Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-09
7v,a war 81 zss4 at ws.h.assen

A few years later (in 1926 sho'aer
distinguished member OF cong ress
f-o., south Carolina, General Hamh-
I'm told me that the Republicans OF
thst H,ste, findjng the party gfeauy
t;i.cssliitsd and il danger OF uisof gam
cation under the odium OF tue restrN-
tive system, sent thsse three gifted
vounz men to Congress in 1911 fof the
express purpose OF declaring war WIN
En.lsnd =. the only measure #hicii
yyould avert the impeding danger. "A
naJicv OF this kind will be.very apt 10
nreva!i III popular governments Vneh
. political party is in danger OF loslis
il. z..aaaency. We are at this mo-
nnent, for similar cause, hovering Oh
faa verge of a H'sr with 5paia. Inc
,,s.,t.lr of Washington and the de5-
,ruo5ss,.l of the public buildings by
small hostile ioree took place aoou'
tnrea months before my visit, and were
sill fhe general topic Of Conversation.
Nothing could be more discredr'aole
than the vandalism of the act, unieee
IT. be The total absence OF reeistsnco VI"
o7r side. Great allowance should DC
made for the ineficiency OF all war
like operations on the part OF militia
hastily called from their homes aho
wholly unused to active service. Tnere
resiiy seems, however, to be no reason
vthv tn, British forces should nave
bsen allowed to advance with SO httis
/. resistance, and to pursue their hase'
|. !. retres. from Washington unmolesteo
for distance of ffty miles, through
country thoroughly alarmed. Suef
, We. nst the result on the very slmlii'
occasion, Of which this day on wiiich
write these sentences is the anniversary
1sth of April, at the opening OF th
Revolutionary war.
:, curious fact was stated in the ~
uort of the committee appointed {
: INQUIRE into the causes OF the captaf
g. of Washington. Colonel George Min
or. with q regiment of Virginia nliisis
; ssyen hundred strong, arrived at IN
of city of Washington at twilight, III tn
q evening of the 3sd of August. II
., called upon the President, who yer
: nropariy referred him to the Sehre'af
. ! of War for orders. The Secfetaf.
al General Armstrong, told him that
rs could not be furnished with arms th'
- night. and directed him to apply
III Colonel Carberry the next morning
,@l who had been charged oy the cor
mandin2 general. Winder, to superb
tend the delivery of arms and ammur
.se tioD. The enemy were at this TN
I'd, I'd landed and on the march to Washin
ny; ton. Colonel Minor the next day, ITO
! a earIv morning till late in the forenoo
ess sought Colonel Carbsrry diliseutly;o
~ he cn,1IeI not be found. He had gol
TO his country seat the night before.
a. Colonel hEiuor rode to headquarters
7yg get some new order from tAeu. W ina
AZ, for arms and ammunition. The arser
'he ne was in the care of a young man, who
rip cautioo in dispensing the stores COZ
rice njtteti'to him was worthy of Balls
lava. Although the officers OF I
con regiment, TO expedite matters, count
out the Hiuts delivered to them, I
=. Youthful guardian OF the ordnance
ID sisted on counting them over again
at Nv this time Colonel Carberry had
de-, rived from his Tusculum, and detaIn
-,!l fn- the regiment until regular recel
~ ~ could be signed. Nothing superior
aing this has taken place in the Crlmea
.iss.- .ss- Perhaps it is wisely intended oy FRO
free; free; dence that free and constitutional g
islm ernnent should throw unus'fai on5ti
= es in the way Of war. If to the i
certainty, caprice, and party infiuen
!, of popular governments shouid be
ded the irresponsible energy OF desf
rice ic Governments there would be no 81
oo, thing as peace in the world.
.his. a IS. The incident just mentioned is in
west printed reportiof the committee OF
lit. curry. heard many anecdotes II
l9s,T l5as witnesses and spectators which
mons ,lon, not find their way into that docune
more but I forbear to record the clears OF
10 III brave and follies of the wise" as t
y aeHl IN currently related,-[ From Mr. aE'
sics, ett's posthumeus "reminiscences
.ioa,, "OId and New" for January.