The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-12-18
MTSoN!L ANXIOUS
From the N. o. Delta.
Thrilling Account.

Congress al the recent session appropriated
large amour, OF money to aid 10 the publ.
cation of the memoirs Of John Adams the ell.
der, whose nsme IS indissoluby linked with
the early history ofthe Republic. The work,
we believe, is now 10 course Of printing a, the
North, and will fill several ubstantia. volumes.
Some papers of tina, section have printed CO.
pious extracts Of il, which have attracted pub.
lie attention. Below We copy ircm them 10
account Of the appointment Of Washlns ton to
the supreme command of the American armies
on the 18th Of June, 1875:
The army was assembled at Cant ridge,
Mass, under Gen. Ward, and Congress was
sitting at Philadelphia. Every day new op.
plications in behalf Of the army arrived. The
country was urgent that Congress should lie.
galize the raising of the army, as they were
vha. must be considered only mob, band
of rebels. The country was placed 10 circum
stances peculiar difficulty aud G4nger. The
struggle had begun, and yet every thing vas
wiihou, order. Ths great trial nov seemsd
TO be this question. Who shall be the Com.
naudef 10. Chieil /, was exceedingly impor-
tant, aud was felt TO be the hinge On which
the conies. might turn. The southern end
the middle States, warm and rapid in their
zeal for the most part, were jealous Of New
England, because they felt the real physical
force was here; uha! then was 10 be done
All New England adoted Gen. Ward be had
been IN the French war, and went cut laden
with lau:eIs. He was a scholar end states.
man. Every qualification seemed 10 cluster
in h,m and i, was confidently believed that
the army would no, receive any appointmen,
over him. W hat was then TO be done! Dif.
Ecul,ies thickened at every step. The s;fug.
gle vas to be long and bloody. Without On
ioa all was lost. The country AID the hole
country mus. come 10. Csc pl!:aiion mus,
beat through all hearts The cause was one
and the army must be one. The members
had talked, debated, considered and guessed,
and YET the decisive step had not bcen taken.
Al length MIR. Adams c4me TO this conclusion.
The means Of resolving it were someshat
singular. and nearly as folIoss: hs vas walk
ing one morning before Congress Han, appl,.
emily in deep though, when his cousin Sam.
@ce Adams came up TO him and said
VIA, is The topic win YJu this morn
ing"
"Ob, the army" he replied. "l'm de.
termined to 60 into the hail this morning and
enter on foil detail Of The state Of The colo.
MES, 10 order TO show the absolute need OF ask .
ing some decisive steps. My whole aim will
be TO induce Congress TO appoint The day for
adopting the army as the legal army Of these
united co!osles OF North Americs, then 10 hln,
~ the selection Of Commander m. Ch,ef."
Well, SAID Samuel Adams, 81 Ike that
cousin John; but on whom have you fixed ;
that commander 7"
81 will tell you-George Washington, o.
Virginia, member of this House"
"Oa," replied Samuel Adams, quickly
:" that will never do-neyer."
" II must do, i, shall do" said John, +" aud
for these reasons; the Southern aud Middle
States are both 10 enter heartily IN the cause
and their arguments are potent they say hat
New Euglsnd holds he physical poser 70 her
hands, and they fear The results. A New
England commander, with New Englaud
troops, perseverance,, all united, appa them.
For this cause they hang back. Nov the on.
iy course is 10 al!ay their fears, and civ. them
nothing TO complain Of; and this can be done
in no other way bu, by appointing soulhetn
chief over this force, and then oil will rush TO
the standard. This policy will bend Us 10
one mass, and that mass will be rosis.less."
At,his. Samuel Adams aeemed greatly NOV.
edS They talked ever tho preliminary cir
cumssances, and John asked his cousin 10 sc
cond the motion. Mr.. Adams went in, toos