The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-09-21
1T did, SIR dOggediy replied Nor.

gan.
Then, ol.Morgan,' continued the aid,
ri am further ordered to require Of you
your immediate attendance upon His Ex-
cellency, who is fast approaching.
Morgan bowed, and the aid, wheeling
his charger, gallOped back to rejoin the
, Chief.
The CLEANS of the morning sun, shining
upon the sabres of the horse guard, an
nounced the arrival of the dred command
er--that being whorinspired with a degree
ofawe every one who approached him
} With stern, yet dignified .composure,
/ Washington addressed the military culprit:
| Can It be possible, Col. Morgan, that
my aid d-de camp has informed me Alright?
) Can it be possible, after,the orders You re-
: ceived last evening. that the firing we have
! heard proceeded from your detachment?-
Surely sir; my orders were.so explicit as
not to be easily misunderstood,
Morgan was brave; ;,bntsiB has beenioften,
and Justly, too, observed, tlsatman was
never born Of woman who could approach
} the great Washington and not feel degree
of awe and veneration from his presence.
!, Morgan quailed for moment before the
, stern yet just disipleasure of his Chief, till,
/ arousing all his energiesfer the effort, he
; uncovered and replied:
Your Excellency's orders were perfect
! ly understood: and, agreeably to the same,
} proceeded with the select party to re-
, connoitre the enemys lines by night. We
} succeeded even beyond our expectations,
: and was returning, to headquarters to
. make my report, when, having halted a
few minutes to rest the men, we discover
ed aparty Of horse coming out from the
enemy's lines. They came up immediate
8 ly to che spot where we lay concealed by
! the >bushwood. There they halted, and
. gathered together like a flock of partr:dges
4 affording me so tempting an opportunity of
: annoying my enemy; and may it please
E your Excellency, flesh and blood could not
: refrain
At this rough, yet frank, bold and man
9 ly explanation, a smile was observed to pass
4 over the Generals suit. The Chief re
: mained unmoved when, waving his hand,
5 he continued: Colonel Morgan, you will
+ retire to your quarters, there to await fur
: ther orders
a Arrived at his quarters, Morgan threw
: himself upon his bard couch, and gave
himself up to reflections upon the events
s which had so lately and rapidly succeeded
2 each other. He was aware he had siuned
against all hopes of forgiveness, Within
t twenty four hours he had fallen from the
command of regiment, and being spe-
n cial favorite with his General, to be, what?
: "a disgraced and broken soldier. Con
: demned to retire from the, scenes of glory,
: the darling passion of his heart-forever
S to abandon the fair fields of fighting men,
{ land in, obseurity-to drag 7ont.the remnant
. of a wretched existence neglected and for
1 gotten, and then his rank, SO hardly and SO
e nobly won, with all his 'blushing honors,
0 acquired in the march across the frozen
:. wilderness of the Kennebec, the storming
t of the Lower Town, and the gallant and
j. glorious combat at Saratoga.
o The hours dragged gloomily away, and
night came, and with it no rest for the
J, troubled spirit Of poor Morgan. The drums
J, and flies merrily sounded the soldiers
s dawn, and the sun arose, giving promise
o of agoodly day. And to many within the
e circuit of this widely extended camp, did
his genial beam give hope, and joy, and
e gladness, while it cheered not witha sim
If gle ray the despairing Leader of the
}, Woodsmen.
e About ten o'clock, the Orderly on duty
e reported the arrival of an officer Of tile
+ staff from headquarters, and Lieutenant
d Colonel Hamilton, the favorite aid of the
e Commander-inC Chief, entered the marque.
g BE seated, sir said Morgan; 4 know
o that L am arrested; it's a matter of course.
!, Well, there is my sword; but surely His
Excellency honors me indeed, in these last
If moments Of my military existence, when
y he sends for my sword by his favorite aid
Q and my most esteemed friend. All, my
b dear Hamilton, if you knew what have
J, suffered since the acoursed horse came out
to tempt me to my ruin
S Hamilton, about whose strikingly in
S telligent countenance there always lirked
: playful smile, now observed-Col. Morgan,
y His Excellency has ordered me to
!, 81 know it. Interrupted Morgan, TO bid
9 me prepare for trial; but pshaw, why g
d trial? Guilty, sir, guilty, past all doubt
y But then,' recollecting himself, 'perhap:
y my service might plead-nonsense-a
e gainst the disobedience ofa positive order
d no, no, it's all over with me. Hamilton
81 there is an end to your old friend, Col
f. Morgan
7, The agonized spirit of the hero ther
= mounted to pitch of enthusiasm, as heck
r claimed-'But my country will remember
l. my services, and the British and the Hes
& slams will remember met for. thought may
: be far away, my brave comrades will d.
', their duty; and Morgan's Rihemen will be
le as they always have been, a terror to tn
le enemy
s, The noble, the generous sould Hamilton
= could no longer bear to witness the .strug
Of giles of the brave unfortunate; he called out
y Hear me, my dear Colonel; only promis
D to hear me for one moment, and l will tel
10 you ALL
E. go on, sir, interrupted Morgan, des
Of pairingly, go on
d Then continued the aid-de-camp, 'yol
ID must know that the commanders of regi
ments dine with His Excellency to-day
le what of that? again interrupted Nor
= gan; what has that to dowith me apris
IT oner and
. No, no. exclaimed Hamilton; mo pris