Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-07

hprlcal B1under. $40 q
book has recently been published bv Msssrs,
RuDD CARLEToE, Of New ork, under the ii,le
Personal ReOollsetiOns of the American Rsvol1-
tOn," edited by sIDzEY BARoLAr, Of which We
md the fallowiag notice in the Charleston corr;r
Of the % inst.
IL Is composed Ct letters written by a lady. a res
laent or Long island, TO her husband an ofFoer In
the American army The anthor details wi Il mi
nsseness the discsmforts and evils The nhabitspts
Of that place suffered from British and Hsssien
soldiers, and from bands Of robbers and outlaws
called Runners, Rzngers, Cow-Soys. etc d0riap tie
period q Its occupation by the ROYAL amy. In
those days Of trial they who tarried BY The s,utf
tnslF hearts were with The right side srffsrsi
Soly less than they vhe were active participants in
In addition to She record Of breaking hoyss
stealing negro-stealiBg robberies, insults and muir
GERS this eiegeDt volume contains sermon preach
on the eve Of tbs battle Of Brandywipe, by the
1se SoAB Trout, september 10Th. 1879. This
discourse vas delivered 10 q large portion Of The
American army, and was listenedto by Gen. W Ash
NGfoE, Gen. WATKE, and several other oficaYss
The manuscript was found sncng the papers of Maj
JOHN JACOB ScHEFATIR, Revolutionary hero il
90 eiesatea piece Ct competition, thoroughly i'm
oued vita the spirit Of the men to whom il vas
preached. IL rssas like the stern ard boptf,,I IT.
terances Of some grssd old prophet Win snnaalaa
With flashing eye aud throbbing heart 40 The od of
battiea, and trusls in the help of the Avenrer OF
wrong and injustice. Under the Inspiration of
these stirring words eoEards could face the foe.
and children become hsros No wonder our haltIe
neids we're 80 glorious when the warrior was 1nais
70 tesfhat the blessing Of heaven was upon The nat
riot cause and thai his arms would ACHE We triumph
despite the power Of the oppressor. 80
We can fancy the effect Of such passages "a lbs
following onsmen burning with the remembrance Of
inolgailes and wrongs they had suffered at the
nshos OF me euemy-the burning of their homes
the Destruction Of their properly, plumber outrage
1n0 murder such eloenenee ms the msn Of God
uOse0- ana thrilled Them with must have nerved-
ther arms for the dreadful work of the morrow:
Soldiers, said preacher iooE around upop Won, "a
~ IA Aess with strange interest To will 70 forth
viii march With yos p1otinS so os nat ySaf minister
march forth baei Need ezort you to
~ friends, might urss you 20 ae ly the CALLING memo
re- q British wrsnE Ealton might tell you your hsr
% picture his grey hairI ds5Ied IN blood night ring his
shelmin, might tell You bulcsre mother thu lonely
aEn hous the night assanl e roof flames The shouts Of
tie plsadnrs Of unoce1s S n vei me cries eE mercy
N ne vivid coloE q hs terrible reality thought your cour
But know you strong in the Lord You will
a Ioa % sitls on the morrow it'll light hearts deter
dead, may rest heavy on your souls
g me lgd cannon glare and The piercing FASH when m
Noondeo se The ground and Tie dead litter your path
for yOui He ride the atts cloud he sweeps onward Win
TIE march Of the hurricane charged aEni and the In
hnlte' nsnfs for yon and VIII triumph ~
The editor Of these CHRONICLES is entitled to thanks
for having rescued this patriotic and eloquent SER
mon from the tooth of time.
We recollect having seen this /" revolutionary
sermon" Published some ten or fifteen years ago.
and some years later, upon its republication, it's
authenticity was questioned when It was ascsrianed
that The late GEORGE L. LIPPAAD of Philadelphia,
was the author Of the sermon. He afterwards
sVOWed It's authorship, aud it was, if We mistake
not, published in his works. The wbois thing
preacher, sermon and audience-was thu Offspring
Of his imagination. II is singular under this state
Offscts, that 10 should have been given by Mr. BAR
CLAY in his work as genuine sermon, the manu-
script Of which twas found among the papers of
Maj. JOHN JACOB SoHEFAIYER, q revolutionary he
ro." Such an inexcusable blundsr is we'll calculat
edtOthrOW dstrust upon the accuracy Of his entire
work, he has not, in the of the "revOlu!i,n
airy sermon" given the subject that investigation
historian should. We marvel that the Charleston
Courier, which is So usually accurate in historical
matters, should have been imposed upon By the
bluDder Of Mr.. BARCLAY.