In 1813, Prince Edward Island was a struggling colony that was far from perfect. The new lieutenant governor, Charles Douglass Smith, was apparently a tyrannical and uncontrollable force seeking to raze Prince Edward Island. He was widely unpopular and was recalled from his position due to a petition at the end of his ten-year run. Although in most accounts Smith was said to be terrible and out of control, upon a closer look, he can easily be seen as a great lieutenant governor who acted. Lieutenant Governor Charles Douglass Smith did what he had to do to stop the massive corruption on the island, resolve the land issue, and always had the needs of the island in mind while doing so. Although his personality gave him a bad reputation, Smith was determined to fix the island and keep it safe. Even when Smith did questionable things, his actions all stemmed from his desire to help the Island become a protected, prepared, and functional colony. Smith's ten-year rule of PEI was the first attempt at a better island, and Smith himself was surely misunderstood. His intentions were right and his actions are now understandable. When Prince Edward Island was granted an individual colony next to the Mother Country in 1769, he shouldered not only all the expenses of his government, but also much corruption.1 The first of three Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island , Walter Patterson, was not free from corruption. When the island was divided into 67 different lots in 1767, each lot was given to an owner who had his name in the lottery for land on Prince Edward Island. As PEI progressed, absentee owners refused to sell to tenants who had cleared the land and increased its value. This sermon…half of the document…a perspective on governance by CD Smith. Bumstead, J. M. "The Loyal Electors of Prince Edward Island." The Island Magazine 08 (1980): 8-14. A newspaper article about Loyal Electors, Joseph DesBarres, mentioning Smith. Bumstead, J.M. "One and a Half, Maybe Two, Cheers for Charles Douglass Smith." The Island Magazine 40 (1996): 28-35. A newspaper article exclusively defending CD Smith's time as governor and his actions. MacKinnon, Wayne E. The Life of the Party. Summerside:Williams and Crue LTD, 1973.This source is contrary to my thesis but will be used to show one of the many negative opinions about CD Smith.Morgan, RJ “DesBARRES, JOSEPH FREDERICK WALLET”. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. vol. 6. University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. November 6, 2013. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/desbarres_joseph_frederick_wallet_6E.html.Joseph DesBarres Biography.