North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-30

" Private letters from Montreal inform
US that Leclerc, the head OF Colborne's
Police, lately called in jail on Mr.. Hinden-
lang TO persuade him to write again 10 his
friends in the States. This the latter re-
fused to do, saying that he had already
written enough. Mr.. Hiudenlsng AYERS
that the letter which has already appeared
over his signature, Is not such as he had
,critten it--that il has been greatly am
ptiftd and exaggerated, by the authori-
lies who had !, published.
Such was the reception that this infamous
defamer, Leelere, got from tie prisoner.
From this noble conduct on the part of Mr..
Hindenlang, the government became very
much incensed against him, and he
was afterwards treated very cruelty. He
was left destitute OF every comfort and
had il not been Tor the generosity of lady
in Montreal, who sent him his daily, meals,
he would have been compelled to exist on
his scanty allowance of bread and water.
The Government officers got at last
ashamed of their harsh conduct towards a
friendless foreigner, and Mr.. Hindenang
was told that he could board at the table Of
the lailer. This he was obliged to accept
from the hands Of his naughty oaptors,
and frequently did he express his morlfi
cation at being compelled TO receive this
apparent act of kindness on the part Of the
government officers. He continued 10
board with the aiIer until the 18th of Jan.
when he refused to sit any longer at the
table of man who had imbrued his hands
in the blood Of his fellow prisoners, Mr..
Decoigne and the other victims, who had
that day persisted upon the scatiold, for
their devotedness 10 the cause of freedom.
Four days after bis withdrawal from the
jailer's table, he was called upon to undergo
/ his trial before the Court Martial, which
had already condemned so many victims.
His defence before the Court was spirited
and eloquent A great number of Eng
lsh authorities were cited in his favor,
and more particularly the innumerable
cases of Englishmen taken in the present
Spanish civil war! who were treated as
prisoners of war and not as pirates, bri-
: gands, or rebels. But it awaited him not;
his fate had heen predetermined, and the
; Court Martial found him guilty of the fol-
lowing charges:-" LIST For having aided
and abetted an unnatural rebellion of He
Maiesty's dsaAected subjects in the Pro
: vince of Lower Canada, against Her Ma
lesty's government; 2d, For having pre-
i pared and levied war, at the same time
C against the Queen, and for having beef
Y seized openly in arms against her law
e and government; Sd, for having killed an'
e murdered, on the 7th Nov, last, at Odell
: town, a man named Charles McA llister;-
e 4,hy, for having helped, encouraged ,abet
II ted, assisted & defended certain persons IN
D known, in the murder OF the said Charlie
n MeAllister." Such were the charges O
e which the Court Martial found him guilty
s. and for which sentence of death was pro
n nounced against him. His sentence wa
e officially announced to him on Saturday
q the end Of February, and was received b
: him with great composure OF mind, for h
rs was already prepared for it. AS soon q
y his sentence was made public, the wlcke
IS and cowardly editorial crew of the Tor
lr press commenced TO blast his reputation
t, and endeavoured to afix TO his name III
'e foul stigma Of traitor TO the cause in whic
IS he was so soon 10 suffer. But, thanks ,
y Providence, who manages all things so q
J. at last TO confound the designs Of III
% wicked, and protect prosecuted innocenc'
y Gen. Hindenlang found the means Of prov
e ing 10 the world that all that had been sal
: about bis confessions to the English Gc
'e vernment and his repentance for his pas
u conduct, was wickedly false, and mere IL
. veniions of those wreiehes who were "a
venously thirsting for his blood.
" 1t will be seen below that Mr.. Hinder
= lang left behind him the best possibI
;, proofs Of his innocence, and Of the has
= designs of those who would rob him nc
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