Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-20
MASSACHUSETTS
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS
MAJOR-GENERAL
JOHN BROOKS,
GOVERNOR-AND
HIS HONOR
WILLIAM PHILLIPS.
LIEUT.-GOVER.NOR.
From the Boston Cen,inel.
Who isG eneral BROOKS,

w no ISL cnGrdl DR(JOAO,
The Candidate far GoDeynor nsminated BY
the Federal Refubheans
Is question asked in some of the pspers-and
it has been sneeringiy ntimsted, that he 10 "ar
obscure, harmless, old man
We will answer the question, 50 far - our
k owledge and recoliec, ion will serve st the
m ment.
Major General JOHN BROOKS is ma
i've OF Massachusetts, born in Medford in
1853, is therefore in his sixty third year
If course younger by six or seven years
han Governor GERRY when last voted for
~ the party who now preteud he is TOO old
a man for governor.
Like the immortal WARREN he was bred
a Physician but had scarcely entered up
on practice a, Reading when his counn y
allied on him to torsake his profession, and
take the field. He marched TO Concord, az
ne head Of his eomhany Of Minute Men, and
par,ic Ipated in the dangers and honors OF
the battle Of Lexington.
His talents as all officer and disciplinari
an were soon discovered by the PATRIOTS Of
l775; and at the age Of twenty-five he was
appointed Field Officer in The continent Il
| line. A.,er the evacuation Of Boston, he
! marched 10 New York, shared In all the
peiils OF that gloomy period, aod took dis.
|tinguished parl IN the Balti. oil Wtue Pans
In the memorable battle Of Monmouth he
was Adjutant General oil the advanced col
| amn OF the army.
lie was then ordered to the .North to as
slstin reprlling the invasion oil BunGoYNE !;
and there commanded the ls.h Mass u.
sets regiment lin the absence Of Col. Al.
JACKSON; which, with the 9th and ten,n,
SO eminentiy distinguished themselves IL
that eventful campaign The official des
patches OF Generals GATES and LINCOLN
&c on record.-I hey shew that the name
oi-BRooKs was as conspicuous in all the
daring services Of that glorious period, as
that OF MILLER was in the lsle war. We
shall give only two among MANY instances.
GATES was not partial TO northern officers,
but even in his dispatches it will BIZ found
that on the memorable 10Th September, 1t
Col. Brooks had the post OF danger aud
honor assigned Lin 1; and On the more
bloody 7tn october he led, in person, a COL
umn OF his regimen, to storm the redoubts
OF bURGoySE's position al Saltwater car
Iied them took nine pieces OF brass artille-
~, large quantity Of munitions OF war and
the whole equipsge ofa German brigade
held his C0nques: IN spite Of the efforts OF
the enemy 10 retske them, and sent his
trophies IN safety within The American lines
The discriminating mind Of Washington
soon selected Crooks as one OF the Insp, clor
Generals oil the army :--And during every
momen. OF the war OF lnaeisendence he con-
linued to discharge numerous high and
hazardous duties with uniform ability ,cour.
age and success ;-gained the love OF all
when he commanded, and the esteem aud
respect OF his superior oficers-par,icular.
ly OF Washington.
Alter the establishment Of independence
aud Peace, he returned TO his profession
About 1886 he was chosen Major Gen
efal OF The Middfese.r division Of militia land
discharged the duties OF the Office ten years.
NO military man ofthst time need be in.
ofmed OF the exertions and services oiCen.
BRooKs in diseiplining his division nor oil
The grsde Of excellence it atlained.-He he'd
this ample reward-When " AsHlNG1os
visited New England, part of the division
US paradtd 10 receive and honor the Faith. |
er OF his Country After passing them in
review, the writer OF this sketch heard The
greal Man say" Woaid TO God CeneroL ou|
the SAFES in the Union had such a nuh,,Q-
they wouid do honor TO any army on earth"
General Books flied The Office of first
Marshall Of Massachusetts by the sppoin,- |
ment OF WAsHINoroN,and ever had place |
In The AZTEC ion and recolle ction of tia,
grea. General, Patriot and Statesman
When v ashington accepted the Office oil
Lieut.. General vi the American Armies,by |
the appointment ct President Adams, he |
selecle John Brooks e. his frs, Bripadier |
General We will odd one fact to sh W that |
al so early period as when " Washington
visited New England,he did not think Gen |
BROOKS SO " obscure man. as not 10 lie |
found, and went out OF his way to wait per
sonally on his old friend-a proof of regard
which we believe hesdid no, give to any 9th |
er individual during that tour.
i'he mill AIRY has not been the only dis. |
career Of General BROOKS he
has frequently represented his native town