Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-20
HOW OUR FATHERS TREATED TRAIT
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And dctm'd the world like her, all ruth and purity.
HOW OUR FATHERS TREATED TRAIT
ORS.
Mr.. b. J. Losing, historian Of the revolt
tonary times. communicates an interesting
article to the New York Ereamg Post. on tie
course pursued by our Fathers toward do.
nestle traitors in the great struggle for ma
uonal independence. There is much that is
instructive in the record, as will be seen from
the following extracts;
NEwsPAPERs IN THE REVOLUTION.
"ln all the colonies there were only thirty
seven newspapers, and OF these, at the time
IN question, only seven were devoted 90 the
British government. These were soon siined
by public opinion wherever the wings as the
patriots were called. bore rule, while five OF
the remaining thirty we're seduccd by gold or
frightened by inucpdocs into the support Of
the crown. iauugtou's Royal Gazette, pub
lishcd in New York took ground boldly
against the Revolutionary movement; and
At MONDAY, late in tho autumn of lT75, it
was surprised 10y one hundred light horse
men from Connecticut led by Captain Sears,
a distinguished son of liberty in New York
They destroyed the press and other appa-
ratus, put the type into bags, and without
one word of complaint from the u, onle re-
turned 10 Connecticut. carving with them fl
tory clcryman named So,bury who had
preached against the wings and The Contin-
entail Congress The TYNE they east into
bullets. All the people, except the peace
party OF that day, said Amen After TINT
the newspaper press ceased to be troublesome
to the wings, and pamphloters wrote annoy
mously.
THE CONTINENTAL coNGurss AND
THE TORIES.
As tro v,r ,drorcol aud Emo. bo-
came more and moro clearlv dcGnoJ .-,bon
u.c u;ddl.rc,, d;.,,,,,o,rod ,,,d or,,, ,,,,,
was comnrllcd .o nynv MI. nrinciplcs tbe
p,rbcr of t,,;os .,.,,,rod s., formidable
and their influence 40 evidently d. trimontal
~ tbc 'oa,rint csnso ,hst r,e Go,oral Con-
,ro.s and ,bs ~. ,,o,o,,,,o,,,s r,,,rl -, NO..
coss,ry to mass li.al,iir, .ts and D., r,,,ish
tbcm in ,ario,,s ',y,,s .i,ir,oid and ram
r,,t IN u,o o,,,.,
As early as March. 177G the Continental
Conoross rosolyed
That il he recommended TO the several as
s.,,l.lios o.,,,r,i.ns and .,,,,,i,,oos
councils Of safety of the United Colonies i'm.
rrdiotci, =, c,,,.e all ,orsors ,o be lisorrrod
within thpir rNspcctiVp gpIppiee % are
nn,nrio,sIy dis,rr,,cd T., ,b, cars. 81 Amer
lea mr. who have NOT nssoc atcd ord shall 70.
nrse IN ossoci,te IN Jera,d hy AIMS ,bese
1lni,ed Colonies oeoinst tho bns,;lo a,to,rn,s
Of tho H,i,i.h a.o,s and a,r,;os,
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"A'''' ~ ~" "NHN.N''
According 10 inc theory OF MasHa maria
every EnSllshman house Is hls castle yet
our revol"uonary iatherS' when 'he pnohc
sale'y qemanaels oold)y entered inc houses OF
me nheltors q 1heir enemies and took from
,;ea,,a 'Ie ml', %. '"'S.'''i, ne con-
',,;a.or, ,''r ~ ''''o "uui''u
s,,ii,5.'s - ,r 'y'e'u'' u '''e,'
Io,snJ ~, .t 49,, .y9 "'io 10y a.
49, Ina. l ;,t'. Gu Nv. .''''''.-
-, ",s.'o.' .''','''' pun.
80 ,ho n;IJ onJ oon.;aa n,' ''''V as eaily
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Ia oohaH OIL 'ho Oh'tod states by virtue
u 'no powers committed 10 me oy congress-
grant i"ll liberty to all such as prefer the
interests ana protection oil Great Britain to
.ho i'ee1om ana happiness OF their country
ioi'hWith 10 Withdraw themselves ana i"nlI-
D enemy