New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

lender OF toe truth. Is compelled u announce the
held There We're no fences in iha, regon in the
carry DAYS The cattle roamed at will both IN win.
shelter but they did drive them within Enclosures.
ana these were called COW pens.
'oInWaliis had determined 10 wine OH. ,Lc i.itlc
band Of Morgan. which constantly upseiting his
piahs. Though only partially disciplined these rag
sed N0ntnentaS were rough riders. sharls hooters
S blns an sene,ais daughter and applarseJ Be
Before their wherns re H no human aa 'e Srn o
sa vs british force many times their number as
ma TO efoane l. was a. the darkest hour Of
,h h american Revolution mat this victory iiumlnei
ana the Continental Congress from the depths OF
despair TO happiness and courage. Congress gladly
swords ana dccoraions the viciors Of the igH; The
Colonial Legislatures followed with equally warm
Quaker soldier. General Greene. few on II his
habitual reserve and used the most enthusiastic
eral Greene Is in many ways the most intc' esting
Of the Reyol1tionary heroes He was ancestor Of
Engiamd TrEnian In virginia a Caronian in
THE STORM CENTRE HERE
1t is well FOR New-yorkers to remember that while
great battles were fought and great events trans
pired in all the Others OF the thirteen colonies the
storm centre moved from our own STATE
Here from the beginning the end OF the struggle
was the crucial contest. To command the line OF
the, Hudson the one aim OF the British War
commanders on this continent. For 1t Henry Gin
ton ton s An wih the mass OF the Bit
Major Andre became spy ana was hanged; for It
at Saratoga Once possessed of the line Of the Hnl.
son. the colonies would have been hope;essy Ill
events nave IN all times at The crises of nations
and OF peoples led 10 tremendous consequences.
York, and so nearly naked tina: his Hesslan sem
tine! gave him his oasion coat This coat deceived
catastrophe which would have followed the success
OF the treason of Arnold. Some captured British
n, Ter Of IN
ton at Fort Montgomery. caused the messenger and
he swallowed the dispatch. Homeopathy had not
been discovered In those days. oar fathers were
accustomed TO take ana % administer heroic rem
eaes They poured down ,he throat of that Brion
an emetc which i II had gone, into the Coms;ock
wonld have empted it of its silver. O.sughterJ II
emped the stomach 81 The SPY Of ne silver bullet
yeaiing the campaign OF Eursoyne. The grim
When the spy begged for mercy Old clinton sad:
You are condemned out Of y9nr own mouth"
conanesf c,mpaiens c:sewbers were planned 10
draw away the American forces. but from New
York the commandlng Genius Of Alexander Hamil-
rod. and creative mind unsurpassed in any period:
gave TO the Constitution of the tnii.d states ana
stability which has secured it, perpetuiy. C\p-
It is an agreeable thought and hopeful sign
that the idea OF these patriotic societies should
have originated upon the golden cast % 1l'iornia
and In the city OF san Francisco. Way back N the
centennial era the first society vas started Tn"
size OF Republic. the extent OF Its territory
and the diversity OF its interests haze 'ause'l The
pessmists to fear it's ultimate breaking up. or IN"
eued. and by their arguments aiar nod many po-
ltcai phosophers that at such Grca5 di,t+nCc'
associations and ambitions would so weaken the
National tie and so STRENGTHEN hone lee :" IS thai
mcn would become irresstibl" Bn: he formation
Of this sscsy IN S San m m @ ana ana
other Western States. all show that ne pioneers
of American progress descendants OF Revo-
lutonary patriots. They are the colonists o: our
period they are the conqucrors OF new lanHs 10
ton and conquest and settlement have no been
upon medieval lines marked by raraged seacoaA,s
Bible and the lessons OF American liberty. Their
MAKE them the gardens OF The Republic They
have reclaimed the wilderness. they haze mode the
have ploughed the virgin soil and irrigated ne
ear or ara msGe aheT c2n es Eranay 81
commemorative. they have added 10 the wealth
The hhapp,ness , ana The siSry o. me R"21Plc az
in every department o.; Naional greatness Thus
tons OF the country ana develop spirit Of ma
tionality. Whatever may have been our differ
ever fearful and bloody our over an idea.
the common ancestry the common heritage in
gods OF the Revolution. who secured Independence
the spiri, and the essence OF liberty keep the step
OF the people In the new States and In the old. on
the Pacific coast and among the woods OF Maine.
music o. the Union. and cause them 20 march to-
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flag. Applause)
USEFULNESS OF THE SOCIETY.
The education OF the schools teaches the slgnf-
canoe OF Bunker Hi and stony Point. OF Concord
and Lexington. OF Saratoga and Yorktown But
until the University OF the Sons OF the American
Revolution established we knew liitle o. the
treasures lying hidden and almost forgotten which
can be found in every county OF the old thirteen
tives to local patriotism the story OF these Isolated
spots. these old relics. the deeds which made these
fields sacred, would have lost their significance.
Now. however, the local antiquary is verifying
their existence. resurrectng their history. and the
perpetuatlng them For generations the traveller
up the Hudson has passed by the spot Il, Dobbs
the campaign which ended in the surrender Of York
town ana the recognition by Great Briian and
summer. with appropriate ceremonies. which at
and the Vice President. we reared uaon thai fsd
a monument before which, for all lime 10 come
nidcent Of highways which runs along the banks
Of the river WIN % ,e to ead ann ae and be
stand in The footsteps Of the gallant commander
Until the study Of the origin OF The American Re
public, and Of the men and events Of the Cont,
the Revolutionary period had been revived: mainly
by these patriotic associations within the last two
among even our educated people upon these great
and important subjects have been told the story
OF a law student who very bitter against the
Editor OF The Tribune because OF his , abolition
procves who being asked gy she ,h 10
history came near betraying the Repubc TO The
enemy promptly answered Horace Greeley lie
was nearly related TO that candidate Tor me min
istry at our theological seminary In New-fork who
was asked by my pastor. who was one or the ex-
aminers. n he could name a character in history
~,hn without wearing a crown. had yet had such
influence In the public affairs OF his time that his
career had fostered and ENCOURAGED The liberal re-
volt the benefits OF which we were enjoying The
student hesitating the examiner suggested Diver
drinking cromwell would follow. wherenpoh
tho student answered: yes. know; OHVer sum
Der TEAL" cloud laughterj
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LIBERTY.
We sometimes idcalize too much, according 10 our
critics the knowledge our forefathers MAD OF 'he
ideas and purposes for which they fought. mem
bar n, one az our sister societies. the Massachu-
Gets one recently told story which illustrates