Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
For The Enquirer.
CRUSADE AND CRUSADERS OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY.
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Retrospect Ccnt,nut1--!MSsachuseHs Rehcl-
lion -Leri,yton and Concord - Fort Warrsn
Rusiiie - E'surrecfiona,y Congress Of Mas
sachussits- GcnerR Uur- Fmai :" ,Scces-
sion" cfiAc Cnlonits.
|: is not possible to review the "barbar5us"
war wag4d against the American Colonies hy
the mother country, withon. being struck with
tho roincidcncns and contrasts it presents, in
numerous instances, with the cruaade Of The
nineteenth century against the Sonthsrn
States by their "hrclhTen" Of the North, than
which no more warton or brutal outrage
was ever perpe.Slted in the face Of Il revoltcd
world. Both Great Britain and the iaEkee
Government alleged the same pretext--rehet-
lion. Tho real objects Of both we're the samc
--DeMlStvN AND rLUNLEg. In all i.s stages,
the British invasion, ''barburous" rs it was
pronounced by our fathers, was but pIilher
typc Ct the Yankee crusade ; Or, more properly
speaking, tho latter il but Is caricaturc ol'its
hidsous orig ginal-cxlibiiing the same gener-
il c,rul and features, but distinguished by Pc
culiar dc(Drmitics and biackcr hue AZ is the
native African Fl; LII the darkest races Of Eu-
rope.
Repcruso our revolutionary annals; for
British Invasion rea1 B!dc& Repnbliant cru
xl,le; for British soldiers and sealnen, 1unkse
fhJusiers and pirates for American R2Tolu>
tonsts, Rebels, (as our flthcrs were called
NV the tories Of lis, )rsa1 Southern Secession.
isis, (now contcnding for the same rights and
principles and to whom the same nickname
is now falsely given by the ap states ol ISL y
for mad George, real crazy A6'um; jor Tory
Narth, tricky ,Swd,R for traitor Arnold, re-
rrsant Scot, (thc migrate, who would rave
st:inel his sword the golden token OF atfrc'
ton, with the blnui Of MS mJther. who geyo
i'll for tho bascst Of our aacicut enemies, the
liutchinsons, the Cages. ilow1s and Tar'e!on's,
nut the best vi thcT ankec actors Of tho !i!1)ty
tr;.nia nnH being enacted upon the aame tha'
at.e, and tie taie Gf tho Revolution ls taat,
mu!tlio non,i,le, oi The Ctumdc Save thaf you
will search in cain for IL british brute 70 m.trll
thu Beast"
Wonderful as are the rescmblanccs, beth OF
character and conduct, between these ancient
rad present foes of State independence anu
froc governmart, Htill more amazing IL the
,nnsrast the n, rth4rn crusaders exhibit with
their own fathers and ours. Take single tx
ample from the highest station in Yanke"dom;
take the ringleader OF the gang the seulle:s,
witless craven, who crept, like thief IN the
night, into the seat once tilloI by Mashnsto TON
S.warls uu.ona:ou, now playing before WON
dor r.strnck millions tho game OF Inr, miH"ni
| It :o.rd--put j his acknowledgement commander
side by side with tl. chief who, sword IN
I hand, asserted and maintained the principles
proclaimed in the suhlimn Declaration OF
l776 and how docs the Ape Of Hashington
1 dwindle intn ins;gnifcanco. Go through MS
entiro batch Of commanders, created rs SUD ,,
denly as the men Of Deuaalion' sna OIL tae i
same material; and deciipatcl by his
guillosine as rapidly as the 'ore;t:
Of Illinois whil"m hI his "ze; IakH al
| rron tha ,r,str..r Recrear." TO tn: %
.R .as."-sompsre them with the sevointion'
ary chiefs; take bis p:ebald millions Hes
: sisus, Yankees and cananitcs, with scharck;
ani Sapbo at their head; you may fuC