Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-08
Riot in Montreal.

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fidelity to the doctrines of his church. and
Of excellent moral character. He was
printer. and for thirty-six years was in
the employ of the late Louis Perrault. and,
LATER. of Louis Pcrrault & Sons, for whom
he acted as foreman. Guibord was for
many years on intimate terms Of friendship
with Bishop Bourget and several ecclesias-
tics For twenty years he personally
superintended the composition and print
ing of the Bishops pastoral letters and
other work belonging to the foreign mis-
sions of the Church. Guibord was a man
Of moe than ordinary ability. When the
catechsm and hymns for the use of the
Indians in the North West We're published.
L Able Garin, amongst others IN charge
of the mission, consulted Guibord rs to the
best mode of putting the Indian language
into type, and of forming the matrices.
Although the Indian language was entire
ly unknown to him, Guibord undertook
the difficult task of putting these WORKS in
to print, and accomplished it 50 well that
for ten years he furnished the Roman
Catholic mission in the Northwest with
the catechism and hymns for the use of
the Indians.
Mr. Perrault considered him as one Of
the first printers in the Dominion. He
had great mechanical ingenuity, and was,
in fact, a scientific printer. He was the
first who introduced stereotyping into
Canada, and the first book stereotyped
there was done under his supervision.
Mr.. John Lowell states that he was per-
sonally acquainted with Guibord since
1925, and during all that time he never
knew him to have erred through strong
drink or bad company, or to have been
guilty of a dishonorabe act. At the time
of his death he was G2 years old, and was
the oldest printer in Canada except Mr.
Lowell
Guiborl was not one Of the founders OF
, the Institut Canadien, but became a
member thereof two or three years after
its establishment. When the lnStitut fell
under the diSpleaSure of the Bishop for re-
fusing to throw out of its library certain
books that were placed in the Index al
Rome, Guibord was one oe about two hun
dred members who persisted in maintain
ING their connection Herewith, and who
appealed TO Rome against. the arbiterary
course of the Bishop.
Guibord died suddenly, on the 18th of
November, 1869, but three or four weeks
previous. when seriously i'll, he sent fol
l priest, who came and heard his confes-
sion. The priest, acting under direct in
structions from the bishop, refused tC
administer to him extreme JUNCTION unless
he would withdraw from tie Insttut
which he declined TO do. He rallied from
that sickness. but his death, when it sub
sequently occurred, was 50 sudden that he
had no time to send for a priest. A few
days before his death Guibord met one o
his fellow members of the Institut in tn,
street and asked him what was the new:
: about the appeal to Rome. The answer
was that no news had vet arrived, but tn,
Institut hoped that Justice would be done
them. Il hope so. too" said Guibord
- for feel that am going fast, and un
/ less this matter is settled before die Their,
{ will be a row Qapage) about my grave
| am a poor man. and they will no doub
bury me along with those that have beef
: hanged if they can Have no fear
about that" returned his fellow member
: your friends will see that You are NJ
worse treated than a rich man."
But he was refused burial in the conse
Grated ground of Notre Dame cemetery
He was temporarily buried on Mount Royal
in Protestant cemetery. and an appea
- made bv lis friends to the civil authorities
The case finally WAS appealed to the HON
y government which lately decided Guibor,
entitled to burial. His friends turned on
! Thursday to bury him, but were driven OF
E from the gates of the cemetery by an in
i censcd mob of the French Catholics. Ate
! the departure of Guibord's remains from
j. the Catholic cemetery gates, Thursda
/ afternoon, the mob remained in force O.
/ the ground until the arrival of the mayo
e and 30 police, when they immediatel
i abandoned the gates and Dispersed Be
fore this. however. some of them had file
II up the empty grave and torn down tn
It cross over it. The prince of Wales reSi
/ ment rcndczvoused. Thursday evening an,
! is held in readiness for any Outbreaks Th
u mob numbering several hundred, an,, well
i armed, Were at the cemetery, Friday. Th
II priests deny that they in>tigatcd the riot
ff All Saturday, riotous persons hovere
r around the cemetery. The organ of Bisho
yS Bour@et saws that Guibords remains shoul
J. remain where they were first put and tina
r. peace demands this.
If MANY Catholics are very anxious tina
there should be no more trouble and
. pl ointment one desires it to be sugr, SIC
that the time of the funeral do not b
announcedpubliclv and that only member
,, of the Institut Canadien march in the PFC
! cession. Order and 1uie. prevail through
out the city, and it is the universal opr
:. ion that the second attempt at the inter
. mcnt of Guibord's remains will meet wit
- no resistance whatever, unless it be frol
, the few whi>key-intlamed bigots who's
zeal was manifested last week
Since the disturbance, dispositions hay
=, been made against about twenty of tn
rioters, and warrants issued for the
arrest The authorities will bring tn
=. guilty parties Immediately to trial, and /;
a few days will re1uisitcly be consume
before the necessary proceedings will /
concluded, it is not likely that the funer;
. will take place until after that time
:. Later adviccs are to the effect that ser
Gus trouble IS still apprehenGcd. Saturdi
y thousands visited the scene of the riotol
gathering, the grave of Guibord's wifi
which was recently opened for the recel
ton of Guibord's remains. being the chit
4 object of attraction. 1t is rurlored tn:
~ systematic preparation, are being mao
:, by the French Canadians in and aroun
f the city to prevent the burial, AMI tn;
! arms are being transported TO ;.id III
y belligercnts.
. 1t is stated on good authority that pr
70 cautionary measures are being taken /
members of the French Canadian Institut
:, to prevent the raising of Guibord's T.
mains after being inferred.
The pleasant village of South Dcerfiel,
Mass, lately brought into especial prom