The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-12

have assisted nass--established the in.
dependence Of the United States. 1t
was the expectation OF the kings Of
France and Spain tha, Stuart would sit
ON the throne as emperor Of the eonfed-
Grafton OF North America. The order
OF cineinnatus actually established by
the king OF France at his court as a
rcyal order. with himself as grand mas
ter but extended 10 America for the
formation Of military aristOcraey in
liSs. among the officers Of the American
ana their foreign allies Of France, Spain,
Holland. etc, OF which Washington was
appointed by the approval Of the king
" France president general in America.
and accepted his investure from the
kirg with the decoration Of the order,
which is worn today by the president
general Of the society OF cincinnatus
in America, was the beginning. The
king Of France went further yet, and on
the strength Of what he considered a
certainty. on the honor OF Americans
involved. created the title Of Marquis
s.Alainville in l7Sl. In the state OF New
York. and bestowed it on Michel de Lot
biniere for diplomatic services rendered
between himself and the continental
congress. The copy OF this creation
may be seen by those who doubt it in
Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary. un-
der the name Of Charter de Lotbiniere.
1T is sad to observe. however, that
lack Of faith which animated the prin-
eipal leader Of that time. Washington.
AZ the demand OF the Republican dem
sgogues who now had a majority in
congress. was commanded at Annapolis
to surrender his command Of the army.
In vain. General Mifiin. in the name OF
the officers. implored him not to aban-
don them. and leave them to the mali
clous vengeance Of the Republicans in
congress. But Washington had his eye
on the presidency, offered him in ex-
change. and he forsOOk his comrades in
erms and broke his faith with the
kings Of France and Spain. and the old
colonial families who had supported the
cause for a royal issue. The result was
that the order OF Cincinnatus. refused a
charter by the various states. dlsband-
cd. Some members reorganized it un-
der new or Republican principles. as
the present Society Of the Cincinnatti.
which has no right to claim connection
with the ancient royalist order. Con-
gress then. to ruin the colonial aristoc-
racy whose money had supported the
struggle, repudiated the revolutionary
war debt. Robert Morris. who had en-
dorsed the governments requisitions for
food and clothing for the troops. was
then seized by the governments credi-
tors, his private fortune taken for this
debt, and he died in a debtors prison in
Philadelphia.
The loyal and true the undaunted
United Empire LOyalists, who remained
in the colonies. the old knights Of the
order OF Cincinnatus. who refused to
recognize the claims of the Republican
Society of the Cincinnatti.' and the
scions Of ancient colonial families. were
organized in 1885 by Colonel John Con-
molly, then living in Detroit. into the
Order OF the Yellow Rose Of the Empire
Of America, with the purpose Of found
ing in Louisiana the empire they had
teen cheated out Of by the bad faith
Of those who profited by the generosity
of kings. Colonel Connolly was vir-
ginian, and had raised for the crown
in 1852 the Royal Forresters Regiment
from his own estate on which the city
of Pittsburg now stands. He had be.
longed to the Royalist order, founded
in 177S, at Savannah. by the governoI
of Georgia, Sir James Wright, baronet
and now known as the United Empire
Royalist chapter Of the Aryan Order o.
st. George. He obtained from the En-.
peror Joseph H. (of the Holy Roman
empire), a charter permitting him u
continue, illustrate and maintain II
America those institutions Of chivalr!
ard honor derived from the various
soyereigns who have held domain II
America, which had belonged to hi
predecessor. the Emperor Charles ". II
the 10Th century This order was es
tablished in Savannah in 1898, when tn
Emperor Francis II. granted permission
for it to bear the name Of st. George o
the Holy Roman empire III America
and when, in 1850, the name Aryan Or
der Of St. George Of the Holy Romal