Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-15

CINCINNATUS. WASHINGTON
AND HARRISON.


TO expire, and the-darkness and gloom of an
lnlemInaLle nightto seitle down upon ma.
ton long favored Of heaven now and then
the hand that control in the affairs of men
IS seen IN raising up some chosen delverer
| Of this character. there is about TO be record
ed along with Cineinnains and Washington
those immortal examples OF moral greatness
and distinguished patriotism, the name oil
Harrison.
These beneiactors ofiheir rare will ever
claim tribute Of praise and admiration from
every benevolent heart No herediiaiy titles
drew around them the homage of people ::
No pagcantry and pomp won Tor them a sta
ton in public life No career Of political in-
trigue or party management wrought out
for them place of influence and power
| They came TO the rescue Of their country
from The quiet collage, the home OF their ma
tirIty, and the humble farm, the scene OF their
industry and toll. The story OF the first Of
these will be read with enhanced interest in
the simple but inimiiable language Of Liyy,
the great Roman historian The translation
is as follows: "Let those listen to the story
OF Cinciunaius. who despise every thing
when compared with riches. and who deem
The poor neither virtuous or honorable. Lu-
cius Quinctius the only hope OF the Roman
empire IN the hour OF peril, cultivated four
acres OF land upon the banks of the Tiber
He was found by the commissioners des-
patched for this purpose, while engaged in
ploughiug. Having exchanged sauiaiions
they besought him for his own sake, and
from his regard for, the republic, to hasten to
the commands oflhe Senate. Amazed. and
ansiously inquiring iii all was wsll.n be de-
sired his wife Racilia TO bring his gown
from the cottage with all possible haste. No
sooner had he wiped away the. dust and
sweat, and thrown around him his garments,
than the ambassadors With congratulations
sauted him dictator, aud invited him 10 the
city, declaring that the people were over.
whelmed with connections. la ship pre-
pared at the public expense, Qninctius and
his three sons are conveyed to Rome !; his rel
alives and friends, and all the mobiles go
forth TO meet him. Surrounded BY an iIn.
mense multitude and attended by Iictors, he
is conducted to his future abode Having
met and overcome the enemy and restored
peace TO the empire. he resigned the Office Of
dictator, choosing TO cultivate bis humble
/ farm, and abide 10 his humble cottage rnh-
or than control the destinies OF the Roman
people"
Such was the man, who became the hope
Of an empire at period the most critical and
perilous.
AT this lime there were within the Roman
republic, tribunes and mobiles, men OF talents
and learning, sraicely equalled, perhaps, in
any country al the present period Yet the
quiet farmer, culuyatipg his four acres of
land, covered with dust and sweat, the ne
cessary accompaniments OF rural toll, away
on the banks Of the river Tiber, became the
peoples choice, as The man 10 whose ability.
TO whom in the "hour OF peril" they could
commit the absolute desiinies ofthe empire.
A like example in our own country greeis
the memory in The hallowed name Of Nash
ington. He. as Cincinnatus, cultivated his
humble farm until called to defend his coun
try in an hour of peril. 'Wiping away the
dust and sweat and throwing around him
his armour, he hasiens 10 the field. And
where did The valor Of the humble farmer
fail. or his skill as commander meet su-
perior2 AT the head OF the American army,
he encountered the most accomplished gen
enerals OF the old world, trained in all the
arts OF war in foreign chools;- Yet he met
and overcame them and restored peace to
The country. Having accomplished this. he
resigns his Office and again returns to the
cultivation ofh farm. But the hope of spend
| ing there the remainder OF his days undis-
turbed is soon TO be frustrated; his country
summons him to the chief office in her coun-
TRY; and here he showed himself The wise
and able statesman as he had done in the
field the brave and ski.lu commander
i Again we meet with another example 10
1.-The farmer OF the west" William Henry
i Harrison. His name, like Washington and
i Cincinnatus. will long remain associated
with deeds of salor and patriotism.
Harrison. after obtaining an honest fame
by cheerfully counting privations and suffer
ing, and nobly pefiing his life in contest
with invading enemies. civilized aud savage,
and wasting his youthful vigor in beneflting
his race. seeks home away on the banks Of
the Ohio. there ITO cultivate a humble farm
and abide in humble cottage"
r But his country in distress. again calls
him. not to strife and contest with foe upon
the field. but TO her councils to harmon;ze
r her jar-ing interests-to hush up the dis
cords and conflicts of parizan warfare-to
check the destructive projects OF mad ambi.
,. tion-andto bring us back from career Of
: experiment, excess, and folly, to the wise and
safe policy struck out for as by the founders
OF our institutions.
! Harrison has become emphatically the
hope, oil his country sin the hour of peril =
= Rut lis nrosnects of deli veranra are cheer