North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-04

''on. yet we find that Sir Gordon Drum.
n'"nd was 'ffliaird and rxasIrraird a, the
wise and constitutional conduct af the
House Of Assembly who had thus s,,lrnt.
~ protested sgaIus, the injustice OF III.
Pnnce Regents dccisi"n, although il pfo-
fessed to he yet ready 10 submit 10 another
invesiig a,ioR, provided the House would
he all owed to he heard through an agent
on the validity Of their accusation against
The Two Judges they had ctiminated.
On The Goth the House was summoned
10 meet the Administrator IN the Chanhrt
Of the Legislative Council when the rnysl
sanction was given Ia one bill aud The fol-.
towing unc' rrous speech was addressed
e. The members of the House. See letter
r. ~ 'hr appendix on The last page.
| The House Of Assembly was consequent.
1 " dissolved and the only reason as<ipn ned
Tor this conduct on the part Of the admin.
islrator was that they, in proceeding
anew on this affair nf The Two Judges, were
losing sight % the respect which was due
Ia His Highness' decision. Fortunately
this administration which looked rather IN
| suspicious 10 the Colony, was oi shorl
duration. On the AL of Nav, Sir Cor
don Drnmmnnd aud his suite embarked
Tor England on board Of the Regalia and
! The Government ot the Province devolvrd
nn Major General John Wilson who con
IInued as Administrator till the 18th oi
July, when new Governor in Chief
landed from the Steamboat Masham. II
was Sir John Coap- Sherhrooke who had
been Governor Of the Province of Nova
Scotia during the war.
Before the arrival of Sir John Coape
Sherbtooke, bread stuff had become so
scarce in The Province that the Govern
ment began 10 fear that the country III eht
he subjected tn The dreadful consequences
Of famine. On the 9th Of Jolly an en-
barge was put on the expectation Of all
kinds of grain suitable Tor the manufac-
ture of bread
Before dismissirg the administration Of
Sir Gordon Dr1mmoud, we shall inform
our readers ofone Of those daring persecu.
lions Of the press which could be tolerated
in no other place than in the Canadian pro-
vnces, where the press is more subject To
he controlled by Executive influence or
awed into silence by the unrrIenling rod OF
judicial persecution. The decision Of the
Prince Regent was hardled rather roughly
in certain articles signed q" The .fnti. Can.
adam Reriew which were first published
in the Canadian Courant and in the Spec
tafeur; but as these articles were growing
more and more severe, i, was thought pru-
dent TO publish them in the shape of small
pamphlets. The Administrator, Sir Cor
don Drummond became quite vexed al
| the audaciv Of the authors of VIVA, was
called foul libel upon the Prince Regent
and the Duke oi York. II was therefore
determined, that prosecution should take
place at the next Criminal Court Of the
District Of Montreal. But the case as
rather difficult. The Chief Justice OF the
Province Mr.. Jonathan SrwelI was at that
lime in ENG land where he had gone, "a our
readers recoileci, To meet The accusations
urged against him and Judge Monk hy
the House Of Assembly; & the LATER Judge
had been appointed by The Administrator
! as President ad interim of the Eeeisla.
tive Council during the Chief JUSTICES alb.
sence from the Province. As the Lsgisla-
ture was in session and as Judge Monk
was busy in his Legislative capacity, Sir
Gordon Drummond ordered the regular
session Of the Criminal court for the Dis
trict OF Montreal, which could not be held
without the presence of the Chief Justice Of
Montreal, tJudge Monk to be suspended;
thus taking upon himself Ia susr~nd
the operation of the law, hceansr hs would
not appoint aunIhrr individual than Judge
Mnnk to he president al inierim oi the
Legislative Council. As i. had heen de-
iermined al the Castle 81. Lewis that the