The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-07-14

broken man: his army is without clothing
| and diving Of starvation; he will 1, H.
g Wife. be will succeed. l Ihaye just sacn
| him. On my way home II passing through
the woods east of the army, I heard q
voice. and there not one hundred yards
| from me was Washington, kneeling in the
snow pleading with God 10 send bread and
| clothing to his army and grant success TO
| the Continental cause. Unseen by nun, L
quietly left the place. Wife, George wash
| ineton aoW succeed for God is with him;
| and the success Of the Colonies will be es-
| tabished."
While his army was suffering and Wash
ington was pleading with heaven for altI.
| God was raising up powerful friend and
! ally in France; for on the 9th OF February,
| (tGie very day that the Quaker reported
| Washington so deeply engaged IN prayer
the treaty with France was signed, which
gave tho colonies an important and valuable
auxiliary. OF course, the enemy heard OF
the distress Of the Continental army with
ioy, and anticipated al easy victory over
them III the ensuing campaign. But before
the spring had fully opened, Washington
with his army, amid the floating ice crosses
the Delaware and occupies philadelphia to
the astonishment and CONSERVATION of his
enemies. For the three succeeding years he
| leads the army through all the vicissitudes
| of an arduous campaign, when in the spring
of 17S1 he is assisted by the French forces
under I.aFayette and Admiral De GTasse,
and united they pursue Cornwallis through
! Virginia to Yorktown, where he, on the
! 10Th of October, surrendcrs his sword ana
army of 10000 men to Gen. Washington.
And on the 10Th Of April, 1888, the day
which completed the eighth year OF the war,
Il ,lpD1j1fI,7od
and short time after England and the
whole world Acknowledged tho independ-
! ence Of the United States. Thus the long
| continued contest was over, tho dark cloud
of war and desolation disappeared and the
bow Of piece spread over the young kapu0-
lie as it stepped forward to take its place
| am0nr the nations Of the earth.
In 1888 the Revolutionary army was dis
banded. but it was not until 1891, that our
present constitution was adopted. This
| provided for the election Of y President
| who should be the Chief Executive OF the
| ReDublic. to which Office George Washing
! ton was chosen, and on tho 30th day Of
April, 1879, in New York City, at Federal
! Hal. the oath Of Office was administered
| by the Chancellor Of New York and the
new Government WAS fully iuauguarated
with Washington as its first President,
| Entering upon the discharge Of his dRtlas
| he found affairs i'm y most alarming condt-
ton. The nation was heavily Ill debit; the
people were unwilling ut first to pay taxes;
the Indians were hostile; the pirates ot the
| Barbary States frequently attacked AmeTl-
can ships, while the relations with England,
France and Spain We're all unsatisfactory.
| But this was soon changed, internal matters
were satisfactorily adjusted and treaties
were made which settled disputes III con-
troversy with foreign nations.
Shortly after Washington's inauguration
the country was called to mourn the death
Of BENJAMIN Franklin, the statesman, the
| philosopher and the patriot, Ills last pub
tic act was to sign memorial to Congress
asking for the abolition OF slavery. Mira
beau. tic in the French Assembly, said,
He is the sage whom two worlds claim as
their own and proposed that thc assembly
wear mourning ior him which was lono.
Tie celebrated Frcnchman, Turgot, in
summing mp his lfe, said: He snatched
the lightning from the sky aud the sooptre
from tyrants."
After Washington had served tho country
as President for two terms, and declining a
reelection John Alans a Federalist, was
chosen Chief Executive. During his ad-
ministration, the troubles with France
adjust ali difficulties but the French gov
! ernrent refused 10 receive them. 1t was
at tins period that Charles G. Pinc1ney' 5
/ words thrilled the country, as expressing
the determinations Of the American people
declaring that We had " millions FOR defence
but not cent for tribute" Napoleon
coming into power, q treaty was made with
him which brought peace 70 the youhG re
public.
the popular vote being 50 divided there was
no choice for a successor, the House OF Rep
resentatiyes chose Thomas jefferson 10l
President, the originator OF the Declaration
Of Independence; q lnan OF remarkable
ability and knowledge, accompanied with
simplicity of habit that made him apatterT
to those who should come after HIM ii
was during this administration a portion O
the Far West was organized as a Stat;
and admitted into the Union under the
name of Ohio Following this jefferson
purchased from tic French for $4,000, 00i
all the territory extending from the Mississ
iDDi to the Rocky Mountains and from the
= British possessions on the north TO Mexico
, on the south. comprising S05, $40 square
, miles. Desiring to know the character ant
J and value Of the country purchased, n;
| sent out his private Secretary, Capt. Alefl
wether Lewis, accompanied by Captain
VIM. Clark, to conduct an exploring eXpe
dition to the Rocky Mountains They lei
) what was then q little village called St
T,onis, assembled the Missouri in boats t.
the Great Falls. then following the Rive
/ to what is now known in our Territory &.
S Gallatin City, thence onward to the Cclum
+: bia river, following it TO the Pacific Ocean
They made the trip in less than three years
returning told the story OF thclr journey,
: the character Of the Indians, of the liz
/ 1nense herds Of buffalo and OF the mountain
/ that appeared to hold upthe sky. jefferson
S declared, "never did a similar event excit
: more ioy throughout the United State
than the return and account OF Lewis al
e Clark from the Rocky Mountains
: During the early part Of James Madison
E administration Congress declorad VA
! AGAINST England. 1t was during this wa
J, that the English frigate Gueriero was cal
/, tured by the Constitution, and the Shanno
d by tho Chesapeake. Com. Perry fougt
II his ship till struck down by the enemy, an
a when dying cried don give up the ship.
d Nor was it given up, and although tt
:. commander died in the midst Of the el
il rarement, the battle ceased not till Il
s Shannon surrendered and bowed to tt
l. supremacy of the Yankee tars. Con
a Perry added additional lustre to the AmeI
Is lean navy by the triumphant victory achie'
= ed on Lake Erie, While the navy was TIN
IS active. we find that the forces on land WEI
, not idle. and though the enemy had 81
]. eeeded in invading Maryland and plunde
10 ING the District of Columbia, they were y
st to meet with overwhelming defeat. Flusht
% with victory thoir troops advanced und
h Gen, Paokenham toward New Orlean
Is Advancing toward tile city they were III
Of by the forces under Gen. Jackson, who I
" pulsed them, and amid great slaught
is caused them to take refuge in their ship
A. they left and never returned TO thank o
N Hickory for the warm reception he te
n. dered them. Within one week after til
al battle took place, peace was proclaimed
es the United States, and vessels sailing b
"a meath the American flag were hoaored al
ye resneefed wherever they chose to go.
IS James Monroe succeeded Madison to I
MS Presidency. His administration was mar