The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-06
cer eaeemed and venerable friend Geo. w. p
Gusts, (himself descendant and contemporary of
Wsshineton,) in his old continental reglmentals

THE GRAFTON.
From the rostrum OF the orator OF the day,
Er WINTHROP then addressed the vast con-
course. Al The commencement of his Grafton, Of
which the following is a mere sketch, he said
Thy had assembled to take the first steps to-
wards the <ulnm, mt OF a long deferred Obligation
They had together, this eight and forteth year
after has death 10 lay corner stone OF national mo-
nument TO Washington. Other monuments to this il
lustrious have long ago been erected by not
few Of the States of this Mon and by MT few
OF the cities of State but there mains to be
reared Ut here which shall. bsspesk the gra
ttuoe-not OF the States, nor OF the goyernment-not
of separate nitea Of official bodi,sbut of the
people, the Whole people of the nations nat ona mo-
nunent, erected by the citisens of America. (Ap
piause) Or such a mouu--ent we have come to lay
the corners one here and now-on this day, on this
epot in this and Mt this precise epoch OF the
history OF our country and the world we have come to
ccmme this ming act Of com memoration. The
day the place the witnesses the precise period in
own history and the worlds history, ali full of the
most feiiciious appropriateness to the occasion On
this day, the ot nth Il July come to ackno Wedge
public debt o. first benefactor. Washington had
immediate injection with the events Of the Fourth
of July he did not sign the Declara ion of niepen-
dence but the sword vas already at his side by which
independ as achieved, aud he had already struck
the blow which rendered the d, claraton inevitable
We low on the banks Of his own pleasant
noa sn nn, aovnta% % n rom Tnepe me ne
country, and where still sleeps ali that remained Of
him when life over. On this side, and more mme-
datoy IN view s the capitol Of the repubic. standing
the site which he selected and be whose lofty
dome Il rights which he vind ated. and the rights
which he estab shed, and the institutions which he
founded, have been. and still to be maj ntained de-
vsioi Cd, and defended. AIplause) The witnesses
arc such beft the occasion The President of the
United Stat is here and he feels, am assured that
tho Official dis notion which he brings the occasion
Has big er personal charm III IN that it was pos
ed and cilized by most nustrious predecessor. We
have the Vc' President Of tho nit~d States the
n'cpai auth. rites the Con- and the army the
navy, and The marine corps from many field of
lier and later fame veterans Il the line, and vo'un
tecrs fresh from scenes of triumph with their swords
wrcatbed with my tie (may their fame be Ms unfadng
as the aurels which bind their brows) ALL all here
to attest their for him HON statesmen and
first in peace and in war. The people are here IN
their several capacities ! feel that bring with
people but that the people themselves for all can
say in hon-r OF Washington. Indeed, the people
Hss tns Ssaa to tho sua Of
sion for all the States of the Union from all DO
htical parties of all occupations and professions, men
Of Ill sorts and conditions and those to whom all
and cond lions bow (the ades) imparting them
grace and retirement of life Applause The people
- sovereign Ma sons, Odd Fellows Red men Recha-
bites, Sons all here fraternize to
render pect and gratitude to him who and is,
and will forever be the frstin the hearts his cou n
trymen" have not made mention of all who are
with us at this hour Think you that those who stood
joint authors of the Declaration of Indepe BY
their lives and their DEATH doubly haowed this day
Hamilton and Madison, the joint trainers of the
stitution visbly presenpresent in the
persons Of those whom they held dear in life [Mrs
Hamilton was upon the stand and all eyes were
Marshall under whose auspices the work commenced;
Franklin, Jay Morris Putnam, Knox, Kosciusko, La
down from the orbs on high and feel that do them
NO wrong in counting them among the gratifed wit
Of Europe the influence of institutions We see the
spontaneous g. rm nation Of seeds which waited
dous applause) MIR winthrop here made feicitoos
allusion the wish Of Mr. Jefferson that an ocean
ar1 n1e1 rolled between ,.n the old and the new
stitutoas by contamination from abroad. He
said that the influence Of the new upon the
old world was the great feature of the age, aud
alluded to the ocean of fire" in factthe d. and the
smoke Of steamers facilitating intercourse With
foreg nations and conveying the blessings
tutipns. Men begin ming to comprehend something
OF the construction and machinery OF the American
ton that all are created equal is as pro-
claimed in Paris as IL was seventy years ago the
city of Philadelphia. The whole civilized world
sounds with American opinions and doctrines Every
valley is yocal-every mountain finds . tongue for
them Peopeevery where calling rulers to account
press, for the representative system for republican
government. In few cases rulers have been seized
tioipsied their subjects The Roman monarch has the
credit of having led the way for reform. Applause
Nobody viii withhold the appreciation that is justly
due For Italy, France, and the whole European
world great work still remains. Rational republican
liberty sanpo, be acquired in paroxysm-it cannot
HPened fruit of wise delays Mr.. Winthrop refer
RED TO The early history of Washington, and
teanpated the character of his example aud in this
connection he said In taree great epochs of the
oouDtry's history see him the master spirit Of
the times In the Of the Revolution he was
the leaGer Of armies in the formation Of the
stituion see him at the head of our councils in
the organization of the Federal Government he was
the chief magistrate of our republic In
the history of mankind it is doubted whether
De found who had more influence mems minds |
and eve mt than George Washington. II not in
consequence Of his vast learning and varied acquire
ments. He nsde o prcntensions to scholarship; he
bad not sharp wit and glowing rhetoric 1t was not
the power of That august person
were bound rather by ties of respect Than love. His
life Was tineed by no romance nor by the reckless
marked" II ever said that there a charm for me
in the whstling bullet, it was when l was young He
sought not
The bubble reputation at the lannon's mouth
When Patrick Henry returned from the first Continen-
tai Congress he asked who there the greatest
If you speak Of eloquence" replied he, Rutledge, of
information Col Washngton-he was the greatest man
on the floor" (Appause) When Col Washington
hot to in eh
perceiving his diHdence, said 90 Your modesty is |
tna a.s s srss any
his incorruptbity, his reliance upon purity
n his Ss
for the world. and challenges equal for example
Az single instance of the honesty of this great and
soed man, every barrel Of flour manufactured on his
estate bore the brand Of George Washington. In the
West Indies, it admitted without in pecton, that
name being as an ample guaranty both as to
its quantity and quality This speaks volumes Of his
exsctness "He is the only man in the country said
Gone of my principal duties observes Washington in
unpublished paper "wi be the appointment Of per-
10 ONCE but will enter upon the duties Of the
Chief MagistTacy uncommitted to any personal en-
gagements and ties Of blood and ] will not appoint
any one who does not commend himself to me BY no
nesty and capacity With the sword Of the conqueror
1t his 81 de- he still the advocate Of peace We
him assuming power with reluctance, and laying Il
down 1t the earliest opportunity The oHer of
did tempt him from his allegiance He rejected It
with Indignation and forthwith devoted all his In
hucDcc for the esta bshment Of the republican system
Of which, from first to last was the incorporating
advocate He believed that the welfare Of his coun.
try and the world inseparaby connected. We
feel 1t to be exaggeraton to say, that all his
ends were his oountry's Gods, and truth'sn He was
the only who could have carried through re-
velotonary struggle. Washington IL q name well
known TO Europe His star IL in every country,
and wise men pay him homage. Recently, on the
csne, moe OF The Atlantic, Lamsrtins in replying to