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AT A .SOIREE, OIVEX IX BEHALF ilauT] THE Ufmsm FUND, ALW) A SONG, WRITTEN FOR THE OCCASION, JJY THE AUTHOR MIRAMICHI : PRINTED BY JAM1-:S A. 1' lElWE AT TH« CL£A.V£R oi-I-ICe, CIUlHAit c LECTURE. ladies and Oentlemen, Permit me, ii^e first place, to return you my most sinc^Pand heartfelt acknowledg- ments, for th^mgh honor conferr< d upon me on this occasion, an honor, which, I can aL^- sure you, I could not have anticipated, and of which 1 have just reason to be proud. But Ladies and Gentlemen, highly a« 1 appreciate this mark of vour kind feelina: towards me — warmly and deeply as I feel interested in the noble cause which has called 3 i together this evening — I fear, lest my hum. ^ endeavours to advocate the clairtis of the "Widow and the Orphan, should fall far short of your anticipa- tions — lest I should be unequal to the task — and thus cause you to regret that an abler ad- vocate had not been selected, one more gifted, one whose language and powers of oratory could not only please and edify for the mo- nient, but cause you one and all to be, if pos- sible, more and more deeply impressed with the. iniportr.nce of this great work of charity. Permit me then to claim your kind indulgence, and liumbly to request that my short comings iriny be lost ,sight of— may be wiiolly eclipsed -by the now o us all engrossing su])ject^ the proving to the world at largc-to the grcHt and g onous Falher-Land-nnd ixiore csp.^ial- y to the heroes who are fighting our baUlcs- that even we. m the almost unknown District ol Gaspo, can feel-aye ! deeply Jed ior then., that thongh we are denizens of ^Le wiiu fo- rests of ]North America, ouM'verv pnLse htill throbs m unison with the hearl' of brave old Lngland, when her glorious flag is nniiirled in a great, and righteous cause-and surelv the Standard of St George now fljyg aloft in^^uch a cause-that of frecdom-oWlddikediberty, It 1 rnay be permitted so to express my.-:elf But there is still a nobler, a deeper feel'in- which prevades us all— a feeling which we have met together this evening t^ prove and express by something more tangible, some- tiling more lasting and convincing, than mere empty words. We have met to^prove to our gallant countrymen who have gone forth to fight our battles, that we deeply and sincerely commiserate the sad, the heartrending bereave- ment of the Widows and Orphans of those who have, or may yet fall, \n this deadly stnicr- gle. i\nd if we cannot pour into their bosonr?* some bdm of comibrt, if wo cannot visit the iouso of mourning, we will endeavour to the" beat of our several abilities, to contribute oiu' mito towards the. alleviation of their distress, by providing in some measure, for their crea- ture comforts. ^ How many thousands at the present hour ill the United Kingilom, are clad in the sable 5 j^rinnents which denote the Icss^of some om e loved one who hasfaUen on the gory battle held. Can we think of all this, can we dwell upon the dark and gloomy picture, which it requires no very vivid imagination to portray, without fee ing a deep and lasting sense of pity tor such scenes of distress ? We cannot we do not, else you had not met here this' ovenmg, and have done me the honour to call upon me to address you. "No radient pearl which crested Fortune wears Xo gm .vhich twinkling hangs from Beauty's ears, ^ot thebri-ht stars which night's blue arch adorn, ^o^ XMUQ 6uns that gild the vernal morn, 6 1 "r other, .oc down tiilue', man], chcoks.- Patriot cFnnTnnd to 'i "',?"•''="''' ^'"' ""> sympathy. appeal to our jects to iinito in form ; „ J^*^ f J . "^ '°>''*' ""''- tho Widows and Omh° ^ ^r"'' \° P™^'''« f"r «lain in h™r we L^ ""■ ""^^ '^«'^='«" f-e ocriptions 4^ ' t on fn Tk"^ '^''?'"^- «»'^- the London Time,' '!"''/'»«*«'«"» of tlie Pre?., present gen.TnZl'ml^'" ^T "^° '^ "'« coive nnddistrib^fethefundVii raScr"* ° '" eu?.i ^fthtffiro-f rf f P-B^icT viate the wan?. „p '^'"'''* ^'"^ne ''^''1 alle- themfo::^^"^lXeJ'"'^*'''^"- ^""^ have fuud will not be int. f- ^'•["•'''ntee that (he- misapplied a miTu-l'"".''^ squandered or Ira Jnien to. tvith tho - which to our and be- )y Roy» 'a I .suh- ide for in iei- i'ter be Siib- •hilan- there- to tho ssiou- to ru- larg-e cSe- alle- !iavc the d or the tion- een re- 00(1 *ors no 1014 Sailors or Soldiers. Whan lliey die, oillicr from natural causes or in batlle, their tauiilies have no claim on tho Government lor suj)por(. Ilence^then the origin of the Patriotic Fund Imt for whicii, thousands of women and chil- ( ren woul([ now bo in tlio «rrcatest possible distress. For, it is not reasonable to suppose, that a soldier, who iins a wile and children to maintain, can make any provision tor them out of a shilling a day. Such being- the case, surely those who have gone lorth^manfuUy to defend the rights, both civil and religious of the woild, have a claim to our sympatliy, and an equal right to expect, that in tho event of then- falling, the Union or Workhouse is not to be the heritage of their wives and children. There is no great public movement, what- cve.r its nature or its end, but is subject to ob- jeclions, and some persons minds are unlbrtu- iuitelv; so constituted that they must always be eroaking. From such we must expect opposi- tion, ■ ! d there are a few in this District. J am sorry to say, who have, and do still object to this great work of charity. Happily they are but few. Some say 'tis an unholy war. Others an; opposed to war in any shape, or under any circumstances, the Society of Friends, or as they are commonly called Quakers, for in- stance, among whom hrst originated the Peace Society. Others object to the appeal to the public on the irrounds that the " I o vera- nient ought to provide for the flunilies of those who are killed in war. Others ivra'm have s gojie go f,r as to object (o (ho subscriplion on the grounds that the Widows of the Soldier" Wn«I, ?fl''P,-'"'^'' •" "'""«' "f »he London .omP of ft. *"'*l"^u°? *^« "">'«^ ^'"'duct of Ss tl ^r '"'I" h«ave to con.b«t War is the greatest of al la, ihc 3nd Book of Samuel-that David havin" otle ided God by the numbering of his people heftophet Gadwa. sent un'fo him to oftt; h.m Ins c!,o,ce of the three great destroyers of .... ,tum,m race-war, pestilence or far^ine^ ^nu lie chose the second, sayine— "let us fi.ll ttovv,„to the hand, of the'lo,^, f^r birmerct" 11 are great ; niicl let me not fall into the nnntHs- of man." No man can be more averse to "svar^ none can depreciare it more than myself, and most anxiously did I watch the aspect of the times, ere the glorious Father-Land threw down the gauntlet. From the first, I felt sa- tisfied that it could not be avoided. I knew too well the temper of the Russian tyrant to suppose that he would retract even the slight- est portion of his pretensions. These, England could not as- it to, with honor to herself, or in justice to her ancient ally Turkey. It was a question of right against might — of justice against injustice — of common honesty against ujiprincipled robbery and spoliation. The past history of Russia tells us, that from the reign of Peter the Great, down to the present time, her policy has been aggrandizement and soli- ation, and all her acts prove that she not ojfly coveted, but would in all probability ultimately attempt the final conquest of Turkey. This the various Sovereigns and Diplomatists of that vast empire during the two last centuries have considered a mere question of time. Like our neighbours the Americans, thcTj belli ve that such, is their destiny, and woukl fain not only subju- gate Turkey but the whole of Europe. The question then with England was simply this — Shall we ignominiously allow the downfall of Turkey in order to escape the horrors of war for the moment, and thus aliov/ Russia to strengthen and agrandize herself, or shall we now boldly confront a foe whh whom we shall sooner or later have to contend, not only for m 12 the mastery of continental Europe, but for our own existence as a Nation.— This was, this is the pojnt at issue. If the stajiclard of Russia once waved upon the walls of Stamboul, if J»er cannon bristled on either side of the iiosphorous, she becomes from that hour undis- puted mistress of the Black Sea. And the same policy, this would be spoliating destimj, would lead her on in like manner to usurp the .soverei«rnty of the Mediterranean. The Peace Society to which I have alluded Avas established for the purpose of inducing all civihzed nations to settle their disputes by ar- bitration instead of an appeal to arms. "This ^Society numbers among its members some of the greatest men, the brightest ornaments of society in England, France, and other Eu- ropean Nations, as well as the United States ^ arW greatly as they are to be admired and com- mended lor their philantrophy and noble mind- edness—stiU I fear all their efforts are vain— for, even supposing all the principal Nations to agree to such an equitable mode of avoidin'*- war, what guarantee have they chat all would adhere to it, even for twelve brief months • as well might you attempt to bridle the fierce storm as the unruly passions of the carnal man. The goldei. age must truly have arri- ved ere a state of society r-?o much to be de- sired can become universal. Take that imperi- ous, dogged tyrant of Russia, as an example He alone is the cause of all the present tur- moil and bloodshed, could they bind such a man? could any pledge he might give be }r our his is Liisssa oul, if r the indis- i lh« ■p tho ided, ig all y ar- 'This ne of lents rEu- tates, 1^ c;om- iind- lin — tions idin<^ ould : as erce irnal arri- de- peri- iple. iur- h a ) be* 13 relied on ? I fear not. A deputation from the Peace Society went to St. Petersbiiri]^ for the express purpose of conciliating:^ this monster in human shape, but in vain, llis last peace ot- ferinji: is an Imperial Ukase, or proclamation, calUng the entire population of his colossal em- pire to arms. The members of the Society of Friends iiave alvvays been opposed to war from on- scientious motives, and went so fiir during our wars, that such oi"them as were ship-own- ers, would not allow guns on board of their ships; hence the term Qliakers given by sailors to wooden guns, which were used as a deception. A somewhat amusing anecdoU; is related of a Quaker who beinjir a passenger on board of an armed vessel which wejk attacked by the enemy, refused to fight; but when they attempted to board, he thouglit it no sin to remove the hands of a man who was cling- ing to the rail, and thus precipitated him in the sea, with this cool but pertinent observation—- "Friend thou hast no bu: vision, ts or la- ?mploy- lainten* \ are un* ternentrt ins: on ave ac- of war. orthv of ,de, and n to at!- nffer for tiduct of n unity ? is morn- 15 Ing, i had met a man in a state of intoxica- tio'n— does it follow that all the Inhabitants of New Richmond are intemperate. The as- sumption is too fallacious to need further coni- nieiit or illustration. ' Firth.— And now for the fifth and last ob- jection. That our Government having con- tributed ;£25,000, no public subscription ought to be raised in Canada. £25,000 is, I admit, a noble, a Princely gift, worthy of that vast and splendid colony which has so often been described as " the brightest jewel in the British Diadem." But that 1 con- sider has nothing whatever to do with us. The money so subscribed has^ I admit, come out of our pockets by means of indirect taxation, —but we do imt feel it— and even .supposing it were now prhposed to raise such a sum by direct taxation, it would amount to only three pence each, on the whole population. ^ iew it in what light you please, 'tis no loss to u>-, for the monies paid by us in the shape of ckities having once reached the Canadian Treasury, we, the neglected of Gaspe, are not likely ever to receive one penny back, so loj»g as matters continue on their present footing. Suppose a direct tax to bo imposed upon us, for the purpose which calls us together thin evening, what would that be compared to the sacrifices made by our brethren at home; they are at all tlntes henviiy, grievously burthened — the income tax has been doubled, but there is no grumbling, all pay readily, and yet, see with what alacritv all classes have contrilMited 16 boral in?' '•'"'^^^^''"^^ been by far Ihemost liberal, in proportion to Iheir means. I lis war, then, 1 mi.iiiU.iii, is a iiist and ail in her power to avert, but in vain Is it ?ec Zh 'f '?"''"' '^'''y of every loyal sub! Pire ! nnn^ K i°"''.'"'S'">' 1^'npirc-an Em- pire upon which-fiom its vast extent tlie ".K", T' "^ ^^'•'^y weIl,I.Sg and s^ultonr,,. •'"!'"'?*' ''y ""'*"'S heart and but tl ,/ T' 1"" °"'y *" 'hat Gvoomment. de dara lonl"-'" ''°^'''' "'^' we approve of it more h.,f w '"'^ "'"^ continuanee. Nay. needs be '".r/ ""'" ^«h*tanee, but, if cause r,f'f! :5 "''' '^'', ^^°'^ '" '^"PPort of the of our If?'''"?'' ,"',''" "S''*^ and 'privileges 01 our c iiklieiis' cliildrcn— aye ! of the whole civihzed world. /=■ "» mt. ■\^^ole oniSor!",,"''',^",","''' *" ''^" between f^o rle a deadly crusade is being waged bv he lvus.suin despot aoai.Kst freedom, and we must either m„z/.!e •"' ''™'" 'heir dearest ^':ms m our common defence ; have not their 17 mid if A\i(]ovvs and Orphans a rio-ht to claim our sympathy. Not in mere empty words, or hoi- low professions, but by the loosenin- of our purse strmgs to ^avc them from penury and want. '' The folowing lines by Beattie, beautifully illuatrate this sentiment. " And from the prayer of want, and plaint of woe, ^h never, never turn thine ear! - Forlorn in this bleak wilderness below, Oh ! what were man, should Heaven refuse to hear ! I'o others do, (the law is not severe) What to thyself thou wishest to be done. J'^orgivo thy foe.s ; and love thy parents dear, And friends and native land ; nor those alone ; All human weal and woo learn thou to make thine own." But why should I appeal to your sympathy^ The very fact of your appearance liere this evenmg, is the best proof you can give of your earnestness in the cause; still you can do more— you can enlist the sympathies of others -^of your friends or neighbours who are not among us, and have not enlisted under our banner. To the Ladies, I would more particu- larly appeal—" one glance from their appro- ving eye" may cause many a tough heart to yield. Let them remember that this is the cause of their own Sex, one affording them a glorious opportunity of asserting and main- twining the rights of women ! Their persua- sive eloqeence will be far n.ore effective than all the arguments of the most "ifted of my own sex. & -« ^ y I have directed your attention to the claims which our brave countrymen have on our 18 sympathy, so far as mere fightino^ is concern- de, but apart from that, consider the hardships they have endured — the immense amount of manual labour they have performed — their, wsleepless nights— their exposure in the trenches, on guard or on piquet, to the inclemency of the weather — with only a tent to protect them when off duty. Ji> short, I doubt if any be- sieging army ever had its courage, and powers of endurance more severely put tothe'test. War, even under the most favorable circum- sianc^s is anything but a pleasant or agreeable pastime. Even on a small scale it is one con- tinued series of mishaps and hair-breadth es- capes, as appears by the following quaint let- ter which was published in Harper's Maga- zine for February. " My Dear Sir— Having now a little peace and quietness. T sit down to inform you of the dreadful bustle and confueion we are all in f»om these bloodthirsty rebels, mpst of whom are ( thank God !) killed and diaperaed. We are in a pretty mess ; "an get nothing t« eat, nor any wine to drink, except whiskey ; Mnd when we sit down to dinner we are obliged to keep both hands armed. While 1 write this, I hold a eword in each hand, and a pistol in the other. ' ! c^yocluded from the beginning that this would be the end nf it, and I see I was right ; for it is not half oTer yet. At Tircsent are such goings-on, ikhat every thing is at a stand Ftill. ] should have answered your letter a fortnight ago ; but I did r.ot receive it until this morning. Indeed scareely a mail arrives ^afe without being robbed. No longer aco than yesterday, the coach with the mails from Dublin was robbed near this town. The bags had been judiciously left behind, for fear of accident ; flnd by good luck there was nobody in it but two outside pas- ponger", who had nothing for the thieves to take. Last Thurs- day notice was given that a gang of rebels was advancing here under the French standardi but they had no colors, nor any drums except bagpipes. " Ijnmediately every man in theplaoe, including women and cbilifen, ran out to meet them. We «0'>n found our force much too little : we were too naar to think of retreating. Death was 19 in- every face, bod to it we -went, anl by the timo half our Uttlo party wew killod, we bogaa to bo all alive aga.n. Fortunately, the rebels bnd no gun«, except. pistols and pikes, and as we had plenty ufnaujkots and amrpunltion, we put them all to Bword. JSut a .Boal of tUam osoaped, except some thafc were drowned >'» an adjaceia bog; and in a very Huort time, nothing waa to b«heivrd but mlenco. Their uniforms were all differeut colors, but mostly grecw. Afuor the action we went to runimago a eprb of camp wiii'jh they had left behind them. All we found was a few pikes without heads, a parcel of empty bottles full of water, and a bundle ot French commissions filled with Irish names. Troop i are now Btationed all arouud the country, which exactly bquaros with my ideas. I havo only timo io n3d 'that I uiu in great haste. «' P.S. If you do not receive this, it must have miscarried, there- fore I bog you wiU write ta lot rao know !'' [The above pii^co of compodition may be backed against any thing ever produced. It was written half a century ago by Sir Bayle Roche, amemborof the Iri^h Parliament, in the 'Troub- lous Times of 'Ninety-Eight,' when a handful of ram from the ('ounty of Wexford, Ktruck terror into the hearts of many a gal" lant son of Macs, as whll as the worthy writer himself.] Having brieily, oncl, 1 own, but very im- perfectly; explained to you, Ladies and Gen- tlemen, tlie nature of the deadly struggle in ■which we are engaged, and the claims ol the Widows and Orphans to our benevolence, permit me in conclusion to call your attention to'.a most important subject connected there- with. This War is no ordinary AVar. 'Tis the Battle Field of the whole civilized world for liberty or .slavery— not only civil but reli- gious — we must not therefore flag in our pa- triotism, our enthusiasm, or our benevolence. " We know not wlvAt a day may bring forth." W^e niay yet he called upon to make greater sacrifices, the call to arrqs may yet resound in. our borders. But so ion'»' as ve are true to our- selves, iso long as we^^ .-^re all of one mind, .and stand firm in c a!teianc3 to our ^^vereign 20 and tho Flag which " for a thousand years has braved the battle and the breeze," we have Jittle to fear as to the ultimate result. I am not one of those who like to meet trouble hall' way-." sufficient for the day is the evil thereof" liut I must candidly confess I augur no good trom the Russian sympathies of our Republi- can neighbours. This coupled with their wild and visionary dreams of Destiny, may lead them to commit some act of aggression up©n u^s— and the arming of the MiUtia as contem- plated at the present hour by the Canadian Yovernment, proves that I am not singular in tiiesc my opinions. I hope, aye, sincerely iiope and pray, my fears may be groundless. -But nhould we be called upon lo iight for our nghis and liberties—for our homes—for our ^vlves and children, let us go forth manfully, united as one man, shoulder to shoulder, and we can do what has been done be- lore^we will send the spoiler back, howl- ing across the border! This shall be no land of slavery. To the honor of our Country be , It said, no slave can tread the soil of England, lot him but Bland beneath the shadow of St. Scotch Lieutenant had been a silent listener, and when appealed to. he ♦old th^» Commodore, thiii, his brothej* ofT'/. ^ >; bein / unanimous he had not a wora to bay; but the Commodore persisting in his appeal, the veteran observed, that since he must give an opinion—his was, that the order of the ad- v: ira-*y must be obeyed ; for if their Lordships ^r.]..fed them to storm the d— 1 at the gates of - I, uc: v.jii,^ivi^-iv,a tuc}- \vci;j uuiiUu [u try it. Consequently, he was for storming the French stronghold, be tlie result what it might. This '■\ 23 was delivered with sucli empha^'is, by" th*' brave sou of Neptune, tlrat it acted like an electric shock on his hearers, who pive him three hearty cheers and unanimously a»rree(i to abide by his opinion ; and our hero had the satisfaction of seeing the Brhish Hag hoisted on the fort. There is one interesting^ and to me thrilling ' pcene — one, whiqli 1 would have given any- thiui^ to witness, to which 1 must call your at- tention ere 1 conclude ; the departi.jc of tb(? 'Baltic fleet last summer from Spithead. That fleet, the most splendid England c er sent afloat, was, on the day of sailing, vis 'ted by Her Majesty. The gallant Charley, a^ he is familiarly called — Admiral Napier, and other officers of the Fleet, had an ittterview with their Sovereign on board of the Royal Yacht. The fleet thnn weighed and stood to sea Her Majesty leading the van ; who, as she hail pas- sed each ship was greeted with three tre nen dous British cheers. What a glorious sig^it — what a proud day for our gracious Que en ; was not that a never-to-be-forgotten see le ? worthy and emblematic of that Nation to whom belongs the soAfereignty of the sea. And now in conclusion I must, in justice to our brave allies the French, pay them my humble tribute of praise, They have ever been renowned for their valour and prowess in arms, and in no past period of their history have they disiinguished themselves more, than during the present contest. 'Tis a grand and glorious spectacle, to behold two mighty Na- 24 tions-^ljerotofc)re deadly foes— -iinitod in ihe bonds of friendship, and magnanimously standin«j^ forlli as the champions of a we^keV power— the avengers of wrong— the unconi- {>romising suppofters and defenders of fjee- dom. /^ Nobly lias the Emperor Lonis Napoleon M earned for himself the respect and admiration, *5 snot ordy of all right-minded men olthe j>resent ^ day, but of posterity. For the present t poch (^ will stand forth as one of the brightt^ pages in ^ La Belle France. - i / God save the Queen ! th of of the ius]y S5 t SonTt composed for the Soiree, given by the Irihabihcxnts oi New Ri(ihiiioiid, County of Bouaveuture. District of CrMspe, on behalf of the Patriotic Fund. Air — Scoits wha hae. Scots who were by CampbeU led, Scots who ne'ev the foemau tied, \Velcorae to your gory bedj And to victory. Well may Scotia Vau«t that hour, When the Czar's o'er whelming pow'r, Like a storm was , see\;i to lour, But vf did not flee. Well ye stood the deadly fray, Man and horse in proud array, Dearly did the focman jwy His lemerily. Inkerraan, thy battle Held Taught the C/ars proud liost to yield, When the Scots*men-^\vhom God shield, Uid them turn and flee* Honour then to all who fought, All who d«eds of valour wrought, On tlut glorious, but dear bougVit Field of victor)-. Here's to Saxon, Celt and Sc^t, AlmaV deeds are not forgot, M'idows, Orphans, ye shall not ^ Pine in penury. Here's to Engl-nid's Queen and Luws, Here's* to who in freedom's cause yrom its shgath the bright steal draws— ' , . l)eath or libct'tv. TO TEE BEADEII. Many will doubtless be surprised at tbe bre- vity of the Lecture, and consider thtit the Lec- turer might have taken a far wideir range."- But the managers of the Soiree, fearing ihe patience of the younger portion of the subscri- bers might be exhausted • limited him to three quarters of an hour. This necessary restriction prevented the Lecturer (who has visited Rus- sia several times) from dWelhng at ssome length on the character and customs of the Russians, an J showing that no rehance can be placed in the promises or protestations of the Diploma- tists of a Nation whose natural characteristics are Deceit, pishonesty^anda total disregard of truth. Our answer to critics is embodied in thtj following lines of Pope : " 'Tis hard to say, if greater T^aht of skill Appear in \vriting or iti judging 111 ; IJut o/ the two, less dangerous is th* offtnrc Jo tire oar patience than mislead our sense, Some few In that, but numbers err in this : 'J en censure ivTong, for one who writes amiss/ New Carlisle, 1st May, 1805. ^<5Va5'^7/5J55^eft