The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-08-04

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HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES /.
Az The celebration Of Tie Fourth Al r,'.
violence. Rhode Island, Joseph L. T,lIlrs.
hast. Esqr., one d tie Wing & sndd,,e,
Tor Congress, On OCCASION al snns ,,..,
complimentary 70 hmnsell. thus rsesl,.a
aud arp.ied. q proud h,slorcal lurlu,,,
ofihe Rhode Island line. during lie ,ls,.
es, period u lhc ReVoluiioEsFy War.
Ia that dark I'urlIon ol the year I;,s
which ensued a.ier the disasters al \, =
York and The retreat from Long I..sre|
ihe commander-la-rhief was Irll IN ,haI
midst 81 tie emmy, with a weary a,dI
suffering remnant Of an army, ard TN o..
RODS ioT which lhnse ~ ho rsmslnrd q .s
him had enlisted were expired or abrp,I
Io expire. Enhsimenls Iur tlor tern.
II - well known. had eaustd tie mos,
anxious Fsm0nslrsnce from The comusrg.
ing General 10 Gungress. aud were msnv
times during The enRlesIlhe occasion Il
immlntus peril 10 the cause. Ne.rr us
that peril more pressing than al ,llls TINE
Winter was sp.Egselilng. the mrn were
worn down With hardshIps, aud o., 3,
conn'enaaces hogan 10 brighten anh d..
thoughts OF returning. as They hal Tel.
lec' night 10 do. 10 The Fepose anu Ell II
menIs III home. Under such circuust. o..
ees they were now called out and aria,
ed Tor service.
In those lines were The men If Rho,
lsland--lhey loved those pleasant home.
! from which sprung Tie Green OF Red
Bank. and the Greene ci Eutaw and
Gullord; aud other Greens Who are vel
green aud doDrlshlng upon their ban,s
soIl'-', here was an interruption from ap.
plause, which Mr. I. n"ticed b, ssyiaE,
know, Mr.. president, that this eau /.
neut is not for me, buI those III rhr, 10.
nored name who are now amnngs, Is,
aud TO none Is Il NOR, justly due Ihau 70 |
him who SITS by my side. who Vas r., =.
e'alIy in my ihaughI Some Of yea
who are now IN this hall believe wee
IN those times; ane face that | NOW it
before me, am sure was there. Am.
The lines OF these Rhote Island men rae
an officer depulcd 10 address them. Al.
, tsr stating the condition al the army. al
the consequences thai must probably &C..
sue 10 the country II lhey should az.
themselves Of heir right 10 their d..
charge. he closed BY striking that cod
which IN true Rhode Island heart Is ne.
yer struck in vain. - Men said h,
will You now abandon your Gener,'
have told you the consequences IN y,g'
country---cne word as 10 the consequca'
ees TO yourselves. You will he GIsI -
ed and individually powerlelss. TIE
will be no armed and organized force pc.
tween your enemy and your hoIu.
The enemy can follow YOU, they viii
low you. 10 your dW cllngs, and take ?
session Of your mires and SICsff-hea'
Now. every man that will stand b. rs
General, and his country, and iores "
wye and Sweetheart. advance three
cesp And every Rhode Island msr
without an instanl's hesitation. step
iorH ard three PAGES.
These three steps in front, prestr'.
The American army--.saved. perhaps re
American cause. What would have ht.a
the result had the troops then taken ii.
discharge, none could then predIci. u' re
can now see. But America, Then.
anied by alliances. her General teu
ing before. and eRcumpassed by hls c'r
mics. and al last abandoned by his afa.'
could have exhibited lnlle prospect Of SIC
cess IN The eyes Of other nalIons.
That heroic remnant remained, 'tl
endured Tie hardships Of a winter CO.
and winter campaign. From these nta
came at length the rescue OF the cau:t
and Of the country. They we're called
the shadow oil an srmy.-.bui thai SHADE"
was gathered around slIpng and lnale''
NC tower, aud that tower was WASH E
ton. That shadow bounded the horror
aud awed and circumscribed The actlotrd
the choice military tac,icians Of BrlIsn'
reseiling TN lne spolls Of victory 10 Res
YORK. and Pennsylvania. In that shauoT'
spiuts Of power walked the s"oHy
ground by nigh, as well as by asg, "a
ram that shadow bright and glonrO'
spirits soon broke forth 10 light up Ne
and cheer up the beats
heir country men with the s. lender
Trenton aud PRINCETON.
From that shadow. in fine, c2nP
ight which afterwards ted ,'u,tr|