The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-18
rIrom the New Yorh world !


Mr.. George II. Moore read bcfor. the
Historical Society last night paper on the
hattie Of Monmouth and Gcaeral Lee's
subsequent career. The paper consisted
mainly ~ mn exposure ~ Cen. Charles
Lees conduct during the Revolution and
particularly at the battle " Monmouth.
the centennial 81 which viii ts celebrated
on tho 2sth inst. AMI u defense u Gen
eral Washington against the Asper.ion cart
uJon him by Isec. After relating the
events which detcrminsh tho British "a
evacuaie Philadelphia, the principal -
which was the treaty ratified betw~cn
France and the American Colonies In Isis
Mr.. Moore began Ills subtrc; proper with
washingtnp's plnns Ia otsfr,ict the British
army In It's march through the Jerscys
General Lee, who had been . prisoner In
Philadelphia, hal been sschsax~d lie
hsai lsr.t meme ~ the Assurance which ieI
him In MS Ia Assume the character of .
mi.issrp Rcnius. He pinned the army nj
Valley Forge. May 20, ISIS, and vas dis
eusted Ia find himself still ssssni In com
laand. Sir Henry Clinton .sseuaiesi Phila-
dsip.ria IN the 18th u Jose. Washington
~np~cttng him ~ csvas kew Jersey .~,i,
General Dickcnson ~ ob~tnsct him. Dn
tho 18th Clinton ordered his forces on the
Monmouth rossi towards Frschoid Wash
ington sent .00G men to Aanmcssth Court
house, ussier tho command ~ LAFAYETTE
Ia sttSca the enemy In thu rear. Ire hal
declined fhi- cumn,arrd. bat Afterwards re-
pcniing. Washington gave him two
brigAd.s and seat him Ia join Lafayette. lie
was ordered Ia attack the enemy ~ S-pun
a. they should march. This nssrcL began
al 5 a. M. on tbs morning - the 7sth -
June, and LES came up with them sl-'lt .
mile from the Courthouse. without .
blow. however, tho Whoi~ advance coTIs-
wa throsn into ooufuxssa ls an is~spliea-
h. manner washingtoa found iiis troops
thus vanQuishe.i by oteying = leader who
eysIcu;iy mssiitaird ths-ir disgraoe. The
-csac that followed 10 memorable. but h.
tiifIic.iit to uuYa~i WnshinStn crs~f out
70 Lea, What IL the meaning ~ tbs ~
TRAIT wh~ncr srus- this oafussaf- Lee.
a:ter sosDe hesliAtiSe. snsw~r~d that b.
bad r.ceavesi cootrsdset"sy istsiils-D's.
Inst tise aisns.k wa~ sgsan-s hi. Judgment.
and tina, his orders had not ten =.t~y~i.
TINS nssy IL tr,s~. . answered Washington,
hat you aase,ht pot IN hss~ undertakes IL
usies. you lntr1ss~j 10 20 thrus,sfh With n
Tbere h ma Q paStsci- IL evidence. Mr..
Mopre said. n s~raAia ske disgrs>rsoi
ehargr clas Washington uas gross and
profane 10 hi. iAnguae- towards f>-r. Lee
~as not drpsfved ~ his command. but do
rsand.st IN ~1Aninsils'a md essort- mar
ttai Vas held vhkrh resulted IN his susp~n-
ssoa fos year. Coogrss~ caAisn~i The
sasps.u4n Derrmi--f 3. i7Is. Ss~ Jsssev
ard Virginia With fev otf~y State hing
tiisbied On the gSc-fiA. Ope ysaf bsisr
Congress inf,rrned LIE that his srsvtoss
we're no Lpager neeSicd, and be -ry,r that
body n tesser which h. aft~fvads atnDv-
Issfvrsf ~ ,-s disre~persfni ard eoatssaai-
inston. and oooe eharvvd Washsns.sp sf.is
attempting 70 have him ss-A~~sf@;e.i. He
had two compantns In ssi-eysc> isyfns near
s>ld 10 them. -strssus. yos s~sr oassAlcf
Cd Ga lsinG drunk vssss svsry nSan sts,ssasd
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