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Newspaper
North American
Location
Swanton, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1839
Page
3
A Canadian patriot narrates personal losses from British brutality, vows revenge against Colborne and his agents, and urges support for a new French and English language Canadian press. The piece extolls liberty, foresees Canadian independence, and reports on socialist and colonial tensions with Britain. It mentions J. A. Varn of Montpelier and Le Patriote Canadien slated for Burlington.
Four Canadians returning from family visits in Canada were taken by Loyalists at St Armand on Wednesday and carried to Montreal. Among the captives was Viger the Bermuda exile, with Langlois Newcomb and Viger's brother also seized.
The text argues that loyalists in Canada and England may threaten Patriots while America’s ideal of liberty inspires global demand for the Republic. It foresees vengeance on monarchic elites and predicts a day of judgment when the powerful face catastrophe for their offenses against liberty and the people.
The Toronto Mirror reports mass migration from Canada as families move toward Lewiston and Niagara County, amounting to about 340 people in a week and 700 in ten days, with capital and goods headed for the western Great Lakes region. It notes conversions of Sir George Arthur to religion, praises Lt. Governor Stinson, critiques Upper Canada’s Assembly, and calls for independence from colonial rule.
The article notes the large and continuing emigration from Canada to the United States. It argues this migration reflects residents’ confidence in a peaceful state of affairs along the border and suggests the trend will persist if navigation remains open, shaping population and relations between the provinces and the U.S.
A Bangor Whig report notes northern militia actions with ships sent to Fort Fairfield and Col Jarvis to secure timber and enforce jurisdiction. Windsor grand jury declines to indict Grogan and West for breach of neutrality. Montreal Courier records Nova Scotia lieutenant governor selecting Wilkins and Stewart to go to England to monitor delegates from the provincial House of Assembly.
The fragment notes persons under sentence of death and property plundered and burned. It lists a 30 count and the death of 30 numbers of children, with a Swanton reference dated the 25th instant. Mentions Sardine U1 and Blodget, 22, son of Henry Blodget, and a poetic line about immortality. Printer names reference Wi. N. York, Ohio and Michigan.
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