North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-28

eight OF our countrymen from home and
country without any form of trial; and
forbidden sixteen others, TO enter the Pro-
vince under pain Of death; and devoted
eight Others TO an ignominious death un-
der the ridiculous and false pretence that
they were murderers. Such was Lord
Durham's clemency and lenity.
Mr.. Daunais being returned TO his fam-
y after an imprisonment Of eight months,
little thought of taking an active part in
the revolutionary movements which took
place in the month of November following.
During his long and tedious incarceration
he had sufficient time TO reflect on the sad
predicament in which his beloved country
would be placed as long as it should re-
main under British misrule He had how
ever decided TO take no active part and
kept aloof from all parties. But the trying
day was at hand, the signal had been CIV
en- and his countrymen were again nobiy
contending for liberty. His heart was too
generous TO behold such spectacle with
out sharing the dangers of the contest.
He then joined the patriots, but not as
was falsely sworn. at Napierviile
While the patriots were armed, it is suffi-
cienlly proved to the minds of all candid
men who read the testimonies in behalf of
the prisoner that he never set his foot in
Napierville during the whole time it was
in the possession Of the patriots. II was
then on false testimony that this unfoun,
nate young man was condemned to death
So much was he devoted to his country's
cause that he did not breathe murmur
when the terrible sentence Of death was
officially announced to him. In more than
one instance he had faced death; he had
known that persecution was rife against
him and that his neck was beforehand de-
voted TO the halter; knowing all these
things he expected that nothing short of
the sacrifice of his life, would satisfy Sir
John Colborne and his bloody Court Mar
tial.
He prepared for death, and on the ter
rible day with his unfortunate companions
he mounted the scafold Of death with great
frmness- And would it not have been
surprising that being in the company OF
the BRAVE, ENERoUs-HEARTED and ILL
FArEp DE LORIMIER, he should not
have been animated by the heroic examples
Mr.. DE LORIMIER and Brigadier-
General HINDELANG were giving to
their fellow-martyrs? Arrived on the scat
fold Mr.. Daunais refused to speak, and as
soon as his brethren in misfortune were
prepared for the awful moment, they were
launched into the air, TO go and seek refuge
in the unseen world against tyranny and
despotism. 1t was on the / 9Th. February
that this young martyr offered his life on
the eibbet for the ransom OF his beloved
couptry. Thus at the tender age of TWEEN
ty years, has persisted young man of
good moral habits and Oft peaceabe and
honorable life. On false testimonies dicta-
ted BY the wrath of the bloody and vindic-
tive Sir John Colborne, was this young
man sacrificed in the prime Of life. He
persisted some few months later than the
hypocritical, vain and bombastic Durham
| had doomed him to die.
This reminds US of the sad times oil
'9S in ireland when the poor unfortunate
Philip Fardy was executed for mur.
dering persons Unknown. As no rea
crime could be brought against him,
they had recourse to surmises and forgery.
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