Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-09
E NO. 1882 CIEARFIEID PA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST g. 1876
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
A friend has handed us a copy Of the
Reyno'ds's Newspaper, leading British
journal published in London, in which
writer discusses, on the 9th Of July,
1876, some OF the causes of the trouble
between the Mother country and the
colonies. As q "Reminiscences il Is well
worth reading, and you will see in the
acts Of the British King those Of Stan
ton and his satellites during the second
rebellion. The acts, threats, and men
aces of Seward and Stanton, when com
pared with those Of King George, will
be found to be exact copies Asa con-
trast the following is worth reading.
The correspondent says
TO tte Editor Of Reynolds's Newspaper !;
Sm--On Tuesday the Americans ccle-
brated the Tooth anniversary of the
Declaration of independence, God
knows they have reason for rejoicing.
A connection now between the repub.
lie of America and the monarchy Of
England would resemble that of bind,
ing living man to putrid, rotting,
and corrupted corpse. Discomfort was
first created in America by the imperial
parliament in England asserting its
right to impose taxation on the Ameri-
cans without their assent and the per-
sistent refusal of the King and his
Government to entertain the remon-
strances of the colonies, George the
Third treated the appeals of the Ameri-
cans with studied and contemptuous
disregard, asserting that royal power
and prerogative must override all other
considerations. We are told "every
remonstrance, every complaint on the
part of the colonies, tended to embitter
his feelings towards them, whilst the
expression of sympathy with their
cause on the part Of Englishmcn pro-
duced in him corresponding accession
ofseverity and resentment lie wrote
to Lord North, every means of dis
tressing Americans must meet with my
concurrence. And, again, this mis-.
chevious madman did not hesitate to
declare that he would Gas lief fight the
Bostonians (his own subjects) as the
French |"
A last appeal was made to the home
Government by the Americans, and il
was backed by large number Of in
telligcnt Englishmen, who foresaw the
gulf into which the mad-brained mon.
arch was about TO plunge, "No,' said
that idiot, in rely to the appeal "let
us first compel them to admit our right
to tax them as much as we please, and
then, if they show proper contrition
for their past opposition to our will, we
may, perhaps, as an act Of bounty, re-
lieve them of the payment for the
present"
After this, the Americans called form.
convocation ofdelegatcs Of the States,
and adopted so threatening an attitude
towards the home Government that the
English regular army under Gen. Gage,
in America, consisting offs, 900 men, was
greatly strengthened. The Americans
likewise prepared for action, and sew
eral very able military men came for
ward in the good cause. Amongst
them was General Lee who had previ.
ously served in the English army and,
in reply to letter demonstrating with
him for taking up arms against his old
comrades, he said, al was bred up from
my infancy in the highest veneration
for the liberties Of mankind in general.
What | have seen Of courts and princes
convinces me that power cannot be
lodged in worse hands than theirs and,
Of all courts, am convinced that the
English is the most corrupt and hostile
to the interests Of humanity"
Hostilties broke forth, The battle
of Bunker's Hill, fought between the
American patriots and British soldiers,
and claimed as a victory by the latter,
was, at least, very doubtful one. The
King was furious, and insisted that
Americans taken in arms should be
treated as rebels not as captured sol.
dicrs and General Gage COMPLIED with
the infamous orders Of the infamous
King. The fortune OF war, however
} threw n large number of English off.
GERS and soldiers into the power of the
Americans. and General Washington
wrote to General Gage as follows :PaIl
severity and hardship mark the line Of
vour oonduot (nainful az il NAV bo N
me) your oountrymen in NV mower
/ will feel lis effects. but II Kindness and
! humanity are shown TO ours | shall
: with pleasure, consider those in on,
hands only as unfortunate and they
shall receive tho treatment IN which
the unfortunate are ever entitled
! Let us pause for moment 10 con
: trast the noble. humane and Christian
! sentiments enunciated by the oreat
American patriot with the bloodthirsty
, arrogant inhuman. malignant Satanic
abominable doctrines laid down bv tba,
> scoundrel King some people were fool
isb enouob tod1b q Good King (,eorgol' y
General Gage replied that the Ameri
can prisoners whose lives bv the law
of the land arc destined ia The cord
had been treated according 10 tboi,
deserts and that come what migbt
> he trusted athat British soldiers assert
inc the rights of the state tbe law o
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