North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-04

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pruipund review of " Sparks Lie al Wash
ingion." Thrfe arr some things IL Sc xhsch
will be quite new a. ihr pe0rar - fh's
countrv, aBd the wasd Will he undeS vast
obligations "a the writer Car ihroWing such
an additional flood % Hghi upah lar web
/ ret For instance after rematkine upon
the brave and chivslfeus condnct ol Wash
ing,on IN the campaigns against The
! French and Indians, prior 10 the rvvoio-
ton, he chataes Upon the British goyefa-
meBt the crime oi neeleetng the merits -
ssbjneton. and Withholding from bin
the hoaors which be has nohlv won. and
gives II IS his opinion that but this, the re-
votutlon might never have hsppeurd * the
American provinces might sui have been
dependencies of the British cfoWn. Won
defiul discovery Sage conclusion Who
ever before hrard that Washington was the
tevolutionf that Independence was declared
and a seven years war waged ia avengr "a
personal airont to him; This is surely "a
new fact in history. We presume AIR.
| Sparks did not even dream of ii when
! he wrote bis work. II Fas le1 f1r this re-
vlrwer To astonish mankind by producing
! il at this late dsy from las vast stores Of
most profound learning his and lransceu-
gant wisdom. Or course we need pot stop
to comment upon the view of the case, nor
! ia speak Of the stupidity OF those who sup
! pose that the gtcst doctrine OF equal
! rights, human liberty, and the tyranucal
conduct Of Great Britain, had anything To
do with il. All these foolish notions are ex-
poded by the position that the whole Object
of the revoution--the sole motives 81 The
! legion Of Statesman, philosophers, hcfnes
and patriots engaged IN II, was the clera-
! lion oi a single individual.
The Sogacty showed Ivy the reviewer
in this respect must tend 10 give g!eat
| weight to his other conclusions one y at
which is that it is utterly impossible for
the American Republic to stand. or this
he appears To- be as positive as il onr down
| fall had already taken place, But 1t must
be eonsnling to all who hear this announce
ment, that we are not to be lorsaken in
the day Of our lribuation.. No; far from
lii; our kind old mother will consent 10
take Us back again, " even as hen gath
ereth together her chickens under her
wings" Yes though we have been most
rebrlious chidren-havc kieked and cuilrd
The old lady, and tore her cap most deu-
cedly-yet she, good old soul, Will forget
and forgive all. and inierpose, IN the Ian-
guage Of The Reviewers, her kind Of
fees to defend the Americans from them
selves" She is even now supplying all
our pecunary wants, profigate and prod
iga sons though we are, and in lieu OF
pagment on our bonds, shs is willing to
take Us back to herself with all our vile
republican sins clustering thick upon
los. What matchiess generosity! what
strength % maternal affection And how
Incky i, is for Us that the old la1y's house
hold is just now in such excellent order
at home that she has nothing 10 trouble
her within her own doors, snd can give
all her attention to retaining her undutl-
fuI boys, aud roofing out their ioofSh re-
publican notions.
We return 10 the Fnrcisn Quarterly
Review our thanks for conveying 10 MS
such evidences OF kind regard on the part
iai our quondam moiher-and we beg hlm
10 assure her, that ii contrary 10 hts eS-
pectation she should meet with trouble
before we do, our arms shall be open to
receive her. II chariism should continue
10 agila,e her il she should find her
throne rocking to lis base her down trod-
den millions rising up to vindcate the
rights Of MAJ her sceptre broken her
debts, taxes aud corn laws swept away by
q revolution, we will do ali we can TO
make her comfortabe.-For Mr.. Albert
SAKE Coburg Gotha we will reserve a
good section Of land in Ohio the Buck
eve girls shall learn his wife Victoria how
To make butter, cheese, and corn bread,
and nothing shall he omitted which true
American hospitality can accomplish To
make them as happy and as we'll to do IN
the world as other honest people. 30 you
see, Mr.. Foreign QauerIy, we are not 10
be ouldoue by you in "kind Offices" Sun.