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The Daily Dispatch: October 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Good for the Thirsty soldier. (search)
A historical Parallel.[from the New York World.]
In one respect there is a perfect analogy between the advance of the Federal army into the revolted States and that of Bonaparte into Russia — we mean the terrible servile alliance in each case offered Says Hazlett, in his "Life of Napoleon:" "One great fear of the Russians was that their slaves would rise up and throw off their bondage; and it was, therefore, an object to prevent their having any communication with the French.
They made use of the most improbable and disgusting fables to excite their terror and hatred, and of their ignorance and degradation to perpetuate that ignorance and degradation." "Those serfs," as Moutholon says, "who inhabited the little towns, were well disposed to head an insurrection against the noblesse.--This was the reason why the Russians resolved to set fire to all the towns on the route of the army."
Such is the perfectly analogous situation in the two cases. We believe that our true policy