...practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier, and less distressing tiling, to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel abundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power to relieve...

...winter-quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier and less...blankets. However, although they seem to have little f eeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul I...

...remarks of members of Congress, reprobating his going into winter quarters, he says, " I can assure these gentlemen that it is a much easier and less distressing...and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or i82o] STEUBEN REORGANIZES THE ARMY. 637 blankets." Steuben arrived in Washington's camp at this period...

...expected to cope with one of greatly superior numbers, perfectly supplied. He said : " I can assure these gentlemen that it is a much easier and less distressing...under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets." It was an eloquent defence, and it had its effect then and afterward ; but it was necessary to forage...

...covering of those states from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier, and less...and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blarikets. However, although they seem to have little feeling for the naked* and distressed soldiers,...

...going into winter quarters, and provoked, perhaps, the sharpest retort he ever wrote. ' I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier and less...room, by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold bleak hill-slope, under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets; ' and he reminded the demagogues of...

...covering of those states from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier, and less...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel abundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power to relieve...

...covering of those states from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier, and less...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel abundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power to relieve...

...covering of those States from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier and less...frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, they seem to have little feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel abundantly for them,...

...assured them " that it was easier to draw a remonstrance' in a comfortable room and by a good fire than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets." In addition to distress for his soldiers he was called to endure another heart pang. Ambitious, conceited,...