North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-17

have bcrn an accidental speclstor.
,boeehl they bad cleared Tor good, bot no
50 tie opefattuns brgaa anew and ih'
assault was twice attempted. I was obli
ged to mount guard the whole Eight, bu
these towards who had come TO wage va
upon inoaeusive pieces Of wood. left tn,
%grou4i when they found out they mus
fight.
Five weeks after sll these attacks, S or s
soldiers armed with their bayonets, came
a, Two O'Clock in the morning, not 10 de
stroy the exterior ornaments Of my house.
but the house itself. They seemed re.
solved this time TO force their passage
through, either BY tie door or bv the win.
dows fortunately the doors and shutters
were Of iron, they could not force thea.
without noise ; my servant men awaken
ING, gave the alarm, and these brave sol
diefs found their safety in fight. At the
time this last attack took place | was gone
on a journey to my Srigniory on David's
rivet-there the same devastation and de-
ISOLATION which had been perpetratrd on my
home at Montreal, had been inflicted
Three OF my finest horses had been stab
bed with knives in my stables, horned cat
tie and other domestic animals had been
wounded and mutIIated with The same
Instruments.
Alter w or three attacks on myself and
property | sent two notices to the Editor
Of The Quebec Gazette, Offering a good re-
Enumeration 10 those who would Give IpcaI
evidence for the discovery and the punish
ment OF the perpetrators. The press in the
Province being under the arbitrary control
OF the government, the authorities SUD.
pressed them both. A governor who refu-
SEES to take coenizance Of crimes, cares but
very little about Furnishing them. Bur
why this pretended negligence Mr..
I%heophllus Cramahe who was Lieu,en
ant Governor when these two notices were
suppressed, IS now residing in England,
near Richmond, is the ministry can, ifthey
VIII, get the necessary information on this
state secret but in the mean time here is
the information that | owe, to the
English people. 1t was a magistrate tina,
the public suspected unanimously as the
author OF so many vio!ences, on the other
hand The victim was but a Canadian. who
doomed to sacrifice and even to ruin
The honor of The magistracy which would
nave been stained by an enquiry, was
more precious than the blood and fortune
IF a new subject.
Judge Frazer had begun his persecu-
IONS against me by exciting Iepions of his
nee brethren IN arms, and finished bv ex.
lung agaIns! me the weak and in6rm band =,
his colleagues with long gowns. The :
whole judiciary body is reduced 10 seven Il
r eight members who yet can be reduced "
0 three, and from this reduction can be g
rought down to one Judge in three per- -
ans. 1t is easily foreseen tina, JUDGE
fazer is the head Of tins formidable trini.
Y. Mr.. De Ronville and Mr.. MaBane 4
re his two honorable colleagues. Mr. "
fouviIIf is a Canadian gentleman verv o
tile versed in the mysteries of French in D ,
SPrndehce and consequently he is q n
an very incompetent to be a Judge. I'm
'ne + Fench Government he was named Il
Judge at Three Rivers, but did not con. ,
hate The esteem of his conntrvma, u
Is nomination as justice of the neace :, in
'75' and since then as Judge of the corr, al
common pleas at Montreal. thunder
FucK The Canadians, who looked upon !, al
the omen Of despotism. Public fear was
It too well grounded, as will be- seen ha .
S subsequent acts. y,
Judge Madame is such a %curiops eccer f.
c character that he has but verv Caw II,
@''aiors. He never appear. outwsruv
nat he really is he never shows him. -,
! out through deception. A magistrate an
quebec and man-midwife at Edinburgh. tir
Is al TINS latter school that he has .oI
his degrees in French iurisnrn- %
nee. With him. f~fisndsb;o -