Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-04
Southern chiyalry.

o0utucIn Shvshys
Thu war !, ss,tlIsg many questions thss
long been 10 disputs. Tho sSu'hsrn ehi''
airy have been. tor long series Of year,, :
.e, Of bragg.ris. who have hoas'ed that theft
particular section OF county contained oil
tho courage. all the chivairy. The North
has been continually tainted I" containing
sst Of towards, Who had neither pluck or
bravery. A. the sonmencsmeu Of the var.
tho rebels made their boasts. that one South
erner, VAS equal TO three YANKEES. a. they
content ,sou.ly denominsie all northern
men. How hes the thing been dsmonstra.
Ted! In nearly every hattie foosht'inco
,he commencement Of the struggle. the odds
have been ssSip', Ne. This 10 . singular TACT,
showing che superior tact Of their sAee,s ..
concentrating men. Notwithstanding oil
this. all oar fscrus movements have been
succession % victories, and that with 81.
prrior iorcr against ~ In nearly every bat.
rio. whs, doe this pro,sf Why that
cur m-n heh, .. bruvcly and ob.,ipa'sly 90
do theirs Indeed We do not rcmsmhsr the
battle that has b~u fought 'ince the insu.
curation Of the rebellion whsv the rank
and 6ls 10 our army, did no, show the most
undsun'ed courage and bravery.
Il 10 true portion Of our men ron. at
the hull Run panic. but they vsrc only
chasing certain set Of officers Who wrre
much better st leading men ont Of hattie.
than leading them IN. And ut that time Nil
our trvoys w-rr comparatively raw recruits
yet they fought With . valisney that would
have given them tho victory had they been
commanded by cfhccnt ofhcrrs. Look at
the indomitahls herolsm Of the men Who
we're ordered into the Bale Blud nsht TO
b. slaughtered, We could cite numsroa.
other Instances OF the moot daring bravery
on the part Of our troops IN hattie. Wheru
dad o,sr truop. fsh better than DID our
brave men at Fort Donelson. Pea Ridge.
Roanoke Island. Se~hurn. Winchester
There [. zoe kind Of warfare that !. reooc.
niied among oil nations. which the rebels
esuuo, stand ct all they dee beinrs % liks
the ehaa before tho tempest storm. We
mean ihe.bsyooet charge. This terrible re-
art has turned the tide o. battle in nearly
ell the recent victories achieved by our AT
mics. And it - . TACT deserving Il notice.
thu, no single instance has charge been
ordered ty our men. that has not becn ssc.
ec.sfuI. Now where 70 the boasted southern
chwslry that vs have heard ~ much about
fir year. and yca.' The Sou,h o"sh, to
know the true sour~ of their weakness; 10
i, their darling institution ---isvsry-neero
slavery. And 10 70 sa.,ly s~p, how - op".
rates to make them weak. A portion u
their woop. are the Southern gentry nsn
who have had no physical ,raining.-men
who have t~eo brought up IN the lap q.
luIury. Who have never known any thing Of
toll AMI honest labor. One Of thcse men
,ssaoi meet hardy 500 o! The North. in
urci -. and made sirons by manual labor.
The other portion OF their soldiers Arr com.
ro-sd Of the lover els.-s-,---,bs poor whites,
who are little better than an ignorant rab.
Tie.
II ,hi. clis- have beer accustomed TO toll.
they Atr found wanting in Hsntai energy.
III. greater portion VI oar men have ben
educatsd. rrarr,i IN the land Of ,chuoi.iou.-s
and churches. To make good and Elective
soldiers. they must have brains, n Will a'
hand, and legs. tn. all hi.tor, pro's-.
The uorr Ignorant men are. the nearer they
approximate To bru,c,. lntslliesncs !. joe,
a. necessary IN good solder u. .. ph,.ica
endurance. For thee reasons. slavery makes
any PEOPLE. Who hs'. been rearcd under its
iuaaencr. weak in the tAt,le f-ld. THIS
var has already fully tested the question.
AZ to the eomparaii'e courage OF Northern
aud Southern soldiers. !, has settled it
both now and inrr,rr.