The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-11

The loyal papers frequently make com
parsons between the revolt Of the Colo
MES against the Government Of England
and the rebellion Of the Southern STATE,
against the Federal Government: but Al.
ways reverse the paFtIeG The Carson
Post says:
Who has beard Constitutional uamocynt
express particle Of joy anPThe downfall Of
charleston and Wilmington The creatures
sfoEi wnsn oDO msotioaS Il to them. So thu
Tories felt Wh"u CaEMxNllia NArde6 klN>. xvsQEd
70 NsshHgtoa. Tie FoneS' memories are
aecursed, and accursed> will Be those Of The
CoPperneads. The enemies Of the country are
never forgotten.
We do not institute comparisons be.
tween the rebellion Of 1776 and the re.
oeIllon OF 1851 but to those who do, we
would respectfully ask, If the Tories OF
the Revolution were not loyal; If they
did not defend the Government against
the rebelSf Did any Democrat then Tex.
press . particle Of Joy at the downfall Of
Charleston, Of Baltimore, of Philadelp hia,
and OF New York, when those cities were
severally surrendered to the Government
by the rebelsl Did not the Democrats
who then opposed subjugation, "scowl''
whom every city and important town in
Amerfca was forced to surrender to the
Government troops, when the whole sea
board from Maine to Georgia Was in the
hands Of their lawful rulers, and the rag.
ged rebel armies. hemmed in between the
enemy in the possession Of the sea coast
and the savages in the rear, without pro.
vISiON.or clothing, marking their march
with the bloody footprints Of their shoe
less feet In the snow, demoralized by de.
feat and suffering. and distracted by feuds
between commanders and disaffection
among the soldiersI Did not every loyal
heart then rejoice at the discontinue OF
the rebels, and jOyiuIly anticipate speedy
&C ushing out Of the rebellion?" Did not
the good King George" their lawful
sovereign, bravrly refuse any concession
to traitors" any compromise with rebels
with arms in their hands," or any propo.
sitionS for peace short Of absolute and
unconditional surrender And did not
every loyalist praise the irmness and de.
cision Of the King in maintaining the ma
iiOnal integrity against the rebels who
sought to overthrow the Conveniently
Will our loyal friends, who delight in
these comparisons, do US the favor to
point out the difference between their re.
lstiOns to Mr.. Lincoln and those of the
loyaliSts then to the crazy old King OF
Englands Can they show US wherein
Lnug the expelled, and Vallandigham the
hanlshed, differed in their relations to the
Government from Pitt and Fox save in
their punishment, which but proved that
the Government was less despotic then
than nowy Who triuinphed when Corn.
wallis handed his sword to Washington"
-wnS il the unconditional loyal" party
or the rebels? Was CORVALLIS fighting
for the overthrow Of his Government and
the deStruCtio Of his country-was he
not "lOyal to the core" the very pink and
perfection Of loyalty! And was not
Washington resisting the lawful Govern.
ment, fighting for the right Of secession Of
. small portion OF the people and for the
exclusive and independent possession and
government Of territory purchased by the
common blood and treasure of all basng
his resistance TO lawful authority upon
the inalenablc right Of the people TO
choose their own form of government!-
IL the loyalists Of the present day see, or
affect to see, parallel to the Revolution
in the revolt Of the Southern States, If
they are truthful and honest they cannot
fail to identify themselves, and not the
opposition, with the Tories, who like
themselves were loyal to the Government
and opposed any compromise with rebels.
Whose mem orieS are accurSed? Certain.
ly not that party in England which op.
posed the war policy Of the Administra-
ton; not the men who boldly stood up in
the British Parliament and demanded
justice, concession and compromise with
the Coloni>tS. Were they less Cooper
heads" less "enemies of the country"
than those who take the same position in
the present war? The war policy then;
the policy Of unconditional subjugation,of
mo terms with rebels with arms in their
hands," cost the British Government its
most valuable possessions, alenated its
most loyal people, and indicated the
wisdom and patriotism Of the opposition.
History is constantly repeating itself, and
that country is unwisely governed which
does not profit by its examples - Demo.
cratic Press.