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such proceedings all remonstrances with the 

 local authorities have been hitherto treated with 

 inattention or disrespect, and redress sought for 

 in vain ; it is therefore become necessary for 

 government, whose interest it is to watch over 

 the welfare of all its subjects, and protect the 

 most distant of them from injustice, to provide 

 against the continuation of such a practice; 

 otherwise, from the spirit of appropriation na- 

 tural to the American government, long for- 

 bearance will be construed by the opposite side 

 into a natural right. 



FoucAULT (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Bedford, is bounded on the north by the 

 seigniory of Noyan, on the south by the state 

 of Vermont, on the east by Missisqui Bay, and 

 on the west by the Richelieu ; it was granted, 

 May 1st, 1743, to Sieur Foucault; two leagues in 

 front by two and a half in depth, and is now pos- 

 sessed by General Burton. The line of bound- 

 ary between Lower Canada and the United 

 States runs through this seigniory, whereby 

 great part of it is placed within the state of 

 Vermont. The land hereabout is low, but far 

 superior in quality to the other low lands on 

 the east bank of the Richelieu, and may be 

 cultivated with the greatest success for grain or 

 all other produce ; but this superiority, joined 

 to the benefit of having water communica- 



