Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-09-13

iutionary imes,communicateS an interesting
article to the New York Euening Post, on
the course pursued by our Fathers toward
domestic traitors in the great struggle for
national independence. There is much that
is instructive in the record, as viii be seen
from the following extracts:
Newspapers IN the Recolttion.
"In all the colonies there were only thir
ty-seven newspapers, and of these, at the
time in question, only seven were devoted
to the British government. These were
soon stifed by public opinion wherever the
wings, as the patriots were called. bore
rule, while five of the remaining thirty were
seduced by gold or frightened by inuendoes
into the support Of the crown. Rivington's
Royal Gazette, published in New York
took ground boldly against the Revolution
airy movement; and at MONDAY, late in the
autumn of 1775, it was surprised by one
hundred light horsemen from Connecticut
led by Captain Sears, distinguished son
of liberty in New York. They destroyed
the press and other apparatus, put the type
into bags, and without one word of COM
plant from the people returned to Connect
icut, carrying with them tory clergyman
named Seabury, who had preached against
the wings and the Continental Congress.
The type they east into bullets. All the
people, except the peace party of that
day, said Amen After that the newspa-
per press ceased to be troublesome to the
wings, and pamphlet,ers wrote anonymous
ly.
The Continental Congress and tie Tories.
AS the war advanced, and party lines
became more and more clearly defined -
when the middlemen disappeared and eve
ry man was compelled to avow his princ-
pies, the number of tories appeared so for
mitable, and their influence so evidently
detrimental to the patriot cause, that the
General Congress and the state govern
ments found it necessary to pass disabling
acts, and to punish them in various ways
/ for giving aid and comfort to the enemy
As early as March, l776, the Continent.
f al Congress resolved:
That it be recommended to the several
assemblies, conventions, and committees or
councils of safety of the United Colonies
Immediately to cause all persons to be dis.
armed within their respective colonies who
are VIGOROUSLY diSaffected TO the cause Of
n America or who have not associated ana
shall refuse to associate to defend by arm
these United Colonies against the hostil,
attempts of the British fleets and armies
Washington's Warniag.
III According to the theory of Magma Char
IS ia, every Englishman's house is his castle
Is yet our revolutionary fathers, when the pub
= lie safety demanded, boldly entered til
Al houses of the a5ettors of their enemies an
, took from them the implements of mischie
The continental congress from time to tim
adopted stringent measures for the SUI
B. preston of their seditious words and act
ne They were not allowed to say word ,
re perform an act inimical 10 the public goo
in without instant punishment or wholesou
Is, restraint, and as early as l777 the mild ar
re considerable Washington, in proclamaiio
thus warned them
In behalf of the United States, by vi
IL tue Of the powers committed to me by CO
l,.- greSs, gran, full liberty to all such as pr
fer the interests and protection of Gre
Britain to the freedom aud happiness
their country, forthwith the withdraw thel
selves and families within the enem,
s. lines
ors Such permit from Gen. Scott. with
np- wholesome alternative, might ril the 10y
ek. states of many reasonable sympathizt
,ev with the rebellion. and materially redr