Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-10-05
TIE FRONTIER DIFFICULTIES SKIES
BLACK-TUE WAR IN EMBRYO.

TIE FRONTIER DIFFICULTIES, SKIES
BLACK-TIIE WAR IN EMBRYO.
There arc n great many persons who be-
licyc, or affect 10 believe, that there is no dam
ger of war with England--that the Mcleod
affair will be amcably seitled--and that the
stories about cxcltemen,s on the frontier, and
the organization of Hunters Lodges, is all
moonshine, aud will amount 10 nothing. Such
persons may feel themselves in very COM
! Portable state of security, and perhaps would
hardly wake up from their lethargy, were the
British ships already Lighting up their dwell
ings with congreve rockets. Some have been
charitable enough to attribute to ut desire of
false alarm. solely on account of the advan-
tage II might be to our paper. Now we wish
it distinctly understood that we care nothing
about the opinions of such persons, one way
or the other. Our object we confess, IS 10
raise an excitement, but not with the poor mo-
tive of creating demand for our humble
sheet. We honestly consider The chances of
war or peace TO be at least equal in favor of
the former. and we intend to do all that lies
in our power TO sound the note of pre- paration
If our people are taken unawares, with forts
undeiended, arsenals without the means Of
discount, troops undIscl plined, and comm rec
unprotected il shall not be our fault it shall
no, be said Of us that we did not lift at least a
small voice of warning.
As for the troubles on the frontier, we have
, for some time been in possession of facts Of q
somewhat startling character, but in shape
so ndistinct, and obtained in a way so acct
dental, that we have not felt at liberty to pub
lish them. They have, however, made a suf-
ficient impression on our minds 10 create q
\ great deal of uneasincss, and 10 Justify all we
1 hat nd q d,n hat
. Cretly organized force, powerful in numbers
e and courage, exists along The frontiers from
r Detroit to Derby Line in Vermont, the obec,
g of which is the overthrow Of British power r
. Canada, we know as well as we can know an,
. fact OF which our eyes not mmediatel |,
O cognlzant. portion of this force is called
/. by the name of Hunters Lodges :; but tina
i. those Lodges embody all the angry elements
t OF this scheme, is very great mistake. There
are names Of persons enrolled for service, wht
arc ready TO start for Canada at the first tap o
a the drum, but who have scarcely heard of tn,
Hunters Lodges and know nothing abou
their secret organization. They are mostI,
a persons whose friends and relations were dri,
i en- from the provinces during the late rebel
"a lion, and received any thing but merclful treat
C ment nj the hands of their enemies. AM
2 should war actually be declared between Grea
r Britain and the United States, one week wou'
o not elapse before fifty thousand determine,
n men would invade the Ca,adas from ditieren
" points, with ierocity which must bear dow
y all opposition.
= In connection with what we have said o
e this subject we cannot avoid quoting the Ian
n guage of the Madisonian--a paper now con
sldered the official organ Of the government
r That paper remarks that the state o: fact
N upon which the Presidents timely procama
a, lion is prcdica,ed, would astonsh the pcopl
Z of the United States, were the details sprca
E. before them. TO say the least, they lndlcat
al the necessity great prudence and ludgmen
r, TO preserve the peace of the county, Bo,
II ton Daily Mail,
- THE GuLorINE. The opposition paper
- keep up their lamentations at removals froi
-. office. President Tyler has removed Mr.. Jai
~ Wis the Navy Agent at Boston, and appointe
~ new Post Masters at Lowell and Ncwbur,
~ port. Mr.. Janls's successor is J. V. Browu,
" an able and popular gentleman, and none iii
: worse, even # he deserves the character 81,
~ en- him IN the last HIS Patriot, viz - A Ii
+" tie ninepenny fellow about the size Of a mu
- Of cider and about as froihy as a bottle
spruce beer.' 4 good many clerks have e
their walking tickets IN the departments
he Washington since the adjournment Of Coz
ca gress, and there are four inspectors, IN ii
he Boston Custom House. - no have been acti,
K parrlzans, have received notice from Mr.. Go
air lector Lincoln that their services are no loI
en- ger wanted. They are OF course hoppin
an mad and 80 are the Loco papers which ha'
at been hugglng Mr. Tyler So aheciionalely e
II the last few weeks Clarenont Eagle.