The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-07-22
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trms, in cunmcr' .nSii
tutcs the streng' f.ng-
land stood uur niin,
powers feared 'cnrtb;
her hayouets .crovcr
fortress uproso .dS ~ every
~cl aud every continent fnnnci her
'anncr. the prestige of victory hung
ruurd her lcgions aud her II ois: uni
tod l.urnpo dared not invade her
1hme' Strong, roraciou., and un-
~crupnlons, the hugo bIly made her
terrorism felt in every land aud die
'a'cd to the world Such was Eue-
Iand u hundred years ago, when tho
American Revolution began.
The weak AMI remote colonies.
without a ship ou sea, or a regiment
on land. without hopc of foreign sue
cor, uudiscipln,l, half armed. aud
'cnnt in numbers, rpSc up and dared
10 cope with this mighty and lJrmid.
able power. Bhatct with conquest,
and drunk with success. Englauds
arrogance aud greed ma ic her ioarod
and hlicl by all the nations of tho
earth Clutching with powerful and
un-luring hand the hOIrIed wealth of
nations, she pluHlercl th, world AMI
crushed to earth all who dared dis
putc her robbcr sway. She swept
Town upon tho uuarmol aud drle ucc-
loss colonies, anl with her hattIo,ships
aud bnyonctS prepared to back up
her unjust dvmlnl- She cravri tho
gold won 10y the sweat and toll of
honest labor. Our sturdy sire, dis
pniel her claim, aul prepared, with
all the power at their command, To
beat back the invader. md to defend
tn the last th,ir God given rights. .-
Men aioso who wcrc not afraid to-
stand in the breach between the bat
talioucl ranks OF tyranny aud the
people. The orator, with the sword
IN his hand, called upon the pooplc TO
arm, aud tho minister of God blessed
them rs they went to the field. Men
camc gathering from all parts, arms
were manufactured in every town,
the land became agitatod from end to
eud. aud, leaving the women % pray
aud weep, our practical fathers went
forth to battle. They waited for no
foreign power to aid thcm, they hal
grown tired OF presenting petitions,
bcsccching tho English king to
"graci)usly grant" the ust rights to
which every human being il entitled.
Trusting i'll the righteousness of their
cause, and invoking tho blessing of
God upon thcir effort, they marched
to battle with tho stern determination
of dying, if they could not 1.-Two ~
ireemcn.
The clustering bully, who had
como to subjus,tc aud plunder, So
cUrl in his great strength, surveyed
with sroru the weak aud unliscipiiued
ranks oi tho patriots. Bat, with un-
liltcring step an ! calm resolve, they
mIrchci on, until ono summer mora
lng, with shot gun, Ia their hand,.
they stood on Bunker Hin Tho
name l. not pretty one, uuirhdr is it
lsu.sc,tive of poetry, bGt il is dear TO
the heart ot every free man, aud shall
i've in history when, perhaps, tho
,putnmils Haail urNu crumD.ul INTO
ruIn. 'run that hill they stood, and
when the veterans greUuIicrs of Eu -
luuI, with waving banners aud
bf-tiins biyouo'a advanced TO crush
them, they met them in tho breach,
, and from their shot guns Icapci a
flame "i fire 50 fierce aud terrible that
the Advancing columns Of the English
king felt, crush ID aud b!cnding, to tho
earth That vollcy rosogndel over
tho world, qrickoning tho blood in
the bosom of tho Struggling frecmcn,
aLd fell like a thunicrbolt in tho
midst OF the crowned tyrants Of Eu
rope. Pitcairn hal boastcd that with
one battalion of ENGLISH troops hc
could march across tho continent, IN |
, sweep with his bayonets the undis-
cipllnrd rebels into the sea. Tho
b,aslcr fell IN Bunker IL and his
veteran blttalious were tramplcd on
ant decimatcl. England was taught
hc lesson, that brave mon struggling
for the right arc inviuciDlc, and that
tyranny cannot plcrco their ranks -.
The lcadcn slugs of Putnam stung ~
deep and deadly as the imperial bul>
let's Of the English king, aud tho rebel
.uns, when armed with steady hand,
could fash rs fierce a fame and scat. .
ter death as fast as could tho shin
ing rifles in tho drilled aud disciplined
ranks of monarchy. Innamod with
hatred and revenge, Eusllui prepared
with all the vast resources ut hcr
command to crush the struggling pa
uiots. Single handed aud alone, with
out aid or comfort from w,hont, they
fought for years against the power OF
The mighliest nation in tho world
and not until they had shown, 10y
their bravery aud devotion on thu
battlefield, that they woro tit to bo
frccmon, did they receive aid, comfort
aud succor from friendly power
Yhon, and not I'LL then, did Celtic
France step in and help them on b
freedom.
There Ia lesson to be learned from
this that should sink peep into the
hearts o! all struggling naIionaliiies
, and thore are facts 10 A Amcrican history
g which every patriot should know
, irish IYOria.
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