The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-06-13
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men as easily as If with six hundred.
"But, after ALL he added, your ex-
cellency's achievements in New Jer-
sey were such that nothing could sur
pass them"
Does Not Bring Peace.
The victory at Yorktown brought
neither peace nor ease in affairs. The
revolution was indeed accomplished
that every man could see who had the
candor to look facts in the face; but
It's accomplishment brought tasks
harder even than the tasks of war.
Hostilities slackened-were almost
wholly done with before another
spring had come No more troops
came over sea. The ministry in Eng,
land were discredited and ousted.
Every one knew that the proud
mother country must yield, for all her
stout defiance of the world. But a
dong year dragged by, nevertheless, be-
fore even preliminary articles of &C
commodation were signed; and still
another before definite peace came,
with independence and the full fruits
of victory.
Shadowy Powers of Congress.
Meanwhile there was an army to be
maintained, despite desperate incom-
petence on the part of the congress
and hopeless Indifference among the
people; and a government to be kept
presentably afoot, despite lack of mon
ey and lack of men.
The articles of confederation pro-
posed at the heart of the wartime
November Is, IT'D had at last
been adopted March 1, 178D, in
season to create at least a govern
ment which could sign treaties and
conclude wars, but neither soon
enough nor wisely enough to bring or
der out of chaos The states, glad to
think the war over, would do nothing
for the army, nothing for the public
credit, nothing even for the mainten-
ance of order; and the articles OF
confederation only gave the congress
written warranty for Offering advice;
they did not make it's shadowy power
real.
Washington Keeps His Command.
1t was beyond measure fortunate
that at such a critical time as this
Washington still kept his command,
still held affairs under the steady pres
sure of his will.
His successes had at last given him
q place of authority in the thoughts
anC affections of his countrymen IN
some sort commensurate with his Ca
pac.ty and his vision in affairs IS
had risen to a very safe footing OF
power among all the people as the
war drew towards its close, filling
their imaginations, and reigning
among them as securely as among his
troops. who for so long had felt his
will wrought upon them day by day.
His very reserve, and the large dig
nifty and pride of his steady bearing,
made him seem the more like hero
lin the peoples eyes. They could un-
derstand a man made in this ample
land simple kind, give them but time
enough to see him in his full proper
tions. 1t answered to their thought
OF him to find him too proud to dis
semble, too masterful to brook unrea'
sonable faults, and yet slow to grow
impatient, though he must wait a
whole twelve-month to see plan ma
ture, or coax a half-score states to
get a purpose made good. And they
could not deem him cold, though they
found him self-possessed, keeping his
own counsel; for was not the country
full of talk how passionately he was
like to act at a moment of crisis and
in the field?
A Fearless Leader.
They only feared to lose leader
so reckless of himself when danger
was sharpest. Our army love their
general very much" one of his officers
had said, ''but they have one thing
against him, which is the little care
he takes of himself in any action;
for he had seen how Washington
pressed at Trenton and at Princeton to
the points that were most exposed,
thinking of his troops, not OF him
self