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Newspaper
North American
Location
Swanton, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1839
Page
2
A damaged scene reports two Justices of the Peace and officers present as claimants describe a break in and ransacked papers. Witnesses allege personal loss and missing deeds while lamenting failed recoveries, with references to private matters and attempted liberation.
Swanton July 24 1839 report lists British outrages including deserters from Col Dyers battalion near Mississauga Bay pursued to Mostyn and captured. observers condemn provjustice and call for vigorous government response and protection of Amesians. A long list of victims from tyranny in Upper Canada follows, naming Samuel Lount Peter Matthews and others as murdered or persecuted.
A lengthy 1799 era letter from a Canadian perspective discusses Mackenzie’s neutrality violation verdict, its political implications in Canada and Britain, and the broader fight for independence. It references American democracy, British policy in the East Indies, and calls for Canadian reform and continued resistance to royal authority.
The London Spectator laments Britain's colonial misrule in Canada, detailing Lord Durham's report and parliamentary neglect. It argues a lengthy Tory opposition plans to harass government over colonial issues, predicting prolonged unrest and emigration, with Lord Melbourne's fragile leadership seen as a prelude to a Tory ministry.
A report describes the conviction of William L. Mackenzie, a Canadian poet, now jailed in Moe Emmy, New York. It notes the case as a major event since the Federal Constitution and predicts wide impact among monarchists in Europe and advocates of civil liberty alike.
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