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THE EXAMINER.

’ Lal <ol> to give a thousand a year in order to make him Solici- or General, Mr. C. then called the attention of the

Biectors to the condition of the Sweets and Roads in | Lord) thought it was not necessary for him to make any detailed avowal of his political principles. He declared

@harlottetown and Royalty, and asked if they would ‘not diggrace any country: still, no matter how flagrantly

My. Palmer bad neglected his duty to the great body of,

‘in the House, as he has Jaboured for the advancement of his own interests, Charlottetown would now present

‘an appearance far different ftom what it is, He (Mr.

himself a Liberal, and wholly independent of the Com-

lie constituents, he was held to haye claims to their! pact party. He concluded by returning thanks for the

ffrages, because, in order to satisfy a little clique of eflicials, he helped to malign and, persecute the late Bieutenant Governor,—but he (Mr. C,) was glad to know that the influence of that Clique was rapidly on. the decline; and there could be no doubt that if the ext General Election returned a majority of Represen- ves in favour of Responsible Government, the power of that faction would be utterly destroyed. But so long as constituencies return men like Mr. Palmer, they de- ny themselves the rights of British subjects, and sanc- tion the perpetual poverty and oppression of the coun- wy, for the policy of the party of which he is the organ, to keep the Island in poverty so- that they may be hept in power. Mr. Coles concluded by deprecating the connection sought to be established between the eonduct of the late Governor and the present election, he could net see what Sir Henry Huntley, who 1s long gone, had to do with the politics of the [sland now. Mr. Lorp thanked his friends, Messrs. Coles and Broyderick, for the handsome manner in which they had introduced him to the Electors. No personal feeling imduced his opposition‘to Mr. Palmer. He came forward only at the earnest solicitation of his friends, and he was willing to risk the sacrifice of his private interests to re- amove Mr. Palmer from the Legislature, as he thought the time had arrived when a stop should be put to the extravagance in the expenditure of the public money, so

earnestly. promoted by Mr. Palmer in the last Session. |’

He had made. up his mind, that if he (Mr. Lord) could help.it, Mr. Palmer should never represent him and his property again; and with these views, he sought to bring Mr. Artemas. Davison—a respectable young mechanic ~~into the field ; but from.his youth, inany people thought he would not be successful. He (Mr. L.) was surprised to find. that some of the mechanics of Charlottetown were disposed to support Mr. Palmer after the manner in which he treated their Petition to the Legislature last winter. He didnot positively refuse his sanction to that Petition—but he gave it such a reluctant and lukewarm support, that he would have acted more honestly had he decjined in the first instance having any thing to do with x. Mr. P’s friends profess to believe that his re-elec- tion_is quite certain—and yet when he (Mr. L.) took that young boy. by the hand (pointing to Mr. Davison), as adme of the opposite party have called lim, they were seen running in all directionscanvassing the town—and owe wealthy merchant with whom he (Mr. L.) had dealt io the amount of thousands of pounds passed him by in the street, looking as black as athunder cloud. But le was independent of them, and despised their surly jooks. Mr. L. then went on to notice a very indecent but contemptible attack made upon him ina late No. of the Islander, having reference to his. position many yéars since as a member of the Legislature, and repro- Gated in strong terms the cowardice of the man who would shelter himseif under an anonymous name to at- tack the public or private character of any person. Mr. ls alluded to-similar conduct on the part of Mr. Coles's epponents in the Spring of 1847, and pointed to one in- dividual in the crowd, who was actively employed in efrculating- anonymous and scurrilous placards. But, continued he, “if they think to frighten me by such abuse, they, will find they have mistaken their man.” Mr. L. then referred to the Despatch read by Mr. Coles. It was clear that Lord Grey required no provision to be uiade for the Lieutenant Governor. The encourage- pent of our trade.waa the object contemplated by his Lordship. But the. Solicitor General had said thai the ‘Fax would come out of the pockets of the Proprietors ; this is not the case: the conditions on which the tenant- ry hold their leases raquire them to pay all taxes ; and thus we find an additional burihen placed upon them through Mr. P’s legislation, in order to secure himself a situation, and make way for his elevation to the Bench. ter it may be supposed that should Mr, Peters, in course

of ti me, full into the office of Chief Justice, Mr. Palmer

will become the Assistant Judge ata Salary of £5001

year. <A very nicereward for his wonderful services on vour behalf! []ad Mr. Palmer laboured as strenuous!s

for the public interests during the 14 years he had been

patient hearing afforded him.

The other speeches we have not space nor time to sketch. In the course of Mr. Palmer’s address, he ac- cused, inangry terms, the Hon. Mr. Coles with having sold himself to the Liberal Party. Mr. Coles gave the only reply that such an accusation merited, by stating that it was a lie; whereupon, the Hon. Mr. Haviland, from the crowd, told Mr. Coles he was “a blackguard.” Mr. C. then appealed to the Electors, in the most gentle- manly manner, for a vindication of his conduct. Many of them had known him from infancy, and he called upon them to say whether he had ever acquitted himself in a blackguard manner. He knew the motives which prompted such attacks upon him. He would not sell himself to the Compact, and countenance their corrup- tions; he was determined to serve his country faithfully ; and hence he was to be assailed with all the virulence of a Faction who sought their own aggrandisement, and nothing more.

We are glad to learn that the Hon. Mr. Haviland has since apologized for the affront given to the Hon. Mr. Coles.

TO-MORROW.

“ F'o-morrow’s action ! _ " _ ° « We —‘ Gaze with longing eyes upon to-morrow.”

Dr. JoHNson. We are, for once in our lives, inclined to deride the poet’s caution, when he tells us not to “ gaze with long- ing eyes upon to-morrow.” Ere the ink will have dried upon our types, it will be a great fact in the history of our Island politics—it will decide the supremacy or the reverse ofa F*action which has for many years held Charlottetown in subjection, and attempted to controul, through its omnipotence here, the public mind in every creek and cranny of the Colony. The shifts, and turns, and artifices, and threats, and cajolery, resorted to by the friends of Mr. Palmer during the last ten days, in the progress of the very diligent canvass which they have been compelled to make—convince us of two things at least, that the Solicitor General is not the most popular man in the Colony, and that his re-election is regarded asa doubtful and difficult case. When. two years ago Mr. George Coles, having rebelled against the majesty of the Oligarchy, was to be driven with contumely from the Hustings,their posse comitatus valiantly took the field, supported by understrappers of al] sorts and sizes, and every body who knew nothing of the feeling of the coun- try, thought, Mr. Coles rash and reckless man for put- ting himself in opposition to sucha power. Nota stone was left unturned—not a lie was left untold—not a pound unspent; but Mr. Coles’s present position shews who wore the laurels, and who hung their heads in shame. The same men are now in the field against Mr. Lord— the same influences are set in operation, and greater exertions, if that be possible, are used to obtain a vic- tory. Onthis occasion the enemy has decidedly the vantage ground—being in their own stronghold, and Jed by a General of more redoubtable calibre, at least in name, than what the defeated James McCallum proved. if they gain, they will.have nothing to brag of —if they lose, the whole Island will have won not merely a tri- umph, but an instructive lesson, For the. sequel, we “ gaze with longing eyes upon to-morrow.”

Some of Mr. Palmer’s supporters contend that he ought not to be opposed at the present time—that he ought to be allowed to serve out the present Parliament. This convenient excuse was not thought of when Mr. Coles returned to his constituents. Out he should go, if they had their will, and if the Parliament had but a inonth to live. Others again say, Mr. Palmer should be elected in consideration of his having gone to England a3 a Delegate, and for which we have now to pay to the tune of athousand a-year. A, wise consideration surely ! We look upon this as one of the strongest reasons why Mr. Palmer should not be returned. “ But he is a man if business habits, and is possessed of talent!” Pray, what would bethe use of sending him to the House at

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pears, however, to have been, to encumber the Statute Book with a variety of laws, which take up the time of one Session in debating, and the time of another in re pealing or amending, and none of which are designed te develope the resources of the Colony—to give an impetus to its Trade, Agriculture or Fisheries. His talent con- sists in being able to draw] out a speech “ of thunderin length and learned sound,” and which leaves about ag deep an impression on the minds of those who have the misfortune to be compelled to listen te it, as would the moaning of the night wind or the grating ofa rusty door. As a lawyer, he is net wanted where a Law Clerk js employed—as an orator he has not, nor is he likely te shed lustre on our annals—as a statesman, he acts on the principle of the meum, and suffers the fuwm to go to the d——1. Mr. Lord is interested in the commercial prosperity of the Island—Mr. Palmer is deeply interess- ed in the prosperity and supremacy of the Oligarehy-- Mr. Lord is anxious to see our harbours threnged with ships—Mr. Palmer is anxious to see his office thronged with clients--Mr. Lord desires to place the patronage of the Crown at the disposal of the people through their Representatives--Mr. Palmer’s policy is to confine ite exercise solely toa Lieutenant Governor who may be under the immediate influertce of a few men in Office, and who will elevate the connexions and dependants of those officials, to the exclusion of real merit—Mr, Lord aims at economy in the expenditure of the public money --Mr. Palmer practices extravagance—Mr. Lord adye- cates a reduction in the amount of our civil list-—Mr Palmer votes for an increase--Mr. Lord can deliver hie sentiments clearly and correctly without unnecessarily prolonging the public time—Mr. Palmer will spend hours in making a speech, without being either very perspicuous or very correct. Which, then, is likely te be of more service to the country ?—he who has spent fourteen years in the Legislature, without consisteacy out in one thing—that of forwarding his own interests and those of his party, and without effecting any im- provement in the condition of the country—or he whose integrity, frankness and independence, furnish a guarar- tee that he would be consistent in his conduct and zea- lous in the discharge of his duties, We despair not the question will be answered as it should be, and therefore we “caze with longing eyes upon to-morrow.”

InroRMATION FOR Execrors.—As some of the Electors may not be aware that the Election for to-mor- row will be held under the new Act passed last Session, it may be well to state—that the Election must be finish- ed on one day—that there will be rwo polling places, and that no Elector can poll out of the division in which his qualification is placed, under a penalty of Five Pounds. Non-resident Electors must poll in the divi- sion in which their qualification is situate. The first er Western Polling Division comprises all to the Westward of the Malpeque Road and the Westward of Great George Street. The Eastern Polling Division com- prises al] to the Eastward of the Malpeque Road, and te the Eastward of Great George Street.

DISTRICT SCHOOL AT BAY FORTUNE.

We are highly gratified to have the opportunity ef presenting our readers with the following Report of the Examination of the District School of Bay Fortune, con- ducted by Mr. Roserr Brake Irvine, late of thie Town. Asa thorough Master of his Profession—as an experienced, skilful and accomplished Teacher, we were sure that Mr. Irving, when we first heard of his settle- ment at Bay Fortune, would not only give entire satie- faction to the community who had the good fortune te obtain his services, but be of important advantage to the cause of Education throughoat the Colony, by stimulat- ing the inhabitants of other Districts to place thew District Schools on a more efficient footing than very many of them are at presert. The inadequacy of re- muneration usually allowed to District Teachers is, how- ever, a serious drawback toefliciency ; yet, we are coa#- vinced that if good Teachers could be obtained, Trustees of District Schools would be more disposed to beste themselves to obtain liberalallowances for gentlemen of talent, and education, who would be willing to fill the responsible and onerous offce of Teacher; and we fred

all, if he had not a turn for business. His business ap} distingu’shed an ornament.

satisfied that Mr. Irving’s example will prove of great service to the many youngmen throughout the Island, engaged in the Profession ¢ which that gcuticman is %,

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