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The Daily Dispatch: March 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Yankee Humanity. (search)
Yankee Humanity. In the second chapter of the XIV. Book of his "Peninsula War," Naples, speaking of Percival's accession to the office of Premier, uses the following language with regard to him: "Narrow, Harrah, factious, and illiberal, in everything relating to public matters, this man's career was one of unmixed evil. His bigotry taught him to oppress Ireland, but his religion, did not deter him from passing a law to prevent the introduction of medicines into France during a pest the war in the Peninsula, and his crooked, contemptible policy was shown by withholding what was necessary to sustain the contest, and throwing on the General the responsibility of failure." The severe expressions here used with regard to Percival, brought his son into the newspapers in defence of his father's memory. The defence was of a character so personal, that Napier challenged the younger Percival, and when his challenge was not accepted, he poured out the vials of his wrath of th