilation to cease throughout. this fertile and salubrious Island, and its oppr _' ed inhabitants ce under their vines and their fig-trees, and turn their entire attention to the improvement of their own land. yet the Council rejected it altogether, although they recognised its principles; and while they put the Bill quietly under the table, sugoested the propriety of jointing the House of Assembly in an Address to the Throne upouhs subject- matter. Knowing as the majority of the House well knew the spirit and .iemper of the Council, they felt at once that with the opinions of the two branches of the Legislature, differing as far as the East is from the West, no joint address could ever. be prepared, that would suit the wishes of either branch, and they wisely rejected the suggestion, thrown out as it were, with such an appear- ance of-candour; and adopted an address to the Crown from the House with a copy of the Bill annexed, and which address I had the honor of preparing. Such was my conduct as re ards this pledge, and if I have not yet been soccessful‘l' obtaining relief for the o pressed, aye, literally the bleedina tenantry as their Lun’ lords’ in deri- sion style them), I hope in od that some measure may yet be doneksome compromise yet be effected, that will give the tenaiifiyt't‘lie rights of English subjects, and int rt to them that interest in the, soil which they who cu tivate it, ever should possess. It would appear that the Government have resolved not to interfere with, nor change the tenure, by which the Proprietors now hold the lands under the original grants, and that it will not enforce the conditions, under which these grants were given and accepted, in consequence of the long continu- ed possession of the Grantees or their Assigns; but in order to make the Proprietors settle their lands, it ,will recommend to the Legislature the imposition of a bear penal tax. Without entering into the justice or exp: tcucy of this resolution, let us suppose that a tax of twenty shillings sterling per hundre acres of wilder- ness land was adopted, how would the tenant be benefit- ed? how would he be relieved from the payment of the heavy arrests of rent? He would not be benefited, he would not be reliev 7 , but would be in a worse position than he was before, ecause the greedy Landlord or his

crafty Agent, would wrest from him thc little substance

he had gathered around him, in order to meet this in~ creased demand. The only feasible plan then for the relief of the tenant, should the Government refuse to in-

‘terfere or purchase the lands, would be a compromise of

the mean of rent now due, and which arrears it is im- fiblo the tenant can ever pay. This compromise, if mide upon fair terms as between the landlord and ten- anti-«a connexion by the way, which should be in this Is- land, a bond of love and mutual confidence, not of tty 't'yranny on the one hand'and determined hatred an fear

. on the other-«ti ith a long lease at a moderate rent, and . with the powe

purchase within filleeu or twenty years, at a fair ra per acre, so 73. 6d. or 103. currency, for wilderness lands in this .Is and; although they be procured in Nova Scotia at 25. per acre, in Brunswick at 38. per acre, and in the Canadas fr to 63. per acre ; yet I would allow something addi onal here on account of the facility of clearing the land and of

"the fertility of the soil; 1 say if such a compromise were

efl'ee peace and rosperity would succeed where agita- wd, ngw prevail in the Island, God grant

t' and pov I iii: such a desirable result may ensue,.a.nd that the ten-

antry may in common with the Loyalists, obtain their just rights, and be ere long, contented, aceable and happy. And I fervently hope that I may ive to see- the day, when agitation is at an end in this Island, when the in— habitants are peaceably and prosperoust settled, and

. when no grievances 'will exist to cause angry feeling

to beagain necessarily raised in this loyal Colony.

, ' “eve now arrived at the two last pledges, and which fl—‘t that I shall not accept of any office of emolumeni under Government, nor any land agency. That I have accepted of ne'ith e one nor the other, is well known, and therefore nee say nothing further to you on that

.aubject ;. although I may ‘ state that I I‘ve been ofi‘ered

three land agencies. and refused them.

From the premises, you will perceive that l have to the utmost of in wer, whenever the occasion afiered, kept my word‘you,’ my generous constituents—and that you were satisfied with me as your representative udeith my attention to your local interests, is fully and satisfactorily impressed upon my mind by the flat-

.tering resolutions passed at district meetings in different

and bridge: with my own eye—and the" - hospitality that I have invariably receiv from willncverbeelaeedfrom my boron» ‘

no of the County, when I visited your several dis- fi'cts during the past summer, to examine the

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Bills 1 have already eavneratedda not my intention, and would beunhandsome. The human mind is a strange compound, and I have not the shadow of a doubt, that the majority of the Council pursued their objects and views as conscientiously, as did the majority of the House, and that the Council saw these measures in a

sembly. To have a re-construction of the Council was that which wax'prayed for by the House, both in the Ad. ress to the Queen, and by the Resolutions before refer- red to, and to - : ve men placed, there friendly to the interests of thfi “a 1c is now fortunately the object of a My appointment may be con- : u er to the prayer of the Address, and is the commencement of the system in this Colony of responsible government—the whole meaning of which is, that the opinion of the majority of the people shall be considered to be of greater weight with the Government, than it has ever yet been. To have refused the appoint- rneut when it was offered to me by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, I dared not, otherwise I should have been accused of inconsistency in advocating and voting for one‘measure last Session, and then refusing to carry that measure into effect, when I had the opportu- nity of doing so. .

Although I have told you, that the close and intimate connexion between us of Electors and Representative has been to me most unexpectedly severed, without soli.‘ citation, by my acceptance of a seat in the Legislative -Council, yet I must tell you that Iconsider your interests and the interests of the People of Prince Edward Island, closely identified with my own, and that I intend, and do hereby pledge myself to advocate your cause, and that of the people, to the best“ of my humble ability, in my new situation; to do all in my power to reform grie- vances wherever they may exist; to have the Fishery Reserves thrown open for the benefit of the public; to have the Loyalists rcdrcsscd; to devote my energies to have the tenantry relieved from that weight of oppression which has almost borne lhern to the dust, and to carry out such measures as will in my humble opinion be be. neticial to the country. I go into the Council free and unsliackled, to carry out the views of the majority of the House, so long as these views are consistent with the principles of that blessed and glorious Constitution, under which we have the happiness to be placed, and so long as I conceive those views to be just and correct, and I have been selected chiefly on account of my political principles to fill this situation, the stepping stone to which you, Gentlemen, did place for me. Watch me narrowly in my new career, and “'1 swerve from these principles, and desert your cause, their let every tongue in the Island wag at me in derision, and let my name be an execration to those who pronounce it. A new era is now opening upon this Colony, and my appointment—the appointment of a. man who has avowed himself to be a Reformer, an advocate of the Tenant, an enemy to ofiicial misrule, and a redresser of grievances, is the commencement of this glorious change, and is a complete triumph to the majority of the House. Long may this new era of re. cognising liberal principles continue in the govern- ment, and long may you, Gentlemen, be alive to .your true interests, and to those of your brother inhabitants in this Colony. Guard well, then, the power that is placed in your hands. Recollect, it has been your cry for liberal principles, in common with

vernment, and excited its parental attention and regard to render you happy. Think, then, of this important trust, and if you now approve of my princrples, as you did last March, send a Representative to the House of Assembly. who will advocate the glorious cause of the People, and who will be disposed and pledged to carry out those measures, that will be most beneficial for your interests. may, and I have no doubt will, get a man of surpassing ability to myself to represent you, but that you will get one more alive toyourinterests, or more desirous to serve and do his duty towards you than I have been, and will continue to be, I will never believe. By getting a man to uphold and support your views, you will they have two advocates in place ofgne, acting in 1111le With each other, in different spheres for your common benefit.

I. would apologise to you. Gentlemen, for the length of this communication, bill it was necessary for me to be minute, and descend into particulars, as I know well the clamor that will be raised by the proprietary faction in this Colony, the stories to my prejudice that will be fabricated and dinned into your ears, telling you, that I have been ght over, and am not worthy to be trust- ed. But y will not believe them. It is their interest to vilify, and endeavour to raise a prejudice in your minds, so that a want of confidence in me may arise in your bosoms, and thus, if possible, destroy to a certain extent, my degree of usefulness. Trust me then, as you have hitherto done, implicitly, and desert me not, until you find that I have abused your confidence and betrayed your dearest interests. If I were not sincere in my professions—and,Gentlcmen, you must be convinced that these professions are sincere, from the knowledge you possess ofthe political career of my beloved‘and la- mented Father—the late John Young, Esq., in the Le— gislgture of Nova Scotia, from whom Ircceived the rudi- ments of my political education, and whose example in advocating “the cause of the People, with that of my elder brother, William Young. Esq. it will be my just pride to follow. If I were then, I say, not sincere in my professions, where would be the use or the necessity of renewing my pledges, as I have done, now that I am independent of your sufl'rages? Those who know me, Will believe me sincere in what I say; those who do not know me, let them examine my past, and watch my future political conduct, and form their opinion of my sincerity with an unprejudiced mint; -——and those who are my political opponents—for enemies either personal or political .have I none, so far as I know in this Island—let them discover whenI willingly err and intentionally betray you, and then let them enjoy the triumph of publishing my shame.

Imust now apologise for the length of this address; but I deemed it due to you, Gentlemen, to render an ac- count of my short stewardship, and to my own character for political consistency, to enter thus minutely and at large, .upon my conduct as your Representative, and upon my motives for taking the important step that lhave done.

Trusting that my conduct, may be satisfactory to

and that you may still place implicit confidence in me, and with a firm reliance upon the Almighty Disposer of events, that every thing will work together for good, I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your Oblrged and grateful Servant,

CHARLES YOUNG.

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t Charlottetown, P. E. Island, December, 22d, 1840.

N. B.—-Since the publication-of my Address in the Royal Gazette, it has been intimated to me, that it would have been better, and more adviseable,ere I accepted this appointment, to have consulted you, my consti- tuents,upon the eubject. Thin course I would moat willingly have pursued, andI would most cheerfully have acted in accordance with your wishes; bugiwhen the appointment wee offered, I wan moat kindly allowed three or four days—from Thursday, the 17th inst., until lhe"MondIy follow'U—to consult my friends, and to make up my mind; and the harbour was launch an unsafe state, with floating and bad: , that I could not

as I wished to hav'evdone so. The reason for {1le ‘ the so shorts time to give ' my answer, was the desire” on. ‘ ’ftbe Executlv ,' to write ,by the

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your brother Colonists that has reached the ears of Go- P

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the ehfirrnation of the appointment. I trust that this eaplfik‘tion will ‘be satisfactory tit/you, and that you will n8, be enabled to answer the iueidious objections, ' int, which the proprietors and their minions _ uslriously, but inefi'ectually, endeavoured to ' ~to,your hearts. 0. Y.

T Treasurer’s Office, Dec. 12th, 1840.

If the 8th duty of November, 1838, it was prdered by His xcellenc the Lieutenant Gover- nor inCouncil, tltntin future al BONDS be enforced withi ‘ One Month after they become due. ln obedience thereto 1 herob notify all ersona having Bonds in the Trans y, whic come within the meaning ofllre above Order'in Council, that unless their amounts be forth- with paid, the will, without distinction, he placed in the hmda oft e Attorney General, to proceed thereon

for remvery. J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer.

Central Agricultural Society. TIIE Annual General Meeting oftho Central

Agricultural Society will take place at Down'a Hotel on Wednesday the 6th January, at the hour of 6 o'clock in the evening.

THE MONTHLY REVIEW, nnvocED to the crvrr. oovnnmrvr of the outflow.

HE Canadas have been united under an

amended constitution-.the foundation has been laid {liran improved system ofgovernment. The success of that constitution will greatly depend upon ti correct understanding and ajust appreciation of its principles; and the advunla es of the new system of government will bn essential y influenced by the views and feelings ofthc inhabitants themselves. Ata ariod lo eventful, and under circumstances so peculiar, "is of the utmost importance that the principles ofthc constitution should be carefull analysed, and dispassionatoly expounded; that the relations between this and the mother country, and the mutual udvanta es connected with tltoee rela- tions, should be expluinc and illustrated; the duties of the several branches of the government, and the different classes of the communit , stated and enforced; the natural, commercial, an agricultural resources and interests ol'theso provinces investigated and developed ; a com relrensive and efficient system ofeducation dis-

ticallyconsidered in proportion to its vast importance; the various measures a opted to promote the welfare of all classes ofthe people originated and advocated; and a taste for intellectual improvement and refinement encouraged and cultivated.

Such are the objects of the Monthly Review; ob'ects whiclg it is intended to pursuervvith views and fee ings as on leased and comprehensive as those ofthe Govern- ment itself. Such u publication is a desiderutum in the Canadas. The subjects to which its pages will be devoted require, at the present juncture,a more elaborate discussion than is suitable to the columns ofa newspaper, and ought to be embodied in a convenient and perma- nent form. The topics discussed, and the sub'octs introduced, will become more varied as the imme rate objects which have called the publication into existence shall liavo been accomplished. A monthly retrospect of ubli'c afi'nirs,cnntriining notices and observationsroapect- ing the measures of the Government, and tho leudiu events and questions of the day, will appear in oac number. '

The Monthly Review will, for the present, be con- ducted under llre su ervision of John Waudb , Esq., late Editor of the Lpper Canada Herald, nssrstcd by several nble writers in the two Canadas. A general invitation is also given to gentlemen of talents and acquircments to contribute to the columns of the Review. Each number will contain from 60 to 80 pages, royril ootuvo, double columns, small type, and fine English

ape!) Each volume will contain not far from seven liundr'c'd pages, and furnish about as much reading matter as is contained in three common octave volumes of fun bundled pa on each.