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

IrAid lhsi traitors might be found.
9 His Exeellrncy The Governor believes
however that he should seize this oppof-
,unI,y sincrtsly ,oexhos the Inhabitants TO
be- nn ll,eir guard against ihe deceiiiel AZ
uRces and The peT6dious language Of EN-
lssaties who will doubtless sc employed TO
dissuade them from their deity. There is
no doubt bU, there are senae dispersed a.
mong ilarni. But their influence viii be
inGing among q people conienied anu
happy, who, with every bteath they m
hale, feel the protection and iavors which
they enjoy under the British government.
Theg wil repei iih contempt and horror
those traitors mho roEid lead them astrag
| from the sentiments ol honor and duty
which produce their present attachment TO
their King; and will be more strengthened
| in their resolutions 10 shed the last drop oi
their blood lor his government and the
protection Of their wives, and children and
their property.
But in order to prevent the bad effects
which might result from The acts OF THIS
description of persons among the youth
4 and The unrefecling, who are credulons
! through want of experience, and are led
into error because they no not scrusinlse
the motives Of those who address them.
His Exeellency earnestly recommends anu
otde;s all militia men, we'll disposed TO the
Province, carefully 10 watch the conduct
and savings Of those strangers who may
come among them, and wherever they
may discover good ground for entertaining
wel-iounded suspicious of their bad lnten
tons; that they be Immediately arrested
and taken before the nearest magistrate OF
militia officer, 10 be- dealt with according L
law" 4H7Ha1
To endeavor, TO eouciiiate the goot
I wishes Of the Canadian people, Sir jane
, Henry Craig thought that he could do NJ
. better than TO extend the royal pardon Il
1 those who had opposed themselves 10 tn
\ execution Of the militia bill. He though
' thBt kind treatment and leniency wou
$ bring back these deluded men to sens
$ Of duty and that they would show them
e selves better disposed to support His Ma
e iesty's government in case that their sci
Il vices would be needed. But he reckone
Y without his host and these same men, ha
IS they had a fair opportunity OF shown
> their real dispositions, would have fougl
ia against the odious tyranny Of Great Br
,e tain.
>. Without pretending to justify Sir JAM
>. Henry Craig in the unwarrantable disml
sal from their ranks in the Provinci
Militia, Of Msssrs. j. A. Panel, (the Spe
!" ker of the House Of Assembly, J. T. Ia
= chereau, Pierre Bedard, Frs. BIanchet al
- ]. L. Borgia is it not an evidence tn
u His Excellency had no confidence VIII
ever in the loyalty and attachment oil the
Us gentlemen to the Engligh goverhmen
v We do not pretend to say that Sir Jam
- Henry Craig's fears were well founde
an we are not sufficiently acquainted with
is sentiments that actuated these genteme
W. but we mean to elucidate the proposit'
go that the Colonial authorities themsel,
nd were not entirely secure as TO the loya
re- OF the Canadian people and Of their Il
OF ders. ........
.ag We believe we have demonstrated II
" the Canadians so far as their own a
,es lconld show il, were not friendly to I
to power under which they were curb'
We have also shown that the opinion
the presses Of the United States on
?" frontier Of the Lower Province, enterta
g ed the opinion that the French popu
Use ton OF Lower Canada was not SINGER
zoe attached 10 the British Government q
ne would seize with pleasure the first opp
to tunity Of severing the bends oil their "
he sslage 10 the English Crown. Such VI
eet the opinions entertained in 1907 and IL
cal by the American press with aiew exc
oil ton, aud such were also apparently
eet opinions of Sir james Henry Craig
The MANY OF his acts and speeches lead Us
1as infer. We shall now continue our
es- searches and see whether those sen,ime
as OF disloyalty were Ripped in the bud,
EN- whether on the contrary they did not G
DIN strength and boldDess until at last
her people through regard for thesr indfv'd
IN. s.fstv A. other nowerlui ciTc pmstanees, "