The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-24
Baltimore Sun.


day, Mr. Tilman, of South Carolina,
made an observation which will give
grievous offence to New England,
and doubtless provoke Il crushing re-
joinder from the Senators from that
section. Mr.. Tillman, according to
Il Washington dispatch, "spoke of
the achievements of tho South Caro-
lima troops in the Revolutionary war,
and said that the battles fought IN
his State were moro important than
those fought in Massachusetts. ave
don't want Massachusetts to bag all
of the glory" he added, "for as our
illustrious Rear Admiral Schloy has
said Of later triumph of our arms,
there is glory enough for ALL"
1t is rcgretablo that Mr.. Tillman
has boon led into this indiscreet ut
terance. Upon the best NIassaehu-
setts authority it can bo asserted
that the Revolutionary war was
w"ged solely and exclusively by tho
descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers,
despite all statements to the contrary.
George Washington, tho great SOL
der of the Revolution, WAS not, ns
some ill-informed persons assert, a
Virgnian of the Cavalier type, but u
| pure -bloodef son Of "Praise- God
Barebones" sire Thomas jefferson
WAS Of undiluted Puritan ancestry,
and the Declaration Of Independence
WAS rehash of tho expressions Of
Boston toa- party patriots. Massa-
chusetts troops alone and unassisted
fought Burgoyne to Il standstill and
compelled him to surrender. The
capture Of CORVALLIS at Yorktown,
Va, WAS triumph of Now England
valor and goneralship, tho French
allies Of the Rovolutionists being
merely spectators, who were permit
ted to be present to see how Massa
chusetts could humble "Perlilioua
Albion"
The battles in the South were all
fought by New England warriors,
the natives coming upon the field
after the victories were won to con
gratulate tho legions from Boston
upon their invincible courage. Some
historians who have not availed them
selves Of the only reliable sources of
information have rashly asserted
that John Paul Jones, the dashing
sea, fighter, was born in Scotland.
or course, this cannot be the fact.
Jones's ancestors came over on the
Mayflower, and the naval hero was
born under the shadow of the Sacred
Goldfish. In tho second war with
England Massachusetts maintained
her supremacy. That cultured Bos
tonian, Andrew jackson, was in com
mand Of the New England troops
which won the famous battle at New
Orleans, while tho glorious achieve.
ments Of our navy on the great lakes
and elsewhere must be fairly attrihu.
ted to New England.
Mr.. Tillman's friends will be sur.
prlsed to find that no is not convors.
ant with history as it is written in
Boston. After the Senators from
that part Of the country have fin
ished with him he will be wiser and
q sadder man. He will learn that
every great and good man who haf
had hand in tho making of this Re
public was Now Englander. South
Carolinians, Virginians and Penn
sylvanians may have made feeble
efforts to be useful, but their labor
were, of course, in vain. When Mr.
Hoar turns his batteries upon Mr.
Tillman tho latter will discover ius
how insignificant and trivial q par
everybody except the Pilgrim Faith
ers played in the development Of tn,
United States. 1t is impossible no
to feel sorry for the South CarolIn,
Senator, for his motives were good
even if his discretion was below pa
and his knowledge Of American his
tory sadly inadequate.
Job COuldnt Have Stood IT,