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the wounds which my feelings as nm officer have
received by thousand things TINT have happened
contrary to my expectations and wishes; the e'
feet of my own conduct and present appearance
Of things little pleasing to myself us to render
1t n matter of no surprise to me II should staho
capltally censured by congress induce
thorough conviction in my mind that 1t VIII ne
impossible unless there is thorough change IN
our military system, for me to conduct matters 10
give satisfaction to the public which Is ali the
recompense aim mt or ever wish for
This unhappy state of things was almost wholly
due to the feeling manifested in several sections
of the country. persisted In to the hampering OF
Washingtons campaign and to the detrimeht Oh
the cause. Congress was finally prevailed upon 10y
WashingtOn's representations and the tarui!v
dawnng consciousness TINT war wns 'heVi'""e
and that being 3d. appropriateness meant en-
lamity.
On December 20. 1776. he wrote to the presideh'
Of congress: "Short enstments and mistaken
dependence upon our militia have been the origin
Of all our misfortunes md great accumulation OF
our debt. beg leave to give II az my
humble opinion TINT SO battalIons nre by no means
eounl TO the opposition you are to make. and that
not a moments time is to he lost In raising n
greater number not less in my opinion ana thnt
Of INV officers than 40. .. In my Judgment
this Is not a time to stand upon expense; our
funds not the only object Of consideration ::
may be thought that am going GOOD
deal out of my line Of duty to advise thus freely
A character to loose. esaate to forfeit the In
estlmable blessings Of liberty at stake and life
devoted must he my excuse"
Far from holding himself aloof and wanting to
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
gixed for certain measures they had taken In re-
gard To New York troops which were later dis.
covered 10 have been an infringement on his au
thority. Washington replied II should he I'M
happy In the belief that any part Of my letter to
you could be construed Into the sllghtest 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
enviabe pleasures attending my situation a. to
make me too Jealous Of its prcrogntivex. Rather
thnn complain NJ your late efforts in the military
way. you deserve the thanks Of us nll. md 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 Ind few blankets and scanty
food h" WIS moved TO resentment against "thc
gentlemen. without knowing whether tho army
WINS rnlly going into winter quarters or not
reprobnting the measure as much ms n they
thought the soldiefa mndc Of stocks and
stones and equally insensIble Of frost md snow
and moreover. m n they conceived II easily prnc
ticablc for an inferior army under the di.nd
vnntnges have described ours IN he tn cOpt,ne
superior one. In NIL respects we'll appointed
within the city Of Philadelphia md m cover from
depreciation and wnste the states NJ Pennsylvania
ana New Jersey. can insure these zen
flcmcn TINT II II a much easlcr and less distress
Ing thing to drnw up circumstances In a COM
Portable room by good nrcsde thnn 10 occupy
cold. bleak hill and sleep under frost and SNOW
without clothes or blankets However nIthou.h
they secm Ia hive little feeling for the nnke, nnd
distressed soldiers. ] feel snpcrnbundnntIy for
them. and from my soul ! pity those rniscrics
which II IN neither In my power 10 relieve nor nrc
vent"
Washington made persistent efforts tr 10, =,
guarantee or hnlfpny for his officers nftcr tho
war himself having no personal interest in tho
measure; he Ind declared from the frs, Tim, hc
would never proht by II to the nmount Of n single
penny. He deprecated constantly the jenIousv n,
the military part NJ the government by tho r,v,i
department.
1T we would pursue right system of ,,oI,cv "
ne wrote IN 4 member ~ congress- "in my opinio,
'hcr" would he none NJ these distinctions We
should nII congress md nrny he considered M On.
people. embarked In one cn,iSc In on. in,c,..,
acting m the snmc principle md IN tho snrne end "
In 1703 Washington. In his second term n. prc.,.
dent, wrote to congress TINT. while h. souub,
peace md urged n faithful discharge of eycrv ant
toward Others. he recommended PROMPT tncnsurc,
not only for defense but for enforcing lust cIn,m.
''Th"r" II II RINK du" the United Stntcs u,nonv
other nations which will he withheld n not nh.
soIufely lost. by the reputation Of weakness n
VIZ desire To avoid insult must M able IN r.rsI
II: II We desire 70 secure peace, mo Of The No.,
powerful Instruments Of our prosperity. n mn.t
bs known Nat W an q on times rsady foe re
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