North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-04

49, CIV VIZ AaSto W hFSaIs, DFOlet ana
Dumouchelle, both merchants Of most eS-
tensive business, the former at St. Mare,
the latter at ST. Bennett. Mr.. Drolet has
been thrown into Jail with his partner
Mr.. Durocher, and also with his clerk and
his son, Alexander. Mr.. DumouchelIe
had his two sons to share his imprisonment.
1t is a notorious fact thss. Mt; Drolet's
clerk, as also Mr.. Duni3hckeffe's younpes,
son, had never taken sides in politics, ne
vertheless they are both here since the
battle OF ST. Charles, and the savage de-
struction Of ST. Benoit. Why are they
here, il it is not for fear they should pre-.
vent the total ruin Of the respective COM
mercial houses to which they belong, and
thereby prevent some notorious tory mer-
chant from profiting by the downfall of
Messrs. Drolet and Dumouchee?
1t is said in the fable, that when the lion
was on the point OF dying, every animal
who before that time trembIed in his pre-
sence, came 10 give the dying beast a
kick or bite. In the same manner when
the English sodiery had spread terror a.
mong the patriots by sword and fire, we
saw all at once persons Of no merit what
ever and of no responsibility, assuming the
character Of important men. In order 10
be revenged on those who in former days
looked upon them with contempt, they
take the crue pleasure OF informing against
them. They work with undaunted ardour
to crowd the jails with their countrymen
Their conduct is so vile and SO abomina-
bic that ollentmes the Attorney General
becomes disguised with their iniamv, and
gets so tired of their repeated visits at his
office that many time he puts them out
doors. If they had met that treatment at
the beginning, the Jail would not be crowd.
ed with so many innocent victims, whose
only offence was that Of refusing TO asso-
ciate with such vile and contemplate
sconndrels as those inlormers.
History shall record for the benefit Of
posterty, the shame or the glory of the
men who have acted IN this political drama.
Let eternal disgrace be attached TO the
names Of a Simon temperance Of LaPresen-
tation, Of Peter Sphinx Of St. Charles.
Of Firmin Perrin of ST Antoine, OF a
Pinet Of Varennes, Of an Isaac Coote,a DR.
Iimolcon Quesnel & a Laurent .4rcham-
beauH Of Ste. Marguerite de Bairiindc,
of a Theophile Lemay Of Ste. Marie, of a
Chafers Of ST. Cesaire, of James Mae
Donald and Camille Lacon.be OF Laprai-
rie, ola Frederick Singer and a Paul Hart
of ST. Philippe, of Richard .M'Ginnis
an allen Clarke and an .4miot the Catho-
lie Priest, of Napiervie, of an Z. c. Couii-
lard Despres of ST. Hyacnthe, of Wil-
ham NJ Ginnis of St.Athanase, of Louis
.Narchand and George Macdonald Of
ST. Johns, of a Benz. Holmes of ST. Luc,
of p. f. Leclerc of Montreal, of the
Gtobenskys, the Dumonts the Sno,edens,
the .Mackays Of the Couny oil Two Noun
tains, and OF many others, too numerous TO
mention in this journal.
Another imposition which is equal to the
practice Of informing, and which is general
ly done by people of the lowest order,
who derive great sums OF money from it, is
to take advantage OF the terror which now
pervades the whole country, to force
timid men to pay them certain stipulated
sums of money, or TO execute notes for the
amount demanded, under pain of being
denounced as a rebel and patriet This
extortion is most generally accompanied
NTH the pretence that they have suffered
n their property from the patriots; but
his does not prevent them from presenting
arge accounts for naturalization from the
government. The political prisoners are
lot exempt from this kind of fraudulent
Oh, British justice are you now in ex-
stence, or are you, as I always thought,
mere shadow for the unfortunate Cana
iansi
On this day, the Slst March 1888, Rev