North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-17


Suspicion, we're absraied that sane eve.
niug sllsr The arrival al Or. Cote ia the
village. The coumirs # l-'Aesdir. Beau.
haraeis sHd iap'aiis wete 10 eosnpleis
state Of rrs"li, whjis, wr rrgscl 10 odd
that numbef uf the inhabitants in the
other counties Of the Province, who h.d
soiemuly pledged themselves, agsiicd ma,
cnlpAbIs The iale Of those who raised the
STANDARD OF revolt, hrfore they woulI ihrm
selves take az arms. 4 fearful responsible.
iiy rests on the head al these mef. ard
they mus, remember, that althoue h II IL
Impfudent at present 10 divules their
names and that part OF The general rIan,
which they were 10 perform, yet The day
vii! come. when their names win be RI.
posed To justly merIted contempt. unless
they retrieve lheir past conduct and show
themselves the teal friends Of their OPP
pressed country. II is far easier 10 pass a
condemnaloFy judgement on those who had
the magnanimily TO head this second rebel.
lion. than to discover facts, which wonld
disclose the causes ~ the defeat and die
grace a,tendent On the movements Of No.
vember. While we profess a desire In
vrIl many ot these causes, there is onr
whrh we cannot pass without dine notice,
aud that 10 the personal cowardce of many
ot those political refugees of the first rebel
lion, who, during their exile Ia the United
States, evince6 the greatest pusilaaimilv
oi mind ever Witnessed 10 this world, and
which was the main cause that Operated
on the minds OF the Cansdions, after these
refugees had, through Lord Dnrhan,'s anu
nrsiy, been allowed to fciufn 10 their
country. Instead Of encouraging their
countfymcn In pefsevefe in their efforts To
throw of The foreign yoke which was
pressing SD heavily on then, they coward
" preached submission to the Enslish au-
thorllas. We regret TO say, tha, many or
those who had tasted the sweets of Qurrn
Nictoria's dungeons. had also materially
changed their patriotic notions, and we're
now for peace and quiet at any prize -
| Even some OF those, who BY Lord Dur
hams amnesty, were informed that If they
dared 10 re-en'er their native sountry, they
would be hong like dogs, when The amnes-
~ was EXTENDED 10 them, basey and erin
eingIy returned tn Canada, there TO pro.
claim admission Ia The authorities, who n
few months before, had consigned them In
death without trial. Some of these indiyid.
uals are too insignificant 10 be named, and
Lord Durham was eertsinlv imposed upon
when he was told that they were chaae.
tiers dangerous IN the safeiv ~ the British
Governmental Canada. How grieved and
mortified are we that our duty ss historians
forces us to place nn the list 81 those who
deserted their country in her hour NJ need
such name ss T.. +. Rodicr, Esq. Yet
we are compelled 10 say, that ,ais disiiug-
ushed Individual, whore lofty patriotism
had beep The theme Of universal admiration
even by his political enemies, although he
had been deeply consulted on The plans and
was familiar with the secrets Of those who
were intending a second instruction RI
though he had taken prcr1iocni and very
active part in promoting those plans, when
lew days only before The outbreak Of the
/ 81 OF November, he wa, informed ihsf he
was at liberty TO return Internationally 10
/ Lower Canada, immediaieIy returned 10 the
Province, thereby abandoning his former
political companions, and after much tfou.
| bic and vezsiion, be surrendered himself
, 10 the British, Authorities, and in a mo.t
sefvle and contemplate letter, he turned
his hack upon his former political friends TO
/ prevent being Identified with either party.
This dishonest an1 Improper course caused
| his former adhrrenis 10 regsrd him with
great disirusi, and - derply affected wss
Mr.. Rndier by the justly merited ses5a
which was depicted on tie eovniensrr-
IS Of ibe Canhdisn Refofmefs, that HI.
health was impaired, and grief sed die p.
/ poinineni 5000 carried him In bis gEavS.