Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-16
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70 The Editor Of he Baitimoyc Gasciie

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TO he Editor Of The Baltimore Gazette,
Every grave struggle has its humor.
GUS side-so every important event has
its comedy and farce. The fact that
on Tuesday the French guests (do.
sceudants of the men who fought fol
us in 1871 and to whom the Yorktown
monument was dedicated by Congress
quito as much as it was to Washing
tom did not get to be present at the
dedication, though all the time In sight,
is, while Notifying coatretemps, one
Of the most ludicrous incidents which
ever occurred. These visitors had
come $500 miles to attend this cere.
mony they had been feted and made
much of everywhere, yet they were
left aboard ship, neglected and forgot.
ten in the hurry and confusion of the
moment Evidently the masters Of
ceremony at Yorktown never under.
took such a contract before.
The surrender of CORVALLIS gave
abundant occasion for the wits of the
Revolution period to exercise their
quills upon. James Rivington, the
red faced, affable printer of the Royal
Gazette, at New York, clover but un.
principled person, who had done the
Tory cause good service, and abused
tho patriots roundly, came in for
rather more than his share of these
lively sallies. DR. Witherspoon, Presi-
dent of Princeton College, wrote
burlesque "recantation" for "Jenny,p
which Rivington published in good
faith, Freneau, the New Jersey Tyr.
taeus of the Revolution, put Riving-
ston's "Last Will and Testament" in
rhyme. | select two stanzas
To Sir Henry Clinton, his use and bohoof,
l leave my French brandy, Of very good proof
1t will give him fresh spirits for battle and
slaughter,
And make him feel bolGer by land aud by water.
Ny cheslmtn and tables, and other such chatiels,
| give to CORVALLIS, renowned in battles;
By moving Of these mot tracing the map),
He'll explain to the King how he got in trap.
Francis HoplSinson published an Eek
traordinary advertisement" purport.
ing to emanate from Rivington. In
this he is made to say that "the late
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS and his
army, together with variety of other
circumstances, having rendered 1t con
venient for the subscriber to remove
TO Europe" he offers bis remaining
stock at auction. Among other arti.
ces in the catalogue are the following
books: "The Conquest Of the Four
Southern Rebel Colonies, with notes
critical and explanatory, by Earl Corn.
wallis !" "The Political LIAR weekly
paper, published by the subscriber !"
"Who'd Have Thought III or the in,
PRODUCTION of twenty.four standards TO
the Rebel Congress. A play" "An
Elegant Map OF the British Empire in
North America, upon very snail
scale y "a Survey Of Lord Corvallis
Route Through the Southern Colonies"
"The Battle Of Saratoga and the Sur
render OF York, two elegant prints,
cut in copper and dedicated to the
King" Rivington is also advertised
as offering for sale counterfeit Cont.
mental currency by the quire. Riving.
ton was himself wit, and provoked !
the "Rebels" sorely. Governor Liv.
ingston, of New Jersey, wanted his
ears cut of, and Ethan Allen, armed |
with q big stick, went to his shop pur.
posely to beat him. The willy printer,
set out decanter of choice Madeira,
and the two enemies ended by dining
together and swearing eternal friend
ship.
Allen himself, an obstreporous Tag
nostic" after the order of Tom Pane
comesin for a sharp fling from Lomuel,
Hopkins;
Behold him move, ye s,auneh divines
His tall head busting through the pines
All front he seems like wall Of brass,
And brays tremendous as an ass
One hand Is clench'd to batter noses,
While 'tother scrawls gainst Paul and Moses.
Mr. Robert J. Ingorsoll might have
sat for this portrait
Tho rapid flight of Jefferson from
thepursuit of Tarleton in the beginning
of this campaign and the celerity with
which Baron Steuben escaped from |
Arnold and went to the Blue Ridge |
Mountains were subjects Of frequent
fun for the British. The Society Of
Tammany, of which John Kelly is now
the not particularly bo'.ored sachem,
was founded in New York directly |
after the Revolutionary War, and was
undoubtedly meant in the first instance
as a Democratic offset to the supposed |
aristocratic tendencies of the Society |
of the Cincinnati, founded at New
burgh in 1888, by the surviving officers
of the revolutionary army. Mr. Hamii-
ton Fish will hardly like to believe
that the venerable society which owns
him for its President was the parent |
of Tammany (or Tamina as it was
first called, but history compels us to
acknowledge fact. SENPRos1Us,