Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
OLD PAPERS COME
 TO LIGHT IN ToLLANn
Give GliDpses Into Historical Events
 Over Two Centuries Age.

Give Glinpses Into Historical Events
 Over Two Centuries Age.
 The writer has examined with in terest two copies of old Connecticut papers that have recently come to light in Tolland We are getting to rather depend upon the New England. garret in these days for interesting contributions to local or more general history. and find it stiH very pro ductive field.
 One of the papers is The Connecti- cut Courant and Weekly elligencer. for Tuesday, March IS. 17S3: the other The Norwich Packet and the Connec-z ticut. Massachusetts New Hampshire for January 8. Ire and is No. 1is in the series.
 The Norwich Packet opens with an. account of a, protest made to pariia~ ment by the freehoiders of Middlesex Go, England, regarding tho taking away of some of their rights. we are called upon to redouble our attention and zeal for the defense and preser- vation Of our constitutio4fal rights" declare the protestapts, from seeing the iron hand of oppression extended to our fellow subjects on the other | side of the Atlantic',
 Specific mention is made of the fa- tvoritism shown the Romish church in. America as opposed to the rights of. their Protestant brethren. also of the withdrawal of that glory of the Eng fish law, trial by jury, and the with drawal of other rights and privileges. all of which. they assert, have been
 productive of a most inpolitic, unnat-
 ural, cruel and destructive civil war against our suffering and much in jured fellow subjects in America" The hope is expressed that the fur
 ther effusion of blood of our innocent
 fellow subjects in America be prevent i ed and a speedy end be put to the present unnatural and Fuinous civil war" Next is reprinted a letter from the London Chronicle urging the pacifica- | tion of the war spirit in both countries which is held to be due to rnfsrepre- lsentation and falsehood.
 I When America is gone from us forever after rivers of blood and heaps of treasure are fruitiessly squandered
 in a. base war. what amends can the liars on both sides make? Let us do as lovers do: If we must quar-
 rel let us kiss and be friends. but not break off forever; let our quarrels l cement us the more.''
 | This letter, from which only a brief extract is given, is followed by a let l ter from General Lee to General Bur goyne. General Burgoyne was to em- bark for England early in December, IT'S, and Gen. Lee urges him to use
 his influence to secure the repeal of l all the tyrannous acts of parliament l relative to America The opinion is more than once expressed in the let 1 ter, which is written In rather inn l passioned style, that "the whole Brit | ish empire stands tottering on the brink of ruin" This sounds to us now l a bit hysterical The threatening war did indeed go against them. but some | how or other they managed to peg
 along in a fairly prosperous way. To General Lee, however. the prospect l must have seemed dreary enough. l Dispatches from Williamsburg, Vir- | ginia, and Philadelphia are then given l place, and a letter from Gen. Schuyler I at Albany, dated Dec. 14, 1775. with an Il account of speech delivered by the l Indians in which they recount the do- ings of a recent conference at Mon treal from which it would appear, states the general, that the ninis- terial servants have attempted to en- I gage the savages against us.''
 1 The following note is given rather l inconspicuous place in the paper: 1 -"On Wednesday last set out from this town to join the Continental Con- l gress atSPhiladeIphia the Hon. Samuel Huntington, Esd. who was lately ap- pointed by the general assembly one of the delegates to represent this col Iony. = sH He was accompanied out
 of town by a number of respectable gentlemen
 | The use OI Ile LeTIn TeSDoCLADl6 Tn the above connection is rather inter- esting,t as though there could be a Gentleman who was not respectablet l Yet there are occasions, we now, when to be escorted out of town by a dele gation of fellow citizens is not such ence to the departing resident. So perhaps the editor only had in mind
 to make the distinction very, very plain.
 | Extracts from the Journal of the Congress at Philadelphia are, printed
 including the act appointing George
 Washington General and Command erin Chief of the Army of the United tStates." Also the following resolu-
 tion, which was reported and passed
 Resolved unanimously, Whereas
 the Delegates of all the Colonies from
 Nova, Scotia to Georgia. in Congress
 assembled. have unanimously chosen
 George Washington, Esq.. to be Gen.
 eral and Commander in Chief of such
 forces as are or shall be raised foI
 the maintenance and preservation loi
 American Liberty; this Congress dotf
 now declare that they will maintain and assist him and adhere to him the said George Washington with theiI lives and fortunes in the same cause The advertisements in these old pa
 pers .are always interesting. few examples may be given:
 l OuaIIGS- -b6Qdus 1aylOI, L( carry on his Business as usual at hi:
 Shop opposite the Store of Colone Jabez Huntington. He returns his sin. cere Thanks to those Gentlemen whf have been pleased to favour him with their Employ, and hopes for a Con. tinuance of their Favours as long as steady Attachment to his Business, 2 strict Observance of his Word, neai 1 Work and an Aversion to Cabbage can. in any Degree, merit them" I Evidently MT. Benan by advertising his aversion to cabbage saw an op. portunity to put something over" or his less fortunate fellow Taylofs
 Jeremiah Clement has. for sale "ai his store in Norwich Landing. Oil ant
 Blubber, For Curriers' and Skinners Wemen's Cloth, and Leather Shoes
 home, made, Hard Soap. etc"
 Simeon Huntinton, Lieutenant, ad,
 yertlses for the apprehension of a de
 sertef: Whoever shall apprehend sait Deserter and confine him in any O
 his Majesty's Goals and give Informa'
 tion shall have two Dollars Reward anl
 necessary Charges paid"
 I The old copy of the Courant beginl
 with a London Letter with army new and some discussion on the situatioi of American Loyalists. It is held thai | Parlia aYae1f ShoaJ1d uaaIcA, Snrrs nrc.