North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-18

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lowing tcrms: " We respect consistent
rsttioi. even though he has taken up arms
nc airsI US bot we despise most heartily
those low and miserable wretches who
while they suppose the patriots have the
advantage, shout Success In the pairi-
| o,s. and down with the English Govern
msni." bui the moment their old friends
are routed, annoy Us with proiestatlons ol
fidelity and loyalty to tie British crown.
We spit in the faces OF snch knaves as
George Cartier aud Andre Oulmet."
Governor Thomson could not but ieel
highly pleased al shaking hands with the
Ex- President ri The d" Sons of Liberty
more especially as that individual bad once
entertained such friendly feelings for the
mower Of Great Briiaia in Canada. De-
paned spirit of the noble and generous
Duauette if thou couldst but witness the
base arid degraded conduct of th!A Presl-
dent. how indignant must he thy feelings!
Thou hast suffered on the scaflold for the
maintenance of those principles that Andre
Ouimet had signed with his own hand,
while he, the vile creature, after having
been treated in the most contemplate
manner by the English Government,
crouches before that power whose iniqui-
lies and iniusiices he had so well exposed
in the address of The Sons of Liberty ~
67. c. S. Rodier, an ignnrainus Of the
first kind once shopkeeper in ST. PauI's
Street, Montreal, and afterwards whole
sale merchant he is brother in law to
Paul Joseph Lacroix, before noticed, and
was very jealous patriot until 1886, when
Lord Gosford set his patriotism a rest by
making him Commissioner for the trial OF
Small Causes" for the city Of Montreal
accompanied also by the appointment OF
Justice Of tie Peace. He is one Of those
French Canadian magistrates who, in
company with the most honorable, and
now the great martyr, d. b. Vger, signed
nadians, desiring them to keep quiet, and
not take any part in the UNNATURAL
rebellion then going on against her Nj jes-
ty's sacred authority. For his apostacy,
Sir John Colhorne made him Something in
the Commission for estimating the losses
nf the InuaI snhjsc in n q last rebel
lions. He is a complete renegade, whose
name is a bye-word Of IidcuIe With E. |
M. Leprohon, whom we described in a
preceding number, lie voted in August, |
1888, as grand juror, TO bring a true bill
Of murder against Messrs. Nicolas, Dau>
nais, and the two Pinsonnauit, as being
in the Chartrand affair, and also
against the venerable Captain JaIbert, for
he murder OF Lieutenant Weir at ST
Denis. Those were the only two Cana,
ilans base enough TO comply with the
'lews of sangnnary Government.
GO. Jacques Viger. This man it ap-
'ears is not satisfied with having brought
lis country 10 ruin by his apostacy, bu,
gain thrusts his important self on the
,uhlic He is dead 10 shame. The reader {
must be informed that this Mr.. Vieer is
ousin Of the Hon. l.. J. Papineau, now
vanished from Canada, and cousin also of
4 Nj. Viger, who was twice imprisoned /,
y the English Government. He is re-
ated to Mr.. ID. B. Viger, who is yet kept
durance by the English Government. {
IS many as ten Of Mr.. Jacques Viger's :
flatIons were prosecuted by the hypocri- q
cal Lord Gosford, whom he deyotedlv
Imported. He was staunch radical as S
ing as the House Of Assembly required e
is services as witness before its divers I
ommittees, and as long as he could resent t
n injury received from Lord DaIhousie 4
1928, by depriving him Of his commits II
on as militia officer. But the admins a
alton of Lord Goslord worked wonders s
the spirit OF those who were willing 10 d
III themselves, and Mr.. v. all at once p
-came firm supporter of the English t.
government. He is Inspector of the il
Dads OF Montreal, for which he receives a b
lary at the disposal of the mayistra,.s