North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-17
sWANToN, VT. JULY II, 1871.

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IL possible .or Catholic Pfies,, 50 mis-
chicvoua and immoral, 10 feel Iae Femoise
of blood-.iaued and guilty ennssienee--
were IL possible far him TO feel The iafluenee
Of the love oil country. how his MUD would
be tormen,ed night and day at the reeolire
ton that his voIuaiary testimony had
caused The cruel and sioiens death Of one
Of Gods most amiabIe creatures, whn had
absadoned home and kindred TO fly 10 the
succor Of his ielIow-men, who were groan.
ing under British bondage Bot what do
we say Can man, like Aniot, whose
whole lie has been spent in sIu and in'quI-
~, feel the salu,ary influence Of sincere re-
pentanee and solemnly resolve 10 return To
life OF virtue Alas we have 8mpIe
reasons for believing, that Amioi, hinod-
stained ms be Is, and enjoying The mefltrd
contempt Of all honest men, ia living ex
ample OF the dire effects Of vice and i'm.
morality, which invariably meet their jest
rewsrd. We unhestatinglv trust in divine
Justice, satisfied that The blood Of the lam
en,ed and slaughtered Hindenlang viii he
avenged on The authors Of the judicial mu
der.
WHEN the instruction had commenced
in the vicinity Of Napicrville, il spread like
wild fire, ard in a very short time the sur
rounding parishes had fell the electric com.
motion, which second Effort on the par
of the Canadians 10 rid themselves OF for.
egn thraldom, was calculated 10 elicit
The Canadians were told that the invalua-
Bile blessings of civil and religious liberty
were again offered them, and that If tnan
imous and acting 10 concert from one end
Of the country To the other, their political
enemies would soon be obliged To descri
the field, and the downtrodden and insult
ed Colonists could proclaim 10 the world
that they knew how to appreciate the val
ne Of national Independence. The jail Of
NapiervilIe had been literally crowded with
prisoners, whom the patriots had thought
proper 10 put under arrest. Among the
individuals thus arrested, were several OF
Her Most Gracious Majesty's faithful Reg
evinced maniiesily sincere regret lor hay
ing taken up arms TO maintain the British
ascendancy in those Provinces. Here, let
it be mentioned, that the prisoners were
treated with the utmost kindness. Sorlc
hands Of the patriots, all OF whom expert
enced the kindest possible treatment OF the
hands of their captors. To give an in
stance of British proves, which is 81 the
present day so highly Landed, we shall re-
late the following fact captain -
French Canadian by birth, on the night
Of the 81 Of November, whilst at the head
Of small number Of his men patrolinP
the road from Napierville to Douglas Isy.
ern, had stationed his men, and proceeded
west alone, when he suddenly heard the
quick tramp Of horses feet coming tow ard
him. The night was extremely dark, and
il was with difficulty that he could distiB-
gush that these horses were mounted by
three Of Her Majesty's Dragons. He or.
dercd Them peremptorily To halt, which
they did, he then stepped up 10 Them and
babe them aismount, which command they
readily obeyed. He then disarnied them,
and after having tied them, he brought his
cspiiyes and their horses 10 the next guard
who accompanied them to Napieryiile,
where they we're duly secured. We might
add. that these brave and loyal troopers
were terribly frightened, and begged most
Justify that their eapior might spare their
lives. For this deed OF noble courage, the
unfortunate Captain, who subsequently,
fell iaio the hands Of the British, was sen.
fenced 10 death, and is now dragging gu;
| in Van Dieman's Land, the miserable life
OF a convict, although he had been design
ed by nature 10 be one Of her noblcst and
brayest sons. Such Is British mngnanimi
lty ~ The money belonging TO the public
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