Remembered Doctor Chenier Amid Fire and Atrocity in War
A eyewitness narrative recounts the brutal destruction of Dr. Chenier's church as British forces torched property and mutilated the body in a retaliatory massacre. Chenier's death at 81, his rapid courage, and his family's ruin are described with stark, mournful detail. His widow and child were left destitute as looting emptied his holdings.
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Chenier
Colborne
Anderson
da Arnoldi Jr
Montreal
Arnoldi
Toronto
Amercan
Legislative Council of
Upper Canada
Eustache
Washington
Chenieres
Cheniér
Chenieré
Faa
Humanity
Dr. Chenier
English Sermon Attacks Poor Law and Calls for Mercy
A 1839 Ashburn Creder sermon by Rev Joseph Raynor Stephens denounces the Poor Law Amendment Act as hostile to the widow, fatherless, and stranger. He urges reform through biblical justice, laments England’s spirit of violence, and warns of divine judgment if the laws oppress the poor. He cites factory oppression and appeals for mercy, urging nations to adopt humane statutes.
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Enghind
Govi
Joseph Raynor Stephens
Ashtrun Creder
Sun, Ingland
England
Apollyon
Mammon
Motoch
Belzebub
Prince
Devils
Hell
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Church of Jesus Christ
Zion
Israel
CouHuts
Port Journal Reflects on British Angle in Maritime Service
No mariner can dispute the sect. Our merchant ships are ten a very Brit tent. Manned by foreigners, but few aware that the British were so represented in our marine. Port Journal notes the foreign presence on American vessels and questions national allegiance aboard ships.
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Port
George Washington
Holdredge
Liverpool
London
New York
Lords of the Admiralty
House of Lords
Lord Brougham
England
Sheneas
France
Paris
London Times
M. Thiers
Marshal Soult
Soult
M. ‘Thiers
Russia
Spain
Union of the Canadas Debate Lord Durham Terms Stir Canada
The piece critiques proposed union terms between Upper and Lower Canada, arguing they favor Upper Canada and would disenfranchise Lower Canada. It cites Toronto meetings, warns of eternal quarrels and estrangement from British rule, and contrasts with Lord Durham’s fairer principles for representative government.
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M Detlor
Union of the Proinces
Lower Canada
Upper Canyi
Uppy
Canada
Spiri
Toronto
Lord Durham
North America
Tce
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Humeell
Ste. Hose
Hs Hou
Paquin
Toreotie
Clogher
Beines
Weber
Shane
The
Kingston
U. S
Herald
N. Y
Boston
United States
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