Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-12
SPECIAL MEsSAc,
OF GOVERNOR M.scv
To the Legislature:

CfshNOk MAnrV
To the Legislature:
received last evening, ah,,
message was prepared, inCorm,,,! !,
occurrence which | hasten 10 ,o'..'
to you. -u''
The territory of.his state hs, l.r,
ed, and some Of our citizens mo,I.,j
an armed force from the Proviuc. ii
Canada.
BY the documents accomnr,r,
communication, it will be perceIveS,
steam boat Caroline, owned BY On
citizens. while lying a, SchlOs:.t On i +
agara river, within the limits Of n.
on the night ofthe 10Th Decemberh. /
forcibly seized by a party cfsersuvv1
ty armed men in boats, which can.
and returned 10 the Canada shore.
The crew and other persons in lLsn
boat. amounting to lhiriy-lhree, vsnsal
ly attacked at midnight, after lhe Il
tired to repose, and probably more liu
third of them wantonly massacre
boat was detached from the wharf % !,
it had been secured, SET on fire, taken
middle Of the river, and BY lbe force
current carried over the Nisgsn Ii.
Twelve Of the persons who wera
OF It are missing, and there is gruuks
that they were killed blythe insadsnn
attack upon il. or persisted in its dssa
the cataract. or those who sxspi
the boat. ane was killed on lhe Ehd
several others were wounded
am warranted in assuring you lh
authorities not only Of this STATE, bdd
United States. have felt an an1ousSld
to maintain the relations Of peace ani
neutrality with the British prOvinsd
per and Lower Canada, al all tins
the commencement Of the civil dlsun
therein. and have in all respects, tz
was incumbent upon them TO dona
these relotions. The occurrence to III
have alluded, is an ouiragethal hnIa
provoked by any act done, or dol! age
by the government ofihis Stale Of u
ion. If it should appear that tbs Id
intended TO be used lor the purpOs N
ing up an intercourse between lhsSHl
Navy Island. which is now heltFs
semblage OF persons in defiance d ~
adam government, this circumslanfs
furnish no justification for The hOss
sion OF our territory and the dssI'ia
the lives OF our citizens. d,
The general government IS enllusa
the maintenance Of our foreign FeIiNa
will undoubtedly take the neces''Iaf
redress the wrong and sustain The Si'
the country. r.u.
Though 1 have received no olhfn
nation Of the fact, | have good F'% ny.
lieve that the local AUTHORITIES Of nh
have taken prompt and efficient mean
only TO protect our soil from l9rn'I
sion, but TO repress any relall''l'' y"
Of aggression which our cllIleI' 10y !.s,.
impulse Of deeply excited ano i %s
feelings might rashly resolve TO i0er Joy
that the patriotic militia in the uslnra,
scene OF the outrage, have oOe.S
alacriiy the call which has been ~'
them for these purposes Il
Il will probably be necess'I
State to keep up a military force o .;s.,
lection of our citizens and the @''n' la'D
peace, until an opportunity Is CIV. d +
General Government 10 In'e'lyss
power. In ,ha, event, IapPr'IslIs l,
be necessary for you to PROVO, VA y
the payment and maintenance o. ''
as the occasion may require ~.
/ shall doubtless receive Wlp'' a,
time, official information Of what y y
authorities have done, ana s"a '.h,, Il
enabled to form an opinion o. q S s'..u
necessary on the part Of 'n lI,. O 'r'ts
serve our rights and the PuO ,S., y, rii FL
| shall then communicate luI'n .b MD
on the subject, and suggesl s 'O", ,opsl
relation to il as may require y0,N Marc
ton. w.
Alh.,v Ian Q 1888.