Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-23
opp INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
THE LeYALIsEs OF THE REyOLU'
 FIoN,

HtQHs
 The Loyalists of the Revolution were of two kinds, active and passive, and these were again divided into classes, the mer- eenary and the honest. When the Dec laratien of IHdependeRee vas promulgated many influential men, who were fully alive to the importance of demanding from Great Britain redress of existing and increasing grievances. were not pre- pared to renounce all allegiance and they adhered to the interests of the crown. These formed large class in every rank in society, and, being actuated by conF scientieus motives, commanded our thor euEh respect.
 Many of these LeYalists took up arms for the king, remained loyal throughout the contest, and suffered severely in exile when the contest was ended Others, for purposes of gain. and some to indulge in plunder and rapine under legal sanction, were active against the patriots and their crimes were charged upon the whole body of the Loyalists.
 The Hercest animosities were engen- dered, and common justice was de | throAed. The Wings, whe suffered dread 1 fully at the hands of marauding Tories bated the very name of Loyalists, and through the instrumentality of conhsca- | tion acts and other measures, the innocent swere often punished fer the crimes of ths
 guilty.
 1 subsidsd, justice held sway and Hucf property was restored, Yet the claims oi the British commissioners in negotiating l the treaty of peace, to indemnity for thi LaYalists by the UHited States govern nent could not be allowed, for it va: justly argued that during the war thu Whigs had lost as much and more bS 1 the maehinatieps of the Tories, as thi 1 latter had done by contiscatiens and con sequences of exile.
 It is claimed by Sabine, in his book The American Loyalists, that at leas ItHeHty thousand Tories took up arms fe the king during the war. The first CT iganizatioHs were under Governors Dun more snl Martin and besides those un tder Buffer and Johnson, in New York aad Col Ferguson. at Kings Mountain there were tWentv-nine or thirty regi ments regularly efHeered and enrolled
 Some of these bore the names. Tn | Kings Rangers, the Royal Fencibl Americans, the Queens Rangers, tn Kings American Regiment. De Laneey' Battalion, the NerrA Carolina Highlan Regiment, JehRsens Royal Greens, etc. These regiments were disbaqded at th close of the Revolution, and some of tn officers were transferred to the regula English army and continued in serxic for life. Others, less fortunate, wer with a host of military and civil con
 panions iate exile, the northern one
 chiefly to Nova Scotia and New Brun: i wick, and the southern ones to the Bahs : mas, Fiofids and the British West Indie . Many also vent to England, and fc lyears they were importunate petitioner 1 to the government for reRef. The of cers generally received half pay. 7 Toward the close of 17s2 a commits
 Eof parliament was appointed to attend ? the claims of the Loyalists. The resu [. 1 of their Investigations was to deny u
 claims of some who had already receive v aid and to allow more to others greater worth.
 ! By their decision in June. 17ss, ov
 S2ee,e00 per anHnm were distribpt'
 among ss7 Loyalist prisoners. The elair s ants finally became so numerous that IT permanent board of commissioners VI
 appointed. which continned for almo
 Iseven years.
 On the s5th sf March, 17st, the nal