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the land. The presence of this water-power has tempted 

 so many to enter imprudently into lumbering, to the 

 neglect of their farms, that it has here become a proverb, 

 &quot; If you want to ruin a man, give him a mill.&quot; 



Mr Wilmot, besides being mayor of St John, was 

 also one of the members for the county of St John, 

 through which we were now travelling. There had 

 lately been serious rioting in the city, in consequence of 

 a premeditated and previously announced attack of the 

 Roman Catholics upon a Protestant procession. The 

 fear of one another in these North American countries 

 is very great, and influences the conduct of public men 

 in the discharge of any duties which may render them 

 unpopular. It was alleged that certain of the magistrates 

 of St John had disappeared on the day of the anticipated 

 riot, to avoid being called upon to discharge an unwilling 

 and unpopular duty. The proper steps, however, after 

 some delay, were taken ; certain lives were lost, and 

 much excitement and discontent were the result ; but Mr 

 Wilmot was acknowledged to have done his duty well 

 and boldly. In the country, among the people we met, 

 I was pleased to find that this was appreciated. One 

 man said to us, as we stopped at his door &quot; Well, sir, 

 are you coming to canvass ? I am ready for you. I didn t 

 vote for you last time, but I mean to do so this, for the 

 way you behaved at the riots.&quot; Another we met on the 

 road said, &quot; I have four votes now, sir myself and my 

 three sons and you shall have them all.&quot; There is no 

 really free country in the world where men will not be 

 the more honoured the more faithfully their duty is 

 performed. 



On the Leprcau Eiver, about five miles in advance, 

 we passed some marsh, and a little improved land ; and 

 at Point Lepreau, a few miles to our left, good deep red 

 loams occur. A patch of the red marl rocks is found 

 there, and extends some miles up the river ; but the 



