Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-06


iers, she had her own chiefs in the field,
in >he ranks of Rogers-men who would
tread with naked feet the frozen plains of
Lake Champlain--mer who would tread
the pathless forest, who would storm the
citadel of Louisburg-she had leaders Of
tried skill and valor; yet with all their brave
men and brave leaders in the field. and at
risk Of wounding tie te 'derest nerve in the
heart of gentleman--the point of hon
or-she sill gave her suffrages in favor of
Washing gton she sill gave her sufirages for
that honored and noble chief Loud ap-
plause.
We like to remember this. (conIinued
Mr.. E) and to remember that when your
great Virginia hero come to assume that all
important trust. lie did it under the shad-
ow of the walls of our venerable Universi,
ty, in the ancient town of Cambridge. We
like to remember that he held the forces of
the enemy beleagured in the town of Bos-
ton for several months. and that the first
great success that he achieved in the war
was upon the heights tha. overlook our cap
itol. Applause-
Some Of the foreign writer's tell us that
Washington was no military captain. Sir.
Massachusetts knows better Nearly with
in sight of where you stand-my houora-
BILE friend says somewhere in this neigh
borhood-with the militia fresh from the
plough. unprovided with ordnance. out of
ammunition he kept the royal ferces at bay
for nearly twelve months. Massachusetts,
behols another monument Of his genius on
the heights of Dorchester, where he
achieved the noblest success of the Revo-
luton.
l read few weeks ago, sir, passage in
French work, in which it was stated that
Washington could not have conducted the
French army in the great campaign of
1912. which was the most stupendous mil
i'arv army ever Witnessed. 1t was lead in
thirteen columns. each column composed
of one hundred companies. 1t was slated
'ba Washington could not have conducted
The army tn Ru Ia. do not know on
what principle of probability. or common
sense. law. or justice. you can say that a
man who has been a successful ruler over
a few would not have been a successful ru-
Yer over many. But this I will say. that
from the superiority claimed for Napoleon
on the ground that he conducted that great
army to Russia. there must be made de-
dur'ion, and that is thai he did not con
duet it out again. Laughter and applause
However that may be. Washington himself
calmly con'em plated the probability that
10 wnul b. brought into personal collis
ion with his. d,eadfnl Napoleon believe
his ia par # his history which a.ieu-
-'ioa has no. been properly callei You all
might recolleci in that quasi wa into
which We were about 10 fall with our
ancient allies. when our cnunciiS were dis
tracled by domestic uds hat Washing
ton. after receiving the title Of Lieutenant
General. which was never before but in one
other instance conferred upon any other
military chieftain. said: If an invasion is
attempted, the enemy must never be per-
mitted to gain foothold on our shores" {"
Take with that memorable expression of
his tothe President of the United States,
that the Frsnch had adopted the practice.
and with astonishing success. of placing
their armies under generals cf juvenile
years. and Washington intimated that if an
army had landed upon our shores it would
have been led by the youngest and most
successful of Generals. and that he him
self would have been brought into collision
with that great man.
: Mr.. President. l join you with all my
heart in this noble commemoration of the
occasion which has called US together
Virgi"ia has been justly called the mother
of States, and of men who have been Just
ly called statesmen. Butt is one hon.
or which she shares with b. sisters in the
Confsderacy This mighty land, from the
tropics to the polar circle. boasts its attach
ment to the old States; and. sir. might
say that there is not one Of the States Of
cannot boast of great men; but to Virginia
belongs the Incompatible and distinguished
honor OF having produced the greatest of
men whose pre- eminence all. without en-
w. admit--wh.se fame it is their earnest
desire to be allowed. as fellow citizens to
perpetuate. Applause.
Sir. you have done well to commemo-