The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-16

forever. M0rgun and H0wafus anu bfooks
and GILES, and TripIett and Pickens, and
Prier sud Andrew Hamilton, and Mcdowell
and washington Men such as these have
seldom met together on the same battlefield.
Among these names we are now here to
honor, the central figure Is that OF Daniel
Morgan. OF humble birth and without
education, commencing his early life rs
WAGNER under Braddock, he showed him
self leader among men, and one who could
inspire those whom be led with the same
faith and courage which always brought
success.
| cannot forbear to mention one or two
incidents OF his noble life which always inn
pressed my Imagination as o boy, and
which In maturer years think illustrated
that he possessed grand qualities which
made him one Of the leaders and one Of the
grand heroes OF TIE Revolution.
As soon rs the Revolutionary war broke
out, living then at Winchester In the State
OF Virginia, he raised a company Of hardy
mountaincefs, containing ninety.six men,
called the " Morgan Rifles" Their uniform
was huntipg.shiri, on the breast OF which
were stitched in letters by their wives,
mothers, aud sweethearts the words, "Liber-
ty or Dealh!" He marched with this
company 900 miles to Boston, where Wash.
ington was then 10 command OF the Cont.
mental forces. Arriving near Boston !ate
In the evening his company were resting
under the shade, after their long march,
when Morgan saw Washington riding out
alone. lie had been with Washington at
Broddock's defeat and recognized him ut
once. He drew up his men into line ms
Washington approached, and Morgan salu-
ting him, said: "General, I come 900 miles
| from The right bank OF the Potomac and
bring TO you these gallant men, every one
OF whom knows how TO shoot rife and
every one OF whom knows how 10 die for
liberty; for YOU see, sir, that each man
bears his banner upon his breast. Liberty
or Death !"
History records that the great Washing
ton, leaping upon the ground from his
horse, went down the line and shook hands
with every man OF Morgan's Rifiemen, aud
the teaIs streaming down his lace, remount-
ed his horse and rode eff without saying a
word.
Morgan was next heard OF on the plains
Of Abraham charging the bastion OF ST..
Rocne, when the glorious Montgomery was
killed and when Morgan was taken prisoner.
And lust here let me relate another incl
! utul, NuiCu litSilalCs Nbdi oNtti ~ u
man as well as soldier. He made
at the head Of his rflemen so gal
liant charge and fought so des-
perately that the English were filed with
admiration for his bravery. He was now
their prisoner and was sent for by the
British general. who in flltterng terms OF.
fered him commission as colonel In the
| English army il he would aboDdon the
cause of the Rebels Gas he called them) and
| Join the English army. This was tempt
| ing offer TO poor, humble, and uneducatcd
man like Morgan, but.he spurned the offer,
and the words which he uttered ought to be
engraved in enduring marble forever:
hope" be said, looking sternly ~ the
English general" "TIsDt you pH nerer
again insult me in my distressed and un-
fortunate situation by making me offers
achich plainly imply that you think am a
Sc0undrei."
One other incident that occurred at the
battle Of Cowpens / must refer TO. After
he had disposed his troops late at night,
ready for the attack upon Tarleton IN the
morning, he gave out this in his h0mely
phrase TO his confident aud courageous
troops, as a sort OF general order, not so
eloquent, it is true, as those OF Napoleon or
Nelson or the Duke of Wellington, but
equally as effective. 1t was this:
| 1.-THE ola WAGNER will crack his whip
over Ben Tareton 10 the morning as sure as
he lives. Just hold up your heads, boys !;
three fires. three cheers and charge and
YOU are free. And then when you return
TO your homes how the old folks will bless
you, and the girls kiss you, for your gal
liant conduct"
More eloquent al d stirring words may
have been said-said by Napoleon when on
the soil OF old Egypt, and under the sha-
dows OF the Pyramids, just before he fought
the Mammaukes. he proclaimed, "Soldiers
OF France, from the heights OF yonder
pyramids forty centuries look down upon
you.v Or when Nelson threw out his
glorious ensign at the battle OF trafalgar,
in the presence OF all the sailors OF England,
upon which were embllZoDed the words !:
" England this day expects every man to
do his duty" Or when Wellington, in the
supreme and decisive moment at Waterloo,
said to his veterans whom he had held in
reserve, Cup, guards, and at them" l
say these words by these great leaders may
have been put in more eloquent phrase, but
they were not more effective TO STIR the
patriotism and stimulate the courage OF a
| true soldier than the homely but immortal
I =
turn to your homes how the old folks will
bless you, and the girls kiss you, for your
gallant conduct"
NapoIeon and Nelson and Wellington ap-
peaIed to the sentiment Of glory; Morgan
appealed to the sentiment Of patriotism, and
his homely words, say here in the presence
of the eloquent orators who have addressed
YOU to-day, were more eloquent and more
| inspiring than those uttered by the great
leaders who filled so large space in
history: for the words OF Morgan appealed
10 no mere sentiment Of glory, but were the
words to thrill the heart Of mankind, in an
appeal to the love of home and mother and
wife and sweetheart. They were words 10
stimulate and inspire the soldier and make
him fight for his country and his home.
Mr.. President, we have here assembled
tonight representative men from the Old
Thirteen States. 1t is an occasion when we
can all say q let the dead past bury us
dead, Forgetting the dark and bloody
years Of fratricidal strife, let us all look
| honeful 10 The future. Let every man
throughout this broad land say This is my
country. II shall be made peaceful, pros
perous and glorious, under equal laws,
nnder common government, and under
,he protecting folds Of common flag.
| thank you, Mr.. President, and the peo'
ple OF South Caroline, for the courtesles
which through me you have shown to
| Virginia.
A number OF descendants OF Andrew
Hamilton. of whom Judge Christian spoke,
are living. DR.. Andrew Simonds, OF Charles
ton, is his great grandson. and the Cal
houns. the Pafkers, Of Columbia, and the
Cabels. OF Virginia, are also descendants oil
Hamilton.
| -Normal.school girls from Bridgeport will
act ms mattresses at Martba's Vineyard ho'
tells. These boni.iaces know how to make