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[Breckenridge <mo...@d6...>]

Ous consequences, and be made a precedent for the purpose of
establishing a real inquisition. The magistrates, and especially M.
Meuron, who had succeeded M. d' Ivernois in the office of
attorney-general, made every effort to defend me. Colonel Pury, although
a private individual, did more and succeeded better. It was the colonel
who found means to make Montmollin submit in his Consistory, by keeping
the elders to their duty. He had credit, and employed it to stop the
sedition; but he had nothing more than the authority of the laws, and
the aid of justice and reason, to oppose to that of money and wine: the
combat was unequal, and in this point Montmollin was triumphant.
However, thankful for his zeal and cares, I wished to have it in my
power to make him a return of good offices, and in some measure
discharge a part of the obligations I was under to him. I knew he was
very desirous of being named a counsellor of state; but having
displeased the court by his conduct in the affair of the minister
Petitpierr