Chapter VI

Republicanism—The lesson of the first rebellion—The late civil
war—The Loyalists; their losses and hardships—Ignored by
Americans—Unrecorded—The world kept in ignorance—American glory—
Englishmen—Question of Colonial treatment—The reason why Great
Britain failed to subdue the rebellion—Character of the rebel
bravery—The great result—Liberty in England and United States
contrasted—Slavery—The result to U. E. Loyalists—Burgoyne—
Mobocracy—Treatment from “Sons of Liberty”—Old men, women and
children—Instances of cruelty—Brutality—Rapacity—Torture—The
lower classes—“Swamp Law”—Fiendish cruelty—Worse than Butler’s
Rangers—Seward and the Fenians—Infamous falsification—Close of
the war—Recognition of independence by Great Britain—Crushed
hopes of the Loyalists—In New York—Their conduct—Evacuation day—
The position of the Loyalists—Confiscation—“Attainting”—Seizing
Estates—Paine—Commissioners at Paris—British Ministry—Loyalists’
petition—King’s speech—Division of claimants—Six classes—The
number—Tardy justice—Noble conduct of South Carolina—Impostors—
Loyalists in Lower Canada—Proclamation—The soldiers’ families—
Journeyings—Meeting of families 52

CHAPTER VII.

A spirit of strife—The French war—British American troops—Former
comrades opposed—Number of U. E. Loyalists in the field—General
Burgoyne—Defeat—First reverse of British arms—The campaign—
Colonel St. Leger—Fort Stanwix—Colonel Baume—Battle of
Bennington—General Herkimer—Gates—Schuyler—Braemar Heights—
Saratoga—Surrender—The result upon the people—Sir John Johnson—
Sir William—Sketch—Indian Chief—Laced coat—Indian’s dream—It
comes to pass—Sir William dreams—It also comes to pass—Too hard
a dream—Sir John—Attempt to arrest—Escape—Starving—Royal greens—
Johnson’s losses—Living in Canada—Death—Principal Corps of
Royalists—King’s Rangers—Queen’s Rangers—Major Rogers—Simcoe—The
Rangers in Upper Canada—Disbanded—The Hessians 63