The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-07
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST Z, 1870
The Hessians.

The Hessians.
Among the Geographic dispatches we
find the following:
The Count d,Euzenberg, the Minister ol
| Hnsse in Paris has requested Mr. Washburne
by order of the Grand Duke of Hesse, to pro
! tect tho Hessians in France, provided the
French Government gives its consent, and Mr.
Washburne has acceded to the request"
| What q revolution have we here! The
countrymen Of these same Hessians in our
Revolutionary War did their level best to
squelch ont the life of liberty chen strug-
Cling for existence. Had they then sue
ceeded, the nation whose power they now
invoke wouldknot be in existence. Here
they came, not only from Hesse Darmstadt,
but from, Nassau. Brunswick, Hanover,
Waldeck, and Anspach. The British Gov
eminent, just ninety years ago, bought
these Hessians, body ana soul, at the rate
of $l5Q each to cut the threats of those who
created nation, aye, the very fab whose
protection is now sought as neutral
power. With sshat face can German sym
patGiscfs paw call upon the citizens of these
Uaitsd Statess whether Eative or naturalsz-
led, 70 give 4countenance or good wishesSo
a sovereign as tyrannical and unscrupulous
as were the dukes and landgraves who
dealt in their subjects flesh and blood, and
sold them to George the Third as beasts
were sold for the shambles! But we are
told by the above telegram that, "Mr.
Washburne has acceded to the request"
This is right enough-still one cannot but
remember that it was these same Hessians,
who, according to an American Protestant
historian, pursued the fugitive Amer
leans relentlessly through the thickets, and
here and there found amusement in pin
ming with their bayonets rifeman to a
tree" Another New England historian
characterizes them as Hired stabbers as
as long as they were in arms, horse-thieves
as soon as they were beaten, they had
nothing to claim at the hands of meekness
ITSELF" Such is the unbiased record of
history, by one of whose best writers-Ban-
croft-we are told: cit is noticeable that
they all came from Protestant Countries"
helping hand to the struggling colonists.
Louis, Catholic King of France, sent an ar
mament, whose moral presence alone gave
heart to we'll nigh despairing people.
Rochambeau, L%pyette, and others, the
elite of a chivalric nation, abandoned all
the delights of family and home to aid the
sacred cause. 1t has been our pride hereto
fore to refer to the timely services of
our ancient ally" On all proper occa-
sions we gratefully acknowledged our OBJ
legations. No wonder then the late French
Minister, Provost Paradol, was very much
surprised and disturbed at the American
newspaper expressions of sympathy
with Prussia. The lamented gentle
man is reported to have said, 81 should
hardly imagine the services of Lafayette
could be forgotten, especially sohen he con-
.fronted the Hcssian hirelings, and helped to
achieUe american independence. 7 cannot
understand hoo this can be-" When told,
in reply to this, that France was not re-
garded as the steadfast friend of the Union
during the civil war, he answered, 81 am
sorry this is SO; but 1 do not believe
Americans would entertain such feelings if
they understood the question in it's true
light. However, 1 will not attempt to
apologize; 1 can only regret the occasion
which calls for such expressions of sympa-
thy"
In comparing the acts of the principals
in this contest, there is nothing, certainly
in the career of the King of Prussia, that
should arouse the enthusiasm of Americans
in his behalf. Will they endorse his con-
duct towards Denmark, Hanover or Schles-
wig Holstein The people of these couns
tries, to q man, regarded his conduct as
odious and tyrannical to the last degree.
Are Americans prepared to uphold or
Justify it ? The Prussian monarch wishes
to absorb nations, hitherto independent,
under the plea of "unity but in reality
that the house of Hohenzollern may
achieve greatness, and domineer over
sovereignties whose weakness affords a
temptation-bahRRrely not a Justification
for rapine in yves of Americans. If
Napoleon has la6lts or crimes, to atone for,
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