North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-24

oFsIs was pIoeeeang q1lrAiS ~ ITS H"assi
wnen he was struck on The back Of ihs
J head By two tory rutfians; he fell 10 ths
ground and was iei, FOR dead. Indeed The
I bow was so severe that his life was thought
I 10 be in imminent danger, and il has ever
been asserted that bis intellectual Iacaliirs
had, from that blow been deeply injured
which afterwards proved TO be very delri'
mental 20 the radical party at the battle o.
81. Charles. Although The main body o.
the Sons OF Lher,y"-i,ad gained de
eided advantage over those who so wan
tonly and cruelty undertook 20 murder
them, get those who CHANGED 10 separate
from the main party, met with very severe
and inh0man treatmsBt at the hands oil
the tories, when they could be oyertaken.
The government; Magistrates seeing tina;
their pet, the +" Doric Club" had not got
lbe upper hand, as il was anticipated they
would, immediately called out the troops
To quell the riot, as they called il, bot more
evidently to ferret out the patriots and to
spill their blood. But these had The good
sense 10 keep away from he red coats and
thereby prevented the further ellusion Of
human blood. The "Doric Club" with
the tory mob felt their departed courage
revive at The sight Of the British troops,
which they accompanied through the prin-
clpal part of the city. large party Of
the mob took their march towards The
Printing Office of !" the Vindicalor'' and
after having broken the doors Of TINT build
ing, began the work Of destruction by mp.
setting and breaking to pieces oil the types
and cases and throwing them into the
street. AIier having committed all the
|depredalions possible OH this establishment.
they retired with the most horrible yoci-
ieTaiions against the radicals and threaten.
ed their dwelling houses. Several Mapis-
rates and influential men Of tie CITY, took
upon themselves to call Upon those Magis-
trates who had called oui the Military, and
begged from them to protect The Printing
Office of the Vindicaior, but although the
guard house, where party Of soldiers
was stationed, was but short distance
from the seat Of destruction and Iiotous
proceedings, yet the tory Magistrate, who
was then naltendance, paid no attention
TO their reasonable demand, and nv his
wilfni and malicious conduct, allowed thai
valuable establishment To become the prey
OF the mob. The next day several of the
young men belonging 10 the association Of
the "Sons of Liberty" were apprehended
and brought before the tory magistrates
many oi whom had been seen aiding and
assisting the '.Doric Club +" To beat the
patriot young men. After a summary
examination they were bailed to appear al
The Quarter Session OF the Peace. lis
fact worth noticing, that whilst the mem.
bers of the "Doric Club y had themselves
begun the attack and had destroyed Tho
office OF The Vindicaior, yet moi one of them
was apprehended by the order OF the par
lial Magistrates, who had ordered the ar
rest ofs,he +" Sons Of Liberiv.n The de-
struclion Of the Office Of The I" Vindicator.,,
the wan,on and murderous attack, by The
tory faction upon the lives of the radicals,
served to widen The breach already opened
between the two parties, and they each
began to calculate the chances of n CON
fiict between them. The government.
supported and aided by the tory party, be-
gan TO feel the apprehensions and fears
which always torment guilty touscences.
The danger was pressing Itself npon them.
in very sensible manner. The spirit Of
resistance TO tyranny was manifest from
one end ofth Colony 10 the other, and al
The command OF Mr.. Pspineau, all the
Radicals would have shown their zeal
in favor of the emancipation Of their soil
from foreign and brutal government,
which, not satisfied with having robbed
the peoples purse, were now ready to spill
their blood & dragon Them like wild beasts.
Fearful Of the consequences Of his despo,ic
and hieh-handed acts. Lord Gosford semi