Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-08-14
From Poulson's Daily Advertiser.


WAsHINGToN's FAREWELL ADDRESS,
The following beautiful sentiments on this
state paper, contained in a criticism on his
lite, by Mr.. Simpson, reflect honor on the
head, and do credit to the heart of the au-
thor. Every day adds to the glory of WASH
ington.
sit may safely be alleged, that every
hour that adds age and vigor TO the federal
government, will add glory and applause to
this valedictory document; and that as the
people daily become more enlightened and
vIrtuous, more weaned from factions foment-
ed by the passions of other countries, and
having no connection with our own, they
VIII also become daily converts TO its ster-
ling doctrines of republican virtue, and hold
ing 1t not less sacred than the constitution
which It so beautifully expounds and eff
GENTLY fortihes; they will cling to it as the
ark of political inspiration, from the true
prophet of liberty. 1t is utterly impossible
to appreciate this state paper beyond its real
merits. Penetrating to the future with that
presclence that distinguished this extraordi-
nary man, he has anticipated and portrayed
every variety of political crime, fea-
ture OF depraved gogism,-every dis
tortion OF tactious lubricity and feverish am
bltIon that could arise to debauch our iber-
ties, or under speclous professions of hollow
patriotism, destroy our constitution. No E.
vents q our hlstory-no eras of our par
lles-np extended measures no novel poll
cles OF our country-no fresh complexion
newly lad on by upstart demagogues, or
frog -mre candidates-but will here be found
depicted in their true coors, by the admon-
ishlng voice of paternal WASHINGTON;
whose purity of precept is only equalled by
his souidness of principle; and whose jeal-
Gus solrltude for the rights of the people has
no parallel, but IN the exalted wisdom of his
car, that government should act without i'm
pedlment or obstruction, from the combina-
lions o. parties, Or false principles of resist
ance, disguised under color of right and free
DOM
Free governments not only being estab-
llshed on the virtue of the people, but de-
pending Tor their permanency on the culture
and preservation of their moral purity, it has
ever been established a source of great ca
lamity, to have their ideas of political moral
lty depraved by bad examples; and, on the
other band, it has ever been thought pro-
portionate blessing, when the chiefs and lea
ders In a popular government have deported
themselves with IA strict regard to truth, can
dour, sincerity and justice. By observing
an elevated course of political morality; by
never protesting what there is no intention to
fulfil; by never feigning impracticable re-
forms; and never fabrcating fictitious and
untounded charges against antagonis. par
ties; but always acting on the principles of
truth, justice and sincerity, statesman may
do more to cement the liberties of his coun-
try, than by hundred battles, or the exter-
mlnatlon of a thousand foes, or myriads of
hostile invaders. This Das the peculiar mer-
1t Of GEORGE WAsHINGToN-he was an hon
est and uirtuous Statesman; Dho has left in
ms example, as weI as his precepts A MODEL
OF PUBLIC VIRTUE, more precious to our lib
ert'es, and more calculated to ensure the per-
manency OF our free institutions, than the
capture OF Yorktown, or the victory of Sara
toea. Contrasted with Washington, in this
feature of his character, Mr. Jefferson pre-.
sents us with display Of European fnesse
and insncerily in his political course, which,
as his admirer on the sound points of his
mind, we would lain behold buried in obi
won, but which his own testimony has re-
corded on the page of history in features too
promising to be either overlooked or approx
ed This is the more 10 be regretted, as he
had SO much in his power of contrary ma
ture; being so pre-eminently qualified, both
by genius and education, to exhibit to the
people in the beautiful language of elo-
quence, the advantages of public virtue, and
the true glory which attends upon strict ad-
herence to truth, and rigid practice of sim
cerity, honesty and candor, which in all
ages have extorted the applause and vener-
alton of mankind. By pursusing such
course, he would have saved his country from
that deluge of foreign passions which infu-
riate factions let loose upon us; and he
would have abstained from that fabrication
of monarch al plots and designs, in which
no sane mind could believe without suppos-
ing weakness OF reason, and force of pas
sion wholly repugnant to his philosophical
habits of inquiry and reflection. But by de-
PRAYING the political morality of the people
by fiction and intrigue. he laid the founda-
ton OF those violent struggles of party which
have come so hear breaking up this happy
contederacy into discordant fragments, and
tearing society in pieces by civil commotion
and iactlous brawls. In this respect, before,
Washington was the very opposite of his
successor, for the former was truly the Soul
Of Honor, Candor, and Truth! who new.
er feigned what he did not feel, and never