art ye a i ae a ee ek a ri eta eet ve - ee = Anse ee nn nde niente ao this assertion there may be much truth; way, im-) papers, and republished in the Ewaminer deed, it may be altogether true; but, even adinit- hewspaper, at Charlottetown, dated 10th ting that it ia se—of itself, it alfordsa no reasonable grocuds of objection, either to us eg to any other ef the Previnees, te the great Confederation platterm. Canadian difficulties may prove to be Prince Edward Islard's opportunity Let us refer to histovy, and we shall find that some ot the greatest, the most momentous, the most be- neficial changes which have occurred in the social condition and government of nations, have erigi- nated in events, apparently the least likely to pro- duce the great aud happy results to which, how- ever, by a train of unforeseen consequences, t ley have directly led. Thus, for instance, the great Revelation in England—by which the overthrow of arbitrary and irresponsible kingly power was, jurvver, i trust, accomplished—is directly trace- able te tae simple fact of the great Johu Hamp- dew's having refused to pay a tax of only twenty shillings, at which his estate had been rated, ou ascouat of what was called ship-money, bat which wag levied, indepeudeutly of parliamentary sane- tien, Belely by the power of the Crown. We may alse, in bke manner, see, by the records of histery, that the rise of the great Repubiic of Nerth America—at preseat the second powet upon the earth—hbad its origin ia the simple jact wf theinkabitants of thirteen of the Jritish Amer jean Piantations or Colonies having refused te pay stamp duties, or to purchase tea or any other ar ticles ou which duties were levied by the British Parhawent, is which they had no representation Yea, thus we see, in the history of uations, tliat, mevents, se. wingly at the time of then eectr- reuce, tiifling and unimportant, the greatest, the > most eventful, aud the most durable changes have} often originated. And thus, future historians of British America, may and, | trust, will, have to refer the origin apd progress of ove of the greaiest and most powerful natiens of the New World, aye, and perhaps ef the whole earth, to the sim- pie fast that the leading statesmen of Canada do eceking for a solution of the perplexing difficu! les experienced by them in their repeatedly baled endeavours to give strength and stability to their own leeal goverament, volupteered a visit te our little Island, at the period of the sitting of the litle Congress of the Maritime Provinces ia our little capital; and te their having, at their own request, keew ceurteously admitted, as honeured auciters, inte the eongress Chamber during the (Chee rs.) | November, 1864. [The Reporter has furnished us with the speech | here referred to, but it can be seen, as above stated, jin the Examiner of the 19th Nov. last.] Ile (Mr. MeNeill) then comuiented on the above speech, and contended that it could not be construed to convey any very hostile opposition to the business of the Conference, but on the contrary was astrong proof of the approval of the hon. gentleman to the mar- riave alliance formed by the Report of C‘on- | ference. ; Hon.«Mr. Beer then read a paper of statis- | tics prepared oy him, relative to the financial view of the sabject, ia opposition to the Tabular statement of the Hon. W. H. Pope, read by that gentleman at a previous meeting fon the same subject. This document has }also heen handed to the press for publication. | Hon. D. Davies said he was in favour of Union on fair terms. We could hardly ex- wet in the future the same support from the Mother Country as has hitherto been extend- to us. He objected to the principle adopted lin the Report relative to Tariff; but said the question should net be looked at in that nar- row and gloomy view presented by the lion. Mr. Beer. He spoke of the necessity of de- veloping our fisheries. Ilis speech was in | favour of progress; he would support the general principle of Confederation, but had net made up his mind relative to the details lef the scheme. | F. Breeken, Esq., spoke at considerable sdength, and took a fair and impartial view of the whole question. He said that in his opinion, the Conference Boerd was the pro- | per place to protest against any infringement on the fundamental principles involved re- | lative to the rights of this Colony. The ar- |guments and sophistry employed by the | Canadians, had, no doubt, great weight at | the Conference; but our delegates should have protested against some of the terms laid down in the report, as being inimicable to the best interests of the Island. progress of the Conference, and to thar haviug, turther, been allowed therein to make some simt-/ thot the Delegates refused to have any pe “seen uo ores “ St a — ae protest entered on their minutes. aaa beiaber odd arene GEN hive eomngeeh vy-| _Then,continued Mr. Brecken,why not have eive. views.—-( Te be continued.) withdrawn from the Conference altogether ? +> Ilon Mr. Coles, rose to explain—and said ” me. Ile, (Mr. B.) then proceeded tu show the CUNFEDERATION!} political difficulties of Canadian Administra- | tions, and their frequent changes. He was }not opposed to Union in the abstract, but would not support the Report of the Quebec Conference. At the close of Mr. Brecken’s speech, it | was moved that the meeting do adjourn till | Monday evening next; which motion was | unanimously carried, COLONIAL HEETING. Tn compliance with a requisition from the Citizens of Charletietwn, the Hon. T. H. Liaviland, Mayor ef the City, convened! a public meeting at the Court Room in the} Celonial Building, en Friday Evening hst, the 1Uch inst , for the purpose of discussing the question of a2 Union of the Colonies, on the basis of the Quebec Conference. His Worship the Mayor was called to the hair at half past six o'clock, p-m., Suppo rt- ed ow bia right by John Morris, Esq., High Sheriif of Queen's County, an-| on his left by | dames Reddin, Esq., one of the City Council. Aftera few appropriate remarks from | lis Worship. explanatory of the object of the meeting; & motion was made to adjourn the meeting, because the same subject was about to be debated at the Temperance Hall, tliat kame evening, ender the auspices of the |e- buting Society. This motion was strop ely upposel by several gentlemen present, on the groand that the discussi portant subject should not be confined to the restrictions of any private Society. Hon. T. Heath Haviland, one of the dele- gates to the Quebec Contlerence, was ten called upon to address the which he did, in a speech whieh occu pied in delivery about two hours, and was listened | c | to with more than ordinary attention. ‘The ilon. gentleman entered fully into the subject end in the most lucid manner, explained all} the principles of Cuyfederation, as ec -ntained in the Report of the Quebee Conference, and answered all the gbjections that have been tiered to that Report; but as his specch has been reported in fuil, the greater portion of which appears in this issue, we defer any further remarks upon it for the present. The following letter from the Ion. Mr. Whelan, was then read:— CHARLOTTETOWN, Feby. 10. 1865 fits Worsuw rie Mayor :— Sia,—L beg to thank you for your kindness in causing io be enclosed to me printed notices of the Public Meeting which many of my fellow citizeus have respectfully requested your Wor- ship te convene, for the purpese of enabling the m of such an im-| meeting, | Monpay, Feb. 13. | Tis Worship the Mayor resumed the chair }and announced the subject under considera- tion. | Bb. Davies, Esq., was the first speaker. He }condemned the scheme of Confederation as | laid down in the Report of the Quebee Con- iterence, and was followed by H. Haszard. | Esquire. Both of these gentlemen spoke at considerable length, condemnatory of the | terms offered to the people of this Island, by the Conference. They were followed by Mr. | David Laird and the “Hon. Mr. Beer, on the | feame vide of the questiow. | Mr, Laird said he was not opposed to Con- | federation, provided it could be ootained on | proper terms; he believed that four-fifths of | the people of this I-land, would support a ,; Union on just and fair terms. But he would give his decided opposition to the scheme in the present form. Mr. A. MeNeill, then said it was the duty of Mr. Laird, and those who held similar views with him, to propound a more feasible scheme for the adjustment of the question. | Hon. D. Davies, said we could not shut our eyes tothe fact that we were drifting _into a Umon of some kind, though we were | not prepared fo accept the terms as at present | propounded. Hicn. E. Palmer, then rose and delivered a long speech, in which he entered fully into | the proceedings of the Conference. He said | that the political necessities of the Canadians | drove thei to this proposed change; he saw | this when they first met here, and he then | objected to some of the basis submitted by them relative to this question. | the little attention paid to any suggestions jinade at the Conference relative to the inter- , ests of this Island. When, said he, any of Delegates to the Quebee Convention to explain | the Island Delegates manifested any uneasi- te their fellow colonists the principles on which it has been proposed to base the Cunfederatior of) the Colones —- and which Public Meeting your Worship has announced will be held this evening. As me of the Delegatos, it would afford te great pleasure to respoud to the call of my fellow | . isis 4 AD j i y 2 P i : . . citizens, and assisi in ex} laining, as far as in wy | Rrttnin w power, the principles which underlie the great | yucation now before the public; Lut I deeply re- «ret to say that I must forego this pleasure it | congequance of the state of my health, which would render it net only pamful but imprudeut tur mg to speak in public at present. | Perinit me, however, to avail myself of this op-| portaaity of saying that there appears to be a} west unwise and uosecessary alarm afflicting tlie rninds of many worthy persons iu this community jo regard te Federation. I cannot suppose ti it | the ieast attempt will be made to force that mea- | sure premaiureay upon the country, but I think I weld be déplurably blind if I did not perce ve | that should the other Provinces unite, and tl is | cousolidate their strength and resources in ord "| te secure ruutual protection aud prosperity — Vrinee Edward Island could not possibly hope | long to remain io the exceptional and anomalous | condition of a separate and exclusive Province, which the anti Unionists, who, I think, are not! her best frieads, would seem to desire. ‘The! alarm and excitement here against the measure i how, are, therelore, | think, a3 premature as an} attempt to force the measure upon the people of | tue Colony would be. 11 it fails on the Continent | 1 unqaestionably fuile here. If it succeeds there, what postlia; ean the anti-Uviouists assume ? They eannet remain out for any length of time;! nor will they— nor should they be allowed to ¢ x- | pose themselves to such a state of weakness a8 | tu become au easy prey lo a foreign power, whe e| coviiuation would be ove of the greatest calamit.cs that could befall them. The most extravagent apprehensions are i | indulged with regard to inereased taxation. We! have se mere peason to be alarmed on this head| than or fellow subjects in the vther Provinees, | They will guard their pockets as closely as w | can guard ours; and [ think there is no reason | to fear that Prince Edward Island will be aelected as a Victiva for particular punishment in any} Gecal arrangement of the United Provinces, J )-! deed, | feel confident that our taxes wider Con. | federation will not be much, if any, higher toon they are at present; walle our advauiages froin | free trade —inereased facilities af comuuvication | ~rwiger fields for enterprise, ay, aud even { ri honourable ambition—and from the influx of | capital aud imunyration—would be so enormons, | that eves a little additional taxuiion would pot | be felt or thought of. | should be glad to explain my views on the subject of Kepresentation aud other matters e | braced inthe Report of the Convention; but I} must let them pass for the present, apologisi: g te your Worsh'p tor having 8o far trespassed on! yeur patience, and begging you will believe how | siucerely I anbseribo myself auur obedjent humble servant, EDWARD WHELAN, | After which Hon. Mr. Coles addressed tlie) meeting. ile said that he agreed with much | thet bad been advanced by the previous | speaker, and ulluded to the hearty support! which his co-delegate.the Hon. Mr. Haviland, | gave to bis views at the Conference, relative | particularly, to the subject of representati no | in the Upper liouse. He, (Mr. € -) however, | | regretted that he could not agree with all t €| views of that hon. gentleman, in favour} of Confederation. He then proceeded to} polut out his objeetions to the Report of the Conference. caused, more especially, bo- exuse of their rejection of his Resolution asking fora grayt of £200,000 for the pur- chase of proprietory lands on the Island; he! said that his views in favour of a Federal) ‘wion of the Colonies, became very mate r- jally whanged, when he hada the scenes of the Conference. that the Canadjana were actuated by selfixli motives, in apprasching the Maritime Pro- Vineys with their proposals for Confederation, and felt it his duty tg oppose the scheme. (Tiuis speuch we shall alg@ endeavor to pal lish ia fall, Neil Mr. A. MeNeil] next addyegaed the mee t- ing in favour of the Union side of the quest- ion, He reviewed some of the objections alluded to by the Hon, Mr. Coles, and read | ; ; ; : . | conceived in Canada; he was convinced of this i | fe’ behind le then sew), | hess about their coantry, they were met by Ile said that asneer, a laugh, or a jest. Cardwell’s despatch on this subject, was from what he bad heard at the Conference table. Ife said the studied policy ot Creat as to let the Colonies have their own way; no coercion would theretore be employed by the mother country on this question. He was followed by the Ilon W. IL. Pope, who replied to many pointsalluded to by the Hon. Mr. Palmer ; but as both their speeches will be publishes in full, we will not attempt to give even an outline of them in our pre- sent summary. The hour of twelve o’clock having now arrived, a motion to adjourn the meeting till to-morrow evening Was unanimously carried. Tvespay, Feb. 14. His Worship re-opened the meeting and invited discussion fur and against the ques- tion of Union. Ilon. Mr. Hendersen first addressed the meeting. He spoke of his knowledge of Canadjan politics from a residence in that eguntyy from the year 1838 to 1848; he hesitated not to say that this Union scheme could be traced to the political difficulties and emergencies of the Canadians, who were proverbial for practicing corruption, and having recourse to crooked means to sustain political existence ; our notable five represen- tatiyes would be no barrier to them, their wily movements would be inflicted on this Island. He spoke of the financial part of the | question, and touched upon many of the prominent points of the Report, giving it his decided opposition. James Duncan, Esq., said he would offer a few remarks relative to the commercial part of the subject. He differed with those who thought the Canadians would encourage our Fisheries ; this he said they could not be expected to do, as they themselves were ex- porters of fish, He also was opposed ta the opinion that manufacturies to any extent could be successfully carried on in this country. He considered that this Island was not fairly dealt with at the Conference, and he would therefore oppose the Report. S. Swabey, Esq., complimented the Hon. Col, Secretary for his manliness in defending the inaependent course which he (the Col. Secretary,) pursued in this matter. He re- gretted that he could not say the same of the tlons. Mr. Coles and Mr. Palmer, the former of wham swaliowed his word only, the jatter his word and bond both, Ilon, Mr, Coles offered some further ex- planations relative to the opposition given to his views in the Conference, and read the resolution which he said he submitted at the Conference Table, asking for a loan to pur- chase the proprietary lands of the Colony, and spoke of the indifference with which he was treated in this matter. He alluded to an address about to be submitted to the Canadian Legislature asking the Imveral Government | to prepare a bill fur the Union of the Colonies on the basis of the resolutions passed at the Conference. No doubt it would be said that the resolutions of the Conference received the sanction of a majority of the delegates from all the Provinces, and thus an attempt might he made to drag this Island into it. The Report, he said, should be condemned by hat meeting asa whole. Some were disposed to approve of portions of it, but, in his oper it must be opposed in toto. He (Mr, C.) alluded to the speech made by him when in Canada, and which had been com- mented upon and read by Mr. MeNeill at a previous meeting; and said he was on that vcoasion expressing the sentiments of others. more than his own, and did not consider that his speech would bear the construction put upon it by Mr. McNeill. Rev. Mr. Sutherland said he felt it a dut he owed to the peaple of this his adoptell country to raise his voice in favor of Confed- eration. It was one thing, he said, to be a speci: delivered by that hon. ‘eman is one of the Del the, at Onatar business of the Conference had among others,delivercd on the same vccasy h ju the Turonto Globe, and othr Canadian after the! terminate.!,| who were lauda which speech he said was first publishe:!, Societ popular and another thing to be right. He appealed to the young men of the Colony y aspiring for positions in , and pointed out the wide field which ‘would be opened up to them when their cuuntry became a Nation, He said justice Ile spoke of | CORRESPONDENCE. ! | Mr. Editor, if we will not join willingly, we | people in this part of your District so as to atone — ' should be done te the Island delegates; they, he presumed, were the best men the Goverh- ment could appoint to the important task assigned to them. ‘The rev. gentleman, with his usual force and eloquence, entered pretty ‘fully into the whole question, and spoke in terms ot the highest commendation of the public works of the adjoining Provinces—the opening upof Canals—the great Inter-colonial Railway—the Railroad to Shediae—and also the extension of Railway to Pictou—all these vast enterprizes, he said, tended to enhance the importance of all the Colonies, Prince | Edward Island among the number. | whole of the debate he was an attentive | listener, but could not agree with many of ithe arguments advanced against Confedera- ‘tion. He replied to the remarks of Mr. Dunean, relative to manufactures, and stated |that, as a practical manufacturer, he was | prepared, from his own experience in the uae to show that Mr. Dunecan’s conclusions were not based on sound argument. Ilun- dreds of our young people to whom employ- ment might be given in factories all over the Island, were forced from their homes, and many of them compelled even to enlist in the foreign armies and navies of other countries | for want of roper encouragement and cm- | ployment at home. Hon. Mr. Hensley spoke of the importance of this question as alfecting the future des- | tinies ot the Colonies. Jle was not opposed | to the general question of Union, but object- led to the terms contained in the Report of ithe Conference, which, if adopted, would prove ruinous to the best interests cf this Island. Iion. W. H. Pope replied to some of lohjections made by the Hon. Mr Coles, other speakers, against the Report. Mr. A. MeNeill replied to the Hon. Mr. ! Coles, and said he had no desire to miscon- lstrue the language or sentiments of any gentleman, and he did not consider that he was guilty of any misconstruction in this The speceh in question was beiore the public; they could judge for themselves. Ife agreed with the sentiments advaneed by Mr. Breeken, who said the Conference Board was the proper place to show opposition to this scheme. He would now read the fol- lowing extract from the Quebee Gazette of the Ist in-t., to which the Hon. Mr. Coles had | already alluded : **Hlon. Sir E, P. Tache gave notice that, on Friday next, (Feb. 3rd) he would move for an | Address to Her Maje-ty, praying that she would be pleased to cause a bill to be introduced in the | [mperial Parliament, for the purpose of uniting | Canada, Nova Seotia, New Brunswick, Newfound- | land and Prince Edward Island, on the basis of }the Resolutions adopted at the Confere.ce of | Delegates from these several Colonies, held at Quebec in the month of October last.” Ile (Mr. MeNeill) then said that if a Union on the basis of the Report of the Quebec Conference would be consummated, surely those who sanctioned, by their speeches, as | well as those who signed the Report, should | be held accountable. Charles Paliner, Esq., next addressed the | meeting condemnatory of the Report of the | Conference—strongly urging the preference ‘of our present position to any we could oc- | cupy under Confederation. H. Haszard, Esq., then submitted the fal- lowing resolution, which was seconded by David Laird, Esq., and put to the mecting : * Resolved, That this meeting—bavying heard a very full and able discussion on the question of the proposed Confederation of the British North American Provinces - though of opinion that a Union might be consummated on principles and terms adapted to this Colony,—dissimilar as it is to the neighboring Provinces from its insular position, the entire interruption of its navigation during five months of the year, and other circum- stances, such as the granting away of its lands ia large tracts to non-residents by the Crown.—yet decidedly objects to the details of the scheme agreed upon by the Quebee Conference, especially those in reference to fiuance and representatiun, as most injurious, unjust, and illiberal to a people so situated, and confidently relies that the said details will by no means receive the sanction of the Legislature or Government of this Island.’ The Mayor, as Chairman, declared this resolution carried by a large majority. On motion, F. Brecken, Esq., was then jealled to the Chair; and, on motion, the | thanks of the meeting were tendered to His Worship the Mayor for his able and impartial | conduct in the Chair during the whole of the debate on this question. Carried by acclamation. To which his Worship suitably replied. the and matter. An attempt was then made to pass a vote |of thanks to the Hon. E. Palmer for his | honest conduct at the Quebec Conference, | but the proposition was met by loud shouts iof** No!” The nam? ot the Hon. Mr. Coles was then included in the motion, and when put, a large number rushed out of the meet- ing; others shouted ‘No! no!’’ &e¢., and }some manifested their approval of the motion. Three cheers were then proposed for the | Hons. Messrs. Coles and Palmer, and also | for the Hon. Col. Gray and the Union Dele- gates, after which the meeting closed. [FOR THE EXAMINER ] Mr. Wueian :— I waited with some impatience for the account of the meetings held by you in this District some weeks ago, and had [ not been present, would have thought you guilty of some exaggeration on the appearance of the account. Although disagreeing with you on -political matters, still [ think you are sincere in advocating the proposed Union of the Uo- lonies, and as some of your contemporaries Mr. W. B. Dawson said that during the ; Se ‘ } . ‘ | : , it fi loquence | the Jerald is fishing fur popularity, patronage t ve them credit fof possessing Glogu ad 18 | , liad he ability to picture out the results of tue and legislative honors. Let them prove that ‘Union scherme—qualities to Which, it is well Confederation tends to injure us, which better | known, they are entire strangers. ‘This was| men than they are unable to do, and then it does | the people of the whole Island of the right of 'yoting ut elections, proposing to confine that | privilege to large landbolders, and to leaseholders calculated to create on the public inind a false | Het follow that Mr. Whelan is the unprincipled having twenty years possession, and three impression regarding these !#4lviduals, and surely it cannot be out of place to correct aby such M- pression. ludeed, I wouldbe Ye'y 8erry to think that any portion of the public should be so far mistaken as to believe these parties to be eloquent or well-informed on any subject, much Jess on that of Confederation, © But how ean you con- sistently say we are uninformed when you are unacquainted with us?" esclaims this wise youth. In reply to this, [ may remark, that it is quite possible for a person to possess knowledge ot the abilities or deficiencies of another without having an acquaintance with him. Although Ineversaw young Callaghan or his confreres, yet I have learut enough about them to convince me that they are, to say the least of them, utterly incompetent to form anything like a cerrect opinion on the tendency of the Confederation scheme. Joe Murphy is well known to be an empty, presum p- tuous fellow, and “ A. Cailaghan,” who was in college ouly a few months, cannet be much better; as for the others, they never before had apy pretensions to superior intelligence, or scarcely ever addressed a public meeting. ‘This conceited seribbler may boast of his and their “information and judgement,” and ability to illuminate my ‘obscure brain” on the Union question, but of course every sensible person will laugh at his senseless egotism. He puts a false construction on my words when he says, ‘ ac- cording to Common Sense’s logic the farmer of P. E. Island are a class of uncultivated people who have wore pretension than brains, and who are totally incompetent to discriminate between right and wrong.” I never said so. I remarked though that those uncultivated farmers who addressed jthe Lot 10 meeting, who pretended to kuow all about Confederation, and who had themselves | puiled up as orators and oracles, had more pre- | tension than brains, which few will deny, They have still the impudence to force upon us the | belief that they thoroughly understand — this | complicated subject—that they can see as plain as day its tendency to destroy our rights and liberties, and prove our inevitable ram—and that consequently the time has arrived when all true men should resist the wicked attempts made to euslave us. The Bishop vf Charlottetown, and lor the most part the clergy of all denominations throughout the Island, we are informed, take a different view of the matter, but of course they are not as intelligeut, as far-seeing, or as keenly alive to their country’s interests as Augustine Callaghan, Joseph Murphy and some others ot equal note on Lots 10 and 11. It isa pity that these worthies would not come out in prout with au array of the arguments which they praise so highly, and which lad so talismanic an effect on “the intelligent and influential men of Lot 10” and vicinity. His Lordship, and those other intelligent men threughout the Island who are in favour of Confederation, would, Lam sure, like to be convinced that “the scheme is nothing but moonshine.” Even your humble servant would wish to have his obseure bram illuminated on this great question, and I feel assured the thousands who are in doubt and perplexity regarding this momentous measure would be furever obliged it these oracles would condescend to enlighten them on the subject, through the medium of the public prints. To lay aside joking, it is certainly pleasant to see these fellows assuming such airs. It is not surprising though, for presumption is | characteristic of small minds. “ A. Callaghan” j accures me of unworthy motives in disapproving | of the proceedings of the Lot 10 meeting, and of the presumption of those who addressed it. 1] contend my motive was a good one; a desire to correct individuals whel they do wrong. Those whe attended the mecting alluded to expressed themselves hostile to Union without allowing themselves time to give the subject the investiga- tion its importance demanded; and. those who addressed them laboured to influence them against the scheme, when they themselves mani- festly lacked the information, and mental acumen necessary to enable them to pronounce with any sign of accuracy on its merits or demerits. Itis | plain both parties acted wrongly—the one in prematurely opposing the project, and the other which they themselves knew little or nothing— and it could not have been out of place to bring them to a sense of their duty. And if my remarks suould have the effect—as L intended they should —of dissuading others from committing @ similar error, they will be productive of some good. A question of such magnitude as Confederation, which concerns our interests in an especial j manner—which, in a word, may prove our j blessing or our baue—requires the strictest and most earnest investigation at our hands. It is no libel to say that the common people are incompetent to judge of the merits of this mo | thentous question, without giving it thorough in- vestigation, When there is a diversity ef opinion regarding it amungst the most learned. Let us study the subject well, then, and not make our- selves ridiculous in the eyes of the world by pub- licly condemning a measure which might, for aught we at present know, prove of immense ad- vautage tous. It is to be hoped that the Lot 10 words of wisdom everything that may emanate from the lips of such brilliant stars in our firma- ment of literature as those Whose radiance, as re- fected from the second last Herald, has elicited these remarks. Youtg Callaghan assures me that he will treat any further cottributions of ming to the press with silent contempt, unless | append wy real signature. This is a favorite dodge with those young writers who make a furi- ous attack on some anonymons correspondent, but lack the ability to follow iiup. It is some- thing like a persou making a treacherous box at a neighbor in the dark, and then backing out when confronted by his adversary, alleging as an excuse for bis want of pluck, that he considered the individual below his notice. If he consider- ed me beneath his notice at all why not have cousidered te so from first? Bat why do I ask such questions? Absurdity characterises his brainless epistle from beginning to end. I had nearly forgetter “Joseph Murphy's” communication. A more coutemptible thing, 1 must say, has never ceme under my notice. Of course no person would ever think of senonsly replying to such a compound of abuse and nou- sense. 1 wonder very uel that any paper lay- have tuvught proper to ridicule the account of such meetings, I think it only justice to) inform the public how the people of St. Peter's Bay regard Confederation, Being chiefly farmers, and of course de- pending on the svil for our subsistence, we | would naturally view with interest any measure which would tend to change the value of such produce. With Mr. Palmer we luoked, at first, at the ecmpetition of the Intercolonial Railroad for a great falling off in prices, in consequence of the Canadian competition in the ports of St. John and Halifax, with regard to which we agreed with the above named gentlemen, that we should have hada monopoly to contend with. But after the lugid and able explanations given hy you, whilet on your visit to this part of the Island, we haye come to the con- clusion that eyen if the Canadians do send their produce to these ports, we can compete successfully with them, in consequence of the difference of freight being in our favour, as they would have to send by land, whilst we send by water. Another idea whieh has lately occurred to us is this: if we will not go into Union, hostile tariffs will be raised against our imports to the Union, which would be a serious thing for us if we have to pay 3 or 4 cents per bushel for oats or potatoes. Again, shall be compelled to join, either by Britain or by circumstances, 60 that in the end we will be fureed to receive all those ** benefits ” depieted by the Hon. George Beer —suca as increased taxation and loss of revenue, with- out any favours. The above, Mr. Editor, are a few of the reasons which have changed the views of the induce them to regard Confederation in the most favourable light. Hoping that you and your colleague, Mr. Sutiverland, will give your best attention to the whole subject, and casting aside sectional and local influences, vote for Confederation, if you think, as I do, that it will promote the weltare of your country and your cunstitu- ents, 1 remain, Yours faithfully, ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS. Ilead of St. Peter’s Bay, Feby. 8. Seiad ee To tne Epitor oy tue Examiner. Sirn;—My communication respecting the Lot 10 meeting has, it appears, disturbed the amiabi- lity of at least some ef the worthies who figured so largely ou that occasion. “ A. Callaghan ”’—a vain youth whe was in college a year ar two— has rushed into print quite wrathy, abusing me in no woderate terms tor daring to question his boasted ability to comprehend the great and intricate question of Colouial Union now coutem- plated. His seurrility, which evinces his ill- breeding and narrow mindedvess, I will pass over, but I beg leave to effer a few observations ia rep!y to some misstatements which he has made. He accuses ine of “ basely endeavouring to depreciate in the estimation of the public,” those who ad- sie the meeting at Lot 10. I assure him he es me an injustice. What I endeavoured tode | was to place them in their true position “in the, estimation of the pyblic.” The repert of that: ‘way be allowed to doubt the truth of his asser- | dividual who for the life of him could not put two ing the least claim tu respectability, would pub- lish the hke of it. This writer says my letter abounded in grammatical biunders, but as he has not condescended to point out any blunders, I tion. Itis funny certainly to hear the learned Joseph Murphy discoursing ou grammar—an in- sentences together correctly. The following specitens of “ English undefiled ” will give some idea of the elegance of bis style and his knowledge of grammar: “ They are possessed with an en- vious, malicious and jealous disposition.’ “Hi ‘Common Sense’ & Co, could, after finding or raising so many objections to the meeting in Let 10, was it not his place @e.” “Some of our public men did not like to see any person taking upon theriselces to call a public meeting.” “ It is very easy to amuse this would-be oracle when a public meeting ef the Inbabitants of a locality that would be invited to discuss a question would do so, which every man was in duty bound to do.” This last extract. is not remarkable for elegance of arrangement; the italies in the others point out a few of the glaring errors in which his production abounds. He is angry with me for doubting the veracity of bis report. Surely he does not suppose that any ene who knows any- thing about him or those whom he lauded so highly, believes them to be eloquent, or capable of “ showing that the (Unien) scheme is uothing but moonshine.” He tells us that “as far as pretension goes he hus no claim to that ef vul- garity or ribaldry.” | would wish to know from him what be means by this expression, and at what particular time vulgarity or ribaldry became a pretension. He says he knows all about “Com. in prejudicing their hearers against a scheme of iolks have, ere this, repented of their error, and| traordinary vote of thanks shouid explain are conscious of the impropriety of accepting as | non Sense,” and near the close of his silly effu- sion he promises to favor the public with a little more of his miud if he ean discover “ Common | Seuse’s” character to be worthy of notice, It is strange consisteacy surely to profess in one place to kuow a person * to be no great things,” and in auother te be unacquainted with his character. I need not take the trouble of shew- ing up the many errors and absurdities of Mr. Murphy’s production. No person would ever think of accusing that individual of having the ability to write tor the press. He has had the presumption to appear in print several times, but always to draw tpon himself the ridicule ot the public. And, strange to say, he cannot see his deficiencies. He has tendered me with some un- called for advice, and by way of returning the compliment and at the same time doing him a real service, | would respec: fully suggest that he should give up public letter writing, tor which he evidently is not qualified, and which only tends ty lead him into contempt. T cannot close this communieatioa without ad. verting tu the tolly of those of the Herald’s eur- respondents who take delight in ceusuring Mr. Whelan for his @oiugs in ¢gonnection with Con. federation, and in lavishing empty praise on My. Reilly for what they call his advocacy of the peo- ple’s rights. ‘The individual who has devoted the most part of his life to his country is basely stig- matized as a traitor and conspirator by these senseless seribblers, while the upstart of yester- day who has only excited their fears and strengthened their prejudices in respect to a union, is lauded to the skies, as the embodiment of everything that is noble and patriotic. Does it not seem extremely silly and even malicious of them to ceusure a geutiemen who has served his country faithfully and zealously for a great nuin- ber of years, without adducing a particle of proot in support of their allegations? 1 might with a greater shew of reasen assert that the Editor of mortal they have represented bim to be. Asser- tion without proof will never couvict a man, and I dare say that gentlewan will survive the puny attacks made on his character by individuals whe cannot substantiate their charges, who like to see themselves in print, who have nothing sensi- ble to say when they appear in vrint, and who would be less laughed at if they would keep them- selves out of print. lam, Sir, Your humble servant, COMMON SENSE. February 10th, 1865. lial To tue Epiror or tuk Examiner. Sin ;—The Protestant of Saturday makes 4 clumsy attempt to show that the vote of ‘thanks tu the Hon. Mr. Palmer and the Hon. Mr. Coles,’? which was allempted to be foisted upon the City Meeting on Tuesday evening lust, ‘*was received with a prolonged shout of applause.’”? Nothing could be far- ther from the truth than this statement. Every impartial man present at the time the motion was made, can testify that a general rush to the door was made even by many of the leading and most influential anti-Union- ists in the place, who have since publicly de- clared that they never felt more ashamed in their lives than they did at that moment, to think that rational beings would attempt to justify conduct which every impartial man must pronounce extremely reprehensible. That the shouts of **No! No!’ drowned the voice of the proposer of the motion, (who could not get a hearing until be coupled Mr. Coles’s name with that of Mr. Palmer,) we think that gentleman himself will not attempt to deny, and every unbiassed mind present will testify that the Chairman, Mr Brecken, did not say that the motion was *‘carried by a large majority.’’ On the contrary, L besi- tate nut tu say that Me. Breecken himself will also testify to the fact that the rush to the doors and the shouts of dissentient voices plainly indicated that this vote of thanks was not received by the meeting with -*prolong- ed shoats of applause,’’ and I may further state fur the information of the Protestant, that not many weeks ago both the proposer and seconder of the motion for a vote of thanks to the Honorable Gentlemen above named, expressed themselves in language widely different from that of **patriotic, ho- nest and independent’’ when giving utterance to their opiniuns of the conduct of these two Delegates when at the Quebee Conference. The truth, however, leaks out in the last sentence of the article under review, which states that it was intended to include the names of **both the delegates who opposed the Quebee scheme’’ in the motion: but for the fact that **he, B. Davies, Esq., who made the motion, was interrupted belure he had the sentence complete.”’ Now, pray, how could he be ** interrupted’’ if the ** whole of the meeting were in favor of the motion ’’? Out of thine own mouth thou art condemned, Mr. Laird, in this mattee. You know full well that the ** interruption ” was caused by the almost unanimous sbhonts of an insulted assemblage—* Patriotic, honest and independent’’ advocacy of the interests of the Island at the Quebec Con- ference, forsooth, on the partof Hon. KE. Palmer for placing his * Sign Manual’? to the Report of that Conference on Sunday the | Gth day of November, 1864!—And for stating previously at the Musie Hall in Toronto. in bis famous Speech, that ** he hesitated not to say that the Deiegates representing the Islund would not hesitate to recommend to their people the Great Unton which HE hoped soon to see ACCOMPLISHED ’"! Was it for ris that a vote of thanks is accorded to him by B. Davies, Esq?) Was the Hon. G. Coles thanked for his ‘* honest’? conduct because le stated in his speech at Uttowa, delivered subsequently to his having had a ‘peep behind the scenes,’? as follows: ‘* That thirty-three men, representing the j various political opinions of six different | Provinces, could have assembled and so | amalgamated their opinions as to agree upon a Constitution suited for that great Coniede- ration, was somethinz, he believed, such as the world had never seen before, and showed that the delegates were worthy of the posr tion they held.’’? Was it. we ask, for this, that the Lun. G. Coles is thanked for tis! ‘* patriotic, honest, and independent con-| duct ?’? We think it is due to the pubiiec that the gentleman who proposed this ex- ** what he means by it.’? We surely hope he is not ** poking fun’’ at the two dele- gates above named, for neither of whom has he been wont to express the highest opinion for their ** patriotic, honest and independent conduct.”’ Yours, &e., OBSERVER, conncnn enim <i> a -- (FOR THE EXAMINER. ] LAMENTATION., (Apres Dejeuner.) Contemn’d at heme, despised abroad, From scorn how can | flee? A foul dishonor mars my name, Old friends forsaking me. The time is tow arrived that I Should make a little drain, That it may be a water course Through my back-yard dowain. And here beside my back-yard stream, To purge away my stain, I'll sit and drop my eye-water Into this back-yard drain. And on the bleach’d old-clothes codline, Stretching by stream and byre, I'll hang my harp, to falsehood tuned, Aud play no more the Lyre. And still beside my back-yard stream With penance vigils keep— Yea, by waters of my Babylon I'll babble-on aud weep. TORONTO. The Examiner. Charlottetown, February 20, 1865. THE ANTI-UNION MEETINGS. The public meetings which were held in Char- lottetown during the past and preceding weeks must have afforded great relief to the more ve- hement of the Anti-Union party. They had been long yearning fur an opportunity to give vent in public to their indignation against the promoters and advocates of the Quebec Plan of Confedera- tion ; and the meeting called by his Worship the Mayor—at the request of some ot our fellow citi- | hundred pounds worth of improvements. Char- lottetown is responsible for that grievous offence against popular rights, because its representatives were still sustained after their guilty complicity The establishwent of the free only Goths and was established. educational! Vandals could be expected to oppose — incurrea the inveterate hate and unflagging opposition of the Charlottetown member, who is now, by suf- ferance, a paid official under the Government, The purchase of township lands, and the settle- ment of the Land Question in any way that would be advantageous to the tenantry—received systein—which the opposition of the same individual, and Char. lottetown again backed him out. Every measure devised to improve the condition of the tenantry was opposed by Lim —the Tenant Compensation Bill, the One-Ninth Bill, the Rent Roll Bill; even the Sinall Debt Bill, under which the tenantry would, in certain cases, get a small modicum of relief in their dealings with the landlords — were resisted by this precious exponent of Charlotte- town opinion, and Charlottetown patted him ov the shoulder approvingly, and returned bim, on the occasion of every election, at the bead gf the poll. Now, will any one tell us in what instance Char- lottetown has ever yet appeared, through its repre- sentatives, as the advocate of progress? It is known only as a * Sleepy Uolluw ” wherever any knowledge of it extends. Should we be surprised, then, that the meetings here should declare their opposition to Confede- ration? No, we are not surprised. The tutorage which Charlottetown has received necessarily prepared it for such a declaration. Are we sur- prised that many of our fellow citizens at the a to the public service, and another saving will be thereby effeeted in our annnal expenditure. When commencing these remarks, we did not intend to enter upon a general discussion of the Confederation question; but as we have dealt with some important points in the proposed ar. rangement, we shall resume the consideration of the question when we shall have more Space at our disposal next week, 2nd will give our views upon matters of still more importanee connected with the subject than those whick lave now é- gaged our atteution. — —_~*+ CONFEDERATION IN NEWFOUNLAND. We copy froin the Newfoundlander the follow. ing very sensible article, which we eommend ty the careful attention of our readers. The journal from which we quote is in opposition to the Go- vernment. The sentiments enunciated are just as applicable to the other Provinces as to New. foundland :— “It has been made sufficiently clear that our opponents of Colonial Confederation in the press desire no such thing as a eandid consideration of this question. To raise falae issues and to fo ment groundless alarms bas, from the first, ap- peared to be the game on which they were intent, To scare away the public wind by the dread of increased taxation was the expedient first resort ed to and most relied on. ‘There is in most come munities a special eensitiveness on this point, and it was believed that no more potent lever could be ewployed to work up a little agitation than appeals to popular nervousness on the score of new taxes. These eflurts, however, do not seem to have quite answered expectation. It has been found necessary to confront a larger amcant of coul reason than was anticipated, and the dis- covery has been made that it is easicr to raise » senssless cry than lo find the requisite number of | senseless dupes to tuke itup. Men mast be thoughtless indeed to have not asked themselves how the country is to continue to bear the cruel means for its mosturgent wants, and the employ~ taxation it endures at jresent—the deprivation of ment of these very means in feeding a gigantic pauyperism. It must be®een that even were we asked to make the exchange of this paralysing and deadly tax for ove su light as to be practieal— ly unfelt, we ought gladly to close with an offer so. plainly in our favor. It has also perhaps occured to most of us that our neighbours of the other Colonies are not one whit fonder of taxation than last meeting strained their lungs in loud huzzas for Mr. Palmer? We are, indeed, surprised. It 1s lamentable enough that we are slow to move wiih the march of events; but it must be crush- ivg to the moral sense of many in our midst that the moral tone in Charlottetown is decidedly low, when there is so much approval manifested for falsehood and deceit, — aad if ever a man was steeped te the chin in these abominable vices, it is the Attorney General of Prince Edward Island As to the cause of Confederation being checked, in the least degree, by an hostile opinion in Charlottetown, the thing is simply ridiculous, Charlottetown could not keep Responsible Go- vernment aod other reform measures from being carried ; it has less chance of staying the pro- gress of Confederation when five other great Provinces are urging it on. Oar fate as a Pro- vince is now irrevocably involved in theirs. It they accept Confederation on the terms proposed, perhaps with some slight modifications, it is in- evitable that we must do the same. We may, ia our House of Assembly, coutend for some special privileges on bebalf of the Island. We may ask tor a subsidy to enable us te purebase our town- ship lands. We are very doubtful of our getting it; and we are not quite sure that we should wani it, so long as we would have six hundred thousand pounds, as the representative of our public debt, to draw upon for the purehase of lands, or for any other local purpose. We may ask for a larger representation than five members in the lower branch of the Confederate Parliament, but we cannot get that larger representatic we acknowledge, as we must, that the whole plan of Confederation is based on the principle of representation by population. The highest nun- | ber that our Delegates asked for was six,—they (including Mr. Palwer) would have been per- fectly satisfied with that number; but we cannot see how the interests of the Island would be materially advanced by having one more repre- pro- With respect tu the represev- tation in the Upper House, we eannot alter it, sentative than the plan agreed tu at Quebee poses tu give us. ubless all the other Provinces first agree to an They are aot likely to du so. And us regards the fixaucial part of the arrangement: alteration. the capitation allowance of 20 cents per head of the population for local expenditure, and the twenty-five dollars per head as represeuting the public debt—are as fair for us as for the other Provinces. With the 80 cents capitation, and the amount to be received annually as interest on our debt—and taking into account the numerous heavy charges which will be borne by the Gene. ral Govermnent, and which are now charged upen he loci] Government— we shall have an ir- come fully as large as we require, and quite equal to eur present outlay. But, we are told, our income will not increase with our advancing years. It will not be su with any member of the Confederacy any more thau it will be with us. The other members of the Confederacy will have, in a few years, a lesser income than we will have, per head, because their populations will grow much faster than ours. But we see no reason why our income should, to any great extent, inerease with our advancing years. Our educational system may possibly require some further outlay after a long time; aud our reads and bridges—which will be the ouly other heavy charge on our local re-| venue—are now so widely extended in every direction as to require litile more than an- The present annual average grant for the read service should, we think, suffice for very many years te come. But if it be necessary to increase the grants for edu- cation, and for roads and bridges, it will not be difficult to do so by a small municipal tax, which would take the place of the present laud assessment, for we assume that that would be speedily abolished under Confederation, if the wen entrusted with our affairs wisely used the means at their disposal to purchase out the pro- prietary estates. Besides, under the invigorating | influence of free trade between al} the Provinces —with a rapidly growmg population, which would bring in its train enterprise, capital and skilled industry—our peaple would be better able to pay an additional dollar on the amount of their taxation thau they ean now pay one eighth of the amount. Another important consideration is, that we shall effect a very great saving in the eharge for conducting our local Government. The sala- ry of the Lieut. Governor, to begin with, wil! be paid by the General Government, as the person filling the office will be appointed by that Govern- nual repairs. zens—seemed to present this much desired op) portusity. We will sy nothing about the meet-| ings at the so-called “ Literary Society.” That | Society appeares to be almost exclusively a elub of anti-Unionists, organized to oppose Confedera- tion, but we feel satisfied that its opposition will never amount to much, As regards the City Meeting, and the adjournments, they resulted just as we expected they would—in the passage of a re- si:ution condemnatory of the details of the Que- | bee Report. Charlottetown would not be true to its antecedents if it did not coutinue to be, as far as it could, an obstacle in the path of progress. There never yet was oue really good measure ad-| vocated in our Legislature but what had received | the hostility of its representatives, who, we must assume, expressed the views of a majority of the | electors, The introduction of Responsible Go- vernment was violently epposed, and by none more fiercely than Mr. Palmer, whe now pathe- tically prophesies the downfall of that system im the establishment of Coufedeation 3— Reciprocity with the United States, the immense advautages of which every one now acknowledges, was also violently opposed by Mr. Palmer, speaking, as we presume he did, the sentiments of a majority of his constituents in Charlottetown ;—an extension of the franchise was opposed by the same gentle. | man, who, clandestinely, used his position asa member of the Government, under Sir Donald Campbell, in attempting to depriye the mass of | ment; and the amount now paid to that. officer out of the Imperial Treasury will surely continue to be paid to this Colony 1m consideration of the re- linquishment of certaiu rights under the Civil List Bill of 1851. Then, the number of our local offi- cials may be considerably reduced, and their sala- ries saved to the loval treasury. Again, as re- gards the Island Legislature, there will be no necessity for thirty members in the lower House ; —it was a mistake to have increased the number from twenty-four to thirty; but we ean go back to twenty-four again, or even to eighteen, with as much ease as we changed the representation first from eighteen to twenty-four, and then from twenty-four to thirty. And then with respect to the Legislative Council—(aud be it spoken with respect to their Houors)—we really canngt see what advantage this institution is to the body politic. Mr. Palmér used to say ip furmer years, that the Council was merely a little Court of Registry, wherein a record was kept ofthe edicts of the Miuistry of the day, and that one member would be just as useful as the twelve who composed that body. It 8 nothing better now than the pliant tovl of the Miuis- try, and does not possesss one half the talent or educatioa which belonged to the old nou- native Council that called forth Mr. Palmer's censure. Now, we think the Council may he altogether abvlished, or, at least, reduced to half ite present number, without the slightest injury we are, aud therefore uot likely to impose new ing us share them. idea of any appreciable increase of taxes under another been inconveniently exhibited. the trial of another ghost story about the Militia that are to bleach, under the Union, in toreiga soil! have failed! pretence wiich preceded ii. idea of a Militia force in this colony is the most palpable absurdity, and that even where a Militia can be, and is, established, it is not removable agaist its own covsent. But the maritime oe cupations of our people forbid the thought of it dent nonsense. Happily the time is not far distant when this Confederation question must be determined by apter and more respectable means than those that have hitherto been thought good euough to op- fair and full discussion of its true merits, and that nisrepresentation should be justly met and exposed. This we believe to be all that is re- | quired to place the subject in its true light, and | to enable all interested in the issue to arrive at a yy if] Correct estimate of the interest they hold in the | proposed measure. The sense and judgment of the | country, through its Legislature, will then make ‘final election of our future destiny. —_——- -+<<ae- WE have given on our first and fourth pages, | read by the Hon. Mr. Pope at the Debating and }federation. It 1s a most eluborate, dud, we be- | lieve, faithful exposition of the | the question. The anti-Union Press has filled column after column with the most extravagant speculations as to the finaneiz! part of the pro- posed arrangement ; and we ourselves have given the use ef our columns to Mr. Coles and te Mr. | Beer to state their views on the same side. Mr, Pope's calculations take an entirely different di- financia! part of rection, and we thiuk it is only just and fair that | our readers should have access to the information which they contain. es a. vf te Tue English Mail arrived at Cape Tor- mentine on Friday night last, and on Saturday the Couriers endeavoured to cross over to the Ts- land, but had to put back on aceount of the bad state of the ice. We have not heard whether a crossing has been or wall be effected to-day, but we should think it would be. The Telegraph is. not, however, in working order, and we are in want of information on this as well as other matters. -_ eter nte BISHOP MULLOCK OF NEWFOUNDLAND ON CONFEDERATION. My Lorp,—Permit me to call your Lordship’s attention to the desire (as expressed by a ves- pectable correspondent in the accompanying paper, under the siguature Newfowndlander,) that I shonid lay before the publie a correet copy of your your Lordship’s address therein referred to. ‘To ensure a perfeet transcript ef what has fallen from your Lordship on the occasion, L will thank you to favor me with the desired informa- tion, at your earliest Convenience to-day, I have the honor to remain, My Lord, Your Lordehip’s obed’t Servant, JOUN W. MCOUBREY. Times Office, Thursday, Jan. 5th. "65, St. John’s, Jan. 5, 65 My Dear Sir,— In reply to your communication of this date, I beg to state that I took no notes of the ebserva- tions I made at the last examination of the youth of St. Bouaventure’s College. 1 distinetly re- member, however, that among dther arguments I used to impress on parents aud scholars the ne- cessity of education, one was, that aceording to the tendency of the age a union of all the British North American Provinces would take place, if not immediately, by the foree of circumstances in. a few years; and that such a union would have au extraordinary influence on the rising genera- bon in Newfoundland. People were in the habit of saying that education of a high class was use- less in this country, as the field was too lunited. I repudiated that idea altogether. Newfound- landers were not confined to this Island,—the sritish Euapire ard the States were open to them. Wherever the English language was epoken there was an opening for an educated Newfound- lander. But independently of that, the Confede- ration of the Provinees would open up a home- market for edueatwo and talent,—a market increasing every year, and of whichgse can form no conception, Phe Bar, for saan. would be open to all; the Central Legislature would open up a great field for political ability,—the highest offices of the law aud the government would be vpen to Newloundlanders as well as te Canadians or Nova Scotians,—and I hope that they would be found perfectly qualified by education to take their places, side by side, with their fellow-Con- federates, and compete for the prizes the Coufe- deration would hold out to them, on terms of perfect equality. I sincerely believe that they could do so, as trom my expevieace, I considered that the youta of this country have as fine talents and as great ai adaptability for learning as I have seen in any part of the world; and that I never saw in any part of Europe boys aquit themsels es better, (and in many cases not so well) than they did at the preparatory examinations and the pre- sent exhibition. This, as far as I recollect, was the substance of the remarks I made on the fact, im- mediate or prospective, of the Provincial Confe- deration. On the commercial advantages, the amelivration of our condition, or the prospective development of our resources by the Coufedera- tion, 1 wade no observation. This will be amply discussed, | hope, by those better qualified to offer an opinion on the subject than Your obed't. humble servant, t J. 1. MULLOCK, Joux W. M’Couprey., Esq ? Times Office. 5 = a - — BRITISH AMERICAN UNION, (From the Times, Jan. 19.) By virtue of that singular arrangement throngh Which the people of this country always learn the things done ta their name trem others, and may be truly said to know less of their own actions than anybody else, we have been at length in- torined of the course which government has seen Ht to adopt with regard to the movement for a loads on their own shoulders for the sake of mak- All, too, who have read the Despatch of Mr. Cardwell have observed how ewphatically the British Government opposed the the Union; and the groundlessness of the fears entertained on this head has in one way and Hence to be raised here, and the bones of our people Surely this doleful lament will do its ap- pointed work, however the “tax” alarm nay Such has been the calculation of these who pour it forth, but we doubt that it has jmade a more plentiful supply of gulls than the Few are ignorant enough not to know, in the first place, that the licre, and it is simply idle to controvert self-evi- pose to it. We ean desire nothing more than a at the requesk of several friends, the statement Literary Society, touching the question of Con- a EE Soi . ; ne ee 4 - bs a