IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET {MT-3) 1.0 I.I I^ IM |2.5 |5o ■^" IIHH u& 1^ 112.2 ^ lis lllllio 1.8 1-25 1.4 11.6 4 6" ► / w^^% ^ '^ > V j^y -v c;- /A Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ,rnior, Clopie des premiins . l)>crvations cpie j'ai soumises an Ministic div; Colonies rclativeiucnt aiix procrdi"* de I'Assemlilee contre Yt. Sliiari. .le joins niainlenanl a cette Icltre inie jiaitic dcs ohserx atioiis sur son ni^ nioirc tjue j'ai niises sous Ics yeuv d'l Mini.stic des Colonies. VA'.c a pour litre " Kemar(|iies " ])M'liminaircs,'' ct piveiil.! en etl'et nies (il;>crvalions (pii portent sur dcs ohjets de detail diin^ Ic mcmoire. ,1'ainais vonlu voiis en cnvoyeidaxMnlage p;'.;ce pafput, avcc Ics antres ohjets donMl est jonrnellcmcnt neccssairo do s'oceupcr. II m'a eti; inipossihic d'en laire copier davantage. .le lerai mescH'orts pour vous en en- voyer un aune morccau jjar le I'aquct prochain, ct ainsi do suitejusqu'a ce que Ic tout soit com|)lete. L'As'icmhIee vcrra par ees rcniarqucs prehminaircs que 1j cache j'ai a renq)lir est hien ample ; le travail (pii en resulte est m'cos^airoment long et penible a rai- son de!'eIoignementoiijc me trouvc dcs sources ou je j)ourrais j)uiscr unc ioule (Ic rcnseignomcns exacts, rclativcmcnt a dcs details sur lesqucls je suis oblige d'e- criresDuvcnt de memoire. .I'ai deja f lit an moins, ct je continue dc f'aire, tout cc qui I'.cp^nd dc moi pour chic la cause du pays ne soiifhepas ile ccltc circonstancc. .Ic tnc tiatte que rAsscmblee rcccvra aussi uu excmpiaire du mcmoire dc Af. Stuart dontj'ai demande I'euvoi pour elle. lille sera a memo dans la Session prochainc, qui se liendra prohahleiuent veis la liu dc c^lte annec, ile voir ce qu'il faudrait ajouter ;i mcs propres observations. .lo voudrais pouvoir joindre a ccs Documcns quehpies explications. Jc nc puislefaiie. .I'ose mc Hatter qu'avcc li; mi'inoir.' et les observations qu'il a pro- voquics dc ma part, on pourra voir (jue mon attention eut du etre souvcnt absorbee a-|)eu-pivs en enlirr par ccs objcts. J'ai riionneur d'etre. Monsieur, avcc respect, \'otre ties-inuubie 01 ohcissant servitcu)'. VIGY.R. i I). 11. VKJl'K. London Coftcc Mouse, Ludgate Hill, M. Octobie 1831. A I'Houorable .1. I.. I'apineau, Oratcur de la Chainbre d'AssembUe du Bas.Canada, Montreal. No. '2. Monsiciu", No. I) Mi;, UltcwiIIi I a(i(liL>s to vtiii llic lir.si. part (if iii\ < l)>fr\atioiis wliicli I I'oimmmicatcil to tliL' Ministers, relative to Mr. Stuart's Memorial, wliieli stives as u se(|ucl to the " I'relimiiiai v Obscivations" ofwliicli 1 stut you a Copy by the I'aeket ol thr K'th instant, I have already stated to you that it has been :'.ijsulutelv impossible to send you furthir inloruiation iu detail upon this suhjeei SIS \VL II as upon many others. The m ccssity of devotiiij; n)yself nhuosl cxclusi\ ely to the labour which tliesr observations rccjuiri'il, iu evtry intervening nioineu't lelt nic by the attention I had tn bestow upon other matters conuiiitt d to my cliar<,'e by thu Assembly, has likcwi-je put it out of my j)ower to givf you an accurate and daily account of all my proceedings and measures. I have al- ready had the honor of stating- to you that I trusted the Assembly would ulti- mately stc that I had not failed to Jo all that dependeil iipon me, to promote tlu interests confided to my care, and that they have not been neglected. The Assemblv will also see that the Petition to the House of Lords, rclati\e to Cirievanccs, had been presented by the Marquis of La>;sdowu. Several circimistanccs, the detail of which in tin's ])lacc would be useless, had, one after another, dc laycd the presenting of the Petition of the Assembly to the House of Commons. At last it was presented by Mr. Labouchere on the lull instant, the day on which Mr. Ilumc likewise i)resemcd one from Upper Canada. 'J'he former gentleman made a long and e!o(|uent Speech on this occa- sion, iu which he succissively passed in review the various objects ot complaint by the Assembly of Lower Canada ; acknowlcgeil at the same time what the present Administration, and that which immediately |)rccedcd it, had done to- wards redressing them ; and persuaded Ministers to yield to the desires of a Pco))le who deserved well of the Mother Country, and whose requests were founded upon justice. The Assembly will share with me in the regret I felt when I learnt that the iSliorthand-writcrs, through who;n generally the public receive an account of the Paliamcntry debates, had not been able to give the speeches of the Members who spoke when that Petition was presented. It is true, it is a matter of extreme dithculty to rejiort on such occasions when mat- ters arc discussed to which persons here arc often strangers, and upon f^icts and circumstances, the nature, objects, and bearings of which must necessarily escape the attention of those who have no positive or local acquaintance with tliem. What I must at least say is, that the sentiments expressed by those who .•successively submitted to the House of Commons their observations upon the se- veral subjects to which Mr. Laboneherc had called the attention of the House, and especially those Avhich Lord Howick expressed, were of such a nature as to inspire confidence in the inhabitants of the Province, I will not say, alone in general in the JNIcmbers of the House, but in those of the Administration, whose speeches equally breathed the sentiments of benevolence, and those of strict justice towardii us. Having been present at that discussion, I should think I was myself wanting to justice, and to a duty imperiously called for by gratitude, if I did not impart to the Assembly the deep impression which the whole has made upon my mind, and which must have been felt by any inhabi- tant 1 i No. 2. Wlllfll 1 ell serves Coin l)\ lias been is siihject clu.si\elN inoir.eiit ll to 111) you an iiavc al- Quhl iilti- promotc ll. Is, relative )0 useless, sseinbly to ■re oil the oin Upper this occa- complaint what the done to- ;sires of a lests were gret I felt ;hc public give the ed. It is when mat- 1 ficts and necessarily ance with those who Don the se- he House, aturcas to , alone in inistration, d those of , I should lied for by which the my inhabi- tant Monsieur, J: Je vous adrcssc ci joiutc, lu premiere partiede incs observations, com- nuiriiquees aux Ministrcs relativemcnt au memoire dc M. Stuart, qui scrt de suite aux rcmar(iuc3 |)reliminaires dont Je vous ai cnvoye copic par le IVquot du seizu de cc inois. Je vous ai deji'i mande, qu'il avait ete absolument impossible de vous cnvoycrd'autres renseignemensdi'lailles sur cct objct comine sur bcaucoup d'au- trcs. La uecessite de me livre. a-pcu-pres exclusivenicnt au travail ccs observa- tions cxi^'eaicnt dans les momens d'intervalle que me laissaicnt les soins desautres objcts dont je me trouvais charge par rAssciiiblec, m'a aussi iiii^ hurs d'rtat ile vous rendre un conipte exact etjournalier de toutes iiies operations ct de mcs de- marches. .I'ai deja cu rhonncur de vous mander que j'esp(:rais que I'Assemblee vcrrait ulterieurement que jen'avaispas manqu(j de fairetoiit ce qui dependait dc moi pour avancc r Ics interets confic's a mes soins, et qu'ils n'ont point etc negliges. L'Assemblec vcrra aussi que la Petition a la Chambrc iles Lords, relative aux (iriefs avait ete presentee par Ic Marquis de Landsdown. Plusicurs raisons dont un expose ici serait inutile, avaient successivcment fait diflircr la presentation de la Petition de I'Assemblee a la Cliambre des Com- munes. Knfin elle aet«'' presentee par M. Labouchere, Ic J4 de cemois, jour auquci J\L Hume en a aussi presente uiie du Haut-Canada. Le premier a fiiit a cotte oc- casion un discours lon^ ct eloquent, dans lequel il adiscute successivcment tons les ditfercntssujetsdeplaintes de I'Assemblee du Bas-Canada, icconnu en meine terns cc que ladministratiou actuelle et celle qui I'avait immediatement precede avait fait pour y porter remede, et engage les Alinistres a contiiiuer de se rendre aux V(XMix dun peuple qui avait bien merite de la Mere-Patrie, et dont les de- mandes etaient fondees sur la justice. L'Asscniblee devrapartager le regret quej'ai eprouve en apprenant que les stcnographes qui rendcnt ordinairemcnt compte au Public des Debats Parlemen- taircs n'aient pas pu rendre les discours desMerV'res qui ont parle lors de la pre- sentation de cettc Petition. II estvrai que c'cc ^••^e chose extrc^mement difficile dans ces occasions, sur des objets auxquels on est )i souvent ctranger, ct sur des faits ou des considerations dont la nature et le but, les rapports enfin, doivent necessaireinent cchapper a ceux qui manquent de connaissances positives et locales. Ce queje doisdireau nioins, ces que les sentimens mis aujour par ceux qui ont successivcment fait part a la Chambre des Communes de leurs observations sur les differens objets sur lesquels M. Labouchere avait appellc I'attention de la Chambre, ceux que le Lord llowick en particulier a exprimes, etaient denature a inspircr a la fois aux Uabitans dela Province, la confiancc, je ne dirai pas seule- ment en general dans les Mcmbres de la Chambre, mais en particulier dans ceux de I'administration dont les discours respiraient cgalement les sentimens de labien- veillance, ceux d'une exacte justice envers nous. Ayant ete present a cettc dis- cussion, je croirais manquer moi-meme a la justice, comme un devoir imperiense- nient cominande par la reconnaissance, si je ne fesais part a I'Assemblee de la pro- fonde impression qu'elle a laisse dans mon ;\me, et qui aurait <^'te partagte par tons ceux des Uabitans du Canada, qui auraient, comme je I'ai fait dans cette B occasion, taut of C:in:ul;i, \vh«. Iia.l liecii, as I was on iliiu ocfasion. m witness of thaf ilc I l)i«' von will accept, the assmaiu'cs ol rcs|>cot willi whicli I l:avt' the lionoi tu be, ,. , , lour obcuicnt servant, D. li. \ KilOlt. London Coll'co Ifoiisc, Liitlgale Ilili, viyJ Octr. ISJl. The Hon. L. .1. I'.ipinoau, Kscj. Spi- ikor of the lloiiso ol" As- sombly of Lower (.'aiiaila, .Montrral. \. IJ. — I iliiiik also that 1 (-ii^lit not tu pass over llie facf, that Sir James Mackintosh tlisplaycil his clofincnco on that occasion, in I'avur of our Country. Xo. 3. Sir, I liavi! already smt you, for the I fouso of Assembly, a part of my Ile- niaikson Mr. Stuart's Memorial. I rr^rct that I have not l)(?on ablo yet to cause to be copied, in order to transmit to you at |)resent, all tlios,> which follow relating to thai Menu rial, which are {'om|)lct<.', aiul which I have already laid before the Colonial Minist> r. 'The Hut is. thiit 1 have absolutely had no time to do so. .Mr. (iarncau, ncjiwilhstanding liis as-iduons labours, having been hin- dered from preparing lliLin, by other pressing occupations relating to the mission with which I am encharged by the House, I scud vou those which he ha3 had it in his power to copy since my last letter, and I hope to be able to sciul you a more considerable (piantity by the next packet. Those which relate to the Appendix-, as far as the Report made on the 20th ofOctober 1 8'2S, toSir.Iamis Kempt, have been ready for some time. As to what relates to myself, Mr. (iarne.iu has found it impossible to make a copy of it, so as to lay it before the Mini.iter. I need not add that nothing shall be wanting to procure it to be transmitted to him as soon as possibis, I shall then, in addi- tion to that, have to make some further observations relating to that Report. 1 speak of Mr. Stuart's .Memorial, without enteiing into any of the details, be- cause, 1 must presume, from the mcasmes 1 have taken, that the Asscnd)ly have, in that respect, before them, all the necessary information before even that this letter can n ach yuii I likewise a])pend to this letter copy of a Memorial of another kind, which I have addressed to the Minister, consisting of consulerations which relate to one of the Grievances brought forward in the House of Asseitibly's Address. It is the third. 1 have already transmitted to you, copies of those remarks which I considcredit necessary to make respecting the two first. I have already had the honor of pointing out to you that I was desirous of adding some explanations with respect to those matters, as well as to the other subjects contained in the Addresses, upon which J have not been wanting in entering into explanations myself with the Colonial Minister, on those occasions when he has honored me with interviews, without intending to increase the bulk of my correspondence. I have anew to .solicit the indulgence of the Hou.se of Assembly. '■^^ occasion, clt puscns a cOttc ilisciission. Jl' voih prio ilo jocevoii Ics as>uranccs «lr rCHpCCt UVCC L'(11K'I .['ai riioinioiu irrlrc voire, Tris-obrissaiit soivitcni. I), li. VKJKU. Loiuloii t'otli'c House, lCunacla, Moiitnul. N. IJ.— Jc erois aiissi no pas voiis laisscr ii^norer cpio SiiJanujs M'lnstoJi a (ait, entendre encore sa \oi\ c'loquenlc dans cetto occa^iion en lavcnr de notic i'ays. No. U. lich I one It IS ichi Monsienr, Je vons ai deja adrcss<' ponr TAscmblec j)artio de nics observations sni Ic ineiuoiio dc M. Stuart. Jc suis mcitifi ■ de n'avoir pas pn I'airc copier en- core, pour |!oiu'oir vons les ("aire [)arvenir dans ce inoiiient, toutes eolles qni sui- vent ets.' rajiportcnt an nn'inoire, (pii sont completes, et que j'ai deja niises sous les ) enx iln Ministre iles Colonies. I^c (ait est epic le tenis ni'a absolumcnt man- (pic. M. Cjarnean, malgre nil travail assidii, n'a pii y parvcnir. avant etc detonrne par d'autres oceiipatioiis prcssantes relatives a la mission dontjc suis charge par la Chambre. Je vons en\()i ee qn'il a pn copier depuis :na dernierc lettrc, et j'cs- perc vous en envoyer une autre pUis considerable par leprochain Paqnct. Cellos qni out rapport a l*A|)pcndico jusqu'an rajiport fait Ic 20 Octobre 1828, a Sir .lames Kempt, sont pretcsdej'i ilopuis qnolque tems, quant a cc qui mc re- •rarde. II a ( tr impossible a M. Garnean d'cn /'aire la Copie pour les mettrc sous les yeux du .Ministre. .le n*ai pas b 'soiii d'ajoutcr quo rien nc sera nL\i»lige pour le lui envoyer au plutot. II me restcra alors a ajo iter a cc travail quelques obser- vations sur ce rapport. Je parlo dc co memoirc do M. Stuart sans entrcr dans des details, d'autant que jedois supposcr d'aprt s les precautions que j'ai prises a cct egard, que lAssemblee I'aura sous les yenx avant que cette Icttre vous soit parvenue. .To joins aussi a cetto lettrc la Copie (run travail d'un autre genre que j'a- drcsse an Ministre. ('e sont des considerations qni so rattaclient a celles tl'nn des (fiief's articulrsdans I'Adrcsse de rAssemblee. Cost le troisieme. Je vous ai dejaenvoye ('opies d'obscrvations quejc lui ai souinises relativement aux deux premiers. Jai deja cu riionneur de vous (aire observer q«c j'aurai voulu joindre des explications par rapport a cos objets commc anx autrcs sujcts des Adresses, sur Icsquclsje nai pas manque d'entrer moi-memc en explication avcc le Ministre des Colonies, dans les diverses audiences qu'il m'a accorclees, sans compter que j'aurais voulu y ajouter quolque chose de plus de ma correspondance. Je sollicitcs de nou- veaurindulgencc dc rAssemblee. Mcs occupations ont etc reellemcnt multipliees et Assembly. Mv occupations have been, in fact, botli multiplied anJ continual. I li:ive already Iiad the honor of* stating to you that the Assembly will finally pi'iccivc that those objects have not been neglected Further, considering how many of them arc, for the most i>art, of a complicated nature, and considering also the labour I have had to bestow upon discussing Mr. Stuart's Memorial, I flatter myself that all that^vill be expected fiom me, will be not to remain in arrcar willi my relatiuns witli the Colonial onice. 1 beg, Sir, you will receive the assurance of the respect with which I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, London C'oflec House, Ludgatc Hill, •2mh Oct. 18i31. U. B. VIGEU. f I To the Honorable I.. J. Papineau, Ks(|. S|)ealU Oetubre ls;u. A lijonoralilo 1.. J. I'.ipmean, I'cnvor, Orahnr do la Clianibro il' Assemblei^ (lu Has (anailu, Montieal. I) II. VKiMK. I I No. 4. Monsieur, .)o incls anloiird'Iiiii a la poste n;ie aitr I'opio ircnc a'llro partio d'" n^cs ohserxations sur lenuinoiio ile AI. Stnpit. II nrcst. eueori; iinpossihL- do vous cnvoyer d'a\antagc. Ma derniere leftredn eirq do Noven.bre \oiis a d'avance laiL {•oiniailrc losraisons ipii inoniettenf liors d'ltat do faire to it co quo je desirerais .i cot ('[fard. \ ons \ j)oiirrez voir que j'.u prii do niomens ;i moi. Jo mo flalto poiirtant d avoir qnelquc plus do loisir dans (piolqiio tonis. Si cela est, j'en piofitorai pour vous cciiro et vons adrcsser en nionie tenis nnc nonvellc serie do ccs observations. London, 1 !• Xovcmbre IvS.TL J'ai riionnoiird'i'trc, Monsioiir, Voire tros.liumlilo et obi. issant sorviU'ur, D. 15. \i(;i:u. .\ rilonornblo L. .1. I'apincan, I'cnyor, Oratonr do la Cliand)re d'Assondiloo dii J{a.s-Canaila, Montreal. c No. .-;. 10 No. 5. Sir, I address you to-day with copy of part of the sequel of my Observati- ons on Mr. Stuart's Memorial in answer to the accusations of hinn by the House of Assembly. The necessity of making two copies of those Observations, one for the Minister, and the other to send to Canada, has rather added to the labours that the Mission with which I have been en' hargcd by the Assembly, require. I have to add, that a third copy has had to be made to put into the hands of the Translator. Without the occurrcne of these circumstances, I should before this, have sent copy of the whole. As to the benefit to be derived from causing a Work of this kind to be translated hero, which was suggested to me by the Minister himself, it was too evident for me to hesitate a moment in taking upon myself to cause it to be performed, as also to cause the translation itself to be printed. I expect this week to get the translation of the first part of these observations begun to be printed. I am not yet certain whether I shall determine upon getting the original work printed : I will only do so in case it should appear to be neces- sary. I must beg your excuse, Sir, and the excuse of the House, if my letters bear the marks of the hurry in which 1 am sometimes forced to write to you, in stating to you my labours here. 1 flatter myself that you will ere this have perceived by my several comnuuiieations which I have already addressed to you, that I have not had much time at my disposal, and that I cannot even hope to have much for some time to come. I beg, Sir, you will accept the assurance of the respect with which I have the honor to be, Your most obedt. humble servant, & k London, 22d Novr. 1831. D. B. VIGER. To the Honorable L. ,T. Papineau, Speaker of the House of Com- mons of Lower Canada, &c. kc- No. o. Sir, I had hoped that when I wrote you by the last Packet, to be able to transmit to you for the Assembly, Copy of the first part of my Remarks on the Letter of Mr. Stuart, in answer to the accusations alleged against him in the first and third Report of the Committee of the House of Assembly. It is now completed, but it took me up more time than I had at first calculated on, for putting the last finish on it. As soon as the Copy can be prepared, it shall be transmitted to you. i •ii.S(? 11 No. 5. Monsieur, Je mets anjourd'luu A votrc Adresse Copie rl'une partic de la suite de mes observations sur le memoire de M. Stuart en reponse aux accusations de TAssLMnblOe. La nt'cessite de faire une double Copie de ces observations, I'une i>our le ministru, la stconde |,ourlc Canada, a un pen ajoute aux soins qu'cxige la mis- sion dont je suis charcfc par la Chambre. Je dois ajoiiter qu'il en a i'allu (aire une troisicmc pour la mettre cntre les mains du Traducteur. Sans ces circonstances j'aurais dcja envoyc Copie du tout. Quant ;\ I'avantage de faire tradulre ici un ouvrage de cette nature, que le Ministre m'a siigijtTC' lui-ni(>mc, it etait trop evident pour quej'aie hesiteun ins- tant a prendre surmoi ilc f'aiio faire cc travail comme de faire imprimcr cette tra- duction elle-meme. .I'espere faire commencer a imprimer cette semaine la tra- duction de la premii're partie des observations. Je ne sais encore si je me determi- nerai a laire imprimer I'ouvrage original. Je ne le ferai que dans lo cas oil la chose pourrait paraitrc neocssaire. Je vous^dcmande pardon, Monsieur, etje demande pardon ii la Chambre d'As- scmblcc si mcslettiesse sentent de la precipitation avec laquclle je suis quclque fois oblige de vous eoire en vous reiulant compte de mes travaux ici, J ose me Hatter que vousaurez dcj'i vu paries diverses communications que je vous ai dej;i adressees que je n'ai pu avoir beaucoup de tems a ma disposition, et que je ne puis mcme cspcrer d'en avoir de quclque terns encore. Je vous prie, Monsieur, de recevoir I'assurance du respect avec lequel J'ai riionneur d'etre, Votre tres humble, obtiissant scrviteur, D. B. VIGER. London, .C2 Novembre 1831. A I'Honorable ]j. J. Papineau, Ecuyer, Orateur de la Chambre des Communes du Bas-Canada, kc. Sec. &c. No. 6. Monsieur, J'avais I'espoir quand je vous ai ecrit par le dernier Paquet, de pou- voir mettre a votre Adresse, pour I'Assembke, Copie de la premiere partie de mes observations sur la lettrede M. Stuart, en reponse aux accusations articulees dans les premier et troisieme Hapports du Comite de TAssemblee. Elle est main- tenant terminee, mais il m'a fallu un pen plus de tems que je ne pensais d'abord, pour y mettre la derniere main. Aussitot que la Copie en pourra etre faite, elle sera miee a votre Adrssse. Je ]-2 1 likewise transmit to yon a pvinteil Copy of tlic sequel of the ObsorvalioiiN upon the Memorial. I shall do the like for tiie remaiiuler, as soon as it is finished printing. J beg you will accept the assurances of respect with which f have the honor to be, Sir. i'our most obcdt. humble Servant, London Coffoc House, Ludgate Hill, SDth December, 1831. To tlic Hon. L. J. Papincau, Sjieaker of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, Montreal. D. U, VIGEK. Sir, No. 7, I lay to-day before the Colonial Office, Copy of the part lA my Ilc- Tiarks on Mr. Sluurts Letter, of the 8lh of Octob'er last, to LordCloderich, rtiaiive to tiie first and third Reports ot the Assembly against him. I had hoped to have been able to send you a Copy of the >\'ork by the Packet. Tim- has not allowed of its being finished. T expect to be able to send you Copy of the remainder of the first part of my llemaiks upon that JiCtter by the' "next Paekct. I am at present engaged upon the second part of thj Letter, ami I need not add that I employ myself upon the new labour, with all the assiduity in my power. I beg you will accept the assurances of the respect witli which I have th;> honor to be. Your most obedient l.umble sjrvant. London Coffee House, Ludgate Hi]!, Glh January, 1832. To the Hon. L. J. Papiueau, Speaker t)f thi3 llo'.isc of Assiwubly of Lower Canada, Montreal. D B. VIGKH. No, 5. 13 Jemcts aussi \ votre Adrcssc un Exemplaire dc la suite de la Traduction im- jiiimce des observations siir le mt'moire. J'en f'crai antanl j)uur la suite, aussitot que I'impression en sera tcrniinoe. Jo vous prie de rcccvoir Ics assurances dii respect avec lequcl j'ai riionneur d'etre, Monsieur, Votre tr^s-humble et obeissant serviteur, Ixjndon Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, 29 Decembre 1831. L' Honorable L. J. Papineau, Eeuyor, Orateur de la Cbambre d'Assemblee du Las-Canada, &c- Sec. kc. Montreal D. B. VIGER. :*S!f No. 7. Monsieur, Je mets aujourd'hui au Bureau Colonial Copie de la premiere partie de mes observations sur la lettre de M. Stuart, du 8 Octobre dernier a sa Seigneurie Lord Goderich, relative au premier et au troisierae Rapports de I'Asscmblee cori- tre lui. J'esperais pouvoir vous envoyer Copie de ce travail par le Paquct. Lc terns a manque pour le completer. Je me flatte d'envoyer la copie du reste de cette premiere partie de mcs observations sur cette lettre par le prochain Paquet. Je travaille maintenant sur la seconde partie de la lettre, et je n'ai pas besoin d'ajouter quejeme livre a ce nouveau travail avec toute I'application dont je suis eapable. • Je vous prie de recevoir les assurances du respect avec lequel J'ai riionneur d'etre, Votre tres-humble et obeissant serviteur. London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, G Janvier 1832. L' Honorable L. J. Papineau, Ecuycr, Orateur de la Chambre d'Assemblee du Bas-Canada, etc., etc., etc, Montreal. D. B. VIGER. No. 8. 14 No. 8. Sir, I have the honor to send you herewith, for the House of Assembly, the remainder of my remarks upon the first part of Mr. Stuart's Letter to Lord Goderieh, in answer to the accusations contained in the First Report of the Com- mittee. I am at present engaged in labouring upon the second part of the An- swers of Mr. Stuart, which are exceedingly complicated. This labour must necessarily be long and troublesome. I apply to it all the assiduity and atten- tion in my power. And I need not add that I shall use my best endeavors to complete it, and communicate it to you as soon as possible. I beg you will accept the assurances of the respect with which I have the honor to be, Your most obedt. humble servant. London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, 1 4th January, 1832. To the Hon. L. J. Papineau, Speaker of the House of Assembij'- of Lower Canada, &c. &c. &c. Montreal. D. B. VIGER, I No. 9. Sir, As I had the honor of informing you in my last letter of the 30th ultimo, I have been able at last to finish my remarks on the answers which Mr. Stuart considered it in his power to give to the accusations made by the Commons of Lower Canada, particularised in the first and third Reports of the Committee of Grievances made in 1831. I add to this Letter the last part of those Remarks, to be put on board the packet, which sails the day after to-morrow from Liverpool for New York. As I likewise informed you by my letter of the 30th of May, the transla- tion of those Remarks is going on, to be printed also, and I flatter myself I shall be able to send you a printed Copy of it, in the space of a few weeks. Tt now remains for me to solicit the House to pay some attention to the reflections that are contained in these Remarks, and in the preceding of which they have already received Copies, and upon the diflficulties I must liave had to overcome in executing this labour. I venture to look upon it that they will suffice to shew that 1 am not entirely destitute of a right to the indulgence I claim, relating to a large portion of the imperfections and defects they contain. There '4 s:'t \5 No. 8. Monsieur, J'ail'honneurde vous envoycr ci joint, pour la Chambre d'Assemblee le leste deraes observations sur la premiere partie de la lettre de M. Stuart k Lord Gode- • ich, en reponse aux accusations contenues dans le premier Rapport du Comite. Je suis maintenant occupe \ travailler sur la seconde partie des reponses de M. Stuart, qui sont extremement compliquees. Ce travail ssra necessairement long et pcnible. J'y mets toute I'activite et toute I'application dont je suis capable, et je n'ai pas besoin d'ajouter que je ferai tous mes efforts pour le terminer, et vous en donner communication aussit6t possible. Je vous prie de recevoir les assurances du respect avec lequel, J'ai I'honneur d'etre votre, trcs-humble et ob^issant serviteur, London Coffee House, 14 Janvier 1832. Ludgate Hill, D. B. VIGEH. L'Honorable L. J. Papineau, Ecuyer, Orateur de la Chambre d'Assemblee, du Bas-Canada, etc., etc., ect. Montreal. a No. 9. Monsieur, Commej'avais I'honneur de vous informer dans maderniere lettre du trente du mois dernier, j'ai pu, enfin, terminer mes observations sur les reponses que M. Stuart a cru |)OUVoir opposer aux accusations des Communes du BasCanada, ar- ticulces dans les premier et troisieme rapports du Comite des Griefs, faits en mil- huit-ccnt-trente-un. Je joins ;\ cette lettre la derniere partie de ces observations pour ttre mises ;\ bord du Paquet qui fait voile apres demain de Liverpool pour New-York. Comme je vous Ic mandais aussi dans ma lettre du 30 de Mai, la traduction de ces observations se continue et s'imprime de mc^me, etje meflatte d'etre en etat de vous en envoyer un Excmplaire complet dansl'espace de quelques semaines. II me reite maintenant a prier la Chambre de vouloir bien donner quclqu'at- tention aux remarques qui se trouvent dans ces observations et dans les prec6- dentes dont elle a deja re^u copie, sur les ditficultes que j'ai cues a surmonter en me livrant i\ce travail, J'ose penser qu'elles peuvent sutfire pour faire voir que je ne suis pas absolument dcnue detitresa I'indulgence que je reclame, relative- mentA une grande partie des iiaperfections et des defauts qui s'y rencontrent. 10 There is at least one tiling of which the Members of the House maybe persuaded ; that is tliat I have fparcd neither attention nor exertions, to per- form the important task that was committed to mc, as far as I had it in my power under existing circumstances. I beg, Sir, you will have the goodness to request the Assembly to accept of the assurances of my profound respect, and to receive yourself those with which I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedt. humble servant, •1 ces assi leq London, Gth June, 1832. To the Hon- L. J. Papineau, Speaker of the House of Commons of Lower C'anadi, i