, 1879-02-11
nuSU, DRAwS, AND CHARTERED.


story at Icn1th OF his two marriages.
IUSU, DRAWS, AND QUAKTERED.
1Iuw mn American Citizen Was bona tn
Dcath In .&nsi,ec F:lahty-two feara Ago.
CHrve,tonasnee Dtfrott Ereatn1 .y>rs.
MONTREAL, Jan. W.-f was In Quebec a
couple Of days ago, and observed g"o'i deal OF
blast.tIg a1ai digging going on about the forii-
flcatinns, especially at Palace Gate. These
mad Qne''cc pcnple arc doing their utmost to
destroy all that make, their city interesting to
tic tourist, the untiouasiau, nni the historian,
and 10 make It wtsnt 'ruvldcnec never intended
II to tc, modern town. Wandering around
The city, foun1 HAT the local Government had
commenced Glastine away Gallowa Hill In order
10 ELECT An easy apnro1c1 from III. upper part
occurred to fne tint ite stupid old utfitarans
", t,re f fs .,ox Of "9 N 9sc s. c s3 Ct
that SPOT, In 1871. all American citizen was
hangc'i. drawn, and quarscred, utl1 will try
ani sarratc tlse trial and the execution.
The american sittzrn t. concerning whom write
,hr crime alleged was high treason, or. I'll the
Indictment. Having eonspised tic death Ut the
King sti levied war against hss crown ard Dig
II Ia proper 10 explain that those were the
times Of the French Kcvoluti0n, movement
which ohtaned no sympa.hv amol.y the French
Canadian Ecuplc as whole. Tie clergy de-
noancel the revolutionary. ductrtucs, a,M!
preached LOYALTY to lhc British Crown, but the
British ttuvPrntNcnt was mt satisfied, Az eariy
as 11Ls, Lord DOretcktvs {tite tiur Carleton who,
observe. you Wolverines are claiming as pa.t
t'nyernor Of siichsgan), issucd proclamation
against "en,!. nrtr. frnrn France" etc.. !,usv
prnpaE1ilng revolutionary 1octrncs In tlr Prov
ince of Quebec. That there were several SCENTS
OF ,hr revolutionary Government IN Cansda Is
certain, nm! for 5cafs ta'e tfoyernment was con-
stuntiy In slate Ut drca,l. It WAS during this
lerturbcs1 epoch that the 1soman Catholic iicr-
arcAy got tn It's work, and obtained great TON
ecksinHs from, the tiovernment:
David Mcl.ana came from Providehcr, Il. T.,
In i190, ainl touk up Ills resiitutc In lle sub.
ushs, representing llllself m q truder. 4
lucnt French scholar, he made many trenris
a'uung the Canadians. a,nl before long .ata-
tnloffe principles were heard among aUHe OF tic
more reckless AMI isrelgous. Tie priesthood
heard will alartn OF tnen who questioned the
utility o1 paying tttcs. nnl isie authorities
learned with alarm of expressions Of belief In
tho doctrine Of Hlvr!t, tJaite. Jrdttrnr. Wlicrc
there vas 30 'nae1l smoke there must be fire, 30
Dav1l slc1.ane IVA. the healErntFc ot the scvu-
lutionnry proparanda. llc was arrested
ut thr residence 81 John Elack. In st,
.,nhn's satm.b.. whilst fn bcd On The night
Of MAY 10, l:a1, ou charge Of htgI treason,
mri OH July7 brought to trIa! before Chief.
Justice tDsgonle. Illr indictment was drawn
up by A,lyoca.c-tlcneral .1onathnn sewelI {him-
sell in American by birth, brn. United. En-
ntrc Ioyal,stl and tho Jury was co,nI,ox-d Of the
leading English merchants Of ihc lower town.
The Judge ta.ntd twp eminent lawyers, Messrs
Pyka ana Frunkln. to dcfc1ll tfc prisoner, but
this was merely u matter OF form. ior thrre Is
solved upon from III. first. as piece uf healthy
terrnrItm to all dlsallectcd pcsaons, aI,t! ahero
Ia nothing to show that tie counsel fur the de-
tonse broke their hearts III trying to sure their
Iutkf ttuS his n1 f1luf
Mel.apc had represented himself as q General
In the scryice Of thu frouc1, i:ouDiie. netting
under the immediate instructions VI N. Adet,
!hr French cna5ss NAGars; !" r.. tl,e gnite4
Rcuupllc intended dtspatehEnC fleet
anil nn arns ot HUM men for Tho
recot,Qucst 1T Cll!ala, 1,l that liz was to lead
party Iron, the United Statcs, tn bu composed
trnn spears, whu With tls assistance of the dis
| affected freneil Canadians, were to pyerbowct
| the garrtsuil. On .uef, erltlcure McI.ane was
convicted, uni Chief-JIsttca UscufAie pro.
no,lncrd tho following horrible ReuteErc on tilt
"iiat yosi, David Mrl.anc. be taken u The place
| from wElc.,cr ynu ralnc, al'd lsUn ttlrnce YOU
re to be drawn I" t',e place 0f execution. whrre
yt1l ,n,,st f,e tlnl!gtu bY lr lrck, hui not til
yUtt aru lrad; for you must he cnt huwn alive,
islnt yn,lr b,wclA tnkrn mt nH! burned Gcfurr
| yolr. face; ,hrn your head mist tto severed
ironl your hoAy. which Must be divided In foll
k'n.'s dis;'n:al; a'! tnay the Lurl have mercy
| uil yuilr sullI."
The l.ort! might we'll have mcrsy IN the sp.l
Ut t!,c pt',r tnnnnHlanlnr ~ there sewers rcaso
without sayin.: that wus not rtc.cnt ut ihH'
| execution, The ,irst for high treason In calala
hut knew An old gentleman Wit. Wns. n. "
tiasuc, attthnr If 'ttanatla'Is nf Old" md .
some wears ago at very aAvanee'l age, ouce
pointed 1nr out the cxuct snnt 1T ttIe execution
In his "CanusiiAns of Old" hc mtnutcls
,lssrrlhes thr horrible fce.ic: ARTILLERY an'l :
tio,l On tluiiowa Ii.ki. Mcf.anc WAS SEATED ot
II e'rt!Ge whose ru',ncrs grated On ~
earth "'"l st"nr..ma r.. hurdle ~, ,oul !,
would linyo bret, Impossible 10 draw one through
| The stsects Of Qucbes Of t!Mt .iay,-he had hi
lack 10 lie orsc, wnf!c blcH !.'i'! ax stood II
frons nf tho slcrc. Ille nniortu,,Ate mar
defiance. lie Was y tall, !'nlavns man, aud II
| .Dr Uaape writes that ho heard French wninrt
| vi the Iower ardcr bewaEing his ta.n attd *
Cunning. ".Ah! If things wcre as IL the oltel
tItic. htltsle girl wulll come fnrwarsl And clatII
lin a. i,rr futura husband" lhc asmnathett.
souls hal In e1prro t!i1g lie popular hrilef, ret
| crrncr IL The lurt HAT Frenrh eapttYes anlonl
ttr I,liana who wure doomed to d!u had /,
MAHr sistuitrs uWttl tlItF HIVES 10 lhu!ah Qarl!
ginning l!nm ior husbands.
| Tie Hlncktn. htntesrc was not carried out Il
,hc letter. Ward, The hans.nan, pulled ama,
! the lacr utk,D which atrl.nna iasd etocn resting
tyin; III bis lriek with lhr rope asunt nis nrrx
,.nA LIFT tic body hanging fur 1xcnts-fse min
| Mtcs. At that Line u!i 1r. nuyrEe tlsrlarct
ltnlt the man was deal; u any ratc, lie wunlt
te inxrnsihlc to what wAs 10 fotlox. "Nc al
thought" slys ". lie Gaspr. ''ti4at he Woul.
be ..iscin Dwclct hcfnfr our eyrt."
Mtlutle wa, really lend ws,rn Ward tooS oui
hts hc1rt aud lnwe!s. which Ac t,urIiu on !
Ertltrou. l!e then rt.t .'f hts hral a,us held u!
il,,A tl.,Ay trophy u tlie Ea1u uf the crowd
The spectators, thoie nearest TO thu Cal!0Hs
| laIl the +1ccntlnncr had refused 10 rarr'
uu. thu actteuce l.,cralls, sayin., l,at l'c tngh
ir i tlIh.u,o,I, hut tsc was not nan.hltchtr
ans! That II was un!r by diut Ut guild ;,tsneas ltla
tie St.-EtK succeeded III nlakln!; HIN pssccr'
with his Wurx Us fur Us he did, Tor VI each stag
Vi llle hrru slru!tA tIe stopped 4i e.n .lmir'
tlore pay. Whether this bs true ur ant, Wur'
h"ra,nc Au important vertdt' tn lll4 outward ~
,carslt,rr. Wis. tc walked in tt,e STREET ts
wure silk s:hrhilsa, Il sword, as'i thtec-c'snegrt
! hat tw., walcllc. with stlveE-cilalh4 were hi
/ n1hrr at!oFnulrnts.
| s,!rtl w4a tt,. execution Ut Daykl MeIanu. VI
have hal ail.er executions fur treason III Canada