Dans un Petit Village

In the editorial in Le Canadien on December 28, 1838, it was clearly stated that the journal would continue publication. That was a brave statement, but how does a journal continue publication when both the publisher and editor of the journal are in jail? The solution was clear to Etienne Parent and Jean - Baptiste Fréchette , they must continue working in spite of being in prison. Just how did they accomplish that?  I first came across a reference to how Etienne Parent and Jean - Baptiste Fréchette accomplished this feat in the article by Jean - Charles Falardeau, "PARENT, ETIENNE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography published in 2003. Jean - Charles Falardeau mentioned that "a young messenger, Stanislas Drapeau" brought information, editorial drafts , etc.that were hidden inside "a faked tart" and took away corrected proofs. I wanted to find out more about this subterfuge used by Etienne Parent to continue running his newspaper while he languished in ja...

I have been focusing on the arrest of Etienne Parent and Jean - Baptiste Fréchette. They were not the only journalists, printers, or men of letters to be arrested in connection with the rebellion of 1837 - 1838. In an article by Yvan Lamonde, "Canadian Print and the Emergence of Public culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries", he names eleven Quebec men of letters who were arrested for criticizing or opposing the British colonial government. He names but does not elaborate on each individual. I decided to dig a bit and find out more about these individuals. Another source names about twenty - five literary men who were arrested for supporting reform in Lower Canada. I will elaborate on only ten. Napoléon Aubin Napoléon Aubin was a journalist, publisher, playwright, and scientist. Aubin was born on November 9, 1812 in Chêne, Bougeris, Switzerland. After living in the United States for a short period of time Aubin moved to Canada in 1835. He wrote an article that he ...