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ed ana Garesscd Not exile like Pulaski and Koscius
CO. put hapPy, contented and aluent in his own home
ee hder the generous impulses of noble nature to be be
! loved and loving.
Ahout 10 visit England on pleasure trim at the invita-
"h OF noble friends he passed through Paris and there
the first suggestion made him to o 10 America and
assist the young republic That at first he hesitatod is
o'hg-intelligence passed not on the lighninqs WING
@ @n as how-he had passed the fighting age-o consent
frt must resign his offices and their emouments his com
mus ms friends and 1.-THE soldier tired Of wars alarms,
h am buckle the armor alone and penness Ifo.
with onr neither troops command unacquained
which soIds age he must meet the realities
% % ] ouiT T ever faced patriot ever dared EnoupI-
VII w, winter Mlhter oi alley Forge
Washington had been semo + - :. ,
ric ~ is VI ulsIhterested and successful nubic SER
man in all this word' DISSATISFACTION 'e io[eos1 @
.tguS worried his pure spirit and sop~ht 10 aiinata
@ "huGnce {" the people and the aTections or ,hc
army Mifllin James Adams and Wfkp%o ~ @ VI @ .c
countrymen, and Gates and Conway conceitcd I d Um
5asscd tIh t were Tn IN league against him. had
Io,Eh TWO years OF disaster; the people were dis
hearted and refused every succor Congress had responJ
td nut tardily to his demands his dismembered amd
! weary army were cncamped at Valley Forge ""'
me hyhg camp composed in part of Marylanders claim,
ca lheir discharge; the New York militia refused 10 do
DUTY love the British ambassador they said ofered
Gace pI lnefy ana saetywhat more could they ask9-
& h eontinenals were enlisted for year, their term
au nearly eNrred the treasury empty the quarter
masters department without head; the inspector
Slp was farce His army of few thousand say the
GlSpatches OF the day famished and half naked
dragging out that dcsoate winter amid the straw or wran
Pedl blankets for want of clothing and sitting at the
camp fires all night prevent freezing at least bddrd
been tracked in blood from their naked frosted feet All
U'iSo,lie was gone Oh, twas fearful winter that
winter at Valley Forge. Dropping were the wings of
the caGie-dimmrd We're the stars on thy banu-r my
country! ~
New York, Philadelphia and Newport were in the hands
OF the enemy and in wontonness they rayaged the
surrounding country and in the Of and
aeanchey and in utter contempt of the despsed rebels
@ 'gS IeaNea Their discipline and slumbered their
posts, and yet so terrible the condition of Washing
ton army he could not attack them with advantage
In letter to Washington bearing date on the first NJ
december, 77 the Baron Steubcn announced his arrival
IN the country saying, The object of my greatest ambi
oh Is TO render your country all the service in my pow
e and to deserve the title of American citizen In
February, l77S he arrived in camp the sorry sights
.dtere met MS eye might have shaken the confidence
of weaker man than Steuben But instead of desnair
ing the very destituton of the army and its utterly e
utute condition aroused the indomtabe energy of the
brave soldier and in few weeks happy effects of his
presence were so apparent that Washington to Con
gress to give him permanent appointment He was
made inspector general and exercd himself in
arranging and organizing that department Order was
soon restored. The spring opened and with it prepara
tons Tor another campaign The subsequent battles the
revolution attest the value of his services Washington
Lafayette Green and Hamilton add their testimony to the
record.
An undscipned army is little better than group
without head mind must operate upon and CON
ol the brawny arm must be guided by thought force
must be regulated and directed by intelligent design and
with this the force itself must be arranged that its ac
tons shall he harmonious and certain. On the plain of
he ne an army must be machine in the hands of the
master perfect and complete in all its parts yielding an
exact and implicit obedience the required order pet
EVe refusing to yield to triing pressure, and the
boiler has exploded little is loose and the entire
engine Is an uncertain, perhaps helpless confusion A
battalion, single company fails in manpuvre dsor
der follows increasing until every awkward soldier con-
founded panic ensues and the day is lost Militia
ana raw troops have performed many gallant action,
the affair of Bunker Hill had already shown but on the
open field unless the soldier thoroughly drilled he of
doubtful utility.
1t is in this view that must come to estimate the
value OF the services of Baron Steuben UnconSpicuOus
though he in person on the field vet was he
GUS upon every field where fought the soldiers who had
learned the art of war under his
was he at Camden in the steady intelligent vaor of the
u-l,a Ia
while in full retreat at Guilford when a Maryland reg
ment broke two regiments each larger than itself pieces
without breathing pause; and at Eutaw it under
his mental presence the contnenals swept field with
their bayOnes, and bore down Engands choicest troops
with the frmness of their tread Such was the nature
and value of the servc of this distinguished the
cause of progressive and intelligent liberty. Its re
suits no man can estimate. That they great
no man viii deny. Certain it is that the improved
army OF the republic went cOnquering and conquer
until proud England bowed her crowned head and the
thirteen colonies stepped forth in their young strength
power among the nations of the earth.
The war of the revolution over, the soldiers had
exchanged their musketS for plough shares the arts of
war had given way the soothing influences Of peace
and gorious chapter of mans equality and right had
been added the worlds history the most of the straur
ers with Lafayette had returned to their homes
but Steuben remained and made the land he had
helped to free the country of his adoption Its
loved the gallant men who had been his companions
in arms. In "a cabin amidst the forest he sat
down spend the remainder his days rejoicing that
the crownng efforts of his age had been glorious in
their results than those of his youth So on the 25th Of
der answered the roll call Of death few servants
faithful friend two and rustic neihbors the
remains Of the veteran warrior to his narrow bed wrapped
his martial cloak and the of his knghhood blazing
ON his breast fit emblem of his faithful, devoted No
srouded flag dropped upon his coffin pride pompnor
circumstance attcsted the honor Of his life made illus
trious the occasion of his burial In his unmarked grave
wild forest for many he lay with watchers but
the silent stars no requiem but the signing winds Sleep
ON old soldier after es ftful fever sleep sleep
well. Save simple tablet in New York church the
offering of one grateful loving heart stone,
ument commentaries his living his death in after
years public road passed over his sacred dust and
gettn people rod ruey the halowed ground where
he lay.
Fellow citizen congratulate you that in this hour OF
our nations greatness, memory turns backward, and with
throbbng hearts and willing Offering day to
celebrate the hcropariots life, and the pur
pose of erecting everlasting memorial Of his worth and
of gratitude.
The remarks of this gentleman also received with
much favor.
MUsIc-(Marsellaise Hymn)
The several Singing Associations here formed in front
of the stand, and sang, with fine effect,
"What is the Germans Fatherland9"
Dr. F. Wtss was next introduced and also delivered
address in German.
His Honor, Mayor Swami, introduced, and re
ceved with great favor He spoke as follows:
Friends and Felio,c Czens-I have been requested to
take part in the exercises of this day. and though had
expectations that such would have been the case the
high privilege Of addressing your orators having
been assigned to ohcrsst gladly yield the request
that has been made When look around upon this
base and reflect upon the occasion that has called
you forth, would be indeed wanting in the
feelings that should inspire every American heart
did not sympathise with this movement. What glori-
upon the struggles of the patriots of the Revolution
contrast them with present rapid march in the
of human liberty and progress beneath the protect
ing folds of that flag which the hero whose noble deeds
are here to commemorate and his noble eompatrotS bore
aoft amid many trials
The Great Creator worked these happy results by
of that fierce struggle and used his instruments
in the work, peerless Washington, with such noble
spirits Seuben OF aiding in that struggle
is deserving of more gratitude from people
than that noble hero. You here distinct nation
atty representing the land of his birth but YOU will not
he
ucpatng in your efforts to do honor to his memory May
your efforts prove entirely successful in the erecting Of
that marble pile which his noble deeds entte him
justly to.
He retired amid loud cheering, and was succeeded by
Mr. Eberlc of Washington the President of the Central
Steuhen Association, who delivered brief address in
German.
This terminated regular exercises of the day when
the audience was dismissed for dinner during which
drunk in honor of President Buchanan Mayor
Swami and Mr.. A. Schumacher and the orators of the
day. Responses were made by Mayor Swami and Mr.
Young Dinner being over, the vast aSsembagc which
was variousy estimated at from ten to fifteen thous
and persons enjoy themselves in such
as ancies dictated, and the remainder Of the day
was spent in gymnastic exercises dancing singing &c
and gratcd at being able to state the whole affair
passed in orderly manner disturbance of any
character having transpired This happy result
owing TO the admirable police arrangements of Marshal
Herring, who, with Deputy Marshal Manley and the
era; police captains the ground throughout the
day with detailed force of two hundred men, and their
promptness in eectng the disordcrly and rotousy dis
posed persons from the grounds enabled those who came
for quiet enjoyment to realize their desires to the fullest
extent.
PHILADELPHIA NEWS-SEPT. 2.
As the military entering Independence Square, at
yesterday the crowd which gathered upon the rail
ngS portion of in Walnut street to give way,
and it fell upon group ot persons rive o them
were more less seriously injured
cricket match played yesterday on the ground of
the PHILADELPHIA Cun, in Camden between eleven
ried vs. eleven single all of Philadelphia which
sulted in the signal victory of the bachelors in
nngs and seven runs spare. very handsome cricket
ers hat was presented to the Philadelphia Club by W F.
those Dart II
this match, and by Mr. Charles Coils he having
made the highest score-2S.
The Philadelphia Erening Journal thus speaks of the
manner which the successful laying of submarine
cable was i'll that city on Wednesday last
principal thoroughfares of the city aspect of
grand gala day Flags float from hundreds of STATS pro
ircrd from the public and private buildings and the town
is aStr with dense mass of population moving towards
the of attraction The of heard