The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-02

Itbs sauE5enss sd grtiituds q he Pso-I
Sic. a shsl wlIh uhieh Jos, fe.lou-sih-
rers. have dis day hon0Eed net fhsss
f.eIinss are eoDnoa 10 al commanders
af trase and ssosib,lisy. The eommsnd-
er q Europe possess theD. slthough
niseed 81 he bead Of srmies scared 90
wr. How mueh more nssarslly would
Hose feelings ailseh 70 a commander at
uslsd AZ I wssi For of whsl materials
was he army composed which wss plsc-
ed under my comnsndi The soldiers
Who fought and blrd and tsiunPhrd here.
were lawyers who had throsa up iheir
brirfs--physieisns. Who bad laid aside
sheir insirunenu- wao had
poi 90 their lools--snd. in FAR The largest
proportion. sgricullurisls. sho had len
their ploughs in ihs fOrrnw. although L.
miles depended Cor their bread upon their
exrrtians. and Who has fastened % The
banls-Geld 70 give their life 10 their eoun.
uy ifiI uere necessary. 10 maintain her
rights. I could point from where now
stand. 10 places whers feii this anxiety
pressing heavily upon me. IS ! ihauehi
&c The fearful consequences Of mistake
an my part, or The want Of judgment ON
lhe parl Of Others. ! knes there sere
wives Who had given their husbands 70
The ield-moihen Who had clothed their
sons Cor battle; and knew that these en-.
meeting wives and mothers were looking
iot The safe return Of their husbands and
sons. when 10 this was added The re-
collection. that The peace OF the entire
west would be broken Up, and. the glory
of nv country iarnished IL failed. Won
may possibly conceive The anguish which
nv situstion was calculated TO produce.
Feeling my responsibility. personally
supervised and directed the arrangement
Of the army under my command. trust
ed "a no Colonel or other officer. No
person had any hand in any disposiiinn
of the army. Every step Of warfare.
whether Tor good or i'll. was taken under
nv own direction. and Of none other. as
msny who now hear me know. Whether
every movement would, or would not.
pass the criticism Of Bonaparie or We'll
lingion. 1 know not; bot. whether they
would induce applause or eensure, upon
myself II must fall.
But, fellow.ciiizens, still another mo.
live induced me 10 accept The invitation
which had been so kindly extended 10
me. | knew that here ! should meet
Nth many who had lought and bled IN.
der my cnmmand--lhaiI should have the
pleasure OF taking them by the hand. and
recurring with them. 10 the scenes 81 the
past. expected too, 10 meet wilh
lev Of The great and good men yet sur
yiving. BY whose efforts our freedom was
achieved. This pleasure alone would
have been sufficient 10 have induced my
visit 10 his interesting spot upon This
equally interesting occasion. ] see my
old companions here. and see not few
of he revolutionary veterans around me.
Would 20 God that il had ever been IN
inv power 10 have made them eomiorta-
bic and happy-.la, their sun might go
down IN peacel But. frIlow cilIzens'
they remain anprorideJ for--monomeni:
Of The ingrsiiiude OF my country.
II was with the greatest difficulty that
The existing pension act was passed
through Ga.e---- ~.
s,ric,edi Why were the brave soldiers
who Tough, under Wayne excluded!-
soldiers who suffered far more than they
who Tough, in the Revolution proper.
The Revolution, in fact, did not termi
nate until l794-unlil the bsule was
foup upon the battle ground upon which
my eye now rests Miami. There ne.
yer was a treaty Of peace with the indi-
ans. War continued with them from The
commencement OF the revolution 10 the
yic,ory af Wayne. 10 which | have luss
alluded. The great hgb~sf e ne
West ~ss lhe scens q anceasinR s'eerh-
lsr. then Why Isis uninsl d'sersnsha-
lioa, Why are ihe soldiers sho iermi- |
mated The war Of the revolution, in fact.
excluded. while ihose by whom IL was
begun. or portion Of them. are reward |
ed! will tell you why. The poor
remnant Of wayne's army had bu, few
advocates. while those who had served
10 The Revolution proper, had plenty |
Df friends. Scattered. as they were.
peer all parts Of the Union. and in large
they could exert an influence al
he ballot box. They could whisper thus
in the ears nf those who sought their IN
auenee q, the polls: .Tske care. for
have waited long enough for what has
been proaised. The former plea of po-
very can no longer be made. The sfra-
sury is new (un Tske care, your seat
is 10 danger. Oh yes. every hing that has
been promised shalt be attended TO II you
will give me your votes" In this way,
fellow citizens. tsfdy. but partial, Justice
was done 10 the soldiers nf the revolution.
They made friends By their influence al
The bslIo, boz. But il was different with
Gen. Wayne's soldiers They were but
few 10 number. and .her had bot one OF
Two humble sdyocates To speak for them
in Congress. The result has been, Jus
lice has been withheld. =.
| have said that The soldiers under
n. Ia aK~S