Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19
Scathang Satire.

The following mild () and philosophic views OF Van.
kee nature, exhibited in their recent aduations Of
the Beast is from the columns OF the Richmond Exam.
liner
To the wei! regulated mind the beastly practices n
beasts excite dsagreeabe emotion and is said that
the scientific intellect finds world of enjoyment in the
contemplation of the disgusting utility Of The lowest order
of creatures. Surely the feast of the vuure upon
riOn is not eprehensibe and occasions in the behoder
special wonder, and never any animOsy against the
bird tor gratifying his peculiar tastes Sotheger that
laps blood and the beetle that gorges excement are
Yankees of the animal kingdom, accommodating the
wants of nature and it we're folly to impue to them
improper motives in partakug of their CHASTITY and sick
ening repasts. 1t follows that feelings towards the
people OF the North the scarbni aud vpers of humanity
should be characterized neither by rage nor by nausea
but by fixed cheerful christian determination to inter
pose sufficient obstacles between them and ourselves TO
curb their nordnate and bloody usts by such adequate
natural wit suggests and as general thing
to kill them wherever find them, without idle qaes
tlCns as TO whether they are reptiles vermn.
certain camness OF mind is requisite to their success
iui slaughter. The eonvulsioug Of passion ara out Of
place when one is merely scalding chinches to death
The foregoing reflections suggested naturally
enough by the account in Yankee newspapers of But
ers triumphant progression from New York to Wash.
ington and back again to Boston. A great hue and
cry has been raised at the South because the spawn Of
Northern cities fit to PROSTATE themselves before
his conquests-tbS Beast emerging from his cave filed
with dead mems bones. Why this outcry? Where
fore assa the Brute cotted with gore or the chmpa1
z.es that danced and cbatted at his coming and be-
slobbered him with praise What had this ho -hyena
done contrary to his instincts that we should 80 bcGe
him and his worshpper? He had hanged Mumford--
That was true Yankee courage. He had issued hell.
sh order against the ladies of New Orleans That Was
unaffected Yankee gallantry. He had put the Mayor
and hundreds OF Others into Dungeons. That the
nf fho thoJ
ing the laws of the best Government the world
saw" He had banished from the city more than TWEEN
ty thousand people who refused to peure themselves
by taking the oath of allegiance to the United States
That was the Yankee idea OF Justice. He drove
these people ofgwithout change of clothing and with
only fifty dollars in money. This was was the Yankee
idea of humanity. He confscated property by mil
lions. This was Yankee honesty. He supplied the
rebels in Texas with munitions of and pockeed the
proceeds of the cotton received in exchange. This
a smart Yankee trick. His troops were whipped at
B lton Rouge while be was in New Orleans lie was
uHder ire and never smet gunPoWder except al
Hateras when the long range guns oil his neet opened
upon mud fort which had no ordnance that could
reach him two miles off, and the strength Of this be
issued an address az pompous Satans speech TO bis
legions in the bottonlees pit This was making ma
teral for Yankee history After innictng innumerabe
tortures upon an innocent and unarmed people, after
outraging the sensioltles of civilized humanity by hs
brutal treatment of women and children after placing
bayonets in the hands of slaves after peculatons the
most prodgous and lies the most Infamous be ret1rle
reeking with crime to his people, and they receive
him with accamatons of JOY, 10 manner that BELTS
him and becomes themselves. Nothing is out of keep
ing lis whole and its rewards are strictly arts
tic in conception aud in execution.
He was thief A sword that he had stolen from
woman-the neice of the brave Twiggs-was presented
to him as reward OF va0r. He had violated the laws
of God and man. The lawmakers of the United States
voted him thanks ard the preachers of the Yankee Cos
pei of blood came to him and worshipped him. lie had
broken into the safes and strong boxes of merchants
The New York Chamber of Commerce gave him din
per. He had insuIted women. Things in female at
tire layished harIot smiles upon him. he was nnr
dsrer And nation Of ssRassips bsys dsifsd him. as