hey were soon undeceived. Having crossed over to
the Canadian village of Sandwich on the 12th July, Brigadier-General
Hull issued on that day the following insidious but able proclamation,
which was doubtless written at Washington. It will be seen that the
American general was made to say, that he did not ask the assistance of
the Canadians, as he had no doubt of eventual success, because he came
prepared for every contingency with a force which would look down all
opposition, and that that force was but the vanguard of a much greater!

Inhabitants of Canada!--After thirty years of peace and
prosperity, the United States have been driven to arms. The
injuries and aggressions, the insults and indignities of Great
Britain, have once more left them no alternative but manly
resistance or unconditional submission.

The army under my command has invaded your country, and the
standard of union now waves over the territory of Canada. To
the peaceable, unoffending inhabitant, it brings neither
danger nor difficulty. I come to _find_ enemies, not to _make_
them. I come to protect, not to injure you.

Separated by an immense ocean, and an extensive wilderness
from Great Britain, you have no participation in her councils,
no interest in her conduct. You have felt her tyranny, you
have seen her injustice--but I do not ask you to avenge the
one or redress the other. The United States are sufficiently
powerful to afford you every security, consistent with their
rights and your expectations. I tender you the invaluable
blessings of civil, political, and religious liberty, and
their necessary result, individual and general
prosperity--that liberty which gave decision to our councils
and energy to our conduct in our struggle for independence,
and which conducted us safely and triumphantly through the
stormy period of the revolution--that liberty which has raised
us to an elevated rank among the nations of the world, and
which has afforded us a greater measure of peace and security,
of wealth and improvement, than ever yet fell to the lot of
any people.

In the name of my country, and by the authority of my
government, I promise protection to your persons, property
and rights. Remain at your homes--pursue your peaceful and
customary avocations--raise not your hands against your
brethren. Many of your father