North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-28

HISTORY or LOWER CANADA.
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We will now give 30 our readers an
,vtsc: Of letter wr,tea from Lower
Canada toa gentleman In the State oil
Vermont. The reader must bear in mind
,bat this letter was written by person
~ the spot and who was an eye witness
to the TACT.
September a0th, 1907.
"The French militia having been sum
monsd 10 driIl, the second brigade appear
I'd on Tuesday last. And il you remem-
her. thew are authorised 10 take fifth pnr-
ian OF each corps and arm them. The
commander selected those he wished /;
when they had formed into line, he ORDER
81 each fifth man TO advance six PAGES
from, the ranks. His order was entirely
di>reparsled. Some said, they would not
sin unless the rest did and others had
the hardihood to say that they trould not
take arms against the samericans, 6u. that
lh,v uouid join them, when they wished
tktm Forty who had said they would join
the Americans were thrown into prison,
aud they are 10 be tried tomorrow. They
were imprisoned for mutiny."
Ano,her letter from Amherst in New
Hampshire, dated the 9th OF October
says:
1--WE learn from Canada that the French
inhabitants are very little disposed 10 sus-
tam their own government against that oil
tia Tinted States -
Again another letter from Walpole
& dated the lelh Of Oct. 1907, speaks in-tht
following terms Of the disposition of th'
H Canadian people tojoin the Americans !
ever an invasion OF that Province was OF
Il tempted.
"The Canada papers are filled with de
ns OF reviews OF the Militia in these de
graded appendages of the British Empir
and OF the military ardor & affection for HI
4 Majesty every where manifested. w
would inform these printers that they ma
spare themselves their trouble in seekin
TO deceive us. We have other channel
Of Information than their newspapers
Whish assure US, that a bold and refraetd
w spirit psrpades more than half IN
community, tcho, piihout hesitation, dro'
their preference of the american gorerr
ment 10 their orn, and scho, should a
army from the United States 60 anon
them, could immediately enrol hemselrt
among The APOSTLES Of Liberty"
The opinion OF the American press
the State Of affairs in Lower Canada ,
the period we are speaking, may be see
from the two following paragraphs e.
ussted frem newspapers We have before u
The frat is taken from lie Canadien
the 10th January, 1908, and the wor'
which are quoted in this article are fro
the North Star itself
"The North Star Of Vermont, publis'
Cd in the vicinity Of Canals reports on u
sslhorily Of several respectable gentems
Of that vicinity that the Inhabitants OF IN
Province are aimost universally in favor
the United States, and that in the event
AKar 'Athe conquest of Canada would !
the result of its own exertion and that Il
United States viii not need TO contribu
ssInele copper"
Aud from lie CGnadien Of the 2Srd
January, is0s, we find the following e
tact.
There are in the Provinces of Upp
and Lower Canada more Than TAO persor
Who, at different times have deserted q
Military service of the United States.
more i-nnoytanf circumstance in the GER
vi sspect of affairs, is that there are no
10 The prisons Of Canada, more than i
Pefsoas, who have been enrolled into ma
ury service that have refused obedien
aad have expressed fixed determinati
Dot to serve against the United STATE
Aaay Of these individuals are citizens
iAs Uhiled States, who have emigrated