North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-08-26

pTaied entFeaIlvs OF hla opponenl replied
ayes Il was fsir--BUt Campbell, you are
bad man-~you hurried me. !" and shortl,
afterwards expired IN bis wile's arms.
When the melancholy event was commu.
nieated, al he solicitations oil his friends
Campbell Jeff the town. No attempt was
made 20 arrest him, and be might have re
manned IN partial retirement had he pleased
But his high spirit could no, brook conceal
meni; and contrary To the enlteaiies OF bis
family, and The opinion OF has professional
III TThnfTpAY, 0TI MT HU tUUtu ~ r''~ ~-r . 4
city Of representative, 10 have the EngIihe
language declared the only language TO
used 10 His Maiesty's Courts. But fofl,,
tunalely this project was crushed immefr
dately. Mr. Lees The member for til
Buuough of Three Rivers, mo, discouraged
at Mr.. Richardson's failure, brought pc
motion to declare that the English LAT
guage should be the Qly language hli
which the laws Of the country could p-
enacted But this insane project met the
fate Of the first one, and both Of them are
only recorded in the books Of the House Of
Assembly OF Lower Canada TO show the
madness OF their orignatoTs and :heir deel
hatred of the language Of the natives Q
the country. They might as well hav,I
the House oil Assembly declare perempto1
rily that the French Canadians were nos
to enjoy any Of the benefits Of the Consti1
tutional act ef179l and were TO be deprivI
ed of their rights OF British subjects, as to
have their insane projects carried into eff
feet. Had they proposed TO the Legisla
ture to take into consideration the mosi
proper means for giving to the children OF
the French Canadians an English CLASH
cal education so as 10 extnguish in thu
course OF time the French language which
made of the natives Of Lower Canada
separate & distinct people, holding no ir
tercourse with their neighbours, br
through the slow process of translation
they would have shown their high sen
OF the responsibilities which bore on thes
;nv.b,s no, nohiIsye evinced the characn,s-
brown into an atti1yeedl to Il determi-
ation, was graceful and dlgnifed-and
when on every countenance beside sick
ming anxiety was visible, not the twinkle
! an eyelash or motion Of the lip, betray-
d on the prisoners face the appearance OF
iscomposure or alarm. just then slight
oise was heard-a door was suddenly and S
owIy opened-one by one the jury reuct- :
ntIy returned to their box-the customary
ues,ion was asked by the clerk Of the
rowD, and Guilty was family answered 8
nth recommendation TO mercy. c
Al agonlzing pause had succeeded c
onrt was silent as the grave-lhe prisoner a
owed respectfully to the jury then, plant G
lg his foot firmly on the floor, he drew a
lmsell mp to his fnll height, and prepared t
, listen TO his doom. Slowly Judge n
Jayne assumed The fatal cap, and, all I'M j
owed, he pronounced, and Campbell v
card his sentence.
While the short address was being deIiv- k
ed, that sealed the prisoners fate, the ST.
nee Of the court was broken by smother
sobs but when the sounds ceased, and
Lord have mercy on your SOUP issued e
ON the ashy lips of that grave old man, n
groan OF horror burst from the auditory, Il
I'd the Highland soldiers who were thro' q
e court, calculated wild "Amen," while Il
cir flashing eyes betrayed how powerful n
the late OF their unhappy countryman b
III affected them. e,
Nor did the result Of his trial disturb the Il
eper's confidence in The honor of the "
ndemned soldier. On his return TO the W
il, an assurance that he would not es- II
pc was required and given and TO the a
st, Campbell continued 20 enjoy all the Il
mort and liberty the prison could afford. el
Meantime, strong exertions were made b,
save him-pelit;ons from the jury, the
and panel of the county, and the inhabi m
nts OF Armagh, were forwarded to the dl
ord Lieutenant. Bnt the Judge declined o,
recommend the convict, and consequent b,
the Irish Government refused TO inter- So
e. respite however, was sent down. W
allow the case OF the unfortunate GEN in
man 10 be submitted To the King. ar
Tne mental agony of Campbell's attach de
vile was Tor time severe beyond en- FRI
rance, but by wonderful exertion she
covered sufficient forttude to enable her III
set out in person for London, to throw m
Tself at the Queens feet and impIore her ev
To cross the channel be- m,
e steam had been introduced, was fire. III
emily tedious and uncertain and when | iai