The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-07-03

cQ, anu OICcn times ueIcaLeu III LnelI eAecutloil
by vexatious processes and proceedings in the
State Courts. A member of Congress declared
that he knew of ffty-six writs having been serv-
ed upon United States Collector in one week
American vessels were, in number of instan-
ces, captured. carrying British permits or licen-
ces, and Croke, the British vice-admiralty, judge
at Halifax, declared in an official decision, that
the object Of these licenses was to directly benefit
the military service Of Great B,7tam-to gice sub
siSteace to her arms IN Spain Individuals were
repeatedly detected in selling provisions and
stores to the enemy. On the I'd of December,
1918, formal notice was given that the British
blockade, previously confined to the ports and
harbors Of the Chesapeake, Delaware, N. York,
Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah and the Mis-
sissippi, was extended to all the ports, rivers,
ETC., on both sides of Long Island Sound. The
ports East and North of this remain unblocka-
ded, and vessels departed from and returned to
them with SO little interruption that the fact
was commented on with censure in the British
House of Commons.
'sThe Executive of Massachusetts and Con-
necticut had refused to submit the militia Of
those States to orders issued by the President
In November. 1881, Chittenden, Governor Of
Vermont, by proclamation, ordered home the
militia of his State from Canada. The officers
through their commander, Lieut.. Col. Dixon,
replied that they regarded the Governors proc
amation with mingled emotions of pity and
contempt for its author" The bearer of it was
held for trial at Albany. A resolution was sub
sequenty offered in Congress to instruct the At
torney General, to prosecute Chittenden for at
tempting to induce desertion, tho it was prompt
ly withdrawn at the request of the Republican
| Representative from Vermont Otis took occa-
sion to offer resolutions in the Legislature of
Massachusetts, pledging that State to the sup
port of Vermont or any other State whose Con-
stitutional rights were invaded; and the resolu-
tions passed"
BURNING BLUE LIGHTS.
/ "Commodore Decatur, in command of the U.
States, A, Macedonian, SO, and the Hornet,
Is, was chased into New London by superior
force, June 1st, 1918. Here these ships remain
ed closely blockaded during the remainder of the
war, and the blockadng squadron had the adj
! vantage OF commanding, AT the same time, the
best point on the entire seaboard of the United
States for destroying their coasting trade. De-
catur would, in all probability, have escaped but
for intelligence communicated from the town to
the enemy. He officially informed the Secreta-
ry Of the Navy Oec. goth, 1879 that he at
tempted TO get to sea on dark and tempestu-
Gus night-that as soon as his movements to
that end became apparent, signals were made to
the enemy by BURNING BLUE LIGHTS on
both points of the harbor's mouth and he de-
clared that: "There is not doubt that they
(the enemy have by signals OF otherwise in
Simultaneous information of our movements.
Notwithstanding these signals have been repeat
ed, and seen by at least twenty persons in this
squadron there are men in New London who
have the hardihood to disbelieve it, and the eff
frontery to dsavow their belief During Sc
we're storm of wind and rain, in March, 1914,
Decatur issued orders for the instant embarka-
tion of his oiiicers,-in very short time blue
lights were thrown up like rockets from Long
Point, and were Immediately answered by three
guns from the British fleet. These signals were
witnessed by all the officers and men in the A.
merican lookout boats, and also by some of the
officers at Fort Trumbul They were known
to be signals by those who were perfectly fa-
miliar with that species of marine communica-
tion.'
1 PEACE
The Boston Daily AdUertiser published Sc
ries of articles openly recommending the New
England States to form separate peace, urging
that it was lawful and proper to do so, and if
Congress should refuse Its assent it would be
for wise and prudent men to decide what ought
to be done. In not few papers, the Ameri-
can troops were openly ridiculed, and their sue
cesses deplored."
Harrison's victory over Proctor was publicly
deplored. The Salem Gasette of 22d October,
1918, announced
'sAt length the handful of British troops
which, for more than year, have baffied the
numerous armies of the United States in the
invasion of Canada, deprived of the genius of
the immortal Brock, have been obliged to yield
to superior numbers"
The Boston Daily Adr9tsr, of the next day,
23d October, l813 added:
"We shall surrender all our conquests at
peace. 1t is, indeed, a hopeless exploit for Har-
rison with 5000 troops, who have been assem-
bled and preparing since July 1872, to fight and
conquer 450 worn out, exhausted British regu-
lars, whom the Indians had previously deserted"
In Rhode Island, infected by contagion with
Massachusetts, a journal pronounced Harrison's
victory:
"lhe triumph OF cTo,cd Of kentucky Sard9eS
over a handful of brave men-no more than
march and their capture without fighting"
And thus We might go on citing facts from
history, showing how the "Repubcan party"
then calling themselves Federalists, opposed JAS
Madison and the war of 1912. The Wing par
ty done the same thing in l847, in the Mexican
war, Horace Greeley calling our soldiers 'jour-
neymen cut-throats," and Thomas Corwin hop
ing that they might be met "with bloody hands,
and welcomed with hospitable graves" For all
this, and more, not single man was ever threat
ened, insultcd, or deprived of his liberty. No
newspapers were suppressed, and the freedom
of speech was not curtailed Yet now, under