The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-02-18
From tha leffnrsonian.
Tories Then and Tories Now.

/ We now cali IOIlcoe WIZ hCIuu db opldS uuQ
iuformers upon the acts, savings and do
ings of our revolutionary fathers. They
were scattered all over the country, osten-
sibly the friends Of the colonies, but in re-
atty the aiders and abettors of tyranny aud
despotisn, laboring to overthrow the rights
and the liberties Of the people; they declar-
ed that Britain was the only Just friend of
America; every unjust aud tyrannical act of
the King was justified, upheld and sustain
ed by them, under the plea of necessity
They claimed that the colonies could be
Justly taxed at will of the King, for "the
benefit of the best government on earth;"
that he was right in declaring US rebels, |
right in taxing US. right in declaring his
right to bind the colonies in all cases what
soeve-; they were believers in a "stroug
government" Though the history of the
King Of Great Britain was history of re-
peated injuries and usurpations, ali having
in direct object the establishment of an alb
solute tyranny over these States. yet, strange
as it may seem to him who truly loves his
country and is ever watchful of her lber-
ties, his acts of usurpation were vindica
he was in all thirgs upheld and sustained,
and indeed justified by the tories of that
day. They denounced all persons who op-
! posed the King or had the manliness to
question the justice of the unjust mandates
" Hi0 10y a. Us iOoS W Tue COu0-
try, as traitors and rebels. These truculent
tools of King George-the provost marshals
the attorneys of the crown, the stamp mas
tiers, stamp agents, &c, &c., Of that day
the real tories and traitors of the revolution,
who would yield up everything to crush the
rebe on, even to life, liberty and property
= Lose despicahle creatures, the foes of
n. dphood, whose patriotism is only equalied
| by that of the republicans and abolitiouists
to -day-have come down to US stencil in
the nostrils of history. their memories de-
tested and despised by every good aud every
| honest man.
Much is said at this time about tories and
J traitors. Every body is tory who does not
sustain this negro worshipping Administra-
ton, and Justify, TO its fullest extent, all the
abominable acts and doings of the party in
power. But when we compare their acts
and doings with those of the tories of the
revolution, it is easy to determine who are
and who arc not tho real tories of to day
The parallel between the two is almoJt
identical. What is TIM history Of King
Lincoln 1? A history of repeated injuries
and usurpatiops, all having in direct object
the establishment of an absolute tyranny
over these States. To prove this let facts
be submitted to a candid world. i
He has erected m altitude Of new offices
| and sent hith er swarms of officers to harrass
our people and eat out their substance.
He has affected to render the military in
dependent of aud superior to the civil
power. --..-.
He has combined with others to subject
us to jurisdiction foreign to our cous.itu-
ton, unacknowledged by our laws, giving
his assent to tn cir acts of pretended legis-
| lation.
For quartering large bodies of arm cd
troops among us for any murders which
they may commit on the inhabitants of
thes States.
For arresting peaceable and unoffending
citizens without due process of law.
Fer suspending the writ of habeas corpus
throughout the several States.
For depriVing US of the benefit OF trial by
| jury
For transporting US beyond the jurisdic-
ton of State to be tried for pretended Of
fences, or TO be imprisoned at will.
For imposing taxes upon US without our
consent
For aboIishiug the free system of Ameri-
can laws in the neigh boring States. estab-
fishing therein absolute governments with
out the consent of their legislatures or Of the
people.
For abolishing our most valuable laws and
altering fundamentally the powers of our
government.
He has ravaged our coasts. burned our
towns and destroyed the lives of our
people.
lie has constrained our fellow citizens to
become the executioners of their brethren,
or to fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited domestic Instruction
amongst US, and has endeavored to bring
on tn nhabitants of our frontiers the mer-
CHESS (negro) savages, whose known rule
of warfare is the undistiDguish ed destruction
Of all ages, sexes and conditions.
We have enumerated but few, very few,
of the unwarranted, unconstitutional and
| tyrann ical acts of the reckless tyraut that
now fills with paradoxical vacancy the chair
once filled by Washington, Jefferson, M adj
son, Monroe, and Jackson. Old King
George, when compared with Abraham Lin
coin, appears is proper light. If George
III was a great tyrant, Abraham Lincoln is |
much greater one; for surely the acts of
| the Administration at Washington would |
make King George blush and hang his head
with very shame; yet wonderful to relate,
all the auwarrantable usu:pations OF power
on the part of he Executive, are justified, |
and every act of tyranny upheld by the |
abolition party, the tories and traitors OF to-
day, the provost marsbais, the military gov
errors, the stamp masters, stamp agents,
| federal collectors, assessors and sub-assessors
the law officers OF king Lincoln 1. These
hirelDgs of despotism tell US we must sus-
tain our government, that honest Old Abe
is the friend of the people, that we must
| yield up everything to save the country, to
put down this wicked rebellion and save
1.-The best government on earth," that we
must sacrifice life, liberty and property, sub
NIT to ia xation, stamp acts, stamp duties,
high tariffs, anything aud everything. for
what purpose' to carry on a most wicked, /
unjust, unnecessary civil war. which they
| have inauonrnted and which they boldly |