North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-01
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our cause through the press, Sh"" w
lure 70 give YOU a brief sketch Of the po-
ceedinps that have transpired oil late IN
this vicinity. Doubtless you have ALREADY
heard tina, there has been a little bit Q a
lburn over in Potion, one OF her petiicfa'
malesty's small villages, situated on The
line. But small as il was, il is now smaller,
though il contains as large tories as II ever
did and perhaps as big ones as ever stood
| in borrowed shoes, either North or South
of 45. You may well suppose that the
burn created no small excitement both
sides Of the line and however much re-
gret to see private property destroyed
cannot say | am very sorry that the VII
LACE got little purified by fire, as 1t has
been the means of bringing out some oil
the hidden works of darkness and dis
plavs 10 open view the acts Of pretended
patriots, who are at heart tories, and ever
were such, and have only pretended TO be
radicals the more ehectually 10 accomplish
their own purposes, by serving the Queen
and the devil In order to give you
correct statement OF facts it will be neces-
sary for me to go into particulars, and even
give the names Of the most conspicuous
actors 10 the farce that has been played of
here with so much effect. Some Of her
majesty's Ioyal-loving subjecis singled out
Canadian Refugee, by the name OF Kene-
dy, as victim upon whom to gut their
vengeance for having dared to follow the
example of Sir John Colborne in burning,
and turning women and children into the
street at the dead Of night, though
not in md-winter as did that souIless mon
s,er. They accordingly came over this
side the line and held council with a GER
tain captain, who by the bye, is ostensibly
a patriot, but actually as good suhjec as
Mrs. Albert has, even the Cobourg pau
per not excepted. The result of therde-
Iiberations was an attempt to seize Kendy
and carry him across the lines but, as
good luck would have it, when they got
where their victim tCas, he wasn't there
Since that wonderful military exploit they
have been over once or twice after wo
other refugees that they begin 10 think
had hand in the burning. You know that
celebrated patriot r. S. Orn, that stole the
" baby linens in Canada last SUMNER,
.MiribtH dictu He went to Potion lbroog h
the interposition Of the aforementioned
captain, and gave testimony against the
other refugees in relation to the burning
business. After which two of her mites |
ty's striped-breeches came over TO
South Troy and cracked little of the |
o-be,joyiul with Mr.. turn-coat Om, at Mr.. |
Johnson's very patriotic Hotel. The bext
day Mr.. Orn shouidered his rifle and look
up his line Of march for Potion, when he |
safely arrived, and took command oi a |
party OF dragons and returned on Sunday
night last to this place, for the purpo,e of
kidnapping the two refugees who Ornhad
said were at the wase up at Potion. But
again, as good, or bad luck would have il
neither Of them were in town that nisht.
This party of horsemen under Gen. 0rn, |
under cover OF dark and rainy night, en-
tered this quiet village while we had no,
even a sentinel posted, as our patribtic
landlord and Mr.. Midnight stood guard
that night, and knowing well that the |
enemy were coming, very prudently left |
their posts without noise, lest they should
wake up some Of the wary Democrats sho
were not 10 the secret of the plot laii TO |
kidnap the refugees that had taken shelter
among them. By the bye, a watch had
been kept, for some time past, until about
8 O'Clock in the morning but on Sunday !
night the guard drew in about twelve, 80
as TO give the tories a good chance to do
their dirty work undiscovered by any, save
those that were in the secret, such as Jdhn-
son, Midnight and Sumner, for instasce,
and perhaps some others. do not saw
positively that they all planned the Job,
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