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CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1848.

[No. 50.

TETELIS TEA A WANA.

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1348.

THE ELECTION FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF PRINCE COUNTY.

Having given in our last No. a statement of the number of votes polled on the several days of polling at the above Election, which we republish in this morning’s edition for our country readers to the west- ward, we now give a report of the speeches delivered by the Candidates and by the Hon. Mr. voles, together with a few observations of our own inreference to this Elec- tion.

The Hon. James Warsurton—having been pro- posed by Mr. Patrick Murphy,’ and seconded by Mr. John Hughes, ascended the Hustings, and addressed the Electors to the following effect :—

GentLEmMeN—The Election at which you are now about to exercise your privilege is the result of my having taken a seat in the Executive Council. The offer of this seat was conveyed to me by Sir Henry Huntly in the most handsome manner, and my accept- ance of it was fully approved of by the Liberal, or, as they are sometimes called, the “Snatcher” Party. In going into the Council, I had no wish to vacate my seat in the House of Assembly—no expectation that it would be vacated by such a proceeding on my part. Sir H. ¥. Huntley, as you will perceive by the letter which he addressed to me on the occasion, and which I will take the liberty to read for you—together with my political friends in the Assembly—felt quite assured that my going into the Council could not possibly affect my seat in the Legislature. I did not covet or seek the honour

|me at the last Election—if you think I have acted

this just interpretation of the Act in question is support-

McDonald took seats in the Executive Council without

If you think I have abused the confidence reposed in

wrongfully in any matter while 1 held my seat in the House of Assembly—do not vote for me. Most of you, who have now come forward to support me, were oppos- ed to me then. In offering that opposition, you acted like honest men. I am still, however, the same person ; but you know me better; and the reason which induces Mr. Yeo to oppose me now, is the reason which will no doubt induce many of you to vote forme. 1am told that Mr. Yeo has justified his opposition on this ground, that I went into the House of Assembly as a servant to him, and my conduct not having satisfied him, he thinks no one should blame him for keeping me out.

Mr. Yeo denied that he offered any such reason for opposing Mr, Warburton. ‘

One of the Electors came forward and testified to the truth of Mr. Warburton’s statement.

Mr. Yeo still denied the fact, and remarked—* We have had a trial of Mr. Warburton.”

Mr. Warsurtron—Yes, the Compact have had a trial

of a seat in Council; for, had that been the limit of my ambition, I could have gratified it several years ago, as Her Majesty’s Representative had been graciously pleased to offer me a seat in Council on more than one oeecasion; and I refused the honour, not because I was too poor, as Mr. Nicholas Conroy appeared to think when he was advocating in the House of Assembly pay to the Members of the Legislative Council, but because 1 thought a Member of the Council ought, at least, to possess the confidence of the people. It was my desire, in taking a seat in the Council, not to serve myself, but to serve you, your children, and your children’s children ; and I regarded the seat only as valuable so long as held my seat in the House of Assembly as your Repre- sentative. I will now read you the letter I received from ithe Lieutenant Governor on this subject. ‘Government Howse, Octoder 20, 1847. ‘My dear Sir; i oes av ‘] remember with much gratification, that in my visit to you during the Summer, you expressed yourself ready to accept a seat in the Executive Council of this Island under the present circumstances of the political affairs ; it now has become my pleasing duty to inform you that the conduct of Mr. Palmer has met its reward, and the » Examiner” will furnish you with the account of his removal from the Council, which vacancy I am satisfied you will consent to fill. I shall, therefore, give orders to Gazette you on Tuesday next. I do not apprehend ihis appointment will affect your seat in the Assembly, although you accept it, because there is no law of the island calling upon the member accepting a seat in the Executive Council to vacate that which he holds in the Assembly: Mr. Pope, as Speaker, certainly notified to me that a vacancy in the Assembly had been focca- sioned by the acceptance of a seat in the Executive Council by Mr. Coles, under the 6th Will. 4th, cap. 24, clause 24; but the Law Officers have given their opi- mion that this law does not in any manner apply to the

present time. ‘H. V. Hunrwey.

Jt is, perhaps, right that I should briefly explain the section ofthe Act under which it is alleged I have vacated my seat inthe Assembly. This Act was passed when the Executive and Legislative Councils formed one body only: it sat, as the Legislative Council now does, simultaneously with the House of Assembly; and, consequently, if a member of the Assembly were called to a seat in the Council, he must, as a matter of course

of me, and not finding me a fit instrument for their pur- ‘poses, they encourage Mr. Yeo to use his influence in |

‘order to keep me out of the Assembly. How have I

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\displeased Mr. Yeo and his friends? Because I voted jto sustain Mr. Coles in his seat—because they knew I ‘would have voted against giving pay to the Legislative Council, and against increasing the Salary of the Lieu- tenant Governor. It has been said that I am afraid to ‘express my opinion freely. on political subjects, because jf hold a seat in the Council. Those who say or think ‘so, are mistaken. My holding a seat in Council shall ‘never hinder me from expressing my opinion freeiy. I ‘was willing to resign that seat when His Excellency |Sir Donald Campbell assumed the administration of the | Government ; but now I shall not resign; if His Excel- ‘lency be pleased to remove me, he is, of course, at liberty to do so; no change in the form of Government, however, calls for my resignation, and I conceive I would be doing an injustice to my political friends to adopt such astep. If Iam again honoured with your confi- dence, I shall use every exerticn to deserve it; and in exercising your franchise on my behalf, it should be re- membered that it is not James Warburton you will be voting for, but for those political principles which he boldly avows at this place, and avill be prepared to ad- vocate in the Assembly. You will be voting for Res- ponsible Government, and surely you will not hesitate to say that you are fit for it,—you will be voting against an increase of taxation on your lands,—you will be vot- ing fora fair proportion of money for your Roads and Bridges, and against transferring to other Districts what of right belongs to your own. As to the land question,

be taken for rents, at one-ninth. ‘The principle ef that

justice to demand from the Tenant, as has been the case

vacate his seat in the former House, because he could/ninth added. It would be wise to legalize the under- not attend to the duties of both at the one time. Now,|standing in reference to this matter, between landlord this is the only view that can be taken of the section of/and tenant; and sucha measure till have my ready the Act, under which it has been held by the House of support if I am returned to the Legislature. I do not Assembly that I have vacated my seat. The Crown /think it necessary for me to szy any more, I have told Law Officers have argued the matter in this light ; and you as plainly as I can, what my principles are. I do

not pretend to the eloquence ofa Grattan or a Curran;

ed by the fact, that Messrs. Pope, Palmer, and J. §.|but if you think I can serve your interests, you will re-

turn me, and you may rely upon my faithfully preserving

resigning their places in the Assembly. I have thus|the trust with which I will be charged. [The hon. gen- endeavoured to explain to you the cause for this Election.|tleman then sat down amidst the most enthusiastic

cheering. ]}

James Yeo, Esq., then came forward to address the Electors. He was proposed by Charles Craswell, Esc. and seconded by Mr. James Hardy. He said—

GENTLEMEN—This is the fourth time I have been upon the Hustings. At the last Election, as you are aware, I might have been returned, but I resigned in favour of Mr. Warburton, whom I thought would be a useful member. But Ihave been disappointed in him. I did not expect he would take the part he did, in acting with those who call themselves “ Liberal.” Where was their liberality when the public subscription was got up last spring for the relief of the poor? Some of them gave a few shillings; but remember the sums given by others—Mr. Peters gave £60; I gave £15 myself. Do you not recollect the time when Mr. Le Lacheur—one of this liberal party—came with a Jong story to this part of the country, and misled the people by leading them to believe they could get their lands escheated. I did not think that Mr. Warburton would go with that kind of people when he went into the House of Assembly. They talk about the £500 granted as an additional Salary to the present Governor ; but Sir Henry Huntley took, of his own accord, £150 from the Treastiry, to pay his travelling expenses to canada.

(The Hon. Mr. Cores, who was present, stepped

forward to explain in reference to this matter, and °

shewed that Sir H. V. Huntley was authorized by the Imperial Government to draw the amount required for his mission, and to repay the Colony the amount so drawn out of the Crown Land Fund.]

Mr. Yro—Sir Henry Huntley never acted like an honest man.

Mr. Warsurton. I believe that Sir Henry Huntley was as faithful a friend to, and as good a Governor of, this Island as ever yet appeared in it.

Mr. Yeo. What was his conduct im reference to this very subject of procuring an increase to his Salary ? He wanted £500 to use his influence to keep the Escheators

out of the House of Assembly. What good has been

done for the country during the last ten years by those

liberal men? They have not accomplished a penny’s worth of benefit—they tell ,you a fine story, and rob you behind your backs. So long as they get their own pay. they do not care what becomes of the country. How did Mr. Cooper behave? He agitated the country unti! he made money—got a ship, and then laughed at the people. I have been known for a long time, both in the House and out of it, and every one knows that I have done my best to advance the interests of the Island—to encourage agriculture, to improve the breed of cattle—

A Voice—O, we don’t want you in the House ut all. Mr. Yeo—Can you tell me of any one thing I have

{ am no Escheator, more than Mr. Yeo; I have always|done against the country while I was in the House of spoken against the measure; but [ will be ever ready to| Assembly. I have not acted as Mr. Hensley did, who give my support to any reasonable plan which may be/is one of those fine liberals. He lent out 20,000 or proposed for the relief of the Tenantry ; such, for in-| £30,000, and then wanted to lower the dollars to five stance, as the Bill introduced by Mr. Coles during the! shillings, so as to make a large profit by the money last Session, to establish by law the rate of currency to| which he had out.

Mr. Cores denied this assertion, and observed, that

Bill has been recognised and acted upon by myself) Mr, Hensley, instead of wishing to decrease,was anxious ‘while Agent for Lot 11; for I would consider it an in-|to enhance, the value of dollars to 6s. 3d.

Mr. Yeo. I have always done every thing in my

even in this neighbourhood, in several instances, the| power for the benefit of the Tenantry ; and I have gene- sterling rate ofmoney—Is, 6d. instead of shilling with one | rally paid the rent for many of them in this District.

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