North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-22


Parliament together. Mr.. DroIct, although
a Seignior, was chosen a member of the
permanent Committee on SeigEorial rights;
the People generally were complaining
of this vexatous tenure, and by its
change, he must have experienced a loss,
still he was decidedly in favor Of aboIishing
a system repudiated by all enlightened ma
tons. He was an honest Republican.
and sensible of the fact that minorites
were frequently obliged to submit to loss
and restraint for the public good.
This session ended by the extraordinary
vote of SIX months supplies. Mr.. Drolet
was among the majority who adopted this
unusual plan to oblige the metropolitan
government to give direct answer TO the
complaints made by the Province. His
constituents met in the month of May fol-
Loving and by unanimous vote approved
of his conduct on that, and of his whole
Parliamentary career. This call of the
House of Assembly upon the justice Of the
Imperial Parliament was responded to, by
the passing Of eight Infamous resolutions
) in March following by the two Imperial
: Houses and sanctioned by the King. The
? county Of Y ercheres met on the 18th May
1887, at St. Marc to consider this new vio-
! lation of the peoples rights. Mr.. Drolet
7 was foremost at the meeting to denounce
British duplicity and English tyranny.
He presented resolution to stop all inter-
: course of the Canadian people with British
traders who introducedr pto the Province
, quantities Of goods, the duty on which,
served to swell the Provincial revenues
which were TO be plundered by Lord Cos
ford. The reader will remark thatiby such
a resolution, Mr.. Drolet who was carrying
on one ofthe most extensive and lucrative
business in the Lower Province, was very
materially affecting his own profits, but
a his country's welfare was to be preferred &c
d private interests and his own fortune was
d nothing when his country's Liberties were
s at stake.
Lord Gosford who was ready to adopt
any rigorous measures towards those he
> could not subdue by false promises or by
petty commissions, called Mr.. Drolet t.
an account for having assisted at this meet
ing. AS we already said Mr.. Drole
4 had been dismissed by Lord Dalhousie 70
# having taken an active part at sima
# meeting in 1897, but was reinstated b,
Lord Aylmer. The subject of this bio.
graphy upon receiving a letter from tn
- Governors Secretary enquiring into hi
- political conduct, answered it as nigh
- be expected from free and ndependan
"a minded gentleman. The result was tina
- Gosrord dismissed him. For his country
n sake Mr. DroIet received this new insu
20 with great forbearance and instead Of BIZ
i'd ing hurt, he lelt proud to suffer for tn
of land of his birth.
e. He was one of the signers Of the requ
Of siton for the great meeting Of St. Charlie
Oh His popularity and his high rank in society
Of but above all that his sterling political hor
n esty caused him to be named one of tt
I'd Vice-Presidents of this celebrated meetin!
Is, His behaviour during the whole procee
tn ing was such as to merit the highest el
comium.
OF After the battle Of the Sons of Lber
OF in Montreal on the 9th of Nov, Lord Go
ce ford saw no other resource left him in h
ty shipwreck but to ncarcerate those fearle
oil Radicals who had exposed his folly ar
re- his duplicity. Driven to this mad cour
by such renegades as Desbartzch, Cuv
Use Iier and Quesnel, he issued warrants
I'm High Treason against the principal leader
ed Mr.. Drolet being so conspicuous was oil
es- Of those marked for His Lordship'5 We
fr. geance.
oh Informed that warrant was issued TO a
nd prehend him he took precautionary me
Ia sures to prevent fittings were in this S
nd uation when he heard that certain gent
as man on whom many depended, was in