The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-28
DANIEL WEBSTER.
dent servant

Important from the Frontier---An
American Citizen Kidnapped by
the British.
The following outrage far exceeds any
thing that has TRANSFERRED since the COM
mencement of the border troubles. If the
people of the United States continue to
submit to such invasions they are unwor-
thy the name of freemen.
Aburgh Springs, Sept. 20, l64l.
Mr.. EDITOR A circumstance occurred
in this neighborhood last night, which in
these times ofexcitement may be of su fiji
cient interest to obtain place in the col
umns of your paper. The circumstances
were as follows: Last night about or 3
O'Clock an armed force from the other
side of the line) of some twelve or fifteen
men entered the house of Mr. Brown, in
search of one James Grogan who had
arrived at Browns "a brother-in-law of
his) the previous evening; they first enter
ed the bedroom of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown,
who Immediately raised an alarm for a hir-
ed man and son of Mr.. B. then in their lod.
ging room, the mob Immediately placed a
bayonct al each oftheir breasts threatening
that if they uttered another word thew
would run them through, AS soon as they
found their mistake they thin entered the
room occupied by Grogan--gaggcd him,
and dragged him from his bed to Wagon
ia the street, and made off with him to-
wards the lines, leaving all his of his clothes,
hat, bayOnet and handkerchief behind.
These are all the facts 10 be obtained here.
! | am told that the cause of this treatment to
Grogan, is that he was connected with the
firing of buildings Oh this frontier in the late
rebellion. GrOgan has a wife and large
family of children, at Lock port, N. Y. from
whence he had lately come TO this place on
business.
A VISITOR AT TIE springs.
By gentleman direct from the scene of
ibis outrage. we learn that Mr.. Grogan
was severely wsunded in his attempts 10
escape, having his thigh run through by
bayonet and a serious injury inflicted in his
side. This occurred about four miles this
side the line. How long are the people of
the United States to submit to outrages of
this nature !--Burlingion Free Press.
The WOMEN FOR INVENTION The Haw-
keye and Iowa Patriot tells capital temperance
story. farmer, belonging somewhere IN
Iowa, bought keg of whiskey and carried it
home. Well knowing that his better half &C.
casionally took ''drop or So if it came in
her way, and now and then would have drop
at all events he endeavored to conceal the keg
from her by suspending it in his barn some
where near the ridge-pole. The eagle-eyed
or rather "hawk-eycd' wife got sight oft,
however, and resolved upon obtaining Il taste.
1t was impossible for her to reach it. At length
she hit upon the following expedient. which
worked to charm. Taking down her hus-
bands rife, she put in a charge with a good
ball, and taking deliberate aim at the keg, tap
ped it with the ball, and brought down the
tchiskey at the first shot! Having a tub pre-
viousy PREPARE, she was thus enabled to catch
all, without losing drop, and left her poor hus-
band TO weep over and wonder at the loss of
his whiskev.-Lo,ceH Journal
PRETTY SHARP.-The Propretors of Pier
points Church in Boston, since his acquittal
by Council have held meeting, elected
new set officers opposed to Mr.. P. and talk Sc
riously of mortgaging the church to defray
the expenses of trial. The Boston Times re- |
fers to this contemplated act thus -
"The officers elected are, no doubt, worthy |
and honorable men, and we sincerely hope, if |
the matter is not already gone to far, that they |
will as Christian Corporation, pause, ere they |
complete mortgage which their own hot pas
sions alone incurred. We have often heard of
robbing Peter to pay Paul, but we confess that
mortgaging temple dedicated to the worship
of the living God; TO pay lawyers bill, seems
to US like ''mortgaging High Hearen to supply
the ,rants Of HeH!!"
FLESH AND BLOOD TURNING TO BUTTER
FLIEs.-We published few day since an ac-
count of a shower of a material which looked
like flesh and blood. 1t has been explained
to have been nothing more nor less than de-
posIte lett upon the tobacco plants by species
of Butterflies [Lepedoptera] which in emerging
from the chrysalls state always discharge a red
dish fluid, which sin some instances where
their numbers have been considerable has pro.
duced the appearance of a shower of blood
Troy Wing.
The BANK QUESTION IN CASADA.-Our
neighbors in Canada are almost as much agi-
ated respecting Bank as we are on this side
IF the line. The question with them, however.
assumes different aspect than it does with us.
While we are proposing Bank without issue,
hey are proposing one with no banking pow