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tlm t‘ulnu} would be mcbnlml u. it at n -l. fl a! mum ar‘lo an). lint thr} In In \ml the l.vgt~l«lltl‘t' oi this inland to b. a and our constituents not a Iver pcupb $112“:me-—\l.,t‘..,nunn~. X en.- uilh thc h-vu Ill: min-1 in! II- lint. lb ll it u as but .il all probable that the lluum lmu-rmurnt would Lilw away the Mouth tulinu ol the t‘oluay \\ about our ('uhm'lll. llut the Gotcrutucut did not know what instructions ills Excellency might, almost at any moment. receive. llc might hate been instrucch by the Secretary ulitln- Nate lor the (bl-mics to iii-min- the lit-use. and test the opinion ol the country on the question ot L‘nntcdetatinn Suppnsc that be had rcccncd instructions a week or two alter the, l—thctiun nuts m cr. would not the country hamhougbt that the U0“ \rnmcnt ol‘thc day had been too hasty in making an appeal to the people 1’ lamjust as prepared as the hon. M‘Illllcl‘ in stand up) for the rights ofthe ('olnuy; but con- ! doting our insigtiiticance. lcannol admit that we are so independent of the Mother Country, as he has asserted. The object at the lute Government. he, also st~ . l. seemed to be to bring discredit. or 1 stigma upon the Colony. This was caused, he says. by their . 'l.‘enant liuion disturbamu-s. are no doubt looked upon by him. as a very trilling affair. He did not condescend to inlorm us whether he was a member of that or- ganization or not; but I know. Sir, that when a procession ofthat body paraded the streets at Charlottetown. they halted opposite the hon. gentleman‘s business cs. tabllsh-ent. and gave him an oration. flu appeared at the door before. them. and received the honor with e'couutcnancc radiant with the smiles of ‘ patriotism. I am not going to detain this hon. committee at present to discuss the point whether the nature of the disturbances which arose. out of thegreat Tenant League agitation. were such as tojustify the late Government in sending for troops I will me_ 'v that ii the hon. tncmb for Ileltast suit '-ly believes that tlu. action in the matter was intended, orcalcnlatcd to bring thc‘fl'olony into disgi‘: 'e. he might, now. since he is a member ol the Government. to have intro—: duced a paragraph into ‘ Uis Exocllency‘s speech to carry out the objects of this 'I'enantAssociation which he contenanccd and supported. A little pcppcr in the. Speech would have been an improvement. 1 Was not at the hon: members elbow dur- ing his e cction campaign. bltt Ihavc been inlet-med that the League 'id‘not a little to do with his prescncu hcic. Ii, then. Sir. he owes his Seat in this House to that. ur- ganizatiou, why has he not smnething in this Address on the subject, even suppos- ing he could not procure a place for it in the speech from the Throne? I fcar. Sir. that having ridden into this House on that political horse, he has turned him away. never more to be heard of, until the next Election day comes round. I can only compare his conduct to a. man who has undertaken a long journey on tooth and finding himself fatigued. and almost dcs~ pairing of r ~hing his destination. he meets with a horse which he coaxes with a little provcndcr. leaps on his back. rides to the end of hisjuurncy, and then turn~ him adrift. So is the hon. member with that organization; he gave it a few politi- cal outs, and encouraged it to help him along. but having served his purpose, be has now quietly lot-gotten its claims. He may tleclaim about the troops :md the acts of the late Government. but now. after having become one oi His Excellency‘s sworn advisers. he will discover that he must pursue the same policy in main tain- ing law and order, as was adopted by the (lens Lire part It is rumored that the British troops: e to be withdrawn from the other Provinces alter they are confed- erated. “so, those which are here ‘wiil also be call-ad away. Should the hon. member'iur Bellust. lh aScerthin that law and order cannot be iain‘t; tied in this Colony. except at the clot o the bayou- et. he. I think. will conclude that we are not so independent as he at present imag- lacs.

lion. Mr. DCXC.\x.———Tlic subject of the Leaguehiiving been brought forward by the hon. mcinbcr ior Bellast.(.\lr. Davies) one ot‘tlic lncmbcrs of the Government. it is. Mr. Chairman. no harm for the opposi- tion to mention it. The conduct oi my hon. colic-acne in regard to the Tenant itssociation‘ltus been, I, think. somewhat strange. In fact he has merely used that body as a means oi. getting into power. oven in his canvass beiore the late Elec- tion. he re-rulatcd his speeches in regard in the Land Question and the rights oi the 'l‘cnantry very much by the ch. cter oi the people lvnoni ha happened to be ad- dressing. Ilc should not. I think. have alluded to this question. and I wonder he has done so. lint, Sir, returning to the. paragraph under discussion. why did not the present Government, it they desired to call the Legislature at an earlier period. wait a few \Veeks belorc appointing their principal olliccrs from the members on the

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these appointments have been postponed until the House had risen. and thereby no delay be occasioned? But the Address slit-onglioutibilowstho policy of the late lGm‘ernmcnt-« that policy which at the late Election the present Government found so much fault with. but which now they ap- pear ready to carry out. I. for my part. Mr. Chairman. see nothing objectionable in this paragraph, but am surprised at my hon, colleague's allusions to the Tenant Leavuc. It is plain that he has Increr usctlthut crgaui’ lion as a. means of gct~ ting into the Government. and that he will now have no further use lor the tenantrv until he again calls upon them at anothdr Election. ‘ Hon. Mr. Dawns—l wish. Mr. ('hair— man, no make a few remarks regarding the defence of the hon. member lur Char- lottetown. with respect to the action oi’thc late Government in delaying the General Elections. The observations which have fallen from that gentleman would lead us to believe that had certain new scenic from England regarding Confederation. the House would never have been called. This is but a poor defence of the action of the Government, and is equal to saying that its members were willing to sell their country and prove traitors to the trust r posed in then)._ And is not the party ca vying out the same policy still? llavc not the Opposition chosen the lion. and learned member for Georgi-town. a red h tl,'nion- ist, as their pander, thus show g their leanings to tie Confederation Sflfiemo? With re ard to what my colleague (air. Duncan has said of my connection with the Tenant Lea no. I may tell him flint I am not now in t to House through llte in- fluence of that body; thou I'h many of its members voted lot me, t is true that. I at first. supported the Tenants in their de~ mantis. but I had afterwards cause to disapprove of many of tin-iv acts. The hon. member‘sraui ding allusions to my

canvass and olretjon in Bel i re not i *pcctcd (1 failed

to very much wpl ht. llo clc_ y- to carry All Be feet before in , b in the attempt. ‘ Mr.BuM:KI=x.-—ln the explanation which gave of the probable cause of the delay in issuing the \l’rlt for the Gonrnl Elec-

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lion. l m I:\ -‘ itml that. in In) "pinion. L; t! d in a n «mat-iuu-‘d by n tll":l'(’ it... putt u; lb. i- ..~ it... rum. m to post

p n t’w is‘.‘ l. len lllilli mouthing in“. if wt n u kiwun on the unbjw'l ol inniwl. rumo. lii<‘\ “utile lint lian' had tunuluutt ll in the Legislalnt'b. and I

llama...» ilnthlt so.» that lbc_\ arm in a I'H‘llldll to act .is traitors, men were 19c): w inclinad. .‘lurh. Mr, t‘bairuum. burnstid about the Hm sitton‘o having

VIN-s.» n the hon. Int-mbvr for Georgi-town." i.\lr. ll.t\il.indl who is a l'ntilvdcl‘zllt'. as?

tinir leader. but I cannot think it t'ililcisl‘ cot III the bun. member lbvllclfast In con» demo for doing so when the party oi which he is a mcmber oli'vred the l ‘wlicst honor in this ll-ut~c which they can confer up- on the samct'oulodct te gentleman. name- fly. the Speaker‘s (‘hair. And has not the Gnvermucnt of which he is a member appointed a gcnlvuiau who is a strong ('ont‘ lcr-ite to the most lucrative oilice in ' ill? 'l‘hat grail-anal! has since lost Election. and lam sorry that such is the case. The Queen‘s Printer has aRvays bcc :l credit to the House. and I would .nol I|l|\'l‘ tiu- ~liglllt'sl objection to Seeing

iuonnced the policy of the t‘oust I (‘till‘lllt‘l‘lllfll tlIc l.ibcral pal if nch a party exists—acted rightly in ap- pointing .\lr. Wile .In; I merely object. to the inconsistency of hen. members who made that aplmintmcnt. now iinding fault with the Opposition: for selecting their ablcst and most experienced member as Leader. even though he be a Confederate.

Hon.Mr. I).u'Il-:s.—Tho hon. member whan it 't spoken considers that I can- not. with: iy degree of consistency. ap- prove of Mr. \\'hclan‘s appointment as Queen's Printer. and yctwomlemn the ()ppusition liir choosin" the .hon, member lUl‘Ut‘Ul'gVElOlVll (.\lr. Ilaviland) as their Leader. It IS_\\'t'II known that ‘Mr. Whe- inn-had strong- claims upon the Liberal party. He ran his l-Jiceiion. was returned, and then applied for the I’rintership; hilt. before that oilice was given him. he re- nounced his iormcr opinions upon Confed- oration. and promised to oppose the measure in the llousc.‘ if again elected. it appears. however. that on his returnin'r to his constituents. they were not satisfied with his promise, and l iected him; and. I am proud. as a politi they did so, though I lll_\ elf belie c that. had Mr. \.\'hclun been iii-tin returned. he would have opposed (hmicdemtion. lint the case is dink-rent in regard to Mr. Ilaviland. The Opposition ‘e chosen him tin- pledged, and he will still support Confed- cratiou.

Tensmv. .\pril " Hon. Attorney General. from the Com- mittcc on expiring Laws. presented the. first re )Ul‘t ol aid (Tmnmittec. and moved that it >e mate the order of the day to- itmrrutt’. Hon. .\ir. Haviland. leader of thc Oppo- sition. said that in the report just read. he observed one law had expired named in the report. the immediate, consideration of which was net‘ch ry. Ilc would there. fore move that the House do now go into (.‘ommiitcc on the report.

Hon. Attorney General supported the motion. Mr. George Sinclair in the chair.

The House in Committee reported thc following ltesolulion, agreed to. namely:

That it is expedient. to revive. continue. and amend the law relating to the limits and rules ofJails in this Island.

A (‘ommiiiee was then appointed to bring in a llill in accordance therewith.

0n motionof .\Ir. lirccknn. Mr. John Yen obtained leave of absence for a week.

The House in (.‘onlltiilicc of the whole resumed the comidcration ol'tlio Address in . nswcr to His ,illeiit-y‘s Speech. The pal'gL' lII relating to the purchase of l'ropiictary lands was read. -‘ -

Ilon. Atlornt General moved the adop- tion oi‘ihat clauscmnd oxpri-S al hisdcsirc to see the leasehold system entirely abol- ished. llo wa. favorable to the obtaining of a loan as a me. as for providing iunds for the pa. nent oi lands. and was of the opinion that the Cunard li‘slate. purchased by the late. Government, might have been secured under the irivisions of a Loan Bill. on terms more *orable. to the to - nutty and less damaging to the inter ~15 ofle (Johnny, than those adopted relative to that purpose.

Ilou. Leader of th' Opposition did not intend to move air amendment to the, paragraph unth consideration, with which he [illlllli no fault. He contended. how- ever, that. tho (.‘onscrralivn party had evinced a great (lvlsll'tl to t lranchise t. c people of ‘.b s (.lolony as (ever the Liberal party did. The Land I’nrcl sc Act was never made, a party mcasnr Is could ht' seen on reference to the “cords of that House. The Film n ye ‘ I’tlrchasc llill. much as it. had been condemned. conferred inculculable benefits on many of thc tenA antry whosr arrears of rcnis \\ as remiti -d by its provi. ons— cuts tl lto his kno. ledge could hach in coll ted. especially from many of the tenunlry on the Cunard and Montgomery Estates. were by the provisions of that iiiii culicelktd. He. rc- rovicwetl the opinions of the hon. Attor- ney General regarding a loan. and dill'cr- cd with him (the Atty. Gen.) on that ques- tion. Ho alluded to the c tension at the privclcgus oi the Land Purchase lliil by the late Government. and the pn i use of the Cunard Estates under its prov ions. ell‘oct- ed without any material sacriiicc—in pron- oi which be quoted the credit. of the Col- ony. True, he said. connuereial cmbarass- mnnts were felt, Imt that. was not attribu- table to the purchase oi Proprietary lauds, but the result at (o'er-trading.

Ilon. Mr. llchnlay supported the views of the hen. Mr. llaviland. and was also of opinion that mon ' could not be obtained in England for tho purpfics in qncs ‘ on terms that could prove any other than disastrous to the interests of the. Colony.

lion. Air. Duncan said the 'I'rcasurer‘s

Hooks up to the [at of this month. would show the favorable position in which the Financial affairs of the (.‘olony was leil‘. by the late Gtwartiment,considcringthe heavy drain on its resources by the Purchase of the Cunard and other Estates. lie expect.- .‘d to hear that the Land Question would now be finally settled by tho Tenant. i. run; but. it Would appear thatlhcgrcal object of those who pretended so much ayntpnthy with that movement was to get into the House of Assembly. alul now that their ambition was gratified. he was in- clined to believe but little, mention would be made oi that organization. , Hon. Mr. llowian. .in replying to the hon. Leader of the Opposition. alluded to the sentiments published in tho Islander. the organ of the Conservatives, in 1843. expressive of the opposition of lhat party to the principles of the Land Purchase Act. and read extracts from that paiwrcondcm- nator' dfihc actions of the Liberal party who ntrndnccri that measure. He spoke of the crippled stale ol the trade. of the country as the result. of the mode adopted for payment of the ('imard E talc --lhe purchase of which. he was given to believe. Would fall at least it thousand pounds short of bring a sell-paying transaction,

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lhiin now on the ilour. tor l have always‘,

unlin-v for the um,” In“. 2 respected him. strongly though he has tic-t .-.- . . .

Iparty. and contended that the former had

Mr “reckon o‘l‘tie .lnprm-lnn ot trn-lc mu fell to some extent pn-i iuub tn the ptlfl'hnlv "film- l‘nnanl “which. and i... admit Ilw win.- .|i and at m lirm- a nun 1U that puri'linlr mvuiicd trout the «Miners channels. tehdi d in inch-aw lltul depression li a lean t -v litt‘ I‘l‘."||||~nt oi Proprietary lands could In u‘illllll- ed on reasonable term» he could see u» ol)‘ )cetion in the monsurc. A .

Mr. ills-Xvi” "filed to tln M of the lion. .\lr. Hunt-alt. touching the mom” al-‘ lcucd to the friends of thc 'I‘cuanl' la-auvuc‘ moi sum-lit. Ila-l that how. member. he said. 1 “'I‘l." Invcsliptc-ti the motive- which itctll'ltml V the bulllil rs of that organisation. lic wuqu ‘ have arrived at very dill'crcnt conclusions.

lion. Mr. Laird mid that the soil of any Colonv should be its capital; that was not the case \i'ith this Island; it was. therefore. _but 'right that think should be obtained to tchet'c ts ilnanrial dimcallicu. »

Mr, Peter Sinclair o‘uu‘rvt‘d that he had I listened with much interest w the debate on i that paragraph in the Address undvrcemidcr- iclioll. It was very cvidult that the Laud ' Purchase Art was the most practical and em- cicnt ntcans ever adopted for the settlement of the . l qucstion. and tho pn-scilt leader of [he tun-crnmcnt was entitled to the credit .ot' introducing Ih..t Ineasure. lle concurred with the remarks ofthc Hon. Altornc' Gcn- ur rdinn thc tillslrut'lilllla tn the Dan . as the result of iihilrawing the circulating.’ medium to pay for purcl scd estates. He commented on the great adv. itagcs of bank- ing accomlnmlations to farmers. who gave joint notes. andgcttlngdiseouni. were cnahlcd to parcl their ilour and other 5 iplies at a saving o 2 per cent. lie-repudirtd the al- lusionsufthc lion. Mr. Duncan iii reference to the Tenant League. and favored the bot- rowing of money on terms as proposed on the loan pri 'iple, by which relief of financial difllculties might be effected.

House adjourned. . At-‘rlutsoex Issues.

House in Committee resumed consideration of Address in answer to His Execllcllt'y's‘ speech. The paragraph touching the pnr<

jcct of debate.

Hon. .\lr. Davies addresscd'the Cim‘nnitlcc for upwards of one hour. during.' which he re; vicwcdtlic principles enunciated by the several . -t. as well as prescnt.political parties ilf the Colony in relation to the settlement'bf the Land Question. which he pursued when he am had thwhonor ufa seat in the House of Assclnbly‘ e was at that tilne fully colivineed that th'e' )sch'cui party had the good of the country at heart. and he was free to confess that hev‘ gitvcvthem his support. He spoke of- the forfeiture of original grants‘, which were l)llbllk\’x'ltlt§(‘§, ' ' lg binds subject to certain 'couiditi‘ons which were cvcrfulillled. Ho touchet‘upon the introdne ion of Responsible Government. the conditions on which that system was c'edcd. the adoption ofthc Land Purchase llill. the Land (foimnission. and Fifteen l'cars' l'ur- chase llill. and contrasted the actions of thc Liberal party with those of the Proprietary

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always evinced a greater desire for the ex- tinction of the leasehold system than did the Conservatives. who, he said. had always been allied to thc Proprietary faction! He had ul- ways eutertaim-d the belief that a Court tie the v investigation of titles could he csi:)lishvd. and be had fought hard for that principle; but finding that the people, who had been from limo to time deceived. would not support him in his cil'orts, he was induced to relinquish the advocacy of that. Iltraslirc . 'l‘he 'l‘cnant League organization. thouin unfair-.1 by some lion. lncmncrs. was composed 'of the stamina of Queen's l‘nunty; but when ht- found that officers of the law were obstructed. be published a letter in the organ oi"th.it assoA ciatinn denouncing the course which he re- gretted they adopted. He spoke also of the Financial emlmrrassment of the (.‘olo‘ny. and advocated a loan as the best remedy for. the rclici‘ot‘ the crisis likely to result from the draining of the resources of the country to mch payments of inst ilmcnts due for the purchase of I'ropric tr, lands'.

Mr. Ilrcckcu followed the hon. Mr. Davies. reviewing the whole of his Hill's-rs. llc (Mr. lirecken) referred to the denunci ions ofthc Liberal party against liscbc- . ill a tjourt ul‘ Enquiry. in past sessions of that Assembly. when such schemes were termed by the leaders of that party asduiuslvc and visinmuy. Why. said he. should those questions. wli' -l , on the admission of the hon. Mr. Davies himself, were rejected by the people, be now rcsuscitatcd. llo contentch for the impartial manncr in which the Land (.‘onnnission was constituted, and showed that the failure of that measure was not the lit of the (Ton- scrvalivc Government. The Tenant League. from the first, started with the openly avowed intention of resisting the law, and. as such. received the patronigc and support of the hon. Mr. Davies. new a member of the Gov- ernnn-nt. llc (Mr. llrcckcn) then spoke of the illegal actions of that League, leading to the neon ssity of bringing troops to theislsnd losubducil. Ilc cxpr cd his regret .llllll linancial diilleultics p ed, for thc rcuinval of w it'll he would gladly unit by, lending Li.- support to any feasible re y tliat might be suggested. .

Mr. George Sinclair said, that couiparint.r the different actions. and reviewing the pasi policy of parties. would not prove satin . tory to the pcoplc. llc hnl listened with great attention to the opinions expressed on lmllt sides touching the present. t'mlm ‘I|S~t'll state of the trade ol'the country, and believed it to be the duty of the Government to provide "10.1"! to meet emergencies.