New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
CAPTAIN JOSHUA HCDD1'
4 VICTIM OF TORY HATRED IN KEW ON0
TIONARY TINES.
THE BITTERNESS OF THE WAR BETWEEN
poRs IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ"
DRAGGED FROM THE OLD sO'N'
HOUSE PRISON TO DEATH.

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DRAGGED FROM THE OLD eu'NH
HOUSE PRISON TO DEATH.
Freehold y. j.. Dec. 81" 1t Is ie'"l", ~ &, Tho
read, the report of Congressman coi''' ,,,e the
wear 1897 that after lapse OF lily Se''' Vs. room
services Of others of 20 mnch le,a mo'' , thc
1, ,,. theme Of the liographcr and poet, wv
r,,pnry Of Huddy has not been hohore" W." aha
ou,tnph. His country, 1t would seem, Las o' wv"
recollection Of LI, services and forgotten '''' '"'
,ictiu was sacrificed for Aemrcan liberty ,,o,
Having n day. a week. or month previous yer =,
to the Governor OF NcwJerscy Tor l"io' en and
Iuddy', existence ard receiving III return LUZ
truc account Of his llc the Indignant KePrc'o ,,
If the Nation hurled the above rchihe 1T Nv ,,
Of the American people ana then pro'c'uel - -,
.ccm Immediately 10 the taasaction d h"''"''' "
,or. i,por,ancc than that of rahng about amonS 'hc
histories Of dead herocs for page descriptive oi u'''
/ .ourogc and virtue Yet. IN view OF TIC la'' "''
/ hundreds Of patriots barred tier breasts 10 '''
Lavon,t,. whose uam". can never be DHHo"c" ~
,os Of stone nor tablets OF brass. II i'' pcrI'p'' WV
/ that this explosion OF Congress became q pap NV
uu,cut erected over the life of m iron man. N"N"''
CATO. and Green brilliant planet, revolving aio"t tc
/ Wa.hlugtoniam ,un I've only IN Ii tory, the "'r"'
-, ,,c War Department and the Of, mentioned hearts
-, tho poou,c These fact, give oven u paper mon
ument a high value aud make n hinge WIN '"'"
mark, a ding for which men should be glad 70 die'
The uarno Of C,ptaln Joshua IIuddy /. u wcllknown
one throughout this country. Many OF the Old imam
rant, remember tales fod by Their mthera u iI' ho
| and death Little mention Of him Is made by any
writer's and since the day Of the Revolution III
name has bocn almost uns pokcn and unw1tcn. except
,,, drruc thc time Of that mild spasm which ailcted
Congress In 1-:,7 yet his name w'' once Oh h''nN
tongues ioth in Europe and America ana hl' i,'uur'
| by the TOric, T. said 10 have canNcn hhs "co's'
much ANNOYANCE which goes 70 $40" '"" ''0
| event Of importance a..
capt,in Ilrddy wa. a man who stood 't"'d"' ID MS
,o hoo. with the rc,t of the patriot In theirs ana
hur,eI defiance acro,, the water to King "corH' ahd
/ hi Ministers. When New-Jci~ey hccan" huge bat'e
Ground. and the clouds hung th'"' "' 'i"'"'u
III, finger, over -wor1ilii and fought WanI"' anu
well for the care If lllcity. -Four hhh' "''" ms
! n,,, by direct road at COTS Neck. there 'too1 uhu
tho year $50 the residence Of Captain iiuHN' WI,
a largo and CONNEXIONS hou,e and had bnlldinS u'e'
q, .to,, attached 10 II, southern md. liuddy was
not A man about whose memory there d"eH- inc
aroma Of lace ulcs and the minuet nor was h' hou'
one containing spindle chairs ana tall CLOCKS. lie wa
not Of tho-, Old families. stately c0nry ana DDu'h"'
with silver who built mansions and owned lands BRING
ing the grace and wealth Of European courts INTO a
wild piaco l.ut he Wa. plain man. with an honest
heart and strong arm. who gave up all that he had,
both life and wealth for American liberty, and no man
Of his generation could do His house and store
show that he thrifty and industrious. and earned
h, living by the toll of hi, hands and the sweat Of his
| brow lie wa, honord and respected by his fellows
and va, known a a fair man Of broad ana hoe'ai
! views,
ON september 81 1177 he was appointed by the
legislature tie captain Of company Of artillery to be
raised from the militia Of the state This company
was enlisted FOR service but the official pay rolls of
| l779 and l7-O contain Irco1ds OF payments to him
! and his company. lie used HI, own horses from his
farm drag the field pieces about through Jersey. lie
| is she'd
/ Bat Monmouth County suffered more during the
! struggle from those who had been born and bred
On the fertile farm, and In IT. pine groves than IT
lid from the scarlctcJated sOdiery from beyond the
! sea. A fine crop u Tore; grown in old Mon
mouth and for a long time those who followed the
! neg flag and those who supported the Cross OF ST
George were confusingly ntcrmngled that II was
hard for man TO tell friend, from enemies Families
divided. fathers were against sons, brothers OPP
po,cd brothers small maraudng parties from either
side made life aud property Uncertain quantities The
criminals and viclJu, characters, taking advantage OF
he tumut formed into bauds and burned aud
| pl!ae,l. The palm OF victory was tossed back and
| f,rtl. between the contending factions. 1T time
he Tories took Freehold and held 1t for ten days but
| tha Wing, rallied and elected them. The Tories fed
and scattered I'm all directions. some Of them
! borrowed In the sand among tho pines. and werc
secretly proysocd by their friends. Others retired
lily to Ncw-l or where they Joined that honorable
| body Known a, The h,-ociatcd Loyalists7 THIS
organization wa, military corps. loo strong and
va. commanded 10y William Franklin the last royal
Governor Of Ncw,Iersey. Dozen, OF these gentlemen
| were iron. Monmouth. and ii was handy them t.
! ,un down 10 the shrewsbury. or the NavcSink. IN
>oop, and yavl,. assault the village hamlet which
from their knowledge of the place, they knew TO con
tain the most booty the most gblc prisoners. and
retire the protection Of Gcucral Clinton. OF Ills
Nlje,ty's lrisatc, Oh sandy Hook before the ennige
= VI, ,ffil wifi ,1t nd
Hooks soft beach trodd"n bl scores OF Tories
| eager to ~Noop down OH Monmouth. Their friend,
| all over the country glad t. AID them. The
patriots at In, formed into body 10 suppress tcs,
nva-ious. and also 20 nhIci proper punishment upon
those OF their Ueishbor> Who were ~ much IA sym
patty with the rio, ihat thcv would ASST,
them In numbering their own fellow -townsmen
According to document on Tile in the Office Of ia,
Secretary OF state M Trenton the citizens OF Monmouth
-igucd an agreement which SETS forth their caI,e %
dlsrc Intent, ard purposes In the following
Whcrca, from the frequent incur,ion, ard dcprc
datious Of the enemy umoir particularly The rcflscc>
In this county. whereby not only the lives. but IN,
liberty ana property. Of every determined Wing arr
gercd. they. upon every such incur,lon cithc
burning or destroying hOl,e,. making prisoners Of ana,
most iuhmauly treating aged and poac,ahlc inhab
aut9 and pluuaeilng them OF al portable property
il has become essentially necessary 10 take some of
fcrcnt chccual measures to check aid pr;c
lice, than have ever Yet been taken and II is
fact notorious 70 every one that these dcpredatIon
have AWAY, been committed by the refugees tclthc
black or whc) that have left this county or by i.c
influence or Procurement. many OF whom hlvc near re
lavc, and friends. that in general have been
! u, reside unmOlc,cd among lis. numbers II which ",
have full reason b. believe aiding and accessory
10 those detc-tabc practices. we, the Subscribers, IL
hab,auts OF the county of Monmouth actuatcd solel,
by the principles Of self prtscvatOn being Of opinion
that the measure viii be strictly justinablc on tn,
common principles Of and being encouraged thereto
hy unanimous resolve OF the honorable Congress
passed october 80. l777. wherein they in the mos
solemn nanncr dcrar' that through every pos,ibl,
chnngc fortune they Will realiatc do hereby sol
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