North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-04-01
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her yiials, ard shedding her heat ~,
Numbers oi my cuunrrymcn hs,r -.
murdered on the sesfejd--mv covn,,r 49, 49,
drunk their bood-sbe rtoans urAc, s -
weight of her accumulated wrorrs
calls loudly on hen surviving sons 10 ,,,--
her from The power Of the des,rovs,
have sworn g redress her wtonps -
redeem my pledge, or perish ia the .t,r.
gle" HIS heart was fu'l, he could s,y :.
more. ! left him. and saw him No, a..
till we met al Prescott. A few day' -.
vious 20 the Invasion OF Canada. he ~.
farewell visit IT. his beloved molber a.
friends at Glengary. To one possss,,s.
such warm and generous feelings, mlpyss
with such ardent 6liel attachment ~
must have been an affecting scene. A.
conscious as he was that this niebt,sJ..5
be their last inieryiew--it reouired M csG
nary seli-Sacri!lce--no common dear,
ioriitude, to raise his mind above ds,r..
dency, and enable him 10 nfesefye eos :"
sure in such trying circumstances r..
his frmncss and resolution were eorsIS
the emergency--he had weighed The sat
icct well, and knew The CONSEQUENCE, ',
his undertaking. If victory crowreI n+
Patriot arms, ana be survived The ;sso. ''
knew that laurels OF fame avnited bin, ,' ~
his name would be ranked among III, h.
liverers Of his county; but il lie failed ~
The Revolution was queled in its iRi,oc.
his name would be loaded with lnlamv ~
ranked with drigands. pirates and ro
bcrs. But tilial affection, friends. n ~.
OF death could not move his pp,ro,.
or force him 10 abandon the cause Of h,cn
pressed country. No he had pcdoelI.
word, and so far from shrinking lron =.
lnltiment in the hour Of danger. h. In.
himself from his friends, repaired 10 p,,,
colt, and on the night previous to theh,I
ing of the Patriot army, he and lew o,h,,
brave spirits took up the bridge brlv,,,
Prescott and Rockville; BY which m,,,,
they intercepted the expresses 10 and ltom
Prescott, ana during the night sucer,,,I
in capturing FIVE of the enemy.
On thr morning ol the memorable tsb n
Nov, marked the Impotence Of his ,pi,.
il at The hardness with which the BrGA
forces moved down to attack The Patriot,
He saw before him the aciliag tool, ofhp
murderers Of his coln,rymen an oppono.
nifty had now presented itself 10 ayeDo,
their death, and rid his country Of n.sain
Uassals and petty lyrGGfs. When the BAT.
lie commenced, and the air was filed with
the swi.i-whgsd messengers of death. i,
qualed not, but stood firm 10 bis poa
while his nnerring aim told well on the rank,
of the enemy. WHEN he met the pIislrn.
ing breasiwork Of British bavones On N.
charge, he fiinched noI--bpt Gobly did m
duty as a snba)lern and soldier and Pres.
colts sInnbering dead, tell Of lis proves
and his bravery. But alas the sad seqpr
OF his story is already before the public. Il
was his lot, after having, heroically, fought
for his country, and The rights Of his coUn.
trymen. to fall victim to their cowardice
and treachery ! o. ye men Of Upper.
Canada, We citizens Of Leeds anG Granville,
YOU who pledged yourselves to join The 10.
vadlng force-what mfan you by your
treachery? where were you when that
Spartan band was .coniending against on
overwhelming force OF British hiTelngs-
stood you idle in that fearful strife OF
Joined you the worst enemies oGyour coun'
try, to massacre those who came OF youf
to hid you in throwing of The
yoke Of unrelenlng foreign tyranny
Had you been faithful 10 those who +"
generously volunteered 10 assist you-h"
you been true 10 yourselves, true 70 yo1i
country, and, like the heroic WEIGHT,
fought for freedom, this dag, the v''-
starr'd banner might have waved o'efih
citadel OF Quebec.
Yours, &c &c. W. II. W.
Georgia, March 28th, 1870.