Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-09
English soldiers. InShe meantime the

American Conorosa dcr1ared an tho FIJI
ocTnlv ira ;ts scomnleto indenondono,
of thc Enolish crown and proclaimcd
to tbo world that tho union between tb,
two Countries was dissolved
King Gcorgo was os obstinate as over
ITO insisted nnon ono Grand offort be
inc made 10 spbiugate q The audaciou,
rebels who moi onlv resisted his an.
tboritv but denied his richt 10 rul,
over tbem - and of oonrse t6o Church
tbe nobility. municipalities' &c len,
Themselves To the odious nurnoses oI
the mad and miscbevious monarch. and
preached n crusade against The arobels !
all over the country We are told that
Htbe pulpits Of the Established Cburcl
at this time resounded with exborta.
tions to the poople 10 smite the rebels
The display Of A bloodthirsty spirit
commended itself TO the King as The
best claim to preforment.p
But all was of no avail. America
had riebt. iusticc and all that can ren
der a cause holy in the ewes of botl
God and man on its side and the vic
tory was with the Americans. One by
ono the English armies were overpow
cred. and at last the surrender of Bur
goyne at Saratoga virtually terminated
the contest. This unfortunate General
who, being a special favorite of the
KIM had been taugbt bv him 10 look
with scorn and contcmpt ON the
arogues and rebelsn that formed the
ara6ble" ofthe following sorrowful bui
unwilling testimony TO the admirable
discipline of the Republican forces
After stating Gates army at 16 OOO
men. he writes .-HSorrv am | 10 add
that a better armed n better bodied n
more alert or better prepared army in
all essential points of military institu.
tons | am afraid is not 10 be found on
our side of the question" Surely the
Americans have reason TO be proud
that from A few raw leyies of updisci.
Mined men raised 10 oppose ali the
power of the Grown of england. an
army such as that described bv Bur
poyne sprang forth and compelled
every man in The REGULAR foroe--wbicb
the miscrcant mailman, George the
Third. had sent forth in the vain hone
Of conouerino and subieotino tho conn.
try-to surrender his person and law
down his arms
II is now n hundred wears since
America thus liberated berselffrom The
monarcbiol woke of ENGLAND and
erected IN The plaoe of n costly n crush.
ing, and A cumbersome monarchy. a
Great glorious and prosperous renub.
lie. II thus rid itself of those deadly
and destructive eanl,er.worms-hered.
itarv ROYALTY hereditary aristoeraov
and n Stste.established Church. There
arc no crowned. coroneted or mitred
locusts 10 take the bread from tbc
months Of thc neonle and 10 imnover
isb everything Thai comes within tboi,
reach Tbore is NO chance of a mad
man like C;eoroe the Third being placed
TO reign over Them or n selfish profi
cate IH,e Georgo tbe Fonrtb or n dis
eusting debauehee like Charles the
Second who taxed posteritv with tbe
navment Of nensions 10 His 6arlots and
their descendants the Graftons Rich.
monds 81 Albans' Sc
The Americans have right GOOD rea
son 10 reioice nj the severance from a
nation which is n paradise for Princes
neers and millionaires and n hell upor
earth for tbe moor They have pros
nered as n renublic during The last
hundred wears as no monarchy eve,
has or ever can prosper Let them 90
on as thew have and in the course o
another Ialfeenturv the rotten ole
monarcbies of Furope will look yet
more monldv and ricketv contrastet