Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-10
HARDING PRAISES
WASHINGTON AND
HIS FOLLOWERS
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superior strength of the now con-
solidated British forces. At last
his rival was sure of the old fox.
Then came the stragetic withdraw
al by Washington, at night, in Sc
cret, from his line on the Assam
pink creek, the thanking march to
Princeton and the second surprise
and defeat Of the enemy. In the
narrative of those magnificent win
ter days of marching and fighting,
surprises and victories one finds
the truest presentation of the in
domitable spirit which sustained,
and, at last, won the revolution. 49,
THE destruction of Washington
army would almost have snuffed
out the revolution. .
Dinner for Cromwell.
"Y ears afterward, Lord Corn
wallis and the members of his
staff were given a dinner by Gem
eral Washington. following the
surrender at Yorktown. The com
pliments Of the occasion were ex-
changed in manner SO gracious
and amiable that, as we read of it
now, 1t is difficult to realize all
their significance. Among the
rest, Lord CORVALLIS made a
speech in which he paid his COM
piments to the military genius Of
Washington. Comparing the York
town campaign with the Trenton
Princeton operation, he declared,
turning to General Washington
and bowling profoundly. that when
history shall have made up its
verdict, the fairest laurels will be
gathered for your excellency. not
from the shores of the Chea speake
but from the banks OF Delaware.
CORVALLIS regarded the Trenton
Princeton campaign as the crown
ing glory OF the Washington mill
tary career, and we do not need to
be reminded OF the verdict Of
Frederick the Great, who ranked
the Trenton-Princeton campaign
as the most brilliant of which he
had knowledge.
The real story Of human pro-
gress is written elsewhere than on
the worlds battle fields, and war
and conflict provided rather its
punctuation than its theme. But
among the exceptions, among the
cases in which a particular con-
flict has had consequences and
reverberations far greater in their
potency than could possibly be
imagined from a consideration of
the numbers engaged or the i'm
mediate results, none stands out
moro distinctly than does the
Trenton-P Princeton campaign. We
cannot say that the cause of inde-
pendence and union would have
been lost without it, but we must
find ourselves at loss If we at
tempt to picture the successful
conclusion Of the revolution, had
there been another and different
issue from the struggle Of those
hard. mid-winter days.
Climax Of the Adventure,
"The climax Of that desperate
adventure came on the field of
Princeton. Trenton had been an
almost complete surprise, an easy
victory. Princeton was a desper-
ately contested engagement, whose
immediate result included not only
an enheartening of the patriot
cause, but a profound discourage
ment to those on the other side of
the Atlantic. who We're responsible
for the continuation of the war.
80 you have erected here at
Princeton a fitting memorial to
the heroes and heroism of that
day. We bring and lay at its foot
the laurel wreaths which gratitude
and patriotic sentiment will always
dedicate to those who have borne
the heat and burden Of the con-
flict. Let us believe that their
example in all the future may be
as thus far it has been, glorious
inspiration to our country"