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 New York 15 Avril 1851
Mr. Narcisse Cyr
Monsr.
J’ai reçu le premier numero d’un petit Journal intitulé ‘Le Semeur Canadien’.  Il y a déja quelque tems, et depuis deux semaines trois autres nos. me sont egalement parvenus.  J’ai lue le premier et de suite J’ai décidé de vous le renvoyer, des affaires préssantes m’ont fait négliger ma résolution et trouvant une occasion favorable Je vous les renvoies tous ensemble, vous priant bien de me rayer de votre liste comme suscripteur—Et cela pour plusieurs raisons, la première desquels est que, lancé dans les affaires Mercantiles, Je n’ai que fort peu de tems pour lire les Journaux, et surtout ceux qui ont une tendance a la polémique religieuse—deuxieme raison—c’est que J’accorde de bon gré à chaque individu la liberté de penser sur ce sujet comme bon lui semble—et si en lisant les Saintes Ecritures, il trouve moyen de leur donner un autre sens que je ne leur donne; libre a lui ou moi? de le faire—Et J’ai tout lieu de me flatter que, toutes personnes bien pensantes m’accorderont le privilège de faire usage de ma raison sous ce rapport, et de jouir du même privilège qu’ils s'arrogent.  Je n’ai ni le loisir, et bien moins la capacité d’entrer en matière sur les différences d’opinions en fait de Religion— qu’il me suffise de vous exprimer ici mes sentimens personels—
Je chéris et vénère la mémoire d’un père & d’unne mère qui etoient Je crois bon chretiens—Elevés dans les principes de la Religion catholique Romaine -- et ayant depuis plus de vingt années fait une etude approfondie de cette meme religion.  Je n’ai pu jusqu’a ce Jour, me convaincre que Je fus dans l’erreur.  Et bien que je sois pret a admettre que two words scored through quelqu’un des ministres de cette religion, n’agissant pas toujours d’après les principes de la plus parfaite charité, tel que l’entendait L'apôtre St. Paul—cela ne touche en rien au dogme du catholicisme, non plus que le traitre Judas, choisi

from Gabriel Franchere letter to Narcisse Cyr, April 15, 1851. Transcribed by an anonymous volunteer on 01/31/2021

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The Inclination Gentlemen, with wch. I came to the Administration of his Maj.'s Governmt. in this Province, to do every thing for the ease & satisfaction of the People, consistent with my Duty to the King, as his Governour, & the Confidence I placed in the Advice then given me, that the Method proposed by that Act, for making Provision for the Payment of Salaries to the sevl. Officers of His Maj.'s Governmt. would not be Attended with any Inconveniencies; at first Induced me to give my Assent to the Act: And the Rupture with France wch. ensued before the time of Year came round again for Providing for the Payment of Salaries, and which has continued 'till the late Ratification of the Preliminary Articles for a genl. Pacification at Aux-la-Chapelle, has prevented me from refusing my assent to the Acts Passed in the three Subsequent Years for the same purpose, being unwilling to Move any point which might Interfere with the Assembly's Attention to other Important Affairs of His Majesty's Service, & the Genl. Interest of this & his other Colonies in North America, depending before them during the Course of the War.

But now that the Conclusion of the War, & the Experience I have had of the Tendency of these New Acts in many Points to weaken His Maj.'s Government in this province, have made it my Indispensable Duty to take the first Opportunity of Putting a Stop to these Innovations; I must acquaint you that I do not think myself at Liberty to give my Assent to the like Acts for the future; & therefore I earnestly recommend it to you to make the same Provision for the Payment of Salaries that former Assemblies did during the Administration of my four immediate Predecessors Chief Governours of this Province & I hope the same spirit of Loyalty to His Maj.'s Government 
which 

from New York colony council meeting minutes [4], 1745-1749. Transcribed by Governor on 09 / 01 / 2025