Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-14
DEEI.S,

We have Oh er e with much rrs,,,
the ffri .uent instance Of IueI, in ~.
country. and even in our vicinity
has hcen remarked with much t,nh
that doeiiln:5 does not import a sc,,,,
sion cf maSuanimity among Those o.,
ccrnct. IL is in Various Instances ~
result OF cuwarGicc. and never # ID
sense Of honor. We ba,e the p),,~s
to relate an anccdole Of the sres, and
gond WAsHIsGT0N. which ,xplsirs
definition of TRUE HONOR. as apaI,d
dIcllinS. and which is most cSn,on
to creatures Of soul, real courage sI
"h0nGr." Bait. Patr;r
ANECDoTE OF WASHINGTON.
In 1854. he was stationed at Aeyn
dria. I'd. C. with his rrgimrnt.rhr a.
" one in the colony. and If which /.
was CG!oael. There happened at la
time t" be an election in AlexanaiiaD
members nf the assembly, AID tie bs. |.
lot ran high between Col. Gyorgr Fan.
fax and Mr.. William tlzr.. Nah
inStcn was or tie side OF gaiIr.s, aid
Mr.. YIN. Payne headed thc friends
OF Elzcy. In Ike Course of The cart,.
Washington grew rery warm. QrGy
passions. natarGtty, were terrible, tha.
a wise regard 10 duty. i. e. honor al
happiness, soon rcdut cG them 10 Iro,f
command), and "ilckily said som,br;
to MIR. Payne, who though cub inS;,
Vas lion in hcart, elevated Ills sIt.
lab, and, al blow, extended or Lao
on the ground News WAS soon ca,
rird 10 the regiment that their CUlal
was murdered by the mob! Tn
PASSIONS Of the soldiers, who doalda
their com;mandcr, sach report tLI L
once, like cash Of lightning Oh an4:s.
zine of gun-powdcr. Ia momG,h
" hole regiment was under arms, an a
rapid motor, towards the town, bD
Ius Tor ,cnseanc2 During this liz
" asilnyton had been literally r4
with cold water, acids, and volali
and happily for Mr.. Payne aud hisg'
". was 50 far recovered as 10 so
and Meet his cnrased soldiers, W
crowded round him with faces Of hoIt1
10Y to see him alive again. After hah1 |
IN them fox such an evidence Of attaG1
ment 10 E;n. he assured them tina! VI
was not hurt in the least, and Oe!g1
them, by their love Of Him, and Of jhd'1
dury, to return pcac cahly 10 their Sa1
ralks. As 70. himself, lie WENT to I'd
room, generously cha,tl,lnS his p"s'Ioij
which had thus struck out spark t"1
had like TO have thrown tn wHOIe Tow
into 4 iiamc.-And feeling himself IN
aggrcssor Of Mr.. Payne, he rcso'ro
make him the honorable PREPARATION
a,A'ng hi, pardon, No sofn'r bat
made ihi, heroic resolution, thar NE'1
vciInS that delicious Yaiety. which eva
accompanies good purposes in a VII. 1
ous mind. hc went to a bal! that El5h 4
and b, ha,ed as though nothing hs
happened. Early next mo'nl"S,
wrote "a polite note of in, itatIon I" w
Pay ne, t" met him 1T the ta'T"7
Iay nc took II for a challenge. a"d y
paired To The tavern in ian eHpe''a']
of smelling gun powder. But "Ia' va
his surprise "n ent ring the cll'I'']
to sec, in leu of q brace of pistols
deCantcr OF wine and pair OF s'sa1
on the table. u aslIng'oH rose 10 10
nm, and offering his hand with as'D'
bcgan-"Mr. rayn. to GIT so"ei'H,l
Is nature, to rcc,ify error, IS ai"''
slny. | believe | MAS wrorS in inc |,
fair Of yesterday YOU have had u W,
solne satisfaction, and if YOU deem %,
sufficient, here is my hand, let Us
fiien.is.' :,
IN act of such sublime virtue, pro- ~
ccd its proper fleet Oh the mind o. ~,
Pa, he, who from that moment ot'~
the most enthusiastic admirer ana '|
os Washington; and, for his SAKE ,', ~
dy at any time to charge lpto a O'"
OF two and forty FOUNDERS. lid
WOULD oarynutl but be pcrsnaO'a
act in style sn correct and 50 nely'
aur papers would no longer SHOE !.
with accounts OF elegant Young
numbering each other, on lalse t.r
pies of honor; and by one ossp. ,.,
deed, ameYcins themselves oil all r Wo.
pleasure, and Of all future hope orII
they bat exert the Courage, tho ,.GiS
true courage to stamp into ,ln na.ia|
silence the rlamsurs Of british t1 Jrr|
oansanh call VI