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To rm: Boston or riiii liriLiLo.

Sim—Tho time has arrived when the people of l’. E Island are again called or. to elect men to represent them in Parliament. It must. indeed. be a source of ineil'able gratification to them when they reflect that they eon now. by an unswcrving resolution. an unanimous concentration of energy. and a manly exercise of the inestmsnble privileges they enjoy. deal retributive strokes on those from whose corrupt legislation our country has sustained injuries calculated to materially retard its prosperity. Ne iagcnuous and patriotic man --ne man whose mind is not callous to every enuobling sentiment. whose naturaifeclings of just pride in his country‘s prosperit y are not suppressed by an inordinate desire of sordid lucre. can complacently sit down with folded arms. and whilst observing a reprehcnensiblc neutrality. behold his country again fall under the do- nation of a Government whese acts have impoverished 'aud dogmas. it. Some means. sure but discreet. must be adopted. to prevent the impending ruin that menaoes us from improvident and extravagant legislation. No half-way declaration of opposition will avail; we must. one and all. rise our voice in vindication of our country‘s rights. and declare ourselves uncompromisiugly hostile totbe flagrant injustice inflicted on us by the present Government.

it is. at the present time. amusing to ignorance. and insulting to intelligence. to hear of the futile efforts that are being made by cravun inure-seeking politicians. to mitigate. by pseudo-blsndishinents. tho injustice done us. They would fain eaculpate the Government from the charge of inconsistency and extravagance with which they are justly impeached by a deceived and in- jured people. Such base deception most. from the no- sure of things. prove unsuccessful. and. eventually. ex- cite the contempt and indignation of every lover of jus- tice and promoter of his country's prosperity. The in- consistency pracliscd by the Tory Government is too obvious. the improvidenoe loo undoubted, and the ex- travagance too gelling. to be conuived at or longer ,srauquilly borne by a free and enlightened people. The knowledge of how our political affairs are conducted is widely diffused. and men seek with avidity to at- tain it. Possessing this knowledge. all independent men. who are capable of thinking and determining for themselves. and who are not. as unfortunately many are. constrained b some undue end tyranniepl influence to obsc uieusly yield to the imperious dictation of set, nienopriiising petty tyrant. and wrongfully obliged o renounce their opinions and rinciples which ever frec- bern man should exercise a'n adhere to. weigh t_ e acts of the Government with deliberateness. impartiality and discrimination. and applaud or condemn them as lus- tice ma require. This being the mode of proccc ing adopte by the candid. intelligent and independent por- tion of tho cctnmuult '. would it not be an unpardonablc insult. a piece of coo impudencc. to assert that the Tory Government. after having violated their most solemn premises. and so entirely forfeited the confidence re-

used in them. can have any claim on public gratitude. The idea that gratitude is due them is simply preposter- ous to entertain. and wicked to promulgate. .lhcy must be judged by thcir acts. and by their acts they must stand or full. When we call to recollection thc nian salutary reforms theyI promised to effect. and to the advocacy and accomplls ment of which they steed firmly pledged. we sicken and revolt at the idea of these pledge being bason violated. is it not an iadis table and publicly-known fact that Government can idatcs. when soliciting suil'rsgos at the last general election. avewedly declared themselves. in principle. opposed to profuse expenditure. and the zealous promoters of re- trenchment and economy. " Retrenchmcut" and “economy” were the familiar mettoes inscribed and paraded on their banners. They were then watchwerds at political assemblies; in short. the political platform on which they acted. But instead of realizing their cheri‘od hopes. and being participaters in the antici~ listed ameliorations. we were deemed to become the pitiable dupes of nefarious machinations. and the re- iuersel'ul rcproaehers of our crcdulity.

“ltotrendrment!” If I fully comprehend the mean- ing of this word. 1 am free to confess that I cannot per- ceive in what department of the Government it has been particularly manifested. Has it been in raising the duties on articles of general consumption? and causin the hard-working peasantry and artisans to pay an addi- tionai toxoa their tea. an ar. molasses. coflce and to- bacco. not for otting the uty of Is. 6d. per barrel on their door? w ilst the luxuries. so. as wines. etc.. used at the sumptuous tables of the aristocracy. are permitted to be imported at considerably diminished duties ? This. Sir. is retrenchment. for the poor man. with a ven-

nce. The public debt which. during the Tory admin- mation. has increased about £34300. does not show retrenchment. Those indisputable facts are sufficiently illuswaoive to unmistakoobly show us the kind of re- trenchment licy pursued by the Government. Before p ' Further. i desire to inform my readers that in snaking these statements. lam not actuated by an an. worthy motive. nor does my 0 position to the arty rln from any one-sided view. us from a firm convic- tion they have wronged us. Therefore. it is my duty to expose the injustice and remonstrato against them. I would cheerfully ascribe to them credit for any beneficial act they have accomplished; but the closer I investigate their political career. the deeper become. my conviction that they have done nothing worthy of laudation. _ . .

There is no political subject. erbsps. of more ni- rrinsic importaneutc the people 0 this island than the load Question. nor any oayhich the Government have exhibited .more. duplicity, and extravagance. Eight ears ago this question would have been equitably ad- instcd. were it not for the unjustifiable and ever so be regretted opposition afforded that measure b men who. at present. constitine the Government. CI. Libornl Government. ever regardful of the I interests of the sea . devised and recommend the “Land Pose ll” as the most feasible way of converting the Loandiolds into Freeholds. This ensure. whilst yet an ex rhuent. was found. in app ication. to be self-oust nisg; consequentl . the Liberal Party. from a slaerre desire to promote t prospth and content-

mtaf the term . sought an extension of that hill

spplyin formanloan of £lW.000. The “Loan all" ~ was favorably received and seslously advocated by the Colonial Secretaries Labouchers-and Stanley.

and there could have been no doubt of it passing but for the strenuous opposition of the Proprietory party

in this Through their influence. however. it WM ' ‘ The Liberals. at a subsequent period. left other and we are new to experience the chagrin and

humiliation of reviewing the bumbug legislation of their

successors on that measure. First on tho obnoxious catego appears that notorious lmpoaltion. Col. Gray‘s "Laud mission.' which was expressly designed to hoodwhktbo malts. its spoeoos appearance It succeeded. for some time. imposing on their svedelity oaths as to assess for be inventor and his colleagues

port. When it had arsed throu h .“ind arrived at maturitg. the tenant?“ - m hf , at the oIaormoue cos'hild €33,000. gist t good or the... e ifteen snrs‘ m l.v.ras then introduced. which blasted coir

vigor-in vosti o of he s the tenants align-Idaho. toonlri tbeproprletary

claims. ieldeduplhel'is Reservesmndwssseua.

j... rewards t “nasty that more than

a; at could not elect the purchase of their

a... tieas and other expenditures in con-

cerebellum"! Nair “.000

a. met on press .

, " ~ in“ oawthisaubjoot. i will avail ing- yto return to it a sin. '

ip your willer journa . I.

1 Your obedient servant. VEBITAU. ‘

7 Weslucsmdsait.iJ

O DEAR! WHAT CAN Till'l MATTER BE?

Tiiii result of the late Elections. nppoarlngin another column. from the Sheriff‘s returns for the six first vncnnclcs iii the Legislative Council under its new constitution. has. doubtless. been a surprise to all parties. To the Liberals. their expectations have been much more than i'ullllled. To the Conservative Party. the news neurly pnrnlyscs them. Of the four Cou- scrvutivo members who came out in support of the Government. one only. the lion. James Yeo. has suc- ceeded; the remaining three. Messrs. ltainsny. Golf. and I). W. Palmer. have been soundly defeated.

It 'u Well believed that Mr. You would have shared the same fate. had his constituency exercised the broader franchise. which. by law. belongs to the con- stituencica of the House of Assembly; but properly qualifications of a lauded description. such as are re- quired by the Legislative Council Act. reduce the voters of that Branch of the Legisluture to a particular class of farmers and ion! owners. who have property on which they cam ' min credit by giving mortgages or other securities; .'.iid to dcvino the mystery of Mr. Yoo‘s success. one need scarcely go farther than his own lcdgcr. or the rccoul ofllce in our Colonial Building. There would be found numerous names which astraiigcr toour Loluuml politiu would suppcsc had a singular coincidence with Mr. Yeo's Poll Books.

It is no rare picture of human nature. after the struggle is over. to son the ruling spirits of the present Government making up their best inventions to account for their defeat. At one hour it is said that the people have been unnecessarily alarmed about. Confed- eration. At another time it is stated that the flames of 'l‘ciinnt Leagueisin have been merely smouldering in many localities. though fngenuously kept under cover until the Elections came on. Again. it is asserted that the candidates who were defeated were not Government candidates at all! that they. were merely the nominees of the Attorney General, who leads a faction. induced them all to come out. and had not influence enough to return any of them! This. by-the-byc. is a favorite excuse for the Government Confederates and thcir family relatives. They think it a clever scheme to divert the minds of their friends and partisans from the real cause of their bad luck. while it makes the Attorney General. whom they are more disposed to fear than love. a scape-goat for their own sins and misdeeds. and like the Pickpccket. with whom they were well comle in a late number of the Patriot. they run with the pursuers and cry “ stop thief."

The Hon. Mr. Ramsay. while in the Council. was it constant Conservative and supporter of the Govcm- insist. lle gave no indications of any change in hls principles. and during his canvass of the District mot little or no opposition. until the Leader of the Govern- ment. by an undcrhand influence. and from personal dislike to Mr. Ramsay. as it is said. brought out in opposition to him. the Leader‘s pliable friend. Mr. James Campbell. is half. if not a whole Confederate. My, huhhcitd, the Liberal candidate. and his sup- porters immediately fliers became energetic; went to work with confidence; large numbers of Conservatives and former Government supporters declined to vote at all. and Mulrhoad become successful.

Mr. D. W8 Palmer was brought out by the Crapaud Tories and Government officials. and was the first candidate who ever polled a Conservative majority on the Crapaud Township. He appeared at first as if he were to have gone in without any opposition; but. suddenly. and to the bewilderment of the leading Cou- scrvatives. their old supporters in great numbers stopped at home. Their sleighs were not mounted. or

their winter cops were not in order. or something was the matter. Certain it is. they remained at their five sides. and the “Liberals” turned out in full force as usual. and out-voted their opponents by chalks.

Mr. Goff came out for the Second Dist riot of Queen‘s County a red-hot Tory. Liberals and all _other op- ponents of the Government were. with him. odious things. and not to be tolerated. and he was to have come in with a sweeping majority over the moderate and unassuming Mr. llaytliorne; but alas! in this District. as wall as in the First. something was the matter with numbers of the old Conservatives; some-

thing was wrong. Scores of them remained at home.

and the naughty Liberals had their own way. “ What can the matter be I“

There is evidently “ something rotten in the State of Denmark.“ The disease is certainly not local. it is

epidemic. It prevails in all the districts. Even the

cod Conservative. Mr. John Iiainilton. of King‘s County. was left out in the cold. and many of the old

Conservatives Infected with the sfopat-home disease.

and the lion. A. A. McDonald. still a leérul. ‘was

triumphantly re-eloctodehot. can the matter be?

For our part we feel assured that the people have found

it out by this time. Like hlr. Donald Palmer. whose

opinion we believe is candidly and honestly expressed

to the editor of the Patriot. and which we think well

worth republishing. all those who before were doubtful

about the disease. are by this time fully convinced of Its nature. All that we deem necessary to add. by way

of opinion. is something like the information which.

according to the Eastern fable. the wise man gave to

Sultan Mahmoud when called p on to interpret the veraatlon of the two owls. vim: “Long live Sultan Mahmoud. for as long as he reigns we will never be in want of abundance of ruined villages.” So we hope the present Government of Unionists. as new constructed

land managed by the ruling splrlt of Mr. ex-Sccrotary

Pope. may continue and be in full power until the General Election comes on; and. if it does so. we fool in every way assured that the Liberals will meet but little obstruction la placing their men in power.

THE TRUTH AT LAST.

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Tn: Islander of the 4th last. at last makes the announcement that there will be no election in this lslund until iifter the fate of Confederation in England is known. The reason which that paper gives for this delayln the House Elections is. that on the event of Confederation passing in England. and the delegates and the Colonial Minister recommending this Island to accede to the scheme upon being guaranteed a sum of

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. money suilloicut to settle the Land Question. the occasion matter would have to be referred to the polls. and it is

therefore unnecessary to puttbe country so theexpense and trouble of two elections. We have no hesitation in saying that the reasoning or the Islander is pure nonsense. simply intended to boodwiak the country. and we regret to know that the lion. John Lougwurth, who has some character to lose. should permit himself

"'1 "substantial reasons ” of the Islander “for do-~ laylng. as long as posslble. the dissolution of the present Assembly” were not discovered until after the Council Elections! Why did not the same “sub- stantlnl rcitsens"sxlst for delaying. as long as possible. the Council Elections too? llnhl The “substantial reasons“ of the Islander could not impose upon a simpleton. We knew very well. and so did the country. that Mr. W. ll. Pope and his friends in the Executive had played a high game—a game in fact which if lost involved their destruction. They have lost. and. as a consequence. they have now become

prolong their political existence for a short time. and give them a still further chance to sell the country. We will give the reasons for the delay. and we think they have more truth on their side than those given by the Islander. “ It is reasonable to expect " that both before and since the Council Blowons. the Confed- erates—omelnl and non-oiliclal—of this Island. have been communicating with the delegates in England. and urging them to use their influence to have Prince Edward Island Included in the Bill tor coufederatlng the Provinces. whlch is being prepared for the Imperial Parliament. These local plotters never abandoned the hope tlim such a high-handed course might be adopted. or otherwise we never would have behold the spectacle of Mr. W. ll. Pope making a virtue of his Confederate views and resigning his ofllcc. and even now. at the twelfth hour. " when all is dark and drear." they may still cherish the hope that Imperial pressure will be brought to bear upon the Colony to force it to join the oonfcdcracy. Under Canadian dictation Mr. Curdwell tried that game. and didn‘t succeed very well. Ilia successor in oilice must have had his eyes opened. by Mr. llowe and others. to the folly of attempting anything of the kind. and we think no snno man believes that the British Parliament will stultify itself before the world by using force to deprive a colony of its constitution. if the Leader of the Government thinks so. and makes that belief is reason for violating a plain law. and refusing to dissolve the House of Assembly. he must be very simple and very credulous indeed. Of course he and his brother know that they have everything to lose and nothing to gall by an immediate dissolution. If either of .them went to the country to-morrew. it is extremely doubtful if he could find a constituency in the Island to place confidence in him. This is especially trneyo‘f hinlv. ll. Pope. and when we take into consideration the fuel. that if Confederation were carried. the first Confederate Parliament would be selected from the misting Legislatures. we can easily understand why he and others in the same position with himself. are opposed to an immediate election. and why they are desirous of putting it off until it be ascertained. beyond all_doubt. whether or not the imperial Government and Parliament are determined to force Prince Edward Island into Confederation. This is the reason for delaying the elections until March: but the day of reckoning must come sooner or later. and it will be all the more disastrous to our scheming and abandoned rulers. With such evidences of treachery before them. should not the constituencies of Georgetown. West River. Bcdcquc. &c.. call upon their misrepresentatich to resign at once. and to petition the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the House immediately! If this be not done. who knows but thnt the influence of one Confederate member of the Gov- ernment who is now in England—we allude to ,flie lion. D. Davies—combined with that of his colleagues in Charlottetown. may not be the means of inducing Her Majesty‘s Government to believe that Prince Edward Island is quite willing to be “ legislated “ into Union? We do not say that such will be the case. but we deem it our duty to place the exact position of al'alrs before the people in its true light. in order that the country may not be taken by surprise. and to give time for public opinion to be brought to bear to pre- vent a coup d'efat being attempted. There is no good reason why the elections should not come of im- mediately; but if they are delayed. as the Islander says. until March next. the delay will serve neither Confederation nor the Government. Admitting. for the sake of argument, the wild supposition of the Islander to be correct. um the Quebec Scheme will be embodied inaBlll and passed through the Imperial Parliament thispreseut winter. and that the Delegate s and tho Colenldl‘fllnlstcr will suggest to this Island the propriety of entering into the scheme upon being guaranteed a sufficient money consideration. we do not believe that this colony will comply‘uutll the experiment has been first tried for one or two years la the ease of Canada. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. When lbcexporlmit has been fully tried and found to work harmoniously and well in these Provinces first. it will be quite time enough for Prince Edward Island to discuss the propriety of looking for good terms and joining the confederacy. The editor of the le'hfltflcl' . ill-mum himself by imagining that this Colony will be in any bests to accept a sum of money and join the Confederacy wherever the odor orthe suggestion may come from; and therefore if our "Rump" Government isdeterinlnod to keep of the

Confederation upon any terms. we shall have a trans- atlanth illustration of the " long Parliament."

A Hoax—Sense person named “James He-

_ rence to a Public Meeting said to have been held a Grand River. in the first place. it is said that db called the meeting. This is a positive falsehood. We never attended nor called a meeting of any staff at Grand River. nor do We believe that a Public Maui; his recently been held there. much less that resolutions of the nature given by the Examiner were passed. oilher unanimously or otherwise. by any considerable number of the people. The whole afl‘air is. in our opinion. a pure fabrica- tion. Whatever St. Peter's may do with reference to Hr. Whales. we don‘t think the District will disgrace itself by electing such a very poor repre- sentative of perecualor legislative independence. and ofllcisl purity, as Mr. Clarke's past political career has proved him to be. Strange things. however, sometimes do happen. and the resolutions in the

Ennmiaer may be among the number; but we think we are safe in saying that the intelligence and worth of the Second District will. at the proper time. show that Mr. Clarke's political career was “ pie od out " by his parliamentary vote and conduct of l 7.

“1:0” " has been heaxing the Ersam'nsr in re-

Tuu Cork Herald of a late date reports the drowning at sea of Capt. William McLeod. of the sehr. Curfew. from Charlottetown to Quesustowo. Ireland. with a sage of cats.