The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-05

the preservation OF the records OF American iearning
aud genius of 1tensive collections of the products Of
nature and art brought hther for study and compare
sen from al parts Of the world adorned With numerous
churches andsprinked am happy to with any
public schools where all the children Of the city without
distinction, provided with the means Of obtaining
good ecucaon-xhere there academies and colleges
profess icna schools and public libraries continue
10 receive az has heretofore the fostering OF Con-
gcss and should be regarded the permanent seat Of
the national government. Here, too citizen Of tis
great republic 81 ietters-a republic which knows not
the metes and bounds OF political geography-hAs ndi
Gated, trust, tr6 pheticay 70 this nation wide and
powerful inluencs In the intellectual world and to this
city commanding position In the field Of science aud
ierstTe by endo~ios here and placing under the guar
dianshp OF be government, an institution for the in
crease and diffusion Of knowledge among men" With
each succeeding interest added to the spot II
beoes connected with oil the historical associations OF
ourcouLt-y with her statesmen and her orators and alas
its cemetery is annually enriched with the ashes Of her
chosen sons Bsre US il rSr broad and beautiful river
separating two Of he original thirteen States and which
late PRECEDENT man Of cstermlnea purpose and in
he xibe VIZ bat patriotic hosrt, desired TO span with
ctnessed union Of the North and the South. On its
bag a rpoe the ahss u the fher OF his Country aud
the city Which he sgued and which beers his narns,
r:se" r. az memory tie marble column, srioe in is
simple grsndsur aud Guy inteodd TO reach aloftier
height than any similar sruet the surface of tho
Whole earth Let the votive offering OF his grntcf,a
co9ntrymaa be freely contrbuted carry higher and
ocSesion La It rise let rise tin il shall
In his cOEsinelet the ea-iies light Of the nsrso
Peaow citi-. s,-9what co,semplntions are awakened
In our minds assemble bcse to recrnct asceAe like
that performed by Washington! Methiuks see his
venerable s"rm BOW before prescned In the gio
r.os statue ~ uoudou now in tho Capitd Of Virginia
He Is sned ani grave. but ,o.cern and anxiety seem
to toe' tho unsHrnc1ts q HE counteaance The
goveroct wc he pr-siaes Is yet In the crss II
experiment Not free from trorss at home, he the
world In coTnniotion and rt around him TIC
tina. inn Ceae foreign arShs disposed 20 the
etVnGth % the rs>onty ostat'irhsd American overu
ment We perceive that Mighty thoughts mingled with
tears as Wtlfae with hopes are eFnsgdnS within him:
Ho teads short 81 ocesFiou ov'r ttcss then naked
ntsi DC ssosses Z.nder stFsaa en- iaea tret ne a.
the fofet esnd thick around hiy as il the spot had
teen devoted te Dudicsi worship God here he performs
the rp.oint<d juty " tao dag.
And DOW fslow otse ns IL this vs,sn were reality
hWashaaton sctus.iy Ssre now amongst us--and IL he
csuc draw AROUND him the ehades CT the great public
Of his Appropriations sndcwtGror-, orators and
s,atetmsn snd were to add-ss rs In their rreseGce
would ne rot SOP 20 us--~Yc nen IL chs genoration
rejoice and thank God for being abe TO that La
bors. sSd to-s aad sa"rhceS not In vain lou
pro.yrTpus-ycu ar hayry-you are graefnl. The Are
wh duty and the sw restrain 1t from bursting forth in
~sd and des'rsct tvs corasEration cherish liberty
you love T-clicisti is scurit,e. you vih 70 pre-
fefye 4 Maintain the consttution Which we Iabsrrd
PARTIALLY 70 establish. and which has been to you
such source OF irestineblo bcssings Pre'erse the
union of tn states cemented Is II BY ayers
ouT tears AID blood. BE tro TO 9oS your untry
and y-orr duty So ths the whe.c Eastern rid follow
the morning sun. 10 Contemplate ycu ~ natl m 80
shall all succeeding generations honor yoe rs they honor
US; ard shall that Almighty Power which grs-
cou=,y protected Ne and which projects ou sbower
hseversstng blessings upon you and your rIste'ity."
President fhI Gre. II Is your snguiary gaod fortune
"a perform nct such that which the earliest Ct
Jour predcessoEs performed dty-eght yrsrs ago Y,u
stand where be stood You lay your hand tho
stone os tuiiirs deaapcd greatly to extend that
whose sion. he lid Changed changed is every
thing Ground Tho sun, indeed, shono upon his
head whick now sbines upou yours. The saule broad
river rosed bis f.s and tlhea his last resting place
that ro yours But the rite ofths city thoD
nieiny os~n feia. snee God avenues have since
been lsid cat a1d csTnplrted squares aud pubic
GROUNDS cuc,oSd and crrauented until the city which
hear. Ms although comparatively ioeousiderabe
In NUMBER sot wealth hna bGcoue quite az TO be the
seat of tbs Govsfon ut of great and uutcd people.
q e. nay The oonsecrenees CT the duty which you
perform auspiclonsy today. equal those which flowed
from bis set Nor this only May the principles q your
sdministTai5l and tbo v-soEo OF your Political
duct b such that the weird OF the pcseLt day and
al history hereafter msy be ct loss 10 perceive what
example ycu have made your strdy
FcEOw CiLtcns--I noW bring this address 10 q Close
orator the ce~rret With Of my be,rt nod which know
r~ato hr oo ~ .Rorens ;opi RO,-an,H hteris
test ociir. ~ 40 cySe erer'ai, ~ Dc paicd elisgSe
DssrcrSr
And now. fellow citizens With heasts void Of hatred
opyy. and malice towards couotrymeo. suy
az them towarte ths subrcfs citizens Of other GO
wrnmsnts ards AM member Of the great family Of
man, but exui'lng cT;hs(ess, In peace
cusisy and harfinsss in tho grateful recollection Of the
psa and tic glorious hopes thc future let return TO
ou= Lcmcs and with al humility and devotion offer our
thno6s 10 the Father q al inercicspStca, social,
nnj rciiclCuL