The native American., 1838-12-08

The United States Gazette, speaking of Cana
da, which is involved in the strife and horrors Of
civil, or rather uacivil war, says: mot only do
hostile troops gather within our country and take
refuge here when repulsed from the invaded terri
tory, but we have in our cities open and avowed
efforts to enlist the services of men against ma
ton with whom we are at peace and in political
and commercial intercourse. We saw on Sunday
at the corners Of the streets philadelphia, pacar
ded, invitations to attend meeting where plans
were to be adopted for aiding the rebellion in Ca
nada.'' The Gazette deprecates this proceeding
as contrary to the usages Of neutral nations, and
as inconsistent with our treaty stipulations with
Great Britain and the good faith of honorable
sovereignties. We repeat and urge the question
of the Gazette: Is this right! We would farther
tegrity, that Canadian emisaries should be permit
ted to travel through this country to infame the
feelings Of our people, calling on them for men
and means to carry on war to the prejudice Of ex-
listing relations of amity, and at the imminent ha-
zard of all the calamities of affecting the in
terests of fifteen millions Of people! Above all,
is it proper that custom-house officer, directly
dependent upon, and ameanable to, the Federal
Executive, should be permitted to take not only
an active, but leading part in carrying this pro-
iect into effect by addressing these meetings as if
in defiance of the special law of the last session of
Congress, and he too foreigner! Is itright that
the conductor Of Press in this City, pending the
call of a similar meeting by Mackenzie and Thel-
ler, should take so jealous part in endeavorlng
to further the objects of this meeting by open e-
forts. when this Editor is said to hold social and
political relations to the Executive, to be all organ
Of the. Government, and known to be patronized
bv the Administration! And who is he? One of
firm, both of whom are foreigners, employed to
do the printing Of the Departments, to the excu-
sion of practical Natives, more worthy, more ho-
nest, and perhaps more needy.
We hold it to be wrong in any individual to act
thus; but it is, in our opinion, inexcusable and
highly reprehensbe in an officer under the Co
vernment to be guilty Of it. because, on the maxim
that the principal is responsible for the act of his
agent, the conduct Of such agent will be applicable
to the Government. and the inevitable inference
will be, if this impropriety be not corrected, that
il is secretly connived at, and therefore sanctioned
by that Government. So far as these persons are
concerned, the President holds the remedy in his
own hand, and he ought to apply it to those who
are thus using abusing official station, to sub
serve those Canadian rcvolutionists, thereby SUBJ
iecting our Government to the impntation Of bad
faith. Among those who stand prominent in get
ting up these "Sympathising Meetings." and who
are most ardent in their efforts to produce spirit
of INSTRUMENTATION by addressing them, we see the
name Of McNeven, and Ming, and Rell, and
others. All Of them foreigners!! Some ofthese
very men are officers in the custom-house in the
city Of New York. and not only is the Admins
,ra.ion to blame for putting and for keeping them
there, but the country and our native citizens are
defrauded by such employment
Let us also inquire who these itinerant Cana
dian reyolu,ionizers are that striving by strong
though deceptive appeals to instigate our citizens
to open and shameful transgression Of the laws.
Mackenzie and Theller are foreigners not only
as to the United States, but also as to Canada
The former is Scotebnan, Of whom we know