Semi-Weekly Signal, 1865-01-13, Page 2GODERIM.- C. W. JAN. 13, 1865.
w'WB TOLD YOU SO!"
wouia be imusiug were it not so
. absurd to liken to the wondrous wise was
in which certmn Canadian newspapers,
headed by the ci tinco-gtihr: Montreal
account forstich acts_ ai General
Dix's order or Mr. Seward's " precious
peskiest system.'. It is because of those
wicked Canadians who harbor raiders and.
urge them onto their Work of murder.
and piracy, and Abase wicked *Canadians -
receive their opinions from thap portion
-of the 'Press which aeraila itself of the
glotiCiu.s British privilege of free ..discus-
sion and. free criticism. While we nc-
. knowledgethe tribnie that. is entid-so
uneonious1y-to a.pqtion of our Press;
which it is contended is, in a Minority
After all, w m.ust aIso siy taet the prem-
ises from 'which the jubilant • we told
you so," . gentlemen draw their startling
'conclusions,%are utterly false. It is en-
tirely fake that any port:Jot:L.0r the Cana-
dian -Press has ever encouraged raiding or
raiders. On the eontrary, it has been
insisted upon that any biecli of our hos-
pitality should. ,be followed up by the full
rigor of the kW, an4 with regard to the
decisions in the cases that has coiner be-
fore our courts, the leading desire on the
part of aiend.actors ' of the pres4 has all
along been that our British laws might be
expounded and acted Opole by men whose
• jndgmentiwe raid rely -upon and support,
• heartily, :'feelinga that - we had right upon
• -our side. Every candid min Will admit
that although our Government has been
anxious to keep on good terms with the
Lincoln --Cabinet, • and has gone, pert --
haps,. a*'. step or two out of its
way to exhibit its teal, no - single
newspaper has 'abused. its
infiu-
ence over the popahr mini by en,
deavoring to -thwart it in cerrying out to
the latter what it considers to be.' our polii
ticaIand internetional obligations. And
yet the wise-acres.roar "SY tollyon. so,"
at eaery.fresb. act &injustice heaped upon.
us.They can ace nothing absiird in the
nia*nifesta of Gen, Dix and Mr _Seward;
althettgli one hasbeen.declara void by
the President, and the otheri is denounced
as uncalled for and. mischiciptis by a. laege
body of the American peeple. These
thin-skinned people tremble at every 011t-
•
apoken„expreseion of opinten, apart. from
their contracted ana intoletint views, and
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yet they are abjectly- mean enough to be
more American then the Americans.theme
selves, and we seriously believe that if
some of them had, their way they would
hand oar fair -Province over to President
Lincoln as.a New -Year's gilt, without tue•
slightest compunction. - They denounce
the sending of Volunteers to the front . to
prevent:raiding, ttiey-cry down the Militia
ballet as a conscription, and they by every
device seek to convince the Washington
authorities that there ii no earthly reason
why Canada should not be part and pareel
of the Great -Repubroat cince and forever:.
Were their logic area ia s.oratt, respects
sound, which we deny, we contend that
their niandlin, soulless school -boy cry of
" We told you so!' JS infiniteli moremie:
chievons in its tendency than even the
Godes- threat& " rotalatory measures"
•
-ftimmeimminerdamol.
^
returned! as Reeve, and as regularly the
County Council has placed at his dispose'
the highestoffice in itsaift sitnply ie
be-
cause it' had implicit confidence in his
ability and integrity -end in no one in-
stance has tint confidence "ah:ited since he
held the position of Warden. As a general
ruleit is dimaerousi to keep one man too
loeg 1 powerebut Mr. Gibbons is a bright
exception to the rule,and hence, We believe
it will ba the intereit of the townto send
him in agamn as reeve:. • .Mr. YanEvery,
who fiico-a the office of deputy for - 1364
with .eo mole ability .end success, is now:
out Of thefield,. and. it devolves upon the
town coniteil to those the hest map it Can
find tor.i.s muchimportance
and responsibility The ame,s * have
heard in. -cenn.ection with ti offie thus
far are -those of R. Runcimene anel IL
Horton.. We leek upon -Mr. Runciman as
a man Whim thoreligh honesty of purpose
and uPpight independence orcharacter
eminentli qualified him for theperform-
ance of the duties devolving upon a deputy
reeve, and we hope either . now or at no
distant period to sr him in_ a position we
'feei confident he would fill with oredit to
himself and to the advantage Of those who
confer -upon_ him the honor_ of representing
them.- Of Mr. _Roden it can he .said that
besides inane- -necesaary qualifications, he
has served as town councillor for Many
years, and_ on. that ground alone might
eonsiatently urge 1.ts. cleint to tonsidera;
atiort and adaaneement. We. do not Pre,
tend, hoe -ever, to have been b.ehind' the
scenes, and it is quite possible that ky
s.otne or those unexpected combieatione
whieh..zeia take -pl. ee- at times,- neither of
the gentlemen • we have ',-named 'will be
elected doputy-reeve. Whoever en.tay be
selected as reeve and -deptity,awe truSt the
town will have no Occasion to. he aehamed
of them. _
,
THE FIRST- !CRETIN -4
Ofthe newly elected town council takes
piaci on Monday.nexte according to the
• Statuie in that` case' made and pro-.
Tided." The principal, and almost only,
business, will be the election of a Reeve.
• and Deputy Reeve, to represent the town
at the County Council .Reard. This is a
matter of some importance, and we need
hardly remind those interested of the ne-
oesisity of making a judicious choice. The
eaualifications necessary4o a good. Reeve
or deputy are, 1st, A thorough knowledge
of the Wbrkingl of the Municipal. system,
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and of the wants and wishes of those rep-
resented. 2nd, A fair share of good sound
common sense, without which the -utter-
ances of the most *able orlearned talker
fall uponthe ears of the assembled wisdom
of the Counties -as would the notes of
sotmding brass or tinkling cymbal." --a
3rd. - The absence of too much smallness
or, mere obstructiveness. If after many
years of careful observation, we have ar-
rived at a correct estimate of the essentials
to -'success at the County Board, we think
most decidedly that them= who manifests
a desire -to over -reach his opponents or
carry things with a high. hand is sure to
- dome te;grie.f ue-the end. No Sight can
bemore contemptible than that of a man
who is eternally finding fault; and whose
eggs/ea-sands are so strong that he blindly
opposes everything good, bad and indiffer-
ent which does not immediately benefit
those hein whom he derives a very btief
andvery, rseertain lekse of power. The
displayof a true independence of spirit,.
and a reasonable amount of gentlemanly
• forbearance on the other hand, will invari-
ably entitle the fortunate possessor to the
confidence of those with whom he comes
in contact, And must pave the way to a
• fair share of success. - •
tWe db not write thus because we think
tie taws has been m4 -represented daring
tha past. We have, in late years especi-
ally, beenpartieuhrly fortunate in having
MR at the County Council Board who
Wet* able to secure &share ofjustice to the
tows without prejudiee to the interest of
say ether municipality. During a series
of yogi Nr. gibbons has been regularly
EpikoOL TICUSTZES..
- The election of School TinStees on
W-ednesclay and Thursday las(resulted as
follows : i • -
St. George's Ward, .1aIr. A. Smith;
(without:opposition.)
St. Andrew's Ward. -Mr. G, N. .Davis
was elected oyer Mr: G. EL _Perseus, his
opponent • , .e - . _ .
, - •
Ste Diva's %Verde Mr. Crabb, withant
opposition, Mr. Ilayseathe retiring- 'candi-
date, having declined re -nomination.
`St. Patrick's Ward. -In this -Wardthe
retiring . Member, Mr. S. Pentland, was
re -nominated, and being opposed. by Mr.-
deorie 'McKenzie,' was - defeated after: a
pretty sharp eontest. -
- On the _Whole, considering all that has
been said. about ba school Management,
Sz-,c., by the electors it is perfectly' aston-
ishingt
to see- how little interest is •mani-
fested in these' Trustee elections, and we
think there is good sense in the ,enggestion '
that the law _shoal& be so changed • as to,
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enable the rate -pay rs to vote for trustees
at the same time that they elect their
ordinary 'municipal' representatives In 1
many cases, as at present conducted, the 1
election &school traatees is e miserable
farce, aed -yet we -all knew that the. Board
to which they are s4it is vested. with Very
considerable powers'. Theobject ot fram-
ing the School Act so as to secure a-dis-
duet election -for teastees was to separate
-inch election - entirely from ' the party'
struaeles Which at one time entered so
largely into municipel elections. However
great aech- a- necessity might have been
formerly, it barely exists -at the -present
time, and we really. . think' the proposed
change would be a beneficial one .
THE SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL.
beneficial effects *mild soon be manifest in
the common schools.
_ Yours, 4., -
McKillop, Jan. 7th, 1865.
R. R.
The Proposed Conletieracy ai a :Emi-
gration.
The -following is a portion of a le ter pube
lished in the London Star from e c rrespou-
, -
dent at Kingston :
e "In the scheme of North American Con.
federattion an improved System- of 4olonLnm-
tion and immig,rationewill play an i portant
part. All the sparsely ,peopled rcou tries of
the world are taking ' to 'ramran n as a.
-means of supplying_ their wants. Evem Spaiu.
so long stineeiu sloth and .iodolence,ii stretch-
ing forth her hands to attract a m Ilieri of
CatholicLielenen to her shore's: Th adjoin.
ing -Suites will, as 'hereinfore, attllac4 the
largest. numberse . but the Britiele North
American Provinces wilt hold out .every
elicouragetrient both to capital and rabore-e
The small a ttipodenel colony of Sou II Aue:
teelia, with its 140,000 -inhabitants, Ihs see i
aside "Z70,000 to aid emigrants in the ceining )
season to reach its ;holes. The still smaller )
-colonies orQueensland and Western 4ustralia .
are making equal efforts reel sacri 'ces, to
achieve the same object.' . Tasmania and the
older culonies in Australia are .do'n 4 the
sam% and New Zealand is , making itheatel
of efforts to attraet European settler . The
British files, Genitally, Belgium and orway
eate the countries. which ehietly sup ily_ this
demand. . If the Confederationof th Brisish
North American eoloines is acconipIislwd
great public worke-will . h4e to he e ecuted
• to connect the colonieseand every -en ourage
meet will be Offered to the eimgean ; and
should distress continue in your matt ifactur-
ing districts the expatriatel ereisati cannotd&
better than sethis face to the West id let
lei- lines fall in some . one- or the leasarei
places to be found in the united Prey nces -of
CtAninliiit. Canaida and Acadia." .:•. .
meet for attaining that Most .desirable result..
" The or. principal importance to the
practical well -working of ehe scheme, is the
accurate d-eterinieation ofthe limits between
the authority oe-the central ante that of the
local legislatures, is their relation tit each
other, It has. not been possible to exclude
from the resolutions some provisions which
appear to be less consistent than „might, per-
haps, have been : desired with the simplicity
and unity of the'system. 'But,upenthewhele,
It appears to Ilei. Maieeteei government that
eeenment fle mane of effective action throug,h-
-dusty intended to -secure to. the central 'goy:
to thefeeeeetive limits.- of -eentrel and lecal
ariee if aneedoubt were. peeteitted to exist as
ageinat tirose• evils which . must.: ieevitably
authority..aThe
out the several Provinces, aired to guard
precautions have been taken. which",are obvi-
ously
are glad to observe that although
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,large powers oflegislation are intended to be
.veited in local, -bodies, yete the principal of
central , con t rot has .beensteadily kept in vie*.
The imPertence of this principal cannot be
over -rated. Itsehairitenanee is esseiitial, to '
the practical efficiency of the syetenu and, .to
its harmonious. operation -both in the general
adniiiestratien -and in thegoveenteente of the
several provinces. .A-veryitripertion. part of
this eubjectis the experrse which May attend
the Workiage ofthe central and- the total
governments. ,Iler..Mejesffs- government
.
minuet but. expreee the eartiest hope- that the
arrangemeets which may be 1 -adopted in -this
reepeet, may not be. of -soh .nittureras to
increase, at least in any eonsiderable degree,
th t whole expenditiO, or' to "-make .any
me terieleiddition to the teaatitm, and thereby
ret ' rd the internal indestry,ov tendto impose
new burdens On the neimineree Of the country.
! - 4 Her Majesty's government are anxious to
lose no time in conveying VI you their gen-
eral apercieil of the proecedings.of the con-
ference.-- There areehoweveretwo provisions
of great importance which- soon to require
_revision. - The.,first of these is the -provision
coqtainedin the 44th resolution with. 'respect
to the eXereise of the prerogative of-pardori.
It Appears to Her -Majesty's geyeer4ent that
this duty belongs VI the repeesotative of the
.Sovereign, And could" not with propriety ' he
devolved upon .tee LieutenaneGovernoest who
will, under the presentscheme. be: appointed
not directly by the Crown, but by' the central
government of the United Provinces. ee.
. 44 The second point Which Her Majesty's
govertnient-dettire Should be re-censidered,
is the Constitution of the Legislative Council.
They apjireciate the. considerations Which
heye itilluencet the Conference' in eeteriiiin-
ing the mode in -which .this Liddy, so- impale
tent to the ,Constitution of the. Legielature,
should be eomposecle' :But it appears to them -
[0 ' require further ceneideratten • whether,
if the members_be appointed for liferind their
reenbekebe"exed, there will be any sufficient
marine of restoring .harieony, betweeni. the
tae-eiglatiaeCouncil and thepopulateAseembly,
if it shall. ever: upfortpnately happen that ' 4
deeieed • differenee. - of ,opirticin- -.shall arise
To Uhhappy Penman.
We recommend the following extract from
a speech -recently delivered by the Rita flelne
Mr.J.iisti�e Keeghe(leorrian Catholic) -before.
a meeting of the Dublin University Ilistbrieel.
Society :- - • .
For the mere rhetorician. thelossof the
Parliament in Cellege Grego Thigh he re-
gretted -whether it was or was not properlv.
a subject of regret, Inc pronourieed no opinion
-but if that stage were . lost! to -them, the
great theatre of the Beitish House Of Cont-;
mons had been opened to thenrale(apelnuse.)
l'he same carping critics would sit), eleglience
is out of date. - "1 he age et oratory has
e •
mane, that of calculators and economisthas.
succeeded. But themost eloquent rhetorician
of the present House of Commons was - also
its greatest, financier: Again, they cried, an
Irishman has no .Chance -in a British Pairlia
ment. It is recorded that when Grattan had
-gone there, Pitt beat time to his musical
periods; and of Plunkett, who went there
late in life also, Brougham said that he sur-
passed all the other orators of the British
Pitrearnent... No Irishman ever appeared on
a fairer stage than the PIatfOrtn of that Parlia-
ment. Tare never was n/period- in their
history more favorable" to their aspiratimil
theethe present. - No employment would, be
denied to any Iriehrean who'had capacity: for
holdingit. The wide realms of Itidia were
govertied by an Irishrhati,-(iipplause.) -.There
was not a single ,dependetcy of the British
_Crown worth mention Which was notatthis
mod -lent governed ny an Irishman. T-wo of
the greatest' proeinces .of British Anierica
Were governed byt ivo members.ef the DeWitt
Ueiv.ersity ; both had been members of the
College Historical Society, oneof them the
son Of their reveled Provost. - Are India and
America not enough to satisfy ybur ambition
In the &adhere Ocean three Out of the' four
- of the depertlencies of Australia ware govern-
ed by Irishinen-(applause.) Would any Man
sav there was nota brieht 'careeropen-d for.
Irishmen ? Opportunitee. Will 'leiter be Want-
ifig for the disniay of your intellectual powers.
Ancient institutions there were to be peelerv.
ed, established abuses to he • removed. 'En-
slaved . nations there were even within the
coetinent of Europe wbo miiht becoine the
objet of their sympathy care.; ay, and
races, yet unborn- wig lit eallk upon Irishreen
for their assistance in time. to Come -might
seek_protection Once mere wider the atgis of
another Burke [obeers.] '
- ewe super Gangern; Super ekrinditus et Ind4
Implebit territ, vee. et curalio ban.
Fulmine compeceet .
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(Great cheers.) Th lait may be the \ fortune
of mime amongst you to deserve this tribute is
nty most earnest wish (renewed cheers. The
right hen. gentleman resained his -seat amid
loud applause.,
....
,- -A Good Suggestion. .
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To the 'Editor o:ftke Signra ;
i -I .
Stue----A late numberOfyour jour-
nal contained the resonation of Mr: John
0 ,
- - 0 i
Nairn who has so lone -been instiectoa of
7 r
the schools in the-eiretaa To that gen-
tieMan's great experience as an eclucation-
1St, and. .zeaiin the ,discharge of the duties
Much inclebted,--a de in his _ retirement
of the office; the ed catkin of our youth is
. .4.
from the, position he will certainly bear the
kindest regards of all who appreciate faith-
fulness in . discharging aPublie duty.
The office is oned suCh inteyeat to the
-
community that I trust a ftiw. observations .on
the subject wouldnot: be ont of plice. The
superintendent or our schools- should have
qualifications that - appeati althgether over -
Looked in Making the appointment. It has
been the prevailing opinio that those:hold-
ing positiOiis,-which Mini a Certain ainount
of knowledge requisite tot, the discharge - Of
their owneprofeasiOns are :Competent to ex-
amine both the teacher and his school. But
experience shouldet ach those taking any1
iatetest lathe matte th4t the emajority 'of
such men did not,. re eive theirelementary
education from the text b oks now used, and
from the *ad of thiS important qualification
the superintendent often loses that influence
--
he might have exerted, fortlie:Velfare of the
school. ,The same might be said as to the
acquaints -lice -of our gamed an school system,
and the latest and bestmoet Of teaching and
conducting a schrl. •An very *medal int,
proymitent cannot be expe tedese long as the
office is conferred upon. en Who Make it
. .
subordinate to another ca leg, Which should
eogige allkheir time and nergiese besides,
we find soiime supertutende ta actually neglect-
ing duties legally ininesed upon them.
I believe the remedy w old -be foetid in
i
ski:pointing:one for the cOnety, Or at. leasta as.'
mucit'' snO Inc could attend to, • and Inc
would then hare to tern his_ entire ateentioa
to the duty employing his1 Whole time. It is
evident that no one lase. capable of inspect-
ing any operation as one cquitinted.wieh it
by actual practice. For t is and many other
reasens, I think none hi 59 well ilim:i ed as a
teacher, who, in addition eo:considerable ex-
perience,. is known to be auccessful. There
is not the least doubtehat should- a judicious
appointment of kind'b4 pow made, its
Confederatinn Schenibe
I3IPORTAI?IT DESPATCH FE,03i THE
GOVERNHENT.-
•
. . .
- The following is a copy. -of a dearilt li ad.
*cased by the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.
13., Secretary of State for the -Colonies, to
His Excellency theGovernor General :,--.
(Pelee')
"Canada, No 93.
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- - - "DOWSING STREET, srcaDec.. 1864. -
1 - -
1 e Mr Leau,-.-Her Majesty'a Govern -elect
hare received with - the most cordial satis-
faction Your Lordship's Despatch of the 2nd
61tirrio.' transmitting for their .eopsideration-
the Resolutions adopted- by the Represen-
tatives -of the several Provinces of British
North America, which were aesembfed at
.Quebec: - - - i
". With the' sanctieitait the Mown,' and
upon the invitation ofthe Governor lee eta
men Of every Province; chosen by tb
speetive Lieutenant Governors, wirrnis.
tinetion of party, assembled to er
questions of -the utmost interest i sub-
ject of the -Queea,`of whatever r or faith,
resieent in those Provinces, and have li r' d
:at a c reclusion destined to earcise a most
important influence u. • , t future , , ilare
I iv
(Atha *hole commuiti . -
" Animated by the e est s .ennetnente- of
loyalty and devotion to Altar sovereign -
earnestly desirous to - secure;for their pester:-
ity throughout all future timetthe' advantages
which they enjoy as subjects tie the British
Crown--;steadfastay attached to the institution
under which they live, they have --coca cted
their delibetations with patient imeacit -slid
,have envied' at. unanimous condusio s on
questions involving • many diffieulties; and
I
calculated, under less favorable auspices, " t
have given rise to many differences of
opinion. I- - . . '
" Such an event is in the highest
degree
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honorable to those who have taken • pa •t in
these deliberations.' -It niust iespire -confi-
dence in ' the melt by Whose judgoaent a.nci
temper this result has been attained, and will
ever remain on record as anevideece of the
salutary iftfluente exercised by the institutions
under which these qualities have -hein 'so
signaey developed. 1 .- :-- " 1..
- Her Majesty's gove0Ment have- given to,.
your despatch, and to the resolutions ot- the
confluence, the.r most deliberate consi era -
tion: ' They have regarded them as a iv ale,_'
and as baring been designed by (bake who
-barteftirmed them, to establish as om lete
and perfect a union of the whole into. one
government. as the circumstances of the ex-
isting interests, 'Anted -admit e They accept
them, therefore, as being in the deliberate
judgment of those best qualified to -decide
upon the subject-the.best frameworkofa
Peasure.to be passed by the Imperial Parlia•
_
OME
Recognitionof the South.
The Paris correspondent of the: London
Post makes the following remarks, somewhat
corroberative of the statements which have
already obtained publicity:
"The relations of the French government
with that of the United States resenible very
much those Of. Greet " Britain. France has
not given' satisfactioneeither to the North or
the South.- In all. 'instances Preece has
listened to the representatives of American
agents with courtesy, and; as lii ease of the
vessels that were built in Freuch1 ports for the
South, Observed the itrieteet neutrality, The
Emperor, too, has offered, it wiliebel remem-
bered,: to bring about a suspension of hostili.
'ties. The North, however, must know that
the sympathy of France is with the Solith,
and there lingers about the minds of the
Northern Men a conviction that both France
and England desire to recognise the South.
The relations, therefor, between Paris and
Washington cannot be _cordial. They are
rather like that df two persons who do no -
`desire to quarrel with each other. Mr. Lea
coin s foreign affairs paragraph Will not
improve -this reciprocal attitude." •
eetWeenthem. ' - z
'1'hese two pointe, relating to theprero-
gative of the Ceown. ana to the Constution of
the Upper Chamber, have appeared to re-
quire.distanct alai separate. notice. Questions
et minor consequence, and matters of detailed
arrangement, may properly be reserVed for -a
future time, when the provisions of the bill
intended to be submitted to. the Imperial Par-
litiment shall come lender consideration. Her
Majesty's Government anticipates no serious
difficulty in this part of the case,sine the
resolutions Will generally he foundmifficiently
ex plibit to guide those who will be, entrusted
With:the preparation of the bill. It .appears
to them; therefore, that you shoteld now.tike
inneediatee inensur s, in concert with the
Lieutenant Governors of -the several Provin-
ces, for sebmittine to the respective legisla-
tures this project of the Conference; and if, as
hope, youlare able to rpert that these legis
lames sanetioe and adopt the scheme Her
Majesty's government -will reiider you ail the
assistance iu their power for eine-yin it into
effect
"If will probably be found to be the most
convenient course that, in concert" with the
lieutenant Goveenoes, 'yea Should ielectit
deputation of the pertions 'hese gualified to
proceed to this eountry, that they may Inc
present during :the preparation of the bile .
and give to Her Matteht's Gov element the
benefit of their counsel -upon .any questions
which may arise &lung -the passage Of the
measure through the two. HOuees of Parlia•
•itient. have) 4.1, -
(Signed) . CA.RDWELL.
a'Gov ; Via; Monett; Joe dtc.,,Lc." •
Prc.sulent lambent's Messagt,
- Both the British a.nd French jopritels con-
tain- copious -comments upon President Litt_
'coin's message, but the pressure' upon . our
Cohn:ens compels us" to refrain -from quoting
from there at length. The Times,after won-
dering " with What feelings Ainerica has pe-
reeed this message,"
"For ourselvese we never teed a. public
'document less calculated to inspire hope, be-
cause We never read one in the preparation of
which a firm conviction of ultimate success
appeared to have a° little shafe. Mr Lindzile.,
at any rate, deserves thecredit that ;mi-
dge seeks - to ainplify- the rese.urces of the
North nor to extenuate those Of the South. -
He states his financial difficulties with candor
and fairness, abstains from prophecies as to
the termination of, the war, and is principally
anxious:to. point Out the sacrifices it is sure to
demand: The Anteriean-people nave made
their bed and they must -lie on it. They have
determined,- after full deliberation, almest in
the ver ords of Aristophines,. We want no
troc 4 he War tro on;' and the main_besi
e. President is to set before thein the
t of the step they have taken, and to
.ask front thein the sacrifieet :Which that step
. -
demands." • -
- A lludingto the recommendation that a new
'kind Of stock. be issued, to be exempt from
seizure t'or debt, the Times exclaims :-
`' What.must the situation of the -govern;
'tent, what the extremity Of its pecuniary
distress, when itproposes thus publicity to
sell to the needy and anpiincipled a sure,
easy and Simple way of evading the pay ment
of their debts? We see governments do
strange things; we see them repudiate their
obligations, like Spain; we. see them utterly
parelese of enforcing the law against debtors,
as in the 'South Americisii republics and in
Oriental countries; but we never saw beferq
proposal by the chief -Magistrate Of x great
hatitiii to sell to its "citizens a 'license t(. Meer
debts over which the decieions of courts shall
have nc newer, The only .difficulty- itietbe
scheme is the posiebility that people may
'suspect a_goverinnent, so willing to furnieh its
sithjeets with...the means of eluding their obii-
gations of not -being. Yee* fastidious in the
discharge of its own, aod that When themoney
has once been: borrowed no spent the execu-
tive government may repent of the privilege
wideii. it liasereated." • . - -
The:Arta:le concludes with a reference to
thePresideet's-declaration that he wilflisten
to no terms for peace except unconditional
surrender by the rebels, and the abolition of
slavery, dosing with these winds
- "The vessel is driving striaght on the
rocks, and the helmsman will not move his
hser:.
ts0,t-th.e.„ri..ght or.to th..e. leftorder to
avoid a eollisiOn.'Vihich least 'shatter it to
aw
- The London News .is, of - course, greatly
pleased with the document. It speaks of the
'simple composure (Cis tone; so well suited
to the 'magnitude , of its topiosa..and their
rouge," endorses it entire, and ii
pleased with Mr. Lincoln'i adherence to the
ohelitionivar policy.-
•
TIM COMING SESSIO
--- •
Publiecuriosity is naturally' awakening to
the probabilitie.e of the coming sessien. The
Leader's Quebee , correaoondent says :-
4' It is said that the Government will have
but one resolution to offer with regard to -the
-Confederation question --namely, to mnye,
after laying the resolutions of the Conference'
on the table, that they be adopted i by. the
House." It is not expected' that: this motion
wilt be carried without long debatesi contm-
uing over many dap, and a number of amend.
ments of various kinds. -Mr. J. H. deuteron,
it is believed, wilt beeerepared With several
amendments upon the. subject, among them
one to provide that the scheme sha I not be
adopted until after the election of a new Par-
liament; chosen with express referenceto the
question. Mr. Dorion, too, it is asserted,
will offer amendments -boldly antagonistic to
the principle of a Federal 1.Tnion, and in the
event of these being lost -Which is altogether
probable-othentelestgned to sedirethe ap-
pointment of members of the Upper
House
of the Federal Legislature by the popular
vote. I hear that amendments with respect
to the school law otleower Canada are now.
beingprepared."prepared." . . .
. A Slight Rebuff.
The following letter hie been published in
the Daily TelegraiA. . The wiiter,the Rev.
George GrIfillaneis.well known as an ardent
Abolitionist, • and his works,, which possess
eeknowledeed merit, have met au more than
one occasion with the warm approbation of
the Emancipation Society : I
. -
Dexeee, Dec. 13,1864.f
twee:flue-I have your printetle circular
requesting me to be ene of a deputation-- to
present, next Thursday, Mr. Adams, the
AMericate *mister, with a congratulatory
address on the occasion of Mr. Linioln's re
election to the Presidency of the United
States. It is, impossible for me to be present,
but I deem it right to say that, eveittaough I
could have been there, I would not have
nude a party to.a,ny such measure, 1 look
upon the reelection -of Mr. Lincoln as a heavy
blow add great alistouraweetent 4 Ithe real
(re for , the
city,' or a
interests . of American -as a ple
eoininuance, with . increased fer
wretched and hitherto- useless connest, which
has already appalled the civilized world, and
sown cursesand calamities broadcast in the
fairest countries of the earth -as 4 renewed
proclamation of war to. the knife with a peo-
ple who, though deeply guilty in the matter
of slavery, and in other respects besides have
covered their multitude ofsins by. ai courage,
a consistery, a self clenial, a unity, and a
generosity of conduct Which have seldom
been paralleled in the history of nations --of
a war, too, which has notoriously been tar-
ried on by the North under false Pretences,
and which, thonli gilded over ivithf dee • arid
-
sacred names, As in reality a centest`for
supremacy; for abolition, and for commercial
purpesis, and has been fought prineipally by
mercenary heeds, and in teems or -savage
ferocity at which humanity blusheirfOr shame.
Heel my hatred of slavery as strong as ever,
and my hope of its speedy abolition more
sangidne than ,at any fernier period but 1
have no sympathy -with Mr. Lincoin's policy,
arid L hear no inusic in, the clash of that
bloody gauntlet he has thrown down with
"-such violence on the floor �f the West.
e • I am Iowa, &e.
GEORGE GILFItLAN.
T. W. Chesson, Esq.; Hon. Seeretaty
to the Ernancipaticin aociety. i
I
e .
11111, II, dill 4
Sad- cuss.
A ease has come beforethe our notice this
morning,t-whiph shoula be a lesson tai myth -
era, DOL easily forgotten. It appears that it
family named Westler; had not 6ecl .very
harmoniously for some time past, and the
grating influence of family jars soon made a
rnpture, and a young Woman about fifteen
years. of age was told that ,she .must go out
and earn her living as a -servant It was per.
fectly -right that she should earn her living in
•his way, et it WAS anything but prudent that
ones() younghoultibe sent out to battle with
the evils of the world alone. The girl says
she iiiinderecl'about„ trying to get a plate,
and not succeeding, could think of no place
to go except to a noted house of ill -fame,
kept by Elivabeth.Outrauthere she stayed
Olt to -day. The mother, in the meantime
had begun to be restless atenit.her daughter's
eoleappearanee, And in her enquiries milted a
sister of the girl's if she knew her where-
abouts. She, not liking to expose the die -
pace to her mother, said she had gone to the
country to work, having there got a place. -
This quieted the fears ot' the mother for -a
time, but on trying to learn the _particulars;
the girl confessed that her sister was living at
a house of ill -fame, but that the keeper of
house would not let her come away. ' The
distracted mother, bythe advice of. some
friends had the evroinaa: Outram summoned
for inducing her child there, but she was dis-
charged on the evidenceof the girl herself,
who swore that she went there voluntarily,
and had no desire . to leave. dlie was, of
-course, ordered to go home, but inifrtunate-
ty her -character is gone for ever. This is but
one instance of the evil effects of' fainily 'jars
and tmarelling, which not Only destroys
domestic peace and felicity; but often blasts
the future of those ingage,d.-(London Ad
vertiser.
Lenges or Menctre: A Washington
•
specie say foreign s the statement in the news
by the Asia that the Mexican President has
issued letters of marque, -• and reprisal to
Americans e.?asiest French shipsI it not be-
lieved there IR government circles. It will
probably brine out it proclamation from Pre-
sident Lancoln, warn:ng their people not to
engage/in business on such Papera, on pain
of being treated as pirates.
. -
be A veteran. traveller has recently re -
vested the secret by which Inc'',could- obtain
good rooms even at over -crowded hotels. -He
says Inc always icquired of ithe clerk. if his
wife heti arrived, saying she was to meet him
there.- .Upon receiving a negative reply, his
answer wouldbethat she iveuld be along itt.
the float train, and that Inc wauted to woe.
room. This.aiwitys had the desired effect,
andthe traveller secured what he desired,and
enjoyed the fact ,none the i lese hecuse he
was a bachelor.
RA/litiraY Acciocn Tx as Exottsa TVS-
! nee. ---An accident of a terrible nature be
cured on the North Rent Railway on Friday,
. Dec. 16. A. ballast train entered the Black-
heath tunnel about five o'clock in the After -
1 noon, and -daring the passage six trucks be
I came detached and remained in the tunnel,
• while the engine with this remaining trueks
I proceeded/ Shortly Afterwards the express
I train coneng feoin Charlton was signalled "all
right" at the entrance of the tunnel, arid
dashed. ;into, the darkness at the rate of 30
miles an hour A frightful crrieh took place
'
at once from the collision of the passenger
tram with the ballast trucks. The latter
were smashed to atoms, aid five platelayers
j on them were at once killed, The engine
and tender of the express train were throwa
ion their side, and ehoked up the way. A
va's and two carriages were also shivered to
pieces. The cries' of the wounded, the shrieks
of frightened women and children, the
gloomy darkness of the tunnel lit op partly
1 by the burning 'fragments of the carriages,
created a scene of horror. Measures were at
once taken to stop the traffic, and asenstance
was procured with the utmost speed. With
great exertion the dead and Tioundedwere
collected, when it was found that in addition
to th'e five platelayers killed outright, the
driver and stoker of the passenger train were
frightfully burned and scalded. The stoker
has since died. _The two gime& were also
severely injured. Nine passengers are lying
in iv precarious condition at the Anti-Gallican
Tavern at Charlton, and ten other .persons
have received great injuries.
_ a • - •
THE New York Herald relates the follow-
ing :-" In -the year 1836 the city of Buffalo
contaiped among its population a citizen of
indefatigable industry and untiring enterprise.
Whole Weeks Of capacious warehouses were
erectedby him new streets were laid- out,
. s ,
graded, paved and lighted -upon his recom-
inehdation and with his assistance, .and no
publicundertaking was ccinsidered sure of
succ es without the sanction and aid of this.
spubleespirited citizen. • The crash of 1837
came and it caused aim to totter. To sustain
his credit for a few days, in an evil hour Inc
committed a crime - which sentenced hint to
the State Prison. Pardoned out, and with
no ineradicable stigma save that of misfortune
attaching to his name, he came to New York
City and started in the hotel business • at the
copier of Broadway and Cortland Street. -
Failing in this, Inc went to 'Long Island's
sea-girt shore,': and tot& the Bath House, a
summer establishment. Soon disgusted with
his there, Inc left this region of civili-
zation altogether, and sought the solitudes of
West Virginia as a piece of quiet and rest for
the remainder, of his days. Ile settled in
what has proved to betheheart elthe West
Virginia oil reverie and now this unfortunate
yeelucky; this untirmir and now irrepressible
man, concludes his strange eventful history,
by leaving to his heirs a fortune valued at
three Mations of dollars. He bore the well-
known adme of Rathbun." -
The New York Murder. •
•
: The maii-Friery, theenurderer of the pu-
gilist Harry Lazaru!, was arrested with two
of his companions ia 4 herr-bier saloon in
the northern part of the city. When the
pritice offiaer went into the place Friery ret
cognized hi in and asked him what hed bought
hiin up there; and thopotieentan replied that
he was on a little business. Frier, then
asked bun to "hare a drink," %viten the
officer asteed hiM if Inc had been .at Lazarus's
the night before. • The murderer ool1y re-
plied,. "never mind, have a .drink Wst." Two
-
inlet policemen goine .into the place,-Friery
W43 asked whether he was im;ilica,ted in the
stabbing of Lizerui. He Eeplied thin he was,
.
and 'asked if he was dead. When the olli •er
said that he was, Friery responded, "Yes?
Then I will dance et his wake In -He was
then taken into custody; and atthe coroner's
request afterward e he endeavored to make it
appear that Lazat us led locked hirn before -
he struck the fatal blow. In this he failed,
for the evidance4testained the previous state-
inents about the case'which; showed the
crane to have been of the mest- unprovoked
and 'cold-blooded character. The . medical
plan who examined the holy of Ltzerus iaid,
it was a splepdid seeciinell of museular devel-
opment and pllyseiel beauty, and that the
skia was fine and asevirite as a wotnan's.
How a Soldier Vaught his Discharge-
„ •• ,
At the commencement of the war in6-,the
States, it piing man, believing that the War
would be carried on in justice and for the
restoration of (Inc Union as it was. enlisted
,
in the service of his country. Aftee.enduring
many hardships for the period of About Ante
year, and seeing that the policy of the war
had been changed, and that the _Mirth were
fighting for compiest„-he fell upon the follow-
ing plan to get away from them. He pre
tended to be crazy; proeured himself _a fish-.
me, hook and line and would fish- in the camp
kettles and pans, and the officers couldn't get
him to stop his fishing, neither raid they get
liiin to drill, so at last they concluded he was
-actually crazy, and to keep hinalonger would
only be an expense On the iovernment-
Theyrth refore, wrote out his discharge aid
cam it- him. When Increceived it he
e _ .
carefully read it to see that it itaS all right,
t,
and finding it was, said to them,'- Gentlemen,
this is what I have been fishing for this long
white,- and have jUSt UOW -caught it 1”
FAILMIES IN CANADA. -From the re-
turns of the Commercial Agency we learn
that the failures in Canada last year were
348; debts.„ $4,338,586; trititssets,
660).000. -
THE ly1A.HKETS; '
Gonzales, Jan. 13, 1865.
Fall Wheat,. ..........$0:83 0:84
Spring do .. . .. 0:73 0:731
Oats, • ... • • . 0:00 0:32
Barley .........,... :... 0:50 0:55
'Peasi ............. ••• 4• 0:00- 0:50
5;75
Beef; ............... . 2:50 (0 .3:00
Limbs ................. 2.00 0.00
rurhiee, each 0:45
tleesee do 025:
t, 'tokens, la pair ..........0:20
laieks, do 0;00 (.4. 0:25
Itales (green) ............3.00 al 0:00
butter ▪ 0:00 0:15
Park .• •• A. • •go• • 1F. • lo • 5:50
0:50
0:00
000
Potatoes ...•00.•••••••31 030: 0.35
it acid. 2:00-- 0:00
14,1riza 0:08 ® 0:10
Applese ............. 0:40 a 0:50
'bay, ton (4, 13:00
F.traw, per load... - 2:50 aria 3:00
CLINTON at/micro.
fReportedexpresslY for the ge
•• dgm,m4.44
ignal.1
[3,1865.
' 00:8755,
-0:34
0:60
0:50
0:a0
0:00
6:25
3:00
0:00
-0:18
Cannon, Jan.
Fall Wheat, iatt
Spring Wheat,bush...-. u:70•
Oats .. • O.. Le •• • 14C 4 ; • Alir 030
Batley ...... • ......,...a 0.50
Peas e 0:45.
Potato's!. e. 025
Hay CV ton),
Pork (ail hundred). 4; .41 .0 di..• 5:50
Beef, • - •
▪ 3:50
Butter ... 0:15
Apples.. . ...e 0621
Sheepskins' '
liard tifi lb)
• • 0:75
1:12i
0-12
Xgy Wirritinaltut0..
Meeting of Colintieg
_
THE COUTIES COUXCIL fee the -United
1 Counties of Huron and Bruce, will meet,
in the Court Room, Goderich, on 'a
Tue. slayle 24th day of JAN'i,
• Instant. _
. RITCHIF,
a Counties Clerk.
Goderich2 10th Jan., 1865, • It aw381cw5f
J13 -PI INT I Mal
.11••••••,. •••••
Dr. PIELPS
SURGICAL tMECH
AN. ICAeL
gonery,)tiooencCW
Rooms over MtRJorn'alne8tcm
jaar43l'•k..28.yiy
STRAY STEER Came into the premiss
•
of the subscriber.lot 22,6th con.,Goderich
tp., about the 1st of Dec. lase a spotted red
and white steer, 2 years:01d. The -owner is
requested to prove -property, pay expenses.
and- remove him. •
-JOHN Ca.
Jan. 11, 1865.- . w5145t
A NO HER SIDE TO ME STORY. --
.11. With aeference to the advertisement pub., .
fished by Rcibt Johnstone, I hereby deny that.
there ism"), truth in_the statements. He U.&
worthless creature, who_ abused me as no true •
man would bavedoner and I only left him
When- I found'. it impossible tolive w pesos
beneath his roof. Astor my tanning UN on
his account be need not be Alarmed, for he
has no credit to be abused by. me or =yens-
DIrtiTtsT, (successor to T. B. Mont -
else.
MARY ANN .IOHNSTONE.
Colborne "Jan 11 1865. •want *
11AME into the premises& the updersigned,
aa lot 15, con. 3, township of Goderich, on
or about the first of October, a black eweithe
owner is requested to prove property, pay
charges and take.dier away,
A
• Goderich, Jan.12th, 186j5.---MB'S !la
-
Sheriff's Bee of-laanda.
- ........_
United Counties of)DY virtue of a Writ of
Huron and Bruce, D Venditioni Exponas and
To Wit: _ Fieri -Facies for residua
issued out of Hem Majesty's Court of -Common
Pleas andel me directed against the lands and
tenements which -were -01 the ..ate David &nutlet
_
the time ofhis_death An the hands of Andrew .
Donogle, administrator - of all end siogidar
the estate and effectsrights and eredus of
David Smith, deceased to be administered
at the suit of James Eolith I liave gels- -
ed andtaken in execution all the right
nue and interest of the said David bnuth, deceit*.
ed, in andto Lot nunibers3i, running numberut
the Town Of Goilerii-lf, in the County of Huron,
with the buildings thereon _erected.; which lanais
and tenements 1 shallofiiir tor sale at my office in
the Court- Housein the Town of Godeneb, Olt
Tuesday the .Seventh (lay of February pextiat.
the hour Of Twelve of i be etock. noon.. '.
- . JOHN IdAtaDONALL4
- • .Sheriff R. & B.
By.S. Por.i.ocs, Deputy 'Sheriff. _
Sheriff's Office, Goderich, I
6th Jan. 1865. -i- - 1
. _ • . .
NT, 0 W IS THE TIME
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1 1 • To. stssumBE
To Tee -
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FURNISHED TO ORDER
AT LOWEST RATIN,
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PUNCH'S ALMANAC
FOR 18651,UCE i2 Cia.
Godericb, Jen. Oth, 1864.
NOTICE. -
le.SHEREBY GIVEN,elehat a meeting of the
I Municipal Electors of the Municipality of
in
tehlool'aiajionsohO
selP N0f78:kyeieurSasetnlortil Etwilbet
oadvitie.ekl
.ON FRIDAY, TIIE -10th DAY OF -
7BB,1UJARY NEXT, -
At the hour eff0 o'clock, 111. in., for the wipes*
tfiroo twi ngga eBay o. LawrNay bet o_tili.efd oedreer byetTh:pereuvoiericrerecot.tors.: be,
• Tnekerstneh, Jan. 10th,1865.
1, NM. MUIR, -
-Copy of Requisition tad By -Law.
THE undersigned eualified lifunire_pal'Efectors
et the Municipality of the Township
Tuckersinith hereby require That a Poll b 4 taint
Mums of the Temperance Act Of 1864, to de-
termine -whether or 001 the qualified mustiet
electoee otthe said municipality will adopt its
authority and forenforcement oftiaid Aidethe By -
Law following which we hereby propose tor
their adoption, to wit: -
The sale oflutoxicatingLiquors and the imating
Licenses therefor_, is bythe present eler•Lave ,
pridatiteda within the Municipality of the Testa
Sibp ofi'nekersmith, ander autitorde And for
ea-
forceineflt *Alm Temperane, e Act of 1864.
Witness .orir hands this 8th day of Demps-
ter, in the year of our Lord one thouand
eight hundred And spay -four.
(Signed) ROBERT LANG.'
and 28 otheilkieetors.
A' True Copy,
WILLIAM MUIR)
50-14 T'p Clerk
Illortgag3 Bale of lauds-
_
1INDBR and by virtue ofa Power of Sals
contained in a Mortgage =sae by Joe-
athan 11 Black, cf the town of -Gedetriotp in
the County of Huron, Gentleman, of the
S'firsoctiery,rtiof thelleeconndirroparan Digailefaldttlict Badding
vingdin
been made in the due payment *erect) will
lie sold On ,-
Tuesday, the Seventh day of February,
A. D. 1805, at Twelve of the *look SOON
at till,- Auction Mart of
Messrs. Thonimni r Ifasiekurst,
KINGSTON STREET, GODBEICIT
the renewing property7that is to say Lot
Number ten hundred and thirty -wine (1030
DTheterabournFldeartpieoiwnetras
hettaaleto. ten oaf GOdenat•
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:7 cumm.bec.rsthOlanis 5R0:244es:4077,
Solicitor for Mortgage,
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