Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-01-23
Historical.
FROM Tng New York DAY.BooE.
THE HISTORY OF THE
TORY PARTY,
IN THE UNITED STATES.
Compiled from the Private Papers and Letters of the
Fathers OF the Republic
Through achich the Federal or Tory Party
is Traced, Jrom l774 TO tie Present Day,
DY HENRY GURHAM.

At the commencement of the troubles
between the Colonies and the mother coun-
try, in the year l774--for that was about
the time that the Colonies began in earn
est to oppose the arbitrary acts of the
English PGriiamcnl---u.y be dated the
origin Of parties in this country, under
The names of Wings auI Tories. The lat
ter, owing to their subsequent conduct,
became synonymous with every thing that
was vile and contemplate, and the bare
mention of their name caused the heart to
khudder and the blood to chill in the veins
OF every true patriot. They were styled
by the parent country, and among them.
selves, "Loy because they were in
favor of Unconditional submission" to
the tyranny Of Great Britain. They
were called by the Wbigs or Patriots
"Tories,' term taken from an Irish
word sgnifyiug savage, which they
have proved themselves to be from that
day to this. Although protesting to be
the humblcst Of Christians, they are
wolves iu aheop's clothing" On the
other hand, the Wings we're for maintain
ing the rights of the people, peaceably, if
possible, and by force, if necessary
They were unconditionally opposed, not
TO England, as England, but to the over
bearing bigotry and tyranny OF England,
which were displayed In marked manner
towards our patriotic fathers, who only
desired the rights OF freemen, and were
determined to accept of nothing less. For
this noble end they took up arms. They
fought the battles Of the Revolutionary
War; suffered hunger and thirst; expo
sure of health and life F.; travelled bare foot
ed over the frozen grounds of our north.
err soil, and might have been tracked by
the blood from their frozen feet. Winter
after winter, for seven long years, the y
struggled, until they gained the object
they had in view-their independence.
No zen has ever yet described the suf-
ferings Of those noble men no artist has
ever portrayed the horror that surround.
ed the hearthstones Of those heroic bands,
armed in the cause Of civil liberty and
the rights of man-their dwellings burned;
their property destroyed their wives and
daughters ravished by a brutal SO oldiery (;
and th cir loved ones starved to death by
thousands yes, by thousands, for Thorn
as Jefferson tells us that teve@ thousand
tUerc starred 10 death in prison ship Jer.
sey, in this city; and no one knows how
many more, perShod in other places. -
History is full of it, and he that is dis
posed may read as he runs of the tyranny
not only of the hirelings of the British
king, who were sworn to do his bidding,
but of the Tory party, who hated the
Wings with most inveterate hatred and
gave information of the whereabouts and
numbers of the Patriots. They acted as
guides for tho British troops, and pointed
out the places where the Wings resided,
helped to plunder them, and divide the
spoils among their friends. They would
skulk in the dead hour ..of night, like the
merciless savag0s, burn the dwellings oil
their nearest neighbors, rob them OF their
cattle aud provisions, carry them to the
English army, and there sell them thus
showing their deSotedneSs to the Govern