, 1875-01-21
Two Years. Imprisonment and For
fcitltre Of Eolllica! Rights.
The History Of Lepine's Cria,c-.-How
Thomas a. Scott Was Mur.
deiel.
One Of tito Most Atrocious Political Exe~
cntions OH tllc Calendar,

Tho action described in the foregoing dispatcl,
Is by no nealia unexpected, nor doeH it ei,sl the
oxcitod controversy between races aud religions
in tho neighbortng Dominion. TAo murder OF
Thonlas A. Scott for which Ambrose Lopino
vas to DO hanged on the 29th inat., WAS only tho
most salient Incident in the Winnipeg rebellion
Of 1870. anil tint Rebellion but al episode OH
sma!ler Bcalo than the rebellion Of tSa7-'5, III tue
history OF tho hereditary Htrlfo between tho
English l'rotestants nnd French Catholics in
canada vic 1.-Two beBiio each other, but not to-
gather.
l. wonld not bo competent for this narrative to
reeite oven generally tho circumstances tint tel
up to the rebellion of 1BG3'70. Suffice it that
then the French half breeds with few Euglisl,
llvdson's Bay Company refused, to admit tho
Governor Hent from Canada, aud formed Pro-
ElsIonal Government which gradually boc6uo
practically an absolutism administered BY Louis
sociatcs wl,o wero little oIAe thall cipAorB. To-
pine. who was dignii{ci with tho tttle OF "A1iu-
tant-denorat," being next in influence to tho
leadore. Niel imprisoned sroas many English
wloreon others raised q force to compel their
rtleaao. But for The cowardice Of nome clergy
men, who feared an engagement, tho force thus
raised would havo sottlod tho Provisional Gov
bis s prisoners Ths s ressuors nsaf% tusns 5s
all was asto, tligarnlod and dsbautcd. Hioi
scizea tllou,, and thus rendered opposition
to lls regime unavailing. Ono OF these p1iyon-
man Of ntter fearlesHnoes and poaBossing the
contempt for "pariBt CAn,1rks" cherished by
tho great majority uf Ontario Orangcnien o con-
tempt ho did not scrurle to express roundls.
GALLO REVOLUTION
| Is incomplete without bloodshed, and Scott was
destined TO bo tho victim In 1876 AZ Lieut.
lrant Weir Haa in 1857. Early in tho history Of
tho Provisional Government. Lcpino eaid that
tho prisoners Gro they released tho othora."
the object being manfcstly to tersify
the residents into nou-resstanco aud
to induco.thc Canadian Goycrnmcnt to comply
naturally selectsd M the ylc.in and on tho Sd OF
MARCH,, 1870, was summoned bofore Council
OF War" Of which Lepine was 1notnbor. lie
protest cd that they wero trying him in a Ian
Guase ho did not understand, that he had no Wit
! ncthes nor any counsel, but Was told that TINT
nade no diHeEenco--lte was n b1l nnu md
wonld have tobe slot anyway. After two-horrs'
" trtRl, y ho was sentenced to be shot next day,
ono for exile, and ono for acquitta. Tile authera
OF tho sentonce were properly Isiel. O'Douoghue,
! aud Lepine, tho innt being tho open agent, tho
others refusing to interfere. 1t WAS spemlow
and Jorkina over agsln. The, crimo for which
the capital sentence was passed WAS violation
! Of tho prisoners oath Of allegiance to tllo Pro-
I yisional Government nnd insubordinate conduct
| to tho President, Nei. and bis guards. No
| HAtOl afCF ud1 DE6u HuHIEGU 10 EuOW tG&t scott
took such an oath, and tho probabilities all wcrs
| the other way. since he laa taken up arms
against It, and denounced ita members as rebels.
Tho altercation with lsct nnd the guatds took
place four lioufs after tho sentence Of death had
/ hcnn passed.
| Scott eaid that night to tho Rev. George
Young. tho spiritual adviser who was aent to
him, that they woro bad lot sufficiently bad to
would laro to kill British subject after such
trial. On tho 4tll Of Mnrch lIiel obtained tho
records OF the trial aud altered them slltse-
qnently they wore destroyed. In tho morning
h1r. Young called Oh A1r. Dannatyno and otilcr
mombers of the "Government," WHO u.laulmous-
| Iy rldicuiod the idea OF
| N1EL's SHOOTING SCOTT,
| declaring that ho onv meant to Impress the
Not fenling convinced Of this, ilo sought priest
named EiBtacho and obtained from bim n
PROMISE TINT le would lntercalo, a PROMISE that
was disgogarsled: Returning to, tho fort ha
tor day. Ths Riel ''D, saii IL he sA's"sdd Would
do IT 1.epiue would consent, but Lcpine !" shook
his head energeticafly. got up, and 1oit tho
room." Tho minister thon wont tn Scott to pro-
guards entered tied sco.t's hands. covered his
cold.bloodetl murder," Io said to tho clor.
gymsn as they entered his cell. md 10
TO hla companions. Iie WAS conducted out Of
tho gate Of the fort, Mr.. Young accompanying
| GnI$, III.
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ta,,.6s .,sn na -, ,n' nnos'' .nen noen6 I'M
e1a oenne ana nn ou'eGf. IT, one uoa.ot; 5osMsns y
.uos aa.s .m.usc1nsdu' ano iosusr teneu tnas IL
@ Maa Wy halu. sAt!. IVY he cu"'u 10 nG1n,
ms' @ .ne IL ia'1sr s 11as scots Sas q Gaa
nlan. . ana his hoar naa come. nleahMnlto.
;1i TSols "as matcnea ,a some tow Sa'us iafthor'
anefo aa no hnels op"n, anu ftx men,
nvo o. whom had oeeh 80 Abundantiy
nae" ml.n nIuof 20 nerHo r mem 1of their lasls
fnxt t1ey anoweo ~ tnlneAe'' mlea On 1'ni a.
Lep!nos sashal. scott' nith cFy, rolled over
- Tue snow. shos throagh INC chest ana shon!-
aeF. man pamen M e'notte !. n;nanpea fS7oiY
i t 1o e1d; W ~ ~ ~ ~ vi as't t
Lepihe. wiih ~ ne wofas; Why ~ t4as pistol OUT
o. o9aeff laae tn's afG~ hia weapon ana gavo
nto uulineste, WHO discouraged into 6cots
cor; ,,,a.
moIeo.o 40 LIE aiecoon Waa; sao aaDseaa,9u;s /"
events tfausee'tea II. 11a boay "ns r'acou ~!
faae woocgh eo1 nnu depoaltsa IN 9ahe."'l na,,a
anaef gnata. witness heald; several a no,.a ;,,
atterMardS hoans and cree Of " Ay you !! "s1. h,i.
,hs from 1he pos' t1na'iy these caasns.' ott
rnhoF avefFoa then aud Las cot ceasca 6lnG1 i. 10