Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-24
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sIIow grateful the relir which tie friend Of man
kind the lover Of virtue, experiences wien, turning
iron. the contemplation Vi such character, that y!
Napo,on his eye rests upon iAc creates; nan "i o"t
own or any ag";-the only upon whom al ert-
hct 50 iaoGgh,rsSr lay.s,ld br mca, 10 iu>:e. TIE
crimes Of Their worst enemies may lie innaceai!y and
il.sy bestowed In Washington wc truly behold !.
marvellous contrast 10 almost every one al the
losnen,s and the ,;ccs which We have bccl con.
,,inplatinr and which are 80 vel! fitted 10 excite
MINGLED aaln.ation. and sorrow, and abhor.encc,--
y nj. not ;.at b.iant acaus winch dazz!es ordinary
minds with mol any remarkable Guchncss 81
apprehension with kno",rdsc !ess than almost al
persons in the middle ranks, and many wei! educated
Of The humber classes possess; TINS eminent person
is rrcac nrd 10 observation clothed III attributes
IS modest, as nnpre,eudat, as little calculated 10
strike az u astonsh, ii n had passed unknown
through some secluded rcglou 81 private Rte. But
h. lad 4 lld4m. ii sG.e al sound s;eadincss 81
mind which never suffered any passion, or even any
feeling a ru!i!. ~ calm 4 strength Of understanding
aI,lc. worried rather liar, :.rr,a is way through al.
misunderstanding Or avoiding rather than overlap
ing them. Ii profound saaacy. mistaken sicadincss
Of purpose the cnte sni ngaticn Of all the passions
which carry havoc through ordinary minds, and often.
times ,av waste The fres prospects Of rreatness-nlv,
the discipline Of those icelngs ych are wont 10 Ci
or to scduce genius and 10 mar and cloud the
aspcc, Of virtue hcrsrf-oined w;i or rather leading
to the most absolute sci.-den.a thc most hahtGal and
exclusive CpNOtiof 10 prime p.e--ii ltSc lil.S C.l
con stitutc great character without either quchne Of
apprehcnsoii resources ii inirination or inventive
movers or any brilliant quality that might dazzle TIE
yulrar-.Icn s,ir L. WASHINGTON was the greatest man
that cycrl ycd in this world un, .pca IL Divine wis.
ion and unslistained BIZ supernatural virtue
Nor could the human fancy create Il combination Of
auai,ics even 10 the ycry wants and defects of the
subject more perfectly fitted Tor the scenes in which
il was his lot II naar the chief part: whether We re.
gard the war which lie conducted The political consi
tuition over u hich he afterwards presided or tie tenn
pcstrous time through which he had finally 10 Guide
Inc bark himself had launched
In iruih his deyoi;on Ia liberty and His intimate
,srsr,s:on ,lat !, cam onI,. i, eniovrd rndr hn H..
nuhcan scl.,nr constant. ga,rd s,rcny,h H. he
rnd III lis ,-,l,. rlor,us ,;. ana I;s s,, r.sol,. ,n
~ ,n; iio LaI,ncc c,c,, b,,.c,,, G,,i,i;1,- xtrr
III home n y.I "a 10 repel m, advance from abroad
,ucan!oaliL,e with ucri.c ol.Dc.nce VAS not NOR.
Dictated h. The naiura Justice If h.. c;spos,ion ana
,hc h,bn,l so,rct,, If H., ;nv.s ,h,, !, ,r,
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,;.c,r.iI, s~rr.d ~ Nm, ,,,nJ,,., ,,,,l,c. I.b
c,ocks a crressc: and on.r.rs !, I.,n., ,Lo ,or,I
IN, ch;ea, hcsc,s ,,n,l,r Cnrnrr,,n f>'''
IL. con,,a. ,,,t..iic, !, h.,,l or - ,..,,;I ,, -
per.c, as mislt be cxnocted from his nrc and stead
ir,n'ne- or snTI / ncrcec. M. 1,a r,,t -,
L. frm resolution, rrvcr a. H. n,isI.d H., ,In-. nm,
more Than 10 be IL o;hors oyrrawcd Moor n H.. a.
ducod az b.iraycd or Lur,i.d av,, br his own v.cnk
ness or se.fde,sons; any more than by other meas
arts: nor never to b. ,isIea-cucd hy ,hr most cocat
ed difficulties am more than 10 b. spo on fine clid.
heinlts of ror,u,;e-such was Nh. rc,, grrai
precmrcntlr rr.ot yyhcLor 90 rc,,srd I'm, sus,ai,n