The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-09
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dered 10 General Gates bis arms and 'muni-
tons Of war and saved h,s ssay from annihi-
lation by pledging his honor that they should
not serve again during the wA,' This place,
now called Sehuyleryille,is only twelve miles
distant from the battle ground Of Saratoga
and yet Burgoyno was from the date OF that
battle until tho 10th Of October, IN retreating
that distance Taking this and other things
into consideration We shall SEQ tiat ho had
hardships 10 encounter, eel difficulties 10
overcome, which were enough 20 have dis
heaHenod any army, much more one Of hire.
linRs, forced from their own 6rosdes, 20 fight
battles In which they had no interest That
army, IN lts halEsiarved condition, bad 70 cut
IL way through an almost unbroken wilder
poas, AUD however muth they dialiked 10 do
40, 20 engage in numerous skiunishes with
the Adyan eed guard Of the American Ar
my. Inc ineidd"la oftla, march, the grAdu-
al dawhina Of hope ~ The basoms OF the A.
mercan Soldiery, whenahey saw that they
were In reality pursuing the boasted invinei-
bles Of Bureoyne--how the-conviction gradu-
ally forced itself into the mind of the British
that famine or surrender was inevitable. All
these things are so familiar 10 your readers
as matters Of history, that need not dwell
upon them.
The village Of schuyiv,yilc now contains
about three thousand inhabitants. The
sreaHd sbeyeoa the pritlsl, army stseEesl
their arms, is now covered by the ChamplAin
Canal
Gates, on the morning ofthc surrender, on
being appraised Of the approach Of Burgoyne,
rode out 10 meet him. On meeting Bur
goyno said with a smile, "Tho fortunes Of
war, General, have made me your prisoacrr
Gates replied at is on account ONO fault Of
yours, your Excellency." Burgoyne then
drew his sword and presented il to Gates who
Immediately returned il with bow,Rud sAid,
"Will YOU dine with me, General ?" This
took place under an IL; i~"o which is now
standing. That tree i not in any way differ
ent from other trees or The 'Farnc genus except
that il looks A. if ithad witnessed the sur
render Of Burroync, and WIS the only living
thing that did witness H. The ground ofthe
surrender did not possess for me that pocu-
liar interest occasioncd by tho associations
connected with the hattie ground ~ Sarato-
ga, il being in the midst Of hourishing little
village, covered and surrounded 10y dwellings
anil stores and noisy with the hum OF bust
ness. | had the pleasure. however Of stand
ing under tia, tree and listening 10 "Fourth
Of July Grafton" delivered by a friend Of
mine with the water dropping from the leaves
upon our heads,-quito n romantic idea, !
Thought.
rhS nornitg % the 6f,h, We lei Schuy-
lcrvillc for Saratoga Spring., which may be
a place Of moro intcrcs, than the Battle
Grounds Saratoga Springs IS one OF thc
most beautiful villages, even apart from H.
Natural beauty 10 bc found ia this wide spread
Union. II contains about FIVE Thousand tn
visitors--Nnd there is hardly miserable
looking dilapidaicd building within its pre-
cincts. The houses are nearly all Of them
fnc mansions built aud owned hv rich Nor
chants from the large cities. There is NE
F.'hcwy dwelling Of the nabob whose father
madeh money for him in the cod fish and
herring trade; and there is it's opposite, the
neat and romantic cottage Of the true and
noblest aristocrat orour land-thc intellcctu-
al aristocrat There at the northern end Of
the village stands tho roAdcncc Of one man,
who, to me, possesses more attraction than all
tho mouied aristocracy tina, ever congrcgated
Mt Saratoga for the purpose ofeNhibitng their
splendid eqpipagcs and their still more
splendid selves. In "small white cottage
embosomcd among tho trees such as. novel
stone of America, WAlworth, a
man whose legal fame is wide sprea,i as the
Union, and whose opinion is OF MS much
weight rs any mans in America, not even
excepting the Judges Of tho II. S. Supreme
Court. Walk by that house OF an afternoon,
and you can see man "upon whose high
fair forehead glittereth the star of mind in lie
uneartbly lustre," seated in small parlor,
three sides of which are lined with law
Books the contents ofany or all Of which no
will tell yon il You find him ut leisure Here
also, is the residence Of the celebrated john
" '''o' ~ INV 'uNEO VI Ntir pupiNihC Noutt I,
| and one of the most talented lawyers in the
State. Then the NOTES.-The United States
stands first There man can spend ms much
money ms he pleases there he can find the
wealth and beauty of the Union under the
Same roof; there ho can find the bloatcd form
and carbuncled face of the champagne bibber,
and the pale cadaverous features of tho con-
firmed invalid. Everybody with his wife
can now be found at Saratoga. If You wish to
Smuss y0arself Cor a week OF tive, Mr. Etli-
tor, by reading "Glances at Life as it is" do
not look for it in library, but come to the
United States Hotel, and be locker on in
! Venice. have done so and do not wonder
that Dickens wrote his "Notes on America. "
l thought had seen beauty, and FASH
ion before, but must confess never dreamed
Of what American Aristocracy was composed
have seen but one noble intellectual look
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