New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-23
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WASHINGTON.

TaehonorCd anniversary OF WASHINGTON . BIZ. b was
celebrated in this City ana in other places yesterday
with sa'utcs Of cannon military aud civic parades,
commemorative orations and all the services usual
the occasion. 1t is fit day for Americans to ceie
brate it is proper to look back with honor and graft
tude on the noble lie of tiat us!riOus example Of
true greatness and we may be that while adyaac
in humanity will hereafter end individual men less
essential to the happy evolution Of its destnies, be-
cause the masses VIII be elevated 10 higher level OF
power and action, tie day will never davn when tue
glory Of WASHINGTON will not be held in aIsctiOna.e
remembrance by the world, and above sl by the free
men OF America.
TAat The principles and practices Of WASHINGTON
are dcsped and Ignored by present N4tioaa rulers
is hut an additional reason for dwelling upon the
ugue in connection with day sacred to his memory
ard to the hopes of humanity illustrated political
integrity and selfsacTGce In him We find man who
deemed duty tie State paramount to personal consd
eraors The ancient idea of Roman patriotism, strip
ped Of eeoti,m and brutality and sofened by milder
faith, ard need political creed was eIempiiied
in lis career In vain DO We look through it to hn1
sr precedent for the present Interpretation Of Official
lnalyIrsation and party meanress We find man
avoiding not seeking Office find an office holder
sIotless in his great account with the nation
Asa Young man we behold him honorably earning his
living at hard work Asa youthful negotiator travelling
through wilds and dangers, advancing primeya NJ
ture sId a savage foe, we see him combining the skl
and GOODNESS of mature years with the impetus and
daring Of exutant youth. A. a member Of the early
Congress, we perceive, if not leader he wanted
the gift Of e,oquence man who never held back aud
whose counsels were invariably discreet. When it
became necessary TO elect head for the troops we
know that lie made no movement, open or occult 70
gain tie psce and when he heard before Congress
that he was chosen as the CommanderinChiefo OF tie
Armies of America, in The awily impending struggle
with the nos powerful lston in the world he buried
his face in bis hands and rushed almost frenziedy from
the assembly and lis acceptance was such as 10 leave
doubt that be took the command in obedience 70 the
VIII Of his ierow-ctzens ami against the pronPting'
Of bis own private feelings
TIE wsr concluded and the colonies disunited we
frd WAsIuNGToN mourning over that 6suniOn as evil
dtuce if continued that The blood and treasure OF the
Revolution were vaiDly wasted And once sg'in in
Convention he offers every nduceaent TO the North
10 ion the South lie was an AbOliionist. lie " or
.dsiued7 Tat the Northwestern territory should not
lie stained with Slavery tie wrote 70 La Fayette
sfterwsrd resting hrs profound grief because the
Leg stature Of Virgins had then just refused to take
tie necessary steps to sbolsh Slavery. But in these
degenerate days when Virginia is used as the negro
breeding AID atteBDg market for the newly llred
South, ard when solemn compacts Volstei to ex-
,erd that market, her great Cherish other saati
reuis.
When Washington was President every Official,
FROM tie highest u tie lowest knew that BE- must DO
lis duty. Then peculatiOns were unknown. Then
Empire Clubs having among their members no;o -iogs
fl,ors ard conycts, were not marched to the Pres-
dental house and cOuphIe1ted for tie servce they
did tie indispensable and oyera-chng ser5ice, zen
derel 10 tie Presidential election. Then il Was not
necessary to represent President as tariff man in
Pennsylvania aud free trader in S0rth Carolina.
Then il was not yet discovered that 70 tie vict0rs
belong the spoils Of Office and that the cohesive
" power Of puuder" is Necessary TO keep psrty 70
ceher. Then men Ike joseph Reed could not be
bought, and Ike Edward Ratledge, declined Office,
with the Qualification tlat il would be accepted If
better nan could not be found. Then the Collector Of
tie elief Port was not radey dismissed because he
would r1r lick the dust from or the fee. Of power
Then tic Administration did not descend to owwatsr-
mark to fld objects Of vengeance, B, Diminishing con-
peieut porsons from oce and putting in1her places
bllclfuar5s and gamblers Then o.ice-h)llsrs did
their wsFk inca aal not rs tie ssrf Of superiors