The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-12
"MAD,s ANTHONY WAYNE.
Insubordina tlOH in the Revolution How
Wayne Disobcyed Lafayette.

Insubordina tloH in the Revolution How
Wayne Disobcyed Lafayette.
The dreadful drama of the Revo!u-
ton, saws The Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, wss entering upon the last net,
in the spriA of 1881, though the foot
sore and ragged contiuentaiS knew it
not. The final stcrm-hurst was enter
ing in Virgins. Lafayette. in the COM
mand of the Virginia army, was COM
PEELED to cyacuate Richmond before
the advance of Crnwallis; and ArnolI,
tho traitor. at the head of 2.@Uu lien.
was marching 10 reinforce the conf
dent royaiists.
Meanwhile Gen. Wayne was enroite
from Pennsylvania to join Gen. Greene
in the CaroiinaS But Washington had
ordered WAYNE to aid Lafayette. should
ths latter need reinforcements in his
resistance 10 CurnwalliS. Lsfaytite'S
troops were in dispirited aud dis"r-
derry condition upon the retreat, ami
d wallis krew it. lu writing of the
pursuit The dQke said: "ihe boy can
nol escape me.
This ''bnvt33d OF the brave Young
Frenchman Was source OF rit!Snla
among British officers. and OF jealousy
! among the i'bnil:ieaiu!<. or The latter,
! Gsn, Narue VA. Il conspicuous IN
stance His reputation. rank. and
! violent temper n'ais him intolerapt.
! and he never failed tn give expression
| to his opinions in unmeasnred terms.
| Wayne was Int IL ,iay's march from
| LAFAYETTE when he received an order
! from the latter to Join aud cooperate
| with him. indicating therein the route
| Wayne's army should take, and tue
| point where the forces should become
/ united.
! Upon reaching the designated point.
Lafayette was surprised not To meet
! Wayne or receive any word from him.
! This DELAYED Lafayette's movements
! and filled his mind with apprehension.
The marquis thereupon sent his aid
! de-camp. Maj. Anderson. TO urge Gen.
! WAYNE to march with all haste. lIhi-
officer was Maj Richard llough An
derson, aid-de-csmp to Lafayette. the
father of Mai. Anderson, of Fort Sum-
! ter memory, and the late Larz Arier-
son. Esq, of Cincinnat.)
Mai. Anderson found Wayne in
esmp, aud received from him an un-
gracious promise to move up. At the
| end of three days Lafayette, learning
! that Wayne was not advancing, again
| sent Mai Anderson with peremptory
order to join him by forced marches:
and Mai. Anderson was instructed to
remain with Wayne, and to send for
ward hourly dispatches to his chief un-
| til the troops should arrive at camp.
When Anderson reached Wayne On
his second mission he found that Gen,
Wayne had moved but four miles from
his former headquarters. Upon enter=
ing the room that served as the adjn-
tant's office, Maj. Anderson saluted
| Gen. Wayne and his staff; then. asking
for pen, ink, and paper, sat down AS il
| to write. Looking up to Wayne, whose
curiosity had been excited by this pro-
ceediug. he told the general that he
had been sent by the Marquis de
Lafayette to report the order of his ad-
vance, and that as he was abQmt 10 for
ward The first of the hourly dispatches
retIiired of him he desired to know
what should be the natare of the re-
| port. Wayne was amazed at the con-
duct of Anderson. and staring at him
he asked the aid-de-camp: ''Do you
mean to insult me?"
Anderson denied having any such in
|
he carried the commands OF superior
officer. Wayne's voice, which had been
| husky and ehoked with passion, now
broke forth: Superior! superior! ll9
| YOU call any damned foreigner, any
body, my superior He then poured
forth a torrent of oaths and impreca-
tions upon all foreigners. not sparing
Anderson himself, for having aSsocia-
| s. fa.oly1 sr
| Frenchman." He became more Sehc-
| ment as he lashed hiui,..:f into 3 fury,
! striding up aud down the room. stamp
! ing his feet in Il paroAySm OF rage. il
! was the indulgence OF these il!r:ops
outburSts of temper, and not his we'll
known rashness in battle. that gave
him the nickname of Mad Anthony
Wayne"
The account says that Wayne.
faligued ny his violent actions ant the
veheInenre II his passions. gradually
subsidized into g"ntleneSS ri action. But
amy reference TO The object III AnIer-
son mission led 10 4 repetition of the
passionate oHtbnrsl An officer sue
ceeded at last in turning the converse
ton from the dangerous tnp.c.
! Wayne having expressed himself
confident OF ultimate SiI,reSS, Mai. An
derson gave expression TO his own
gloomy forebodings. Pressed for his
reasons by Gen. WAYNE. Anderson re-
piled that a. the only hope of success
against a formidable foe lay in yolun-
AIRY union aud subordination, the ex,
ample he had witnessed that dav of an
officer high in rank, and of distin-
yuished services, refusing to obey orders
of superior officer deprived him of
The hope OF useful OF permanent sue
! cess.
Gen. Wayne" said Maj. Anderson,
Il look to you to remove these appre-
| tensions
This arraignment of Wayne's course
seemed about to produce another
'torm-burst of passion; but Wayne was,
! :hough enyious and excitable. a true
patriot and soldier, and with almost
/ The same heat with which he had re-
used to obey Lafayette he cried ont:
Tell him tn jine him! Tell him I'll
! iine him! By Cd, tell him I'll iine
, him tomorrow