Draggingtree Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Jubal Early and the Goddess of Liberty West Point cadet Jubal A. Early was nineteen years old when he wrote the following letter to his father in 1835, begging for permission to join the Texans in their fight for independence from Mexico. He would hold the same opinion of combatting tyranny in what he viewed to be Northern tyranny in the War Between the States — and continuing unabated after the War.Bernhard Thuersam, www.Circa1865.com The Great American Political DivideJubal Early and the Goddess of Liberty“The Texans are bound by every principle of self-preservation and are justified by the natural law of rights, as well as by precedent, to declare their independence and to resist the attempt which is being made to annihilate them. And we of the United States are called upon by every principle of humanity, by our love of liberty and our detestation of oppression, to go to the succor of our countrymen and aid in overwhelming the tyrant.Shall we shed tears over the fate of Greece and Poland, yet see our countrymen slaughtered with indifference? The respect we entertain for our forefathers of the Revolution forbids it. Posted by Brock Townsend at Sunday, February 19, 2017 https://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2017/02/jubal-early-and-goddess-of-liberty.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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