Hanging a Rebel.
ft fto law has bcea allowed to take its mne to-day, the Canadian robot, Louis Sid, lias by this time expiated bis treason ltd outrage by yielding up his life. Iteo can Bcarcely bo any question if tie justice of his sentence, or of its expsfacy, however unpalatable it may uppur to the French population of Canada. iFltiel had been justly dealt with on the occasion of the "Rod River robellioa to would have had a good few loss murders (oaniwer for, and the recognition that toner clemency was a mistake has done finchto cause ttio War Office to carry out
Useitrame penalty on this occasion. It is uporttxi ihat there is a likelihood of ftjFrenoh populace, crueing a disturbance »W the execution to-day. Should such his place, the guilt of inciting it i to' a great extent rest upon k press of the United States, which h never omitted 'an opportunity of liking Eiel's part and exciting sympathy bMjfavour. We hope, howover, that tho ddfible sons of Gallia will allow thoir toilty^and reason to rule, and will not merfera with a sentence as righteoußly «m«l as any evor indicted for the shoddingof innocent bluod.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 266, 16 November 1885, Page 3
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