Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-04-23

NAbiGf tfe nov ftfANNtsttNaNs AitN ~ NA%fa Wv
is,s to rroc.sirn viciens Goe.s ef Sorih Amer'cs.
The tpiied States vera ncvvr. aimee tee dccia'
rsiisn Ct ,Adepssasnce. "a such precursors Poai-
,agu 90 they no~ are. 10 the sesih they are
thtssteoe1 By twot and half B,ilioss 81 diseonten-
ted slaves. who ore only ws,shirg 90 opportunity
TO ess, OF Their fe,iets, and take vengeance on
ikoss who hold them bondage. Ia The free
States there are ppwsfts Of three hundred thoa.
ssnS free people Of eolor aho arc burning TO &c,
thsif,kfeihren IN the South free ADD be revenge
90 i6o inhabitants Of the free S,aies. xho treat
them lthc free slaves , worse Than their brethren
ere treated 10 The South. hgsH. on the Western
f,sp,ier there are some hondted thousand Indian
~sri9rs. many OF whom have been even wiih,u
the lssi year. utjastly bsnishcd from their own
lands end Who are oaly waiting an opportunity for
revenge.
Aaa lsc,ly, the American citizens themselves
are ass divided into two gfea; elssscs-sbe MINOR.
IT, consisting q The moe, aeSlthy, intelligent, snd
honorable part OF the community, who are hearth
ty ssck or tepubcsn schemes; and the majority.
who constitute nine -,enlhs Of the population Be-
tween thcse two classes ;heie exist the mos; TO-
veierste Jealousy aud luminosity. The former class
10 almost entirely removed from the direction Of
public affairs: IL eB,cfisfns hearty distsstu TO
the democratic institutions Of the country and the
eopa.ee is at once the beet Of it's scofn and OF
lts fcs-s TIE other class, the majority. which
eopsis,s Of the iguorsn, rrbble whose chef object
10 agfarsnism deies,s end sbhors every hing that
has the slightest resemblance 10 intellectual refine
men, OF English manners. The difference aud ha-
tired between these two parties are daily increas-
ing, iill some awful explosion occurs.
Under such circumstance the Gorcrnmen. Of
he tsiiod States. whatever the Government Of the
State ct Maine may think proper to do, or the de-
are Of tine rabblc Who entertain the most rance
rous feeling towards this country, may be that
Government, VIC say, would never voluntarily do
any act which might provoke war with England
croept nadr positive that for such an dci
u ,eouii not be called 10 an account! Besides we
know that the most influential and talented men of
tba: Government, and The minority Of the people,
above alluded TO- entertain the most friendly fee-
ings towards this country, and would never be the
pfovokers Of a war with Great Britain.
s. The question now 10, what object could persons
10 power here have for inducing the Americans to
take possession of the disputed ,err,oryi The
answer 10, they want to abandon Canada TO re-
publican system OF Government. Lord Duthau's
report and Sir Francis Heads narrative fullylprovc
THE.
Tho disputed territory, which consists Of 5000
aud Lower Canada so as, il in the possession Of a
foreign power to cut efIectualy off almost all CON-
muncstion, for six or seven months in the year,
between these two parts Of Her Majes,y's dornn-
ions, and, consequently, between Canada and this
country. The abandonment Of this territory will
also present an additional republican frontier of
more than Two hundred miles 10 Lower Canada.
Under these circumstance the most efeciual
cay Of increasing the power of the enemies of
Canada, and then Of persuading us TO abandon Can
ada altogether, would be the Welding up of this
vsst tract Of country to the United States.
Where is the individual Of common intellect who
has alen,ively watched the proceedings Of Minis.
tiers 10 reference to the Canadian disturbances and
has aitentively perused Lord Durhsm's report, and
Sir Francis Heads narrative, (copiously extracts
OF which We published IN our last two numbers, J
who can doubt for moment the disposition, the
policy and tho secret Intention Of the Government
in reference to Canada
Tho secret correspondence carried on between
Ministers and the ringleaders of the Canadian re.
bellion, as published in our last the encourage
men, given them and Lord Durhsm's proposals
for Canada. being based on the advice and state
ments Of republican rebels, must remove oil doubt
on the subject.
However much we de,est and abhor war, yet il
our government allow the Amcrcans 10 lake Tor
chile possession Of this land and thus abandon our
loyal ellow-subiecis in Canada to the control OF
republican rebels oil we can say is, the present
Ministry can do wha, other Ministry ever dared
and the, Il English people allow them to do So We
shsii abandon all hope Of fescuing our country from
the dominion ofinfdels and Of pspists.
Now reeolieet our statement II the United
States Governmen, has issued orders for the taking
possession Of the disputed territory 10 the State Of
Maine, and If our Government, do not forthwith re-
.si that act The tnhoie Is Mig and a rddieGI
pioi horing ito origia in England!
1t is quite obvious. from the tenor Of this article
that the writer is Of small eslbre. and very ill.in-
formed bat even 10 this outbreak, there is GER
tain degree Of modersiion--and when it shall be
known tbs, the facts not only wsrrsn, such con
elusion az that upon which the STANDARD reasons
Of tho direct order Of the United States Govern
neni. to occupy the dlspaied territory that
directly the opposite is irue-snd that through the
inierpositou Of that Government. and its efficient
sgen,. Gen. Scott, the armed occupation Of por
ton 81 the territory by the forces Of Maine hst
been sbsndoned--we cannot bot believe tina, al
dagger OF permsnen, difscuty. as connected viii
this question, viii disappear.