The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-04
The Tories of the Revolution-Th
Peace Tories Of the Rebellion.

Apparently but fow persons are aware OF
the close resemblance which may 10 traced
between tho tories Of the revolution and the
peace tories of tho great southor rebellion
yet threatening tho life OF the nation. A
few facts show almost tho compote identity
between the two, and few references "a
tho documentary history of the revelation
SHOW tho conclusivencss of the parallel -.
Tho tories of l776 directed their whole
force against tho Continental Congress and
the military policy by which our indepcnd.
ence was ultimately established. They es.
sailed tie Congress, Gen. Washington. and
the agents and officers of tho revolutionary
dovcrnmcnt in the Same styc thoy arc now
assai'od by ValIandigham and bis CO traitors.
Thcy beittltd tho causes which tod TO re.
sis'anco Of oppression. denounced Adams.
Hancock, jefferson. Frank lin, sc , as pesti-
lent ngitGtors who had led the country to
ruin, and were the roal enemies 10 its peace
and prosperity. They either actually ex.
cused the oppressols, those who wero seek.
ing to make slaves of the coIonists. or did
what was tantamount to that, by chatg-
ing the most frightful expressions, wrongs
and outrages against the revolutionary Gov.
erniDent. ...t'
! lbat the reader may observe how clearly
the parallel runs between tho toryism of
lI16 and the toryism of 1863, wo will col
lect TOW passages from Moores Diary of
IL. Il
tho Revolution. Witness ;ho following from
Vol l., Page 3O6, from the address of tory
recruiting officer for the royal service, dc.
llvered at mooting on Long Island. Sept.
9Th, l776: "The misrule and prosecutions
CT Committees, Conventions and Congresses
are no longer to be endured they have be.
c"ue 'hsupportable--they are too numer.
Gus tor description. Thtre are none Of M
ont mhat hare ALREADY either seen o. ftii The
oppression IF their Republican dsspotism.
Without effectiDg one saIutary purpose.
these solf-created bodies have violated all
tho sacred ties Of civil society, prostrated
oil law and Government, and arbitrarily
usurped an absolute control ovor tho nat
ural rights, the reason and the conscience
OF their fellow subjects. Instead of sup
porting constitutional liberty, and redress.
ing public grievances, the special purpose
OF their original associations, they have do.
uiod their fellow citizens the grea: and most
valuable of all personal privileges: those of
personal liberty and freedom o. sDeech"
With tho nerest verbal alterations, this
| lar frt,. rA il hnla k..~ II
differences Of EAllaniighan. Olds. VooYhees.
and tho whole brood OF peace miscrean,s in
the North. ..s OOH. -t ..... .....--..a..
Again, when Gen. Dnrgoyne commenced
bis celebrated invasion from the North in
l777, and which brought up SO disastrously
ut Saratoga, he sS'tered a bighsounding
proclamation among the people. of which
tho following is an extract, found on page
435 of tho lst volume of the Diary of tho
Revolt luton .... sa .. .r..s..., -..H
ITO the eyes and oars of the temperate
part OF tho public, aud TO the breasts of the
suffering thousands in tho provinces, be tho
melancholy appeal, whether the present un-
natural rebellion hai mol been made he
foundation Jor the compietest system Of tyr.
auny that our God in His dispirasure, SUI.
fersd for u time 10 be exercised oprr a fro.
todrd and stubborn generation. arbitrary
Imprisonment, coafseation n property, per-
secution 0ud torture, unprecedented IN The in.
quiat,ons Of The Romish Church are among The
paipdbie enormities that usrify The abirma-
the. These are inflicted by assemblies and
committees who dare to profess themselves
friends to liberty, upon the most quiet sub.
jects without distinction of age or eek, for
the sole crime, often tho solo suspicion, OF
having adhered III principle to the Govern.
meut under which they were born and TO
which, 10y every tie divine and human. they
owe allegiance. To consumate these shock.
ing proceedings, The profansnon Of religion
is added to the most profigate prostitution
of common reason the consciences of mon
are set at naught and mul,itudes are com.
PEELED not only to bsar arms, but also to
swear subsection to an usurpation they alb
hor." ..... 'H'rr' 80
Evidently Goo, e. Pugh and other Val
landigham orators, have profted by study
ing Burgoyne's Proclamation ofl777, got up
expressly to meet tho views of tho tories of
that day. The correspondence is complete
between the language employed thon and
now. -.s..- 4H-.s-..+ ....-s
But look at few lines Of description of
the tories of 1870 and see how apty they
apply to the peace tories of 1868 In Vol.
%, Page l67, of tho Diary of tho Revolu-
tion, under date of June lst, 1879, are Civ
en- some extracts from "A Whia,' in tho
Pennsylvania Packet. of August 9th. Mark
a few of The questions and answers of "a
Whig," of the Revolution-"Who have al.
ways countoracted the endoavors Of Con-
gross to secure the liberties of this country !?
The Tories. Who propagate lies
among us to discourage the Wings The
Tories. Who corrupt the minds of tho
good people Of these States by evory species
OF insidious counsel The Tories. =
Who prevent your battallions from
being filed The Tories. Who persuade