Homes of American statesmen: . ore difficult work of bearing upthe hearts of others, whose threats of abandoning the servicewere the running bass that made worse the din of war. Iam sorry to find, writes the Chief to General Schuyler, thatboth you and General Montgomery incline to quit the ser-vice. Let me ask you, sir, what is the time for brave men toexert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, ifthis is not ? God knows there is not a difficulty that you 28 HOMES OF AMERICAN STATESMEN. both very justly complain of, which I have not in an eminentdegree experienced, that I am no
Homes of American statesmen: . ore difficult work of bearing upthe hearts of others, whose threats of abandoning the servicewere the running bass that made worse the din of war. Iam sorry to find, writes the Chief to General Schuyler, thatboth you and General Montgomery incline to quit the ser-vice. Let me ask you, sir, what is the time for brave men toexert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, ifthis is not ? God knows there is not a difficulty that you 28 HOMES OF AMERICAN STATESMEN. both very justly complain of, which I have not in an eminentdegree experienced, that I am not every day we must bear up against them, and make the best ofmankind as they are, since we cannot have them as we studying the career of Washington, nothing strikes onemore frequently than that no fame came to him fortuitously,not only did he borrow none, usurp none, fall heir to nonethat belonged to others ; he earned every tittle that has everbeen awarded to him, and evidently contributed very much,. Headquarters, Morristown, New Jersey, 1779. by his secret advice and caution to officers placed in difficultpositions, to enhance the measure of praise bestowed on hiscompanions in arms. Dark as these times were, Washingtons peculiar meritswere every day becoming more and more evident ; indeed the WASHINGTON. 29 darkest hours were his opportunities. He might well say,after the loss of Fort Washington, which had been held con-trary to his judgment,— No person ever had a greater choiceof difficulties to contend with than I have ; yet he carriedthe war into New Jersey with all the resolution and courageof a victor. Never without a party, too often a very largeone, ready to disparage his military skill, and throw doubtsupon his energy in the conduct of the war, he pursued hisplans without swerving a hairs breadth to court the populargale, though a natural and honorable love of reputation wasone of the ruling passions of his soul. It was impossible tomake t
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