Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-08
BOGUS CHIVALRY.

There is nothing that has been protested or
claimed SO persstently by the leaders of the
southern rebellion as that they are gentlemen,
the superior class in this republic, the refined
"chivalry" of the land, too good for any terms
of equality with the vulgar and cowardly
Yankees" but fit every way for intimate as
ISOLATION with the most civilized and finished
gentlemen of Euroie. AS audacity always
accomplishes something, it is not surprising
that this claim has had some fleet on those not
well enough acquainted with our southern chiv-
airy to see that their pretensions deserved to
be classed with Daniel Pratt's self-nomlnatons
for the presidency, or crazy shrews assump.
tion that she is an empress. But this preten.
sion OF the rebel leaders is now in q iair way TO
be so effectually exposed that they themselves
will not be able TO repeat it with their old
assurance. When Beauregard was planning
TO capture Washington, he at one time fixed
the day and hour for crossing the river, and
sent a cipher dispatch TO one OF his conieier
ates in Washington, which, being translated,
read as follows -
81 shall cross the river above Little Falls on
Sunday at two A. NJ. Signal, red and white
rockets from Turner's Hill. For Gods sake
don't fail us. Fire the city at all points agreed
on at once. Dispatch Lincoln and Scott as
you suggest and let the execution OF our plot
be- perfect. BEAUREGARD."
The "chivalry," we see, are Invertebrates
and assassins. They sought to murder Mr..
Lincoln on his way to Washington, and as.
sassination was to accompany their march on
the capital Fire the city at all points
despatch Lincoln aud Scott" And he had
confederates in Washington ready to do this
work, and doubtless, they had taken the oath
of allegiance several times, and were in full
enjoyment OF the freedom OF the city, if not
snugly ensconced in one OF the departments.
The cipher dispatch is now in the hands of a
gentleman of New York, who preserves it as
an important relic. We copy it from the New
York Evening Post
We have another instructive illustration Of
this "chivalry," in the course pursued by the
JEFF Davis conspirators in regard to the ex-
change OF prisoners. After the battle of Ro-
anoke Island, an arrangement was made be-
tween representatives Of Gen Burnside and
certain duly authorized rebel officials, by
which it was agreed that all our men then held
as prisoners of war should be released, Gen.
Burnside agreeing to set free all the prisoners
he had taken at Roanoke Island, numbering
nearly thousand more than all the prisoners
whom the rebels were to release. By the
agreement, those rebels for whom nobody
could be given in exchange were to be releaS
ed on parole merely. portion of our men
were Immediately sent to Norfolk and came
home but as soon as all the prisoners held
by Burnside had been delivered up, JEFF Davis
and his associates forbade the delivery of any
more Of our men; and now he orders the re-
leased rebels to break their parole and join
their regiments This is a trait of chivary
quite beyo anything which our men are
capable OF initiating. They have never cult
waited that kind of "honor" that deals in
treachery, talsehood, and assassination. To
excuse his treachery jeff Davis falsely accuses
our government, and iuvents tale to justify
the accusation The truth seems to be- that
he played false in order to force our govern.
ment to release all the prisoners taken at fort
Donelson, whom lie would have ordered to
break their parole. His behavior, like the
rebellion itself, is base and black hearted.
The Supreme gentlemen" Of Charleston
have just given the world an illustration of
their "chivalry." The rebels, 500 strong,
rplised3O OF our men on one of the islands,
and after a long and desperate fight captured
20 of them. These were taken to Charleston
and there paraded through the streets OF the
city in an open wagon, labeled LIVE YAM
KEGS" with a savage mob of 5000 people
following, hooting, and cursing. 1t must be
confessed that we have no such civilization
as this at tie north. II would be difficult TO
find the like Of it in Europe. The rebellion
is stripping all disguise from this southern
"chivalry" and showing it to the world as it is