The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20

nounce my half pay, from the date hereof
AT the fame time beg leave TO allure your
Lordlhip, that whenever it ihall pleaGe his
Majefy to call me forth TO any honorable
iervice againR the natural hereditary enc
mics Of our country, or in defence of his
juh rights and dignity, no man will obey
the righteous luminous with more zeal and
alacrity than myielf; but the preient mea-
iures ieem to me 70 absolutely fubverfive of
the rights and liberties of every individual
fubject, 70 defructve to the whole empire
at large, and ultimately 70 ruinous to his
Maelty's own perfon, dignity and family,
that think myielf obliged in confidence as
citizen, Engliihman, and folder of free
Rate,to exert my utmoit to defeat them. |
mott devoutly pray to Almighty God to d.
rect his Majefy into meafures more confo-
nant to his intereR and honour, and more
conducive to the Happiness and glory Of his
people. | am, my Lord,
Your mott obedient humble iervant,
CHARLES LEE.
10 the Rigbt Hon0QrabA LORD VIscoUNT
DARLINGTON, bis Maisa's Sere-
tary at War.
TIE follos0iag sxfrats fran Sermon
preafbsd By fbf late Prs5ideat D4s1f5, to-
Capt Ogsrfoa'5 Independent Company ef
VOlaafesr5 in HanoVSr Coasty, in Vrgi-
MA, A3gntt II, 1878, s0e bops sOiH be
Agrsea6H 10 0ar rsadsrJ, nOt any beanie
ii font4ia5 jentimsntJ /uitabls to fbs pre-
JSnt times, bat bee44Js il contains )ome-
thing s0bieb ne beps sUiY pr0Os prophetic
Of The 5aefe55 IF the Commander in Chief
Of the Amsrifan Army.
- A SGOD we'll knew what world of
n degenerate, ambitious and revenge
ful creatures this is; as he knew thar inno-
cerce could not be protected, and liberty
iecured, nor the lives of mankind preierved
from the lawleis hands of ambition, avarice
and tyranny without the uie Of the lword
and as he knew this would be the only me-
thod TO preierve mankind from univerial
lavery, he has formed fome men for this
dreadful work, and fired them with mar
tal fpirit and glorious love of danger. Such
fpirit, though mott Pernicious when un-
governed by the rules of juaice, and bene-
violence to mankind, is public bleiIing when
rightly directed. Such fpirit, under God,
has often mortified the infolence Of tyrants,
checked the encroachments of arbitrary
power, and delivered enlaved and ruined
nations. tits neceHary in its place. for our
iubGRence in fuch a world as this, as any
Of the gentler geniuies among mankind,
and it is derived from the fame original.
"Our Continent is like to become the
feat Of war, and we have no other way Of
defending our rights and privileges than by
the fword. And has God been plealed to
diHufe fomc fparks Of this martial fire thro'
our country? hope he has. And may |
not produce you my brethren, who are en-
gagged in this expedition, as inatances ofiti*
Well, cheriih il as iacred, heaven born
FIRE, and let the injuries done TO your coun-
try adminifer fewel to it, and kindle it in
thoie breaas where it has been hitherto
imothered."
*AS a remarkable nR4see { Jdy5 arr an
tier sffbJ, I may paint ogf 10 The pgbGe
fbat berOif yogfb COLONEL WAsHINcToN,
ybOm I fa1r0t 6at bsps proVidssrs bar BIZ
fbfrto prstfrOsd in 70 fgnal masav fer
Jane important iervice 10 BIZ country.