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LETTER FROM !" BEPPO.D
The Spirit Of the Late war-Perfdy Of
Hsg England-A Religious War. 10

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The Spirit Of the Late war-Perfdy o.
'H.s England-A Religious War. 10
| ,t DoYLEsTowS. Pa, August. 1868.
The animus of the late war: upon tbt
Southern people, with all its violence o.
hate and ferociiy, had one sole object in
view--the destruction of the Democratic
party. The handful of Yankee abolition
fanatics in the North were used as an
auxiliary to feed the fame, while it foisted
upon Europe the idea that the war was 9
crusade upon slavery, and intimidatet
the diplomats of the Old World from in
terfering on behalf of people who rec
ognized black slavery, while the same
white mass were in the most pitiable con.
dition Of bondage. Have your readers
ever thought of the part that England has
taken in the past of this country She
emancipated slaves in the West Indies to
affect the institution in this country. She
dared not 60 to Brazil, er'to Russia-(in
the latter country the slave is sold with
the estate; i.e., was, before emancipa-
ton, but he was, nevertheless, a slave,
and white at that). She used the West
Indies and Canadas; she sent that hound
Thompson to our shores, who inaugu-
rated that fell spirit, of fanaticism that
has deluged the land with blood. Eng
ish abolitionism and Yankee Know
Nothingism have been the powers that
have destroyed republicauism; the for
mer aiming at the destruction of this
great government; the latter, the over
throw Of the Democratic party, and the
breaking down of the Southern aristoc-
racy(a misnomer); for not on the earth is
there more equality than that existing SO.
cially between man and man in the South.
srnStates; and that class ofitinerants who
have run over the South, prating about
its aristocracy and the exclusiveness OF
citizens, have been persons, in major
ity of cases, whose self-respect would
force Southern gentleman to deny their
entire of bis social, much less his domes-
tic, circle and the self-same villi6ers,
disappointed in being admitted to society,
that from birth, association or manners,
they are untitled to enjoy, have maligned
and traduced circle that they would
have worshipped as golden calf"
could their unholy feet (too often un-
washed) cross its threshold. The only
safety for republicanism throughout the
world is the destruction of England-
"per6dious Albion" This mission is left
to the brave people she has oppressed
since 1900, which, at that time, was called
a !" Legislative Union" There is much
similarity in our case and that of the
down-trodden Green Isle" She has
nearly as much territory as her oppres-
sor, having 30,3S7 square miles, to Eng
lands 50,53O. She has a. population of
nearlys,0oO, 900, to her tyrants, "a, 900 900,
half of whom are not to the soil by birth.
There is not day but the Fenians, if
united, could remove that political blot
from the map Of Europe. Napoleon said
that Europe would become, in fifty years,
Republican or Cossack be who threw
himself upon the generosity of that gov
ernment and was Gagged at st Helena),
This great spirit died on the 9th Of May,
1921; before the 9th of May, 1871, his
prophesy may be verified, not only in
Europe, but on this continent. There
can be no compassion in political con-
troversies. England must be destroyed,
let that famous saying, "Carthsge must
be destroyed" be on the lips of every
true lover of Democratic form Of gov
ernment-the antipodal relation of free
and despotic government, creates a GER
tain energy of action that must press
forward, not backward, hence the weak
est yields and is rapidly absorbed by the
stronger. And ii requires no prophet to
foresee that in q few years. this govern
ment will be divided, as Hungary, Ire
land aud Scotland, or allowed for q
halt century to be convulsed like our dis
tracted neighbor, Mexico. The destruc.
ton Of England will avert so dire ca
lamity, and the restoration of that true
conservator Of the peace OF the country,
the Democratic party, will confirm the
future of free Institutions in America. |
Let the war cry Of the Democracy be,
free press, free ballot, and down with
English arbitration aud Yankee Know
Nothingism. ~
One Of the most threatening clouds
that now seem to lower in the political
horizon lat present no bigger than a
mans hand), is the last card Of the mad
men Of the political party north; It's the
arrsJiug Of the two political elements Of
the country in deadly conflict; the kind
ling Of fame that is TO bring religions
var upon the conntry-ilias malorHm-
the terror on winch viii 70 far beySs-s, -: =.
Imagination 70 conceive Of Nothing but
q Waterloo defeat Of the Radicals, at the
election, vill save Us from
this great calamity, With its multitude Of
voea II i the intention ofthe fanatics
IN the North n erfcrunfnafa the nemo. /