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In a half hour they reached the crest of a rather high hill and Black Rifle, stopping, pointed with a long forefinger toward a low and dim light. "The camp of the Pennsylvanians," he said with bitter irony. "As I told you, fearing lest the savages should miss 'em in the forest they keep their fire burning as a beacon." "Don't be too hard on 'em, Black Rifle," said Willet.
It was Robert's first sight of Franklin, certainly not the least in that amazing group of men who founded the American Union. "They say," continued Willet, "that he's already achieved the impossible, that he's drawing General Braddock and the Pennsylvanians together, and that we'll soon get weapons, horses and all the other supplies we need." It was no false news.
Colonel Winchester's regiment and the remains of Colonel Newcomb's Pennsylvanians had been sent east after the defeat of the Union army at the Seven Days, and were now with Pope's Army of Virginia, which was to hold the valley and also protect Washington.
The young General Pelham, who had been sent forward with two pieces of artillery, opened on them fiercely, but the heavy batteries covering the advance of the Pennsylvanians drove Pelham out of action, although he held the whole force at bay for half an hour.
New Englanders in the Reserve, Pennsylvanians in central Ohio, Virginians and Carolinians in Kentucky and southern Indiana, Georgians in Alabama and Mississippi, Kentuckians and Tennesseeans in Illinois and Missouri all were pioneer farmers and stock-raiser's, absorbed in the conquest of the wilderness and all thinking, working, and living in much the same way, but by 1820 the situation had altered.
The Northern troops are bivouacing on the Capitol hill. They may stop us. We've no time to lose. I hope you can come at once." The messenger walked quickly through the door and seized his horse's reins. Lee turned to Blair. "Troops are on the Capitol Hill?" "A regiment of Pennsylvanians has just arrived, I believe." Sam had edged through the door and stood smiling at his old master.
"Oh, colonels don't count," laughed Penhallow; "but there are Meade, Hancock, Gregg, Humphreys, Hays, Gibbon, Geary, Crawford " Hancock said, "We Pennsylvanians hold the lowest and weakest point of our line all Pennsylvanians on their own soil." "Yes, but they will not attack here," said Newton. "Oh, do you think so?" said Hancock. "Wait a little."
Then, at the order of Grant, his troops withdrew elsewhere and the battle of the day ceased. But on the low hills above Dover, which they had taken, the Union regiments held their ground, and from their position the Northern cannon could threaten the interior of the Southern lines. Dick's regiment stood here, and beside them were the few companies of Pennsylvanians so far from their native state.
During the campaign year 56 counties were supplied, involving the services of 64 speakers; 14 were men, 33 were Pennsylvanians, 14 contributed services and expenses and 27 asked expenses only. The bureau made a study of the characteristics of each county in industry, agriculture, character of population and politics.
To him, none but Pennsylvanians were white. Chinaman, negro, Dago, Italian, Englishman, Yankee all was one in the depths of Pennsylvanian consciousness. The mental machine could run only on what it took for American lines. This was familiar, ever since one's study of President Grant in 1869; but in 1893, as then, the type was admirably strong and useful if one wanted only to run on the same lines.
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