The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-01
JOB PRINTING
PAoLI AND sToNY POINT.

PAoLI AND sToNY POINT.
We are not about TO jubilee the sanguinary
exploits Of a tyrant 10 su9iugaic or enslaVe
his G,Ilows-wo are not about 20 sing OF rin-
hatucd hosts called together to feed carrion
crows, at the word Of dcspots aud auiocra's-
we are not about TO pay homage 10 kings or
~ their battle fields filled with ignorant aud
mrrrrnary lcrions whose i-.uc, either
v,y. hui leads 90 ri,c''ug th" 'h''ns OF
tyr,nn, ON their country 'o speak re-
u,,nborinqlv Of one of nature. uohlrs, head.
ip, a handful Of fuoml, hardy during. suffer-
inc aud valiant iorciathrrs, who successfully
defended our plain, aud mountains from the
,-,.la,cmcnt of powerful and mighty iyrnnt
and sounded the resurrection of liberty, th"
emancipation Of mankind the Regeneration
of the world aud the future. Something Is
due 10 the memory of those whose illustrion'
achievements won this unmatchahc legacy,
whether ON the battle plnin Of Lexington or
who sunk under the mcrcilcss hayon't of the
ruthless Ilcssan in the deadly nipht-mas-a-
,crc at PAoiI- whether they stood IN the, ell
cryation Of patriotic pride at the surrender of
Enplnuds prqudcst generals aud armies or
died hy inches on board the terrible, tor
turou.. and rcvcnrcful "Od Jersey Prison
ship" on Long Islands orc-somctldng
we say, is due, diroys due, to that baud who
pallantly str,rk for that Independence which
we enjoy the full benefit ofand whose harvest
We have the complete ful6llmcnt.
A dark cloud once shaded our quarter OF
the globe Consideration for awhile agitated
our inhabitants. War dcsolatcd our fields,
and buried our wales in blood. Longing low
.cr orlbcrty, and young aud ardent sons of
frccdom fell into bloody graves, "nncoilincd
and unkncilcd." j" as at PAUL., ere thcy aWHf=
.cned even from slumbcr, But the glittcring
portals of the day opened, The Angel OF
Liberty dropped on the brow of every patri-
ot the wreath of victory, and stamped with
tho saal alindepenlence of the omnipotcncc of
free men and the eternal banishmcnt otDthe
foe. With what thrilling interest, therefore
should We then regard the events of the Past
with what profound emotions dwell upon
the character of the Present, and speculate
upon the boundless prospects ofthc future =
Vet us while trcadng proudly the spot of
earth where political equality dwcllcth, ever
Keep green in the glory of Immortality, the
myrtle that wrcathcd the swords of the patri.
Os.
ANrHoNY WAYNE, Major General of the
american Army, was born in the year 'i5
in Chester County, State of PcnnSNl lyahia.--
Ills father. who was a iarmcr,was many years
representative for the County in the Cen
cral Assembly, before the Revolution. An
thony Wayne succeeded his father as Repre-
sentative for the county, in the year 1873
and from his first appearance in public life
there could he no mistaic about his patriot
ism. He opposed with much ability and Spar
tan energy the unjust demands of England
and was of material service in preparing the
way Tor the decisive part which Pcnnsylva
mia took in the General contest
In 1873, he was appointed to the command
,ofa regiment which his character enabled hin
10 raise in few weeks, in his own county. II
she following year, he was serving undc,
General Thomp1 on, in the irruption into
, Canada In the dAeat which followed, Gen
oral Thompson was made prisoner, and Col
Wayne, though scvexcly youndcd, displayed
great gallantry and good conduct in bring
ing oil the scattered and broken bodies %
troops, and annoying his pursuers with many
calling fire.
In The campaign of l77G, he served under
General Gates, at Hcondcroga and was
highly esteemed 10y tlot officer for both hi,
bravery and-,Lill 'as an engineer. At the
close of that campaign,hc was created Brig.
adler General.
At the battle of Brandywine, he behaved
with his usual bravery, and for long time
opposed with small force, the progress of
the -Epalish-4 Eett-4t4 tl+i- -t-.tit-tt
the inirripriy of the Americans in numbers
dieipiae stnd arms, gave them little chaRcr
of success; but the peculiar situation OF the
public mind was supposed to require battle
TO IA riskc1Y The ground was bravcly dis
putcd-the few militia determined gallantfy
to second the inAcxibc reso ution of the
General, and the enemy's loss was at least
equal their own. As it was the intention of
the Commundcr-in-C Chief to hazard another
battle eR tAe FIRST favorable opportunity Gen.
erA Wayne was dispatched with the division
90 harass the cucm, -by every means IN In;