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On March 16, 1836, the Club published its manifesto, calling all loyal British men to unite against what it had called the "French domination" in Lower Canada. "If we are deserted by the British government and the British people, rather than submit to the degradation of being subject of a
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in January 1836. Gosford affirmed that British subjects were not in danger, being adequately protected by the army, and that such groupings were useless. Believing them to be about 2,000 in number, he judged them to be troublemakers.
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French-Canadian republic, we are determined by our own right arms to work out our deliverance", read the document.
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Despite the opposition of Lord Gosford, the Doric Club was tolerated by General
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of the Constitutional Party and many of its members took part in the
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organization or suspected paramilitary organization is a
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Loyals
Lower Canada
Adam Thom
Patriotes
social club
paramilitary
armed faction
Lower Canada Rebellions
anglophone
British Rifle Corps
Lord Gosford
John Colborne
an assembly
Société des fils de la liberté
list of references
related reading
external links
inline citations
improve
introducing
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"Le Doric Club"
ISBN
2-89275-111-X
History of Quebec
Quebec nationalism
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