North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-01
sWANToN, VT. JULY l. 1910.

'1as The first proposition must stand. We
low give an extract Of the address TO
which we have alluded it is conceived in
be following terms -
Although much is done, yet much re-
liains 10 do. Expect mol peaee ,ehile aav
IorHer. 81 .fmeriea IS IN pOssession Of
F0ur foes. You must drive them away
from tbs land of promise, land flowing
Indeed with milk and honey. Your breth-
EN- al The e1iremiites Of he continent,
strtady imptorc your .triehdship and pro
kfhon. II IS your duty In grant their re-
Equss'. They hunger and thisi atler Ii
BETTY. De it yours 10 dispense 10 them
the heavenly gilt. And what is there
now TO prevent IT,"
The attention OF our readers is now call
ed 10 the administration Of the Govern
Inent of Canada. As already shown, Sill
Guy Carleton had replaced the Hon. Pau
Ins Emilius Irving, in September 1866, as
Northumberland of the province
In l170 he obtained the permission OF
returning home, and was succeeded by the
oldest councillor, Mr.. Cramahe, who was
the next year duly commissioned as lieute-
nant-governor Of The province. Sir Guy
Carleton returned again in the year IT'S.
Our readers are already familiar with
Gov. Carleton's conduct while the Amer
leans held possession OF the greater part
.oi the province. His military achieve
ments were certainly Of very little impor-
tance--far from being cFeditable to his
memory. Ye. il must be admitted that
he sometimes manifested considerable mag
naniinlty Of soul, in the treatment of The
American prisoners who fell into his
hands.
Dissatisfied with the preference shown
by the English Ministry in favor Of Lieut..
Col. Burgoyne, to whom had been en-
trusted the task of red ucing the Americans,
by conducting an army through Canada,
with view of forming junction with
Lord Howe, Sir Guy Carleton asked for
his immediate recall, and rendered his re-
signation as Governor General of that
Pfovince, which resignation was accepted
On the 18Th September. 1878, malor-gen.
Fred. HaIdimand was named in his stead,
aid amore tyrannical and despotic charac-
Ter never existed since the world began.
|, was under Governor Haldimand that
the unfortunate Pierre Du Calvet, very
wealthy and influential merchant OF Mon
trial, was thrown into damp dungeon,
ard suffered the mos, cruel treatment that
could be inflicted on man. This disiin-
gtished individual had become an object
ofdeep hatred to the military officers who
wire then filing up all The important civil
Offices in the country. His house had fire.
qtenty been attacked BY parties of soldiers
AMI his amiable wife, in consequence of
terrible fright caused by one of those
nightly attacks, had come to a premature
death. Such calamity ought TO have
apeased the vengeance OF his enemies
anil it seemed for a moment 10 have aba
TED it, but it soon reappeared, with in
erased fury and his house was threat
end with immediate destruction. All
tIl,se scenes OF violence were taking place
Immediately under the eyes Of the civil
officers of the city, yet. no protection was
ever offered 10 the victim OF English ha-
tired. To cap the climax 10 this internal
persecution of an honest man, on the 9th |
September, 1850, Du Cslvet was arrested
by Capt. Laws Of the s4th Reg, al
Pointe Du Lac, about midway on his
Journey from Quebec TO his home. Al
though he inquired for what cause he was
this deprived OF his liberty, he was told
that no answer could be given him on that
So beet, and that it was by order of the
Governor General. He was dragged TO
Qsebec and put on board of an armed ship,
The Canceaur, which was then in the har-
Dor of that city.
He was thrown into n Mace where he