The Democratic advocate., 1866-02-01

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Extracts from the Ola Guard.
s5-The English papers are naturally
horrifed at the brutal conduct Of the
mob that witnessed the execution Of
Wirz. But the fends who disgraccd
that occasion with shouts we're Paritaas
they could have been no other The
English editors ought 10 remember
what devils incarnato the Puritans we're
in their own land, where they originated.
The Marquis of Montrose, for donbting
the Puritan holiness, was condemned 10
be hanged ON gallows thirty feet high
afterwards 10 be quartcred, and his
limbs nailed up at the four gates Of the
four principal cities Of Scotland -
| Whilst this horrible execution was going
on, the Puritan clcrgy abused aud
mocked tho victim, and beloved about
his eternal damnation Puriianism Is
the same 10 America that IL vas in Eng.
land
The Republican papers are quoting,
with approval, the language Of that most
infamous wretch, Brownlow, tothc effect
that "thc var closed two years too soon."
Yes, certainly too soon for ths villains
who were either slaking their thirst for
blood. OF were making money out Of the
slaughter These 6cnds are well dec.
cribcd by Erskiee, in a speech in the
House Of Commons, in 1872, as iollows:
There are wrctchcs also without viz
tue, labor, or hazard, who are growing
rich a. their country is impoverished
They rejoice when obstiaacy, ambition.
or folly adds another year To slaughter
and devastation, and laugh from behind
their desks at bravery and dscience, while
they are adding figure 10 figure aud cy.
phcr to cyphcr, hoping for rev eou.
tract from new armament, aud
computing the profits of siege or a
tempest
When the army took possession Of
Baton. Rouge, In 1862, the commanding
general. a Massachusetts, man, stole from
IT, pedestal, in the State House, mag.
nifeent statue Of Washington IL was
shipped North, but no one appears TO
know Of It's whereabouts 1t is proba.
bly, slowed away in some shed in Mas.
sachusctts, If indeed it has not been
broken to pieces, in keeping with the
general vandalism that marked the path
Of the Massachusetts, soldiers ia the
South.
Wendell Phillips, in a speech in
which he denounced nearly all the
great names of American history, ex-
claimed Where now are the Jacksous,
the Clays, the JeiIcrsons, aud Web.
sters 7" Well, We trust they are in
heaven, where they will never more be
annoyed by your presence.
Carlton has lately published book,
which purports to be written by Barnum,
(but edited with q note from the "truly
learned and ingenious" publisher cal.
led the History of Humbugs,' or some
such title. We have not seen the book,
but from newspaper reviews we learn
that the two eminent scholars, i. G., the
author aud the publisher, confess their
inability to discover the origin of the
word HuBlJug. 1t is a corruption of
"Hdnlbuyg," and originated during the
great war on the continent of Europe,
when so many false reports and lying
bulletins were fabricated at Hamburg,
that at last, when any one wished to
signify his disbeliefof report, he would
say, "you got that from Hamburg"
or "that is Hamburg" and finally it was
corrupted to hunabug, and became
common expression for a cheat or an
imposture.
The Herald, reviewing Mr.. Buchau.
ans book, confesses that he is right in
affirming that the Constitution gives no
power to the Federal Government TO CO.
erce State to remain in the Union, but
says "Mr. Buchanan lost sight of the
erpansius powers ofthe Constitution"
That charge, we freely confess, cannot
be made against Mr.. Buchanan's sue
cessor, for he evidently regarded it as
an old india-rubber shoe, which he pull
led and twisted, and stretched, until it
became SO expanded that there was no
substance leftin it.