If an insurrection existed in Canada, the amicable dispositions of the United States toward Great Britain, as well as their duty to themselves, would lead them to maintain a strict neutrality and to restrain their citizens from all violations of the laws which have been passed for its enforcement.
Van Buren asserts the U.S. duty to maintain neutrality during insurrections in Canada.
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