Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-03-01
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of heroes, Iistiosuishsd in The f;elj Of batt.e,
scenes Of civil SON Illustration, we eau find 10
man that so deseyv edly claims the praise OF
ally subdued the perti:enti-l cravings OF am,
b,ion, than our WAsnINGroN. Nor does
he derive his fame from some few dstn
gniShr d scions, but from a uniform princi.
pie that guided hin in the highest Offices OF
III. Country, and in the dutiss Of q priva.e
citizen. The love Of couairy nerved his
arm In The orduoos struggle for our iode.
aendence; chrered him in the dark s, doubt
ful day OF adversely and carried him through
all ito dargrr. and difficulties. 1t supported
hi,n in hi, manly and dgnitied conduct, when
a,sailsd by The shaft, of cslamby, and pre-
s'rsed h;n in ;! c Integrity of his cour e, on
der the assurance that mis- represeo alton
and envy were but transient clouds thai
must yield to the .re'isits' rays Of truth and
justice. TO hin rulers o, nations mey look
and learn The gath that leads TO true glory,
and in his exsmIe citizens Of all rank. may
receive the most instructive les The
principles UPON which he entered into pub
lie iiie could no. fail to secure him esteem'
When he embarked in the glorious caose OF
the revolution, ard was honoured by the
highest military distinction, he received il.
not for himself, but Tor his country His
hea; I never s,rsyed into tie turauient scenes
If giittering fame. or the unhsrowed path IF
rs,tless sEbiuen.-"6jar arms, non .9jaci
arH,a petuntur." Through the s,rugg;e for
our Independence We behold iniiim lot The
soldier orly, bu, tie paItrio' mot the chief
tain ,run. thing in desoiatiop, but the merci-
full hero fghing for the liberties of MAJ.
Ills Upright soul wa. never detected by the
dazzling honors OF war and our success in
arms he welcomed only the olIve'branch
to iDform him hat the troubled waters were,
subsiding IS the bow that was eel in III
Clouds, to show that the contest would not
lasi forever ss The harbirgeT Of that propi-
tivus morn, when the sun appears ind liberty
should arise s. iifuse its b'e.sioss to the dis.
ant corners CT nis country. when the great
THAI lad bsen assigned him, he surrenders
his Authority TO the Lands that gave it, aud,
fnu tur h.
OF retirement Exemplary in republican .ifn-
plic:'y, and happy in lhe industrious pursuits
Of agriculture, under the shadow of hi,
cwu vine and d. tree" free from the bn,.le
OF camp, and the busy sceces ct puriic life,
''h. viewed the solitary walk and tread the
paths Of private life with heart felt ss.isfac.
tion." But however devoted 10 these scenes,
remembering 'hai man is 40, made for him
self s!one, Washington at ali times Ii stsned
TO the ellis Of his country. Never did any
man disriay mere genuine fruits of repub
iioaDi.m than he did So fer from obtru
ding himself upon t.e councils of bis country,
" never he wss solicited into h-r service,
whilst ttese wab a readiness to lend his beat
elds evours, an unf=igned ard becoming diff.
fdcnce always married his conduct. With u
soGndness Of understanding rarely equailed,
an6 integrity OF heart never surpassed, Gu.
ring the labours o! his public cereer he has
largely contributed to hli those political blss-
sing. witch We now enjoy. If We deiise 10
FeFpetuste these, the only sure method j, to
study his whole life. and 10 cherish those un i.
chaHgeabe virtues that fern the only solid
tioo III the human mind, when 10 pursuit Of
important enquiries, to establish some certain
principles by which it may be aided, and
led on to ,occessfu is.ue. Happily for man-
kind, it i, so arranged that on those NO.
neutous lLbec,s, connected with our individ
nal AID nalional happiness, there are certain
truibs paipa5le TO the bumblett unjers'an
ding. In religion we make subtle points of
doctrine subject Of Controversy, aud dis
pote ABBOTT forms Of faith, but all concur
that unless We be g pure in heart, We cannot
enter tito the Kingdom Of God" In the
science Of government we may differ in its
miner aud more uDimp er,apt features but
the gre nd and essential truth, that virtue
aud morality Indispensable to the wei