Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22

STANTLY -SUPERINTENDING AND SPECIAL
PROVIDENCE.
We have been reading, to-day, some Of
the religious maxims Of this great and good
mam We have never felt, we never ex-
pect to feel, SO much veneration for the
character of any unipspired human being,
as we have always, from earliest youth, en-
tertained for that of him who is the father
of this great country, and who has always
been, and should ever be the first in the
hearts of his fellow countrymen. The more
we read and study the writings and charac-
ter Of this llustrious parsonage, the more
indelibiy is the deep and profound venera-
ton impressed upon the mind.
1t is said of him by those who knew him
best. that, without making any osteDtatious
profession of religion, he was a sincere be-
lever in the Christian faith and a truly de-
v6nt man-that all his virtues were crowned
By piety, and that he was known to have
been habitually devout that to Christian
institutions he always gave the countenance
of his example, and that no one could ex-
press more fully his senses of the Provi-
deuce of God, and the dependence of man
that the hopes of his country were always
[ founded upon the righteousness of his cause
and the blessings of Heaven that his be-
lief was founded in reason and revelation,
and this belief always illustrated and exem-
! plifed in all his actions The celebrated
/ English crater and statesman, Lord EIksine.
/ in addressing him letter, uses the following
/ remarkable language ''i have a large ac-
! quaintanee amongst the most valuable and
3 l.o1 aloccaS Of Int, tba
/ " being, for whom | ever felt an awful rev.
erence. sincerely pray God to grant a
long and serene evening to life so glori-
ously devoted to the universal happiness of
/ the world" What volume does the char
acter of Washington speak in behalf of the
! holy religion which he so purely and noblF
I adorned What an example to the rulers
and politicians of the country be has given
/ to us Aud alas : we may say, how few of
/ them have initiated this pure and illustrious
example, How many shallow Drained ard
noisy deTnagogucs have Gecried those excel
/ lent principles of morality and religion,
which characterized every act in the life aud
history of this great hero and patriot =
/ What disscnsiors and discord, and some
times threatening ruin, have such dema-
D
/ In the most impressive and solemn address
ever delivered to any people. has Washing
ton guarded his beloved c0untrvmen against
the neglect of the principles Of morality
and the Christian religion. These were the
only safeguards of our free aud republican
principles, and that, while righteousness ex-
alteth nation, sin was reproach to any
people" In vain might we hope 20 main
tain our liberties and prosperity should
these great props and pillars of public hap
/ piuess be broken down. VIII not Amcri-
cans reverence the principles and example
of lin who has been the author of all their
civil. political and religious privileges =
How unnatural that disciple Of Washing
/ ton, a true American citizen, should encour-
age by his example, the practice of vice, Of
immortality, of irrcli2ion, and iuf2elity,
We have alluded to NFashington's frm and
abiding faith in constant and superintend-
ing special Providence over himself and his
I beloved country, in all its vicsitudes and
dangers-and We low proceed to give some
extracts from his writings in Illustration of
( this-and in reading them, we cannot fail
TO be struck with the profound piety and
deep rooted religion Of this remarkable man,
upon whose Ike We shall never look
again
1T is impossible to govern the Universe
without the aid of Supreme Being"
! Religion is as necessary to reason as
reason is to religion. The one cannot exist
/ without the other"
Il flatter myself that a experimenting
( Providence is ordering everything for the
/ best, and that in due time, all viii end
WELL
1.-The determinations of Providence are
always wise, often inscrutable, and though
its DEGREES appear to bear hard upon US at
/ times, they are nevertheless meant for gra-
cious purposes.
"When | contemplate the interpoSition
/ Of Providence as it was manifested in guild
I ing us through the Revolution, in preparing
US for the reception of a general govern
ment, and in coDciliating the good viii OF
/ the people of America, towards one another.
after its adoption, l feel myself oppressed
and almost overwhelmed with a sense of
the Divine munifcence.'
THAT the same good Providence may
still continue to protect US. and prevent US
from dashing down the cup of national fe-
licity, Just as it has been lifted t. our lips,
is my earnest prayer
Il earnestly pray that the Omnipotent
Being, who has not deserted the cause of
America in the hour of its extreme hazard.
may never yield SO fair heritage to anarchy
or despotism.''
by the ail-pOwerful dispensations of Pro-
vidence, have been protected beyond all
human probability OF expectation for I
bad four bullets through my coat, and two
horses killed under me. yet escaped unhurt,
although death was leveling my companions
on every side of me-"