North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-13
SECOND LETTER OF MENTOR
To The inhabitants of the Eastern To,,,.

: Sbh Lh VI MENTOR
To The inhabitants of the Eastern To,,
), ship l.. c.
UEAR CoUNTRYMEE:- IL wish in n
letter to examine the Claims Of Inc F.,
lIsh crown 10 your allegiance; for II W
are under moral obligations to obey n,
power, then revolution would be- \ c,;,r,
but II you are under no such obligation,
and are oppressed, then to throw off II,
yoke would be patriotism and a virtue.
The questions of your passive a~lDcpia,,
and the divine RICH, of Kings are eas;l,
answered. They are sell-evident. IN,
right Of man is too great a question To d,.
cuss IN these letters. Your rights, if m,n
has any natural rights, have been violated
10 arbitrary laws, whether you have f,,
them or not. Now for the sake Of brevi
~, ! shall take the arg ument used bv N.
ioyalists in favor Of allegiance, for the trps
state of the case.
we must" says they, "supporl the
of The government under
which we have chosen, and continue n
i've, and he or she who seeks to destiny
Inc constitution is n rebel, and should h.
proceeded against as an Outlaw
The English government consists NJ
es'ates-Crown, Lords. and Com.
mons. Marx, whoever subvcrts the ron.
is a rebel, and should be consider.
q an outlaw. 10 what light are we IA
new your Queen? is she moi a rebel, vest
mi this charge stands good also aeaipst
minister's, and against your four las,
governors. The commons arc snbver,ed.
ne constitution taken away, and tie laws
1ade, are made without ynnr consent. or
be consent Of vonr representatives; nor
ors the English Parliament have any
orre therein. Now no law can he valid
England without consent Of Parliament;
ence the constitution is o~venhmwn, and
'e branch Of the government is dead;
cking one branch il ceases 10 be a con-
%ltutional government. This is subver-
g the authority and rights Of the people;
ID the authors, according to their own
ctTnes, are rebels, and ought 10 BE- pro-
rded against as outlaws. Those who
posed h late efforts for reform, which
led in rebellion, cried out for the " King
q conslitution," and, if they would be
1sIsienf, they must be as ready now 70
'e up arms against the Queen and Der
l ne Habeas Corpus, trial by %iuries, and
right Of suffrage, the glory Of ell Bril-
subjects, are Internationally taken from
]; hence you cease to be subjects, er.
I BY physical force.
The queen, having violated her oaihio
the constitution, as much deserves
tate OF a rebel for suppressing one
nch, as would the people for suppress
another constitutionally, she has ee's-
o be Queen, having forfeited her rgaI
$ her myrmidons, in her name, ha"
70 away your rights, it's no logger
duty 10 submit, nay, rid yourselves
rs,--traitors to the constitutions 900
people. Such an act could o"N
lio in you, for the Queen has |"
I to rule by brute force. Nor eaa Fo'
obligations where you hs'eR !
no benefit. From your govern =
you get nothing bnt oppression ~
conclusion is, that you &c ~ w
TO Vietoria. Ia
not advise you TO rush luf0''' o
ms; but bide your time. IL WiHs'~ :,
i, and i. would be wei for yorpN ~
lred. Silently, carefully, make I'll
'ments, and You viii SION Ia
to'rid yourselves Of fofes'T ih'
ion. You can manage your doDrfh ~
IS a, your leisure. The way ,,I
inted out, as the crisis approsf''N