Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14

cd. There is statue to linn on Broad
every time I pass there; Il am sorry
that I have hut one life to give to my
country" and have never stopped
there but some nowshoy was at my side
reading the same inscription. And the
other of those Nathan I1alcs was never.
I think. heard Of by tho reader of these
lines till he reads them now. so far as
fame goes ono Of the two was taken
ana the other left and the one WHO was
taken was the one who thought he
might he disgracod by tho manner Of his
death.
In writing about New Hampshire
spoke Of the battle of bennington ms
belonging with Eurgolro's defeat at
Saratoga. Colonel Greasy spoke of that
as one Of the fifteen decisive battles of
tho world. Pennington was in what was
called the Hampshire Grants. which SO
som declared their own independence
and made Vermont Il state which joined
the old Thirteen when she chose.
There is another fea her in the cap Of
Vermont, which her own people prize
perhaps. hut outside her own 3orderc II
is not referred to so often as is that
battle where the "Benningtors beat
That feather was won the day Of tho
double hattie OF Plattsh,rgh. when Gen
eral Macomb with his little army drove
| back Sir George Provost with the Eng
| FISH army. and when McDoncuEh, only
| 20 wears old with tho American fleet.
sank or drove back the English fleet.
| THAT was one Of tho battles cf ship
builders, as somebody calls thcm-denry
Adams, think-when tire question was.
which could got Il shir to sea before the
other. McDonough's feet went out al
most as Acneas's went ont from Garth
age, with the green leaves growing on
the end OF their sIars. Macomb's army
was made Up OF such soldiers as he
| found He had fifteen hundred effective.
by which he means. soldiers enlisted by
| the United States. McDonouGh did sink
| tho great mart OF the English fiett. and
drove the rest northward. On shore the
English troops, before they made their
main attack he lrd the cheering OF their
American enemy GU account of the dc
| feat Of the fleet and so retreated-a re-
treat which went as far as Canada. O!
course the rcpulse was appreciated ut
the time. when indeed, it was greatly
needed in America, for the capture of
the city of Washington by Ross army
had taken place about 4 fortnight before
rho erect of this rcnulse ir England
was practically that it ended the war.
| The Ministry asked the Duke Of Wei
Ilincton to come over to America and to
take tho command. HIS answer is q
very interesting letter showing that M
understood the condition more complete
,f
the msclves the governmt
chad any considerations Of persona
glory induced me to pursue thos'
offensive operations by land. ihd'r'nd
emily Of the fleet. which It would appear
were expected of me. tie results would
have hccn disastrous" he SAYS. Suol
operations have been attempted ncior
on the samc ground And twenty-five
wears later he said mat he thought II
cont Thorn some of his best troops from
Tordca,ix, but they did not turn gu
quite right" They wanted his non ifs
To command them. CondcnsnE hi
| various dispatches declining TO com
oyer hero and assume the command. /
appcars that We should consider tina
the critical battle Of the whole conccrl
was that in which McDonough and Ma
| comb took command NJ llattshurgh. I'D
serve the Mac in the name Of the tw
, | commanders; and young mon may
we'll observe that the sailor was ~ year
: old and the general was 80 years old
This reminds us of the men OF the Re
Vouton.
Students and people who care for his
tory, and people who care for the Eng
lish language. and people who are Gla
that the United States Is a nation. wi
not forget that George Perkins Mars
. was Vcrmontcr. man who has rer
dcrcd very great service to us all, II
was very kind to me whcr ] was
mere hoy. and honorcd mo by his 90,
rcspondcace till he died. And there
no better illustration of the healthy an
hearty results when YOU trust n natio
to the insight and foresight Of demo
cracy. II tho old days OF Souther
supremacy. Vermont voted alone ever
year for the rule Of flee men In the nf
ton the star which never sets witho,
what the politicians would call reward.
Eut when General Tavlor came in, AN
Cor few wears the men OF business T
the North ruled tho land in place of IL
politicians If the South, it was thougl
ut Washington that Vermont should |