North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-18

We have seen letter from gentleman
in this city, in which it is stated that it
was strongly talked of in well informed
circles, that if Mr.. O'Connel failed to
procure justice and equal rights from Par
lament for the Irish nation, on their Pc
tition of last month, the probability was
that Ireland could hoist the flag of indie
pendence, take possession of the Parlia-
ment House, and go for a republic. If
she does she'll make her point good.-[ Nc
Ken=ie's Gag.
Whilst the Chartist delegates are egis-
lating in London their constituents in the
provinces are preparing for war; The
Suffolk Chronicle says they have COM
menced arming in right earnest. The
weapons they have chosen are called pixies;
why or wherefore does not appear. They
are about eighteen inches long, so that
they can be carried in the bosom, with
sort Of knile-hook at the end Of them, for
the purpose Of cutting horses reins, anti
cipating, we suppose, that they will come
in contact with the military Ibid.
HE WORLD Is GOING TO WAR;" Go
off the disputed territory" said Sir John
Harvey to the American civil officers sent
to preserve the timber--fget off or I'll
speedily drive you out Of it, with the help
of few British regiments "Come and
do it," was Jonathan's reply, and iona
than's there yet, and don't intend to quit
at all. Congress too, have unanimously
declared that the lands in question are part
and parcel of the country their foreiathers
purchased with their blood, and have vo-
ted $4,000 volunteers and ten millions of
dollars to prevent Sir John Harvey's threat
from being carried into effect, although
made, as he declares, by order of @ ueen
Victoria. Some think the cessation of
operations for few days, and the talk
about arbitration, indicate q settlement of
the question. So they do, but it is by the
bayonet. England finds her people rest
less, and she knows that war abroad has
before now STAYED off war at home and
may again. Let us see If the news by the
Great Western, which will be in New
York probably before we issue our next
sheet, will SAVIOR of peace either in Europe
or America! Russia is ready to lift the
cudgel against England any day-so IS
France, heart and soul, no doubt of it-so
are the dsarmed and ill-treated people of
Ireland--so are good few ofthe English
men themselves. War abroad is the last
resource of the Wings and Tories of Great
Britain to prevent war at home. Whether
II will do so remains to be seen. Is Anne
risa ready?-[lbid.
The NEXT PREsIDENCY.-Recent move
men's in the city of New York, indicate
that an effort will soon be made by the
friends of Gen. WINFIELD Scorr, to urge
his claims to the Presidency II is not
known whether he will consent to Be run,
but the prevailing opinion seems to be that
he will, provided his nomination is made
upon the right nciple.-Bangor Wing.
= Many calculations have been made to
show the enormous debt of Great Britain,
without using arithmetical figures, that
the readers may form more correct opin-
ion of this nationG! blessing!
Some of these calculations are quite Gu
rious and may well astonish us good Dem
ocrats. We publish the last one we have
seen from an English author. "Three
hundred men could not carry the enormous
weight of the national debt Of Great Brit
ain, in ten pound bank bills (about forty
two dollars) yet it takes SIG Of these bills
to weigh one pound. Estimating the debt
at seven hundred and twenty six millions
pounds sterling, it would weigh one hun
dred and forty two thousand, six hundred
s. fifty pounds /; or about 476 pounds for
each MANN. Y. Mirror.
al felIotU; feeling makes US Uondrous Kind, ("
as U. S. Capt. said when drinking wine with the
Tories Of Missiskoui Boy.