The Tories or loyalists in America; being slight historical tracings, from the footprints of Sir John Johnson and his cotemporaries in the revolution . bitter sentiment of divided neighborhood and brokenfriendship, the retaliation of the exile against him who retainedor had acquired his home. In our recent struggle we learned again that many foreignsoldiers voluntarily came as has been stated, and accepted serviceon either side, for glory or for pay, indifferent to the cause; andalso that old neighbors were often the fiercest opponents whenmeeting in strife. If, in the light of that experience
The Tories or loyalists in America; being slight historical tracings, from the footprints of Sir John Johnson and his cotemporaries in the revolution . bitter sentiment of divided neighborhood and brokenfriendship, the retaliation of the exile against him who retainedor had acquired his home. In our recent struggle we learned again that many foreignsoldiers voluntarily came as has been stated, and accepted serviceon either side, for glory or for pay, indifferent to the cause; andalso that old neighbors were often the fiercest opponents whenmeeting in strife. If, in the light of that experience, there was one whoseadhesion to the British Government in 1776 appears mostreadily accounted for, it would seem to be that of Sir JohnJohnson. His position as an officer in his Kings servicemade it natural to a soldier ; the personal honor of knight-hood from the Kings hand while in London, must haveinfluenced his sympathy, aside from the hereditary sense ofgratitude for the great bounties and trust conferred on his father. That father dying in 1774 escaped the responsibility whichfell upon his son. It is unnecessary to fully recall the career. an
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