The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-12-02
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AMERICAN REBELLIoNs.

The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, gives
The following interesting sketch of the diff
Ferent Rebellions that have occurred in the
United States. 1t was written before the
close of the late war;
~ Before the gigantic rebellion that is
now in it's death.throes, there have been
six Instructions, or so-called instructions
or attempted Instructions, since the form
alton Of the federal government. Some of
these outbreaks, or attempted outbreaks,
were rather riots, or bloodless demonstra-
.ions of popular discomfort; but they are
sgerally called instructions, and it is suf-
LIN nSalSt for our present purpose to SO con-
siuer hem. -.,-----r
Io,,:U is popularly known as Shays re-
Ue,'on - he first instance of organized re-
S,s."ueo Ss.a ~ 'yful government in the United
9ta.es. Wsa = Es6, Daniel Shay, citizen of
~ "ouuSc'ts, Necame the leader Of par
., ,"aiconten!Sin the old Bay State,
"nlcn ilau organlze1to right such grievan
ces as heavy State taA,tion. the bigh sala-
ry of the Governor, the .-ist 90 tic fendan.
cIes OF the State Senate, md other similar
local grlevancies. 1t was e7tirelv family
quarrel, and the State troots settled the
difficulty by killing three of the insurgents
and wonndlnS others. Shay, some or
his fellow inSurrectlonists, were captured
and subsequently tried. convicted and sch.
teuced to death but all were finally par-
doned, and thus ended Shay's rebellion.
-e"The Whiskey InSurrection in Pennsyl-
vanla, towards the close of the administra ra-
nj
formidable outbreak. 1t arose from -3iecon-
tent caused by the heavy e~etse tax Impos,
ed by Congress ss--pon distilled domestic
spirits. IBIS insurrection ended without
bleodsbed, and if we mistake not, name-
sake and ancestor of the present rebel Gen.
r. +. Lee held prominent command in
the troops sent to enforce obedience to the
laws ef the United States.
Burr's enterprise, in 1907. the precise
meaning Of which has never been clearly
made out, but which is believed to have
been the intended invasion Of Mexico, and
the formation of great southwestern en-
pire, was the next revolutionary movement
In that case no overact Oftreason was CON-
mitted, and the trial of Burr, in Richmond,
resulted in an abandonment Of the prose-
cution by the government, and the acquit
taI.of the accused. .ocf8z 9irdsG w9Z
Modification in South Carolina in 1882
was, in its effects, more mischievous revo-
lutionary effort than either of those that
had preceded it.; but in this case there was
no bloodsbed, no over act of war, and no
punishment inflicted upon any of the lead
erS. .,...-... .........,
"Dorr's rebellion in Rhode Island, near
ly or quite a quarter of century ago, has
frequently been referred to by southern re-
bells, along with Shay's rebellion, the Whis-
key Insurrection and Burr's .fdSco, by way
of excuse for secession, the main actors in
all these movements being northern men.
But there is no parallel among any of the
cases spoken of. Dorr found Rhode Island
governed by an old charter granted the
State by Charles H., as far back as 1868.
He agitated its repeal, and upon popular
vote its abrogation was ordained, and he
was elected Governor upon the reform tick
ct. Governor King and the chartered par
ty which he led refused to recognize the
act of the people, claiming that the char
ter was perpetual and unalterable, that it
could not be amended or repealed, and ar
med resistance was made 10 the Dorrites.
John Tyler, then accidental President,
sent United States troops to aid the State
forces of Rhode Island in their anti-repub-
lican stand, and after bloodess struggle
Except that an innocent COW was shot by
mistake by pickett Governor Dorr was
arrested, tried and sentenced to imprison-
ment for life. He was afterwards pardon
ed. the record of his sentence ordered to
be expunged, and he lived to see the old
monarchcal charter legally abolished and
a republican Constitution adopted.
81 Ohm Browns famous raid into Virgin
ia in 1859 comes next in chronological or
der among recognised American outbreaks.
John Brown, n crack-bralned enthusiast,
with q score of followers made war upon
Virginia and, in pursuit of a wild project
Of freeing the slaves in the Old Dominion,
he took possession Of United States prop
eriy at Harpcr's Ferry, and he broke the
laws Of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
That State dealt out harsh justice to the
offenders. and but single soul OF them es-
caped. Those who were not killed in the
UNEQUAL fight, or murder after they were
made prisoners, were hung, and Virginia
made herself almost as rIdiculons in her
wholesale sanguinary settling of of~accounts
with the raiders as she had before made
herself by her childish fears and trepida-
ton. 4e.ss-
The great rebellion which began in 1861,
and which now seems to be in its last gasp.
is the next outbreak in order. Strangely
enough the nearest PARALLEL to it among
all former American Instructions is the
John Brown raid. There was blood shed
in the case Of the latter, every soul of the
raidng party except one who made his es-
cape, either biting the dust in the field or
ending his career upon the gallows. But
John Brown made war upon what he hon
gestly and enthusiastically belived to be
wrong, and rot in support Of crime. r
John Brown was not educated at the ex-
penee Of Virginia; he bad never sworn
specially to support iis constitution and its
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