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But the retirement of the great minister from office in 1681, and the accession of his son, Seignelay, in his stead, gave matters a new aspect, for the new head of affairs was gifted with but a small portion of his father s patience, nor had he much conception of the difficulties of maintaining harmony in an outlying depen dency.

Both Frontenac and Duchesneau made haste to offer him their congratulations, supplemented, of course, with the usual generous quota of accusations against each other.

"Disorder," wrote the intendant, "rules every where.

Universal confusion prevails in every branch of activity; and justice is openly perverted ; violence supported by authority alone decides everything.

" Fronte nac in terms fully as strong wrote of the difficulties which he had to surmount owing to the dishonesty, intrigue, and obstinacy of the intendant.