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146 THE EXAMINER. —————_—_— __ ‘dence that Her Majesty would select no man was proclaimed in England by men of an ambition al-lto share any authority with them, must on ae Let tad his enrasalll pocdien, aan _ most equally reckless, that Englishmen at least were|or later yield up the whole to those whom anes = sWsien: justice, andaalieaiia food for railways. An army that might be compared |the independence of the people is as ee - 7 tet ie eed ite a etl aan with that which traversed Europe in 1812 has been em-’ their own; whilst they on their part, ey vag temic: fo hee Representative and tothe ployed in extending the dominions of our new territorial and having seen the people to be the best - tot ¢ a See 685 told < potentates. What was to become of those armies when | most loyal supporters of the es et oe aI » British System, familiarly known ag the conquest was complete, or the provisions exhausted, tryest friends, neither believe woos : be = ~~ = : ee a kia apt ae ) gnoran grade spons | ’ : we were never told. 7 “ae _ insatiable rabble, nor aay. 85 ¥ — ; wii the Colonial, Eanpintethatahessiil We hail the partial stoppage of these works at last, "&| depository of the powers of the ritish Coi 1rous ae aN t only pemsignel cause every additional month will only bring the nauioN tution. ‘These two parties—though, indeed, nization of this _—e 1S | cm G. sae deeper into the difficulty. The employment of three! thoy might better be termed one—comprise but fostered by the mperia “" er — hundred thousand men at full work and full pay must nearly the whole population of the Island. Tt that it has the Queen’s sanction—that the on-

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necessarily drain the national resources very much faster is true the old party of monopolists remains as ly limits with which it is proposed to surround than the condition of comparative inactivity into which |. 4 though shorn of much of itsinfluence. Its it are those of the Constitution, and such they would perhaps be thrown. When we have to deal), command of the Executive Council—the others as local circumstances render obligatory. with limited means, it is always better to economize in| |). which it has had of influencing Her Ma- Surely there is not a Colony where this Sys time. Every sensible labourer in the kingdom will S°¢ | iesty’s former Representatives—the undisturb- tem, so far as it can be applied, has become the justice of our remarks. He will know what it is to. | sway which the power it had of distributing more necessary to the Crown, perhaps even press too hard on a poor employer. wane wy eens Or every minor office, gave it, to say nothing of more so than to the people 3 for we witness everything, for our ordinary business, and for — s the numerous persons who have sought and every day that without an alliance between also, well and good; keep a standing army of ‘ navies. | Seemed itm private aid—are sources of power the people and the Crown, without in fact Unfortunately, however, our means are only ee it will still employ to resuscitate, if pos- responsibility, the same set of men are permit- fora few things. We can only add alittle, year °Y | sible its exclusive domination. But it will be ted to hold not only universal but eternal sway, year, to what we have done already ; and most a - ag a people are awakened from by means of which the whole Colony has been = _ = ae oe Te ie dream of ignorance—men and things are moulded to their purpose—men who care no- people in . |

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— a = ‘mosphere, have passed away. Let no minor say again to our friends—be faithful, be vigi- SIR HENRY VERE HUNTLEY. differences darken the horizon. Not only do lant, let your moderation be known to all men ‘our individual and collective interests as a peo- —care not for your revilers, but persevere ; be Str Henry Vere Hunvcey has left our shores, ple demand and require unanimity, but we unflinchingly loyal to your Queen and to your and as our present purpose is not to write his have a duty of devoted loyalty to pay to our fellow subjects, and so you will finally triumph eulogy, but to hold up his bright example, we Sovereign, for it is an undoubted fact tat over those who usurp the authority of both. will content ourselves with quoting from the heretofore the Representatives of Royalty have Hon. Captain Swabey’s farewell address to been held in a most disgraceful bondage. If ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH wail: him :—‘ As long as it shall be true that ‘an this is doubted, the proof to which we willap- FURTHER COMMERCIAL DISTRESS—CON- honest man is the noblest work of God’ so long)peal is this—let every man judge for himself, DITION OF IRELAND.

will he live in our recollectlons ;” having done) for our cause requires neither artifice nor false- The sailing Packet Ros Roy, Turnbull, arrived from which we will turn to his party—the country’s! hood, we stand in no need of any other skill party—and remind them of the duties which in argument than the manifestations of truth, devolve on them, now he is gone; and we which will’prevail over the most sophisticated hope it will not be deemed as derogatory to style, over the most eloquent writing ;—look the enthusiastic character of his private friends then to the Almanack, and there read the book

Ireland, is of a painfully interesting character. We to call to their recollection, that however high in whose pages is registered the consolidation crowd out of our columns several articles prepared pre-

may be their enthusiasm arising from a manly of that power which tll these late and better viously to the arrival of the Mail, in order to give the and honorable admiration of, and participation times held our Lieutenant Governors, as well most varied and important part ofthe news. As the in, his deep detestation of all public vice and as our own destinies, in its exclusive Srasp,— melancholy state of Ireland, is such as cannot fail to private delinquency—however they may have there read the causes which have led to all the challenge public attention, we quote from a respectable been kept together by a community of feel- calumny and vituperation with which it was London authority the following observations :—

ing respecting many things in which honorable sought to ovorwhelin the man who desired to « Ireland unhappily affords,ground for more immediate minds could not disagree, yet is their position ‘rescue the Queen’s Representative in his own action. For the relief of that unhappy country, if no- as nothing, and their pains are fruitless, unless person and her faithful subjects, from the thing effectual is done, something, at all events, will be they see that the public welfare is in their clutch of this exclusive power. So long as Sir promised. Thanks to Lord Clarendon, we know before- hands. We call on them—we call on the Henry’s foot remained in the snare, the domi- hand that the present session will follow the example of country not to incur the imputation of having nant party were his most devoted servants ; but jts predecessors in opening with promises of a new evinced a feeling transient as evanescent, call-'so soon as he saw the necessity of emancipat- {Landlord and Tenant law—promises which in all hu- ed into existence by the example of a noble ing himself, and with himself the Severeign man probability will be kept like former promises of the spirit, but to perish when that spirit no longer and her people, then it was quickly forgotten same kind. Lord Clarendon, however, hints at some exists in the same hemisphere—but to let the whose servant he was, and whom he was sent (unknown) measures of singular vigour and boldness. world see that to their hands has been com- here to represent. <A writer of the worst cha- In prospect of an impending famine he protests that the mitted as a legacy the emancipation of their racter was employed to defame both him and ‘sacred and paramount duty of Government—the pre- fellow subjects from the debasing rule of a sel- every other opponent ; and no scruples of per- servation of human life—will be performed.’ How is this

fish and monopolising Oligarchy. Personal sonal delicacy—no regard for the general cha- result to be achieved it was not, of course, for official

admiration of the uncompromising qualities racter of an innocent and respectable commu- lips ‘prematurely to disclose. The inadequacy of the

which so eminently distinguished the late Lieu- nity intervened to arrest the profanatipn. We Poor-law ‘is yet to be ascertained.’ There are great tenant Governor, is of no avail to their anxious know indeed, and justice demands that we shortcomings on the part of the landowners. Great ex- countrymen, if admiration is to be their final should record, that there were some who would ertions have to be made in Ireland and ‘ united exertion” emotion—if they cease to walk in the same not go this length, and their position would is imperitively required. ‘A large sum, under favour- consistent path. We call on them to guide have deserved our admiration if they had alto- able circumstances,’ has been placed at the disposal of themselves with temper, justice, generosity and | gether abandoned a cause which stood in need the landowners, and will afford employment to many moderation to all men, but never to “ shrink” | of such an advocate. They may yet live to labourers. If all this old legislation and good advice from the pursuit of the object to which all Sir|see, and some of these do see, the error of prove inadequate, something adequate, at all events, is Henry’s efforts were of late years directed. A their ways; but we are addressing ourselves instore, ready to be produced when the time comes; for new era in Island history has now commenced. |to the free and the enlightened who never Government ‘will’ secure the preservation of human Through some unfortunate misconception, the bowed the knee to Baal; and we call on them life.

people hitherto had thought that they had no to pursue the course in which they are em- ~< All this is encouraging enough if one could believe friends in the higher orders ; and those persons barked, whilst others seek to weave the chain it; but whatever we may think about the promises, the themselves had not seen, or they misconceived of official artifice around Her Majesty’s newly advice is undeniably sound. Gentlemen landowners, the character of the people. The people had arrived Representative. Let them be known /exert yourselves; fulfil your duties; act like men of confounded all the higher orders in one cate- not only by their silent and unobtrusive mag- sense and not like fools. Farmers, go and do like- gory ; but they may now recognise sincere and nanimity, but by the high tenor of their liyes——| wise. Let every class exert itself to the utmost. And devoted friends in that class who have separat-|their separation from that which is vile—their|above all let Ireland meet the coming evils by manful ed themselves from those who, being unwilling'just appreciation of their duties—their confi-'and ‘ united exertion,’

Pictou on Thursday morning last at a very early hour, bringing the English Mail, containing dates to the 19th November. The intelligenee, so far as it relates to the commercial affairs of England, and to the condition of

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