The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

what was then almost hopeless
cause. This was really the most important
victory of the American Army, for 1t is
almost certain that If Washington had
be EN- defeated at this time utter hopeless
ness and despair would have followed. 1t
was the dawn of brighter day; 1t gave
new hope to the struggling patriots, anG
was the first of q series of victories which
ended in the surrender of Cornwallis at
Yorktown. One week after Trenton's
battle Washington again defeated three
of the best regiments of the British line
at Princeton. Again, on that sultry
simmer day in 177S, with weary.
ill-clad men, poorly armed but full
of courage, he gave battle in the open
field against well DISCIPLINED Brltish
forces, aud again and again repulsed their
attack By his bravery and the valor OF
his troops he changed an unsuccessful
morning to glorious victory in the after
ternoon. and in the evening camped upon
the battle field. Every patriotic student
will feel the deepest interest in the vary
ing fortunes of the fight near Springfield.
NO QUARTER.
The cry at Red Bank Of "no quarter
given" and the death OF The leader
of the assaulting column fills one OF the
bloodiest records OF the war. Inc nlghI
surprise near old Tappan in Bergen
county. where flowed the blood of the
best of the patriots, will ever make that
massacre one of the most thrilling incl
dents of the war. Down on the marshv
land of Egg Harbor Inlet the murder of
Pulaskrs men fixes the students atten-
lion. The bloody fights of Huddy with
his Tory neighbors on the shore lands OF
Toms River, fill with incidents and
romatce5 the last days of the conflict OF
the war.
These are but few of the many scenes
and incidents in our State, where the
opposing armies struggled during seven
long years of conflict. The battle ground
is now the peaceful homes OF citizens vino
are Justly proud of her advancement and
her greatness, and who are full of patri-
otic pleasure in recalling the incidents
of the Revolution, and in their name
aud as their representative, have this
day, as Governor of the State, laid the
cornerstone of this monument which is
| to commemorate one of the most brilliant
victories of the war of the Revolution.
| May it stand through all the years to
| come, appealing to the noblest Instincts
| of our people. an inspiration to patriotic
| feeling and love Of country.
OUR FRENCH ALLIES.
| Governor Albeit WAS followed by
| Colonel Asa Bird Gardner, U. S. A..
| Secretary General of the Society, who
spoke upon "Our French Allies in the
| War of the Revolution"
| Colonel Gardner said in partition the
| 5th day of May, IT'S, General Washing
| ton, Commander in Chief of the Cont1n-
| entail Army, at the memorable encamE-
ment at Valley Forge, issued general
order announcing the Treaty OF Alliance
| with France, which had been signed on
| February g. He accordingly directed
| Chaplain services for the next morning
| in eyerv brigade and that the Continental
Army afterward parade in line OF battle.
and, after a firing of thirteen cannon and
| of musketry from right to left, the
| whole Army, at given signal, to hussa
| opu 1.-Two tha KipC of Er1pca' We
| in fancy, see the old Continentals in their
| ragged regimentalS as they paraded on
| those bare Pennsylvania Hills, where
they had just UNDERGONE in the cause OF
Liberty, such privations as no other
| army had ever endured-with the same
| fortitude. The words of their revered
| Commander were prophetic, the Alliance
| with France made sure the establishment
| of our Liberty and independence upon a
| lasting foundation and JOY oeamed upon
every patriot face. The American Alli-
ance was popular with all classes IN
| France.
NOBLE FRENCHMEN.
| "a large number of gallant french OIL
| GERS had already enthusiastically sought
service IN the American Army, with pri-
vate sanction of theFrench Government,
and distinguish he'd themselves in defence
of the flag. The brave Baron De Kalb
sealed mis- devotion with life while COM
manding the Maryland brigade at the i'll
fated battle of Camden. Lafayette had
alreaay. at the Battle of the Brandwine,
been wounded, Armand. Marquis de la
| Roueri, was the Colonel commanding a
partisan legion, which did efficient SER
| vice throughout the Revolution. He
almost beggarded himself in supplying
his command at his own charge
with uniforms, shoes and necessaries:
He rose to the command OF
the Continental cavalry ana
| fr;a Of INasbip0tnp
whom he almost idolized. The Chevalier
Duportail was another OF the gallant
Frencbmen who entered the American
service before the alliance. He was chief
of the Continental Corps of Engineers
and commanded the French and Ameri-
became Minister of War in France.
He was very close to Washington
and one of his chief military advisers.
| The services of France to the United
States in the cause of American inde-
| pendence can scarcely be overestimated.
OF hard cash alone France loaned this
| cauntry eighteen millions of livres ana
| made a free gift of nine millions more.
| When the Alliance frigate brought to
Boston from Brest, In 1881. TWO and one
half millions of this sum, it took, accord
ing to contemporary account, sixteen
OK teams to transport it to Phliadel-
phia."
THE LAST ENcAMPMENT.
After reciting at great length the valor
of these French allies. Colonel Gardner
| concluded
SIN Imagination we can now see the
beautiful eGcampment of The Continental
| and auxiliary French army near Ner-
plancl's Point on the Hudson, in Septem-
ber, 1852 What strains are those which
arise from the French bands as Washing
ton and his generals approach for review W
of the long extended parade, and
are met by Rochambeau and his gen.
erals? They are the well-known
patriot tune of Yankee Doodle which
had been played by the old New England
drums at the British route at Lexington.
and in many subsequent action. All
those gallant and accomplished gentle
| men have passed away, and not single
soldier remains The lliance, however,
of 171S-17S3 nevertheless did, in the
language of Washington. establish our
liberty and Independence on lasting
foundation"
GOVERNOR BEDLE SPEAKS.
Ex-Governor Bedle of this citv spoke
upon the Revolutionary Independence of
New Jersey, and the Rev. Austin Scott,
LID, President Ringers College, on
Trenton and the Wide Extended Con-
tinent."
Samuel H. Grey, the scholarly South
Jersey lawyer. paid this glowing tribune
TO "The Continental soldier in the early
days of the war;
1.-THE men whom Washington COM
manded were the Continental soldiers,
the results of whose dauntless courage
we are here 10 commemorate. These