North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-24

THE ExtLEs.


homes, their friends and their oil and CON
signed - a diaant and hopeless bondage
merely Tor nominal political offences, we
,ase from the Canada Times, q stfcigt-ior
ward, consistent Liberal Paper Published
in Montreal. We ate right glad 10 see
tina. the depiorobe situation Of these true
hearted, libeJty.loving patriots, is begin
ming to excile public attention and public
sympathy. We are particularly rejoced
% SEE any Of the conductors Of News Pa
pers in Canada, dare TO speak out IN behalf
of these inbred aud prosecuted men. Too
long already have these men been neglect
cd by their souatYmen--too long have
they been suffered IN groan and pine 10
exile--too long has the press been compar-
aiively silent--petition and reDonstrance
have been neglected too long, now is the
time Tor action, Tor successful action, then
let the friends of justice and humanity in
Canada, do ell they can To effect their
deligefance and restoration TO Liberty.
"The exied individuals OF the rebellion,
are not the leaders OF tina, lameutable affair
The fatal shaft was aimed TOO low. The
actual sufferers are not those who stood
forth, prominently, as the leaders OF the re-
volt. They are the poor and humble habi-
fans of Canada, with few misguided Amer
leans, whose irm belief was that they were
assisting forwards the regeneration OF Can
ada, in order to establish system Of govern
ment based upon the we'll understood wish
es and interests OF the people, and firmly
believing that the cause they were eng aged
in, was els pure as that OF the Crusaders in
the Holy Land.
On their heads, and theirs alone, have
the hottest vials ol retributive wrath been
poured. Whether they bad, or had not,
sufficient motives 10 move them in their
undertaking, one thing is very clear; it is
universally known in Canada. that one Of
Lord Dufham's attaches, now here, dis
tingnished writer on Political Economy,
who had an agency IN the preparation OF
Lord Durham's report did not hesitate,
publicly, to avow his firm belief, that, had
he been on the spot when the ierment first
became visible, under the then existing
circumstances, he would not have he5ita- |
ted Ia Join the opponents Of the Provincial
Government In truth, there are few,
very few, who are not willing to confess
that we have been most sadly misgoyerned !
So mach so, that il is question, whether
there has not been quite enough oi bad
management, 10 paliate, il not to justify, |
decided and strenuous opposition TO our
rulers and their leading measures.
The exiles have now had the doors Of
mercy barred against them for nearly two
years, and we venture 10 say that petition
for their relief would be advocated by the
Assembly almost to a man. Such an act
OF generosity on their part, would do more
To sooth the feelings, and adjust the difficult
ties we have alluded 10, than all the coerctye
measures the ingenuity oil man could de-
wise.
We hope public meeting will be called
in Montreal, to take this matter into serious
consideration, and that some effort will be
made to show tbe civilized world, that we
are not behind Quebec in our solicitation
for these unfortunate men, nor SO thor
oughly absorbed in self that we canno,
feel for the suherings Of those wretched
beings, whose unhuman treatment by their
hard hearted task-masters, would strike
with horror The very savages themselves. !"
THE LATE ELECTION.
We copy the following very pertinent S
remarks from the Canada Times.
The Morning Courier of yesterday con- /
tains an article entitled " Sketches of the 9
French Members" in the Provincial Paria- I