North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-17
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The London WeeSlv Cbronicls If Dee 10th.
Conducted by the eclesrated sir Wafd. member
u Parliament. contains a plan # the battle Il
Prescott, wlh poies. ore of which funa thns .--
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g steamboat Telegraph. had possetssan Of the TO-
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E" Henoe u Is pot IN be- wondered q, that The m.
sUfgeuts. heum "a on al sides. after her FIRST
" DAYS success. were afterwards cot TO pieces az
" captured The British owe tins result entirely
" tho actve interference Of the Uuued States
" government against she insure cnts. THIS rs
" STEPPING SOHEH'HAT BFTOND
" THE BOUNDS or NEUTRALITY. IN
4" ORDER TO CURRY FAVOR WITH
-" GREAT BRITAIN
Extract from President Van Baren's speech at
Castle Garden, q. " during his late visit.
Or The troubles on The Canadian border have,
am persuaded, passed Their most dangerous
crisis.
To cultivate a spirit Of liberal concession in our
public relations, and, al the same time, TO main
tam, with every power, national honor upim-
pared, are properly regarded by YOU as trust. Of
the highest nature. Experience has shown that
these can be hest discharged BY fg5-insarlablv de.
mauding justice ourselves, and as invariably
pursuing the same line Of conduct toward others
momenary foreeifulness Of the latter aud
great duty, By small number of our citizens on
the Norlhen irontIer,~E1 had well nigh broken
up the peaceful relations OF two great nations and
exposed to rreparable injury the dearest interests
Of millions of people, lJ- mpelied to the most
amcabIe Intercourse by the strong ties of recipro-
cal iatefeiis, a common origin and common
language.
The injurious consequences Of war between
them, not pny to the particular interests each,
f#ttf tbgs4 al nrtf
exaggerated 1t may, indeed, be safely affirmed,
that there are not two other nations IN the world,
a between whom would sever so many ties, or
who are capable of lnfIctlug upon each other such
complicated and disverslhel evils. Although these
considerations have no weight, and would probably
receive frtm neither more than passing regret in
respect to the prosecution of war rendered iids-
pensabIe by due regard to the national character,
they couh not be contemplated without the deepest
sorrow as the result ola contest brought upon the
two countries without necessity
That tic steps which were taken to preserve
the public faith and TO suppress disorder in that
quarter produced IN the then state of public
feeling on the frontier, dissatisfaction even with
persons entertaining IN other respects the most
correct ews, dad not disappolnt me. Trusting, |
however, to the good sense and ultimate Just feel
ing of my countrymen, was persuaded that those
unavoralIe impressions would be Of short Duration
and if | had ever thought otherwise, | could not,
humby nope, have heen deferred from the
performance Of an obvious duty by personal
considerations. All well-disnosed persons
The matter in its true light all feel that
The obligations which public law imposes on civil |
ized nation and of which republican governments
should be most rgidy observant, were for mo,
ment lost sight OF, and this to an extent which, i'll
persisted in, would have rendered war inevitable |
il affords me pleasure to learn that the course |
taken was, inyour opinions, the best that could |
under the circumstances of the moment have |
been pursued and that the country has been saved
from great calamity by its adoption. The dam
ger OF a hostile collision arising from this source |
having, as hope, passed away, the asperiies of
the moment in great degree having been aayed. |
and an opportunity for cool reflection afforded, we
may, am spre, count, with confidence, upon a |
vigilant support, by our citizens, of those great
principles OF international JUSTICE the maintenance
of which is alike indispensable to the preservation
of social order and the peace of the world In
doing so, 70 1t does not follow that we arc either
to surrender the right of opinion, 10 suppress a |
solicIude for the spread OF free government, or
to withhold our best wishes for the success of all
who are IN good faith aboring for their establish
men.