Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-01-20
M,KENZ1E.

Great Brittany appeared at public
meeting held in the Buffalo Theatre,
and made an address, in which he sets
forth some Of the c.suses Of the rebel
lion, and then proceeds TO set forth the
causes Of his late .lefeat.-[U. S. Gaz.
He Sid that the recent unfortunate
rising was in consequence of a mistake
in the time specified in one Of their
dispatches. They were organized, act
ing in concert with the peorie Of the
lower province, running almost daily
expresses-despatctes mad been sent
to the different toms who had joined
in the league, out one Of them, by ac-
cider. or design, was written "Tues.
1ay," instead Of aThursday." They
came on Tuesday, and made forced
march to the ncighborhood Of Toros'o
expecting TO meet the citizens Of the
whole province. They were too weak
to attemp. the town that night-the
government took the alarn,-the mu-
nitions ofwar were placed in the hands
of tho re,ainers, Of The Executive-and1
sl,s opportef,:,,. $3.50 ,~st. Ts,-J hah
a slight skirmish, in which some three
or four lost their lises-and being des-
titute of arms, were obliged to retreat
Parties were coming in, in every d.
rection, with bold hearts and strong
hands, but they were unarmed, and
there were no arms to give them.
Why?-There are not probably 800
muskcts in the upper province, except
those in the hands Of the government.
Arms and gunpowder are and have
long been, contraband. They have
nothing but pitchforks to oppose bayo-
nets.
He described the. death OF Col.
Noodle, who was shot by setinel,
endeavorlng ts escape and after he had
first fired On the soldier.
He spoke Of the interest Of the Uni
ted States in the freedom Of the pro-
yince,-the navigation Of Tie St. Law
rence--thc north eastern boundary
questionable trace of the upper pro
vince---its wheat, its lumber. and IFS
million acres Of the bes; land in North
America, especially Of the interest OF
Buffalo, III the present struggle.
.ney had little to con end with---a
few thousand men would do the bust
ness in hurry. There were no Brit
ism troops, none but the pensioners Of
the government, and few Of the old
tory brood. who Still! adhered to the
principles for which their fathers fled
from the States 70 this province.
There is he said no probability OF
England's debating the question. In
her former struggles she had lost mo-
Dey, honor, men, and been shamefully
defeated. He had watched the pro-
gress of seventeen successive revolu-
tons: he did MT believe that Of Canada
would be an exception.
He had BY chance seen some des
patches from government officers in
the lower provinces, which got into
MS camp;instcad Of going into the post
Office. Onc of them to the Command
ant at Niagara. said they were all re-
bels below and made inquiries in regard
to the upper province, recommending,
moreover, that spies should be sent to
Buffalo, as they unprecedented danger
from this quarter.
He said he was not the principal
man; lie ac!ca in an humble capacity;
there were leaders ADLER that himself
Thirty five hundred had come to
them---they had no arms to give them
---they were obliged to go home. The
wanted arms---they wanted POWDER
they wanted ordnancc---thcy wanted
blankets or those assembled in the
neighborhood of Toronto, there were
but two hundred armed.
Would they be successful? He could
not tell. They depended on the same
everything power that guided our faith
ers, and protected the lie Of Washing
ton. The battle was not to the strong;
he trusted that God would strike for
the oppressed.
England could hardly spare troops
or money to carry on foreign. war.
It takes 10000 bayonets to keep Ire
land quiet; those who make war in
England are tax payers---they would
hardly take money out of their pock-
cts to Cypress their countrymen.
Mr.. Mckenzie was listened atten-
lively throughout; and frequently in
terrupted with bursts Of applause---at
the end he was greeted with prolong-
ed cheering.
A NEW DocrR1NE.-A Dublin pa.
.,er states that the Archbishop Of Dub
IN. - IN Ordination sermon, preached