. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... n Disgrace. Had the same spirit pervaded the people ofthis and the neighboring States, as the Statesof New York and New England, said Wash-ington, we might have had General Howenearly in the same situation as General Bur-goyne. Washington knew that the salva-tion of the country demanded his presence atthe head of the army. He trusted to time forhis vindication, and was chiefly anxious thatthe enemy should not learn of the dissensionsin the councils and camp
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... n Disgrace. Had the same spirit pervaded the people ofthis and the neighboring States, as the Statesof New York and New England, said Wash-ington, we might have had General Howenearly in the same situation as General Bur-goyne. Washington knew that the salva-tion of the country demanded his presence atthe head of the army. He trusted to time forhis vindication, and was chiefly anxious thatthe enemy should not learn of the dissensionsin the councils and camp of the firmly opposed the appointment of Con-way to the post of inspector of the armiesof the United States, but Congress, underthe influence of the cabal, appointed Canwayto that place with the rank of major-general. In a little while the actions of the conspir-itors became known and aroused such a stormof indignation from the officers and men of the army, from the legislatures of the States,and from the great mass of the people thatGates and Conway and their associates cow-ered before it, and Congress became heartily. AN AMERICAN RIFLEMAN. ashamed of having given the plot any en-couragement. The only effect of the con-spiricy was to raise Washington higher in theconfidence and affection of his members of the conspiricy were ever 432 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. afterwards anxious to deny their share in punishment of Gates came as soon ashe was entrusted with an independent com-mand, as we shall see. As for Conway, hewas despised by the better part of the officersof the army, and found his position so unenvia-ble that he addressed a Jiote to Congresscomplaining that he had been badly treated,and intimated his intention to resign becausehe was not ordered to the northern depart-ment. Congress was by this time ashamedof having bestowed upon him such unde-served honors, and gladly interpreted his let-ter as an actual resignation of his rank, andat o
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