North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-08-12

s8ods- hey shrfefofr Frsnived 10 slfikr
live ssow--s7 petish Of hr FREE.
Ia yes, u IS unnecessary lar Us To -.
r~ss what has alsvsis b~ea sounded 81 oi
ten an vaur rsts That oar enantrsmra
were nniurpsfrl FIR tir tlo-s'v contest,
f"1 have aitradv heen sppused 1, has
river he~n The ls,lscv 81 the Brush govern.
Ineni, :" krcp her snal,r's nnarmrd tur
fear al rrbrilion; epusraurntlv. WIN, the
sTo~a ~ 81 was opened. we uefr Arw,l.
t"tr ~ The means necessary, surcessiull,
TO e"hirnd against ouf appT-sSor~. To-
THIS country atsnr could we look fnf SUE
eonr. We sought nni-~wr visited nnt.
the assistance ol Your governments: w..
trusted Ia yeer crpefuslie, - vout lave
al liberty aud 90 vruT philanthropy, he
lieSing that these would prompt YOU To
| ahafd ns UGH Rid as We nr~d-d. 10 YOU
We hooked Tor succogi-we hoped thEt
sonr pstno'ism wonld Induce van Ia Shout
ter your rifles and cpnie over to our hclp
We expected your Government would
frmsin quiet neither ding with or ae ain-t
| us--hni alas! how sadly we hav. been
d'sap poiniea!! /, pnrd in the unhnly al
l'sner seains, Us, and through it's efforts.
more than those nj Enplan have we hecn
! put down. Il has rob6sG US III our arms.
ammunition ana 2rnvisiuns--lt has harra..
ed, arrested and imprisoned oar leedpts-
IL has frustrated our plans, defeated ouf
object, hIighled our prospects and ruined
uur cause.
| , me oI your gallant counlrvmen gen
leEo0Sly came IT, COR assistance in the dark
hour II portions cnuhict-Ihev frnrhi hied
4 and died IN our cause, -Some fell in the
bsItI.-hed, some persisted en the srahod..
SID Others are now groaniog in worse
Than Egy'sn hond.ge. By your govern
ment, indirerily, have they been thus
dnoiartl Ia suffer, for had il taken nnhlr
and maPnanlnous stand in regard 10 those
OF yonr coun,rymrn who Joined cur sian
ldard and fell into the power Of our enemy.
shr bloody despntsol Canada never would
have dared Ia treat them with such unrrr.
GedenIed severity But No! your govern
'nent said hang them-and they acre
hopg Alas for the glory of the Republic
Bot while tsw Of your coun'rvnen
v'err bold and patrotn enough to Join the
YOU went heart and hand with v0ur pnv.
iernmrnt in it's unhalowed crusade sgain>t
us and liberty. How soon was yonr pat
riolism checked, your ardor cooled and
Vour zeal abated when YOU saw that your
government was against us With wha,
a,acrily and delight did you roo To and 70
to nhry the mandates Of vonr rorthieu
Wool and Worth, w ho were hot the vii.
ling tools oi your Cover ment. employed
! 10 aid Vlclotia's bloody GogOns 10 er 81
The rebellion? With whit chrerfnlnps,
did YOU shoulder ynnr muskeis when called
out to disarm our ropDtrymen, 10 seize
aur leaders, and 10 check the sympathy o
those Of your eonntrvmen who were not
, 80 ungruteful as yourselsesi Had oul
, fpfciathrrS, the generous sons Of France
putsred The same course towards yonr fail
ers in the bloody struggles al the rrvoiu.
ton, what now wonh hsve herp vnnr sit
, na,ions Had NOT The immortal Latavet.
generously volunteered bis services, whpr
vsur fathers were dishrarfened and dis
pondine, whore now would have been Won
liberties? But we win drop the curisir
over The past-op, hears are panied al N,
recollection oi ihose scene~--wc have seer
; a Republican and drspotic gcvernmrn
| bhiiE ~ IiNeb Ft'fIhr htANkEBDR ifH lTft
iom--wr have seen the Red coat and tn
Blue side hv side in pursuit OF those WIN
! had fought against the oppressor Of 90
country. These facts are rhroniclrd an,
will ever stand as monuments of inIam,
and disgrace 10 the American Republic.
When we remember those Of your conn
' trvmen who so nnhy risk ed their all il
the csuse Of Canadian freet,om, we woulf
gladly pass hv your antireTuhIican and IN
lnsrfiabe conduct. did not tho reccnliectioI
? of the mighty contrast between Won ant
! them, crowd upon our memory with ire
sisiible force and compel US TO proclaim
vour tTeacherv To The world.
I How can you slunhet in ouiet or rect II
nrsce, while the blood If Law,on, Abbey
Woodruf, BockIey, George, Won Shouli'
and hosts nj others. rrmsins pnavenged :
? How ran YOU remain silent, while hnnd.
{ reds az your noble roun trymen are drag
. eing out life worse than death itself, a
fcions in The penal colony of hlondv o.,
England! In the maine ofiusiire, in N,
6 name of humanity. in The name of liberty
arouse to action and not only restore Won
rxil-d c"untrvmrn 'osck IN their home.
but arenge the death of the SLAUGH
: TEREDu,
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