The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-21
WARS RAvAGEs.
sullivan's Expedition as Cruel as the War
fare of the Indians Themselves.
From Ernstus Brooks Address at Elnira,l

from Ernstus Brooks Address at Ellnirn1
At home the year ITO commenced the fifth
year Of the revolution, and everywhere from
Canada IT, Florida. untnixed gloom psrvaded
the land. st. Augustine was held BY the
British. Georgia fell into the hands III the
enemy and British colony was proclaimed
there In tho midst Of the war. Manltfte was
driven from Black Swamp into Charleston,
which WAS saved, but Tor the time only. by the
bravery of Gen. Lincoln and Gov. Rutlsdge.
Virginia was ravaged and Portsmouth and
Gosport, Norfolk and Suffolk burned to ashes
just as later In the same year the Infamous
HOv. Tryon, sent by Sir Henry Clinton, laid
waste Connecticut, with orders to pilla4e md
burn. Us be did, Greenwich, NorwaIk, Fair
field, and the shipping at New Haven. Here
II was not only fire. sword and plumber, but
the worst Of all criuee, even In war, tho nm
bridlea license OF town and camp so that flee
Ing women were often frantic from the dread
OF personal violence and brutality. But tho
only effect Of this destruction Of seaport
towns and plantations was to cement the
union oil the people and to inspire them with
fresh zeal for Independence. The Sullivan
campaign, while it was chiid's play compared
with what had gone before-the Pequot war
on The King Philip war. for example--served,
as have said, 10 intensity the Indians hatred
Of the white race. The settlements In Vir
ginia, New England and New York, all COM
tneneed In the shedding Of Indian blood. It
was guns and gInpowder against bows and
arrows. and Of course the Indian went to the
wall. The Pequots fought for their homes In
1857 and found their final fate at Fort M ysttc
Capt. john Mason, the hero Of that fight,
tells ns. as the historian, how ut daybrsak tho
work was done, and that sword and musket
did their work too slowly. "We must burn
them" said the captain, "and immediately
brought out tirebrand and put II into the
mats with which they were covered and set
the wigwams on fire. The Tndians were as
men most dreadfully amazed. And, indeed,
such dreadful terror did the Almighty let
fall upon their spirits that they would fly
from us and rush into the very fBmes.' And
this historian adds, with true English giee,
that nj who were not burned persisted by the
sword, and that In the space Of an hour six or
seven hundred were killed. seven secured as
eaptiyes. and only seven escaped. The Lord
being duly thanked by what has been called
~ David chant of exultatipn to Jehovah
The Mystic fight put an end for ell time to
the Feguots. History to-day and hers bids
lis remember the fact that following SuIli-
vans victory at Newton came sullvan's
resignation to Congress, which was accepted
by that body almost as soon as 1t WAS ten
dered, or on tho thirteth of September. IT'D
three months after the battle. 1t was asked
for on the ground OF physical indispositinn.
Il was granted on the ground, / ttink, Of
double disappointment, first, IN the results OF
the campaign, and, secondly, In the chief in
command. Sullivan found. as / have said, q
paradise of beauty all through the September
days of Tito. and changed the Astounding har-
vest aad richly-aden fruit trees Of the wait
ing orchards into q wilderness. In fields Of
plenty he sOwed dragons teeth which literal
ly sprung forth armed men. "Ths Indians
shall Bee,' said Sullivan In his report to Con-
gress, that there Is malice enough In our
hearts to destroy everything that contributes
to their support" And this, In one sentence,
tells the whole story OF the campaign.