Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-21
The United State, VS.. Eaynau and Drayton.

The United State; VS.. Haynau and Drayton.
| About two years ago. the emperor of Aus
tia conferred upon General llaynau the com
mand of his armies in Hungary; and General
| Haynau, with ferocity unparalleled in mod
ern warfare, murdered tender girls in ''colll
blood :" and scourged tie naked backs of the
mothers Of men, i'll the face of his savage sol
diery.
Those fragrant deeds of demoniacal cruelty
and shameless atrocity, provoked the indig-
nation of the whole world and America, as
well became her, trembled with intensity of
her loalhing for so cowardy so caIlous so
cruel an instrument of tyranny as l1aynau had
shown himself to he. Haynau, il is true, how
ever, had only fulfilled the behests of his i'm
perial master, and was unworthy of the indig-
nation of a free moral republic. 1t was the
act, not the instrument, that claimed the right
cons vistaiions of democratic wrath and rep,
rehension; and accordingly it was proposed,
in the Senate of the United States, to suspend
diplomatic relations with nation so utterly
lost 10 a sense of manhood and humanity as
Austria through her minion Haynau, had
proven herself to he. The land of Washing
ton, and Jefferson, and good John Adams,
could have no dealings with the den where
Wmdischgratz butchered boys for loving lib
erty; and where Haynau whipped women, for
loving their husbands and sons.
And it was said that it would well become
this republic, whose glory was humanity, to
withdraw herself from that despotism which
had outraged her every principle and senti-
ment Of Justice and truth. The United States
did not, however, suspend diplomatic relations
with Austria she contented herself with exc
Grating the name Of Gen. Haynau.
About two years ago, Captain Dnyton, an
American Citizen, anchored his little ship, the
" Peal, in the Potomac and while the city
of Washington was in blaze with fambeaux;
and while the bells of the churches rung OUT
merry peals of rejocng for the triumph OF the
people in the European revolutions, about so
persons came on board the Pearl" and took
passage to Philadelphia.
Captain Drayton, ignorant that those human
beings, made in the image Of God, were chat
tells, set his sails and bore away down the riv-
er. Suddenly the long tongued bells ceased
their liberty and rung out in wild alarms.
The wide mouthed orators were stopped in the
midst Of their eulogiums to freedom by the
shout of 'tour slaves our slaves ~ and con-
fusion and wrath reigned in the capital that
night.
Drayton and his passengers were captured :
the latter were sold to hopeless bondage in the
extreme South; the former was consigned TO
the dungeons Of this republic, and chained
like wild beast. Yes, brother republicans
Drayton was put, and is now, in chains, in a
Ioathsome filthy dungeon in Washington and
he is slowly dying the death of martyrdotn for
liberty.
His prison door is barred with seventeen
thousand dollars of expenses, which his per
secutors managed to impose upon his trial ;
and there, beneath the shadow of the goddess
of Liberty, he is dying apace for "crime" that
has purchased him immortal honor to all pos
terty. Now we propose TO appeal TO the en-
|Pefofs OF Russia and Austria, and TO the king
OF Naples, and tie prince of France, 10 pro-
test in the name OF their humanity against the
awful atrocity of killing this noble man, a
cfime which must make even their hearts feel
indignant.
Ii Drayton cannot be taken from the filthy
cell, where he is pining TO the grave,by Amer
leans, we propose to beseech General Hayn II
/ to protest 10 Mr. Fillmore and General Cass
&c. against their atrocous tyranny and cruelty
and we shall ask him and Windischgratz, and
the Pope of Rome, and Mons Falloux and
Guizot to subscribe sum sufficient to buy
flom the bloody lalon$.. of the ultra despolic
American republic, q man whose crime was
pursuing his ordinary business; and whose
heart was TOO susceptible of pity and generos-
ity.-Bu'rlu'S Christian Citizen.