Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-30
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fed Than any other nne, for The arduous and responsible
duties, conhded 10 him.
racter of Washington. Orarnrs and poets, historians
and ~essayis,s, the pinus and The profane. The good, the
wise, and the great, without distinction of party, OF
country. or Of faith. have concnrred in placing his fame
and equation above tina, Of my aud of all The men, who
have lived lin the tide of times
His character stands, md ever will stand forth, in the
great Pantheon OF history, : in such proportions as not
10 be compared with That Of other men = But il rises %
some lonely and sinp pc ndnus n,nnumen nj nf nature. rearing
its majestic fnrm in the solitude OF The wildernPss-iis
magnitude and rnaguiticence, illustrated by the silence
thni sleeps around II
So numerous were the gallant and distinguished men,
in military association with their yeneratrd chief. from
his own S ale. that refrain from any attemp, at their
enumeration To refer 10 some. would be unJnst-io oil,
impossible, without spinning out an oraIon 10 the length
OF history The records OF he times furnish abundant
evidence, that, wherever the tide OF war was raging
feIces,. there The gnianury of Virginia was most con
spicuously displayed. From the st Lawrence TO the
Savannab-fnm The savage scenes OF The border con
ficls. 10 The long line OF Atlantic battles, the Eagles cf
liberty were unfurled on no field, Oh which The bIoud Of
Virginia did rot flow.
Nor was she less disrir gnished fnr her sages in coun-
Gil. than for her heroes III camp. The auihnr of he De
claratinn Of lndcpe the great intellectual Colns
sus of The eighteenth certury, performed, in the produc.
lion Of that article alone. q service, sufficient 10 pefpe-
tua,e his fame. But if he had not prilnrmtd that ser
vice lie would still! have left behind him, in hose inst.
buttons Of his country which were peculiarly Tie work Of
his own hands, the lasiirg memorials of his talents, and
patriotism. II is cerininIy true Of Mr. Jefferson that he
30 conclIinted The regard, won the confidence of his
country men, as 10 enjoy whilst living, a greater DE- gree
of public consldrreii"n, than has been acc"rdrd Ia any
other cilizen-ihe father of his county excepted A
consideration so great, That Tor half a century, his opin
ions in regard Ia all matters connected - ilh COVE rnuent
have been adopted by hundreds of thousands, as much
by he exercise Of faith, rs by the operation of The judg-
mrnt As n statesman, a patriot, a scholar and a philo
snpher, he will not cease 10 be admired, whilst liberty
or scie nee has n v0'ary left.
r., Mr. Ia Ertscn- like mony Of the great men nf the
Revolutionary era, ernird 10 have been given a princi.
pie Of physical vitality, brnring some proportion to his
intellectual capacity. He was permitted 10 live beyond
the time allotted 10 ordinary men. Like hls great com.
patriot, he was reserved after hia time OF active labor had
passed. TO aid his country by The counseIs Of a wisdom
rippned in The exercises III a pr"iracird and evrnt:ul ca
repr. As he was united with Adams in life, so he was
not 81 parRird from him in death They appeared tnge-
Their on The great Theatre Of The Revolutionary drama
they divided The responsibilities and the gl"ries Of The
first -cumppriiors alter Washington ioi the first hn-
nnrs which rhr Republic could confer. they Until received
them according Ia The rights vi u cir respective age
When The Irriiali'ns oi active competition had suhsIdrd,
they resumed their relations If irr ndship aud confidence
and. wien admnnrsied by the growing infirrnIrips of
dscaying nature. that the time approached when they
must b. prepafed 10 lrst the dread realities Of an nnirp.d
existence. they communal together upon that solemn
event. When lhp time did actual!y come, il camp 10 bOh
-nnd hand in hand they descrnnPd together the dark
mva.I.v .f tho pi.d"w III drori" Witnessing ih- fi,ir,h
return of The anniversary We celebrate ond within the
very hour in which W. are now engaged. TIN il liberated
fplrltS SCARE q lngeintr rom the Z oI inPr cbrlhly
hnnors and lab"rs- accompanied in The very moment OF
their departure. by the prayers and the benediction OF q
rejoicing nation.
An odinrning district boasts the production Of another
eon. who though less con with the events Of The
Revolution, vas no less distinguished by his important
services in prriPcting our system Considered in The
single, but Important character OF n great and accom.
Pushed state mamie vas, if not The very first,
unqueslInnably among the first men. whom his country
has produced. a mind storrd with the deepest eruci-
ti"n-lrained with the most ladori"ns care, and adorned
with the most various nnd perfect accomplishing. nis-u
temper so firm yet so mild es IN retain the confidence
and the affection Of friends without forIei;ing the re.
sprct or The admiration Of adversaries. a decision, TEN
pered with so wise a m"drration in his party %prfdilec.
lions, that lie was rs prompt 10 adopt The luclcous
plans OF his opponents, as lie was tn reject the un.
wise Suggestions of his friends las a writer, leaving
behind him the purast specimen OF style, which his
country, or pc rhnps his age has sffordsd-ss a d-bater,
dlspla\ ing on oil occasions an ability, only exceeded by
his own MISUNDERSTANDING a sword, which, though
keen as the scimatar of Saladin. yet carried from the
conflict. no heart stain on It's blade-his character pre-
senrs, in all the proportions of beauty and OF strength,
the perfect model Of q wise, able and practical states.
man His commentaries on the Federal Con silulInD,
whether in The shape of essays. dtbates or State papers.
are probably the best Of his productions. On them, his
TUE to a lns'ing In'nr nay safely r"pnse For they con
slllute a memorial ms splendid md imperlshable as tile
great subject to which they were dedicated.
The same region of country Qhe Eastern base OF the
Blue Ridge maintains, extending from The Potomac 10
James riyrr) fertile OF iliusirious men, has al no period
" WI llSlDIN iblHu w II''" 80 t"'S - 1890
ties; nor 10 contribute lar more than lis Ialeable pro
portion, TO The sun Of The naiioral glory: Nor can It
reasonably complain of the lngrati,nde 1T Republics
for ii has divided largely Of The public honors, whether
conferred by The State or Federal Government In.
Guiding the county Of Fairfax, as being within The de-
signarrd range, the first "fice OF The Republic has been
confdPd Ia its citizens and residents, Tor w" and thirty
of The e%n;irc'ffly yrars, that have elapsed since lis IN.
sii,utton. In all The other branches OF public service,
whether military or civil. foreign or domestic, The same
section Of country has maintained up 10 this very day,a
proud and constant pre.sminPncP.
For obvious and probably sufficient reasons, ] again
waive a minute enumeration. might exhaust The pa
,ipnce nf this assembly, already so signally and kindly
manifested towards me-. with details OF too much int
rest. for the injustice Of 4 partial reference. The bat
ties Of Gmiliord, OF Trenton, Ut Saratoga, OF BRANDY
wine. of Yorktown and many others-wilh the whole
line ur he Northern and The Western frontiers, IN both
our wars Of Independence, rush upon the memory win
o crowd Of incidents, TO prove That The honnrs OF tn's
favored region, have not been restricted 10 Inc heiu Oh
civil distinctions.
Whuls, ii has been The good fortune Of our portion Of
the Piedmont country Ia win SD rich a ren"wn, IL is me
special privilege %. line county in which we are now as
sembled, to claim the credit Of having given 10 the Re
public, and the world. a man who. possessing an Inc
qualifications Of military. of civil. and OF social me aP,
preached nearer The character OF Washington, man any
of his contemporaries. Every mind in the reach OF my
voice turns, and every mind within lis reach, IT II sound
10 The utmost confines of The C"niederncy. w"rid turn 10
the m,emury nf IN. late, the chasie, tn vifluous, Tue
accomplished. the distinguish Marshall
Entering the public service IN q military capacly, aho
vhlls, vet a youth. he soon attracted The all. nIon and
won The consdr nee o, the Commander IN chief. lhe
war endsd-he was called in rapid succfsS'on, 10 DIS
charpc The functions Of executive. legislative, diploma
tic and judicial offices With q versatility OF talent. tina
adapted Itself Ia every employ ment. and won distinction
in every pursuit, he yet reserved the Pondrst display
OF h,s 6 onderiul powers, FIR that more exalted station
IN which so large a portion Of his lIis was expended
Lenrred as Hale-as Cato firm. cs Arisiides Just
no performed The grave duties of The h'ghrst legal ri
bunal of his country. with an ability. an integrity and
fidelity, which for more Than nne-third nf an entire cen
fury Of active employ men', SCARED above The r'aen .
nsrlv raaIevulence or Of personal pnvy-Ieoving I" Una
country, in the results Of his labors, a splendid Joolcia
stem. nen If
Judge Marshall was perhaps the finest specimen ~
Republican Magistrate, which either ene,e"' ~ md :,
uI.SL .na Crrn:shnd The nEiect Of as mOCn hno =