Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-29

been sianilaTly confident OF whipping
the French. British officers "iust
over" ut that time, even when the col
onists were aiding Great Britain in
her wars with France, continually ex-
pressed their contempt for the colonial
militia, who did the hardest fighting.
Entick says of Braddock "He show
ed contempt towards the Provincial
forces because they could not go
through their exercise with the dex.
terity and regularity rs Il regiment of
guards in Hyde Park" and Dr. Frank
lin says in his memoirs: "In Il con-
versation with General Braddock one
day he was giving Inc an account of
his intended progress. After taking
Fort Duquesne,' said he, / am to pro-
ceed to Niagara, and having taken
that, to Frontenac, if the season will
allow time, and | suppose il will ; for
Duquesne can hardly detain me above
three or four days, and then | see
nothing that can obstruct my march
to Niagara Having revolved in my
mind the long time his army must
make iii their march by very narrow
road, to be cut for them through the
woods and bushes and also what
had heard of former defeat of 800
French who invaded the Illinois coun-
try, | had conceived some doubts and
some fears for the event of the cam
paign. lie smiled at my ignorance,
and replied These savages may in.
deed be formidable enemy to YOU
raw American militia, but upon the
Kings regular disciplined troops, sir,
it is impossible they should make any
impression. Such was the pride of
British officers. Braddock found out
his mistake in the catastrophe which
followed. The militia were placed by
Braddock in the rear, and saved the
remnant of Braddock's disciplined
troops" from determination. Corn
wallis, although more prudent than
Braddock, had a profound contempt
for the American militia until Greene
and Morgan showed him what they
could do.
Among the American generals who
aided immensely in making the sur.
render of Lord CORVALLIS possible,
was General Greene, TO whom is Justly
ascribed military ability second only
TO that of Washington. Greene won
the affection OF Washington shortly
after his arrival at headquarters in
Cambridge, Mass, in July. l77j. At
Brandywine. Greene, with Wecdou's ;
Virginia brigade, saved General Sui
livau's detachment from annihilation
by 4 mastery march. lie figured
conspicuously IN all the northern cam.
paigus and it was by his counsel that
Major Andre was hung instead Of
shot. Hang him or set him free. "
were the concluding words of his
opinion. When the Carolinas and
Georgia fell into British hands, and
the battle of Camden left the colonists
in despair, Gen. Greene was chosen TO
repair the damage done by CORVALLIS,
and be showed himself the superior of
CORVALLIS, Tarlcion and Lord Raw.
don. Said the Cneyalier Luzerne
once "Osher generals subdue their
enemy by the means with which their
country or their sovereign furnishes
them. But Gen. Green appears TO
subdue his enemy by his own means.
lie commenced his campaign without
either an army, provisions, or military
stores. lie has asked for nothing
since, and yet scarcely poft arrives
from the South that does not bring in.
telligence of some new advantage he
has gained over the foe. lie conquers
by magic. History furnishes no par.
allel to this
Greene's victories made the skies
bright for the colonists he blazed the
way TO Yorktown. CORVALLIS would
not have gone there had it not been
for Grcene's success in the South. 4
Rhode Islander. he led Southern men
to battle, and it was in Charleston
that he received the greatest ovation
of his life. The Georgians presented
him with a fine plantation on the
Edisto and n residence near Savannah
in recognition of his services, and in
1885 he moved there with his family.
The State OF North Carolina presented
him with $4,000 acres of land. There
was no silly sectional bla,her then.
They were all rebels, and gloried in
having rebelled together against taxa.
ton and navigation laws. revenue
acts, stamp acts, restraining and starv-
ing acts. and disfranchising acts
against the effort, as Burke one said
to plunge them into a perfect uncom.
pensated slavery by joining together
the restraints of an universal internal
and external monopoly with an uni.
versal internal and external taxa.
ton"
Northern and Southern men met
once again about Yorktown, with
orv,,a e., tho;r ho nda aud kl.,I =. .la..