North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-17
Dc. cALvET,s MEMOIR.
tTrsE,iafsd foe fAs Nora Anerresa


The opea war which Judge Frszer hs,
now ~aecd against usr. dad npI hnsh w5i
o1f hahi. or rather with hfs dr6rsi: IT'S ~
~ wss continued e long while. On the SOL
ociobrf n thr same year. IT7I.I wa
taking tea with some friends, when a ARG,
stone ~as launched with great force sgsins
the door q nv dwelling, broke the pla~
Of %, together with the blinds. and frll a
ihc feet Of those who were around the "a
be. Heaung the noise | went io the doc
to he'd oct tire assauiiefs, bat hardly had
ope0ed 1t when | was received witt
the discharge Of a pistol, or some olheI
firearms, the bail OF which whistled near
my ears snd lodged in the wall Of the
door. The weather was so bad and the
night 81 dark, thai | could not see The as
sassins. ! had before, and have many times
since, discovered Judge Ffazef's hired men
shout my house IN the night time, but who
would always run away as soon as they
could see me. Such just suspicious wonIj
have suficed to apprehend me, but Justice
10 the government Of Quebec has two bal.
anees, one Tor The crimes, the other for the
persons. II il is guilt that commonly ex.
poses the persons, often the quality and
standing of The accused is enough to have
MN ahsolved Of the greatest crimes. Con-
sideration for the person itself, and gross
Partially is the supreme ruler, and virtue
is very much exposed.
The gathering OF snow which takes
place in the streets in Canada during the
long days OF winter obiiges The people TO
make large bitches around their houses 81
as to give an issue to the water, TO prevent
inundailon when the snow is thawinp,
Capt. Gordon, whose name shows him to
be a countryman Of Judge Frazer, upset
from his Canadian train, into the ditch.
Wills, tuning around the corner of NV
house al night time. The Captain very
The next morning, went to the friend
where he had spent the evening before to
tell him about his unfortunate accident.
This friend was Judge Madame, the int.
mate friend and great partizan Of Judge
Frazer. The Judge decided in his private
capacity, that | had no right TO have q
ditch before my house. The officer imme-
dIately runs TO the guard house. and orders
sergeant and a certain number Of SOL
dIers to my premises in a very short time
ne ditch was filled large masses of snow
were piled before my house, and the con-
sequence was the cellars were overlooked
With water, and all the liquors that were
were damaged and spoiled. ,
invited the Captain TO come and wit
ness with his own eyes, the damage he G
'ao done' The only answer | received was t
nat he was extremely pleased to be thus +
eVenged for his fall. | was al las, forced S
o claim the authority ofthe COMMANDMENT
hlel OF His Majesty's force in the province /
Johns, and even before he decided a
d my lavor ! was visited with a new ac, Of L
revocation and Of violence from the ,,oons Ii
arrisoned at Montreal. ri
A detachment Of 40 soldiers. drums bea,- n
~ and musical instruments PLAYING. were d
o'ng according to usage, to relieve the a
uard instead of going by the ordinary c,
QUIZ oil HE street, they scaled nv gale =
as conquerors, parading with great noise |
ong The balustrade, breaking, in passing .
y my windows and shutters. Sucb . 81
'u'a' Attack spread terror throughout nv %
yelling My wife, then in family wav ..
as their unfortunate and last within
threw her into synco pc, fever with
'''t'ng of blood seized her. she Gngered "
ON mat moment in the most excrucistino II
''ns' TIL The month Of December follow
e. when she died in all the hloon of
'oih. 1t is thus that military ,.I q"
n"y Is paying with the lives of his Ma.
''y's subjects in Canada. Sucb . ,.,,;
E event seemed for the moment 10 ALA,
e fury ofmy enemies, but their rage TOOL "
W strength, and was characterized r, -.
Is whieh this time were balIty t.c.;-