Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-12-22
BuRLISGroN, Dec. II, 1874
To Tie Editors of the Waterman and Jourp(

III
To The Editors Of the TVatchman and Journ
GENTLEMES--I beg leave to make n few
marks upon YOUR no'es on the letter Of ga yankeS
in Canada" contained IN your paper Of this date.
shall premise that am IN American, proud ol
the glorious arhe,emenis tr my ancestors in estab
shni their Independence aud proud Of the polil-
cal institutions Of nv native country. for winch
have lost part Of nv affection during residence
Of twcnty years in Lower anadh and tia, during
thu, time have had an opportunity Of knowing
SOM hing 81 the poll zeal affairs Of that province,
aIb.il am not much of u politician.
Although I think | could easily make appear
that the opinion expr sscd in Your note, OF The de-
manis of the leaders Of The F,eorh parry in Canada
bring "righ, and ,ensonahe," and Of that party be.
ing threatened wuh absolute and unconditional
slavery - lh,i these opinions, say are not quite
correct; YET have moi time, neuher would you
have space for u fail discussion Of The subject
will only observe thai the l0,ali>s Of Low r.
Canada. IN which class is 10 he found almost every
person of British, aud American origin, live under
the same laws ~ the Frenrh thai they are equally
affected hy hose aws-lha, they nave never recev.
ed nor claimed an, exclusive privileges and that
what Expresses one race, must equally Cypress The
other. The inhabitants Of Anglo. Saxon origin
have surely rs murh interest in having, and ! be.
eyc rs much desire have all real grie, ances re.
dressed, Their neghbnrs of French extraction.
! Tia, there are defcrs in The constitution of the
government Of Lower Canada. and abuses in its
| administration, by M means Genv. | know of
no country where there are none But that several
abuses lhai formerly existed have been removed,
n, ,h,, ,ho ,,ose,, mini.,r, b,,o o,;ncoI a s;nca,
desire TO redress the remaining as far as prac.
,ic,LIo i sn.ron.iLlo nrn,oor IN, our orievnnco,
,re mn, nu Of R,i,;.h o,tin mn, n,yng ~ The firm
y, administration or The yoy.,nmen, Inn, some NJ
the Of hem a,e or French origin, and obsti-
nnelv adhered 10 by Mr.. rapineau, aud the popular
branch Of The legislature. Take for example. the
(enJat Tenure of lands and the want of Reois,rv or
fees which Latter has the ef ect of rendering nron
erty in a great degree insecure. and greatly dimn.
,shnp lis value. This is an abuse which eyerv
man possessing any properly IN The provin feels
and this ,nonslrnns abuse the house of assemble
hug to their bnsoms, The Governor having repeat.
edy and earnestly recommended to them 10 make
provision Tor Kidding the country Of The evil which
they have utterly nee ecpd aud refused 10 do
I,n, NV principal ohiec, when | began this com.
nun icniion was to SCI YOU right in regard to Ger.
tain facts stated in YOU" note, and in regard TO
which ynu have certainly been ni.informeh.
allndp TO statement that ''the government ourtered
;,s ,,,or, ,r,o,, tho radical ron,l,;o, ,,,os,.J
,o,,hor c L;nh ,,o,.on hec, = ,ha ,a,,; "
,, ,,,.o., .,o, IF ,o,;,,,co . olI;o, ~ ,.si
tho ,,,l;..I ,,,os.osuu,d !, fine nurnosoL, L
| those nc,s n,nv,ke d Them io re. i.rnnre y
Nov ,ho c,c,s ,,e ,hese Inmed;,,e,, oGor ,ho
r,a,, (, C,,,Is noe,,na ,,Lore ,..nI,,;ons ora
Gi,h,, ,,o,sn, ,LIs ch ,,,,,ar ,e,. r,ssoJ ,d
AL i,l, ,,It ,ho md i,a
err, noI,. ,nI ,ho u,hcr u,on ,be L,IIe .,o,e IN
sunnn,, ,ho ;,h,l;,nn,s oc rho cnr,,,cs IF t,Ac,.
die and Ch,mII and INNS, if ma, all IF tho civ
coun,,e. .h, mo, -, ST. Charles be,,, in n,.,rr,
ohnu; !, l,,oe bodie.. in the piph, armed and
naked raj limo unnn rer.on. h,,jmo comm.s,ons
under the crown. and rpmpellins Them by rh,e,,..
and in many instances by ac,u,I ,iolrncc and ,hc
mos, brutal onr,yc.. to ,e.,yn their commissions.
and tho, r,ocecd.L IN pyoc, mop;st,otes ,n;j,,;n
oNo.,. =. ,I,:.
5Ih nj \o,e,nbo, Mr. Dsmu,y and DR. n ,y;y,o,
~ mn seyor,I n,hers unm,.keJ and !, oren J,
c,IleL m ,he l,6.,e,, n,,i.,,,os and ,,,,;, az
ce,s !, =, I,h,. Him Ihe,, ,h,, ,Le, INNS, "a.
sim, ,he;r CONJUNCTION. or s,fror ,ha c,rson,o,cos
If , ,e(,s,I-,b,, rho renrls ,o,u;,ed ali cnmn,;s
s;on, n,J.. ,ho oo,,, II, La ,,,o,, .h,,, ,ho,
were yn;n, n e,er, ,,ber m,,;.,r..tes e. An
,l,o.c cora en- ,n,n, -, orr .c,s Fl h;h ,,.,so,
Th, ,n.. oil ,, olI , L ,i,,cI t
Mass Dan,r .,,I n y, ;.,n,, ,,o,, .,,,a.,o1 ~,
;, L.,;GF ,s.,s,o,, r., ,,v,os, ~ ,hs uon',.I,
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G,,d ,uo h, :, L,,,e hoJ, ,rra,s,,,,, j., .r,n.h,
se,r,aI oCrhem vnunlpd and the -. ,s.,ners ,ec.J
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