The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-14

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At the time Washington took command
of the army of the united colonies, it re-
CURED energy, perseverance, and skill to
carry on a war without means and with
but handful of men, compared to the
enemy, who had sulliciency of both
means and men 10 carry on w2y against
the colonies in their struggle for liberty
and freedom. When we peruse the pages
Of the historyof the revelation, and there
read the suiferngs of the soldiers who
! fought the battles of our country, we are
ready to exclaim that nothing short OF the
divine arm OF the God of battles, and the
love of liberty, could have sustained the
suffering soldiers whilst fighting the bat
ties of freedoms cause When we, with
an eye Of faith, view the battle field where
the patriots of that day poured out their
blood like water, with fearful odds against
them, every lover Of liberty will cxcaim
that our country must remain independent
and free.
In perusing the history Of the revou-
ton, we there behold disin.erested
patriotism from everything, except the
cause of GeeIom. At tines. when =
GENERAL Gloom o'ersDread the land. the
cause offrecdom. to nj appearance. forever
rome. the soldiers almost destitute of food
and cIothinr. MARCHING 6are-Cooted through
frost and snow. the blood runnipo from
every more. thew would spurn the offers
Of Gljtter;no gold from the oppressor Of
tbcir country, and exclaim-..we suffer
that nostcrity NAV he indepeudent and
free - The FEELINGS Of the patriots Of
thu. dav. nervcd them on tbrouoh difficult
ties and dancers. and the survivor would
soiya his mnskot with ,irmer orosn. 10
averqe thc hlood If his comrade IN the
enemy or his copn.rv
An auemnt nv one Of the R,ilish com.
c,issioners to bribe = menher of CONGRESS.
was reneIled with warmth. eyclaiminc---
Il am not worth buving. but such as |
am the king of ENGLAND is not rich enough
to do itr'
Alta time when gloom o'erspread the
land and the heart of the patriot grew
faint, the cause of freedom was espoused
in France. Many of the nobility wished
TO take part with us, but none more ardent
than the Marquis de LAFAYETTE, who offer
ed his services. Congress frankly ac-
knowledged their situtaton-lhat they
could not raise the means to nav his pas
sage to this country, TO which he replied
-" Gentlemen, that being your situation,
if ever your country and the cause of
liberty wanted my services, it is now ~
He accordingly fitted out vessel and
came to our relief, and, for this patriotic
conduct, his name stands endeared to the
sons Of the brave and the free. In those
days, patriotism was not confined to men
alone, but the spark Of freedom was kin
died in the bosom of the ladies'. They
would encourage those who came within
the circle of their acquaintance to fight
the battles Of freedoms cause, and, in Sc
vcral instances, the delicate females have
seized the weapon of death to repcl the
enemies OF the cause OF freedom and IN
dependence, whilst their PRAYERS lowered
round the soldiers like an angel of mercy,
enabling him to meet the foe of his coun-
try with undaunted courage. The fathers
Of the revolution are gone, with a very few
exceptions. The place that once knew
them will forever know them no more,