North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

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was open ard by words. A majority of
the council (of a0) were feformeFs; there
were two candidates for the Mayoralty,
DR.. John Roph, whom the minority sup
ported, and who agreed 10 serve il elected
bat when he found that he would not OBJ
tain the support OF the reformefs, he re-
| signed his office OF alderman. The council
elected Mackenzie (Who had been previ-
ously returned as churchwaIden), and was
lhus the first Justice Of the Peace elected
by the people of either Upper or Lower
Canada. The charter privilege has over
whelmed the place with debt, and proved
n curse 10 the population.-ls 1888, On the
complaint Of Mackenzie, on behalf of the
Canadians, Earl Ripon Lord Goderch)
turned out Hagerman and Boulten from
the lucrative Offices of Attorney and Soil
ciior General Of u. G. because they Op-
posed every reform. They went To Lon
don and complained Hagerman was in
stanlly reinstaled, and Boullon made Chief
Justice Of Newfoundland This was a
violation of The royal word to the Cana
dians, but there was no redress.
MARCH 10, 1888, The Neutrality Law,
so called, passed. 1880. Sir F. Head, in
his narrative, says that Co!borne had Civ
en- to Judge Ridout several profitable stu
atoms TO induce him 10 change his prnci-
pies and leave the reformers--and as they
had not produced that effect, he (Sir f.
b. Head) had taken these Offices from him
again.
MAReH 10. 1889. FRANCOIS S. and T.
S. Lafontaine, David Deners and nine
other French Canadians ordered TO be ex-
ecuted for rebellion against the English
robbers, OF Canada, after a mock trial by
the military court at Montreal. We say
" mock trial." for trial il is none where
the accuscr who is interested sits upon the
bench Of justice and prelends 10 admins
ter it.-Great Canadian sympathy meet
ing in the Legislative Chamber, at the
capitol Richmond, Va, DTS. Gauvain and
Duschesnois address the Virginans. 1888,
John ID. Staples committed TO Jail for re-
bel!ion; afterwards sent to hard labour in
the peniteniary years and then into ban
ishment to u. S.
MARCH ,15. 1880, +'.''" %, -" .-;ia;aG,
assassination 81 tthe Americans al Sckf6s.
ser, with the lucrative Office Of Collector OF
Customs at Cobourg. Arthur tells the
House of Assembly that the public debt
of u c. is nearly five million OF dollars,
Of which the revenue is unable to pay
either principal or interest. Ogle X. Cow
an fails TO get the legislature To cheer
Prince for his murders.--l539, Major b.
Waite, Alexander Mcleod, John McNuI-
~. John Vernon, James Waggoner, James
Gammeil, Norman Mallory, Samuel Chan
dler, Garrett Van Camp, and George b:
Conlev, 10 Of them most honorable and
natriotic inhabitants of Canada, most o!
| them freeholders, men of large families,
heavily ironed, and shipped from Ports
mouth for Hobart Town, Van Diemen's
Land to perpetual cxuel slavery, on ielons'
lare. in company with $40 feIons, for the
crime Of loving their country and seeking
its freedom. Mrs. Waite has since set OFT
for London 10 pray the Queen Tor her hus-
bands pardon or take passage to N. ,.
Wales, leaving their child with its grand
(atberl This is British Justice!! Most
of these prisoners had suffered IL TO IS
\ months imprisonment and underwent IN
credible hardships.
MARCH II, 1910, lie Canadien, news
paper in French, printed at Quebec, be-
comes obnoxious 10 the English governor
(CTdlQ }, VINO ulSSOlNCu thS @ASoN i'p'ti ~
three ol its mem bers in jail, and this day
sent file of soldiers from the fortress who
seized the printer Of the newspaper, hls
types, presses, &c, and lodged them all IL
bis dungeons.
1 MARCH IS, 1888, The Grand Jury
Hamilton, L. c., find true bills Of hlgt
treason against Colonel Geo. Washington
Case (now under a course OF punishment
, in Canandaigua JaiD Adam fiegh, Angus
Nc Kenzie, Robert Lane, Charles Wal
, rath, WIN. Lyons, Oliver and Stephei
Smith, and John X urlln.
MARcItl9, 1882, A great county meet
ing held in Hamilton courthouse, U. c. Il
petition England for free ins,itutions-th
T tories defeated. A party, headed by Col
w. J. Kerr, son-in-lsw of Brant, The In
! dian chief, steal into Mackenzie's lodgings
: and attempt 10 murder bim-he is much in
, iiured-Ker. indicted by grand jury, trle
: by Judge Macanlay, fined 500, and hon
ors beaped on him continually aiterwaTd
: by the governments of Head and Co
o borne.
"The accounts which you bad receive
n OF the accession of Canada TO the Unin
. were premature. Iii much TO be wishe
and believe would not be displeasing |
: the people but. while Carleton remain
- among Them. with three or four thousan