North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-10
}EDITED By CANADIANS AMERICANS

every hundred acres, the SAID rent 10 De-
Gin two years after the date of the con-
cession; also with the obligation on the
par OF the grantee to clear and cultivate
three acres Of land for every fifty acres,
also TO build house II by 90 feet, and TO
keep three horned cattle.
In June 1866, General Murray being
recalled, sailed for England. He had
gained the animosity Of the military party
in Canada, whom he had stopt frequently
in their vexatious conduct towards the
people Of The Province. Although he had
acted very severely with the Canadians
during his military reign at Quebec, yet
he very soon by his good department to-
wards them as far as he could act PERSONAL
Iy and not in contradiction to the orders he
received from the Home Government,
and also by his constant opposition TO the
garing inlringements ofthe military body,
acquired to a certain extent the good will
Of the mass of the people.
We give below letter which this Gov
ernor wrote the same year that he was re-
called, TO the Ministers in England. In
that letter which we find very correct in the
greater part ofits contents, he gives true
picture of those new Corners 10 the Prov
nce and also Of the Catholic Clergy, who
are at this day as they then were. He
speaks Of the foul and scandalous conduct
Of the English lawyers and of the Chief
Justice Of the Province, and shows how the
public Offices were Their disposed Of to the
highest bidders without ever requiring the
necessary qualifications. He clearly dem
onstrstes to His Maiesty's Ministers the
heavy taxes he was forced to impose on
the poor Canadians, by their especial in.
structions, for the administration OF Justice.
He finishes his letter by avowing that he is
the warm friend OF the brave, hardy and
generous Canadians, for whom he says, he
is disposed to suffer any thing.
General .Nurray's letter 10 the Lords
Commissioners Of the department of
of Trade and Plantations
"MY LoRDs,-By the letter Of Mr.. Con-
way the Secretary, Of the cath Oct. 1854,
| received orders TO be prepared on my
return to England to give an exact and
faithful account Of the actual state of the
Province Of Quebec, Of the nature Of the
disorders which have therein taken place,
and also Of my conduct and proceedings in
the administration Of the Government"
I" In compliance with these orders have
the honor to make the following report -
4" 1t consists, Of 10 parishes, exclusive
r Of the towns OF Quebec and Montreal
These parishes contain 1922 houses and
54,575 christian souls; they contain, OF
arabic land 955,754 arpents. They SOW
ed in the year 1865, $50, 800 Ia minots
Of grain, and that year they possessed 49,
$40 oxen, 22,724 cows, IL .Os9 Young hor-
ned cattle, 22,064 sheep, %, 976 swine and
1871 horses, as appears by the census
: taken in the year 1865"
, " The towns Of Quebec and Montreal
contain about 14700 inhabitants The
Savages, who are called Roman Catholics,
being within the limils Of the Province,
$ consist Of 7 400 Souls, so that the whole
! exclusive of the Kings troops amounts TO
1915 Souls Of which in the parishes are
Nineteen Protestant families the rest of
: that persuasion, "a few half pay officers
t eycepted) are traders, mechanics and pub
: Leans who reside in the lower towns OF
Quebec and Montreal. Most Of them
were followers Of the army, Of mean edu-
: cation. or soldiers disbanded at the rednc.
o ton of troops. Al have their fortunes Ia
# make, and | fear few are soIicitous about
. the means whereby the end can be attained
| report them to be 10 general, the most
> immoral selection Of men | ever knew oil
;, course little calculated TO make the new
d subjects enamored with our laws, religion
: and customs and far less adapted To en-.
force those laws which are to govern"
" On the other hand, the Canadians, &C.
D., customed to arbitrary and sort Of military
n government, are frugal, industrious and
&c moral race Of men. who, from the Just and
mild treatment they met with from His
= MaleSty's military officers who ruled the
! country for four years, until the establish
,e mcnt Of a civil government, had greatly
: got the better Of the national antipathy
g, they had to their conquerors"
j" They consist of Noblesse who are
$ numerous and who pique themselves upon
a the antiquity Of their families, their owr