North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-01
JULY !

hsaf Of trial, they knew % no'-say'
,ssy even joipsI their political shefn'ss 10
s.ssfm %.
There va. time when these people
fl, lsd,snant ct the Wing authors OF The
,o,y letter that called forth, against the
p.,,;o,. the Pfoeismstlon Of Governor
I.nn,.en.-Thev wefe indignant too, al
err .snt.neB,, eoatsiued ia Mr.. Secretary
yc.x,h1. letters to Governors Jsnnlson,
u,,rx. ard Macon, and at the Presidents
p,oel,m.t,oa warning his fellow citizens
..,ia.t ..d,ng or countsnanolng the cause
If Canadian freedom. They felt them
.rI.es ins8lied, ard welt they might, hy
the dserscefuI mission Of Scott, Wool,
and Worth, ADD the sending Of troops
among them 10 suppress their sympathy
f5r the cansJians.-They felt that the Dig
e,,v Of the nation was forgotten by their
Chief Magistrate, 10 his pressing invitation
70 Lord Durham, (ihe proudesi Arisso-
eral that ever rioted in luxuries al the
srpense OF the working men Of England J
10 visit him a, The White Castle nor
w,re they better pleased with his sending
Two OF his sons 10 the Court of 81. James,
10 take lessons In the riich-era1 of Royal
v-They were also displessed with the
sstuitous oiIiciousness of Mr.. Forsyth,
Il 10 informing the British Minister and the
eaoaia authorities Of the existence Of Pat
r1 Lodges in the Z. s. and 10 Canada.
Add their American feelings were out
rsged by the Proclamation OF the Presi-
osai, denouncing the designs of the Patrl-
4 os 10 unmeasured terms, and declaring
The sympaihize;s Gas the Tory papers OF
Caaaia have always done q "deluded
geople." There was time 100, when
4 ne Democracy Of Swanton thought their
President had manifested q disposition to
cave the Caroline massacre unatoned for.
i Then, they 10" trouid as soon roie for
4 Sir allen .NcNa5 Che author of that d.
\ sbocal outrage,) as for Martin Van Bu-
rta n'~rn These were ultra, but honest
4 saiimeots hen-but now, The Patriot
e,use is abanioned-"postpo hung
4 W 10 dry" Have they forgotten that the
Patriot mantle Which covers multitude Of
4 aas, ICON them representative an
4 Congress in SO or do they now see the
4 necessity Of renouncing Patriotism before
they can consistently support their candi-
4 Date 1t is evident that they have chang
4 ed. We hold the same views in relation
! 70 Mr.. Van Buren, and his measures that
We ever did-fhey do not. With them
4 cur cause has lost its taismanic influence
Reader, are we to be pronounced ,chigs,
because we complain Of the nefarious 4"
designs of the President towards the
Patriots Is this what constitutes the
Wing creed Does this question form the
dividing line between Wings and Demo-
ass. Are not the leading Wing journals
satisfied with Van Buren's hostility to the
Patriots : Are zoe are satisfied too No
10 what then, does our whiggery con-
tH ! Why, we have said that change Of
administration could not injure our cause
inj We say so still. We do not say tina,
HARRISON, Birney or the D would do
'hy better for us-but, they couldn't do
any rorse-that's what we say. We dis
cam however the disposition 10 promote
a.! cause but that Of our unfortunate
country, Canada. And in advocating
her cause, il we offend either or both of The
political parties here, The fault is not ours.
When we adopt the leading measures
either. il will then be lime 10 pronounce
!aasment against Us.