▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁conv ict s , ▁amongst ▁whom ▁Grant , ▁Miller , ▁Reyn olds , ▁Parker , ▁Mal col m , ▁Walker , ▁Bed ford , ▁W ixon , ▁Watson , ▁Brown , ▁Anderson ▁and ▁Al ves , ▁were ▁transferred ▁through ▁Liverpool , ▁where ▁those ▁named ▁interested ▁in ▁their ▁case ▁a ▁local ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁Joseph ▁H ume , ▁who ▁brought ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁and ▁pet ition ▁of ▁H abe as ▁Cor pus ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁Grant ▁had ▁been ▁sent enced ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁to ▁death ▁but ▁p ardon ed ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁transport ed . ▁ ▁Miller ▁and ▁Reyn olds ▁were ▁conv icted ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁of ▁fel ony ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁effect . ▁ ▁The ▁nine ▁others ▁were ▁conv icted ▁in ▁Toronto ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁effect . ▁ ▁They ▁dep ended , ▁amongst ▁other ▁artific es , ▁on ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁status ▁between ▁conv icted ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁and ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁ ▁But , ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁confirmed ▁their ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁Historical ▁significance ▁The ▁Reb ell ion ▁– ▁a ▁" fact ▁that ▁every ▁school ▁child ▁knows " ▁– ▁has ▁over shadow ed ▁all ▁else ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁narr atives ▁on ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁responsible ▁government . ▁All an ▁Gre er ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁" though ▁the ▁' Progress ▁of ▁Liber ty ' ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁theme ▁of ▁history ▁for ▁earlier ▁gener ations ,