[18] See note 15, above. [19] _New York Herald_, April 16, 1814, p. 4-1. [20] _Connecticut Courant_, January 19, 1813, p. 3-1. [21] "The reins of government were now held by Mundungus, the great tetrarch of the nation, the apostle and successor of the great Conundrum" (The Yankee in London, 1826, p. 93). [22] _Portsmouth Oracle_, August 27, 1814, p. 2-2. In the _Columbian Centinel_ of January 26, 1814, appeared these lines (p. 4-1): "Then, soon will the Country submit to the thing Which we wanted--_to make_ MADISON _King_!" [23] A poetical skit entitled "All Tories Together," which appeared in the _Aurora_ of October 7, 1813, began thus (p. 2-5): "Oh! come in true jacobin trim, With birds of the same color'd feather, Bring your plots and intrigues, uncle TIM, And let's all be tories together." In the _Northern Centinel_ (Burlington, Vermont) of December 3, 1813, appeared the following: "But, the bold _benevolents_ of Vermont have lately smuggled from the enemy a Governor of the true British stamp, and have placed him upon the throne of State. This must eclipse the boasted feats of _Bulwark Strong_, _Uncle Tim_, and _Fi-fo-fum_, these three champions, will need something more than their own sagacity, to place them again in the front rank of toryism, nothing short of their smuggling out the duke of York and Mrs. Clark can raise these eastern heroes to a level with his Majesty's brave subjects in Vermont" (p. 3-3). The allusion is to the recent election by the Legislature, there having been no election by the people, of Martin Chittenden as Governor of Vermont. By "benevolents" are meant members of the Washington Benevolent Societies, then common. [24] "The proclamation, dated "Camp near Buffalo," is printed in the _Columbian Centinel_ of November 25, 1812, p. 2-4. A parody on the proclamation, ending as follows, was printed in the _Albany Gazette_ of December 3, 1812 (p. 3-4): "And thus I close my _message_ with The NAME of ALEXANDER SMYTH! A GEN'RAL, _Brigadier_, _Inspector_, Commander, Conq'ror, and Protector-- Whose 'Brock's _black reg'ment_' ne'er did fear yet, In _camp_ at Buffalo, or _near_ it." Sir Isaac Brock, to whom Hull had capitulated, was killed at Queenston on October 13, 1812.