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The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg — the battle commenced — Repulse of the enemy — probable Continuation of the engagement. (search)
of the Confederacy,) or the Perrys, Huils. Bainbridges, McDonoughs, of the late war But these cases are not illustrative of the general genius and temper of the nation; and, moreover, not a few of them were of Carolina descent. The out and out Puritan, though not deficient in pluck, prefers the peaceful picking of his neighbor's pockets, in the pursuit of trade and commerce, to the perilous plunder of the battle field. It was only in the bloodless conflicts of bargain and sale that the desces astonishment arises from the foot that we have only known the Puritan in peace, and never met him in war till now. Whoever will turn to the annals of that race in England will find that, in almost every particular, so far as the development of Puritan character is concerned, history is only repeating itself in this country. The brutal, cruel, greedy, licentious, hypocritical, and sacrilegious Roundheads are alive again in their descendants. We have no peace to expect with the North as long
The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 11 (search)
edictcal providence, sent to courage us all for our seemly national sanity. It has pushed the mouth of every decent American deep into dirt. and coasting is abolished among us forever-- except by fools worthy of caps and belts — or, still worst, by thieving Puritan Yankees, who, like their prototype Burham, glory in telling what execrably dirty scoundrels they are. But, looking at the whole history of the world, we say yet, to true men, courage ! It is not by such means as the present Puritan regime and their Illinois "Ape," that despotism is, or can be, established. We have sharp, aye, terrible encounters yet to go through. But, courage ! Look at wasted Virginia, and Missouri, and Tennessee they will yet be glorious States. Let us assert equally our manhood ! Our grandfathers fought England to assert the right of local self government. Let us not be so cowardly as not to maintain, against the shallow school books, and the shallow school masters, and preachers, and teac
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