[410] Ib., 303-04.
[411] "The idea that any one Man Alone can save us is too silly for any Body but such weak Men as Duché to harbor for a Moment." (Adams to Rush, Feb. 8, 1778; Old Family Letters, 11; and see Lodge: Washington, i, 208; also Wallace, chap. ix.)
[412] Sparks, 252; and Marshall, i, 218.
[413] Washington to President of Congress, Dec. 23, 1777; Writings: Ford, vi, 257-65. And see Washington's comprehensive plans for the reorganization of the entire military service. (Washington to Committee of Congress, Jan. 28, 1778; ib., 300-51.)
[414] Hist. Mag., v, 131.
[415] On April 10, 1778, Ædanus Burke of South Carolina broke a quorum and defied Congress. (Secret Journals of Congress, April 10, 11, 24, 25, 1778, i, 62; and see Hatch, 21.)
[416] Trevelyan, iv, 291-92.
[417] Washington to Harrison, Dec. 18, 1778; Writings: Ford, vii, 297-98.
[418] Ib.
[419] At this period and long after a State was referred to as "the country."