Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-10

GENERAL MoReAH.--IR the very pleasant
town of W inchester, in the Presbyterian grave
yard, lie the mortal remains Of the brave rev.
olntionary General Morgan. His monument
bears tlle following truthful inscription g Ma
| Jor General Daniel Morgan, departed this life
on duly the 9Th, 1902, in the 9th year of his
age. Patriotism and valor were the prominent
| features of his character; and the honorable
services he rendered to his country during
| the revolutionary war crowned him with glory,
| andwlll remain in the hearts of his country
men perpetual monument to his memory"
lie was often called the g thunder bolt of war;"
Bravo Morgan, who never knew fear." When
a soldier, he was said to be wicked, and some
times profane, yet never u disheliever in the
Christian religion. He ended his days in
Winchester. Some time before his death he
hecame the subject Of renewing grace, and
was member OF the Presbyterian Church, I'm.
der the pastoral charge of Rev. DIR. Hill To
his pastor he often told the experience of his
soul. He would say &c People thought that
Dluiel Morgan never prayed - &c People said
old Morgan never was afraid - then he would
add, " People never kncw.'' He had blunt
way OF speaking. Among the many things he
related, he stated that when he went to storm
Quebec, while, in the darkness of the night,
lie with his men were waiting for the word to
advance, lie felt unhappy. The enterprise ap-
pcarel more than perIOus. 1t seemed to him
that nothing less than miracle could give
knet by some mum ioKs OF war, and prayed
most earnestly that God would protect and
preserve him, for nothing short OF an Omn1po-
ent Power could deliver him. He remained
in prayer until the word passed along the llne.
He ever after believed that he was preserved
| by an especial Divine Power. AT the battle oil
| the Cuwpens, which resulted so gloriousy to
| him and his country, he said he ielt afraid to
| fight Col. Tarleton with his numerous army
elltCd with recent victory. He reiterated as
| long as he could, till his men complained, and
| he could go no farther. He then drew up his
men in three lines, on a hillside, and when HI
saw the advancing army yet in the distance, will
their brightly Furnished arms, he trembled 10
tho result. He went to the rear, into TIN
woods, and, kneelng in an old tree-top, Ii
prayed ardently that God would bless him
his army, and his country. Feeling relieved
he returned to the lines, and in his way, cheer
ed his men for the battle. AS he passed alonI
they answered him bravely. Then the terrbl
work began. AS with deadly aim, his bray
men poured their unerring fire along the lines
IarletUn's veterans gavl way with awful car
mage his men swept them down, and sOon vic
tory WAS theirs. TarlegUn fed. "Ah," sal
he, "psupe said old NJ organ never feared =
"they thought old Morgan never prayed
They did not know. Oh Morgan was Ot.e
miseraOly afraid" Snch were the feelings 0
the really brave Morgan, feelings, too, whic
thousands have had on the eve Of u battle
who had not the moral courdge and fir Inknos
OF Morgan to tell them aiterward. A 30
der's position, in the eyes Of the world, oite
+ inspires courage, when otherwise he woul
quail. Prayer TO God, under all circumstai
ces, nerves the heart, and will make the tint
brave
For two years he was confined to his hous
, by great debility, and died Christian, in tn
, frame building in the northwest part of tn
town, since then long occupied by Rev. D.
H. linn N.llr1 .Nf
, corps hav died within few years, and all ID
} brave riiemen have gone
And ali. save The fame oftheir EisTPh Is gone
Thoy eel not they hear not, they re free from oil pal
They sleep Their last sleep, they nave fought their Ia
battls, -,
No sou d can a wake them to glory again."