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the wounds wn'ch my leeinss US an ~ vi" non,nnad
received oy thousahu innings l,'' na.e .ro o.
contrary " my eNpe. ,. Au .,. ,nooronce
iee. VI III. ~ W., 'a, =. ,f nc 70 render
y. e " ,.,.e A.. - 10 7 should SIN nd
II . n".'e' y. nv IT, s induce n
."pl'ulS ..,a., 1,,', ,nind tbot II will he
,s,, u,os, t,oro 10 q tborouph change in
iihposs,u'e' ui,ess - = .,'ot matters to
ou' 'ii! -: .; ~ r,,,o which 10 a,l the
give saus."I, .,n, ~ or o,ar wish for"
'ee''ipe"se "'' " " -. ,o,,v
This unhappy state OF tn,ngs was a.s. saot,ons
due to the reehhs mahiles.eu II. ,,,, Of
Of the country, persisted IN TO tne h,inps %
Washngton's campaign ana 10 the ue','nen. w.
the cause. Congress was nhahy pre'"i..u "p .,n
Washingtons representations ""u u ,.,,.
dawning consciousness that war WIS ii'e, Wv
and that, being so unpreparedness me"n' VI
lamity
On December 20, 1875 he wrote TO the presiu 'n
of congress- "Short enlistments ana IristaNsn
dependence upon our mlitia nave peer. ue =,
of all our misrortunes ana ere". "e.un' -,
our DEBT peg ieiTe " s' ~
humble opinion that 90 pa't"iois "re W Nv 49,,
equal to the opposltoh you are " MANI ",u
not moment . 'ihe 10 W " ~ "a th,t
greater number, not less IN my op'hion "'u w" :.
of my ofncers thah ilo. III NY JUS ~
this is not time 10 s,"nu "p'" eHl,
funds are not the only on!ect VI conslue,".i'n.
IL may De thought th"t "ii, so,,is 81
deal out OF my me Oh uuty 10 "u''se ~. ~,
character TO ioose' an es,a'e " III e' ~ ne
estimaDie dressings Oh iper'. Ut S''Ae "'i' '
devoted must be my excuse.
Far from holding himself aloof ana wanting 10
keep all power in his own hands, washington
welcomed cooperation.
After ne had been invested with the dictatorinl
powers necessitated by the emergency of public
affairs the council of safety of New York apollo
gized for certain measures they had taken in re-
gard to New York troops which later dis
covered to have been an infringement his au-
thority Washington replied 81 should be I'M
happy in the belief that any part Of my letter to
you could be construed into the slightest hint
that you wish to interfere in the military line.
Heaven knows that I greatly want the aid of
every good man, and that there are not such
enviable pleasures attending my situation to
make me too Jealous Of it's prerogatives. Rather
than complain of your late efforts In the military
way, you deserve the thanks Of us all. and feel
myself happy In this opportunity Of returning you
mine in the greatest truth and sincerity"
At Valley Forge where Washington's troops
were almost Naked had few blankets and scanty
food he was moved TO resentment against "the
gentlemen, without knowing whether the army
was really going into winter quarters not
reprobating the measure much as II they
thought the soldiers were made Of stocks and
stones and equally insensble of frost and snow
ana. moreover ms II they conceived 1t easily prac
tcable for an Inferior army under the dsad
vantages have described ours to be to confne
superior one, In all respects well appointed
within the city of Philadelphia and to from
depreciation and waste the states Of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. can assure these gen
tlemen that It Is n much ensier and less distress.