North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-01

r.bss tgnofshoc; telling him at the safs,
time thai the sooner be eft the province
the better il wosd be for its inhabitants
Hf. Psraslt directed bis attention Il
the organization Of the different commit.
tees Of the Coouty Of Montreal. lie wa
member Of the eenifal aud permanent
committee that eogaiy, which ga, week
~ 10 the city oi Montreal. On the lefh
July, he went TO the parish Of ssBlt des
Recolless, where he organized a sub-com-
mitiee, whose objects were the non-con-
sumption OF duty paying articles, and the
encouragement Of domestic manufactures.
On The Esd July be attended pfeiini-
nary meeting, holden al Vaudfeuil, 10 ap-
point day for a general meeting Of the
constituency Of the county, (notwithstapd-
ing the proclamation Of the Baron Of Wor-
hugham had forbidden such meelings,) TO
discuss the measures Of the English Par
lament relative TO Lower Canada. Al
this preliminary meeting, Mr.. P. ridiculed
proclamation issued by a tory Justice of
Peace, named Mathieson, who had ex-
tracied from bis royal masters proclama-
ton ell the high-sounding epithets seditious,
illegal, and even ,raiiorous, and concluded
by fcrbidding the same by the authority OF
her most sacred majesty. The 9th OF An
gust was the day fixed npon for the gen.
eral meeting, TO which Mr.. Perrault was
invited. He was present and in his re-
marks, he exposed the turpilude of the
English Government towards the Cana
dians, the iniquity and injustice of Lord
John RusselI's resolutions in the Imperial
Parliament towards this colony, which had
never asked for any thing but justice, and
which received in return ncught but
dreadful threats ana the most outrageous
abuse. The resolutions passed at this
meeting were OF the moot energetic charac-
ter, they disapproved the conduct Of the
government, blamed openly
The partial and pusianimous conduct of
Lord Gosford and encouraged, and adopt.
ID the plan Of non consumption of duty
paying articles as their Representatives
lad no longer the control of the public
monies. The manner 10 which he address
ed the meeting, the correctness and ee-
,ancc Oh his dtcttvu, sutue vi his argu.
nents and above all the indisputable facts
Ie there stated, served TO render him very
'opular with the people Of the county :
lie left there little thinking that it would =
e the last time he would ever meet them ,
n public. l
On the 18th August the Parliament as. u
embed 10 hear from the Governor Of
cial notice of the passing of Lord John
iussel's s coercive resolutions. Mr., P, -
'as found among that majority, who de-
Jared in an address TO the Governor in
hicf, that they considered these resolu-
ons violation Of their most sacred rights, ,
I'd tina, they would not proceed to dis. u
1feh o. business, until such unjust resolu. n
ons should be rescinded. On the 9Th Sept. II
H.. Perrault was named an honorary II
ember OF the Association OF the Sons of n
liberty, an honor due to him as circum. r
ances will prove. -
MIR. p. was also present at the celebrated OF
Getting Of the six Counties, holden at St. dc
iarles on the asd & Gath Oct, 1ss7.-Ir G.
are correctly informed, he assisted ma. fr.
rally in framing the Declaration adopted g.
that meeting. Some time after this IT
'morable occasion Mr.. Perrault was in. III
med 10 Montreal, that a warrant of Oil
gh Treason was issued against him. try
'rd Gosford had marked him as one of wi
victims for dungeon If not even ior no
Hold, because he had openly declared tin
opinions upon the tyranny exercised by -
mother country towards his native :,
d. Having been warned by friends of .li'
foregoing facts, be left the city Of Mon. Dt
81 and took the direction Of St. Denis M
re finding The people disposed to repel 10
&c by force, he concluded to remain with fut
m and share their fate. Like the
str'ous and immortal DR.. Warren he
leyred 10 exnoSe his I,Ea in rak,. lCl uiil