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


ing pau IS composed Of Irish, English an
Scotch, who chased by the iron-hsnd Q
pptession, have lefi their native country
with the view Of lettering their circum
stances. A large part Of the communii,
OF The Eastern townships is OF American
origin, who have been enliced 10 com,
snd settle Ga The government lands will
Inc promise Of large advantages which
nave never yet been realised We fnc
also among the population Of Canada some
irom the Dutch, Swiss, German and
other nations, but they are not Of sufficient
number to be mentioned. In the Pro-
vince Of Upper Canada very few French
are to be found, its population is composed
OF emigrants from Great Britain and Ire
Iahd and large proportion is froR the
United States. Now as 10 the people of
Lower Canada, it is natural TO suppose
that 1t was impossible for them 10 get al
tached to new masters, 10 whom they
were bound by no ties whatever, and who
moreover began the work Of oppression as
soon as they set their foot on the Canadian
soil, whose inhabitants they looked upon
ss conquered people & not as FELLOWSHIP
jecis, as we have already satisfactorily de-
monstrased in the course Of this History.
As TO the Irish portion OF the community
'hey conld never forget that Ireland, the
most fertile land Of the universe. is the
nursery OF the most degraded paoperisn,
% which 1t has been reduced by Brit !
Sh oppression We are sorry to say that
WIN very few honorable exceetious We
annot speak in the same terms Of the
scotch population, who seem 10 have for
often that Wallace and Bruce bled for
he political redemption Of their native
md from British vassalage. In Lower
'snada they have universally shown
'eniselves 10 be swayed by their national
reJudices aud their sectarian spirit. Those
no have emlgra.ed from England there.
eneralIy speaking, followed the tracks Of
ls Scotch population and seldom could
ey be induced to ALLEVIATE their assist
zee from that ma-govsrnment which led
EN- 10 abandon the land Of their birth
ne Americans who are settled in the a
astern Townships have always shown a
'posltien TO liberal principles as soon az y
ey could be disabused Of the prejudces Il
INCH the agents of the British government, g
d succeeded in diffusing among them m
alns1 the French population. divide 81
ruler has always been The motto or :,
British authorities in the country, and III
nee all the petty jeaIousies about locality m
4 nationality which have been started
the Provinces to keep the people quarrel .H
among themselves and turn their
I'D from the public INSTRUMENTATION of =
Colonial government. But the people :.
both Provinces well understand the ma "
aations of their rulers and have deter ~
led TO unite in preserving the peoples Of
hts from the imminent destruction 10 to
Ich they are doomed by their despo,ic ~ -
sters. as
ha
'ur readers may Judge from what we tin
. said that in the Upper Province a sey
% portion Of men disposed 10 lsyor re- G q.
Iicsn principles, would have been east. 80. .'
ound II proper management had taken so
e. The Upper Province once con- ter
red, all reliance could be placed in the Az
neh and Irish population Of the Lower O oo'
vince. SO far, we think, all will admit mol
tirmness and honestyol our arguments. ref
if thew can be su,,a,tsd b., her
Gu will demonstrate that the Canadians Ii,,.
9th Provinces We're really we'll dispos- tbs
oWaTds the Americans, the latter must me-
me all the blame gin
ct us begin by those events which e,e
place when the Canadian Militia was g.
ID out in 1907, in the Lower Province mu,
US see how far the people responded n in s
call OF the Colonial authorities who cou
3 urging the Canadians to turn on, rLe'
nst the Americans, if their country VIII,
I'D DO invaded. In perusing "Ls Can Fra
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