North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-15
SWANTON, VT. MAY Is, 1889.
}EDITED BY CANADIANS AMERICANS.

those who had an opportunity of Judging
al hls military capacity. An order having
been received 10 concentrate all the patriot
forces at Napierville in the county of
L'Acadie, Mr.. De Lorimier ordered his
men TO this place. He took with him the
several prisoners they had made about
Beauharnois and marched according to the
orders he had received. On his arrival
at Lapigeonniere, he heard that The
patriot forces had been disbanded and that
Sir John Colborne with a strong force was
marching on NapierviIle. His men wer,
few and but poorly armed. His otTicen
were called together & it was deemed ad.
visable TO disband s. to release their prison
ers, among whom was Mr. EIicc, nephew
to Lord Durham. Under these perplex-
ing circumstances our friend with several
other patriots took the direction of the
State Of New York. They were very
near the lines in Odelton when they were
challenged by British guard who not re-
ceiving proper answer, fred upon them.
The night was very dark, the companions
of Mr. De Lorimier continued their route
to the States but unfortunately our friend
retreated towards the interior, and between
l and Q O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th
Nov, he was made prisoner. His arms
were Immediately pinioned and he was ta-
ken to the guard-house, where he was OBJ
liged to put up with all kinds Of insults
from the loyalists, but with that compo-
sure which characterzes every true patriot.
He was taken to Napierville Jail, and
had to walk fifteen miles on foot. The
ropes with which he was tied were so tight
that it was with great difficulty that they
could be taken off, SO deeply buried were
they in his arms. He was thrown into
cold dungeon without fire and with no
other victuals than bread and water, and
had but the bare ground to sleep upon.
After an examination before the military
authorities who were there. ho
on the 22d Nov, with several OF his COM
panions to Montreal Jail, where he was
thrown into lonely dungeon.
On the 9Th January, 1889, he was Of
fciaIly notified to be prepared for his tri-
al, which was to take place three days az
forwards on the 11th On the day APP
pointed he was dragged before the Court
Martial whose jurisdiction he Reused. He
denied the powers Of military body to de-
eide upon his life or death, and cited legal
authorities he had in his favor. But all
was Of no avail His death was predeter-
mined by the sanguinary and blood thirsty
Colborne, and the military officers, who
composed the internal inquistion, the
Court Martial, were but the tools OF the
despot who rules Lower Canada. So he
found it was useless for him to combat any
longer. AS there were twelve other pri-
soners besides him who were arraigned at
the same time, the trial was prolonged till
the Goth. During that long and tedious
business Mr.. De Lorimier behaved like a
true patriot who forsaw that his life was
to be sacrificed Tor his country. The
CrownOficers used every exertion to
make it appears that of all the patriot
leaders, he was the most guilty, and no
extenuation cond he offered, to prove this
assertion we copy word for word certain
part Of the address Of Mr.. Day, the Judge
Advocate to the Court Martial, which is
in the following terms:
6" But we feel that we cannot in the
strict discharge of our public duty, suppress
the opinion that there exists sufficient evil
dence to warrant the belief that the prison
er De Lorimier is one Of the most danger
Gus class Of criminals, whose Vaccinations
have put into operation the detestable re-
belion which left behind it destruction and
all kind of miserics inflicted upon society
in this land who ought to expiate, BY
DEATH, the loss of the lives Of the vic
Tins who persisted on the battle field, as
well as Of the lives Of their companions in
crime, less intelligent perhaps than them.
who have paid by the scafold, crimes TO
which they had been compelled" And
little further he adds We are inclined 10
say that among those who according 10