North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-29
ENOSBURGH, 18th Nav, 1889.


Mr.. EDIroR.-7he following copy of decla.
nation delivered by one of the Students at the
Grammar School in Enosburgh is sent you, by
permission, to be published if you think it worthy.
B.
That the Canadas shall be free is part of the
economy Of Heaven, and the thing shall be, unless
the plan of the Deity be frustrated They are
on the very Continent of Republics, where they
year may not witness it, the next may pass off and
third roll away before Independence is obtained,
but the same Sun shines no,c, that will illumine
the Canadian Republic.
True, their revolution gathered in darkness
and seems ended in storm, but is the Spirit Of Lib
erty crushed Has it yielded up the ghost after
two Intellectual struggles for the mastery Read
the records Of our own revolution. There dark
ness and gloom held sway over the political
world Republics lived only in theory. That
man should be free among the first forgotten
events of creation. From that moment Tyranny
had being and grew and fattened. trengthene d,
till its chains seemed linked on our race, to
be broken off. But great day ofreform came on.
The sleep in which the spiri, Of Liberty had heen
so long reposing disturbed; with mighty
effort she shook herself awake and tore away the
bolts and unbarred the dungeons in which the
Rights of Man had been locked for ages. These
rights were seen, recognized and demanded, by
their owners, but were refused to be delivered up.
Eight years Of contention and blood rolled away
ere the decision was made. But the genius of
Tyranny was bafSed. Freedom trumphed and
our Republic sprang into existence. From off her
Altar fire was kindled in Mexico, and throug"
twelve long years were the combined efforts Of
Monarchism levelled against it ; but they were
foled in their attempts, gave over their project;
and second Republic was born. In GUATEMALA,
Bolivia, Chill, Peru, and La Plata the same spirit
has been reused, withstood and turned back all
opposition, and ,riumphed in erecting Republics.
| The fame that now bnrns in the Canadas was
struck from the same spark, and has been fed with
| the same fuel and will it he easily subdued
sends over men, and money, and navy, as she had
not been taught in bitter lessons, their inuility
She deems to dig grave and inter the jiant where
she could not bury the child! Her money may
bride, her soldiers may SIGHT. and her navy burn,
| hut il will all be as INTELLECTUAL aver. What
Eng land conquer the pure feelings, and stay the
march of Freedom in the Canadas She might as
we'll attempt to dip the ocean dry, for it is as deep
and supplied from as exhausless fountain. She
might as well chain the lightnngs in their course
| for It's as resstiess and rapid. The course she
pursuss speaks loud for her philosophy. potat'on
worthy Of England TO administer, made OF the
dress of cruelty boiled down, is forced upon the
| Canadian people. Their brethren are torn from
their homes while praying for freedom, hurried
through a trisl-only the more provoking because
moeksry of jus,iee-dragged to the seafiold, hung
| up bv their necks and choked to death like dogs
and if they dare to breathe word Of resentment
they are themselves seized and chained TO the dun