Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-21
The war OF the Pnritans and Cava-
Tiers.

The war OF the Puritans and Cava-
Tiers.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Coatederacy of recent
date, says that Dr. Banks, of Savannah
q gentleman for whom il seems TO cherish
profound admiration, thus sums up the
issue involved in the rebellion
at is not the negro question which is
now mooted--it is to know whether the
| Puritan or Cavalier is TO rule this CONT
nent. For fifteen years we have been
preparing il, and the Yankees cannot ex-
pect to destroy in a day what we have
taken so long to prepare"
We call attention to two points in DIR.
Banks declaration--a negative and a
positive proposition. The first is that IL
IS not he negro question Which is non nooted.
Every man of intelligence ought to see
this The second point is that it is 50
contest Jetlceen Puritans and Cavaliers for
the rule Of this Continent" We accept
both propositions as susceptible of the
clearest proof but propose to contine our
remarks to the latter at present.
What is meant by DR.. Banks when he
speaks of Puritans and Cavaliers? We
have read these same expressions often
in DeBow's Review, and in the Richmond
newspapers, and the Southern Literary
Messenger. They seem TO be pet phrases
of the rebels. Well, in the great civil
war which convuIsed England in 1912,
these names had their origin.
That memorable war was occasioned
by the revolt of the people of England
against that weak and perfidious tyrant,
Charles I. The party which supported
King Charles and his despotic measures
was called the Cavalier party, being
made up of proAigate CourtieIs, debauch-
ed and decayed Earls, Marquises Barons
and Dukes. The sturdy yeomanry of
England who rose up against the King
were nicknamed Puritans in derision by
their dissolute and worthless adversaries
The leaders of the two parties were, on
the side of the Cavaliers, King Charles,
whose memory is blackened with the
guilt of bigotry, tyranny, deceit, and
perjury Archbishop Laud, the most in
famous creature who ever disgraced the
English priesthood, and the Earl of
SuaiIOrd--a man utterly despotic, cor
rupt, cruel, and imperiOus. All of these
men died ANONYMOUSLY on the scaiIold.
The leaders of the Puritans were John
Hampden, the noblest statesman in the
annals of Great Britain; John Milton,
the immortal poet, and no less wonder
ful as an eloquent champion of human
rights than as poet; and that great |
leader of the people, Oliver Cromwell, |
a man of iron will and nerve, quick |
to perceive vast in comprehension, and |
possessed of all the elements of hero.
Here we have pictures of the Cavaliers
and Puritans as drawn by Hume and
The reader will easily see
that these names mean Arisocrats and
Democrats.
The cavaliers went down and the Pu-
riians were victorious in that contest,
When these rebel organs speak of their
party as the Cavaliers, and the loyal men
as Puritans it is betrayal of their own
sympathies and their hatred
of free government. They are for King
Charles against Oliver Cromwell and the
people. The rebel aristocracy hate the
people now as bitterly as the Cavaliers
lated the yeomanry of England.
We accept the names of the respective
parties as ominous Of the issue Of our
Sreat civil war. The debauched and
'roiligate Cavaliers went down before the
'harge of Cromwelrs army, and so will
he corrupt hordes Of this rebellion,
lighting as they are against the princi-
'les Of free government 60 down inglo-
iOusly before the impetuOus shock Of the
chilean army Of the Union.