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In one of this man's works, he calls a rebel "a proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it." This man also wrote a short story about a man who sees gravel as precious jewels and swims away from a rifle volley and cannon shot; that man seemingly escapes hanging when the noose snaps over a bridge. For 10 points, name this author of The Devil's Dictionary who wrote about Peyton Farquhar in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
In one of this man's works, he calls a rebel "a proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.
Ambrose Gwinett {Bierce}