Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-25

most selfish and heartless ou earth. They
move only for purpose when they smile
on the masses, it is to betray. They were (
pirates on the ocean for five hundred years
violating the flag of every nation aud cap
turing their vessels, until, in the war of /
1912, we taught them some lessons as TO
the law of nations. Their history is Grim
soned with the blood OF Ireland and the
East 1ndies, and other regions Of the world |
where the iron hoof of British conuuestha !
trodden. He honored the Irish Regiment |
OF New I York for refusing to attend at the !
ceremonies Of receiving the representatives
OF government, which government was |
stained with the murder of Rober7 En- |
NETT and his compatriot United Irishmen. !
The train which she had laid more than
sixty years since, for the dissolution at our
Union, was now in rapid state Of consum-
nation Had her her willy s.rtesmen come
at this deriod of our national woe TO look
on, uasder the gusse g.trsendsh5p, and wit
ness its too successful workings! He fear
ed the Greeks bringing presents. 1t a0as
Nero .7ft5dIes73g achsle Tame acas burning.
AIR b. would say a word or two to the
Senat~r from Jackson-a comfy he wonld
say, bearing Il very good name: The
Senator ( (Mr. IEonas) has discovered shat
those who are opposed to rash action are
submissionlsts-an Imported phrase from
some other States, where it has been used
for the want OF a better argument.to enlist
the weak and timid and that The Tories of
the revolution had counselied submission
to George the Third. The Tories were of
that desponding class of persons, said Mr..
B., who had no hope, and doubtless if
there could be a resurrection Of them, on
this OCCASION, the Senator from jackson
would receive their loudest applause for
for aiding in the attempt TO pull down the
free government which the patriots of the
revolution won by their valor, and which
the tories SO hated. The privileged or
ders Of Britain would no doubt Join in ho.
sannas to those who were doing the self
government OF man SO much injury, and
that of crowned heads so much benefit.
The Senator also had lidiculed the idea
of delay in our action. A wise delay was
oftener right than wrong. Precipitate
action was generally both unwise and
wrong. Gen. Washington, at many pc
rods Of the revolution, and especially in
his canpaig gns in New Jersey, was often
reproached by some of the hotspnrs Of that
dav with pursuing Fabian policy
sonetimes charged with cowardict and if
living now would probably, by some OF
the young Americas, be called an old fogy.
Washington, unsurpassed in moral ashe was
in physical courage, spurned the reproach
es OF military fops, and when they rudely
asked him how long he was going TO re-
treat, replied that he would retreat if nee
essary to the mountains Of Virginia-plant
the flag of tie country there, and rally Its
brave inhabitants 10 its defence. What
was the result! Why, Washington, by
little delay, gained the splendid victory of
Trenton, and made the glorious attacks at
Princetown and Monmouth, and ended
the revolution III blaze Of glory at York
town. What went with his accusers, Gel-
erals Charles Lee and Horatio Gates, both
native Englisamen, and who had been try
ing to supplant as Commander-in Chief?
Why, in a short time after the conspiracy
was formed, and Washington was accused
of timdity and delay, Lee was disgraced
i'll the battle of Monmouth and Crates
having been sent South to take command
OF the Southern army, in hot haste made
an attack on the British army at Camden,
and was signally overtlrawn, and such
was his precipitate flight, with whip and
spur, that it is said he reached HillsbCro,
from the field OF his defeat, in a day and
night. The moral of this is, that rash
precipitation is often great folly, and pru-
dent delay, generally, is great wisdom.
Ii, said Mr.. b., the country should un
fortunately become involved in civil
broils, he hored the Senator from Jackson
would fly to the rescue-place himself at
the head Of the red meA, who. yet linger in
his region of country; and. from his gal.
lantry, we may expect that he will not be
fonnd in the rear, but will lead ON the
front in defending the country.
Mr.. B. said, If he had not known so well
bv actual persona. observation in Congress
many wears since, how aud when this
slavery agitation received aid and comfort
and first began to assume anything like
size and proportion, and narrowly watch
its progress ever since, he might, too, he
for immediate disunion. The abolition
party undoubtedly laid the foundation of
II. Their strength, however, did not, in
the last one of two years of General Jack
sons administration, consist of more than
eight or ten abolitlonists proper in the
House of Representatives, and three or
four in the Senate The States Of Penn
sy Ivan a, New Jersey, New York, Maine,
New Hampshire, Connecticut and all the
North Nv estern States, Including fhe State
Of Ohio, had resolutions on their statue
books at that time almost as strong as res
pected our constitutional rights regarding
slavery, as North Carolina or. Virginia
the debates IN Congress of that period
will show that the miserable effusions OF