Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-24
Wa@ington's viii.
JUST PUBLISHED,
Va handfomc Pamphlet, and for fae the Booknore
Off. A.. JKNKs, next door to the Bank
Tie Lag WILL and TESTAMENT
of Gen. GsoRos WAsarucroa.


of Gen. GsoRos WAsawcrou.
Tbe yOiloqoisg EXTRACT from Eaid VIII, is a. sf
feieni dfmonfration Of it, v1lue rot more to era
h3y be prevailing emieGty Of he public, han 10
afford nqrp7ion. II IL indeed another prosf Of THE
sreatnsif and goodasi Of thai sxahsdas~af7sr.
ana.,, BY " y law Of the s. Com
in the year 1855, the leg 1a,ure thereof was
peafed las an evidence Gifts APPRECIATION of the
iervices had rendered the public, during the
Revolution, and partly, | believe. 10 confdera
ton of my having fuggeaed the vaa advantages
which the community would derive from the
extenfion of its inland navigation under legi1a-
tive patronage to prelent me with One Hun
bred Shares, of One Hundred Dollars each,
in the Incorporated Company, e(tabiihed for
the pnrpofe of extending the navigation of
James River, from tide water to the mountains;
and alto with Fifty Shares of One Hundred
Pounds ferlng each, in the corporation of
another Company likewile efablihed for the
iimilar purpoie of opening the navigation of
the river Potomaek, from tide water to Fort
Cumberland the acceptance of which, although
the offer was highly honorable and grateful TO
my feelings, was refuied as irconfent with a
principle which had adopted, and had never
departed from-NAmsly -not to receive pecn-
mary compensation for any fervces l could
render M country in its arduous fruggle with
Great Britain for lis rights and becaufr
bad evaded iimilar proportions from other
States in. the Union. Adding to this refufal,
however, an intimarion that, if it ihould be the
plcalureof the legi1nufe to permit me to APP.
propriase the faid Shares to public yts5, I would
receive them on thafc terms with due ienGbl.
ity; and this it having eonlented to, in lattering
terms, A. viii appear by fubfe4uent law and
fundry gefolutions, in the mott ample and hon.
orable m 4nner--I proceed after this re.ital,
for the more corted understanding of The cafe,
TO declare-That as it has always been a
iource of ferrous regret with me, to fee the
Youth of thief. United States TENT to foreign
eouAuicsfor the purpofs OF Education, often
before their minds were formed, or they had
iml,ib:d any adequate ideas Of the happiness of
their own ). contracting too frequently,not only
habits Of diIipation & extravagance, but prin-
eiples unfriendy to Republican Government,
and to the true and genuine liberties of man.
kind which, thereafter are rarely overcome. :
For thefe reafons, it has been my ardent with,
to Ice plan dev,f:d on a liberal icale, which
would have a tendency to fpread fyfema,ic
ideas through all parts of this rifng Empire,
thereby To do away local attachments and State
prejudicies, as far the narure of things
would,sor indeed ought admit, from our
National Councils.-Looking ANTIQUITY forward
10 the accomplishment of 70 dciirable an obie7
this is. lin my efiination) my mind has not
been able to contemplate any plan more likely
TO eff q thesmea(lre, than the eaabliihment Of
UNlVESITYi ia central part of the United
States, to which the Youths Of fortune and tai
ents, from all parts thereof, might be f:nt for
tho completion of their Eluest'on in ali the
branches Of polite literature in arts and fecn
. ees, in acquiring knowledge in the princ- Piles
Of politics and good governm ent, and (as a
matter Of infinite importance in my judgement)
by aGociating with each other, and forming
ftiendhips in juvenile years, be enabled to
free themfslves, in proper degree, from rhoie
local prejudices and habtual jealouGes, which
have Jut been mentioned; and which, when
carried to excrfs, are never-tailing fouyees of
| difquietude to the public mind, and pregnant Of
mifealevous ccniequences to this country ),
Under stefc impreaions, 20 fully dilated,
lem give and beqseath in perpe,uity the
Fifty Sh,res which hold ia the Potomack
Company (undcr The aforetad aetsof the lce0a.
tu,e otVngina) towards the endowment of
UNIVERSITY, to be etahliihed within the
limits OF the Din in of Columbia, under the
aufpices OF the General Government, if that
government ihould incline to extend a foitciing
hand towards Ii; and until fuch Seminary is
caabidhsd, and tf.asl!s ariLing on ,hele kares
flala be required for its !upport, my further
WILL and Dks,Rs is. that the profit accrung
thereirom ihall whenever the dividends are
made, be laid out in purchaiing Stock in the
Bank of Columbia, or fine other Bank, at the
dilcre'ion OF my Executors. or by the Trcafarer
of the Uaited States for the time being, under
the direction of Cong ef,-provded that honor.
able body ihouid pa;ron1e The meaiii G /: and
the dividends proceeding from the prrcbafs of
fach Sock, is to be seled in more itock. and &,