Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04

right ne did so. D'AmSlTs rss.ied
that he believed he had acted in ac-
cordance with the intention of the
king; whereupon IN. lie G%ouvernear
fell into a rage and said to your petit
toner, 4 will teach you the intenSons
of the king; and you shall stay in
prison till you learn them and your
petitioner was shut up in a chamber
of the Chateau, wherein he still re-
mains and prays the honorable council
that a trial be granted him according
to law"
Duchesneau glanced vindictively at
the governor whilst reading the petit
ton, we'll knowing that it would act
as a bomb-shell among the members
of the council. He had nc oon fin
ished than everything was in an up
! roar.
The partisans of Duchesneau were
on their feet loudly clamoring for the
release of their absent member, whilst
others, friendly to the governor, vain
ly strove to pacify them in order to
gain a hearing for him. The confu-
sion increased, ink was spilled, docu-
ments tossed from the table, fists were
raised in air, and faces distorted with
passion. Above the din the voices Of
Auteuil, Tilly and Villiray were heard
loudly calling for justice, saying that
their own personal liberty was in dan
ger and that they would fight against
such tyranny.
Frontenac had risen with such vio-
lence as to send the high-backed chair
crashing over IN the floor. He stood
defiantly facing the angry councillors.
His anger choked him, his face and
neck were purple with rage; the veins
on his forehead stood u like great
cords; his eyes streamed fire. At
length he found utterance in speech
as he heard the cries for justice and
the words against tyranny. Striking
with his huge fist upon the table, he
beloved "Silence!" and when he could
be heard, continued:
"Ye dolts and rebels that cry forth
for justice and threaten to raise arms
against a tyrant, hear me! Know ye
not that I am governor, that in my
person stands the king? If | have
him. You clamor against my enforce
ments of the law. What would you:
That l overlook it's infringement and
thus give seeming ground for more
lying letters and infamous reports!
Were | to gloss over the transgres.
sions of the lawslike you, M. lIntend-
ant, with your illicit brandy-trade
your connivance with coureurs-de-bois
and f~ur-traders, the king would have
anarchy throughout his colony instead
of law and order. The case is plain
M. D'Amours admits the commission
: of his fault, but claims the right o.
private Interpretation of the king!
commands. That right I deny. Were
I TO allow law-breaking in high places
to go unpublished, in six months whc
would be found in all the colony who
would not point to these as precedents
and excuse themselves? AS for you
who seek to fight a tyrant, know vel
with whom you have to deal" Thel
leaning over, he whispered low to hi
secretary, who hastily wrote at hi
dictation. When he had finished HI
, quickly signed his name, and callins
to a soldier standing guard OUTSIDE
the door, handed the paper to him
saying:
Lieut.. Bizard, here is an order o
Punishment from Quebec for Messieur
, lilly, Auteuil and Villiray; they ar
to retire to their country homes an
remain there, awaiting my commands
See that this order is obeyed;" AM
stamping out of the room, he wa
gone.