North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-03


e'lrbfatrd individual, alter having d'ainrd
the cup of disgrace Ia lis very dwgs, has
hreu created a Dsrnnei aud is al present
! Chiri Justice al The Province, aud at the
same time one of the Executive Councillors.
Tie fell So ehsg finrd al his downfall thar
his irritable disposition frequently brought
him 10 contact Nth The kna,isl, AyIn,cr.
Ia his correspondence with him he went
81 far as I" challenge his EscrIlenry, bpi
Ayimrr took great pains Ia shield his aris-
incralic body hehind his title III the kings
Representative, as he had already done in
the case al one ol his servant maids whom
he deIfauded of her wagrs. He pretrndrd
10 the latter casr, that a Governor coold
not hr aniruablr To The laws of the count,v
aud IN The former, he boldly asserted tha,
British Governor, the kings representa-
tive, could not be- accountable Ia III. laws
of honor. Such was the poor, miserable
and piiiful Mathew Lord Aylmer, Of Bal
ra,h.
Dark days were, BY no means Of rare
occurrence IN Lower Canada. IN The pol
tical horizon of that unfortunate country,
they have been Of continued aud unintcr
rnpted dura,ian. Our readers have alrea.
dy been informed that in October, 1885,
one al those dark DAYS occurred, on which
The people were obliged 10 light candles al
noon-tlay III consequence Of the gross
dai sness. In November 1921, the same
phenomena was witnessed. The i7ih OF
October 1884, is remarkable for the great
darkness that prevailed.
There has been much speculation in re-
gard 10 the causes which have produced
these extraordinary events. Some have
believed them to b. produced by the direct
agency o! the Almighty, md consequently
were considered as the precursors of some
dire calamity wi ich he was about 10 send
upon the human family. Others have
more wisely regarded them as the result
81 certain planetary revolutions, when
some OF the celestial planets pass between
the earth and sun, whose bodies nbst,uct
the rays OF light and whose shadows over
cloud the earth. In regard la This matter
one tang is certain, they are not produced /
by any change or alteration in the relative ,
position between the eatil, and sun. In
the month Of November 1883, very en- {
ifaordinary rhetorical light appeared
IN the heavens, unsurpassed in hiiiancv a
and beauty, by any hing ot the kind ever II
before witnessed. This phenomena was {
not only srcn in Canada but was visible. a
throug hout The United States. Such won. u
leriul exhibitions at nature always awak. /,
tn. the easily excited fears OF HE ignorant Il
and superslilious. The end oi' tie would L
was confidently predicted by fools aud IL
fanatics us well Us by deeeivers aud i'm p
,oSiors. b
The general Elections were managed v,
viii. considerable warmth by both poIii- "
al parties. On one side was evinced d
great, and often very indscreet and ii
Malicious desire TO defeat those popular c,
candidates, who were in favor OF the 90 e.
While on the other side no m
rss zeal, anxiety and dtrisi"n were mani. Il,
col. Al The rrclion Tor the Borough al h,
William Henry, the defeat Of the tory III
sealed with the blood of one u,
II the most viriunus citizens of the place. ~
ir. Marcoux, who had displayed the Nh
ratrst activity in supporting the popular "
andidaie, wac brought To premature and br
ntimely grave fran shut aimed at him 81
" The murGernus hand ui n deadly Toe To- ci,
ivil and religious liberty. He survived hui Is
short time after the infection oi the wound so
coronel's inquest was held over the III
lang!ed body of This devoted palrioi, who Nj
AL sealed with his blood, his warm and ap
nyirIIng attachment To the cause of his re-,
ppressed country. al
The perpeirstnrs Of This Infamous deed, "
ere apprehendrd. and brought before the m,
oek tribunal of English justice in the Gu
70, ince, and were, as might be expected me