Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-08


But above all and before all in the heart Of washidSou
was the union Of the States and opportunity
omitted BY him. impress upon his fellow citizens the pro-
found sense which he entertained Of its vital Importance at
once to their prosperity and their liberty.
10 that Incompatible address in which he babe farewell
his counymen the close Of his Presidential s~ice he
touched upon many other topics with the eanestness Of sin
cere conviction He called upon Them in solemn TERMS to
"cherish public credit to observe good faith and justice
towards all nations avoiding both inyeteate antipathies
and passionate attachments towards any; to mitigate and
assuage ihe unqusnchabe ire Of party spirit "Ies instead
OF warming AZ should consume " to abstain from chaac-
,ezng parties by geographical distinctions p o promote in
situons for the general diffusion Of knowledge y to respect
and uphold "regon and morality hoes great pillars Of hui
happiness those mest props Of the duties of men and
Of citizens"
But what exceed, what can equal the accumulated
intensity Of thought and Of expression with which be calls
upon them TO cling to the union Of the States " is
of infinite moment, says he, in language which we ought
never to be weary of hearing Of repeating that YOU should
properly estimate the immense value your Naons Union
to your collective and individual happiness that you should
cherish cordial babitua mmovabe atachmen, to It ac
cusiomng yourselves think and speak of as Of the pal
ladnm Of political safety and prosperity watching for
Its preservation with jealous anxiety; dcounenancng what
ever may suggest suspicion that can in anu even
be abandoned and indignantly rowning upon the FIST
dawnng of attempt ALLEVIATE any portion of our coun
try from the rest enfeebe the sacred ties which now
'lnk together the various parts"
The Union The Union in any spsat, was thus the ssnt-
men Of Washington The Union, the Uaion in any euen
1.-THE our sentiment this day
Yes, to-day, fellowczens the very moment when the
extension OF boundaries and the multiplication Of our ter
tories producing, directly and indirectly among the DIFF
ierent members of political SYSTEM many marked and
mouned centrifugal tendencies let this occasion to
renew to each other Of allegiance and devotion to
the American Union, and let recognise in common title
the and the fame of Washington and in our common
veneraon for his example aud his advice the asufcent
cenpea power which shall hold the thick clustering stars
Of confederacy in glorious constellation orever Let
the column which about be at once pledge
and emblem Of perpetual union Let the foundations be
laid let the supesucure be built up and cemsned let each
stone be raised and veted in spirit of national brotherhood.
And may the earliest ray Of the rising sun that sun shall
set to rise moedaw forth from daily as from the
tabled statue Of antiquity, strain Of national harmony which
shall strike responsive chord in every heart throughout the
Republic
Proceed then, feow-czen with the work for which Won
have assembled Lay the cornerstone Of monument
which shall adequately bespeak the gratitude of the whole
Amecah reope 10 tue INDUSTRIOUS Father OF his Country
Bcd to the skies you oueach the holiness Of his
principles Found upon the massive and eternal rock
you cannot make enduring than his fame Construct
Of the peerless Paran marble you cannot make it purer
than his life Exhaust upon it the rules and principles Of
ancient and of modern you make more propor
tomato than his character.
But let not your homage to his memory end here Think
not to transfer TO tablet column the tribute which is
due from yourselves just honor Washington can only be
rendered by observing his precep and initiating bis example,
Smhudino dec~emus. He has built his own monument.
its appointed its privileged guardians This widespread
Republic is the true Washington Maintain its
Independence Uphold lite Constitution. Preserve its Union
Defend its Liberty. Let it stand before the world in all its
original strength and beauty, securing peace ORDER equality
and freedom to oil within its boundaries, and shedding light
and hope and joy upon the pathway Of human liberty through
out the world and Washington needs no other monument
Other may y testify veneraon for him this
this alone adequately illustrate his services to mankind
Nor does he need even this. The Republic may perish
the wide arch Of ranged Union may fall by star its
goes may expires stone by its cormns and its capitol
may mouder and crumbe all other names which adorn s
annals may be forgotten but long human hearts shall
any where pant human tongues shall any plead for
true, RATIONAL constitutional liberty those hearts shall en-
shrine the memory, and those tongues prolong the fame oS
GroRsE WAsHrSerosl