North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23

and give up 10 the enemies OF our county,
those invaluable acquisitions, The key of
either Canada or OF our country, according
as which party holds the same in possession
and makes n proper improvement of ii.
The key is ours as yet; and, provided the
Colonies wonld suddenly push an army OF
Two or three thousand men into Canada,
they might make q conquest Of all that
would oppose them in the extensive
Province Of Quebec, except reinfoTcements
from England should prevent it. Such
diversion would weaken Gen. Gage, or in
sure US Of Canada. wish to God, Amer
lea would, at this critical juncture, exert
herself agreeable TO the indignity offered her
by a iyrannical ministry. She might rise,
on Eagles wings, and mount unto glory,
freedom and immortal honor, if she did
know and exert her strength. Fame is
now lowering over her head. A vast con-
tinent must now sink to slavery, poverty,
horror and bondage, or rise TO unconqucr-
able freedom, immense wealth, inexpres-
sibe felicity and immortal fame riH Lay
my life on ii, that Nth fifteen hundred
men and a proper artillery, l wiH take
Montreal provided, could thus be fur
nisbed and, if an army could command
the field, it would be no insuperabe diff
Guilty to take Quebec. This object should
be pursued, though it should take ten
thousand men TO accomplish the end pro-
posed, for England cannot spare but cer-
tain number Of her troops nay, she
has but a small number that are dis.
cipined, and it is as long as it is broad, the
more that are sent to Quebec, the less they
can send to Boston, or any other part of
able advantage in directing the war into
Canada, that instead of turning the Cana
dams and Indians against us, Gas is sugges-
ted by many,) it would unavoidably attain
and connect them to our interest. OUR
FRIENDS in CANADA CAN NEVER
HELP US, TILL WE FIRST HELP
THEM, except in a passive or inactive
manner. There are, now, but about seven
hundred regular troops in Canada. have
lately had sundry conferences with the In
dams: they are very friendly. Capt.
Abraham Nimham, a Stockbrdge Indian,
and Mr.. Winthrop Holt, who has sundry
years lived with the Cachnew agas. in the
capacity of prisoner, and was made an
adopted son to motherly squaw Of that
tribe, have both been gone ten DAYS to
treat with the Indians as our ambassadors
Of peace and friendship. | expect, in a
few weeks, to hear from them. BY them
| sent friendly letter to the Indians
which Mr.. Holt can explain to them in
Indian. The thing that so un;es the
temper OF the Indians to US, is our taking
the sovereignty o. Lake Champlain. They
have not enough TO make a good bargain,
and stand by the strongest side; much
the same may be said of the Canadians.
They have no personal controversy with
US, hot act on political principles. III we
evacuate Lake Champlain, and retire TO
Lake George, Gov. Carlton can, by intri-
que, and will not fail, 10 draw them into
his interest. IF we hold The supremacy
we shall do the same for cunning and
power are but the same thing, be it ex-
ercised by either Carlton or us but cum
ming, without power, can hold no equal
contest with that which is armed with il.
1t may be thought, that to push an army
, into Canada, would be too premature and
imprudent; if so, propose 10 make a
stand at the Isle aux Noix, which the
French fortified by entrenchmens The last
war, and greatly fatigued our army to
take il. Ii is about fifteen miles this side
of Saint Johns !; and is an Island in The
river, on which snail artillery placed,
would command it, An establishment Of
frontier so far North, would not only bet
ter secure our own frontier, bu, put il into
our power 10 better work our policy with
The Canadians and Indians or, if need