Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-18

ed legislatures Animositirs prevailed
between his northefn & southern troops,
and there were strong iealousies between
,hr states from which tkey respectively.
came To harmonize these clashing
interests, b make uniform arrangements
fnUm such diseordant sources and mate.
1ials, required no common share OF adj
dress. Yet % great was the effect Of the
modest ~,Inassuming mannefis Of General
Washington, that ne retained the, affec.
;tion OF al his troops, and of Ill. the
states. (
He also possessed an equanimityin an
eminept degree. One even tenour mark.
edthe greatness OF his mind, in al the
variety of scenes through which he pass
ed. In the most trying situations he
never despairsd, nor was he ever de-
ptcssed. He was the sane when retreat
ing through Jersey hbme before . yicto-
rious enemy with the remains OF his bro
ken army, as when marching In triumph
into York town, over its demollshed for.
tiications. The honours and applause
he received fromshis gyatrful .couotry-
mel, sWould have made almost any other
man giddy but on him they had no,
nischicvous effect He exacted hone
of those attentions but when forced up
on him, he received them as fayours,
with the p~oliteness Of a. ,welLbred man.
He was great IN deserving them, but
nauehgteatsr in not being slated with
them. &sS@ RI &C.,
The pa.riossmSof Washington was Of
the most ardentkind, and without alloy.
He was very different from those noisy
patriots, who, with love of country in
their mouths, and he'll in their. hearts,
lay their schemss for aggrandizing them.
selves AZ every hazard ; but he was one
of those who lows their country in ~sineefi.
~, and who hold sthemseises bound TO
~eOnsecrate theirs 70 It's service. hume,
Fous were the difieuIties with which he
had TO eontend-Great we're the dangers,
he had to encounter-Vafious were the
tolls and s~eryices in which he lad ta
.shire : but 10 an difficulties and dangers
he rose superior. To all tolls and SER
vices he cheerfully submitted for his
aountry's good. ~
In principle, Washington was . fede-
Iairepublican, and ? republican federal
ist-Liberty and law, the rights Of man,
and che, eohtfast Of government, were
equally dear.to him ard II: This oPininn
equally necessary 70, political happines&
He was devotedto that system Of equal
paiitieal rights on which the Constitution.
. fins couusry asfapnded jbut thonsht
that real liberty could only be maintain.
cd BY preserving the authority of the
Laws. and giving tone and energy 70 goi,
vrriment. He conceived there wa an
between a balanced
republic aud a tum sltuous democracy,
or ! faction calling themsslve, the peo.
pie and still greater between a patriot
and ademagogue: He highly respected,
the deliberate s~shtintenks Of the people,
but their sudden ebullitions made NO inn
prsssionon his well balanced mind.
I.Fusting for supports the sober second
thoughts Of the nation, he had the mag
naninity % paEsue It's real Interests, in
opposition 10 prevailing pc, iadices. He.
placeda proper gAlae 90 popular hasoars
Gnt could never stoop 70 gain il bvs a sa-
sfi6ee9f duty, BY artifce, or hattery.
hcritird times he committed his well
earnsd Popularitgn hazard, and steadi.:
zRparsacd The line ofcondact which was
dictated BY 1 sssdse Of duty as4ins. IN ops
spasiap army. sz"
While war ragged in Europe, the hos
tile nations would scarce endure a-neu-
tral Ancrica was..in great danger Of
setng drasn by fores or Intrigue into the
vortsx. Strong pat.ies iaEthe Unised
Ststrsrendered the Danger more ensine6.
and il reqaired atempera,e, but infezi-'
be goverpuaent 20 preven. the evil. In
this trying state oil things Washington
was not 20 be moved from the true ins.r.
ests Of his eountry, His object was A.
|merica, and her interest was to reufSin
IN naara .E.arfsOn - hn~a .oas..