The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-19


refer 10 the pulley Of Gen Washington, and we
notice tla, lie has changed his position somewhat
since he left New York city He sad
My humble prayer. IN tint respect, is often
answered.by tie trh itinual policy Of the Father
Of Your conniry--ihe great Washington, | hive
already had the opportunity to exp plain what have
found in ihe documents Of America That that
wns never principle Ol Washington; IL il wins
anything, II wasa recommendation Of policy inr
90 years Here That consideration particularly
repeat. Whyi Because Ohio did not yet exist
when Washington pronounced that policy
daughter aud great nPplnnse)- aud am sur"
Washington was too wise man 10 frnme laws inr
thnse who did noi exist. (Great laughrr.) This
country INV is in quite different condii'on
world uf power rises up. States, which dI mt
exist among the old lhIieen who achieved your
Republican existence, nre now added.
But, sir. certain newspapers charge me with
imper inence in having come 10 this country n
stranger with the arrogant intention 10 teach here
he true sense ofthe farewell address OF Washing
ton. Now indeed! II ever man came unrre
tendngly To Americn, may say came so bn'
| believe the people OF America has not written
its history for being shut up in "A trunk TUT lnr
giving and inparing instruction hy ii tn immunity
have not written the dOcuments-l have read
Ihem-and perlml il is ~ arrogance to take That
construction out or yuir history which ! found
there ready expressed And SO. viking that
ground to-day say that very soon (nnd believe
this. mol upon ny own anlInrity. mt upon lhe
lHuthuriiy of one uI your very distinguished
fellow citizens. au American in high pnSllloh J
vou will have tn read a historical work from II
classical American author. where you will lind
the truth stated that thu, principle ofnot entangne
| A IN Eu ,lIi,nraa IN have
interpreted ont oI Amegcan documents. W moi
the will nf WaShimgiun-it wns forced upon him
| hy peculmr crcnmsinmces-b peculiar consider
ainns II wins a principle ui General Hamilton.
Washington resisted every Suggestion fnr u very
long time aud only when he saw that the French
nation had executed who sent help Ia America III
your war i,r independence. and banlslrd Thai
| Lafayette WIN lnnght for your indeI endeuce hhS
then did WaslIington.b by tln! impulse c"ngehml Ia
such ulan ny he. declare that with milton
which had So acted toward The hrnemcnrs "t hi'
rnnntry he would not mix il entnnglimg al.innces
That il hi toricn fct Ynn will see it proved
very soon by an American historian
| We hardly deem it necessary 10 expose the
laIlacy of this reasoning twill strike the m'nc
Of every intelligent reader it glance. So far a
the TACT is concerned Washington was not th'
man To ncl hastily or mprudentIy What h
cmnseled was almost always done wisely aud
is now too late 10 question his policy. The idea
tia, General Hamilton was the author Oi the Who'll
nr any p, ri oi the Farewell Address ofhe "Fnthe
1i His Country" is supremely absurd aud ye
we cannpl blame Kossuth lur the error There ar
m riiiZauR NyIl
have lnade this charge, and to their assertion
we attribute Kossulhs mistake
Wushinglon's policy is we'll defined in Ii
Address aud has been hitherto well understoo
10y the American people. His object was to avoI
all "enlouging alliances with European nation
Whether ii i, proper, ut this uay, 10 change til
policy is another Ina'ter hut We do hope that
will not he nccessary t" take humtiis great nam
IN order Ia sustain the Affirmative.
l"IsH RoTs AT STEUBENVILLF 1t appear
tllt the lish riots upon the RIi'road in the Wei
ity OF Strubenvlr have nni yet been qucIle
and in consequence the work uron the road
almost wholly suspended. The Sheriff Of III
c,maly with his posse. is very active. ana ii
Thought that HE riots will yet he queed within
any special Legislation Thus far bat "ne pers'
has been reported killed, but many have be'
g wounled bu not seriously. DepredatI"nS we
r committed ON the farmers in the meighborlno
y and il is stated TINT about score nf them ARM
9 themselves and iook five hundred Far'dnwne
e prisoners oI war aud marched them oil tn Ste
d benve. Notwithstanding The ser"us nature
the difficulty. the citizens erj"y themsel,
i highly at the mistakes Of the military aud the |
q ouliar traits Of the riuters. Many humorous eve
- are recorded.