North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-02-11


American sod with impsaiiy. O. saGrder
An'efiesa e,tlzrn.. without meeting i,nme-
disie and voudign popishmrm.
But, # even nov. the subject is thor. I
ouRly ATTENDED 10. AMI MeLrm Is enovic I
ted sad made TO expialr las oHences on
nbel. "a the same manner that he So 7
,eiiisagly executed Americans, when Sher- I
10 ot The Niagara Dislrict, the past RENTS !
ness 81 this government, wiiI 10 par. be !
atoned for, while the subjects OF Grea'
Britain wlIl be taught useful lesson.
II Mcleod is innocent Of any pariicipa-
ton in that shameful. eOpardiy and wan
ton act, we certainly do m, wish him To
sniIer for the offences OF others; but II as
we think he 10 guilty, we hope no law
lquibbles as 10 jurisdiction, or official inter
position will save him ffum mrriled punish
ment. For il is indeed high Time, thai
his insult aud murder, was aiored for, and
! II as Mr.. Fox contends, Nc Leod acted
under the authority OF his government,
i Iet them inirrpose To save him from inert
| ted death, but meanwhile let the laws Of
the country be put in full force, and il
Mcleod falls a victim, 10 his own pre-
lsumplous rashness, or 10 his zeal IN serve
his Royal Mistress, i. will hereafter serve
as a check upon the unbtIdIed insolence
and overwrought fidelity Of British tories,
and will prevent the repetition oil such I'M
paralleled ou,rages upon American pro-
perty and American citizens by British
subjects.
! In regard 10 this matter. one thing is
certain, a whn,on aud altogether unjusilli-
able assault has been committed upon the
property, rights and lives of American
cilizens-A gross and uhprovoked insult
| has been offered 10 the American Flag, by
the suppinnt tools OF Englsnd's She King.
Yes, the American soil has been invaded
. American citizens have been slaughtered
. in cold bIooi--and the American Flag
lufD lFoU lHo Du'HIHB S"N'.HNs NJ"
waves in mock triumph, over The Capito
! Of the Van Dicmcn slave driver, Sir Geo
4 Arthur.
The American Territory has been pol
lutcd BY the unhallowcd footsteps oI Tor
9 eirn invaders-hrr flag ouiraged-and het
i citizens massacred, A question, then IN
f voving some thing more momentous thar
. the ile or death Of Nc Leod, is involved il
y this affair.
n Vast Consequences arc Of stake 10 ih
r. issue OF the question now pending. W.
. are to know whether the Eagle is To DO,
To The Lion, and the Stars and Stripe
=, iall before the cross Of ST. George? o
h whether The national honor shall be vindi
:. ca ied-her soil deiended-and her citizen
4. protected from the bloody iangs OF The os
"a sasins Of liberty, and The Base tonls c
:. British despotism. Our blood boils at th
y. recollection Of TINT tragic scene, acted a
!, SchIosser, when an armed band OF torie
!, crossed over from Canals, in the stiInes
of midnight, and boarded an America
vessel, moored at an American wharf, an
commenced an indiscriminaie slaughter I
American citizens, Teposing in eecnrlt
under the protecting aegis of their nation
=. flag, or sent them enwrapt in flames ov,
- the catetact, as victims of Tory vengeance
&C When that dark and damning deed W;
~, perpeiraied one universal burst Of indignt
~ ton should have spread throughout Il
!. Republic-That insult, alone, was suf
:, cient TO justify an immediate appeal
arms for redress. And although il h.
" heen made subject Of complaint, To II
7" British government ii has been hnst sig
', Of Tor while, through the winding Lab
~ rinths OF diplomatic negotiation. Al
- now the subject is again revived, we ear
;. estly hope that this government will Ia
= thai high and honorable stand, in Relate
10 the affair, which the circumstances
the case so evidently require. For q
benefit of our readers we snhloin The 4
lowing lTom the Rochester Daily Adv'
ltiser which doubtless is correct.