Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-26

PR1soNERs.--On Monday last, says the
Sacketi's Harbor Journal, our village was
The scene ofplea>urable and grateful excite.
ment, occasoned by the unexpected arrival
Of Colonel A Mcdonnell. S.eriff of Midland
District U. c., On board the British Steamer
Commodore Barrie, from Kingston, with
twenty-five of Prescott; prisoners, pardoned
by his excelcncy the Lieutenant Governor.
Col. Mcdonnell sent for The magistrates OF
our village, and ST ted to them that he had
been requested by his ExccIcncy the Lieu.
tenant Governor to inform them what he had
done for these prisoners, and tina, he earn"s.
ly hoped it would have happy effect in
ullaying the excitement which had led 10 so
much trouble aud distress to both govern.
ments, and if it should have that tendency,
the remaining prisoners, in due time, would
have the benefit of it.
To whom The undersigned magistrates re.
turned the following note.
Sir,-the un ecsigned feel it duy and
pleasure for themselves, and in behalf OF
their fellow citizens, 10 tender TO you, and
through you to his Exceilency the Lieuten-
ant Governor and people Of Upper Canada
our unfaigned gratitude for the kind and no.
BILE exercise of the pardoulng Prerosa''ve
vested in his Excellency, and extended to
these our deluded fellow.citizens, ard we
do assure you that the exercise OF this clc-
mercy on the part Of your government
cheers the hearts fus ali. A glad smile is
lit upon every conntenance among US, and
we beg you will be pleased 10 communicate
10 his ExceIlcncy the Lieutenant Governor
and The people Of your Province that me
message you so kindly delivered TO US shall
be communicated TO Our fcllow-c!tizens and
the public.
ZENo ADLEN,
EDMUND NJ. LUFr.
The pardoned prisoners, before separat.
ing for their respective homes, desIrous 10
make some public acknowledgment other
gratitude, all signed the following article,
which they unanimously requested might be
published. The act Of gratuousy bringing
The parJoned prisoners to our shores was
maenanimons on The part ofthe Canadian
authorizes, ard will tend, more than any
thing that has ,ransp red, TO restore that state
of friendly feeling and national intercourse
and goodwill between the people on both
sides of the line, which SO happily existed
previous 10 the late border troubles.
We, the undersigned having this day
been released from Imprisonment in Fort
Henry. Upper Canada, and by the kindness
of the authorities in that province conveyed
in the steamer Commodore Barrie to Sack.
cu's Harbor. feel bound publicly 10 acknow.
ledge our debt of gratitude TO Sir George
Arthur, by whose clemency We have been
once more restored 10 our country and
homes.
Towards US, as we'll rs towards all the
oher prisoners. the Sheriff, his deputy, and
all The other officers at Kingston, have ev.
tended the utmost kindness and humanity,
consistent with their duty to their own gov
ernment.
If any Of our countryEen are still so
reckless or so deceived as 10 mediate turlh
er invasion or hostility against Canada.
we admonish them by all considerations OF
duty to themselves, their country and their
God, and by their regard for the welfare OF
those who are still in prison, TO dismiss all
such wicked feelings and intentions from
their minds.
Sackett's Harbor, April 9th, 1889.
(Signed by % citizens OF N. York;