North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-24
MARCH "a

~.kss IL oVF pss@sN' @S's ~ aAb'sF AsE
....ss. Or ihs Ameriean Executive. The
s.,,,,, wa. told plainly and explicitly 10 %
.Au ihes ,houghs proper with those
.uenesas whoa they bad taken 10. arms
,g.iss, their government. Wa this
.',;ar tic part 81 a Republican Chief Ma
,..,n,ei whra was Great Britain ever
tsawa 10 abandon one of her sahiecls,
aha was taken prisoner when fighting in
,,r,. esen sgainsi nations, with whom
-, was al peace Never. She has ever
,otefleteI IN pfo:eci and save her subjects
f,om siolrace. AMI iEJerd 40 nation hes
ese, e,incrd such an unjusiifahir iaslidcr-
eoee 10 regard 10 this as The United States.
Her tilixrus may be insufied, mailreaied
,sJ even murdered while under the pro.
4 ,tslian II the American flag, YET The per
pe,fai,rs uf such daring eulrages escape
vi,h inpuuily. Botiet a Bfitish subject
be- asullrd ~ abused. whether under The
erslec,ian of the cross OF ST. George or
not. an Immediate separation is demanded
by The British government. Snch con.
usa spesks little to the honor ol The
American Repablic. American citizens,
when pursuing their calling peacably ira.
Yelling through the Province, have been
arrested aud thrown into jail as sries BY
the British, vet the American government
d,d ma, demand their release. Bot how i
!, On The other hard. A midnight assas-
an The cold bloodel murderer of unaFmrd
and slcrping American citizens, came into
the States was arrested and confined, and
his government Immediately demand his
ielease! And we regret to be forced to
express our fears, that the delhand VIII be
Granted. We, Tor the honor the safety and
rerpeuity of the Republic, we hope no
American will prove so rrcrean; To the
principles Of equity, liberty and justice as
10 yield 10 tbs renewed demand Of British
ihsolenee. m
Wehavc waited patiently, to give the
American Government fair and full OPP
porunity 10 redress the wrongs and insult;
perpe,roicd by the British, but I've have
waited in ,aian We have held our peace
though our blood boiled with Indignation
at The iafdy movements OF this Govern
meni, when the Caroline, enwrapt il
flames was sent in blazing grandeur over
Niagara's iaaming cataract, as doomed
victim Of Satisfactory vcngcance!! W.
forbore 10 express freely and fully our feel
ipgs in regard to the policy Of the Amer
can Government, in relation TO that bloody
and murderous outrage. We believed
that redress, world not only be demanded
but persevereingly insisted upon; but sub.
sequen, disclosures have proved our faitl
TO be unfounded. We speak moi thus bold
" aud feeIingiy because we wish to censurt
the policy ofeither the past or present ad
miRistra,ion; but because we believe, thai
no. only The honor and dignity, but the
perpetui,y and safety OF the Republic re
quirc different policy.
The day of partisan warfare has passed
and !, now becomes The imperative duty o
every conductor Of a public Journal in the
United States, who loves his country and
lie noble institutions, To lay aside all party
spirit aud lend his influence to save it from
all dangers 10 which il may be exposed
III The Journals OF a country, that give
the tone to public sentirnenss-Let them
speak oui then, boldly and manfully, or
any and every subject involving the we
fare and interests Of the country. If tlie
past administration has failed TO give sails
faction TO the Americaa people, in regard
10 its foreign policy, iei il be knotrn, SO
thar the present administration may profit
by The errors Of the past.
We presume 40 one will be disposed to
can in question our fight 10 speak Of The
foreign policy Of the American Govern
men,, though with lis domestic affairs we
have nothing 10 doc
We have censored the past admiuisifa.
lion Tor its neglect 10 maiaiain the honor
and dieni,yof the nation, and il we may
judge from the late management at Wash