North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-03
sWANToN, VT. JULY 3 1871.

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Thus by this wauion act 81 the special
council appointed by Lord Durham, in the
place Of Colborne's council, eight persons
Of unblemished fame. were transported
like felons TO a penal colony WITHOUT a
trial by their peers, as guaranteed by the
Magma Charta Of England aud the suhse'
quent acts OF the Imperial Parliament.
These gentlemen received only very
short notice oil the fate tina, awaited them;
some were not even allowed time "a receive
the last fdre,reH embraces Of their weep
ing friends. To cap the climax Of the
treachery praciised upon these noble vic
Tins Of British tyranny, they were hand
cufed in pairs previous to leaving the la
| 10 90 on board the Steam Boat which was
TO convey them to Quebec, and which fo'
that purpose had dropped down nearly
Opposite the place of their confinement
| The Indignation Of these noble men was
excited alnos. beyond control, when they
learned that, they had been manaccd Tor
the purpose Of exposing them IN humiil'
ating situation, 10 the insulting gaze OF
the tories who had assembled IN vast num-
beers TO witness the heart-rending agony
of parents and children, husbands and
wives, brothers and sisters, friends and
misunderstanding perhaps forever. Can
the reader draw a faithful picture ol me
conflicting feelings which moved the as
sembled multitude, The patriots were all
in tears, and even someIof the most hu-
name among the tories could not Teiiaih
from shedding tears Of regret at their cru
Ell fate,-whe The less feeling-the leading
tories, were either rejoicing at their doom
or complaining Of its lenityH Az soon as
the prisoners were embarked on board Of
the Steam. Boat, the order was given 10
move forward, and the Canadians once
more gave deep-drawn sigh, as last
adieu TO the idols Of their affections. They
arrived al Quebec on the next morning
and were Immediately PIT on board OF the
VestaI. which sailed the next day; previous
to their departure, the prisoners addressed
letter to their deceigef. resenting the
gross insult which he had 80 meanly i'm
posed upon them. The prisoners were
allowed the liberty of ihe deck, aiter hav
ing pledged their honor ~ remain ofdery
on board the Ship; alter prosperous voy
age they were safely landed 81 Bermuda,
where they again had to pledge themselves
not TO violate the restrictions imposed upon
them by the governor of the Island.
This fragrant violation Of all law, in
exiting these light individuals without trial,
was not the only arbitrary act Of Lord
Durham. Sixteen other Canadian gent
ement were banished to the United States
without trial or examination; these indi-
viduals, together with the Bermuda exiles.
were informed that if they returned to the
Province Of Lower Canada, they would be
put 10 death. That such a statesman as
Lord Durham pretended 10 be, could com.
nit such an atrocious anil unconstitutional
act, is beyond all comprehension, unless il
be that the man was completed Y blinded by
his own infatuation. In order to give our
readers iull opportunity 10 exercise their
own judgement upon this tyrannical edicl
OF Lord Durham's Star Chamber compos
ed Of aien newly imported into the Province
we Law before them this doc ument BY which
the .4utocrat of all British North America
freely disposed of the lives and liberties Of
British subjects. twill be found 10 The
appendix, marked(u.u.) That those
,cise men who enacted this unjust edict,
may be known we give their names belowt.
sWolfred Neison, Robert Shore Mifats
BoucAsfte, r. H. Goddn Simeon Mcrehes.
ssouH, Boacrenturs Ytg1, Henri Aiphonss
Gaurin, Lue II. lMasson, RodOfpks Dss
Ririerfs.
FL J. Papinea,r. (Speaksr Of The Assesqbfv,)
r. Neson, mp. E e Rodier, NJ p p. T..
b O'Collaghan, NJ p p, J.. Dureraay. NJ Pr.
c II o Cots, Mp y, J Gagaoa, r s Brown,
E Charter, Priest, Cartier, Larger, L.
PerrsGuh, Proprietor Of TIE PiadioGtor, n