Canada and the United States, 1815-1830Press of Jennings & Graham, 1910 - 131 Seiten |
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Seite 35 - Summer before last, when I came forward with my red brethren, and was ready to take up the hatchet in favor of our British father, we were told not to be in a hurry, that he had not yet determined to fight the Americans.
Seite 35 - ... of our British father, we were told not to be in a hurry, that he had not yet determined to fight the Americans. Listen ! When war was declared, our father stood up and gave us the tomahawk, and told us that he was then ready to strike the Americans ; that he wanted our assistance and that he would certainly get us our lands back, which the Americans had taken from us.
Seite 93 - Were it not for these supplies, the British forces in Canada would soon be suffering from famine, or their government be subjected to enormous expense for their maintenance.
Seite 59 - ... too clearly manifested by their progressive occupation of the Indian territories ; by the acquisition of Louisiana ; by the more recent attempt to wrest by force of arms from a nation in amity the two Floridas ; and, lastly, by the avowed intention of permanently annexing the Canadas to the United States.
Seite 27 - The naval force to be maintained upon the American lakes, by His Majesty and the Government of the United States, shall henceforth be confined to the following vessels on each side, that is — '- On Lake Ontario, to one vessel, not exceeding one hundred tons burden, and armed with one eighteen-pound cannon. •' On the upper lakes, to two vessels, not exceeding like burden each, and armed with like force.
Seite 70 - I could not avoid remarking when I was in Upper Canada that in many instances a stronger bias prevailed in favour of the American than of the British form of Government. Whereas the Catholics in Lower Canada have a rooted antipathy to the Government of the United States, and have no dread equal to that of one day falling under its dominion. This trait of character I venture to press on your Lordship's attention...
Seite 34 - The great object of colonizing upon the continent of North America has been to improve and extend the commerce navigation, and manufactures of this kingdom ... it does appear to us that the extension of the fur trade depends entirely upon the Indians being undisturbed in the possession of their hunting grounds; that all colonizing does in its nature, and must in its consequences, operate to the prejudice of that branch of commerce.
Seite 59 - That, of late years at (least, the American Government have been influenced by a very different policy, by a spirit of aggrandizement not necessary to their own security, but increasing with the extent of their Empire...
Seite 59 - Canada might have been considered as unnecessary; but it is notorious to the whole world that the conquest of Canada, and its permanent annexation to the United States, was the declared object of the American Government.
Seite 93 - two thirds of the army in Canada are at this moment eating beef provided by American contractors, drawn principally from the States of Vermont and New York.