The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1840-10-14
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The Newburgh Ga-siie briggs - the follow
ing sioqusnt letter from the lasfof the LIFE
GUARDS or GENERAL WASHINGTON
Lst the ffeesnen d America heed the honest
waning Of this vsusrsbic puifiot Let az u&o
are able 70 enlist Cor the war adopt The advice of
this aged veteran aud enrol tsemselvss a. the
Life Guards Of the Countrys
To ruE uEscrSuAxrs o. RrvoLurIoSay sofsisas:
An Old soldier ofihe Continental Amy asks
lor the LAST time % speak 10 bis oounirymcu.--
During the suffering service Of the Revolution.
wasin sixteen engagements, and was one o. the
little baud who volunteered under Sullivan %
destroy "ths Sax Nations Of Iudans.n was one
q thar snail company selected as the Life Yard
Of George Washingion-hus two Of us are now
living. was ~ the tough siege ofYork,own.
a. Valley forge, Monmouth. and inthirteen other
bard bauirs. ana saw Cofnwnllis surrender IS
our old General, bly, service ceased Only WIRE
the war Af,erhil this hardship aud sofI,rng.
n the street when I 20 oul IN my old age % So
'he happiuess have helped to give you. I an,
pointed AZ as British Tory-yes, British rory.
hrve said nothing when have been told 20.
blt have silently thought that my old Gcdsrai
woaid never have picked out a Tory to form one
81 biz Iaie Guard, nor would Tory have suffer-
20 what have Suffered for you. This abase has
beer shameiuily heapsd upon one Of your Old
soldiers because he is what hs was whom the
war broke out. and Wnas Washington told ua W E
mus. always be when be shook hands with rs
as W go were going hone. was Wing 10 the
Revoiusion. hsse been one ever since. and am
enc now. a. Wing / sal.sssd ier me whoie
wsr. VS. IN favor with tlle oiher phies o. rho..
JeEsrsoa. ~eni With the Party ior Jas Madison.
sas 10 favor of the last war. and % Be ccnssfuut
IN my las; s,te. must give "a . fisrrison he e
a brave ,aan. and was never known wherever he
has been % take a penny from hts neighbor OF
she Government hat was not fairly he. We have
irod over she same ground lighting for liberty
liz father (he IVES one q ~ IN the Rovolutiou)
signed our independents roll, aud then We al
went cot together 10 SIGHT Tor ID. and We proved
d vas true.
Il appears 70 me that this cannot be the same
government that cur old soldiers helped Wash
ingou opsi up here. We fought 10 have Cow
eminent as different from any IN Europe az we
could make it. Well, we done il. and until late
y ilings have Ell gone on smoothly and Europe
vas beginning 70 get ashamed Of the way she
made saves Of her subjects By making them
~ork and toll for seven poor cents 4 day with a
Standing Army over them to force them to it,
lat cur President now tells the people that things
have gone wrong since the Old War and thai'
there are twenty three missrabls governments in
Europs where the Kings wear crowns. the nch
purP .. sna the poor people "a =, hat We a,u-i
fashion after Them " We wani 10 Be happy aad
praspeTousi we had English laws here once
aud they were she best in Europe, bat We could
not stand ihsm and &c put them under our feet
W. assd 70 work for mere neihing then, and
Ne cannot 90 itsgain. Working for q few ccnis
dav may DO Cor slaves bu, not FOR sssmen whose
liberty cost more blood ihaa liberty ever cost be-