North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-04

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he loss Is variously stated. An insur.
anee had been effected for $4,000 within a
few days, upon the mill Itself
IN Example 10 Ne,r.paper Publishers.
/ II is stated that the newspaper credit sys-
tenn ceased in Mississippi on the first of the
present month, by agreement among all
the printers of that State. No name Is
now added 10 the list OF the papers there.
unless years advance is forwarded.
Mackenzie is still in prison, suffering an
Ilenominious punishment in an American
jail, for daring 10 call upon the citizens of
this free republic TO all the cause Of free.
dom IN Canada. Ignominous we said
not to the prisoner however--but 10 the
Court by which he was tried and the laws
by which he was condemned In our
struggle for liberty we received aid from
all quarters. Generous and valiant shirts
the koscuscos, La Fayettes, De X abs
and Steubens OF the old world, rushed TO
our assistance, and contributed not little
TO our success-and now-havine become
mighty nation ourselves, we deem il
lant upon our national character not long
TO be suffered, that the patriot contendinp
Tor liberty on our very border-shoukl be
punished like felon, with letters and I'M
prisonment for daring to ask US 10 helm
him.-N y. RGormer.
The more we reflect upon it, the deeper
and more damning does the stain appear
which the imprisonment of the exlei re-
publican patriot, w. L. Mackenzie, has
liked upon our national character. What
dIsgraceful, Illuminating spectacle do we
present 10 The world Boosting loudly off
our liberty, and paonting!y holding up our
country TO the oppressed people of the old
world as " The home OF the free, the asv>
ium OF the exile and the oppressed" we
pass laws OF the most unjust and tyranni-
cal characieF--laws which sanction the
grossest violations of justice and humanity.
and inillct penalties which ought to cause
a blush OF shame 10 mantle the cheek of
The most unrelen,ng tyrant that ever sat
upon despot's throne. Pursued, hunted
Town by England's blood hounds. with
= price set upon his life's blood, Macken-
,ie sought our shores. He brought with
him character above reproach--a char
acier which had won Cor him the conf.
ience aud esteem Of his countrymen, al
whose hands he had repeatedly received
reception among us-his endeavors 10 as
''st canada as Franklin did our own conn.
fy IN tfance-and his subsequent persecu-
ion and imprisonment are matters with
shch our readers are well acquainted
And notwithstanding The petitions oC Tho &
thousands OF our citizens which have been
ent TO the PRESIDENT for his release. Mac
.enze IS yet The inmate Of a gioomy prison !
$ II not lImc that those petitions sbould
ecelve the notice Of The Executivei We :
hink 1t Is, and shall therefore maintain :
Hence no longer upon the subject Our :
a.ience is quiet exhausted, and we deem q
, hlgn t'me that our republican President !
nou'd INFORM the people whether their |
sishes are TO DO regarded by him or not
dackenzle ought not to be suffered to re- .
nam IN prison day longer, and if the !,
resident VIII not release him, the people =
nouid, and we trust will, do it themselves 7
We are gratliied to perceive that the de- 7
'ocratic press is beginning to speak ONT r
pom this subject. The following inst and q
oirlted remarks we find in The OH :,
one Of the ablest and soundest .,
emocratic papers in the Union. They A
S2ress our sentiments exactly.-B. c.
The Patriot still in Prison. is with Il
'me degree of Impotence that we ask of CT
he Executive OF our nation, how macb
niger the wishes Of the American neonIe >.
e 10 be disregarded in the case Of Mr. II
Iackenzie. IL is with no small norton nj =;
'rpr'se that we record the shameful. main. n,
!, Illuminating act, that the Canadian m =,
loi IS still confined ina dungeon, And -
Z what' Aye, for what? For being -
NIFTY OF the same offence as that Of Han. %
OK, Adams, Washington, Warren. Pa r.
ck Henry, and al! the heroes and sages Jl
The Revolution! He loved Iiberty- 81
his offence hath this extent, no more ;. 80
has IS the beginning and ending of his D
me. aud is he still 10 remain fet,ered in
American prison' Do we live in a land
liberty and law--or are we by some r.,
ange revolution transported to Bear 10.
ID, and live under the frozen despo,ism er
The Russian autocrat! This is the mod. 81
which he metes out his rewards IN the ,;y
ampions OF freedom-and are we to take he
n for model ~.
he press have spoken as mildly as was n
all consistent with the enornliiy OF the A,
rage which has been commi;ied; the ~;
-s'dent has been petitioned by .almos, h..
lnlless thousands in favor of the imme- No
ie discharge of Mr.. Mackenzie, he. be- A.
gully OF no crime; he has remained n.
nrsanr FAM IN,s- w