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

From the plattsburgh Republican.
Day after day, and week after week, it
is our 10. to read the chimerical illusions of
the Canada editors, abetting every hostile
and lawless manpuvre of their govern
ment, and denouncing, by wholesale, eve
ry action of ours. We are too well aware
OF the unity and unrivaled strength of
these United States, to regard the insolent
TRADE of abuse OF the Tory press in the
Canadas, with airy other feelings than
those of the most unqualified contempt
and we fling back with scorn and derision
Their futile charges and clustering threats.
The low ebb of degradation to which these
runpet-tongued scribbers are reduced, is
truly pitiable. No epithets are too vulgar
or scurrllous-no menacers too Quixotic-
no opinions too absurd for them to crcu-
late. After emptying the walls of their
wrath upon the Government of the United
States, the last envenomed shaft Of their
implacable animosy is fevelled at our gal
liant militia. Now, waving more than a
passing remark on the indigenous and ran
corous hostility which the minions ofEng-
land bear towards this country, we will
merely aude to the gross and benighted
ignorance that characterizes every word
and action of theirs. They know and feel
that we have, on two memorable occa-
sions, torn the crescent from the brow of
majesty, and they vince at the recollection. |
They know that our young Republic has
already tar outrivalled and surpassed the
mammoth power Of Great Britain thew
are aware that they can never cope with
US in wealth or resources, and that ere orr
glorious commonwealth shall have reached
the meridian of her power and glory.
England may be trapIed under foot bv
race Of enervate slaFes. They see the
ramparts OF that denying empire totter
and give way and this unconquerable Re-
public that has given the first check to
Britain's progressive march, rising like
meteor, to dazzle and 10 rule. The flame
Of liberty has been extnguished in ancient
Greece and Rome but ere the embers
had lost every reslscitating principle,
America caught and ftstered in her bosom
The glowing of their lieht-the sun of lib !
erty that set in those countries, and left ,
her horizon beclouded, now scatters its !.
brilliant corruscations over this western ]
Hence ill the corrodino
spleen and embittered naIignity of bank, !.
'upt and crest fallen En,land.' !
But the idle and ovaweening tone, in I
which the Canada editors speak OF our =
strength, is signal proof Of their ignor- !,
'nce. They know as little about our in. I
xhaushble resources, as they do of the r
Aoran. They merely crossed the Atlan.ll
&c, and squatted down in the ice-bound l
Iamlets of Canada and there thew SET i
'roodlng over the inyeterate hatred thew :.
hefish towards Americans. We can tell :.
hese oraggart editors at the north of us. Il
bat the half of this state could turn into n
he held force powerful enough to sweep I
very stickler for monarchy on this CONT q
ent into the Atlantic. These creatures |,
ultra Ioryism carry their folly to such
Htremes as even to abuse and Witty everv
lember oil the British parliament who has
he candor to confess that our government II
as been scrupulously vigilant of their in n
irrational relations with England during /
he two last years ;-meanwhiIe they Land d
ihe skies the belligerent speeches OIL h
eel, wellington and others. It remains :
r US to learn how far these outpourings of Ill
'xcomb vanity and doting pride on the Il
lrt oil wellington and his compeers are to n,
, carried. VI
The Montreal Herald reports upon good a,
minority, about fortnight since, that Il
w organizations were in progress, but ~
al Their rising would this year depepd ii
the results of the invasion of New III
'unswlck. AT all events there would be ="
rebellion before the harvest should he La
'ured in the barns they might then vi
TX for repetition. -
indeed the Heraldi expected wonders -
'm the rigorous measures adopted against al