Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-07
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Ssron not Inappropriate to the day, and ono Of the
most tseachng and heart touching have heard
was delivered In the Hall Of the Hou,s Of Representatives BY
the Rev. Dir. Drwrr, Of New YORK. The Hall was crowd
ed to OVERLOOKING. and every Of approach % the Aoo
In the galleries. aislss reporters desks, crowded The
Hall Of the House has rarely been filed with intellectual,
nuncraus brilliant audience all the disin-
gashed at the Of Government being present
The story of David and Ush the subject Of the Sermon
the text the pungent told in The twelfth chapter Of the
book Of Samuel "And David said unto Nathan, As the
Lord veth the that hath done this thing shall surely
die" = "And Nathan said unto David Thou art
the man." h
FfSm this story ssso Was drawn appropriate to the pscs
and the OCCASION TO many present ihs opportunity the
first which had presented itself of hearing Mr. Dewey.
His sermon practical enough to remove the doubts Of tho
most sksptcs and Christian enough satisfy ali who love
good principles than sccaran creeds. send you for
publication the closing paragraphs Of the sermon, and not
only for the that embodss just esmais Of the viz
tiles df the Father Of his County, but for the that il
embodies in few words just criticism Of work Of art
that adors the grounds Of the CAPITOL and which exhibits
Washington in the oest position Of moral greatness. al
lude 10 Greenough statue Of Washington which has been
10 much abused because ii has not pictured forth Washington
Upon piancing steed on the field Of BATTLE amidst the
hustle and cares Of State The ideal Of Washington
tiers SO necessarily into the estimation Of his character that
an attempt embody forth, and to perpetuate it for all
me much worthy Of public commentator than Of
the general which Greenoughs work has received
We quote the following
u There was once man who stood in the osst seq Of
power and did fall halowed for all time be this anni
vefsary of his BIRTH cannot let this day pass and in this
place. without alluson to his memory Nor is by any
forced construction that connect his example with the theme
my present DISCOURSE For much has been said Of the
ciar of his character, do not know that any thing
more marked II than tho discrimination upon which have
now been insisting. Our Washington was one Of the few
great in the world in whom the better sentiments
wrought into established and governing principles This was
emphacaly his greatness. He not among the greatest
In intellect genius but he great in this that his whole
character based upon steadfas and nexbe principle
mark this trait in all his writings. every where how all
that there was Of feeling and enthusiasm in hs mind was tam
cd down the sedateness and strength of principle see in
his whole life the concentration of every thing to the
point Of duty Duty, principle, the polesar that guided
him through the troubled and trying Of his fo II Is
this which the sculptor has forth whsn he represents the
victorious chief with hand sunendeng TO his country tho
sheathcd sword the emblem at Of command and Of
e and with the other pointing to heaven, in token of humble
and solemn gratitude and allegiance to the Power Supreme
And this tpasn the sphere in which he moyed-t c0s
greatness was greatness of which many who called
great utterly incapable II greatness which no man
i'm similar circumstances exhibited Cesar graphing at
the scepe Of empire, Alexander sweeping the skirts Of
Asia with his hosts Napoleon Cromwell vauing when
occasion served to the seat Of arbitrary powerwha
those examples Of msaed greatness the sublime and chris
tan herosm of our Washington
This my brethren, il greatness for every man. This
demands resolution, energy nobene0, to be
where else To abjure all ease, all sones all indulgence
all ambition the solemn behes of charity to bring to
end this eternal contradiction between ideal and
ce pass through the great regeneration from passive
imcnt resolved and active principle this in every walk
individual social POLITICAL in every Of communities
nations is the only path to unfading glory earth, and to
eternal bliss in heaven" ua0