Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-19
CANADIAN AFFAIRS,
From The National hteiiigeaetr.
FROM CANADA.

On Thursday the lst inst. the Earl OF Durham and
his family embarked at Quebec. ON board the ri
gate lneonstant which, Al o'clock IN the afternoon
proceeded 10
The same day, Sir John Golborne took tho oaihs
before the Executive Council, administrator OF the
Government. In the evening council was held 10
which the members OF the former Executive Council
summoned.
ot later occurrences in Canada, full account will
be found in the preceding columns. We hope that
there IS not Que OF our readers who does regard
with indignation, II not adherence, the conduct OF
those persons. pretending to be citizens of the Uni
ted States, who are engaged IN the neiafious bust
ness oi again combining against tho peace OF the
Brush provinces. This is a matter in which no
man. Who understands his duties as citizen Of the
nhed States eau have any hand without gloss i'm
morality, as we'll rs violation Of the positive Law Of
the land.
The chef Executive authority of the United
States, and all officers acting by his authority undc,
the laws. have duty 10 perform in the apparently
impending cisls, -four which they cannot aud must
not ninch. To doubt that all right minded men,
oil every class III society, will cooperate with
Governments III every way, To maintain n National
neutrality aud prevent punish violations Of II by
individuals organized bodies OF men, would be
10 doubt then capacity In distinguish between right
aud wrong, OF IN thei, inclination TO do the and
cschcw the other.
There is case in which, above ALL no party con
SEPARATIONS whatever must be- allowed 10 operate so
nv 10 paralyzc tho power Of The laws which have
been solcmnly enacted To punish the crime of con
spring against the peace Of foreign countries in
ants with this country. The National cha aclo, IL
At stake. II any OF our citizens participate III the
invasion ol Canada, aid that object IN any essen
ilal degree, without every possible cxcron 10 pre-
vent II, the county will be dsgraced IN the eyes oi
the world Tor its bad altl, despised aud conemn-
ed or lts imbeeIhty IN MOI being able compel It's
own ctIZcns 10 respect the national engagements.
We trust that the extent OF the disnilecion 10 tho
interests OF our common country-ior that IL the
igt name Tor The spirit oi aggression upon Canada
which Is represented as prevailing along North
EN-. hotdel-ls exaggerated IN the accounts which
We now place before our readers There are we
know, n all times, men hanging loose upon The skirts
OF society, IN every Government, who are rlpe aud
ready for any desperate enterprise by which they
make or mend then fortunes, ot by winch they may
attain n bad enneuee alter falling short OF reaching
a good one. We may expect that such will 20 as
lar 10 compromlt tho peace aud honor oi their Gov
ernmentln awar of plumber aud devastation IN Can
ada AS the tear OF the hangsman will lei them. But
FOR the love of Heaven, and in The name of honor
truth and pa,lotism, let us hear Of no citizen who
has character 10 earn character 10 lose, en-
gaglng IN tins enterprise IN which every blow aimed
by hun against The Brush authority IL II sur upon
the lame oil his country.