Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03
Patriotism IN oldeh Tines

ring the heYoiution py gentlemen Connecieu Win
the public service. They exiaGs patriotic zs.l in
behalf Of the liberty and welfare Of the colonies
such is rarely met with in thesedegenerate times.
The hrst of these letters issidressef to . Mr. Broad
Dead, Eastosn, Softha,npson,' AMI bears date :. New
York, 10th Feb 1865 ten years before the Declar;-
ten Of rndepeadcsse II is as follows:
New YoaK, ab,h Feb'ry, T66.g =
Sir: 1nclosed you have a Letter from the Sons
|of Liberty in this City, Requesting you to use
your Best Endeayeurs, as far as in you lies, for
Bringing about O. Lnson Of the Coken;cs, OF
any part of them, for Preserving us from tie
Chains Of Slarery and to Keep up The Sacred
Cause cf Liberty; Which, Gas aln Convinced
Of Year Stedfastness to the Liberties of your
Country you will Strive to do, and thereby
add a fresh Lustre to Your procec dings in
Country SO Stedfast to Liberty aud despising
Oppression.
From, Sir, Your humble Servant,
and atTtctonate ki,ls,nan,
r. McGINSls. Senr.
n. B. 1t is the desire of the Sons of Liberty,
that yoa direct Your Letters to me-
The package contains several letters addressed to
Hugh Hughes, Of New York, from ITO to 1873 in-
elusive, written by Thomas Young Esq, Boston,
Abraham Livingston of New York, and others Mr..
Young, unler date Of Sept. %. 171O refers to the
importation agreement, and the determination
of the people of this country to engage in the bust
Of manufacturing not to be dependent upon
Great Britain for anything He states that seven
weayers. wirc-iEt,wer and paper-maLers had
then recently arrived in Boston from the old country
and ads
Mr.. Hancock generously gave the manu-
f;:cturcrs their passage free. These moves IEust
tiftct our rulers, though divine vengeance should
harden their hearts to seven times the pitch
| that pharaoh's had arrived at They have
committed q fress insult upon us by Wrestling
our castle out Of the hands of tie province
garrison, aud taking it, as they say, into the
hands Of the king. We arc besides menaced
with slnipo Of W.T., al more troops arc to he
quartcred upoa u.s. What great things these
:crriic measures VII produce, time will dis
close but, without pretcnce to inspiration,
guess Brtain's commerce will soonest and most
permanently feel the injury. We still hear of
sending for the heads of the faction, of laying
our towns in ashes, Of subduing Our republican
spirits, and sIch pueri!e bombast but alas |!
such is our carnal security that We laugh at
the rod in the hand Of IL tyrant who cannot
determine what part of universally diseen-
tented people he dare begin to chast:se with t."
Connecticut is doubtless in good
earnest, and | much fiattcr myself that that
little colony ,rM pr0re The jay Of all the lend."
Other letters from Mr.. Young breathe the same
spirit.
A letter from Col. Mott, dated Head Quarters,
Holland House, near Quebec, 18th January, ITO -
gives interesting account of the attempt to storm
Quebec by Montgomery and Arnold, in which the
former WAS killed and the latter wounded. After re-
crrng to their defeat and " the condcc. Of certain
American officers, he writes
Gould You have an idea of our wretched
situation, which no words can convey. Your
heart would bleed for your country, if not for
us. Canada lost, and the whole army there.
sacrificed TO crafty few mad men, 0 God !.
what does my soul feel Oh account of the
abuse of sacred trust Aud shall the righteous
cause Of America receive ms,aI stab from
the conduct Of fools! Forbid it, Heaven -
We had the stat in our hand all Canada was
were our friends and Quebec our sure prey in
two months at farthest !; aud that We should
run the risk Of destroying America only to
please fools, is too much"
| William Leslie, British Commissary, arrived a.
Sandy Hook on the 18th of June l775, and on the
following day wrote to his brother supcrscribed-
Mr. John Leslie, buckingham street York Build
ings, London = 1t is interesting by way of contrast
He first refers to the battle of Bunker Ill., in which
he says, the regulars have come off victorious -
but adts-'at the same time ter people 5el.essd Tx
yai.sees ro.!a a.re r:ode SO good fyufe.''
| "What to think of this contest" he con
tinues, Il am at q loss. At present, it looks
much more serious than could have Imagined
Every colony, nay, every parish in this and the
neiSlborlng Provinces, has raised its militia
without the concurrence of the Governors
was on shore several hours to-day, buying some
stock for the mess. The people were ready to
take our money for what We had to sell but
1t was astonishing to see to what state of
phrenzy they are raised-ail ready to fly to
their arms, and yet they cannot tell for what :;
they ony repeat u few patriotic phrases of
Liberty, Charter Rights, &c l am really at
loss what to think OF this dispute. The
Provincial Congress is just broke up, after choos-
my Colonel Washington, a Virginian of no
property, for their General" &c.
The Legislature.