North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-07

but il is douby wicked and airoelous. be-
cause il has been advanced BY persons, who
must have been supposed 20 speak with
certainty 90 the subject, and was therefore
the more calculated 10 impose upon you.
In another part you are told that wanted
10 tax your lands, and that the late House
OF Assembly would consent only TO tax
wine, and upon that account, had dissol-
we'd the House. Inhabitants Of ST Dennis !
this is also directly false. | never had the
most distant idea Of taxing you at all. such
| had never even been for a moment the sub
jeet OF my deliberations, and when the late
House offered TO pay the Civil List, |
could not have taken any step in matter
OF such Importance without the Kings IN
lsltuctlons, and therefore it was still long
! before we came TO the consideration Of
/ how il was TO be paid. In truth not one
word was ever to myknowledge mentioned
on the subject.
In other paris, despai;ag Of producing
/ instances from what ! have done, re-
course is had 10 what intend 10 do, and II
is boldly told you, that mean TO Cypress
YOU Base and daring iabrlcatlons OF
faIsehood, on what part or what act oil
my life do YOU found such an asseTtion!
| What do you know OF me or OF my lnien-
tons, Canadians, ask Of those 10 whom
you formerly looked with attention and res
pect, ask the heads OF your Church who
have opportunities OF knowing me these
are men from whom you ought TO seek Tor
information and advice the leaders Of
! faction, the demagogues oi party, ASSOC
cate not with me; they connot know
me.
For what purpose should ] Cypress your
Is it to serve the King? win that Mon
arch, who during fifty years has never is
sued one order that had you Tor it's object,
tina, vas not for your benefit and happ-
ness-wi he now, beloved, honored, ador
ed by his subjects, covered with glory, de-
scending into the vale OF years, accom-
panied with the prayers and blessings OF
grateful people, will he, contrary 10 the
whole tenor Of life of honor and virtue,
now give orders to his servants to Cypress
His Canadian Subjects? IL is impossible
that you can for moment believe 1t. You
will spurn from you, with just Indignation,
the miscreant who viii suggest such
thought to you.
Is il for myself, then, that should OPP
press your For what should | Cypress
YOU? Is it from ambition? What can
YOU give me?-ls it for power! Alas
NV good friends! with life ebbing not
slowly TO its period, under The pressure OF
disease acquired in the service OF my coun-
Try, look only to pass, what it may please
| God 10 suffer to remain oil il, in the COM
fort of retirement among my friends.
remain among you only in obedience TO
the commands Of my King. What power
can | wish for? Is it then for wealth that
| would Cypress you Enquire OF those
who know me, whether | regard wealth;
! | never did, when could enjoy it, it is
now no use to me; to the value OF your con-
try laid at my feet, would prefer the con-
seriousness of having in one single instance,
contributed TO your happiness Il prosperity.
| These personal illusions 10 myself
These details, in any other case might be
unbecoming and beneath me; but nothing
can be unbecoming or beneath me that can
tend 70 save you from the gut Of Crime
aid Calamity, into which guilty men
would plunge you.
II is now my duty, more particularly 10
advert TO the intent and purpose for which
this Proclamation is issued do, there
lore, by and with the advice of His Ma
iesty's Executive Council, hereby warn,
and earnestly exhort all His Maiesty's
Subjects, TO he on their guard against,
and TO be cautious how they listen 10 the
artful suggestions of designing and wicked
men, who, by the spreading of false re-
ports, and by seditious and tratorous
writings, ascribe to His Majesty's Govern
menl evil and malevoIent purposes, seeking
only thereby TO ALLEVIATE their affections,
and lead them into acts Of Treason and
Rebellion, calling upon all well disposed
Persons, and particularly upon all Curates
and Ministers Of God's Holy Religion, TO
use their best endeavours to prevent the
evil effects of such incendary and traitor
Gus doings, to undeceive, TO set Alright,
such as NAV have been misled BY them,
and to incuIcste in all, the true principles
of Loyalty TO the King, and obedience to-
the Laws.
And 90 hereby further strictly charge
and command sll Magistrates, in and
throughout this Province, all Captains oi
Militia, Peace Officers, and others, His
Malesiy's good Subjects, that they do sew
orally make diligent enquiry and search,
10 discover as well the authors as the pub
fishers and dispensers Of all such wicked,
seditious and traiiorous writings as afore-