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( PROCLAMATION.
UY WILLIAM I.VON MACKENZIE,
Chairman pro. tom. of the Provincial
Government of the Mate of Upper
Canada.
Inhabitants of Upper Canada!—
For nearly filly years has our coun
try languished under the blighting
influence of military despotic, stran
gers from Europe, ruling us, not ac
cording to laws of our choice, but
by the capricious dictates of their
power.
They have taxed us at their pleas
ure, robbed our exchequer; and cur
ried off the proceeds to other lamls
they have bribed and corrupted our
Ministers of the Gospel, with the
wealth raised by our industry—they
have, in place of religious liberty,
given rectories and clergy reserve
to a foreign priesthood, with spirit
ual power dangerous to our peace as
a people—they have bestowed mill
ions of our lands on a company of
Europeans of a nominal considera
tions, and left them to fleece and im
provisb our country —they have
spurned our petitions, involved us
iu their wars, excited feelings of na
tional and sectional animosity, in
counties, townships and neighbor
hoods, ami ruled us as Ireland has
been ruled, to the advantage of per
sons in other lauds, and to the pros
tration of our energies as a people.
Wc are wearried of those oppres
sions, and resolved to throw oil the
yoke. Rise Canadians, rise as one
man, and the glorious object of our
wishes is accomplished.
Our intentions have been c'early
stated to the world in the Declara
tion of independence, adopted at To
ronto on the 31st of July last, prin
ted in the Constitution, Correspon
dent and Advocate, and the Liberal,
which important paper was drawn
up by Dr. John Rolph and myself,
signed by the Cctral Committee, re
ceived the sanction of a large major
ity of the people of the Province,
west of Port Hope ami Cobourg,
and is well known to he in accord
ance with the feelings and senti-
incuts of nine tenths of the people of
this state.
We have planted the standard of
liberty in Canada, for the attainment
of the following objects;
Perpetual Peace, founded on a gov
ernment of equal rights to all, secur
ed by a written constitution, sanc
tioikcd by ourselves in a convention
to be called as early as circumstan
ces will permit.
Civil and Religious Liberty, in its
fullest extent, that in all laws made,
or to be made, every person bo
bound alike—neither shall any ten
ure, estate, charter, birth or place,
confer any exemption from the or
dinary course of legal proceedings
and responsibilities whcrcunto oth
ers are subjected.
The abolition of hereditary hon
ors, of the laws of entail and primo
geniture, and of hosts of pensioners
who devour our subsistence.
A legislature composed of a Sen
ate and Assembly chosen by the
people.
| An Executive to bo composed
of a Governor and other officers
elected by the public voice.
I A judiciary to be chosen by the
Governor and Senate, and compos
ed of the most learned, honorable,
and trust worthy of our citizens.—
The laws to be rendered cheap and
expeditious.
A free trial by jury—Sheriffs cho
sen by you, and not to hold office,
as now, at the pleasure of our ty
rants. The freedom of the Press.
Alas for i:, now! The free press in
the Canadas are trampled down by
the hand of arbitrary power.
4 he vote by ballot—free & peace
ful township elections.
Ti e people to elect their court of
request, commissioners, and justices
of the peace-and also their militia
officers in all cases whatsoever.
Freedom of trade—every man to
he allowed to buy at the cheapest
market, and sell at the dearest.
No man can be compelled to give
military service, unless it be his
choice.
Ample funds to be received from
the vast resources of our country
to secure the blessings of education
to every citizen.
A frugal and economical govern
ment, in order that the people may
be prosperous and free from difficul
ty-
An end forever to the wcarrisome
prayers, supplications end mocke
ries attending upon our connexion
with the Lord ling of the Colonial
Office, Downing St. London.
The opening of the St. Lawrence
to the trade of the world, so that the
largest ships might pass up to Lake
Superior, and the distribution of the
wild lands, of the country to the in
dustry, capital, skill and enterprise
of worthy men of all nations.
For the attainment of these im
portantobjects, the patriots now in
arms under the standard of liberty
on NAVY ISLANDS, U. C. have
es ablished a provincial government,
of which the members are as follows
(\\ ith two other distinguished gentle
men, whose names there are power
ful reasons for withholding from pub
lic view,) viz.
William L. M ackenzie,
Chairman pro. tern.
Nelson Gorden, Adam (Graham,
Samuel Lount, John Hawk,
Silas Fletcher, Jacob Rynall,
Jesse Loyd, Wm. IL Doyle,
T. Darling, Charles Duncan,
A. G. . Van Egmond.
We have procured the important
aid ot (Gen. Van Rensselaer of Alba
ny, of Col. Sutherland, Col. Van Eg-
Wi* d<> bis , JusH ce, aat d ITS « derail on.
ROME, FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 10, 1838.
tnond,-and other military monos ex-’
perience; and the citizens of Buffalo,
to their eternal honor be it ever re
membered, have proved to us the
enduring principles of the revolution
of 1776, by supplying us with pro
visions, money, arms, ammunition,
I artillery and volunteers, and vast
1 numbers arc floating to the standard
under which, heaven willing, eman
cipation will be speedily won for a
I new and gallant nation, hitherto held
in Egyptian thraldom by the aristoc
racy of England.
Brave Canadians ! Hasten to
join that standard, and to make com
! mon cause with your fellow citizens,
now in arms in the Home, London
’and Western Districts. The oppor
tunity of the absence of the hired
I red-coats of Europe is favorable to
1 our emancipation. And short sight
ed is that man who docsnot now
I sec that, although this apathy may
I protract the contest, it must end in
Independence, freedom from
European thraldom forever!
Until independence is won, trade
and industry will be dormant, houses
and lands will be unsaleable, mer
; chants w ill be embarrassed, and me
.chanics harrassed and troubled; that
point once gained, the prospect is
j fair and cheering, a long day of pros
perity may be ours.
The reverses in the Home district
were owing, first, to accident, which
revealed our design to our tyrants,
and prevented a surprise—and sec
ondly, to the want of artillery. 3500
j men came and went, but wc had no
I arms for one in twelve of them, nor
| could wc procure them in the coun
i tr y-,
i Three hundred acres of the best of
I the public lands will be freely be
stowed upon any volunteer who shall
i assist personally in bringing to a
conclusion the glorious struggle in
which our youthful country is now
engaged against the enemies of free
dom all the world over.
'fen millions of these lands; fair
and ferule, will, I trust, be speedily
at our disposal, with the other vast
resources of a country more exten
sive and rich in natural treasures
than the United Kingdom, or Old
France.
Citizens! Soldiers of Liberty!
Friends of Equal Rights! let no man
suffer in his property, persons orcs
tate—let us pass through Canada,
not to retaliate on others, for our es
tates ravaged, our friends in dun
geon, our homes burnt, our wheat
and barns burnt, and our horses and
cattle carried oil; but let us show
the praise worthy example of protec
ting the houses the homes, and the j
families of those who are in arms a
gainst their country, and against the
liberties of this continent. We will!
disclaim and severely punish all ag
gressions upon private property, and
consider those as our enemies who
may burn or destroy the smallest hut
in Canada, unless necessity compel
any one to do so in any cause for
self defence.
\\ hercas, at a time when the King
and Parliament of Great Britain had
solemnly agreed to redress the griev
ances of the people, Sir Francis
Bond Head was sent out to this coun
try with promises of conciliation
and justice—and whereas, the said
Head has violated his oath of office
as a governor, trampled upon every
vestige of our rights and privileges,
bribed and corrupted our legislature,
interfered with the freedom of elec
tions. intimidated the freeholders,
declared our country not entitled to
the blessings of British freedom,
prostrated openly the right of trial
by jury, placed in office the obse
quious, treacherous and unworthy
of our population—and sought to rule
Upper Canada by the mere force of
his arbitrary power, imprisoned Dr.
Morrison, Mr. Parker, and many
others of ourmostrespected citizens,
banishing in the highly respected
speaker of the late House of Assem
bly, the Honorable Mr. Bidwell, and
causing the expiration of that univer- j
sally beloved and well tried eminent
patriot, Dr. John Rolph, because
they had made common cause w ith
our injured people, and setting a vast
price,on the head of several, as if
they were guilty persons—for which
crimes and misdemeanors he is de
serving of being put upon his trial
before the country —I do hereby of
fer a reward of FIVE HUNDRED
POUNDS for his apprehension, so
that he may be dealt with as may ap
pertain to justice.
In Lower Canada, Divine Provi
dence has blessed the arms of the
sons of Liberty—a whole people are
there manfully struggling for that
freedom without w h eli property is
but a phantom, and life scarce w orth
having a gift of. Gen. Girard is at
the head of 25,000 determined dem
ocrats.
The friends of freedom in Upper
Canada have continued to act in
i strong and regular concert with Mr.
Papineau and the Lower Canada pa
' triots—and it is a pleasing reflection
that between us and the ocean, a
I population of 600,000 souls arc now
in arms, resolved to be free!
'Pho tidings that worthy patriots
are in arms is spreading through the
Union, and’ the men who were op
pressed in England, Ireland, Scot
land, and the continent arc flocking
to our standard.
Wc must be successful!
I had the honor to address near
ly 3,000 of the citizens of Buffalo,
two days ago, in the theatre. The
sympathy they expressed arc honor
able to the great and flourishing re
public.
, I am personally authorised to
make known to you that from the
moment that Sir Francis Head de
i dined to state in writing the objects
he had in view, in sending a flag of
truce to our camp in Toronto, the
message once declined, our esteem
ed fellow citizen, Dr. John Rolph,
openly announced his concurrence
in our measures, and now decidedly
approves of the stand we are taking
in behalf of our beloved country,
which will never more be his until it
be free and independent.
Canadians! my confidence in you
is as strong and powerful, in this our
day of trial and difficulty, as when
many years ago, in the zeal and ar
dor of youth I appeared among you,
the humble advocate of your rights
and liberties. I need not remind
you of the sufferings and persecu
tions I have endured for your sakes,
the losses I have sustained, the risks
I have run. Had 1 ten lives I would
cheerfully give them up to procure
freedom to the country of my chil
dren. of my early and disinterested
choice. Let us act together; and
warmed by the hope of success iu a
patriots cause, and be able to repeat
in the language so often happily quo
ted by Ireland’s champion.
The nations are fallen and thou still art young,
Thy sun is but rising when others have set,
And tho’ slavery’s clouds o’er thy morning has
hung
The full tide of Freedom shall beam round
thee yet.
Militia men of 1812! ill ye a
gaiu rally round the standard of your
tvrants. I can scarce believe it pos-
sible. Upper Canada, Loyalists,
what has been the recompciice of
your long tried and devoted attach
ment to England’s Aristocracy? Ob
loquy and contempt.
Verily we l ave learnt in the
school of experience; and are pre
pared to profit by the lessons of the
past. Compare the rxroat an<l flour
ishing nation of the United States
o . .
with our divided and distracted land,
and think what wc also might have
been, as brave, independent lords of
the soil. Leave, then, Sir Francis
1 lead’s defence to the miserable serfs
dependent on his bounty, and to the
last hour of your lives the proud re
membrance will be yours—‘We also
were among the deliverers of our
country.”
Navy Island, Dec. 13, 1837.
From the Albany Argus.
FROM THE FRONTIER.
Niagara Falls-, January 13.
Dear Sir:—There were appearances last
night, of the Patriots leaving the Island; but it
is suidsome disappointment was experienced in
the non-arrival of boats. About 10 o’clock,
beacon lights were noticed on the Canada
shore; in an hour after, a boat was observed
! silently moving across the current below the
i point ol’the Island. A few shots were fired up
on it from the point. Immediately after, the
British opened upon the Island a most tremen
duous fire from all their batteiies, and from'
two vessels moored about a mile above. The
cannonading and bombarding was incessant for
4 hours. Innum liable bomb shells, appear
ing like meteors, were constantly coursing
their destructive way to the Island. Most of
them exploded high in the air, or passed en
tirely over and fell ia the water. It was sup
posed, that the destruction of life upon the Is
land was very great, but information has been
received direct and correctly, that no damage,
whatever, was done, except the breaking of
an axle tree by one of their own discharges.
I After such a cannonading as this, there need.-i
; no further evidence toprove, that the Island is
a place combining security, with impregnable
means of defence. Very few shots were fired
from the Island. Gov. Marcy and Gen. Scott
will be at this place in about an hour.
“Buffalo, Jan. 13.
“I have only a moment to say to you, that [
! arrived at this place last evening. 1 found
I throughout this western country, in conse
quence of the destruction of the Steamboat
I Caroline, a very great excitement. I think,
! however, it is subsiding, giving way to reason
I and law, and will soon entirely subside, if no
new outrage is committed.
“The force on Navy Island, composed prin
! cipally of citizens from the United Slates, is
estimated at from 1,000 to 2,000 men, well ar
i med and equipped, nnd abundantly supplied
with amunition and provisions. The fate of
this force must soon be decided. It mustcith
ier enter Canada or disperse. I think the lat
ter. It is without discipline, and without an
experienced leader. A rumor reached us last
night, that Van Rensselear was about to aban
don Navy Island, laud near Schlosser, and
thence march to Black Rock, there re-cross
to Canada, and thence to Chippewa, and at
tack the Royalists at that place. This rumor,
however, like the thousand others that have
been circulated, proved to be untrue. Tho
Governor and Gen. Scott, on hearing the ru
mor of the intended movement of Van Rensse
lear, moved in the direction of Schlosser, to
| prevent him from carrying it into effect. I
have not since heard of them.
“To-morrow 1 shall be able probably to in
form you of the final destination of tho force
on Navy Island. At least, by to-morrow
night wc shall learn, I think, whether they will
disperse or enter Canada.”
From the N. Y. Daily Express, .Tan. 20.
From Albany and the Seat oj War. '1 ho
steamboat Robert L. Stephens arrived last eve
ning from Albany, having left in the morning.
We have Albany papers of yesterday morn
ing, containing the Legislative proceedings of
the day previous, and very late and important
news from the scat ofwar. We have only time
to lay the same before our readers without
comment:
From the Albany Argus.
From Nary Island. We learn by yester
day’s western mail, that the ARMED FORCE
ON NAVY ISLXNDHAS BEEN DISBAN
DED, an 1 the arms belonging to the State,
which they have had in their possession, have
been delivered up to the proper authorities.
We fear, however, from the scanty informa
tion the BuUalo papers furnished on the occa
sion, that although the Nary Islanders mav
have found it n-.e ssary or expedient to aban
don the portion they have occupied, that they
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