New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-18

Two memorable pictures, representing widely separ-
ated decades, hang tho wall of American history.
Two and half centuries span the gulf OF time between
the first decade. when little band of Engshmen foated
into Jane stOwn, and another little band, few years
later became entangled In the shoals Of Cape Cod and
the last decade when with shock OF arms that shook
the world the descendants OF the Cavaliers. repeating
English history, surrendered the wreck Of all their ar
miles, infantry, cavalry, and cannon, with all hope OF
separate empire to the descendants Of the Purtans and
TO national supremacy each cOmbatant bound TO the
other. henceforth forever, by mutual for
proven vaor both victor and vanqushed, destined to
stand hereafter shoulder to shoulder against the world
in arms and clasp each others hands brethrenont
heirs OF all America
MILES sTANDTsH's BoYHooD.
About the time that all Christendom in mourning
for the murdered Prince Of Orange and deploring in
death the overthrow of the buwark OF the Protestant
faith a little far-haired child playing among the
hedgerows Of England who destined to learnthe art
OF war in the armies Of that Kings more warlike son.
Prince Maurice then boy OF H. and to be tower OF de-
Tense to the unsolderly Pilgrim colony Of Protestant
America. That child whose bones after nearly four
score years Of toll and were laid somewhere on this
hsde-porhaps under our unconscious feet-was NJ lies
standsb. the great Puritan captain. He born
about the year 1880, of English ancestry dating
back TO rank and opulence as far as
tho thirteenth century OF his childhood little
Is known To defeat the title of his line to lands In En-
gland, "a
the hand of fraud supposed have defaced the page
that contained the parish record OF his birth. Unjusty
deprived Of these estates he in his WILL in
which he bequeaths his tito to his eldest SOB, 1t seems
probable that he Holland the time OF bis
majority. Queen Elizabeth signed his commission as
lieutenant in the English forces, serving In the Neither
lands against the cruel armies OF the Inqustion As she
died in 603 about two years after his majority II II not
improbabe that we are indebted TO that first dsappont
ment which may have driven hln In Ills early nahnoou
and some despair into the army.
FORMATION OF HIS CHARACTER
From 1909, the of the great truce between
Prince Maurice and the King Of Spain, the contest was
peculiarly obstinate and bloody. In this fierce school
the Puritan captain learned the temper and art OF war;
From 1909 to 1920 period Of truce but not OF civil tran
aulty the low countries infamed by those theo
logical disputes Of the Calynists and Armnians which
drove the great Groiusa fugitive from prison-into
exile. In this school, perhaps, Miles standlsh
which brought him into strange sympathy and
with he a be @pres ON g
The inventory recorded with his will, mentions the com
aud three muskets with the harness of the time com
plete His Bibles Old. weworn Bible for every
defend each BbIel The schedule OF bis books some 40
in number records nearly 20 which devotional or
religious With the memory OF one act of singulary res
oute daring when IA obedience to the colonial orders
to crush great Indian conspiracy he took squad OF
eight picked men into the forests and deemed prudent
TO kill the most turbulent warrior WIN nls own hahEwe
may imagine how the pilgrim soldier friend, and assoc
from the persal Of one OF the old Bibles Of Ball
Faith" "sparkes Against Heresy," or "Dodd on the
own knife giant who had tainted him with his small
stature almost the very words Of Golah IN his insult
inc David long before and to cut on the head OF
watawamat which bloody trophy the elders had ordered
him to bring home with him. We can imagine him on
the evening of that cheaply victorious day taking more
than usual pleasure in the exultan psalm OF the warrior
David, and in chapter OF Burroughs Christian Content
and Gospel Conversation, especially as nc had his
three muskets with bandeleroes, aud Baihes Artillery
close at his hand one car eel te uoISn Nun Heh
order to smtt heather hip and thigh aud hcW Asas
In pieces before the Lord.
HIS PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY
To the geneaogst, who believes that names represent
qualities and things, it is not unpleasng 10 find in the
family record Of standsh and Duxbury Hall, In the
parish church OF Chorley, Old England, the name Milo
standanaught To stand at nothing in the way OF duty
commanded by the civil authority seemed the essence
OF character in Miles Staudish, aud thprOughness
stamps the reput atom of the name aud blood to-
day The materially for personal biography scanty.
His wife, Rose standsh-an English rose-whose
very augurs uutitness for q New-Eng,and
WjGter on an unsettled cape died within month OF the
landing light tradition exists that his second wife,
Barbara, her sister, whom he lett orphan child in
the valorous Captain added another illustration to the
poets story thar Venus and the orger OF thunderhos
were married From the first anchorage Capt standisb,
as the soldier of the company, was charged WIN
all deeds of adventure. AZ fr.t cer,aln s-8ye
elders were sent with him for counsel. Blt
ultimately his repute IN aflirs ooth civil
and military was such thaihe was for many years The
their agent in England As a soldier, he was evidently
the Won MOltke OF the pilgrims. They invested MIN win
the general command Even III the extreme 9'i age
the very year that he died very ancient ana Iul OF
doOrous pains" he received his last and fullest commits
sion against enemies, his old friends the Dutch:
More than 100 wears ago the following paragraph 9p-
pcared in The Boston NecS-LfueI dated Boston Jan ~
i770: 1--WE hear from Plymouth that the 22d day OF D-
cember last there observed by number OF gentle
men, by the name Of the Old Colony Club In comIlo
alton of the landing OF their ancestors III that place
The fourth toast that occasion, lOl years aSOwas
10 the memory OF that brave man and good officer
Capt Miles standi.h" over the graves OF the guests at
that dinner ,-.i,
But the principle public fidelity shares the immortality
OF God and Truth Reverence for It never dies TIL the
decay OF nations And to-day we come osS ,her' te
jewellers In the city and the dwellcrs on the shore men
OF every and all professions, 10 dedicate one SpOt OF
this parental soil for enduring monument 70 the same
Miles rSaudsh OF the same unflded record. The sun
light OF 800 years, that has shown dtalI on NAM
reputation since his baby eyes nrt saw tne hght o. En-
Relieving az l firmly do that he was useful, a
necessary citizen because be was tha brave man ana
good officer at time when sodicTy qualities were
esseuti, t the very the infant colony IL seems 10
me proydeutal for the cOloniss That Que OF Their NUM-
her was by temper and training, unable 10 sympathiZe
with that soft tenderness for human NE whch Is wont "
characterize sanity minded men IKE the Rev MI Rob
n,o,i who when he beard OF that marvellous conflict
where sandsh with three or four Others In locked
room Iii led the number OF hostile chiefs that were
their tribes ocXtermnate the English, uttered
thesc words "Oh that you had converted
hsore Vnn had killed any The soldier practced that
terrible piece OF economy which no saint of the company
would have dreamed Of doing with his own hand. To
borrow dcon OF the time, the gauntlet OF the man
OF wrath the fold OF the lambs OF cod IL was fortu-
nat for gs who believe in Plymouth Rock that one
of Alya, came out in the Maynower
FAITH AND WORKS.
Miles staudish represented the true idea OF public
service vigorous fidelity and trained fitness for his
place his single heroic person he exhibited the true
idea OF the army-skillcd military force in loyal snDor-
dination to the civil authority Tie confidence that the