Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

rather a small matter with which to agitate
the civilized world, aud invoke the strong
arm oil the civil power, for the sake OF thrust
ing the hali-decomposed body of a poor
printer INTO the burial place Of an unwilling
church and the bitter resistance Of his
mother church would seem to pirtake OF
anything but the spirit which characterized
( the Divine Master But to those who discoy-
cred avital principle of Christianity tlyed
in the case, we suppose no amount of VITA
ton' labor or expense is to be considered as
too great.
Early on the morning OF Tuesday, the
10th, the Montreal chief of police sent de
tachment OF armed policemen TO the Catholic
cemetery to protect the men who were
digging the grave, and the remainder Of his
reserve force consisting of hundred men,
to the Protestant cemetery. Forty of the
men were armed with breech'loading rifles
the remainder merely carrying their hatons.
/ ne volunteers turned out on the Champs
dc Mars. AZ one O'Clock the grave was
ready Tor the coffin. The police formed a
hollow square around the Protestant ceme-
| terry vault, and the sexton unlocked the
doors, and he and his men entered, followed
| by the friends of the deceased. After a
little delay the coffin containing Guibord's
/ remains was produced, the body identified
and the procession started. There were
| only two carriages, and the police were the
sole escort The road to the Catholic ceme-
terry was crowded with people OF all classes
Great quiet prevailed. and no one showed,
10y look or deed, any hostility toward the
procession
The funeral procession entered the Catho-
ne Cemetery portion OF the police proceed
ing and the remainder following the hearse.
The military were halted at the village Of
Cotes DIES Neiges The police formed a
large square around the grave and kept the
great crowd back, while the coffin was
| brought from the hcarse and placed in the
centre OF the bed OF cement prepared for it.
The process of filling the grave then began.
The comments Of the spectators were various
as the work went on. Some thought it an
/ additional dissertation of the cemetery,
and limited that it was one more reason why
the cursed Guibord would have to come out
of that. Mr.. Camyrea distant relative
said few words, bearing testimony to the
excellent character of the deceased, aud the
esteem in which he was held by those who
knew him. The speakers remarks were not
| received with appreciation by the roughs, who
hooted at the speaker. beyond this there
was nothing said ON the side of the Institut
Canaden. The temper of the crowd was so
unmistakable. and their threats TO die chi.
bord's bones out of the grave. if opportunitv
offered, were SO openly expressed that Mr..
Boissean determined TO secure. If rossible
guard of police TO watch the rrnve for at
least twenty-four hours. thus giving time for
the cement to harden into solid rock. The
mayor promptly consented. and sent ont A
guard. The cement was filed over tbe cof.
fin near the surface. and covered with earth
A DRILLING. cold November rain beat down
on the snowy, muddy ground. and ON the
spectators who witnessed the closing net in
the drama commenced six years AGO. When
all was over. a crowd Of twenty-five or thirty
roughs gathered around the grave and one
Of them. in mockerv. put a dead thistle stalk
at the foot of it, which was snatched IN by
a by,tander, at whom they began to ieer.
As the cab containing Mr.. Boissean moved
off. last of all. the hostile spectators sun.
moned M sufficient resolution TO omit a die
tinct hiss and to utter few coarse jests.
Lest the immediate cause of poor Gui.
hord's post mortcm troubles may have been
forgotten in the distractions of the prolonged
controversy, let us state that his offence con
sisted in refusing, at the request of his
bishop to withdraw from literary associa
ton, the Insttut Canadien," which had
~ titfrt Of