The Irish standard., 1902-09-06

10 the fGrOcltV OF the soldiers. Those
of the outrages which were not d.
rcctly ordered by the British govern
mcnt were not disavowcd by it.
Tllc inhuman treatment of Nathan
Hale, tho American spy, who was de-
MED Christian privileges while under
sentence of death, and the murder of
Isaac lIaync, display moral obliquity
which savors of the Dark Ages
Three decades elapsed. Time, in,
stead of softcning the animosities and
nntipathirs of the past. seemed to in
tensify them. and ut last the hostile
practices of Great Britain eliminated
in another war. Pursuing her former
policy, she dispatched clns&lrps to
intlamc tho minds of the Indians
against the settlers. and to purchase
their assistance.
Tho British well knew that the sight
of blood awakened every instinct Of
savA"cry and aroused every slumber-
ing demon in the breasts of the In
dians: that they made no distinction
between men. women and children,
but murdered all indiscriminataly, and
that under the stimulus of battle they
knew no restraint and committed the
most fcndish rXccsscs. Great Britain,
by allying herself with them and re-
wardin@ them for their services, as
sumch the responsibility for their
deeds.
In 1777 Il noted debate had taken
place in the house of lords upon the
cxpcdicncy Of employing the Indians
as allies. One member sought to vim
dicatc this practice upon the ground
that the British lad a right to util-
iZc "thc means which God and Ma
turc had given them" The Earl Of
Chatham sInang up and answered
him i'm the following vigorous words:
"God ana Nature! These abomnable
principles and this most nboninable
avOwal of them demands most deci-
Sivc Indignation. | call upon that
right reverend bench (pOinting toward
the bshopS). those holy ministers Of
the Gospel and pious pastors of the
church, coniure them to join in the
holy work and to vindicatc the re-
Iigion of their God" His appeal fell
upon deaf ears.
The same argument was advanced
in 1912 to justify the employment of
savage allies. The incentives offered
them were even greater. 10 incite
them TO their worst, bountics We're
again placed on scalps. Tecumseh
was commissioned as a brigadicr-gen-
cral by the British government. The
massncres at Fort Minis and the River
ltaiSin were the natural results of that
policy. At the former place over 400
out of a total population of $50 were
massacrcd. Not Il white woman or
child escaped. Children We're seized
by the legs and their brains knocked
out against the stOckades. Women
were discmbOwclled and their unborn
children tossed in the air. Their mis-
sion accomplished, the Indians strung
their sc:llps on poles and hurried to
Pensacola where they were rewarded
for their fidelity by their masters. The
Mother of Civilization" not the say.
age merccnary, WAS responsible for
these deeds.
The limitations of space forbid de-
tailed account of the scenes which
were enacted in the region around
Fort Niagara; of the depredations of
the notorious Cockburn in Maryland;
Of the wanton destruction Of the city
Of Washington, condemned even by
British historians, and of the various
other Infamous episodes which char.
actcrizcd British military operations
during that war;
Let us review the history OF tho
"MOthar Of Civilization" in other parts
OF the world. The exile OF the Acadi.
ans, from which LOngfellOw has
evolved his masterpiece, would furnish
splendid theme for m essay upon
British humaDitariaDism, The true