The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-21
HZYZER observation-disclosures

HZYZE12 CEI4zoZTTS IT L7LZEYFO2GE-
the wounds which my feelings as an officer. have
received by a thousand things that have happened
contrary to my expectations and wishes; the Ell
feet of my own conduct and present appearance
of things so little pleasing to myself as 10 rehue,
II matter Of no surprise to me if should S'auu
III, n,,,,,od lac conoress induce a
thorough conviction in my mind that it Will ne
impossihlc unless there is a thorough change III
our military system. for me to conduct matters l"
give satisfaction to the public which Is all 'ne
recompcnse | aim at or ever wish FOR
This unhappy state of things was almost wnohs
due 10 the feeling manifested in several se''''"
of the country persisted in to the haihperlns "
Woshngton'S campaign and TO the deul'ne"'
tho couse. Congress was finally prevailed upon ny
Wosbngtons representations ana the 'a'u"'
dawning consciousness that war was meN'"'''
and that being So unpreparedness meant ca
lamty .,,o,.
ON December 20 l77G he wrote to the preSluen'
81 o,noross. "Short enliStmentS and mistaken
dependonce upon our militia have been the origin
Of all our misfortunes and great accumulation VI
o,,r debit | beg leave to give II as my
humble opinlon that IS battaliOns are by no means
equal 10 the opposition you are TO make and tha'
not q moments time is to- he lost, in raising
,raotrr number not less in my opinion ana that
Of my officers than no In my Ju"E'"V"'
,1is is not n time to stand upon expense; our
funds are not the only object of consideration
II may he thought that am going good
deal ont Of my line Of duty to advise thus freely
4 character to loose an estate 10 forfeit the IN
estlmahle blessings of liberty at stake and Ire
devoted must he my excuse"
Far from holding himself aloof and wanting to
keep all power in his own hands, Washington
welcomed cO-Operation.
After ne had been invested with the dictatorial
mowers neceSStated by the emergency Of public
affairs the council of safety of New York apollo
cized for certain measures they had taken In re-
card 20 Now York troops which We're later dis
covered TO have been an infringement on his au-
thority. Washington replied: 81 should be I'M
happy in the belief that any part of my letter to
vou could he construed into the slightest hint
that You wish to interfere I'm the military line.
Heaven knows that | greatly want the aid of
every good mHu, and that there are not such
rnvinbr pleasures attending my situation as TO
nuke me too Jealous Of It's prerogaves Rather
thin comnlon oC your late efforts in the military
way. YOU deserve the thanks Of us all, and feel
myself hnupy in This opportunity Of returning you
mine in The grcatest truth and sincerity"
At Valley Forge where Washington'S troops
Were almost naked had few blankets and scanty
food 700 wae woved 10 resentment against "he
gentlemen, without knowing whether the army
lyne really Going into winter quarters or not
thought the soldiers were made Of stocks and
stones and equally nscnSible of frost and snow
and moreover as If they conceived II easily prac-
tcable FOR an inferior army under the dsad-
vantages have described ours 10 be to conflne
n superior one. in NIL respects we'll appointed
within the city of Philadelphia and TO cover from
depreciation and waste the states Of PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey. I can assure these gen
temen that IT Is a much easier and less distress
ing thing to draw up circumstances in n COM
Portable room by good Preside than TO occunv n
cold bleak hill and sleep under frost and snow
without clothes or blankets However nlthouph
they seem to have little feeling for the naked and
distressed soldiers, I feel sunerahundantlv r.,
them. and from my soul pity those rnjseries
which Il is neither In my power TO relieve nor pre
rent"
Washington made persistent efforts tc get q
guarantee Of half-pHy for his officers nftnr tbe
war himself having no personal interest in tbe
measure; he had declared from the first thar no
would never profit by TO the amount Of n single
penny He deprecated constantly the ieoIous, %
the military part of the government by the civil
department
EFF we would pursue n right system of nol,c, a
he wrote 10 member Of congress 'in nv oninio,
there would he none Of these distinctions wo
should AL congress ana arnyrbe considered ms one
people embarked IN one cause in one interost
acting on the same principle and TO the same end :,
In 1903 Washington, In his second term rs nros,
dent wrote To congress that while bo onr,h,
pence and urged faithful discharge of over,, d,t
toward others. he recommended prompt ,nnosnrns
not only for defense hut for enforcing ust claims
There Is u rank due the United states AMMAN,
other nations which viii he withheld If nor oh.
s0lutey lost. by The reputation Of ,yeol,noss -
we desire 10 avoid insult we must he oble 70 rona,
1t; If we desire to secure peace. one of the most
poW''iu' instruments OF our prosperity. II must
lt,A Eup hat wa arn "a
he wrote '