Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26
THOMAS, THE PATRIOT
SOLDIER.

THOMAS, THE PATRIOT
SOLDIER
Another statue of u soldier OF the
Republic has been set up in the Capitol
In all tho high qualities Of great
patriot soldier, Gen. George III. Themns
was the peer of any man who has ever
drawn his sword Tor either the inde |
pendenec, the liberty, the honor, or
preservation of the Union. Recogniz
ing his worth, and being determined
that Justice should be done to his
memory, the survivors Of that com
mand who claim special inheritance
in his immortal fame, ielt that II would
bo no cxaggeration OF his merits TO
erect his statue where the bronze pre-.
sentiments of Washington, jackson,
Scott, Mcpherson, Rawlins and Green
had been erected, IN the Capitol OF the
Nation in whose service his lie had
been passed, and whose grateful peo'
pie will revere his name with ever-in-
crcasing veneration as the rears roll
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I solA;o. .on,,, and M, no n
s,a,asnan ,ha, ho aan ha comnsred
with Washington or Jackson. Had
he lived few years longer, he, like
,I,n.n, s ~ his sers;ce IN ,be aeId hv
ss ~ ,hn t;,Los, a;nu s,a,;o1
andf dfe fnee raon whn b now him donb,s
,ho, | =" ~ ,ha oh;nt nlano =, s,s,s he
'ron,d horaHorno himseIc 90 ,randlv
and aaa,;,,od h;nsalc 90 honasahIv a,
hme m did a, S,onc river at chickamauca
~ Nasbvilia camnor;nr General
Thomas yi,h General Wasb,ngton or
caNoraI fanLeon wo end him as nnre
IN his omL;,;on as hIamoless in b,s
ne, as e'r,;I,, ~ o~nod;sn,s as ohle in
onnn,ii os ,horon,,h in nrenora,;on .s
enery,,io in action. az sl,illf.I in exeou.
tion. as successful in results, as either
the Father OF his country or the hero
of New Orleans.
Not even the immortal Washington
paye prapder test of devotion TO lb,
Union than did Thomas. the proud
Virginian. when called TO decide be
tween his allepianco he owed TO the
old flag. And there is no cbapter in
the history of tho revolution which
speaks loftier patriotism than was
displayed by this calm, brave, heroic
nature when he bade adieu to his old
comrades in arms saw them respond
to the call of their respectiye States
believing il TO bo the call of duty. and
in obedience 10 bis own stern sense OF
right, brought his troops out of a
seeded State. and took mis- place in
the army that was preparing TO make
war upon his own home and kindred
upon those who were dearer to him
than all else on earth, save his sense
of duty, his standard OF honor.
We can safely saw that neither
Washington nor Jackson. nor any
other man who has ever served this
country in any field of action. made a
greater sacrifice of inclination on the
altar of duty than Thomas mad, al
the very threshold of the war. and
there ia no surviving ex ex.Confoderate
who does not honor him for having
been bravo cnough IN he t,ro 20 h;s
own concon,,on ~ roc,i,rde
We arc coming nnon a ,iro ,yhen
tho men who foncht ON ho,b s;des ,n
that fra,ricidoI ., ,rnr,Ie will be ohIa 10
do each other foII ins,ico will no AHA
IN believe that oacI sido con,ondod Co..
wha, !, bones,Iv ,hon,,h, mas r;.,h, .
each sido tonnb; cor a earsa on ,r2inL
Cbr;s,;an snId,ors s;,oaraI,, ;nvolod
,ho hIess;nr of God And 10 ,nho an
do that Is no, n criminal ovon ,honch
he he a "rcd handad raha,n
George n Thomos wos con.blo of
helievipy in Tho hones,v and nn,i,y oi
nprnosc of 400 of Iackson n, IohSson
and ,hair ossocis,ss And Thamos
fnncht saoins, ,hom and ,ho;,. canss
none tba lass vol;an,ir or snooassr,ll,.
heca,se ba ,ron, ma 10 s,rrn,la ,,n,a
in sorrow ,hon in amer Thsra was
no IInion General 90 he ina;cted heovisr
nnn;shmen, on Son,hern ,roons ,han
,hev rece;ved at tho bands of Thomas
Az mur1rccsuoro the nrst impetuous
onslaughto OF the Confederates surprised
and scattered all of Rosecrans' army
except the command of Thomas. and
to him more than TO any one else, is
due the honor of the next days sue.
cess. AT Chickamauga, when other
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