, 1881-11-12

them in the respect and eonsld daratioii OF: The
whole world: J.: 50 far as Great Britain i
concerned there is little probability She will
plate any obstacle in their way. So far as the
I United States is concerned, =. .s DaIkis i
.an Eng1Isf, view Of Oar Revolutionary
50: ~ :*': War; >5 r. 3 ..@s 49,
7 Tie Pau HdlI Guzette, commenting on
tha American indulgence for Several years past
OF centennial fetcs. says that English historians
have written very briefly OF the War Of Amer
ic:ln Independence: = = =: - ~
The memory of the vastly greater Napoleonie
wars has os,scured tho contest with the Colonies
fr,n the minds OF the English people. Whit
ever Of Importance must be attached to tho
Declaration oI Independence, or, ssgulu, to I;ur-
scene Of tnat lon;. and weary contest. coming as
it did With such sudden and crushing force oEl
the vsueuishcd, and witt such unltaked-for
rapidlsy to the eated victors. must always re-
main III th7 eyes Of Americans more ty picAt Of
their country's birth than any other ri the
events Of shuse stirring times. The difference.
0f Independence in tho mind Of the American
ana IN rbat ct the Engllshman IS Of course
inrnensc. nnd nntur.tliy so- To the former
foughc Is sacrcd ground: while tho degrth
OF exciting inciG.at fu their short ua1iouaI aud
cnlont'(l history drives the author anu the. poat
nlIilost forgotten fields l,r his story md his lay
THIS naiues and lecuso edeh General have beca
t'!!ptl'.tu olt tnt uitho of tne .Atlcrcan from
;stni,,~s s,t x,rr;ors ,h ] ,it .1.u' s
3arltlyc obScurity TO be the fuu1Icrs Of whnt
must soo. he rho greatest nation upon eartl. to
tne present generation IS SOURCE ot th5 most
~. ~ Ep1 p1i. asaas n.'t tsa'ta9as tAt ,
names Of sven british soldiers that bleu for ts
in that long list of frtt,less victories and dis
astrous aefc:st5, and tllat we have long forgot,
sr;.a a;,..1,,n ,ne na', ~ " n; o,s
O: the case nrc borne in mind Ind when if. Is
rtc0ilecieI what d sorry figure we
eut e, ~ II nnaoi tnsuusao"s INC ~ac!e
t,ie nnrhans in me obtiviou 10 which nrlrisf lit
cr,lsure 1;,s consigned these ill-5tarrcd cam
pti.tls- Et In these days. when every s7ctf-
~ s!Iiu sens1pie hIiS!tsaalali ; nol oy
hI s,n ~, nnt;.os 3nresnrva,y Win re- mn:iyna
tti;tt I'D tho cfIouis1s to light: and when tho
magnitude OF the great nation to which that
war gave birth Is considered and the growing
s!ntnse @ ny ~, ,at "a cDnsenc.e M n1ust aag ~
II ii :, fir,,r s;rrIar how insirr iflt.aut nIacc
lie events Of Which We sneak and tho particle
I,ators i'll them occupy in the mnus or even
Eu!.phteu i -, ins - ssoar utuS ~.
~ !, - ijfsi Nm, ar ~ rhS .ni,sc,rr;rv
that wells the u;,1ucs and deeds Of bis contenl-
Enr,lries. How many nre there Of US. for in
stance; 10 w:ioi me name Oh fatf1cG Henry
:, =, -.
iho t1sssts tns'a speahs OF me 3ea4ous'es anu
p'eAersl8s ol 1ne a'ueFene otates' anu VI 'no
geeas WIN VI L stso'e ccni.t' Au1nof''' ~ GU
1ofee ooeo'ence auu oftlfs tue "uo1e po"es VI
tne se'o'teh 10 oeas as'1s'is1 We eHeis.
= peoo'c uutnoe,!n% su!eo ln'.'to"s' u psopelIs
uhltea una na1useo' sm'u" n'A'e at,cu ~ .ne
i'e0'sh ~ tnci' sn'ps ou"fe Ae enu " - euu ~
e1t'Sed ene "aE III Ing olla1o'a VI tno utSe'se.
saSs Inc fc'onca provinces uefer ~of1aeo ~
eethcr' us 'nes suoula n'''e oon:. 1aeuce 'no
var arsgseu alo"s tour H'4sesao'e stals' 1ron1
l''' 10 l.oa' unnecessarily s:cuonu1 lea1ouse7
caused states 70 o"Hhora" tne'r 1ii-sapp!'eo pat~
tasons from tue Continehtal 1osces uhoee
washington upon the very eve OIL pattle' 10 natt
militia upon theif own borders w'tnan souna OF
rho very roar OF aonc hard-tought aeld Tor Il
Qu'pD!c; the selusnnes5 OF provinces too' Wao
their o*n 'homesteads bctook themselves to tho
nj IN IA