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Under the French domination, the famous Order of the Jesuits had established in Quebec a superb and vast establishment for the education of Canadian youth and had richly endowed it. When the Order was abolished, the Jesuits still continued to teach sciences in their college. However, not being able to receive new members, their number fell gradually until finally the last Jesuit died, in 1800. | Under the French domination, the famous Order of the Jesuits had established in Quebec a superb and vast establishment for the education of Canadian youth and had richly endowed it. When the Order was abolished, the Jesuits still continued to teach sciences in their college. However, not being able to receive new members, their number fell gradually until finally the last Jesuit died, in 1800. | ||
1800 - Then the government seized all their properties which, having been given from the beginning for the education of the youth, could not be employed differently. | |||
Eh well! what does the government do? It converts the most beautiful college of Canada into barracks to lodge its troops! Since then, the Hose of Assembly never ceased, in the name of the country, to claim these properties; after much correspondence and evasive answers, the government, only two or three years ago, came to the conclusion to propose the House to return the Jesuits properties to their first purpose, if the House wanted to give the required funds to build barracks! The business stayed there, and the college of the Jesuits is used to lodge the men who cut our throats, and their properties are used to buy slaves for the government. | |||
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== Second Book == | == Second Book == | ||