The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
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From Nosh's Sunday Times.


ner; or. a Revolutionary Joke.
The character Of the great man who i,
remembered ss The father Of his couniry,
and whose memory is cherished by The en-.
tite world, is too we'll known 10 need de-.
scrip'ion here. One OF his chief character
is.ics was a ,erssi, dignity which enabled
him to preserve his authority wi.hou, any
exhibition of superior ausleri,y. He v as
frm TO a degree. and as s,ric, . deciplln,ri-
an as Frederick .he Great, wi.hou, bru,ali-
,y or nncslIed-for severity. W. have plac.
ed his name in jux,apos.ion with .ha. Of
Gen Lee. This officer was a seceder from
tue British army, and, when brough. pris-
oner to this city by Harcour,, treated by the
commando r-in-cnief OF the British forces 8.
O deser,er, until ,he m.aanres idonied by
our people towards Englishmen in their
custody compelled his liberation on parole,
and finally his e1chsnge, Lee had seen
much service, having held The rank Of colo
mel in Portugal. and served the king OF Po-
land as an aid-de csmp-,hus showing the
de,esss.ion OF tyranny and his love OF
sacred liberty. Instructed by much asso-
cialion with the new world, and enabled 10
prof. by this instruction TO the fullest ex-
ten, through the medium OF sterling olas.
steal education, tits somewhat singular thai,
he possessed Whimsical notions, and eccen~
,rci.ies Of expression and conduct, which
sufficed 10 make enemies and create dislike
among those personal associations he was
fa,ed 10 encounter, No one knew better
than he the chivalric requisites Of 9 gentle
ties Of q rigorous adherence 10 ,Se orders
Of his superiors, in all their shades. better
than Lee; and vet. on more than one ecca-
sion. ne forgot the proprie.ies Of his station
and nsul,ed not only those who were his
interiors. bu, the giea, man WASHINGTON
The battle of Freehold Court House, on
the passage Of the British army from Phis-
,delphs TO this city, was fa:sl 10 Lees rep
,nia,ion for a shor. period he having had an
alteration with Washington on the field
and afterwards sendiag him letter. couch
ed 10 insulting terms, and expressing bis
belief ,ha, Washington had inflicted an in
jury upon him. TO say that Lee should
not have been punished for this outrage, i,
10 ures an opinion for which there can be
no good foundation: and yet, az the time
there were those who did rot scruple II
rail at The subsequen, action adopted by
Washington. He summoned Lee before
court martial. and charged him with disc
.bedisnce OF orders and con,emp, OF his com
mander.in.chiei. The sentence Of tn
court was, .ha, Lee be suspended from du.
for tho term OF one year. This result wa
made known a, White Plains, where Wasl
;ing,on and his forces were sncamped ,
watch the movements Of the enemy on hi
island end 10 i,s parts adjacent
I.se was residing in q small. nea, an
we'll sppoinlsd house situate below the a
msriosn camp, and on spot which Ger
sra' Washington. in jou,nsyins to and f
10 keep lookout upon various moysa,sO
snd in the pursuit bic arduoSs dudss VI
sfsn obliged 10 psss. Lee had q svori
dog bsrs, (awons half . doSss.) ssd {
s!d-a'.s,np vio'' d''odn n'rl''d ps