The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-04-24
GEN. MORGAN.

dicr. the following, originally published in
the Winchester RepuDlcan of 1874, may
/ be regarded as evncing in the narrator a
! singular combination vf fraukn,ss, sim plici
! ~, and palhu>;
The rhunderbolt Of war; ,hs brave
/ Morgan Nho never knew feai.' wa, i'm caup
often wicked aud very prnf:,ne, but never
di>believer in religion. lie testified that
HAN eli. Iii lis latter wears, General Nor
! gan proirSsvd religion. and united himself
with The Presbyterian church in this place
! under thI pastoral care of Rev. Mr.. (mow
/ Dr) ll;l. who preached III this house some
forty Years. and may now be heard occa
siunnlIy on London street. Iii, last days
! were passed III this town: and while sink
ing TO his grave le related TO his minister
;he eNperiencruf his soul. People thought,
J said ne. that Daniel Morgan never prayed;
= people said old Morgan never WAS ati,id-
/ people did not know He then proceeded
10 relate IN his blunt manner, am NJ many
other thing, that the night they stnrmcd
Quebec, while waiting in the darkness
and storm, with his men paraded, Tor the
word tu advance, he felt unhappy; the
enterprise appeare more than pciilous, it
seemed 10 him lhat nothing less than - mi
'acic could bring them oil safe from ,n vn
counter al such ar amazing disadvantages
He stepped aside and knrrled hy The >nle
/ "i IA munIiiuu ni war. and then mos, fer
vcully PRAYED tha, the Lord God Almi, II.
/ ty would he hts shield and defence; for
nothing less than an Almighty arm could
protect h'Iu. lie continued ON his knee,
! tll the wurd passed along the lines. lie
! :uIIv believed that his safety during ,hat
/ night of peril WA, from the inlerpusitiUm Of
+ Cod.
Again he said about the battle Of the
+ Cuwpc which covered HIM with So much
.l"rl Is "a leader and Il srllir. she had i,lt
afraid 90 fight Tarl.tpn with hi, numerous
army. flushed with success, anil that lac re
treat-,! Is long ~ le could, I'LL his men
compliance. .-and i" cuu 20 no further.
Drawing up hi> amy ~ three Ines "iI 'h~
hill side colnIem latin. the scrue-in the
I distance the glitter "i the advancing enc.
, my-hc 'r,mrlrd f,r the fate "f,av. Gro.
rng I" the woods IN The rear he knecled ia
AN I'D t'ee top aud poured cut u rayer
to G"d ioi lr> army, t"r himself aud coun
| try. With relieved >prit, hr rc;unr, l.,
the lines, AMI III his rou.n manner ella. cred
( them i"r tlie fight. As he passed nlmu.
, Ihcy answered linn hrmclv. The terrible
cimn,gc that folio we'd the deadly aid ui hi
1 lines decided lac Victory la u few mo
nrut> rnrel"m He'd. An said hc. 'pen.
l'lr >;,iI "l.l Morgan never feared 'Ihey
Thought Old Morgan never pra, cL; ,hcv Iid
not know; old Mmgm wu> mi~erahly
afraid. Au,l II it bad not been. in the CIR.
/ rum,tIncc> uf the umaziu. responsibility 1T
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