North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-18
THE HON. FRANCOIS QUIROurr
AGAIN

/ AGAIN!
! II will be recolircted that in Noyepb,
1888, this execrahle old wretch. in one,
To shew his absolute suhservirpcy ia
blood hounds Of CoIborne, quirouriieg.
his near relation and intimate friend. G..
Drolet, ESQ.,, who had sought tempar.
ry asylum under his roof, and sent him. -
he thought, to certain death. The para.
gon of Loyalty, whose iytannica sway lie
quiet, moral, and peaceahle iuhahllani, cl
the village of ST. Getvais have long IN.
dured, has lately been dragged from 3,
residence and brought before magislftr.
TO answer TO an accusation of rape, ALLEGED
to have been committed under the nc,
revolving circumstances. The facts sworn
To were so shocking that this loyal mac,
irate, although his confrere. was rt.
Iuctanily compelled 10 hold the honoraBl,
Legislative Councillor to bail. He Nil
therefore, perhaps stand mock.tdal in
March next: | say perhaps, because with
judiciary such as exists now ia Lowe
Canada, such loyal and devoted senarr,
are sure OF impunity.
Really when one considers the corrop
materials Of which that den Of mscrrtnn
called the honorable Legislative CountI
was composed,it is not surprising that they
have involved the unfortunate Canadns in
their present insuperabe difficulties. How
could the British government, who nom,
mated and appointed the members Of that
important branch Of our Legislature. ~.
hibit such monstrous ignorance n tie
character Of the men to whom they entrus.
ed the deslinies Of SO important raHd
tie British dominions? or rather how itia,
wards their nominees, 10 have, for mare
than twenty years, shut their ears to Il,
complaints Of an injured people, claiming
deliverance from expressions as clearly
proved as incontroventle evidence en-
make them. The mere facts dN
Sir John Caldwell, Baronet, Receive
General Of the Province of Lower Canada.
held seat in the Legislative Council ao'
than ten years after he had been convicted
Of having robbed the province ofS800 0Oo,
and that he shameessly discussed the seve
raj provisions OF the laws TO repress de
honesty! that the Hon. w. B. FeItor
to form part Of that iHusIriOw
body, long after his numerous frauds IN
The land department, Of which he W"
chief, had been detected; that the Hon
Judge Kerr, who was dismissed from th'
Bench some years after his Impeachment
BY the House of Assembly, for coUnpi'm
yrannical conduct in the discharge Of h'
,igh functions; that the truly honord~
FRANCOIS Quirouet, whose ignorance is Only
,qualied by his imbeciIity and basene'',
vas appointed to the Lower Canada Sf'
ste, to reward him for hauing acted "
Lord .4ylmer's spy in the House oil A.
emily, Of which he was a member-l"'
ven these few facts are enough to s0e' +
he character Of that body and ibe benr'' +
hat the people could derive from 1t. l@
act is that nothing was expected 70 h''
rom so depraved source but nJOs'"''
nd an obstinate opposition 10 every rn'',
ure tending TO alleviate the sutrrng'"
he people by checking the rapaely o. ''
nblic servants who composed the m'y''
Y Of the Council, and were, consequent
iterested 10 perpetuaiing The growing
uses.
Ifanother trait were wanting 10 c'U'
lete the likeness of the Legislative Cou''
l Of Lower Canada. we find II i" Wv
'adiness, nay, the eagerness, win wa
'e men who betrayed their comP'''Y
ere received into that body. No s''D'
ad man proved himself unworthy o.
The verb "to quirouet" was introduce !.
tnate the unexampled treachery Of the nv