North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-05
JUNE 8.

thereon. The first Of these two cases .
that of Chartrand, who his Lordship save
was lately murdered, and his mnrdcrers
acquitted by Canadian jury. Oh, YES
murder, foul murder, when tory is Killed.
but when any Of the French race-men.
women, or children are slaughtercd--som
burned in their houses, others driven into
the forest aud there perish from starvation
why, in this his L.ordship sees no crime.
because these atrocities have been cemmil.
ted by the privileged "Anglo- Saxons.n
and hare been made legal, after their occur.
renee, by authority Of an Ordinance, speed.
lily enacted snd passed, in the reign Of our
Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, BY the
Grace of God, Deendress Of the Faith.
(ihe Christian iaith-"do as you acouid BE-
done by.O Which Ordinance, or Bin Of
indemnity, (impuni,yD was enacted BY
Our trusty and well beloved cousin, Our
Lord High Commissioner, and his special
Council, in order to legalize said slaughter
and devastation on the ground that these
horrors were perpetrated in support Of
our "Crown and Dignity" "Wherelore. il
" shall hereafter be deemed (says the Or
@ dinance,) high misdemeanour for any
" person to upbraid, censure, sue or prose-
Sc cute, or in any way whatever TO moiest
g any OF our faithful and loyal subjects for
80 anything that may have 6een done in
g the service of Our Lady the Queen."--
Never was Monarch more appropriately
styled Defender of the Faith, than is tho
Monarch Of Great Britain; for Lord Dur
lam's faith in the Queen, her authority
md laws make him discover no crime in
Royal and Loyal murder and conAagra-
ion but makes him feel that to kill tory
n self-de!ence, is an atrocious murder.
However much we may lament the oc
we shall not disguise the facts of
he case Of Chartrand, which Lord Dur
lam has cited, but which, at the same time
he has wifully distorted. This man was
ent by the Tories into the Camp at St.
Charles, pretending to be a Patriot; he
there until he ascertained the
orce OF the place, and with the aid of an
ssociate he spiked the cannon, after doing
his ne returned and reported his discove-
y and his doings. He was next sent to
watch the movements Of the people of
4'Acadle, and was there recognized as
he treacherous villain and spy of St.
,harles; finding himself discovered he
ct out on his return to his employers at
t. Johns, but had not proceeded far be-
IRE he was overtaken by four men, who
licensed at his base conduct, pursued
nd shot him publicly. In the course Of
ne winter, these men were apprehcnded
nd lodged in the Montreal Jail, ane were
led by select jury, which Lord Dur
am forgot to mention, was packed by
lie Sheriff, under the persuasion that they
ould not dare to scrutinize the respective
ents OF the Government that prosecuted
I'd the Patriots that defended the case;
pom full hearing Of the facts, and being
ruck with the bareiaced partiaity Of the
ench, and the persecution of the Crown
hlch brought only one side of the qus0.
On to prosecution, they acquitted the
cused of murder, but would willingly
I'VE brought in verdict for manslaugh-
but this the Government did not want.
ord Durham cited this case as a proof
at the Canadian is sure of an acuuittal
the hands Of jury of his countrymen;
ID to strengthen his proof he has sent the
Notes of the Chief Justice" who presi-
q at the trial, TO the Home Government.
Ut we much fear that another and an
portant part Of this affair he has not
emed expedient to report, namely, that
c jury was packed, and exclusively COM
sed OF French Canadians, but as was,
ought, OF timid men, and persons select
from such parts Of the country as could,
easily inundated, SO that a verdict
IN such a jury could not be SUSPECTED
tory influence at distance while
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