Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-08
Gelt and Saxon.

The present war in the Crimea, like every IN
Europe for centuries past, presents strange phe-
nomenoi., namely the brilliant display of "Ango Sax
on courage in the persons of Celtic soldiers-the
desperate achievements of English forces composed
of Irish and Scotch soldiers. AT the battle of the AL
full onehalf of the British loss of men born
in lreland-of the other half alge proportion was
made up of Scotch Highlanders and of other Cells,
yet the dispatches speak Of the steady bulldog
age of the English Infantry. During the encounter
of the 5th, the heroes of the day were the Ennis
kileners and the Scotch Greys Irish and Scotch re-
gments, to man. The LIST Royal, by VIII ON they
were supported are known as the Royal Irish" and
even OF the line regiments more than one half is
cruited in the two smaller divisions of the Empire.
AT the most cursory glance, every one must see
that there is considerable humbug in the whole mat
ter. 1t is abominable bumbug in the London Times
and other English organs, prating from day to day,
of the exclusive pluck and steadness of the "AngIo
Saxon" when the battle is not fought by the
Anglo-Saxons, but in fact by those races whom
English policy has been busily engaged in roofing
out of the sister Kingdom to make way for the excu
sive occupancy of Mr. Bull In the second place, it
strikes US that the aforesaid Ces are great humbugs
to be splitting their blood for those who would
defame them the next day-proscribe them at home
hail their absence and explanation something de-
srable, in order that room may be made for
English colonization; and since they will fight for
their oppressors and contemnors, don't see that
they have any thing better to expect than oppression
| and contempt. The verdict of history will be
served them right.
But for all this it strikes US that the cant of Anglo
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humbug all over. Not half of England is Saxon.
Neither the ancient Brittons-nor the Danes were
exerminaed by the Saxon conqueror, bit more
than The latter were exterminated by the Normans-
not much their brother Cells have been exter-
minated in ireland Scotland, and yet in the High,
lands of the latter and through the four provinces Of
the former, they far outnumber the invading races
Wherer British power has been carried its battles
have beer fought, in great measure by Irish and
Highland troops, while the Cockney press has blated
of Anglo Saxon valour.
: In all this twaddle England has not been IL
whit behind old England and to read half their books
and speeches would be led suppose that the
whole world sprang from Plymouth Rock and that
the Southern and middle States either otfshoos
OF the Pilgrim Stock if not So then inferior and
less gody. All this is twaddle The couutry is COM
posite In the language OF Bancroft q our land WAS
not more the recipient of the ofa countries than
OF their IDEAS Annhate the past OF any one lead
! ing nation of the wotld and destiny would have
been changed. Italy and Spain, in The persons of
Columbus and Isabella Joined together for the great
discovery that opened America for emigration and
commerce France contributed to its independence
the search Tor the orig gin of the language speak
carries to India our religion is from Palestine
of the hymns sung in churches some were first
heard in Italy, in The deserts of Arabia, some on
the banks of the Euphrates: arts from
Greece, our jurisprudence from Rome, maritime
code from Russia England taught US the system of
representative government the noble republic the
United Provinces bequeathed to us, in the world of
thought, the prolific principle OF federal union Our
country stands, therefore than any other, the
realization of the unity of the race"