North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-06-23
Original.
uIsroRy or LOWER CANADA.
(coSTISuLp.)

CONTINUED
The victorions army returned from the
,onhern campaign 10 Montreal, full of
,bst triumphant excitement and consequent
,,Solrnce, which are y, naturally displayed
hg men, who, at the outset ot the expedi-
,ioo. had enwardlv entertained fears for
their lives but still burned with dead
~ vengeance against the radicals. AlIho'
their numbers were lcnfod larger Than thai
n the patriots, vet The eournps and va'or
li~niayed hy the latter, had taught them
hat the Canadians once armed, drilled and
v.ll disciplinei, would be no inferior match
ior British prowess. Then they felt the
danger which had threatened British in
slu,ons, and IL compensate for the dread
ltes had experienced, they meanly re-
ve1reA themselves on their prisoners ~
either numbering them in cool blood or ny
msnncng them in pairs and dragging them
behind their ear nf victory TO be booted,
insulird, spit upon and pelted with stones
hy The English rabblr of Montreal. A
small deiRehmeu, having been left al 81.
Fpstsrhe. the main body returned In the
civ. and on their way they committed the
greatest depeda,ions imaginable. The
,wn iails In Montreal were literally crowd
"a with prisoners. I he cruelties inflicted
h., n. volpntpers on those who had the
misfortune 10 fall in their hands, heegar
de.rrin,ion, suffice it TO say that old peo'
al. were forced to march on foot, bare
hrsdr,i. and with heavy shaekes, from
Grand Brule 10 Montreal, distance :"
shou, thirty miles. To put the climax tc
their inhrmani,v and brutality, the hear
If The indomitabIe Chenier, was carried
AWAY hy these fends and, hnrrid TO relate
was used as football by those ferocion'
demons who delighted in such prolaneness
H;s naked corpse was left exposed on An
d4rson,s counter, and il was not unti'
was so purified that the stencil was IN
snnport able, that his friends were allowed
10 take and hurry it. But to add insult Il
injury the Catholic priest, Paquin, in con
fotmiiy 10 the special Instructions whic'
h. had received from his cringing and hoi
headed Bishop, refused IL place IN tn
graveyard. and his friends were Obliged u
bnrv him. for The time being, on the bank
of the Ottawa, wheuce he was removed
mace known TO but few of his country
mrn. The corpses oil several who IA
netished in the battle, were lett withou
sepulture and were daily exposed to be &c
vourrd BY swine. Such scene was
revolving, that one day an individual wa
expressing his horror at the sight. whe
that internal and worthless priest RI
soin replied with smile On his demon'a
lace that" rT WERE ONLY HOGS EATIN
noes - Is il possible that men VII" PR
tend TO he clothed with divine asthofi!
and who pretend 10 be the professors
His religion who preached charity and low
IN All men. will allow themselves 20 be TIT
misled by their fanatical and irrel's'o'
,rriadices, as not even to have mercy @
their fallen foes They should be ranSs
below the brutes, and we hope such mn
sreaats. al lhe day Of retribu'ion, VIII
handled without gloves, aud treated IN u
same manner that they have treated OF
depsr,ed bre,hren-' Par Psri referiur.
Hnw could sentiments Of humsn'iy az
christian charity be found in the hearts
the Roman Clergy in Lower Cansd
when their Bisiihp, 10 whom they passive
submit, was the frs, formsly to denouoe
eyeu As early Is the month Of oe'oOe