New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-28

and fortunes un1er circEnsaccee OF great De-
cessity and when liberty Il really 10 danger. have
great admiration f0r those who ready o. set
ample II peril % others and engage IN common
cause but have no sympathy, no respect n sdmirs
ton for those EhO Involve The ignorant IN capital pun
ishment Of treason, and content Themselves with es
Gaping from al responsibility SIR. caHHof c0Hceire
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The NORTH American. formerly Published at
SwsntOn, contained history Of the times Of ~
in Canada. written, as have heard, BY Dr. Cote
who, with Dr. Robert Nelson, headed the move
meut in November. -3s This was quoted last
July by Dr. W Nelson. as follows
What appeared principally 70 occupy him fMr
Papineau after the affair Of - Dens) 20 withdraw
himself from all observation and thus escape from the
Goyerument--he who wrote 10 ". J.. Mackenzie 10
begin the play and raise that Province 10 order 20
st the Lower Canadians in their struggle for ndepen
dence-be who renewed the message ~ certain gen
tlemsn Mr. Theophie Duforil going to Upper Canada
he who had transported himself 10 81 Denis to seek
protection the residence Of Dr. Nelson knowing that
tne Doctor would combat hravey before giving him up
he vhO had sent 10 the County OF LAcsdie 70 press
Or Cite TO take and prepare 10 force the enemy
to hght on his retIeathe feared b compromise him
sei when BY the exercise 81 bis unlimited influence,
no had drawn bic compa,rio,s into danger. or more
properly 20 buichery. Many individuals have vainy
Tried T. pal iAle the conduct OF Mr. Pspineau but in
PreD1raiory M,rcments-Lbyd' Mission.
That there might be no mistake at Toronto con
corning the views and objects, the whole policy
of Mr. Papineau Mr.. Jesse Lloyd, Quaker, r
very wealthy farmer OF Lloydtown, carried a
packet OF letters 10 him from DR.. RO'pb, myself
and others also invited him 10 place IN Mr.
Llovd an implicit confidence. The mission to
Montreal was partly Tor the satisfaction Of many
farmers in York County neghbors and &C
II L. e., .lIxr 20
and who were ready to risk life and estate If AS
sured that Lower Canada was really IN earnest.
On the 9TH Of Nov. s37, Mr. Lloyd wss in Mr.
Papineau's house conversing with him, Dr. Robert
Nelson and others then in his full confidence upon
this subject, when the riottook place between the
Tory and reform Clubs ending in the destruction
OF Mr. P.'s English organ, the IHdic9f0r press
The conversation was quite unreseryed, aud Mr.
l.. returned 10 Toronto with a number of letters,
informing Us that there was 10 be no drawing bsck
on the part Of Lower Canada-that the Canadians
were fully prepared aud organized-that It was
deemed proper u defer the NOV cement TIL the ice
began 10 form on the 81. Lawrence, when there
would be no crossing-that our prompt coopera-
ton agreeable to our public pledge, was conh-
IDENTITY reckoned upon IN all their calculations
that Sir papineau would send messenger 70 DR.
Roluh myself and others. warning us when 10
move-aud that on account OF his age and large es
tate Mr. Denis Il. NIger was to take no part in
ror have any official knowledge OF the approach
ing struggle
Mr.. Lloyd, on his return 10 this country, commu
nicated fully with those IN whom he had conf
dence. Events fastened on the struggle below
and Mr.. T. Duiort a N agistrate OF Montreal, and
now clerk. at : POO year TO Mr.. i. NJ. Niger,
Receiver. General, was his messenger g. Toronto,
a month before We expected any orders | called
at the Government House upon Mr.. Du'ort when
in Montreal last February and found associated
with hun In the preparation Of Canada Treasury
Notes a brother of Mr.. Stanton, Collector of Gus
toms to the present administration at Toronto
aud state Printer 70 SIR Francis Head The
terrible riots of March 1882, at Toronto came %
nv recollection, and as matters are now man
aged 10 one need be astonlshed at their renewal
IN March. lsi9.
WHY Is il that Mr.. Z. after uniting with the en-
emies OF reform. getting many thousands OF dol
lars for his family from the public revenue, and, IN
view of the amnesty Tor s persists IN denying his
agency in the Instruction, and IN an effort 70
throw the blame where there IS anne, on the
shoulders of Drs. X. and w. Nelson, Messrs
DIVIDE Perrsult, Cardinal, Duquette. Mackenzie,
Lount and others when a man Of nice honor
| would scoru 10 dsavow his own conduct IN such
| case IL Is because he Is stung with the re-
| pruaches of his comrades Tor running away AZ 81
Denis ~ before the first shot was tred
Conduct Of D. b. T,gp-PuUie Ceasure.
When IN Montreal | called upon Mr.. d. B. Vi
| ger at his splendid mansion, Notre Dame ST. aud
listened with great attention to that personal eN-
PLANTATION OF his conduct Rdesertns bis old friends
which long acquaintance and ether ctrcunsfdHcts
entitled he 70 AJAX Tor. Ia July, 1850 he was
President OF the Reform Association at Montreal,
| with jacob De W 1T and Joseph Roy, Vice Presl
| dents Mr. Speaker NORM and Dr.. o Callsghan,
| Secretaries Messrs Hume and hoeback, agents
| IN Britain. Mr.. O Come ditto tor ireland, tuenne
| Parant Clerk 10 the present Executive Council
AaFr.
| Toronto. How the programme OF that Society and
| the measures OF the government OF Nessrs NlSer,
Draper Papneau. Prince Mac y eb aud Co. came
| d coincide did not learn. This ancient and
very able leader Of the Liberals, who, Ike Mons
Debartz ID, snuted the coming Storm Is stu Ia ioll
possession OF hs faculties though his frame bears
| every mark Of extreme old age though snrcwd
| and cunning, a French Canadian, and mt Ulateiy
connected with the County o. R.cheheu. his apps
! tscy So Disguised the nabItaus that when after
| Dr. W oircd Nelson return from exile, he con
tested the County with Niser the latter was 10
slimmeuse minority. Al - Denis where rePose
the ashes OF Nlgers ancestors, Nelson. though Of
fal English blood, cot 229 votes. while the apes.
tate Niser received only - Were education
more " idely dfused no hali-d0zen Of icuds iaml-
| les would b. again able = combine aod rule Low
er Canads neither as pretended Loyallsis nor IN
der the Democratic mask. When Papineau, per-
picked by Nelson's cutting illusions 70 hls con
duet. called the latter sn intormer Nelson chsl
lensed HIM 70 meet MN before the people Of
Richeheu bat he durst 10, accept.
One day in the Assembly, NJ. Niger boasted
that be " had never done one act that could be
called in question by Govern nent bat was SIS
white as the driven snow.
YES replied L" Or Nelson. be knew how izr TO go
and WREN I; was time 20 draw back but assert that The
cuiuAbihty Of the events Of 1857 II there 10 any. mus
fall on his shoulders II eonsoeooe would speak ou' II
would tell tales When was sleeping on ny pallet Of
straw houry expecting ny exit from IBIS world could
,leeo sound Wnen We that tue Constitution could
Dot protect Us felt called uPoa 10 protect ourselves
ieel 10 culpsbility know hat ~as but An hum1le
follower OF his Mr. Vigersl and that Was acting b
his advice that the country brought into such Pc
siton."
Rer,er Of PopiaeGa'' CoEduef.
When Pspineau declined 70 confront Dr.. Nelson
before the French Canadians on the Rieheleu,
the latter thus addressed him, in French, through
the Montreal newspapers;
have invariably assumed the responsibility Of my
actions you. the contrary seek everywhere for
others load them with the responsibility Of yours
why insult the memory OF the uhfort1ns,e Girod the
old friend whom you to ind By nisn, send him
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