Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-17
Paritan Patriotism.

from the organization of the Union, have re-
fused 10 contribute their quota of men and
money to support the National Government
against foreign foe, are exceedingly prompt
now, when called upon by q President after
their own heart to aid in putting down BY sword
and bayonet their Southern brethren, who have
fought The bittles and built up the commerce
of the Yankee Natiou." The aid and con-
fort given TO Great Britain by the New Eng
land States in the ~ar Of 1912 is matter Of
history, familiar 10 every individual in this
country. The burning o! "blue lights" rs
signal 10 the enemy, and other "oTert sc.s'
Of treason on she part Of the descendants Of
the PllgTu fathers, will stick to them closer
than the poisoned sh;r, OF EvSsas on toe bod?
Of Hercules.
The history Of the events to which ne rc-
Ter may net be familiar to The uit,ls Of al!
our renders We presen. the foliow;ng narra-
tive.
At an early period Of tic war oi 1912.
Commodore Decatur. in tie ship United
States. accompanied by the Macedonian and
Hornet, sailed from NeI York into the sound,
hoping to elude the vigilance Of the enemy )
squadron cruising of tina. harbor. he vas
disappointed 10 this calculation, end ob!iged.to
take refuge in the por. o! NeT London, where
he was blockaded By superior isrce. GI two
occasions the weather appeared 10 The ComHo-
dore to aEord him favorable chance of es-
cape, Of which he was eager To avail himself.
But in both Instances he was defeated !: tT:i-
tors, who, By nieaas Of blue lights, announced
MS intentions to the enemy, SO es 20 render
the attempt certain prelude 10 destruction.
The facs here stated Here denied o some
os the Journals a. the time, but they were es.
;ablshed in eu official communication from
Commodore Decatur himself
From that communication Er lnahr the fol-
lowing extracI:
some few nights sinco," said Conno'!orc
Decatur, in letter dated New London, Dec.
go, 1919, 1.-The weather promised an o2portu.
nisy for this seadron to get 10 sea; and it was
said on shore that We Intended u nlske the
attempt In .hs course Of the evering, two
Blue ligAts were burned at both the points at
tne harbor's rucu,h, .s signals tc the enemy.
And there is rot Il doubt bu! ;hat they mac,
pv signals ami otherwise, instantaneous in!or-
nation Of our movements. Grea. but unSuc-
,essful efforts have been made to detect those
who communicate with the e!.-my by signal.
The edi,o. oT t!,a New London Gazette, to
alarm them, azGi in the hope to prevent the
repetition oi those Signals stated in ;i!st news
paper that they had teen observed, and ven.
.ur.S N .'--c,-r~n :: -. .rhr ~ W.: 40 ,.h~-
in the mos: indignant terns. The consequence
IS, hs has incurred the express censure OF some
Of his nsighbYrs- Notwithstanding these sig.
,lals have been repeated, and hasc been seen
oy ;wea;y pe:sous at ienst in this squadron,
shere arc men in New London asho hare The
har,lihood to G5se; 10 dis5sli.rs Il, end TIC Il:
Jrontsry to avou :heir d:sbelisr
''Sigusd. STEPHEN DECATUR. .
ITO Hon. ". junes, Secretary uf the Navy.
These facts carry upor sheir face bette!
commentary Than any we can Eahe upon
,heul. Thcv rshibit the VuTitanieal, wooden.
nutmeg patriotism of New England in i,s tras
;ignt The editor Who deuounced the fan.
KEGS ''ior h;iling the candle for the British
in the darkes. nights Of the second war oi
American independence, rss Vi!ified and pro-
scribed BY his neighbors. The politicians who
declared against Voting dollar for the prose
cu,iou OF the war, and who further declared
that i, vas anbeeoning a moral and religious
people {like .hsmselrs1 TO rejoice at victories
achieved over the British invaders OF this
country, were sustained By the people in Gear
iy every part 0: New England.
Tie Leading politicians Of New Englsod cna1'
acterized the war between the United States
and Mexico as ''unrlgh:cods, wicked and
damnabe," on The part Of the government oi
the United States In one-half of the New
England States not regiment vas raised
Massachusetts, sent regiment into the
fsld composed mostly OF lrishmen and
other adopted citizens, ss we have heard.
No canaid uaa will asSert that the scnti.
meat q Massachusetts st that time iaTcr
ed ,as enlistment Of soldiers for the hexl.
can var. The most .ast can be seid for the
State is, that she tolerated the raising OF reGl'
nent under .t:s command OF Caleb Gushing.
According to the pa;.ers Of thet day, ;he au'
;hori.;es Ct Boston refused the proper tsstlmo'
niu!s .: reSoece TO the u:enory Of one CT the
gallant soas Of Massachusetts, ~ho fell under
tine flag Of the United States in one OF the bat
lies upon the plains Ct Mexico. The remains
of Lieutenant Lincoln, descendant o: the
Lincoln who vas hoDorably distinguished In
the struggle Of rs. we're taken home and ou'
ried privately, a public demonstration on the
q o.cas;on no, being in accordance with the sen.
t;msnt of the anti-wur ru!ery OF the principal
c;;y of New Eaglaud.
N:w uansphirs and CONNECTICUT raised
one regiment each, through the active and
powerful eyer,ons Of Pierce, Seymour and
few other patriotic c;tiz=us in opposition to the
prevailing scntimen, of New England If the
wishes of the majority Of the politicians Of Ne"
England had prevailed, not soldier wsaid
hay. been sent L. either SCOTS or Taylo1s
lins;" &c. blow would have been struck BY
men from the land of "Llue lights" in honcr
of the Hes abou: which they are 10" 80 ex-
srcmely sclic;oas. They refused to hght un-
der the E,a. spanslsd bnnncS while it was
ROLL a .svubol of renc@u," bat they decla'e e
,heir willingness TO die under its folds since it
hae become "a badge of disgrace" the flag of
the tyrant who has snhssriea the Nation,
81 Government, and now ,,sks tbs eu,ire sub
ivr,,iop If the Southern States. They look
upou !, as an objectionable sin 10 fight the
British or any other ioreisu foe but they mani
,n,,rtv To "uesh their maiden