New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-28
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ROSSER, FEW.
WHY DOESN'T HE. CHALLENGE A YANKEE Co"
Tofh Editor OF The Tribune.

To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.
Sir: on what meat does this, our Rosser, feeu'
or rather on what wine does he Stake his fre-eats
thirst! or is It "Old Bourbon that Is talking lie
can whip five Puritanical Yankees-iniants-eve
morning after breakfast. He never fights on an
en- PITY stomach.
Int really locs Rosscr, +. =. w. imagine mat
=, ,cr Sherman or Foraker has a.c- 81 wider than
his own II not why make sr-a ...'s faces 70
ibcm7 Why didn't h. allow his ,ic1sr ianc!es -'i'
ron I'm the charrc than in the retreat when shcr
dan was on parade I'm Virginia. lie was hunting Tor
Just such men a ROsser, L. +. v. claims 10 po
Then was the time for the gentlemen of the lduci
brigade. Then the time the Yankee was pres''ns
the fight Offering The Ro,se, =. T. Vs. all the oppor
tnlcs they wanted Lee, speaking o.. all the
southern gentlemen who brave enough 10
stay in Virginia said " We have had enough D. h'
Johnston further south. said, "We've had enough
IL remains for such rebcls-or renegade ahkees %
Rosscr, f. +. v, Jcn. Davis, and The nou'ho''
gentlemen in Observation-Disclosures or mouth hshUiS
to brag of their personal prowcsS
If said Rosscr. f. L. ", really wants hand 10
hand fight, let him try conclusions with Yankee
cowboy no doubt many Of them would esteem d
favor TO meet him at a gallop and cut his buttons
of
Evidently ROsser, I. F. ". knows but HUE VI
the history OF the word Y0nceH or he wouldn nav
vcuturcd into a position that reflects upon himself
He should DO enlightened, 10 Wit: In the carry Sea'
of the settlements upon Atlantic shores, came inc
Puritans They settled near the stronghold Oh u'o
Indian tribe known YanlSces.7 50 named because
I'm all combats with their ne ehbor tribes they We OH
ouerors and because Of the great personal proves
of their warriors. They were known as the co"
ouerur tribe "Yanlecs.7 Many were the minor
battles from year 10 year between the Yankees az"
the Puritan colonsts, and tn" surrounding ""'s
urged the Yankees to renewed asTcssons, I'LL at Ia''
the warfare became so harassng mat ihe ""',''
determined to punish the Yankees or perish In inc
a,,c,nnt Preparations were begun by the whites.
Tho Indians soon learned Of this and they too
bcran to make ready for the conflict for heS
had learned in many hand To hand ight WIN wv
Puritan brave that lie was no Hight focnah "
bloody contest was the result The white braves
were successful and drove the Indians from strong
held to stronghold. until at last all were Killed or
scattered Their chief, who carried mystic charm
wa, slain on the battlefield. and thus the Puritan
won the title Of Yankees or 81 tho conquenhs
tribe
The British, in l7T6-arisocrsts like Lord CORN
wallis-callcd the coloniss Yankees using the
word a. a term Of rcpNach. At Yorktown they de-
nvorcd up their arms TO Virginia Yankee named
~ New orleans with large body of picked soldiers,
and thcv wcrc well punished for their presumption BY
our militia under south carolina Yankee named Az
drew Jackson II Is passing strange that snch
voud-be aristocratsr a. Rpsscr, +. r. V, and Jci
Davis (who really renegade Nankcctl, hnomn
have imag .ucd did Talsiar, That they could ono
IL ten whip the world And worst OF all Tor thcH'
ttey chose the Puranical Yankees 10 begin with
However Rossrr :. 7. v, te.ls u> that they werr
victorious IN every battle in Virginia from hrst to
last and that they yielded not 10 such contcmpiiilo
YANKEE nyltcr. as Grant. sherman and sheridan
they didn't Yield 10 them hut 10 starvation
Rossrr. + T. Z. makes this explanation IA to most
positive Il not The most lucid. way possible But
Just why hc has thus given away the secret cause
If The failure 81 The Southern gentlemen 10 continue
The H.ht doc. NOT apPaar lie simply tolls %, " iva,
a.. Tfal
away pa sos ordinary comprehension. for surely
now and hereafter he Puritan.cnl Yankee will
e1siy BE ahl. % whip his irc-catiugT antagonist
he viii quietly cu' 0N he southern grnteman's
rsions, and then observe lim drop Bis war banner
and arms. and meskly yicd - star alton lNit
Rosscr, +. T. y NUF sED.7
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