Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-15
From our Evening Edition Of Saturday


From Evening Edition OF Saturday,
More MinstreIsy OF the Niagara Border.
However the outbreak in Upper Canada may ter
inmate, and whatever turn the Schlosser outrage may
take, it is very certain that new era in border life
and manners has commenced and that the present
interruption of the ordinary course of things there
will leave permanent and indelible impression on
the characters Of the people.
Tho events that have already occurred that are now
progressing, and which still lie hid in the womb OF
time will form topic of fruitful interest the nha
btans of the great western frontier and both sides OF
the border will view each other with embttered feel
ings ever on the watch seize occasions of offence;
to retaliate injuries with wrong and produce inter-
national grudge which will grow with their growth
and strengthen with their strength Their minds be-
ing thus tinged hereditary rancor will be trans
mitted from father to son-feuds and forays will
become the order Of the fronter-the right of the
strong arm will be the only acknowledged arbitrement
and this lovely country will present semi-civi-
cation in the Immediate neighborhood Of all that is
refined and elegant in arts and sciences, elaborate
n industry.
The oaly persons who will profit by this state Of
things will be the novelist, the poet and the histor-
an, who will find the most glowing and heart stirring
incidents to commemorate or illustrate IN country
where the mighty torrent independent Of its natural
INTEREST," will have its fatal legend, where every rock
will have its feat Of arms, the opposite shores
TEEN with deeds Of violence and the various circum
stances which result from the passions OF men when
unres,rained by the laws of God or man.
As il was in former times so it will be again human
feelings are the same in every climate; and the same
he rama mil
events are produced in the revolution of the great
cycle of the passions acts and personages
of the border trays will spring up again unnoded by
the change Of scene, and precisely paralleed by cir
cums,ancss Almost every incident Of the present
contest has its precedent-and the old ballad of the
Battle of Behwell Bridge is analogous in some Of its
particulars to Navy Island, its occupants, and the
scenes Of which il may well be the scene.
oh Billie, Billie bssnie Billie,
Will yc 70 10 the wood with me
Now the "BiIlie'' may well refer to William l.. Mac
kenze the patriots although the "bonnie" is not at all
descriptive of his physiognomy, he is very hard
favored man. Again, we can fancy Colonel M Nab's
summons TO surrender, in this stanza.
But yiea your weapon. ans snda';
yield your weapons, lads 10 me;
For gin ven yield yeur weapons mp,
Ye'se a. gae hame to your own country
Out then spak Lennon lad,
And waly be, he spoke bonnily-
Toyou nor mas that sse.'
Even the symbolical badge Of Canadian loyalty
the red ribbon is Swallowed forth in this ancient poem
The Macnab of former times is introduced
Then he set up the dag OF red,
a set about vi bonnie blue;
"Since yen no cease, and be al peace,
See thatye stand By ither true"
And then the combat from the rocky heights Of
Navy Island, between Van Rensselaer, and his fol-
lowers Of the Anglo Saxon stock, and M'Nabb with
his Canadian Scotch.
They selrd their esssons on the height,
And showerd their shs, down IN the hows
An beat the Scots lads even down
Thick they lay slain on every kno~e
A.ser you saw The rain downia.
Or ye, The arrow w. FRA a., The bow
An they lay slain on every knowe.
The next quotation, from different poem, would
seem TO be- prophetic Of the deeds that may be enacted
on the Western line during the ensuing summer.
weel prosper a the gospel lands
That are in;othe west countries
Ave wicked Claver.e 10 dsmean,
And aye an III deia may he DIE.
For he'sdrawn up in battle rank,
An that bath soon sn'l hsstie
But they wha live I'LL simmer come,
Sone blusie days tor this viii see.
The character Of Rensselaer,, and his comrades
may, perhaps be limited at in
There Is not ane OF a yon men,
But VIVA Ia worthy other three;
There L ns ane smang them a.,
That tnhis cause VIII stop 70 aie
And A. forihe chief him know
He's OF hoHor, birth, and lame
Gle him asword istll bis hand,
Hen fight myself and other ten.
The Sir Francis Head Of other days, gets angry at
the rebel resistance and determines to reduce the Inn
pugners Of his acts, and the contemsers OF his au
thority.
But up spake cruel Claver'se then,
we'haste wit an wicked skilli
Gae fire yon westsnd msu
think its my severeign's will"
Perhaps the result Of the attack on Navy Island
may be similar TO the next extract
Then 40 he drew In battle rank,
wst he had a hOpne trainl
uut No frxt hat ullsts new,