The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-22
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! 10 he descendants Of Revolutionary Soldiers
An cid soldier OF the Continental Army
asks for the iasi time to speak to his coun.
Try mea. DlriGg the suffering service oI
the Revolution ! was ia arttua engage.
ReHts, aud was one Of the little band who
volunteered under Sullivan to destroy the
SIX Nations Of Indians.' was one of iha,
small company selected as the life Guards
IF George WdShiRgtoa-but two OF US are
now living. was at the tough siege oil
Yorktown, at Valley Forge, Monmouth
aud thirteen hard battles, aud saw Corn.
wallis surrender to our old General. Nv
service ceased only with the war. After
all this hardship and suffering, 10 the street
when | go out IN my old age to see the hap,
pness have helped to give you, am poin.
led at as BRITIsH ToRY-yes, "a British
/ Tory have said nothing when | have
been told so, bu, have silently thought that
my old General would never have picked
on, Tory to form Que OF his Life Guards,
nor would Tory have suffered Ghal !
have.suiiered for you. Thlsabuse has been
,hamefuliy beaped upon one Of your old
soldiers because ne IS what he was when
he war broke out, and what Washington
told Us we must always be when he shoot.
hands with Us as We were all gong home.
| was Wing 10 the Revolution. have been
one ever since and am one nov. As a
Wing enlisted for the r.ole rar, was 10
favor with the other Wings Of Thomas JET.
l'rsoa, went with the party for James Madl.
son, was IN favor OF the last war and 10 be
consistent in NY has; vote, must give It for
General Harrison. He is a brave man.
and was never known wherever he has been
10 take penny from his nelghbor or the
Government, that was not fairly his. We
have trod overthe same ground fighting for
Liberty. His father (he was one OF the
Revoiuiion) signed cur independence roll,
and then We all went cut together to fgh,
for it, and we proved it was true.
1t really seems to me that this cannot
be the same government that our old sol
dlers helped Washington to pu, up here.
We fought TO have government as differ.
EFT from any IN Europe as We could maxi
II. Well, we done il, and until lalely things
have gone on smoothly, and Europe was
beginning TO get ashamed Of the way she
made slaves Of her subjects by making them
work ard toll for seven poor cents day
with Standing Army over them TO force
them to 1t. But cur President now tells
The people that things have gone wrong since
The Old War, and there are twenty three
miserable governments in Europe where
The hings weGr crowns, the rich purple,
and the poor rags, that we must fashion af.
ter them It We want to be happy and pros.
porous We had English laws here once
and they were the hes, in Europe, but We
couldn't stand them aud we put them under
our feet, We used 10 work for mere moth.
ing then, and We cannot do il again.
Working for few cents a d4y NAV do for
slaves, but not for free meo, whose liberty
cost more blood than ever liberty cost be.
fore why, the very first thing that started
the Old war was the Standing Army that
the King kept quartered On Us : we told him
laa, we wanted no soldiers over US 10 lime
Of peace, but he refused to mind us aud |
saw Lord Corvallis surrender up part OF
them 10 homes, George Washington. Our
President now proposes to have a standing
force-shat for Beware
Jefferson never asked for armed men To
re elect him or elevate his successor. Mad
iscn asked for them only IN the time of the
late war, and warned the people when be
len his office TO be careful about keeping
soldiers IN lime Of peace. Our streets are
filed with Idle Gen who were active labo
refs when employment was to be had!
The men Of enterprise who once employed
them have been ruined BY the government.
And nnw these homes, bu, unemployed la
borers are told by the government thai when
they 90 To work again they must do il for
a few cents day-lbat labor mus, be as
cheap here as II Is amoDg the slaves Of Cuba
or tie slaves Of Europe. Ambition and IL
torrance On the part Of our Government have !
shUt up our shops and stores, scuued cur
ships, filed cur streets with. id,ouess and
bankruptcy, Bnd gwen no encouragement
TO The farmer as he locks at his gran. Are
not these things so You knos they are,
aud have no motive in.saying what may
BE- false-l am too far ad7onced for Office /.
u any thing else bul deat-it will soon be .
here. Ny little pension, and thank you
FOR IT, will soon stop and 60 home with .
The rest Of the Life Guards. There is aae .
remedy only for the safety Of the country /
have served. i'u; other men to stand at (
he t.ler and round tho cables, md you will
.oon be back Oh The old Constitutional track.
zen. Harrison is honest, lie never deceived
gou and he never lost battle, aad tho Poo
pie wont LEI him loose tins. Accept my
,dvice and sou al! have my bIessing-my
,3sce is that ell Of you become the Life /
GRardS Of the country, aud my blessing -
hat your old age may have less fears for
tbeEy tti1n mlne.
BENJAMIN EATON. L
One Of NE SURFING LIFE Gaardsef George
Washington.
Newburg, n. 7. Aug. %, 1910.
Tbcy cant nuke IL out.-Mr. Senator