Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-28
Rockiagham-the "!Suabes," and the Te,.ih lie.
gion.
We quote from the Rockingham Register Of
Saturday last
.JOHN H. PEASANTS ESQ

John II. PLEASANTS, ESQ.
We enjoyed the pleasure OF hearing short address
from the Intelligent and accomplished editor of the
Richmond Whie in the Railroad Convention in this place
Monday evening last. Mr. p. called out by citizens
Of the "Tenth Legion" and although unaceustomed
public speakng he could not refuse obedience O call
and coming from such a lie alluded
slightly and appropriately 10 "by eones-snd expressed
tho hope that stood together in the effort ad-
the evidently rising destnes Of this renowned Com
mouwsaltb. Mr.. p. spoke but few minutes but long
enough satisfy that he eniorsins higher regard
she iategeut people OF this county than the columns
the Wing in exciting campaign would seem 10 ndi-
cate. Mr. p. although mad politician in times Of
excitement nevertheless courteous and refined
gentleman in his and department. and heat
lilly glad that he has had opportunity OF seeing for him
self that the "Sudtts at least capable OF maniesting
tho respect due his talents and abilities ehough he has
been their sanderer We hope this visit the Editor of
the Wing Rockingham, short as II was induce that
gentleman 10 adopt u more liberal and Courteous tone,
VIXEN speaking Of citizens. We are very sure, had
Mr.. Peasants remained with a few days and become
acquainted with hsrdhsted and intelligent yeomsnry.
his views must have been completely changed No people
have been abused and sandered-none less UNDER
stood than the sterling unhendng republicans OF the
TenIh Legion Like the proud oak Of the forrest. ihey
stand unframed amidst all the storms which may beat
around them. The scornal and contemplate efforts Of
Infatuated parz,ns TO cast insult and cOnumey upon
fall Harmless their feet and in the end recoi with
doubled force and the devoted heads Of their
Infamous authors."
IL seemed TO us proper to quote the article OF
the Register in full, Notwithstanding that our mo
desty in one place, and our sef.respect in ano.
tber might have rendered its exclusion proper.
How can be very courteous and yet a
''sanderer," is not exactly transparent TO us. But
we let ii pass.
We shall be permitted, however, TO say to the
Rockingham Register and the Tenth Legion.
that we never intended to SANDER them, and thai
in calling them some of them 'Swabians," as
they were called in the Valley ITSELF we merely
intended TO discriminate between the Dutch o.
the Circles of Germany and their descendant,
in this country, and the Dutch of the Low Coun.
tries, Holland, Zealand, Belgium, &c, who set
tied New York. We know no historical reason
whatever, why descent from the Teutonic rae,
who nhabit the circle Of Swaba, is not az hon
orable as from the same race on other parts OF tn
Continent. 1t is so, however, Uhy we d. no
know, that our Dutch fclow.citzens in the Val
ley, Of this genealogy, do feel dstaste at bein!
called "Swabiansl" We think they ought Il
glory in il: there is no better blood flowing in Tn
veins Of mankind-pone more purely Te,honir
that great race from the Northern Hives, whcl
founded modern Civilization This was our ide
when in 1910 we ridiculed them as "Swabes
and that ridlcule was occasioned not by any opin
son that tho bLood was not good as the Saxon
Dane or Norman, but because we knew the,
were sensitive upon tho subject, and having drub
bed the Wings so numerically at the polls, w
felt in the humor OF hitting them back in the hes
way we could This is really the truth. w
meant no national reflections, and are incapab,
Of dealing In such arguments.
The Register is perfectly right in IL. conclu-
sion that our visit 10 Rockingham has llbcral,ze,
greatly, our estimate Of that people, and not our
only, but that Of our enlightened colleagues
hessrs. Haxall and Robinson. We were undo
prejudice which has been removed and we hop,
10 make amends for past injustice by present con
ss-ion, aud by future readiness TO render full JUS
tee.