Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-01
From The Montreal Conrier.l
EXECUTION OF FIVE REBELS

From The Montreal Courier]
EXECUTION OF FIVE REBELS.
A few minutes after nine o'clock on Fri
day morning last the five Prisoners, who
had been condemned to DEATH namely, p I.
DEcoIoNE, N. p, JACQUES RoBERT, and
the two SANeUINETs, and p. HAMLIN,
were executed in front Of the Goal OF this
city, in presence Of an immence concourse
of people, among whom was large num-
Der Of habitaas from the country. The
wrctched men, alter receiving the consola-
tons Of their religion, met their fate with
little apparent dread DEcoIoNE addressed
few words 10 the crowd, from the plat
form, telling them totake warning by his end
The gallows had been very properly re.
moved from its former position over the
gaol entrance, and was erected over the
large gateway inthe wall enclosing the yard
1t was found that the somewhat stealihy
manner in which the former executions
had been conducted, was well nigh proven
ting them having any effect at all, as exam
Piles, with the habitaas, many of whom
would not believe that any thing of the kind
had taken place
The Gazette gives the following as a
cerbatim copy Of what DEcoIosE delivered
from the scadold on Friday. We do not
regard il as a genuine confession, that is, as
his own deliberate production. He must,
however, have asscnted TO it, and as it is, il
is Of some importance as showing of what
ignorant and credulous materials the Lower
Canada rebels, even the educated among
them, for Decoigne was Notary, are
made Of
My Brethren in Jesus Christ 2-I wish |
had sufficient power TO enable you to hear
you who are here present. and my fellow
counirymen in general--the sentiments
with which we are animated at this terrible
moment. We have despised the salutary
instructions instilled into us by our charta-
Bile Pastors we were falsely persuaded that
they deceived us. in preaching to US obedi-
cnce and submission to the laws and the es.
tablished authorities. We now acknowledge
that they (ihe Pastors) taught us the true
doctrine. Oh If we bad submitted 10 be
guided by the principles Of our holy relig-
ion. how different would have been our fate !
God grant that the ignominious punishment
which we are abou, TO undergo, may be
salutary to such Of our felow-coun,rymen
as are still in error; on this point we wish
them to understand. that at the hour OF death
we are enabled to judge OF things better
than we do during life. God grant that
they may become wise at our expense. We
sincerely beg pardon Of you for all the of.
fences which we have committed against
you in our lifetime, and particularly for the
bad example which we have given you
by the crime which has brought US here
We pardon also. with all our hearts, all
those who may, in any manner, have injur.
ed us. We rely on the aid Of your prayers.
We have great need of them, to appease
the anger Of your Divine Judge. Pray for
us ut this moment in order that we may APP
pear before Him with confidence.
MysTERIous.-A mysterious affair happened
at Springfield, Mass, on the 18th ut. which
has caused considerable excitement there. A
from Brookline in this county, was very sick,
and during the night of the 18th, being left fol
a short time by his watcher, disappeared from
his room partially dressed and has not since
been seen or heard of. Ephraim II. Mason
Esq. of Brookline, has been TO Springfield on
behalf of his friends, and informs us that search
has been made, and legal investigation had
Out notninS nas tFanSplreu 10 leau 10 MS us
covery. AS usual, thousand stories are il
circulation; and various ways are suggested
for accounting fol his disappearance. The
probability is, that in fl Of arrangement he
either committed suicide, or has wandered te
some distance, and persisted from cold and hun
. ger. BY notice in another column it will b,
/, seen, that any information in regard to tn,
young man, will be gratefully received by hi,
afflicted friends.
: The FREsHRT.-An endorsement on tn,
, Way Bill from Hatfield, Mass. of the 2Stl
/, ult. received at this Post Office says, "We ar,
: inundated with water. For forty rods of thu
street, il is one foot deep, at o'clock, p M
Two bridges crushed by the ice-water on tn
lower floors of many houses and barns cellar
full-no getting the mail nigh the office"
4 n5PThe Rev. MIR. Brown having complete,
taking the Census of this Village, informs u
: that the number of inhabitants on the first O