New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-26
Grni. Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Cugy,
or the fivc Great Libel suits nbont the
Invasion OF Canada la-l Summer.

SIR: Since the iliustrious General Thumb left
for the South this city has been very dull indeed As
compared with New York % seems the very quntes
sencc OF civic dulncss Albany, even In December
with the canals and river Frozen and the Legislature
out OF session alivey cricket of place Il take
toe well garrsoned Capital Of Canada standard -
The inhabitants were fully prepared to fall asleep for
the next half century when they got eiecualy walked
up by very sensitive warrior of the name OF General
Augustus GUgy who has actually brought five lawsuits
sgsus, the Press about the Yankees taking Canada and
his own important agency in the -ad undertaking
lawsuits droll ridiculous and brought on, too
With such a seeming earnestness and anxiety win
them that taking the man and the rage he is in into
view. they have produced more mirth and laughter
than any farce acted in thoatcr no matter how
rich. Verses wiitcisms bon mots and puns innumera
/ Die have appeared and our General George Washing
ton Dixon Of the lOh Yucatan Dragons, will be-
gin to envy the fame Of the great Canadian A. b c Gugy
! English is the language Of this Government" but
/ in the markets they talk French Even newspapers
here have but little of domestic novelty in them except
when Parliament is sitting; and the Ministry az
dozen Of prosperous gentlemen who enjoy 3 900 in
comes at the public expense, with seats in parls.
ment and patronage enough At their disposal 10
the votes of the waters upon Providence, among
their brother representative have STAYED of all IN
quiry and reform by holding sham session OF some
twenty Dye days Water for the affairs Of country
$500 miles erfeHf and taken good to prevent the
early assembling OF any more such.
When 1t is what the States will do in the way Of
choosing President next month, England Will try to
shape her policy here accordingly 4 royal speech will
be shipped from London and NIT yedr Montreal Will
probably have parliament
The anti popular character Of this Government may
be readily inferred from the facts that be
legislator who does not s. 400 worth Of land that
during the last parliament the Government ruled with
out a legislative majority and that there has been
only three weeks OF law-making investigation,
al Montreal since early IN l-i1.
The ieadiHg journals here copy from the English.
French and American papers discuss to WEAKNESS the
repeal OF the Navigation Laws record births marriages
deaths accidents and cases OF babes lost IN the woods
mourn the miseries Of Ferres the dismissed Gus
tom House officer and wonder the prod giOus powers
OF itgious lawyer, blessed with the enyiable cogno
men and appurtenances of exAdutant General Bar
tholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy, NJ. p F., Seignor OF
GraDdprc &C &c. When ] at Washington in
Jacksons time somebody sent him cheese nearly rs
big AZ elephant every body eating Of this cheese
tOsstpg IT, roasting 1.-THE place skunk with cheese
Here It Is all Gugy Gugys loyalty, Gugys libel suits,
his terror OF treason and Of Yankees and his speech
Is and dOings in everybOdys mouth. i hope Gusy
will get foored The CALLED ade winces, The H0-
ad served him right What a shame to try 10 crush
the Press In this way and thousand similar express
siOns heard AT every corner in every store the
private parties and on parade When Gugy's com
plant was read in the Court House other day its con
tents were Enthusiastically dro so apt so ludicrous
laughter
which bench, bar and spectators Involuntary joined
seemed 10 shake the very building. lie has had the
whole press Of the city open b hm free OF charge to
correct error and yet urges series of prosecutions
Tor money because the press here copied from the New
York daily papers, few lines from Nauxhal speech
IN the ordinary course OF business. In Court he may
have law ior nothing for law is his trade but the ed
tors put to thousands of dollars of expenscthey
have 10 hire lawyers Daniel OConnel was lbeled in
the most cruel and bitter terms every day of his public
lie yet ne never needed one libel suit to bolster up his
character and trust that neither the purse public
reputation OF the violent sensitive person who is dis
turblng society here. will be benefited BY his press
traps. If be called on OCOnnor aud his conversation
has been msstated. why does he not like honest
man tell why he called and what he did say instead of
trying 10 mend his beggarly fortunes by playing the
game OF the spider and the fly o.
-yrap~shy ooo"tryasn stesdiiy OPP
pressed by absentee faction of Lords Bishops and
Landlords, who hold the soil and it's products at the
bayoDet point They held meetngs-strOng language
was used-the police and the deteo7Ues were there
incautiOus men were marked for future prescription
and some of the leaders slept TO n State and
cackled IN public about invasion, revolt conquest, &c
with iuency aud gbness that proved their unfit
ness ever to originate any such marvellous movement
Mr.. OCOnnor, then editor of an Irish newspaper in |
NewYOrk came here 10 get sympathy and subscribers
spoke several times IN public, and soon became an OBJ
Ject OF especial attention with the secret police, and
that other class of detectives who like Sir Jonah Bar
rngton In Ireland ind il 10 be for their interest
~ all the intelligence they collect to headquar
ers with an understanding that the collectors never
20 be placed in the witness box with common inform
ers or spies, but rewarded as gentlemen, and thus
enabled TO continue in that capacity their treachcrous
political espionage IN the bosom OF too cOnhdlng
cioty.
Ga his return to New-York Mr.. O'Connor who takes
active part in public meetings there, mentioned at
Nauxhall Garden think II was and in his journal that
Col Gnbte of Canada had communicated very freely
with him, &c. &C; indeed their intimacy here a
matter OF very general surprise to those unacquainted
with the Colonels real character The Montreal Hcr.
dId Montreal POt and journal Of Commerce, the Trans
crypt and other papers copied OConnors statement
some of them with comments and Gugy instantly /
actions against their conductors laying his
damages a, about $4,000 the Queens Bench Judges
have overruled sundry demurrers, and the
for trial before lures.
Gugy therefore, is the great object OF conversation
and, whether deseryedly or not cannot say he 40
pears to DE very generally dsked II he is not used
by others tool in the libel business he is surely
foolish thus 10 invite the public to laugh his expense
Mr.. Gugy father was Swiss, who came over here
to mend his fortunes he suited the bad old system so
ably exposed by the Earl of Durham; made High
Sherf OF Montreal district embracing about a third
of Lower Canada, and the Deputy Executives sent
from England found him such useful and handy in
strument in all their dirty work and as head Of their
Police, that they actually made him Senator for life
When he died trial took place in the Courts here
which ind reported 10 the Herad Col. b. A. c. Gugy
and his mother were present and surely the who
could say and do what he said and did there, would be
iiiicult 10 libel
Old Gugy sheriff till his death-an office of vast
power and emolument, and always held during the
pleasure OF Government is said he owed IL to Lord
;astlercagh and, ia ls27 when deserving Canadian
Ulcers were cashiered by Lord DalhOusie old Gugy
ot the command OF battalion Of militia. lie
nor Magistrate OF Montreal Sheriff, Legislative COun-
illor, and Colonel al at man of al work. Tie
hose the grand aud petty ures per mandate from
he Castle OF 81 Lewis and complaints made by G
he people the press and the Legislature. 10 England
'ng and vainy against the jury PANELS thus packed
rish fashion, by Gugy, the Swiss
From some small and marketable section II IS pre- q
lmed was sent 20 Quebec, to the House of Assembly
4. c. the ELDEST son of this very convenient Sher
!. He was one Of THREE out OF = members At Que
&c, who went by the OF Castle hacks - and A
hen resistance to all improvement at the Chateau,
al driven the people into premature revolt young l.
ugy united the duties of Lieut. Colonel OF Militia 4
It'll those OF leader OF the police spies nformers C.
electives sc. OF that day. and though Canadian q
)ru greatly dstng uished hmselfn the horrible
- Eustache and - Charles graphically described
Capt Marryatt and others. When Gugy was Dep
y Assistant Quarcrmastcr General Col Wcthera OF q
e Regulars wrote him You the best PARrIzAN q
ldier ever met; with SELECT troop OF Mounted Pc
r. you could do more 20 secure the peace Of Lower
anads than any other that could be devised
that no rebel or reasonable sgi,atOr could escape
lur vigilance and decision" =
The sympathsing Gugy, who became intimate with "
Conner. rs he says suitably rewarded by Sir i.
I'm C0loorne and when martial law death became cl
fashion here he selected head police magis u
ate of Montreal where he kept so keen and sharp =