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The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], Lessons from history. (search)
France was Catholic, and feared Spain, and considered the contest hopeless. Similarity in religious opinion gave a right to expect assistance from England. But Holland was struggling for civil as well as religious liberty, and therefore the despotic, though Protestant Elizabeth, refused assistance. Alone these brave Hollanders ign to drive us out, and cause our homes to be occupied by strangers, without regard to race or complexion, vain purposes both in the one case and the other. Holland took up arms to defend her civil and religious rights. Spain wished to make her a submissive dependent, politically. The doctrines of the Reformation had become established in Holland. Spain determined to extirpate heresy, and re-established Catholicism. She assailed the civil and religious conscience of Holland. Death was considered by the brave Dutch as being preferable to submission. In both particulars was Spain foiled. The Republic was established and freedom to worship God secu