The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-05

We have heretofore, several occasions, drawn
attention TO the close analogy between the present
struggle, the part Of the South, and the revolu-
ton OF l776. We have done this, not for the pur.
pose of clarifying the South, but in the hope that
the North would take warning from the blunders
of those who undertook, eighty-fve years ago, to
suhiugate three million Americans. We cannot but
think that the people of the North will still find it
to their advantage to study again the history of q
revolution which was successfully carried on
against England by the poor and scattered popu-
lation which then inhabited this continent The
course Of the British Ministers was so singularly
like that which Mr.. LINCOLN is pursuing
that it is impossible 70 contrast the pol
icy of the American President with that
OF the British King, without feeling that the
coerciTe measures of to-day are likely to have the
same disastrous ending as those which were
adopted years ago to reduce our ancestors to sub
mission, In l77G the advisers Of the King were
confident OF bringing the Americans speedily to
terms. They made their arrangements for n
''short, sharp and decisive" war. Mr.. BANCROFT
tells us; 1.-The plan of the coming campaign was
made IN the undoubed expectation of completely
finishing the war in season to disband the extra
ordinary forces within two years" 1t was as
serted then, as it is now in regard to the South.
that the Americans were half naked, half starved.
and badly armed; that they had no money to pay
their troops with, and no Generals TO lead them,
and therefore the contest wsuld be a short one.
1t was said that the loyal portion of the
coonists far outnumbered the rebels, and would
rise and overpower the latter in every province
to which detachment of British troops might
be sent. The advocates Of coercive measures in
Parliament urged that the Americans chad no
treason to wish for continuance of their pres
cent government. The Congress tyrannized over
''the people; their power and practice of punish
''ment by imprisonment were utterly incompatible
with the very idea of freedom. The liberty of
"thc press was annihilated; printer who dared
'to publish a sentiment or fact contrary to their
'syslem and interests, would be instantly ruined:
''nor was the freedom Of private letters or private
conversation tolerated The success of the royal
''army might, it was nationally hoped, dissolve
this horrible tyranny, and enable the oppressed
Americans safely TO avow their real opinions.
''and without danger return to their duty" The
Ministers insisted that Lord DUsMoaE could, with
small force, "aided by the loyalists and ne
''groes," recover Virginia; and that on the ap-
pearance of n few regiments, 1.-THE Highland emf
"grants and many thousands in the back counties !
'of North Carolina would rally round the ROYAL
STANDARD" Lord LYTTLEToN, who had been
Governor of South Carolina, Explained" Mr..
BANCROFT tells US, 'the inherent weakness Of
1.-THE Southern Colonies; and, with obvious sat-
''siaction, minated that 'fa few regiments were
" sent there, the negroes would rise and imbrue |
tbajr do IN Tho g, H.
was against conciliatory offers; the honor of the
" nation required coercive measures the colonies
ought to he conquered before mercy should be |
" shown them The House sustained these SEN
'ments by a vote of two hundred and seventy
"elght against one hundred and ten
In vain did PITT, and Fox snd BURKE. and
other statesmen demonstrate against the policy TO
which the obstinate and short-sigh,ei Kino vas
so bllndly welded. They asserted that tho oo1o
nists were far more united than tho M;;,,ou, -
ieved or admitted them to be ora +ho.,l.
resources and courage had been pross,,- 80.
rated and they maintained that if such i. noo,,fo
were subjugaed, they could only be governed nv
system which would be at with the funda
mental principles of British freedom. The Duke |
OF Grafton declared "that the contest was not |
'ony hopeless, but fraught with disgrace; and |
THAT the attendant expenses would lay upon the |
country burden which nothing could Justify |
shut IN insult from foreign enemy" "Hasten
cling to Court he complained of the violent
'fnjudcious and impracticable schemes of tho
ministers, framed in a misconceptiou of the
"resources of the colonies; and he added de-
4" luded themselves, they are deluding your
/" Majesty The King debated the business at
'large; but when he announced that a numerous
"body of German troops was to join the British