I can't believe how arrogant, ignorant and disrespectful this is. I usually just lurk but this is a bit much. Perhaps your attitude would be different Don if you had been on one of those ships or living in the woods with no provisions 250 yrs ago. I could go on but my mother always told me if you have nothing good to say to keep quiet.. therefore.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Don2717@aol.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Celebration of Expulsion Proclamation > So much has passed since then. > > The Acadians were among the troops that soundly beat the British at the > Battle of New Orleans. And as some Historians have said it was difficult to > restrain the Acadians who wanted to charge the British and vent the hatred on those > who had driven them from their homes in their beloved Acadia. > > But we can also be grateful that we, as Americans, enjoy a much more secure > life and lifestyle than many of our cousins to the north enjoy today. You > could almost say that the expulsion was a blessing. > > Don > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-cajun > This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >