Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-17
A RevoIutIonary RenaInls-
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From some sketches ofVailey Forge We
take the following account Of the army of
the revelation in is winter Quarters. That
was var of seven years, aud the condi.
ton OF the people WAS O hundred fold worse
than our condition is-in fact, the north Il
eve1 more prosperous &C present than usu,
81. But read what our revolutionary faith.
ers went through--aDd then remember We
are their sons:
"HssiDg decided on bis winter quarters
being here, Washington arrived with the
army ct Valley Forge on the 18th Of De.
cember, HI. The voice Of prayer and
praise was heard throughout the camp the
next day, 10 sccordance with the sppoint.
ment OF congress for day Of thankseivine
and praise. 1t was glorioGa triumph Of
patriotism over suffering and want Of erin.
ciple, owe. neglect Of virtue, over starva
ton, to exhibit such Q spectacle on the
border Of winter forest whose snoWs
were stained with their blood tracked
march.
"Next day they began to build theirhuts
the marks Of which are stiIl visible in one
or two places. Those most visible are BY
the side Of the road towards the river, half
way from Valley Forge to Port Kennedy.
Each regiment Was divided into parties Of
twelve, and each party was TO bald . Ioa
hut IL feet by Is, and 81 feet high, tbs
sides made tight with clay, and the rolf to
be formed OF split Slabs or anything ths,
would eerVs os q Substitute. General
Washington offered Q dollar 70 each man
OF tie party which completed the best hul
and one hundred dollars to the man
who would substitute better aud more
available roofing than alabs. /
''Out Of IL 900 men Who arrived here.
5000 were unfit for duty. Groups of SC
and 100 were 70 Be seen here and there ia
their nakednsss, budding around Gree &c
keep from freesioG. Others were siek
from exposure and sadly preeagiug their
fate.
Rapidly the trees were felled. II
bring the trees to their places meu her.
messed themselves 70 them like beasts Of
burden. Hut after hnt arose till there Was
over thousand, all iE sight Of WASHING.
too's tent. These huts were arranged n
parallel rows, with q space between, Iiks
the StrOetS Of town. Those Of the sams
state we're together. The huts Of the OF
GERS were in the rear of the soldiers. one &C
each OF the superior officers. The To-
trencbmentS were outside Of the whole.
10 these hu's we're placed bed of stra =
on the ground, and these "Sons Of Liber.
ty," % Col, Barre called them in the En-
giish Parliment. crept in to suffer, AND
starve and die. The farmers arUund yer,
many Of them Tories, whom large oifers 4,
pay, and threats, we're alike powerless u
move. Washington. acting uuder q reso
luton from congress. ordered them !,
thresh out one half Of their grain for sew
enty-hSe miles around, by Ghe irst O. Feb
ruary. and the other by the fret of March
nnder penalty Of it, being seized as straw
But they refused; and while some tough
with desperation, others burned thef
grain. About this time the whole arm
passed week without pound Of meat il
camp. They had but one c1umissary :
purchase provisions in the camp, and b
reported "not q hoo! to slaughter, and no
more than twenty-five barrels of four
10 communicating this fact to congress
Washington said. Prom my soul I Dit
those miSeTiOs, which it 10 not IN nv DOW
Or 70 prevent. @ 500 :. .
Mn. Washington joined her husband i
February. and not only shared bis privs
tons, but did all all in her power {
mitigate the suaeriOgs Of the soldiers. !"
object Of the AbOIItIOnlsts.
That The Abolitionists would DESTROY tb
Constitution and introduce despotism, i
4 no empty oharRa Thu foliowiov az krae.