[2] He claimed Anthony Wayne did not properly subdue the indigenous population and that thirty to forty Congressman had agreed to the group's proposed transaction.
Randal was convicted of contempt for attempting to bribe members of the United States Congress in conjunction with this scheme and sentenced to a few days in custody and a reprimand.
[1] In 1795 Randal purchased one-third of shares in a gristmill and sawmill operated by John McGill and Benjamin Canby on the Niagara River, but this agreement ended.
His forge was not financially successful and in June 1800 he sold two-thirds of his business to his Montreal suppliers in exchange for paying off his debts.
The defence counsel refused to appoint an independent arbitrator so the case returned to the courtroom in 1817, where a jury awarded Randal £10,000 in damages.
[1] The Court of the King's Bench ordered a new trial because the judge believed the jury gave an incorrect verdict.
[5] D'Arcy was appointed as a judge on the King's Bench and his son Henry John Boulton became Randal's lawyer.
His campaign focused on denouncing aristocrats and patronage appointments, abuse in the judicial system, and electing members that could independently scrutinise the executive branch of government.
[7] In April 1827 Randal was chosen by the provincial steering committee to bring a petition signed by 14,000 people to the British government.
[8] The petition was calling on the government to give civil rights to immigrants to Canada who were previously deemed aliens.
[9] Upon celebrating the bill's passage in the Upper Canada Parliament, Jesse Ketchum revealed a painting of Randal speaking with the Colonial Secretary Lord Godrich.
The following year he voted to approve funds to build the canal, stating that the economic harm to businesses in his constituency was outweighed by the number of people it would benefit.
Paul Romney considers Randal's successful mission to the British Colonial Office as the first major setback of the Family Compact in the final years of Upper Canada's existence.