North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-01-09
For The North Ia.

van 1oi i'"'~ - re bill Unlme
per and Lower Canada, a, :,
orally known has become law. l. s
tional with the Governor Genera :,
force this arbitrary law forthwith -, A.
its operation l6 months. 1t arpesn
| have already predicted, that N. 49,.
magician Poule,t Thomson. vhs 49,
himself obeyed by sweep orb, n..
wand will delay it's proclamation m Il.
last moment. Indeed, why shoui
hasten to put this law in force ,yla,
can govern Canada to his s,,i.ls,,...
when he sees all classes hastenipg ,o..,
gratnate him and acknowledge The ,r,.,
natural powers which have GAINED him..
Canada the cognomen of The gr,o, p,
gieian.
The question Of the propriey off,,
Canadians legisating d, more with Il,
English government or OF ahslaninp ~.
tirely from any meddling or in,cteree,.
with the deliberations of the united Ic,p.
lature, has been recently discussed in Can.
ada. And to my personal kuowIngs
from the discussions which | have had
with very many patriots whom ! hayelt.
Gently met, great majority approve tho
latter plan. II we reflect one Instant VI.
Oh the shameful treatment which the Can.
adams have received from tie n.elfopa..
tan government and particularly from lie
local authorities, we cannot hesitate r.
proclaim tina, The Canadians would rpq,
themselves with shame and disgrace, IN
degrading themselves 10 Iresaie With
power which has for such a length oligs
sought their destruction and which has
recently passed a law (the Union BIN hf
the better accomplishment, Of It's ohrc.
One Of the clauses OF this Union BdIr
tina, the French language shall be sbo.
ished in the United Legislature. That's
not the most arbitrary Ira,ure, for sjpce
the fate OF Canada is 10 Income soonefw
later American,i Ill is proper to aceustum be-
people to The English Ianeuagc But lie
injustice the most crying, the injBslcr TIE
most monstrous, or rather tho injustice
without a name as without precedent 70
the annals Of history, is 10 have reduced
the number OF members from Lower
Canada one half, while they have Wopof
tlonally increased the list Of Upper. Il
we judge OF the approaching elections "a
Upper Canada by The last, the majority oi
mem bers will not be reiormrs. Mos!
true it is, that if the patriots Of the Lover
Province interested themselves in the ere
tons, they would return majority OF r.
formers, again it would not be very aige
Tor Pollett Thomson is there to exercise
his magic wand. We have seen win
what elirontery a number Of vile torres
have come forward To offer their serve"
TO the electors, | say with with ehTohleFy'
Tor it requires no ordinary share TO s9IN'
the suhrages of the electors, they, Eno"
hands yet hold the ineendiary torch 10"
has laid waste the villages, the heId' a'0
The dwellings Of our peaceful popuISu'"'
hey, whose hands are filled with pFopefF
hey have stolen they, whose hands Ut
ret reeking with the blood Of our unhsP3
they, whose insults h'"
our wives and daughters & "0'
AVE ravished them before the eyes OIL VIZ"
husbands or expiring parents
3arbaTlans avaun. p'us"
-our infamy! You solicit the suEfags''
leetors after having robbed them OIL '"'''
their honor and their h0e"''
liter you have reduced them to Ihs '''''
ion of helois and slaves ..'''
Let US suppose that the Rsiofmc" ~
etful OF The solemn protest they ID"
eady made against the Union, BY emu"
,g with spirit in the elections ops
majority Of patriots in The House OF -
smbly, a circumstances strongly so''
Dr. they will have to nullify the IhHg'"