The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-01-21
SpANISH BARBARlTlES--A RE-
TROSPECT.


Nearly half century before he Chris
tialrers, Virgil, the Augnstsn poet, wrote
'iaapacutos q teiya hOrrebis Ijeros' You
shall Tread the plundering Spar lard. stab
bing Jon from behind. 4 foot note to this
passage IN The THIRD Georgic Informs Us.
IT thus appears that the Spaniards even
ia the earlics; ages, bad become proverbia.
among tue lsomans for their treacherous
and nurderous propensitiss.'
The infusion Of Gothic and Arabian
blood. and seven to eight centuries Of jux-
taposition and conflict with the MoCrs ol
Africa. have been insufficient to obliterate
these native characteristics. A,lperiods Of
their national history seem to have presery-
ed faithful yerisimilitude to the picture
Of the classic poet. Ii isa picture which
neither the glory Of Columbus por the vir-
tues Of IsabelIu can illuminate or olface.
On the American Continent il is stamped
indelibly 10 the deeds and characters ol
pizafro. Almagro and fernando Uortez.
by the savage butcheries perpetruted on the
innocent lncas. Of Peru. and the e6eminate
Montezumas, Of Mexico. The genius oi
kotzcbre preserves 10 bad cmincnce' the
memory o. the one, and the pious indigna-
ton VI las Casas will ever remain to re-
buke the mercilcss iuhumaIlity Of the 9TH
CT.
On the Continent Of Europe the true cha
racter OF the dark Castilian' viii remain as
long as the memory Of Alya aud the cruel
butcheries Of the Netherlands are immor-
talized BY the pen II Motley or Macaulay.
Throughout all her varied history the land
of the Strappado and the inquisitiou seems
never to have lost her original characteris-
ties. Like the leopard she has not changed
hcr spots; or the Ethiopian. she has moi
changed her skin. Even when at the acme
u her power--snd she had a power oace
when her subjects. like tie English oi
the present day. could boast that the sun ia
It's course never set upon her dominions--
her crimes aud expressions rendered Lei
the terror aud detesiation Of mankind.
aivre than two centuries ago the pen Of
the historian describes her IS that Spain
which had dolnineered over the land aud
tbe ocean; over the Old and the New
World which bad led captive Pope aud
a King u France; sovereign OF Mexicc
aud sovereign of Peru; had sentau army
TO the walls Of Paris aud equipped n nigh
II fleet for the invasion of England, and
81 which there now remained nothing but
the arrogance which had once excited ter
ror aud hatred, but which now could only
excite derision aud contempt
but like all cruel aud cowardly nature:
when rendered impoieBt and poWer!ess,
they become eorrespondingly obstinate and
pcrtinacious. Thus tue Spanish crown
l.opoIsssly rcsisled for seventy years the IN
Dependence cf Holland aud the Neither
lands. IL also continued % wage linger-
ing aud equally hopeless war against the
Independence of the South American States.
Lang after IA reasonable prospect Of re-
sabdulng these States 70 The allegiance 81
Ler sccptre had disappeared. SLe persistent
u continued the struggle, seemingly fir nu
other purpose than becsuse il grstiiied hei
impoient spite, aud becsuse il was burden
some to the States themselves. and annoy.
inc and vexaiious to neutral uatiuns. With
the same periiDacious oLs,inncy slle held o.
il ihe Institution VI the Holy lnqnisitiOi
up ID the very dawn of the nineteenth cen.
fury.
Ii similar spirit Of resistance 10 al
prouress Of liberal or constitutional free.
doul. il 1923. while she was u, perfect rap
p0rs with The lloly Alliance. she address
ed from tho Palace of the li-curial iurna
note to the Codrts ol st. Petersburg, Wen
na aud paris. begging tic assistance Of tha
famous league Of crowned heads 10 unit
with her. not vbly in re-establishing be
authority over the South American States
but also 10 apply the doctrines of the Con
eraa o. I.aybsch 10 crush cut the spirit 9
liberty everywhere on this Continent. Per
haps the people Of the United States owe !
10 the opposition upon The part Of Englan'
10 this proposal That they did not then hay
10 conteni With combined Europe for thei
national existence.
| Such Is the history Of that nation who's
power aud oppression have been resiste'
aud oyerthrown in every quarter OF tn
globe by the nations that we're once subjec
70 her sceptre. Driven BY turnsfrom Mex
leo. lrom Peru. from Brazil aud the Main
she clings with traditional obstinacy to he
lest remaining jcwel--poor struggling Cu
ba. Defeated aud repulsed BY the semi
civilized aud ciieminste peoples Of this Con
tinent. which she had 50 cruelty and mer
cilessly oppressed. abe now threatens to do
inmate over tho people who have bOastful
ly proclaimed that The whole bOundlcs
Continent isonrs.
Ii isa fact worthy Of reflection at this
moment. that of all the peoples on The A
merican Continent who have struggled 70
liberty or Independence. the only one tia
has never been engaged in conflict Of arm
with Spain Is the people Of tho U0ite'
/ States.
ltis became We have not suffered wrong
AZ her handsY Has sbe not been our enc
NV 10 al pointsi And now. has u 10
| deed. no, come 70 be- question. Il the v
oi.ed States Is not the only naticn Of th'
globe whose Gag aud citizens she can violst'
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