The New York herald., 1865-01-09
Ministerial Crisis I'm Prince Edw ard
Island.

[From the Toronto Globe jan OIL
Of ministerial crisis in Prince Edward Island Colonel
John Hamilton Gray, Prime Minister, has resigned his
seat in the Executive Council and the Lieutenant Cover
has accepted the resignation Colonel Gray Ia at
pains to give his reason for retiring from Office.
The substance Of his statement s that he could not
tnuc sit in council with Mr. Edward Palmer the At
torncy General Of the province after the conduct Of that
gentleman respecting the confederation scheme At the
Toronto " Mr. Palmer speaking on behalf Of Of
confederation, but on getting back to Prince Edward
Island wrote very long letter 70 the newspapers con-
demning the soheme Of the conference which he had
endorsed ut Toronto II has since ransprcd that at the
time the conference sttingbcfore the occasion Of
the Toronto speechhe wrote letter to of the Char
o,tetown eors in which, after expressing fears that
his island 10 be sacrificed and pointing out Of
his objections to the scheme, he said
In short, l am thoroughly disgusted at the course
things have taken here and would be disposed ITO sit
by the waters Of Babylon and weep' for years, II
thought our island people would be taken in by the
scheme.
Colonel Gray quotes also Mr. Pamer's subsequent jus
hcaton Of his Toronto Speech the value Of which will
bc very well seen from the following sentence
do not deem my consistency called In question by
what may have fallen from during unstudied com
neither invited expected, and would have been
deemed out OF place II introduced; and where It was
every ono who was called on to return thanks for the
prnccly hospitality shown us to recprOcate as far as
possible what was most pleasant and agreeable TO their
Thls excuse Colonel Gray processes 70 regard as
furhcr insult not only 70 the gentlemen Of Toronto,
vnces and calculated 10 bring into contempt the people
and the government Of this Island" He concludes by
saying that he TO contiue IN Of which
Nr Palmer IL member he might be supposed 70 coun
conduct highly reprehe nsble and that the
duty he 70 himself and the people Of the island
oblisss him TO withdraw from the executive.
Antt-CoMfedsration Meeting In HalifAx-
Powerful OPPosition to the scheme.
From the Halifax Sun, Dec ISL
rhs meeting At Temperance Hall on Friday night 70
bear the views Of opposed TO the confederation Of
the provinceA - proposed by the delegates,
cesSd ia scerv feature notwithstanding the night
The codest or the the hall filed 10 overflow
ing The platform had q goodly array Of leading
men on both sides His Worship, opening the meet
ing succincty laid down the order Of proceeding which
prevented confusion, AZ the previous meeting The
speakers were MessTs. A. n Uniacke, W. J. Stairs, A.
yoneA r Power, W. Miller and w. Armand, EsQs All
Of the speeches were much 70 the point and were lis
tened 70 attentiveiy though they particularly
desrous Of hcsrng something Of the disadvantages Of the
scheme, ~ well rs the advantages OF H.
II one were 70 Judge Of the feelings OF those present by
the continued and prolonged applause which greeted each
speaker we should say there mosf poccl opposition
70 h0 confederation scheme IN Hoi6T That the ques-
ton should not be brought TO issue without appeal
20 the people to be the popular wish Indeed the
unboundcd Applause given TO that sentiment In Mr..
Uuiacke's speech well indicated that feeling
In such volumnous statements Of figures there be
uninentional naccuraccs but whatever is wrong
there win doubt be rghted by the friends OF the
day night, people beginning 10 think that the
constitution not By any means ,chaf 10 cracked up
be- and that much good will result from free discussion
In reference 70 H.