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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fifth: Senatorial career. (search)
to South Carolina Quota of Revolutionary troops the South always behind General Greene's testimony Ramsay's history of the Revolution Military weakness of Southnemy's camp. At last, by the military genius and remarkable exertions of General Greene, a Northern man, who assumed the command of the Southern army, South Caroli in a few months more, as neither Whig nor Tory can live. To Lafayette, General Greene, under date of 29th December, 1780, describes the weakness of his troops: and properly equipped, does not amount to eight hundred men.—Johnson's life of Greene, vol. i. p. 340. Writing to Mr. Varnum, a member of Congress, he says:— rust the liberties of a people to such a precarious defence.— Johnson's Life of Greene, vol. i. p. 397. Nothing can be more authentic or complete than this testihe United States, and a citizen of South Carolina, in his elaborate Life of General Greene, speaking of negro slaves, makes the same unhappy admission. He says:—
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xlviii. (search)
the smoke of an enemy's camp. At last, by the military genius and remarkable exertions of General Greene, a Northern man, who assumed the command of the Southern army, South Carolina was rescued frll be depopulated in a few months more, as neither Whig nor Tory can live. To Lafayette, General Greene, under date of 29th December, 1780, describes the weakness of his troops: It is now wi properly clothed and properly equipped, does not amount to eight hundred men.—Johnson's life of Greene, vol. i. p. 340. Writing to Mr. Varnum, a member of Congress, he says:— There is a grn the world to trust the liberties of a people to such a precarious defence.— Johnson's Life of Greene, vol. i. p. 397. Nothing can be more authentic or complete than this testimony. Here, alsoupreme Court of the United States, and a citizen of South Carolina, in his elaborate Life of General Greene, speaking of negro slaves, makes the same unhappy admission. He says:— But the numbe
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Eighth: the war of the Rebellion. (search)
218, 219. Congress sustained Washington in disregarding the resolution. Xlv. The secret journals of Congress (vol. i., pp. 107, 110), March 29, 1779, show that the States of South Carolina and Georgia were recommended to raise immediately three thousand able-bodied negroes. That every negro who shall well and faithfully serve as a soldier to the end of the present war, and shall then return his arms, be emancipated and receive the sum of fifty dollars. Washington, Hamilton, Greene, Lincoln, and Lawrence, warmly approved of the measure. In 1783 the General Assembly of Virginia passed An act directing the emancipation of certain slaves who have served as soldiers in this war. We next give an extract from an act of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in General Assembly, February session, 1778:— Whereas, for the preservation of the rights and liberties of the United States, it is necessary that the whole powers of Government should be exerted i
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xlv. (search)
Xlv. The secret journals of Congress (vol. i., pp. 107, 110), March 29, 1779, show that the States of South Carolina and Georgia were recommended to raise immediately three thousand able-bodied negroes. That every negro who shall well and faithfully serve as a soldier to the end of the present war, and shall then return his arms, be emancipated and receive the sum of fifty dollars. Washington, Hamilton, Greene, Lincoln, and Lawrence, warmly approved of the measure. In 1783 the General Assembly of Virginia passed An act directing the emancipation of certain slaves who have served as soldiers in this war. We next give an extract from an act of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in General Assembly, February session, 1778:— Whereas, for the preservation of the rights and liberties of the United States, it is necessary that the whole powers of Government should be exerted in recruiting the Continental battalions; and whereas his Excellency General Was