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‘7 LADIES’ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. n2 0 the Recei ts and Disbursements of the Ladies’ Siam“ éenevolent Slicing, sauce September, 1842. 1342, RECEIPTS. September 20-831 Balance in hand, f 44 9 4 Feb, 31 1343—By Two Quarterly Warrants from Government, being one half of £80 granted to 40 0 0 - the Society. - - _ - - March 20. 1843—By Donations, including the pro. mds'of Sale ol‘Shell Flowers, from Countess 36 14 3 Dowgger Westtnorlund, - - By subscriptions, ~ - . 25 14 6 £146 18 1 March 20, 1843, By Balance in hand, £23 3 1 ‘ Captain Swabey, 2 6 0 £25 9 1 DISBURSEMENTS. March 20, 1843, To Weekly allowances, £54 8 0 Casual relief, 20 10 0 Fire Wood, 17 5 6 Out of Legislative Grant, 2 14 9 Merchants’ Accounts, 33 4 5 Needle Work, 12 3 Balance, 23 3 1 .' . ‘ £146 18 l - ' SUBSCRIPTIONS. Miss Abbot, £0 5 0 Miss Hervey, 0 10 5 Mrs. Anwyl, 0 '5 0 S. Johnston, 0 6 0 Barrow, 0 10 0 Mrs. Jenkins, 0 10 0 Bayfield, 1 0 0 Lamont, 0 10 0 Bedford, 0 10 0 Lane, 0' 5 0 Beer, 0 5 0 Lloyd, 0 5 0 Brown, 0 5 0 R. Longworth, 0 5 0 Brecken, 0 5 0 Lord, 0 5 0 ' Brenan, 0 _ 5 0 Mackieson, 0 5 0 Miss Butcher. 0 5 0 M’Dotiald, 0 5 0 ,Mrs’. Cumberland, 0 10 0 M’Dunell, 0 5 3 ‘ Coles, 0 5 0 Miss C. M’Donell, 0 5 0 Cross, 0 5 0 Macgowau, O 10 0 , , , Cullen, 0 6 0 Mrs. W. Nelson, 11 5 0 B. Davies, 0 5 0 Peake, ’ O 5 (l DflII'YZnPlC, 0 5 0 Miss Pethick, 0 5 0 ‘ John Davies, 0 5 0 llIrs.Ponle, 0 6 0 "Désbrtsay, 0 5 O Purdie, 0 5 0 Dewar, 0 5 0 Reddin, 0 10 0 De St. Croix, O 5 0 Miss Reddin, 0 5 0 Dawson, 0 5 0 Stewart. 0 5 0 Douse, 0 6 0 Mrs. S. Smith, 0 5 3 Fanning, 0 10 0 W Smith, 0 5 0 Miss Fanning, 0 IO 0 Sunxtead, 0 5 0 Mrs. Forgan. 0 6 0 Stamper, O 4 6 Goodman, 0 5 0 Swabey, 0 10 0 Missfloodman, 0 5 0 Tanion, I A, 0 5 3 Mrs. Gates, 0 5 0 Thresher, ' 0 5 3 , Grubb, l 0 0 Thomas, 0 5 0 .Miss Gray, , 0 (i 0 Tybt‘iug, 0 5 0 S. Gray, 0 5 3 Lady Wood, , 0 10 0 Lady Huntley, 2 10 0 Mrs. Warldcll, 0 5 0 Mrs. Hull, 0 10 0 Welsh, V 0 5 0 " ‘Haszard, p 5 .0.“ awnltlblsuu... ; Alcoa—.3 Hensley, O 10 0 Wright, 0 6 0 Miss Haviland, 0 5 0 G Wright, 0 6 0 £25 14 6 DoNATiONs. Lieut. Governor, £2 10 0 Mr. Millar, 0 15 0 Dr. Alexander, 0 10 6 P. Macgowan, 0 6 0 Mr. Barrow, 0 10 ’0 J. M’DJnell, O 10 6 Capt. Bayfield, R. N. 3 0 0 A. M’Douald,- 0 5 0 Li. Bedford, It. N. 0 IO 0 , Nicholson, 0 0 Mr. It. Breckcn, 1 0 0 Rev. W. Roche, 1 9 0 The Chichuslicc, l 3 0 Mr. J. Reddiu, 0 5 0 Capt. Capel, 1 0A 0 Shearman, 0 15 0 The Collector, 0 10 0 Capt. Swabcy, 1 0 0 Mr. B. Cameron, 0 4 6 Mr. \Valker, 0 5 0 Lieut. Dawson, 0 10 0 G. W ight’s fees? 0 5 0 Mr. Finlayson, 0 5 0 as Crown witness, Grubb, l 0 0 Fine for a trespass, 0 5 0 Hensley 2 0 0 By a part of the pro-) Holt 0 10 6 cceds ofthe sale of Hon. T. H. Haviland, 2 0 0 a. Box Shell Flow- Mr. H. Haszurd, 0 5 O are presented to the }~ 3 19 6 Hon. R. Hodgson, 1 0 0 Society, by the] Mr. D. Hodgson, 0 10 6 Countess Dowager Mr. Edward Irving, 0 2 6 of Westmorland, Mr. Inga, 0 6 6 By Captain Swnbcy,) Dr. Kelly, R. N. 5 0 0 being amount of Mr. Lamont, 0 10 0 Expenses received Rev. C.Lloyd, 0 10 0 from the Govern-} 2 6 0 Mr. H. Longworth, 0 6 0 merit as Commis- l Hon. A. Lane, 0 10 0 sioncr on an enqui- Mr. William M’Gill, 0 5 3 ry held at Rustico,) Mr. Haszard, Queen’s Printer, Account for Adver- tising—a Donation - £2 - £39 0 3 WEEKLY ALLOWANCES PAID.’ Anty Li'indy, Thomas Conncrs, 26 weeks, at 55. 6 10 0 26 do. at 65. 7 16 0 Widow Maria M‘Carthy, Mary Smith, (Rent) 26 do. at 5?. 6 10 0 20 do. at 33. 3 0 0 Widow M‘Arthy, ' Walls, do. 26 do. at 45. 5 4 0 22 do. at 35. 3 6 0 VV'Jow M‘Phcrson, Mrs. Webster, do. 26 do. at 25. 2 l2 0 18 do. at 35. 2 14 0 'Twin Children, Samuel Jackson, do. 26 do. at 75. 9 2 0 16 do. at ls. 6d. 1 4 0 Ellen Galliger, Widow Norris, 5 do. at 53. 1 5 0 15 do. at 75. 5 V5 0 £54 8 0

" These allowances still continue to be paid by the Society.

Persons who have received relief in Clothing—Ellen Galligcr, .Ann Calighan, ,M «y Ryan and child, Widow Campbell, Widow M’Quadc, Woodri' ‘s’I‘win Children, Widow M‘Arthy, Mary Smith, Ward, Doyle’s Idiots, Widow M‘Pherson, Rollins, lVidow Carsop, .‘Hug’h 'Cudmore, Neville’s l‘amily, Mary Renahan, Widow Norris, Widow Partridge, Harriet Pond, Widow Catherine Barrett. apd Children, Widow Sullivan, Quinn, Woods, Richard Knight, Laurie, (West. River;) W idow Lewis, Darby Kehoe.

List of Persons who have received casual Relief in Money, Provis- ions and IVood.——Ann Calighan, ~Widow Carson, William Porter, 'Wllilliam M‘Carty, Kitty M‘Attee, Margaret Johnston, James Hughes, “Vidow Sullivan, Moses Curran, Robert Smith, Mrs: Webster, asabella Brady, W. Rollings, David Lackey, Charles Fitzpatrick, Noel Mitchell (Indian,) Sarah Garriboo, Louis Jackson, Richard "Knight, Family of Nevills, Ann Fooley, WIdOW Campbell, William .M‘Gratb, M. Quinn, John Hinds, Susan Hanford, Judith Gasham, 2335‘ (Georgetowm) Richard Symonds, Lot 32, Mary Smith, Samuel Jackson, Widow Magpbergon, Widow Norris, Walls, Thomas Wilson’s Family.

SIDNEY MILLS. . . ITHESE excellent MILLS are now in full operation, and the public are hereby informed, that a conveyance will zlenve the Subscriber's residence, in Queen's Square, every Thursday morning, at ubout'l a. m., for the purpose ofconveying Grain thither; the Flour from which will be returned, free of expense, to the owner, save the toll for grinding allowed by law. - J. SIDNEY DEALEY. flharlottetown, 28th Oct. 1842.

. the petitionensio be perseyeringlv in lefatigable in his endeavors

hypothesis are not wanting.

HOUSE OE' ASSEMBLY.

MONDAY, March 20. (Debate on the Indian Petition concluded.)

Mr. .Tnonnrou thought that if they could be induced to learn at all. tttivould be in their own language, and tint in the. Elw- ltsh. The latter was the language of their conquerors, and tie were saymg to them, in effect, if you do not learn outs, you shall learn none. How can we tell their inclination. Nothing has been done totest whether they wish to learn or not, so that pass- ing an opinion on the subject Would be premature. The sum and substance of all he had heard advanced against it amounted to

this that because we never have done anything hitherto to

ameliorate the condition of the Indians, neither shall we for the future. This he thought a very convincing mode of reasonina indeed. He could or t help expressmg his surprise at the con? title! of his hon. colleague. In Committee, be (Mr. Thorhlon) thought be (Mr. Macaulay) had agreed with the Wording of the Report generally. We should summon the aid of our recollec- IlUIl, to prevent us from acting iucousistently. He would callto the consideration oftlie House the great labor and lo~s of time the petitioner had already expended; and was he to be told that all this labor should go for nothing? He had been indefatigable in his exertions to serve the aborigines; he had before appealed to the philanthropy of a former House. and must he be now put off tor four years more? He has app‘ied to this House, as to a new House, and was it now expected that he should undertake ajour- ney to Halifax. at his own expense, to get his compilation tested and examined ? This would be taxing his philanthropy rather severely. He (lllr. Thornton) thtught, if a suitable sum were” voted, to enable Mr. Irwin to proceed to Halifax. in order to lay his manuscripts before the Indian Commissioners there. that. as the benefit of the publication would be serviceable to Indians ofthnt Colony, there was no doubt that colony \vtiuld contribute to the expense. And when we recollect the purposes for which mo. neys have sometimes been granted—tor instance, the £5 for the purpose of building experimental mud walk—he thought the house Could have very little scruple in granting a small sum for this purpose, even if it were only for the sake of an experiment.

Mr. Yco said, that £5 had not yet been expended. If the gen. tleman who petitioned was appointed to instruct the Indians, now he was to elfect that object he (Mr. Yeo) was at a loss to know, unless he could divide liimselftnio twenty different parts, in order to attend at the different places of resort of the Indians. The Indians do not want to learn this language, atid we ought to know better than endeavor to keep them from obtaining a know ledge of our own language. He wrutld not object to any thing that would be for their general benefit.

l\lr. PALMER muvetl,in amendment. that after the words. “than the publishing of Mr. Irwin’s work would cost the Colony,” strike out the rest, and substitute the. following: “ But as the said work might be of service to the Indians of Nova-Semis, where they are far more numerou< than they are in this Island. the Committee recommend llIr. Irwin to submit his Manuscripts tn the examination of the Co nmissiouers on Indian affairs in that Province ”

The Hon. J. S. ll‘IACDOyALo said. he must adopt the often. repented expression ot'the hon member for Belfast (Hr. Dnusv). that “the measure would end in smoke.” H In. members. he must Say. give their Opinions very freely, and without the slight. cs: hesitation ; and lie migh' add, without any foundation. How can they form a just judgment of the utility of a language with which th y‘fiexpress- themselves wholly tinthtniuted? He knew

to serve the Indians, and he. at least. might be considered a competent judge'of what would bent-til them; btit by this amend mom, we put it out of his power to put his benevolent intentions In practice

Mr. MACAULAY Ind not heard any argument, to shew the utility or benefit to bederiwd from the publication of this work. Thiw‘ was more the question than the probable ex pense that would at- tend the prlullngof the work; nor is it expedient for its Intake it up until we are conViuced of its utility. He had known ef- forts made in New-Brunswick to reclaim them. and bring them tuadopt habits of civilized life, but all to no purpose; they con- tinued so for a while. and then flew oti” to their former pursuits. He, had known one uftbcm himself say to an acquaintance of his. “‘ What you do this country? on keep ’em store ?” “Yes.” “ You Write ’ern book ?" “Yes.” “Dal all same dirt!” He (Mr. Macaulay) justly inferred from this their aversion to the laws and restraints of civilized life There was no comparison at all between this tongue andtlic Gaelic language. Who has not heard of the rich treasure of literature which that noble dia- lect Contains? Who has not heard of the poems of Ossian, se- cond only to Homer? And even Homer itselfis translated into Gaelic, besides many other sublime productions of modern geni- uses (Herc the hon. gentleman continued to expatiate on the inimitable productions of the Gaelic muse, until heliimself he- came inspired. and soaring aloft through the regions of ethereal space. he became invisible to our optics and inaudible to our ears of flesh ! \Vhen the hon. gentleman again became intelligible to vulgar conceptions. we understood him to say :) These Works in the Gaelic language were not published at the expense of Govern- ment, but at the. expense of native Caledonians He did not mean to depreciate the proposed work; it may be of great ser. vice. but this was not the question under consideration. He would. therefore. vote for the amendment.

Mr. Conran believed the whole question resolved itself into this Shall we grant a small sum to enable the petitioner to lay his manuscripts before the proper persons in Nova-Scot'a. in or- der that, that Province may also contribute to their publication? If there are few Indians on this Island, they are more numerous in Nova-Scotia and elsewhere. He had heard that there was a considerable number of them Settled about Quebec. and that Government'had done nothing towards their education. Are we to deny to these people the benefit ot'education 7 It is very pro- hablc that what they would not learn in English, they might be induced to learn in their own language; at least. we ought to make an experiment, in order to see how far the present Work may be serviceable to the Indians; surely we should allow a feW pounds to ascenain if the instruction of these people be practi- cable.

Mr. PALMER did not think hon. members viewed the question on the score of economy alone; but whether it was expedient to instruct them in such or such a language. Many arguments appear against teaching them in their own language. In a British Colony, :1 uniformity of language should be preserved, so far as practicable. Itwas sail by an hon. member, (Hon. J. S. Mac- donald) that if his (lllr. Palmer’s) amendment were carried, the Report will have nothing significant left. That may be true; but iftbe hon. member wishes to exhibit his liberality. he can move in supply. and be (Mr. Palmer) would support him in a small grant. He would wish to see them admitted to the institu. tions in our own language; they are an ingenious people, and might. perhaps, at some future timc,1ake to ship-building, one. On the whole, an English education would be the most eligible.

Mr. DALzrt-zL was intimately acquainted with the Indians for a long time, and wished them to cultivate the soil ; but he thought it was impossible to induce them to adopt the manners of civiliz- ed life. It was no use to teach them in Mtckmac. If they were taught to read and write in English, it Would be the best method; they are a wilderness tribe, but if they could be induced to settle and cultivate the land, they might become Very uSeful members of society.

Mr. D. MACLEAN could not go with the amendment, and be trusted neither would the House. He would remark that the history of the Indian race has recently been investcd'with an extraordinary degree of interest, from the recent investigations at Palenque and elsewhere. in Central America, and from the dis. covery of porcelain chs and glass beads in some tumult in the Valley of the Mississippi, having characters on them resembling the Chinese. Some even gq so far as to believe that the Indians are the oldest tace of human beings in existence; and thatthe Old World has been peopled from the New, for which plaustble Gentlemen should consider how the

hicroglyphics, or ofthe arrow—headed characters engraved on the brir ks which are now dug up from the l'llll'h' of ancient Babylon.

Mr. THORNTON concluded it would be said to these people— “ Now you are a conquered people, and shall not learn any other language than thatof your conquerors.” Petitioner had applied to us, as to a new House, and he is to be told that nothing is to be done for the Indians for four years more. This would prevent any Similar application to us in future, thouin we are bound in justice to do something for them; he thought the house were using the petitioner very ill, after all the pains he had taken.

Mr. MACAULAV rose—(Cries of spoken! spoken! question!)

When the clamour had subsided—

IlIt‘. HunsoN said, the question appeared to him to be, whether a grant of moucy be. applied according to the Report, or in another way. It appears that wherever missionaries have gone, they ate obliged to learn their lan'zuages, in order to instruct the people. Much has bzcn done in our own schools already for the instruc- tiun'uf the Indians; but to encourage this work, he thought, would he to throw away money—the preferable plan would be to teach them English. As to the remaer~ made by some hon members. that nothing would be done. he did not think this was the feeling of the House; for his part. he would be the last to keepfback a grant for so praiseworthy an object.

The question was then put on the amendment.

Elms—Messrs. Palmer, Dingwell, Cambridge, Macgregor. M‘Aulay, Yen, Montgomery, A. M-Lean, Hudson, Fraser, Coles, Dalziel, Longworth. Beairsto, Rae—15.

NAYS ~—I—.Ion. J. S. llltDonald, Messrs. D. M‘Uonald, Thornton,

you M‘Intosb, D. M‘Lean, Douse, Wightmau,—8.

To the Editor affili-C—Ul—Jnial Herold.

Sir; Accompanying this Report, allow me to make a few re- marks. that may serve to elucidate to your readers something that may appear obscure.

AbouttWt-lvc years ago, I petitioned the Legislature to grant me}: sum to pay for the publication ofa work similar to the pre- sent. £30 were granted for that purpose, and placed at the dis. pusnl ofthe Board of Education; but that bully, as long as it existed, persisted in saying. “ such an elementary haul; could not be groom-ch and as a matter of course, they were believed by tltealien Governor and the Executive Council, of which they themselves formed a part and parcel, and by the same House of-As- somny that voted the grant. It was, therefore, useless for me lo sav, I had a largo folio manuscript, dated I74 I, in int/possession. \Vlto would be fool enough to believe me, or even the evidence ofliis own eyes, against so convincing a testimony as the illse dizit nfthe Board of Education of1830? Things remained so until this Board died a natural death. I then compiled the pre- sent Volume, and submitted it to the consideration oftho Board nva~ exi-‘ting, imagining that as the grant was placed at the ills- pnsol ol'tlio Board of Education, without limiting it to (my parti- cul Board, llllll the grant was still available. But the Board tho ‘ght otherwise; and as thy seemed to take a warm interest in the matter, they advised me in take the legal opinion oftlic At- torn‘ey General, which was, “ That it was quite within the letter and spirit iiftlte grant for the Board of Education to recommend to the Executive the appropriation of it sum fot the purpose in- IHYN'IHI; and that on such recommendation, he had no doubt the House. of Assembly Would vote a sum for that purpose '," adding, verbally, “ that it was aslmme that Government had done nothing for these interesting people. from whom we had taken everything, andto whom we had given nothing. in return, but our vices !" Such, sir, was my mode. ofprnceduro before laying my memorial

ltcfiirc the House of Assembly.

n rcuding over the debate, we see the cliicfoltjectinns started a . It is more oxporlicnttutcncli the Indians in English, because, 5 its fldVlN‘JllPfl, there are no works of literature published in Mickmnc; and also in ordcrtn promote uniformity of language. One or two lion. members broadly hinted that I was actuated by sumo. sinister motive. 1 shall take up theueobjcctinns seritllim. and bestow a hasty remark on each, which I hope the Hon. House will not CONSIde as an infringement oft/lair "‘ privileges ;" at all events, it is in perfect accordance with my privilege.

As the feeble advocate oftlie neglected aborigines, in my com- munication with the Hon. House, in compliance with fortns‘and etiquette. I snbmittcd to use the language ofsupplimlimi and en- trerml. Could I not use the. bold lnnguage of rightful demand? I Cllllltl; and I now do so. This country in the rightful inheritance nflhe Indians; it hats been wrested from ilwtn bv the hand of power. and no equivalent. has been given them. True. a portion has linen reserved for their use by treaty; but even that accrue to have been lost sight of in this Islnnrl,in the prolligztte distribution ofthe land to the sycophants or favourites of a reckless Govern— ment. whose conduct in this business has entailed anarchy and confusion on the Island to this day! The Indians, in propor- tion to their numbers, have contributed as much, or more, to the public revenue as nnv class tifinltnbitants on the Island, and are therefore as well entitled to a sham, for purposes ofeducntion. or any other purpose, as the other inhabitants. ls THIS Nor Titmu RIGHT? I have listened to the ltarungut-sofcertain lion memlmrs on “ the, sacred rights nfpropcrty,"—“ ofthe iniquity oflaws that would invade it."—-until my ears nclie with the repetition; but when the sacred rights of the denfcncelesa. plundered Indian "0'"? to he discussed, it is quashed by the introduction ofn silly, senseless amendment. \Vltere then was the s'tr‘rcrlness ofprivnie or public property? I believe those conventional, and sometimes convenient pltritsr‘s, in a lawyer's vocabulary, signify, “ that property you have in possession—rm mutter how you ["1175 obtained it, whether on the high way or on the law may, and just so long as you can keep it 1" But lawyers should recollect there is such a thing as the common law, and that law of nature that requires its to do to others as we wish them to do to us in similar circum- stances, as worthy of the consideration oftlie legislator as the musty records oftlic barbarous usages of an oppressive despotism.

The language ofthu Indium is next called in question. One Suva it contains no books: that it is harrcn,anrl 0nl\ n “ tongue," and not a “ language ;" that it is only a dialect, differing in the different Provinces; that English is preferable; but allows they do not understand the nature nftlie language.