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zr? ttt! i 4 Bennington Banner, Wednesday, October 12, 1977 What Does a Museum Say? Frightful cannonades at Saratoga The Bennington Banner Pubii hed eery day except Sundays and holidays by the BNNKR PUBLISHING CORPORATION 125 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201 i By EUGENE R. KOSCHE Curator of Military and Mechanical Art Editorials Goodbye, Bemie Sanders brought In. He had been ahot in the stomach and he lay In agony through the day. The journal continues, 'Toward evening, I saw my husband coming upon which I forgot my sufferings and thanked God that He had spared him to me. He ate in great haste.

We had been told that a great advantage had been gained over the enemy, but the sorrowful and downcast faces which I- beheld bore witness to the contrary, and before he left my husband took me aside and told me things were going ray badly and that I must be ready to leave at a moments no flee. "I spent the night comforting Lady Harriet Acland (her husband had been seriously wounded and was in American hands), and looking after my children. As for myself, I could not sleep, as I had General Frazer and all of the other gentlemen in my room and waa THE 200 TH anniversary of the Second Battle of Saratoga, which waa fought on Oct. 7, 1777, Uke die battle, la now history. During that hard-fought battle, the Baroness von Rledesel feared for her husband, and with her three email daughters sought refuge from the flighting.

In the house where die found protection were the wives and children of a number of other of Burgoynea officers. So suddenly had the battle come, that she bad been unable to more into the little log house which had only Just been completed. The Baroness writes in her Journal, "But severe triala awaited us, and on the 7th of October our misfortunes began. I was at breakfast with my husband when I noticed that something was going on; General Frazer and, I think. General Burgoyne and General overloaded with heavy-handed charges.

It could be argued, though, that all Liberty Union accomplished was to give T. Garry Buckley the lieutenant governorship over John Alden, the Democrat who won a plurality of the popular vote. In a highly contested dedsion, Buckley was given the post by his friends in the legislature. But Liberty Union did more than this. It played a curious role in recent elections by infusing them with its own rhetoric at the same time it sicked the wordy balloons of other politicians.

The party asked the right questions even if it was vague and self-righteous about its answers. Liberty Union, as a minority party, did not pretend to be all things to all people. It wasnt trying to have broad appeal by being bland. So it could fire sharp questions and watch the other politicians squirm. Sanders said Tuesday he was disappointed that Liberty Union was unable to keep its promise to not just arise at election time and then become dormant during the lulls between Novembers.

He has a point. But we arent going to write an obituary for the party, and we look for new leaders to come forth. Bernie Sanders, the perennial Liberty; Union campaigner, wont be at the partys side in the political hot house next spring. Or so Sanders said Tuesday. As one of the founding members of Vermonts alternate party, Sanders has been one of its mo6t familiar faces for six years.

He apparently is not the only member of the old Liberty Union guard to call it quits, and several obituaries have heralded Ae partys demise. All through its existence, Liberty Union has been charged with being just a collection of personalities and not a substantial political entity, Sanders said Tuesday that his departure did not spell the partys eid, We hope not Liberty Union was often called the third party in Vermont But its members referred to it as an alternative, and said there was no difference between the Republicans and Democrats. Sanders last fall campaigned against Snackel a compression of Richard Snelling and Stella Hackel, the other candidates. Sanders infused the race not only with humor, but he forced issues into the campaign and wag quick to point out the absurdity of a race that was funeral was taking plat, ti Americans bombarded the funeral party. THE BARCKESS resumes.

The order had gone forth tbto be army toould break camp ter the burial, and the bases were already harn cased is aw calasheathe greatest Mhnre had been enjoined. Fire bad been kindled in every direction, and tents were left stanAngta make the enemy thfcA we were still there. We traveled ean-tlnuaHy the whole night UtSe Frederika was afraid and would often begin to cry. I was, therefore, obliged to bold a pocket handkerchief aver lwr mouth, lest our whereabouts should be discovered. On the 8th we spent the whole day in pouring rate.

Toward evening we at last came to Saratoga. I was wet through md through, and was obliged to remain in this conditim the entire night as 1 had na place 1 whatever where I could ftenge my linen. therefoe, seated myself before a good fire aad undressed my ridkken, after which we hid on some straw. "On the 10th i could again get General Burgoyne, to retreat, caused the houses and mflb at belonging to General Sdngrter to be About two oclock la file sfternooa the firing of aid email arms was heard, and all waa alarm confusion. My a message trifing me to myself forthwith into a tense which was not fa from there.

I seated myself in the calash wife my cfcikken and bad scarcely driven up to the bone wtea I mw on the opposite tode of Zte Hudson River fire a she with guns which were aimed at ul Almost invotmtorCj 1 threw the children on the bottom of the calash and myself At the sane fired and shattered the arm toe poor English soldier behind ns, who waa akeady moated and was also oa the point of retreating into (he Leaise vow Masaow was better ioa Riedesel. This portrait was 17K2 whew she was 16. should march away. At such times Lxrept out of my cdlar to reassure myself; andlf I saw flic troops lying around the Area (for the nights were already add) I would return and sleep cpietly. Our cook saw to our meals, but we were hi want of water; t.J was often obliged to (kink wine, and give it also to the the great scarcity of water continued, we at last found a soldiers wife who had the courage to bring water from the river; for no one else would undertake It, as the enemy ahot at the head of every man who approached the river.

This woman, however, they never molested-fa this horrible situation we remained six days. Finally, they spoke of capitulating, as by temporizing fa so long a time our retreat had been cut off. A cessation of hostilities took place; and my husband, who waa thoroughly worn out, was able, fa the first time in a long while, to lie down upon a bed. ftrairt the ouM plainly whose about to am-ibidspma Defusing the population bomb mi we If fiey were had the Gen. Rledesel la shown in a portrait published about 1800 shortly before his death.

He had a full and distinguished military career. Phillips also were to have had dnner that same day with me. I noticed a great deal of commotion among the soldiers. My Misband said they were going out on reconnaissance, of which I thought nothing aa this often met a number of savages In war dress. When I asked them where they were going, they cried out, War! which meant they were gDlng to battle.

This completely i overwhelmed me. I beard firing, which grew heavier and heavier until the noise was frightful. Immediately after arrival a frightful began, principally against the boose to which we had sought because the from seeing so many flocking anxmd it, that aS the generals made it their headquarter. Alas! It harbored none but wounded soldiers ar women! We were finally h5gd to take refuge la a etter, la which I laid mysel down to a corner not far bum the done. My children laid dow ae the earth witii tbdr beads upon my lap, and ta this manner we passed the entire nlgtejOu tte following morning the cannonade agate began, but from a Afferent side.

I ADVISED aB lege art to the cellar tor a Stile while, during which time I would have cleaned, as constantly afraid that my children would wake and daturb the poor dying man, who often sent to beg my pardon for making me ao much In the morning (Oct 8) he expired. His body waa wrapped in a sheet and laid on the bedstead. We had this sad sight before us the whole day. At every instant wounded officers of my acquaintance arrived and the cannonade began again and again. Toward four o'clock I saw flames rising from my new house and I knew that the enemy was not far away." At six oclock, according to General Frazers wishes, he waa buried on top of a fortified MU near the main headquarters of Burgoyne.

Not knowing that a BURGOYNE, ALL avenues of blocked, capitulated on Oct. 17, thus ending the usefulness to the crown of his army. Eventually the defeated omy as marched to Boston aid tie nee to Virginia where tie remaining war years were spent. The Baroness Journal carries on throughout the period of fatennent and aids with this paragraph: The next day both of us went to Brunswick (Germany). It was Sunday aa I remember, in the autumn of 83, when we readied there.

We dined at court, where In the evening I saw again, after this long separation my friends, which was a great Joy, but at the same time it excited emotions to me which shocked my innermost being. annual joint meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that it is considering taking an international loan solely to finance broad population-control programs. This unexpected disclosure is all die more significant when the United States illegal-immigration problem is taken into account With Mexico the chief contributor of illegal aliens in this country, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service can not even estimate the number of illegal foreign nationals now taking the jobs and resources of American citizens. Even President Carters bold plan to curb illegal immigration is widely criticized as too lax, But a Mexican effort to check its uncontrolled growth would cut the heart of the problem: Too many mouths to feed, and too few resources to feed them.

The United States should encourage Mexico to follow through with its population-control plan, out of both a sense of economic protection at home and a concern for human suffering abroad. At the root of the worlds craving for more energy, more territory, more resources, is a fearsome problem more people than the earth can support. Safeguarding each individuals environment for future generations is the most basic of human rights. While the long-range peril of overpopulation has been shouldered aside in recent headlines by more immediate crises, such as fuel shortages and nuclear proliferation, the danger that thworld might reproduce itself into extinction is still very much with is. Doubters may point to the United States slowing birth rate now barely above the no-growth level urged by environmentalists but the population crisis is truly an international one, as nations and individuals put increasing demands on the earths already strained resources.

With the population still exploding in the primarily agricultural nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America, famine and disease continue to point toward the grim consequences of an absence of population planning. Aggravated by religious resistance to birth control, the spiral of unchecked growth has brought squalor to the worlds poorer states, as an ominous foreshadowing of the worldwide suffering which might come. But some encouraging news surfaced recently from Mexico whose current population of 62 million will swell to 175 million by the end of the century if current trends continue. Long resistant to any form of family planning, Mexico disclosed at the efttotewasttSl adeJCPengf Instead wttoed tel I to wift me, I toonK hen-(be army. I was often to the THE BARONESS records that at about three in the afternoon, Instead of the guests she had expected, tie mortally wounded General Frazer waa Thumprint What is vour license? QUACX ingSt te to tills gives to ethers.

AJCTTsaratte a friendly aoM. BewatatoaOKES. BOOP, gocetlcwslseck, CH, OCP.POPlE.SnSKY.TOY, sail AT30? CMESSTOASKhtoeelas highways and Mad af MMMlB Letter Discouraged fund raiser ta Mi azw I have lived In Bennington County for 28 years, and In every one of those years I have waked to raise money fa at least one community agency. I must admit that after all this time I am discouraged. Many people in the area are generous and seem genuinely to care about helping their leas fortunate neighbors.

It has been my experience that the given are the people at opposite ends of the economic scale: Those who can best afford to give and those who can least afford it. It Ls the people In the middle of the scale the vast majority of those asked to contribute whose apathy is ao dscouraglng. A I would like to urge my feBoV dtizena Stop and think the next time you receive a letter asking yon to give to a local worthy cause. You have many rights to yoa community; what about your responsibilities? If youre getting on aQ right, what about those who arent? It ii pretty disheartening to end out letters year after year to people you know could give at least a dollar a two lawyers, state legislators, owners of successful shops and small businesses among them and year after year to record 0" after their names. PHYLLIS DODGE Pownal.

i -AA. Ms DORSET. I LOVE MY new bone and my new borne state. The climate is superb after that of Ohio, the air la clean, the people friendly, the scenery is out of this world. Forget that the state income tax Is also out of this world and the Inheritance tax, I am told, is even worse.

We will have to wok on our politicians to correct these unfortunate inequities. But little things are enjoyable Uke, fa instance, oa license plates. In most other states of oxr mighty union there are only impersonal numbers. In Vermont we have Individuality. My good wife and I moved to the Green Mountain State to the midst of a Utter winter mid arrived when the thermometer was registering 20 degrees below zero.

The first Vermont license plate I saw read BRRR. The second was ICY. Then came FROST. I then saw DRSET, QUARY, and SQAW and concluded the people couldnt spelL My friend who had the QUARY plate queried me when I acquired my date reading Than. both accused the other of not being able to cope with ourselves.

He 1 operated the Dorset Qaoiy Shop, and he tirnglt I stated te Thanh, as la Tom Thmfc (whereas the proooonced Tocm, aa to tomb). This led te considerabie amiable tenter abort speShys and proatndrtkna. MY FAMILY SOON established a I Utile wherein were Jotted down tte interesting Ucense gb-erred. By now there to qtffe a compilation. I hope ao toes ere trod upon to Bat sf tte outstanding words an the Est.

Of coarse, we teve tte bdtials Mid name of (be local We have AL. AMY, ANNE, BOB CARL DORX, r.ATav GRACE, HANS, JAYME, Tm MIKE, MOLLY, MRS B. KINA, RUTH, TEX. But now we can eepwtoe aome of the mama! letterings. Lets start with the golfers.

We have ARNIE, CHIP, COLT PAR 72, 1 PUTS, AWAY, CARD 1, NO PIN No. and we might add 2 MANY, 4 SURE, I FEET, told (fa the duffers) DUG Next tiie farmers: We teve noted FARMS, BHTVE, BOGY. BUCK, BAAA, BIRD, mrw BARN 2, CUBS, EWE, NANNY, BARN, 1 BARN, and DALE, produced procession of small vehicles that bore the license plates of COMIN, COIN, BEEN, and GONE. Tte toaiotas to oa fair state should net be overlooked with their plate reading GUN, BUCK, BIRD, CUBS, GOOSE, BOUND, HAWK 4, PUPS, RUNT, WALK, I GUN. AND I GUESS we have to md this accomt with the blythe aptrits that Just throw all to the winds md merely put on their plate what enters their minds to tiie moment My prizes go to the following: Hi -1.

YASK -LTPOT -3. STINKY -1SIHH 5. SLO -I. RUNT -IOOGLE -1. 1 VOW 10.

1 AMME 11.SUMR -11 SOAPY 11SEZ -11 VIRUS 11 AAH 18. BRAZN 17. CHEW It CHEEZ 18. FEAR -20. ETC FLY perhaps to the hangar.

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