Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-05
CANADA AFFAIRS.

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Whereas, there IS TOO much reason q
S"i,cvc iaai ci'.zeus 81 lie United S.s.-
III disregard q ihc so.sma warnings k.r.
i0!0'e gwen 10 them o the pIccla. nj. q.
ISSUED by the Executive Of the en-
Government, GnI Is some oft.c Uoyr
ors OF the Safes, have combined L. d.
iuTC the peace oi The do.ninions Of a ne,
boring and friendly nation. AMI VII
as, information las been given 10 M. De.
rived from official and Other sources. ts,
many Citizens in different paris ol lhe y.
ted States are associated, or associs;
Tor the SINE purpose: And nacr as.
lurbances have actually broken out aae-
m different parts OF The two Canal
And whereas, a hostile invasion his i,-
made by the ciliZens Of the Uuiiri .s,.le.
in conjunction with Canadians AMI o,hrr
who, after forcibly seizing upon The pr,.
efiy other peaceful neighbor f5r tac m.
pose OF eiecting their unlawful drs;ras
are now IN arms against the authorize
Canada. IN perfect disregard Of their Oil.
cations as American citizens, and cf n.
Obligations Of the Government Of ,Ln.
~ ~ A1A1A1N AlklOnS.
Now, therefore, | have lhourht T. r.
cesSary and proper 10 issue his prgc!a--
poa.calIing upon every citizen o:tbe u.
ed States neilherto give couu,enance ID.
encouragement Of any kind 10 ;bnse ri.
nave thus forfeited their claim TO The mo-
iectlon OF their country; upon those Ms
guided or eeluIed persons who are al
gagged ID them TO abandon projects dn
gerous 10 their own country, fa,a! 10 lLa.
VINO = they profess a desire 10 relieve. II.
practicable of execution without forei-
AID which they cannot nationally expc-
70 obtain, and giving rise 10 iinDuta.icn
however 1nfounIed,) upon the honor aal
COED laIIh OF their own Government
upon every officer, civil or military, AL
upon every citlzen-by the venera,ion ia:
toy all irecmen 10 the laws which lhss
nave assisted to enact for their own Cor
efninent-5y his regard for the honor srI
reputation of his couGtry-by his iored
orier and respect for the sacred cole q
avs oy which national intercourse IS re-
nllted-to use every effort in h., powcr
20 arrest for trial and punishment ever
ohcaier against the laws providing forthe
performance Of our obligations 10 The OH
er Powers Of lhe word. And | herrbg
warn all those who have engaged in these
criminal enterprises, If persisted in, lLsl
Whatever may be the condition 10 which
they may be reduced, they must not eI.
pect the Interference of this GovernmeE,
IN any form, on their behalf; but will Be
len, reproached by every v%irtuous fellow.
citizen, 10 be dealt with according to tie
policy and justice of that Goyernmea!
whose domlnIons they have, in defiance
Oh the known wishes OF their own Coz
eminent, and without the shadow of lust
Ecalion or excuse, neaFiousIy invaded. 8
Given uader nv hand, al the CITY CT
Washington, the twenty-frst day o.
November. in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eighthundred andthiny-eigh-
and the sixty-ihird oflhe Independents
OF the United States.
NJ. VAN buren,.
the President:
JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State.
The WORST coEFIRMED.-We stated
n a postscript last week that the Palrios
had been defeated at Prescott with Sc
ERE loss. 1t appears that the Patriot
orce numbered abont one hundred and
twenty-five. We subjoin the most author
&c accounts received. The first Is from
correspondent OF the Waterfowl Jeifei-
oman :-FrGaklig Messenger.