Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-10-28
.spIvAI g A.LEoD in CANADA.


The Boston Times Of the 2lst, says :
~, ppesrs that the good people Of this
city have been Ilfils mysti6ed on the
subject Of this individual. He did not sail
for England in the Acadia as we assured
by those who profess TO know. BY tbe
following account in the Montresl Herald
of Monday, it seems hs arrived 10 that
city last Saturday.
As we anticipated IN our last. Mr.. Nc.
Leod arrived in this city on Saturday Tore
mon in the steamer Princess Vlcturaa.--
Although his departure from Utica and
hi. progress ,herefrom were "ecessariiy
private, from the apprehension entehai'i'
cd by his friends Of the application Of
lynch law. the short notice of his expect.
ed arrival here had the eject Of collect.
ing q great number Of his fellow country.
men to greet him with hearty welcome
on his safe dqllvernnce from as disbolical
a conspiracy as ever disgraced humanity.
On the arrival Of the steamer at the
wharf the anxiety TO get peep at the
." lion" was intense, notwithstanding the
presence If body Of police, stationed at
the landing place to prevent confusion and
overcrowd,ng. The great feeling seemed
10 be who could soonest shake hands will,
the political aud national martyr, and con.
graduate him on again returning to the
ark Of safety.
As he proceeded from the boat TO the
cab, he was loudly cherrcd amid the wav.
my Of hats and handkerchiels, and his
progress to Rosco's hotel WAS marked
like triumphal procession. Mr.. Mcleod
is very unassumlng in his manner and ad-
dress. and appeared to feel diffidence
nnd n distress at the attention and in some
cases rough courtesy shown HIM which
were only the outbursis Of the warm hearts
Of his fellow countryrnen. He looked
pale and sallow, which his long eonfne-
ment sufficiently accounts for.
Now that he has been acquitted by a
jury Of Americans, It affords US pleasure
to pny a tribute ofpraisr To the great zeal
and legal abilities displayed by his Coun.
sri, Mr.. Spencer, and To the marked inn
partlal,y and frmness of the Judge, Mr..
Gridlry, who discharged his duties in a
most admirable manner.
Nelson's CHARAcrER.-This man has
been made lion of by the presses IN Gun
ada and the United States, aud many cre-
dulous persons, not knowing the real his.
tory Of the man, have extended to him n
sympathy TO which he is no way entitled.
The following may be- relied on, and can
not be contradicted by any advocate Of
truth: Mcleod was Dragon in the
British army, was promoted to II sergeant,
served few years and was discharged.
lie then rmigrated to Canada, where. By
his impudence, Dragging and pretensions,
he succecd-d in getting himself appointed
an officer in the mril,ln--dcputy sheriff.
His education is very limited, and his ac-
Gulrrmenis are on par with his manners,
which are coarse and vulgar. He is
practical illrstraiion Of the old SAYING,
'Wh, the pot hollis the scum comes up
perln"st.' Mcleod. with a thousand other
vayabonds, has an inter.s, in getting up
trouble IN the frontier, without which
they would lack employment: tho volun
teer militia being raised TO oppose the re6-
els ami sympathiseis. We have N similar
class of people IN our frontier, who would
like similar employment. ~. Y. Times.