The New York herald., 1873-12-08


who do not understand what the real grandeur o
nation Is taat the independence OF tins people
haa its orlgin IN poverty anu weakness The lesson
OF the historian is, tnat without foreign assistance
IL IS probable its first EFFORT for independence
would have been suppressed and George Wash
ington died on the scafold-Jreated by the British
writers as hlibuster; term applied to-day by
an eminent jurst to the men OF education and
high position in society who have recently sacri.
hced their lives Tor the liberty OF their country.
| and among whom the undersigned has the glory TO
count "A son, youth Is years old.
| II is known that the American colonies were
| poor, aud when the outbreak against the mother
country was first initiated 1t did not have the sup
port OF the wealthy portion OF the population,
which constituted The tory party and was in Iavor
i OF a continuance OF British rule.
Slxty-six thousand dollars was all the money
which the Congress OF Philadelphia was able to
raise to meet the war OF American independence.
| Hidreth remarks that In l775 Washington COM
| planned bitterly OF an egregous want OF public
spirit ana fertility IN all tue low arts OF obtaining
advantages. Ana that John Adams also com
this infant age OF our Republic and of predomi-
mating ayarlce which threatened the ruin OF
America. The golden age oI pure dsinterested
patriotism, adds the same historian, is much like
all golden ages-that which seems to be such at q
distance viii hardly bear close inspection" 1t
would be well TO study the military situation both
before and alter the receipt OF foreign aid. Hill
drcth Says:-
STRUGGLES or AMERICAN COLONIES
l776. September l5.-Howe landed Kipp's Bay,
three miles above the city The troops posted 10 guard
out firing gun Two New England brigades. brought
had come 70 the ground exposed to capture within
se re I'M sTsw % WI mai ON s
His turned his horses head and hurried him
ii At that moment Washington had been taken prisoner
what would have been the result Of the war;
expiration Of term Of The regulars the Northern army
melted rapdy away Several r,gments which had YET
ington, who was BY this time hardly pressed. -.
greatly reduced The term Of service Of the militia @ was was
iast eApirng re whole lying camp soon claimed Their
delay Some Of the New York militia refused 10 do duty
they un ersood his proclanatio-and What more could
be askedi The con,lnentas were eniistng Tor year,
nor did they always wait to complete + desertons being
a s and Lee se on hs e de ts
hudson washington's army did not exceed 1000
! washington's army did not exceed 4,OOO men.
Every one knows tnat the British were victorious
! everywhere; that everywhere the cause OF Ameri-
can independence was heeing before them. on
the 7th OF December. lI16 the great man made the
memorable retreat crossing the Delaware. The
principal cities Of the country were, one after
the other, falling INTO the hands OF the enemy.
AT the expiration OF the year the situation of az
iars IS presented BY Hidreth IN the following
terms:-
speedy triumph OF the mother country seemed certain
and many persons1thSse especially Of iarge properly
revoluon-hastened 70 make the required submission
wheh had the DecaratoS Of
and formed the state constitution, now abandoned his
Allen and Galloway, late delegates IRON Pennsylvania
issue OF the proclamation 200 or 800 persons in
every day TO take the oaths :
Such was the desperate situation at this critical
period.
The French, both the court and the merchants, saw
with delight the British colonies rising against
the BRUSH Am6assador American prvateers found no
vess 10 sail nner pes Mere aHen
allowed TO be secretly fittec out.
II is difficult to the humble person who has the
honor to address Your EXceency TO refrain rom
making an observation at this point. The Amerl-
cans had this assistance in their struggle afforded
tlem on the seas from the commencement. Ii the
Cubans had been equally favored lOr one month it
would have Afforded them sufficient strength to
accomplish the purpose for which their revolution
was initiated. Now it is to be observed the entire
picture shown by the same writer presenting, as
1t does, an admirable historical tabeau-
Shortly after the breaking of hostiitie in
quenee OF representations made by Arthur Lee to the
french Ambassador at London, vergennes the french
well known at Paris as courter. dramatist and
hitting 10 AMERICA arms and military Stores to the Value
l,oo0ooO yres Cs2o.OO1) the French court was
up this h ana 40 % M aP
chals under the hctitious mercantile irmoi Hortaes
CO. Before this matter could be finally arranged Deane
but apparently as private merchant He was conrIe
arrangements commenced with Lee in London. II was
pp OF the indies % ami that congress
presently 2sf See d
30 eec Of ary and sup Of sma ars rn
the kings arsenal 1000 and clothing $4,000
But this assistance, secretly Afforded, aid not
satisfy the French people, and many volunteers,
depending upon their own resources, came hther
to offer their lives In defence OF the independence
OF this nation, when the news OF the loss OF New
York and the retreat through the Jerseys made
most foreigners despair OF the American cause, as
said Hiilreth.
But all this generous assistance did not yet
satisfy the French nation. 1t was thought neces-
sary to extend the fullest aid 10 the struggling
American people and France decided to do this
without any reservation:-
January 80 l7I6.- Two treaties were speedily SIGNED
one ol friendship ana commerce. the other OF nsve
aliance-in case Great Britain should declare
against France.
With the reception or these resources the
Americans were enabled to enter upon new ana
active campaign which proved one OF victories
though with occasional reserves
July l777-The of the British was none to
Cosnt Estang arrived the Delaware with French
feet much superior t. Lord Howes had on board 1000
not known that at the precise moment when the
cause OF American independence was in the great
est distress 1t received that
AID FROM WITHOUT
which opened the way TO success 1t Is well nm
derstood that those very men who, at the com
mencement, not trained to the hardshlps andvcl
situdes OF war, by their actions disgsted their
great leader, who without tue necessary arms and
resources, could accomplish so little, subsequently
and when these were supplied were enabled TO
turn the tide OF victory and compel their arrogant
and exultant foe to lay down his arms In acKnowl.
edgment OF the independence OF the country. The
recollection Of these striking events has its origin
In the fact that the Cubans struggling IN the
same cause which engaged the American colonies,
aud that in their contest they not entitled to
the less consideration because tney have had no
foreign Minister like Vergennes, no foreign voun-
teer like Lafayette no foreign government ike the
French TO assist them In their glorious struggle.
To sum up the whole matter, 1t Will be seen
that IN 1875 the campaign was extremely
disastrous to the Americans The English were
advancing trumphantly In every direction that
the pc pie were inclined TO return TO their alle-
glance following the example oil some VINO had
signed the Declaration OF Independence. All was
desoaton and dsmay. The year OF 1I77 begins,
and with IL the Immense resources from without
arrive, and victory smiles upon the lust cause.
And let 10 be borne In mind that II the aid Afforded
in arms, men and ships was important that given
IN money was no less so. With this the Commits.
sloners OF the Republic could pay the Immediately
pressing expenses and could meet the engage
ments which Congress had incurred In an ca rller
part OF the struggle and for which drafts had been
gwen upon such Commissioners SO mucn for the
nrst great example OF the necessity for extraneous
assstance q naQnlG sirunnlinr