The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-01
THAT BLOODY ENGLISHMAN.


In your issue of July 80, one j. Browse
Oldrenie, of Florence. Kan, presumably
a "bloody Hinglishman," attempt to
twist history out of shape and deny facts
that are as old as our constitution.
The particularly obnoxious truth that
stirred this Englishmans blood was the
patent and indisputable fact America
had whipped England twice" put in your
usual, plain and blunt western style.
This gentleman, with his mUshy name
parted in the middle. betrays his nativ-
! ity and at the same time airs his knOwl-
edge when he Jumps at this question
with his characteristic English buster.
He must know that that kind
of bluff don't work here. The
western man would laugh him
| to scorn in such an attempt at argu-
ment.
! The first error in this bombastic effu
| sion is the attempt of the author To show
/ that the Thirteen colonies did not whip
England without any help from abroad
/ excepting the friendly smiles and hearty
God speed of the French nation Mr.. j.
/ Browse Oldrenie" would have us under
! stand that the English sword, from the
| hands of an English general. was not
! handed TO an American general at York
| town. This "Browsev' gentleman would
have us understand that George Wash
ingtOn, with hand full of men. as it
were. did not whip double. yea. three
times the number of this Englishman's
cowardly and hired cOUntrymen, and
while commanded, too, by the best gen
erals England could muster.
He SAYS ''the meanness of the modern
American in attempting TO conceal the
fact that but for Frances help III men
and material General Washington would
have failed, is only equalled by his falsi-
fication of history" This declaration.
embodied in this pot of bombast, Ger
tainly comes with poor grace.
Every reader OF English history can
successfully dispute this fact and the
declaration of MIR. J. Browsie Oldrenie'
becomes mere childish bray.
1t is a fact, true, that materials were
furnished by France, but this was a
purely business transaction, and said
materials were full paid for. The
assertion, however, that France furnish
ed any men other than those whose love
for freedom and humanity prompted
them to enlist in the American ranks
and to assist in humiliating common
tyrannical enemy, is as false
as the writer is ignorant The
American schoolboy would laugh
at this Englishman's stupidity.
That America won in 1912 is certainly
proven bv the fact that the important
battles were won by the American forces;
that England ceased her hellish and
tvrannicai impressments. Wars are
usually decided by one side or the other
asking for quarters: and In after years
the world Judges of this by the facts A.
they occurred at the time. and not at the
dictation of an English snob with
mushy name.
The excuses offered by this stray sheep
for the results Of these wars being de-
cidedlv American victories. will not IN
the least change the result, nor make the
truth any the less the truth.
As To whether this FlOreutine English
snob Is correct. the editor Of the EAGLE,
in regard to what General BrackenGurv
said concerning Canada, 1t matters not
for our purpose; but we notice that
England with her boosted pow
ers7 Il very meek and humble
when Uncle Sam tenderiy GJ'
suggests that she not make a fool 81 her
self, she proposes that war Is hardly
the proper thing for enlightened nations.
The fact that England dare not 20 to
war with the United Stats was emi-
nentIv proven in the negotiations con
corning the Alabama Claims ete..
during the administrations 81 I. s. /
Grant. the greatest captain the worii
ever knew.
In conclusion, / would say for the hen |
eft of this wOuld-be English historical !
missionary. that when be comes 20 |
America TO teach American history. be /
must have something more than . sTnat- /
tering Of the subject matter himself: and |
that tamhsoast ~ ont win with free and /
American people.
j. RIDDLE JRRsEyTE@
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