Teskrieg Analysis

In the second paragraph of the speech, Henry points out that all men are the same because they prescribe to the “the illusions of hope.” In the face of true adversity we “shut our eyes against [the] painful truth, and listen to the song of siren[s] till she transforms us into beasts.” Henry theorizes that freedom without fighting is nothing more than an illusion and can never become a reality. He argues this point by metaphorically comparing Britain's false assurances to the colonists, solely to keep them at rest and to Circe from the Odyssey who turns men into animals as punishment. This makes a fool out of America and in turn they must use rhetorical questions to wonder about the type of mess that they are in. He builds trust with the group of men and challenges them to ask themselves “when shall we [become] stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?” Henry emphasizes the need to not stand idle in a time of despair and to not wait for change, but instead be the change that they all want to see. This highlights the appeal to ethos because they have built a sense of community and integrity which they now have to rely on. The use of metaphor and rhetorical questions captures the audience’s attention and connects with them on a personal level. This encourage them to see that they need to declare independence from Great Britain and take part in material

     Anger in the South was becoming a growing trend. The Southerners were angered by the fact that, in their view, the North was trying to dissolve their way of life. Congressman Robert Toombs of Georgia says, “if by your legislation you [northerners] seek to drive us from the territories...I am for disunion”. This Congressman from the South is so intent on making slaves legal in the territories that he is willing to break with the North over it. He

Union.  Conquest and robbery are attempted in order to obtain a political control at home; and

The Federalists were opposed to supporting the French, and this belief is backed up by the author’s rash description of the current state of France. France had an opportunity had freedom, but in the eyes of the author, they have squandered that chance. In the event of the violence spreading to the United States the author is optimistic that the people will band together in defense of the government, and all that the country stands for.

They said we were going to fight, but we are not fighting. George Washington and his

Cloaked with the authority of the Union army, and dressed in blue uniforms as rapidly as they could obtain them, theses men created chaos and hatred that existed for years. (42)

“The star spangled banner is now the harbinger of liberty and the millions in bondage will rally under that banner” (Dudley 167). This powerful quote was spoken by Frederick Douglas. The meaning behind these words show how millions of African American and white citizens should come together to fight for the Union (Dudley 167) Clement Vallandigham had said “It was good enough for my fathers. It is good enough for us and our children after us” (Dudley 170). He believes since the United states have had slaves for seventy years the United States will continue to have slaves (Dudley 169). “The thought of a country unified in sentiments, objects and ideas, has not entered into their political calculations, and hence this newly declared policy of the Government” Frederick Douglass, the man who spoke those words, understood that as a nation evolves, the culture evolves as well; the two must work conjointly (Dudley 167). What was true seventy years ago would not always be true in order for a country to grow and thrive (Dudley

No one of the time would want to start a war with the most powerful nation in the world, and many colonists demanded that they simply stay under British control. Henry makes a mockery of these men’s ideas. The most obvious form of Henry's attack on submission is when he announces, “Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace”. Henry is explicitly pointing out that, while the colonists claim to want peace, it simply does not exist. Henry furthers the argument of an absence of peace despite such cries with, “The war is actually begun.” While a war had yet to officially begin, Henry dramatizes the unrest that lingers on both sides, demonstrating how impossible peace would be to achieve in such a situation. By condemning the men’s call for peace, on the grounds that peace has already been broken, he forces men to agree that resorting to war is not out of order. In addition, Patrick Henry uses a similar method of rendering a counterargument obsolete to invoke war when he discusses the strengths of the colonies. Henry begins this with the comment of, “they tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable and adversary”. While this may be true, Henry argues that the colonists will be no stronger “by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope”. With this, Henry is able to make his

Patrick Henry compares the delegates’ hope for reconciliation with men listening to sirens in order to warn them that their hope for reconciliation will eventually harm them so they should immediately mobilize against the British. Patrick Henry also describes Great Britain’s foreign policy toward the colonists as chains that serve to bound and restrict the colonists in order to convince the colonists to sever ties with the British by mobilizing against them. Then, Patrick Henry describes how the colonists will not lose if they mobilize against the British because the colonists are figuratively armed with the determination for

“We protest solemnly in the face of mankind, that we desire peace at any sacrifice, save that of honor. In independence we seek no conquest, no aggrandizement, no concession of any kind from the states with which we have lately been confederated. All we ask is to be let alone – that those who never held power over us shall not now attempt our subjugation by arms. This we will, we must resist to the direst extremity. The moment that this pretension is abandoned, the sword will drop from our grasp, and we shall be ready to enter into treaties of amnesty and commerce that cannot but be mutually beneficial. So long as this pretension is maintained, with a firm reliance on that Divine Power which covers with its protection the just cause, we must continue to struggle for our inherent right to freedom, independence, and self government.”

This is a direct reference to the supporters of the Federalist Party and its “loose” interpretation of the nation’s charter. In this statement Jefferson expresses a belief that the Federalist Party is threatening the Union.

‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved -- I do not expect the house to fall -- but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.

Despite their numerous attempts at maintaining confidentiality and clandestine secrecy in keeping their plans unknown to the outside world, their endeavors were later discovered by their close associates, long after they had already fled; still, until that point in time, no one has been able to determine their last known whereabouts. Regardless of their whereabouts or their circumstances, the disappearances of the Bambie Doll, Hubert, Edelweiss, and Herbert the Great had inadvertently affected what happened later on in the events dictating Brotzmanskrieg, and the factions that participated in

“Ring! Ring” The alarm bells awoke me with a jolt. I stretch, and as with each new day, I am filled with optimism. That is, until, I open the window. I hear the loud blares of the Union marching band’s trumpet, and see children parading up and down the streets, proudly waving the red, white, and blue flags synonymous with the north. I snap out of my good mood, and it is instantly replaced with frustration. I can’t stand any more days of Union festivities, and must put an end to Abraham Lincoln’s tyrannical rule. I saunter down the velvet staircase down to the dining room of the National Hotel and unhurriedly eat my cold porridge. As usual, one of the hotel workers comes to me with my mail. “Here, sir, your mail has arrived.”

“Yet as a rebel fronts a king of state, I stand with her walls with not a shred, of terror, malice, not a word of jeer”. He holds a