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     80 you had better beware, aad sult. to. ojegtionable, he (MrPope) did not, hiow- 
     
     our authority at once.” ‘hat Was/pot in- 4) ~ hesitate positively and distinctly to 
     
     deed, the language of the majorit®, but 14, eug; and to prove that it was not so, it 
     
     was their meaning: indgde wodd ju seiicient to referto the Permanent 
     
     ask, if it became wen in their Senses t Revenue Acts, oy Which the people of 
     
     epeak in such a way, either to flier A this Colony were coerced, and the Land 
     
     jesty’s Representat ve, the Iinpe; Gro nent Act, in all of which there 
     
     vernment, or the Sovereivn herself; and ~ direct specili¢ appropriations of the 
     
     whether men of sane minds, if really in- }vomes to be raised by the operatiun of 
     
     ent upon the object which they profssed | ie same Acts: although several Acts of 
     
    
   
   
    
     » have in view, would not conzent to 
     
     rsue that course, by the observance: 
     
     which alone they who had it in their 
     
    

    
     ower to concede or withhold it, had de- 
     
    

    
     a it could be attained. 
     
    

    
     r. Pore then rose, and commenced 
     
    

    
     + speech by saying, that he felt much 
     
     posed to sympathize with, those who 
     
     ad to entrust their defence to so injudi- 
     
     tious anadvocate as the Hon. Sol. Gene- 
     
     neral; whose course of argument was, 
     
     generally, much more calculated to cos- 
     
     vict an innocent person, than, secure or 
     
     promote the interests of any party, whose 
     
     ceuse he stood forth todefend. ‘I‘he hon. 
     
     and learned member had, in his condem- 
     
     nation ofthe views entertained by. the 
     
     inajority of the House, gone so far as to 
     
     question the sanity of men who, as the 
     
     majority of the House seemed. disposed 
     
     to do,could persevere for the attainment of 
     
     their object, in a course which he (Hon. 
     
     So]. General) represented as condemned, 
     
     both by the Lieutenant Governor end the 
     
     Imperial Government; hut he would tell 
     
     the hon, and learned member, that he ( Mr. 
     
     Pope) was very far from recognizing his 
     
     competency to pronounce judgment in 
     
     the matter; as it was well known that 
     
     there was no act of misgovernment but 
     
     what he would defend. He was wel) 
     
     aware ofall the abuse which had been 
     
     directed against himself individuelly, and 
     
     how much his motives had been misrepre- 
     
     sented by the hired Press of the officials, 
     
     who were accused of fingering the Public 
     
     Money both at the same public meetings, 
     
     and io a greater extent throughout the 
     
     country, by itinerant agents and bluster- 
     
     ing defenders of the Government and its 
     
     officials ; but, secure in the perfect legal- 
     
     lity, and constitutional prosperity of the 
     
     cause withwhich he had identified himself; 
     
     and, fully conscious of his own individual 
     
     integrity of purpose, he felt that he could 
     
     equally afford to disregard the builying of 
     
     the greatest villain by whom his public 
     
     conduct and motives might be assailed, 
     
     andthe courtly censures of the Represen- 
     
     tative of Royalty, or even Royalty itself, 
     
     The lare Lieutenant Governor himselfad- 
     
     mitted, that the Government of this Island 
     
     ought not, any more than those of the 
     
     other Provinces in North America, to be 
     
     carried on in opposition to. the opinions 
     
    
   
   
    
     of the inhabitants; the Colonial Minister] 
     
    
   
   
    
     had. previously. made the same acknow- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ledgement; His Excellency Sir Alexan- } 
     
     der. Bannerman had avowed himself to be } 
     
    
   
   
    
     authorised to make the same admission: 
     
     and.yet the Hon. Sol. Genera) had the 
     
     amazing .effrontery to demand, that the 
     
     country should submit to be governed by 
     
    
   
   
    
     . 8M, insignificant minority in the Assembly, 
     
    
   
   
    
     end ihe Government upheld by them, of 
     
     which two of them formed apart. He 
     
     for one, was determined never to acqui- 
     
     esce,in.the right of the minority to go- 
     
     verathe conntry.; and he was fully pre- 
     
     pared.te defend, tothe utmost, his own 
     
     right and those of the people as British 
     
     subjects, to demand a Government pos- 
     
     ressing the confidence of the majority of 
     
     the Assembly: and should circumstances 
     
     cemaid it, he would recommend that the 
     
     ‘fouse should have recourse to the ex- 
     
     treme constitutional remedy of complete- 
     
     ly withholding the supplies, He felt no 
     
     dread of being returned to his constitu- 
     
     ents; and he was quite prepared, to meet 
     
     their.verdict. There was necessarily, no 
     
     Constitutional connection, between. the 
     
     question touching the-intreduction of Re- 
     
     sponsibie Government, andthe consider- 
     
     ation of the Civil List. Bill. The first 
     
     wholly concerned the system of Govern- 
     
     racnt; the second was one of a mere pe- 
     
     cuniary. character. That they were es- 
     
     senti'!ly distinct in their nature, was ad-. 
     
     mitied by Sir fyonald Campbell, and his 
     
     offer to take three of the Responsidie 
     
    
   
   
    
     _ puty into his Council, was: nothing. Jess} 
     
    
   
   
    
     than a practical recognition of. the: fact. 
     
     The Hon.So\, General had told them,, 
     
     that the Revenue Bill of Jast Session was 
     
     u wonstitutional; and, in His Excellen- 
     
     ev'a Sncech, they wore told it was abjec- 
     
     tiigabvle. That it was comtitutiogally 
     
    
   
   
    
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     the Lupertal Parliament could also be re- 
     
     ferred to,in support of the constitutionality 
     
     of the appropriation made in that Bill. If 
     
     the Hon. Sol. General thought.that by the 
     
     power or severity of his reflections, he 
     
     could coerce the majority and induce 
     
     them to retrace their steps, he was indeed 
     
     | greatly mistaken, They knew that the 
     
     people hal rights as well as the Queen; 
     
     and they were as well defined in the one 
     
     case as the other. They sought not to 
     
     invade the latter; but they were deter- 
     
     mined to assert the former. The refer- 
     
     ence to the course pursued and the 
     
     stand made by the late Governor Sir 
     
     Donald Campbell, was in his (Mr. Pope’s) 
     
     opinion, ost impolitic. The Hon. Sol. 
     
     had said that His Excellency, the 
     
     present Governor, had just taken up the 
     
     thread as it feil from the hands of his pre- 
     
     decessor, and assumed the. occupancy of 
     
     the same position in which Sir D.Campbell 
     
     stood at the close of the Session in May 
     
     last, witt respect to the grand question at 
     
     issue ; but he (Mr. Pope) would tell the 
     
     hon. and learned member, that if he 
     
     thought His Excellency had meant, by 
     
     any thing contained in his reference to 
     
     the closing part of the late Governor's 
     
     Speech,to reiterate the insult totheAssem- 
     
     bly which had proceeded from his prede- 
     
     cessor, Sir Donald Catnpbell, it would 
     
     take him (Mr. Pope) no longer than whilst 
     
     he could rise from his chair, to repel it 
     
     with indignation; and to tell His Fxcel- 
     
     lency, that he would never submit to be 
     
     driven into any humiliating submission to 
     
     the commands or compliance with the 
     
     views of any Government, however high 
     
     and great might be tle authority and 
     
     power by which they had been establish- 
     
     ed and were upheld, if they were subver- 
     
     sive of the rights of the People. But he 
     
     (Mr. Pope} did not put.any serch construc- 
     
     tion upon the Speech, as that which the 
     
     Hon. Sol. General seemed to think it 
     
     ought to bear, but would patiently await 
     
     the time, when His Excellency shall 
     
     more fully declare his views. 
     
    
   
   
    
     To be continued, 
     
     FUS SUAMINER, 
     
     Monday, April 21, 1851. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     THE QUESTION SETTLED. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ox Monday evening last the House of 
     
     Assembly went into committee on the 
     
     Lieut. Governor’s Message of the 12th 
     
     inst., relative to the introduction of Res- 
     
     ponsible Government. ‘This Message 
     
     was. noticed in our last. Mr. Corres 
     
     submitted two resolutions: . the first. to 
     
     the effect, that it should be recommended 
     
     to the House to passa Civil List Bil, 
     
     embodying the allowances demanded by 
     
     Far] Grey, in order to secure the intro- 
     
     duction of Responsible Government ; and 
     
     the second having for its object the re- 
     
     commending to the House the imposition 
     
     ofan additional tax of one farthing per 
     
     acre, to be levied on all owners or occu- 
     
     piers of lands of not less than 500 acres, 
     
     possessed by each individual. towards de- 
     
     fraying the expenses of the Civil List of 
     
     this Island. These propositions were 
     
     encountered with the most determined or 
     
     rather reckless hostility by the minority , 
     
     who, like a pent up or beleaguered band 
     
     of desperadoes, whose past enormities left 
     
     them. no hopes of favour or, of mercy, 
     
     fought to the last with the most insensate, 
     
     furious and maliznant obstinacy. The 
     
     ‘days. of the faction, however, had been 
     
     Tunbered ; and their fate was inevitable 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     THE BXABINER 
     
    
   
   
    
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     mnitteepand adopted by the House on the 
     
    
   
   
    
     usual division. The further proceedings 
     
     of the Majority, that evening, were cha- 
     
     racterized by that celerity, determination, 
     
     and unity of purpose, which have often 
     
     been remarkable in the movements of 
     
     conquerors; and the appeintment of a 
     
     Committee, consisting of Messrs. Coles. 
     
     Whelan, Pope, Davies, and Fraser, to 
     
     prepare an Address to His Excellency in 
     
     accordance with the first Resnlution, and 
     
     to prepare and bring in a Civil List Bill; 
     
    
   
   
    
     and of another, consisting of Messrs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fraser, Jardine, and Lord, to prepare and 
     
     bring ina Billin accordance with the 
     
     second; were speedily followed by the 
     
     report, by Mr. Coles, of a draft Address 
     
     to His Excellency which, as below given, 
     
     was adopted on the usual division of 14 
     
     to 7, 
     
    
   
   
    
     MAY IT PLBASe YouR Exxcentancy ; 
     
    
   
   
    
     The House of Assembly have had 
     
     under their consideration Your Excel- 
     
     lency’s Message of the 12th inst., and 
     
     have agreed to the accompanying Re- 
     
     solution, the substance of which they 
     
    
   
   
    
     shall be prepared to embody in a Civil 
     
     List Bill. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On Tuesday this Address was present- 
     
     ed to his Excellency ; and, without the 
     
    
   
   
    
     least unnecessary delay, he was pleased: 
     
     to reply as follows : 
     
    
   
   
    
     [Messace.] 
     
     A. Bannerman, Lieut. Govemor, 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Lieutenant Governor has re- 
     
     ceived the Assembly’s Address of the 
     
     14th inst., with satisfaction. it will 
     
     enable him to fulfil instructions,involv- 
     
     ing, ashe considers, the faith and ho- 
     
     nor of the Crown. He believes he 
     
     cannot better terminate the discussion 
     
     which has. now arisen between the 
     
     Assembly and him, (but which he is. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘happy to think has not much mpeded 
     
    
   
   
    
     public business) than by quoing ex- 
     
     tracts from a Despateh of Led John 
     
     Russell to the Governor Gaeral of 
     
     Canadagj4th October, 1839, on. the 
     
     subject os Responsible Government. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘That Despatch, the Lieut. Governor 
     
    
   
   
    
     believes was referred to in the Assem- 
     
    
   
   
    
     bly, more than four years ago, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     ever since thattime, more or less po- 
     
    
   
   
    
     litical excitement and animosity have 
     
    
   
   
    
     existed in Prince Edward Island, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     which he cannot help thinking must 
     
     be very prejudicial to the interests of 
     
    
   
   
    
     the community. When Responsible 
     
     Government is introduced therefore,in 
     
     so far as the Lieut. Governor is con- 
     
     cerned, it shall have a fair trial, he is 
     
     most desirous to see this Colony in- 
     
     creased in prosperity; it is his fervent 
     
     wish that the unpleasent discussions 
     
     which have arisen about Responsible 
     
     Government may cease and the feel- 
     
     ings they have created gradually sub- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘side : 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘Her Majesty has no desire to main- 
     
     tain any system of policy among Her 
     
     North American Subjects which opin- 
     
     ion condemns. In receiving — the 
     
     Queen’s commands, therefore, to pro- 
     
     test against any declaration at vanance 
     
     with the honor of the Crown, and unity 
     
     of the Empire, I am,at the same time 
     
     instructed toannounce Her Majesty’s 
     
     gracious intention to look to the affect- 
     
     ionate atiachment of her people in 
     
     North America asthe best security for 
     
     permanent dominion.” . 
     
    
   
   
    
     “It¥s necessary for th’s purpose 
     
     that no official misconduct should be 
     
     screened by Her Majesty's Represen- 
     
     tative in the Pro-vinees, and that 10 
     
     private interests should be allowed to 
     
     compete with the ceneral good.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Every political consii‘ution in whic} 
     
     avery POUCA: CONS ution in Wiiica 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ‘Tha Resolutions were agreed to in Cou.- 
     
    
   
   
    
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     diferent bodies share the jupreme po 
     
     n a. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     weris only enabled to exist by forbeag- 
     
     ance of those among whoin this power 
     
     is distributed. In this respect, the ex- 
     
     ample of England may well be imitat- 
     
     ed. The Sovereign using the preroga- 
     
     tive of the Crown to the utmost ex- 
     
     tent, and the House of Commons ex- 
     
     erting its power of the purse to carry 
     
     all its resolutions into immediate effect, 
     
     would produce confusion in the coun- 
     
     try in less than a twelvemonth. | So, 
     
     in a Colony, the Governor thwarting 
     
     every legitimate proposition of the As- 
     
     sembly, and the Assembly continually 
     
     recurring to its power of refusing Sup- 
     
     plies, can but disturb all political rela- 
     
     tions, embarrass trade, and retard the 
     
     prosperity of the people. Each must 
     
     exercBe a wise moderation. ‘The Go- 
     
     vernor must only oppose the wishes 
     
     of the Assembly, where the honor of 
     
     the Crown or theinterests of the Em- 
     
     pire are concerned, and the Assembly 
     
     must be ready to modify some of ite 
     
     measures for the sake of harmony, 
     
     and for areverent attachment to the 
     
     Authority of Great Britain.” 
     
     A. B. 
     
    

    
     April 15th, 1851. 
     
    

    
     His Excellency and the majority of the 
     
     Assembly having thus at length come 
     
     toa full and satisfactory understanding 
     
     with respect to future proceedings ew 
     
     both sides, a Civil List Bill, embodyiag 
     
     the stipulated allowances, was the same 
     
     day introduced by Mr. Cougs, which, 
     
     having gone through the usual stages 
     
     was passed on Wedneaday, and forthwith 
     
     sent up to the Council. With respect to 
     
     the passing of this Bill, it wonld be wrong 
     
     not to chronicle the factiovs opposition of 
     
     the minority; who—as the serpent with 
     
     its crushed head beneath the heel of its 
     
     destroyer, still writhes and wriggies, and 
     
     in token of unsubdued, though impotent 
     
     malignity, elevates its stingless tai!— 
     
     gave evidence, even whilst the fatal bow- 
     
     String was tightening about their necks, 
     
     of their undiminished although powerless 
     
     hatred of the principles and measures, 
     
     which consummate the doom of the Oli- 
     
     garchy ; and struggled, writhed, and 
     
     kicked to the last ; the expiring effort of 
     
     the Minority being the recording of their 
     
     names against a Bill, having for its imme- 
     
     diate object the full practical recognition 
     
     of the people’s just privilege to choose 
     
     their own form of constitutional govern- 
     
     ment, to the utter confusion and downfa!] 
     
     of those who have so long held them ia 
     
     thraldom, and to the utmost of their power 
     
     excluded them from al] share in the ad- 
     
     ministration of their own affairs. 
     
    

    
     In consenting to grant the retiring al- 
     
     lowances, demanded for the Attorney 
     
     General and the Colonial Secretary, the 
     
     majority of the Houee have neither aban- 
     
     ded any principle of action, nor recanted 
     
     any political opinion. They have yield- 
     
     ed to nothing less than absolute necessity. 
     
     The instructions, by which His Excei- 
     
     lency was bound, with.regard ro those 
     
     allowances, were imperative. He could 
     
     not concede Responsible Government, 
     
     uniess the House should, in the firet 
     
     place, concede the pensions. As it was 
     
     therefure, apparent that, unless the Honse 
     
     should, in some way, satisfy the Tiome 
     
     Government, with respect to those allow- 
     
     ances, his Excellency would be obliged, 
     
     as he had intinated to the House, to refer 
     
     the whole matter back to the Home Go- 
     
     vernment for reconsideration, and one 
     
     certain consequence of lis doing 80 would 
     
     he the postponement, for at least anothe? 
     
     year, if not to astiilfucther end indefinite 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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