A history of the United States . s dueto Herkimer andArnold; and thatthe two victoriesover Burgoyne weredue chiefly to thevigor and skill ofArnold and Morgan. 193. The ConwayCabal. — The mostconspicuous man-ager of the intriguewas an Irish-Ameri-can officer, by thename of Conway,who had not been promoted by Washington as rapidly ashe had desired. Congress, notwithstanding the opposition ofWashington, was disposed to advance Conway and a numberof other subordinate officers. Washington did not hesitate toexpress his disapproval, and even went so far as to say, Itwill be impossible for me to be o
A history of the United States . s dueto Herkimer andArnold; and thatthe two victoriesover Burgoyne weredue chiefly to thevigor and skill ofArnold and Morgan. 193. The ConwayCabal. — The mostconspicuous man-ager of the intriguewas an Irish-Ameri-can officer, by thename of Conway,who had not been promoted by Washington as rapidly ashe had desired. Congress, notwithstanding the opposition ofWashington, was disposed to advance Conway and a numberof other subordinate officers. Washington did not hesitate toexpress his disapproval, and even went so far as to say, Itwill be impossible for me to be of any further service if suchinsuperable difficulties are thrown in my way. This was veryjustly interpreted as a threat to resign, and it was the anger of Conway toward Washington was naturallyincreased. The intrigues that followed have passed into his-tory as the Conway Cabal. The only success of the move-ment was to induce Congress to reorganize the Board ofWar and make Gates its president. Public sentiment was. General Horatio Gates. § 196] PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN. 149 so overwhelmingly favorable to Washington, that Congressventured to go no farther. Extracts from some of the letterswere published and thus the whole spirit of the intrigue wasrevealed. The scornful silence of Washington, who never inhis life condescended to defend himself, reacted greatly in hisfavor. In the end, the commander in chief was stronger inhis position than ever. Gates resigned in disgust and returnedto his plantation in Virginia. PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN. 194. Treaty with France. — America had now single-handedcarried on the war for more than two yoars, but the defeat ofBurgoyne and St. Leger in the North, and the vigor with whichWashington conducted the campaign in New Jersey and aboutPhiladelphia, convinced the French that the time for recognitionhad arrived. Treaties were signed on February 6,1778, betweenFrance and the United States, in which France pledged herselfto furnish ships, as
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