Identifier: homesofamericans01duke (find matches)
Title: Homes of American statesmen:
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Duke University. Library. Jantz Collection. German Americana
Subjects: Statesmen Historic buildings
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam and co. London, S. Low, son and co.
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Duke University Libraries

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eligiously believe the salva-tion of the cause depends upon it, and without it your officerswill moulder to nothing, or be composed of low and illiteratemen, void of capacity for this or any other business. * * * *Personally, as an officer, I have no interest in the decision ;because I have declared, and I now repeat it, that I never willreceive the smallest benefit from the half-pay establishment.But the deep-seated jealousy of the army, which haunted Con-gress and the country, like a Banshee, throughout the wholecourse of the war, was too powerful for even Washingtonsrepresentations. All that could be effected was an unsatisfac-tory compromise, and some of the officers saw or affected tosee, in the reluctance of the government to provide properly forits defenders, a sign of fatal weakness, which but little recom-mended the republican form. Under these circumstances, awell written letter was sent to the Commander-in-Chief, pro-posing to him the establishment of a mixed government, in
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WASHINGTON. 41 which the supreme position was to be given, as of right, tothe man who had been the instrument of Providence in sav-ing the country, in difficulties apparently insurmountable byhuman power, the dignity to be accompanied with the titleof king. Of this daring proposition a colonel of good stand-ing was made the organ. Washingtons reply may be wellknown, but it will bear many repetitions. Newburgh, 22 May, 1782. ■« Sir, With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment, Ihave read with attention the sentiments you submitted to myperusal. Be assured, Sir, no occurrence in the course of thewar has given me more painful sensations than your informa-tion, of there being such ideas existing in the army as youhave expressed, and I must view with abhorrence, and re-prehend with severity. For the present, the communication ofthem will rest in my own bosom, unless some further agitationof the matter shall make a disclosure necessary. I am much at a loss to conceive what part of

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