The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-27

this historic town, December 26, 1170.
Greene and Sullivan led the Irresistible
forces OF the American army. and ia
brief hour success came TO
what WAS then almost hopeless
cause. his was really the most imDortant
victory of the American Army, for 1t is
almost certain that If Washington had
been defeated at this time utter hopeless
ness and despair would have followed. 1t
was the dawn Of brighter day; it gave
new hope to the struggling patriots anG
was the first of a series Of victories which
ended in the surrender of CORVALLIS mt
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
summer day in 177S, with weary.
ill-clad men, poorly armed but full
OF courage. he gave battle in the open
field against well disciplined British
forces, and again and again repulsed their
attack By his bravery and the valor Of
his troops he changed an unsuccessful
morning TO a glorious victory ia the after
ternoon. and IN the evening camped upon
the battle field. Every patriotic student
Will feel the deepest interest In the vary
lug fortunes of the fight near Springfield.
no QUARTER.
The cry at Red Bank Of stno quarter
given" and the death of the leader
of the assauiting column fills one OF the
hioodiest records OF the war. The night
surprise near old Tappan In Bergen
county. where flowed the blood Of the
best of the patriots, viii ever make that
massacre one of the most thrilling Incl
dents of the war. Down on the marshy
land of Egg Harbor Inlet the murder of
Pulaski's men fixes the students atten-
ton. The bloody fights of Huddy with
his Tory neighbors on the shore lands OF
Toms River. fill with incidents and
romance5 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 who
are justly proud OF her advancement and
her greatness, and who are full of patri-
otto pleasure in recalling the incidents
of the Revolution. and in their name
and 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, q. S. A.
Secretary General OF the Society, who
War OF the Revolution.
Colonel Gardner said 10 partition the
9TH day of May, IT'S. General Washing
ton, Commander IN Chief of the Contin-
entail Army, at the memorable encamr-
nent at Valley Forge. issued a general
order announcing the Treaty of Alliance
with France, which had been signed on
| February 6. He accordingly directed
| Chaplain services for the next morning
| In every brigade, and that the Continental
Army afterward parade in line OF battle.
aud, after firing of thirteen cannon and
of musketFy from right to left, the
whole Army. at given signal, to hussa
| Long live the King of France We can.
| in fancy, see the old Continentals in their
ragged regimeDtals as they paraded on
| those bare Pennsylvania Hills, where
| they had Just undergone in the cause of
Liberty, such priyatioDs as no other
army had ever endured--with the same
| fortitude The words of their reyered
| Commander were prophetic. the Alliance
with France made sure the establishments
of our Liberty and independence upon q
| lasting foundation and joy beaned upon
every patriot face. The American Alii-
ance was popular with al GLASSES In
France.
NOBLE FREEcHMEE-
"a large number OF gallant French OIL
GERS had already enthusiastically sought
service in the American Army, with pri-
vate sanction of theFreneh Government,
and distinguished themselves in defence
OF the flag. The brave Baron De Kalb
sealed his devotion with life while COM
manding the Maryland brigade at the ILL
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 aud necessaries.
He rose 10 the command of
the Continental cavalry ana
whom he almost idolized. The Chevalier
Duportail was another OF the gallant
Frencbm who entered the American
service before the alliance. he was chief
Of the Continental Corps of Engineers
and commanded the French and Ameri-
can Engineers at Yorktown, and later
became Minister of War in France.
He was vesy close to Washington
and one of his chief military advisers.
The services of France to the United
States in the cause OF American indie
pendence can scarcely be oyerestimated-
OF hard cash alone France loaned this
cauntry eighteen millions of livres and
made 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 a contemporary account, sixteen
OK teams to transport it TO Philadei-
phia.n
THE LAST ENCAMPMENT.
After reciting at great length the valor
of these French allies, Colonel Gardner
concluded
"In Imagination we can now see the
beautiful ercampment of the Continental
aud auxiliary French army near YER
planck's Point on the Hudson. in Septem-
Der, 1852. What stratus are those which
arise from the French bands as Washing
ton and his generals approach for review
Of the long extended parade. and
are met by Rochambeau and his gem
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 ut Lexington.
and in many a subsequent action. All
those gallant and ACCOMPLISHED gentle
men have passed away, and not a single
soldier remains The lliance. however,
of 177s-1783 nevertheless did, in the
language OF Washington. establish our
liberty and independence on lasting
foundation"
GOVERNOR BEDLE sP EAKs
Ex-Governor Bedle OF this city spoke
upon the Revolutionary Independence Of
New Jersey, and the Rev. Austin Scott.
LII D.. President Rutgers College, on
Trenton and the Wide Extended Com
tinent-r