North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-24
sWANToN. VT. MARCH "a, 1871

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post II honof, absndoned his eoaatry wheu
ii needed bis assurance most. aud passed
into tie Unacd States, where BE krl's hini-
self secreted 50 that IT'S casulFymsn kaew
not where 10 hnd him. Let us drop the
curtain however, the recital oG such cow
aEdly sct, pains cur feelings, ard ne wish
oar READERS ~ spare US the d'ssgSeeaalr
task Of unmasbing an individual, compst-
riot cor whnm We, M enc ,iTne, had ven
GRAFTON nearly equal 10 that paid by the
ancients TO their demi.gods.
The attention of our readers is now re-
specially called TO the pefussi Of the adj
dress of the confederation Of the six coun-
lies 10 the people Of Canada. I, is graf
flying task for us 10 have TO acknowledge
that q, lease the president Of that grand
meeting. did not shrink from his duty to-
wards his country when the isscsin was
sounded. He rushed 10 arms, and although
shsmefuily abandoned by the geat agitator
whose impcfieus duty was TO die rather
than fee, he nobly fought his coun'ry's
battles against the fyrant-toe, who sought
ANONYMOUSLY 10 sacrifice the lives Of the
patriot lenders. Both Of The Vice prcsi-
dents suffered a long incarceration for their
devotcdness to their coun:ry's cause, End
one OF them died a martyr 10 the cause OF
liberty from his long and painful impiison-
men,. This address which contains the
noblest and the most patriotic sentiments,
is to be found in our appendix on the las,
page Of the next number marked (dd.)
The See Of Rome had with the consent
Of the English authorities, erected the
Province Of Lower Canada into two do.
ceses instead Of one, as II originally was.
Bishop Lariigue, who resided in the City
Of Montreal and who for mary years had
stfove hard 10 be acknowledged as Bishop
Of Montreal, through his dcvoteducss and
sefyility to the British Crown, had al last,
| succeeded 10 his favorite plan OF being duly
recoe nized by the British authorities MS
SUCH For this beneficial favor conferred
on him by the English crown, His Lord
ship proved himself over-graieiuI. When
the Americans invaded Canada in 17T5-7t
and the English power was fast declining
there in consequence Of the victories
Of the immortal Montgomery, the Catho-
lie Bishop Of the Colony, stepped forward
and issued a politico-religious proclamation
calling upon The Roman Catholics 10 sup
port the lettering British power He IN
derstood well that civil and religious lber-
~ as promulgated by the American doc
trine, would be a severe blow 10 his do
minion over the religious feelings OF bis
fellow counirymen, he therefore opposed
the revolution. But from the accounts
which tradition and history lef, us, this
uncalleG for interference on the part O: the
Catholic Bishop, was viewed by The peo-
pie in its true light, and ,heold pteiate had
the modification Of seeing The followers oI
us NHuICH ieubhihB ot a'sA hCSilS'Hb "0
serv:e advice. In a more recent period,
1910, when all was dismay and terror in
the Province OF Lower Canada, when the
advocates and defenders Of the peoples
cause, were thrown into cold dungeon:
and the alarm Of rebellion spread through
the Province, when Sir James Henry
i Craig was cxcrting al the mighty powers
OF his lyrannical aud desro,ic mind to op
press the Canadian people, and pefsecut'
their leaders, where was The CoIhob'
Bishop found On what side did he ar
ray himself Did he, as his clerical duil
required, remain neutral, or was he Il
be found on The peoples side against tyr
amy and oppression Whoever is &C
quainted with The natural nfopensities o
men, vested with pretended divine power
viii never expect 10 End the descendant
Of the Apostles advocating democrats
principles, as long as il IS not their parte
uisr Interests TO do So, bat on the contrar,
they will infsIlibly he found enrolled unde
the banner Of despotism and right divine
Let the History Of Europe be consulted
and OR renders viii be satisfied that Bsh