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Why ? Outside of those of the English-speaking who were already in favour of the Americans, the English- speaking were loyal and as to the French-Can- adians, the mission was doomed to failure from the beginning.

They were, as they are, devout Catholics, holding their religion as an inestimable blessing which they should transmit unimpaired to their children.

They looked up to and revered their priests ; and the priests could read if they could not.

There was a very able Bishop at Quebec, Briand, who kept a vigilant eye on his flock and on everything that did or might affect them, spiritually or materially.

He saw to it that the priests were made aware of the principles expressed by the Continental Congress in an Address to the people of Great Britain adopted, October 21, 1774, complaining of the Quebec Act of 1774.