Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED.
- STATES OF AMERICA,
APROCLAMA ALTON.

PRoCL AMATION
Whersas information having been re-
celVed of a dangerous excitiment on the
Northern frontier of the u. States, In con-
sequence of the civil war begun in Cana
ga, and instructions having been given to
the U. States officers on that frontier, and
application having been made to the Gov
ernors of the adjourning States to prevent
any unlawful interference on the part of
our citizens in the contest unfortunately |
commenced iG the British Provinces -
additional information has just been re-
celVed, that, notwithstanding the procla-i
nations Of the Governors Of the States Of
New Y ork and Vermont, exhorting their |
citizens to refrain from any acts within !
the territory of the United States, and not |
| wlthstanding the presence of the civil Off
GERS OF the United States, who, by my dl-
rectionS, have visited the scenes of COM
motion with the view of inpresslng the
citizens with proper sense of their duty,
the excitement, instead oil being appeased
is every day increasing in degree-that
arms and munitions Of war. and other sup
plies, have been procured by the insur-
gents Of the U. States-that military
force, consisting, in part at least of citi-
LIENS of the .. States, had been actually
lorganize1, had congregated at Navy Is
land, and were still in arms under the
command of 4 citizen of the u States, aud
that they were constant y receiving acces-
sions and aid
| Now, therefore, to the end that the au-
thority of the laws may be maintained
and the faith Of treaties observed. | MAR
TIN VAN buren,, do most earnestly ex-
hort all citizens of the United States who
I have thus violated their duties, to return
; peaceably to their respective homes; and
hereby warn them, that any person who
shall compromit the neutrality of this
Government by interfering in an unlaw
: ful manner with the affairs Of the neigh
boring British provinces, will render
themselves liable to arrest and punishment
under the laws Of the U. States, which
will be rigidly enforced and, also, tina
they will receive no aid or countenanct
. from their Government into whatever diff
$ ficukies they may be thrown by the viola
ton of the laws of their country, and O
o the territory of neighboring and friend
b ly nation.
q Given under my hand at the city of Wash
ington, the fifth day of January, A. u
. 1898, and the sixty second of the inde
pendence of the u S.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
By the President
:, john FoRsYTH, Secretary of Stale.
VI We find the subjolned letter in the Ma
o tional Intelligencer, as being from a ger
tleman in Vermont to a member Of Cor
o gress:-
10 "DECEMBER 25th, 1887.
:" 1.-THE Canada war in The lower pro!
:. ince is suspemdedfor the present-not owe
= The radicals mean to make another an
more vigorous efort.-The leaders asset
= that the efforts already made have faile
y of success only in consequence of want {
a arms and means of attack. They are co
~ Letting means IN this state. M~skets. cal
, , non, ponder and ball. &c. are very treeI
IS gicen, and are collecting IN large qua,
u titles. They have an agent at Montpe
Ter, BeIendry, Frenchman. He has OF
tanned, | am credibly informed, Two Q
g three cannon already, and has got, andwi
% get, in the county, very many muskets an
J. rifles, and much powder and ball. 1t
h the intention OF the radicals who are no,
le in this state, to enter the province in fey
St weeks with arms, &c. arm and organic
a. the French population, and make de
e. perate effort
,e Will this intelligence stir up our yer
I'd u,rr nj To do
lis thing more than to issue instructions
Re Here it is distinctly stated that men al
at levving forces in Vermont, for war again
ne Great Britain. The law says this mu
10 not be: is there power, anywhere, to Ell
D. force the law IN. Y Spectator.
50 To PosrMAsTERs.-The Distributin
90 Post Office at Hanover, N. H. was di
" continued December 3lst There is no
n no distributing Office in New Englar
~ If except Hartford, Boston, Portsmout
" Providence and Portland Package
therefore, in the interior, not intended
I" go by Hartford, Boston, Portsmouth
Providence, or Portland, should be mai
8. ed from one Office directly to another ar
h. not " Southern" Northern" &c. F.
3D. example, letter sent from Wells Rive
ht, VT, to Windsor, VT, should not be male
al Southern by Hanover but " Windsor
be Wv Chronicle
10. The HUDSON RIVER OPEN TT
Ie Steamboat Utica, Capt Wells, (says II
mt Albany Journal of Monday evening,) a
Sc rived this morning at o'clock, havin
10 left New ork yesterday morning. ST
leaves for New York at this afternoon
P. S. The Utica arrived at New
no York early this morning.-N Y. Cou
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