New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-08

vl. enter into no details Of hs personal history
Washington birthday - National FESTIVAL. dis whole
life bovhood and manhood hss been learned By heart
By us sll VINO knows not that be was se.i-msde
man Who knows lot tlat the only education "ll-h
be en- owed vas that % the common schools % Virginia
which n that day were Of the very ccmmones sort
Who remembers not those extraordinary youthful ad
ventures By which be trained up o. TIE great Work
Of his destiny VINO remembers MT the !aocfs ana *
pO-ures which he encountered - lsnd surveyor n
tae early a-e sixteen years VINO has forgotten me
pe OF rs journey Of ortycne days and I'VE hundred
and sixty miles. from Williamsburg % French Creek
when sent - tie ale OF only tventyone, ~ Couinls
.ioner from Gov D.nwiiiie 70 demand OF the French
forces their authority for nva1ingine hing domlnon'
Who las not followed him. hundred t-nf-, win
Breathe anxiety be threads his way through that
painless wilderness A. one moment rrld 10 by Indians
Al fifteen PAGES ~ the next wrecked upon raft snia
and ice and subjected throughout % every dan
ger which treacLerous elements or sl more treacler
Gus enemies could INVOLVE VINO has iur-0ttrn uis
hardly Jess miraculous escape few years later on the
banks oi the M0u0ugs les when foremost IN tlst fear
fl fght Boz was the only mounted officer Of the British
troops who was not either killed OF desperaie-y
Let me not speak Of Washington o- a merely selt
MAIDEN There were influences employed in mo.l
.ng and making him. far. Jar above bic own coniro-
B1rc Of bic father ~ the tender age Of eleven years
boz bad a moftV left 20 whom the world can never over
osumatr its debt. And higher Lolcr stu, was me
guardian ship sgnaly manifested n more IMAM one
event of his lie. By the a..pOneru dl- pensai40ns oi
Providence" wrote Washington himself 90 bis veneer
atrd parent after Bradl0cks defeat have been pro
tscfed beyond al human probability or eXpeciauon
for bad four bullets through my coat ana Two morse
sh0t under me yet escaped uuhuIt although deatn
was levcmg my companions on every s.ue OF me.
Wen did the eloquent pastor OF ue-h1orng p4lsn.
on his return. point ont 90 the public that nefoc
youth. Colonel Washington, whom says be-. cannot
but hope Providence has hitherto preserved L 20 -
nal manner for some important service 10 the coun
try"
{na mo-, less natural OR less striking was the test
sr. f..Ia ffrl fI| klafr vi
wears afierward that 40 the battle Of The Non0nea
hcla be- had singled him out ~ conspicuous OBJECT
had fired his rife al him many time- ana directed Ole
vOuug warriors 10 do tine but tnat % nl- utter
establishment of their balls took effect that nc
was then persuaded that the youthful nero was under
the special guardianship of the Great spirit ana lln
medatey ceased to hfe Al him ana mat ne was
now come 10 pay homage 10 the man VINO "as ln-
particular iavOriie oi Heaven and VINO could never
die in battle.
Our Revolutionary fathers had many causes FOR adof
ing the invisible hand by which they were gloea anu
guarded ia their great struggle Tor Liberty Dui none
none stronger than this prOvdental preparation ana
preservation OF their destined Cmei BE II ours ~
proonc that anthem IF gratitude which may no more
b. heard from their mute lips ne grave cannot
praise thee death cannot celebrate thee but tnc
living the living they shall praise thee BIS we DO this
day
Of the public services Of Washington to our own
country for which he thus prepared and preserved
il enough 20 say that IN the three great epochs OF our
National History he stands forth preeminent and peer
less tbs master spirit Oh the time
In the War of the Revolution We zee nun the Leader
Of our Armies
In the formation OF the Constitution we see him the
President OF our C5uncus
In the organization of the Federal Government We
see him the Chief Magistrate OF our Republic.
Indeed. from the memorable day when. under TIE
unheard but by means lnauspicious salute OIL ooth
BRUSH and American batteries engaged IN no nolyday
exercise on Bunker Hill it was unanimously resolved
that George Washington having been CHOSEN Com.
manderin Chief of such forces as are or shall be raised
Tor the maintenance aud preservation OF american LID.
rry. this Congress doth now declare tnat tney WIZ
maintain and assist him and adhere 20 him. the said
George Washington with their lives and fortunes In
the same cause 4" from this ever memorable lsth of
June l47j-a day which las has been well saidl
Providence kept a balance with the cause ana
while it took from Warren gave us Washington
TO the nth day Of December ls41 when be died we
shall search the annals Of land in vain for any i'm
pOrtant IN which no was anything less thah the
tits however the character Of Washington and not
the mere part which he played. which we would mold
up this DAY 10 the world worthy Of endless and uni
versalcounmemoraton. The highest official distinctions
may be eniOyed and the important pubic services
rendered by men whose lives will not endure eNaml
nation. II is the glory OF Warrington that the virtues
OF the man outshGne even the brlliancy OF ms sct-
and that the results which he accomplished we're only
the legitimate exemphcHtions OF the principles WHICH
he protested and cherished.
whether any man be- found who has eNerted more
controlling Influence over men aud over events thah
GEORGE Washington To what did ne owe tual 4llu
enre How did he win, how did be WELD thar magic
power. that majestic authority, over the minds ana
hearts Of his countrymen and Of mankind In what
did the power OF Wellington consist
II was not the power Of vast learning or varied &C
auirements He made no pretens.ons 20 scholarship,
and had no opportunities for extensive reading
Il was not the power Of sparkling VII or glowing
rhetoric Though long associated with dehoefailve
bodies he made SCI speech IN hs me, nor ever
mingled In a stormy debate
Il was not the power OF personal fascination mere
little about him Of that gracious ahabiiy winch
sometimes lends such reslstess attraction u men oi
commanding position His august presence inspired
more OF awe than of affection and bis friends, numer
Gus and devoted they were. were bound 20 nun rather
by ties of respect than OF love.
Of heroic adventure " Is ever said So. replied Wash
ngton when asked whether he had said That there Wa
something charming in the sound OF whisuns bullet
" il ever said So 10 was when was young lie bad
no passion for mere exploits He sought no bubble
reputation I'm the lannon's mouth. Win courage
never questioned and equal 20 every e'gency ne haa
yet awi-d0m which did guide hl- valor " hct 10 safety
Ia what then did the power Of Washington consist
When Patrick Henry returned home from the hrst Con-
tncuta Congress and was asked who was the greatest
man Ia that body. he replied: " Il You speak OF eo-
quence Mr. Rutedgc OF south Carolina is Ae greatest
orator but IL you speak of s0Id Information and sound
iudguent Col Washington is by Tar the greatest man
on that floor
of the French war took his seat for the nlst time IN the
House Oi Burgesses OF Virginia, and vote oi thanks
was presented T. him Tor his military services 70 Ae
Colony his hesitation aud embarrassment was relieved
by the Speaker who said, III down. Mr. Washington
your modesiy equals your ydor and that urpasses the
power OF any language that possess.
But il was not solid Information or sound judgment,
OF even that rare combination OF surprising mOiesiy
and valOr great ~ these qualities are, which gave
Washington such a hold the regard, respect and
confidence OF the American people hazard nothing
In saying thai il the nigh moral elements OF NE
character which impaired % It's preponderatng force
His incorruptble honesty HE incorporating truth,
bis dcvout reliance God the purity OF bis NE The
scrupulousness of his conscience the dsiniere,edness
of his purposes his humanity generosity aud justice
these were the ingredients which, blending harmoni.
ou.ly with solid nior~4ii0n and sound Judgment ana
"a yslor only c1uale moiesty made up charac-
ter 20 which the may be car'e.sly challenged
for parallel
Labor to keep alive IN your breast that little spark
OF celestial ire conscience was one OF series OF MAY
inns which Washington framed or copied ior be own
use when BOY His rigid adherence 20 principle, he
tcsdfasi discharge OF duty his utter abandonment OF
self bis unreservei devotion % Whaisvef interests
were committed bis care attest the more than vestA
vigilance with which be obeyed that masin. Tie Kept
alive that spark He made Il shine before men he
kinded u into fame which ilumlned biz whole NE
No occasion was so momentous, no circumstance 20
minute as 70 absolve him from following is guiding
ray The marginal explanation IN his account book 10