North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-29
ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY.

AMBROSE SAHGUIsEr one Of the most
respectable inhabitants Of the Province OF
Lower Canada, ended his honorable life
on the gibbet on the 18th of February
1899. In vain did the souess Colborne
by the aid of his Court Martial try TO stig-
Matte his reputation by sentencing him
for murder. History will record the truth.
and the subject OF this biography will be
numbered among those honorable and
intrepid martyrs of liberty who sealed with
their own lives their love Of freedom. The
name OF the bloody tvrant who signed
the death warrant Of our departed friend
will be execrated and cursed for ages to
come, whilst the memory Of his victim will
be cherished and respected.
Mr.. Sanguinet was born in the year
1901, in the Seigniory of Lasalle in the
County Of Laprairie in the District OF
Montreal, his ancestors were among the
first settlers of the Province, and enjoyed
high rank in colonial society. His father
was the proprietor of the Seignory Lasalle
Of which we have spoken above. AS his
seigniory was adjacent to some lands be-
longing to the Crown and to the Episco-
pal church, it became an object of'envy,
and under the administration OF Sir Ro-
bert Shore Mines, the old gentleman was
prosecuted by the Attorney General of the
Province, who acted by the order Of the
Executive Council.
The titles of Mr.. Sanguinet to the por-
ton Of the Lands the government claimed,
were maintained by the Court of Kings
Bench at Montreal. After such decision
Mr.. Sanguinet had right to expect that
His Malesty's officers would not trouble
him any more. But it was not SO; The
Attorney General in behalf of the Crown
appealed to the same Executive Council
who had ordered the prosecution. The
case was soon decided. The members OF
the Executive Council were both Plain
tlffs and Judges. Mr. Sangunet was con-
oemned and was consequently totally
ruined. Such is the manner Of admins
tering justice in Canada, and there are
people who say that Canadians have no
just cause to complain Of a government
which acts so dishonesty. But this was
not all. AS soon as the lawsuit had been
decided against Mr.. S., those same Execu-
tive Councillors who had been Plaintiffs
and Judges, requested of Sir. Robert Shore
Mines their portion o: the spoils. The
Governor thought the demand premature
and did not grant it. But his successor
Sir James Henry Craig Of infamous noto-
riety disposed Of the land robbed from Mr..
5, TO the identical men who had ordered
the lawsuit and who had decided against
Ghe right owner.
The reader after having perused this
scandalous transaction on the part of the
British government, will not be surprised
that 90 years after such an odous proceed
'ng they annihated on the scafFold, "a name
which was an enduring stain on its homes
~ and generosity. Mr.. g., while in pos
session Of his lands, treated his censitaires
with great humanity, but as soon as those
lands were declared the property of the
Crown these poor unfortunate men were
constantly harassed by the hirelings of the
English government The House OF As
sembly with its usual generosity, passed a
Bill for their relief, but Lord Dalhousie
seusing the power which this bill gave