North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-21
BRITISH DISHONESTY

1 mt 1911 DlSHON EhTl
a correspondent ssys,--''I have .ern /
stated, both 10 the Watchman ard Invrsti
gator, that the government og Easlsu.g i
The time OF the Revolution ~ France. SEA
emisssries IN the shape OF sniaisifr, OF -
hg'sn INTO ITS territories. Tor The purnos,
oi exciting the people into civil comno
| tion.n
That England sen, ministers Of religion
INTO the French teFrilofics, b. excite m.
people 30 civil uonmotlon. in opna.it;o.
10 the French Revolution. we do bot know
OF rather we do know; We infer il. ins, =.
se infer that dog viii bark; ex-5-fof. marx
he facts; England employed lndisns In ,hs
American war of the Revoluiion. In m.
las; war she armed the slaves. In 81 M
mingo she fought the French b. sponott.
ing The revolt. In Spain she sustained The
pueHilas, or bandit chiefs, against ,Iosvnh
bnonapaFie, and the lnquisiion was set On
under her influence. Ia the East Ipdirs
she gained OIL her possessions by sustain
ing depnscd monarchs, or rebrilious snh.
lecis seainst their monarehs, lust as II
suited her interest; and eieiorv or pro,i.
dence always followed her STONY and mai
itsc arm. In France one Of the hloodirs,
iyrants Of the reign OF terror acknowlelged
on his death-bed that British gold had
prompted the deeds of cruelty which he b,
committed, IN order 10 bring republicanism
into contempt. Within her own territories
she has brought the reformers into con,empt
by operating on fetc uitras; she has SEM
sp'es among them, who have planned open
rebellinn-- bronehrarms and deposited them
WIN Their vIc,uns-Planned mode of at.
tack, and oFgahized previous mert;ng Al
which the conspiratnrs were taken. and
afterwards hung. while the spips were nro.
vided lori IN the colonies. (See History of
the late Cato ST. Conspiracy, &c.) p1-In
France, at the great Revolution, The priests
ned and received an asylum in Fnplana
hui The province Of La Vandce revolfed
and rallied the peasantfy in support of re.
Lyon, (ihe priest and continued civil
war TIL Buonaparle became First Consul
he had the tact 10 allay il, by providing
Tor the chiefs! Up TO that period we do
not know, but we believe, Protestant Eng
land assisted many Of TIE French refugee
priests To return 10 LA Vandee and other
parts oil OF France, 10 raise I'D Cafhofse
religious enthusiasm against the Revolu.
ton. IJ- Il is the settled poliey of Eng
land 10 hang rebels at home and sunport
them abroad, if this will weaken an enemy
or serve an interest; and 10 sustain anu
ialth, II, by so doing, political power can
be obtained or extended See her course
in India, Egypt, Spain and watch il in
emma. Therefore we believe England did
send ministers Of religion TO foster civil war
in France.
W Her form ofgovernment is admirably
adapted to call out the energies Of The
people on all occasions. A republican
spirit is suppressed ut home, under the inn.
prsssion that the mired governments unite
The advantages Of all, and by pointing 10
The horrors Of the French Revolution
(Which The government. of England assis.
ted IN. Abroad, every measure il sus-
tanned in the name of liberty and the ~.
tension OF civilization, ps- 10 extend The
blessings oil the British government over
the known world. The people haze been
deceived, and ptandered for the benefit OF
The lew; hut a struggle 10 in progress: and
whether the energies Of England will ever
be exerted for che benefit OF The many. ia a
question. With Us il is Of more imnor,-
ance TO observe the progress of oppression
in this country. Here the strides have
been rapid towards a rich few and a uoot
many. To enter into the causes OF this
would be political. We shall therefore
pursue the subject 10 the Diamond a, some
proper opportunity.-N y. Beacon.