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SHOCKING MURDER IN CANADA.

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sary iw order to tmaiutain ber bold on Canada: * another treaty of reciprocity, and the confederation | yesterday tor Delew

of the Provinces. uc aflatr, Which we cannot preveul,

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eT to the President by Mr. Seward o« a full Minia. | ter..... Jeff, Davia’ Private Secretary waa started | : are, the rebel Gen. Harris | for Fort MeHenry, and Profeasor MeCullough | for Libby Prison....- Nothing yet has been defi-

Angus McCurdy had been driaking and) of the treaty is av aflair wholly our own, to which | nitely dove in regard to the trial of Jeff. Davis.

carousing with a party at some of the tip-

late hour, and on the morning of the day re- ferred to his mangled and bleeding body was found in the highway towards Asifield, halt naked and presenting a shocking aud dis-| gusiing appearance. It appears that the victim was accompanied from the last place where he was seen alive by one William) Woodley ; and, to pass over mucl of the in-| tervening matter connected with the case, | we come to a confession made by him upon | being arrested for the murder o/ McCurdy, | which we give entire ae follows **} am a farmer by trade. [ do not re-| collect leaving the Meonogh brothers at the | door of Black's tavern on the morning of the 22nd inst.; but I will not dispute their words i do not recollect etarting tur home, or who was with me, butalter going u piece l remem- | ber first-rare that McCurdy was with me. I) tried to get him home, but be wanted tu turn! back. | said he should not go back. He kept faliing, and sometimes | fell with bim. [ had! a kitten in my arme all this time. At last) ne refused positively to go home, and I hon-| eatly acknowledge that if the man was killed | it was by me. I recullect getting them | switches and striking him with them, as well | askickinghim. Ob, if any one bod told me! Uh, what aman will do when uoder the in. | fluence of liquor and passion! Pvor Me.| Cardy: Lam telling this voluntarily! 1) never told euch lies in my life as { have told) about this affair. and never struck a man he! fore but once. f think [ struck MeUurdy | with a piece of board, thinking the switches | not heavy enough, but it broke and I threw! itaway. I left him living, and never thought of killing him. 1 had no spite against fim. Had it only oceurred im eell-defence 1 would | not have cared. I have known him for! sbout two years, and bave never met him be-| fore tomy knowledge. There wus no hard | feeling between us. I had been drinking that! day, which was the cause of it all. Reeol-| leet getting the awitches first-rate. I knew that [ was striking the man to make him get ep aad go home with me, but, «9 help me fiod, I did'nt think of killing him. But God help me! — It was near daylight when I got home | now remember that poor MeCurdy, when we first came out of the tavern, staggered and fell on hia face. drink at buth Black and Swift's tavern, Lhenetly state that I would b died myself than to bave killed } I had been suber.’ seein lis ANoTHER Scicipe —Pussengershy the Lady

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we should never agree. Canada, well fortified and) .. pling shops on the previous evening tll «| confederated, is to us a strong and dangerous | tor Liverpool an

newghbour. But, without the commercial advau-} tages which she seeks of us, she is an isolated | neighbor, her people having their most powertul interests in the plan of auuexatioh. A COVED | Lion of merchants is soon to assemble at Detroit. | Canadian interests will be represented there to | revew the old system by which they can derive the benefits of a union, without ite burdens. Will our merchants throw away all these future advan- tages for a transient increase of trade? There are weil informed people who say that Canada is worth very little to us.

“ The agricultural value of the Lower Provin- ses ig not of great Consequence, but in a muuary sense it is of prodigious value. If Canada fortities, a» must the United States. Oar frontier line is difficult for both parties. The peuinsula between jakes Huron and Erie projects inte the Northern States ina very ugly manner. Great Britain can, as ehe did in Isl2, send her forces into our midst at Malden, Sandwich and Sarma, and fortify there on her own soil. On our own part we must not only bare powerful fleets on all the lakes, but nu- merous firet-class forte, costing a million of dol- lars each. We must always be lecking for dan- ger on this frontier, while England helds Canada.

“ In an agricultural sense all that part of Canada Weat, between Lakes Huron and Ontario, is of as much importance as the same territory in New York, Ohio or Michigan. Ou the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Superior there are immense mineral treasares in copper, iron aud lead, which will remain useless till they are placed within the | reach vt American enterprise. Beyend the Lakes, | on the Red River of ihe North aud Lake Winne-| peg, and in the valley of the Saskatchewan river, is a vast Wheat producing region, which must for- ever remain a waste ualess it is attached to the United States. This territory, large enough for siz large States, north of latitude 49, will even- tually become our great resource for bread. The experience of Europe has settled the question that wheat 18 the permanent growth of a svil and cli- mate peculiar to itself.

“In the United States the wheat belt has moved nerth with the population until it has reached Wieconsin, Towa and Minnesota. It cannot be 30 profitably grown anywhere among Indian corn

geod. Wheat haa been raised by the Hudson Bay Company, for their own lnnited use, for more than | one hundred years, on the banks of the Red River It is @ sure crop, and of exce'lent quality. The yield is larger and the grain better than it is in Ohio. Lu 1348 settlers began to cultivate it in Minnesota. In 1861 they produced a surplus of (3,000,000) three millions of bustiels. | “Tou the west of this wheat country are the Rocky Mountains, rich in gold, silver, and lead, but destined to rewwain ao aboriginal wild sv long | as Great Britain bolds sway ot the territory. To! her this vast Northern Enspire is of litthe worth —to us ut has an immense value.

“It may not be right to covet our neighbor's

fiead way that just before the arrival of that steamer at Puspebiac, on her duwn ward trip, one of the steerage passengers, er gaged tor the Halifax and Pictou Railway, jumped everbourd und was never aguin seca. Sail adi

A Prowse Wett.—Un Saturday last. at Petrolia, flowing well wae atreck, owned by Messrs Ward & Co.. of Wyoming. It Gows oil. no water of any account “coon p- ing it. It 1s certainly the best well that has been found in thie Vicinity, and is causing considerable exvitement. The [Hartford Star Company have bud two good « shows’ in their well, with every prospect of it flowing ehortly. Mesers. Chamber!ain & Smilly also gota good show” at the depth of 10 feet in the rock. There are several wells guing down and almost all Lave found the long wished for oil.

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“Canada well fortified and Confederated, is a strong aud dargerous neighbour.’ — Clerelard

Heraid. THE CRISIS,

That these Provinces are upon the verge o! & crisis —a crisis of such magnitude as the world has, perhaps, never beiore witnessed. is rapidly making itself felt, not only within the Provinees themselves, but upon both sides of the Atlantic. The loysity of the

ople of Britizh America is already assailed Im the most insidious manner; and it will be bested in a very short time, much sooner, we spprebeng, than many persons in our midst buve at present any ides.

We regret, deeply regret, to he constrained to make the announcement; but we have reason to believe that there is in existence, at this moment, a deep-laid scheme, and an organization in the Northern States, with agencies in these Provinces, the object of which ie to sap the loyalty and divert the eympathies of fuur millions of people from their ancient allegiance, and win them over to annexation with the United States. We sball know more about this presen :iy.

Clevelund is a city of Ohio, situate on the

South Shore of Lake Erie, and bolds a very central and influential position in many res-

peeta. Sandusky and Toledo lie higher up

on the Lake, and between Cleveland and Detrvit. They are all prosperous, thriving, and enterprising cittes. [nu 1799, Cleveland had one faraily —in 1854, the population was 32,000. It is the great emporium of North- ern Ohio, end next to Cincinnati the must important city in the State. It Railway connections are direct with New York, Bui- falo, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, aud Chicago. It possesses the best harbour on Lake Erie, and is very extensively en- gaged in theshipping interest. Cleveland is the greatest mart of the greatest griin-grow- ing Scate in the Union. The Cleveland Herald is a daily evening paper, with a very extensive circulation, and wielding, as may be expected, # powertul commercial influence.

In @ very recent number of this news- paper appears a leadiny article on the subject

of the * Ree:procity Treaty, Cont: deration. |

and Canada,"’ to which we ask the specig/ attention of the people of the Provinces,

if those persons who are eo busily engaged in opposing Confederation in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia entertained any Coubts be- fore as to the resulta of their anci-Britieh agitation. and tu what if is tending, when they have read this able and weil-got up Jeuder from ao influential Awerican news- paper, they will probably have those duabts removed.

Anti-Confederation, in the view of the Cleveland Herald, just means Annexation We have said bo again and again, but it is asserted that we have some motive for so re- presenting it, or we are not subciently disin- terested, to make Our opinion as valuable as it otherwise might be. We have said that she Americans have determined, by means of the abolition of the Treaty, to damage our oummerce, and make it the interest of our

ople to countenance Annexation. Low a we were right in that estimate, will be better onderstood when the public have read the subjoined article. Cleveland ia but o ehort distance from Canada, a few loure by steaming. iler trade aad relations with the Northern Shore of the Lake are intimate and extensive. What the Americans think ot this Canada; ev wretched and so worthless sceording tu the anti-Union Presse of Nova boutia, will be better understood and appree ciaied — what the value #et upon the ** North-west and the liudson'’s Buy terri- tury” by those who are wearer and know better their resources, and what the prospect of a renewal of the Treaty, when the follows ing paper hus been perused. We give it eotire. It js from the Herald of the 29cb June, and as as fullows :—

“If the nature of the case, commun!'y of soil,

uctivna and cowwercial advantages are en- titled to consideration, Canada and the United States ebould clearly be under the same Gocernment. Engiand 9 dowd! thought so when she engaged a war of the Revolution and in tha! of Iel2. Farther back in history both shores of thetakes and the St. Lawrenee belonged to the French, gud to ber Engiaud made an effurt, duricig the ne- gociations at Paris at the close of the Revplution, to make the Ohio riser & boundary, fur two ve ry goed reasons. First because the Crown objected to any and all losses of territory; but secondly, sud mainly, because nature bas made the Valley of the lukes ove country. Thisis its manifest deg- tiny, and the arts of diplomatiste cane! prevent

lands, or to go to war for the purpese of con- quest; but may we not purchase the tarm or the merehandize of our neighbor? May we not!

way not all parties be gaiuera by it! Suppose the (we fatieus agree te figure upon the cast ot defending these froutiers. When that is done, let them consider the ill-will that may be prevent: ed, aud the precious blood that may be saved Phen let them consider the material prosperity that must follow to both peoples by bringing waste lands inte cultisation for the production of the stuff of lite. To the United States the tree use of the St. Lawrence is of inestimable commercial value, tor which, 19 addition to the lands and mines of the north, we can well afford to pay.

“ Let us look forward to aanesation as a certain event in the future; but in the meantime, place it upon a basis of mutual benefit and geod will holding all the adcantages we possess with a firm hand till we can make an honorable bargain.”

Such is the teaching — such are the views of AnnexXationists — and such, accurding & the Cleveland Herald, is **Canaba anp ITs Manirest Drstiny.”’

‘Thet every anti-Unionist in the Provinces is playing the game of those, who, on the other side of the Boundary are lunging tw abaorb us into the great vortex of Repub. licanism, with its troubles and trials appar- ently but beginning, ita North and South almost as much unreconciled to each other as ever, and tue desire to get huld of us by fair means or foul nct demied, but frankly admitted,—that those who ure opposed tw Union are directly facing to the United States, wich their bucks tuwards Great Bri- tain, is as evidently the view already enter- tained on the other side the Boundary, as it is destined soon to be, on this. What were but unconnected broken hints a little while ago, are now becoming open avowals by anti-Voion Annexationisis in our streets.

** No more Kecipruc:ty Treaties,’ says the Herald, and it gives its reasons We shall look forward with much interest to the pro- ceedings at Detroit. But we warn our peo- ple to be prepared for the worst. The or- gans of the American Government are al- ready avowing their hostility ty a renewal of the Treaty, and this denunciation of the the Herald, with its reasons annexed, ought to open the eyes of Culoniets, and prepare them for that future whieh so imminentls impends. A cris is not very distant, and times too well adapted tu **try men’s souls,” or we greatly mistake. Agencies from the United States are already at work, we learn, both in Canada and New Branswick, and Annexation principles openly avowed by anti-Unionists. How long before we muy see the poison disseminating process in full blast, in Nova Seotia, we do not pretend to predict. Already, there are suspicions, we find, largely entertained that an organiz- ation, suspected to be in active operation in Canada, is abvut to find its way quite undis guised into the Maritime Provinces. ‘The thin and flimsy cloak 1s to be ‘opposition to Contederation.”” Under this guise, it is supposed that the loyalty of our peuple can be better sapped, and their sympathies alienated, than by any open attempt to se- duce them from their allegiance. We live in eritical times.

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New York, July 15.—At the Commerciai Convention yesterday at Detroit. Mr. Howe of Nova Scotia aunouneed that the annexation of the British Provinces to the United States bad no place in the winds of the people of the Provinces. He said that any one whe should go to the hustings a3 an advecate tor annexation would be treated as a fugitive trom the loyalty aud alliance due trou: bim asa British Aimerican..... A resolution re- counmending the negociation of a reciprecity trea- ty received the uvanimoua vote of the Convention The Couvention then adjourned gine die... A Despaten trou Quebeo says: “The Cabimet held a meeting yesterday,and a proclamation was issued this moruing for Parliament to meet on the 8th of August. It is stated that Government does net intend to ask Parliament fur wouey for tur- tideatione.

New Yor, 15th July, Pp. M.—The Herald's Galveston correspondence says the rebel General Shelby, with 3.U0U followers, accompanied by ex Governors Moor aud Allen, of Lavinia, and other rebel leaders, were on their way to Mexico. They bad transportation and supplies tor six months, and were well armed. They profeseed going to Mexico only a8 emigraats..... Che Times’ Mexi- can correspondence rays it is officially announced that the Lunperialist Goserament never negociated with Dr. Gwin, and never contemplated making bim Duke, Governor or Vicervy..... The Presi- deut bas issued a proclamation, appointing Judge Wm. Marvin Proviucial Goveruur of Flurida..... Gold 142.

New York, July 17, P. M.—Parts of Pennayl- Fania aud Jersey bave suffered considerable joxs Within the past twenty-ieur hours by the des- tructive fluods..... Coutedeste Gens. Jackson, Marwaduke and Pattie have beeo released (row Fort Warren..... Gold 142}.

New York, July l¢—The Spanish Minister bas officially notified the aurrender of the lat rebel ram Stonewall to the United States by the Governor of ¢ wba... Official communicutious received frow Paris by the Department of State, juatity the expectation that the cannon and other property carried across the Rio Grande by the rebel leaders, after their capitulation, will be tully and freely restored to the United States..... Gold 143.

New York, July 18, P. M.--The Times’ Washington deapated aays that the Pardoa Bureau is still overran with Spplications. Asoong them are those of James H. Laue, irig.-Geu. in the Coutederate army, Coufederate Governors Ma- grath, of Sou'b Carolina, aud Moore, of Alabama.

au. Tris union of interest may be delayed: gut canngt be finaily hiow aball it be effect ed? li may be done by war und conquest. Whenever the United States aud Great Britain drift into a war, Canada is sure to be ubsorbed by us. Loe Bei.ish Goveroment is now sa ustied of this fact.

“ The recent estimates for the defence of the Provmeces are «e satounding that she Lesitates tae ls now upon the evat wad value

---- Lt understood that Geu. Alibuute ia in New York, in cog., on bie way to Austra sad Belgium for wore assistance for Maxiwiliau, aud desires tw buve an interview with President Jobason. -...Guld 1434.

New York, July 19. —The four-oared boat race at Poughkeepsie, resulted in the success of tus Semuel Collizer, the New York buat. The digtauce wus Ove miles, wud the time thirty-seven

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.. China sailed to day — takes 114 passengers d 31 fur Halifax..... Gold 143.

Che Examiner.

Charlottetown, July 24, 1865.

[Tuer fellowing ably written letter is from the pen of a geatleman who has frequently embeilish- ed by his contributions, the editorial and other de- partmenta of this paper. There is a happy blend- ing in it of ingenious reasoning—far removed from the little arts of the sophist — with the most profound sympathy for the deluded mem- bers of the Tenant League. Weare at liberty to give the author's naine tu any one who Gesires it, but we shall use our own discretion in that mat- ter—Eb. Ex'r.]

THE TENANT LEAGUE. Mr. Eviror ;—

Contingencies sometimes arise in which the true friends of the people appear to be their enemies. When ignorant and designing men at- tempt to further a good cause by insufficient or improper means, it is then the duty of every sin- cere lover of his country to expose their errors, aud to defeat their designs. The unenlightened ardour, and the misdirected energies of their friends, have oiten proved the ruin of the best causes.

The course pursued by the advocates of the Tenant League bas given much pain to many who have the welfare of the tenantry at heart They believe that the policy of the League is a ruinous one, yet they do not wish it to be thought that they have deserted a cause which they, 1! may be, have strenuously advocated through good report and evil report for many long years. Painful as it may be to them to appear to uphold the cause of the proprietors, and to range themselves in opposition to those who are es- teemed the friends of the people, yet duty and an earnest, sincere regard for the welfare of the ten-| autry compel them boldly to denounce the prin- | ciples of the Tenant League, and firmly to oppose the policy of that body no doubt, be branded as traitors by desiguing po- |

In doing this they will,

liticians and cunning demagogues, aud looked | upon with distrust by many of the tenantry | whose true friends they bave always been and still are; but the same sense of duty to their country which enabled them unflinchingly to ad- vocate the cause of the tenantry when that cats: was unpopular, will now enable them to bea: with the loss of friends, and the bitter malignity of vew made evemies, with becoming fortitude. The cause which the Tenant Leaguers have Tae end which they bave in view, uawely, to rid the country of pro-

espoused is a good one.

prietary influence, by making every tenant on thi Whether they intended to effect this end by a mere social cow-

Island a treebolder—is also good.

bination, or by united political action, their aim was, indeed, a laudable one. It was at firsi given out that the revolution waa to be effected by a purely svcial combination. The tenantry were to unite in a large partnership concern, and by a combined effort, independent of ali political parties, and indepeudent, too, of all le- gislative interference, to purchase the land from the proprietors. This scheme, if under prope: wanagement, was, { think, a perfectly feasible one. If the tenantry, disclaiming all political designs, formed themselves into a Mutual Aid Society for the purpose of purchasing the pro- prietary claims, I have little doubt when once such & Company were properly organized it would have been able to make wore advantageous terms with the proprietors than would be in the power of any Government. But then the trane- auctions of such a company should be perfectly just and legal. The disgraceful and dishonest policy of repudiation should not be entertained by it for asingle moment. In order to win the confidence of capitalists, and to secure the eo- operation of proprietors, all overtures to land- holders should be made ina friendly spirit, and nv undue advantage should be attempted to be taken. I repeat, that it appears to me that if the tenantry acted in a spirit of fairness, many of our largest proorietors would, in a short time, have suld their lands to the Cowpany on very easy terms. But has the policy of the Tenant Association been that of men who wish to trans- act business in a just and hberal manner? Every vne knows that it has not. The very first preli- winary to the purchase of a proprictur’s estate is a repudiation of their obligatious to that proprie- tor. They meet to offer a proprietor a price for his lands, aud by way of propitiating him before the very first overture is made, refuse to pay him any rent, either that which is already due, or that which way becowe due. They then offer the proprietor what they consider a fair price for his lands. He must take this, or he will get nothing

Is this fair dealing? Is a proprietor likely to sell to those who bargain in this one-sided wan- ver? First exasperate a man by withholding from him that which you acknowledge to be bis legal right, aud then attempt to make a bargain with him! Did avy ove in hie senses ever before attempt to deal in this manner? Aud yet, I un- derstand, that the Tenant Leaguers claim eredit

for their moderation! If the proprietor bas no legal right to the laud, refuse to pay hiw rent, by

ull means; aud refuse, tov, to give biw a single

stiver for the lauds be has usurped. It he go to law, contest hia right before the proper judicial tribuuals; but if he has a right to the lands be holds, (and the Teuant League recognizes that

right by offering him a price for the lauds), is it

not both foolish and dishonest to repudiate obli- gations which, by their own act, they bave aec- knowledged to be bnding? As a social combi- nation the Tenant League is radically defective.

Its principles, or rather its want of principle, effectually binder it from dealing to any exteut

with any considerable proprietor. It it has made one small purchase, it is owing to causes purely accidental. No mercantile company of two or twenty thousand mewbers could effect a single transaction on such principles.

But if the Tenant League claims to be a politi- cal organization—if ite wembers say: * We bave political influence aud we are determined to use that influence in order to free ourselves from the yoke of proprietary buudage.” This, too, is per- lectly practicable and legitimate. A good deai ot political action bas been taken on the Land Ques- tivn at different times. We have had the Land Purchase Bill, the Land Cowmiesivn, and the Fifteen Years’ Purchase Bill, all within a few years; and if the tenantry cao origiuate and carry apy measule that will work better than all or either of these, they are at perfect liberty to do av. If they can find sume new Segislative mode of softening the stony hearts of proprietors, or of out-wang@uvring those clever gentlemen at the Colonial Office in Downing Street, well and goud. Every true Prince Edward Islander will be de- lighted to see such things come to pass. But those are not the euds that the Teoant League proposes to itself. “We,” aay its members, “want nothing in the shape of direct Legislation to aid us in gaining our ends. We have entered into a sulemo obligation not te pay rent, and tu resist its collection. We are determived to bave & House of Assembly that will stand quietly by while we work oul vur own deliverance with tin trumpets, stump vratora, and other more effective weuos of resistauce, We waut a Government that will allow usto make @ wartyr of a bailiff or two, and generally to exercise the divine right of

Micsler at Washington was yesterday preseated

resistayer, without waking too mgid an enquiry as

to who are the perpetrators of the very venial crimes that it is our intention to commit.”

It ia very difficult to speak of this scheme with becowing seviouaness. Never was a more absurd idea entertained by a set of fanatics, reli- gious or political. To imagine that any effective resistance to law could be made in Prince Ed- ward Island, is silly enough; but to suppose for a woment that any Government could be found that would be allowed—if it were wicked enough to wish to do so—quietly to look on while the rights of property were outraged, the laws violat- ed, aud their execution frustrated,—is the very climax of absurdity. Either the Leaguers are sincere in using these threats of resistance, or they are net. If they are sincere—if they really expect to gain avy thing by offering resistance to the officers of the law—they wit soon find out to their cost that they who, under British rule, ean hope to gain anything by rebellion, wust not only have a guod cause, but wust be prepared to resist with sume proapect of success the naval and mili- tary foree of the British Empire. If they are not sincere, then they, mm the first place, bring themselves into contempt by using a senseless and an impotent threat; and in the second, by solemnly binding themselves to do that which they have no intention of performing. If they are sineere, they are fools; if they are not sincere, they are perjurera. In whatever light @ man of plain practical common sense views the Tenant League organization he must disapprove of it. Ii he looks upon it asa combiuation of the tenan- try to purchase the fee-simple of their farms out of their own resources, and by their own unaided exertions, he must see that the refusal to pay rent formes an insuperable bar to any advantageous dealings with the proprietors; and if he looks upon it as a political organization, he must con- deuin it as disloyal and impracticable by its openly avowed intention to resist the laws of the land. How can any institution, Whether secial or poli- tical, hope to stand, built upen such an unsound foundation as repudiation of legal obligations and resistance to the laws of the land?

It may suit the purposes of desiguing men, who have “axes to grind,” to hold out hopes of advan- tage to the tenantry through the action of the [enant League; but the very circumstance oi

their basing their organization on such dis-

uonest, disloyal, and impracticable principles, should convince the people that they are alto- gether unfit to originate avy lmpertant movement, or to guide it to any good result. Ifany good is to result from a Tevant League other priu- ciples must be adopted, and other leaders chosen.

I have no words tu express my contempt for those, who, while they disapprove of the prinei- ples of the Tenant League as much, Sir, as you or Ide, countenance the organization by then sympathy, and encourage it by their contribu tions. The deluded Tenant Leaguer way be, and }often is, 1 have no doubt, an honest, well-meat- ing man — passion may cloud his reason, and intereet may bias his judgment; but he, who from wereeuary motives, upholds a cause which his principles, both moral and political, force him toe condemn, is the most despicable of human creatures. The enthusiast we way respect and pity while we blame—but for (he supple, sneak- ing time-server, we can eptertain no other feelings than those of Joathing and contempt.

A TENANTS’ FRIEND. Prince County, July 18, 1065. icclsiillialinaenetveini

TO THE READERS OF THE EXAMINER

I purpose te vacate the editorial chair for a little while, because the subject upon which ] intend to address you ia of a private uature, and being such, it will be more convenient to use the personal pronoun “1” than the edirorial + we,”. When retercing tu acta connected with “ Mr Whelan’s” name apart frow his character as an editor.

It is an unpleasant thing for any man to speak or write wach about bimaclf. Egotism a gene. rally distasteful to the public. The person in whom it appears is oftener supposed to have a bad cau<e in hand than a good one; or that he is su proud and pompous be must keep the world advertised of his existence. This is the general rule; but all general rules have their exceptions. And you, my readers, will kindly judge by the sequel whether wy cause is a good or a bad one; and to you who know me I am walling to leave the solution of the question whether my nature is tainted by much or little false pride.

The person who assumes to be the editor of a paper called the Herald hax, for the past nine mouths, done everything he could, in his small way, to injure my reputation and my business. ] bave used much forbearance towards him, know- ing the weakness and unworthiness of my assail- ant, and the contewpt in which he is regarded by the whole community. 1 bave been quite sen- sible of the advice which friends bave given me, that I should let him pass, as undeserving of my netice. But we all know that the meanest ob jects in the animal creation will sometimes be- come 80 offensive that we cannot easily pass them by. The dirtiest ruffian in the land may assault us—our first impulse is to knock him down, if we can. A yelping cur may bark at us on the high- way — few of us could resist the temptation of giving the brute a vigorous cut of the whip, and if we killed him outright, we might eafely thick we had done some service to rociety. An ugly ve- nomous reptile way hiss at us,— we loath the beast, but that is no reason why we shonld refrain from crushing it, or kicking it out of the way With feelings of this kind 1 bave regarded the attacks of the Herald. I have neverentered inte a geveral controversy with it on public questions [neverwill. The pitiful object that sets itself up as an editor, bas, after the fashion cof the cur, yelped at me, from week to week, aud I have vever done anything more than give it a vigorous cut of the whip, which has always sent the auimal bowling and dimping to its lair.

Ever siuce my reture from tbe Canadian Mis-

upon me have been of the vilest description. The authors of those atfacks seemed tu have been de- voured by envy in view of the position which I occupied on that Mission. Had either of the writers of the Herald beeu seut to Canada, as ] was, Without solicitation on my part, would he have refused the appointment ? weuld he have acted in any otber way than I huve done? Each mem

ber of the Delegation was a free ageat to express an independent opiuion for himself. It happened that my opinion was in strict accordance with that of thirty-one outof the thirty-three Delegates. All the Delegates from the Maritime Provinces appeared to think, while in Canada, that a Uniou of the Provinces, on the basis of the Quebec Re- port, would tend to promote eur common interests, —two of them appeared to think differently after they returned howe. They bad a perfect right to change their opinion. I bad an equally good right to bold on to the one! at first formed. And because 1 have dove go, I have beeu denounced a8 a traitor tu the country, a plotter against ite rights and liberties, and the reeipient of corrup- tion money frow Canada. This denunciation bae cone from the Herald, week after week. I have firmly deuied the imputation of treason,—a bribe to the amount of a shilling 1 never received for my advocacy of any queativn, (and it woald not be safe for any man to offer we a bribe); but I have always asserted the right of freedom of opinion in my own person, aud contended for it on behalf of others. Was the exercise of this right a sufficient reason to justify my opponents jn im- puting to me the worst of wotives, und attempting to brand my name witb infamy? The writers tor the Herald, perceiving that the question of Confederation was not intelligently understood by the people of this Colony, or was not jooked at in the same light iu which I view it, thought

sion in November last, the attacks of the Herald| ,

and custom for their paper, by infamously reviling | me. One of those writers has been tuolish enough | to think that, by his libela upon me, he could pro-

cure for biuweelf, in the district which I have

long represented, a sounder footing than Nature,

iu one of ber capricious moods, denied to him,

who seems to have been

-__ * Sent before his time

Into this breathing world scarce balf made up,”

The next election, which is not far off, will show how futile are bis expectations, though he may count upon the support of a quondam and now false friend of miue.

The Herald was a successor to the Vindicator. The latter was established as av organ of Catho- lic opinion, and was known to be upbeld, during ita short and fitful life, by the contributions of the Reverend Rector of St. Dunatan’s College. The Vindicator could not have iived six weeks with- out the Reverend Reetor. Why he wisely sepa- rated himself frum it, although I know the reasons, is a matter upun which [do not care to enter. Yet, when the Herald appeared, immediately after the death of the Vindicator, the Rector waa supposed, by many people in the community, to be the writer of its editorials. This supposition was evidently very annoying to the Reverend gentleman, who, early in January last, addressed to me for publi- cation the following note. :—

“To THe Epiror oF THE EXAMINER. “ SIR :— “ Having been informed that mang persons in Charlottetown aud throughout the country are un- der the impression that I bave written some ot the articles which have appeared in the ‘ Herald, [ hereby take this opportunity of stating that | have had no connection Whatever with the said newspaper except being a subscriber ; and that, consequently, Lam not responsible for anything that bas appeared in ita columns. * | have the honor to be, Sir, * Youur ubedient Servant, “A. MCDONALD.

“St. Dunstan's College. Jan’y. 7th, 1865.” This letter, short as it is, [regarded as a crush ing rebuke to the Herald, and I tuld Mr. Me- Donald at the time be handed it te me for publication, that it would prebably bring some abuse upon bim. For that be did not care, he said,—the imputation of being editor of the Herald evidently appeared to bim intolerable.

The letter of the Rector, I need not say, was unadsised by me, and of course unexpectea. The Reverend Gentlemen bas tov much of a master ‘uind to require adviee from any one on aueb a subject. there was only one couclusion te be drawn from it—that the paper published and owned by a per-

On reading bis letter carefully, I saw

sou Who had enjoyed the patronage and friendship of the Reetor, bad, in January last, attained such an infamous character as to ustke even Abn ashamed of it. Frow that time I resolved that ] should take po direct potice of it, aud I have kept my resolve go far. Such contemptuous si- lence would prompt any one, having the least self-respect, to retire modestly from a company wherein his presence was regarded as a nuisance But this was not the case with the unfortunate verson Who writes for the Herald—imodesty and self-respect are qualities evidently uuknown to him. He has continued his attacks upon me with the utinest vielence, and apparently because |] had the honesty and consistency to maintain an ndependent opinion on a great national question ; but I believe there were other bad motives at the buitom of bis base eonduct. It is true that since Jauuary I gave hima passing shot once or twice, that seem to have bit and hurt hin badly, judging by his whining and bia grossly personal attack- of the past two weeks. But this was all the uotice T have taken of him.

I shall not enter into a full review of his long rigmarole of abuse in his last paper. Two or three statements I may notice briefy.

He says I have “bad to answer a charge of perjury betore now.” He knows this is false. 3 uever had snch a charge preferred against me. He probably alludes to the enquiry into my quali- fivation a8 a mewber of the House of Assembly in 1852, which enquiry was brought about at my own solicitation threugh wy frends in the House, aud which, if it had resulted unfavorably, might have involved a charge of perjury. Mr. Paliner taunted ine with having no legal mght to my seat iu the House. He was challenged and required to prove bis assertion ; the enquiry resulted in estab- lishing my undoubted right to the seat. I en- tered the House, for the first time, in February 1847—the Conservative party bad a majority there, and continued to bold it until 1850. They knew the nature and value of my qualification as well as I did myself, aud it is ecarcely likely they would have favoured me, if they thought there was a fair chance of throwing we out of my seat. [ was returned again on the same property quali- fication in 1850, and held my seat in virtue of 1 unchalleaged : and sold it a few years afierwards lor @ price sufficient to entitle any man to a seat. By way of slurring over bis grossly libidiuous conduct in the matter of his beast of having ef- iected criminal connectivn with two unfortunate girls after a Public Tea Party, be charges me with “ debaucheries” which, be says, “ have long been a scandal to the community.” This is often the case with a noted rufian —to burl against his accuser a charge similar te that with which he is accused bimeelf. Did you ever see a thief pursued by a crowd with the ery of “ Stop thief! who did not invariably ery “ Stop thiet !” himself, in order to divert attention from him and make the crowd believe he was an innocent lamb? For myself 1 way bonestly say I have beeu always ov intimate terins with the best and highest gentlemen in the land — in daily inter- course with wany of them—and the doors of the wost refined suciety have been and are open to me. It wy covduct were a “seaudal to the com- wunity” this could hardly be the case.