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Nameplate, Missiskoui Standard, February 27, 1838.
This weekly newspaper was published in Frelighsburg from 1837-1839 and represented the 'loyalist' voice of the Rebellions. The Standard was a "powerful enemy of the radicals" and referred to Louis Joseph Papineau as a "grievance monger" and to supporters of the Patriote cause as "busy, selfish and intriguing agitators." The verbal attacks were meant to be piercing and provocative. The first editor, James Ferres, was succeeded by J. D. Gilman. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
This weekly newspaper was published in Frelighsburg from 1837-1839 and represented the 'loyalist' voice of the Rebellions. The Standard was a "powerful enemy of the radicals" and referred to Louis Joseph Papineau as a "grievance monger" and to supporters of the Patriote cause as "busy, selfish and intriguing agitators." The verbal attacks were meant to be piercing and provocative. The first editor, James Ferres, was succeeded by J. D. Gilman. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)