Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-29
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
By the President If the United States Of Amer'ca.
A PROCLAMAT1ON.

! fiy the Yrfsidffi ~ inc tHtfd 'sfdts " <Ne'''"'
PROCLAMATlON.
| WurR.... ilerc IL too much reason TO believe
Ina, the e,,,zens of he Unned States IN disregard
| ~ the solemn warning heretofore riten TO Them by
the Vaccinations issued By the Executive Of the
General Government, and by some oil the Governors
of the States have combnCdt to disturb the peace OF
the ,otnlnlons OF neigh bOrng aud ffendy nation
| nd whereas, Information has been gwen To me, de-
rived from official and other sources that many CT
,zens IN different parts Of the United States
socated or associatlng for the purpose - nd
whereas, disturbances have actually broken out a
new In different parts of the two Ganadas: And
whereas, bostils invasion has been made by Cit
zens Of the United States, IN conjunction With
Canadians and others. who, after fofcibly sezlng up
or tie morery OF their peaceful neighbours for the
parpose of efieetng ihelr undwfa designs. are nov
~ arms az the authorities oil Canada. IN perfect
disregard Of Tier own obligations as American
citizens and Of the obligations oi the Government Of
their country to Ieign nations
Now, therefore, have thought IL necessary and
proper TO issue tins proclamation, calling upon eve
citizen OF tie United States neither 10 give ooun-
tenance nor encouragement Of any KIND TO those who
have forfeited their claim TO the protection OF Their
country; upon those misguided or deuded persons
sho are engaged III them 10 abandon pro Gets dan
gerous to lhrlr own country, fatal 10 these whom
they profess desire to relieve impracilcable OF ex-
&c ution without foreign and winch they cannot ra-
rionay expect TO Obtain and giving rise to imputa-
tons (howeser unlounded) upon the honor aud good
faith ofIhcir own Government; upon every officer,
civil and military, and upon every cltizen--by the
vcneration due by all irecmcn To the Laws which they
have assisted 10 enact for their government
by his regard for the honor aud reputation of his
country-by his love Of order aud respect for that
sacred code of Laws by which national Intercourse is
rcgulaed-to every effort IN ms power 10 arrest
70: trial aud punishment every offender against the
law providing FOR the performance oil our obligations
to the other Powers OF the world. And | hereby
VAN alftbose who have engaged in these criminal
enterprises, II persisted in, that, whatever may be
the condition 10 which they may be reduced, they
must not expect the interference Of tbs Government.
in any form. their behalf; but will be left re-
preached by every yittuous fellow otzen 10 be dealt
with accoI dlng TO the policy aad Justice of that
Government whose domniors they have. III defiance
of the known wishes and efforts Of their Go
vernmeni, aud without the shadow of justification OF
excuse, nelarionsy invaded.
Given under my hand, at the ely of Washington,
the twenty first daay Of November. IN the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud th,r-
ry-clghl. aud the sixty third Of the Independence
of the United States. NJ. VAN buren,.
BY the President:
JonN FoRsrrn, Secretary ofState.