North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23

persecution.
District BY John Fraser Jean
Of Montreal. ! Marteilhe and Rene Divide
Heftel De Rouville, Es-
qufes, Justices and Keep
ers oi The pesee for the
District of Mon,ral:
Whereas FRANCOIS Marie picotte De
BeIlestre Esquire has made oath on the
Holy Evangelist, that on Tuesday the end
day Of the present month, as he was
standing in the street In listen TO the
reading of proclamation published in order
TO bring 10 justice The miscreants who had
lnsuled His Majesiy's bust, he had OPEN
~ declared that he believed that they 1.-THE
perpetrators Of the outrage) deserved TO be
hung on which man named Salisbury
Franks answered him with anger that "it
'cas mol The custom 10 hang man for so
trJfing thing, and that IL ought not 10 be
noticed;" and that he had repeated these
words many times, and in loud voice.
Ia consequence of said complaint, beleiv-
ing that all loyal subjects ought to consider
the said insuh offered to His Malesty's bust
as an act Of the most atrocious nature; &
as deserving the most unqualified reproba-
non and that 10 consequence all declarations
made by conversation VIII ich tend to affirm
that it 10 minor olIense, ought to be re-
garded as CRIMINAL. WE authorize and
you to take the said Salisbury
Franks 10 the Jail of this City, there to be
detained until he shall be liberated accord
ing TO law, and for SD doing, this warrant
shall be your Justification.
Given at Montreal under our hands and
seals the Sd day OF May, IT'S.
(signed) } Jean Marrcilhe.
Hertel De Rouvillc.
The Warrant 70 the jaiIer to receive the
body of Mr.. Franks was conceived ia tbs
following words;
:" You are hereby commanded by these
to receive the prisoner above mentioned,
and to keep him under good quad, until
he shall be discharged according 10 law.
(Signed) JOHN FRASER.
AS we have already said, Mr.. Franks
was refused bail; even at the enormous
sum OF $4,000, but very soon the news
oil the proceedings OF the Americans, ar
rived at Montreal and the panic spread
through the ranks of the Officials and Mr..
Franks who had offered an enormous sum
for his bail, was on the 9th OF the Same
month SET at liberty without any condition
whatever. Some pretend that Sir GUY
Carleton had disapproved Of this act OF
undue severity and ordered the same
Justices who had caused him TO be incar-
cerated, 10 iberale him. But we are rather
inclined TO believe that the Governor who
had been apprised the tragical and bloody
event oil Lexington and who foresaw the
inevitable result of this collision between
his Malerty's troops & the Amer. people,
dlscontenanced this ridiculous and tyranni-
cal imprisonment, because it might have
had the effect OF creating disloyalty among
the Canadian people, who were already
dsg with the haughtiness and tyran-
ny OF the English Government.
The warrant for his liberation was in
the following words:
District By John Fraser. Jean
Of Montreal. MarteiIhe and Rene Divide
Hertel De RouviIle Esqs.,
Keepers OF the Peace in
The said District in the
Province of Quebec:
10 the Keeper Of The Jail al Montreal.
Whereas David SalisburyFranks is now
under your charge in virtue of our warrant
duly sealed and signed: these presents are
to command you to keep no longer the said
David Salisbury Franks but TO allow him
10 go where be pIeases, and that without
lees and for so doing, this shall be sufi>
Gent warrant.
Giving under our hands and seals at Mont
real the 9th day Of May, 1875,
JoHs FRAsER,
(Signed) JEAE MARrErLHg.
HRRrEL DE- Rorvr,rs