New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23
American Barbarisus 4.

1t lie evident, from the whole tenor of many
recent articles in the Southern aud Northern press
that the has Loot its original character and Is fast
degenerahng into a savage contest The North more
than the South is TO blame. The North Is the invader
The North first commenced hostilijes against women
and children and forgot the decepees and amenities o.
civilization in its treatment Of the helpless Inhabitants Of
conquered cities The Nora first appointed rowdies"
pig drivers, mule-breedersVnd haStua drunkards to
high com riand making choice Of rutsn, who did not
9k as at the best 40 unhappy necessity bnt
"a loved IL for its own sake, aud considered IL
Glorious opportunity for unlimited Indulgence In the
=. >-',al passions. 1t was the Nor'N .,,c-e, i,s
S,sss its poh.e.n. are. worse thsa all ,erough its
pulpit ths, first broached the ides o. os ~ s"n.h
Ee whole Of the 7r.te male popnlafi@2 y ue SOU In
70 the acknowledgment Of their Fiat OF self
royerpment The GOODNESS with WHICH THIS idea "
advocated is enough to make me blood OF the MIN
.assoned bvstaider cnrdle with horror. quiet
froVebtfnl man. filing official position in conne1'oh
with the library of Legislative Assembly IN Northern
STATE a person OF culture and refinement, who has
made himself q name in American literature. under
took some dave ago prove 10 that the Southern
people were wicked Rebels against the best HO'eTn
ment in the world and that II they qua nov im mn
st4ly law down their there nothing LETT Tor the
Federal authority but 10 externinate them IN MS
heiDg asked what he meant by determination, he 70.
pied that he would leave single male inhsbitah'
Alive in the whoLs South except the negroes. and thal
from the boy TO the old man Of three score AND
ten be wouid pat them ali 10 the sword. ANA VIVA,
then r. "Colonize the country with No; them people
he replied "and develope its resources 70 such an e1
tent that shall become the garden and the paradise OF
Nbe world" And what would yon DO With the ne;
groesr I'VE shall prepare them for ultimate freedom
Sy establishing system OF serisge. TO be followed by
period Of apprenticeship" And you would delibeI'
stely slaughter the Whole white male population TO At
1ain result which had not the Northern people inter
fred with the question Of Slavery tie South would ~
ali probability have accomplished ez froprto EofH
would" he replied. We have got to do this thing
and by God wei do IT,"
Anotner educated man educated as Americans are
~ n the age H. and then thrust into the business OF
HE In counting house, store. Or WORKSHOP, e1'
pressed in st more iorcibe terms his approval Of tne
policy of ex;erninatpg the Southern people ON beng
aakcd whether the public opinion OF the word woniu
permit the perpetrslion OF such s'upendons sfocty
- the slaughter Of Whole people, ne rspnea WIN is
Goyernment SEthorise the Massacre Of Gleneoef
"But that said l. was small matter even u the
Government Of King William were guilty Of IT.
"Great or small il wac all the same III principle Be-
,as there 10 the recent case in India where the
Goyernuspi blew whole nation Of sepoys to
Rsss: from 1 we. Of India .s ~asa
the British GO-ernnlent hode by uiiitsIy t3, -
he vii. OF tie people And by inc ~ must give up
the struggle or bo driven OFT, or kllisg wy ande
- be left, from the Potomac to the no ~ -.
There is no necessity 70 MI up se 1900, n,ofan;
Az Of the American multitude can supply ~ Wild.
cot difficulty. Were persons such us ihese s'one
IN the expression Of such sentiments thetI woius
msht pass for nothing better OF worse than the Hehf!
Of unsics but unbsppy. the same sentiments are en-
t~rtained by thousands OF hlood'birsy doc'r,sorfs
Who have convinced themselves that toe restoration OF
shs Union viii make the Americans the masters u the
vorid-snd that Union in this sense, In worth more
,hss the liberty Of the white race, or thau me hes .,
sny number Of millions who may oppose IL Dy iclre Oh
arms "UscoDdtional snonisson. OF sn s, nn,d
Ton these are the role alternatives which they hold
ont to the south The New EngIanders. or the an.
iees" properly so called are the persons VINO in
They DO not lose temper n expressing them out are ~
cool and quiet in and manner es 4 they were ds
suaaing the most ordinary business OF NE They s'e
they would SWIVEL and drsw II they were selling dry
Goods" behind counter. or intsrchanging casual ne
marx with acquaintance sbons The weather OF ihs
crops They leave however ppsn TIE mind Of the bs
tfner the impression tbs; they are thoroughly III ear
nest and that when they threaten murder and e1terni
nation they mean what they say. and would be ~ ruth
les in Get a. they reckless in assertion.
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