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tion of the country ; having lost it by what thty 

 esteemed an English encroachment on their 

 claims, pride and honor urged the French court 

 to effect the recovery of a country, which yet 

 they believed was of little or no value. Cham* 

 plain availed himself of these sentiments and 

 feelings, and as the English monarch did not 

 concern himself much about the matter, the so- 

 licitations of Champlain prevailed ; and by the 

 treaty of St. Germain's, Canada, Acadia, and 

 Cape Breton, were restored to France in the 

 vear 1632. 



Ha VI NG obtained the restoration of the coun- 

 try, Champlain resumed his favorite go\ ernment 

 and employment, and continued zealously en- 

 gaged in the affairs of the colony till the month 

 of December 1635 ; at which time he died gov- 

 ernor of the col-^ny, of which twenty seven years 

 before he had been the founder. Chamiplain is 

 represented by the writers of that time, as a 

 man of much penetration, integrity and activity. 

 He could not have succeeded in founding his 

 nev/ colony, if he had not been active, enterpri- 

 zing, firm and brave. The Ecclesiastical wri- 

 ters represent him as a man of great piety, and 

 remarkably zealous for the propagation of the 

 catholic religion ; and they record with great 

 pleasure, one of Iiis speeches, that " the salvation 

 of one soul was of morcralue than the conquest 

 of an empire." The work in which he was en- 

 gaged, required great abilities, and great virtues ; 

 ivithout these he could not have succeeded in 

 establishing a new city and colony in the midst 

 of numerous, warlike, and savage nations."^" 



• Charlevoii Hist. Nouv. France, Tom. i. p. 19;. Abbe Raynii!> 

 Vel. i. i>. 130. AjRwr. Biography, Vol. I. p. 34i' 



