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

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!, sorry for his indulgence towards hin
had ordered that he should be found agar
with view of OBTAINING him prisoner.
When he arrived at London on the Cat
September, 1888, Lord North Twas at III
ID Head Of the Colonial Department. Visits
letters, personal solicitations, recommends
r tons from strangers, all were used 10 gal
an audience from this Minister, but il wa
OF no avail His under Secretary observ
= ed, probably by command, the same con
duct. Mr.. Du CaIyet was informed By
respectable and influential men, that willis
reading his complaints, Lord North had
said that ii did NOT belong 10 a ruined and
isolated IN an, as Mr.. Du Cairet, 10 strug-
gle Nth nobieman Of such a fortune and
Standing as General Haidimand. who, If
he pleased, could retire 10 Switzerland,
tchere he ~ould be protected against The
lars Of England
The ministry being changed, Lord Sid
ney become the Colonial Secretary. On
the 18Th March, 1884, Mr.. Du CaIvet pre-
sen;ed 10 His Lordship petition. by which
he claimed with all the form oflaw, that a
Royal order should be granted to summon
his prosecutor TO London, which was the
only way 10 bring him under The jurisdic-
ton Of the English tribunals. On the
goth Of the same month, the Colonial Min
ster took charge himself OF the copy Of
Mr.. Du Calvet's memorial to His Majesty. !
OUTLINES OF Mr.. DU cALvET's PETITION,
Presented on the Goth September, 1888,
to His Majesty George the Third, through
the Secretary OF the Colonial Department,
Lord North.
The petition exposed the cruelties of
Gov. Haldimand, and went TO say that .
the Canadians would soon be very disloyal
if such Governor continued 10 admins y
ter the government of the Province and ,
that he Mr.. Du Calvet) expected Justice {
from His Majesty, & therefore begged for :
the impeachment Of Governor Haldimand. .
A letter was also written by Mr.. Du
Calvet to His Royal Hghness, the Prince /
of Wales, the 26th September, 1888, in Ii
which Mr.. Du Calvet depicted the tyran- Z
neal conduct of Governor Haldimand TO- =
ward himself; told him that great numbers =
If Canadians were forcib4y dragged from
heir homes, thrown into jails and then
gain forcibly sent back to their families
aid that imprisonments were so frequent O
hat the people had become familiar with h
hem. Mr.. Du Calvet spoke in high terms ., %
the American independence, and warn ii
the Prince of Wales of the consequent tn
IS that might arise from the vexatious con- to
uct of tyrannical Governors towards a -, ~
eope, who from the towers of Montreal, nc
'uld behold the free and independent flag W
the most happy Americans. to
In a letter of Mr.. Du Calvet to- Lord ID, 's
orth, Secretary for the Colonies. dated 70
ondon, 10Th November, 1888, he tells pr
$ Lordship that although he has not tn
'lgned to answer his just complaints, vet i 1ii
will continue increasingly to write, un- an
a positive answer shall be given to his an
tltlon to the King Of the a6th Septem- rel
r, preceding.-Protests his fidelity to the "a, ,a'
rown, although he has been very IN for
Gated, and speaks OF the iniustices and fro
trlgues of Governor Hadimand's fac. inn
us party. The officers of the Gov ooi
nor wrote TO England that in Quebec ore
I'LL is ,ceH;" il ought to be remembered ma
al those who write thus, are bought bv gu;
Governor with immense sums of mon era
) collected to prosecute innocent men. ha,
po'eH'S quebec as province a. ruiz
ndoned to Turkish laws, and to the bru- nor
force OF arms, without an asylum FIR are
weak and oppressed. The most re. - -
ctable and wealthy citizens are taken sa,
ay from the Province; men are daily gen
gged from the bosom of their families due
father is torn from his son ,;,h Bril-
asaiion, crime or reason whatever. IS a-
'rlsoned and ruined; is submitted n ,ha con,