Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-23
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MaRE BORDER TROUBLE.

Ja gost,a, ne Nrs Yo.efs P'sparsloiy :" Nc
4. oj'. tf9l The Ga,i oi yesterday to""NsT
ls,ts no doua hat III story : tue' and als0
throws light on he causa OF The outrage. The
recent prcclesn.,ioss- ef t,.e President lnllmales
mat there = g cvu.piray on the border TO renew
the a,,snp,, upon CsnaAa--aad the sgidenees
are ubauSaul that 20 spa.I part q The population
un h,lh ,id.s II rhF border desire war, and are
dang evsty hung 10 pndecs TIM, result. There
- iutinus sgislioa on bolh sdes--cnminailou
su-pcpn aud frequent oSnFssc. Co. Gro
gan was Canadian refugee, and had planted
himself very co vealentlg loI mischief within
lht.s or foug miles VI thu bordef II does not
sppset whether h. uas atesdas or 90 active ag-
,alor, but 10 boubi be wa believed to be. on 'he
| British side and that that we 4ha Csuse Of the
outage but va0sS OF % cA5sc. the pesce OF
| he Two countries canno, long stand such Tud
shocks such atoclous VIOLATIONS OF public law
such syslenauc and harrassing mutual provo
cauon. The New Yo,k Post speaking OF this
outage says
"Ihorc 10 but one way 10 prevent the serious
consequences which may follow thus act OF Vio'
cnce The BRUSH authorities, we have no doubt,
will dsowu the proceeding and release Col. Gro
gan but this must be done instantly without the
Smallest delay, or the whole Northern frontier VAL
DOW with bluod 10 border Nar. Enterprises OF re-
lialnuon aill DO set foot by persons on the
kmtfic "a SIDE, who tesre nothing oett'r than
such an occasion to preetprais the Iwo countries
lr,tu mutual hosth,s. The outrage committed
Il OF 81 gross mature, so entirely Without prov.
location, and attended With such CIRCUMSTANCES ot
cluc,y aud brutality that nulhing could be o'uer
= suited to lhcr purpose. II Is hrehrand lhfowR
nlo magazine Of ccnbust bliss, which must be
snached out the moment It alishls, or The whole
IS ~ flames"
The following more particular account Of the
transact on We copy from the same paper
The ST Adams Messenger Extra, OF Septem-
= Der 2.lb. has been put into our bands he CT
= rIreu, al st. Albsu, held meeting on the Isl
ard 22d la.ladl, to make arrangements lo' coIlec-
ing the testimony il regard to the Transaction,
land lny !, before the Governor Of Vermont and
1t the Chef Magistrate Of the Cnled States. A,
Ito meeting on the 22d attidav,ls were read, CIV
y lnV particular account OF he seizure OF Gtogan
- They have since ben forwarded 10 The governor
W aud to Washington. The ST. Albuns Messenger
~ yves the following sun mary Of the c"h'eh's
y Il appears from one oflhe aiIduvts. hat on Tho
l9lh ln- there we've present al Ihe h'c'n OF ~
v NJ. Sowes At .flbutah A ahon distance this side
H the lne, s0ndy persons from CANADA W CON.
pIny muh james " Grogan and amongst The
ret dragaan sho uroed Or can 70 drink and
vas pntcuhdy nutnil'e To- HIN, =" lhuuh - mat
~ a., cuuuc.e. beeame suspicious. These suspi-
r,on- were communicated 10 Gfcgan. aud he was
u advised thai plan was on f,ottn kidnaP hn and
"' rao.p hun 20 Cnuada. Gtogao. finally iol.
= lowed thu fieudy advice gW'n hlm AID went 10
" Albuigh CIV, 40 called, aud afterwards went to
~ pass the II ght nj III, house Of NJ W nm
w iirown 1t, broher.naw, whopsid,d about hee
mhe, from The bounjny hne
From the ethday Of another, it appears hat
WIN. Brown and h,s WIFE were awakened about
.. o'cIock IN The m"tmna 1T Monday, thr 2 h,
h, Sep,. nol-r occa,,oued by he breaking open
j. ,ndrnfciile rnlfancc al gang u armed men "a
e he, dwelling. This gag, cotsi>hng at hiltcn
~ or more were IN the uniform 81 DlIHh soidi "a,
ms ana, AS could he seen by lie hulrfn 'b'y ca ed
ed mly armed. Nj. Brown -paHe fom Tie L,o
uI unpn pcrrrWrG he uitud'fs, aud va Wri n ne
~ door of'h, J,epug room BY Brush rothan Who
.h prr.eut,d hi- gan aud bayote', AID ordered hh
~. t,,smain outt Mr.. brown called aloud 20 h's
T., two sons who were seepng above. and vas
h. threatened By the soldier that he would certainly
=, be .h,i unes. be de,j,ted from speaking. he
u remainder of the gang rushed INTO the oh'r room
hb whcf3 Cot. Grog,n was Sleeping. cryrg ouI us
g. ihey entered "iIere he Is "-"llege lie u -
to "shnol hn--bluw his BRAN. out lhsy sit zed
he buo and dragged hm from his bed, and CARED
- bm BY fofcc through the house, aud conveyed
lR hmm 10 tho road, where we're vehicles IN readiness
"A. take HIM across the ltnr. MI Brown ,esuies
be that he was apparently straHged so thn b. cdu
We neither speak OF make even a show o RESISTANCE
OF II anrcar. from another affidavit that The son
le. of NJ. VIM Brown came down at hts ialher's
fof call when lie was met by soldier, a. ne though
re. who cooked hS gun aud ordered ban To return,
Of ar he would Shoot him Soon alter they had gone
al. If with Organ, young Nj Brown discovered a
m. Idrah.r0orpd hat, BRUSH bayonet, and cotton
lgs handkerchief winch they dropped IN the hurry Of
nd their procct dngs. Soon after day light British
OF dragon was seen riding towards the house OF
Mr. Brown, apparently ~ search of the articles
-, sbch the ru(Ians had accldenty lost. Assoon as
m, he .,w he was di,coyered he ran his horse
mix back to her Majesty's domlnIons.
-, From another affidavit, it appears that gen.
Iej Its,o,n going from Chrencevllie to Misssqdoi
eat Bay. overlook a wagon, 10 which was James W.
SIS C,ogsn four armed soldiers md driver, and
yll four mounted Dragons riding aud keeping guard
ats by ihe waeon.-Upon lheH arrival at me bay'
hrs Ctoaao remained ~ the wagon surrounded by
ON strong guard IN font of the guard house. Tor n
are hout quarter oil an hour after which he was o.
d de,ed INTO the guard house, and from thence was
t,ken IN Montreal. Grogan Appeared badly
.at xounded and hrused--hls lace WIS very much
ore ~ and lt,wus with great difficulty he could
nj. walk or step. The party that brought them TO The
~. .,- ID house from Abureh~as formally dismissed
30 ~ true rnhtary style By Sergean, Reod who be-
the onpsio Capt. Jones Company Of Lgh, ORA,
cn coon. IN her Mslesly's service. twas reported
AT. =, M,...ou Bay, that on the evening previous to
ow ,h. Transaction above detailed Captain Jones had